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What Do You Say:

MS POV

I was anxious to get home from school today. Mom had told me Edward wanted to spend time with me, just him and me. I liked those times a lot. Edward gave me something no other man in my mom's life ever had. He gave me his time and attention; he treated me as if I were his son. He was always interested in what was going in my life and was always interested in what I had to say. I felt like he respected me. I couldn't say enough how much I hoped that him and my mom worked everything out and made us a family.

Finally, school was over with; I was on my way home. Melissa had asked me to come over to her house. I told her I couldn't ,because Edward and I had plans. She was disappointed, but said she understood.

She made me have all these weird feelings all the time. I always wanted to be with her even if we didn't really do anything. She was really pretty and sweet. She got along well with my mom; she was good to my sister, and that made me very happy. I had this thing; if a girl didn't respect my mom and wasn't good to my sister, I just couldn't be with her no matter how much I might like her.

When I got home, Edward was already there. He had sent me a text earlier in the day. He had told me he wanted to catch me, before I made any plans.

"Hey, champ; how's it going?" he said, as I walked up on the porch.

"Hey, Edward; everything's cool. Melissa had wanted me to come over to her house, but I told her I had plans with my dad," I replied.

I had heard Chelsea call him daddy for awhile now; I wanted to see how it felt to call him dad. Turns out, it felt pretty darn good; he smiled and threw hi arm around my shoulders.

"You really like her, huh? I don't blame you. She seems to be a very sweet young woman; she's quite a beauty too. She also seems like she's really smart," he said.

I smiled and nodded my head before speaking.

"Edward, can I ask you something? If you say yes, can we just keep it between us? You know man to man," I asked.

"Sure, Champ, as long as you are not in trouble or going to ask to do something you shouldn't," he replied.

"Well, I was kind of wondering how you know if you love a girl, I mean really love her. Like you only want to be with just her and you want her to be with only you," I explained.

"Wel,l Champ, if you are feeling like that about Melissa, I'd say you're already in love with her. Of course, being in love with a person is different for everyone, but the signs are all the same in general. You want to be with that person all the time, no matter what you are doing. You want to protect her from anything or anyone that might hurt her. You know she has flaws, but you love them too; because they are part of her; you are willing to accept the good and the bad. Am I making sense to you?" he asked.

"Yeah, I guess I really am in love with Melissa; thanks," I told him.

Edward smiled and ruffled my hair.

"No problem. I'm really glad you brought that up though. There's something I want to talk to you about. I can see you are mature for your age, and I know your mom has done a very good job of raising you. Being that I am a guy though, I know how easy it is to get carried away in the heat of the moment. I want to make sure you are prepared for the consequences should anything happen between you and Melissa or any other girl. You know what I'm getting at?" he asked.

I smiled and blushed a little, while nodding my head.

"Did mom ask you to talk to me?" I wanted to know.

"Well not really in so many words, but she worries about you; since she knows you and I have a good bond she said she wouldn't mind. Actually we both worry about you. We both want only the best things for you in life," he explained.

"I get that and I am glad. I have never had a dad or even just a guy, who cared what happens to me. Mom does good you know, but she's my mom. There are just certain things I can't tell her. I get what you are talking about though; you mean sex. I swear Melissa and I haven't done anything major. We've just kissed and touched each other, but we are still virgins. I really don't want to be like the two sperm donors that helped to create me and Chelsea. I plan on making sure we don't do anything. I want to wait,until we are ready," I told him.

"That's good, Champ. You know I think of you like my son. I'm glad I can be here for you, as well as your mom and sister. I hope to always be around. That's something else I wanted to talk to you about. Let's finish up our previous conversation, before we start that one. Do you already have provisions to be safe just in case things go farther than you have planned on or do I need to help you out with that? We don't even have to go to a store. I can bring some home from the hospital. I'll give them to you; you can discreetly slip them in your room," Edward explained.

I realized in that mniute just how much Edward really cared. He wasn't just saying words. He meant them. I'm sure at some point we would find things we disagreed on, but I would be hard pressed to pick a better person to be my dad.

"That would be cool. I wouldn't want to be embarrassed in front of mom; that would definitely do the job. You said you wanted to talk about something else though," I said.

"Yeah, I was wondering how you would feel about the four of us moving in together and becoming even more like a family. I am honestly hoping you wouldn't mind me marrying your mom and adopting you and Chelsea as my own kids. You don't have to answer now, if you want time to think about it. I just wanted to put the idea out there and see what your thoughts on it are," he said.

I was quiet at first. What I had been hoping for was actually happening. I really wanted Edward to be my dad. I just hope mom would say yes.

"Are you and mom gonna get married?" I asked.

"Well, I have bought a ring; I was gonna ask you if you were ok with me asking her. I love her and I love you and Chelsea. I couldn't love you more if you were my own kids. I am wanting very much to make us a family. I hope you know I would never hurt your mom. All of you would have everything you'd ever want or need. I will do my best to give all three of you a good life," Edward told me.

"I would really like that, Edward. I know you would be good to my mom. She deserves that. None of the others have cared about her and what makes her happy. That's why I want to make sure I treat all of my girlfriends the way I want my mom treated and Chelsea treated, when she is old enough to date," I explained.

Edward laughed and nodded.

"Yeah, I know what you mean. If your mom says yes to me and I have my way about it, Chelsea won't date until she's 30," he said, although I think he was joking on the age part.

After all the serious stuff was over, we went to the batting cages and hit some balls then we went out for pizza. Melissa was at the pizza place with some of her friends. She came over to our table.

"Hey, Matt. What're you guys up to?", she asked smiling. God her smile was so pretty.

"Not much just hanging out and chillin'. What are you and the girls up to?" I asked.

"Not much; we are about to head over to Jody's house to watch a movie and hang out. Hi, Mr. Cullen," she said.

"Hello, Melissa. How are you this evening? Would you care to join us?" Edward asked.

"I'm fine thanks. I appreciate your offer, but we're about to head out. I just saw you two and wanted to say hi. I'm staying over at Jody's, but I'll have my cell if you want to call or text me later, Matt," she said smirking.

I smiled back and looked at Edward. He smiled and nodded his head; he knew I wanted to walk her out and say goodbye. I got up and put my arm around her shoulders then led her back to her table.

E POV

It shocked me that Matt had called me dad, but I was so glad he saw me in that role in his life. Matt was one terrific kid. If I could have handpicked a kid to be my son, I would chosen one like Matt. He was a good kid with a good heart, in spite what he had been through in life. He showed great respect for all women and was a gentleman.

After dinner, I took Matt home to pick up some clothes; he had called Bella and asked if he could stay at Colin's house who was his best friend.

With any luck, by the morning, I would not only be very sated, but I'd also engaged to the woman of my dreams. I would be one step closer to having the family I had wanted for a long time, but had never had until now. When I thought about it, maybe I should have thanked Jessica for betraying me. If she hadn't done what she did, I might have made a really big mistake that could have cost me the happy future I'm now looking forward to. Well, depending on if Bella says yes or not.