Hey!!! Okay, so, I am finally getting started on my chapters of Home is where the Heart is. I hope you enjoy them.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. S.M. does.

EPOV

I grabbed Nessie and stood up, hunching over her, trying to keep her from getting more soaked than she already was. I walked to the passenger door and opened the door, sliding into the warm cab. Bella got in and shut the door, putting the truck into gear, and starting down the road. She turned the heat up and handed me a towel from the backseat.

"Here you go." She said.

"Thanks." I took the towel and wrapped it around Nessie's hair, ringing as much water out as I could.

"So… How old is she?" Bella asked me as I wiped my own face off.

"Five-and-a-half."

"Awww. She's adorable. If you don't mind me asking, what are you guys doing on the streets?" she asked looking at me and my daughter with concern in her eyes. I took a deep breath.

"The day she turned five, me and her mom were in the midst of an argument over money in general. We were in Chicago then. She got pregnant with Nessie our senior year of high school and we got married when Ness turned four. I'm only twenty-three. Money was tight to say the least. I had went and bought her a new Barbie doll that was, you know, seven dollars. Nothing expensive. I didn't tell Tanya," I said her name with disgust. "about it. I wanted it to be a surprise because this was her first Barbie doll and she had been asking for one for quite some time. She had found the doll and demanded that I return it. Money was tight and though I didn't feel as if seven bucks was that big a deal, it was to her. Don't get me wrong, I knew every cent counted, but it wasn't like I was throwing it away of stupid crap, it was my daughter's first Barbie, I mean, come on. That was when she made her mistake. She told me that she didn't care and that it didn't matter what it was or who it was for. She said 'so let me get this straight, while you're out buyin Barbie dolls, I'm out every night havin sex, trying to bring home enough money to feed the damn inconvenience.'"

"Oh my god." Bella said looking at me wide-eyed.

"Ya. She put her hand over her mouth after she said that and that's when I realized she had never meant to say that. She had never meant for me to know. She was cheating on me and she had just admitted it. And she had said that about my daughter. I couldn't say anything. I snatched the Barbie doll and went into the closet. I grabbed a duffle bag and put the doll, some clothes, and a tooth brush in it and went to Ness's room. I did the same for her and then grabbed her. We walked to the door, Tanya following, the whole time asking me what the hell I thought I was doing and where I was going. I didn't answer. I grabbed my car keys and my wallet and right before I shut the door I said We're leaving and I don't know where, but I guess it doesn't really matter, since we're such a big inconvenience and I closed the door in her face. That was the last time I ever saw her. I drove all night not really gong anywhere other than away from there. Other than for gas, I never stopped until we we're in Glenrock, Wyoming. We pulled into a little diner for breakfast, and that's when I saw it the news for the first time. The person who sat their before us, left the morning's paper on the table. Bored, I flipped it open. On the second page, I saw the headlines. Woman Who Committed Suicide Was found in Her Apartment. Tanya's picture was below it. I wasn't so hungry after that and though Nessie remembers her, she doesn't know and she's never asked about her either. I didn't realize it till Tanya said what she said, but Tanya really didn't show her that much love.

"We drove until we were here in Seattle. I hadn't slept for almost three days. I pulled over and we both fell asleep in the backseat. I woke up the next morning and drove to the McDonalds. We went in for breakfast and when we came back out, our car was gone, along with everything else. I only had about a hundred dollars left and I used that on food and this jacket." I said pulling on the zipper. I took a shaky breath and looked at Bella. She had tears in her eyes.

"I am so sorry." She said putting a hand on my arm.

"It's okay. I've learned to move on, for her sake." I said looking at my baby and stroking her curls away from her face. I looked up and saw her pulling into the new super Wal-Mart.

"Why are we here?" I asked looking at her.

"I've just got to run in and get a few things. I'll be back as soon as I can. Oh and what's her favorite food?"

"Spaghetti." I replied. I knew this for a fact, because it was my favorite too.

"Okay." She said getting out of the truck and running into the store. I reached over and tried to find a station on the radio that wasn't playing static.

BPOV

I ran into the Wal-Mart. I thought about Edward and his daughter. Bless their hearts. I grabbed a buggy and went to the closest department. Food. I grabbed a box of pasta, a jar of Prego, a container of parmesan cheese(can't forget that), and a box of Texas Toast. I also grabbed some other groceries that I needed at home. Milk, apple juice and grape juice(I can never choose between them), pancake mix, syrup, coffee, eggs, canola oil, cheese, some veggies, some fruit, some chef-Boyardee ravioli, Mac-and-cheese, saltine crackers, a box of lucky-charms, cookies-and-cream ice-cream, and a two-liter coke. Yes, I know, I'm a pig.

Then I moved onto the pharmacy section. I grabbed a bag of cough drops, a bottle of children's Motrin, a thermometer, and tampons(for me of course. Though, it might be funny if I handed them to Edward. Of course, I don't really even know him, so that might not be the best idea.). A bottle of men's shampoo, a deodorant, a bottle of Suave kids that smelled like oranges, and the 'matching' body wash, a poof, two tooth brushes, a thing of kids toothpaste, a brush for Edward, and a Brush, comb, and some hair accessories for Nessie.

I then moved on to the Men's section. I was so glad Alice taught me how to know someone's size just by looking at them. I grabbed 2 pairs of flannel pajamas pants in black and blue, two multi-packs of Hanes t-shirts in long- sleeves and short, all in different colors, three pairs of blue jeans in different shades, a few button downs in blue, green, black, and red, a white under tank, a new black heavy coat, and a light gray jacket, a pack of socks, and a pack of boxer-briefs(hope he likes them).

Then to the girls section. I grabbed one set of pink flannel pajamas with little green frogs on them, a princess night gown, a cotton set of Pj's with puppies on them, three sets of jeans, a few of adorable tops, 2 packs of panties, a pack of ankle socks, and a jacket.

Shoes. I grabbed a new pair of leather shoes and a new pair of tennis shoes for Edward. I grabbed a new pair of Keds, a pair of flip-flops, and adorable pair of bedroom slippers for Nessie. I was heading to toys when the phone rang. Alice.

"Hey girly." I answered.

"Hey! You are home right?"

"No. I'm at Wal-Mart." I replied.

"Why are you at Wal-Mart? It's eight at night." I told he the whole story and I could see her crying through the phone.

"Listen, how about you come over in the morning and you can meet them, and then we can all go to K.B. Toys at the mall tomorrow?"

"Okay. I'll see you at ten?"

"That sounds good."

"K. Love you. Bye."

"Love you too."

I hung up and went to the check out. The lady gave me weird looks, but I ignored them. Forty minutes and two-hundred dollars later, I was walking out of Wal-Mart and back to the truck. I opened the back door and started loading the bags in.

"That took a while." Edward said turning around and going wide-eyed at all the stuff.

"Sorry. My friend called and don't you dare say a word. Yes a lot of that stuff is for you two, but not to worry, nothing is unnecessary." I put the truck in gear a drove home. I pulled into the apartment complex. "Before we go in," I said looking at him, "I want you to do something for me." I paused. "I want you to stay here for as long you need to. This is too much space for just me and I'm lonely here by myself. You are welcome here. Please don't forget that. Go in and make your self at home because as far as I'm concerned, this is your house too for as long as you want it to be. And, I hope I'm not scaring you or making you feel uncomfortable because I know you're probably not used to people showing you this much care, but I do."

"Thank you." He said shakily, a few tears in his eyes.