Okay! Here is chapter 13!
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Chapter 13: The party end's and Samantha

Edward's POV

I do not know how long Bella held me for. I do not know why I suddenly broke down, but none of it was a lie. It was not all right. I had not been all right in six years. Returning to the normal world just proved that to me even more. At some point I put my good arm around Bella and pulled her closer.

I had stopped crying a few moments ago but I was not ready to look at her. I must look so damn weak. So damn pathetic.

I was not the first to move away from the embrace. Bella was. Once she was a little bit away she put one hand on both sides of my face, looking me in the eye. I could not remove my gaze if I wanted. I just stared into hers. She spoke after a moment.

"Its okay Edward. Okay? I will help you. Your family will help you, and Ethan will help you. Everyone wants you to feel better Edward. You just have to be patient and eventually everything will fall into place. If you ever need a shoulder I am around okay?"

I nodded slightly and took a deep breath. "Alright…" She nodded again and raked her fingers through the small amount of hair I had. "Do you want to talk about it now?"

I shook my head before speaking quietly. "Not really…Not now…we have a party to get back to. I will be okay…" My voice cracked and I rubbed my eyes to free them of the tears that were left.

"Do you want to talk later, or do you want me to leave you alone?"

"Later…before bed." I said quietly. Then I noticed her shirt and smiled sadly. "Sorry about that…" I motioned to the tearstains on her shirt. She shook her head. "It's a shirt Edward. It will wash off. Besides I am sure another one will have a few tears to shed later." I looked at her confused and she smiled a little.

"Ethan. He still has nightmares often. Not as often as before, but when he has been stressed they come back full force. I am not saying this to discourage you or anything, because Ethan loves you. He wants you in his life and he wants you here. Though it does not change the fact you're a man. He will have to get used to having you here. Plus groups will upset him. " She paused a moment.

I nodded for her to continue.

"He did the same thing when Rosalie moved in. Took him two weeks before he was comfortable around her. Same thing if my dad stays over. Only time he is not as bad is if Sarah and him have a sleep over. If he does have a night mare those night Sarah gets him back to sleep easily."

I spoke after a few moments. "I see. I am still sorry though. She waved me off and stood.

"Which way is the bathroom?" I asked wanting to compose myself for a few minutes. "Down the hall to the right." She said pointing in the proper direction as she frosted the cake.

I nodded and wheeled myself down there. I was thankful I would be able to get myself onto this toilet and what not. I did not needed to go at the moment. I turned to the sink and smiled seeing it was a bit lower and I could reach it. The mirror was lower as well.

I still looked horrible but I looked better then I had a few weeks ago. I washed my face and waited until I was calmed enough to be able to go to the kitchen.

"You ready to head back to the party?" Bella asked when I came in. I nodded again with a small smile. "Yeah, lets go.".

She grinned and walked out of the kitchen and back to where the party was being held. Ethan walked over to be again and smiled a little as he spoke. "Are you sad? Your eyes are wet."

I watched the child with wide eyes. I nodded a little and gently patted his head. "I was sad. I am alright now."

I noticed he shook slightly when I touched him but he did not move away from me. That was a plus at least. "Tell Mommy. Mommy always makes me feel better when I am sad."

"I did. I feel a little better."

"Good Miss…I mean Mommy makes me happy!"

I nodded again and ran my fingers over his head again.

"She makes me feel better to buddy." I said quietly with a small smile. I was actually still very upset but I had calmed down. Ethan seemed to be in deep thought for a few moments and looked to where Bella and then to where Sarah was before looking back at me.

"Can I…sit with you again?" Ethan asked and I nodded a bit. I was glad he had asked me this time instead of having to ask Bella. Or ask Sarah to ask Bella. "Of course. You want me to get your mommy to help you or can you climb up?" I asked tilting my head.

"I'll ask mommy. I don't wanna hurt you." He mumbled quietly. "You won't Ethan. I promise. I won't let you fall either. I promise." Okay I was not telling the whole truth. Truth of the matter was when Sarah climbed up it hurt slightly, but it was true that it wasn't really either of there faults. I had a nasty bruise on my left leg. Well at least I could feel them. That was better then feeling nothing!

"If you can't climb up, or really do not want to you can get Bella, but I promise you will not hurt me."

Ethan looked at me for a few moments before walking closer with slow, measured, steps. "Alright Daddy."

Very Carefully, and I mean VERY carefully Ethan climbed up onto my lap. Once he was settled into my lap I wrapped my arm around him, tugging him a bit closer. "Did I hurt you?" He asked me as he shook, like he always did. "Nope. You didn't hurt me at all. You were very careful." I was not lying either. He had not come into contact with the bruise and had not hit any other sensitive areas.

