Chapter 1

Rain, pouring rain, not the best weather to be driving in. I pulled up to my dad's house and ran up to the door with Chloe in my arms. After knocking on the door a couple times a very tired looking Charlie opened the door.

"Bells?" He asked looking confused.

"Uh, hi dad." I said fighting back tears.

"Are you ok?" he asked as he ushered me inside. A traitor tear spilled over as I shook my head.

"Why don't you put Chloe down and we can talk." I took in a shakey breath and nodded. I carried Chloe up to my old room and laid her down in my bed. As I walked back downstairs I stopped crying. Charlie and I sat on the couch.

"What's going on?"

"Mike and I are getting divorced." I whispered. My dad hadn't said anything so I looked at him. No emotion was on his face.

"Dad, please say something."

"Is this what you want?" He asked. I thought about it for a minute before speaking again.

"Yes. So much has changed since Chloe was born. I don't blame her for any of this. Mike and I grew apart. We weren't in love like we thought. Constant argues and fights happened and we both agreed that this was the best decision." Charlie nodded.

"I'm happy to have you and Chloe back here." He said, a small smile forming on his lips.

"That's it? You aren't going to lecture me about how stupid it was to get married at such a young age?" I asked. He shook his head.

"I hoped you wouldn't have to go through this like your mother and I did. It was yours and Mike's decision. You know what is best for your daughter and for you." He replied.

"Thanks dad." I said giving him a hug.

"Your welcome. Why don't you go get some sleep?" He suggested. I nodded.

"Night dad. Love you."

"Love you too Bells." I changed into my pajamas and lay down with my daughter falling asleep to the sound of rain hitting the window.

"Mommy. Mommy." Little hands were pushing my shoulders. My eyes slowly opened only to look at Chloe sitting above me.

"Morning sweetie." I said. She giggled.

"Morning." I sat up and placed her on my hip and walked downstairs.

"What do you want to eat?" I asked.

"Pancakes!" She exclaimed clapping her hands. I laughed and nodded. I got out the ingredients and began making pancakes. Charlie came down a few minutes later.

"Papa!" Chloe yelled running to him.

"Hey Chloe!" He responded. I smiled. They went into the living room and I finished breakfast.

"It's ready." I said. Chloe ran into the kitchen almost falling on her face.

"Well Bells, looks like she has your clumsiness." My dad said laughing.

"Maybe she will grow out of it." I said hopeful. He chuckled and we dug into the pancakes.

"Should I look for my own apartment? I don't want to be a burden." I said.

"You can stay here as long as you need to. If you want to look for an apartment you can." Charlie replied.

"Ok. I'm going to look for a job first if that is alright."

"No problem at all." Then we finished breakfast in a comfortable silence. Charlie helped me clean the kitchen while Chloe watched cartoons.

"Tonight I'm going to the Cullen's for dinner. You remember Alice Cullen don't you?" Charlie asked. I thought about it for a minute. The names sounded familiar.

"Alice? As in my best friend from high school?" Charlie laughed.

"Yes, well her and her two older brothers moved back out here so they invited us to dinner." I nodded.

"Did you tell them I moved back? Even though it was just last night." I said. He smiled.

"Yeah. Alice really wants you to come. They called earlier this morning"

"I'll come. I've missed them all." I replied. He nodded. Alice and I were best friends all through high school. Our lives went on different paths. She moved to Chicago to go to college, which was where her brothers were going also. I took online classes, got married and had a baby.

Once the kitchen was cleaned I began looking for jobs. There was an opening at a music store. I printed out an application and filled it out. The store wasn't too far so I decided to drive and drop off my application.

"Dad I'm going to go check out this music store. Are you alright with Chloe?" I asked.

"Yeah, go ahead Bells. We will be fine." I smiled and ran upstairs to get dressed. Grabbing my keys I got in my truck and drove to Music and More. It took about ten minutes so not too long of a drive. When I walked inside there was no one around.

"Hello." I called. A girl around nineteen came out from the back.

"Hey, how can I help you?" She asked.

"Hi. I am here for the job opening." I replied.

"Oh ok. Do you have the application?" I nodded and handed her the paper.

"I'm Angela by the way."

"Bella, nice to meet you." She smiled.

"Is it alright if the interview is set for tomorrow? My aunt, the owner, isn't here at the moment."

"Yeah that is perfectly fine." I responded.

"Ok great. I'll call you tomorrow and give you the time." Angela said.

"Thank you Angela."

"Bye Bella." I drove back to Charlie's house. When I walked inside Chloe was asleep on the couch and my dad was watching sports. I sat down next to Chloe.

