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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN TWILIGHT.


Broken

Broken by Lifehouse

BPOV

Just then the doorbell rang and broke us out of our bubble. I untangled myself from the blanket and Edward's arms and walked towards the door. I flipped the porch light on and opened the door. What I saw shocked the hell out of me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked quietly.

"Hello Bella."

I shifted my weight and crossed my arms across my chest, "What are you doing here, James?"

"I came to see my daughter."

"What do you want? We both know you are not here to see her," I said starting to get angry. He wasn't getting anywhere near my daughter.

"What I don't get a hug or a hello?" he asked while taking a step towards me.

I was about to speak when James eyes flashed behind me, and I felt a warm hand rest on my shoulder. I sunk back so I was closer to Edward, he must have wondered what was taking so long.

"Well, well, who do we have here?" James asked with a smile while clapping his hands together.

I looked up at Edward, his face held confusion, but I think he knew that something wasn't right because his jaw was clenched tightly.

I stepped out onto the porch pulling Edward along behind me, and shut the door. Bianca was a heavy sleeper, but I was still afraid she would wake up and come downstairs.

Edward gave me a questioning look while I leaned past him to shut the door. He must have seen panic on my face because he wrapped his arm around me tightly and pulled me into his side.

"Bella, is this your boyfriend?" James asked with an evil smile.

"What are you doing here, James?" I asked again, my voice a little unsteady.

"I told you, I came to see my daughter," I felt Edward stiffen slightly at this, "you left Phoenix without telling me, you haven't been answering my calls, I had no way to reach you. So I asked Casey where you went when I noticed you weren't at school, and she told me that you went to live with your father in Washington."

Casey was my best friend from Phoenix, she was the only one of my friends that stuck with me when I found out that I was pregnant. She was the person who was with me in the delivery room when Bianca was born, since my mother said that blood freaked her out. She was also Bianca's godmother. I'm sure she didn't think it was a big deal telling James where I went. She probably thought he didn't care enough to come all the way to Washington to make my life hell.

I just stared at James as he gave his explanation.

"It took me a while, but I found out exactly where you had moved to and here I am," he finished while holding his arms out.

"Why are you here? I don't understand what you want," I said getting angry that he was talking in circles.

"For the last time, I am here to see my daughter," she said clearly exasperated.

"She is not your daughter," I said forcefully.

"Bella, I am not in the mood to play games with you, can I just see the kid."

My entire body went rigid, I was seeing red. "She is not your daughter, your name is not on her birth certificate, you have absolutely no rights to her, so stay away from her and me," I yelled while Edward moved his hand to my shoulder since I had taken a step forward.

"Bella listen, somehow my parents found out about her and they told me to fix this, otherwise I won't get my trust fund," he explained.

Aw, the real reason why he is here. He wants to use my daughter to ensure that he receives his trust fund. His parents were wonderful people, and I felt terrible for lying and not telling them that they had a granddaughter, but James was adamant about not telling them and not being involved. It is not really a surprise that they threatened his trust fund, whenever he screwed up his trust fund was in danger of being donated to charity.

I wasn't budging, she was my daughter, and he was not about to use her to ensure that he got his $30,000 when he turned 25. The bastard made his bed and now he could sleep in it.

"Get the hell off my property and stay away, or I will call the cops," I said seething with anger.

"Bella, don't be like this, I just need to see her, take some pictures of her for my parents, maybe take her out and do something and then I will leave," he explained

"Edward, go get the phone," I said, staring into James eyes, the same eyes as my beautiful angel. I felt Edward step away from me, he hesitated before going into the house. He must have been worried about leaving me with James.

"Bella, come on, I don't want to mess with your life. You seem like you are doing well, but you know how my parents are and I need my trust fund."

"You know what I need James?" I asked calmly, "I need a father for my daughter, I need money so I can go to college, because I'm gonna need a good job since I have to raise my daughter by myself, I need to start saving money for Bianca's college because it's going to take me a long time to save that much, I need to stop relying on other people to watch my daughter when I have practice or when I want to go out on a date, above all else I just need help," I finished, and realized that I had started yelling.

I noticed that Charlie had pulled into the driveway and was stepping out of the car looking up at the porch curiously. Edward had come back out onto the porch in the middle of my rant.

I looked back at James as Charlie walked towards the house, "You may need your trust fund, but I need a hell of a lot more."

