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The next morning I got up and took a shower before going to unpack a few boxes. By noon I got a text from Jasper telling me to come over whenever I wanted to help him with his song. I made a sandwich before I put my wig on and got dressed in Ben's clothes. When I got to Jasper's house I was surprised to see that Edward was already there and they were working on the music to go along with the lyrics on the front porch. They kept playing the section of music they were working on and nodded acknowledging my appearance. I leaned against the railing waiting for them to finish what they were doing.

They were both smiling when they finished the last note. Jasper handed me some papers with the lyrics written on them as Edward spoke, "Jazz I think we should use a piano in this piece." He nodded his head I laughed as I read over the lyrics. When I looked up I swear Jasper looked like he would cry. "Jasper this is great, Alice will absolutely love it. Have you thought about, never mind." He and Edward looked at each other before Jasper spoke, "No Bro, tell us what it's missing."

I sighed as I leaned down and grabbed a pen off of the table before squatting down to write. I added a quote at the beginning and another at the end before handing it back to Jasper. "I was thinking we should have a little girl say these before I start singing and at the end too. It stays with the Alice In Wonderland theme since they are actual quotes. I take it Alice told you that she loves Alice In Wonderland?" He shook his head, "No but that's awesome. Rose asked me to write something to record for the soundtrack since the movie is coming out soon. The original piece was a piece of shit, Edward and I both hated it. I had given up on it until I met Alice; she inspired me to try again. Do you think she will like it?"

I scratched the back of my neck, "I don't know man, I actually think she's…. gonna love it!" Both Edward and I laughed at Jasper's panicked face before I told him how much she would love it. "Good but I really need help on how to reveal it to her." I thought about it for a minute and came up with an idea I knew Alice would love but I wasn't sure how

they would handle it. "Have you guys heard of the club Orange Peel?" Jasper shook his head no and Edward spoke, "Yeah I went there with Bella not too long ago. Why?" I didn't answer his question but instead asked another, "Who would play the piano?" They both pointed at Edward and I nodded.

"Well Orange Peel has open mic night every Thursday. Jasper could go there with Alice on a date and the rest of us show up later to perform this one song. Emmett will take over as lead guitar while Edward's on the piano and I know enough to cover the bass while Jasper is with Alice. All we would need is a recording of the little girls voice." While I was talking Edward's cell phone began to ring and he excused himself to answer it. I watched him walk away in confusion because of the ringtone that played. I had heard his phone ring before and it was always the same but this time Molly Smiles from Uptown Girls played.

When I looked to Jasper for an answer he shook his head, "It's his story, he will tell you when he's ready." He sighed and looked down at his watch before looking through the front door. "You're waiting for Alice aren't you?" He nodded but stopped when Edward came back outside he was frantic and looked like he was shaking and ready to cry at any moment. "I um… I've got to… I've got to go." Both Jasper and I stood and he sprinted down the stairs dropping his keys twice. "Can you?" I nodded before Jasper could finish asking. "Edward!" I ran to his car, "You're in no state to drive, give me your keys and tell me where you're going?"

He tossed the key at me and ran to the passenger side of the car. Once I was inside I waited for him to tell me where to go, "Mercy Hospital." I started the car and took off like a bat out of hell. It was a quiet drive and thankfully it didn't take long for us to get there. "Do you want me to hang around?" He closed his and opened his mouth but all that came out was a sob. He took a deep breath and tried to pull it off as a cough and nodded. I parked the car and followed him until we stopped at the front desk.

"Hi I'm Edward Cullen I was called for Vera and Molly Broom."

I was surprised that the nurse didn't try to hit on him like all other women do but she instead looked sad and gave him the room numbers. "Vera is up in the ICU and Molly is in the pediatric wing." She gave him both room numbers and we headed for the elevators. "Ben can you do me a favor?" I nodded but didn't speak, "I need to go check on Molly. Can you go to the ICU? Just tell them that I am on my way but asked you to sit with Vera while I checked on Molly." "I can do that Edward." When the doors opened to the ICU floor I got off while Edward continued up to check on Molly.

The nurse I ran into was not as considerate as the one down stairs since she shamelessly flirted with me so I used it to my advantage. I after taking her number she, of course, let me back to see Vera, but she couldn't tell me what happened or how she was. I sat on the chair next to the bed and took in everything about her. She had dark brown, almost black, hair and really tanned skin. Although she had bandages all over her head and face and tubes coming out of her nose and mouth I could still tell that she was a very beautiful women.

