A/N: Thankoo Sherry
Chapter 27
When I got back to the den Edmund was sobbing in Alice's arms. I felt terrible. I had been back in his life for less than a day and I had him crying. I was a horrible mother.
"Look," Alice said when she noticed me. "Your mother's here, and like I told you, she's okay."
Edmund sat up and wiped his eyes, giving me a long, hard stare.
I gave him a small smile, trying to reassure him that I was indeed okay.
"I'm sorry mom," he cried.
His words tugged at my chest. He shouldn't be apologizing to me. I went over to him and dropped to my knees, cupping his face with my hand. "You have nothing to apologize for. You didn't do anything wrong."
He shook his head. "I made you cry."
I shook my head in response, struggling to find the right words to say. How did I get him to see that this wasn't his fault? I sucked at this. I didn't remember how to be a mother. He deserved better.
"I wasn't crying because of you," I stuttered.
"Then why were you crying?" he asked, sitting up straight and waiting for an answer.
"I was, ah … um,"
Edward walked through the door at that moment, smiling when he saw us both together.
"Mommy, why were you crying?" Edmund asked, again.
I looked at him, sitting there patiently, waiting for an answer, but I couldn't give him one. Words failed me at that moment. I couldn't think of a response.
"It was my fault," Edward said, holding his hands up. "I upset your mom."
"Why?" Edmund asked, glaring at him. "Why would you do that?"
"I didn't mean to, but I accidently lost a necklace that belonged to your mother and when I told her, she got sad."
"Oh." Was all he said as he sat and thought it over. Then he dug underneath his t-shirt, pulling up a necklace and lifting it over his head. "Here," he said, handing it to me. "You can have this one. It used to be yours anyway."
I stared down at the necklace in my hand. It had a silver chain with a rectangular pendant. The word 'Love' inscribed on it. "Thank you," I said, smiling at him as I felt an unusual pull from the necklace.
"Why don't we go outside and let your parents talk?" Alice said, as he lifted Edmund onto his feet. He didn't seem to like the idea, but he went without complaint.
"Thank you," I whispered to Edward as soon as they left the room.
"No problem," he said, as he took the necklace from me and put it around my neck. "I don't like to see either of you upset."
I clutched the pendant as I looked over at him. "Where did this necklace come from?"
"It used to be your mothers."
"Oh," I said, sadly. "I don't remember anything about her."
"That's because you never met her."
Then why would I give her necklace to Edmund?