James just stared at me as Charlie stepped in front of him, "You need to leave now," he said forcefully, not leaving it open for argument.

We watched as James stepped off the porch and walked back towards his car without another word. The second his car was out of sight, I let out a huge sigh. I felt Edward's arms wrap around me and pull me back into his chest.

Charlie turned around and looked at me, "That was him?" he asked, he had never met James, only heard about him.

I nodded my head, he nodded back, "Lets go inside," he motioned towards the front door, "Edward, you can stay here tonight, I'll call your parents and let them know."

"Thank you sir," he said quietly while helping me inside.

We all went to the kitchen and sat down at the table. I explained everything James had said to Charlie and why he was here. Charlie just shook his head while mumbling obscenities under his breath.

Eventually, we were exhausted, so Charlie gave Edward some comfy clothes to sleep in and went to bed. Edward and I got settled into my bed, I was kind of surprised Charlie allowed it, but he trusted Edward.

He was holding me close to his body while I rested my head on his chest. I could hear his heart beating and feel the rise and fall of his chest with every breath he took.

"Are you okay?" he asked quietly while stroking my hair.

I just nodded against his chest.

"Good," he leaned down and placed a kiss on the top of my head, "I love you."

"I love you too."

With that we both drifted off into a deep sleep.

The next day was black Friday, Rose and Alice insisted on dragging Bianca and I out shopping. Edward somehow managed to weasel his way out of going. So we spent 6 hours trying on clothes and shoes.

Bianca and I spent the rest of the weekend recuperating from that shopping trip. I decided not to tell everyone about what happened on thanksgiving night.

Monday morning came and I did not want to get up. I wanted to stay in bed all day and sleep. Then the reason why I couldn't do that came bouncing into my room already dressed for daycare.

"Mama," Bianca sang loudly in my ear.

I turned to look at her, then suddenly grabbed her and pulled her under the covers with me and started to tickle her. We eventually got our butts out of bed and got ready for the day.

After dropping Bianca at daycare I drove to school and parked in the open spot next to Edward's car. He was leaning against the driver side door waiting for me.

"Hey baby," he said pulling me into his chest the second I stepped out of the car.

"Hi," I said right before I stood on my tip toes to give him a kiss.

The bell rang and we started to walk towards the school entrance.

"Do you want to take Bianca to that carnival that is going on in Port Angeles this afternoon?" he asked while swinging our joined hands between us.

"Sure, she has never been to a carnival."

"We can take my car and we can come back and get yours later, I'll just move her car seat into mine after school."

"Kay," I gave him one last kiss before we had to go our separate ways.

The day was like any other, class went on and on, lunch we all sat together and made fun of Emmett who couldn't fit into his jeans this morning. Apparently thanksgiving and the leftovers had taken a toll on him. He showed up wearing sweat pants. He said that he planned to run around the track until his jeans fit him again.

I was so happy when the final bell rang, I don't think I could have sat still a minute longer. I met Edward at our cars, he moved the car seat to his car and then we were off to go pick up Bianca.

He pulled into a parking space right in front of her daycare, "I'll be right back."

I walked in a stood at the reception desk waiting for someone, finally a young girl walked forward with a huge smile on her face.

"How can I help you?"

"I'm Isabella Swan, I am here for Bianca."

"Okay," she said and then started to check her out on the computer.

"Oh, she was already picked up," she said looking up at me.

"That is not possible, her name is Bianca Swan," I said calmly, thinking she looked up the wrong child.

"Yes, Bianca Elizabeth Swan," my heart stopped, "she was picked up about 3 hours ago by her father James Adler."

"What?" I yelled, making the girl jump.

"You gave my daughter to him?"

"Um...um...let me go get somebody," she stuttered.

I couldn't breathe, I felt like I was going to pass out. This could not be happening. I ran outside to get Edward, the second he saw me come through the door, he jumped out of the car and ran for me.

"What's wrong? Where is Bianca? Is she okay?" he asked frantic.

"He has her," I whispered collapsing into his arms.

"Who has her?"

I couldn't make the words come out of my mouth so I just started sobbing into his chest.

"Bella," he said forcefully pulling me back so he could look at me, "who has her?"

"James," I managed to get out between sobs.

I didn't notice Edward leading me back into the daycare, or him sitting me down on a bench, or the lady with gray hair talking to us. All I could think about was my baby.

"Bella," Edward said bring me out of my thoughts.

