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Songs for this chapter are:
"Redemption Song" by Bob Marley
"Amazed" by Lonestar
"Rockstar" by Nickelback.
April 24, 2009…
The trial was over a lot sooner than I expected it to be. I'm anxious to have this nightmare behind me. Lyndsay and Laurence Lively, Alec Volterra, and Virginia Denali were tried for their parts in what happened to me at Tyler's Halloween party.
My life has started to get back to normal somewhat since this whole fiasco began. If it hadn't been for my family, my friends and especially the love of my life…Edward, I would've given in to the insanity that tried to consume me in the beginning.
As my family, friends and I sit here in this crowded courthouse in downtown Port Angeles awaiting the verdict, my thoughts take me back to some of the things that I heard up on the witness stand.
Flashback…
"Miss Lively, did you put the drug ecstasy inside of Miss Swan's beverage," the prosecuting attorney Jason Jenks asked her."
"Yes sir," she answered nervously.
"Did you or did you not plot and plan with your father, Laurence Lively, your aunt, Virginia Denali and one Mr. Alec Volterra to break up Mr. Edward Cullen and Miss Isabella Swan by any means necessary?"
"Yes sir," she replied.
"What were you to gain had your plan been successful?"
"A secured place on the board and Edward Cullen," she replied boldly.
"How could you have known that Mr. Cullen would've wanted to be with you, considering he had a solid relationship with Miss Swan?"
"He would've wanted me, especially after he would've seen what a slut she was for sleeping with Alex. She doesn't deserve him. I deserve to be with him, we have more in common. I could make him happy," she said spitefully.
"I have one last question for you Miss Lively, do you regret doing what you did to Miss Swan?"
Without hesitation Lyndsay replied, "No."
"No more questions your honor."
End Flashback
Lyndsay's testimony had been a slam dunk in the case against her. She had no remorse for her actions; therefore the jury did not sympathize with her. Even the psychologist testified that she was competent to stand trial and that they did not detect any hint of her being mentally incapable of knowing right from wrong.
Alec didn't have remorse either, but then again I really didn't expect him to. He's led a scrupulous life since the age of thirteen. So it wasn't surprising to hear some of his responses to the questions the DA asked him.
Flashback…
"Mr. Volterra how come you agreed to help Miss Lively in her endeavors to sabotage Mr. Cullen and Miss Swan's relationship," Mr. Jenks questioned.
"Simply because I was being paid to," he responded none pulsed.
"Did you not think that what she was asking you to do was against the law and underhanded?"
"Of course I knew it was illegal, but that was the fun in it. I live for the thrill," he gloated.
"So it's fair to say that you have no remorse for the trauma yours and Miss Lively's actions had on Miss Swan or Mr. Cullen," the DA asked.
"Not in the least. Why should I, they are nothing to me," he sneered.
End Flashback
During Alec's testimony, you could hear the collective gasp amongst the audience in disbelief at the audacity of his response. He was void of any and all emotions.
The courtroom was filled to capacity as the defendants were led inside and took their seats at their table, along with their attorneys.
Prior to my arrival here, I had spoke with the DA and the DA's assistant about whether or not I would want to make a statement after the sentencing was handed down. I told them that I would think about it and reserved the right to speak, when the time came.
"How are you holding up love," Edward asked me as he held my hand in his.
"I'm a little anxious. I just want this to be over with and go on with my life," I answered honestly.
"You will sweetheart. You will go and get passed this and live your life as you have before this nightmare happened," my mom butted in saying.
"Maybe…," I replied.
Before she or Edward could rebut my response, court was being called to order.
"Attention, attention order in the court. All rise for the honorable Judge Teresa Kulik," the bailiff ordered.
The judge took her seat and began recapping the verdicts rendered by the jury two weeks prior. She spoke directly to each defendant individually on what they were facing and then she began the anxiously awaited process of reading the sentences for the four defendants.
"In the case of Swan vs. Denali you were found guilty on the charges of aiding and abiding, you are hereby sentenced to seven hundred and fifty hours of community service, five years probation and you have to register as a sex offender with the state of Washington."
"In the case of Swan vs. Laurence Lively, you were found guilty on the charges of aiding and abiding, solicitation and premeditated rape. You are hereby sentenced to twenty-five years to life with the possibility of parole in fifteen years. Your sentence is to be served at the Stafford Creek Correctional Facility unless conditions deem you be removed, in which case you'll be moved to another maximum security prison within the state."
