Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight! However, I have recently started the ETLDA (The Evil Twilight Loving Ducks of America) and we just ate a bunch of jellybeans, so we're prepared to take Stephenie Meyer down! Mwahahahaha! :D Sorry, that was really random, but I'm kind of hyper! Hehe! :D Oh, man, now I want jellybeans!

Duckies rule!

Edward's POV:

"Hey," Jasper answered the phone.

"Hey, Jasper. Is Bella there?"

"Yeah, she's here. I don't know what you did, man, but whatever it was, it must have been pretty bad. With the way she's crying, I would have thought someone had died."

"She's crying?" I felt terrible. Even though I had no idea what I'd done, I was sure she was crying because of me. The thought of causing Bella pain was too much for me to bear.

"Like a waterfall. Hold on a second."

"Is that him?" I heard Alice ask and then she started talking. "Edward?"

"Hey, Alice." My voice sounded dull and lifeless.

"You are such a jerk! I can't believe you have the nerve to call!"

"Huh?"

"Don't you 'huh' me, mister! How could you be so cruel? Bella really loved you. In fact, she still does, though you obviously aren't worth it." That just made me more confused. Obviously, I must have done something terribly wrong, though I had no idea as to what that might be.

"Can I talk to Bella?"

"No way! Not after what you did!"

"Alice, could you please just tell me what I did wrong?"

"Wow, Edward. I had no idea you could sink this low. As if you hadn't already destroyed Bella, now you have to go asking what you did wrong? Let me spell it out for you: B-A-B-Y." There was a click as she hung up and I laid down on our bed. Bella didn't want another baby? But she was so optimistic earlier. Had Alice changed her mind? No, she wouldn't do that. Had my earlier assumption been right? Had becoming pregnant opened her eyes to how much better she could do than me? I started sobbing again and hugged a pillow to my chest. It still smelled like Bella's strawberry shampoo and I wished so much that I could just hold her. But I couldn't. She didn't want me any more.

Bella's POV:

"Who was that?" I asked when Alice walked back into the living room where I was sitting and set the phone down.

"Oh, just the pizza guy. Jasper couldn't decide what kind to order, so I picked. Hey," she said as she looked down at her watch. "It's three o'clock. Time to pick up the kids." She grabbed both of our purses and handed me mine as we walked out the door. I could tell she was lying about the pizza guy, but I didn't feel up for arguing. Whoever it was, Alice had a reason for not telling me.

We headed for the daycare and got there in only five minutes. I tried to pull myself together during the car ride; I didn't want Nicky to have to know what was happening quite yet.

"How can I help you?" the woman behind the counter asked when we were inside. She was young, barely more than a teenager, by the looks of it. She must be new; I'd never seen her here before.

"Lilly and Johnny Hale and Nicky Cullen," Alice told her. I was glad she did the talking, because I was pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to say my last name without my voice cracking. I turned to watch the TV, which was currently on the news as I waited. I didn't pay much attention to what was being said; instead I thought about how I would break the news to Nicky. She loved both of us and I knew this would be difficult for her, but I couldn't make Edward love me again. What if Nicky didn't want to go with me? What if she wanted her dad? Luckily, I didn't have much time to ponder the idea since I heard the woman coming back.

"Lilly and Johnny are ready to be picked up, but Nicky isn't here."

"What?" I asked in a panicked voice. She wasn't here? What was that supposed to mean?

"Sorry, ma'am, but a Mr. Cullen came in here just half an hour ago to pick her up."

I sighed. "Can I use your phone?"

"Sure, why not? I'll be in the restroom." She picked up the phone from behind the desk and passed it over to me before getting up for the restroom. I dialed Edward's cell and waited.

"Hello?" a voice croaked when the phone was finally answered.

"Edward?" I asked, unsure of whether or not I'd dialed the correct number. He sounded as bad as me.

"Bella?" the voice, definitely Edward's, sounded hopeful.

"Yeah, listen, I-"

"Bella! Oh, thank God you called! I really want to talk-"

"Where's Nicky?" I interrupted. I really didn't want to talk to him or listen to him ramble on and hurt me more.

"At daycare. I thought you were getting her."

"Edward, this isn't funny. I know you don't love me any more, but-"

"What? Bella! How could you ever think-"

"Just please tell me she's with you!" I honestly didn't want to hear his protests that he did love me when that obviously wasn't true. I would end up believing him and then it would be that much harder when he left.

"You mean she isn't with you?" he sounded worried now and I knew he was dead serious about not having Nicky. Oh no. My baby was gone? Where could she be? She's only six years old, for crying out loud! A tap on my shoulder brought my mind back to the daycare center and Alice pointed to the TV.

"Breaking news," the anchorman was saying. "We have just received news from the Seattle Prison that an hour ago a twenty nine year old male by the name of Oliver Bearlem has just escaped from his life sentence for the rape and murder of nine women and the abuse of another woman. He's been said to go by many different names. If you've seen this man, call the number at the bottom of your screen." My attention wasn't on the number, but on the picture. It was Andrew. I gasped and started to sob as I put everything together. It was just a coincidence that he escaped right before Nicky went missing, right? No, I knew it wasn't just a coincidence.

"Bella?" Edward asked frantically. "What's going on?"

"He's got her, Edward," I cried. Alice put an arm around my shoulders to comfort me, but it didn't help.

"What? Who's got who?"

"Andrew is out, Edward, and he's got Nicky."

Oh no! Andrew's back! I know it's kind of weird that Andrew isn't his real name, but I figured that if he had previous victims and was wanted by the police, he probably would be stupid to keep going by the same name.

Okay, so I realized when I was writing this that I never even showed Nicky, so I'm thinking about having the next chapter be just random moments through out her life so you can get to know her character. Review! Please and thanks!