Second Chances

Prologue

BPOV

I'm Bella Swan, and I live in St. Louis Missouri. I'm 21 and I go to Mizzou College. I decided on St. Louis 'cause both of my parents live on two opposite sides of the U.S. My dad Charlie lives in forks Washington, and my mom Renée lives in Jacksonville Florida. Charlie is the quiet type, we never really share our feelings, and he never really pushes me, I like him. From him I inherited my klutziness. I am like a walking hazard magnet, I will just randomly trip over this air, and I have visited my doctor friends numerous times at the hospital as a patient. Renee on the other hand is always trying something new, if I were to describe my relationship with her it would be that I was the mother-figure and she was the teenager, but whenever I need her, her inner mom comes out and she's always there for me. I moved out here with my best friend Jacob. He's the son of my dad's best friend Billy black. They live out on the reservation by Forks. A couple months ago our relationship got more serious. I think he's the one.

EPOV

I'm Edward Cullen, I live in St. Louis Missouri and I'm 25 years old. My father owns 3 karate studios here. So naturally, I grew up learning karate. I am a triple black belt, and soon I will inherit the karate studios, which by the way are known as "Cullen Karate Center." My 2 older twin brothers, Emmett and jasper let me have the karate gyms because they know how much I love it. They're two very different guys. They're both 27, Emmet is a high school gym teacher. He is tall and buff. He has dark curly hair. Jasper on the other hand has light blonde hair, isn't as tall or muscular as Emmett, but I still wouldn't mess with him, and is a history teacher at the same high school. Both of their wives are the older sisters I never had. Alice, Jasper's wife of 2 years, is my own personal shopper. She gets me all of the latest fashions, and all of the furniture I need, I can also go to her for girl advice. Rosalie, Emmett's wife of 3 years, on the other hand is the one who always watches out for me and makes sure I'm with the right people. My parents are Esme and Carlisle Cullen. Esme has the biggest heart, if it weren't for here I wouldn't be the same person I am today. She is an interior designer, so she's designed our family is on the all of our homes. Carlisle is the rock in our family. He is a doctor and a part-time karate teacher. So we are on the wealthy side of the economy. He really got into karate with his father, and now it's 1 of our ways of family bonding. My parents have made us all bank accounts with enough money for us to never have to work in our entire lives, but we all still choose too, I think it makes us feel more mature and grown up. They've taught all of their children good manners, our mom thinks that we will keep shivery alive. Aside from karate I also play the piano. My mom made all of us play piano from when we were 3 until we were 13, then she let us quit if we wanted to. She thought that it would help us excursive our minds and therefore help with our education. Jasper and Emmett quit as soon as they could, I fell in love with piano playing as well as karate. When I was about 15 I started composing my own songs, Esme absolutely loves them and demands that I play her every new song I compose. I am also married. I married the first girl I ever kissed. Her name is Tanya. She is also from a wealthy family. Now when I look back at our relationship, it seems like it moved pretty fast. Tanya and I started dating at the very end of my college experience. We started dating, got engaged, and got married all in the course of 6 months. Tanya I very spoiled, she always gets what she wants. I've found it easier to agree with her than to try to fight her. Lately she's been coming home drunk often and kicking me out of the house. I've had to bunk at Jasper's pr Emmett's more than a few times. Ever since I've met her my family has pressured me to break up with her. At first I couldn't think of life without her. Now I really doubt our love for each other, I think I'm going to talk to her about that soon.

Ch. 1: break ups

Song: SOS by the Jonas Brother

BPOV

"Hey Jake," my boyfriend Jacob looked up from his college homework, "what do you think about living together?" Jake and I had been dating for 7 months now and I thought I loved him…though I haven't told him in so many words yet. We both go to Mizzou in St. Louis…WE were friends in high school and moved out here together, 7 months ago we decided to take our relationship to the next level.

"What about it?" he asked. I could feel the nervousness in his reply.

"Well what do you think about us living together?"

"Well, I don't know, I guess so."

"Is that a yes!?" I asked. I was ecstatic, and I think he could here that in my voice.

"Umm, yea sure," was his genius reply.

~'~2 weeks later~'~

I was calling Jacob. I had found a couple new houses that we could both go look at to see if we should buy them or not. The line rang—ring ring ring—ring ring-"Hey Bella, what's up?"

