***STEPHENIE MEYER OWNS TWILIGHT AND ALL CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY BUT I OWN THE PLOT AND COWBOYWARD!***

A/N: So I might have left you guys with a small cliffie! I got so many messages and reviews with "Who the hell is Kate?"! We will find out about Kate and yeah, ya'll might be a tad upset with her by the end of this chapter. So here we go….

EPOV

The Calgary Stampede turned out to be more than I ever bargained for. In the end, I finished second overall. The guy that won was really good and kept the points lead the entire time, so it was no surprise that he would take the top spot. We were staying over one more night because Dad and I had entered the Ranchman's Cowboys vs Firefighters Charity Pole Climb.

Bella had flown back to Houston twice for shows with Swan Song and flown back to Calgary the same night each time. I wasn't quite sure how I was going to handle being separated from her after today. We had planned to get together in a couple of weeks in Dallas. Emmett and Jasper, along with Rosalie and Alice were going to join us this time. My schedule slowed down considerably for the next three months, so I planned to see Bella as much as I could. I had some work to do on my house back in Lawton so it would keep me busy and occupied until I could get back to Bella. I also had to make an appearance at the Sweet Sixteen party for Bella's boss' daughter. That was going to be interesting for sure.

There was one more item of business that I had been putting off until today. I needed to have a discussion with Bella about Kate. My mama had accidentally let her name slip when she and Bella were at the spa. I hadn't taken time to tell Bella what happened back when I was eighteen because truthfully it was extremely painful for me to talk about. I couldn't even speak that bitch's name without the bile rising up in my throat. What she did to me shouldn't happen to anyone. Ever.

I'm brought out of my inner ramblings by the door to the hotel room opening. Bella had gone shopping this morning with Mama and they were just now getting back. She dropped the bags she carried on the bed and came over to me, sitting down in my lap.

"Hey Cowboy. You miss me?" She leaned in and gave me a soft kiss.

"Yes ma'am Miss Bella. I always miss you Darlin'." I reached up to stroke her cheek with my forefinger. "Did you buy me anything?" I wiggled my eyebrows at her and she knew exactly what I was talking about.

"Maybe I did Cowboy. You'll just have to wait for tonight."

"Mmm I can't help but let my imagination run wild Sweetheart." I brought her face back down to mine and kissed her deeply. She sighed and relaxed into my chest. God I hated to have to bring this shit up, but it needs to be said. Kissing her once more I pulled back and looked into her beautiful eyes.

"Baby, I need to tell you about Kate. I don't want to rehash all the shit she put me through, but you need to know this if we are going to be in this relationship for the duration. Can we sit on the bed?"

"Sure Edward. Let me go freshen up a bit and change clothes. I'll be right back." She stood from my lap and went into the bathroom. While she was changing, I decided I would put my sleep pants on and get comfortable. I crawled up on the bed and leaned against the headboard, waiting for Bella. When the bathroom door opened, she stepped out wearing one of my T-shirts and crawled in next to me. I wrapped my arm around her and she snuggled down into my chest. Taking a deep breath, I finally addressed the elephant in the room.

"When I was eighteen, I met Kate. She was a champion barrel racer on the circuit and often traveled in the same circle as I did. We hit it off immediately and soon became inseparable. She was my first serious girlfriend and I won't lie to you Bella, I thought I was totally and completely in love with her. I would have done anything for her back then." I looked down at Bella and she was watching me intently.

"One weekend, Kate came and asked to speak to me alone. She took me to her family's travel trailer so we could have some privacy. I could tell she was upset and had been crying. Her eyes were red and her skin blotchy. As soon as we sat down she broke down in tears. I immediately went to wrap my arms around her. She pushed me away."

"When I asked her what was wrong, she screamed at me, telling me she was pregnant." I felt Bella stiffen in my arms. Shit, this is exactly what I didn't want to happen. I had to smooth this over quickly.

"Relax Bella, I don't have any children out there anywhere. I promise."

"Keep going Edward. What happened?"

"Well, I was shocked for sure. We had used condoms every time we had sex. Every. Single. Time. I mean, I knew they weren't always effective, but we tried to always be so careful. Anyway, she wouldn't say anything more. I tried to reason with her and tell her I would help and do anything I needed to do. I was ready to step up and accept my responsibility. I knew my parents would be upset, but I also knew they would help out too. She shut me out."