I looked to my left a moment and caught Bella's eyes. She was smiling proudly in our direction. I knew she was smiling at Ethan. She was proud of him for initiating contact. I was sure of it.

Ethan grinned and then looked at Bella. "Mommy! Is it cake time yet! I want cake!" Bella rolled her eyes. "Hmm, lets see. If your daddy wants some cake I am sure I can go get it."

Ethan turned his attention to me immediately and I was not surprised to find Sarah coming up to me as well. Both of them were unleashing their puppy dog looks. I looked to Bella to make sure it was okay, she nodded, but when I looked back there was a third face. Emmett. "Come on! I want some cake too!"

I laughed something. "Hmm…Well everyone can have cake." Emmett got up and cheered enthusiastically. What was he five? "Except Emmett." I smirked slightly. Emmett's face became instantly sad and he frowned deeply. "Come on! I want cake too." He mumbled, again acting like a child.

I leaned down to whisper in Ethan's ear. "Should I let him have cake?"

"Yeah! But only a little because Uncle Emmy likes to eat the whole thing!" I saw Emmett visibly frown when he was called Emmy. I suppose he knew that Ethan was teasing him whenever he called him Emmy and not Emmett. I nodded. "I like that idea Ethan. Everyone gets cake! Even Emmett can have some, though only a small piece."

Emmett frowned slightly, than he smirked. "We are going to have so much fun tomorrow!" I groaned slightly, I had forgotten the fact that Emmett was going to be my physical therapist and only means of movement for a while.

I shrugged though and did not plan to take it back.

Bella just grinned and left the room and returned with a decent sized cake with whit frosting. Then written in blue icing was 'Welcome home Edward, and welcome to the family.'

My eyes involuntarily watered. The cake also said 'happy birthday x6'

"Thank you" I smiled toward them. I had not actually expected anything to be written on the cake, let alone that. I did not expect to be welcomed into the family so easily. I looked especially at Bella who grinned back and then took out a whole set of candles. "It was Ethan's idea not mine!" She said quickly before putting the twenty seven, well twenty-eight candles. I suppose one for good luck. I would need allot of luck.

Bella walked over and spoke into Ethan's ear and his face turned slightly red. "You want me to?" Ethan said quietly.

Bella nodded. "Do not worry hunny. Everyone loves when you do. So go on."

"Actually stay right there Ethan." She said. Ethan was still on my lap. Ethan nodded and Bella grasped the handles and pushed be toward the corner of the room. That's when I saw the piano sitting in the room. It took me a moment but I finally recognized it as the piano I had practiced on for years when I was small child. My mom must have brought it here for Ethan.

Bella pushed us so we were in front of it and Ethan and I where under the keys. I was surprised it actually fit. I shrugged not caring much. I had not seen a piano in years and I suddenly realized what was going on. Bella wanted Ethan to play a song, and if my intuition was correct, which it usually was, it would be happy birthday. Ethan looked behind him a moment, first at Bella, then at me before turning back to the piano.

After another moment of hesitation he started to play the simple melody. I felt like child again, just being happy because someone was singing me happy birthday. I knew my birthday had been nearly a month ago but it did not matter. It was amazing to have such a carefree moment.

After they got done singing I blew out the candles and thank them. I also thanked Ethan for playing.

The rest of the day went pretty quickly.

I finally met Sarah's parents; somehow we kept missing each other. Angela was really nice, Ben was nice too, accept for the fact he told me that Sarah and Ethan would never be together. I just agreed with a shrug. He was an over protective father. I did not pay too much attention to it. They were six. Either they would get over it or they wouldn't.

Everyone left around seven. I was tired so I went in my room. I ask Emmett to help me find something to wear and to get onto the bed. "Thanks Emmett." I said and he nodded before saying good night and going into the living room. I knew he would not be going to bed for a bit longer. I grabbed a book that had been left on my bedside and started reading it. There was a television in the room but that did not matter at the moment. I was not ready to try and figure out the contraption that was the remote, plus I never really watched television before and had no reason to start.

Around an hour later there was a small knock on my door. "Come in." I said quietly. Bella walked in with Ethan trailing behind her. "Ethan wanted to say good night." She explained and pushed Ethan forward slightly. Ethan teetered back and forth on his feet before walking over. He climbed up onto the bed and kissed my cheek gently.

"Good night Daddy… See you in the morning?" He asked. His face was serious. I nodded. "I will be there. What's for breakfast?" I asked with a small smile. He frowned looking at Bella a moment. She shrugged. "French toast with bananas!" I nodded. "Alright I'll be there. Good night Ethan." I said just as quietly as he had.

