Hey guys. Sorry that this chapter took so long to post. I've been on a constant move this summer. I just got back from 2 weeks in North Carolina and last night I went to the Justin Timberlake/ Jay-Z concert and ugh. But, I'm back and here's the next chapter.

Special thanks to my beta Amanda who is making me tie dye cake for my birthday in 4 days :)

All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer.

Chapter 10

BPOV

I sat in the meeting room, calmly until I heard the door open and a familiar voice. My heart stopped and picked up again, faster.

"Hello, my name is Paul Newton and this my brother, Mike, welcome to the Newton Brothers. And you are?" I turned around slowly to face him.

"I believe that you know my name. I'm Isabella Swan, the mother of your baby."

"Bella?" he asked, confused and also excited for some unknown reason. "So we meet again," I walked towards him, evenly, and slapped him across the face. Then, like I'd done many times before, I ran.

[(o,o)]

I could hear them calling after me but I kept running. I pulled out my phone and dialed Rose's number as I ran.

"Hello?" Emmett answered.

"Em, I need Rose now!"

"Rosie, it's for you." I heard him say as he handed the phone off to her.

"Hello?"

"Rose! I need you! I'm in Port Angeles and he's here and I was in his building and I didn't even know that he still lived around here because he wanted to make it big and I thought he was gone but he's not! He's here."

"Whoa, Bella. Slow down, slow down. Okay, tell me again,"

"So, I walked into the office for my job interview and everything was going fine," I took a deep breath and kept going. "So, I was sitting there and he walked in and I just didn't know what to do and he didn't recognize me from the back so I told him who I was. He looked at me in disbelief and like he couldn't believe that I was standing in front of him and then I slapped him and ran. I just… I need you Rose,"

"I'll be right there, Bells. Calm down, alright? Deep breaths," Rose tried to soothe me. "Okay, I'm leaving right now so I'll call you back on my cell."

"Okay." I whispered as the line went dead. I didn't know where to go—I couldn't go back. I kept running, escaping to the one place that I knew: La Bella Italia. Rose called me back and I told her where I was and told her to bring Alice with her when she came to get me.

When Rose and Alice got there, I'd cleaned myself up a little bit. Alice and Rose both squeezed me when they walked in and we sat down in a booth near the back. I told them what happened and the first thing that Alice said was, "If you want a job, it's probably not a good idea to slap the boss across the face, Bella."

I sighed and rolled my eyes, turning to Rose. I trusted Rose more than Alice in this situation. Rose sighed and put her head in her hands.

"Bella, I think that you should go back and talk to him. It's a little late now so go tomorrow but I think that you owe this to Riley. He deserves to know who his father is and he deserves to meet him. He can't live his life not knowing."

"I know I owe it to Riley but he looked like he had no idea what I was even talking about when I told him that I was the mother of his baby."

"How did that conversation go down, exactly? When you told him?"

"I… I guess I didn't tell him to his face."

"Bella!" Alice and Rose both groaned.

"I know, I know! But I tried to tell him. I kept starting and stopping and by the end of the night I realized that I'd never gotten it out. The next day he was leaving for New York so I tried to catch him that morning. I went to his room but his brother had told me that he'd just left. I asked him to get me in contact with Paul but he said that there was no way that I'd be able to so he'd just pass along the message. Well, actually he said: 'Bella, I'm sorry but I can't help you. Things are finally going for him; he can't just drop everything and risk losing everything just because you're having a baby. I wish I could help you Bella but I can't. You understand, right? I mean, it's your baby; you choose what you want to do with it. He can't help you.' but then I got him to agree."

"But you never heard him say it to Paul?" Alice asked.

"No…?"

"Bella, I think that Mike never told Paul. It sounds like he didn't want his brother's life ruined by having to be tied down to someone. As you know, Bells, a baby is a lot of work and a lot of money and Mike probably didn't want his brother to have to give up his future just because of his girlfriend." Alice told me.

"But, Paul would've helped me. He would've, I know it!"

"It doesn't matter what he would've done. The point is he probably doesn't even know that he has a son and he's going to want to meet him." Rose pointed out.

"Okay, I'll tell him. I promise I will but we have to wait for tomorrow."

"Bells, you're a mess. You can't go back home to Riley, you'll worry him. We'll get a hotel room and you'll stay with us and go see Paul first thing in the morning."

[(o,o)]

"I'm going to call Riley, I'll be right back." I called, walking out into the hallway. I wanted to warn Riley that I found his father but I didn't want to get his hopes up if Paul decided that he didn't want anything to do with his own son. I dialed my dad's home number and sat on the floor of the hotel hallway as it rang.

"Hello?" Charlie answered.

"Hey, Dad. It's me,"

"Oh, hey Bells. How yah doing? I heard that you found… his dad," Charlie whispered the last part.

"Yeah, I did. I'm gonna go back and talk to him tomorrow but I'd like to talk to Riley."

"Is that the best idea? Riley wants to meet his dad, what if his dad doesn't want to meet him?"

"I wasn't going to tell him yet. I just wanted to say good night and assure him that I'm okay."

"Oh, well then I'll put him on. Be safe, please, Bella. I love you."

"Love you, too, dad." I waited and finally, I heard my angel's voice.

"Momma?"

"Hey, Riles."

"Oh, Momma! I miss you, I miss you, I miss you."

"I miss you, too, baby. How was your day?"

"I pwayed cards with Gamma and I pwayed XBOX. Oh! And I seed Edward today." I was instantly startled.

"You… you saw Edward?"

"Yeah and I cried but Gramps saved me. He even shakeded Edward's hand!"