I sat there for a little more than a half hour before Edward showed up. When he finally did he had a doctor with him. "Oh um sir do you mind giving us some privacy?" Edward held up his hand as I began to stand. "It's ok he's a friend." I gave a small smile but continued to stand; I figured Edward would need the chair after hearing what's wrong.

"OK Mr. Cullen as I'm sure Molly's doctor has already told you the car accident was on the driver's side with Molly in the backseat on the passenger's side, so Vera has much more damage. Most of the stitches are from the airbag. She had some pressure from bleeding on the brain so we had to drill a hole in her head. While we were doing that she stopped breathing which explains the tube down her throat. We expect her to wake up but it could be a while. Now I understand that you have called her parents and they are on the way?"

Edward nodded and rubbed his hands over his face, "Yes they should be here any minute. Dr. Ross said you were going to run some tox screenings?" The doctor nodded and opened a file before slightly shaking his head, "She was clean except for some alcohol in her system. That could have been a factor in the accident but they haven't decided who was at fault yet." The doctor's pager went off and he excused himself leaving us alone.

Edward dropped himself in the chair I had occupied minutes ago, "Ben thanks for being here. I'm not even sure I would have made it to the hospital if it weren't for you." I placed a hand on his shoulder and his brow wrinkled before he looked up at me trying to see something that wasn't there or maybe it was but he didn't find it. He opened his mouth to speak but stopped when the door opened and a man and woman came in. The woman threw herself at Edward sobbing her thanks to him.

Edward quickly introduced us and then we left for the elevators. Edward pushed the up button and I reached out to push the down button but he stopped me. "Ben, I owe you an explanation." The elevator dinged and he nodded for me to follow him. Once we were upstairs he led me to the next room. The little girl who was in the room was asleep. She was about five years old, her hair was the same color as Edwards but straight like Vera's, and her skin tone was darker than Edward's but still lighter than Vera's.

I stopped in the doorway and watched as he walked across the room and kissed her forehead. "Ben this is my daughter Molly. She'll be five in six weeks. Vera and I had her right out of high school; she was an accident but still the best thing that has ever happened to me. Vera and I have joint legal and joint physical custody of her. She is the most important thing in my life and I would give anything to trade places with her right now."

Not once while he talked about Molly did his eyes leave her but I could still see the love in his eyes. I had never seen anything or anyone receive that look from him I, as Bella, had received one similar but no where near as intense. He stroked her hair being careful to avoid the stitches on her forehead. As Bella I wanted to smile at how loving he was to his daughter but as Ben I had to keep a straight face. After a few moments her eyes fluttered open but quickly closed again. When she opened them again she scanned the room before settling on Edward. "Daddy, what happened?"

Edward sobbed and I saw tears sliding down his cheek, "Princess, I'm so glad you're OK. You and mommy had an accident but you're going to be just fine." She lifted her hand up to her forehead and grazed the bandage causing her to wince. "What about mommy, when can I see her?" He sighed and laid his hand down on her bed. I took a deep breath before I pushed off the doorframe and walked over to her.

"Molly, I'm Ben a friend of your dad's, and your mommy is in the hospital too but as soon as she is better I'm sure nobody would ever dream of keeping you from her." I stuck my hand out on the bed and waited for her to take hold of it if she wished. When she did I was surprised by the smile that spread across both her face and mine. When I looked over at Edward he had that look on his face again like he was trying to solve a math problem that was written on my forehead. I ignored it and looked back at Molly, "Well Miss Molly it was a great pleasure to meet you but I'm afraid that I need to be going." Her grip on my hand tightened and I smiled at her and squeezed her hand back.

I walked toward the elevator but stopped when a hand touched my shoulder. "Ben thanks again and about Molly, could you not tell anyone else? I mean all the guys know but I don't want her to be forced into the public eye." I patted him on the back, "Don't worry Edward I won't tell anyone about Molly." He smirked, "Thanks man." I nodded and pushed the button calling the elevator. He stood there with me waiting for it the doors to open and when they did I told him to call if he needed anything before I headed down to get a cab.

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~SAM~