"In the case of Swan vs. Volterra, you were found guilty on the charges of attempted rape and aggravated assault. You are hereby sentenced to thirty to forty years with the possibility of parole in twenty. Your sentence is to be served at Clallam Bay Correction Center until your twenty-first birthday in which time you will be transferred to a maximum security prison in California state."
"In the case of Swan vs. Lyndsay Lively, you were found guilty on the charges of aiding and abiding, illegally in possession of and distributing drugs, with the intent to do bodily harm (due to administering a powerful drug), premeditated rape and attempted rape. You are hereby sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. You will be registered as a sex offender in the state of Washington and your sentence will be served at Mission Creek Correctional Center for Women. You will be transferred to a maximum security prison after your twenty-first birthday."
The judge went over more preliminary documentation before asking each defendant if they had anything they would like to say…no one volunteered to speak.
Once court was adjourned, my father escorted us out of the courthouse through a secret location so that we wouldn't be hounded by the press. Somehow, word had gotten out about the trial and the press has been all over this story. To say that I'm glad that it is over is an understatement. There is however one more thing that I have to do before I can truly put this whole nightmare behind me. I am going to have a one on one with Lyndsay to get what I need to say to her off my chest. Then and only then, will I let this all go.
2 days later…
"Bella, are you sure you want to do this? She's already been convicted and you know she does not regret what she did. Why baby, do you want to go and see her," Edward asked me as we made our way from the hotel to the county lock up.
Edward had been trying to dissuade me from going to see Lyndsay and talking to her, because he said it would do nothing but upset me further. I told him that I had to do this for me and that there was nothing he or anyone could do to stop me.
I did allow him to accompany me to Port Angeles and told him that we could stay the night in town and have a date night, since we did have something to celebrate after all.
"Edward, we've been over this several times already and my stance on this has not changed. Please do not continue with this conversation, because there's nothing you can say that will change my mind," I told him as he pulled into the visitor's parking area at the offending looking brown building.
He sighed in defeat, before taking a deep breath. "Okay fine, I will not say anything more on the subject. You know how I feel and I know where you stand. I'll just wait for you in the lobby," he said as we made our way into the building and up to the front desk.
I checked in with the guard on duty and was led to the metal detectors off to the left side of where the front desk was located.
I was prepared for my visit with Lyndsay. I was already aware of what I couldn't bring with me into the holding area, so I only put the absolutely necessary items I would need inside of my small black patent leather clutch. Edward and I are going out for dinner after leaving here, so I dressed appropriately for the occasion.
I had on a black tie to the side detailed skirt, with a butterfly design. I paired it with a white front wrap shirt, silver and black Yves Saint Laurent shoes and black jewelry. It was fairly simple, but dressy enough for wherever Edward was taking me for dinner…which he still hadn't told me.
I know it will be lovely wherever he takes me, so I pushed that thought to the back of my mind so that I could focus on my reason for being here inside of this lock up.
The guard ushered me into one of the rooms they use for interrogations. My dad had pulled some strings so that I could talk to Lyndsay outside of the usual visiting section, once I told him what I needed to do. He didn't like it at first, but he allowed me to be the adult that I am and supported my decision in the end. Before you ask, yes Edward allows me to be an adult as well, but it's harder for him to let me face anything head on that may hurt me in anyway. I can't fault the guy because he genuinely loves me.
I waited for about three minutes before Lyndsay was led into the room in handcuffs, with her feet shackled wearing a bright orange jumpsuit with the number 999666 stitched across the back of her suit. Once she had been seated, one of the three guards shackled her hands and feet to the stationary chair against the wall.
Two of the guards exited the room, leaving only one behind for safety measures…both hers and mine. I simply stared at her for a few moments, wishing that I could read her thoughts. She looked worn and much older than her eighteen years. Her hair was stringy looking and kind of dirty and her skin wasn't as beautiful as I once thought it was. I knew at that moment that she had truly been defeated by the verdict and it finally began to sink into her brain that she was never going to be free to live life freely. I honestly felt sad for her; even after all of the things she's done.
I knew I needed to get this over with and put it behind me. So with little effort, I opened my mouth and began to speak.
