A/N I try to be as accurate as I can, but unfortunately I couldn't get a signal when this chapter was written ( i pick up my neighbors' signal and it doesn't always work), so flight times are a little exaggerated in shortness. A flight from where ever Dartmouth is (new Hampshire??) to Juneau would probably be like 8 hours with a million layovers. So just pretend for me :) Thanks to all the reviews! And I promise you will not be disappointed. I also want to say thank you to my Baby Ruth candy bar, which got me through the afternoon as my constant source of something to nibble on.

Edward POV

A thousand different thoughts seemed to run through my mind at the same time. I could feel my dead heart breaking as I ran feverishly through the thick forest towards my house. My Bella, whom I had not seen in five miserable years, was in some sort of trouble. I had been out hunting when I received the call from Alice. I could hear it in her voice that something was gravely wrong. So now, I would get to see my Bella again, but it would not be under the circumstances that I had wished. I missed her laugh, her smile, the way her heart sped up when she saw me. I slung the door open, nearly slinging it off the hinges as I stormed up the stairs. I grabbed a suitcase and began slinging clothes into it. I stopped for only a moment to look at the picture of Bella and I on our prom night. She was so beautiful and the love we had for each other radiated. I'm coming, love, I thought to myself as I zipped up the suitcase. I flew down the staircase, and headed for my car. I called the airport and set everything up. One way into Juneau leaving in 1 hour 15 minutes. I pushed the car harder, reaching 120 mph. After finding a parking spot, going through the ridiculousness that is checking in, I was finally boarding the plane. I felt...antsy.. for the lack of a better word. I knew that flying would be a much quicker way to reach my destination, but it did nothing to change the fact that I felt I was getting nowhere.I stared out the window the entire flight, trying to block out the thoughts of the others on the plane.

I looked at my watch when we finally landed. It was a little after 1 a.m. Emmett met me by baggage claim. His thoughts betrayed him. Man, he looks as bad as everyone else. I hope my sis is okay. He has always considered Bella to be his sister, as he once said that she reminded him of the sister he had as a human. Neither of us talked the entire way home. Thankfully, we were there in less than 20 minutes. Esme was waiting for me at the door; pulling me into a somber hug. Even Rose was worried. We all gathered in the living room, and Alice showed me her vision, and explained the post office box. I was less than happy that she had kept a line of contact open all this time, but was thankful that she had. I knew my Bella would only ask for help if she absolutely needed it.

"So, does anyone have any suggestions on what we do?"

"I think we should wait to see if she sends a letter, but I will know for sure when I do because I am watching for one."
"I agree" Carlisle said. "Let's wait before we all rush off. We should not invite ourselves back into her life if she does not want us in it." We all sat still as stone for a moment, until I could no longer take the silence.

"Well, I am going to go anyone would like to join me, feel free to join me." With that, everyone stood up, and followed me out. The negative emotions emitted by everyone was becoming too much for Jasper to bear, and he sent a massive wave of peace over the whole family. Once outside, everyone took off into the forest, each in search of their own satisfaction. Jasper and Alice stayed close to me, while Emmett and Rosalie went off in one direction, and Carlisle and Esme in another. We all hunted in silence, although the thoughts of those around me were not so silent. Jasper thought about what caused us to move in the first place, and although he had forgiven himself as I had, he still felt guilty for his actions. Alice wondered if Bella would be up for some Bella Barbie time, and hoped that she might consider going shopping with her. Carlisle and Esme's thoughts were much the same. They both hoped that Bella was fine, and worried what was awaiting us in Forks, and what it might do to me. Emmett's thoughts at this moment were on trying to find a pissed off bear to wrestle with as a means to rid himself of some of his stress. Rosalie's mind was centered around buying herself a new ensemble to make herself feel better about the current situation. My mind swirled around Bella. I wondered if she had gotten married, and if she had any children. Surely, if she did, they would be very young. I hoped that she wouldn't hate me for being back, and I was concerned with what my return might do to her. A few hours later, we had all had our share and headed back towards the house. I went up to my room to be alone while we all waited for Alice to let us know if she had gotten the letter or not. I prayed that she would, but we all know not to bet against Alice.

Alice POV

We all felt like time was moving in slow motion as we waited for me to have a vision about the letter. I felt helpless. Jasper was doing a great job, though. He has always been good at supporting me when I needed it. I stared at the t.v as the news played, but I wasn't really paying too much attention to it. My mind could not get off my best friend. Suddenly, I was struck with a vision of a letter going into a mailbox.

"YES!" I shouted, startling Jasper with the sudden burst, in the midst of the silence.

"You got it? You got a letter?" Jasper's eyes went wide as he asked.