"You have his cell number right? Try and call him," he said calmly, even though I could tell he was panicking on the inside.

I pulled my cell phone from my back pocket and found his number with shaky fingers. His phone went straight to voice-mail. I started to sob again. Edward grabbed my phone from my hands and pulled me into his chest.

"Chief Swan," Edward had called my dad on my phone. I listened while he explained what had happened.

Charlie was at the daycare within 5 minutes. He talked to the manager, the person who signed Bianca out, and anyone else who saw James.

About an hour later there was nothing more for us to do at the daycare, so we went back to my house. Edward had to carry me into the house. He set me down on the couch and covered me with a blanket, then went outside to call our friends and his parents.

Esme came over right after Edward hung up the phone. Alice, Rose, Jasper, and Emmett showed up as soon as they got Edward's call. Alice's parents came over with her and Rose and Jasper's parents came over as soon as they got home from work. Carlisle was still at work, but he said he would be over as soon as he could.

We all just sat in the living room. I was curled up on the couch with Edward's arms wrapped around me. My face was blotchy and my eyes were swollen from all the crying. Esme was making tea for everyone, Charlie kept calling the station to see if there was any news. Emmett and Rose were sitting on the love seat and Alice and Jasper were on the floor in front of the fire. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon were in the kitchen with Mr. and Mrs. Hale, they were making something for everyone to eat. Nobody knew what to say, so we all just sat in silence.

Edward was rubbing soothing circles on the side of my arm. He would occasionally lean down and kiss the top of my head.

The front door opened, everybody looked towards it. Carlisle walked in and gave everyone a sad smile.

Esme and Charlie came back into the living room and sat down. I needed to use the restroom so I got up quietly and walked to the back of the house. When I came back I could hear Charlie and Carlisle talking.

"They are checking the hospitals now," my dad said quietly right when I came into the room.

"Hospitals?" I asked quietly, all eyes turned towards me. Charlie and Carlisle exchanged a look before Carlisle answered, "In case something has happened to her."

I hadn't even thought about that. My head was spinning, I started to see spots form in front of my eyes. The last thing I heard was Edward yelling before the darkness engulfed me.

~*~

EPOV

"Dad," I yelled when Bella's eyes rolled into the back of her head. I caught her in my arms before she hit the floor.

"Bring her over here Edward," my dad directed me pointing towards the couch.

I put her down gently on the couch and knelt on the floor next to her head brushing the hair away from her face.

My dad was taking her pulse and checking her eyes.

"What's wrong with her?" I asked worried.

"She is just in shock, a lot has happened, and this is her body's way of dealing with it," he explained calmly, he was in doctor mode, "she should wake up in a few minutes."

He was right, a few minutes later her eyes started to flutter open. She looked up at me sadly and pleaded, "Please tell me it was a dream."

I leaned down and kissed her softly while tears started to roll down her cheeks.

"It's gonna be okay, we are going to find her," I whispered into her ear.

She clutched the front of my shirt with both hands, I pulled her hands loose and moved onto the couch so I could pull her into my lap. She started to sob into my neck, I could feel her tears running off her cheeks and down my neck. I just held her tighter and rocked her back and forth till she calmed down.

"Bella," my dad said quietly gaining her attention, she lifted her head from my neck and looked up at him, "they have checked all the hospitals in the area and she wasn't at any of them."

"That's good, right?" she asked quietly.

"Well, that means she is not hurt," he explained gently. She just nodded and put her head back on my shoulder.

It was another hour of silence before anybody said anything.

"Bella," Emmett said quietly, she looked up at him, "a car just pulled into your driveway," he said looking out the window.

She jumped up off my lap and ran straight for the door before anyone could say anything or move a muscle.

I was right behind her when we saw Bianca jump out of the front seat of James car and run for Bella. I let out a sigh of relief, she was okay.

Bella ran across the yard and scooped her up and held her close to her chest while tears spilled down her cheeks. Then I saw James getting out of the car, Bella also saw him getting out. She walked back to the porch and up to Rose. "Can you please take her inside?" Rose nodded and took Bianca from Bella, Alice followed them into the house and shut the front door. It was Jasper, Emmett, Bella, and I standing on the porch looking at James.

Then Bella snapped, she walked up to him and slapped him across the face, "You son of a bitch!" she yelled and then slapped him again.

Emmett and I stepped forward slowly at the same time in case he tried anything.