"Lyndsay, I requested a meeting with you just so I could talk to you one on one, away from everyone else about what happened," I started.
"I know you don't regret the things you did to me that night or all the things you tried to do to break Edward and me up, so I won't even ask you about that. As a matter of fact I don't think I'm going to need you to say a thing. I just want you to listen," I stated boldly.
Her eyes were downcast and she didn't show any kind of emotion throughout my opening speech. I continued on.
"I want you to know that I don't hate you that would just be too much energy wasted. I do however feel sorry for you. Sorry that you were never shown how to be a lady and act as such. Sorry that you had the kind of father that you did. Sorry that you didn't see how wonderful of a mother Laura was to you and how much Logan looked up to you, even when you were treating him like dirt. Most of all, I'm sorry that you never gave us a chance to be friends even when I turned a deaf ear to my friends when they told me you were evil. I hoped that you would prove them wrong and turn out so much better than you did. I really hope it was all worth it in your eyes, because if I were you I would be fucking livid."
"Not only did you not get Edward, but he didn't break up with me either. You didn't get the seat on the board you were promised and the fame you were hoping for. All those promises your father made to you about what you would have, never happened. Now you have all your life to think about your mistakes. I hope you use your time wisely this go round. Now there won't be anyone to blame for your fuck ups should you fuck up again."
"I didn't come here to gloat, boast or rub anything in your face. I just needed to say these things to your face before I could close the door on this chapter of my life. Once again, thank you for meeting with me. I won't take up anymore of your time," I said to her as I gathered up my clutch and rose from the table.
"Take care of yourself Lyndsay; I must be going now…Edward is waiting for me." I said as I walked out of the room and out into the lobby where Edward was waiting patiently for me.
"Everything okay," he asked guardedly as he tried to gauge my expression.
"Everything went just fine. I feel like a weight has been lifted off of my chest. When I originally made up my mind to talk to her face to face, I had this whole speech wrote out of things I planned to say. But when I got inside that room with her, I knew that none of it would make a difference either way...so I just freestyled it. I just hope that it sunk in. Let's go eat," I said as I looped my left arm through his right arm and we walked out the door into the warm night.
We went to Gordy's Pizza and Pasta on First Street and enjoyed a beautiful dinner of Fettuccine Alfredo with Shrimp. When we left the restaurant we headed back to our hotel. We were staying at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Port Angeles. Our room had a beautiful view of the Olympic Peninsula. The Red Lion Hotel is one of the nicest hotels in Port Angeles and their premium king rooms are to die for.
When we returned to the room Edward and I ordered a movie to watch. We chose "Marley and Me" and settled in on the bed to watch. I snuggled into Edward's warm body and got comfortable. At some point during the movie…I'm not sure when exactly, Edward began running his fingers up and down the right side of my torso. On his last upward stroke, his fingers brushed up against the outside swell of my breast…sending a shiver throughout my body and causing my hoo-hah to tingle.
I had planned to have some sexy time with my sexy boyfriend after the movie went off, but I don't think I can wait a moment longer. His fingers alone are driving me fucking insane and he hasn't done nothing but run them along my side on top of my clothing.
I turned my face up to Edward and saw him staring at me so intently. His eyes looked hungry…if that word can even be used to describe someone's eyes. I stared into his eyes for a moment, before I pressed my lips to his in a chaste kiss and then moved off the bed completely.
He looked so lost, so stunned at my withdrawal. I almost laughed out loud at him, but I didn't want to break the sexual tension floating throughout the room.
"I'll be right back baby. I just want to freshen up for you, okay? Why don't you get ready for me and we'll pick up where we left off when I return," I told him as I winked and then dashed towards the bathroom door…stopping only to pick up my overnight bag.
"Bella," he called out to me before I could dash through the door.
"Yes," I answered when I turned to look over at him.
"Hurry," he said simply before turning away and getting off the bed himself.
My hoo-hah did another happy dance at that one word and I knew that the sex would be phenomenal tonight.
After a quick shower and a brushing of my teeth, I changed into an all black halter babydoll I had purchased from Victoria Secrets some time ago. I let my hair fall down my back and sprayed a thin mist of Dream Angel's "Destiny" into the air and walked through it. Letting it fall on odd parts of my body as it ghosted down to me. I took one last look at myself in the mirror, before turning out the light and then walking back into the dimly lit room and finding my own personal Adonis sprawled out on the bed…waiting for me.