"Well, I found some good houses we could look at to buy, and I thought maybe we should go together. I have one scheduled at four and its three now, so we have about an hour till we have to go."

"I'm sorry; I have a ton of homework."

"You can always do it later. It'll only take an hour or less."

"N-No, it' due tomorrow." But he didn't have classes tomorrow.

"But you don't have any classes tomorrow?" It came out as a question.

"Yeah well," he paused to think, "I have a big project due on Monday ,in 2 days, and I'm only half way done."

"Oh, well then I'll go by myself." I'd didn't bother to hide the disappointment on my voice.

~'~2 weeks later~'~

I had finally gotten Jacob to look at a house with me. So we decided to take that one cause it was the only one he had seen, and therefore the only one he would buy. So we bought that house. And this is the second day we've both lived there. But Jacob seems uncomfortable, and he's also still paying for his old apartment. He says it incase "things just don't work out," whatever that means. I really want to live with Jacob. I want to grow old with him, and have kids with him. I think I love him. Today I was going to tell Jacob about my feelings.

~'~later that Saturday~'~

"Jacob I want to talk to you about something." Okay, this is it. I'm going to tell him.

"Yea?" we were both sitting on the couch in the living room.

"What do you think about us?"

"Us as in…?"

"Us as in, us getting married."

"Oh, well Bella, you see, I still don't know if this is real. I know I feel something for you, and I'm pretty sure its love, and you've told me how much you love me, but I still don't know. Wait 30 years, then I'll know it's real, and then we can get married."

I was shocked. 30 years?!?!? Was he kidding me?!?! We would be 50, I'd rather die alone and by myself with 28 cats! "30 years?!?! Apparently we both have very different opinions on love. I can't be with you, I'm sorry, but I think it would be best if you moved out, there will never be an 'us,' I guess"

"No. you can't break up with me. Bella I love you!"

"Well apparently not enough to trust me!"

"Bella you can't leave me, I care about you!"

"Oh yea? We only got this house 'cause it was the only house you agreed to look at!"

"I didn't have enough times to look at other houses! And what's wrong with this house?!?!"

"Well, the roof leaks, the floor creeks, the ac doesn't turn off, all of the locks are stuck, and the bathroom is a fungus infested pigsty!" I left him speechless.

"Well if that's what you want, then okay. I'll be gone by 9 'o clock tomorrow morning." He went into our bedroom to start packing I thinks. I just collapsed then and there. My knees started to buckle and I realized that I had stood up sometime in the middle of our argument. I fell on to the couch and went into full out sob mode.

At 1 I was driving to work at star bucks, and I was letting my mind roam. I suddenly came upon the question, why exactly did I break up with Jake? I was thinking hard about it. I couldn't seem to find out…I just knew I had to break up with him, but why? The song SOS by the Jonas brothers came on. I realized y I broke up with Jake. He hadn't answered my SOS. He hadn't come to the rescue. Jake wasn't my knight in shining armor. I loved him. But I wasn't in love with him. That finally gave me some peace of mind

EPOV

I was sitting on the couch at home reading a random book I picked off the shelf. I was home alone because Tanya was out getting drunk on one of her "girls nights" with a bunch of her "girlfriends," which would mean Lauren, Jessica, Kate, and Irina. She's been going out almost all month, and once a week she'll kick me out of the house for about three days for no apparent reason. I think she's cheating on me. So tonight I decided to wait for her to come home because I worry about her being drunk out on the streets with all of those hobos, it's also partly because I really want to see if she's cheating on me or not.

It was 2 am and I was about to turn in when I heard a car pull in to the driveway. I then heard a door slamming shut and Tanya's voice saying, "good night girls! Wooooooooo! That was great! Edward didn't even get suspicious!" in one big slur. What did she mean I'm not suspicious!? What am I missing here!?!?

"Shhhhhhhhhhh!" said a voice that sounded like Kate's. "I think I heard something inside." Yes, that was defiantly Kate, she had ears like a hawk. In response to what she said I quickly froze, still sitting in the loveseat, and stopped breathing. I heard her say again, "okay sounds clear."

