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He'd met her a time or two, he couldn't remember the specifics he just knew he'd met her. Before, before his whole world had exploded upon him. Before he'd lost himself in the swirl of grief that even after almost two years didn't seem to be letting up.

He watched her laughing with his sister as the two women piled her things into the house. Wedding fever was upon the Cullen house hold and wasn't going to be letting up soon. She would just be the first of the guest to arrive.

He wished he could escape, run away, and hide. Wasn't that what he was already doing though? Hiding, hiding from the life he led before, before everything fell apart into thousands of fractured pieces that he could never put back together again.

He couldn't go back to the house they'd once shared, and he didn't want to be here, around the happy couple. Or couples if he counted his brother and his brother's girlfriend. He didn't begrudge them their happiness, far from it. He just couldn't see it without wanting to curl up into a ball and never come out.

It had been almost two years but it felt like just yesterday, in a split second he'd went from having everything, a wife a career a baby on the way, to having nothing. His wife and baby gone. His career well not gone pushed aside in his grief.

Angela, her name still rang in his head and heart. Her ghost still haunted him to this day. Around every corner, in every dream. His sweet wife. The women he thought he'd spend the rest of his life with. The women he'd fallen in love with at the tender age of fourteen. But life was cruel and it wasn't to be.

He'd finally gotten himself back on track at work. His studio was opened again. He was making hand crafted furniture again, but still, it wasn't right. She wasn't there at the end of the day. The baby that should have been born was never given a chance. One patch of ice. One tree, one moment. All gone. She was only thirty too young to go. Too young to leave him.

"Oh I'm sorry." He was pulled out of the past by the soft voice. It was her. Bella Swan. Best friend to his baby sister. Her voice was soft, the sun beamed off her mahogany hair. She smiled at him and he felt his stomach drop. When she smiled he felt his world tilt, tilt in a way it hadn't in a long time. Tilt in a way he never wanted it to again.

"It's fine." He moved away from her. He was sure she thought him rude. Almost running from her into the house up to his room locking the door behind him. He sat there in that room by himself. The way he liked it anymore. "Oh Angela." He sighed looking at the picture he kept on his bedside table. The only thing not under lock and key. "I miss you." He picked up the picture and traced her face. The face he missed so much. He put the picture down and laid on the bed. Maybe, hopefully. He could get some sleep.

Images of Angela drifted with images of Bella in his mind.

OHOH-OHOH- OHOH-OHOH-

Bella watched him go. She shook her head and sighed. "He's not getting any better is he?" she turned to Alice who was coming out onto the porch.

"NO, he still won't go to their house. Mom and dad have offered to get it cleared for him. Maybe hoping he'll sell I don't know, but he refuses he says no one else besides him can touch what's in there." She shook her head. "He's been staying here since it happened. I just don't know. I want the brother I knew back. I know that's selfish and I know he'll never be the same but still…" she trailed off.

"Enough sadness for now though we have a bridesmaid dress to try on come one. Rose's is already fitted. She said mentioning her other brothers long term girlfriend. Alice pulled Bella into the house and up the stairs. Bella gasped when she saw the dress hanging Alice's closet.

"It's amazing Ali."

"Why thank you." Alice took down the light green gown and handed it over. "When we're done here we are so talking about Love in the Gazebo. Can anyone say hot? But shh don't tell my mom you wrote it she'll be hounding you for pictures and autographs she's already pre ordered the next in the series and I'm sure every other book you may come up with in the future."

"I guess it's a good thing I write under a pen name then huh." Bella joked taking the gown and trying it on.

"Perfect. I just need to fix a few things here, and here." Alice pinned what needed to be fixed. "You can change back now." A few moments later Alice took the dress from Bella and hung it back up. "I'll fix it later. You are coming out with us tonight right"

"Of course."

"Great well let me get you to your room. It's across from Emmett's but he shouldn't bother you he hardly comes out of his room and if he is he's in his studio. Dad sat one up at the end of the property for him. I'm surprised he came out earlier. Here you are." Alice pushed open a door revealing a spacious room.

"It's great Ali thank you "

"No thank you I know you had to rearrange your book tour for this."

"I wouldn't have it any other way Alice. You know that it's been me and you since sophomore year of College even though I'm in Florida and you're here in Washington."

"Well hey you can write anywhere move here."

Bella just chuckled but she thought about it. Her father was in Washington her mother was busy with her new husband why not Washington she' d have to give it some more thought.

She unpacked and headed to the bathroom. Passing the door she knew Emmett was behind she stopped and wondered about the man. Her heart breaking for all the tragedy he'd been though and at such a young age. She wanted to stop, she wanted to knock but she didn't she passed the room without knocking. Finding herself back in her room a short time later she laid down for a short nap. Images of Emmett running through her mind.

A/N so this is Emmett and Bella and angsty and such. So review and tell me what you think. Also for this story Bella looks like Sophia bush which is why the banner has Sophia Bush on it.