He had stripped down to his boxers and had distinguished all the lights in the room except for the bedside lamp. Of course, his ever faithful IPod was playing some tunes to set the mood…not that we needed it to of course.
"Come here baby…I have some new things I want us to try tonight," he told me as he pulled me to him on the bed.
"Let me just say, before we begin, that you look absolutely mouthwatering Isabella," Edward said to me in his sex voice.
"Have I ever told you that I like it when you call me Isabella," I asked him.
"No I don't think you have, but now that I know…I'll be sure to say it more often," he admitted sheepishly.
"I'm going to undress you Bella and then I'm going to show you a new position that's purely for your pleasure. I know you'll be able to handle it, because you're very flexible…baby," he added.
He slowly undressed me, tossing my lingerie to the floor before he laid me down flat on the bed and removed his boxers. His dick sprung free immediately at full attention. I wanted so badly to wrap my tongue around it, but he wouldn't let me when I reached out to caress it.
"No baby, this is all about you tonight," he told me as he moved himself right in between my legs.
"So I'm going to bend you in some angles you've never been in before with the two positions I've chosen for us to try out tonight. Do you trust me Bella," he asked seriously.
"With my life," I replied back with intensity.
"Thank you," he said sincerely. "I'm going to bend your legs towards you and your feet will fall to the sides of your head, a little bit beyond your head actually. Your pussy will be fully exposed to me to do with as I please. Does that sound okay to you?"
I could feel the tingling start up again and began to get a visual of what Edward was going to do. I couldn't wait to start so I nodded my head eagerly and then found my voice and said, "yes baby that sounds wonderful."
Edward helped me to get in position and once I my legs and feet were placed in accordance to his vision, he knelt before me and thrust his tongue deep into my exposed pussy. (Check out the above link for Reference 1 to see the "Pie in the Sky" position Edward's doing)
I screamed out at his touch…"Fuuuccckkk!"
"Please, oh please…fuck," I screamed out again because his tongue was assaulting my pussy so good that I feared he would stop all of a sudden.
Edward kept on licking and sucking and adding in his fingers to mix things up some. Before long I was singing his name to the heavens.
"Oh God…Oh my God…Oh Edward…EEEDDDWWWAAARRRDDD!"
He continued licking my pussy as I came down off my orgasmic high. When I was no longer trembling from his ministrations, he moved his mouth away and helped me relax my legs back in their previous position.
"Are you okay my love," Edward asked as he aligned his body with mine and placed soft kisses along my face, neck and then finally my mouth.
"Mhmm, I'm completely and undeniably okay," I told him.
"Are you ready to try the other position, or will that be too much for you," he asked me.
"No, no…I want to try it. I am truly intrigued about these positions that you've come up with. Are these some of the ones you told me you were going to research after hearing about that one website from Emmett," I asked him.
"Yes and no. I found at least a dozen positions I want to try with you. Oh and I plan to do them all with you too, Isabella," he said playfully.
I grabbed his face and pulled his lips to mine; deepening the kiss he had started moments before we started talking. We kissed some more before Edward moved down my body to take my left nipple between his lips. I moaned out loudly and held his head close to my breast. His tongue was fucking made for pleasuring me.
After showing both my breast some tongue loving and a few more kisses, Edward kneeled back on his hunches and hooked my legs over his arms.
"This position causes for your legs to go back in a similar position to how they were just before, but only this time your legs go behind your head and not to the sides. Your bottom won't be as high up in the air as it was before either. Are you okay with that, love," he asked for assurance.
"Yes, just get on with Edward. I ready for you to fuck me now," I coaxed.
"As you wish baby," he said as he helped me get into position again and then thrust his dick deep inside of my wide open pussy. (Check out the above link for Reference 2 to see the "Viennese Oyster" sex position)
"Shit Bella, you're so fucking tight…even in this position," he moaned as he pounded in and out of my wet pussy.
"Your dick feels fucking amazing in this position…mmm so deep baby…so fucking deep," I exclaimed.
"Oh fuck, Bella…I'm not going to be able to last much longer. Cum with me love," he demanded as he began using one of his fingers to rub my clit.
