A/N: SM started all this. We're just enjoying the ride. Thanks to gooseonline for pre-reading and advice. Thanks to all of you for reading and especially for your reviews. Last chapter evoked some very passionate if polarised responses. All I can say is trust me, trust Edward and trust Bella... so let's get to it, shall we!

Chapter 33 - mini cinnamon rolls

"Edward?... Edward?"

I could feel someone shaking me and I could hear music. That's a nice song.

"Daddy? Oo oh-kay?" I could feel tiny little fingers on my face. Lil Bit. She sounds upset, what's wrong with my little girl? I opened my eyes to see Elizabeth's beautiful blue eyes wet with tears staring into mine.

"Daddy," she sobbed and hugged me.

"What's the matter little love? Why are we on the floor?"

"Oh dumpling." Esme leaned back on her heels, she sounded so relieved. I looked around confused. Esme was kneeling next to me and Lil Bit was lying across my chest. Where was the music coming from? My pocket. Oh Shit, Bella. I had hung up on Bella. I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone.

"Edward," she yelled with fear in her voice down the phone. "Are you okay? Is Elizabeth okay? What happened?" She sounded a little hysterical. That's not good.

"Shhhh, love, shhh. It's okay. Everyone is fine. Well, we're all on the floor and I'm not sure why but we're all fine."

"Edward, you hung up on me and then you wouldn't answer the phone. Is that Lil Bit crying? What. Is. Going. On?!"

"Hang on, I'll pass you to Esme. I need to talk to Lil Bit. Okay?"

"Okay," she was pouting. I could hear it. So fucking cute. I handed my phone to Esme who spoke comforting words to Bella as she moved away slightly so I could talk with Lil Bit.

I tried to sit up but I was dizzy for some reason so I just lay there and wrapped my arms around Lil Bit who was sobbing lightly. I hated it when she cried, she did it so rarely it broke my heart to hear it.

"C'mon little love, it's okay. Why are you crying?" I stroked her hair, so much like her mother's... sister's ... Bella's. Sometimes I found their relationship quite confusing but really it was simple. She was our daughter regardless of actual parentage. She had hair like her mother's.

"He's alright, Bella. He fainted." Esme was talking to Bella.

I what? I fainted? Have I ever fainted before? I don't think so. What the fuck? Well, that's why I am dizzy I suppose.

Lil Bit's little hand was back on my cheek, "Oo falled down and not waked up. Like momma at da park."

Oh the poor darling. I frightened my little girl.

"I'm okay little love. Don't worry. I. Am. Fine." I gave her the biggest smile I could summon to try and reassure her.

"So this is where you all are, I've been looking all over the apartment for you. Why are you on the floor Edward?" Carlisle was standing in the doorway looking bemused by the scene in front of him. It must've been an odd sight. The papers and photographs from the investigators file were all over the floor, Esme was walking nervously around the couch talking on the phone and I was sprawled out on the floor with Lil Bit cuddled close to me.

"I promise we'll call you back in a few minutes Bella, I promise. Carlisle is here and I want him to check on Edward before he gets up... thank you dear."

She ended the call and I can only imagine how pissed Bella must be with both of us practically hanging up on her.

Ma rushed over to Dad, "Oh Carlisle, Edward fainted. Please check on him. I was so worried." She couldn't hold the panic from her voice any longer.

Dad looked at me a little shocked, "Fainted?"

I moved to sit up but he stopped me immediately, "No Edward, please stay there. Let me check you and then I'll help you up on to the couch."

"I'm fine Dad. I don't know what happened. We were looking at the photo and... oh, fu.. damn, the photo! Where is it Ma?" Where was the photo of Kate and ... my son.

Esme was waving a photo around. "I have it Edward don't get upset. We'll talk about it later, let's just make sure you're okay."

Carlisle knelt down next to me and started poking and prodding, moving my head gently and feeling around on my scalp. "Ok, I have no idea what is going on, but let me have a look at you and we'll sort this photo business out later. Did you hit your head?"

