Cute, trendy Bella returns home to escape the heartache of her past. She immediately befriends neighbors Jasper and Edward, bonding with them in the treehouse out back. Bella and Edward discover they have more in common than they ever dreamed of. AH A/U

A man who doesn't believe in faith. A woman who may be losing hers. Two lost souls collide in the stillness between hope lost and found. "I think you need this more than I do. Everyone needs a little something to believe in sometimes."

He told me once that he preferred brunettes, but his fingers were always playing with long, blonde strands. He could never make up his mind... until he did. And now that I'm back I don't think he deserves a second chance.

Just one night, just for fun, no strings and no expectations. Simple things never stay that way.

He gave me art and words and passion and life, but all I wanted was him.

When she finds out she's been dating a walking conspiracy theory, Bella Swan is forced to run, leaving behind everything she knows. Reluctantly, she teams up with a certain bronze-haired scientist who is about to get a lot more than he bargained for.

You were gorgeous, mysterious, haunted. I wanted to save you; I wanted to give you something you would take with you forever. I didn't know I was giving you my life. Written for the Pick a Pic challenge, now extended.

I listened to his deep, quiet voice and wondered what it would sound like if he whispered in my ear.