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Quick A/N – We are taking a break from our regularly schedule Jake/Bella program to bring you this chapter sponsored by the one, the only.. Esme!

Chapter 25:

Esme's POV

I was starting to really hate the frequency that Carlisle was hosting parties this week; this was the third one. He was really trying to woo this breakthrough writer Stephenie Meyer I believe it was. She wrote some kind of vampire book that was getting attention everywhere and Carlisle was determined to have her publish the sequel with Cullen Publishing.

"Pauline, dear could you please make sure that the two trays over there are ready to head out to the guests?"

I knew my hired help hated me when I was working in the kitchen, I had to oversee everything. I know that the guests appreciated the personal touch. Not to mention it gave me happiness because Carlisle insisted that I didn't work, but yet becoming a lady of leisure wasn't easy for me.

I had a lot on my mind and I knew I had been a little short tempered with some of the help today, so I was planning on baking some goodies after the party for them. I couldn't believe the news that Edward called with.

Bella was giving up the baby.

It sounded so unlike her. Bella was responsible, I liked her. She grounded Edward who always seemed to be flying off into the clouds with some of his crazy ideas. I was also pretty nervous; I knew how irresponsible Edward could be sometimes. As much as I loved raising my kids and as much as I knew that our grandchild would be loved I really didn't want to raise another child.

Edward said he met a nice girl there in Forks who he said he seemed to really click with and that she had already met Bella and they agreed that for all intents and purposes she would act as the baby's mother.

Something about the whole situation struck me as a little odd.

Carlisle had a son from a previous marriage, Riley. Riley isn't much older than Edward. In fact, Riley was just a baby when I met Carlisle. Carlisle's ex-wife Victoria fought tooth and nail for me to even be around Riley. When I married Carlisle, Victoria fought for full custody and child support. Of course she lost because there was no reason for Carlisle to be away from his son, he had done nothing to prove he was unfit as a father.

The arrangement lasted for about a year before Victoria took off with Riley. Carlisle never saw his son for 15 years until Riley came looking.

Being a mother I knew that from the moment you find out there is a little human inside you growing you love him or her unconditionally. I knew Bella and this just didn't seem like her at all.

I finished putting the final touches on some of the desserts we had made earlier in the day and were getting ready to ship outside to have some of the help set up. Thank god that this stuff was like a second nature to me because my mind was not at all on the task at hand.

The kitchen door creaked open behind me, and I knew it was only a matter of time before Carlisle came to once again try to usher me back outside. "Carlisle, I told you'd I'd be out in a min….." as I made my turn the words came out but stopped when I saw who was standing in front of me. I gasp.

Bella. Was she real? She was standing in my kitchen.

My eyes immediately glanced down to her stomach. It was so flat, she was still so skinny and so damn bony. There was no way she was pregnant. Then they shot to the russet skinned man standing behind her, his jaw clenched. I wondered if this was the reason why there was suddenly no baby. Finally my gaze settled on Bella's, questions flooding through my mind.

Questions. And anger. I was sure that she had to have had an abortion; she took my grandchild away from me. If I wasn't such a good Christian I would have grabbed the nearest knife and finished off the job myself, making sure she was never able to even attempt to create life again.

"We need to talk." Her voice was stern.

Damn right we need to talk.

I could feel the eyes of the help boring holes on my back waiting for the scene to play out, turning I waved them out. "Leave us, please. Take those trays out over there, they are ready." I was pleased that they didn't waste a second grabbing the food and leaving through the large glass kitchen doors.

I motioned for Bella and her friend to sit at the breakfast nook; I had a feeling I was going to need to be sitting for this one."Well, what's this about? You certainly don't look pregnant?" I couldn't help hide the venom that was apparent in my voice.

"No, I'm not." Bella's voice was also venom filled, her eyes glared at me. "I was never pregnant; in fact I can't even get pregnant!" She paused, my eyes suddenly shot up to her. She was in pain; something wasn't right about this situation.

"Well then why did Edward tell us that you were going to give birth to our grandchild? Is this the man you ran off with? Left Edward for?"

"Esme, I never left Edward for anyone else. Jake and I met once I got back to Forks. Edward hasn't exactly told you the correct story." "Bella's words suddenly gained my interest.

"I caught Edward at our apartment with another woman. She wasn't the first and she isn't even the one who is pregnant with his child." Her words cut me like a knife, what was she accusing my son of doing?

"After I caught them I moved out of the apartment. Edward's exact words to me were you didn't really think you were the only one did you?" Bella continued.

I had to grip the edge of the table.

"This is Jacob Black. His ex is the one who is pregnant with Edward's child. Yeah, it's a regular episode of Days of our Lives in Forks now. Everyone there thinks its Jake's child that she's pregnant with and that Jake left her, how Edward has covered up his presence I still am unsure of. We are here because we need your help. Edward is making me out to look like some deadbeat mom, because I am convinced he was going to tell you guys I was giving him full custody.."

I couldn't believe what was being said, who was I to believe. "He told us that this morning, Bella." Edward had to be lieing. Bella wasn't pregnant. It wasn't as if this was said last week, it was said hours ago. Nobody goes from pregnant to nothing in hours.

"What?" Bella barley croaked out.

"He called this morning, to let us know to build a nursery because you decided you didn't want the baby. You didn't want a burden in your life. That's why I was so angry with you when you came in, I thought that maybe you already went and had an abortion. He told us that he had met a really nice girl there in Forks, Vanessa something. She was going to come back to New York with him and help him with the baby." I held back the tears that so desperately wanted to fall. How could Edward do this? Had he no idea what he was causing?

"As you can see we are in desperate need of you and your husband's help Mrs. Cullen." The man with Bella finally spoke up. "There's just one more thing. This is further proof to back up our story, Mrs. Cullen. As you can see in the report Vanessa was in the car with Edward when he crashed into Bella's truck and that she was taken to the hospital as a precaution for her unborn child."

He pulled a couple of pieces of paper out of his bag and pushed them to me across the small table. I looked at him before I snatched them up, scanning the words to pick out anything that would help me figure out what exactly the truth was.

…Lost control of his vehicle. Passenger Vanessa Wolfe. Mr. Cullen claims he is fine and no injuries, we have sent Miss Wolfe to the hospital by ambulance to be sure her unborn baby is fine. Miss Wolfe says she is approximately 15 weeks along. She is not experiencing any discomfort but the medical techs on the scene are insisting she go have a sonogram at the hospital. Mr. Cullen, the Father, is going to accompany her since the car is not in drivable condition.

Oh my god. Vanessa is the true mother of the baby.

"Oh my." I looked up at Bella, the tears no longer being held back. "Bella, I am so sorry for the pain and problems that Edward as caused you. I will go to Carlisle at once; we will come back to Forks with you. Please, let us put you up in a room for the night. I will have someone show you where."

Quickly I left the room and found the nearest maid and asked her to please escort them to the guest room on the third floor. She nodded and followed me back into the kitchen. "We will come to your room once the party is over and we can talk privately. "

I folded the accident report and put it in a safe place, once the party was over I was going to show it to Carlisle and let him know that we had to leave at once to go back to Forks and clean up after Edward. What we were going to do with him was undecided yet, but I was sure this was going to be the straw that broke the camels' back as far as Carlisle paying his way and always bailing him out of trouble.

A/N – So she believes them. Did you like seeing things from her POV? I thought it was pretty necessary, any you guys got to see what was in the police report. So what's Carlisle going to say? And what's going to happen to Eddie boy when his parents come back to Forks?

The shit is going to hit the fan folks!

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