"I have no idea Dad. I was talking to Bella on the phone, then I was talking to Ma and we were looking at the photo of Kate and my... and... then black."

Esme put her hand gently on my arm, "He didn't hit his head on anything he just fell down."

"Poppa fix daddy's owie?" Lil Bit looked pleadingly at Carlisle. She was so worried, it broke my heart a little more. I held her tight to me.

"Your Daddy is fine, petal. He's just fine. Let's help him sit on the couch." He spoke in his warm but firm Doctor voice. It had the desired effect and she calmed down. Carlisle helped me sit up with Esme hovering like a mother hen and Lil Bit grasping one of my hands like her life depended on it. I sat up slowly.

"Just stay there for a moment son and get your bearings. Esme, can you get him a glass of water please."

Esme ran off to the kitchen and came back in superhuman speed with a tall glass of water. She went to hand it to me when Lil Bit stopped her, "Take a sip Nonna, so Daddy doesn't spill."

I laughed and squeezed my little angel to me, "You take such good care of me, Lil Bit." She giggled and gave me a big smile which warmed my heart. Much better.

Esme took a small sip, handed me the glass and winked at me, "There you are dumpling."

"Thanks Ma."

After a few quiet minutes we moved me over to the couch. I was fine but a little embarrassed that I fainted. Emmett would have a field day with that one. Oh well.

Lil Bit climbed up into my lap and played with the buttons on my shirt as she leaned her head on my shoulder. We sat there for a while with me gently stroking her back.

"Ma, I really need to call Bella back but I need to talk to her ... privately." I nodded my head at Lil Bit. I couldn't possibly talk about this in front of her. Not to mention that I needed to grovel to Bella for practically hanging up on her not once but twice.

Esme understood, of course, "C'mon Elizabeth, come and help me finish getting dinner ready and we can tell Poppa all about the Art Museum." She held her hand out to her but Lil Bit clung to me.

"I am okay Lil Bit, I promise. I am fine. You help Nonna and Poppa, then we'll have a lovely dinner together." I reached down, kissed her forehead then placed her on the floor. She reached out for Esme's hand and they all went off to the kitchen.

I pulled out my phone, pulled up Bella's number and pressed call. I sighed deeply, preparing myself for the conversation. She answered before it rang even once, "I swear Edward if you don't tell me what is going on, I'm going to fly home right now this minute."

Bella had her momma voice on and I knew I was in trouble, "First of all, I want to say I am very sorry I hung up on you before. There's no excuse and I am very sorry, it was rude and disrespectful. I love you sweet one."

I waited a moment to let her say something. Nothing.

"I also need to apologise for cutting you off and practically hanging up on you again when you called back. That was also rude but that time I needed to deal with Lil Bit as she was upset, so although I am sorry I think I have an excuse for that one."

More silence.

I blew out a huge breath and thought there's nothing for it, I'll just have to try and explain what happened, "So while I was looking for the USB before I came across the file you had about me from your private investigator. I tossed it on to the office chair thinking that I wanted to burn it or destroy it later, because I was irritated about it..."

Bella spoke then, "Is that what this is about? Are you still upset about me doing a background check on you? I said I was sorry Edward. I won't ever do something like that again. I hope you know that."

She was getting upset and I didn't want that, "No love, actually, I am grateful to you. Did you look at the photos that came in the report?"

"No not really, there were a few. I saw one of Irina shopping, one of Kate buying shoes, and one of Tanya - come to think of it she was buying shoes too. Your ex's all really like shoes Edward." She giggled. What a beautiful sound. I fucking loved this woman.

"Yeah, I think they just loved shopping generally. So you didn't see the ones of Kate with her kids?"

"No, it upset me seeing pictures of those women. They are all so beautiful and glamorous... it was a little intimidating. I was more interested in the photos of you."

I chuckled, "You're cute, you know that."

"What can I say? I think my fiancee is the most beautiful man I've ever seen and I like to look at him."

