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APOV

I read Edward's note, again.

I'm sure you saw something. Just let me have some time to deal with it. Don't tell anyone about her. I'll explain what I can when I get home. It's complicated.

Edward

Of course, it's complicated! Bella is back; then she disappears from my visions, like she always does. Then on top of that, I get this damn note with his car keys. And then he disappears shortly after. I'm going out of my mind here!

"Alice, what's going on?" I pocketed the note and looked up from the front steps I was sitting on to see Jasper leaning in the doorframe. "You're tense and frustrated; I'm guessing Edward is lying about something."

"No, not lying; he's just flat-out not telling me anything at all." I looked back to the ground and slumped down; in a very human way.

"Is it about… you know who?" I had already explained that we couldn't say anything to the rest of the family yet, per Edward's request, so we weren't mentioning Bella's name anywhere near the property.

"Yes, I think he's with her, but I can't see. And he's not answering my messages!"

"Just calm down, please?" I heard the need in his voice.

Between my emotions, the family's confusion, and his own sympathy for me; it was draining him.

"Okay… oh! It's about time!" Just as I tried to relax, I saw Edward driving up the street in my car. He swiped it from the house while I was in my World History class; I nearly screamed his name when I saw it happening. "I'll be back, promise; but I want to catch him before he gets too close." I kissed his cheek and ran to meet Edward.

***

Do you not know how to answer a call or text message?!

He pulled the car over and I got into my own car to talk to him. "Sorry Alice, I was preoccupied."

I'll bet.

"You saw her." He knew I had, so he didn't even bother to form it as a question.

"Of course, I saw her. Although, now I can't. As soon as she walked away from you, I lost her. Then I saw her hunting; I was going to go after her, but I didn't recognize the place; we haven't been here long enough to venture far to hunt yet. Then I couldn't see either of you the entire night; what's going on?"

"Wait, you haven't seen me at all tonight?"

No! That's what I just said!

"You didn't see Renesmee either?" His brow furrowed and he looked confused.

"Who is Renesmee?" What is a 'Renesmee?'

He quirked a smile and looked at me. "Renesmee… is my daughter; me and Bella's daughter."

What? Vampires don't have kids. Vampires can't have kids. And even if they did, you need to have sex to have a kid. And Bella and Edward never… I mean, I would have seen; even though I wouldn't have wanted too. Still, I would have seen it happen, or at least progress to that…

No, it doesn't matter, even if they did, vampires can not have children, they just can't. We would have known this. Carlisle would have known; Rosalie and Esme would have jumped at the chance…

"Alice."

No, it's impossible. Vampires cannot reproduce, it's a physical impossibility. Bella and Edward couldn't have a daughter. I sat there for several minutes arguing the fact that Edward and Bella couldn't have a child to myself when Edward finally knocked me out of my reverie.

"Alice! We have a daughter. I wouldn't have believed it either… but… we do. Just trust me on it. She was conceived the typical way, okay? The night before Bella's birthday. I don't know why you didn't see it, but I'm rather glad you didn't. Hopefully Carlisle can figure out how exactly it is possible, but Bella believes that the whole 'female human' fact was the key to that question. But honestly, I haven't had time to consider it."

You really have a daughter?

He smiled; that smile was the largest one he's produced since we left Forks. "Yes." He shifted in his seat to pull out a picture. He handed it to me. "She's stunning, isn't she?"

Oh my…

I looked at the girl in the picture. She looked about seventeen years old. Her hair was in ringlets; colored bronze just like Edward. Her eyes were the beautiful chocolate brown that we all loved; just like Bella's used to be when she was human. Her lips were full, especially her bottom lip. She looked so much like Bella. If not for the bronze curls, they could have passed for twins. Their size and built were nearly identical. She has your nose.

"Yeah, I noticed to; I'm not sure that is a good thing though."

"No, it fits her face perfectly. She's prefect. There is no way she could ever be conceived as anything but."

He nodded and smiled a very proud smile. He was truly overjoyed that he was hers; it was obvious.

