Okay, I'm a bit faster getting this chapter out than I had previously thought I would, but after getting that review from meep4569 yesterday, I suddenly felt inspired. I was really happy to find out they wanted to draw Andromeda and the fan art looks really cute! In fact, the dress Andromeda is wearing was inspired by one of the pictures.

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Mrs. Williams hummed as she finished twisting Andromeda's hair into a up-do. Upon Andromeda's request, Mrs. Williams had parted her hair far to the right side so that a sizable chunk of her blond hair covered the most left side of her face and more importantly, the nasty scar that spanned from her temple to just below her right ear.

Mrs. Williams dropped her hands as she stepped around Andromeda to apply her make up. Andromeda laughed softly as she said, "You don't have to do this, I am perfectly capable of getting myself ready." Mrs. Williams made a small noise of acknowledgment before she said, "I know, but just this once, I want to do this to help you. After all, this date might make or break you're relationship." Andromeda smiled gently before she held still. Despite what she said, Andromeda was happy that someone cared enough to do something like that for her.

Some time later, Andromeda smiled as her reflection, there was just enough makeup to highlight her features and bring out the violet color of her eyes. Mrs Williams whispered, "Good luck.", before she left the room to go to work. After the door had shut, Andromeda slipped out of her clothes and put on a golden dupioni silk dress, white stockings, and ankle length brown high heel boots. Andromeda's smile widened, the dress was demurely cut and trimmed with lace at the sleeves and hem.

After taking in a calming breath, Andromeda turned from her refection and picked up the picnic basket in both hands. She smiled to herself at the sight if the white silk ribbons and baby's breath flowers that she had decorated the rim of the basket and the handles with. After admiring the result of three hours of work, she walked out to the car which was waiting outside. She smiled to the drive as she said, "To the Maison residence please." The driver nodded, and started the car.

Thirty minutes later, they pulled up at the house and Andromeda whispered a thank you before she slipped out of the car and walked to the door. She rapped her knuckles gently on the door and it was opened a minute later by a maid who let her inside. Andromeda's footsteps echoed slightly as she made her way upstairs toward Edwards room.

As she got to the hallway that his room was on, Andromeda lifted the lid of the basket to peek inside. She had specifically made his favorites, a berry tart, and fried pork. She smiled nervously as she closed the lid and walked to his room. Her hand hovered by the door as she her a strange, low noise through the door. She shook her head gently and knocked politely on the door. After all, it wouldn't be proper for a girl to just barge into a boys room, even if said boy was her boyfriend.

A second later, her boyfriend's low voice called out, "Who is it?" Andromeda flinched at the irritation in his tone and replied, "It's Andromeda, you're girlfriend. It seems that we haven't seen each other a lot recently, so I thought it would be nice to surprise you with a meal made just for you." For a while, there was silence. Then there was the sound of soft whispering, a giggle, and a snicker. Andromeda blinked in confusion until a smug male voice called out, "You can come in."

Andromeda hesitantly opened the door before her mouth dropped open and her eyes widened in shock. Lying with Edward in his bed was Andromeda's cousin Vivien. Andromeda's eyes blinked rapidly as if to wake herself up. But her cousin was still there with her glossy black hair draped over Edwards bare chest. Her grey eyes sparkled with a sort of devilish amusement as she said, "Is something wrong little cousin?"

Andromeda was jerked out of her surprise as she turned to look at Edward's dark brown eyes as she asked softly, "Why are you in bed with my cousin? I thought that we ... that you ..." Andromeda 's mouth opened and shut, but no words would come out. Edward rolled his eyes as he said, "Do you really have to ask? Are you really that dense?"

Andromeda blinked dully at his words and Edward smirked before he said, "It's simple, really. You wouldn't put out so I looked for someone who would. And Vivien here, she was perfectly willing to play the part." Andromeda flinched as she said, "But we're still dating, so ...""I don't care." Andromeda froze at the coldness of his words, and a smirk crossed his face. "But if this bothers you that much, then I guess I'll just break up with you."

