A/N: Sorry that it has taken me so long to get this chapter to you guys. I was blown away by the reviews and appreciate the love from everyone. Again, I own nothing.
Manhattan, New York
EPOV
Waiting for everyone to settle down has been a challenge. Jasper was here to lend his support, but this was my mess and it was time for me to come clean. With a glass of scotch in my hand, I cleared my throat to get everyone's attention.
"Edward, why did you ask us all to meet here?" my mother, Esme, asked as she leaned on my father, Carlisle, who was looking at me suspiciously.
"This is a little hard for me to explain, so I am just going to say what I need to say with no interruptions. All of your questions will be answered at the end and in advance, I apologize for anyone that I may have hurt" I said as I looked at my sister, Alice, who was a friend of Tanya's.
"Edward, what's up bro? Just tell us. I'm sure its not that bad." my brother, Emmett, tried to joke.
I looked at Emmett with a sorrowful look on my face. The moment of truth has finally come.
"Five years ago, I took a trip to Washington for a business conference and it was there that I met a woman. She was so beautiful and I was captivated by her. She knew who I was and that I was married, afterall it was her job, but I pursued her for months until she finally gave me a chance. We started an affair, but we were never supposed to fall in love. We fell in love and it is intense, magical, and I can't imagine a life without. Bella is the woman of my dreams and she is very compassionate about everything. During one of my phone calls with her, I could tell that something was off and she refused to tell me. She didn't answer the phone for days so I hopped on a plane and went to go see her. We got in an argument because Bella continued to deny that anything was wrong until I found her papers from the doctor. She was pregnant."
There was a gasp among the woman. I finally looked up to see the shocked faces of everyone besides Jasper. Alice, my mom, and Rosalie, Emmett's wife, were crying.
"Our son, Masen, was born and I barely made it in time for his birth. He's three now and so smart. After Masen was born, everything was going perfect until I had to come back home to Tanya. Bella never held any contempt for Tanya, but I knew that sooner or later that I would have to make a choice. I kept putting it off until now. Bella is 6 months pregnant with our daughter and I don't want to continue this that way I have. She deserves better and I want to give her the life that she should have. I don't want her to have to worry about whether she can take care of my kids alone or not. I should be there. I'm divorcing Tanya and I want Bella and Masen to come to New York. I can't be away from them anymore. I've missed important events in Masen's life so far and I refuse to do the same when my daughter gets here."
I took a chance to look at everyone and saw different emotions. Emmett and Rose was smiling, no surprise there since they hated Tanya. Jasper was neutral because he has heard it all when he first caught wind of the affair. He's not a bad guy, he's just a really good friend. Alice was trying her best not to cry. I knew Tanya would hear about this before the end of the week, with Alice being her friend and all. My parents had a look of disappointment across their faces and I knew it was because they have never raised me like this. They had a beautiful marriage and we were raised with values.
"Edward, how...how could you do that to Tanya? Why would you carry on an affair with this woman for five years when you have a wife at home? Tanya loves you." my sister said.
"Not that I have to explain myself to you, but it wasn't something that I planned. It was just something that happend and I am glad that I did. Tanya and I lasted a year before I realized that she doesn't make me happy. We got married on a whim because it was what was expected and we have made it work. Bella and Masen makes me happy." I explained as I looked at everyone in the room.
"Well, I really don't care what you did as long as we can finally get rid of the gold digger." Rose said making Jasper and Emmett laugh.
"Rosalie!" Esme scolded.
"I want to meet this woman, who has captivated your heart. I want to meet my grandson and I want you to set it up by the end of the week. I will get a hold of Jenks and have him draw up the papers to serve to Tanya, but be very sure that this what you want, Edward." Carlisle announced shocking everyone.
"Dad, you can't be serious! Edward cheated on Tanya! He has children with another woman and you're helping him to get a quickie divorce so he can be with her! What about Tanya?!" Alice exclaimed angrily.
"Mary Alice Cullen, when Alice brings this woman and their son, who is your nephew, to meet this family, you will respect her or there will be dire consequences. Yes, they went about this situation wrong and yes, they are people who will be hurt, but your brother has made his decision and you will honor it." Carlisle told his daughter.
