Epov

I was meeting up with Emmett today. We both had been so busy this past few days with getting our apartments set up, that we needed to catch up. Jasper was also meeting us there. I was glad I decided to move back home, Jasper and I had kind of lost touch over the years, I guess living on opposite ends of the country will do that to you though.

"Edward" I heard Emmett as soon as I walked into the bar. Jasper was there as well, Walking over I shook both there hands. As I sat down, I ordered a Jack and Coke.

"So, how's everything going?" Jasper asked me.

"Good, how about you? How is life, I know we kind of lost touch for a while." I asked him.

"It's been pretty good; Alice and I are still going strong. My nephew Ethan is growing like a weed. Before I know it, he'll be 11." At the mention of his nephew Jasper stopped abruptly.

"Wait. Nephew? You don't have any siblings how could you have a nephew?" I asked confused.

"Well, I guess biologically i'm not his uncle, but Bella doesn't have much family and she and Alice are still real close…" He trailed off; something was off, Jasper seemed almost nervous.

"Bella? You mean Bella Swan? When did she get married?"

Clearing his throat, he responded. "She didn't she's a single mother. Doesn't know who the father is."

I sat there dumbfounded. Bella had a kid? He's almost 11; she must have gotten pregnant right after graduation. That must have been hard; I wonder how she's been all these years. I was just about to ask Jasper some more questions about Bella when, Emmett jumped in.

"I saw Ethan the other day. I'm dating this girl Rose from the hospital and she's best friends with Alice and Bella. I swear if I didn't know better, he could be a miniature version of you, Eddie Boy!" Emmett chuckled. I hated when he called me that. Besides, there's no way Bella's child could look anything like me we've nev…. OH SHIT! We did. I don't remember much from that night, I supposed being drunk, protection didn't even enter our minds.

I must have been sitting there in silence longer then I thought because, I felt a hand on my shoulder slightly shaking me.

"Edward, man are you ok? You look like shit." Jasper was looking at me now with concern, and something else that I couldn't identify.

"I…um…You said that Bella's kid is 10 now?" He nodded.

"You don't know who the father is? She never said who it was?" Again, he nodded.

I know there's something he's not saying. The Jasper I know doesn't act like this. He doesn't get nervous. Taking in a huge breath, he leaned against the bar before speaking.

"Look man, this is something you need to talk to Bella about. I don't want to get into the middle of it. You're both my friends but honestly, this is between the two of you."

He never came out and said it, but it was enough conformation for me. I possibly have a child. With Bella Swan. I have a son. Jasper said his name was Ethan. I've missed out on 10 years of his life. With that thought, I became angry. How dare she keep my son from me. I know I moved away but she could have asked Jasper for my number. That thought led to another, Jasper knew, this whole fucking time he knew. I looked up at him.

"What the fuck? In ten years and the dozens of times we spoke, you couldn't say, oh by the way I think you may have a child back here in Seattle." At this point I was out of my chair and pacing.

"She never told us directly it was you. Not that we needed to know, he looks just like you. But I couldn't do that to her. Besides, I had no direct proof that he's yours. Don't go barging out of here to find her though, you're mad, that's understandable. But, you weren't around, so you have no idea the sacrifices she's had to make raising your son. I know why she did it though, I overheard her and Ali talking one night, her intentions were good, but I still think she should of told you. As for why I didn't tell you, it wasn't my place. Bella is just as much my friend as you are and I couldn't betray her like that." He finished, regaining his confidence towards the end. Looking at Jasper now, he seemed almost lighter, like a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders. Sighing, I slumped back into my seat, and pinched the bridge of my nose. "What am I going to do? I can't just show up at her door step and demand to see my kid."

Grabbing his phone from his pocket, I already knew who he was dialing. "Ali, are you by yourself? We need to talk and I can't have Bella around for this conversation. Edward knows. We have no Idea what to do about it though, we need your help. Ok, love you too, bye." Pocketing his phone, he turned to me.

"She said to sit tight and she'd take care of it." Nodding I turn back to my drink and down, it. I'm going to need another one. A quiet had settled over us. I had almost forgotten Emmett was even there until he spoke.

