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Chapter Nine

Bella POV:

I watched anxiously for a reaction from Edward. I was scared. Questions rang in my head. What would he say? What would he do? Would he believe me? His face was blank for a minute, like he was digesting the information. It was dead silent between us, only the wind made any sound. It was tense between us. After a minute, Edward looked at me in disbelief and shook his head.

"Bella, that's not possible. Vampires can't have kids, you know that." he said, disregarding my claim.

"Vampire women can't but vampire men can. It's different. I promise you, you are that boy's father." I replied. He shook his head more. It was starting to irritate me, though I knew this was to be expected. After all, he just found out he's had a son in the past ten years.

"Bella, it's just not possible. And how is it different? How would it be even remotely possible that I could have a son? And what makes you so sure he's my son?"

"Well, I kind of have a theory as to the how." I stated, watching his reaction. He motioned for me to continue, letting me know he was willing to listen. "Well, I was talking to John one day after E.J was born. I asked him if he knew how it could be possible because for all we knew a vampire could never have a child. He had no clue. So the two of us set out to research the idea and found nothing, which was to only be expected. But together we came up with the idea that since men don't need to change in any way to have a child, it's possible for a vampire man to get a woman pregnant, just not a vampire woman. Women's bodies have to change to have a baby so since vampires' bodies can't change, it's not possible for them to have babies." I explained. He looked at me and nodded.

"That makes some sense. You still haven't answered my other question though. What makes you so sure he's my son?" he responded.

"Well for one, he looks exactly like you. He has your hair color, facial features, and your eyes, everything. The only thing he ever got from me was some of his attitude, though a lot of that came from you as well. But besides that, it isn't possible for him to be anyone else's son because you are the only person I have ever done anything with." I told him.

"But Bella you told me he was born in 2006. That was ten years ago and when I saw him he couldn't have been any younger than sixteen years old."

"That was another thing. Since he is half vampire, he grew faster than a normal baby. I was only pregnant for a month, Edward." I replied. I could see some of the disbelief in his eyes. "Look, Edward, I know it's hard for you to believe but it's true. I wouldn't lie to you about this, not about him. He's my son, our son. I could never lie about him. For nearly ten years now, he's been my everything. This is not something I could lie about. I didn't even think I would ever have the chance to ever even tell you about him. But I knew had to tell you when I first saw you there in my home. You had the right to know. He is your son, whether you or he likes it or not. I know it's hard to believe and you may not like it but—" I said before he put his finger on my lips, sending me his signature smile.

"It's not that I don't like it, Bella. In fact, I desperately want it to be true. It's just hard to believe but I can't deny it when you have a logical explanation for everything." he replied, conflicted. I knew that if only he saw him would he fully see the resemblance. That's when I remembered something. I reached into my pocket and found what I was looking for, a picture of my son and Taylor. I looked at it smiling and handed it to Edward. I watched Edward's eyes go from shocked to proud?

"Now do you see the resemblance?" I asked. He nodded.

"Yeah. He looks just like I had when I was human." I nodded. I could no longer see doubt in Edward's eyes. There was no way you could deny the relationship between the two of them after seeing the resemblance. They were too similar. I watched Edward's eyes turn to sadness as he kept looking at the picture. He looked up to me and gave me the picture back. "Why does he hate me?" he asked.

"E.J's very…protective of his family. He doesn't like anyone getting hurt. When he was young, he used to ask me about you. I would tell him all I could. He would ask me about why you weren't here or if you hated him. When I thought he was ready to hear what happened, when I thought he was mature enough for it, I told him what happened and since then his anger at you grew. He was mad at you for hurting me. He didn't like it when anyone hurt me, purposefully or not. He doesn't like it from anyone, not even family. He's like everyone else when it came to what happened ten years ago, only he has more anger than even Jase does. For Jase, it was just you hurting me but I think for E.J it was more that." I tried to explain. "Honestly, if you wanted a clearer explanation you are better off talking to E.J. I just don't suggest it right now." Edward nodded and looked down, a little disappointed. I put my hand under his chin and brought his head up. He looked into my eyes and I smiled. "He'll come around, Edward. I know him. He's just being stubborn. In time, he'll forgive you. They all will." I promised. He looked at me confused.

