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Bella's POV

After the encounter with Edward at the store I was paranoid about going outside especially with Kimberly. I would take her to school and drive back home and manage the store finances from there. If the store became rather busy I would pop in but only if it was necessary. Everyone told me that I should live my life like I had been but I was scared of losing my daughter. If I went out and Edward saw her, he would notice the similarities they shared. I didn't know him anymore but I doubted he would neglect a child of his. I couldn't bear lose her; she was my life.

I felt bad for how the ice-cream date with Kimberly went. It was supposed to be a fun filled evening to celebrate her first day of pre-school. Instead Emmett and I just sat there listening to her and making small comments about her story.

To make up for it I arranged a picnic at a park not to far from our house. Jasper and Emmett were at the playground with Kimberly and Bryant while the girls and I stayed back at the table with baby Chris. I had him in my lap feeding him his bottle like I would when Kimberly was small.

She had grown up around my friends and the people I cared about but I wasn't satisfied. Before Bryant was born she spent a lot of time with Emmett but now they had to make space for her. Chris was still small so Jasper could still play with her. They all loved her and did activities with her but it wasn't what I would have chosen. She had started noticing that she didn't have her own daddy like everyone else did. At the park we would see couples together and she would comment on how the children had two parents.

When she asked if she had a father it broke my heart. Even if she commented without meaning anything about it, it still hurt. I wasn't enough for her.

She wanted to know where he was and why he wasn't with her like Emmett was with Bryant. I always reproached myself for lying to her; I told her that she did have a dad but that he flew a lot. The lie was that he was an airplane pilot that was always flying. When she saw an airplane passing through the sky she pointed at it and said that that was where her daddy was.

I spent countless nights crying because my daughter didn't have what she deserved. I blamed and I hated Edward for that. None of this wouldn't have mattered if I hadn't gotten pregnant; but if I hadn't I don't know where I would have gotten the courage to confront life.

Kimberly was what got me through life. I was selfless before but now I went through anything for her. I confronted what I had to and I would keep on doing so.

Having Edward back was harder than I had thought. I always imagined what our encounter would be like but either way I could never be ready.

All I knew was that he wasn't getting near my daughter. He had left not caring about me and along the way not caring about her. If he had loved me like he had told me than he would have called and with that call he would have found out about his daughter. Now I did not care what he thought or what he felt. I did not care about him at all. He was the one person I loved who deceived me.

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I took Kimberly to school the next morning and stopped by a bakery for coffee and donuts. I waited for my order to be ready and meanwhile I read the paper.

"Bella." I turned to see Edward staring at me. His face was still bruised but I couldn't help feel rejoiced. His bruises and cuts were nothing compared to mine. His would heal but mine had been engraved.

"Here you go." I was given my order and tried to leave but Edward stopped me.

"Bella we need to talk."

"No we don't Edward." I dodged him and headed to my car as fast as I could.

"Bella!" He ran after me taking my arm and spinning me around causing the coffee to spill on my hand.

"Ow!" As a reaction to the burning sensation to the coffee I dropped the other drinks.

"Let me help you." Edward took my hand in his and looked over it.

"Don't touch me!" My hand stung but his touch felt like acid.

"Bella let me take you to the hospital." He implored.

"Just stop!" I pulled my hand away from his and dropped the donut box.

"Just leave me alone!" I was irritated and about to cry. I hated having him close because even though I felt nothing like I once did it still hurt and petrified me to have him close.

"I need to explain things to you. I never meant to break the promises I made to you. I meant it when I promised that I would love you forever." His eyes were tearing but I wasn't letting that get to me.

"I don't care! Your promises mean nothing to me. Your words are worthless! I don't care about you or what you have done with your life. I have my life set out and that's all that matters to me. I'm now the person whom I imagined myself to be- Independent and strong. I'm not that stupid girl who needed you or anybody for protection. I've grown up and I can confront life on my own."

"Bella I never stopped loving you and I know that you still love me." He gripped my shoulders and pulled me close to him.

"No I don't Edward." I laughed darkly and shoved him off me. "If I once loved you now I feel nothing. With time all the feelings I felt towards you died. It wasn't long before I forgot you and now I have my life set out for me."

"Are you married?" He asked staring at me firmly.

"I have the one person whom I love most in this world with me. Waking up and knowing that they are beside me and that they love me is all I could have wished for." I wasn't married or in love but I did have the one small person I adored in this world- my daughter Kimberly.

"I love you Bella, I want you back in my life by my side." His tears were slipping from his eyes.

"Damn it Edward leave me alone! You are married and I have my life now! The day you left I begged you not to go now I'm telling you to leave!" I had to get away my words were breaking and my confidence was crumbling.

And with that he stepped back and wiped his tears. As strongly as I could I took the opportunity to get in my car and drive off.

I didn't get far before I pulled over.

I searched for my phone and dialed Alice.

"Alice come get me." I begged, tears flowing down my face I dropped my phone and started to shake violently. It was hard to breath and I didn't have the strength to get out of the car. I felt like giving up, like letting everything go and not caring. As much as I had loved him, now I detested him.

It seemed like an eternity sitting in my car. I was dry out of tears but my head was spinning. My thoughts, my rancor swam through my head.

"Bella!" Alice had found me. She yanked the car door open and sat in the passenger seat. "Bella what happened?" She padded my head and embraced me.

"I hate him." I repeated. "I hate him."

(A/N) Thank you to everyone who has commented and who has read my story. Everyone's reviews and opinions have helped a lot. I think about what you have to say which helps me create the next chapter. Thank you all so much. I am glad you are enjoying this story and I hope you keep on doing so. Please Review and let me know what you are thinking! Thank you again!

Oh!... one more thing… When Kimberly speaks (because she will) would you prefer four year old talk…(not complete words and such)… or normal???