Disclaimer – I own nothing, Stephenie Meyer owns it all, sigh

I thought that was it. I thought when I had said goodbye to him all those years ago, I thought I would never see him again. I was wrong.

He was there, as he promised Jacob he'd be, he said he would always be there, waiting in the wings. We never spoke and I only ever saw him from afar. Sometimes it was only a flash of white, a glimpse of bronze that announced his presence to me. He respected my decision and never interfered, he'd just … check up on me. He was there for all the big events of my life. He was there, only for a split second, on mine and Jacob's first date. He was there when Jacob proposed to me and he was there when I walked down the aisle towards my Jacob. He never meant any harm, in a way, I think it might have even comforted him a bit, mind you, only a bit, but still. I think it made him somewhat happy to see me living my life with the man I loved. Doing everything a human should do, everything he had ever wanted me to do.

I did not regret my choice at all. Jacob was the best choice of my life. And it didn't make me sad when I did manage to catch a glimpse of him. It didn't make me wistful and it didn't make me wish for his cold embrace once more. No, instead, it made me feel calm. It was like my own personal guardian angel on Earth.

He was there today, on the birth of mine and Jacob's first child. A girl we planned on naming Annabelle Marie. She has my eyes but her father's beautiful complexion. She also inherited Jacob's hair and he insists she has my mouth, but I'm still not sure about that. All in all, she's quite beautiful. And as I was lying in bed, my brand new baby girl in my arms and my wonderful Jacob by my side, I looked up and saw him, a small smile on his face. We locked eyes for only a moment and then he gave a small nod and was gone.

I looked down at Annabelle quietly sleeping and then at Jacob, with tears in his eyes at the sight of his daughter. I sat back and closed my eyes, a smile of contentment on my face, but only for a second. Because then Annabelle woke up and started to cry, waking me from my reverie. And my life went on.

A/N – I hope you like it! I was trying to show how even though Edward is still a part of her life, he plays a much smaller role and no longer is the focus of it. And I hope you got this but in case you didn't, every time it says "him" or "he", that's referring to Edward. I purposefully never said his name because I felt that there was really no need for it, he didn't need a name, you just knew who he was. Again, I hope you like it and as always, don't forget to review!