FAGEY McFAGEINGTON THE 5th
Title: Carnivals, Haystacks and Office Supplies
Written for: Aunt Bell - Bell1
Written By: WhiteWolfLegend
Rating: M
Summary/Prompt used:

- Hard working, family-oriented ranch owner (cowboy) crosses paths at a State Fair with a beautiful, quiet, lonely, (wallflower, or fly-on-the-wall type) person, who feels lost themselves, but is secretly hoping for someone to rescue them from the life they have.

- A strong and deep love story that fights moral issues, desires, and longing. Each of them holds strong to relationship ethics while (one or both) battles the powerful pull/connection. One of them is already with someone else (dating or engaged, not married)?

Summary: Nahuel, ahardworking, family-oriented ranch owner crosses paths at a State Fair with a beautiful, quiet, lonely, Isabellawho feels lost herself and is secretly hoping for someone to rescue them from the nine to five life, but struggles with her love to another.

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Word count: 1,024

3rd POV

Isabella was bored with her nine to five life, sitting in a desk and surrounded by black and white. Black suits, white suits, variation of both. It was all the same; no matter what city she was in, it was always the same.

She had become an accountant after college. Why was she an accountant? It was insisted she had to do this by her fiancé Edward, who was a lawyer. She moved when he did; they were currently in Chicago, his hometown, once more and she was bored.

"Isabella, have you got those tax files for me yet?" the sound of Mike's voice made her jump from her stare out the small window. She couldn't help but cringe at the sight of him; slicked back oiled dirty blonde hair, murky blue grey eyes and he reeked of cheap cologne.

Nodding her head, she gestured to the pile in the outbox. "There are five A/R's, two A/P's and one write off."

Nodding, Mike grabbed the file while giving her a leering look. "So, how 'bout you and me for dinner tonight?"

"And I am replying the same way I do every other time you ask Mike, never going to happen" Isabella snorted while looking back out the window. Mike had wanted to get in her pants since she started working here. Her fiancé being a partner in the firm be damned.

Sighing sadly, Isabella turned to look at the photo on her desk. Both she and Edward were smiling as he twirled her in the air, that was when they were happy in high school and the beginning of college. She didn't know where it went wrong, whether it be from work or something else, but that carefree love and joy just wasn't in it anymore. Don't get her wrong, she still loves him, it's just, he was never there anymore.

The blaring ring-tone on her phone knocked Bella from her lonely thoughts; she didn't bother checking the ID before answering.

"Hello?"

"BELLA!" Emmett's booming voice resounded from the other side, causing her to pull the phone back.

"Hey brother, what's up?" She was worried; it wasn't like Emmett to call her at work.

"Look, I need to go away for a while and you know Rose can't be alone by herself… I know ya busy, but can you come and look after her for a few weeks?" Emmett's voice was concerned and low as he asked.

Isabella stiffened in her seat, fear gripping her. Rosalie and Emmett had tried for years to get pregnant and when she finally did, they were told there would be complications. Rosalie was to be on bed rest for the majority of her pregnancy, not to over work herself or do heavy lifting and to stay away from a stressful environment.

"Emmett… Is she…" Isabella choked, worried, before rephrasing her question; she didn't want to bring the thoughts up.

"I don't know if I can get time off… Have you asked Jasper?" she choked out, her eyes looking around the room in worry, hand curling a loose strand of hair.

"Bella, please, I need you to help me. Jasper and PETER, before you even ask are busy with the fair coming up and then they have to tend to the ranch. They and Angela can't be here to help, please Belly-Bean, I never ask anything of you." he choked out, the agony gripping Bella's heart like a wrench.

"O…Okay, I will see if I can get some time off… I will call you back tonight Emmett," a sigh of relief filled the line, followed by his soft thank you and the click of the phone being hung up.

Standing, Isabella straightened her clothes before walking to Edward's office. She was nervous, time off was usually rare around this time, but hopefully he would allow her this exception.

Edward looked up from his papers as a knock reached his ears, bringing his attention away from the papers. Smiling slightly at his fiancé, he neatly placed the files down and stood.

"Isabella, what can I do for you, love?" he asked her, his smile crooked but not reaching his eyes.

"Edward, I need some time off, two weeks or so." She sighed, her eyes down cast awaiting his reaction.

Edward was shocked, his fiancé was asking him such thing and looking so dejected, it was as if she had prepared for the worse. She had never asked him for time off before, not without him, something must have happened.

"What happened, what is wrong?" He asked calmly, his pointer and thumb lifting her chin, to make her look in his eyes.

"Emmett wants me to go look after Rose; he needs to go away for two weeks… Come with me?" Her eyes were wide and hopeful as she looked up at him.

Turning his head away from her, "Sorry love, I need to do these case files and I have a trial to prepare for." He dismisses her hopes quickly before sitting back down.

"Oh… So, my days off?" she asked, dejected; he wouldn't even take the weekends off, or even one day to be with her now.

"Sure, give them my love." he replied, head down and hand gesturing for her to leave.

With sadness in her heart, Isabella walked to her office and gathered her bag and the work files she still needed to do and headed home. It was close to quitting time, so why not leave early?

After making the necessary calls to the airport to book a flight, Isabella called Emmett.

"Belly-Boo, tell me you can come!" Emmett yelled excitedly.

Giggling, "Yes you big oaf, I have a 10 o'clock flight, will you be able to pick me up or?" She asked.

"Sure, Belly-Bean, see-ya soon." After talking about a few more details, they hung up and Bella went home to pack.

A ball of fury, loneliness and dejectedness sat in the pit of her stomach all the way home. She wouldn't call it home, it didn't feel like a home but a house, an empty lifeless house filled with old memories that once were.

A/N: Well here is chapter one, I hope you all are enjoying it so far and I do hope Bell likes it too.

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