This chapter is short but it contains all materials that I intended it to have. You guys have a looong A/N waiting for you...so meet me down. And this chapter is dedicated to SabLuvsLogan because girl you guessed it ;)

Now let's continue with the story.


Chapter 3

When Bella was in high school, she had punched a boy in the face because he had accidentally brushed his hands on her ass. When she was in college, she had broken a boy's arm because he had grabbed her hands in the canteen. She has kicked a boy in his balls when she was in Medical school, because he made crude jokes on Female Anatomy. And therefore her first reaction upon Edward's condition was to slap him hard on his cheeks.

And slap she did.

In fact she did it with such force that the sound echoed through the entire restaurant. Edward was stunned by her outburst. He sat motionless as Bella stood from her seat and made her way out of the door without saying any words.

As soon as she was out of the place, she got into her Audi and drove away.

She didn't look back again to check if he was following her. She drove through the narrow streets, passed the little shops by the road, made several circles around the small town she lived in. She didn't know where she was going. She didn't even know if she knew the way back home. All she wanted to do was run from the eyes of the people.

Be invisible.

When she got dressed for the evening, this was not what she had expected.

He was nothing like she dreamt of.

He was supposed to be kind, unselfish and gentlemanly. Not someone like Mike Newton, Tyler Crowley or heck Jasper Whitlock. All these men were after one thing. Sex. She never thought that Edward would be like them.

Yes, she had wanted him since the first time she had laid her eyes on him. But it was just not the physical attraction she felt, she wanted to know this man from the inside. She wanted to know every detail about his life, even the little mundane things. He was like an obsession for her. Like fan girls who collected pictures and merchandise of their favorite stars, her passion was collecting newspaper clips of Edward Masen. She felt like a stalker sometime but then it was the only way she could know him. There were times when she would ditch afternoon lunch at the Bistro with her friends and listen to the nurses' talk about him. With the little things she had known over the past months, she had managed to make an image of him. It was an image, which was more of an illusion then reality.

He had touched her inappropriately and then intimidated her with his various charms. She did not think of it then, since she was still living in the bubble.

But then the bubble burst out.

And she realized everything he was doing was to get her to bed. He did not want to know her for the person she was. All he wanted was her body. Maybe she was not the only one. There could be other interns who fascinated him too. He must have offered help to them as well.

She felt sick.

Suddenly there was a loud thunder. Her hands on the wheel came to a halt as the lightning cracked through the dark melancholy clouds. And then it started to rain. The raindrops tapped loudly on the windscreen creating a rhythm of their own.

For the first time ever, she felt defeated.

She searched through her purse and took out the small electronic device. She flipped open the cell phone and then pressed the letter E in her contact list. The name immediately popped up and she pressed on the green button.

It rang twice and then the voice rang out.

"Bella?" Esme's voice was dripping with concern. Bella never called her late night.

"Mom I miss you" Bella cried out. Esme knew something was wrong. She had never heard her child this broken. "What happened honey, please tell me."

Esme knew her too well. Even though she was not her biological mother, but she understood her better than she did herself.

"Mom…have you ever wished that you were not beautiful? That maybe…maybe someone would see you for the person you are and not for your looks."

Esme sighed. "All the time Bella." There was silence and then she spoke again. "I was like you when I was young. Always running away from attention, but hide I never could. It was like every second someone was watching me, they would never leave me alone. I wished I could be invisible so that people would never notice. Then... Carlisle came to my life and for the first time I felt that maybe it was good that I was beautiful or else he would have never noticed me."

"But Carlisle never chose me for my beauty. He chose me for who I am and for what I brought out in him"

"Is it selfish to want someone who doesn't want you the same way?" Bella whispered so low that Esme thought she was hearing things. But she had heard it.

"Who is he?" Esme asked carefully. But when Bella didn't reply, she said "Bella sometimes you just have to listen to your mind instead of your heart. It makes your choices easier."

Listen to your mind, not your heart.

That was all Bella needed to hear. She thanked Esme and apologized for troubling her. "Bella you can call me whenever you want. Carlisle and I will always be there for you."

Esme and Carlisle had no children. In an awful accident Esme lost her unborn child and then the doctor said she could never conceive again. It broke her to pieces. Several nights she lay awake looking at a peacefully asleep Carlisle and apologized for she could never fulfill his life. Even though she never talked about it to Carlisle but he knew. He loved Esme dearly and wanted to give her all happiness in life. And so when a mother in his hospital died during child birth, he took it upon himself to adopt her.

She was a small little bundle of joy. The first time he held her in his arms, the corner of her mouth lift into a dimpled smile. Her chocolate brown eyes stared at him and he could see his Esme in her. The warmth he felt was beyond words when Esme held the little baby girl.

She was a blessing to them.

She was named Isabella Swan Cullen.

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With new determination, Bella removed the lingering tears from her eyes. She started to drive again. It was midnight and the streets were almost empty with only one or two passerby. She was surprised when she realized that she was near to Port Angeles, she had driven far from her home. She drove like a jet and in no time she was parking outside a big white house.

She never thought she would be here again.

She has crossed this place one time, but never could she manage the nerve to ring the doorbell. But everything was going to change now.

She looked at herself in her rearview mirror. Her cheeks were flushed and her hair was a mess because of the chilly wind. She combed her hair and then applied mascara and lip-gloss. When she was all set, she opened her car door and started to walk towards the house.

Rain was still pouring heavily. And Bella was almost drenched by the time she reached the door. Her green dress now cling to her like her second skin and little droplets of water run down from her wet hair to her cheeks and then trailed down her neck and hid beneath her dress.

She took a sharp intake of breath and then rang the door bell.

No Answer.

She rang twice, then thrice and then the door flew open.

He was still in his denim jeans looking devilish sexy with no shirt on. His chest muscles were taut and his torso was well muscled. She brazenly stared at his abs, pecs, his highly defined hip bones and the light hair that trailed down his navel and then disappeared into his jeans that hung low on his hips. He rubbed his eyes furiously to wipe off the sleep from his eyes. And then when he looked at her, Bella stepped closer to him. She reached her hands and then gripped on the back of his head. She pulled him flush against her and hungrily devoured on his lips.

Okay don't kill me now. I am sure not many of you are impressed with Bella agreeing to the condition. But chill people...everything happens for a reason. The Bella I created is different, you would think if she is strong and all then why would she agree with such a condition, right? I have mentioned earlier that Bella is stubborn and strong-minded and so she would do anything to get what she wants. And c'mon she was attracted to Edward ever since she came to FGH, surely she can fulfill some of her fantasies ;) If this was the book Bella I don't think she would be in Edward's presence ever after the offer. Or maybe she would? ;]

Anyway did I mention that the characters in the story are OOC? If not then let me say it out now. As you read, you will find the characters in the most fucked up situation. Even though I am writing it down in a 3rd POV but the story is still surrounding Bella. It tells you about what Bella is seeing and thinking. The other characters are more or less a mystery, but you will understand them better as the story proceeds. That's all I have to say for now.

And to those of you who thinks there is a possibility of Jasper-Bella in the future, my answer is NO. This is an E/B story, Jasper by no means is coming in between; he is a presumptuous prick (you gotta accept it) and I won't tell you either if there is going to be A/J in the story...heehee I am such a devil.

I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed my story. You guys rock my world!

And do I need to say it? I guess I do – Review ppl! Let me know what you think of this chapter and ask me anything you want to.

Have a nice day.

-selfishkiss