Hey guys, so I feel like it's been a while and for that I'm sorry. But...MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This is my favourite time of the year, I'm seriously like a child (you wouldn't think I'm almost 20! haha)

Thank you for all of the support from the last chapter, I think it's safe to say we're all pretty glad that Tanya's gone.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or any of the characters, except for Cali, Grams and a few others :) the rest belong to the birthday girl, Stephenie Meyer

You leave here and you drive home

You take a turn down my road

I watch you through the window and hide

So you can't see me

Don't you know I want you with me?

And it ain't just cause I'm tipsy

You can act like it's still over

And you don't miss me

Or you could just kiss me

(Kiss Me by Lucy Hale)

Finally, after three and a half weeks of being away, I knocked Edward's door, excited to see my daughter.

Edward answered with a smile.

"Hey Bella. Welcome back. How was California?" he asked as he let me inside.

"Hey. It was good. It was nice to be there but I'm so glad I'm back. Where is she?" I asked and he smiled.

"She's in her room getting her things together. Do you want a cup of coffee?" I nodded and he led me into the kitchen.

He poured out two cups and then we sat down.

"How's she been?"

"Really good. There were a few mishaps where she tried to play me but, once she realized I wasn't gonna budge, she gave it up and we had a really good three weeks together."

"I'm glad. Um, I'm sorry to hear about you and Tanya."

He nodded and took a sip of his coffee. "Thanks."

We sat in silence until Calissa came running downstairs, with Charlie following her.

"Mommy!" she shouted.

I jumped up and ran to her with my arms outstretched and, when we finally got to one another, she practically fell into my arms.

"Oh, baby, I've missed you so much."

"I missed you," she said, her words slightly muffled because I was holding her so close.

I finally let her go but I kept my hands on her shoulders while I looked at her. "Oh my God, have you grown? You look taller than you were a few weeks ago." She rolled her eyes but a smile stayed on her beautiful face. "Did you have fun with your dad?"

Calissa nodded enthusiastically. "We had so much fun. Can I stay with him again?"

"I don't see why not. Why don't you go and make sure you don't forget anything?" She nodded and ran upstairs. I turned back to Edward, who had a smile on his face. "Sounds like you had a good few weeks."

"It was the best. Thanks for letting me have her."

"Well, I trust you with her."

He looked surprised. "Really?"

"Edward, that girl is my life; if I didn't you wouldn't have had her. She had a great time and it was good for you both to bond. Plus, and don't take this the wrong way, but it was good for her to see you as a parent, rather than the fun dad who takes her to the movies and stuff. Does that make sense?"

He nodded. "No, I understand. I've been the one taking her on fun days out while you've been the one laying down the law." I laughed, making him laugh too. "So I can have her again?"

I nodded. "Yeah. Why don't we discuss you having her a couple of weekends here and there. That sound okay?"

He nodded as Calissa walked back downstairs. "Everything is packed and ready. I just need help bringing them downstairs."

"That's my job," Edward said and he walked out of the room.

A little while later we had all of Calissa's things in the car and Calissa was saying goodbye to Edward. They hugged tightly for a little while and then she climbed into the back of the car where Charlie was already sitting. Edward and I stood awkwardly for a moment before he stepped forward nervously. He, slowly, put his arms around me and we hugged for a second before we both let go.

"Um, thanks for letting me have her. And for the present; it was the greatest gift ever."

I smiled. "No problem. I'll sort out the other videos I've got and give them to you."

"Thanks."

I nodded and then climbed into the car. I could still see Edward standing there in my rear-view mirror until we turned off of his street.

A week later, just as I was looking at what to do for dinner, there was a knock at the door. I opened it and saw Rosalie, Alice and Esme standing there.

"Hey, ladies. What are you doing here?"

"Well," Esme said, "I've come to kidnap my grandbaby."

"And we've come to kidnap you," Alice told me, making me frown.

"What?"

"We thought it was time for a grown up night, something I'm sure you haven't had in a long time so, Esme and Carlisle are gonna have the kids, and we're gonna go out."

I started shaking my head. "No arguments," Alice said sternly.

With my eyes wide, I nodded. "Okay. I'll go get Cali ready."

I ran upstairs and told Cali what was happening and she squealed in excitement. We quickly packed her stuff for the night and then we went downstairs. She hugged me tightly and told me she loved me before taking her grandma's hand and walking out of the door.

"Let's get ready," Alice said as they both dragged me back upstairs.

