Alex's POV-

It had been a few months since the night I left home. Over a year actually. I still don't know why but I traveled with Victoria. I guess I just wanted to company or somthing. She helped though. With my powers. I was getting good aat compelling vampires. I could control what I did in their heads but when was still hard. I still havn't even tryed on a human yet.

"So when do you think you'll be going home?" Victoria said. She was sitting on a rock while I layed on a blanket and looked up at the stars. A fire going on my right.

"I don't know. I still have a ways to go."

"I'm sure that little girl of yours misses you."

"She's two by now. She should be almost three." I sat up and looked in the flames.

"Maybe in the next town you should call them. You havn't talked to them in about 4 months."

"Ya. It's just everytime I call it's the same thing. Where are you? When are you coming back? And so on."

"Well their your family. Aren't families like that?"

"Ya. Didn't you have a family at one time?"

"Ya but it's been so long I don't remeber them."

"Ah I see. Well I'm going to sleep."

"Fine. Whle you do that I'll get somthing to eat." Then she was gone. I layed back down and went to sleep. Dreaming of being back home with Jake, Abigal, mom and dad, everyone.

Bella's POV-

Jake was out on morning patrol and everyone but me and Alice were out hunting. She went to check on Abigal and it wasn't long before the two of them came down.

"Morning Abby." I said. She walked in the dining room with Alice. She was almost three now. Things have just been different around here. Without Alex somthing's just missing. We're not the same.

"Mornin." I gave her her breakfast as she sat in the chair.

"Have you gotten a call yet?" Alice asked.

"No. It's been a while. I don't think she's going to call."

"You know she will. I'm sure she wants to talk to everyone. Abby sure wants to." We looked at Abby from the kitchen.

"We can't help it. It's not like we can call her."

"I know. I just miss Alex."

"We all do Alice. All we can do is wait." Then the other's came in.

"Hey Abbs!" Emmett said. Abigal got up and ran over to Emmett who just lifted her into the air.

"Emmett put her down she needs to finish eating." I said. He did so and she went back to the table and finished eating.

"Anything?" Edward said coming in.

"Nope. Nothing."

"She hasn't called in months." Emmett said.

"Maybe it's time we gave up waiting." Rosalie said.

"Rosalie!" Carlise said. "We don't give up on family. I'm sure there's a good reason."

"Ya I mean maybe she's been in the middle of nowhere." Alice said.

"For almost six months?" Jasper said.

"Enough!" I yelled slamming on the counter. "We're done alright? She'll call when she calls got it?" I looked over and Abigal was looking at me. "It's alright Abigal. Finish eating." She turned back to the table and started eating again. "Can you all come outside with me for a second?"

They followed me outside. When Carlise closed the door I started.

"Look, talking about it's one thing but I'm done with talking about it in front of Abigal. She's just now getting over it and I don't want her to start again got it?"

"Bella, we're all still getting over it." Edward said.

"I don't care. Ok? It's bad enough the Jacob's barly here. He does patrole and sometimes he stays at Sam's. Abigal's starting to act normal again. So please just don't bring it up around her."

"Bella's right." Carlise said. "We need to think about Abigal. This effects her more than us."

"She's been growing up without her mother." Alice said.

"And I hate to say it but what if Alex doesn't come back?" Jasper said.

"Don't think like that!" Emmett said.

"No he's right." Rosalie said. "What if she doesn't? What do we do then?"

"We live life the way we always do." Carlise said. "We'll raise Abigal and live the same. That's all we can do." I looked over and saw Abigal looking out the window. She was listening most likly. We went back inside.

Abigal's POV- (She's 3 but I can't really make it sound like completely like a 3 yr old so ya just go with it.)

I watched as they all talked outside. They were talking about mommy again. For a while they just havn't talk about her. Everytime someone does Gramma snaps at them. I wish mommy was home. Daddy's barly here anymore. I miss playing with him. Uncle Emmett always plays with me though. So does Grampa. They keep talking about how mommy might not come back. That she's been gone for over a year and other stuff. I hope mommy comes home soon.