Along The Lines of A Mistake.

Chapter 1-Separation.

Edward's Point of View.

"Don't go daddy," Cooper begged. He attatched himself to my legs as I walked around the kitchen preparing breakfast. It was heart-breaking that I had to deal with this before I started my first day of school. Technically, today wouldn't be my first day due to cooper making me miss my first week of school as a senior, but he was attatched to only two people in our household which were Esme and myself.

"Coop, I have to go. I stayed home all week with you but I can't any longer. I promise I will be back by 2:30 and then we can hang out all you want. We can go to the park or get some ice cream," I suggested while picking him up and sitting him on the counter. He began kicking his legs back and forth while I cooked. I would make his favorite breakfast to appease him slightly.

"Am I staying with Nana Esme?" He questioned while looking at me with those big hazel eyes of his. I sighed, as much as I hated being apart from the little guy I knew it was for the best if I wanted to get a good job. I constantly had to remind myself of these little details when it came to Cooper.

"Yeah, you'll have fun with her," I murmurred to him softly while I ruffled his hair a bit. Cooper was like a mini version of me as Esme or Alice would say. He had my Bronze colored hair, my nose, ears, and skin complection, everything identical.

"What about Auntie Alice? Will she stay with me too?" he continued questioning. I shook my head with a small smile on my face, he was too smart for his own good and all he had to do was watch TV. I think Esme had been secretly teaching him things while I was out doing errands or at school. I had just finished making the food which was more than enough for us and I was setting it on plates. I went to pick Cooper up so I could set him at the table to eat but before I made sure everything was on the table including forks, orange juice, and even his favorite sippy cup. I was sucking up and it was obvious. Fortunately, he didn't seem to notice.

"Aunt Alice will be going to school just like I will be," I said before taking a bite of my eggs and then bacon. Cooper put a fork full of food into his mouth and said nothing else, he remained quiet.

"Good morning!" Alice said as she chirped happily into the kitchen.

"Morning auntie Alice."

"Morning Ali," Cooper and I said in unison. " There's breakfast on the stove if you want some." I said dismissively.

Alice helped herself to some and sat at the table with us. She looked between Cooper and I with a small smile on her face until she saw my slight frown.

"What's up with you?" She asked with a mouthfull of food.

I looked to Coop to see if he was listening but he seemed intent on trying to stab a piece of egg on his fork so I figured it was okay to speak.

"I hate leaving him. It's hard seeing how he gets when I leave. Especially after the past few accidents we've had with him." I mumbled while looking at my son. A minor condition was the cause of my worry with Cooper. Epilepsy. It wasn't so severe but it wasn't a good thing either. It was treatable but there was a longshot that it would go away.

"He'll be fine with Esme, trust me Edward. You'll be home before you know it." Alice said reassuringly while placing her hand over mine. In the past three years since Cooper was born, Esme and Alice were my main supporters. Carlise was disapointed in me from the very beginning and he still to this day refused to talk to me at all. Emmett was a different story though. It took him a while to warm up to me again but he eventually forgave me. He however couldn't see anyone in this family very often because he was far away in college, about to graduate.

"You worry too much. I'm sure it's just your motherly instincts kicking in," Alice teased lightly. I laughed and bent over to mess with her hair but she was too fast. Cooper was now watching as I got up from my seat and went to catch Alice. She went to the other side of the kitchen but she was cornered. I picked her up and she squealed, "Edward put me down!"

"Coop, come help me!" I told him while going over to the living room. Cooper obediently got up from the table and followed me while giggling the entire time. I set Alice on the couch and began tickling her. Cooper immediately got in the jumble and began tickling a squirming Alice.

"Guys...I..Can't breathe!" Alice gasped out between giggles. Cooper and I were still laughing when we released her. She glared at me but then winked while looking to Cooper. I smiled, I knew exactly what she was doing. She quickly ran over to him and captured him in her small arms. She tickled him and I joined in lightly. He giggled and it was like music to my ears. Whenever Cooper was happy I got a joy like no other, it was good feeling knowing that even if he'd been a mistake I made him and he was mine only. I loved him the day he was born and I knew I always would.

Our messing around sadly was interrupted by the person I least wanted to run into so early in the morning. Carlisle. He was standing there in the living room, glaring at me. I sighed and got up while helping Alice and Coop up too. I picked up Cooper and he nestled his face in the crook of my neck. He knew Carlisles aversion to him and he wouldn't ever go to Carlisle. The part that bothered me most was that Carlisle wasn't subtle about it either.

"Shouldn't you kids be off to school?" He asked gruffly while still glaring at me. I was so tired of his attitude and after three years you would think he to have gotten over his animosity towards Cooper if not me.

"We have ten minutes left dad." Alice said quickly trying to avoid a fight in the morning. She placed her hand on my back and I knew that was her way of telling me she was still supporting me.