Hours, and a bottle of wine, later I was done and they were finishing getting ready themselves. I looked in the mirror at the outfit they had picked for me; a black lace dress with a floral print skirt and a pair of metallic sandals. My hair was curled and left falling down my back.

Alice was wearing a sleeveless blue jumpsuit with nude pump and her short hair spiked elegantly and Rosalie was dressed in a short purple romper with black platform pumps and her curled hair pinned up.

When we were all ready we made our way downstairs and we waited for the guys. I had gone upstairs to call Calissa, checking in, when I heard the doorbell ring and one of the girls answer it. I got off the phone a few minutes later and made my way downstairs and into the living room where they were waiting for me.

As I stepped into the door, Edward was the first person I saw and I stopped in my tracks. I noticed Edward had frozen too, staring at me, and, in the corner of my eye, I saw the others looking at us.

"I can't believe you still have it. Or that it still fits you," I saw after a few moments.

It took him a minute to realize that I had spoken and he shook his head. "What?" I pointed to his top. "Oh, it's not the same one. It got too small but it was my favorite so I managed to find a new one."

"A new what?" Alice said in confusion. I could tell by the looks on everyone's faces that they were confused also.

'Um, my t-shirt," Edward replied.

"He was wearing it the night we met. Well, it was similar, anyway."

Everyone was silent for a few more minutes before Emmett broke it, asking if we were all ready to go. We said yes and everyone made their way out.

We stopped for dinner first, which Rosalie and Emmett insisted they were paying for, before making our way to a club. As soon as we were let in, Alice and Rosalie tried to drag me to the dancefloor, which I quickly refused.

"Sorry girls, but I need more than a couple drinks in me before I can show off my moves," I told them and they finally gave up, grabbing their husbands instead, leaving Edward and I standing alone at the edge of the dancefloor.

"Drink?" Edward asked after a few minutes, and I agreed immediately.

We grabbed our drinks and made our way over to a table and began talking about the only thing that two ex's who share a child can really talk about; our daughter.

"So Mrs Webber said that Cali did really well last year but she's gonna need some help with some of her classes when she goes into seventh grade," I told him

"Was she struggling in class?" Edward said to me.

I took a sip of my vodka and nodded. "Not really. She was keeping up with the work, but she just needs help understanding it. Especially math. She's always struggled with that, and I've never been too good either."

"Luckily I was kinda good at math in school."

I nodded. "Yeah, good job. Well, at least you can help with math and science, and I can take the others."

"I can help with another subject, too."

"No, I got the others covered. Thanks."

He nodded and we were silent for a moment. "I was thinking about taking her to see that new monster movie."

"Yeah, she'll like that." He nodded again and took a sip of his beer.

"When are you leaving for California?"

"Um, the 3rd."

"And you're staying there until?"

"The 8th. I'm dropping her at yours as soon as we get back and you're having her that weekend."

After a few more comments, we had said everything we could about Calissa and were left with nothing to talk about. We sat in silence for what felt like hours until Edward huffed.

"This shouldn't be so awkward."

"What?"

"Why can't be find anything to talk about? Surely Cali isn't the only thing we have in common? We've known each other for twelve years, this is ridiculous."

"We haven't known each other for twelve years."

He frowned. "Bella, we met in the summer of two-thousand and four, and it's now the summer of two-thousand and sixteen. That's twelve years."

"I know that's twelve years, but we haven't known each other all that time. We spent two months together, and we only met again six months ago."

He rolled his eyes. "Are you always this pedantic? I don't remember you being like this."

"Maybe I was. You've gotten older; your memory isn't as good." He gave me a fake dirty look and I smiled. "I understand what you mean, though. It feels like we're more strangers now then we were when we actually first met."

"Exactly." He looked like he was thinking for a minute and then he grinned. "Let's play a game."

I raised an eyebrow. "You wanna play a game in the middle of a club?" He nodded and I rolled my eyes. "Fine, okay, what's the game?"

"Backwards Twenty Questions."

"What the fuck is backwards Twenty Questions?"

"You have to ask a question, but it has to be about what you remember the other person said when we first met. For example, when we first me, I remember you saying your favorite color was green, so my question to you would be, is your favorite color still green? Understand?"

I nodded and smiled. "Okay. Sounds interesting."

"Answer the question."

"You're bossy. And yes, my favorite color is still green."

"Okay, your turn. What do you remember about me?"

I thought for a moment. "Is your favorite movie still Rocky four?"

He smiled. "Yeah. Although, Fast seven that came out last year comes close."

I nodded. "Did you cry at the end?"

He paused for a moment before answering, "No."

