Back to BPOV for this chapter! I'm glad you all enjoyed EPOV. As I started looking at the outline for this story, I decided that while most of the chapter will be in BPOV, there will be a few more EPOV chapters. It's necessary for what I have planned.

I want to do an outtake of the conversation between Edward and Charlie after Bella got pregnant, but it won't be posted until this story is over.

Okay, to answer some more questions: Edward and Bella care for each other, but occasionally have casual sex. They're exclusive and sometimes call each other boyfriend/girlfriend, but it's a lot more complicated than that. And while Bella portrays herself as strong and confident, she's got a lot more problems below the surface, and right now you've just have to wait for everything to blow up. Yes, this Edward is sweet, but he has other things going on that kind of give him an edge. One last thing: Don't be mad at Edward. He's our friend in this story =)

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Alice made a beeline towards me at school on Monday morning, Jasper loyally tagging along beside her to where I was standing, alone by my locker. "Hi, Bella." She said, and gave me a big hug. "How was your weekend?"

"It was good." I replied, slipping off my backpack. "How was your day in Port Angeles?" I asked, directing the question towards Jasper as well.

"Good, thanks." Jasper said, and Alice nodded in agreement. "I've got to go talk to Mr. Banner for a minute before the bell rings…I'll see you guys in class." And then he hastily departed.

I watched him go, frowning slightly, and then turned my head to look at Alice. "Um…is he okay? He seems kind of jumpy."

Alice bit her lip, and I instantly knew that something was going on. "Our trip to Port Angeles started out totally normal…we fought about who got to drive and what music to listen to, like always. I go up to Port Angeles a lot, usually with Rosalie, but whenever she's busy Jasper comes instead. So we've made the drive together before, several times. But I don't know, Bella…something about this was really, really different. I shook my head, laughing quietly. "What?" Alice asked, furrowing her eyebrows.

"I haven't known you and Jasper for very long, but I'm pretty sure he likes you, Alice." I said, and Alice looked stunned. "Come on…how could you not see it? He hangs onto your every word, he follows you around, and he looks at you like you're his everything." Alice just stared at me, and I laughed again. "Just open your eyes, Alice. And you act the exact same, by the way."

"Oh my god…" Alice murmured, her eyes wide, and I knew that she was finally catching on. "Jasper…I've never really thought of him like that. Do you really think he likes me?"

"Actually, I'm pretty sure of it. I've thought he liked you since, like, the first day I saw you guys together. And if you like him, I think you would be a really cute couple." I reassured her. "Do you want me to like…say something to him?"

Alice contemplated for a second, and then a uncharacteristic rosy blush appeared on her cheeks. "Um, sure. Thanks." I nodded, and then decided Alice would be less embarrassed if I just let the whole thing drop. Alice obviously had similar ideas. "Oh, and it was really nice to meet Edward on Saturday." She said, and then it was my turn to blush. "But I think you might be a little hypocritical, Bella?"

"What are you talking about? Um…how is that hypocritical, exactly?" I asked, my eyes widening in shock and surprise.

"You say that I'm oblivious…but what about you? You say that you and Edward don't have a romance going on…but you two do give each other some pretty serious googly eyes. Are you sure there's nothing more going on there?" Alice questioned, and I clenched my jaw.

"I'm sure, Alice. He's…the father of my daughter. I don't feel for him…like that."

Alice raised her eyebrows skeptically, but thankful changed the subject again. But as she continued to talk, I let my thoughts wonder back to what Alice had said about Edward and I. It was true; our relationship was more than what most teenagers had together. But Edward…he and I were together because of Avery. He treated me well and took care of Avery and I, and I cared about him. That was the extent of my feelings for him. Maybe if we had meet under different circumstances or something, there could have been more there. But now the past is the past, and things aren't going to change between Edward and I.

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As I sat on the sofa with Edward and Avery that night, I once again thought back to Alice's words. Sneaking a peak out of the corner of my eye, I looked at Edward carefully, wondering if Alice's suspicions could be true. But as I looked at him, I didn't feel anything different. Nothing at all…no pesky butterflies, no pounding heart, no telltale blush. Edward must have felt me looking at him, because he glanced over me with a smirk on his face.

"Is there something on your mind?" He asked, and I quickly shook my head.

"No…I just need to get some air. I'm going to go take a walk, okay?" Before Edward could reply, I stood up and handed him Avery, kissing both of him on the forehead before hurrying into our bedroom. I quickly slipped on a sweatshirt and a pair of tennis shoes. Then I left the apartment without saying goodbye.

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So I'm going to explain something: Bella isn't really what she seems. She's trying to act grown up and strong, when she's really just a normal teenager with a daughter and a whole lot of self esteem issues. And like Edward said, Bella can be unpredictable and he's just waiting for her to kind of…loose it.

I hope that cleared a little bit up. Sorry this chapter is a little short, but I'm going to try and update again late tonight. Please leave a review and let me know what you think, and ask any questions you may have.

Ah, one more thing. I'm not going to be updating from Sunday to next Saturday. I have to do some freelance work for the art studio where I work and I'll be pretty busy until I get that finished. I don't get the assignment until Saturday night, and then I have to sketch and paint and everything…so don't be discouraged when there's a big gap between updates. But I'll be updating daily until Sunday!

Xoxo- Melodyella aka Mellie