AN- I know I have another story on the go, but this one came to me and I had to get it down. I really hope you enjoy it and don't worry those of you who are reading Consequences I haven't forgotten about it.

'Ambition should be made of sterner stuff' That's what my Mom has told me my whole life. It's from Julius Caesar, she loves Shakespeare. If I'm honest my Mom's a bit of a geek. She loves to read and not just anything, she loves old school English Literature like the Brontë sisters or Jane Austen. Figure's she'd get a job as a publisher. When I was a kid she tried her best to look after me and keep a job down, unsurprisingly she had a little trouble and we ended up moving in with Grandpa Charlie. I love my Pops. When I was 10, Mom decided it was time to get her ass in gear and get herself a job. She hates accepting anything from anyone and swore to pay Grandpa back for all his help one day. Turns out Mom was a natural, she got to the top of her game in a year and published her own novel, she bought a house, paid Charlie back and set up her own company off of one book. Now she's a bestselling author, only she writes under an alias so no one knows my Mom's this amazing writer. Another thing about my Mom, she doesn't like to be the centre of attention. Most kids worry about tripping on graduation day, I'm worried my Mom will trip on my graduation day.

I want nothing more than for my Mom to be happy. I know that she was in love with my Dad, and hasn't felt the same way about another man since. My Mom doesn't talk about my Dad, I used to ask but she'd shrug me off and tell me we were better off just us. I'm not stupid I could see the hurt in her eyes. She's never gotten over my Dad and I'm pretty sure she never will. Alice once told me that my Dad was an amazing musician, he used to write songs for my Mom all the time when they were dating. They were inseparable. Alice says my Mom and Dad were more in love than Romeo and Juliet. They'd do anything for each other. But one day everything changed and no one knows why except the two of them. He doesn't know I exist, he left before my Mom got a chance to tell him, she tried getting hold of him but he never returned her calls. Sometimes my Mom looks at me and I can see that she misses him, she puts on a brave face 90% of the time, but sometimes she slips and I see her agony. I know I look like him, I have my Moms chocolate brown eyes and my Grandpa Charlie's curly hair, which falls to my waist. My other facial features though, they must be my Dads. I have high cheekbones, a straight nose and full lips. My face is oval, Mom and Charlie have round faces.

I have a part time job at Alice's coffee shop. She insists on coming into work for a couple of hours every day despite the fact she's 7 months pregnant with twins. The coffee shop is her hobby, her husband Jasper owns 9 top restaurants in the area bringing in more than enough to support their family. Mom says Alice has always wanted a big family and Jasper has always been more than willing to give her anything she wants. They already have 3 children, 8 year old Tobias, 7 year old Phoebe and 3 year old Robyn. Jaspers twin sister Rosalie is married to Emmett McCarty an ex- professional football player and another of my Moms childhood friends. They also have an 8 year old boy called Ethan. My Mom and Rosalie will more than likely take it in turns to take care of the shop when Alice pops, it's what they did when Robyn was born.

The school year has just finished, next year I'm graduating. I'm not all that excited about it, Mom wants me to go to college because she never had the chance. I was born the week before her 19th birthday and although she claims she couldn't imagine her life without me and I'm the best thing that ever happened to her. I'm pretty sure she would rather have been able to be a teenager. I'll go though, for her.

I'd decided a long time ago that I wanted to find my father. I haven't told Mom. I'm not really sure how she'll react. I didn't know where to start at first. I hadn't even known his name when I went rooting through my Moms closet. I know it was bad. I shouldn't have done it. Save the lecture I know it's wrong. It took me a while to root through the massive amounts of clothes Alice has forced upon Mom over the years and found I nothing. In amongst her shoes however, there was a box which rattled. I sat on the end of the bed, legs crossed with the box in my lap. I stared at it for a good ten minutes, mentally preparing myself for what I might find. I took a deep breath and gently removed the lid. On the top of the box was an envelope. I opened it and took out the crumpled piece of paper from inside, the letter was written in black in, it's writer had very fancy script, nothing like my messy scrawl. The ink had been smudged in several places, it looked like watermarks, tears.

Dearest Bella,

I miss you baby, I can't sleep without you in my arms. I wish you were here. You are my life, my soul and my one true love. I promise to make you mine the proper way someday, Mrs Isabella Cullen. I like the sound of that.

Take care of my heart, I've left it with you.

Edward

xxx

My fathers name is Edward Cullen.

I tucked the letter back into the envelope and rooted through the box, there was a few ticket stubs, a crystal heart charm, a few more letters and postcards and a picture. I heard the front door open and stuffed the picture in my pocket. I threw the box back into the closet and quickly made my way downstairs.

Lying in bed that night, I got curious and pulled out the picture again. It was my Mom, she looked really young a little younger than me and she looked ecstatic. I had never seen her that happy before. She was leaning into the torso of a tall boy with unruly bronze hair. He was very good looking, chiselled features, high cheekbones, straight nose, full lips. This man was my father. They looked so in love in the picture I couldn't help but wonder what happened to them. I threw my covers back and ran across the room to my laptop. I pulled up Facebook. I silently prayed my father had a better knowledge of technology than my mother and clicked in the search box. I typed Edward Cullen and listened intently for my Mom. When I decided she was asleep I hit enter.

AN- This is only a short chapter because it's only really an introduction. Let me know what you think. Chapter 2 will probably be ready within the next couple days.