I'm back.
I know how long it's been. We're coming up on six months now.
But I'm back. Life got in the way for a long time, with graduation, and college, and just the genuine craziness that comes along with being deemed an adult. Since it has been so long, rather than hoping you'll go back and reread the entire story, I went through and summarized the story back for you. The next chapter is finished already, but I wanted to give you all a little time to become re-acclimated to the story before I just threw it at you.
Without further rambling, here are the summaries for chapters one through twenty.
Chapter One
Our heroin Bella is having a rocky time, having witnessed the murder of her boyfriend in the recent past. Alice meets Jasper bumming a cigarette outside of a restaurant. Pro-Football player Emmett used to date Bella, but is now interested in the hot waitress with the New York Giants tattoo on her hip. Bella in a moment of weakness, begins to seduce Emmett.
Chapter Two
Alice catches Bella and Emmett about to get it on and scolds them both for making a decision that they would both regret later. Alice and Bella head to an art fair, where they run into Jasper, the successful painter. After buying a very expensive painting of Alice for only a dollar, Bella runs into Edward, literally. Edward is knocked out cold, and Bella cracked her pelvis, sending them both to the hospital.
Chapter Three
Bella and Edward end up in the same room in the ER, and Bella is asked by her nurse to help keep Edward awake after his concussion. During their conversation Bella is discovered to be a lawyer, and both Edward and Bella are single.
Chapter Four
We meet Carlisle, doctor, and Esme, the pregnant housewife. Edward experiences Bella's sleep talking for the first time. Jasper and Rosalie are half siblings and friends of Edward, Carlisle & Esme.
Chapter Five
Edward is asked to be the godfather of Carlisle and Esme's unborn children. It is revealed that Jasper painted obsessively the night after he met Alice, and it was his best work to date. Bella invites Edward, Jasper and Rosalie to Emmett's surprise birthday party. We hear the first rumblings of Jessica, Jasper's sleazy ex. Jasper and Alice Kiss for the first time.
Chapter Six
Edward is gone from the hospital room when Bella wakes, but he left his number. He calls later that evening and asks to meet her for breakfast.
Chapter Seven
Bella and Edward meet for breakfast, where the waitress flirts with Bella. Jessica happens to be in the same restaurant with Tyler, the man she cheated on Jasper with, and a small girl named Svetlana, that looks strikingly similar to Jasper. Edward and Bella go back to Edward's apartment and decided to place Guitar Hero while debating whether or not to tell Jasper.
Chapter Eight
While playing Guitar Hero and the Questions Game, Bella and Edward flirt with one another, until they are unceremoniously interrupted just moments before their first kiss by Jasper.
Chapter Nine
Emmett's surprise party goes off without a hitch. He is completely shocked, and everyone seems to be having a great time dancing.
Chapter Ten
Emmett and Rosalie get close, both mentally and physically. Rosalie does a body shot off of Emmett. As they are on their way out the door, Rosalie spots Jessica, the woman who broke her dear brothers heart and stole her former boyfriend.
Chapter Eleven
Jasper sees Jessica in the club and confronts her. Rosalie nearly attacks her before she can even explain that Jasper may or may not be Lana's father. Jasper is hurt and furious that Edward knew but chose not to tell him, and he and Alice disappear from the club. Edward and Bella head back to Edward's apartment in hopes that Jasper will return.
Chapter Twelve
The entire chapter is a lemon, Bella and Edward's first time together.
Chapter Thirteen
Jasper asked Carlisle to perform a DNA test on Lana to see if she is, in fact, his daughter. While holding her, he discovers a burn on her side that appears suspicious. Victoria makes her first appearance on the arm of Edward's agent Riley. Jasper confronts Edward about keeping Lana from him.
Chapter Fourteen
At the after party of Edward's concert and a small karaoke performance, Edward is cornered and kissed by Victoria. Bella sees it happen and runs off, leaving Edward to chase after her. After so serious explanation, Edward and Bella share their first 'I love you's.
Chapter Fifteen
Jasper is proven to be Lana's father. After some marathon toy shopping, Lana is introduced the gang and is loved by all.
Chapter Sixteen
The group heads the a karaoke bar and sings songs to one another. After a touching pair of song dedications between them, Jasper and Alice say 'I love you' for the first time. Bella is coaxed up on stage to reenact a drunken performance from college. Edward asks Bella to meet his family for Christmas. A lemon rounds out the chapter.
Chapter Seventeen
Edward and Bella exchange Christmas gifts, and agree to move in with one another. 'The Nana' appears for the first time in this chapter, Edward's batty grandmother. The Nana gives Bella her seal of approval, passing on a family heirloom reserved for the daughters-in-law of her immediate family. When the gang meets up later to exchange gifts, Lana is behaving strangely. Carlisle makes the diagnosis of methamphetamine withdrawal.
Chapter Eighteen
Jasper takes Jessica to court, suing for sole legal custody of his daughter. Just as Bella pins Jessica into a corner, Esme goes into labor in the middle of the courthouse.
Chapter Nineteen
The babies are born without a hitch. While visiting Esme in the hospital, Carlisle notices a change in Bella's behavior and gate. Bella and Edward discover that they too will be having a baby.
Chapter Twenty
Bella and Edward tell the gang about the baby. The judge rules in favor of Jasper, keeping Lana safe from Jessica for good. A spring tradition is the venue of the big baby reveal for Edward and Bella, but Lana accidentally beats them to the punch.
The next chapter may be the best one yet. I know that it's my favorite of all of the stories I've written. Don't forget the poll, please.
I need some kind of sign that I've still got an audience out there somewhere.
I've missed you guys!
Mici
MUSIC
Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon
The Pot - Tool
Don't Trust Me - 3OH!3