"So when do I get to meet her? You're not gonna make me wait months like when you first met Bella, are you?"

He laughed. "No, I don't think she would put up with that. She's already so excited to mean all of you; especially you."

Me? She's excited to meet me?

"Yeah, Bella told her about your shopping habits and she's eager to go with you. She's quite the girly-girl." He laughed again.

"Oh, that will absolutely be happening. Oh, I love her already; and she has good taste in clothes." I said as I handed him back the picture. "So, when do we get to meet her?"

"Tomorrow; I'm picking her up, but you can't tell them yet. I want them to see her when they hear about her. She seems almost impossible till you see her yourself. And she can explain herself better than I can."

"What do you mean, she can explain better? You're hiding something from me." I was already annoyed that I couldn't see her. Add the fact that he was keeping things from me and I may rip his head off. He can spend the next week trying to find it in the woods and then figuring out how to reattach it.

"Let some things be a surprise, Alice." He said calmly while looking out the window.

"Her whole existence is a surprise to me, Edward!" He laughed and I decided to let him reveal his own daughter in his own time frame. He nodded a silent 'thank you.'

"Okay, so Bella and Renesmee are coming here tomorrow. I suppose I can keep a secret for that long." I bounced in my seat; up until I saw Edward looking down at his lap.

What?

"I don't think Bella is coming. She… she made it sound like she wasn't." He was frowning, I didn't understand. I saw in my vision that she looked upset, but that was probably just the shock of seeing him again after twenty years. She loves him.

"Why wouldn't she come, Edward?"

"She's not happy with me. She's really upset with me… She doesn't love me."

"Of course she does, she's just mad because you behaved like an ass. You left her, pregnant and alone; she's pissed. You can't blame her for that." I won't let you blame her for that, Edward. I scowled at him with disapproval.

"I don't blame her, Alice, but she made it perfectly clear that she doesn't want me. She just wants me to be there for Renesmee. She said that we could be friends." Edward was morose, again, as he laughed without humor at the last statement.

Damn it, I was just starting to get used to happy-Edward.

"You two can not be friends. It's impossible; you two are in love. Twenty years can't change that; hell, an eternity can't change that."

"I don't know." He was sulking. I needed to talk to Bella about this. I saw her pain in my vision, but I also saw the love. She loves him, I know it. A love like theirs doesn't change. It was nearly tangible to Jasper. If anything, her becoming a vampire should have solidified it from every changing or diminishing.

"What did you say to her? You told her you love her and that you made a mistake, right?"

He nodded.

"And you told her you lied that day?"

He nodded again.

"And you told her you came back and searched for her for fourteen years, right?"

He was perfectly still. You told her that, right? He shook his head.

"Damn it, Edward! You need to tell her."

"I couldn't, she wouldn't let me."

"Oh shut up, she's Bella. Make her listen." I watched his face. You know you need to talk; both of you have things to say. He started the car and we began driving closer to home.

"Just promise me that you'll keep it to yourself till tomorrow, Alice. I'll talk to her soon, I promise, but tomorrow I want Renesmee to meet everyone. Tomorrow, it's about her."

Fine. I started disguising my thoughts from Edward so I could prepare for my own talk with Bella. I wanna, I wanna, I wanna touch you. You wanna touch me too. Everyday, but all I have is time. Our love's the perfect crime. I wanna, I wanna, I wanna touch you. You wanna touch me too. Every way and when they set me free. Just put your hands on me.

BPOV

I had had time to think about the day's events during the night while Renesmee slept. She started talking in her sleep at about 4am though. She was telling Edward about our beach trip in her dream. She was saying how pretty it was and how she wanted the three of us to go someday.

Super. I practically had kicked him out and here she was thinking we're going to be a happy family. I suck.

I knew that Edward and I weren't going to work anything out soon; if ever. But we needed to be friends for her now. I needed to put in an effort to be friends, and I certainly didn't do that yesterday.

