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BPOV

I stayed in my room the entire evening. My story for creative writing was done; it had been done for the last three days. I tried to think of another excuse to avoid Edward but I was drawing a blank with such short notice. Renesmee…

From the moment I ran into the woods to get away from him at school I had been asking myself the same question. Why did I just say that to him?

Did I mean it? Absolutely. Did I believe what I said? Hell yeah. Should I have said it? …

Yeah, there was the problem. I couldn't decide if I should have said what I really felt; especially that harshly and right when I first say him again. I was pissed; don't get me wrong, I was beyond pissed. He lied to protect me from his world and here I was a vampire with his child because of him. I didn't regret it; I never, ever regretted anything that led to Renesmee. I would do it all over again to get her and be exactly where we are now, but… damn.

I ran straight through the woods up to Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Cleveland. It would take about an hour and a half to get there and then the same for when I decided to go back. I didn't care though, I needed to hunt. I needed to let go of some of the rage I was feeling and simply be alone with my thoughts.

I had prepared myself to meet him again someday. I was prepared to explain about Renesmee and how I came to be a vampire. I was prepared for seeing him again everyday after that. Hell, I had even prepared myself to see him with a wife; a mate. But I was nowhere near prepared for him to tell me he was still in love with me; that he never stopped loving me. I was just not prepared for that.

Damn him!

The minute he said he still loved me, I was livid. And I wasn't just livid at him; I was livid at myself because at that moment I knew how much I wanted him to be telling me that. I wanted him to love me and want me and say those things to me. It made me so god damn angry though. He had no right to leave and then twenty years later, come back and have me take him back like nothing happened. It was just too easy, for him. He got to go off and have a limitless lifetime of good times and then find me eternally eighteen, and then just decide that we should get back together. It's not like he actually looked for me or came back for me. I knew it was ridiculous but I didn't care, I was simply furious with him.

I took down a hefty buck. I drained in less than a minute. I smashed the carcass into the ground after I finished and then repeated the process with two other adult deer. All of a sudden, I smelled a more delicious scent. Coyote. They were protected here and I never went after them, but damn I was tempted. I ended up shattering a large maple tree that I could barely wrap my arms around before I fled home. I aptly named the tree Edward; it was the closest I would get to inflicting physical pain on him.

I stewed upstairs in my freshly cleaned room for a long time listening to Renesmee tell Edward stories about our life over the years. I could tell he was listening to her thoughts because there were many unasked questions being answered between them. Thank God he can't hear me; thank God! I thought for certain he would be able to decipher my mental silence now that I was a vampire and I was more than pleasantly surprised when I found him having no reaction to the names I was shouting at him during our brief encounter at school. I wanted to remain a mental mute, especially with him.

I heard Renesmee get into bed and Edward telling her stories of me as a human. Seriously? He was telling her how great I was and that I had all these 'amazing' qualities as a human. I had been mean and then avoided him all night, and he was regaling our daughter with how wonderful I was when he met me.

Damn him.

I walked downstairs and heard Renesmee's heavy breathing. She was fast asleep but I could still smell Edward's… delectable scent strongly coming from her room. When I walked to in, I saw Edward standing in the middle of the floor watching her. He must have been leaving and then lost himself in her like I always did. She was so easy to love. It was like you couldn't help it. I had a feeling that even if she wasn't my daughter I would feel a pull to her; to love her and protect her from anything that would cause her harm.

I watched him for a few minutes; he had to know that I was there, but he just didn't want to look away from her. It was hard for me to imagine what this must be like for him. He found out, only mere hours ago, that he had a twenty year old daughter with his high school, human girlfriend. As mad as I was, I felt sympathy for the loss I'm sure he felt.

"She hates to be watched while she sleeping. She claims it creeps her out."

"Sorry, I uh… I just can't believe I haven't known her for twenty years. I just want to know her. I want to know everything about her." He was genuine and I gave right into it, for her.

"She's a girly-girl. She loves fashion. She's totally a 'mini-Alice.' But she loves the outdoors and always comes with me to hunt when she knows I'm going, even though she doesn't go as often since she can live off of human food. She just loves to see the nature of it all." He nodded.

"Her favorite color is russet brown, but she claims its fuchsia because it's girly and brown isn't." She tended to buy me more brown tops than any other color since she knew I would wear them, but she would always end up 'borrowing' them from me later. "Till she was three, the only human food she would even attempt to eat was bananas; it's still her favorite food." He nodded again; encouraging more information from me, so I continued.