"I'm so sorry Edward. So, I'm assuming she gave the baby up or something?" By now Bella was seated on the bed in front of me.

"No. A few weeks later I overheard Kate talking to Garrett, who was another bull rider on the circuit. We were good friends, or so I thought. I heard Kate telling him that she never wanted to 'get knocked up with a fucking rugrat that would only ruin her figure and her life'. I couldn't believe she would say that. I was so mad and upset that I knew if I went near her I would do something I would regret. My ride was coming up in twenty minutes so I had to let it go."

"That night I cornered Kate and told her I overheard her. The bitch didn't even try to deny it. She was scheduled to compete that next night and I told her she needed to withdraw since she was pregnant. She told me no. I begged her to stop competing. Every time I asked her, she told me she would be fine. She said she never got thrown off her horse because she was that good. I went to my parents and told them everything. They even went to her parents and tried to convince them to have Kate withdraw from competition. Her parents tried to talk to her but she was insistent that she would be ok."

"Two weeks later, we were in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The barrel racing event was in full swing and Kate was leading the points. All day I had been trying to talk her out of competing. She basically stopped talking to me. Shit Bella that was my child. The baby didn't have a choice and didn't ask to be conceived the way it happened. I couldn't grasp why she felt like she did. Was she that selfish? Later that night I found out that she was indeed that selfish."

"During her last ride of the night, when she went to round her last barrel, before anyone knew what really happened, Kate was thrown off her horse and landed flat on her stomach, face down in the dirt. She wasn't moving. I saw it happen. I ran out into the arena as fast as I could and when I got to her, she had turned over on her back. She was wearing light pink jeans and there was blood between her legs. I told her not to move and that everything would be ok. She raised her head and noticed the blood and that's when I realized she had done this on purpose. She smiled up at me and said 'there, that oughta fix that problem' and laid back down. The EMT's had arrived then and began to assess her condition. All I could do was shake my head in disbelief. I went into shock basically. I stood up and backed away from her and never even realized my feet were moving until I was back in our motorhome."

"Oh God Edward. Baby, I am so sorry." Bella moved to straddle my lap and wrapped her arms around me in a tight hug. I returned it and pushed her away a bit.

"Please Sweetheart, let me get this all out so I never have to repeat it again. There's more." I caressed her face for a moment and just stared into her beautiful brown eyes. They were filled with compassion and love. She nodded but didn't move off my lap. With a deep breath, I continued.

"My parents found me a few moments later and I asked them to take me to the hospital to be with Kate. Despite everything I couldn't accept the fact that she said what she said. I was sure I hadn't heard her correctly. I needed to make sure."

"When I arrived at the hospital, they let me go directly to her room when I told them I was the father of her baby. My parents agreed to wait for me in the family waiting room. I had just rounded the corner when I overheard, once again, Garrett and Kate talking. Garrett was asking her if she was ok. He sounded like he was crying. Something just wasn't right between those two. I stayed out of sight a little longer hoping to get some more answers when I heard Kate. She told Garrett that she had to do it. She knew she would possibly break her arm or something but the main thing was she had to make sure she landed squarely on her stomach, as hard as she could. She confirmed that I had indeed heard her correctly. I felt my stomach contents about to reappear and I just managed to grab a trash can from the nurse's station before I puked my guts up. Of course, who can puke quietly? Garrett and Kate both heard me and Garrett pulled the curtain back to the cubicle they were in just as I stood up, wiping my mouth on my sleeve. As soon as I saw Kate, I wanted to strangle her. Bella, I know I would have killed her with my bare hands. Without thinking, I lunged at her and Garrett stepped in front of me. I punched him in the jaw and he stumbled back a bit, but it was enough for me to get to Kate. I was in her face and when I grabbed her hair, she screamed. Before the nurses and doctors came running in, my father had come in and had me restrained with my hands behind my back. I was screaming at her, calling her a lying whore and other things. That's when she told me that I needed to calm the fuck down because most likely the baby wasn't even mine."

"Oh my fucking God Edward. What a fucking bitch. I could beat her ass. No wonder you were so hurt baby." Bella pulled me into a tight hug again and I couldn't hold the tears at bay any longer. Kate nearly ruined me. That day, my entire life changed. Being the way I am, I pushed all the emotions back and buried them, never fully dealing with what happened. Telling Bella all of this brought all the feelings back to the surface and I cracked. I was full on, ugly crying now. Bella simply tightened her grip on me and whispered her love to me. I held her tighter than ever as I let her soothe me. At that moment, I had never been more in love with her.

