Forever
Chapter One
"What's one date?" Rosalie whispered harshly, trying not to wake the sleeping child in her arms. She had one goal that day, to get her friend to meet the newest associate at the firm of McCarty, Newton and Whitlock. Being the wife of one of the founding partners of the law firm had its perks, one of which was the ability to scope out the newest attorneys as they came aboard.
"Rose," Bella sighed as she dodged a swarm of running children, "I had popcorn for dinner last night. I couldn't care less if he's an attorney. Money doesn't mean anything to me."
"I wasn't talking about how much he makes, Bella. What I meant was that he is determined." Bella's cheeks flushed as she realized the mistake she'd made, but money was a sore spot for her. She'd been raising her four little girls on her own for almost two years after her good-for-nothing husband decided the girls were just 'too much' for him and ran off with a woman nearly half his age. The bastard hadn't been around to see the girls in almost two months and his child support payments were sporadic at best. While Bella always made sure her girls had food, it had come down to being able to pay the electric bill or get 'grown up' food. The electric bill had won out that month.
"I'm sorry, but I really need to just concentrate on the girls right now. The house is falling down around our ears. Dating isn't really a top priority."
"What if we all go?" Rose pleaded. She saw Bella waver just enough and knew if she pushed just a little harder, she'd win. "You can bring Alice." The tempting thought of a dinner out with her oldest daughter, who'd just started kindergarten a week earlier, had Bella nodding before she could stop.
"Execellent!" Rose yelled, waking her snoozing son, causing him to erupt in angry screams.
A/N: So...hi! I know, I know...it's been a LOOONNNGGGG time. I suck epic amounts. I know. And I know I have a bastard story waiting for me, but this is what's coming out of my brain right now.
I'm getting married next Friday, August 1st. So to celebrate that fact, I decided to write our happily ever after for you guys. I'm probably going to try to post a chapter a day up until next Friday. Depending on how many chapters it ends up being (I'm working on chapter seven right now) you may get more than one.
So enjoy!
KK