"They?" he asked. I looked at him confused. What did I say? "You said 'they all will'. Who's 'they'?" I backtracked and remembered and tried to think of the best way to tell him. After all, how do you explain to your lost love that he had not just one but three kids? One kid is hard to accept after so long let alone three. I sighed.

"Ten years ago, I gave birth to more than just E.J." I stated, analyzing his reaction. He looked shocked for a brief moment before looking like he had accepted it, still seeming shocked. "We have two little girls, well not exactly little but you get the point." He nodded. His eyes seemed to be thinking, almost remembering.

"That girl, the one you ran after, she's one of them, isn't she?" I nodded. Edward looked disappointed once again. "She hates me too, huh?"

"Kind of. She's not nearly as mad at you as E.J. But yeah she does. I think though between your son and her, she'll be the easier one to get to be forgiven by. Like him, she's stubborn. All our kids are stubborn, Edward."

"I wonder who they get that from." teased Edward, staring at me and smirking. I glared.

"Funny, Edward. Very funny." I replied.

"I thought so." he responded, chuckling. I smiled at him. He was very accepting of all this, a lot more accepting than I thought he'd be.

"You know you are a lot more accepting of this, a lot more than I thought you would be." I said, voicing my thoughts.

"Well of course I'm going to accept this. After all they are my kids, our kids. Besides, Bella, I love you. Nothing's going to take me away from you again. And I have always wanted to be able to have children with the one I love. The only difference is that I thought we would have been married and that I would have been there for them their entire lives." he said, looking down once again only guilty instead of disappointed.

"Edward, that's not your fault."

"Yes it is, Bella. If I had stayed with you, I would have known and would have been there every step of the way. I never would have let you go through this alone. I would have been there to hold our son and our daughters when they were born. You never would have gone through the pain you went through or have to raise the kids on their own. I wouldn't have missed anything. I would have—" I kissed him. He was at first surprised by this and then joined into the kissing before I pulled away a minute later.

"I don't want to hear anymore about you feeling guilty for leaving or what you would have done if you'd stayed. It's too late to change it. There's no going back so let's stop focusing on the past and focus on the future. You can make it up to me by being here with me, never leaving, and trying with our kids. You can get through to them, you just have to keep trying. They are just as stubborn as you are. Besides, I think there is one child you will not have to worry about." He looked at me confused. "Our daughter, Renesmee, she won't be mad. She already forgave you a long time ago. We had this conversation with Jake a few hours ago. I don't think she has a clue you are here but she heard us talking about you and what happened and jumped to your defense. She'll be on your side. Just don't make her regret giving you her trust." I replied. Or making me regret giving you mine, I added silently in my head. He gazed into my eyes and replied like he knew what I was thinking.

"I won't. I won't ever make either of you regret it. I will never do anything like that ever again, I swear it." he promised. I put my hand on his now soft cheek and smiled.

"I know, I trust you." We kissed once again before pulling away. "I love you."

"I love you too, Bella." He said, holding me close to him. I could stay this way forever. "Bella?" he asked, looking down on me. I looked up at him, expectantly waiting for him to say what he wanted. "Where did you come up with the kids' names?" he asked.

"Um, well E.J is Edward Jacob so that one is kind of self-explanatory." He nodded. "Emmalie is a combination of Emmett and Rosalie. E-M-M-A-L-I-E. Then her middle name, which she hates, is Jary. J-A-R-Y. For a while I was trying to throw things to get Jasper and Alice together but nothing seemed to work so John volunteered to go researching on Alice to see if maybe she had a middle name I could use. He came back and told me that her first name was actually Mary, Mary Alice Brandon. I decided that could work so that became her middle name. Jason always teases her for it though which I feel bad for." He nodded and placed a kiss on my forehead. "Then Renesmee is a combination of her two grandmothers' names, Renee and Esme. R-E-N-E-S-M-E-E. Her middle name was then her two grandfathers' names put together, Carlie. C-A-R-L-I-E. Too weird?" I answered. Edward shook his head.

