EPOV

As I walked down the drive way of Charlie Swan's house, I was hit by memories - of climbing into Bella's room, of hearing her say my name in her sleep for the first time, of picking her up to go to the meadow, of dropping her off after those men tried to do that to her and coming back secretly, unoticed by her in the darkness of the night. They came in no particular order, but I was struck by just how many memories I treasured had been spent in this house.

Hesitantly, I knocked on the door but recieved no reply. I could hear nothing from inside so I assumed Charlie Swan must be out, probably at work - the police cruiser was not in the drive way. So I sat on the bench and waited for Bella's father to come home. It was nearly nightfall when a car finally approached the house.

Charlie came out. His expression was shocked before it turned quickly to one of the deepest loathing. "What are you doing here? It's private property!" He roared.

"I know, sir. I wanted to speak with you about what happened to Bella?"

"What about her?" He asked defensively, and you didn't need Jasper to see how much it pained of him to talk about her. I knew he would probably be thinking about what happened, but I didn't want to find out that way. I wanted him to tell me willingly, no matter how long it took.

"Where is she? Please sir, I just want to know." I don't know how, or why, perhaps he heard the true mourning in my voice or the pleading, but he opened the door and gestured for me to come in.

Hesitantly, I did so. I saw that nothing had changed since Bella lived here, and I knew from what Bella had told me nothing had changed since Renee had been here too. The kitchen cupboards were still painted yellow, there were still three mismatched chairs sitting around the small table. I was willing to bet that nothing had been touched in Bella's room since the day she had left either.

"So you really want to know?" Charlie asked me. I could hear the hope in his voice, probably hoping I would change my mind last minute and leave but I didn't read his thoughts to confirm my suspicion.

"Yes, sir, I do."

"The day you broke up with Bella brought on what was probably the worst time of my life. I had no idea what to do, or how to help her. The day you broke up with her, she wondered around in the forest for hours, I think she was trying to find you. We had to send out a search party and when Sam Uley finally did find her, all she would say is 'He's gone' over and over again.

She was catonic for that first week. Wouldn't sleep or eat, refused to do anything. She'd just sit there, big black circles under her eyes, staring into space. No one knew what to do, we thought we might have to hospitalise her, so I phoned Renee. I thought, you know, that if she had to go there, it would be better if she was with her mother, that here might have too many unpleasant memories.

But when Renee and I started packing, she threw a tantrum. We were surprised, shocked. It was the most emotion that had come out of her since you'd left, and even as a toddler, she'd never have them. But there she was, throwing her clothes all over the place, refusing to leave. I sort of thought, that maybe the reason she was staying was because she always hoped you'd come back.

After that, she went to sleep, and she did go to school, but every night, I was woken by piercing, heart breaking screams. I think she had nightmares, I think they were of when you left her or something like that, but I never questioned her. I knew she never slept well - there were giant black circles under her eyes, but it was an improvement, better than she had been.

I watched her carefully. I don't think she knew I knew, but it was obvious it was just an act, put on for me so I didn't worry about her. She acted like a zombie, she didn't do anything or talk to her friends. Eventually, they just started to avoid her, apart from Angela, but even so, Bella wouldn't talk to them. Only when asked a question would she respond, and even then only with a few syllables.

I found a bunch of CDs in the trash. I saw her throwing out her books as well. Most of the time she'd just sit there, remembering what it had been like. Then, she started getting bigger. Everyone just thought she was comfort eating because you'd broken up with her, but then she really started to show.

She was pregnant. No one knew who's child it was. At first people thought the child was yours, but then Mike said the child was his, loads of the boys said they were the father, but Bella refused to tell anyone or let them have a DNA test."

"Them?"

"She had twins. Elle Esme Swan and Alice Rosalie Swan I think. But that's not all of it. I regret it now, so does Renee, but we disowned her when we found out, couldn't believe she would keep it a secret from her own parents. And Bella ... She was already broken hearted, but did it stop us from being cruel and refusing to speak to her again? I think it was, but at the time we were convinced it was the right thing to do.