"Handsome... "

"Of course, baby, sorry," she giggled again. "You're the most handsome man I've ever seen. I can't believe you're mine."

"Trust me, love, I count my blessings each day. You and Elizabeth are everything to me. But I need to tell you something which I'm scared will upset you."

"Edward, please just tell me. I can't stand the suspense and all sorts of terrifying scenarios are running through me head. Please baby, trust me."

That shook me alert. Of course I trust her. We'd get through this together. With that sense of conviction, I tried to explain what I didn't understand myself, "When I threw the investigator's file on the chair all the contents spilled out over the floor including the photos. I was dealing with your files so I thought I'd pick it all up after getting off the phone. But Esme came in and starting picking things up. She noticed one of the photos of a little boy and she thought it was a picture of me from when I was little. It looks EXACTLY like me when I was little. The little boy in the picture looks like he's about four or five years old and he ... umm… he looks EX-ACT-LY like me."

"What are you saying Edward?"

"Ma thought it was a photo of me but ... then she realised it wasn't and then we saw ... it was Kate holding his hand... "

All I heard was a gasp.

"It is Kate's child... but he looks EX-ACT-LY like me Bella. He must be... I think he is... I mean, I'm pretty sure he's... "

"Your son."

"Yes."

Silence.

More silence.

I ran my fingers through my hair, trying to be patient. I wanted to allow her a few minutes to absorb the information. After all, when I realised I fucking fainted. So I waited.

More silence.

Finally Bella spoke and her response was so unexpected, "That Bitch." I don't think I've ever heard Bella swear before, even in bed when I encouraged her to she rarely swore. "She had your son and hid it from you. Edward, baby? Are you okay? What are you going to do? We have to get your son. What's his name?" There's my momma bear. Damn I love this woman.

"Anthony."

"Oh, she knew. She knew he was yours. She called him Anthony. That's your middle name." My little baby momma was getting very cross, which was sweet but I didn't want her upset.

"Calm down love, you have my baby there to look after. This stress isn't good for either of you," I whispered to her.

She took a deep breath.

"That's right love, nice slow calm breaths."

"But Edward she has your son and she's hidden him from you. I am so angry. How could she do that? I'm sorry I swore before but Kate is just ... such a... "

"Bitch," I finished her sentence because she was right about that. Kate was a bitch.

Bella's voice was soft, "Baby, what are we going to do now?"

We, I love that she said 'we'. Yes, we would get through this together.

"Thank you love. Thank you for not being angry with me. Thank you for being angry for me and thank you for wanting to help me. I was so shocked apparently I fainted. I've never fainted in my life and I just keeled over. That's why Lil Bit was crying she was reminded of when you were unconscious in the Park."

"Oh poor Lil Bit. Where is she now?"

"Ma and Dad have her in the kitchen, we're going to have your beef and potato pie for dinner."

"Okay. Well, I have my meeting tomorrow morning. Vicky and I were due to fly back the morning after that but we can change it to tomorrow evening. The flight takes about 6 hours. I'll check with Vic about changing the flight times so I can get back to you as soon as possible."

I smiled, "I should say stay and enjoy yourself but I am selfish and I want you here with me."

"I wouldn't enjoy myself anyway baby. I'd be worried about you. Don't worry. Go have dinner with your parents and with our daughter, she needs you. We'll talk later. Don't worry, Edward. We'll find a way to get some form of custody of your son. Our family just keeps growing doesn't it? I love it... I love you."

Damn I missed her, "I love you too. Get some sleep and have a good meeting tomorrow. Knock em dead, my sexy Boardroom Bella."

"I'm going to have to get a costume and play this fantasy out for you, aren't I?" her voice was sultry and full of promise.

I groaned at the thought of Bella is a tight pencil skirt, six inch killer heels and tight as fuck silk blouse, "Oh god, yes. Boardroom Bella and I could have a lot of sexy fun."