"Oh shit, oh shit! FuckmesogoodEdward," I moaned out all together.
"Fuck, I'm cumming Isabella! Fuck…BEEELLLLAAA, he yelled out with one more thrust.
No words were needed after such intense fucking. After bending back to my normal position, we climbed under the covers and held each other until we fell asleep…saying I love you as we drifted off to oblivion.
May 27, 2009 Forks High School…
"As I call out your names please step forward and receive your diploma," Principal Greene spoke out to our graduating class.
Our graduating class of 107 students sat restlessly in the folded chairs aligned in the gym of our high school, with our family, friends and faculty looking on.
The principal went through the A's and B's before getting to the C's, I clapped for Ben Cheney when his name was called and then the principal was finally calling out Alice's name, followed by Edward.
I cheered for both of them loudly.
When Principal Greene finally made it to the H's, I stood on my feet and cheered loudly for Jasper and Rose too.
I was the next one in our group to be called and I heard cheers and claps and whistles coming from several different directions as I went up to shake hands with Principal Greene and received my diploma. As I walked back towards my seat, I switched my tassel to the opposite side of my cap, signifying that I was indeed a graduate.
The last member of our group to be called was Angela Webber. She received the same love given to the others. As the last diploma was handed out to Dylan Zeigler, our class stood on their feet and through our caps in the air upon Principal Greene's declaration of congratulations to our graduating class.
Once we retrieved our caps from the mass of caps on the floor, our group of seven came together in a group hug. Several tears were shed, but all in happiness. We finally went our separate ways to locate our families that were waiting off in the bleachers.
I quickly found my mom and dad, along with my PaPa, James, Victoria, Jake, Ness and Landon all sitting together on one row. My mom pulled me into a hug immediately, whispering congratulations in my ear. More hugs followed before we were joined by the Cullen's and Hales, which incited more hugging and exclamations of congrats.
The one person I wanted most to hug was off to the side speaking with my brother in hushed tones. I was very curious as to what those two were talking about.
James had finally sought out Edward, before the trial began and apologized for his attitude towards him and the way that he treated him. Of course Edward being the awesomely amazing, Adonis of a boyfriend he always is…brushed it off and fist pumped my brother. From that day forth, their relationship went back to normal. So while I was curious as to what they were talking about in such quiet voices…I knew that it was nothing for me to be concerned about.
As I was staring over in their general direction, waiting patiently for them to finish talking…Edward looked up into my eyes. Immediately my breath hitched and my heartbeat sped up. I felt my palms become moist from anxiety and then of course my face flushed in a faint shade of red. All of this, because of Edward and that damn crooked smile he was dazzling me with right at this moment.
He concluded his conversation with my brother before excusing himself and then walking casually over to where I stood waiting.
"Isabella, you look anxious about something. Could it be that you're wondering what I was speaking to your brother about? Well if that is the case, then I'm sorry to disappoint you because I will not be divulging that tidbit of information for some time now. I can assure you however, that you will be very pleased by it," he concluded as he held me in his arms and placed a soft kiss on my eager lips.
We didn't get carried away, because our parents were standing less than fifty feet from where we stood. I didn't want my dad to shoot Edward, because no matter how much he likes him and think he's a great guy…I'm still his only daughter and he still believes that no man is ever good enough for me. If only he knew just how good Edward really was for me and to me.
"Are you ready to go have some fun with our friends," I asked him as we walked hand in hand towards the parking lot with our family and friends.
"Yes…definitely," he replied happily.
We opted not to have a party or have a big dinner type thingy. We just wanted to celebrate this day together, since this day was about the graduates. When we arrived in the parking lot, Tyler was blasting our unofficial theme song for our graduating class. Groups of students were surrounding his truck and dancing in the middle of the parking lot, just having fun. The seven of us looked at each other before shrugging and then joining the slew of other graduates basking in the joy of our achievements.
Cuz we all just wanna be big rockstars
Live in hilltop houses drivin 15 cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny cuz we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good dold digger's gonna wind up there
Every playboy bunny with her bleach blonde hair
And we'll
Hey hey I want to be a rockstar
Hey hey I want to be a rockstar
Sometime later we managed to make our way to Port Angeles where we were going out to dinner together. We chose Michael's to go and eat at. It was a fabulous Steak and Seafood restaurant with lots of variety. We were coupled off, now that Emmett had gotten here. After dinner, each couple was going off to do their own thing. Edward and I are just going to go back to his place, since his parents left an hour ago for Chicago. Carlisle was asked to assist on a delicate surgery that was being performed at Cooks County Hospital. He was well educated in this area and had a 100% success rate when he's performed this procedure here in Washington.
