A/N- Thanks for the reviews and sorry for the wait.

Three weeks, that is all it took for Jake to find out that coming back to Fork was a bad idea. In all honesty living with Charlie wasn't that bad; the older man gave him plenty of space and took care of Elijah when Jake was working, but was to slow paced compared to L.A., which was getting on Jake's nerves. Plus he had to avoid the Cullens at all times. Not like it was easy, the Cullens were very prominent members of the community. Avoidance was hard, but not entirely impossible.

There were times he saw Carlisle and Esme around town, but he always made sure that they couldn't see him or Elijah. He didn't know if they knew about him and Edward's break up, something he doubted Edward ever bothered to mention to his adoptive parents and he didn't want to be to the one to say what happened.

Letting out a yawn, Jake pulled himself out of bed feeling stiff and went to take a hot shower. Last night had been brutal. Sam had invited him to a cook out and after eating, all of the boys played full contact football. More than once Jake got slammed on the ground by Paul wanting some type of revenge. It took Sam and a few other guys to hold him back, so he wouldn't kill Paul.

After he was finished, Jake got dressed and went downstairs to find Charlie sipping on coffee while Elijah ran around the house chasing after Charlie's dog. After years of living alone, Charlie finally sick of being lonely broke down and adopted a dog.

"Morning Jake," Charlie said pouring him a cup of coffee.

"Thanks."

"Still sore?"

"Oh my god yes, I am never playing football again." Sitting at the table, Jake listened as his son shriek with laughter.

Charlie just smiled at the young man as he sat across from him. Despite being friends with Billy, Jake wasn't really a part of his life growing up, but now from what he heard from Billy; Jake needed all the help he could get, which was one of the reasons Charlie invited him to stay with him, but he didn't like the idea of Jake only staying for a month. He felt that a month was not enough for Jake to get his life in order. "You feel good enough to work on some cars today?"

"Yeah even if I was paralyzed from the neck down I would find a way to work. Whose car am I working on today?"

"Dr. Cullen's he specifically asked for you to come and work."

"Great," Jake mumbled swallowing the rest of his coffee. "How did they find out I was in town and fixing cars?"

"Jake the town has just over 3500 people, where everybody almost knows each other. They were going to find out about you being in town. But I hardly doubt they know why you came back. Hell I don't even know the full details."

"And that is a good thing." Charlie gave him a strange look. "Really Charlie it is just best that you don't know about what happened in the last few months."

"Okay Jake, I do need talk to you about something."

"What?"

"I want you and Elijah to stay around a little bit longer. This one month deal is not going to work especially if you are trying to get your life back in order."

"But I promised Quil and Embry that I would go back after a month and I have to keep that promise. Being back in Forks reminds me why I left in the first place. Living here is fine, but once you get an idea what life is away from a small town or reservation it is too hard to come back. Charlie, I really do appreciate what you have done for me, but being here is not my place anymore."

"I can't understand that Jacob. You're only twenty; you have enough time to look at life and see what you want to do differently."

"And I'm doing that, going to Los Angeles and trying to make my own way and I will admit I made stupid mistakes, but now I know how to fix them without that much help."

"Fine Jacob do what you want, but you can always come back here for a rest."

"Thanks Charlie."

Playing the last few notes of his song, Edward looked up at his crowd of adoring fans wishing that Jacob was among them calling his name or better yet waiting backstage with Elijah in his arms and Nessie at his side. But in reality that wasn't the case. Jacob still hated him and Edward hadn't seen him in weeks. From sources, he knew that Jake was back in Forks living with Charlie Swan. Why him, Edward could not figure out, but at least he knew where to go once everything was done soon. But luckily for Edward due to reasons beyond his immediate control the rest of the tour had been canceled early, so now he and Nessie could return home. Edward could take a long needed rest and work on the rest of his projects. But the most important project was to reunite with Jacob and beg for the other man's forgiveness.