"Yes sir." Alice replied solemnly.
Edward took out his phone and noticed that he had no missed calls. He sent a text to Bella before turning his attention back towards his family.
"So Edward, when do we get to meet this beautiful woman and your adorable son?" Emmett asked.
"This weekend. Just let me put some things in motion first before you guys start bombarding her. She's not used to a big family as an only child and I don't want to scare her." Edward explained.
"Where are her parents, Edward?" Rosalie asked.
"Her parents died a few months before we met. In reality, Masen and I are all she really has left." I explained.
"Don't worry, Edward. We will love her as one of our own. She will be respected and loved by all of us." Esme said pointedly looking at Alice, who was unusually silent.
"When are you going to break the news to Tanya?" Jasper asked.
"I don't know." I replied honestly. This was going to be the most difficult conversation I ever had with my wife, especially since now that she was pregnant, which to be honest, I'm not even sure is mine since we haven't slept together since that one drunken night. Finishing off my scotch, I knew that there was a long road ahead and I just hoped that there weren't too many obstacles in the way of my happiness with Bella, Masen, and our unborn daughter. With the company about to go public, I hope this bit of news won't bring any bad publicity.
Forks, Washington
Watching Masen on the swing set that hung in our background, I contemplated a lot of things. Will I always be right here waiting for Edward to acknowlege us? Will his family ever accept us? Things were just so hectic right now and I couldn't believe how I had let myself stay in this situation for so long. My thoughts were interrupted by the phone ringing for the third time that day and I ignored it knowing that it was Edward calling. Ever since Edward left, I have been ignoring his calls. What more could he possibly have to say? Instead of spending time with me and his son, he chooses to answer his wife's phone call.
"Be careful, honey!" I called out to Masen as he began to climb the jungle gym. Even as an only child right now, Masen was full of energy.
"Mommy, look!" Masen called.
"Good boy! You want some ice cream!" I yelled out thinking we could take a short trip to the ice cream parlor across town. It was a nice day outside and I didn't want to be stuck inside of the house.
"Yeah!" Masen screamed as he ran towards me. " I love you, Mommy."
Tears welled up in my eyes.
"I love you too, baby. Now let's go before the shop gets busy."
Grabbing my keys and purse, I made sure that the doors were locked before leaving the house. If I knew that today would be the day that my life would change, I would have answered the phone when Edward called. I would have told him that I loved him and I would have told him that we would be okay.
Manhattan, New York
Piccolo Cafe
Sitting in the cafe sipping on a cup of coffee, I waited as my associate came through and sat down. He lived in Washington and was in town, but he knew my husband. If he wasn't so good in bed, I wouldn't have even bothered, but he was friends with the woman that Edward believed he was in love with. Isabella Swan. She was just a plain Jane and Edward was like a model from a GQ magazine. Why he would be interested into her was beyond me? If Jacob is here to give me some bad news, then we will have some problems. It wasn't long before he sat down and gave me a kiss on my cheek with an orange envelope sitting between us.
"Did you get the pictures?" I asked him impatiently.
"I got everything that you asked for. The guy I hired should be completing the job as we speak." Jacob replied.
"Can I see them?" I asked impatiently.
"Yeah. Tanya, why do you hate Bella so much? She hasn't done anything." Jacob asked.
"She took my husband from me and gave him children. Why are you betraying her?" Tanya replied.
"I have my reasons, but using my sister's pregnancy test to trick him into staying with you is just devious, Tanya. How are you gonna explain when you don't begin to show?" Jacob replied.
"I got everything planned, Jacob. You worry too much. Relax. Live a little." Tanya replied casually.
Tanya took the envelope and took out the pictures. She was shocked by the look on her husband's face. He was smiling and it actually reached his eyes. Bella was pregnant and Masen was sitting between his parents. They looked like a perfect family and Tanya was out to ruin that. An evil smile planted itself on to her face. Things were just about to get interesting.
A/N: Please review and let me know your opinions. Next chapter, we find exactly what happened to Bella and Masen and Edward's reaction. We also find out how Tanya reacts to Edward's revelation.