She giggled again, "Good night CEOward."

"Goodnight Boardroom Bella."

I left the office with a huge grin on my face. My heart was lighter knowing that Bella and I were okay. That we would get to the bottom of this situation together and that somewhere out there I had a son who sooner or later would be part of my life.

I walked into the kitchen to see my parents looking at me with worried expressions. Clearly Ma had managed to share some information with Dad. Looking at their saddened, concerned faces I realised that Kate had not only cheated me out of the past four years of parenthood but that my parents, my brother and my sister had also been cheated out of four years of knowing Anthony.

Anthony. I wonder what he's like? No, I can't think about him yet. It hurts too much.

"Daddy, we has pie for dinner. Yummy." Lil Bit ran over to me.

I swooped my daughter up into my arms, and kissed her cheek. We went over to the dinner table and I strapped her into her little booster seat.

"Let's have dinner, I am starving." I looked over at my parents, "We can talk about everything else after Lil Bit goes to sleep, okay?"

They nodded and we all silently agreed to just enjoy dinner with Lil Bit. The other situation though ever present in our minds needed to wait for a few hours.

We enjoyed a light and chatty dinner. Lil Bit and Esme shared stories of the Museum, Carlisle shared stories from the hospital. He'd been challenging management about some decisions he didn't agree with which he felt compromised patient care, I admired his passion. I'd almost forgotten to tell him about what had happened with Caius when he congratulated me on such a significant business deal. Funny, this was one of the biggest days in my professional life and it had been completely overshadowed. It all seemed not quite unimportant but just business. I had more important things in my life now, more important people. I looked over to Lil Bit and smiled. She'd eaten all her dinner and was chirping away at Carlisle. He was laughing at something he was telling her. I was so blessed to have her in my life.

Esme took Lil Bit off to give her a bath and get ready for bed time. Carlisle promised that he would read her at least two stories and I promised to sing her to sleep. That was a new thing for us. She liked me to sing to her for a little while after I turned the light out. She usually dropped straight off to sleep before I finished the song but I loved it. It was a special quiet time we had together each day.

Alice was right Lil Bit was very musical. Maybe I could teach her to play piano. We needed a piano here. I'd talk to Bella about it. I wonder if Anthony is musical? No, no. Mustn't think about him like that yet. It just hurt too fucking much and brought my anger back to the surface. I could fucking kill Kate. Bella was right, no other word for it. Bitch.

I sent a message to Emmett and Alice asking them to come over if there were available as I had some news and needed their advice. They both promised to be here within the hour. After cleaning the kitchen I thought i'd find some things to put out to eat, especially with Emmet coming. Bella always kept the pantry and the freezer stocked with homemade goodies so it was easy enough to find some tasty food which I put in the oven. Bella put instructions on all the labels so I'd know what to do, such as sweet heart. I opened a bottle of red and let it air and put out some glasses. Then I loaded up the coffee maker and soon the room was filled with the smell of fresh ground coffee, cinnamon and that something that was Bella. It made me miss her but was also comforting too.

Esme, Carlisle and I tagged team through Lil Bit's bed time and soon my little love was fast asleep, all tucked up in her moons and stars pyjamas. I'd sung an extra song to her because I just enjoyed rocking in the chair watching her sleep. I switched on the baby monitor I had installed in her room and shoved the portable receiver in my pocket. After kissing the top of my angel's head I moved silently out of the room to find Alice waiting for me on the comfy couch in the play lounge outside the bedrooms.

"I haven't heard you sing in years Edward. You have such a lovely voice."

"Thanks Alley. I have to admit it has been nice to bring music back into my life. Both Bella and Elizabeth love music. I was thinking of putting a piano in here so I could teach Lil Bit. What do you think?"

