A/N: I don't own Twilight, the fabulous Stephenie Meyer does. But if you don't mind Steph, I'm gonna borrow them for a while, k? Thanks doll.

So…this is my 1st ever attempt at fanfic, so please be nice! I know how this story ends, and I know how this story starts, but everything in the middle is being perfected. Think of it like a sponge cake – both parts of the sponge are ready, I'm just perfecting the butter cream and jam!

I've taken inspiration from a couple of things for this story, but I have stolen my main motto from my fave film of the moment '500 Days of Summer' – 'This is a story about love. This is not a love story'.

So yeah; there will be fun and laughs, but also hard times ahead. Oh and lemons, I love my lemons. I'm not gonna give too much away, so please read, review, tell me what you think and most of all ENJOY!

Simplydazzled85 ;)

P.S I don't have a BETA yet, so please excuse any mistakes I've made. Love you!

Prologue

"The hardest part of loving someone is knowing when to let go,
and knowing when to say goodbye."

BPOV

As I stared in to the eyes of the man I loved for what I knew would be the last time in a long time, I was overcome with emotion. His beautiful green eyes, which usually sparkled with love, hope and adoration for me, were now filled with anger, pain and sorrow. He looked exhausted, like he had no fight left in him. I knew I was the one causing him this pain, and that tore my heart in two, because I knew there was no way back from this. I had to leave him.

"Please don't go Mommy, I'll miss you" wept my eldest daughter Bree. It was just another dagger in my heart. I could see Edward trying to be strong, but his lip was trembling as he held Bree and Emily close to him. My 3 angels, my family, and I was leaving them. But there was no other way.

Be strong Bella, you can do this, I mentally chastised myself.

"I'm sorry my loves" I whispered, beckoning them closer to me. "Please know that Mommy loves you very much". How could I explain this situation to my 3 and 4 year old daughters? There was no way out of this and both myself and Edward knew that. I trusted him, I knew he would tell the girls what he thought was best. They were both too young to understand why Mommy and Daddy couldn't be together anymore, why I had to leave the 3 best things to ever happen to me.

As I pulled them into a tight embrace, I risked one last look at Edward. It was the wrong move – his emerald eyes were filled with tears, and one broke free, rolling down his perfect face, making his stubble glisten in the dim light. "Edward, please take the girls out of the room, they don't need to see this" I said defiantly, the strongest I had felt throughout this whole ordeal. As Edward ushered the girls out of the door and into their playroom, I knew there was only one thing I had to tell him before I left.

"I'll always love you." I promised him, my voice cracking with the weight of my emotion.

"But this is how it has to be. I know beautiful" he replied, his voice thick, as he pressed his lips to my forehead in a gentle kiss. "I know you'll come back to me when you can. My heart is yours forever. I love you Bella Cullen."

As my husband whispered those final words, it all became too much and I turned away for the last time…

So there you have it! Prologue done and Chapter 1 will be with you very soon! I promise the other chapters will be alot longer - this was just a teaser!

Why is Bella leaving Edward…all will be revealed in due time ;) In the meantime though, please review and tell me what you think – I'd love a review more than I'd love Robert Pattinson in my bed! (Ok, major lie, but still, hit me up with your thoughts)

Till next time – I'm Simply Dazzled ;)