Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Stephenie Meyer owns it all. I am merely having fun with her characters. Also, not sure if Seattle General is a real hospital or not. If it is, I do not own it.
A/N…Song discussed in this chapter:
Feels Like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk…it is B&E's song & it was played at their wedding. You can listen here:
http:/www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=Am7EI5tdaX4
Chapter 24
EPOV
Thursday September 17, 2009: Age 26
"Somethin in your eyes makes me wanna lose myself…makes me wanna lose myself…in your arms. There's something in your voice…makes my heart beat fast…hope this feeling lasts…the rest of my life," I sang to her.
It was our wedding reception and we were having our first dance as husband and wife.
Bella looked stunning…there really were not very many words to describe her beauty…she looked like my angel.
She had a simple, summer wedding dress and she looked amazing.
We made our way across the dance floor staring in each other's eyes as if we were seeing one another for the first time.
She looked up at me with her big brown eyes and sang back to me. "It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me. It feels like I'm all the way back where I come from. It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me. It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong," she whispered.
I saw the tears pooling in her eyes and I felt them gathering in my own.
I pulled her closer to me and kissed beside her ear before singing, "Well if you knew how much this moment means to me…and how long I've waited for your touch. And if you knew how happy you are making me…I never thought that I'd love anyone so much."
She pressed her lips to mine and we stood in place, softly swaying and kissing in the middle of the dance floor, throughout the rest of the song.
We did not care who was watching us. We were young, in love and had just gotten married.
Everything was perfect and no one could touch us. We were on top of the world and I never wanted that feeling to end.
The scene changed from our reception to our wedding night. I left Bella naked on the bed to run to the bathroom.
Why the hell did Mother Nature call at a time like this?
That was not how I remembered our wedding night.
When I came out of the bathroom, Bella was on the bed, with Riley on top of her…fucking her.
What the fuck?
She was my wife!
"Stop that!" I screamed at them. "What the fuck do you think you are doing? Get off my wife!" I yelled.
They didn't listen.
Riley turned to me and flashed me that goddamn smirk of his as he pounded into my wife.
"Harder, Riley! Oh, God fuck me harder! Please!"
I put my hands over my ears and screamed, "NO!"
I woke myself with the sounds of my screams and all the thrashing I was doing in my bed.
"Fuck!" I said aloud to no one.
It had been the same reoccurring nightmare since the morning I found out Riley and Bella were having sex.
My therapist told me this was completely normal. I wondered if Bella had gone through something like this when she found out about Lauren and me.
It was not as if I could discuss that with her.
I would never want to bring up that kind of pain with her.
Although…at some point, we were going to have to deal with everything. We put our issues on the back burner to be parents to Charley…but we still had not worked through a damn thing.
It didn't help that Riley was always in the fucking way.
I hated that fucker.
I ran my hand through my hair and decided to head down and start my morning routine. Before heading down to the kitchen, I dressed in my workout clothes.
The house I bought was a three bedroom. I set up one room for Charley, with Bella's assistance. I could tell that it made her feel bad that Charley had her own room at my place but not at hers…so I let her pick out absolutely everything that went in there…the color of the walls…everything.
She wanted something a little different. She picked out pink, green and brown colors for the room and things with butterflies. It was adorable and we were both happy with how it turned out.
We bought a second set of things so that Char would have matching stuff at Bella and Charlie's house…but since they shared a room…it was pretty crowded in there.
Bella mentioned something about getting a place of her own but she didn't want to leave Charlie. Since she did not discuss stuff such as that with me very much, I had no idea what she had decided on the matter.
The third bedroom, I turned into a home gym. I worked out there every morning or whenever I could if I had Charley. When she was here, of course she was my first priority.
As I stopped in the living room to turn on the stereo, I looked down at the coffee table and stared at the drawings that were lying there. I had taken up drawing again and I forgot how much I loved it.
Bella was happy with the birthday drawing of her and Charley. Most of my drawings were of Char, but I had some of Bella too. My favorite one was the one where she was sitting on the couch, with her laptop on her lap, typing away in frustration. She was biting her lip and deep in thought.
I smiled because that was the drawing sitting on top of all the others.
Bella.
I wondered if I could find a job that would allow me to still spend a lot of time with my daughter…but draw as well. I would ask Dr. Weber for ideas at our next session. She had suggested at our last one that my need to take care of Charley was wonderful, but I should think about what I want to do with myself as a career, just for me.