I raised an eyebrow. "Course ya didn't."

"Moving on," he said and I laughed. "Do you still listen to country music?"

I nodded. "Yeah, Cali hates it. Although she likes Carrie Underwood. Although it's kinda weird listening to your eleven year old singing along to a song about two women killing a guy."

He laughed. "Yeah, that's weird. Your turn?"

"Um, do you still have an irrational fear of cats?"

"What possessed me to tell you that?" he asked himself before saying, "It's not irrational."

"You're scared of cats! You're a thirty-three year old man who is scared of cats!"

"I got attacked by one when I was a kid." I burst out laughing. "You're mean. Do you still have an irrational fear of clowns?"

I stopped laughing. "A fear of clowns isn't irrational."

"Clowns are hilarious."

"They are creepy as fuck!"

"So are cats!"

"Cats are cute."

"Clowns are funny."

"So is your face."

"Very mature, Bella." I stuck my tongue out and he rolled his eyes before we both started laughing. "Do you want another drink?" he asked and I nodded.

When he got back from the bar we picked up our game.

"Is your favorite color still brown?" He nodded. "I still don't understand why; brown is a stupid color."

He shrugged. "I have my reasons."

"Are you gonna tell me?" he shook his head. "Please." He shook his head again. "Come on, Edward. I'll keep asking until you tell me."

And I did.

For twenty minutes.

"Fine," he said, finally said. He looked nervous as he took a deep breath and wouldn't look at me as he said quietly, "It's the color of your eyes."

I was silent, taking in what he had said. "Green is the color of your eyes."

He looked at me. "What?"

"Green. My favorite color. The color of your eyes."

We stared at each other and it felt like the whole world stopped. The noise disappeared. The club full of people seemed empty. Like we were the only ones there.

"I'm exhausted," a voice boomed, bringing us out of the silence. Emmett, Rosalie, Alice and Jasper sat down, making the booth we had been occupying a look more cramped.

"What are you guys talking about?" Alice asked.

"Um, Cali," Edward answered.

"You know this is supposed to be a night away from the kids, right? So stop talking about her and enjoy yourselves," Rosalie said as a song came on and she let out an Alice-style squeal. "I love this song. Let's go dance. Bella, come with us."

I shook my head. "No, I'm okay. You guys go."
"Ugh, you're so boring," Alice complained as she stood up and made her way to the dancefloor with Rosalie.

Emmet and Jasper downed their drinks and joined them a few minutes later, leaving Edward and I once again.

"Do you still cry at Titanic?" he asked, and I got an image of a seventeen year old me and a twenty-three year old Edward sitting on his hotel bed watching Titanic. I was crying and he had his arms wrapped around me, comforting me while pretending he was interested in the love story playing out on the TV.

I smiled. "Yeah, I do."

He smiled back, and I could tell he was remembering the same moment. One of the moments I refused to let myself remember over the past eleven years.

The game continued, and so did the drinks. Every so often Edward would pause the game to refill our drinks and then he would return with another thing to ask me.

Hours later and we had drank too much to be able to remember things that we had told each other all those years ago. Instead, we were remembering moments that we spent together.

"Do you remember the night we met, and we walked down to the beach, and those drunk old guys tried to pay you to strip for them?"

I laughed. "Oh my God, I do. As if I would have done that for ten dollars." He laughed along with me. "Everyone knows that costs at least fifty." He stopped laughing. "I'm kidding. I thought you were gonna hit them."

"I wanted to."

Jasper appeared at the table. "Hey, we're gonna head out. Are you guys coming?"

We said yes and made our way outside with Jasper where the others were waiting. Emmett hailed three taxis.

"Thanks for a great night, guys," I slurred when the first taxi arrived, which they all let me take because I was going to a different area.

I was about to shut the door behind me when someone grabbed it and opened it. Edward climbed in.

"What are ya doin'?"

"I'm not letting you go home alone at this time. I'll ride with you and walk you to your door."

"You don't have to," I started to argue, even though I was slightly too drunk to really argue.

"Too late, the cars already movin'."

The journey to my house was short and, when we got there, Edward and I climbed out of the car and he helped me up the steps to my front door, making sure I didn't fall over.

I managed to get the door open and then I turned to face Edward.

"Thanks for tonight. It was nice talkin' to you."

"You too, Cali Girl." I grinned at the nickname.

We stared at each other for a moment and, without realizing, began to lean in. The moment our lips touched, it felt like my world lit up, after twelve years of living in darkness. It felt like, after barely living for so long, I was finally alive.