***

About eight thirty, Renesmee came out to the living room. I had been reading Romero and Juliet; feeling a little guilty still from the night before.

"Hey Mom, why didn't you wake me up?" She yawned and sank down into the couch next to me, putting her head on my shoulder.

I kissed the top of her head. "Sunny day." I didn't need to say anymore as she looked out the front window.

"Oh, got cha. So what are we doing today? Dad promised he would see me today, but since there's no school..." She looked to me and I saw the disappointment in her face.

"Your Dad has plans for you today. You need to be ready by ten; he's picking you up." Her face light up. "You're gonna meet your family today." She jumped off of the couch and ran to her room to start getting ready. All I heard as she left was; 'yes, finally.'

***

I walked into Renesmee's room to see her studying herself in the mirror. She held her hair up in a ponytail and smiled. Then she let it down and smiled. She repeated the sequence twice before I piped in.

"They'll love you no matter what, Renesmee."

"I know, but this is the first time they'll see me. What if they remember me in an ugly shirt or with bed hair?"

I laughed; she was such a 'mini-Alice.'

"Wear it down; that's more you anyway, and they will love you." I hugged her shoulders and then spread her hair out.

"Mom, aren't you going to get ready? It's 9:30." Crap.

"No, this is about you, your Dad, and your family. I'll see them some other time." I couldn't wait to see them, especially Alice and Esme, but I wanted her to have their full undivided attention. She deserved it.

"Mom, please? I want you there. I need you there. What if I say the wrong thing or something?" She was beginning to get anxious and I heard her, already fast, heartbeat pick up.

"Honey, you couldn't say anything wrong to them. And your Dad will be there with you."

"Please, Momma. I need you there." She won then, and she knew it. Before I even thought of another excuse; an excuse that would fail to accomplish my argument anyway, she smiled.

"Fine. You win. I'll go get ready."

"Okay, I'll go pick you out something to wear. Go take a shower." Ugh.

***

9:57am.

"Renesmee, I look fine. I'm not changing. I don't even like the silk top." I was losing my temper with her. Our fight over which top I was going to wear had been going on for the last seven minutes.

"But mommmmm."

"No." I put my foot down. She had convinced me to go with her. I let her pick out my jeans and shoes, but I was not budging on the top. I was wearing a simple green boat neck top. She had brought it for me, so I knew she approved. She just wanted me to dress up with the blue silk top she had snatched from her own closet.

"Fine!" She stormed out of my room.

I heard a car pulling into the driveway. Renesmee ran to her room and then met me at the foot of the stairs before she opened the door. Edward was already waiting.

"Hey Dad." She jumped up and hugged him.

"Hi Renemsee, honey." He was already acting like a dad. "Hi Bella." His smile shifted a bit but didn't disappear. Apparently I had made an effect last night because he could barely meet my eyes. Yup, I suck.

"Hello Edward."

"Are you coming with us?" He looked hopefully between Renesmee and me.

"Yes, your daughter can be quite persuasive." I looked at Renesmee and she simply beamed.

"I've noticed. Are you two ready?" He looked happy but I still knew I had hurt him yesterday.

"Yup, we're ready, Dad." Renesmee responded; she grabbed my wrist and pulled me through the doorway.

I closed and locked the door and then looked to the car he had driven over. "I thought you had a yellow car last night." I was positive it was yellow; it's not like I had trouble with my eyesight. And I was almost positive it was a Porsche, but I wasn't sure about that fact.

"That was Alice's car. She had mine; so I borrowed hers." Of course, it was a bit flashy for him. I walked around the back of the car.

Volvo.

Oh, you've got to be kidding me. He had a new car, but it was still a shiny silver Volvo. I froze at the sight of the emblem.

"Mom, get in." I looked at Renesmee in the front seat. Too much. It was just… too much.

"Actually, I forgot to do something, how about you two go and I'll come by later?"

"Mom," Renesmee said as she got out of the car and walked over to me. She whispered slightly even though Edward would be able to hear us no matter what. "What's the matter?"

