Esme didn't want to hear him talk so defeatedly. "You have to be the father and the husband then and fight for what's yours. I don't mean for you to go out there and rip his head off, but I mean for you to make your intentions clear to him and to Bella. For your daughter's sake, you have to make it clear to him that you're her father and no one else will ever take that place. As for her, you have to show her what a good father you can be, Edward," Esme said. "I'm sure your daugher loves you more then she could ever love any other man..."