Edward knew it wouldn't be easy; Jacob was stubborn pure and simple and if Edward was correct Elijah would grow up to be the same way. But with his plan he hoped things would go smoothly.

"Thank you for fixing my car, Jacob," said Carlisle standing near him. He had known Jacob had come back to Forks a while ago, well because he had seen Jacob, but also because Alice and Edward had told him. It had been his wish that Jacob would come to him and Esme to explain about the situation between him and Edward and allow them to see Elijah, but that had not been the case.

"No problem Mr. Cullen."

"How is Elijah?"

"He's good, getting bigger everyday. He also has a month on him."

"Esme and I would love to see him sometime. Maybe we can take the two of you out to dinner."

"Thanks for the offer Mr. Cullen, but I can't."

"Jacob whatever happened between you and Edward…"

"It was nothing, we just broke up." Getting up, Jake wiped the dirt from his clothes. "Look Mr. Cullen it was good to see you again, but due to me and Edward not being together anymore. I think it would be in my and Elijah's best interests if we don't continue any contact with you or your wife."

"And what about Renesmee she loves you like her own father."

"I can't be a part of her life either. I miss her, but I can't be around her." Not feeling like talking about the issue anymore, Jake grabbed his stuff and walked off. In response, Carlisle just sighed and went to try and get in contact with Edward.

I don't know why I'm doing this, thought Edward as he sat at a small picnic table. The concrete pale blue ways made him depressed, but he tried to push it out. Visiting Bella was the first part of his plan.

Bella walked into the room and immediately sat across from him. "Surprising seeing you here," she said.

"I know; not like I wanted to come."

"How is my daughter?"

"Well you should know that she isn't your child, she's mine. I think you gave up all legal rights to her when you tried to kill me."

She growled, "Why are you here?"

"Well after I broke up with you…well before that messy incident I found someone that I truly loved—"

"It better not be that whore that you hired as a nanny," she interrupted.

"I would appreciate if you not call him that. Look the only reason I came is to say I dropped all charges against you."

"What?"

"I have to practice the art of forgiveness, but since I am dropping the charges, it doesn't mean that you can come back in Renesmee's life."

"That's not fair."

"I think it is. You have seriously fucked up our child's mind and for her to heal; I rather not have you around her."

"Our child?"

"No Bella my child. Despite you cheating with anything with a penis; I had the tests done and Renesmee is officially my daughter. Shocking because she doesn't look that much like me, but I accept the fact that my blood runs through her veins and I rather have her be mentally sane."

"You came to rub all of this in my face."

"Yes, I did and to have you sign some papers."

"What?"

"One to relinquish all parental rights to Renesmee, another is a legal bonding contract that says that if you do you will be paid a sum to go on with your life, the third is a privacy clause that you will never speak about our relationship or my relationship with Jacob to anyone or you will be sued for slander and the last one is that you have to fully participate in therapy sessions and make an effort to get mentally sane, then possibly I will allow Renesmee to have supervised visits with you for a few hours. When she gets thirteen, she is allowed to have the right to say if she wants more time with you."

"I'm not relinquishing rights to my child."

"See you don't have a chose in the matter."

"I'll fight this."

"With what money? You've been living off my money and I hardly doubt your dad will help or your mom and stepdad and there is no way that my parents will give you a single penny."

"Mike Newton."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Pathetic," he said getting up from the table. "Just sign the contracts and you'll be out of here soon."

"I won't sign anything without my lawyer."

"Fine and next visit I'll bring mine so we can't sort this little thing out." Smirking he got up and left leaving her a bit confused, but she knew all she wanted to do was strangle him.

"Daddy, what are we doing back in Forks?" Nessie asked as she played with her fingers, since the town didn't interest her that much she found it a waste of time to be there.

"Well Jacob and Elijah are here and I need to go talk to Jake and win him back."

"How?"

