Summary-

A broken heart, a crushed dream, a lost love. All of these three things happened to him in six months. He couldn't even try to believe something good could happen for him after the horror. But maybe he is wrong.

Edward's POV

I picked up the photo seeing my smiling face as she took the picture. I didn't expect her to take a picture so quickly of Grace and me, but now I'm glad she did. I didn't even hesitate when I felt the tears pricking my eyes, it was common. I sighed and wiped the tears putting the picture back down on the table, face down.

I walked out of the room, closing and locking the door. I shoved the key into my pocket and walked away, trying not to turn back and go in there again. I was depressed and I didn't hide it, my family knew it. They could see it in my face as I watched my siblings love their own families.

Their children and spouses, they all had someone but I didn't. I did, but now I don't. Everytime I go over to my mother's I try to ignore all the lovey dovey situation, but it's quite hard. I shook my head and wiped my eyes with my two fingers again.

I heard a knock on the door, and didn't want to answer it, but I didn't have a choice. I went over to the door and looked through the peep hole, seeing no one. Confused I opened the door to see if some teens were knocking on my door randomly and playing a joke on me, but when I looked down I saw a little girl. My breath hitched, she looked like Grace.

She looked down at a paper and I looked around, immediately spotting her mother's car. Her mother looked impatient.

"Are you Edward Cullen?" she asked looking up at me.

"Yes I am. And you are?" I asked.

"My name is Chloe Swan." She said holding out her hand.

My breath hitched again, she was my High School Girlfriends daughter.

Her mother and I had broken up after graduation when she went to UCLA and I went to Dartmouth, I haven't seen her since that day.

Chloe handed me a paper.

"This is for you." She said.

Once I had the paper in my hand, and she walked away I shut the door and walked into the living room. I immediately knew it was her hand writing, it was still the same. What was this small letter all about?

Dear Mr. Edward Cullen,

You are to meet Miss Isabela Swan in court on Tuesday October 14, 2012 at 2 pm. You will need to provide yourself with a Lawyer.

If you fail to show up, you will be fined tremendously. You will also be fined for eleven years of Child Support.

Thank you,

Judge Masen.

"What the fuck…?" I mumbled re-reading the letter over and over.

Child Support, CHILD SUPPORT?

What does this mean? Chloe….Chloe Swan was who? What do I not know? What has been hidden from me for eleven years? She…what?

I set the letter on the table and went toward my cell phone, calling my father. He answered on the third ring.

"Edward?" he asked.

"Hi dad," I said.

I heard the shuddering in my own voice, and knew he would be here soon.

"I'll be there in five minutes," he said.

He hung up the phone and I did also. Over the next five minutes I paced and paced the living room, letter still on the table. When I heard the car pull in I rushed to the door and swung it open.

He had his briefcase in hand and walked up to me.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"You…you have to see," I said.

He and I walked into the house, and he closed the front door. I walked into the living room and picked up the letter. When my father came over and sat on my couch he looked concerned.

"What's wrong Edward? You never call me over," he said.

"I…Some little girl gave this to me today. She came to my door and asked if I was Edward Cullen, she told me her name and gave me this and walked away," I said.

I sat on the couch next to my father and handed him the note. He examined it for a good ten minutes before he looked to me.

"Are you sure this is accurate?" he said.

"Dad! She looked….she looked like Grace," I said.

"Edward you know that's not possible. Grace…Grace was a baby and according to this the little girl is eleven years old," Dad said.

"Dad! This can't be a scam. She….she can't look like Grace," I said.

"Edward I'm just trying to help. Calm down. I haven't seen you this distressed since…" he said not saying another word.

I sighed and looked to my father, he muttered an apology and went to continue examining this note.

"I ask again, you're sure this is legit?" he asked.

"Come on! A judge signed it Dad. I think it's accurate," I said.

"How do you know she isn't trying to scam you into giving her money?" he asked.

"She….she wouldn't do that," I said.

"I know you think that Edward. But she just lost her father, and I….I don't know if I can trust her," he said.

Charlie had passed away? How had I not known this? Have I been in such a trance of my…family to not even know what happened?

"Edward I know it's none of my business, but as your father I ask. What really happened with her?" he asked.

"We went to different colleges," I said.

My father crossed his arms at me and shook his head.

"I don't believe you. Tell me," he said.

I had to confess.

"The night before we were meant to leave, Bella and I….well I wanted to keep her here or go to Dartmouth with me, so I planned to ask her to marry me. We went out to dinner at her favorite restaurant, and I planned to have her find the ring in her drink. Everything went wrong when she said she had to get a different flight to go to UCLA a day early. I freaked out and tried to push it, but it didn't work. When we got….back to her home, Charlie wasn't there and Renee was out with her friends. She had everything packed and ready to leave in just two hours. She said she wanted to be with me one more time, so we had sex. I didn't realize until she was gone that the condom broke. I never thought she got pregnant, I thought she would have told me," I said confessing everything to him.

"It makes a lot of sense," he said.

"She should have told me!" I said.

"And how would that have gone? You two would have been eighteen year old teenagers trying to raise a child together. A baby. And what about Grace and Kate?" he asked.

"Kate would still be here," I said.

"How do you know that? How do you know she wouldn't have been hit by another drunk driver?" he asked.

"I….I don't know. It was all my fault," I said.

"Edward! Don't tell yourself that," he said.