I think she stayed in Angela's. Angela was the one who was with her giving birth as well. Then, one day Bella was gone. No one knows what happened to her, even now, or the twins. They just vanished."

"Would you mind if I just took a moment to myself, in Bella's room?"

"Go ahead."

I was struck with how my leaving had only made things worse. How could I have done that to Bella? Catonic? My angel? It was a sin to cause an angel like Bella pain. It was no wonder she hated me so much, I'd hate me. She gave birth to children by herself? No one but Angela to help her? Suddenly vanishing with the twins one day?

It made no sense. Why did she leave? Did a vampire come into Forks and change her? Did she just move and changed after that? If she was a vampire when she left Forks, how would she have been able to take the twins with her? Their blood would surely make her want to drink.

And who was this father? I knew it wasn't me - vampires couldn't have children - but then who? Mike? Tyler? Eric? WHO? I wanted to know whether she did it when I was still with her, why she did it? Did she think they were better than me? IO wanted to know? It was burning at me! But not now. I was not going to go back till I'd pieced together something.

When was she changed? I didn't know, but perhaps Bella would tell me. I wondered whether she would. Thinking of ehr, I glanced around the room. Most things were the same. There was an outfit hanging out, ready to be worn, an empty dusty bookshelf, I noticed in the wardrobe that anything Alice had given her was not there.

I decided to go to the meadow. When I got there, I lay down on the grass, thinking of the memories I had here when I heard someone move. "Bella?"

"Edward, what are you doing in Forks?" She snapped. I noticed how her eyes were dull and lifeless, compared to her deep brown lively pools she used to have.

"Catching up, you?"

"The same. Care to explain what brought this on?"

"Care to explain who you slept with?" I asked her, starting to feel anger.

"What?" She asked me, probably playing dumb!

"Don't pretend to be innocent! Don't spare the details! Were you such a coward that you wouldn't tell to my face you were having an affair? Or was it after?"

"What are you talking about?" She whispered.

"I think you know perectly well! Your so called 'lesbian partner' who is actually one of your twin daughters! So, who's the father, huh, Bella?"

"How do you know about them?"

"HA! You admit it! You slept with someone! Was it during out relationship? Or after?"

She didn't say anything. I knew what her answer must have been, on all the programmes and real life, tehy don't answer when they had an affair with someone during the relationship!

"So you slept with someone during our relationship, then?"

BPOV

I had no clue what he was talking about. Then he told me. He thought I had an affair. I kne I had to think fast. Shouled I tell him that he was the father, burden him with that responsibility, or tell him I had an affair. It wasn't fair to Edward to force him to look after our daughters, I could do that.

"So you slept with someone during our relationship, then?"

Silently, I nodded. He wouldn't care anyway - he didn't love me.

"I can't believe you! Who was it! Tell me!"

Why was he so angry. Even though it was causing me great emotional pain, I said, "You don't know him. He's from Seattle, I met him on one of Alice's shopping trips." The lies came naturally, coming from my mouth as if they were true.

"Why don't you just go curl up and die, Bella? I'm sure no one would care, especially not your daughters if this is the sort of mother you are."

I thought of telling him who it really was, but why? He was right! I really must be a terrible mother.

So I ran.

And I ran.

I didn't stop.

AN: READ THIS PLEASE BEFORE YOU REVIEW, AND I'D ADVISE YOU TO DO SO BECAUSE IF YOU DO YOU GET A HOT FRIED CHAPTER COMING RIGHT UP!

Anyway, I know how unlikely it is for Edward to EVER say that to Bella, but you've got to think this is a man here. You've got to think that Edward does love Bella a lot only to find out that she apparently had an affair with another guy while they were going out. So he did what any guy does, he says things without thinking.