"So, Bella Swan, huh? Was she any good?" Not even looking at him, I slapped him across the back of his head and went back to my drink.

Bpov

I was just putting the finishing touches on dinner, when I heard the front door open. I knew immediately that it was Alice. The only other person with a key to my apartment was Charlie and he would have called before coming over. Looking up when I hear the clack, clack of her heels stop, I see something that I've never seen before. Alice looks afraid.

Rushing over to her I take her hands into mine, "what's wrong Ali, is it Jasper? Charlie?" Nothing could have prepared me for what came out of her mouth, "He knows Bella, Edwards back, and he knows that Ethan is his." I drop her hands like I've been burned.

"How could he know? Did Jasper tell him? Oh god he's going to be furious! What am I going to do Ali? What if he tries to take my son away from me, I can't let that happen. Maybe I could leave. He can't take Ethan, if he can't find us" At this point I was more talking to my self then Alice. I started calculating how much I had in the bank and thinking about how much we'd need, when I was brought back to reality by a soft but firm slap to my cheek.

"Bella snap the fuck out of it! Leaving? Are you insane? You can't leave; your lives are here, not to mention your job. You've been running from this for the past 10 years. Its time to face it. You said you would tell Edward one day, and that day has come."

I slumped down on my couch. I knew she was right, that still doesn't mean I wasn't terrified of how this was going to go. How do you even begin to tell someone that you have a child together?

I looked up at my best friend, I know she could see all the questions I had, but her response was, "I don't know Bella. I know you're scared, you just have to trust that Edward won't do anything rash; I really don't believe he'll take him from you. He's more hurt then anything that he's missed out on so much."

Tears filled my eyes when she mentioned this. I hadn't really meant to let so many years slip by without telling him, I had let fear over rule my common sense. I just had to pray that Edward forgives me.

Once I had calmed down, I began to come up with a plan. "OK, I think that Edward and I need to meet somewhere, I think a discussion needs to had before anything else gets decided. You said that he's back? You mean like he's moved back here?" She nodded. For the first time this evening, she's got a smile on her face.

"This is going to be so great Bella! Ethan will finally have his father! Maybe you and Edward can finally get together."

Shaking my head I stopped her right there. " No, Edward and I won't be together, we were only together once and we were both drunk at the time. Besides I'm sure he has a gorgeous supermodel girlfriend, so there really isn't any point in talking about it." Changing subjects, I asked. "Will you set up mine and Edwards meeting? Maybe see if he's available sometime tomorrow? We could maybe meet at the coffee shop?"

Standing up, she made her way to me, "I'll take care of it, don't worry. I'll text you the details when I get them, ok?" Nodding my head, I stand up; we embrace for a few seconds, before she moves to the door. With a quick "see ya later!" she's gone.

Walking down the hallway, I make my way to my son's room. He's lying on his bed, ear buds in and book in his hand. I watch him for a few minutes before making my presence known. Looking up when I sit on his bed, his green eyes always catch me off guard. No one could deny he was Edward Cullen's child, if it wasn't the green eyes, it was the gorgeous bronze hair.

Taking out one of the ear buds, I said, "Dinner's ready, come eat."

"Ok, mom." He bookmarked his spot. And jumped off his bed.

Looking back at me, still sitting on his bed, he spoke, "you coming too, or are you just going to sit there all night?" he grinned.

Laughing, I got up and caught up with him. Slinging my arm around his shoulder, I gave him a sideways hug. Things were about to change around here. Weather they are for the good or the bad, I don't know. I just have to pray that fate is kind to me and that eventually Edward and Ethan both forgive me for keeping them apart.

A/N: So, Edward knows now and you've gotten a small dose of Ethan. Next up is there coffee shop meeting. Any thoughts on how it might go? Let me know! Also, As far as any kind of schedule goes, I'm going to try and update, 1-2 times a week. I will promise you now that I won't go a month without updating unless; I'm deathly sick and dying or dead. Until next time, happy Reading!

Jenny