AN: Okay here is the beginning chapter of the revised story. I hope you like this plot a little more than what was previously posted. I apologize for the wait, life can get a little bit hectic sometimes! Leave me comments below!

"..You hang up"

"No you hang up"

"No, you" I giggled as Edward and I continued to banter over the phone. I was sprawled out on my bed (well actually it was the bed in the apartment that I was temporarily renting), my comforter covering the top half of my body and had been talking to Edward for over an hour and a half about his upcoming trip to Seattle from New York! Gah! I was so excited.

It would be the first time that we would meet in person after dating for 6 months. Long distance relationships are so difficult but when the right person comes along it makes all of the waiting worth-while. I couldn't wait to be in Edward's arms and kiss his perfect pouty lips.

Meeting Edward online had been a complete accident, one minute I was telling people that I no longer wanted to deal with the social media lifestyle and then the next I get a message in my inbox from an absolute hottie!

Edward Cullen was grade A meat, with copper colored hair that was permanently messy, a strong defined jaw, and immaculate green eyes so deep you could drown in! I heard Edward yawn and smiled to myself, even his yawns were adorable. I know I know I sounded annoying but it was the puppy dog phase and I just couldn't get enough of him!

"Listen babe, I've really got to get some rest I have an important meeting tomorrow with the crew. I love you and sweet dreams beautiful!" I pouted a little because I always hated when he had to go but I knew I had to get up myself and help Alice with the opening of her boutique. Alice was a fashion designer and after living one year in Milan she was finally using her inspiration to create clothing for the modern woman on a budget!

Her zest for life was the reason why I was selling my parents house and getting my own apartment! The place that I was currently interested in had a vacant lower level that I wanted to use for my flower parlor. If I could sell Charlie and Renee's old house then I could use part of the money as a down payment and the other half could be put into my bank account.

It had only been half a year since the death of my parents and seeing the house so lonely and bare brought tears to my eyes. I knew I couldn't live in the house, constantly reminded of my loss. "Okay sweetie!" I chirped "I love you tons, sleep tight" and with that we both hung up. I settled completely under the covers and turned out the light on my night stand. I fell into a blissful sleep dreaming about my perfect relationship with Edward that would become even more perfect in less than a week!

I was curled up into a ball on my bed when Alice rudely snatched the covers off of me and sang in my ear "It's a beautiful morning!" "Nooooo!" I whined searching for the covers with my face pressed into my pillow. Alice laughed and spanked me before tackling me. "Oh god, I can't breathe!" I said, my voice muffled by Alice's weight and the pillow. Alice leaned close to my ear and whispered "If you don't get up I'm bringing in reinforcement!" and then I heard her whistle, followed by a booming voice that came from somewhere downstairs in my house

"Bella, Alice wants me to drag you out of bed like the hulk if need be!" My eyes snapped open. How dare she bring Emmett to manhandle me like that! "I rolled on my back and stared into her brown sparkling eyes and stuck my tongue out at her before saying "I hate that you are my best friend" She grinned before climbing off of me in order to let me get up.

"Gosh, Bella you outdid yourself today! It only took me 10 minutes to get you up today, yesterday it was 15!" and with a laugh she pulled my door closed behind her so that I could get dressed for the day. After showering and dressing in a simple black and white romper I descended the stairs all the while hearing clanging coming from my kitchen.

I rolled my eyes, damn Emmett and his horse-like stomach. "Do you know how much I spend on groceries because every time you come over you wipe my fridge clean!?" I questioned, catching Emmett red handed with a chicken leg stuck in his mouth. He looked like a deer in headlights and it made me giggle but what made me erupt in complete hysteria was his muffled excuse for eating all my food, pieces of chicken flew left and right with every word out of his mouth.