Once I was in the kitchen, I started my morning coffee and pulled the eggs out of the refrigerator.
Just as I turned on the stove, I heard the doorbell. I quickly turned off the stove and trotted to the door to see who was there.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the door to reveal a horrid looking Lauren, holding Rachel in her arms.
Rachel smiled at me and put her arms out as if she wanted me to hold her. "Um…Lauren what are you doing here?"
"Edward, I just…I need to talk to you. Can you please let me in? I know you don't owe me anything…but I need to be honest with you…about everything. Please?" she sobbed.
Her makeup was running all down her face and she looked as if she had been crying…for a long time…she did not look put together at all and that was odd for Lauren.
As I really took in her features, I noticed that her lip was busted. Had someone hit her?
I might not like Lauren very much, but she did not deserve that.
I had no idea how she found me…but she was such a mess…I decided that I would at least hear her out…for the last time.
I sighed, "Why don't you let me take Rachel while you run to the bathroom and clean yourself up, okay? Then we'll talk. I'm making coffee."
She nodded and handed me Rachel before going to the bathroom that was downstairs.
"Well…hello there," I said looking down at the smiling baby in my arms. She would be about six months now.
"I'm Edward," I told her.
She simply smiled at me.
I knew those eyes of hers and it kept bothering me that I should know how I knew them.
They were the bluest eyes I had ever seen and they were screaming at me.
Lauren came back into the living room and I handed Rachel back to her while I went to get coffee for us both.
This felt surreal.
I could not believe Lauren Mallory was in my house. What could she possibly have to say to me after all this time? We knew Rachel was not mine…I knew it was not about that.
She had to know that I would not listen to her excuses as to why she lied about Rachel being mine.
I returned to the living room with the coffee and sat down on the couch. I was happy to see that Lauren was sitting in the recliner that was away from where I was sitting…but we could still see each other while we talked.
Rachel was sitting quietly on the floor playing with some of Charley's toys. "I hope you don't mind…I noticed that you had toys so I thought it would be all right."
"Yes, Bella had our baby…a girl…Charley," I told her with pride in my voice.
"I know," she said.
"How do you know that, Lauren? I stopped talking to you before Bella had Charley."
She took a deep breath. "You need to let me talk without stopping me or I'm afraid I won't be able to say everything that I need to."
I nodded and motioned for her to continue.
"First, I want to say, I won't ever cause any problems for you again. Saturday I'm leaving to go to New York with Rachel. We're going to live with my mom. I would also like to say right now…that I'm sorry…for everything. I mean that, Edward.
"I never wanted any of this to happen. Not really…I was caught up in everything. It was supposed to bring us closer together and all it did was pull us apart."
She must have noticed my look of confusion.
"Not you and me…I'm talking about Rachel's father…it was supposed to bring us together. Everything that I did…I only did for him."
I was still confused…but it dawned on me that she was in love with someone else. Why be with me and try to pass me off as her baby's father? I needed answers.
"You were never in love with me…were you?"
"No…you were a means to an end…nothing more. I only told you that I was to see if I could get you to leave Bella. The whole point of this was to break the two of you up…you two were already so broken…it really wasn't that difficult."
"I'm not following you Lauren…you need to explain…now!" I said firmly.
She put her arms up in exasperation. "I'm not explaining it right. I'm so angry with him I can't see straight…let me start over. The first thing you need to know is who Rachel's father is. Riley Mitchell…he's Rachel's father."
What the fuck did she just say?
"WHAT?" I yelled.
Rachel jumped at the sound of my voice. I tried to calm myself because the last thing I wanted to do was upset a baby.
"Please explain this to me, Lauren."
"I'm trying! I asked you not to interrupt!"
"You can't drop a bombshell like that on me and expect me to stay quiet! He is around my wife and daughter all the fucking time…please tell me what the hell you are talking about!"
"It was a set up, Edward…everything was a set up! Once we had you two broken up, we were supposed to be able to gain access to your share of the Cullen fortune and then Riley and I would be set for life…together. But nothing has gone as it was supposed to."
Hunh?
"Riley has been targeting you for a while now. He has been planning this…he wanted the Cullen money. The plan was simple…I was to get the job at the hospital and seduce you. Bella would find out and leave you. Then Riley could make a play for Bella. He figured that in a divorce settlement, she would get half of everything. He wanted to marry her and then your money…that was her money…would also be his money.