"In a way you wouldn't understand." Turning the corner in his rental car, he saw Charlie Swan's house. After seeing Bella, he and Nessie had taken the first flight they could to Seattle and decided to drive all the way back to Forks a long three almost four hour drive, but it did give Edward time to think and finalize his plan to win Jacob back and he hoped he could do it soon. Because he didn't have much time he needed to be in New York in the next four days for business and then to Washington D.C. for an event.

Parking the car, he took a deep breath and went up to the front door and knocked, but no one came to the door. He didn't find it all that strange, so he knocked one more time and still no one came to the door. Figuring Jake wasn't at home, he just decided to go to his parents' house to drop Nessie off and to go off to look for Jake and Elijah.

Hours later he still hadn't found Jake around town, the next place to go would be La Push. Going to the reservation, he located Jake's childhood home and went to the front door hoping that the other man was there. After knocking, instead of seeing Jacob open the door, it was an older version of Jacob in a wheelchair.

Billy sat almost stunned that Edward Cullen was at his front door. "Can I help you?" he stammered out.

"Is Jacob here?"

"What do you want with my son?"

"I'm a friend of his."

"Bullshit!"

"No it's true, we met in L.A. and we became friends. Sir he lived with me for awhile and I am really close to Elijah."

All Billy could say was come in. Edward walked into the small house wondering how Jake had grown up here along with Elijah. Taking a seat on the couch, he stared at Billy across from him. "Exactly what is the relationship between you and my son?" he asked.

Edward had never felt so nervous in his life as his eyes drifted down to the carpet. "Well…um…we were in love with each other."

"Go on."

"We were in love; he actually lived with me and my daughter and I helped him get a job and…um…I…um. I really screwed things up with him. I betrayed him and believe me I am so sorry about what I did to him. It took a lot for him to even trust me in first place and I screwed everything up with a selfish act."

"What did you do," Billy said slowly trying to take in all of the information.

"I cheated on him and I thought I could hide it, but I was called out and now my daughter and I are suffering because my decision."

"So why are you here?"

"To beg for his forgiveness to say that I'm sorry about how I treated him and how things ended the last time we saw each other. Mr. Black if you know anything about me…I normally don't do this. But I love your son more than anything on this Earth. I love Elijah like he is my own child."

"This is the first time I heard you two were involved."

"And I'm sorry that Jacob never said anything; I know you're angry—"

"Not angry just disappointed that he couldn't come to me and tell me about how he had some secret life while in Los Angeles and dating a celebrity."

"Well he knew you would have a problem with him being gay."

"Edward at this point he could tell me anything and I wouldn't be surprised. Believe me nothing is more shocking is when your fifteen year old comes to you and says he is going to be a daddy. Since you know a lot about Jacob tell me how he was in L.A. and tell me the truth."

Edward felt a little unsure, but felt that Billy had to know how his son lived. Quickly he got into an explanation about Jake's life in Los Angeles. He mentioned the prostitution and Damien and a variety of other things, but never what he did to Elijah. Billy sat there stunned unsure about how to take in all the information about his son. He knew Jake would suffer some troubles, but to actually go out and sell his body was shocking. And if Quil and Embry knew why in the hell didn't they stop him.

"Mr. Black."

Silently Billy just shook his head knowing that there was no way that Jacob would go back to L.A. with Elijah. "He always mentioned that his life was going well."

"It hasn't and he told me he didn't want you to think of him as a failure. Look he should have told you everything himself, but he didn't want you to worry about him."

"I worried about him since the day he was born—"

Before he could go on, Jake came through the house with Elijah in his arms. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Edward. "What the hell are you doing here?" he asked.

"Jake, I came to make things up with you."

"No just leave."

"I won't, I feel extremely guilty about how we ended. I want to make things up if you give me the chance."

"No."

"Leave my daddy alone," yelled Elijah.

Edward stood there shocked at Elijah's outburst, but understood his anger. "Jacob, I didn't come here without reason."

"Why are you talking to my dad?"

"Why haven't you told me the truth about what has been happening in L.A?" asked Billy.