I then heard Tanya scream, "AHHHHHHHHHHHH! Halleluiah! God that strip club was awesome!" at the top of her lungs. Yea, she was defiantly drunk. I then heard all of her friends shushing her. The car pulled away, I heard the screeching of the tires, and I saw the headlights through the window. Then Tanya's heels clicked up the porch and to the front door. I heard her fumbling with the keys and mumbling profanities. I made a snap decision and faked being asleep on the loveseat with the book on my lap, facedown to mark my place. I heard the door creek open, and Tanya mumbling something about hot guys. I then heard the lights to the living room turn on. She screamed at the top of her lungs and then slapped me. My eyes shot open and I just gaped at her. She was wearing a tank top that only covered her breasts and a way-too-short miniskirt. Strip club? Slutty cloths? Kicking me out? I was finally putting together the puzzle pieces and figuring out what she's been doing. She yelled, "what the hell do you think you're doing?!?!"

I stuttered, "Um…ehhh…umm…well you see," quick! Think Edward, think! "Ehhh, I worried about you and I decided to wait for you before I go to sleep. But apparently I fell asleep." Nice job Edward, now let's hope she bought that.

"OUT! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!"

"But why? All I did was wait up for my wife to make sure she was okay." She went to the broom closet where she keeps the tazer in a box that is nailed to the wall with a code so difficult I have tried d\to crack it and pick it many times to no avail. I quickly ran out of the house. I had found out the hard way that Tanya was merciless when she was drunk. Good thing I had left my phone in my pocket fully charged. I quickly called Jasper when I was a couple blocks away from the house.

Alice answered, "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey." Apparently I had woken them up.

"Hey its Edward, listen"

"Again! Seriously Edward!" this hadn't been the first time I had called Alice and Japer because Tanya had kicked me out. Alice had even designed me my own room and closet there because she said she had a "vision" about me and Tanya having some trouble. I really didn't believe in her "psychic power" until I had lost 15 bets to her in a row. It cost me about $50 dollars and a whole bunch of shopping sprees.

"Yes, but this time I heard something."

"Ooo! Ooo! Tell me!" Alice was already wide awake. Go figure, that girl is like a big bubble of energy.

"Could you pick me up first? I'll tell you in the car."

"Okay, okay. Where are you?"

Dang it! I forgot about that part. I quickly searched for a sign. "I'm on……..the intersect of Churchill rd. and West county drive." (no such thing I just made this up so don't go googling it cause it doesn't exist)

"Okay, I know where that is, I'm on my way out of the house right now. Bye!" I could her keys jingling in the background.

After 5 minutes, which should've been 15 minutes (we Cullen's drive fast) I saw Alice's Porsche's headlights. She wordlessly unlocked the car door for me and motioned me to go into the passenger seat. I didn't object, even though it was in the middle of May, it was still a little chilly at 2 am. I noticed Alice was driving slower than usual so it made me a bit suspicious. I was right. After a couple of minutes she asked, "So what did you overhear Tanya talking about?" She whispered it like she already knew what I was going to say and she was hoping she would be proven wrong.

I sighed, "I heard her say that she's been getting drunk at strip clubs and that I'll never find out. I also noticed that this time she was wearing…ehhhhhhhhhh…very revealing clothes." She sighed with a disappointed look on her face. "What's wrong Alice?"

"Well when I got that feeling about you and Tanya permanently breaking up, oops! I wasn't supposed to say that!" My eyes shot wide open and I looked straight at the side of Alice's face. She was concentrating very hard on the windshield.

"PERMANENTLY BREAKING UP!?!?" I all but yelled. I closed my eyes and took two deep breaths. "Alice tell me about it now!" I said in a calmer but still yelling voice.

"Well, I had a dream about you and Tanya breaking up. I really don't want to tell you the rest because you know how superstitious I am about knowing and changing the future."

"Okay Alice. Fine. But you should've told me." She nodded her head and started speeding up until she was driving at Cullen speed. That night I decided that I needed to divorce Tanya. Obviously she wasn't interested in our relationship as much as me. Obviously she didn't love me like she should if we are married. Obviously I'm pathetic. I feel so used. I don't think I can ever have a relationship again after what she did to me. I just hope the divorce is quick and painless. I don't ever want to hear her name or anything about her again!