A/N: You all blow me away! Please see announcement at end of chapter.

Much love to Dawn and Carmen for pre-reading and Sally for doing her beta magic. Any mistakes are mine as I tinker.

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BPOV

I'd like to say I didn't obsess over that little nugget of information Edward dropped. But I'm a slightly obsessive girl dating a mysterious guy; it was the perfect recipe for overthinking. Not helping matters was the fact that the universe seemed to throw the idea of children all over the place, and it was making Edward restless.

It all came to a head over a week after the party. I was watching a rerun of Friends when Edward came over. I was laughing at Rachel being in labor for forever. When Edward asked me what I was laughing at, I told him and quipped that I hoped when I had kids they'd just cut it outta me, no fuss no muss. Since I was engrossed in the show, it took me a few minutes to realize that Edward hadn't spoken, nor had he moved farther into the room.

Looking over at Edward, his face was pale, pain etched in his chiseled features. He wasn't looking at me; his eyes were glued on the TV where a happy Ross and Rachel were cuddling with their new baby. If I knew his past, I would've understood why he looked as if he was haunted by some old ghost. Seeing as I didn't, I could only guess at what was really wrong. So I watched him, uncertain what the best course of action was. After a few tense moments, I silently walked over to him and placed a gentle hand on his arm.

"Edward, you okay?" I whispered the words, but they startled Edward as if I had yelled in his ear.

"Umm … yeah … I …"

"I was just kidding; you know that, right?" When he looked at me, shivers ran down my back. There was such deep pain in his eyes.

"I can't be a dad, Bella. I'm no good for that."

With that, he spun on his heels and fled my apartment. I blinked twice, and I heard his bike roar to life and then speed down the road. He was gone.

A/N: Dun dun dunnnnn... Quick announcement- very soon and later in the story there may be scenes that could potentially be triggering to some readers. I wont name them here, as it will disclose certain plot points, but if there are subjects that could be triggering to you, please PM me and tell me. I'll let you now if that is a subject you need to worry about. I will post a trigger warning on each chapter that could contain a triggering subject.

There will be a bonus chapter this weekend, I promise it will happen. Until then.. what do you think?

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