BPOV

When Edward finished telling me about that disgusting bitch Kate, I held him as tightly as I could. We rocked back and forth on the bed locked in our embrace for the better part of an hour as I let him cry it out. When he pulled away from me, his green eyes were red and swollen and his face was red. Kissing him on the nose, I sent him off to have a hot shower while I went out and got us dinner. I needed a little bit of time to process everything he had told me tonight. What kind of a person does that shit to another person? I hoped that somewhere, somehow, I would one day run into Kate. I had several choice words I'd like to share with her.

When I got back to our room, Edward was standing in the bathroom with a towel tied around his waist, looking in the mirror as he shaved. I walked up behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist while I kissed him on his shoulder. He smiled at me in the mirror.

"Hey handsome, you feel better?" He turned around and kissed me on the tip of my nose, leaving me with a smudge of shaving cream above my lip.

"I do baby. Thank you for listening to me and for being here to take care of me. I love you Bella. I love you more every day." I was going to cry. I didn't want to cry, so I patted his ass and left the room to get our food out.

Once we finished eating, Edward and I decided we'd spend the rest of the night making love and talking. Tomorrow I had to fly home immediately after the charity pole climb Edward and Carlisle had entered at Ranchman's. The Cullens were flying out later that night. It would be two weeks before I saw Edward again and it felt like my heart was breaking in two already.

Before I knew it, I opened my eyes to the sun shining through the curtains of our hotel room. I reached for Edward, but he wasn't there. The bed was still warm, so I knew he hadn't been gone long. I heard the shower running and could see into the bathroom since he left the door wide open. Deciding that I felt dirty, I hopped up and made my way into the bathroom. When I pulled back the curtain, the sight before me made me drool like a teething baby. Edward had his hands on the wall in front of him and his head down. He was letting the hot water work magic on his surely aching back. I licked my lips as I ogled the fuck out of my cowboy. The muscles in his arm would twitch as he leaned into the wall, his flat, wash board stomach moved in and out as he breathed deeply. His semi hard cock caught my attention and the moan that escaped my mouth should have embarrassed me but when I noticed that same fabulous cock twitch and harden before my eyes I couldn't find it in me to care.

"Darlin' if you're going to stand there and moan, could you at least touch yourself or something? That way I can moan too." The son of a bitch winked at me. He didn't have to ask me twice.

"Is this what you mean Cowboy?" I stepped back just a bit and caressed my naked breast, pulling hard on my nipple. Edward turned to face me and leaned back on the shower wall.

"Fuck yeah it is." He reached down and began stroking his long, hard shaft from base to tip, adding the slightest little twist at the head. Just that action had me aching for his touch.

"So if I did this, would that be even better Cowboy?" I slid my other hand down between my legs and started running my fingers through my already soaking wet folds. Now it was Edward's turn to moan. I noticed he had begun to stroke himself faster. Deciding to take this one step further, Brazen Bella came on out to play.

"Dammit Sweetheart you look so fucking good rubbing that hot pussy." I simply winked at Cowboy Hotness as I laid down on the floor of the bathroom with my open legs right in front of him. I felt so comfortable with Edward. No way would I have ever done something like this before. It was such a turn on to watch Edward watching me. I continued rubbing myself everywhere I could reach. I was working myself into a frenzy and knew it wouldn't be long before I brought myself to an earth shattering, self-induced climax. Edward had turned the water off and stepped out of the shower, never stopping his assault on his cock. He stood over me watching, feasting, and yearning. God, just the way he was looking at me as if I was the sexiest woman alive was turning me on. I could barely speak.

"Mmm Edward, you make me feel so damn sexy." I panted.

"Oh Darlin' there is nothing sexier than you right now, at this moment. I want you to listen to me Bella. Do exactly as I say. Do you understand?" My eyes widened at his tone. This was Dominant Edward coming out to play. I may have fist pumped in my head.

"Yes Master. Your girl understands." Ha! There, that oughta fix him. He looked shocked at first but quickly recovered.

"Very good Darlin'. Now, open those legs wider." I did as he asked and he kneeled between my now very open legs. "This pussy, ISABELLA, belongs to me. You will not come until I tell you to." Oh fuck!

