DISCLAIMER: I am not Stephenie Meyer, nor do I own any of the Twilight characters. The plot is mine, but that is all.

BPOV:

I locked myself in the bathroom and slid down the wall.

I was happy for Alice, I really was. The gift of motherhood is amazing. The feeling you got when you hold your baby the first time is something you never forget. Those nine months of morning sickness, raging hormones, aches and pains suddenly ceased to exist. I still couldn't help but feel jealous of her. She was my best friend, but she had the life I always wanted. The life I almost had.

A tear fell down my cheek and I remembered that very day Jacob and I decided to try for another baby.

"Bella, I'm home," Jacob yelled from the front door. I was sitting in the living room, manuscript in hand. Leilah was curled up on the couch next to me fast asleep. I watched him as he walked into the room, smile on his face. He stood right behind the couch and wrapped his arms around my shoulders, kissing my neck softly.

"How's the new manuscript?" Jacob asked.

"It's alright, how was work?" I chuckled.

"Same ol' thing," he replied.

I was so proud of him, he started his own garage and it was now one of the most successful in Seattle, it just two short years. I set the manuscript down on the coffee table to my side.

"Bella?"

"Yeah?"I responded.

"So I was thinking today..." he began.

"About…?"

"Well, you know Leilah is amazing, she's so full of life. She brightens my day. And, well, honestly…I want more."

I laughed. Of course he did.

"Me too," I agreed, beaming.

"Now..." he chuckled.

"Now?" I laughed."Like, right now?"

"Why not? Leilah's old enough, she doesn't need constant attention like a baby anymore. It's the perfect time."

I looked at him. "Are you serious?" I asked.

"As serious as I ever would be," he answered.

I stared him straight in the eye. I could see the sincerest look in his eyes.

"Okay..." I murmured.

"Okay?"

I nodded.

He smiled and kissed my cheek again. "Let's get to it, Mrs. Black."

It was only a week later and he was gone. Just like that, the world I knew was gone. The plans we made, blew away in the wind.

I have every right to be jealous, right? I immediately threw that idea out of my head. She was my best friend, I needed to be there for her, I couldn't be jealous.

I stood up and walked out of the bathroom. I looked at the back booth, where my friends sat. The food had arrived and they were eating casually talking. I took my seat next to Alice. She looked at me and just smiled. She was giving me space.

After we ate we said our goodbyes.

Rosalie was the first to come up to me. She hugged me and pulled our foreheads together. "You listen to me and you listen to me good…call me this week dammit!" Rosalie demanded.

"Rose, I'm fine." I told her.

"To hell you're-" She was cut off by her cell phone ringing. "One second, Bells," she said with a smile, before answering. "This better be important…that's it? You're calling me because of that! You should be able to deal with that, I hired you for a damn reason. Be useful! No I don't care that you've been working six days straight and you're tired. How long do you think I've gone without a vacation? Yeah that's what I thought…handle it I'll be there in forty-five!" she screamed into the phone. Rosalie threw her phone into her purse and looked at me. She took my hands in hers.

"I'm fine, Rose." I assured her.

"Bella, I know you're fine. Call me this week, still. I need to hear that you're okay then. Promise me?" she pleaded.

"Promise." I told her.

She nodded, hugged me once more and let go.

I walked over to Emmett and he enveloped me in a hug.

"Bella, don't let this get you, alright?" Emmett added.

"I won't Em. I promise," I murmured.

He kissed the top of my forehead. "Call me if you need anything. I'll drop whatever it is that I'm doing and I'll be there, got it?" he offered, and that was saying a lot for Emmett.

"Got it." I repeated.

He nodded and let me go.

I quickly said goodbye to Alice and Jasper and watched as the four of them got in their cars and drove off leaving me with Edward. He was calmly talking on the phone. I waited for him to hang up and then started to say good bye.

"You alright, Edward?" I asked him, I was concerned. He looked so distant and worn.

He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "You know the usual, 'you've been working twenty-four hours straight, then spend another two with them'. Also I get a lot of the 'when are you coming home?' crap. You know I'm really getting tired of it, Bella." He pulled me into his arms.

"I'm sorry, Edward, I really am," I whispered.

"It's not your fault, Bella," he assured.

It hurt me to see Edward put himself through this, but I knew he wanted to at least try to make it work between him and Tanya before things got out of hand.

"I know, but I hate to see you like this," I admitted.

"And I hate to see you like this, Bells. Are you going to be okay?"

I sighed, "Eventually, I'll be fine."

"Call me...we'll meet for lunch this week. It's been awhile, I haven't seen Leilah in forever."

I nodded. "Promise?"

"Promise," he agreed. He pulled me into his arms and kissed the top of my head. "Take care of yourself, Bella," he added as he pulled away and left.

When I arrived at Charlie's house to find him and Leilah in the front yard doing yard work. I opened the door and Leilah came running towards me, her hands dirty from the plants.

"Mommy, mommy I'm planting flowers!" she shrieked, showing her dirt-covered hands to me.

I smiled.

I bent down as she ran into my arms and I wrapped my arms her. She was my life, my everything. I ran my fingers through her thick, wavy black hair. Her russet colored skin reminded me so much of Jacob. She was all I had left of him, and to tell you the truth it was just enough to get me through the day.

"I love you, Leilah Anne." I whispered in her tiny ear.

"I love you too Mommy..." she whispered back..