"Then, I was supposed to get you to marry me and I would have access to your money as well…then I would divorce you and take half of the money you had left. Once I divorced you, Riley would divorce Bella and take half of her money…giving him access to a large chunk of the Cullen fortune. Then he started talking about disposing of you and Bella in other ways…that would leave us both with access to all of your money. He is delusional!
"He planned this out so that he could take his time and woo Bella. But then things got really complicated. Riley has a gambling problem. He owes some very bad men a lot of money. This made him have to put a rush on plans for getting his hands on your money. I also ended up pregnant…which neither of us was expecting. That was never a part of the original plan.
"Riley always refused to wear a condom when we had sex. I knew right away that the baby was his…but he was in denial. It was becoming obvious that you were never going to marry me…he wanted Rachel to be yours so I could get you for child support. Even if Rachel wasn't yours…he wanted to make you believe that she was."
She was having sex with both of us and not wearing a condom with him! I was never more thankful than I was in that moment that I always wore a condom with her, I had recently been tested for every STD and all the results were negative.
I prayed that Bella was being safe when she was having sex with him.
"He was pissed because it took me as long as it did to seduce you…but you wouldn't give me the time of day for so long. I overheard your parents talking in the cafeteria one day. It was a private conversation but I am very good at eavesdropping. They were discussing the troubles that you and Bella were having getting pregnant.
"It didn't take a rocket scientist to see the change in your behavior at work. You seemed like a man who was starved of attention from his wife. That was my in…finally. Everything fell into place from there to break up your marriage. All I had to do was make you feel needed and wanted…everything your wife was not making you feel at that time."
My thoughts drifted to the first time I slept with Lauren.
Flashback
Everything in me was screaming that this was wrong. I should be with my wife. What the fuck was wrong with me?
"Edward, I need you so badly. You are a wonderful man. I don't know why Bella doesn't see that in you. You're strong, handsome, desirable, there is much more to you than she realizes. She is a fool to push you away."
"How did you know?"
"You just seem like a man who has been neglected by his wife? Am I right?" she whispered.
I nodded.
I knew I needed to get up and walk out of her apartment right now. This should not happen…I loved my wife…why would I even consider this?
"Here…have another drink, lover," she said.
I had several.
Lauren wanted me…there was no pressure…she wanted me for me…I just wanted to feel loved…needed…desired…just once.
Before I knew it, we were past the point of no return and I was a worthless cheater.
Endless Flashback
I tried to focus once again on what Lauren was saying.
"Riley hired a private detective to keep tabs on Bella. Then, when he found out the loan sharks were done waiting for him to pay and gunning for blood…he took drastic measures to get Bella out of Seattle and away from you.
"He paid someone to rob the store in Forks when he knew Bella's dad would be on duty…that person was instructed to shoot him…not to kill…just to injure him. Riley knew that Bella would come running to be there for her father."
I could not believe what I was hearing…that fucker was more twisted than I ever thought.
Fiddling with the end of her shirt nervously, Lauren continued. "Edward, you have no idea what he is capable of. He knew everything that was happening with you guys. He even paid the private detective to follow her to Forks…to make sure he would cross her path. Bella stopped on the way at a gas station to go to the bathroom. The PI let the air out of her tire so that it would eventually go flat or blow out. Since she didn't lock the car, he was also able to get into the trunk and remove the spare.
"He continued to follow her and Riley was close by waiting for the call that she was stranded. When it happened, he conveniently was able to rescue her. He made sure that he was not going to be her actual divorce lawyer, leaving him free to date her. He's getting frustrated now because Bella only slept with him once and things are not going as he planned. The people he owes money to…will kill him if he doesn't come up with it…soon.
"Your daughter was another complication that he didn't expect…and he pretty much hates kids so it was one he was quite unhappy about.
"He wants Bella to move in and she won't nor will she let him touch her anymore. Riley can feel her pulling away, he's losing his shot at the Cullen fortune as well as facing a death sentence from the loan sharks and it's making him careless. He's been playing me and pretending that he wants to be a dad to Rachel…but he doesn't. I caught him fucking his partner, Victoria, in his house in Forks. He never would have brought her to the house before because he was afraid of being caught…but he is becoming very sloppy out of fear. I've had my suspicions about them…but now it's confirmed.