"Of course not. I think it's perfect and my family will be very happy to hear it. Speaking of my family, we should probably be heading back now." I sighed a heavy sigh. I didn't want to go just yet. I was happy here in Edward's arms, just him and me. But I had to go back, especially if anyone else decides to show up without me knowing it. I nodded and he picked me up and placed me on his back.

"You do know that now that I'm a vampire, I can run too, right?" I replied. He looked at me and grinned his crooked grin.

"I know but I'm not letting go of you. Besides, who knows? Somehow, you may still be clumsy." he teased. I hit him and he chuckled.

The scary thing was he was right, even though he didn't know it. I was still a little clumsy. Somehow, the venom had little effect on my balance. I was not much more balanced. I still fell on occasion. I was stronger but still clumsy. Jason always got a kick out of that. He purposefully tried to trip me on occasion. My balance had somewhat changed. I was a little more balanced but I still tripped over my own two feet every once in a while. It was in those moments I still felt like I was human.

I put my head on his shoulder while we ran, really enjoying the moment. Everything between me and Edward was going perfectly. The only thing that needed fixing now was the relationship between our son, E.J, and our daughter, Emma, had with him. I truly did feel that Nessie would take it extremely well. There was no doubt about that. The only scary thing would be Edward finding out Jake imprinted on her. I nearly killed Jake when I found out. I can't even imagine his reaction. I was not going to tell him, at least not yet. I'm a coward, sue me. While on Edward's back, I found myself wondering where my son was and if Taylor had finally talked to him. I can only hope she can talk some sense into him.

Taylor POV:

I ran through the woods, looking for the man I love. I knew this was a hard thing for him but did he really have to go running somewhere where it would be hard for me to find him. I'm not a tracker! It's not easy for me. He ran too fast for me to catch up. I had to find him. I knew he needed someone to talk to. I knew E.J better than anyone. I may have not known him as long as Emma or Nessie but he told me things he would never tell them. I knew how he acted, sometimes I knew what he was thinking. He knew the same things about me.

Before we had joined his family, it was just me and my parents. My parents had no idea about vampires until they became vampires themselves. See a red-haired vampire had been going around my parents' hometown of Forks, Washington. She'd been looking for something, someone, E.J's mom Bella Swan. She found out Bella was gone so she found my father out in the woods one night and was really thirsty so she attacked my dad when one of the wolves around attacked her before my dad could be killed. My dad went further into the woods and found the Cullens' house as my father had called it and went in there, knowing no one would be there. Later he met up with my mom and they shared one night together in which I was conceived. They had me later on and my dad turned my mom because he loved her and was not going to let her die. Then we did what any vegetarian vampire did, moved when it was time.

I met E.J three years ago. We were both seven years old, in human years, but looked sixteen. We had just moved there. E.J and his family had been there about a year. The day we met, E.J and his sisters had found out about Jacob imprinting on Nessie. E.J did not take it well because he didn't like anyone going out with his sister and also he didn't react to change very well either. So he ran from his house and where he stopped, he met me. I remember that day so clearly.

I walked out the backdoor of the house my parents had bought. I was mad. I hated having to move around every few years. It got irritating. I had no one to relate to and even when I did, I had to move away from them. I could never tell anyone what I was. I was truly alone. I wondered if I would ever find someone like me. Was there such a thing? Vampires don't normally leave humans alive long enough to have kids with them. I look at my parents and can't help but think, will I ever feel about anyone the way my parents feel about each other. Life for me was even more unfair. Everyone in the human world complained, well I'm the one that can't get close to anyone because no one can ever find out about me and I'm so limited. There was no one like me or at least if there were, they were not around me. I would never feel love for another person. I envied my parents for that. I really did. They could have this fairy tale romance. Me? I'm alone in the world. I'm complaining a lot but it's true.

I walked into the woods looking for a good hunt. My parents doted on me and no matter how protective of me they were, they felt like I could handle myself out in the woods so I could hunt. They trusted me and gave me some freedom, which I was grateful for. If I had to be with them for the rest of my life I might have strangled one of them by now. As I walked I found a figure in the middle of a clearing, a boy with bronze colored hair.

