A/N: Wow! Thank you all so much for your reviews. I hope I got the teaser to everyone. I really don't like the new ffn way to review reply. Kinda lame. So if I accidentally forget you, please let me know.

Thanks to HopelessRomantic79 for her beta skills

Oh and because I forgot last time...DISCLAIMER: I do not own. Not now. Not ever. No money making business here. Just fictional fun.

Chapter 1

Bella POV

One year earlier

I stepped into the diner and quickly shook my coat off. It was pouring outside but I guess that was to be expected in Seattle. I had moved here six years ago for college and I loved this city. I never looked back. I got my business degree two years ago and I still didn't know what I wanted to do with it. I had been bouncing between different office jobs just trying to find that "one" that fit me. Today, I was starting a new job as a legal secretary for this new law firm in downtown.

"Well hello Miss Isabella, take a seat anywhere you can find one. As you can see this place is rather busy this morn." I smiled and waved at Mary as I saddled up to the counter, since all the booths were full. I took one of two empty seats and shrugged my jacket off. I glanced at my watch and knew I only had about two hours before I had to be at work; more than enough time to enjoy a little breakfast and read part of the paper. I had been coming to this diner ever since the day I stumbled upon it back in my first year of college. Mary was a sweetheart and reminded me a lot of my Gran.

"So, you're here rather early. Don't you usually come in for dinner?" I leaned over to meet Mary's hug as she pulled back.

"Yeah, I'm starting a new job today in downtown so my hours are going to be a little different now. Thought I'd pop in for a coffee and maybe a couple eggs?"

She laughed as she grabbed the pot of coffee and quickly poured me a cup. "Two eggs? Over easy? Hash browns?"

"Yes please and maybe a little fruit."

"You got it hun." I heard the bell on the door jingle again as some more people piled into the diner. "There's my boy." Mary said as she looked over me towards the door. I glanced over my shoulder and saw a group of people standing at the door so I wasn't quite sure who she had been talking to. I grabbed my newspaper out of my bag as I turned back around. The chair next to me swiveled and was quickly occupied by a very manly smelling guy. You know the kind, the fresh out of the shower guy that smells like spicy body wash and shampoo. I glanced over briefly and had to turn back just as fast. He was too good looking and I was a little more than shy.

"Hey son, you want your usual?" Mary was all smiles and I had to wonder if this was really her "son" or just another patron she was friendly with. Mary was everyone's best friend.

"Yes please Mary. This place is packed this morning." He chuckled and slipped his jacket off, accidently bumping into me in the process. "Oh, sorry." I glanced over and instantly notice his icy blue eyes. "Hi." He smiled. "I'm Jasper." He stuck out his hand which I instantly took.

"Bella." I smiled back as Mary turned back around to us, placing a fresh cup of coffee in front of him. "Nice to meet you."

"Oh good, you've met. Be nice to her Jasper, I don't want you scaring off one of my favorite gals." Her warning was clear but he just chuckled and put his hand on his chest in mock defense.

"Who? Me?" Mary tittered at him as she walked away.

"So…I don't think I have ever seen you in here before…"

"No, I usually don't come in until late afternoon." I smiled and took a drink of my coffee. "I used to do my homework here all the time in college. If you can believe it, this noisy diner was a lot more quiet then my dorm."

"No, I get that. Just something about this place that has that homey feel too it. Makes it easier to concentrate. I often come here in the mornings for meetings because I love it here."

"Oh what do you do?" I asked as I slid my newspaper aside and leaned against the counter. I'd much rather talk with this guy then ignore the world and read the paper right now.

"I run half a construction company with my brother Peter. I do primarily the paperwork aspect and he is the onsite guy." He ran his hand through his hair and smiled at me.

"Oh, got it." I smiled back. I think I was a little dazzled by him. I hadn't dated since I broke up with Edward nearly a year before. Nobody felt right to me, but here I was sitting with this seemingly great guy with butterflies taking up residence in my stomach.

"What about you?" I glanced up just as Mary walked out with both our plates. The food smelled delicious.

"Here you two go. Eat up." She quickly hurried off as the bell over the door jingled again.

"Oh…um. I've been doing odd and end office jobs for the last couple of years. I'm actually starting a new job today as a legal secretary in downtown at 'Harper, Saks and Associates'."

"You sound like you haven't enjoyed any of your work…" His observation couldn't be any more spot on.