"I went off on him and he went ballistic. He told me I'd ruined everything. He's always been verbally abusive…but he had never hit me…until today. Fury is overtaking him because his entire plan is falling apart around him."
I was in shock…I almost felt as if this were a dream…or my ears were deceiving me.
"Let me get this straight. That fucker…planned this…he set us up? He is after my money…through Bella?" She nodded solemnly.
I had a few more questions about certain things.
"I don't understand if you were in love with Riley, why you would continue to sleep with me?"
She looked away bashfully.
Now was not the time to act shy, Lauren.
"We didn't sleep together every time we were together," she said quietly.
"Excuse me?"
"Edward, you liked your alcohol…a lot…I just continued to feed you the drink once we were together and then you would usually end up passing out. I had to make sure you thought I loved you and wanted a relationship or Riley would have been angry. But I really didn't want to sleep with you…all I ever wanted was Riley."
This was insane…I could have sworn we were having sex. Was I really so drunk and delusional when I was drinking that in my mind I had actually slept with her every time? What the fuck?
"Wait…are you serious? How many times have we actually slept together?"
"Twice," she shrugged.
"Twice?" I repeated.
She nodded.
"And I gave you several blow jobs and the one time you tried to go down on me…" she trailed off as I put my hand up to stop her.
I did not need any more details. I remembered the oral details enough on my own…because some of them happened in my car…that I had to get rid of once I was sober.
Once everything I had done hit me full force, there was no way I could ever have Charley in a car that Lauren was in. Thankfully, I was able to get a new Volvo before Charley arrived.
I was still reeling from everything she was telling me.
"What about the condoms that I was going through?"
"I threw them away to make you think we were using them."
I could not believe this. I was still a cheater…but I had only slept with this woman twice? How the hell did my mind fuck everything up so badly?
"I don't understand why he would want you to sleep with me if you were his girlfriend."
"He never gave a damn about me…I was his pawn and I was too blind to see it. He hoped that if you were screwing me you would fall in love or something. Plus, if you were actually having sex with me…it would hurt Bella more and keep the two of you apart."
"That night at the bar…when you came to pick me up…" I started.
She interrupted me shaking her head. "The PI was following you…he called Riley and told him you were at a bar. Riley instructed me to go get you. You never called me Edward…I made that up. I was instructed to get you home and seduce you. But…you were a mess when we got to your house.
"You were crying…sobbing actually…and it broke my heart. I had always liked you as a person…I didn't want to hurt you…but I would have done anything for Riley. I loved him so much. All you could do was mumble about how you needed Bella…everything was wrong without Bella. You didn't want to go on living without her.
"I told Riley that I tried to get you to sleep with me and you wouldn't. The truth was…I couldn't bring myself to even try because you were hurting. I slept in the guest room and then made sure to go back in before you woke up to plant the seed of doubt in your head. I knew it wouldn't be hard to make you think we slept together…or at least that you tried to sleep with me."
That was why I was still fully clothed and I did not even have the slightest memory of calling her from the bar.
Next time check your phone, asshole.
"What about the next night? The night that I kissed you…I remember doing that. What happened after?"
"You passed out after crying on my shoulder about needing Bella back. I called Riley and told him what happened. I was supposed to get you to sleep with me again that night…and then Riley would show up with the divorce papers. He would see us together and be able to go back and tell Bella what he saw. He knew that would end any chance of reconciliation between you two if we were sleeping together while you were telling her you wanted her back."
"We never slept together on either of those occasions?" I asked her.
She shook her head no.
"When I told Riley that you passed out on me again, he was furious. He instructed me to be at the house, in your shirt, and for me to make sure he saw me like that when he arrived with the papers."
I remembered that morning…he said he was there because Bella was not going to send the papers yet…but then she heard my message and insisted that they be given to me immediately.
The message.
Suddenly I had flashes in my mind.
I was drunk and slurring…talking into my phone.
You are one fucked up lying bitch, aren't you?
I guess it's a good thing you want a divorce because…guess what? I totally fucked Lauren again last night…yep I sure as hell did…and it was hot.
She makes me feel so needed and loved…like you used to do. But you stopped loving and wanting me a long time ago.
Oh…my…god…I had actually said those awful things to her.
How could she even stand to look at me?
