Being with them wasn't the problem, but losing me was. A life filled with sandy beaches and sunshine, I felt safe here. Nothing bad ever happens in SoCal, except maybe bad Mexican food. Or so I thought. This isn't your everyday love story. Based on the movie Savages. For Kninut, an Edward, Bella, Jasper- polyfic

"I don't even realize that the air has gotten hazy. Or that it smells like skunk, or that amidst the clouds of smoke, leaning against the wall is Edward Cullen." - AH, E/B, Lemons.

'If the cool kids secretly whispered behind your back anyway, what did it matter if you pretended to like Blondie? It didn't. After all, Bella Swan was a Sex Pistols kind of girl.' When Edward Cullen, Chicago's best finance columnist, visits Bella's college for a seminar, he may find she is a bit too lace-and-leather for his taste. But maybe he's tired of suits and ties.