Authors Note: sorry for the delay I have had severe writers block. The chapter is finally here. Just a reminder this chapter is from Edward's point of view. A big thanks to lileycullen for her kind words on the last chapter.

Saturday 12th September 2011

Hey, it is Edward writing to you now. I am laying here with your mum whilst she sleeps. You are asleep in your cot at the end of the bed and I have been laying here watching you both sleeping and it got me thinking. I have been thinking about the last few weeks and how much things have changed. Over the course of the last few weeks I have fallen in love with not only your mother but you too. I think that writing these letters to you was an incredible idea because not only has it enabled your mum to explore her emotions but it will provide you something to look back on in the future to know just how much you mean to us.

I want you to know that I love you. No matter what goes on between me and your mum that will never change. There will come a time in life that you will have to know the truth about who your biological father is. That is where this book comes into things. I hope that when you look back you realise that I have been here for you from day one and that is what makes a dad.

That was something that me and your mum discussed earlier in the week. We were on our way out to lunch and the sun was shining so we thought we would make the most of it and walk. It was cold though so we were all bundled up. We were laughing at how we were going to stop the waitress flirting with me when a woman approached us. She said that it was nice to see a young couple making things work. That it was refreshing for a child to have a mum and a dad that love each other as much as we did. When she called me your dad neither of us corrected her. She left us after that.

In the restaurant I sat down next to your mum on one side of the booth rather than opposite her. We sat heads together looking at one menu. Apparently this wasn't enough for the waitress to see that I was unavailable and therefore, she continued to flirt with me. I felt Bella tense up. The waitress left to deliver the order to the kitchen. When she returned with our food she still hadn't got the hint. Bella decided that she was taking things into her own hands and grabbed you out of the pushchair. The waitress did not get the hint so Bella tried something else. "Did you want a cuddle with daddy hey baby girl" she cooed at you. She passed you to me to hold and that did it. The waitress turned, huffed and stormed back to the kitchen. Again neither of us said anything.

We went for a stroll in the park after lunch in order to take advantage of the warm weather. It was then I decided to bring up the whole dad thing. I told your mum that I would like nothing more than to be your dad but I understood if it was too much too soon or too presumptive of me. Bella laughed and told me to calm down. She told me that for now we could just use the word but that if I a couple of years time we were still together and planning on getting married then she would be willing to make things official.

I love your mum more than anything else in the world. I just want you to know that. Also, that I plan to do whatever it takes to make sure that we last. This last week we have really moved forward in our relationship. For the first time your mum seems relaxed and dare I say happy. I hope I have something to do with that and I am sure you did.

I have so many plans for the future that involve all of us. I want it all. A big house, huge garden and a large family. That includes you too because you will always be a part of my family. I don't want you to ever feel like you don't belong because of a little matter like genetics. Genes mean nothing to the heart, to love.

I know all this makes me sound like a woman but hey who am I to care if I can't show my true feelings to you who can I? There are a lot of people in the world who will try to convince you that I am not truly your father because do not play a part in your biology. That doesn't matter to either me or your mother and so it shouldn't matter to you either.

Life is going to be hard and there will be lots of bumps in the road ahead because nothing ever goes smooth sailing. It will all be worth it in the end though because we will get what we want. Never forget you can be anything that you put your mind to. We will get through everything because we have each other and in the end that is all that matters. Always remember that they never said life would be easy they just promised it would be worth it.

All my love always and forever,

Edward

Xxx

Authors Note: there you have it. There will be an epilogue followed by a few futuretakes to follow. See you all soon. Xxx