"Love you daddy." He said before jumping off the bed and running out the door.

Bella giggled softly before looking at me. "Want to talk after I get him to bed or want to wait until tomorrow?" She asked tilting her head.

"Um…Tonight. I am guessing Emmett will have me exhausted by noon tomorrow so yeah, plus I want to talk tonight. "

Bella nodded. "I'll be right back then. He is usually asleep by 8:30."

Once Bella was gone I rolled onto my side and stared at the blank wall.

Bella returned almost an hour later. She seemed to have taken a quick shower and changed into some pajamas. She also wore a thin robe.

"So what happened early in the kitchen?" She asked bluntly as she sat on the other side of the bed. She helped me sit back up and I shrugged ever so slightly. She was rather direct with her questioning.

"I don't know I just lost It."

"I can see that but why? What happened?"

"It all just came crashing down on me. Like I didn't realize before that moment that everything was different. For some reason I thought everything would remain the same no matter how long I had been gone. Then at ever twist and turn there is something new or something strange that I have to learn and nothing is easy." I took a small breath. "I can not do much of anything on my own. I have not even had decent food in six years. Everything is just so different…"

Bella nodded slightly. "You can not just think about what's different. Think about what's the same. Your parents are still here and they love you. Rosalie took. Think of the things you have gained, a son, and more people who care for you, Emmett, Jasper, Alice, and myself. We are al here for you. If you ever need anyone to talk to I am right here okay? I won't judge you. I have no reason to. I barely know you."

I nodded a bit as I spoke again. "I know, its still hard to deal with it all. Then there is also not knowing anything. Would you tell me what happened with Ethan? What this James and Victoria did to him?"

Bella looked a little worried but spoke. "Alright. Hang on." She said standing going out of the room. She returned a few minutes later with a file folder. "This is obviously Victoria. This is James." She handed me two pictures. I frowned deeply at both of them. "I knew him. He went into the army the same time as me. He stopped showing up a month into training. I thought they transferred him or something. " My voice was low and unsure. Was this how he found Victoria. I growled slightly.

"The cops figured there was a connection between the two of you early on. So I am not surprised. These are pictures of Ethan when I brought him to the hospital. The doctor…your father took the pictures. This was before any treatment had been done. He had been put under sedation because he fought the EMT's simply touching him. SO they put him under."

I stared at the images of my little boy. He had multiple bruises all over him. His arm was clearly broken and distorted. His face was red and slightly puffy from obviously crying.

After Bella let me soak in the pictures she explained the real extent of his injuries. Not just physical but mental as well. He had been molested, ridiculed, and malnourished. The doctors said that the boy would not of lasted ten years in that environment.

During this conversation Bella's phone rang and she stepped out of the room. Telling me it was her father.

I sat there staring at the folder of information. Reading about how Victoria was in custody but James was still on the lose with very few sitting of him in six years.

Bella did not return for another twenty minutes and when she did I was unsure what to say. She had been crying.

"Whats wrong Bella?"

I asked quickly.

"Edward…how would you feel about having another child…"

I did not know what she meant by that to I finally asked. "What do you mean Bella?"

"It seems Victoria had twins when she had Ethan and somehow James took the little girl with him when he fled. The caught up to him in Canada. Somehow he got away but they got the little girl. This happened yesterday. They confirmed that they are indeed twins."

"Are you serious?" I asked. My eyes wide. I had a daughter. A shock indeed but I was more worried about the little girl. Had she suffered the same fate as my son, except longer?

She nodded slightly.

"What's her name?"

"Samantha. Her name is Samantha and she is in a Canadian hospital. They said she seems all right physically. A little malnourished, but no injuries. She is being brought to the states in two days and the contacted my father to see if I would want to take her in. I agreed."

She walked over sitting on the bed. "How could we have not known about her? Ethan never mentioned a sister. Neither did Victoria apparently, that is until the cops confronted her. Somehow he evaded captures while keeping another child hidden. " I moved to wrap an arm around her, gently. Pulling her closer. "She will be alright. At least she is away from him now and all we can do is hope that she is alright." I said quietly. I was trying to comfort her while I tried not to panic.

Another child.
Ethan had a sister and I had a daughter.
How could have been so oblivious to everything. If I had just put in for leave the day Victoria called me I could of stopped this. Or at least found a way to prevent it or stop it sooner…

I thought this chapter sucked buuuut...

Okaaaaay
Yeah 13th Chapter…
Yeah that's right another child in the mix. ( I do not plan for her to be in the same state as Ethan but not 100% perfect either.)

Anyway hope you guys liked it. Will try to update again in a week if not it will be in two weeks.

Going to update my other stories this week or early next week.