"I'm going to stay here with Ness." Bella made her choice and she wasn't going to change her mind, "Jacob isn't ready to leave his family yet and I'm not going to make him." She knew Jacob would drop everything for her daughter but he had a mother and sister that needed him just as much.

"Are you sure?" Alice looked so worried and Bella wished she could show her there was no reason to be.

"I don't want to leave my dad until I have to, and I really think I need to be away from Edward for a long time." Her soon to be ex husband wouldn't look her in the eyes.

A part of her felt like she lost because she is the one that's leaving the family, not him. But even Carlisle had to admit it would be best for her to stay here, and the family would only been a couple hours away in their new home so if she needed them they'd be here immediately.

Rosalie scoffed, "Why don't we just leave Edward here instead?"

No one said anything in reply but everyone slightly agreed with her.

"I found a nice little house outside of town for Ness and I. It's going to be great, guys." She smiled sadly and Ness began her train of hugs.

She squeezed extra tight onto her dad and Edward felt like she was squeezing his heart. He felt constricted and would never admit it but he slightly resented his daughter for forcing him to create Bella. It has nothing to do with her but he couldn't help it. He still smiled and kissed her head, "I love you."

xXx

Bella could not believe where her life had traveled, but even she had to admit things were looking up. Her family had been gone 3 months and the stress of seeing her ex husband every day had lifted. Yes, Edward still came to visit and it still made her heart heavy, but the rage had disappeared.

Today was a busy day for her at work and she was ready to get home and watch a movie with her daughter. She pulled out her phone and sent Jacob a text that she was on her way back and then stepped outside the door, "See you tomorrow," she called to Cass. It was employee policy that she park behind the building so she had to walk down a block and then turn because all the buildings were connected. As she was walking she noticed a figure walking the same speed as her on the other side of the street. That was definitely odd especially since uptown was usually dead at this time. She stopped and pretended to look at her phone, and the person kept going. "Thank goodness," she mumbled under her breath.

The bakery was closer to her than her car so she considered hiding out with Cass but she was a vampire, if any human wanted to attack her she would be okay. So she continued walking to her car again.

She got to her car and saw someone standing next to it, she couldn't see them since it was dark already and the street lamp was behind them, "Hello?" She stepped closer and her vampire eyesight let her see exactly who was in front of her, "June?"

"Where is he, Bella?" She said through gritted teeth, at first Bella felt pain when she saw her but now she feels only pity.

"Please step away from my car," Bella said sternly. June stepped towards her but she did not back up.

"Where is he? Where's Edward?" June began to sob angrily, "What did you do to him?"

Bella chose to not reply, nervous anything she said could anger the girl further. It seemed June was having a mental break down. Bella stomach hurt and she finally realized how much Edward didn't deserve all of this drama over him. He was worthless to her now. June stepped closer again and Bella pulled out her phone, "I will call the police if you take one more step towards me."

"Why? Why call them when you could just kill me?" June laughed bitterly, "I put the pieces together and I know you're not human."

Bella did not let her voice tremble, "June, you're sick. You need help."

"I don't need your help, you stupid cow. The only thing that could help me now you took," June's voice rose to a scream and when Bella took a step towards her car so she could end this conversation but her movement caused June to run away.

Bella could not stop herself from shaking as she got into her car. Edward really fucked this one up, was all she could think.

xXx

That night Ness slept with Bella in her bed, she didn't tell her daughter what happened but Ness had described feeling uneasy. Bella felt it too, something bad was going to happen.

Bella laid there and watched her daughter sleep, and she began counting her blessing as her therapist had said to combat the uneasiness.

Jacob called her and the sound pulled her out of her mind and Nessie out of her sleep. Jacob sounded as nervous as she did, "Edward'a uh...friend drowned. A body wasn't recovered." There's a search party just in case she lied in her note but Charlie asked the pack to trail her scent and it leads right off a cliff."

"Oh my god," even Bella felt remorse. Her daughter looked sick and she put a hand on her face, "Go back to bed, my love."

She stepped out of her room and Jacob asked her, "Is Ness still around?"

"No."

"I didn't want to scare her, but Bella, as we were searching we smelled an unfamiliar vampire."

"I'll call the Cullen's and see what needs to be done. Thanks Jacob, goodnight."

She went back into her room to find Nessie crying. She held her daughter in her arms, she looked like a teenager so sometimes Bella forgot she was really a child. "Mom?"

"Yes? What's wrong?" Bella rubbed her hair softly, being there for her daughter suddenly filled her with strength and love. She hadn't felt like that in months, and it was like colored returned to her world.

Sometimes she forgot she was more than Edward's girl. He absorbed her world right after she moved to Forks and it was like she was a part of him and only him. She never had time to grow and never had time to become a person she loved. So when she realized Edward was cheating it was like her life no longer had purpose. That was going to change from now on.

Renesemee dried her tears and finally spoke, "I can't shake the feeling something awful is happening."

Bella motioned for her daughter to sit up and then put her hands on her shoulders, "Something bad is always happening in this world," she placed her forehead against her daughter's, "I will never let anything hurt you as long as I live. Ever." She backed away and put her hands back in her lap, "Ness, the world isn't a great place but we're stuck here forever. You can't stop bad people and save every person's life, but what you can do with your life is be a light in this dark world. Be something good to remind everyone that everything isn't all bad. Put a smile on people's faces and most of all be a person who you love. During those times in life when no one is around, can you depend on yourself for love and care? When you go to bed, go with a smile knowing you did your best for yourself. You don't have to slave over everyones needs but I know for a fact that if you're kind hearted it will rub off on the right people."

Nessie finally smiled, "I think I am that person, mom."

"You are and I'm proud," she smiled for a moment but then it turned sad, "I know things are going to get hard soon, I can feel it too, but I have you and you have me, and we will survive. I know we will make it. Now, I think you need to go to bed, you have school tomorrow."

"Sometimes I wish I was like you and dad and I never slept," Ness frowned.

"Me too. I get bored at night!" Bella laughed and laid her head back on the pillow. Even with the impending drama, she was happy she was feeling like herself again. Her real self.

She tried not to let June's death bug her too much, and remind herself that people make their own choices, and June made hers. Bella closed her eyes and counted her blessings until the girl left her mind.