I squealed and tried to shield myself from being pelted by flying chicken behind Alice who had doubled over in laughter. "Okay! Okay! I accept your apology Em just please chew with your mouth closed that was hilarious and disgusting at the same time! You are so lucky I put up with you for Rose's sake!" Alice nodded while wiping away the tears in her eyes. "Okay, You are ready, Em is ready and I am definitely ready, let's get this show on the road!" Alice said clapping excitedly.

We all piled into Alice's Jeep and drove the 15 minutes out to Couture Du Jour. As we pulled up, the bright bubblegum pink "Now Opening" flag greeted us, swaying back and forth in the wind. I smiled up at the chic building with its gold accents and floor to ceiling crystal chandeliers that you could see through the enormous bay windows...did I forget to mention that Alice's family was loaded? They had more money than I could even dream of but Alice was never one to flaunt her money, infact her family was one of the most generous group of people I'd ever had the pleasure to know.

They always contributed to charities and made sure that they lived a humble lifestyle but every once in awhile it didn't hurt to splurge and in this case it was a great way to liven up the boutique. Alice unlocked the front door and let us in "What's the plan?" I asked ready to tackle the day. Poor Emmett looked completely lost among the racks of dresses and shelves of purses, it made me laugh.

"First, I want to unload the rest of the accessories from the jeep. I want to move the couch to the middle of the dressing room area and I need Em to hang up the rest of the lights in the dressing rooms" Alice said in full boss mode. Em and I saluted our captain and marched off to work.

It was 11:00 a.m by the time were were finished and boy were we exhausted. Em had managed to squeeze his 6'2 frame onto the couch and was snoring away, his butt in the air the whole time! Alice was busy taking photos of the boutique to upload to the online store website and I was just leaning against the countertop admiring our handiwork.

"It's so perfect Bella! I can't believe after all these years, my dreams are finally coming true!" Tears welled up in Alice's eyes and I pulled her into my embrace and kissed the top of her little pixie head. My phone started to ring which caused us to pull away from each other. "Hello?" I answered, pulling the phone away from my ear slightly to avoid the crackling noise coming from the other end of the call.

"Bells!" I heard Rose call out, breathlessly "Hey girly! What is all that noise?" I asked, the phone still popping and cracking loudly "Shit!" I heard Rose curse before the background noise finally cut out completely. "Sorry Bells! I was doing some grocery shopping while on break and the bags were slipping out of my arms. Did you guys get everything finished? Please tell Alice I'm so sorry I wasn't there and that I'll make it up to her!"

"Rose said she's sorry for not being here" I called out to Alice who turned around from organizing a rack of jeans and smiled at me while yelling loudly "No probs, girlfriend! Thanks for letting me borrow your hubby though!" Rose laughed at Alice's remark and then gave me the news I'd been waiting weeks for.

"So listen, I've got a buyer interested in the house and the land around it. He's very wealthy and wants to expand his company. I think it will be a perfect fit and he has agreed to come down and let me do a showing for him. It's going to be Monday. I was going to see if you wanted to stop by and meet him, maybe it will give him the extra push to put an offer down?" I gripped the phone tightly in excitement!

"Gah! Rose you are the absolute best! Yes! I'd definitely love to stop by and help you sell the place. Have you met him in person yourself?" "No, but we have video chatted when we initially spoke about what his requirements for the new location were. He was a very refined and intelligent man"

"Fair enough! What time should I stop by on Monday?" I asked Rose so that I could give her enough time to do her real estate thing before barging in "Around 9:30 a.m I'd say but I'll keep you posted. I've got to go now but I love you and Alice both." "We love you too!" I said and hung up the call.

"Lunch time?" I asked Alice who nodded while smacking Em awake with one of the belts that hung on the wall adjacent to the couch. He yelped loudly while rubbing his rear-end and pouted the whole way from the car to the restaurant.

Alice and I chuckled the whole ride there and it reminded me how much I loved my friends and how It seemed like after all these months of stress and sadness from the death of my parents were slowly easing away. I had my friends, a wonderful boyfriend, my new apartment and shop to look forward to, and now even a potential buyer! Nothing could go wrong, I was sure of it!