He looked like he was brooding over something. He sat with his legs drawn into his chest and his arms around his legs. As I got closer I noticed he was not as lanky as he looked from a distance. He was actually fairly muscled and kind of pale. I could tell he was no vampire. The sun was out and he was not sparkling like a vampire would have. I heard a twig snap which made him speak in a velvety tone.

"Ness, can you just leave me alone? I don't want to talk right now." he said, picking his head up from his knees before putting it back down. I walked closer and stood next to his sitting form.

"I don't know who this 'Ness' is but I'm certainly not them." I responded. He turned to me frantic, shocked, and surprised. He was not expecting this but I was not expecting him. I was waiting for a response when I found myself milking the sight of him in.

Wow he was gorgeous. He had the perfect facial structure but that wasn't what attracted me. The thing that drew me in was his eyes. They were green like emeralds, like the green you saw in the Wizard of Oz, the part where they reach Emerald City. (Yes, I watched Wizard of Oz. I may not have been born when it came out but I loved that movie) His eyes were sparkling. They truly were mesmerizing. I found myself actually getting lost in his eyes.

I pulled myself out of it, telling myself he's just a human. I can't get attached. He wasn't supposed to know, though his scent was a little off so I found myself wondering if he really was just a human. I found him doing the same. Had he found me attractive? I hoped he did but pulled myself out of that thought again, realizing once again that he's human. That sucked. He was cute!

"I'm not human. I can tell you're not considering you're telling yourself I'm human and you can't be with a human, plus your scent's different. What are you?" I looked at him shocked. Could he hear what I was thinking? "Yes." I heard him say. Did he just-? He nodded. He could read minds. I remembered my thoughts. I felt my eyes widen and blushed. He chuckled. "Are you ever going to answer my question?" he asked. I backtracked, trying to remember his question.

"Oh um, I'm uh, uh, half human, half vampire." I responded, stumbling on my words. He looked at me curiously and shocked.

"Seriously?" I nodded. "Wow. I thought me and my sisters were the only ones like us. Guess I was wrong." he replied. It was then my turn to feel shocked.

"You're half human, half vampire, too?" He nodded.

"Yep. Born and raised." he said, smiling a crooked smile. I smiled back and felt myself falling for his smile. Oh boy! I'm in trouble. CRAP! He can read my mind! Oh Man this really sucks! I heard him chuckle.

"Didn't you know it's rude to eavesdrop on someone's thoughts?" I asked, annoyed. He shrugged.

"It's not like I can control it or anything. I can just hear everything. You have no idea how annoying it gets sometimes." I nodded, accepting his lame excuse. He laughed. I was silent and stood looking at him. When he was done laughing, he patted the grass next to me, asking me to join him. I sat down next to him and looked at him as he did the same. "What are you doing here?" he asked softly. I sighed.

"Nothing. I was going to hunt. I was getting irritated in my house. I have no one to relate to. I'm an only child who lives with her vampire mom and dad. I have no one to talk to at home my age. I was just needing to get away plus my dad and mom are so in love that it makes me sick sometimes." I answered. He sighed and nodded.

"I know the feeling." he responded.

"Oh do you?"

"Yeah. My sister just found out that my mom's old werewolf friend that has been with us since before we were born, imprinted on her."

"Your mom?" I asked, a little confused.

"My sister! My baby sister! UGH! I hate him!" Ah. That made sense now.

"And you don't like that he's with her? Don't you want her to be happy?"

"Of course I do."

"Just relax, ok? If it's what she wants, leave it be. And from what I hear about werewolves, they can't exactly help it."

"I know." he replied sighing. "I just don't want her to date him, or anyone for that matter. Things were better when it was just the three of us. Nessie, me, and Emma."

"Are you sure it's the guy? Maybe you're just jealous."

"Jealous? Why would I be jealous?"

"Because he's going to get more attention from Nessie than you will and that they'll have someone to love for the rest of their lives or maybe it's because you don't like change."

"Well those make sense, especially the last one but no. I don't think that's true." Denial!, I thought to him. He glared at me. "I'm not in denial."

"Whatever you say, deary." I replied, teasing. He shook his head.

"I swear you and my sisters would get along really well." I chuckled.

"Could I meet them?" I asked hopefully, wanting to meet some others like me.