"I go in for an interview tomorrow." I told Charlie.

"Good. Are you going to be starting classes again?" He asked.

"I was thinking about it. I don't want to work at a music store the rest of my life." I said. He laughed. I fell asleep with Chloe's hand in my own.

"Bells, time to wake up." My dad said. I opened my eyes and saw Charlie and Chloe smiling at me.

"How long was I asleep for?" I asked.

"A couple hours." Charlie replied. "We are heading over to the Cullen's at 6." I nodded and stood up. The rest of the time was uneventful. My daughter played with her toys and I read a book. At about 4:30 I took Chloe upstairs to get her ready. When she was done I took a quick shower and got dressed myself. I put on a pair of jeans, a white cami with a black cardigan over it and white flats. I left my hair in its natural wave.

"Ready to go?" My dad asked. I nodded. Chloe grabbed my hand and we walked out to Charlie's police cruiser. Even after the past couple years I remembered the drive to Alice's parent's house. It was so far back in the trees someone who didn't know how to get around town would get lost.

"Momma where are we?" Chloe asked.

"We are having dinner at Papa's friend's house." I said. She just looked out the window at the passing trees. We pulled up to the massive house. Charlie knocked on the door and Carlisle opened the door.

"Charlie it is so good to see you again. Bella, wow it has been a long time. Come on in." We walked in; Chloe buried her face in my hair.

"Who is this?" Carlisle asked.

"This is my daughter Chloe." I answered.

"Hi Chloe." Carlisle said. She looked at him through my hair and smiled.

"So shy, just like her mother." He said. I laughed.

"Isabella Marie Swan! I have not seen you in three years; you walked into my house and still have not said hi to me!" I heard Alice yell. Carlisle laughed. I followed him into the family room. I recognized Esme and Alice but there were four others I had no memory of. Alice screamed.

"Bella!"

"Alice!" I imitated her. I hadn't seen her in forever. I put Chloe down, who ran to Charlie, and I ran over to Alice who pulled me into a hug.

"Oh, I'm so glad you came. I never thought we would see each other again." She said.

"Me either. I've missed you so much Alice." We both had tears falling from our eyes.

"What brings you back to the rainy town of Forks?" She asked as we sat down on the couch.

"Well, Mike and I are getting divorced. Too many arguments and fights." I whispered.

"Oh, Bella, I'm so sorry. So that means that little cutie is yours?" She asked pointing to Chloe.

"Yes, that is Chloe." I replied.

"She is adorable. I have some people I need to introduce you to. Come on." She grabbed my hand and we walked over to everyone else.

"Bella it is so good to see you again dear." Esme said giving me a hug.

"You too Esme. I've missed you all."

"So Bella, this is my boyfriend Jasper."

"Nice to meet you Bella." Jasper said with a small southern accent.

"This is his sister Rosalie who is also my brother Emmett's girlfriend."

"Hi Bella. Alice has told me a lot about you."

"Hi Rosalie." I said.

"This is my brother Emmett."

"I remember Emmett." I said.

"Bella!" He exclaimed pulling me into a bone crushing hug.

"Emmett put her down!" Alice yelled. He laughed and set me down.

"This is my other brother Edward." I looked into the most amazing forest green eyes and was lost. It felt like the world stopped and it was just the two of us. Someone cleared their throat, embarrassed I looked down.

"Nice to meet you." He said putting his hand out.

"Nice to meet you too." I whispered as I put my hand in his own. Instead of shaking it he brought it up to his lips and softly kissed the back of my hand. I blushed even more. Everyone laughed. I had never seen Edward before. Not even when Emmett would come and visit during college. Emmett was always alone.

"Mommy." Chloe said pulling on my jeans.

"What sweetie?" I asked kneeling down to her level.

"Who is that?" She whispered pointing to everyone. I picked her up.

"This is Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett, and Edward." I said.

"Hi Chloe." Alice said. "She looks just like you Bella." I smiled. We all sat around the dining room table for dinner. Coincidentally I was sat across from Edward. I looked at Alice and she winked. The whole time I would sneak glances, only to be caught by Edward and have him smile a crooked grin that would make me go weak in the knees if I were standing up.

"Bella we have to hang out. Do you and Chloe want to come to lunch tomorrow?" Alice asked as I was getting ready to leave.

"That would be fun. Is Rosalie coming?" I responded.

"I can ask her." Alice and I exchanged numbers and Charlie and I left. Chloe fell asleep on the way home. It was nice to get out and meet up with some old friends again. I fell asleep that night dreaming of Edward Cullen.