I'm going to be gone from Thursday, July 1, until Monday, July 12. I'll miss you all sooo much, and I'll miss writing, but Jensen and I are taking Blakely on her first official road trip so that we can go and visit my in-laws. But I promise I'll bring a notebook along to jot down some chapters, and I'll be back before you know it. Also, if you need a little fix, go and check out the stories I just posted…"Picture Perfect" was posted last week and has two chapters, and "We Have the Summer" was just posted so it only has one chapter.

Please review, and I hope you are enjoying the story. P.S. This story has over 300 reviews…ah! When did that happen? Thank you so much!

Oh, and I just read an amazing story called 'Darkness' by cherry blossomz. It's so good…I keep re-reading it. Go and check it out, because it's worth it. There's angst and fluff and musician Edward…it's perfection.

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BPOV, Two Weeks Later:

I stood over the frying pan, absentmindedly playing with the ends of my ponytail as I watched over the bacon and eggs. "When did you learn how to cook!" Renée exclaimed, walking into the kitchen wearing her bathrobe. I turned around and forced a smile.

"Um, Edward taught me." I said, and I couldn't make the smile stay on my face. Saying Edward's name, even thinking it, made me hurt. I missed him more than I had ever expected to, and I couldn't stop thinking about him and Avery.

Renée nodded silently, and I turned back to the frying pans. "Well, thanks for making the coffee, too. You know I can't function without it." I nodded, and Renée continued talking as she poured herself a cup of coffee. "Are you…um, glad to be starting up school again?" She asked, and I could hear her stirring in her sugar and cream into her coffee.

"Yeah, I am." I said. After moving in with my mother again, she convinced me that returning to school was the best choice, rather than just getting my GED. She said it would be good to go back with my classmates. I agreed, thinking that maybe if I could finish up high school, I would truly feel like an adult and I could mature the way I need to. "It's a little weird that my grade is already gone, but I know a lot of kids in the grade below mine. It'll be okay."

"I'm sure it will be." Renée said, coming up behind me. "Here, honey, let me finish up breakfast and you can go get dressed." She offered, and agreed and kissed her cheek before hurrying upstairs.

This…going back to school- was a big deal. It was going to be painful and awkward, considering I had left so quickly, but I really was happy to be going back. I had to be a teenager before I could be an adult. And then maybe I could do the right thing and go back to my daughter…if Edward would ever let me come back.

I know that he must absolutely hate me right now. But he didn't love me, and he deserves to be with someone he does love. Although it kills me, I know he'll eventually find someone and realize that he never really wanted me.

I wish it weren't true. Even though I left him, Edward was so special. He was one of the best people in the world for what he had done for me and Avery, and he meant a lot to me. I cared for him so much that I left him. Although my main motive for leaving was unbelievably selfish, another reason was for him to have a better life as well. It sounded idiotic, even to me, but it was the truth. This was the decision I had made, and now I needed to stick to it.

By the time I got dressed and got downstairs, it was almost time for me to leave for school. And it felt so strange, going back to my old school. Forks High had been different, but this was my school. I knew everything about it and I felt comfortable with the teachers and with the entire place. It felt right to go back, even though I was still hurting on the inside. I missed Avery. I wanted to hold her and be with her again. But I couldn't…I had to keep reminding myself of that.

And Edward. I missed Edward just as much as I missed Avery, but I wasn't sure why. I loved Avery, but not Edward. Maybe I had just gotten so used to him being around…supporting me…caring for me. I held back tears as I ate my breakfast, because this had been my decision.

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"Oh my freaking God! Bella Swan!" A pair of arms instantly wrapped around me as I walked into the school, and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Jane!" I smiled at my old friend, who was technically a year younger than me. We had been friends last year, though, and had gotten close. "It's so good to see you!"

She laughed, her stark white teeth gleaming in the bright fluorescent lights of the school. "Same! So, you like, had a baby, right?" She asked, looking me up and down. "You can't tell at all…your body is still hot."

My smile diminished slightly as I thought of Edward and Avery, but I managed to laugh. "Thanks. Yeah, I had a baby…but she's not here. Like…she's not with me." I explained. Jane furrowed her eyebrows questionably. "It's a long story. She's with her father and I'm…not." I said weakly. She seemed to accept that, because she nodded and hooked elbows with me, leading me down the hall.

"Well, good. School was boring without you, and you don't need to be weighed down with a baby. We'll have some real fun this year."

I nodded silently, although tears prickled in my eyes.

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I'm sorry this chapter was short but I've got some things to do today! Please review, and I'll try and get another chapter up some time tomorrow or maybe early on Thursday.

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Xoxo- Melodyella aka Mellie