The third time he saw her, he was drinking a beer at Jacob's party.

The moment she showed he couldn't quite understand what she was doing there. Then he remembered what Emmett had said the day before. She was smiling showing her impeccably white teeth.

He watched as her greeted Jacob, they talked for a long time. He was so distracted he did not notice Emmett comig closer.

"That's Bella, the girl I told you about."

He nodded his head.

"She and Jacob are childhood friends."

He nodded again, absorbing all this new information. He heard Emmett say something else but it sounded faint. He simply couldn't stop looking at her and her scandalous red high heels.

She was beautiful, he had to admit. Everywhere she went there was this sparkle of joy exuding from her beautiful eyes.

It was so shiny he did not understand.

"…so that's why she went abroad."

He nodded not answering.

"You know ... She's single."

He could hear the humor in Emmett's voice.

Edward shrugged, looking back at the girl who laughed lightly as she talked now with a group of girls.

That day he admitted that she was really beautiful.