"You told him why would you do that?"

"He needs to know Jake about all the hurt you have gone through."

"And it is a good thing he told me, you are forbidden to go back to Los Angeles," Billy said.

"You can't do that," shouted Jake. "I'm not a child anymore. I have a child of my own and a job."

"And you let your son be in an abusive situation. Jake, you're my son and I always have the need to protect you."

"You can't protect me from anything and I don't need protection, not from you not from anyone."

"Yes you do."

Putting Elijah down, Jake walked right up to Billy. "No I don't. And you," he said turning to Edward. "Had no right to come here and spill my personal life to my dad."

"He had a right to know, because obviously you weren't going to tell him."

"But you still didn't have the right," Jake screamed. "I'm not your boyfriend anymore, so you can't make decisions for me."

"But I can still look out for you and do what I think is right, so you can improve your life."

"You're not my father."

"I never said that I was. But I do love you."

"Bullshit, you cheated on me after it took so long to gain my trust."

"It was a mistake and now I am trying to rectify it that's why I have given you your space."

"Don't talk to me, just leave."

"No."

"Dad," Jake whined. "Make him leave. I didn't come by the house to see him, but you."

"Jake stop whining, he is obviously trying to make some attempt to get you back."

"Why do you care? You hate that I'm gay."

"I don't hate that. What I hate is how you put your life in danger to many times and how you felt that you couldn't at least call or write a letter letting me know that you were gay," said Billy. "But there nothing I can do about it. Look I am not in this situation between you two, so Jake leave Elijah here and go talk to him."

"No."

"Want to stay with Grandpa," the child whined in the same tone he heard his daddy do.

"See your own child knows that you two have to be alone, so leave."

"Fine," huffed Jake walking out the front door almost slamming it behind him.

Outside, Edward followed Jake to a beaten down shed that held an old Volkswagen rabbit that locked that it had seen better days. Not wanting to be near him, Jake opened the door of the car and sat inside. Edward decided not to speak and leave Jake to his thoughts.

As Jake sat in his first love he couldn't understand why Edward had come back, maybe it was some type of control issue, but he wasn't too sure. So he asked. "Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why do you want me back so much? Why should I even take you back?"

"You shouldn't and I know what I did was unforgivable."

"Then why did you do it? Why? You knew I had commitment issues and yet you still went out and cheated on me after you promised you wouldn't. I loved you Edward. And I still do, but you promised that you would never hurt me, but you did."

"And I was wrong I truly admit that. I'm trying to change and I have already taken steps."

"Like what?"

"I have left Tanya."

"And."

"I visited Bella, because I want her to relinquish all parental rights to Renesmee and to tell her that I am dropping the charges against her."

Jake sat there shocked. "No way."

"Yes, and I am trying to take steps in being a better father."

"I doubt that."

"I am."

"Where is she?"

"With my parents and she misses you like crazy. Don't tell me you don't miss her?"

"I do, but like I told your dad I can't be a part of her life anymore because of you."

"Jake, I know forgiveness is hard, and I can apologize so many times. But all I ask is one more chance. If I fuck up this next time you can kick me out of your life forever. Please, I don't deserve this chance, but I would like it."

"Even if I did give you one more chance, what about your public image?"

"I'll come out as gay. If it destroys my career; I don't care. I have enough money to support you, me and the kids for years." Seeing Jake's indifferent face, Edward decided to try a different approach. "Can I take you on a date?"

"Date?"

"Yes, I mean we never had a proper one before. Tonight, I want to do dinner and a movie. I know it is clichéd, but work with me."

Jake almost laughed in Edward's face, but decided to go along. "Fine pick me up from my dad's house at 8."

"Thanks."

"This date doesn't mean anything."

"I know, but thank you for the chance for me to spend time with you again."

"You should go."

"Alright." Edward resisted the urge to kiss Jake, but just walked out and back to the car to get ready for tonight."

A/N- Next chapter the date and a very big decision will be made.