"Yes, I got it. I'm going to get it." Edward was next to me in a flash.

"No, you should stay here. I'm bringing it straight home and I'm not reading it until I get home, so we can all read it at the same time." He nodded, and I ran out to my car. I sped down the empty road to the small town post office, and jumped out of the car. I nervously opened the box, and inside lay a cream colored envelope. I had waited anxiously for this letter since I first saw Bella breaking down in her car. I closed my mailbox, and hurried home. Everyone was waiting for me to arrive, and once I got in the house, we all crowded around while I opened the letter. I read the letter aloud, so that everyone could hear it.

Alice,

I miss you so very much. There isn't a day that goes by, that I don't think of all of you and wish that you were still here. Hell, I even miss Rosalie. You said that if I ever needed you that all I had to do was ask. Well, I need you. My life has taken a serious turn for the worst, and I need you to come see me. I need to talk to Edward too; but I need to talk to you first. Don't let him try to weasel out of seeing me. I know he is stubborn, but there are some things he is not aware of that he needs to know about now. Please come as soon as you get this. I don't have time.

Sisters always,

Bella

Esme was hunched over in Carlisle's arms, crying dry tears as he held her close. His own face betrayed his emotions, and I looked around at my family. We all looked like we were going to lose it. I too started crying in Jasper's embrace, and he washed the room in comfort. I stopped crying, and straightened myself up.

"Well, everyone, let's get packing. We've got to get going, so everyone get their asses in gear. Esme, call the airlines and arrange our tickets and a couple of rental cars. We're going to help Bella out in any way we can."
With that, everyone went their separate ways to get their things together. In less than an hour, we were all packed, and leaving to go back to the airport. On the way there, I thought to myself, We're coming Bella, we're coming.

Bella POV

I lay in bed, tossing and turning. No matter how hard I tried, I could not sleep. I was scared of what their reaction would be to Lizzie. I hoped that they would believe me when I told them that Edward was her father. It wasn't something that I would lie about, and I hoped that they knew me better to know that I wouldn't lie about something like that. I silently laughed to myself, remembering all those times Edward told me how bad of a liar I was. If anything else, I would have to prove it to them. Once they saw how fast she was, and the fact that she hunts, they'd have to believe me. Suddenly, I was struck with one of my glorious headaches. I grabbed my head, and curled into a fetal position. I tried to not think, hoping that it would help, but it did nothing. I cried out in pain, and in a split second my daughter was there.

"Mommy, are you okay?"

"No.... call Jake... hurry baby."

I screamed as the pain increased. My head felt like it was splitting as I got up and ran to the bathroom. All the pain had made me sick again, and i didn't feel like changing sheets with this headache. Lizzie came back with the phone.

"Mommy, Jake said Grandpa Billy's got some and Jake said he's bringing them if you want them or not."

"You tell that pup I said to hurry up then" The pain was getting to be too much to bear. She hung up, and got me a cold wash cloth, and layed it across my head.

"He told me to do this." I smiled, and whispered a thank you to her. I layed on the cold tile floor waiting for Jake to come with the pain pills. A few minutes later, I heard him come in and run up the stairs. He rushed over to me, and carried me to the bed.

"Izzie, baby, get your mom a glass of water!" He half shouted. She complied, and was back in seconds with a glass of water. He handed me two pills, and I looked up at him questioningly.

"Percocets. Don't worry. They ought to help, and they'll knock you out. I'll stay here and get Liz back to bed. I'll be downstairs on the couch if you need anything." He kissed my forehead, and took Liz back to her room.

Jacob was right. I mentally thanked him as the pain pills kicked in, although it felt like it would take an eternity for them to. I don't know how long I was out, but I awoke to the sounds of Lizzie laughing. I stretched, and looked at the alarm clock next to me. 10 am. I raised my eyebrows in shock. I layed there for a moment, thinking about the night before. Charlie was devastated by the results I got back from the doctor. We broke down, both of us crying as we held onto each other. He cursed God for letting this happen to me. I asked him to call Renee and let her know, because I couldn't bear having to go through that again. He said he would, and i didn't stay there long, because I had to let Jake and Skyler know. They handled it better than Charlie, but still not very well. I had yet to tell my daughter, because I was hoping that things might not result to that. I was slowly preparing myself for that, if it came to it, but I knew that if Edward or Carlisle would change me, then my daughter would not have to grow up without her mother. I got out of bed, not bothering to change out of my pajamas, and made my way downstairs. Liz was watching Nickelodeon, and Jake was on the phone. He looked up when he saw me at the foot of the stairs, smiling slightly. He said goodbye, and hung up.

