Disclaimer: Twilight and the characters belong to Stephenie. Only this little plotline is mine.
Edward and his wife Tanya are having trouble conceiving. Bella is desperate need for money so she can finish her degree.
The Surrogate
Chapter 3
BPOV
I sunk into the comfy sofa near the counter so I could continue to talk to Angela when she had a spare moment. It seemed as though most everyone on campus had the same thought I did which is to get their own personal combination beverage and hand heater.
By now I'd thawed a bit and while Angela was tied up by the long queue of fellow coffee drinkers I took a moment to think about my future.
I had just one semester and a year until I graduate with a degree in English Literature. I was one of the few fortunate souls who'd received a four-year merit scholarship that included living expenses. Without that I would have been resigned to staying at Forks and attending community college while I held down a job.
That was not for me and thankfully my hard work in high school paid off.
My family was not wealthy. My single parent Dad raised me. Charlie was Chief of Police in Forks. It was a great title but provided little in the way of pay. I never knew my mother, Renee. She left before I was born. I never missed her but I think I was deeply affected by her absence in other ways. I'd never had a boyfriend although I knew men were attracted to me. I just avoided the complication.
Angela was still busy. I was anxious to finish off my paper so I stood and waved at her when I left. I just needed to grab the mail and head back to my place.
The icy cold wind made a mockery of my coat and scarf. I'd forgotten gloves so it was a little tricky opening the mailbox with frozen fingers. I really didn't expect to find much of anything other than junk mail. A thin creamy envelope caught my attention. It was from my scholarship fund.
I would wait to open it until I was in the relative warmth of my small apartment.