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Full Summary- He left to follow his dream, he promised to come back. But when he broke that promise she promised herself that he would never know about their daughter. Both Bella and Edward have their secrets, when will they be revealed? Will it be enough?

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You said we'd stick it out through the thick and thin,
And when the walls came down,
You wouldn't let me in.
We've been through it all,
My back's against the wall;
It's crashing down on me tonight.
-Boys Like Girls.
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Preface: Promises, Promises.

It was all worked out.
Every I was dotted, every T crossed.

He would be leaving over the summer and I would stay home preparing for my senior year.
He would go to California and audition for a movie.
He would come back and wait for me to graduate.

Once I graduated we would go to Dartmouth College.
He would major in music, and I would major in English;

It was the perfect plan.
If only, things worked out the way they were planned.

But then again, maybe promises are just meant to be broken.

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I watched in silent pain as he walked around the room collecting his clothing and placing it into the open suitcase that was lying on the bed; a silent reminder that he was leaving.

I scowled at the offending item and huffed and pushed Edward out of the way and started folding the loose shirts and jeans and placing them gently in the suitcase. I picked up one of his flannel shirts and quickly replaced my jacket with it. I tugged on the collar and inhaled his scent; I instantly felt relieved, I always felt better when he was near. "Baby, why are you stressing this?" Edward asked as he pushed the suitcase to the side and sat directly in front of me. I didn't look at him—I couldn't. He could read me like an open book, he would know; he would see how scared I was, how much I already missed him. He could see it all with just one glance at my eyes.

I silently walked into his closet and pulled out his Forks high school senior hoodie with 'Cullen' written on the back in bold white letters. "I'm keeping this." I muttered to myself and placed it by the door.

"Baby, baby stop." Edward stood and pulled me into his warm embrace and I couldn't help it, a tear slipped out.

"You're leaving me." I whispered as I tugged on the collar of his shirt. I didn't need to look up to know that Edward was looking down at me with his gorgeous, captivating emerald eyes. His eyes held such love; adoration. And that's what made his leaving worse.

"Baby, I made you a promise and I will keep it. I'll be back home by the time you start school again. What are the chances of me getting a job anyways? Slim to none. Those actors are trained from birth to be the way they are. One kid from a small town won't make a difference. I just have to do this before we go to college; I have to know I gave it my best shot. Stop worrying baby, I'll be back, even though I hate Newton I'll get a job at the store to keep myself entertained. No worries okay?" He pushed my bangs behind my ear and I finally glanced up at him, his eyes held sincerity and promise, I was almost reassured, I knew our love could survive the distance, we might be teenagers but I knew this, this pull I felt towards him was real; our love was real.

But that didn't stop the fear that'd he find someone better in California.

"But what if you don't come back?" I was nervous, hell I had a reason to be. Los Angeles held models, actresses, and singers. I knew Edward would never cheat on me, but the temptation would be there. And maybe he would see that him being with me was only holding him back from being the star he could be.

He pushed away from me and began searching through his now almost empty nightstand.

"I was saving this for another day, but we need this right now. Bella, this ring is my promise to you that I'll be back and we'll go to college together. This is a promise that my heart is yours and I promise I'll never leave you; we'll always be together. Baby, you gotta face it; its me and you forever."

I wiped my tears away with the back of my hand as he slid the ring onto my ring finger on my left hand. "It's beautiful." I murmured as I took in the ring in its entirety. It appeared to be a white gold ring with a diamond in the center and two hearts surrounding it. In other words, it was beautiful.

At that moment I felt calm. This ring would be a reminder that although we were apart we would always have each other.

I kissed Edward quickly and as we pulled away he grabbed my left hand, "Promise me you'll keep that ring on until I can replace it with another ring?" I nodded eagerly, loving the fact that my boyfriend had plans for us in the future.

"I promise Baby." I leaned forward and grabbed the collar of his jacket and instantly attached my lips to his. We fell back onto the bed and I smiled into the kiss. We were teenagers; we were immature, we fought constantly, but one thing we would never doubt was our love.
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It all seemed perfect back then.
I honestly thought our 'plan' would work.

I was naïve and stupid.

He broke his promise;
He never came back.

However, he did leave me with a surprise of my own:
He left me pregnant with his child.

Slowly, as the days passed I recognized everything he ever said to me was a lie;
He didn't love me, if he did he would've came back.

And I still wear the stupid ring because the hopeless romantic in me still hopes that one day my doorbell would ring and he would be standing there pleading for forgiveness.

But would I forgive him?
I don't really know.

There were too many things standing between us.
Too many secrets;
Too many lies.

I'm a 20-year-old single mother raising Carly Rose Swan;
Edward Cullen's daughter;
The famous, millionaire movie star, Edward Cullen.

He doesn't know.
And if it were up to me, he would never know.

He broke his promise.
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Q/A: What's one promise that you have broken?

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