Disclaimer: The characters from this story where brought to life by the amazing Stephenie Meyer. I have only borrowed them and tossed them into my own story. I own nothing but the idea for the storyline…please don't copy it without my permission. Enjoy!

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FORBIDDEN

Chapter 1

~ BELLA POV ~

Click. Click. Click. Summer in Forks. Sigh. What could be more exciting? It was one of those boring Saturday mornings with nothing to do. Just my cat and I watching a multitude of channels on the TV. Charlie had gone on a fishing trip for the weekend, and I was left home alone. I was petting Felix and zoning out to the sounds of his purring when the phone rang.

It was Renee, my mom. "Hey baby, do you remember Carlisle and Esme Cullen? They're in Seattle visiting with Aunt Carmen and I thought you might like to visit with me. I know you haven't seen Alice in awhile, and I thought we could drive out and stay the night. Unless you have something better to do...?" I could hear by the sarcasm in her tone she knew exactly what I was doing.

"I would love to go. Is Phil going to drive?" I asked.

"No, Phil's got a game this weekend, so he's out of town." Phil was my Mom's husband. He played minor league baseball. I was surprised to hear that he was out of town and Mom hadn't gone with him like she usually did. I supposed that visiting Aunt Carmen trumped that particular game.

"Oh, okay just give me half an hour to shower, put something on and pack a bag. I'll pick you up, ok?" She agreed, and we hung up so we could get ready for the short trip.

Aunt Carmen was my Mom's sister and Alice, her daughter, wasn't just my cousin but also my best friend. Uncle Eleazar had moved the Denali family to Seattle after he received a fantastic job offer. He thought there would be better opportunities there for their son, Emmett and Alice. Life had gotten so busy that we hadn't seen each other in awhile so it would be nice to have a visit.

I reached for my Blackberry to send Alice a message, inadvertently knocking Felix to the floor. He was not an amused kitty.

BBMessage from Bella:: Cuz! Coming to see your ass! Staying the night! ::

BBMessage from Alice:: SQUEEEL can't wait to see you! Hurry Hurry! Jasper's coming over and I want you to meet him! ::

Felix was pretty annoyed when I got up and left him on the couch alone after he'd tried to resume his place in my lap. I showered quickly and dug through my closet for the cute cut off denim skirt I had just bought. I found my favorite blue top with the frilly, off the shoulder sleeves, and a cute pair of wedge-heeled sandals. I wrote Charlie a note, threw a few things in a bag, poured Felix some extra cat food, put out a fresh bowl of water, and I was out the door.

I picked up Renee, and we drove to Uncle Eleazar and Aunt Carmen's house. I hadn't seen Carlisle and Esme since I was a little girl, but I had fond memories of them. I was really excited to see Alice and meet the famous Jasper. Jasper was her new boyfriend, and she had fallen for him hard. I got message after message dedicated to his absolute 'amazingness'.

A little over three hours and a few bathroom stops later we pulled in to the driveway, and Carlisle came out to meet us and to help us with our things. He was the epitome of a gentleman with manners that seemed to come from a much earlier time.

"Oh Renee, you are still so lovely! It must be about ten years since I've seen you." He hugged her. "It's too bad that Phil is on the road, it would have been nice to catch up with the old slugger." He looked over her shoulder at me. "My goodness is that little Band-Aid Bella?" he chuckled. "You have grown into a stunning young woman and no Band-Aids!"

I was rethinking my brilliant idea of wearing a skirt, but just giggled at the inside joke. I had spent most of my childhood with Band-Aids on both knees due to my lack of coordination in walking across even the flattest of surfaces.

"Please, please come inside. Esme is dying to see you both," Carlisle said as he took our bags from us and guided us through the door. As we stepped inside Esme was waiting. She scooped me into a warm hug, still definitely the most loving, maternal person I think I had ever met. Renee was amazing but not the maternal type.

"I can't believe that you have grown up so much. Where has the time gone? Bella, you remember our children, Rosalie and Edward, don't you? I guess they aren't children anymore." She laughed and motioned to the family room where they were sitting with Emmett.

Renee hadn't mentioned that they would be here. Rosalie, Alice, and I were almost the same age, only separated by a few months. Emmett was a two years older than us, and Edward was older than us by almost seven years. My only memories of him were of a pimple faced teen telling us to get lost so he could play his video games. We had all grown up in Forks together, but the Cullens had moved to LA about ten years ago and the Denalis had moved to Seattle after Alice and I graduated from high school.

Thump! Alice bounded into me, nearly knocking me to the floor and throwing her arms around me. "Oh, how I've missed you!" How did someone so tiny pack such a punch? "I have someone I want you to meet." She almost sang the words and gestured to the person standing beside her. "Bella, this is Jasper." He extended his hand to shake mine.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Bella, I've heard so much about you." Jasper was everything Alice said he would be; a real southern gentleman and not too hard on the eyes at all. He was tall and slender with golden blonde hair and amber eyes.

"Hey! Look who isn't wearing Band-Aids!" Emmett teased as he tousled my hair.

"Bella! OMG you look amazing. I love those shoes!" Rosalie said as she admired my wedges.

"Hello Bella, we really need to have you come out and stay with us more often. We've missed you," Uncle Eleazar said, as both he and Aunt Carmen hugged me.

I turned to say hello to Edward who was sitting on the floor with a pair of headphones on, head down, obviously absorbed in his music as he bobbed his head to a beat the rest of us couldn't hear. He looked up then, and I took the opportunity to speak.

"Hey, Edward, what's... up?" I stammered through the last word as my breath was taken away. When my brown eyes met his green ones, everything around me moved in slow motion. I could hear people speaking, but I could no longer make out the words. The man before me was not the awkward teen in my memories. No, he was a god— a bronze-haired, tanned, green-eyed god.

"Uh, hey Bella." He nodded in my direction and smiled.

I could hear my accelerated heart thumping in my ears. Never in my nineteen years had I ever experienced that particular feeling; there was an electricity charging the room around us. The tiny hairs on my arms and on the back of my neck were standing up. I could feel the electricity in my body, see it in his eyes as he looked me up and down, and felt it in the air.

Apparently I wasn't the only one who noticed, it was obvious to others in the room as well. My mother put her arm around my shoulder and whispered in my ear, "Pick your jaw up off the floor Bella, you're drooling. Besides, he's off limits. The Cullens are practically family." Off limits? What the hell did she mean by that? Her tone did not leave it open for discussion.

I sat between Rosalie and Alice on the couch catching up on all the missed years, only hearing every other word. I tried not to stare, but I couldn't keep my eyes from roaming over Edward's incredible face, that jaw line, that megawatt smile, and that body and listening to his laugh. If he had touched me right then I would have spontaneously combusted.