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EPOV
I was nervous as I rang the bell.
Hopeful that Bella would answer and not her husband.
I could hear Leah barking inside and fixed a non-threatening smile on my face.
I knew the house was big, but it shouldn't have taken her this long to come open the door, especially when she was expecting me.
Was I being punished for being late?
I looked at my watch. Fifteen minutes isn't that bad.
I rang the bell again...and waited.
Finally, I heard her shushing Leah and the locks being tumbled.
The door cracked as I smiled.
The woman that appeared was broken and suffering.
I pushed the door open and she collapsed into my arms, laughing hysterically as tears poured from her eyes.
Quite frankly, she was scaring the shit out of me.