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When Edward had left to get dinner Leah decided that she would look around the house. It truly was a nice place especially since as far as she knew Edward wasn't married with children or anything. This would be a terrific place to raise a family. Leah quickly tried to push that thought from her mind because as much as she may want to she knew that she couldn't live here forever with Caleb. It wouldn't be fair to Edward and he had done enough for her as it was. The Quilette female would never take advantage of his kindness. He was much to kind a person to be stuck with someone like her and all the baggage she had.

When she entered the den she spotted a picture above the fire place and went to take a closer look. The picture was in a gold frame and the picture itself was of Edward and a small boy who could only be around the age of three. The little boy had bright green eyes and bronze colored hair like Edward and Leah wondered if that was his son. Picking up the frame she took a closer look at the picture. The boy really did look like Edward and it could be a younger brother, but from what he had told her he didn't have any younger siblings.

"What are you doing?" She nearly dropped the picture when she heard Edward's voice. Leah hadn't even heard him come back in. Quickly she set the picture back down on the mantle. "Please don't ever touch that picture again. It's the only one I have."

"I'm sorry I had no idea." She mumbled ducking her head down. For some odd reason she felt as if she should be punished for what she had done. It was almost like she expected it to happen. "I didn't mean to do anything wrong."

The young doctor sighed and lowered the tone of his voice since he didn't want to startle her. "No, I am sorry for snapping at you. I shouldn't have done that. It's just when I saw you with the picture I kind of lost it."

Leah nodded and watched as he reached out to pick up the picture. "I know that it is probably not any of my business, but who is that little boy?"

"That little boy is Mason." Edward stated as his eyes began to water. "Mason was, I mean he is my son. He was three years old when that was taken."

Leah nodded knowing that wasn't the whole story. "Does he live with his mother?"

The bronze haired male scoffed as he sat down on the couch still clutching the frame in his hands. "His mother hasn't been around for a while. Mason is in a state hospital where he most likely will be for the rest of his life. His mother is Isabella Swan and we had been dating for as long as I can remember. We were engaged to be married when she found out she was pregnant in her senior year of high school. I had offered to marry her then, but she wanted to wait and so we did. Children had never really been in Bella's plan and when Mason was born she grew to resent him. I did everything I could think of to get her to bond with our son and yet nothing seemed to be working. A few months after that picture was taken I came from a long day at work to find Bella passed out next to the pool with a bottle of scotch in her hands. She had been drinking a lot, but I never thought for one second she would be so reckless as to drink to the point of passing out when she was supposed to be watching our son."

Edward paused for a second as he tried to get ahold of his emotions. He felt Leah set her hand on top of his and it was enough of a push to keep him talking. "When I asked her where he was she said that the last she knew of he had been playing by the pool. Immediately I dove in and found him. When I pulled him out he was blue and he wasn't breathing. I managed to get him breathing again, but the damage had already been done. Mason has been brain dead for a little over two years and there is no hope of him ever recovering. He will be on machines for the rest of his life and nothing I can do will ever change that. Bella disappeared after that and I haven't heard from her sense though Charlie Swan tells me that she is living with her mother in Florida."

"Oh Edward I had no idea." The pregnant woman stated holding tightly on to his hand. "I am so sorry that had to happen to your son. If I had known I wouldn't have brought the topic up."

"It is okay." He assured her with a smile that did not reach his eyes. "What happened to Mason was terrible, but I still visit him all the time. Everyone says that he can't hear me, but I like to think otherwise. His birthday is in a week and I always celebrate it by spending the day with him. Would you care to come with me next week?"

"I would be honored." Leah replied as she set her head against his chest. "I'll never understand how a mother could allow something like that to happen to her child. I would die before I let any harm come to Caleb. My son is my life and I will do whatever it takes to give him the life that he deserves."

"I will do whatever I can to help along the way." Edward stated as he set down the picture of his son next to him. "I like to think that it was Mason who sent you my way. I think he knew that we both needed someone and that is why he brought you in when I was working."

TBC…

AN: I know this is a short chapter, but I am still wicked sick and yet I wanted to post something. Now you all know about what happened to Edward with Bella and their son. A special shout out to IgnitingFireworks who wrote me and asked if she could borrow the plot of this story for one she is writing about Klaus and Caroline from the Vampire Diaries. I suggest you read her stuff because she is an amazing writer.

Please R&R like always!