"I just forgot, I promised to call Renee this week; she thinks I'm heading towards Montreal this week on a job. I'll call her and then come over. Okay, honey?" It was complete bullshit and I saw Edward's face when I said my mother's name; he was suspicious, but I couldn't be sure if it was due to my lying abilities or me still being in contact with my mother.

"Mom, you have to come, please? I can't do this without you."

"I'll be there, I promise."

"Don't worry, I'll get her there." I looked up. Oh my god! I ran to her at full speed, nearly knocking both of us to the ground.

APOV

I wanted to make sure Bella actually came to the house, but I also knew we needed to talk. Or at the very least; I had questions to ask and she probably needed to talk through some things for her own benefit.

As I walked up from the trees, I saw her telling Edward and Renesmee to go ahead without her. My poor niece looked so crushed that she wasn't going with them. In fact, she looked afraid that she wouldn't come at all. I felt so bad; I had to speak up.

"Don't worry, I'll get her there."

Bella's head turned and she flew to me. She hit me with more force than I expected and we almost fell to the ground.

"You have no idea how much I missed you." Bella whispered as she held a vice-like grip on me, somewhat resembling a hug.

"I think I have a fairly good idea. I missed you, too."

"Thank you." I knew she was talking about the letter and all of the trunk's contents. It made so much more sense now. She needed to take care of my niece with all of those things. They were important for their survival. I understood the money, documents, and even the clothes, but I was still guessing about the rest of the contents I had included.

"I know." I didn't need to say anything more. We were sisters after all; we didn't need to say everything we felt. Get out of my head, Edward. I thought it calmly but I saw his head snap. I'll bring her soon, but I need to talk to her first.

I released Bella but still hung onto her hand. "So, do I get to meet my niece?" I smiled at Bella and she smiled back brightly.

"Of course! Renesmee." She called her over and I could tell she was excited. She was wearing an exaggerated smile and was slightly bobbing up and down with excitement. "Alice, this is your niece. Renesmee, this is your Aunt Alice."

Renesmee squealed and jumped at me. I was more prepared for her than Bella and was easily able to keep us more stable."I hear she calls you a 'mini-me.'" I pulled back to smile at her. "I believe I owe you a shopping trip."

"I can't wait, Aunt Alice. I'm so excited; I can't put it into words." She jumped up in the air a few times and then stood next to Bella. Oh, Jasper is going to love her emotional personality! Edward nodded his head smiling.

"I'm so glad to finally meet you." I looked at Bella and she frowned slightly. "But you need to go and meet everyone else with Edward. They'll all making Jasper very anxious." Edward nodded. Renesmee looked at Bella. "Don't worry, I'll bring her soon. I just want to talk to her first. She can call Renee first if she wants to." I looked at Edward. I'm not going to think about what I want to talk about till you leave; stay out of my head.

Edward looked at me quickly before speaking. "Yeah, let's go Renesmee; Alice won't be long, she can't stand to miss the fun." I smiled at Edward while locking my arms with Bella.

"Okay." Renesmee walked to the car and got in. Both Bella and I smiled and waved as they pulled away.

While we watched them pull out onto the main street, I asked, "So, do you want the hard questions or the easy questions first?" Bella looked down and pulled me into the house. "Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to see you and I'm not mad at all, but I'm more than a little curious."

It was an understatement. I wanted to know everything. I had more questions than I could comprehend. Where has she been? How is she a vampire? How do I have a niece? How did she manage alone? How is she so controlled? How long has she been so controlled? How did my gifts play into her survival? What is my niece like?

But those questions were ones that everyone would want to know the answers too. I had just two questions that I needed to decipher before we went to meet the rest of the family. But if she wants the easy questions, I don't mind humoring her for a bit.

"Go for the tough questions, Alice. I need to be able to answer them anyways." She smiled at me, but I could tell she was insanely nervous. Thank God!

"Why didn't you use my damn credit card?" I smiled so she knew I wasn't mad and she let out a breath.

