Hey guys! So this is for my lovely Beta Twicupcake21 for pushing me to write this. This little plot bunny has been in my head for a while now but whenever I try to get it done, it seems to scatter and keep changing. But it's down now sooooooo enjoy this and review.

"I'll only be gone for a couple hours," a velvety voice near my ear said. "It'll just be a quick hunt."

"Mmmm" I mumbled into Edward's cold shoulder. "I heard you the first couple times."

Edward chuckled and laid back into the flowers of the meadow pulling me down with him. Two cold arms snaked around my waist and pulled me on top of him until my chin rested on his chest looking up at him. I reached up and twisted my arms around his neck until my head was just over his.

"You know I'm not as delicate as you make me to be?" I said softly. "I think I can manage to keep myself alive for a few hours."

My favorite crooked smile danced across his lips and I closed the distance in between us and pressed my lips against his. His kissed me back softly – to softly – and I pressed down harder against his stone cold lips. Almost immediately, I felt his body shake with laughter under me as he pushed my face back slightly.

"I know," his hand reached up to cradle my face, "But I don't like leaving you."

Now it was my turn to laugh. I hated him leaving me too but hunting was just an unavoidable part of his lifestyle. One of my hands came out from behind his neck and I softly brushed my fingertips over the dark shadows under his eyes. He caught my hand in his hard yet gentle grip and brought it to his lips.

"Go hunt;" my voice was soft and coaxing, "I'll be waiting for you."

I pressed another quick kiss to his lips before pushing myself off him and into a standing position. Edward laid back in the soft grass for a moment with his eyes closed before leaping up. He smiled and without a word pulled me onto his back.

In a few minutes we left our meadow behind and reached his Volvo. He drove me home and dropped me off in my driveway. After a quick kiss he left to go find meet his brothers back home and go hunting. I stood in my driveway, watching his silver car flash away. I stood watching long after his car was gone.

My name is Tessa Grey but it's been a long time since I've gone by that name. I was now Isabella, Bella Swan. When people saw me, they saw a shy girl with nothing to hide. They couldn't have been more wrong.

Five years ago I had come to America in an attempt to escape my past. In Phoenix, Arizona a woman by the name of Renee Dwyer lived alone. She was a nephilim by blood but she and her ex-husband, Charlie Swan had given up the life of a shadowhunter for a quite mundane life. They had one daughter named Isabella Swan and were living a very happy life in a small town called Forks, Washington. Unfortunately tragedy befell the Swans. Their daughter died. It was an accident, of course. No one had been watching while the 5 year old played in the ocean. It was only for a moment that the Charlie and Renee's attention had been diverted, but it was moment enough for little Isabella to be pulled under by a strong wave. When her parents noticed she was missing, they went frantic with worry and started searching for the girl and by the time they found her it was too late. Isabella Swan had been under water for too long.

Charlie and Renee's marriage fell apart. Each of them blamed themselves and the other. The grief ate away at their marriage and soon they divorced each other. Renee moved far away from the place of her daughter's death while Charlie was forced to remain due to his job and responsibilities as police chief. Neither of them had a child again though Renee remarried shortly after I came to live with her.

The instinct to be a mother never left her and she welcomed me with open arms into her home. The both of us understood each other because I too was recovering from the deaths of loved ones. Will's death and my own children's death to be exact. Though I had not seen them die, I knew they were dead.

After a couple years I realized it was time for me to move on. I couldn't stay in one place for long and I noticed that Renee needed her space with her new husband. I decided that I would go stay with Charlie, as he too was alone and knew about the shadowhunter world.

The day I left was quite sad. Renee had pulled me her arms and held me tight.

"Tessa," she whispered in my ear, "know that I will always be a mother too you when you need one." I started blinking back tears that had started forming in my eyes. I pulled back slightly and swallowed. I put my hands on her shoulders and sincerely said "Thank you Renee – mom – I wish you all happiness in life." I wiped my eyes with the back of my hands "I'll – uh I'll call you when I get there." I stepped back. I started walking towards my gate and only stopped long enough to smile and wave at a sniffling Renee and Phil with his arm around her. It was time for me too begin a new chapter in my life.

I smiled softly too myself and turned around towards my porch. I was still standing in the middle of my driveway reminiscing about the past. Forks had proven to be a great choice. Charlie had proven to be the father I never had and I had started a completely new life as Bella Swan. Most of all, Forks was where I met Edward.

I shook my head slightly at the ground and smiled to myself. I never thought there was a possibility of me falling in love again. I never thought I'd forget Will – my had automatically reached towards the bracelet dangling of my wrist – and I haven't but I've made room for someone new. I was happy for the first time in almost a century. I had felt guilty at first, like I was betraying Will but I knew hat above else he would want me to be happy. And happy I was.

I shouldn't have taken it for granted. I mean, when has life been easy for me, especially in the love department? I knew I wouldn't be able to hide my status as a shadowhunter and the fact that my name wasn't even Isabella Swan. It just for once in my long life, I was being selfish. I wanted this happiness, I wanted Edward to love me and how could he after finding out my secrets? The guilt gnawed away at my heart and I knew it was a matter of time before I spilled everything out to him. I should've known that something else would have beaten me to the punch before I could tell him. Why? Because my downfall was standing on my porch.