"She is obsessed with music, and even though she loves all the popular, top 40 hits; she actually prefers to discover the music that nobody likes yet. She has quite a variety of taste ranging from rock to country, classical to alternative. She even likes rap and R & B. She found a CD with your compositions on it, and she listens to one before she goes to bed almost every night." I knew it was the CD that Alice left in the trunk, but I wasn't ready to have that conversation with him. He started to speak, but I pressed on.

"Since she was four, she has believed in all things mythical. She claims that if vampires exist, then so do mermaids, ghosts, fairies, and werewolves." He laughed but I couldn't find it in me to ask why.

"She reads mysteries and science fiction for fun, although she has read all of the classics because I love them. She claimed they were too 'old' for her, but her favorite book is actually Romero and Juliet. She declares she finds the classic Shakespeare language interesting, but she once said it's all about the love story; that it reminds her of you and me."

I hadn't meant to go that far. I just wanted to tell him things that a parent should know; things that she wouldn't think to share with him. Things that he would have to learn over time, but the time had already passed.

He turned around to speak but I started first.

"You should go." I didn't mean it to be mean and I said it as flatly as I could. I just knew he should.

I walked out of Renesmee's room and to the foyer to see him out. As he approached, I opened the door; he stopped though.

"Bella…"

"Don't. I'm sorry I went off. I was just…"

"I know, I was shocked too. But you didn't have any warning like I did."

"No, I didn't." We stood there for a few minutes. We impersonated statues very well.

"Bella, I'm sorry. I had no idea the mistake I was making when I left. There's no excuse but I have to say it. I love-"

"Please, don't." I had to make it clear. I had to tell him there was no 'us.' I needed him to know I was glad he was here, but for Renesmee. "I am sorry I yelled at you today."

"I would have used the verb, growled, but okay." He joked. Seriously, he was joking right now?

"Fine, I'm sorry I growled at you today. But, I am glad you're here. Renesmee has been obsessed with meeting you for the last… eighteen years, and I'm sorry you didn't know about her. I don't know how I could have changed that, or even if I would, but I am sorry. And I'm sorry because I wanted her to myself and just never felt the desire to change that. It was selfish.

"She's the most important thing in my world and she always comes first. That's why I'm glad you're here; why I'm glad you all are here. For her. I have missed you all too, but Edward… there's no us. It's just too late."

"Bella-"

"Please." I needed him to accept it. "Please, be her Daddy, she's wanted that for so long. We're her parents and I want to be your friend. I have missed you, but we're not us anymore."

I opened the door further, hoping he would take my subtle hint and go home. "I'll see you Wednesday, Edward."

"Wednesday?"

"Yeah, tomorrow's a sunny day. I don't know about you, but we were planning on ditching tomorrow." I tried to lighten the mood and also hint that I wanted him to leave by opening the door further still.

"I guess I would have known that if I had talked to Alice." He looked at his phone and I could see the flashing screen. 82 unread messages, 14 new voicemails. "Joy. She must be dying to get a hold of me."

I reached to my back pocket and pulled out my wallet. "Here, you told Renesmee you wanted time with her before she met your family. I'm sure Alice is going out of her mind with questions. Why don't you show her a photo?" I handed him a pretty recent picture of Renesmee.

"Thank you, you mind if I keep it; till I can get a few pictures of my own?" His eyes were so dazzling I was having a hard time concentrating.

Damn him.

"Sure, keep it. I got others."

He nodded and then looked up at me with a gigantic smile plastered to his face. "Why don't you and her come over tomorrow? She can meet everyone and you can see them all again. I'm guessing you didn't see any of your family today. I can come and pick you two up." I didn't miss the 'your family' when he spoke it, but I certainly wasn't going to use it.

"No, I didn't see your family today. I'm sure Renesmee would love to meet them though. Why don't you come pick her up around ten; she should be up by then?" I knew he would pick it up that I wasn't intending to join them, but he didn't mention it. I'm sure he was planning something, but I couldn't seem to care. He said 'goodnight' and headed to his car; but not before managing an admiring glance as my own car.

Damn him.

A/N: Okay, I know it's a little shorter, but again this is only part two of this particular night and there is still a part three. Bet you're dying to know who's in that one, huh?

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Here's your homework: Send me questions! (PMs, if possible) I want questions that the Cullens should ask Renesmee and Bella when they all meet. I know what's going to happen but I don't want to miss something important and then hate my chapter, and it will probably be a VERY long chapter as it is (Ch18). Please and Thank You!

And as if you care, I must say that I had a horrible time choosing a chapter title. Several songs worked and here are the alternates; Under Control by Parachute, Not Ready to Make Nice by The Dixie Chicks, White Horse by Taylor Swift and Already Gone by Kelly Clarkson. If you care, let me know which one you liked or if This Boy by James Morrison works since Bella and Edward are both represented. Otherwise disregard my internal struggles, :)

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