All of the progress I had made throughout my recovery so far was about to go out the window…because I was livid…with myself…with Lauren…with Riley…with the whole fucked up situation.
I wanted a drink…badly. These feelings were crushing down on me and I did not know what to do with them.
I knew it was still my choice to fuck Lauren…but this was unbelievable that Bella and I both were set up this way.
I needed to hit something.
No…I needed to hurt…someone.
This was ending now!
I thanked Lauren for her information, told her good luck and showed her to the door.
As I looked at my watch, I knew that Riley should be at work and that was exactly where I headed. I hoped that he was not out for lunch.
I made my way into the fucker's office. There were three lawyers at the firm. When I walked through the front door, the receptionist was not there. Instead, there was a sign on her desk that said she was out to lunch.
Perfect.
I hoped that both of his partners were out to lunch as well.
There was a crack in his office door and I should not have been surprised at what I saw…but for some reason I was.
Probably because this was supposed to be a place of business.
What I saw was Victoria Bennett bent over Riley's desk being nailed by him from behind. It was hard and rough. He was pulling her hair and smacking her ass as he pounded her. If he did this shit to my wife when they had sex…he was going to die a slow and painful death!
I punched the door open with my fist. They both jumped and stood there looking at me as if I were stupid.
"Get the fuck out of here!" Victoria screamed at me as she tried to cover herself.
I didn't give Riley a chance to even pull up his fucking pants. They were still down around his ankles as I threw him up against the wall, gripping him by his shirt.
"You are going to stay away from my wife and my daughter…do you fucking understand me? I had an interesting chat with Lauren this morning. I'm on my way to tell Bella…everything. You're done, douchebag!"
I was walking away…for now. I had to get to Bella and tell her what I just walked in on and what Lauren told me.
I pulled him away from the wall and threw him to the floor.
He smiled at me…fucking smiled.
"I've been there for Bella, when you weren't. She's crazy about me. I just treated her like crap…on her birthday no less…and all I had to do was send her an apology text…flash my smile…tell her I loved her…and be nice to that fucking brat of yours and I had wormed my way right back in."
The anger was consuming my body when I heard him speak of Charley that way…I was trying my damndest to control it. I would not go to jail and be taken away from my daughter because of this vile fucker.
"Therefore my friend, she will never believe you. You look like the jealous ex-husband…and that's all you are…the ex-husband. And you know…she really should have a little more self-respect…the way I talked to her last weekend…I would have dumped my ass…but you really fucked that girl up Cullen."
I was not going to listen to anymore of this.
"She will believe me! I'll have proof."
I fished around in my pockets for my cell phone because I was going to take pictures of Riley and Victoria in their state of undress right now.
Fuck! I left it in the goddamn car! I always had that thing with me!
He stood up from the floor while holding his nose that was still bleeding and wiping at his bloody mouth before pulling up his pants finally.
"Aw, too bad, I guess you'll just have to try and convince her with your words." Riley taunted.
Was he fucking five? He was getting his ass kicked if he kept running his mouth.
"You can go run and try to tell her everything you 'know' but when all is said and done…she won't believe you…and I will be the one warming her bed tonight. She's pretty hot, hunh? She's no Victoria…but I must say for squeezing out a kid…she is really fucking tight…"
That was it…I could not let him finish that sentence.
I lunged towards him and started pounding into his face tackling him back to the floor. When I heard Victoria calling the police, I took off from the office…but not before landing a final shot to his gut and kick to his groin.
I know they say never kick a man while he is down…well I say fuck that…that pond scum was no man! He was a fucking monster!
I rushed back to my car as quickly as possible.
It would not do me any good to be arrested.
As I made my way to Bella's, I cursed my stupidity. I should have taken my fucking phone in with me and snapped pictures before I busted in on them.
I did not want to admit it but that asshole was right, she was never going to believe me…because she could not trust me. I had broken that.
I barreled through the front door scaring the shit out of Bella and Charley.
"I'm sorry…but I have to talk to you," I rushed.
"What is it, Edward? What's wrong?" She asked in a panic.
"I just walked in on Riley having sex at the office with Victoria. It's all been a set up. He's the father of Lauren's baby. They were trying to split us up to get their hands on the Cullen fortune. Bella you have to believe me! He even paid someone to follow you and to shoot Charlie!"
She was biting her lip and looking at me with fury in her eyes.