"Maybe some other time. Right now wouldn't be the best time." I nodded, accepting that. It wasn't a 'no' exactly.

"Look, I've got to go but I'm serious. Just relax and let your sister live her life. She'll love and appreciate you for it later. I promise." I said, smiling, getting up to leave. I was about to walk away when I heard him call out to me.

"Hey!" I turned around. "What is your name?" he asked. I smiled.

"Taylor."

"I'm E.J." I smiled.

"Well it was a pleasure meeting you, E.J." I said before taking off. On the run back only one thing was running through my mind. E.J. Somehow I knew I would be seeing more of him. I just hoped my instincts were correct.

That day I came home and my parents were very confused and worried about me when I came home, sort of day dreaming. I couldn't help it. I didn't realize it yet but I was already starting to fall for him. He was perfect and I fell more and more as I got to know him. He was truly magnificent. I knew he would be the one I could relate to. He made me feel like I wasn't alone. I feel that way even now. Any time I need him he's there. Now he needed me and I was going to be there.

I finally reached a clearing. I looked around and realized it was the same clearing we had first met each other. He ran all the way here. I shouldn't be surprised because he would come here whenever he had troubles and needed to think. I saw him hunched over like he had been before and went behind him and wrapped my arms around his form. I felt him melt into my embrace. I put my lips next to his ear.

"Hi." I whispered and then kissed his ear. He unwrapped himself and pulled me into this arms.

"Hey." I looked up at him and saw him looking upset. It was silent.

"You really worried your mom, you know?" I said. He sighed and nodded.

"I know. I just couldn't be there. Not with him there. If you and mom weren't there I would have kept punching him."

"I figured. I knew you were really mad back there."

"Of course I was mad. The guy broke Mom's heart. I watched her for years, crying for him. Every dry tear she shed, made me want to kill him for it. Mom was in constant pain and now suddenly he can come right back like everything's fine. Cuz it's sure not fine to me!" He vented, getting up and pacing around. "Look, I know what you are going to say, Tay. Give him a chance. He may surprise you but I can't. Every time I look at him, I find a new reason to hate him! I want to rip him apart and burn the pieces. I would and I wouldn't feel one thing about it." I got up and stepped in front of him, stopping his pacing.

"That wasn't what I was going to say. And also, you may not feel something at first but eventually you would. I know you, E.J. I know you better than you know yourself. You would feel something later. Now, what I was going to say was get your butt back there and forget about him. Just ignore him. Emma is going to do that and yes, I talked to her. She found out before we did and is going back there now, for Bella. Can't you do the same?"

"No, I can't. I will just end up killing him. You saw me back there. I actually wanted to kill him. That's not going to change in one hour, babe."

"I know, honey, but you can try, right? Don't you want to protect your sisters from him? After all, you and I both know Nessie's going to accept him with open arms."

"Ooh that's harsh. Making me choose between protecting my sisters and avoiding my so-called father. I hate that."

"I know but can you please do this? For me?" I said seductively, moving closer to him. His eyes widen for a minute. He tried to back away but I kept moving closer until we were up against a tree. I started kissing him up and down the neck. "Please?" I kept saying against his skin, in between kisses.

"Alright! Alright! I give up! You're evil and very convincing!" I heard him say shakily. I grinned.

"I know." He comes farther to kiss my lips but I put a finger on his lips. "Not yet, sweetie. I will give you a kiss if you walk over to the field and stay in the field for at least five minutes and apologize for hitting him to him and your mother." I heard him groan.

"Tay, that's impossible though! Please! Anything but that!" I shook my head.

"Nope. I will not give you a real kiss until then. Deal?" I heard a moan before he nodded and grabbed my hand. I inwardly grinned. Emma was right he was a sucker for me. That's good to know. I could use this to my advantage.