"Well, you already know I think she's a very special little girl. She's so bright and loving but she really seems to be especially musical. That's why I want to take her to ballet. I found a really lovely ballet school which although teaches them formal french ballet also let's them have lots of fun and games with dancing. Jazz thought it was a really great class. I was going to take her next week if you and Bella are okay with it. "

"Jazz?" I raised my eyebrow at her. "Would you by chance be talking about Mr Jasper Whitlock? Lil Bit's cousin?" I couldn't help teasing her.

She hit my arm, "Shut up you. He likes it when I call him Jazz. He's a very nice man." She stood up to walk away. I followed her and tickled her waist, "I'm only teasing Alley. I think it's great you are getting to know Jasper. Do you like him like him?"

"What are we twelve. But in answer to your questions I'm not sure yet... we'll see."

We walked into the kitchen. I placed the baby monitor receiver on the bench. I was still a very new parent, I got nervous that she'd wake and I wouldn't hear her with all our talking around the table. It just made me feel better that I could hear her if she woke up and needed me.

Emmett and Dad were sitting talking over a glass of wine while Ma was plating the pastries I'd put in the oven. There were mini quiche and savoury tarts as well as mini cinnamon rolls. I also had taken out a couple of the sweet pies Bella made the other night when everyone was here last. So the kitchen smelled of Bella's cooking and again I had a pang from both missing her and being reminded of how much she loved me.

"Thanks for coming over guys. I feel guilty as I seem to be filling your lives with drama lately. I'm sorry for that." I shoved my hands in my pockets and looked down at my feet while I was talking.

"Don't talk shit bro'. You've kept us at a distance for a while, y'know. We're grateful to be part of your life and that you're sharing with us again. Also when you haven't been around we've had our fair share of drama too. Don't sweat it Ed. We're family. This is what family does."

Alice gave me a hug, "Emmet's right Edward. We love you and want to be part of your life — all of it — the ups and the downs. Bella's brought you back to us and I for one am incredibly grateful to her for not only bring my brother back but more importantly for always having this delicious food." She pushed me out of the way laughing and choosing some delicious treats for herself.

Emmett rushed over and pushed past me, "Yeah, yeah we love you man but Bella's cooking is something else!" He piled up food on his plate and then headed back to the table.

Carlisle and Esme were laughing at us, "Come sit down and stop teasing your brother, no matter how easy it is."

"Ma, don't you join in."

"Oh, Edward. You're so cute when you pout." She squeezed my cheek and then gave it a gentle teasing pat.

Carlisle decided to settle down to business, "Edward has some things he needs to share with us tonight and as easy and as much fun as it is to tease your brother, we need to stop and listen to him."

"Thanks Dad," I was nervous. I was going to have to tell them the whole story about Kate.

"You all remember Kate Williams, of course. You all know that I was with her for almost four years and that we broke up in my last few weeks at Dartmouth. What you don't know is the story around the break-up. I had hoped to never have to tell you this but it is important that you understand because something has happened that I need your help with and you need to know the whole story to be able to help."

I looked around and I could see their confused faces except for Emmett who knew some of the story and he had a sympathetic but supportive expression. Always my wingman.

"I know most of you didn't care for Kate but at the time I thought I was in love. Now knowing what real, true love feels like with my Isabella, I realise what I had with Kate wasn't love largely because it I found out in the most cruel way that the feelings weren't mutual. But at the time I thought I loved her and I thought she loved me.

"As you know we together in the apartment you bought for me so we could live together off campus in our second year. We'd planned to go to Harvard together, get married." I swallowed and took a sip of the wine Carlisle had poured for me. "We seemed to want the same things career... children."

The last time I told this story I was sad remembering the loss of my child. This time I was angry. Very fucking angry.

"On the day we broke up, Kate had asked me to stay home from class because she wanted to talk to me. I wasn't too worried, even though she'd been spending more time at College supposedly studying, I thought we were okay. Umm, I mean the night before and even that morning we'd made love ... sorry Ma."

"Anyway, as I told Bella when I told her about this, I actually thought Kate was going to tell me she was pregnant and although I was nervous about it, I wasn't upset. I was okay with the idea.