"Kate and I were arguing! If I didn't start that argument, her and Grace wouldn't have left!" I said.

I was angry at him. It is my fault they are dead! All over a stupid argument.

"Edward what were you two fighting about?" he asked.

I didn't want to remember, but it happened anyway.

Flashback

"Look at her Kate! She's not right Kate. She has to go see Dr. Green," I said.

Kate snorted.

"She's fine Edward. I work with children! I've seen a sick baby before," she said.

"And I went to medical school to become a doctor. There is something wrong with our daughter," I said.

"Then just check her over here! I'm not taking my daughter to the hospital at six months old!" she said pissed off.

"I can't just examine our daughter in the middle of the living room Kate! She has to go see Dr. Green. I don't need her dying on us Kate. You know how some infections run in my family. You know my brother died…of cancer at sixteen weeks old," I said.

She shook her head repeatedly.

"No, No, No. I am not taking Grace to a doctor. And Edward, your brother might of died from cancer, but it doesn't mean it runs through other family members," she said storming away.

I sighed and went over to my daughter. I sat on the floor next to her and brushed my hand over her hair, her big eyes stared back at me.

"You'll be okay Grace. Daddy will always protect you," I said kissing her head.

She babbled back at me and I smiled. Kate came back in the room, suitcase in hand. I immediately stood up.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"I'm going to stay with my mother. I can't stand to be around you anymore." She said.

She walked over and grabbed Grace from her blanket and I stopped her midway.

"Where do you think you are taking Grace?" I asked.

"I'm taking her with me. I'll come back eventually Edward," she said walking away.

She grabbed her suitcase and car keys and walked out of the door.

End of flashback

"I got the call three hours later," I said.

"Her mother was four hours away right?" he asked.

I nodded, her mother lived in Forks. She had been just thirty minutes away when the drunk driver hit the driver's side. She and Grace died immediately, it crushed me to pieces.

I remember when I got the call.

Flashback

I stood pacing the room, hoping Kate would call any minute to apologize and say she was coming home.

The phone rang and I rushed towards it, not looking at the caller ID.

"Kate?" I asked.

"No, sir. This is Dr. Smith," he said.

"Hello Dr. Smith. How can I help you tonight?" I asked.

"This call is concerning your wife Kathrine Cullen and daughter Grace Cullen," he said.

My breath hitched.

"What's wrong? Is Grace okay?" I asked.

"I'm sorry to inform you Mr. Cullen, but there has been a car accident," he said.

No. No.

"The driver hit your wife's car on the driver's seat. Your wife, Kathrine, died immediately," he said.

"A-and Grace?" I trembled.

"Your daughter, Grace, was on the other side of the car. When the ambulance got there, she had already died of natural causes. She should have been taken to the hospital hours ago," he said.

I knew she should have!

"What….what did she die of?" I asked.

I was hoping he wouldn't say cancer.

"She seemed to die of Blood Cancer Mr. Cullen," he said.

The phone dropped from my hand and I sunk to the ground sobbing.

End of flashback

I wiped the forming tears from my eyes and sighed, trembling.

"I'm sorry for bringing it back up," he said.

I shook my head.

"Don't worry about it," I said.

"I didn't think Luke's cancer could happen to Grace," he said.

"I didn't either. I begged and begged Kate to take her to the doctor, she could still be here," I said starting to sob.

I pulled my knees up to my chest and put my head on top of my knees. My father rubbed my back.

"I'll meet you at the court house on the 14th. Wear a suit and come prepared. We won't even mention either of them," he said standing up and leaving.

~10 days later~

I straightened my tie and looked myself in the mirror. Today is seven months and I have to go to court to fight that I don't have to pay child support for a child I never knew I had.

I went to the living room and grabbed the keys to the Volvo from the bowl, wanting to cry as I saw the bowl now empty. The keys of the Jeep were still gone, my nightmare. I shook my head and made my way to the garage. I didn't bother looking at anything in the corner.

The trip to the court house was quick and easy, and I knew I wasn't ready for this to begin. When I got there I saw my dad at the front door. He kept trying to straighten his tie.

I smiled at him, we were both nervous. I didn't blame him. I'm nervous to see her again also. It's going to be hectic.

I sighed and got out the car, locking the car and shoving my keys into my pocket. I walked over to my father and he slightly smiled at me.

"Ready to go face your life all over again?" he asked.

I snorted.

"Sure I am. Just ready to see the girl I once thought I was going to marry," I said rolling my eyes.

He rolled his eyes at me and we walked in the door. I looked at my watch to see it was 1:45. I looked around and didn't see her, or that little girl anywhere. Maybe I wouldn't have to worry about this today and she decided she didn't want to go through with this.

I was hoping.

My father and I walked even farther down the hall looking for the right room, I kept biting my lip, hoping we would get out of this.

Dad found the right room and opened the door for me. I walked through and he followed. When I was in the court room far enough my eyes drifted to the mother of my ex-girlfriend. Renee walked up to me and gave me a hug.

"I'm sorry Bella brought you into this. It was Charlie's last wish," she said.

"Why didn't she tell me?" I asked.

She shook her head.

"That's not for me to tell you Edward. Family comes first," she said going back to her seat.

I shook my head and walked to my seat. I looked over and caught her hand in hand with Chloe. Bella looked pissed off. And I was immediately scared for my own sanity with her anymore.

Whatever happened to my sweet little Bella?

My god…

To Be Continued.

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