A second later, Edward slipped out of bed, and Andromeda turned to look another way with an embarrassed blush on her face. She could hear footsteps approach, then stop in front of her. A hand caught her cheek deftly and turned her face to look at Edwards smirking one. He promptly slipped the basket she was holding out of her hands and looked inside before he said, "How sweet, you made my favorites. Well, I'll take this ..." He then set the basket on the ground so he could grab Andromeda's shoulders, turn her about, and push her out the as he said, " ... and you can show yourself out."

A moment later, the door shut with a thud, and pulled Andromeda out of shock. Her eyes blinked rapidly and she bit her lip as she spun about and raced out of the house as quickly as she could. The driver jumped slightly and set down the book he'd begun to read as he said, "Back so soon Miss Campbell?" Andromeda blinked back tears as she whispered brokenly, "Just bring me home."

The driver nodded and quickly pulled out. He must have drove rather fast because it seemed that no time had passed when the the driver opened the door and said, "We've arrived Miss Campbell." Andromeda nodded mutely and slipped out of the car before she walked into the house and headed toward the family room.

Once she get there, Andromeda paused in the doorway as she looked in at her parents who were watching something on the TV. Her mother glanced over and sighed as she said, "What is it?" Andromeda swallowed gently before she said, "Edward was cheating on me with cousin Vivien." Her mother looked at her boredly for a minute before she said, "If that is all it is ..." Her head swiveled toward the TV and her father said, "Well, if you couldn't hold onto him, then there's no need to whine about it."

Andromeda felt the pain in her chest grow at their answers. She wasn't surprised at their words, but they were still painful. She turned away from the door and headed for the kitchen. As she entered the room, Andrew, the chef who had lived with her family as long as Andromeda could remember, turned from the sink he was washing dishes in and grinned as he asked, "How did it go."

Andromeda said nothing as she bit her lip and looked at the ground. She heard the sound of hands being dried, and was lead to one of the few chairs in the room. After they had been seated Andrew asked, "What happened? Did you and Andrew have an argument?" Andromeda shook her head as she said, "I went to see Edward, and I found him in bed with my cousin Vivien."

The chefs mouth dropped open before he shut it and asked, "Why would he do something as stupid as that!?" Andromeda's mouth twitched as she said, "It's because I refused to sleep with him. He decided to sleep with Vivien instead and broke up with the just as I began to protest." Once the words had left her mouth, Andromeda was overcome with sadness and began to sob as he said, "He broke up with me, and just pushed me out."

She covered her face with her hands as she felt arms pull her close and a voice say, "It's all right, just let it all out." She continued to cry for a while before she wiped her tears away and said, "Thank you." Andrew nodded and smiled as he said, "Why don't we bake a cake, you look like you need some comfort food."

Andromeda smiled as she said, "I shouldn't, I'm watching my weight remember?" The chef snorted as he said, "Please, you have to be around 85 pounds. You have no need to watch your weight." Andromeda hesitated as Andrew said coaxingly, "Come on, black forest cake with plenty of whipped cream, cherries, and chocolate chips ..." Andromeda licked her lips subconsciously before she said, "Alright, lets bake a cake."

The chef grinned as he said, "Well, lets get started." Andromeda stood up and followed Andrew to the counter where they began to prepare the cake. Some minutes later she had began to smile as she went through the familiar steps of the recipe. She still hurt from the break up, but she supposed it would have hurt more to have continued the relationship and found out some time later.

Some time later, Andromeda sat in her room as she savored each bite of the black forest cake. She knew it was only a temporary escape, but the cake had been worth making. Her door opened abruptly and her mother's face appeared in the doorway. Her mother looked at the cake was a disdainful look on her face before she said, "You'll be moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday. That is three days from now, so you should start preparing yourself. After all, You wouldn't want to look like a blubbering fool in front of strangers, would you?"

Her mother quickly withdrew her head and snapped the door shut as Andromeda thought over what she had said. She had just the days before she went to live with someone she didn't like, in a place she knew nothing about.


So there it is, I felt this was a better introduction to Edward than what I previously had where he essentially popped out of nowhere. Seriously ... I barely planned things out for that story! Thankfully I learned that was a bad idea after that story.

Anyways, please leave a review and thanks for reading!