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Time passes fast when you're busy. Alice and I had two classes together and I was thankful for that. I just would have died if I only got to see her in passing at work and then at home. Alice and I got jobs at 'Runway' magazine as first and second assistants. Alice of course was first assistant.

Our jobs changed things a lot…for one, my wardrobe was vastly designer. Alice insisted on buying me all new business based clothes that I refused to wear. They were nice, but they just weren't what I was used to. Alice said, and I quote, 'Bella, if you wear those rags to work, I won't talk to you until you change'. So I gave in and complied with her ridiculous demands! Between class and this job, I was kept very busy. The money was good, although the work I did was fairly strenuous and degrading in a sense. Alice being there was the only thing making it a great experience.

By Christmas I had saved up enough money to replace my old truck. Don't get me wrong, I loved my truck. But I needed to be a little more efficient with my means of travel so I left my truck in Forks at my house so I would be able to joy ride down memory lane every now and then when I returned. I bought a barely used Mazda MX. All the Cullen's thanked me for finally buying something that was made in the last five years.

I spent a lot of time with Edward during Christmas and I told him how I felt. He told me I was the only thing he could think of the whole time he was away and that we should stay close friends until I was ready to try at a long distance relationship. I agreed and once our holiday was over, Alice and I went back to school. Two weeks had passed before I called Edward

Flash back:

Ring…….. Ring……… ring…..

"Hello?" Edward's voice came through the receiver like music to my ears.

"Hey, Edward! It's Bella…I don't really know why I'm calling. I just…."

"That's ok! I miss hearing your voice"

"I miss your eyes." Oh my god! Did I just say that out loud? ...aaahhhh…..

"Of all the things to miss, it's just my eyes?" he said in mock hurt.

"Of course! What else is there to miss?" I laughed at my playful sarcasm.

"Ouch, Bella! That really hurt!" he said in a dramatic monotone.

I started giggling. "Okay, okay! I remember why I called now!"

"And whatever could that be?"

"I love you."

……………………….Dead silence…………………….

I could hear he stopped breathing so I continued speaking to break him from disbelief. "I just wanted you to know that. Long distance isn't my thing, but I can try…just because I love you, Edward."

"I'm sorry did you say something? I was having a daydream that something amazing happened while I was on the phone with you. My imagination is getting a little out of hand."

"Edward, it wasn't a daydream it was me! I said I love you and I'm ready to try at the long distance thing."

"Wow, it just happened again! I think I'll have to take some Tylenol ASAP." That's funny! As soon I get the nerve to tell him I love him, he thinks he is going mad. "Bella, hold on one second." In the background I hear, "Jasper! Come here please!"

"Yeah, bro! What do you need?"

"Can you ask Bella to repeat the last thing she said?"

"Hello Bella, this is Jazz. Can you repeat the last thing you said?"

I complied. "I love you and I want to try a long distance relationship."

"Ok, Bella! Thanks."

"Here, Edward. Bella said, and I quote, 'I love you and I want to try a long distance relationship'."

Edward came back to the phone and said happily, "Isabella Marie Swan, you are an amazing woman. I love you!"

End of flash back:

The rest is history! Edward and Jasper came to visit Alice and I once a month every month. We made many memories, went on many dates and had many catastrophes! But it all worked for us and before I knew it, two years had passed. It's now two weeks before summer is over and Alice and I will be starting our junior year.

"Jasper, you my friend, you are truly absurd!"

"Bella, your taste in literature leaves something to be desired! Okay, look! Jane Austen is one thing. She is classic, but Shakespeare? Come on! The man is not real! And even if he was, he would be morbidly obtuse to society or he would be missing … oh, I don't know! A soul!"

I laughed energetically as I watched Jazz get worked up over my lack of unoriginality when it came to books I read. "All right, jazz. Whatever you say, I still love Shakespeare!!! Ha, ha!"

"No foul to me! It's your brain cells that are being filled with tasteless rubbish!" His tone was still humorous.

"Hey, I just thought about something quite devious!"

"Do tell! I'm slightly intrigued"

"Well, it's more of a bet..."

"Okay?" He waved his hand, gesturing for me to continue.

"I bet that next time I see Alice she will have something for me to do..."

"Nope, too easy!"

"Oh, come on, Jazz! You know you want to! If I win, you have to read 'The Tempest'. If I lose, I have to read 'The Tell Tale Heart'. Twice!"

"Deal! Any thing to get you off Shakespeare!"

Just then I saw Alice prance joyously on to the deck where Jazz and I were sitting. We had rented a summer beach house in Connecticut so we could be with Alice's family. We were having so much fun that I never wanted to leave. But it had to come to an end whether we liked it or not.

"Edward wants to see you at the shore in fifteen minutes. I laid out some clothes for you to wear so go … NOW!" Alice said, going from a sweet and innocent voice to a harsh monotone.

I held my hands up in front of me in surrender. "Okay, okay, Aly! No need to get pushy!" I looked at Jasper and smiled. "I win"

"Touché" he huffed.

As I walked through the white linen curtains hanging in front of the French doors that lead to the bedroom, I heard Alice and Jasper laughing. They were truly made for each other! Ever since we came here, Alice had been nothing but joyful. It pained me that we would have to leave and I would have to see Alice fall to pieces the way she always did right after they were separated.

Once I reached my bed, I could see that Alice had laid out an indigo bikini with a flimsy white cover up skirt, a nearly see through shirt with a plunging neck line and some white flip-flops. Even though I didn't want to wear this, I just complied because arguing with Alice was a waste of breath.

In my head I was going through different scenarios of this situation with Edward on my way to the shore. I mean, we had spent the whole summer talking, getting to know each other a lot more and just being happy. I could see now that he did love me, and that I was without a doubt in love with him. We only separated this morning to get some time with the other people in the house. I was talking with Jazz, he was at the shore with Alice and the rest of the Cullen's went out to the mall.

Coming up to the beach, I saw Edward standing in a white shirt and indigo shorts facing the ocean.

"We match!" I said drawing his attention away from the crashing waves on to the string and handkerchief that was my outfit.

"You look amazing!"

"Not so bad yourself," I said in a tempting, yet mocking tone.

He laughed. "Did you walk?" he inquired, looking over my shoulder at the empty lot behind us.

"Yeah, I needed the fresh air and time to mull over a few things."

"Really? Like what?"

"Well, why you wanted to meet me here, and this whole summer, and how it's ending."

"Yeah. I asked you here so the last time we would be alone would be better than fifteen minutes in a boring white room. This summer has been incredible. I'm really going to miss you more than ever now," he said in a soft tone while his hand cupped my face.

I pulled him into an embrace and buried my face in his chest. "Edward, I don't know how I'm going to make it just seeing you once a month." I could feel the tears building inside my eyes daring to make a fool of me. "It's not fair!" I whispered, now feeling the tears assault my cheeks and then his shirt.

"I know, Bella. But I don't think you will have to" he soothed, kissing my hair.

"What do you mean?" I asked, looking into his shining emerald eyes as a smile formed on his face.

A/N: Cliffy!!!!!!!!! Yayness!...Thanks for reading…Special thanks to my beta and my loyal reviewers!!