Of course, gorgeous Edward (whom most of us are insanely in love with) and Bella, the beautiful one does not belong to me. I only put them into new situations.
Now that I've gotten the setting of Bella's home in, let's get on with the plot. Spoiler: This is where Edward comes in.
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Bella was coming home after a year at Princeton for the holidays and so was he. Her best friend, her first love… Probably her last too, if fate permitted it.
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Removing the glove from her right hand, Bella flung the door open cautiously and heard the sound of the sports commentator blaring off on Sky Sports. She inhaled deeply and the smell of pizza takeout came wafting out. Charlie must have gotten lazy to cook again, if he ever cooked at all, that is. Unable to help it, Bella broke into a tiny grin. Heart is where the home is, and hers was right back at where it all started. Tugging and wrestling with her luggage up the porch, she entered her house.
"Charlie? Dad, I'm home!" she called as she entered the house. The television was muted and Bella could hear Charlie shuffling out of the couch and towards where she stood.
"Bella… it's good to have you home!" There was a pregnant pause as Charlie studied Bella. Smiling slightly, father and daughter shared a silent hug. Silent exchanges were common occurrences in the Swan's household. Ever since Charlie lost his wife, Rene, in an accident, he had lost his joking mannerisms that only his wife had witnessed. "It's good to have you back, Bells," whispered Charlie softly as he and Bella pulled apart.
Turning away to survey the house, Bella turned back to Charlie with disbelief pouring out of her eyes.
"Whoa, Dad! I leave you for barely a year, and the kitchen looks like a volcano had exploded and a typhoon had blown through. Let me cook us a decent meal and tidy this place." Bella chastised gently and shooed Charlie back to the den to watch his match. Moving her luggage up the stairs, Bella changed into an older T-shirt and jeans before heading downstairs to prepare a more substantial meal for the pair.
After scrubbing every possible surface and ridding it of oil and dirt, Bella began setting up pots and pans to prepare the meal."Thankfully, I stopped by the supermarket to pick up some groceries and food, or else we'd be starving," mumbled Bella as she went about chopping tomatoes and onions to create an easy meal of spaghetti.
Just as Bella was about to lift the lid of a pot of boiling water to toss the spaghetti in, a pair of strong arms snaked around her waist, catching her off guard. Before Bella could even muster a shriek, she found herself lifted off the ground and held like a doll in midair before being twirled around and crushing into a solid chest.
"Miss me much, sweet Bella," crooned a velvety voice into her ears. Bella shivered as the cold air of his breath was blown at a newly found sensitive spot. Lifting her head upwards, her brown eyes met his playful emerald green ones, and she could not help the grin that broke across her features, lighting her face up instantly. If he could have heard, her heart was racing fast at the sight of him. This was the man who was the star of her dreams, her nightmares... The guy who managed to stay in her thoughts throughout the year while they had been apart. The very same boy whom she went skinny dipping with when she was just seven, was now a man dressed in a light blue T-shirt and black slacks with disheveled bronze hair, standing and grinning before her eyes. Imperfection in perfection. An Adonis!
"I take it you did, sweetie. I miss you! Do you know how far apart we were this year? 202 miles! That's almost 328 kilometers, Bella!"
Bella found herself crushed against Edward's chest yet again for the second time that evening. Slipping her arms around his waist, she turned her head and buried it into his shoulders, taking a deep breath. He smelled faintly of Tommy Hilfiger cologne, the very same one she gave him for his sixteenth birthday. Smiling, she muttered softly, "I miss you too Edward, I miss you too. And it's 204 miles apart between Harvard (in Massachusetts) and Princeton in New Jersey."
Grinning dazzlingly, Edward bent to kiss the top of her head.
"Whatever the distance, Bella, I missed you like crazy," he murmured softly in response, smiling as he drew her in even closer.
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Charlie and Bella's reuniting was a little hard to write, for me at least. Do review yes? THANKS! And thanks to my dearest friends for their encouragements! Would have never really continued without their support!