Twilight and it's characters are not owned by me.

EPILOGUE

Edward's CD dropped to critical acclaim and eventually rose to the top of the charts in several markets. He had a little something to offer everyone, and wasn't being pigeonholed. His career was in full swing, and he was being touted as the Next Big Thing.

Twilight Records was going all out on promotion for him and he was a happy man with the way things had worked out with his record. The next item on the agenda to look forward to was a concert tour to promote the CD, and he couldn't wait to get back up on stage again and perform. It was what he loved doing most with his music, singing for crowds of people.

CJ was thriving. They did as many "father-son" activities as they could, and Edward closely followed CJ's progress on the traveling youth basketball team that Bella had signed him up for. He had coaches now, and was interacting with other kids, and making friends his own age. The possibility of him someday playing college ball and being scouted by the pros was no longer a pipe dream. He had real potential, and people in the know called him a genuine phenomenon. Charles Swan Jr. might one day grow up to be some other child's basketball hero.

Things were incredible between himself and Bella. She was supportive of his career and understanding when career commitments kept him away from their family time. There was no jealousy, no accusations of him cheating, no fears of her being intimidated by his success and fame. She gave him unconditional love and allowed him the honor of being a father figure to the greatest kid he had ever known. She was quite simply an amazing woman who reminded him a lot of his own mother in her strength and capability to survive.

Edward's mother was his hero, and now Bella was also. All parents were heroes in his eyes, anyone who raised a child or provided love and guidance were heroes. The first time Bella had called him their hero, he had protested, but she had explained that he was a parent now, also. They might not be legally married yet, and CJ might not be his own son, but he helped parent him and raise him, and that made him a hero to them.

THE END

A/N: Thank you for reading my first story! I wrote an EPOV drabble over the weekend and will start posting it soon. Please add me to your author alerts and be sure to catch it.