"Is there no limit to how low you will go, Edward? I don't appreciate you coming here and spewing all these lies! I know Riley is not perfect…but that's okay…we're working on it. I don't need you coming here like the jealous ex-husband trying to protect me!"
"I'm not jealous! Okay, I am but that's not the point! Look, Lauren said…"
"Get out!"
"But…baby…"
"GET OUT! You have mentioned that whore's name in my home now not once but twice…get the fuck out and don't come back until you are ready to be honest…and until I have calmed down! If you think I will believe anything that little tramp says you are sorely mistaken!"
It was obvious she was not going to listen to me.
I dodged around her to kiss Charley quickly on the head. I never left her without kissing her.
It killed me because she looked at me as if she could not understand why I was leaving.
As I made my way home, I tried to come up with a plan to expose Riley.
There had to be a way.
Before Lauren left earlier, she had given me her cell number in case something went wrong when I confronted Riley. Initially, I threw it away. I found myself digging it out of the trash and dialing.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Lauren, it's Edward. I caught Riley and Victoria together. I went to Bella with all that I know but she didn't believe me because I didn't have proof."
"Then we'll have to get some. I won't let him get away with this. If he thinks he can dump me and just abandon our daughter…he has another thing coming. I want him to know what it's like to have the rug pulled out from under him. I'll get you your proof. I'll be in touch," she said ending the call.
I prayed she knew what she was doing.
I had to get that fucker out of Charley's life…and Bella's.
Feeling weak and on edge, I got back in my car and drove. I was sitting outside of a liquor store when I dialed James's cell number.
"Hey, Edward what's up?"
"I'm sitting outside of a liquor store. You won't even believe everything that has fucking happened to me today, J. I just need one drink…please just let me have one goddamn drink and make this pain go away," I cried into the phone.
"Ed, I'm in Port Angeles, at the diner where T works. I want you to pull out of that parking lot and come straight here. Do you understand me? Do not go into that store! You've got your pictures of Charley, right?"
"Yes," I told him.
"Okay, look at those, repeat your words and drive here…right now!"
I pulled out all the pictures that I had at my disposal and laid them in the passenger seat. It was if I had my little girl right there next to me while I drove to Port Angeles.
Charley deserves a father who is sober.
Bella deserves a man who can be there for her and be strong.
You deserve a happy, sober life.
When I finally arrived at the diner, James met me out at the car.
"Did you go in?"
"No, I came straight here."
"Good job, Ed. I'm proud of you, man. You're doing great. Charley would be proud of her dad. Come on…T is getting some food together for us."
"That's nice of her," I smiled at him.
"What can I say? My lady is an angel…she puts up with me, doesn't she?" He grinned like a fool.
As soon as I walked through the door, Tanya walked over and gave me a big friendly hug.
"You looked like you really needed one of those."
"Thanks, Tanya. I did."
She led James and me over to a booth in the back before going back to the kitchen to retrieve our meal.
"Tell me everything," James said.
"I don't even know where to start. So many things were revealed to me today and nothing was as I thought it was."
"Why don't we start at the beginning?" He smiled.
I nodded and repeated everything Lauren had told me.
It felt good to get everything out to someone who believed me and would listen. I only wished that Bella would listen to me soon…for her own good.
Hopefully, Lauren would get the proof we needed and we would be able to bring Riley down and put him away for a very long time.
A/N…There you have it…many revelations in this chapter.
First, this chapter is in honor of the anniversary of September 11th. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone. I know that everyone was affected by that day but especially those who lost loved ones…my heart goes out to you all.
Second, since I won't be updating again until Wednesday…Happy Birthday to Bella Swan. I know she's not real but she deserves a birthday greeting anyway.
Now, I am sure the ladies over in the Twilighted thread will be having some sort of ass kicking party for Riley, so if you would like to join, please feel free. LOL They have been waiting for this.
http:/www(dot)twilighted(dot)?f=44&t=10046
As always, thank you to my lovely beta dolphin62598 and my fabulous pre-reader teacher1209.
Reviewers will get a teaser of the next chapter from BPOV. That also happens to be the anniversary party chapter. Now what oh what will be going down with those Cullens at their party this year?
Don't forget to check out the picture website if you want to see pics from the story. Added after this chapter will be a pic of Charley's room at Edward's, Bella's wedding dress from their wedding and Edward's new Volvo.
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