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This chapter is dedicated to Ttharman, bnjwl, Joy Murray Masen, and Quiet Drabble! We had an awesome time out last night! Magic Mike was amazing!

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Warning - This is the final warning that I am going to post here, so please review - This story willcontain content, themes, and language which some may find offensive, including an inappropriate sexual relationship between a young woman and her stepfather.

Due to the amazing response, I decided to post another chapter this evening. I also wanted to use this opportunity to answer a few questions as well. Firstly, as I mentioned in the previous chapter, Hello Beautiful will have a HEA. Second, there will be no lemons or anything other than a vague mention of sex between Renee and Edward. Third, there will be a 17 year age difference, and lastly, there will be cheating (Edward on Renee but not on Bella) and no hanky-panky between Bella and Edward until Bella is of legal age.

Any more questions? Let me know.

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CHAPTER 2

•~Bella Swan~•

It was on my fifteenth birthday that mom introduced me to her new boyfriend, Mr. Cullen.

At first, I was pissed – birthday dinners were supposed to be "family only." However, all that changed when I spotted the ridiculously handsome man waving us over to the quiet little booth he'd reserved for the occasion.

"That's Mr. Cullen? Wow, he's hot, Mom!" I exclaimed discreetly, tugging on her dress sleeve. I had to laugh when she blushed and giggled a little at my comment.

"He's really very sweet too," she added excitedly, her pace speeding up to get to him.

By the time the we made it to the table, Mr. Cullen was standing at his full height, a warm smile on his handsome face. The man was dazzling, of course, and on a purely superficial level, I couldn't have been more excited for my mother.

By the time dinner was over, it was decided that, not only was he extremely good looking, he actually was a really nice guy.

He was a keeper.

"Thank you for the gift," I told him, feeling genuinely excited about using the small, leather-bound journal he'd given me.

We hadn't even met before this evening, yet his gift had been one of the most thoughtful ones I'd gotten this year.

Mr. Cullen's eyes lit up at my gratitude. "You're welcome, Bella. Your Mom said you love to write, so I thought you might be able to put it to good use," he told me, his eyes cutting to hers.

I had to smile at them – clearly, they were both smitten.

"Oh, and thank you for dinner too, Mr. Cullen!"

"Please, Bella, call me Edward," he corrected gently.

"Edward," I repeated, liking him even more.

A/N

So we met Edward - seems like an alright guy, eh?

Still with me? Then see yah Monday!