Carlisle stared but he nodded and began mumbling incoherently as he walked into the kitchen to no doubt make himself a coffee.

"Thanks Alice, " I told her with a small smile.

"No problem but you should go get this goober changed for the day and then we can get going," Alice replied softly while rubbing Coopers back. I nodded mutely and went upstairs to get him changed. We went into his room and I dressed him in a small polo and pants along with his favorite pair of shoes. When I was finished I went and sat in the rocking chair that was located in a corner of his room with him on my lap.

"Daddy, why doesn't Carlisle like me?" He whispered lowly but enough for me to hear.

I sighed. Cooper always asked this question but each time I was stunned to silence because I had no response whatsoever to that. Instead I just hugged him to my chest and rocked the chair back and forth. We stayed like that for a while until Esme came in. She smiled at me causing her once smooth skin to wrinkle slightly from aging but she was still beautiful.

"Good morning kids," She said as she walked in. Coopers' head snapped up when he heard Esme. She loved him to bits and it was likewise for Cooper.

"Morning Nana Esme," Cooper whispered but he made no move to leave me.

"Don't I get a hug?" Esme asked with a small pout. Cooper looked up to me and I nodded encouragingly for him to go. He hopped off my lap and ran to Esme, tripping slightly on the way. I chuckled.

"Edward you should go down stairs, Alice is waiting and you can't afford to miss another day of school." Esme murmured as she hugged Cooper to her.

"Okay," I sighed and went downstairs with Esme and Cooper following. I met up with Alice at the door. Esme was right behind us and I turned around to face her, "Thank you mom," She nodded and I kissed her forehead lightly. I then went to kiss Cooper's forehead as well but he hooked his arms around my neck in a vice tight grip.

"I love you, Coop. I will be back before you know it, and be a good boy for Nana Esme," I told him sternly . He nodded with tears in his eyes as I handed him back to Esme.

"I love you too daddy. Bye bye." He said with a small wave of his hand.

"Bye bye," I said softly as Alice and I left out the door.

"It'll be fine. I have a feeling today will be great," Alice enthused, while getting into my Silver Volvo. I went to the drivers side and started up the car and driving away.

While the ride to school was pretty monotonous, I was a little nervous to actually get to school. Everyone in Forks knew who the 'Cullens' were. Most importantly though, everyone knew about the Cullens screw up child. Me. When Cooper was born he was the towns' main gossip point. It eventually died down but there was now not a soul here who was cluelesss of Cooper Cullen and my mistake that happened three years ago. I would never take anything I did out on Cooper because it was my fault. I was a stupid, young and naive child back then but now I knew better. Cooper had no fault in this, he was an innocent child. My child that I loved to bits and pieces. I even had a tattoo on my arm between my elbow and wrist with Coopers name on it.

"Okay, let's go," Alice said suddenly as soon as I parked the car. We got out and I made my way to open Alice's door for her. Esme taught me to always be a gentlemen to any woman. When we were walking towards the office to pick up our schedules, Alice linked our arms together as we walked. She smiled innocently and we kept walking. We were about a few feet from the office doors when Alice muttered, "Here we go again," I looked down at her and smiled reassuringly. I just had to remember Cooper to get through the day. His little face, pudgy hands, I grinned crookedly while remembering him. He could make anyones day with just a smile.

When we walked in we were greeted by the office secretary, , "Good Morning Edward, Alice." She was a small petite woman with glasses on.

"Morning, Ms. Cope. Were here for our schedules," I said but it sounded more like a question.

"Ah, of course, just a second," She said as she flitted around the office. When she came back she had two papers in hand.

She gave Alice her schedule first and then mine. Alice and I didn't dare to peek at our classes just yet so we walked out the office and down the halls where we found a bench to sit on. Once seated I handed Alice her schedule and I kept mine.

"Okay, on three. One...Two...Three!" Alice said before opening up her schedule to reveal her classes. I looked at mine as well and I wasn't so dissapointed. I wasn't so surprised when out of the corner of my eye her eyes suddenly got big and she squealed.

My first period was AP English, second was history, third would be my elective, fourth was triginometry, fifth was lunch, sixth biology, and seventh was P.E. All my teachers were good too. Alice and I compared schedules and we had history and lunch together. Alice liked her schedule as well so when the bell rang she went her separate way leaving me by myself. I trudged my way to class recieving greetings from people I knew. The class was on the other side of campus so I had to power walk just to make it on time.

"Mr. Cullen, it's good to see you back," Mr. Berty announced while patting me on the back.

"It's good to be back," I said politely.

"Well, lets get you settled. Your seat is right here," He said motioning to a seat near the front.