I'm pretty sure that Ali and Emmett will be bringing Jazz and Rose back there as well. It just makes sense. The rooms are far enough away from one another for everyone to have some sort of privacy…although voices do travel throughout those walls. I was made aware of my very vocal performance the one night when I did my stripper thing for Edward. Emmett let me have it for days and I constantly stayed red in the face. Although it was embarrassing knowing that everyone heard us…I can't help how good Edward makes me feel when we're making love. I just can't help but to scream out when it gets so intense and the feeling is too much for me to contain. Plus, Edward appreciates it very much and that's the opinion that matters most to me.
As we were seated at our table and our drink orders had been taken, we all kind of exhaled…with the exception of Emmett. He was the only one out of the eight of us, who hadn't had to go through this day today. He had his turn last year.
"I can't speak for anyone else…but I am surely glad this day has finally come and is now over," I said to no one in particular.
"I couldn't agree with you more Bella," Angela responded.
The waiter brought us our drinks and we placed our dinner order. Before anyone could take a sip of their drinks, Emmett cleared his throat and said he wanted to make a toast.
"You guys know it's rare for me to be serious or sentimental about things, because I have a live life to the fullest attitude," Emmett started out saying.
"However, I do want to take this moment to let you all know how absolutely proud I am of each one of you. I know that it wasn't always easy, but you guys did it and did it well. All of our parents are proud of what you've done. Not only have you graduated from high school with above average grade point averages, but you all have gotten accepted into pretty prestigious colleges."
"Ben and Ange are going off to Yale to pursue their dreams. Alice and Jazz are going off to Northwestern to do their thing. Edward and Bella are heading off to Dartmouth to fuck like wild animals while Edward study to become a brain surgeon and Bells will be hot on his tail pursuing a career as an anesthesiologist. Rosie and I are the only ones staying on the west coast, where we're enrolling at U-dub."
"I can only hope and pray that we make the effort to get together every so often to hang out and have a good time. The friendship that we share is rare and hard to find. It wasn't always easy, sometimes it was damn right scary…but we all rose above the bullshit and got it together. That's what real friends do. With that said…let's raise up our glasses and toast to your graduation. I close this little speech with this quote I once read somewhere…yes bitches I read," he said at the curious expressions on our faces.
"I hope your dreams take you... to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known. That is my wish for you," Emmett said as we all raised our glasses and clanked them together in agreement.
The rest of dinner was uneventful. We all piled out of the restaurant, pausing to say goodbye to one another. I knew that even though Ali and Em would be back to the house eventually with Jazz and Rose, that Edward and I wouldn't see them until morning or early afternoon.
Edward drove us to his house and we made our way inside and up to his bedroom. We didn't waste any time getting undressed and falling into a mess of limbs on his bed. Edward made slow sweet love to me, before pulling me close to him and kissing me long and deep on my lips. He looked me dead in my eyes with a content expression on his face. I knew that he was going to say something at any moment, so I just kept quiet and kept staring into his beautiful minty green orbs.
"Thank you Bella. Not for the amazing sex we just had…although that is worth thanking you for by the way. No, thank you for being with me and sharing your life with me. I know that our relationship started out as anything but conventional, but we have definitely persevered through all the obstacles that have gotten in our way. I love you more than anything, more than anyone. I feel so privileged to have you by my side and in my life. I cannot wait to share our lives together and live in our happily ever after. You're all I'll ever want," he told me seriously as water gathered in his lashes.
"I feel the same way too baby. There's no one else in this world for me. You're all that I live for," I told him as we began kissing again…even through the tears I had begin to shed during his speech.
We made love several times that night and it was the perfect end to a perfect day. Finally the storm had passed and the calm was beginning to set in.
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"White Lies" by netracullen
Summary: Overly confident but naive 19-year-old Bella meets a charming but
secretly married 31-year-old Edward. When she finds herself swept into his
life, she's in for a lot more than she bargained for. If only she could walk
away.