Its been two days since Aro and Marcus dropped by. Two days and I still won't let Edward out of my sight. Well, really I hardly let him out of my arms. Seriously, I've been caring him around like a baby monkey pretty much the entire 48 hours. I know, overprotective, but you'd do the same if you saw those two creeps staring at your kid.

Today is Monday though, and I have to let him go to school. I could always say that he's sick. That wouldn't be a big shock since Edward seems to get sick every other week. Besides, Edward would probably love to stay home with me.

"Daddy, I have to go to school!"

"But why?" I sound like a whiny toddler.

"Daddy, you'll be fine. Its only for a few hours, and if you really need me, I'm sure Miss Stanley will let you call."

"B-but, but…"

"I know daddy, this is very hard for you. But I will be fine. You will be fine. We're all going to be fine." I stared at him for a minute before swiftly hugging him to my chest.

"Ack! Daddy, nooooo, I can't breath!"

"Oh, sorry." I loosened my arms a tad. "I'm sorry Edward, daddy's just scared."

"Why?"

"Because, um, well. I'm scared uncle Aro wants to take you away from me."

"Why would he do that daddy?"

"Its what he does. He takes talented people and has them live with him to "help" them strengthen their talents." Edward's eyes widened. "Noooo! Daddy I'm never going to leave you! No one can take me away from you! Not nobody!" I smiled at him. "Thanks buddy."

"Honest daddy, I'm not going to go." I kissed his soft locks gently. "Well then, I guess we should get you off to school, unless you might want to stay home?"

"Um."

"You don't have to sweetheart. You can go off to school. Daddy will be ok. I'll just sit in my office all day. All alone."

"Well."

"No, no, no. Don't let me hold you back. Go to school son. I-I'll be f-fine, *sob*." Just when I thought I was laying it on too thick, a pair of little arms circled 'round my neck. "Don't cry daddy! I'll stay!"

"Well, if you really don't want to…"

"No, I do! I do, I do, I do, do, do!" A small smile crossed his lips. "Besides. Someone needs to teach you how to fake cry." The little sneak. "Oh, you fake cry?"

"Um, no. Bella taught me. Ya know, just incase."

"Uh huh. But really Edward, if you want to go to school you can. I promise not to cry."

"I want to stay with you daddy. Uncle Aro kind of scared me too." I don't really know why, but for some reason my desire to rip Aro's head off just tripled. "How'd he scare you baby? What'd he do?"

"Nothing, it was just, his eyes. They, well, they were strange. Not just their color but they seemed so cold." Stone cold, actually. "I won't get red eyes, right daddy?"

"Right baby, you're always gonna have your mamma's eyes."

I hoped beyond hope that I was right. He fiddled with the buttons on my shirt for a minute. "Good. Um daddy?"

"Yeah honey?"

"Can I, well, walk today? You know, not have you hold me the whole time?"

"Rip my heart out why don't ya!"

"Daddy." Curse his puppy eyes.

"I'll think about it."