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It took all my strength to try and stop Edward running to his daughter after her scream rocked the house. I was literally scraping my heeled shoes along the marble floor in order to keep him in his spot in the foyer. It was nearly impossible but I reigned him in after hushed and panicked words.

"Let her get it out, Edward, you can't burst in there and overwhelm her any more than she already is," I tried to reason with him. The pain in his eyes was excruciating to see, but I pulled through regardless, for him and especially for Alice. Her turn on me with Lauren seemed irrelevant now that she had so much weight on her shoulders because of all of us. Her mother and father's affair, one with her new best friend and one with her biological father that she knew nothing about until now. The girl was in spiral mode and one of us had to be adult enough to stay strong and be there when Alice crashed down.

"Edward is my dad!" Alice shrieked. "He raised me, not that poor excuse of a man you're fucking! How dare you keep this from me! I d-don't… I can't b-believe you would l-l-lie!"

Alice was really upset. Like borderline crazy upset. I wanted to sprint just as Edward did to get to her but it wasn't time. She needed to get her shock and anger out. I just thanked god repeatedly for aiming Alice's anger towards the right person and not Edward.

"Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't my dad tell me? As in Edward? Does he even know?"

"He knows, Ali, just please"-

"You don't get to call me that!" Alice sobbed and pride soured in my chest at her words. She was brave and was getting a backbone, just like I had in front of Rosalie and Lauren. I never stood up to Alice until her backstabbing with Lauren, but that was all but forgotten now that we had bigger issues on our hands. "Where is Emmett? Why hasn't he tried to contact me if I'm his daughter?"

"That's what I'm trying to explain, honey," Rosalie tried to say through her tears. I heard her sniffle a few times as Edward dragged me into his arms again. He needed the obvious support. "Emmett doesn't know."

"He doesn't know about me?" I strained to hear Alice's whispers. "Not only have you kept this from me for eighteen years but you've kept it from him… from my real father?"

Edward took in a sharp breath and I could see in his eyes he was ready to bolt to the kitchen to tear Rosalie a new one. My theories were confirmed like I had said to Edward in the forest earlier. Emmett knew nothing of Alice and probably didn't even know who Taylor belonged to.

"If I'm Emmett's daughter… then is Taylor your son?"

Edward's ears perked up at that.

"No, honey," Rosalie put my questions to rest. "Taylor had a girlfriend for a long time and she died giving birth to Taylor."

"You fucked a dead girls' boyfriend?" Alice asked, incredulously. I could hear the disgust in her voice. "You're sick, mom."

I looked up at Edward, signalling that he could go in now if he wanted to and with me still in his arms, hurried us across the foyer and to the kitchen.

"Ali?" Edward whispered, the fear shaking his voice. Alice turned at the sound and the look on her face nearly broke my heart.

"Dad," she croaked and ran to him. I moved out of Edward's embrace quickly so Alice could replace my position and stood awkwardly as Alice and Edward cried over the loss of what she always thought was a legit father. Alice made it pretty clear Edward was still her real father but that certainty was no longer there and that clearly put a strain on her heart because of it.

"I'm so sorry I didn't tell you, baby girl," Edward whispered into her spiky hair. "Your mom thought it would be best."

"She's not my mom," Alice weeped into his chest. "No mother would treat her family this way. If you want a divorce, then wherever you go with Bella, I'm coming too. I don't want anything to do with mom and her secret life with Emmett. I want nothing but a normal life with my father who raised me perfectly and to live crazily with my best friend." She smiled at me, hoping I'd smile back and of course I did. I was over whatever she did with Lauren but I knew she'd still apologise a hundred times before she'd finally let me forgive her. It was just how Alice was.

"I wouldn't want it any other way… but are you sure Alice?" Edward looked to his wife and the grief in his expression was evident as Rosalie saw her whole world crumble before her. She was losing everything and everyone around her and now she was finally realising the pain and hurt she'd caused the people in her life.

"I can't live here anymore dad," Alice cried. "This house is broken… it's best for everyone that we put this town behind us."

"You want to leave Forks?" I said, shocked. I always thought Alice would stay here in this town like her mother.

Alice broke away from her father. "Now that I know Emmett's my real father and he's living here right now? I couldn't bear to see his face every day, knowing who he really is and I know for certain my dad wouldn't enjoy it either."

Edward nodded in agreement. Whilst Alice and Edward discussed moving from Forks, I couldn't keep my eyes off of Rosalie. She was shaking her head profusely, letting tears fall down her face like a cascading waterfall. She was in ruins and I was partially to blame. "Rosalie?" I said, stepping towards her cautiously.