"Not really. I have no idea what I want to do with my life, but I figured a business degree was at least something until I find my calling. My safety net. It applies nearly everywhere." I shook my head. My list of job-hopping positions was really actually kind of sad. I lasted about four months or so at any one position before I found that every little thing about it irritated me beyond reasoning. I've been employed steadily since I was 16 just nothing ever stuck well with me.

"And what do you like to do with your free time?" We continued talking for a good hour after we had initially sat down. We talked about everything. My new job, his work, our hobbies, friends, family and by the time I had to leave to make it to work on time, we had exchanged numbers. I hadn't given out my number in a long time. But Jasper Whitlock sounded like a decent guy; Mary seemed to love him and I always thought she had a good judge of character. Perhaps a chance meeting was all I needed to try and find my knight in shining armor.

My first day of work at Harper, Saks and Associates was a busy one. There were so many people to meet that I halfway wanted to ask them to all wear 'Hi, my name is…' tags just so I can learn who they were.

My boss, Mr. James Hargrove, was proving to be a bit difficult however. His requests could easily be filed under 'D' for demeaning and he had a penchant for flirting with any and everything with two legs, a short skirt and well proportionate chest. But, from what I could see, the women didn't mind it too much. He was, in my opinion, a walking sexual harassment lawsuit. Nonetheless, he was so suave and complimentary about it that he made it seem like it was your idea to let him talk you up and ogle your chest. But unlike some of the other women in the company, I was a wallflower. I was not dressed as provocatively as the rest and keep my responses to a minimum to try and not encourage him. I just wanted to do my job.

My day didn't technically start until 10 am because all of the lawyers I was directly working for usually had court appointments in the mornings. Dragging my feet and getting home to my little one bedroom apartment at night was new for me too. But the pay at this place was worth it if I can only get through the hectic first couple weeks at this new job.

Right after I popped a meal into the microwave to heat up my phone dinged at me. Pulling it out of my pocket I noticed a text message from Jasper.

Hope your first day went well. Perhaps we can meet again tomorrow morning at the diner for coffee? I'd love to hear all about it.

I smiled brilliantly as I typed my reply. Yes of course. Same time, same place? :)

I'll see you there beautiful. I smiled like a little kid on Christmas after getting his text back. I was trying really hard not to get my hopes up, something I was failing miserably at.

The next morning he was sitting in a booth waiting for me. What was strange was that it was my normal booth I used to do all my homework in; squeaky red vinyl with coffee cup rings on the table, the one in the very back corner next to the large window that overlooked all the rushing traffic. In the distance you could see part of the college.

"Hey stranger," I said as I slipped into the booth. There was a yellow carnation sitting there waiting for me and I couldn't help but smile as I picked it up and smelled it. I slipped it into my hair and looked up at him. He looked even better today than yesterday.

"Good Morning Bella." We sat and chatted over breakfast and I never felt more secure than I did around him. He was charming and sweet. Damn good looking and funny. He had this little scar next to one of his eyes that you only really saw when he smiled and his face crinkled by it. And he focused on me while we sat there; never having a wandering eye like the couple guys I had dated before. Not like we were dating really. Two days in a row eating together didn't constitute dating in my book. Maybe just flirting.

"So Bella….I was wondering…would you like to get dinner with me this Friday night?"

"Yes, I would."

Six months after our first date we moved in together. Some of our friends thought it was a little too fast, but some were more than supportive. It was definitely a learning experience moving in with someone after only knowing them for a short time, but we compromised well together. He didn't mind doing some of the chores around the house if I cooked for him. He truly was a horrible cook.

Jasper's brother was married to an amazing woman, Charlotte, who became one of my best friends. It's sad, after Edward and I broke up, his sister Alice who I considered one of my best friends, slowly drifted away from me. So being able to hang out with another woman again, especially one who didn't know me by my past, was a breath of fresh air. She was a sweetheart and being six years older than me, she was like the big sister I never had.

And it was a damn good thing I had Charlotte for support because just a month after Jasper and I moved in together, that little white stick that a lot of women fear? Yeah, it came back with two pink lines. Pregnant. So I took him back to our diner, to our booth, to tell him. This news was going to change everything. We had only been together for seven months and here I was about to tell him that now he was going to be tied to me for the next 18 years to life whether he liked it or not. I was nervous. I was scared. But I wanted this. Now that it has happened, I knew what that "calling" was; to be a mother. I could do that.

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