"Good morning, sunshine. Feel better? You slept like a rock after you took those pills. I heard you snoring from down here." I hid my face in my hands to hide my beet red face.

"Yes, thanks for those, by the way. I think I'm gonna call and get them to call me in a prescription for some pain pills. They're nuts if they think I'm going through that for the next 8 months without something to take." He chuckled as he handed me the cordless phone.

"I had your dad bring some doughnuts by on his way in this morning. You know my cooking isn't something to be desired." I smiled and reached into the box and pulled out a raspberry filled doughnut. I had it eaten before the nurse picked up.

"Yes, may I speak with Dr. Phelps' nurse, please? I am a patient of his."

"Yes, one moment please." I sat and listened to soft rock while I was on hold. A few minutes later, a woman came on the line.

"Yes, this is Mona, how can I help you?"

"Yes, this is Bella Swan, I am a patient of Dr. Phelps. I was hoping I may be able to get a prescription for some pain meds for the headaches. This brain tumor is relentless."

"Oh, yes, sweetie. I actually meant to put it in your information packet and didn't realize until after you left that I hadn't put it in there. I will call it in for you and it should be ready in an hour or so, okay?"

"Thank you so much. Bye bye." I hung up, and let out a sigh of relief.

"They're going to call it in and it'll be ready in an hour. Thanks for staying here to watch Lizzie while I was konked out. I know there isn't much she can get into. but it was nice knowing that there was someone there in case she did need something." He smiled, and wrapped me in a bear hug.

"No worries. Is there anything else you need? Sky called and said she needed me to pick up some pretzels and Gatorade. Apparently that's all she wants with the morning sickness and all." I shuddered, remembering how bad morning sickness can get.

"Nope, I'm good. Tell her to keep those pretzels with her at all times, and to stay away from Caesar dressing. It doesn't taste good coming back up." I laughed and shooed him out the door. I made my way into the living room where Lizzie was watching tv still.

"Sweetie, I'm going to take a quick shower, and then we are stepping out to go get my medicine, so Uncle Jake doesn't have to keep coming back everytime my head hurts, okay? SO get dressed and as soon as I am done we'll leave."

"Okay, mommy. I love you." She hopped off the couch and ran over to me, and wrapped her tiny arms around my waist. I stroked to top of her head, and smiled.

"I love you too, Izzie bug." She followed me up the stairs, and headed into her room to get dressed. I turned on the water, and waited for it to get warm while I stripped down. Once it was ready, I got in and stood under the hot water for a moment. It felt so good pounding on my stiff back. I let it wash all my current worries away while I showered. Once I was finished, I got out and wrapped in a big, fluffy towel. I dried my hair, and threw on a grey camisole and a knee length denim skirt. I brushed my teeth and slid my feet into a pair of flip flops. I crossed the large hallway to Lizzie's room, and knocked on the door before pushing it open.

"Lizzie bug, you ready? I want to get back so we can get back. I want to get the house cleaned up before your Aunt Alice gets here."

"Yes, mommy. Just let me find my crown." She flitted around her room looking frantically for her crown. She was wearing a pale blue tank top with a white eyelet skirt with tiny blue flowers embroidered across the bottom, and her glittery blue jelly sandals. She located her crown, and looked in the mirror of her vanity while she slid the sides into her curly bronze and chestnut tresses.

"Mommy, can I eat a doughnut before we leave? I want another one." I sighed, and gave in. I wanted to get going, but if she wanted to eat, I let her. I used the time to sweep the living room, and I sprayed the room with Febreeze to freshen up the furniture. Having my own house had made self conscious about how well kept it was. I didn't want anyone to be uncomfortable in my home because of some unknown smell.I opened a couple windows to let some air in while I was gone. I wouldn't be gone long, so there was no reason to be worried. One Lizzie was done, we made our way to the Xterra. Lizzie buckled herself in, and we were off.

Half an hour later, we were back from the pharmacy. As I pulled into the driveway, I noticed that there was a black Mercedes in my driveway. My heart didn't know whether to stop or speed up. Then I saw her sitting on my porch swing. A tiny, pale woman with black hair. Alice! She got my letter. All of a sudden, I was nervous.

"Lizzie bug, we have a guest, and I want you to go in the back yard and play for a bit while we talk, okay?" I said as we got out and made our way up the path.

"Okay, mommy."

"And...stay in the back yard. Don't go off into the woods."

"But what if I want to go hun-"

"Baby, you can go later. But right now I need you to stay on the property, okay?"

"Ookay. Can I go later?"

"Yes, you can. I love you Lizzie." With that, she ran off to play in the back yard.

Alice ran up to me, squealing my name, and wrapped her arms around me. I hugged her back, glad to see her, but I hated that it was under these circumstances.

