didn't come up with a summary as yet cause it can go either way but hope you like it.

chapter 1

"Of course you should go and take the opportunity to get to know your sister better'. Irina pronounced, beaming at the prospect of Bella being treated to a luxury weekend in a stately home. "You could do with a break after all the studying you've been doing.'

Unsurprised that the woman had taken the invitation Bella swallowed back the admission that her father's phone call and request had come as an unwelcome surprise she pushed her brown hair off her brow with a rueful hand her brown eyes wary 'It's not quite that simple I got the impression that my father only wants me to go so that I can keep an eye on Jane's every move.'

'My goodness!' Irina cut in with a frown of dismay 'Did he say so?'

'Not exactly'. 'Well than aren't you being a bit too imaginative'? Irina ask in gentle reproof her kind green eyes rested on the younger woman face 'Granted that your father rarely gets in touch but why immediately assume that his motives maybe he simple wants his two daughters to get to know each other".

"I am twenty years old while Jane is seventeen if that's what he wants why he would have waited so long". Bella responded because after a lifetime of disappointments and hurtful rejections she was a dyed in the wool cynic when it came to either of her parents

Charles swan was a very wealthy and powerful American businessman who had done his

Best to ignore his eldest daughter existence from birth he hated Bella's mother Renée with a passion and Bella had paid the price for that hostility Renée was a well known actress engaged to Charles at the time she had fallen pregnant "of course I planned the pregnancy!" Renée had admitted to Bella in a rare moment of honesty "your father and I had been engaged for over a year but his precious family didn't like me and I could see that he was going cold on the idea of marrying me."

As in the midst of that delicate situation Renée had been caught cheating with another man which unfortunately Charles had never been able to forgive or forget the stinging humiliation of her mother betrayal he had also question the paternity of the child Renée was carrying ultimately Renée had to take her ex fiance to court for an allowance to raise Bella.

And even though her father had paid his dues Bella had reached the age of eleven before he finally agreed to meet her by then Charles had been long married to a woman called Sue with whom he also had a daughter called Jane the two young women had nothing in common in looks or personality and lived in different worlds Jane was the much loved and indulged daughter of a very rich man she wore designer clothes and jewelry and was only seen out at the most fashionable social venues, the realities that had shaped Bella attitude had never touched Jane who was cocooned in privilege from the day she was born she had never had to deal with unpaid bills or bailiffs or a mother who when cupboards were bare would buy a new dress instead of food only the roof over their heads remained safe because the the terraced little house in forks where Bella Irina and her mother lived was an investment property belonging to her father.

In that was there the limousine called just over a week later to collect Bella having handed the driver a small weekend bag to stow away she scrambled in to the rear seat where her half sister subjected her to a pained appraisal "you're dressed all wrong". Jane complained viewing Bella's brown rain coat and jeans with a grimace 'I have a typical student wardrobe and two business suits bought for work experience last year and that pretty much it.' Bella told her. 'You look like your about to go into town of course some of the most eligible young men while be staying at westgrave manor this weekend.' Jane remarked 'You should see your face that was me quoting dad he'd love to marry me off to some filthy rich guy so that he could stop worrying about me but I already got a man.'

"Great who is he"? Bella asked "his name is Alec and he's a DJ." Jane answered "Are you seeing anyone?" "Not right now no." Bella said her face warming when she thought about how long it was since she had gone out on a date but Bella was determined that she wanted something more than just lust a good laugh or an open wallet from any man and she told her self that she was quite happy to sleep alone until she found it.

As the limo purred down the lane she shot Bella a guarded look "you know I'm not planning on telling my friends who you are I'm sorry if I offended you but that's the way it is." She declared "if dad had wanted to acknowledge you as his daughter you would have been apart of our circle that your not says it all really." in response to that deeply wounding announcement Bella lost what color she had and before Jane can go on she hurriedly 'so for you're friends benefit who am I?'

"Well you will obviously still be called Bella but you will leave the swan and put you mothers name Dwyer, because that wont remind anymore of anything I mean these days people don't even remember dad being engaged to anyone but my mother but I don't want any of that dirty laundry out, So I think it would be safest to say that you work for me as my personal assistant. Isn't it ironic that you remind me of dad or that you look like him as well." Jane slung out bitterly.

As the car came to a halt in front of a Westgrave manor as there stepped out of the car she watch as her half sister greeted a glamorous red head at the front door 'Victoria Spencer our hostess Bella Dwyer my personal assistance'. Jane announced chirpy.

A bunch of giggling girls surged around Jane in the echoing hall and it was up to Bella to follow the house keeper upstairs. When Jane joined them a moment later and saw Bella opening her weekend bag the younger girl turned to the house keeper to say "I cant share a room with some one I never share." An awkward few minutes followed while the woman explained that all the guest rooms had already been taken.

Bella was then force to proclaim her willingness to sleep in a colt if necessary she was eventually shown up to another flight of stairs and put in a room already occupied by a member of the house hold staff that looked furious at the intrusion of a stranger. Taking the hint that she was not welcome Bella didn't bother taking the time to unpack and quickly removed her self again to rejoin her sibling.

As she walked along the hall on Jane's floor a tall broad shoulder figure with a shock of messy damped reddish hair appeared in a doorway unintentionally she froze and did a double take because the man wore only a towel wrapped round his lean hips what wasn't covered with a towel was buff enough to make Bella blush and star he stood over six feet in height and enjoyed the wide shoulders muscular chest and corrugated six pack stomach of an athlete he was without a doubt the most gorgeous looking guy she had ever seen with sculpted cheekbones paled skin and a beautifully shaped sensual mouth.

Belle was startled to discover that she literally could not take her eyes off of him. "I've flown in from abroad and I'm too hungry to wait for dinner. I'd like sandwiches and coffee,' he announced, brilliant emerald eyes narrowing her expectantly and lingering for he notice that she was an exceptionally pretty girl, even if she wasn't quite his usual type. "Would that be possible?'

"I'm sure it would be, but I'm not on the staff here." Bella told him gentle.

"You're not?" he asked.

incomplete first story i write as i think see u next time.