Disclaimer: I am not S.M. I do not own these characters. Twilight is not mine, oh how I wish it was….

Chapter 4 – Good Times and Bad Memories

It was finally Friday afternoon; it had been a week full of surprises and unpacking. Rose was a god send she helped me unpack and get settled into my new home. It really was a great place and just a few more days and I will start my new job at the hospital. I was a nervous wreck to say the least. I had promised Em and Rose I would come to the bar tonight and hang with them and Jasper, Roses brother. I hadn't ventured to far this week getting my things in order was a job and a half, rose said several times that I had way to many books, and she was going to open my apartment up as a library.

I spent the evenings with Charlie. I would cook and do some of his house cleaning for him. Of course he would tell me to sit and not worry about cleaning up after him. I would tell him to hush up and watch whatever game was on the tv. Times like those when we would have our little banters back and forth, reminded me just how much I missed being here, and how much I loved my family.

I looked at the clock and realized it was a little after 6:00pm I had told Rose I would meet up with her at Em's bar around 7:30. I jumped in the shower, not realizing how much my body was aching and sore. I washed my hair with my strawberry smoothie shampoo and my strawberry and champagne body wash. After a few extra minuets of standing under the warm stream of water in my shower, I got out and dried off. I wrapped the towel around my body and walked to my closet. I had no idea what to wear. I decided on a pair if my worn looking jeans with the holes in the knees, and a dark blue, v-neck sweater. I found my black boots that goes to my knees. I stepped back and looked at myself in the full length mirror. "Not to bad" I thought, now all I had left to do was dry my hair and I put on some smoky eye shadow, and mascara. I grabbed my leather jacket and lip gloss and was out the door for the first time since I had been home in Forks.

I arrived at the bar around 7:15. I walked in and started looking for Em. He had really done a great job on his bar. He had wanted to open a bar since we were little kids, it was all he talked about. I was so glad when he called me up about a year ago to let me know he was opening it up. I have never been so proud of anyone than I am of him, he has really straightened up his act, especially after he met Rose. They really cared for each other and would do anything for one another.

I looked over toward the bar to see Em talking to some man, I couldn't see his face, his back was to me, but he had the oddest color of hair, a mix of copper and bronze, strangely enough it was also so familiar to me, I had only seen that color on a boy, the same who stole my heart several years ago.

I was brought out of my thoughts to Em grabbing me up in a bone crushing hug.

"Em put me down" I laughed out to him.

"Hey squirt, I am so glad you came out tonight, there is someone who has been asking about you come here for a second" he led me over to the bar where I was met by the greenest eyes I had only seen on one person, "EDWARD", I said a little louder than I should have but I was in complete and utter shock. This was the one guy who I loved with all my heart and soul, who might I add never loved me back, as a matter of fact he never knew I existed.

"Bella" his beautiful velvety voice said, while he was staring into my eyes. He was just a gorgeous as he ever was. He looked like a god with his crazy sex hair and his mouth, oh his mouth I wanted to just kiss him stupid right there. Come on Bella get a hold of yourself, what in the hell is wrong with you? I kept thinking.

"Bella you look great, what has it been 6 years since I saw you?" he asked still looking at me with his fuck me eyes, come on get a hold of your self, I was hoping I could talk without sounding like an idiot.

"Yeah that sounds about right, how the hell have you been?" I asked.

"Not to bad, I am working at the hospital in the ER, I really like it, and you know I get to help people." Emmett cut in "you know Eddie, little Bella here is starting at the hospital this Monday, isn't that right Bells?"

"Yep Monday morning, I start in the Pharmacy."

"Well that sounds like a great p-lace for you, Bella; maybe we can catch up for lunch and talk more?"

"Sure Edward sounds good" I turned to Em, who had a really weird look on his faced,

"Em, can you get me a drink I am thirsty here."

"Sure, what's your poison?"

"Surly you remember my drink of choice?"

"Yeah, Yeah how can I forget 1 liquid cocaine coming right up."

Edward and I just stood there looking like idiots.

"Bella would you like to sit down for a little while I would love to catch up, it's been to long. You really look good, I like what you done to you hair."

"Uh, yeah that would be great, and thanks, but I am waiting for Em's girlfriend Rose and her brother, whom I haven't met yet and his wife, they should be getting here any minute."

"Oh yeah, I know I am meeting them here also, I mean we can get a table and wait for them together?"

