BPOV

I ran still holding his hand. I knew exactly where I wanted to go. It would be the perfect place to have the conversation I wanted. I stopped when we reached the meadow. It was similar to the one in Forks, but it was on the bank of a pond with clear blue water. There was a waterfall too. It was truly breathtaking.

I walked into the middle of the meadow and sat down. Edward came and sat beside me. "Bella, I am sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I left because I thought it was the best thing for you. I still love you."

"I know," I said not looking into his eyes.

"You know?" he asked. I could hear the shock in his voice. I nodded. "I figured it out about a year ago, but I only told Angela. I had replayed the conversations we had in my head a million times over the years, but I always seemed to overlook one."

He lifted my chin so my eyes met his. "Oh, really, which one?"

"The one where we argued over who loved the other more. You said you won because you would leave if it was what was best for me. I couldn't believe how stupid I had been. I didn't believe you at first, but then, I found out about Carson and stopped thinking about it for a while. I had a daughter, and it wasn't so important to me anymore. All I cared about was my daughter's happiness."

He leaned into kiss me put I pushed him away. He stared at me with wide eyes. "Bella, don't you love me?"

"I do, but you hurt me once. It will take a while for you to earn back my trust, and even then, we will take it slow. It could be months before I let you kiss me again." I added the last part knowing I probably wouldn't stick to it. I needed him. I wanted him, but I couldn't let him see that, at least not yet.

"Tell me what the first step is." He begged. I hated to see him beg.

"My daughter. Your daughter. Carson. She is the most important thing in my life. You have to fix your relationship with her before you even have a chance of fixing your relationship with me." I was going to be stubborn with this.

He laughed and smiled my favorite crooked smile, "You are still stubborn."

I laughed too, "Yep. Now, let's go. It is almost 10. Your daughter will be at your house soon."

He laughed and we ran back to the house. We walked into the house and Esme smiled. I went and sat on the sofa next to Alice. "Guys, I did leave out something from what I told you earlier. Angela and I weren't turned by vampire bite. We were turned by a human/vampire hybrid pregnancy."

They stared at me with wide eyes. Their glance went back and forth between Edward and me. I continued explaining, "Two weeks after you left, I found out I was pregnant. Later that same morning, Angela came to my house freaking out. Apparently, Ben had run away from home, and showed up at her window 3 days later, but he looked different. When she described him to me, I instantly knew what he was. Then, she told me that she was pregnant from that night. A few weeks later, I delivered a girl. The next afternoon, Ang had a boy. We turned during the pregnancy. Every day, our eyes grew redder, our senses grew sharper, and our skin grew paler. After the delivery, we were unconscious for about 6 hours. We woke up vampires."

Carlisle looked confused. "Why did you leave it out earlier?"

"I wanted to talk with Edward about it first. When he met her earlier, she realized he was part of the family that left us so long ago. She doesn't know that he is her father yet, but she knows he is part of her family. She will be here in a few minutes including her godparents and my godson." Just then, the doorbell rang. Alice opened the door.

Carson was the first one in. Behind her, Carter walked in holding her hand. Seeing this made me smile. I loved the relationship they had. They had just had their first real kiss as a couple. I remember the day she came home and told me. I was so happy for her. Angela and Ben came in behind them. I smiled at Angela because she looked nervous. She smiled back.

Carson came over to my side. Carter followed her. I smiled at my daughter. "Mom, what is going on here?"

I looked at the Cullens. "I'd like you to meet my daughter, Carson Carlie Masen Cullen, and her boyfriend and my godson, Carter James Cheney, and of course Angela and Ben. Carson, I'd like you to meet your grandparents, Carlisle and Esme, your Aunt Alice, your Uncle Jasper, your Aunt Rosalie, your Uncle Emmett, who isn't as scary as he looks, and your father, Edward, who you are so much alike it is scary."

"Hi," she said, "it is nice to meet you, all of you."

Esme came up to us. "She had your eyes and curls, Bella, but Edward's face and hair. She is beautiful."

"Thank you," Carson said smiling her crooked smile just like her father's. That brought a smile to everyone's face.

"Tell us about yourself, my dear." Carlisle said.

Carson smile widely. Her favorite thing to do was talk about herself. "My tenth birthday is coming up. I love cars. I play piano, guitar, base, and sing. My mom is the person I am closest to in the world. I tell her everything. I am in love with my best friend. I am very into fashion. My favorite color is red. My room is decorated in black and white with red roses in places as accents. I am a perfect little angel for my mom, and I always get my way."

I laughed at the last part. "You are far from a perfect little angel my dear. You left out a few details. You are stubborn as hell. You are extremely hardheaded. You have read Wuthering Heights and Romeo & Juliet more times than I have, and when it comes to shopping, you are Alice on steroids. I am not kidding. Alice, this girl will be your favorite shopping partner to ever live."

"We'll see about that." Alice said with a devilish smile.

I looked at Edward nervously. He smiled, "Alice, I see what you are planning. Keep your plans in the state."

"I was thinking a week in Europe. We could hit the major cities, Paris, London, Rome, Milan." She said with a sly miles challenging her brother. I walked over to Edward and grabbed his wrist pulling him into a different room.

I whispered low enough that Edward was the only one to hear, "I don't want her leaving the country with just Alice. I know these shopping trips usually contain a lot of detours. I don't like the idea of her in Italy. We have worked really hard to keep her and Carter hidden from the Volturi. I don't want her missing a week of school."

"I agree. I trust Alice, but if Carson is really as bad as you say, they may say a week, but it could turn out to be 2 or 3. What about we keep them on the continental US? They will probably go to Los Angeles and New York. They could fly out on a Wednesday night and fly back on Sunday night. She could be in school Monday."

"Good idea. I think Alice will agree." I smiled and we walked into the living room together.

"Alice & Carson," I started, "we have come up with an arrangement. You have to stay in the continental US. You can go as a 4 day weekend. Alice, your shopping trips tend to be uncontrollable when you go alone, and with Carson, I don't even want to imagine it. I was hoping Jasper would be going. He seems to be the only one who can control you when you are in a shopping state. Carter should go too. He is like Carson's version of Jasper."

Alice looked at Carson and she nodded with excitement. "Okay, I agree."

We sat around and talked for the rest of the night. I noticed that Carson didn't speak with Edward all night. She and Alice planned their trip. I knew they would get along. Rose read magazines. Emmett, Jasper, Ben, and Carter played Rock Band. Angela and I sat with Carlisle, Esme, and Edward telling them more details about the pregnancy. At about 5:30am, we left to get ready for our day.