Just as he began to deepen the kiss, the taxi driver beeped the horn and we broke apart. Neither of us said anything but he gave me a smile and turned around, making his way back to the car and climbing inside.

I walked into the house and stopped in front of the stairs, judging how much energy it would take for me to get myself up them in my drunken state. I decided it would take more energy than I had and dragged myself into the living room and flopping down on the couch.

I woke up the next day to a ringing in my head.

I sat up, disgruntled, and looking around. It took me a few minutes to realize that the ringing wasn't in my head, but was actually the phone. I managed to drag myself up, determined to turn the noise off. When I reached the phone, I saw the familiar number of my grandma on the screen and pressed 'accept'.

"Hello," I choked out, my throat dry from the alcohol from the previous night.

"Morning, sweetie. You don't sound too good, are you sick?"

I shook my head slightly as I made my way into the kitchen to get some much needed water. "Not sick; hungover. Alice and Rose dragged me out last night."

"Where's Cali?"

"Esme and Carlisle came to pick her up." I took a big gulp of my water.

"Oh. Did you girls have fun?"

"It wasn't just us; Emmett, Jasper and Edward came out too."

"Oh, and how was that?"

"It was actually really fun. Edward and I spent the whole night talking. It's the first time we haven't felt awkward around each other since we met, again."

"That's good, sweetie. What time did you get home?" she asked, concerned. She didn't like the idea of me alone in the city.

"Around half two, I think. Edward dropped me home."

She was silent and, when she finally replied, I could hear the smile in her voice. "Oh. And did you wake up alone?"

I frowned. "Oh my God, yes I woke up alone, grams."

She laughed. "Just checking. No-one would blame you."

"Grams, I'm not gonna have sex with Edward."

"Why not? You have before."

"Okay, I am terminating this conversation. Goodbye, grams."

She laughed again. "Wait, I called for a reason." I didn't reply, waiting for her to talk. "I was thinking about the fourth, and how it would be ashamed that Cali couldn't spend it with her whole family, and I want to extend an invitation for the Cullen's to come down here for the week."

I was surprised. "Really?"

"Yeah. I know its short notice, and if I could travel up to you I would, but I can't. Plus, who wants to spend Independence Day in Seattle when you came spend it on a sandy California beach?"

I smiled. "Good point. Okay, I'll ask them. It would be nice for Cali to have her whole family. And it doesn't hurt that you'll finally meet the guy who knocked up your granddaughter."

"Will I?" she asked innocently. "That didn't cross my mind."

I rolled my eyes. "Of course it didn't." The doorbell rang. "Grams I gotta go. I'll call you later."

I hung up and walked to the door. I opened it and saw Edward standing there.

"Um, hi?"

"Hi. Can I come in?" I nodded and opened the door for him to come through. "Where's Cali?"

"Your parents haven't dropped her off yet."

He nodded and looked at me. "You're still wearing your clothes from last night."

"Yeah," I said, nodding. "I fell asleep on the couch. Do you want some coffee?"

"Please." We made our way through to the kitchen and I filled up the coffee pot.

We were silent while I was making the coffee and I poured two cups out and handed one to him. He took a sip and then put it on the counter.

"We should probably talk about what happened last night."

I sipped my coffee and nodded. "Yeah. Um, we were both drunk."

He nodded. "Yeah."

"I, personally, think we should just forget about it."

"Yeah, I agree. Cali is the most important thing for both of us."

"She is," I agreed. "And, if we tried, and failed, she would be hurt the most."

"Yeah. So we agree to forget it, pretend it never happened." I nodded. "Okay then. Um, I have to go."

"Yeah. I should probably change before Cali gets home." He finished his coffee and I walked him to the door. He had one foot out the door when I remembered my conversation with grams. "Oh, what are your plan for the fourth?"

He frowned. "Um, we spend it in Forks with my parents. Aren't you going to California?"

I nodded. "Yeah, but my grams wanted to invite you all. She thought it would be nice for Cali to have all of her family there. Plus, she said why would you spend it here when you can be on a beach in California?"

He laughed. "That's a good point. Yeah, okay. The whole family?" I nodded. "Sounds like fun. When do we leave?"

"Tomorrow. Start packing. And let the others know."

"I will. See ya tomorrow."

I closed the door behind him and headed upstairs to get shower and change before my daughter got home.

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So, this is most likely be the last chapter of the year (!) I hope all of you have an amazing Christmas tomorrow and that Santa brings you everything you want and you stuff your faces with turkey :D and have an incredible New Year. See ya'll in 2016!

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