"Yes Master." I wasn't sure I could keep that promise but I was damn well going to try. I was finding Kinky Edward very hot.

"Stop rubbing my pussy baby. Put your hands to your side and do not move them." He continued to stroke himself with his right hand but now he reached down with his other hand and inserted two wonderfully, long, talented fingers into my aching sex. His thumb rubbed tight circles on my clit and I was on the brink yet again.

"Edward….I…I…can….need ttto….cooommmmeee" I couldn't manage a coherent sentence if I had to.

"Not yet baby. Not until I say so. I'm gonna come on you baby. I wanna see my come on your beautiful body." He was close, I could tell. His breaths were coming in pants and he was sweating. All I could do was watch and try my best not to shatter from his ministrations. Thankfully I noticed Edward's body begin to jerk and knew this was it.

"Fuuuuuucccckkkk come baby….nnnnooowwww". That was all I needed as I relaxed and let the most powerful orgasm of my life take me. Edward roared through his climax, shooting his seed in four long, warm spurts from the valley of my breasts down to my pubic bone. He collapsed on top of me and kissed me hard. Soon our breathing returned to normal and we both realized there was a sticky mess between us.

"Damn Darlin' that was intense. I think I like this dirty little girl side of you." He wiggled his eyebrows up and down.

"Well Cowboy, I have to admit, watching you stroke that cock did things to me. Let's hop in that shower now." I wiggled my eyebrows right back at him as we turned the water back on and cleansed our sated bodies.

Later that afternoon we attended the Ranchman's Cowboys vs Firefighters Charity Pole Climb. It was a sight to behold. Edward and Carlisle both entered and did fairly well. I had to shake my head at the look on Mama Cullen's face as she cheered her husband on. Carlisle was still in tip top shape and when he climbed the pole, well, let's just say Esme downed a beer faster than I had ever seen anyone down a beer. I could have sworn I heard her say something about climbing his personal pole later but tried not to listen too intently. Edward on the pole was….well, for lack of a better phrase, panty melting. No, scratch that. Panty Obliterating. Yeah. That's better.

Sooner than I liked, it was time for me to head to the airport. Edward wanted to come with me but I begged him not to. I wasn't keen on airport goodbyes. I hugged Carlisle and Esme and thanked them for bringing me to Calgary. Esme told me she loved me. I can't even describe how that made me feel. Once they said goodbye to me, they headed back into the hotel to finish packing to leave. Now it was just Edward and I standing beside my rental car.

"I'll see you in two weeks Darlin'. I am going to miss you so much Bella." He cupped my face in his large hands and wiped away my traitorous tears with his thumbs.

"I love you Edward. So fucking much. I don't know how I'm going to sleep without you after getting two weeks of waking up in your arms." I hugged him with all I had and he hugged me back with just as much passion.

"I love you too Bella. I'm so glad I found you Sweetheart. This isn't goodbye ok? We'll be back together soon and I already told you, my schedule slows down a lot in the next few months. We'll see each other all the time. I promise." He kissed me on the forehead and opened my car door. Once I was tucked safely in, he closed the door and leaned into the window.

"I better go. I'll text you when I get home. You do the same when you get back to Lawton ok?" My tears were starting again.

"Stop it Darlin'. Your tears are breaking my heart." He grabbed the back of my head and brought our lips together. The kiss was urgent and full of love and longing. Reluctantly, I pulled away because I really needed to get going.

Edward stepped back and I put the car in reverse. With one last wave I pulled out of the parking lot and headed to the airport. I chanced a glance in the rearview mirror and it was my undoing. Edward was sitting down on the curb with his head in his hands. It took everything in me not to stop that fucking car and run back to him. I felt like I was leaving part of my heart behind. Even though I knew we'd see each other soon, the long distance relationship I found myself in was so trying, and I feared after our time together here in Calgary, it was only going to be harder to be apart. I realized then that I needed to be where Edward was. I didn't know how or what I would have to do but as soon as I got home, I was going to check out the job market in Oklahoma. I wasn't going to be away from my cowboy any longer than I absolutely had to be. It just wasn't an option.

A/N: Awwww she wants to be with her Cowboy. Who wouldn't? Have you seen him? So what do you think about Kate? Such a sweetie pie right? LMAO! More soon! Love ya'll!