Jason POV:

The Cullens minus Edward, Annie, John, and I sat down talking about random things. They weren't that bad. Emmett was pretty cool. He was funny and I could see us partnering up for pranks. Watch out world! Alice was very hyper and did actually remind me of Annie. It was kind of freaky. Jasper was pretty cool when he wasn't messing with my mood. Carlisle and Esme were awesome. They really did act like parents. It kind of made me miss my parents, even Charlie who I had problems with back when I was human. I kind of got into a fight with him last time I was there. But Esme made me miss my mom. Rosalie was beautiful but was kind of stuck up but she shared her story and I understood. If I ever found out something like that happened to my baby sister, I would kill whoever tried it. They would rue the day they were born! I also understood her wanting a kid. Boy, I was anxious for her to find out about my nieces and nephews. I wonder if she'll be mad at Bella for it. Cull—Edward was to blame for that, or at least that's how I see it.

We were all waiting for Edward and Bella to come back. They were taking their sweet time, that's for sure. It doesn't take that long to say 'oh by the way, you've got three kids. Yeah that boy who punched you…yeah he's your son.'. Alright so, Bella wouldn't say that but still. It doesn't take this long. I know that. The other Cullens tried to get us to tell them who they were. However, we were not saying anything. It's Bella's job, not ours. It was then we heard a noise coming from the other side we had figured Bella and Edward would come in. We looked in the direction and to my family's surprise Emmalie and Seth Clearwater walk in, hand-in-hand, not exactly unusual.

"Emma!" yelled Anne, excitedly getting up and running over to her and jumping on her, causing Emma to fall. Seth laughed at her.

"Not funny, Seth." said Emma, glaring at him. I saw Anne notice Seth.

"Seth! Hi!" yelled Anne, jumping on him. He fell, laughing.

"It's nice to see you too, Anne." chuckled Seth.

"Jary, you're here!" I yelled, wrapping my arms around my little niece. She shot me daggers when I said her middle name. I always called her Jary. It was fun. She always reacted and hated it. Well if Bellsy has a nickname she hates, her daughter's no different. Her son and other daughter were another story. I can't find nothing that bothers them. DANG! Oh well! I get to pick on my other niece.

Emma got out from my embrace and started to attack me. She pulled me down and I tried to pin her to the ground but the girl was fast and got up before I pin her down. I grabbed her arm wanting to force her to come over but she kicked me hard in the face. It actually hurt! Then she put me in a head-lock. I was very aware that everyone was watching us fight. Dang it! Why does she always have to win.

"Now what's my name?" she asked, still holding me in a head lock. I grinned. This didn't hurt.

"Jary." I replied. I felt her tighten her grip. It went on like that for awhile, her asking me her name and me replying with Jary.

"Aw, come on. Babe, let Jase go. He may not need to breathe but it is kind of uncomfortable." said Seth.

"Not until he says my real name. Now what's my name?" she asked once again, tightening it, making me very, very uncomfortable. I wasn't going to give in though. I'm gonna win.

"Emmalie Jary Swan, knock it off and let go of Jason now!" yelled Bella. I heard Emma scoff. She let go of me and I fell to the floor.

"I will win one day!" I declared.

"You can try." replied Emma. I heard Edward chuckle softly. I saw Emma stiffen a little at seeing him. Guess she still doesn't want to see him. Good to know. New way to annoy her! YES! I heard Edward chuckle again. He better not let her know my plans! I already have an annoying nephew for that.

"What's so funny?" asked Alice.

"Jason." Edward replied. I glared at him. Don't you dare say anything or I'll sick my nephew on you, I thought. He still chuckled and nodded. Good. If he knew what was good for him, he'd not say anything.

"Hey, Bella." called out Seth. Bella smiled and walked up to Seth and gave him a hug.

"Hi, Seth. It's good to see you." she said before whispering in his ear. "Thank you for bringing Emma back here."

"No problem." he whispered back. I was the only one close enough to hear it. Bella went up to Emma and hugged her.

"Thank you for coming back." she said.

"Yeah well, I'm not doing it for him but I'm doing it for you." Emma replied.

"That's fine. Thank you." Bella responded, hugging her daughter.

"So, Bella, I'm sorry to ruin the moment but um, who was that boy who was beating up Edward?" asked Alice. Bella turned to her and was about to respond when Emma chimed in.

"Wait! E.J tried to beat him up?" she said pointing at Edward. I could see the hidden smirk on her face. Bella glared at her. Emma backed off.

"E.J? What does that stand for?" asked Alice. Bella sighed again.

"Edward Jacob. He's the boy and he's…mine and Edward's son."