Here is an early birthday present from me to all my readers, as my birthday is tomorrow, the 24th. I have officially uploaded all the chapters, save for the epilogue, which I can't write because I just don't feel like I'm done with the story, so that means there is a possibility for a sequel! Don't ask me though when it will be written, because I am unsure of that myself. But now that the story is done and uploaded, hopefully there will be a better update schedule, but don't plan on it because I don't know when I can get to my computer.

As we had rode in the family limo to the cemetery, Jasper told me that I had said that Edward was the father, I hadn't realized that my verbal filter was so far gone, but I'd been in a state of mourning, at least I hadn't told the general population that I was also married to him, as it was, I was expecting a firestorm come the next time I came to school.

I ended up taking a few days off, Edward and I weren't speaking, I wasn't sure he knew how to speak to me, I'd informed the town that he was the father of the Chief of Police's granddaughter, I'd told him that I loved him and that I knew he didn't love me.

If we had to speak it was in passing, maybe one or two words tops. I seriously considered moving to Alice and Jasper's. I couldn't, Edward and I really hadn't had a fight, we'd yelled, okay, so I yelled and he took it, like a man. I needed to apologize, but I wasn't sure how to even approach him, I figured he was getting harassment at school, but he never let it affect him, he'd always managed to look happy and act strong.

Our minimal talking, silent agreement lasted for three weeks, I'd went back to school, by this point, I was old news, Jessica had ended up sleeping with Mike Newton, his family owned my place of part-time employment, and he'd been bragging about it to the whole football team, telling them very explicit details and that had taken president over my news.

Apparently people had been wondering for some time if something was going on with us, Jason had come up and told me when he noticed Edward watching me intently three weeks into class. Jason said it was cool that I had at least told the father.

I keep my most guarded secret to myself, though, Edward and I were married, that wasn't coming out. I'd be taking that secret to the grave.

Finally, three weeks after Charlie's funeral, three weeks of sleeping in the nursery, I headed down the hall to Edward's room, I had to apologize for what I had said.

Once again there was sheet music spread out around him, this time, he looked like he was actually composing something.

"Come in, Blue," Edward said without looking up.

"How do you always know I'm out there?" I asked.

"You're not as quiet as you think," Edward said, glancing up at me. "What can I do for you?"

"Can we talk?"

Edward began to gather up his sheet music, slid his reading glasses off and patted the bed, I walked over and set down facing him.

"Communication is key to any relationship," I said. "We've been through one fight already and I missed you like hell, but I was to stubborn to talk to you."

"Blue, what is it?"

"I'm sorry for outing you in front of the town."

"It's fine, Dwayne said it was probably only a matter of time before it happened and the town can complain as much as they want, I wasn't a teacher at Forks when it happened, I wasn't a teacher anywhere at the time. I haven't gotten any death threats, no calls threatening to have my teaching license revoked. I think the town people are dealing with it because they know that there is nothing that can be changed."

"I still shouldn't have done that, then I was yelling at you before the funeral," I said.

"You were grieving, I knew it, Rosalie told me that she had to kiss you so you'd snap out of whatever funk you were in."

"I asked her too," I blushed and smiled. "I'm not even sure why, I just wanted to know what a girls kiss was like, I guess."

"I personally found it hot, my wife kissing another girl. Now, if we'd been allowed to watch, I'm pretty sure Rose and Em would never had made it to the funeral nor would you and I."

"I hate that I yelled that to you," I muttered.

"You weren't feeling well, you were saying things you didn't mean, trying to hurt somebody so they could feel the hurt that you were feeling after your father's untimely passing. You wanted somebody to feel how you were feeling."

"I shouldn't have said you don't believe in love, it's what Rose told me," I said, knowing this conversation needed to happen.

"Royce and Tanya," Edward mumbled. "Yes, I loved her, I worshiped the ground she walked on, she was pretty, at the time I thought she was the center of the world. I'm sure Rose didn't know all that happened."

"She would listen in on what you told Jazz on car rides and such. I'd meet Tanya a few times, even to this day, I wonder why you sleep with me when you could have had her, she was pretty, compared to me. Her hair was that pretty strawberry blond that I've always envied, she was tall and graceful."

"Bella, you really don't see yourself, do you?" Edward laughed. "You are pretty, beautiful, even. Your heart is open and loves unconditionally. Tanya was the opposite of you. She loved me because I was a trust fund baby, because with me on her arm, it made her even more attractive. You have fought tooth and nail to not be on my arm, to make a name for yourself."

"Do you mind if I ask what happened with Tanya?"

"It's fine, you're my wife, after all. Did you know Tanya and I lived together, just after Jazz got engaged?"

I shook my head.

"Yea, she moved in on a sunny Sunday, we spent hours moving her in, well, more appropriately, I moved her in, she set and told me where to put everything, I loved her, so I did as she instructed. I was her faithful dog as she put it."

I watched him as he relived his former flame.

"We lived together for a few weeks, having fun, but I was student teaching at that point and I was gone most of the day. I wanted to surprise her on one of our early out days, so I grabbed a bottle of wine and went home, I quietly opened the door and heard some banging, I wondered what was happening. I set the wine on the counter and headed towards the sounds. My jaw hit the floor as I entered the living room, there, on my leather couch…"

"Wait, the leather couch in your living room?"

"The one and only, I paid a pretty penny for it, so I refuse to get rid of it, why do you think we never us it? I just had the leather stripped and replaced. Anyways, on the couch was Tanya, her legs over this guy's shoulder. It was Royce. He was pounding into her like it was the end of the world. She calmly looked over at me and said she'd be a minute then I could do her. I got a little pissed, I pulled the guy off by the neck, ripping him out of her, I pummeled him, Tanya was yelling not to hurt her client. She'd been hooking, selling her body for sex. I was disgusted, how could I sleep with her, knowing that she'd been sleeping with other men while dating me. I started to move around the apartment, grabbing her things and going to the window, throwing them onto the sidewalk, she followed me, like a dog, and when she saw me throw her things, she slapped me and proceeded to break my things. The cops showed up, the man I'd pummeled had called them, Royce refused to press charges, he simply handed me a business card and said if I ever felt like having butt sex to call him. The cops escorted Tanya to jail and I moved quickly."

"I'm sorry," I whispered, "I just let my mouth shoot off that day and I didn't know the whole story."

"It's okay, Rosalie was just looking out for you. I've loved before, I was hurt, can I ever love again? I don't know, I just need the right person to show me how, I guess. I've been thinking, after the baby is born, I'm going to get an annulment, it wasn't right for me to push you into this marriage and now that you know the truth, I can't keep you here, I can't keep stringing you along."

"What if I don't agree?" I said, my heart breaking. "What about Charlie?"

"You are more than welcome to stay here, with her. We'll co-parent and chalk this marriage up to a failed experiment."

"This was just an experiment for you? Because for me, it wasn't, I want to have my baby girl with you, Edward. We haven't worked at all to make this a marriage, it's been nothing but two kids attempting to have a kid. Before you chalk it up to a 'failed experiment'," I air quoted. "We should try. At least for Charlie, she deserves that much."

I looked into his green eyes and begged him not to give up on me, not to give up on our daughter.

"Will you go out on a date with me, Bella," Edward smiled and I knew that he didn't want to give up on our marriage, at least for Charlie's sake, he wanted to try and I knew I had just under a month before our baby was born to prove that he and I could be a real husband and wife, that he could love me, the way I love him.