"I came so close to using it; on more than one occasion. But… I just never could." I nodded for her to continue. "At first, I wanted to use it when I figured out I was pregnant, but I was afraid of everyone's reactions. I knew you'd all try to help me, but I was more afraid that you couldn't. I mean what if you all came back just to watch me and her die? I couldn't do it."

"I get that, but you're wrong as hell you know. We wouldn't have let you two die." She nodded.

"The next time was after Renesmee asked me about Edward for the first time. I wasn't ready to see him, but I thought that if she meant you then she'd be okay for a while till I was stronger. But I just didn't know how long it would take me to get 'stronger' and I didn't want to break up your family just so I could keep her a secret from him." She looked down; she was ashamed.

"I understand Bella, but you know I would do anything for you. I told you that. And after spending no more than five minutes with my niece, I know I would do anything for her, too. And besides, you are family. No matter what happens, you're my sister." She smiled and nodded her head again. "Anyways, are you 'stronger' now?" She shook her head. "See, timing wouldn't have mattered much."

She continued on. "Most of the time it was like that; she would ask about Edward or some other member of the family and I would consider contacting you and then I'd back out because I was scared, or selfish, or stupid… or whatever."

"Bella, you get the right to be all of those things, especially selfish. You earned that and I'm not mad at you in the slightest. But… you're my sister. I missed you and I wanted you to contact me. I just wish you had."

"I'm so sorry, Alice." Her eyes were crying unshed tears and I knew she was seeing the same emotion in me.

"Okay, now the really tough question." She took a deep breath and nodded her head for me to continue. "Do you still love Edward?"

Bella stood up then. She started pacing around her living room at vampire speed. It was surreal to see. I always knew she'd end up this way, even when we left, but I never thought I'd see her use the abilities so absentmindedly.

She finally stopped and looked back to me. "He lied, he left, and he just ended up finding me yesterday. It's not like he was actively looking for me because he realized he made a mistake. He just got lucky and found us, and then decided he wanted me back."

Oh, you have no idea, Bella. I knew Edward needed to tell her this. He needed to be the one to tell her that he waited six months and completely feel apart. He needed to tell her that he searched for fourteen years for her; that he went to every family member she had, some of which she had never met, just hoping she would end up there one day. He searched every state in America and then went to Canada and Mexico hoping that she would go there. He may not have been searching recently, but I knew it was only a matter of time before he started his search all over again. It wouldn't matter if he found her 80 years old and senile; he still would have loved her.

"Oh Bella, you need to talk to Edward. I thought I could get into this, but I don't think I can." I took an exasperated breath and looked at her.

"Why? I said something; there's something I don't know, isn't there?" She glared at me for clarification and I quickly nodded.

"I can't Bella; he needs to be the one to tell you."

"You see that he will; that he has to be the one?" No, I can't see a damn thing! Your beautiful daughter is interfering with my sight for some unknown reason. I looked at her for several minutes before answering.

"Bella, it's not my place to say. We need to talk about this, but you have to know that piece of information before then, and he has to tell you." She looked frustrated; I could tell she didn't like that I was keeping secrets from her. "Come on; let's not leave your daughter alone with my crazy family for too long. Emmett will probably squeeze her too tight and damage her beautiful clothes."

Bella glared for another moment and then nodded.

A/N: Okay, hopefully a long chapter will make everyone happy since I waited so long to update. I'm sorry; I started writing this chapter and absolutely hated what I wrote. But I'm pretty happy with what I got now.

I'm up to over 500 reviews, which totally amazes me. I got so many reviews this time and was surprised by the reactions. You all feel so strongly about the story and I'm a little nervous about writing it now. I feel like I really owe you all something special.

Most people are happy with Bella's actions, but many aren't. But all I can say is that I have a plan; that there's a happy ending although it will take time. Please keep in mind; Bella always was stubborn and that being a vampire gave her a temper. I hope you all continue to read and review :)

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A/N 9/19: I fixed as much of the grammar mistakes as I could find :)