"Gramps used to be like Edward's daddy, Riley. I think Gramps still thinks of him like that."

"Pa Pa is Edward's daddy, momma. Not Gramps!"

"Well, you know how Gamma and Pa Pa aren't really your Grandma and Grandpa but they act like it? It's the same way with Edward."

"Oh… well, why you not here?"

"Um, Mommy and Aunt Rose and Aunt Alice have to stay in Port Angeles for a day. But, I promise, I'll be home tomorrow night and we can watch Aladdin."

"Why you stay there?"

"Um, I have something that I need to get straightened out and I can't really tell you about it right now. I'll tell you as soon as I can, though, Riles. I want you to be able to know."

"Okay, mommy." He paused for a minute and then continued, "Gramps says bedtime." I frowned because I wanted to talk to my son more.

"Okay, baby. I love you so, so, so, so, so, so, so much and I miss you like crazy, crazy, crazy!"

"Love you too mommy. See you 'morrow."

"Okay, Riles."

"Bye mommy."

"Bye, honey."

[(o,o)]

When I got back into the hotel room, I flopped on my bed and cried. I missed my son and my life was all kinds of fucked up. For a second, I wished that Edward had just kept his promise and stuck it out. But then, I realized that I wouldn't have Riley, and that thought killed me more than the memory of losing Edward. I still loved Edward in a way and I would've talked to him already if it weren't for Riley. I really didn't want to confuse him.

Later that night, after all of us had gone to bed, we were awoken by Rose's phone ringing. She rolled over and grunted as she reached for the phone.

"Hello?" she whispered, sleepily. Then, she sat up straight in bed and flipped the lights on—startling me and Alice from sleep. "I'm about an hour away in Port Angeles right now with my sisters but we'll come immediately. Thank you, sir." She hung up the phone and started rushing around the room, getting keys and sneakers.

"What is it, Rose?" Alice asked.

"It's Edward. He's been in an accident."

[(o,o)]

"It looks like he had an overwhelming amount of alcohol in his system that was consumed over a short period of time. This would've affected his driving skills and, depending how long it's been since he's been clean, he might've hallucinated. He's been here for a few hours so the alcohol is draining. You should be able to see him as soon as he wakes up." The doctor told us as we walked in. He started walking away but I ran after him.

"Been clean? What does being sober have to do with anything?" I asked the doctor, confused.

"I'm not allowed to share medical history with anyone but immediate family, I'm sorry." He told me. I nodded my head and walked back to where Rose, Alice, Emmett, Jasper, Esme, and Carlisle were sitting. Rose and Alice were getting on Emmett and Jasper for letting Edward consume so much alcohol and then drive. Carlisle was worried because he wasn't allowed to work so he really had no way to check on Edward and Esme was dabbing her eyes with a tissue.

A few moments later, Charlie came running in with a sleepy Riley in his arms.

"Where is he? Is he okay?" Charlie asked, worriedly, running straight for Esme and Carlisle. He put Riley down and Riley ran over to me.

"Momma! I thought you away?"

"I came back to see if Edward was okay. You can sleep Riley, I'll hold you." I whispered into his hair. He snuggled into my arms and I kissed his brown-haired head. Within a few minutes, he was asleep and I could focus on Edward.

"It's been over four years, right? Why would he resort back now?" Charlie was asking when I rejoined the conversation.

"What's been four years?" I asked.

"Nothing, Bella." Charlie snapped. I knew he didn't mean it but he was just worried. Just then, the doctor came around the corner again.

"Edward's awake. Normally I would send family back but he's asking for Isabella," the doctor motioned towards me. I looked around at my family, waiting for their confirmation before I went. Esme nodded at me, dabbing her tears, and I followed the doctor to Edward's room. Edward was lying in the hospital bed with his leg in a cast and the top of his head wrapped. As a result of the crash, he'd bruised his leg and his head was scratched up from broken glass but he was otherwise unharmed.

"Bella," he whispered when he saw me. I smiled at him and walked over to the bed. I still had Riley in my arms and Edward motioned for me to lay him down in the bed.

"Hey, stranger." I replied with a small smile. "We haven't really talked in a while. I've kind of been avoiding you."

"I know but I wanted to explain some things to you, right now. That is, if you have time."

"I have a lot of time but I don't know how long Riley will stay asleep."

"Here," he said, pushing his blankets down a little. "Riley can lie next to me. The hospital blankets are warmed up." I was a bit hesitant at first until Edward said, "I'm not going to hurt him, Bella. He'll be so much more comfortable." I nodded and lifted Riley so that he was next to Edward. Riley sighed and rolled over, snuggling into Edward.

"Are you okay, Edward? You scared us all."

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I just… I want to explain to you some things."

"You don't have to do this now. It's fine, I can come back tomorrow."

"No! I want to tell you now. I used to tell you everything, remember? I want to get back to that again. I understand if you don't trust me and I know why you don't want me near Riley, but I won't hurt him."

"I know you won't but that's not what I'm scared of. I'm scared that he'll get attached to you and then you'll leave again—breaking his heart and mine, again."

"I'm staying here for a while. Alice is helping me look for an apartment in Port Angeles because I want to move back here and get to know you again and repair our friendship. But, anyways, back to my story…"

"Edward, not now! Your family wants to see you and make sure you're okay. I'll go get them and come back and then you can tell me once they're gone. Deal?"

"Deal." He whispered.

"Can I leave Ri—"

"Of course you can! You'll be right back anyways and he's sleeping. It'll be fine." He cut me off. I nodded and then walked out of the room, going to get his family.

There you have it. Let me know whatcha think! I'll try to be back next week but who knows what RL has in store for me. xoxo