Rosalie Cullen looked up but she saw nothing but the picture behind me of her husband and daughter, now both exes and the ruins in her eyes showed that she had finally given up trying to keep everything a secret to protect herself.

"For what it's worth, I'm sorry for everything I've put you through," I said honestly. "I didn't intend on being what I am to Edward but I can't say I regret any moment I spent with him. I love him, Rosalie, like I've never loved anyone before. I'm young but I know he's it for me. I know I can be whatever he wants and needs, more than you ever could and I'm truly sorry you couldn't be the wife he wanted. I'm sorry you weren't the mother Alice needed and I blame that on how your parents neglected and treated you. You didn't deserve to be abandoned that way but Edward didn't deserve the backlash of it either. I hope you have a life with Emmett and you love Taylor like Edward loves Alice."

I didn't know if Rosalie heard any of the words that came out of my mouth, but Edward and Alice were dead silent behind me so I knew they were listening in too.

"When did all this happen?" Rosalie finally whispered, no emotion in her voice. She was lifeless.

"Maybe a week after I got here?" I guessed. "We connected, Rosalie. We talked about things we never talked about with anyone. We understood each other emotionally and… physically. I can't go into detail because it's personal but I need you to understand that, regardless of what you've done to him, Edward never intended to hurt you. In some ways still, you're his best friend and the mother of his child. I will always have respect for you in that way."

Rosalie ducked her head, letting fresh tears flow down her cheeks and with my piece said, left her to mourn the loss of the family.

Alice stood awkwardly beside her father and I couldn't help but blush thinking that Alice found my thong on her dad's office floor.

"You're a thong girl… figures," Alice said sombrely and with one look, we both broke down into fits of laughter and I let my own tears leak from my eyes as I pulled her in for a hug.

"I'm sorry, Alice," I said through my tears and giggles.

"Me too," she replied. "More than you know!"

"So you want out of Forks, huh?"

"I'm not going to start calling you mom if that's what you're getting at," Alice warned and that set us off on another fit of giggles.

We broke apart and looked to Edward. He was smiling down at us adoringly, a look filled with love and pride. I could only hope that love in his eyes was meant for me too.

"I'm going to go to my room and just let everything sink in," Alice piped up. "I have to let all this sink in properly… I'll talk to mom later. I'm too angry right now to look at her. Maybe you guys should talk too, when you're both calm, dad."

Edward nodded and kissed Alice on the forehead before she left to run up the grand stairs. We left Rosalie to the mess in the kitchen and walked hand in hand to his office, where we started off our journey together in this house. We let out a breath of relief, knowing that the worst of things were over.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm actually perfect," Edward said. "Are you?"

"Yeah," I said truthfully. "I just feel bad for everyone, you know? If I hadn't of come here…"

"Hey," Edward gripped my hips and shook me lightly to shut me up. "It wasn't just you in this relationship. You weren't the only one to fall."

I looked at him from under my lashes, shocked to hear the last words on his lips but I waited patiently to see if he'd elaborate on what he just said. Edward laughed at the look on my face and dipped down to place a soft kiss on my lips.

"I don't mean to get soft on such a heavy day, but I love you, Bella," Edward whispered against my lips. "I don't think I've ever uttered those words truthfully to a woman before, but they seem effortless to say to you. I love you so much, Bella and I can't wait to start my life with you."

I seemed lost for words, but there was no need for them, because my mouth slammed against his in the most powerful kiss we ever shared because this one was filled with silent promises and true love.

"I love you too, Edward," I breathed. "So much it hurts."

"We'll sort everything out, I promise you," Edward said. "You won't want for nothing and we can go wherever you want. I'll take up one of those prestigious jobs in New York or we'll move to London if you want to be close to your family. I'll do whatever you want because you've given me so much that it's only fair I return the favour. Alice will go anywhere that has warm weather or sexy accents, so were set on both if we choose America or England. I love you and I'll follow you anywhere."

I was beyond crying at this point. Seeing Edward so eager on pleasing me and giving me everything I wanted was just a bonus to the love he finally gave me. Alice was amazing and it didn't bother me in the slightest that she would come to live with us- wherever we decided to go. I knew I had to go back to London once this semester ended, maybe even sooner, but after that, I'd still be with Edward and we could go wherever our hearts desired. I loved him and I loved Alice and nothing could get in our way as of now.

We still had a lot to sort with Rosalie and maybe even Emmett, but we'd get through it together. Going home and being away from Edward was going to be a challenge but the sooner we were reunited the better. We would make it work. We always did.

Just a few more chapters and an epilogue and this little story will be done. I'm quite sad about that...

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