"Edward? Baby, you ok?" Teary green eyes looked up at me before they disappeared behind a curtain of copper hair. " 'm fine." Came a little whisper. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"Bella, sh-she found someone else to p-play with." Tears continued their trek down his red cheeks. "Sh-she don't w-w-want m-me no more-ore!" I pulled the sobbing boy into my lap and began rocking to and fro, murmuring soft comforts to him. "Shh, it's ok Edward. Bella still wants to be your friend."

"No sh-she doesn't! She Just wants J-Jacob!"

"No, baby. Bella's your friend. She just has other friends too, like you do."

"I do not! Bella's my only friend!"

"That's not true."

"It is too!" He sobbed, fisting his hands in my shirt and refusing to let go. "Shh, shh. It's ok Edward." I didn't know what to say to him. I've never seen him so upset. "Daddy? You'll never get rid of me, right?"

"Edward, of course not! You're my son and I love you more than anything in the world."

"Promise?"

"Cross my heart." He gave me a teary smile and I kissed his forehead. "Feel any better?"

He nodded as he rubbed his weary eyes. "I think its time for someone to take a nap."

"What! No, daddy! I'm not sleepy!" And so our evening went.

The next day I sent a slightly less pouty Edward off to school. Around 2 or so, when I was sitting enjoying my day a work, my office door fly open. I could tell it was Edward by the smell. "Edward, it's a little early to be out of…Oh my word!" My sweet little baby boy stood in front of me, clothes ripped, covered in dirt, and looking like he just went six rounds with a professional boxer.

"Edward what happened?"

"Jacob Black!" He yelled angrily, tears beginning to form in his eyes. Just then Charlie Swan came in with a very upset Bella in his arms. Behind him was a man with slightly darker skin and a boy who was in the same condition as Edward. "Carlisle, this is Billy Black and his son Jacob." I nodded to him, seeing how my hands were full of Edward at the moment. "Hello Mr. Black."

"Please call me Billy. I'm sorry about all this Dr."

"What happened exactly?"

"Well, it seems as if the boys were fighting for the hand of my daughter." Charlie said, protectively holding Bella away from the two little ruffians. "Edward, why did you fight Jacob?"

"He started it."

"You're just jealous Bella likes me better."

"Jacob! That's not true! I like both of you." Bella looked as if she may cry. Jacob glared at Edward. "Besides, why would she want to be friends with you? You're like a leech. You latch on and never let go, it's very annoying."

"Jacob!"

"Yeah? Well at least I don't trick her into doing things."

"Like what?"

"Like when you started crying cause she was playing with me instead of you. You know Bella is a sucker for tears!"

"Edward, that's enough." Jacob's father gave his son a stern look. "Young man you will apologize to Edward."

"What? Why?"

"Well, according to Bella you started the fight, and you know better than to call people names. Now apologize." Jacob stared angrily at the ground. "Jacob." Billy growled in warning. "I'm sorry." He hissed out between clenched teeth. "Edward, I think you owe him an apology as well. And to Bella too." Edward looked mildly offended that I wanted him to apologize to Jacob. I raised an eyebrow, daring him not to do as I said. "I'm sorry too Jacob. And I'm sorry I was fighting in front of you Bella, especially with one of your friends. It won't happen again." With that Bella scrambled down from her fathers arms and hurled herself at Edward.

Her small slender arms hugged Edward around the neck as she whispered, "Please don't fight you two. You're my best friends, and I don't like to see you hurt." Edward hug her back tightly. "We promise never to fight again, right Jacob?"

Jacob, who like Edward, hating seeing Bella upset, nodded his head firmly.

Bella smiled. "Good." She took Jacob's and Edward's in her own, swinging her arms happily. "We're going to be the best of friends." Yeah, you can really feel the love rolling off of them. *rolls eyes*

Sorry for the long wait.