I nodded silently. As more and more kids came in I was becoming more and more paranoid. One girl had caught my eye as she sat down near me. Was she new? I thought to myself. I sighed and decided to keep to myself. I was glad when Mr. Berty started his lessons. It was all in all pretty bland but when the bell rang I jumped out of my seat and went on to history with . When I walked in all eyes were on me. Among others, Alice and I were considered 'popular' due to Emmett. When he was in Forks he was the quarter-back of the foot ball team. Everyone knew us and sometimes people would come up to Alice and I to sit with us at lunch. Most of them were jocks or others who considered themselves to be in the 'in crowd.'

I sighed as I sat next to Alice while began his lesson. There weren't that many changes in the schedule and day until lunch time. I met up with Alice in the hallway and she linked her arm with mine again while we walked to the cafeteria for lunch. When we filled up our trays to eat, I paid and we went to sit at our normal table. We were suprised though because when we arrived at the table there was a blond boy there along with a girl who I noticed in my English class.

"Hello I'm Alice," Alice chirped as she sat next to the girl.

"Hello to you both, I'm Jasper Swan and this is my sister Bella Swan," He replied with a nice southern drawl.

"Nice to meet you," I said while shaking his hand and then Bella's. When she touched my hand though, I felt a kind of a tingle. It was infectious and I wanted more.

"Did you guys just move here?" I asked. For some reason I couldn't take my eyes off Bella. She had deep brown orbs as eyes with amazing brunnette hair. Her skin was a soft creme color with a nice blush to her cheeks. She was absolutely stunning. Breathtaking as well.

"Yeah, we moved here from Phoenix, we live with our dad Charlie. He's chief of police," Bella said shyly while putting a piece of her hair behind her ear.

"Who do you guys go to next?" Alice intervened.

"I have biology with Mr. Banner next and Jasper has trigonometry," Bella replied.

"I do too," I couldn't concentrate and I knew I sounded like a fool.

"You guys should walk to class together, and I can walk to class with Jasper." Alice suggested with a conspicuous wink at me. I smirked just a bit at Alice's coy ways.

"Sure." Bella said shyly. I looked back at Alice but she was busy looking at Jasper. While I turned back around I caught Bella staring at me causing her to blush. I chuckled at her shyness.

When the bell rang Alice and Jasper left together, chattering away while I was left to converse with Bella.

"So, what made you move from Sunny Phoenix to Rainy Forks?" I asked her. She was a mystery and everything about her piqued my interest like the book she'd clutched in small hands.

"Jasper and I moved because our mother remarried. Phil, my step dad, traveled a lot- He's a photographer- and we didn't want to be in the way so we moved back with our dad," She said with a small shrug of her shoulders. The way she said it though captured my interest. It was a selfless move for her to do that and I had a feeling there as more about her than she let on. It was like a facade but only hers was unbreakable.

"I see," I murmurred softly.

"What about you? Are you and Alice related?" She mused, while letting some of her hair fall into her face, like a shield almost.

"Yes, Alice is my twin sister and we have another brother but he's away in college."

"You two look so alike," She said once we reached the classroom. I smiled whenever I went places with Cooper and Alice people thought Alice was his mother because we all looked alike.

"I get that a lot," I replied, grinning, while sitting next to her in a desk. All too soon class began and we stopped talking. Throughout the entire lesson, just like when we met, my eyes couldn't resist Bella. She would stare at me occaisionally too. It was hard to concentrate and I thought was going to combust from the tension. I looked down and I pulled the sleeve of my jacket up and I saw my tattoo. I smiled. I missed my mini Coop, no pun intended.

I could only imagine what he was doing with Esme right now. Knowing Esme, they were probably outside gardening or Esme would be stuck watching a movie with him. Esme was a great Grandma and I knew she loved him as much as she loved Alice, Emmett, and I, but there was a part of me that couldn't get rid of the doubt that my mother was disapointed in me as well. I knew I had screwed up by getting Rosalie pregnant but it was three years ago. Time went on and luckily Esme forgave me but I wasn't sure when Carlisle would. He was a grown man but sometimes I despised him for his childishness. If he was mad at me then I should be the one to send his frustration to, not Cooper.

When the bell rang I was suprised by how well I had distracted myself. I began walking away when I noticed Bella following me.

"Hey Edward, Um, what class do you have next?" She shyly asked while putting her notebook away in her backpack.

"I have P.E. next, what about you?" Bella's eyes widened when I said that and she groaned.

"What?" I asked. She was about to answer but she lost her balance and stumbled to the ground before I could catch her. I helped her up but saw her embarrased smile and tried to act like it was nothing.

"I have P.E. to, and like right now god decided to curse me with lack of coordination. I'm a klutz. You may want to stay far from me in gym." She grumbled. I laughed.

"I'm sure I can handle it."

"..your funeral," She muttered before we went our separate ways to dress for gym.