"When we sat down to talk instead of telling me she was pregnant she told me that she was leaving me. She'd been seeing her Spanish Professor - he taught Spanish but he was actually Spanish as well... anyway, she told me they were in love, that she wasn't going to grad school but that they were going to get married and have kids straight away because he wanted a big family. She slid her key across the table and said that movers were organised to come later that morning."

Alice couldn't stand it any longer, "Do you mean she was cheating on you for what... months? But was still sleeping with you. That she actually screwed you that morning before breaking up with you? Sorry Ma."

I nodded slowly.

"I always disliked her but I had no idea what a bitch she was."

Emmett jumped in, "Alice you have no idea but I think Edward has more to tell us, right Edward?"

"Yes. I'm sorry Ma if this is upsetting to you but Emmett is right there is actually more and it might offend you especially."

"It's okay dumpling. I want to know. I want to understand."

I nodded again, determined to get through having to tell my saddest, darkest memory to my sweet adopted mother who couldn't have children of her own.

"I was pretty shocked by Kate's news as you can imagine, I had no idea and after our morning sexcapades... sorry Ma... I was totally caught off guard that she was leaving me. But that wasn't actually the worst of it.

"Before she left on that morning, Kate told me that she felt the need to confess something to me that she had been keeping to herself for a year. I couldn't imagine what else she could confess. I mean she'd just told me that she'd been basically using me as a sex toy for months... sorry Ma... while she'd been off 'falling in love' with her Spanish professor.

"But apparently there was worse. She admitted that she'd been pregnant to me the year before but she didn't want it so she'd had an abortion, without ever even thinking to talk to me about it."

Tears were falling down Esme's face. Alice looked like she was about to explode. Carlisle's head dropped to his chest. He reached his hand over to Esme and they tightly squeezed each other's hands. Emmett just gave me a nod of encouragement.

Alice stood up with her hands in fists, "Do you mean to tell me that she aborted your child without ever giving you a chance to ask her to keep it and that she stayed with you for a year without ever telling you?"

I nodded very slowly, a tear rolling down my cheek.

"Oh, Edward," she leapt into my arms and held me so close I could barely breathe. Then Esme came over and hugged us both. I could feel Dad's hand on mine.

Alice stood up suddenly, "Tanya! That's why ... that's why you were ... with Tanya, isn't it? You didn't think she could hurt you because you didn't love her. She was just eye candy and sex... sorry Ma."

Esme stood up then, "Will everyone stop apologising to me for talking about sex. I have sex you know. Quite often... oh... sorry Carlisle."

And we all laughed. Not boisterous laughter but sort of sad, crazed Cullen humour kind of laughter which stopped as suddenly as it started.

Esme sat back down next to Carlisle, "Why didn't you tell us this before dumpling?"

"Honestly. I was humiliated. She'd cheated on me, for months. She didn't want me, any part of me. She didn't want my child, she wanted this professor's children but she didn't want my child. My child was disposable and so was I.

"I couldn't deal with the pain. I threw myself into study and then into work. I built my business and I kept away from women. Then I met Tanya and I thought being with her would protect me from that kind of hurt again.

"I was an idiot but I was hurt and lonely. It didn't work anyway. Tanya cheated and ran off with my cousin."

Carlisle reached across and patted my hand, "But now you have Bella son. She loves you. She knows you are worth loving."

"Thanks Dad."

"Edward? Thank you for telling us what happened with Kate, it explains a lot about your behaviour over the past few years. But, why now? Has something happened with Kate? She hasn't been in contact with you has she?"

"I'll be back in a moment," I went to the office and brought the investigators folder back to the table.

"Okay, when I was being an idiot and thought Bella was having an affair with Jacob. I didn't react very maturely to the situations."

Emmett made a loud scoffing noise.

I raised my eyebrow at him, "As I was admitting, I didn't handle it very well but I think now that you know more about my history with Kate and Tanya that you may understand that I could be a little suspicious. But anyway I don't really want to talk about that anymore.

