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Bella's POV
I had dropped off Kimberly Rose at her first day of Pre-School and I was already anxious to pick her up. She had been very excited this morning.
Emmett and everybody else surprised us there. They wished her luck and a good first day of school. Emmett promised her to go with me and pick her up so that we could go for ice cream afterwards.
Kimberly Rose was very fond of Emmett. I loved how much she confined in him and enjoyed spending time with her uncle. She loved everybody else as well but her relationship with Emmett and Alice were one of a kind. Alice had practically helped me raise her until she moved out. Emmett was just a big goof and was fun to be around.
She adored Bryant, Emmett and Rose's son as well as Christopher, Alice and Jasper's baby boy. Bryant was now a year and four months old while baby Chris was eight months.
After Alice and Jasper got married she, Rose and I decided to go into business together. Alice and I had our own online store since college and we thought it would be great if we brought it alive.
We had purchased an empty lot and had our store and salon constructed there. The store wasn't very big but it wasn't something small either. Next to it was the beauty salon that also had access from inside the store. It was a floor plan designed for access to the salon through the store.
I was mainly in charge of the store while Alice and Rose controlled the salon. After a while I learned how to style hair and do all the other things that were essential in a beauty salon.
I never had allowed Alice to do anything to my hair but I enjoyed getting my hair styled. It wasn't as curly as it used to but I liked it. It was a dark brown almost red color tone with golden burnt sugar tones running through it. I at times straightened it but I mostly let it cascade in waves or big wavy curls.
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After dropping Kimberly at school I headed to the store with the girls. We each had our personal clientele and our appointment books were filled. Whether it was an appointment for a fitting or an appointment at the salon, we were always busy at the store. We did take our personal time off as well,but for that, Alice made sure to hire very well capacitated and dependable employees.
One of my clients was a young lady named Sasha. She was in her mid twenties and often came for whatever event she had. Today, she would be getting a Mani- Pedi.
"Hey Sasha!" I greeted. I escorted her to my manicure table and started doing her nails.
After finishing with her manicure I filled up the Maiden Spa and let her have a seat.
"What color would you like your toes to be?" I asked showing her the many nail colors we had.
"Bright red!" She picked out a bright blood red color and a silver one for the design.
"Can I get a magazine?" She asked.
"Of course." I looked around but there weren't any left. "Let me go find one for you." I left her in the Maiden Spa and let her feet soak.
Rose always liked looking through the new magazines before putting them out but when she didn't have the chance to, she hid them in a drawer at the cash register.
I washed my hands in the sink and walked out to the store in search of the magazines.
"Excuse me Ms.?" I turned around and saw a tall blond woman.
"Yes, may I help you?" I wasn't working in the store today but I wasn't going to be disrespectful to a client.
"Do you have this dress in a size 4?" She was holding a red strapless dress with beading down the center front.
"Let me check for you." I walked back to where the dress was located and searched through them. There was one.
"Here you go Ms." I handed her the dress in exchange for the one she held.
"Would you like a fitting room?" I asked.
"That would be great." I walked to the fitting rooms and opened a stall.
I was walking back to the register and looking through my many keys for the one that unlocked the drawer.
"Bella there's a man asking for a blouse in a certain color, could you help him, I'm off already." Crystal asked. She was one of our co-managers here in the store.
"Umm… sure." I still had to get the magazines to Sasha. "Can you give these to Alice in the salon? They're for Sasha, and can you let her know I'll be there in a few minutes?"
"Sure." She took the magazines and walked to the salon.
I closed the drawer and went to see who needed assistance.
"Are you finding everything alright sir?" I asked politely.
"I'd like to know if you had this blouse in plum." The man hadn't turned around but his voice was so familiar.
He finally turned around and what I had feared most was happening.
"Bella?" He asked.
I couldn't move. I was frozen on my feet.
Terrified I slowly walked backwards, tripping on my own two feet. I clutched my chest and with fear I looked up at the same green eyes that troubled me. I stayed on the ground paralyzed and stared at him with resentment.
Edward had returned.
I felt like screaming but I started to quiver.
"Who's ready for some ice-cream?" Unwillingly, I turned toward the door and saw Emmett walking in with a smile. He noticed me on the floor and Edward standing in front of me. His smile vanished and hatred overshadowed his features. He seemed enraged and furious.
Emmett lunged himself at Edward knocking down the perfume display with them. I watched as the bottles crashed against the floor and shattered. I looked up and saw Emmett throwing punches at Edward. I didn't flinch I didn't even blink. I was motionless and thoughtless.
"Bella stop this!" I turned around and saw Katy, one of our employees. Dazed I got up and snapped out of it as a loud bang was heard. The accessory display had been knocked down.
"Emmett stop!" I yelled. Hot tears were streaming down my face. I tried yanking Emmett away but he was too strong.
"Emmett!" Alice and Rose had gotten to my side.
"What's going on?" They asked horrified.
Jasper and another client walked in and broke Emmett and Edward apart.
"I'm going to rip your fucking head to shreds Cullen!" Emmett threatened.
"You sick bastard!" Rose wanted to lunge herself at Edward as well but I held her back.
This was too much. They stared at me and waited for me to act. I starred at Edward whom had his face torn and bleeding. He was leaning on the man holding him for support.
I looked around and the other clients were frozen staring at all of us.
"What is going on?" The tall lady I had helped asked.
"Edward!" She screeched. "What in the world happened to you?" She asked, carefully inspecting his face.
"Nothing." He answered, not taking his eyes off me.
"We are suing you for every penny you have!" She declared.
"No we aren't." He countered.
"What? What rights do you have of doing this to my husband?" Husband? This was his wife.
Edward was her husband. I felt as if a blade had been stabbed in my chest and reopened every wound I had worked so hard to close. I wasn't surprised, after all I knew he was married. But every heart ache I went through to forget him had been in vein and that's what hurt me most.
She came up to my face and was about to speak before Rose interrupted.
"Get out of her face unless you want to end up like your foul husband." Rosalie spoke with acrimony, sounding that much more frightful.
I took a shagged breath and looked around me.
"Bella you should go." Alice handed me my phone which must have fallen out of my pocket when I fell. The screen lit up and Kimberly's face appeared.
I saw her perfect little smile and remembered the man standing just feet away. I looked up at Edward and tried containing the rage and furry that was in me. I started walking towards the exit but turned as I realized I didn't have my purse.
"My keys." Alice was quick to hand me my purse. "Thanks. Emmett lets go." I saw Emmett with a staggering glare. "Emmett!" I yelled.
"Emmett you promised!" I flinched at my own last words.
~"Promise me you'll call me when you get there. Promise me that we will be in contact. Promise me that I won't lose you." I begged.
"I promise you Bella. That I will always love you and have you with me. I will call. We will talk everyday for hours until you get tired of me." ~ Edward
I took a quick glance in Edward's direction and saw his face demolish.
Emmett must have noticed the tension and took me by the arm.
My world was starting to crumble once again and this time I wasn't sure if I'd make it.
(A/N) Edward is BACK! Whoa!
So I am dying to see what you think about this chapter so please review and let me know. The next chapter is going to be not the same but almost, I am making it from EDWARD'S POV.
** So like I said I am now back in school. SUCKS! I totally wished I had the afternoons free to write my story but I don't. I have homework now and I am now going to be doing Track and Field so I will be at practice in the afternoons. I am so sorry. I am feeling so guilty that I am considering not doing track.
Anyway… please review and let me know what you think!!