"Oh, Bella! I am so glad to see you. I have missed you soo much! The entire family has been glum since we left."She said as we made our way inside.

"I missed you too. I just wish that it wasn't under these circumstances." She noticed the worry written across my face, and her smile faded.

"Yeah, speaking of which... how are you? I got your letter early this morning, and we left as soon as we read it."

"Who is we? Is it just you and Edward?" I was hoping to see Esme as well, but didn't know if she came or not.

"Everyone."

"Everyone?"
"Yes, everyone. Even Rosalie. She's actually worried about you. I know, shocking. They are all back at the house. I told them to wait until I said different."

"Well, which news do you want first? Both are shocking, but one is going to shock you more than the other."

"Hmmm... give me the really shocking news first." I took a deep breath, and reached over the back of the sofa and grabbed a picture of Elizabeth off the table, and handed it to Alice.

"This is my daughter. Her name is Elizabeth Renessme." Alice gasped.

"Bella, she's stunning. Who's her father?" I tried to think of a way to tell her that Edward was her father, but I wanted to see if she could figure it out on her own, just by looking at her.

"Look closely at her, and tell me if you can guess who it is." She sat back, examining my daughter. She wrinkled her eyebrows, and after a minute or two her eyes grew wide.

"Oh my god. She is a spitting image of Edward. He is her father, isn't he? But how is that possible? I thought vampires couldn't have children?"

"Vampire women can't, but human women can. I asked myself the same question when I realized I was pregnant, believe me, but I think I figured it out. See, a woman's body has to be able to go through changes in order to have a baby. A man doesn't. Also, I remembered what I learned about male anatomy in sex ed, and realized that a male vampire's... little swimmers... don't die when they go through the transformation." Alice sat with her mouth slightly open, nodding as she took in what I said.

"I see what you mean. I don't think anyone ever thought about it. Why didn't you let us know? Edward would want to know he was a daddy. Oh wow! He's going to be exited."
"Well, I started to, but I didn't because I didn't know what to say, and I was trying to give Edward the clean break he wanted. As much as it has killed me to know that he didn't know he has a child, I was trying to do what I thought was best for her. He left to protect me, and I tried to look at it the same way for her, too." She nodded in understanding, and smiled really big as if she had gotten a great idea.

"Can I meet her?" I threw my head back and laughed.

"Yes, of course. But let me finish telling you everything. You need to know why I needed you. Alice...there is no easy way to tell you this. I have a brain tumor. I have 6 to 8 months. That's why I needed your help. I either need changed, or... I need Edward to raise Lizzie. I can't send her to my dad's. I wouldn't know how to explain that she's half vampire and drinks blood and will never die. She needs to be with you guys if I...." Sadness crept across her pale face, as she pulled me into a hug.

"Oh, Bella. I am so sorry. Don't you worry. I will see it to it that everything is okay." She seemed to be optimistic, which gave me a boost of confidence. "Now, introduce me to my niece!!" I got up and she followed me through the back door, where Lizzie was swinging in a tire swing.

"Lizzie,baby, there is someone I would like you to meet." She stopped swinging, and hopped out. She ran over to us, and stopped in front of us. She stuck her hand out, and introduced herself.

"Hi. I am Lizzie Cullen." Alice smiled wide and shook her hand.
"Well, hello, Lizzie. I'm Alice Cullen." Lizzie's face lit up when Alice said her name, and squealed.

"Ohmygoodnessyou'remyAuntAlicemymommytoldmeyouwouldtakemeshopping! Can we go? Please please please?" Alice was completely shocked that a child of mine would want to shop. She looked over to me as if asking me if it was a joke. I shrugged my shoulders.

"I don't have a clue where she got it from." We all headed inside, and Alice sat on the counter and watched me prepare sandwiches and chips for mine and Lizzie's lunch. Lizzie sat at the kitchen table drinking a glass of water while she waited.

"So, how is Edward?"

"He's doing better than he was. The first few years we were lucky if we got him out of the house to go hunting. Just this year he finally went to college. He's been a mess. He misses you so bad, but was being stubborn and wouldn't come see you. I finally got him to come, though. He feels so guilty for hurting you, even if he was trying to protect you. I guess there are some things he can't protect you from." She looked down at the floor, and became silent.

"Well, he's just going to understand that and accept it. I have." Alice hopped off the counter, and hugged Lizzie and I.

"Well, I am going to go let everyone know what's going on, but I won't tell them who Lizzie's dad is. I'm just going to tell them that you have a daughter. Edward will probably be here as soon as he hears about the tumor, and that you don't have long. See you this evening for dinner!" With that, she was out the door.