Bella stood on the porch, holding a small baby girl in her arms. She couldn't believe this. He was leaving! He was really leaving her! After years together and their child, he was leaving her just like that.

Jacob walked out of the house, carrying his bags. He walked down the steps of the porch and loaded his trunk. He looked back up at Bella for a second.

"Bye." he said. Jacob walked to the front door and climbed into his car. The engine roared to life and he pulled away.

Bella watched him leave. Her heart shattered. The only man she had ever loved was leaving, and he wasn't coming back for her.

"Don't cry." Bella whispered to herself. "You don't have time for this."

She looked down at her daughter in her arms. There were so many things she had to do for her. Bella turned back into the house and started to work.

He said goodbye from the edge of the porch
Like she'd been some casual friend
He said "your better off with out me
I'm not what you need"
Like her momma had said about him
He started the car
Pulled out of the drive
Didn't waste any time lookin' back
She watched him go
Thinkin' even a stranger
Would show more compassion than that

Bella raced through the house as her daughter cried for her. Bella lifted the child from her crib and rocked her gently. The baby girl cried terribly. Bella sighed to herself, still rocking her daughter. She could handle this. With or without him, she could do this. There was no time for crying, or thinking of him. It was just her and Renesme now.

She could've cried but she didn't have time
She had a baby to feed
A pink blanket to find
To rock their little one to sleep
She could've laid in bed for hours
Giving misery the power
But she didn't have time

Bella unlocked the door to her home. Her set her purse down on the table and dropped her keys into the glass bowl next to her purse. "I'm home!"

A clatter of small steps echoed through the house. Bella looked up to see Renesme running towards her. Her arms wide open, smiling brightly. Bella smiled as her daughter ran into her arms.

"Mommy!" she called.

"Hey Nessie, how are you?" Bella asked.

"Great! Alice took me to the park and we got to practice!" Nessie exclaimed.

Alice laughed from behind. Bella had met her in college, before meeting him. Since Bella had to work during the day, Alice volunteered to watch Renesme for Bella. "We had a blast today."

"Thanks so much Alice. Nessie, why don't you go wash up and we'll start dinner?" Bella said.

Nessie nodded and ran of towards the bathroom. Bella stood and walked next to Alice. "I really owe you Alice."

"That's ok, you can just go on a date and we'll all it even." Alice said. She opened the door and left Bella to her thoughts.

She got a sitter, she got a job
'cause she had a promise to keep
Her day was a factory and evening survival
At night was exhaustion and sleep
Sometimes she felt life was passing her by
And watching was all she could do
Her friends said "you gotta get outta the house
And maybe you'll meet someone new"

Renesme sat at the table, trying to wrestle the food onto her fork. Bella tried her best not to laugh or help. Nessie was determined to do things her own way now. Bella watched the a line appear across Nessie forehead as she grew aggravated with her food.

"So how was practice today?" Bella asked. Trying to get Nessie attention away form her tough food.

"Great! Coach says I'm one of the best hitter on the team! I got a double today!" Nessie exclaimed.

"Wow! A double. You sure are better than me!" Bella replied. She never had been good at sports, or graceful dancing.

"Yeah, but Mrs. Henderson said she didn't want me showing up with grass stains on my tights again." Nessie said.

She could've tried
But she didn't have time
She had a five year old to feed
She had ballet class, piano lessons
And t-ball little league
She could've laid awake for hours
Giving lonely nights the power
But she didn't have the time

Bella knelt at the back of her car. The tire had managed to last this long, but Bella wasn't anywhere near an auto shop. She grabbed her jack and settled it under the car and began cranking the car up. The car was three feet off the ground. Bella grabbed lug wrench from her kit and set it over a lug nut. She grabbed the wrench and pulled, but it wouldn't budge. She inhaled deeply and pulled again. The wrench cranked and began spinning in Bella's hands. The first nut came off and clattered to the ground. Bella replaced the wrench over the next bolt and continued the process. She gather the nuts by her knees.

Bella set the wrench back in the kit and positioned herself in front of the tire. Cars past by her, honking. Bella rolled her eyes. Flat in a parking lot and no one bothers to offer a hand.

She grasped the tire and pulled. The heavy tire hardly budged. Bella lost her grip and slid back onto the pavement. Passing cars honked repeatedly. Bella pushed herself back up. Tears welled in her eyes. She inhaled deeply, trying not to let the stress get the best of her.

"Miss, do you need help?" Bella looked up. A young man, no older than she, was standing at the end of her car.

"Yes." Bella answered.

Not time where would she find the time
To trust a man again
Not time for that flat tire
A crowded parking lot and then

Bella sat next to Edward, the man who had fixed her tire, in a local coffee shop. He was very nice man. His short copper hair hardly covered his deep green eyes that constantly peered into hers. His bright smile made her heart skip.

He's very kind and really handsome. He couldn't be single. Bella thought.

"what about you? Do you have any kids?" Edward asked.

Not time to just have coffee with the man
Who got her tired fixed
She was thinking gosh he's handsome
When he asked do you have kids

"I saw the car seat in the back." Edward explained.

Bella felt her heart stop. There was no way around the answer. She couldn't lie about Renesme. No matter how much she liked Edward, she couldn't deny her daughter. I thought he was too perfect.

"She's five." Bella answered. She gripped her coffee cup, preparing for the worst.

Edward smiled, "I love kids."

Bella looked up from her cup. "Really?"

Edward nodded. "My brother and his wife always call me up to baby-sit their kids when they want to go out. It's the closest I am to children of my own."

"I wish I could do that. I'm so busy working my best friend has to watch my daughter." Bella said.

"Does she have your eyes?" Edward asked.

She could've lied
But she didn't have time
All she said was "she's five"
He said "i saw the car seat I love kids
Does she have your eyes?"
And they sat and talked for hours
Giving destiny it's power
She could've been afraid
To fall in love that night
But she didn't have time

"Nessie, sit in front of your mother and Edward." Alice said.

Nessie ran from Alice to the front steps of the porch. She settled herself in between Bella's and Edwards legs. She leaned her head on Edwards legs, smiling. Bella laughed. Edward reached around Bella's shoulder and pulled her closer.

"Smile." Alice called.

And they did. it wasn't a fake smile for Alice. But a real smile, filled with happiness. Something Bella thought she'd never feel again. Yet she was, with her family.

She could've been afraid
To fall in love that night
But she didn't have time

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Ok, don't kill me. This was my first twilight fic. I know its kinda choppy, but I tried. Tell me what you think.