When we met up again I found that we had the option to sit on the bleachers or play basketball. I was going to play basketball but I noticed Bella was sitting quietly on her own in the bleachers was the same book I saw her with before. There was something special about her and it pulled me to her, I couldn't get enough. It was strange because I had never felt this way about another person.

I walked up the bleachers and sat beside her. She looked up and smiled widely.

"What are you reading?" I asked while motioning to the book.

"I'm getting a head start on the reading list Mr. Berty assigned to the class,"She gave me another wide smile.

"You read a lot?" I questioned.

"Yup, It's a hobby that I am horribly addicted to." She said. The way she said it though was with fasination leaking into her was like she had entered her own little world as her eyes bore into mine intensely.

"I used to read a lot, but now I haven't got the time." I replied. It was nice to talk to someone who had no idea that I had Cooper. Bella wasn't asking how Cooper was or anything. I liked having at least one thing that this whole town knew kept to myself.

"Why don't you read anymore?" She asked. My eyes went wide for a second before I composed myself. I knew I would end up telling her about Cooper one day but I didn't want it to be soon, she might end up hating me when I told her. It was nice to be able to have someone other than Alice to talk to in school, I hadn't even realized I had a craving for it until now. I had been so out of touch with socializing to others.

"I've just been busy," I think she saw through my facade though and so she changed the topic for which I was grateful. She was so observant.

"What do your parents do for a living?" She asked instead.

"My mother Esme is an interior designer and she works at home while my father Carlisle is a doctor," I said the last part a little dryly but Bella noticed that as well.

"Hmm, I have a feeling I'll be seeing your father real soon with my accident prone self," She joked halfheartedly. I clenched my fists. I really hoped she would never meet Carlisle.

Just as I was about to ask another question the bell rang and we both got up to go change out of our gym clothes. When I was done I tried to find Bella but she was no where to be found.

I sighed and went to the parking lot where Alice was already waiting for me. As I walked closer I saw her talking to Jasper and Bella. A smile made it's way on my lips .

"Hey Ali." I called as I made my way to her.

"Hey Ed," I was just saying bye to these two." Alice said with another wink.

"We should get going," Jasper said while looking at Bella. Bella's face turned into a frown but she nodded.

"We'll see you guys tomorrow," Alice said happily.

"Yeah, tomorrow," Jasper said before walking away with Bella in tow.

We nodded and then they got into an orange rusted truck and went off.

"See, today wasn't so bad now was it?" Alice asked all smug.

"Whatever you say Alice," I answered.

I let Alice drive because she insisted. I smiled all the way home and Alice didn't let it go unnoticed. She was cocky about it too.

"So when are you going to ask her on a date?" Alice demanded.

"Never, I have a child if you haven't forgotten and I'm sure Bella doesn't want that," I said while looking out the window. I was sure of it and apart of me wondered though what it would be like to date her, even if I had known her for the hours we had been in school.

"You'll see, I know you guys will go out in the future," Alice enthused.

"Sure, sure," I mumbled.

I sighed as we got home. I quickly went inside eager to see Cooper. I went to the kitchen but he wasn't there with Esme like I expected. I wandered to the backyard where I heard laughter. When they came into view I saw Esme chasing Cooper, trying to catch him. He was only in a pair of shorts.

"I'm going to get you!" Esme called out making him giggle more.

"What's going on here," I asked loudly causing them to stop what they were doing.

When Cooper saw me his eyes grew wide and he ran to me, "Daddy!"

I held out my arms and smiled, "I missed you," I said while hugging him tightly.

"I did too daddy, " He said. I smiled, this was what made all the family trouble worth while, Cooper.

We laughed as we went into the house a little while later and I decided to take Cooper to get an Ice cream since I had promised it to him. It was a while before Cooper chose his ice cream. When he did choose he picked Rainbow Sherbert which I made sure to get put in a cup and ask for extra napkins. On the way home he quickly went to sleep, and when we did get home I pulled him from his carseat and took him inside. I carried his small body to his bed and tucked him in following with a kiss on the forehead. When I was done I went to my room and listened to some music. I thought back to Bella and how I wanted to know her more.

I was going to find more about her, anything I could gaet. She was nice and kind and all these thoughts drifted in my head. She wasn't like all the other girls in my school who wore makeup to make themselves stand out, no revealing clothes, and she wasn't trying push her way onto guys like others because you could tell she held no interest for that. She didn't care what people thought about her. She was a unique soul and I was lucky to have crossed paths with her. School surely wouldn't be so boring after all. I planned to become friends with Bella Swan even if it killed me.

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A/N: So as I said before Haley only gave me the prologue and future Ideas so this chapter I had to make up on my own so go easy on me...I hope it suits her needs and that you people reading it will enjoy it. thanks! and Leave a review for my sanity! Click the green button For Mini Coop!