"O uh sure, I mean we are waiting on the same group I guess it wont hurt any." We walked over to a booth that was sitting to the left of the bar. He sat down across from me and looked at me and smiled. Oh that smile, that crooked, sexy smile. I didn't realize how much I missed him. I also couldn't help but feel a little hurt. He was the first boy who I fell in love with, who used to treat me like his little sister. We used to be close and on night just before he graduated, I told him how I felt and he of coarse thought I was joking his exact words to me that night were "how do you even know what love is Bells, your only 16. You have your whole life ahead of you. You will fall in love several times before you meet the man you merry," Little did he know I never loved anyone like him.

We sat there for a few minutes before Rose walked up and pulled me into a hug.

"Bella sweetie how are you doing tonight, you look great." She said.

"Thank you, you look hot girl" I said and she really did she had on a short red halter dress and black heels, she was perfect and Em fell all over her.

"Yeah baby you look great" Em said as he wrapped his arms around her waist as he kissed her neck. Times like these really made me miss having a man in my life. I miss being held and kissed and just loved. As sad as it makes me feel I don't think I have ever been loved like that by a man, and at this point in my life I don't think I ever will. My life has been so difficult that I am really hoping things will start looking up for me. Maybe I will find that right person, the man who will love me like there is no tomorrow. That's all I lack in my life right now. I have a great job I will be starting and a great place to live, I am also home.

I sat there listening to the others banter back and forth till I heard her, my best friend, the one who I hadn't heard from or seen in 4 years. The voice I had missed more than anyone's.

I turned around and face her, she looked as shocked as I was.

"BELLA" she squealed

"Alice" I grabbed her and hugged her as tight as Emmett had done me earlier. I couldn't help it but I started to cry. I loved this girl like my flesh and blood, I shared all my secrets with her. I missed her so much, I couldn't believe she was her in my arms hugging me back. I finally pulled back to look at her. She looked great still short and sassy. She just looked back at me with tears in her eyes and smiled. Everyone was looking at us with huge grins on their faces.

"You guys knew she was coming?"

"Well Bells, its time I told you, I have wanted to tell you all week but Rosie here said I would be sleeping on the couch for the next month if I ruined your surprise."Em just looked at me with his mischievous grin.

Rose spoke up, "Bella, Alice here is married to my brother here Jasper."

"Jasper this is Bella, I have told you all about her, Bella I have missed you so much, we have so much to talk about" Alice said as she grabbed me up in another hug.

"Bella, it is finally good to meet you" Jasper gave me a hug.

In all the commotion I hadn't realized Edward being so quiet. He just stood there with a smile on his beautiful lips.

"Alice" he finally spoke up as he pulled her into a hug.

We sat there for hours and talked about the things we did in school. All the trouble Alice and I got into when we snuck out our junior year of high school to go to a party. Edward kept looking my way and he would smile that heart stopping crooked smile. I really missed him I guess I had hopped all those years that we had been apart that if I ever seen him again I wouldn't feel this way, but I do. My heart still skips a beat, he still makes me feel safe. It was like we had never been apart.

I stood up to go to the rest room, "I will be right back, I need to freshen up ok"

"Ok bells I will be in there in a minute" Alice spoke up.

"Sure" I said as I walked away.

I turned down the hall towards the restrooms when I heard my name being called, I got a cold chill that went thru my body.

"Bella" he spoke again. I stopped dead in my tracks before I could turn around he had his hands on my shoulders and had me pushed up against the wall.

"I told you I would see you again, you look so good Bella, oh how I have missed you"

"James" I said trying to hold back the tears, he was holding me so tight by my shoulders. "what are you doing here" I asked him trying to sound like I wasn't scared, but in all reality I was scared shitless, I kept hopping someone would come around the corner and help me.

"Bella, did you think I wouldn't come back?, I heard you were back, I told you we were ment to be together did you think I would forget?"

"James please you are hurting me, please just leave me alone." I started hearing Rose and Alice's voices getting closer, but apparently James did also.

"Bella this isn't the end, I will be back to claim what is mine" he then left me standing there. I sunk down to the floor and started crying. The next thing I heard was Alice and Rose rushing over to me asking me if I was ok. All I could say was "James".

"Emmett" Rose yelled and heard him running towards us along with Edward and Jasper. I vaguely remember Rose telling him about James being there before he ran off with Jasper. Edward scooped me up in his arms and carried me into the office a sat me on the couch where I collapsed in his arms and felt safe.

A/N: Hope this was a good chapter and you all enjoyed it. Please let me know what you think.. Lori