"Stop being so dramatic Bella, I told you all I wanted was to spend a day with her and take some pictures for my parents to see, that way I get my trust fund and everybody is happy," he said smugly.

She moved her arm up to slap him again, but he grabbed her wrist before she could make contact. I instantly moved so I was next to her.

"Let her go," I said fiercely.

He looked up at and smirked without releasing her arm.

"Are you gonna let him knock you up next, Bella?" he asked while turning towards her.

That was it, he wasn't going to talk to her like that. I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her back so she was behind me, which made him release his grip on her arm. I drew my fist back and punched him in the jaw before he could even know what was happening. He fell to the ground, so I got on top of him and punched him in the eye.

I was vaguely aware of the front door opening and someone screaming, but I continued to hit him. He did manage to hit me in the eye right before I felt someone's arms wrap around my chest and pull me off of him. I just kept struggling in the arms restraining me.

"Edward," Emmett said in my ear instantly calming me down.

Charlie walked forward and looked at James who was spitting a mouthful of blood onto the grass. He turned and walked up to me, "Edward as much as I would love for you to beat the shit out of him, you know I can't let you do that."

I just nodded my head, which made Emmett release me knowing I wasn't going to attack him again. I turned around and Bella crashed into my chest. I wrapped my arms around her and whispered "I love you" in her ear. She looked up and ran her fingers across my eye, "Are you okay?"

I waved her off, "I'm fine."

She nodded her head and hugged me tighter. I turned us around and saw Charlie handcuffing James and leading him back to the squad car.

"Lets go inside and find Bianca," I whispered in her ear. She nodded her head and we walked past my parents who looked both worried and relived.

Bianca was sitting on the couch with Rose and Alice. They both gave me a funny look when they saw my face, but didn't say anything. They got up so Bella and I could sit down. Bella pulled Bianca into her lap and hugged her.

"Mama, I was just telling Alice and Rose what I did today."

Bella looked nervous, so I reached my arm around her and pulled her closer to me. "And what did you do today, baby?"

"James took me to the carnival, and we rode all the rides and played games and I ate a hot dog and cotton candy," she beamed. Bella flinched a little when Bianca said James name.

"Bianca, I want to ask you something, when James picked you up from daycare today what exactly did he say to you?" she asked while pushing Bianca's hair behind her ear.

"He said that he was a friend of yours and that you said I could go to the carnival with him," she answered while twirling a piece of Bella's hair around her finger.

Bella just nodded her head, not really knowing what to tell her 3 year old daughter about what happened today.

Eventually Charlie came back and said that James was in a holding cell at the station and that we could deal with everything in the morning. Everybody left after hugging Bella and Bianca, I told my parents I was gonna stay with Bella. Charlie said he didn't mind.

Bella was tucking Bianca in as I was walking down the hallway towards Bella's bedroom. I stood outside the door and listened, I could hear it in Bella's voice how relived she was.

"Mama, will you sing my lullaby?" Bianca asked sleepily.

"Of course baby," she paused before she started to sing, and her voice was beautiful.

"Twinkle, twinkle stars up in the sky

Time to sing a lullaby

Sing me a song of a toy balloon

Sailing all around the moon

Go to sleep and when you dream

You'll be like that toy balloon

Twinkle, twinkle, stars up in the sky

Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle hush-a-by

Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle hush-a-by"

By the time she finished Bianca was sound asleep, "I love you baby," she whispered and kissed her forehead.

"Hey," she said softly when she saw me in the hallway.

"Hey," I smiled at her.

We walked to her room hand in hand and got into her bed. I pulled her back against my chest and buried my face in her hair.

"Thank you," she whispered.

"What for?"

"For being there for me today, I would have been an even bigger mess without you."

I squeezed her tighter, "I love you," I whispered in her ear, but she was already asleep.

I shut my eyes and feel asleep holding half of my entire world in my arms, the other half was across the hall sleeping peacefully.


AN: The reason the teaser went out late was because the hotel in Carmel didn't believe in WiFi, or air conditioning. I also left my cell phone at home so I felt like I was missing my arm. Thank you so much for all of you who reviewed, a lot of you hate cliff hangers, I promise not to do to many, if any. Also, most of you knew the calls where from Bianca's father, but only a few guessed James, most of you were thinking Mike. Anyways, thanks for everything. REVIEWS WILL GET A TEASER OF CHAPTER 13...ON TIME THIS TIME ;)