"The point is that I wouldn't talk to Bella to let her explain, she got desperate and hired a PI a private investigator, to do a background check on me to find out what made me so untrusting. Now she and I have discussed this so I don't really want to talk about it. Let's put it this way, she's forgiven me and I've forgiven her.

"Anyway, the report details basic background information including the women in my past. There were some photos as well but Bella didn't look at most of them. I didn't look at the file at all at the time but earlier today when I was getting some files for Bella and uploading them on the computer I came across this file. The contents including these photos spilled out."

I threw the photos of Kate and her children on the table. They spread across the table and everyone starting picking them. As each person saw the photos they went through the same phases of recognition.

"When I saw the photos first I thought it was Edward, but then I noticed that the colours in the photo were all wrong and then I saw the little boy was holding Kate's hand."

"Oh. My. God. Edward. You have a son." Emmett was standing and his face was filled with fury.

"I have a nephew?" Alice had tears in her eyes.

The normally calm and reasoned Carlisle thumped the table. "That bi... woman has kept me from my grandson for over four years? What are we going to do about it?"

"Where are they? Where are they living?"

Realising that Bella needed to be part of this conversation I took out my phone and called Bella's number. She answered on the first ring, "Baby, are you okay?"

"Yes, love, I am here with the family so I'll put you on speakerphone."

"Oh, okay, hello everyone."

Everyone greeted her at the same time and she giggled.

Esme spoke first, "How are you doing sweetie? How is the morning sickness?"

"I'm fine Esme, I was a little sick on the plane and this evening but I'm okay now."

"Sweet one, are you following Lauren's diet plan?" I hated that she was sick again, I hoped she'd managed to keep some food down, she was getting way too thin. I was starting to worry. We had our first baby doctor appointment next week but I was worried anyway.

"Yes baby, I've been good. Vicky is watching me like a hawk. Did you threaten her or something?"

"No, but it's a good idea. Sweet one I've just told everyone about Kate, including my break up… the whole story and now the photo." I couldn't really bring myself to say my son. Not yet, I can't say that out loud, not to Bella.

"Oh, Edward. I'm sorry I'm not there for you baby." I loved it when she called me baby.

"Bella?"

"Yes Carlisle?"

"Did the investigator you hired mention where Kate was living now?"

"Honestly Carlisle, I didn't read too much about her, that wasn't the information I was trying to find. I ... um..."

"It's okay, love. I explained about that whole thing and I also explained that you and I have forgiven each other for the whole mess."

"Good. Maybe the investigator could do some more digging for us? Do you want me to call him?"

"Yes, love. It would be better if you could call because you have an existing relationship with him and he did the earlier work for you."

"Okay, so what do we want to know? Should the focus be on Kate or on Anthony?"

"His name is Anthony?" Alice shouted.

"Umm... yes... sorry, I thought you knew."

"I forgot to mention that," I winced as I looked over at Alice.

"So must've known he was yours and called him your second name."

"Well Anthony is a fairly common name, Alley. That could be coincidence but we need to find out for sure."

"Bella love, I think the focus should be on Anthony but we'll need some info on Kate too if we're going to go for custody of any kind ... I mean ... If you agree, of course..."

"Edward, of course we're going for custody. He's your son and she's hidden him from you. We have to do what's right for Anthony, of course. It may take time for him to get to know you, to get to know us. But you are his father. He deserves to know and you deserve to have a place in your son's life."

"Isabella?"

"Yes Emmett?"

"I love you Belly, you're so perfect for my brother."

"Thanks Emmett, I think he's pretty perfect for me too."

Damn straight!

A/N: So how are we all doing? Personally I am pretty happy for Edward. I love that the whole family are circling the wagons and getting ready to fight for his son. Anyway I have the next chapter almost finished so you won't have to wait too long to hear what the PI has to say. I'm happy for Alice too with 'Jazz'. Okay well I would love to hear your thoughts. See you soon!