Author's Note: Well here it is, the beginning of Part II.

Part II

Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice

Hollywood never fails to make a sequel
For each and every movie that does well.
Why can't love be more like that?
Where the best ones get a second chance?
And that way though you're gone,
It wouldn't be that long

'Til I'd see you

in part two,
And we'd pick up where we left off
When I lost you.
And we'd fall in love again,
And change the way the story ends;
Yeah, we'd bring back me and you
In part two

Brad Paisley – Part II

Prologue – Movin' On

I keep telling myself I'm movin' on,
But I'm stumbling.
Believin' my heart was strong enough
And now I'm wanderin'.
But every step I take that leads me away
Just circles back to your door -
Wishin' I didn't love you anymore.
Sugarland - Wishing

Bella slowly picked a tune on her guitar, contemplating a decision she should have made a few hours ago. Playing the guitar was always a soothing exercise for Bella. The fact that she played was not necessarily a secret, but it was a fact that only her closest friends knew. She didn't want to draw attention to herself and her natural talent.

But her guitar was the first thing to come out of her closet when she had something important to ponder. This time it was her answer to Mike's question. Did she want to go on a date with him?

"Argh!" Bella exclaimed, slapping her hand against the instrument. There was only one thing stopping her, and that thing resided halfway across the country. He didn't deserve a second thought, and yet here Bella was thinking of turning Mike down because of a fling she had over a year ago.

It was ridiculous! She knew that she was partly to blame; after all she did have his email address. But that was exactly it – it was only an email address. Now, a year later, it would be strange to contact him after all this time. Not to mention, that if Edward really wanted to contact her, he could have always asked Emmett for a phone number.

Sighing, Bella began the song over.

No, it was time to move on, and Mike was the perfect one to do so with. She already considered him a friend, and he was intelligent, funny, and handsome. He and Bella could discuss literature for hours, even if their tastes did differ drastically. But that's what made their discussions so interesting. Not to mention, he was close with his family, and he was definitely a man he could bring home to her parents.

Yes, Mike was definitely somebody she could see herself with in the future.

Setting the guitar aside, she picked up her cell phone and dialed one of the numbers in her memory.

"Hey Mike? It's Bella. I would love to take you up on that offer."

FMO

Three and a half years later

The world has turned and left me here
Just where I was before you appeared
And in your place an empty space
Has filled the void behind my face
Weezer – The World has Turned and Left me Here

"Thank you, thank you very much," Edward said before pressing end on the phone. With a smile on his face, he looked up his cousin's phone number and pressed send.

"Hey douche," his cousin answered. "What's up?"

"I got in!"

"Seriously? Man, that's awesome!"

"I know. I was worried for a while, but I just got off the phone with the hospital. I'll be the newest resident at the children's hospital in a matter of a couple of months."

"And the newest resident of Seattle, no less," his cousin added. "Two Cullen boys wreaking havoc again!"

Edward chuckled, "It'll be good to be around family again."

"No shit, cuz. Let me know if you need anything. I can help start staking out apartments if you want."

"That would be great," Edward agreed. "I better get going; I want to call your parents and let them know."

"Oh man, Mom's gonna freak out."

"I know. Aunt Esme has been pestering me to move there for years. But anyway, I'll talk to you later, all right?"

"Yeah. See ya Edward."

"Bye."

As Edward moved to call his aunt and uncle, he could not help but smile to himself. It would be great to be near family again.

Now if he could only ignore the voice inside him that kept mentioning a certain petite brunette.

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