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BPOV

"Calm down Alice! It isn't that big of a deal…" I said, pleading for them not to shout and make further damage to my eardrums.

"Oh come on Bella! Swan magazines….. The Swan magazines. That's like so amazing. You really outdid yourself my friend." Rosalie said excitedly. Alice squealed louder.

"So you were her all along! Oh my god! I'm your biggest fan, how dumb of me not to realize that Isabella M S. was actually you." Alice said.

"It's perfectly fine Alice. I'm actually glad you finished design school, you deserve to have your own line." I said taking a bite of the salad. It tasted bland but was okay since i had a cold…

"Bella, I didn't mention anything about me yet." Oh no. me and my big mouth.

"OH! Umm……….. I just, you know………… assumed…. You finished design school… it was your dream before, right?" I stuttered. I do not, I repeat, do not want them to know that I had tabs on them, it would totally ruin our restored friendship.

"Okay. Whatever you say. I'm just glad you're back and fabulous!" she leaped to my side and gave me a bone crushing hug. I'm happy that didn't change over the decade.

"Ye-ah… me too… but I c-an't breath."

"Oops! so sorry." She apologized, returning to her seat. "Enough about me. I'd like to know what happened to you guys, what I've missed and all." Or things my detective hasn't told me about.

"Well, Jasper and I are engaged." Alice said happily, showing me her ring. It was beautiful, it had the traditional diamond but only in pink, which must have cost a lot.

"Oh my, it's beautiful, Alice. You're so lucky. I'm just curious why you haven't gotten married sooner. You've been together since high school?"

"Well, I actually felt that it wasn't the right time yet. Don't get me wrong, I love him so much, but with my boutique on the rise and Jasper's hectic schedule in the firm, it's a bit hard to find time to plan a wedding up to my standards." She said with a sigh.

"I told her we should just go to Vegas and get married in that Elvis chapel." Jasper joked. Alice glared at him and he raised his hands in surrender. "It was a joke babe. I swear." Jasper said.

"I know it was jazzy, but if it wasn't you know what'll happen right?" Alice smiled sweetly, too sweetly. Jasper stiffened and nodded soon after.

"What about you Rosalie?" I asked, feeling the urge to start a new conversation. I looked at Rosalie and Emmett.

"Emmett and I got married right after college. We own a gym that we started before we got married. I also model for GAP" She smiled. "and I'm pregnant.." suddenly everyone stared wide eyed at her, even Emmett.

"Really!?" Emmett exclaimed. She nodded. "Two months." We all gasped. wow, this reunion really had great timing.

Emmett rushed to Rosalie's side and hugged her. Not like the bone crushing hugs he gives everyone, but a delicate and careful hug. I saw Rosalie shed a tear and Emmett had a goofy grin plastered on his huge face. He looked at his watch and to Rosalie.

"It's getting a little late." He said seriously. "Come on Rose, let's celebrate at home…" he wiggled his eyebrows then received a spank from Rosalie.

We all laughed and Alice decided to have a toast. "To Rosalie and Emmett." We all raised our glasses.

"To a new found angel." Said someone behind me. I looked back and saw Edward, his glass also raised. He looked at me and I smirked. He looked please with himself, like he did something he could be proud of. I'll smack that smirk off your face Cullen. I thought to myself.

"Cheers!" Alice said in delight. We all drank our white wine, excluding Rosalie of course, who settled for a glass of orange juice.

We talked for a few more hours. I learned more about how Jasper's father died and left him a million dollars to start a small law firm in New York, which has been in good business. Alice started her own clothing line that was sold in a boutique near jasper's firm. She started right after college and borrowed a few hundred thousands from her parents at first; gladly she had paid it off in two years time.

Emmett and Rosalie lived in Seattle, near their gym. Rosalie would travel sometimes for modeling while Emmett took care of their gym. All was well for them, but one thing I didn't want to hear of was what happened to Edward's life.

Okay, I do want to know. But something tells me I shouldn't keep tabs on him, so I didn't. I totally had no idea what had happened to his life, what his job was or if he became the concert pianist he has always wanted to be. No clue at all.

He finally spoke after Emmett and Rosalie's turn and began talking about how he became inspired to be a heart surgeon. He had been engaged once, but the wedding never happened. He didn't want to say anything after that.

"How about you Bella? I'd like to know what happened to you. What made you the woman you are today?" he said. Folding his arms across his chest and getting comfortable on his seat.

EPOV

"How about you Bella? I'd like to know what happened to you. What made you the woman you are today?" I said. I was really curious about how she made it this far. Was it to show us, me especially, that she can be a woman who was far greater than she was ten years ago?

I think that is something unachievable by anyone. For me, she was already all I could hope for in a woman, smart, talented, funny, simple, humble, and can be one of the boys, unlike those of Rosalie and my younger sister Alice. I didn't care if she had glasses on, or had bushy eyebrows, wears clothes that were even too big for Emmett and can't last a second in high heels, I think those traits were actually cute.

I gave myself a punishment after that night. Just as things couldn't get worse, she left. I've seen her get embarrassed before, of course since she trips all the time or breaks something in front of everyone, and every time that happens, I wish I could be the one in her place and I get to be the one embarrassed instead.

The first time I laid my eyes on her, I was already bewildered. She was so broken at that time, with her parent's divorce and our classmate's mothers keep on telling their children not to talk to her, I had the feeling that I should be the one watching over her.

She was and will ever be my first love.

At first I denied it, but my feelings for her were truly opened when she told me she had feelings for me at that grad party ten years ago. I was so shocked, overwhelmed, happy, but I couldn't reach out for her, to tell her that I love her tenfold, I couldn't even push Tanya away when she was touching me, I simply couldn't move.

And it hurt me the most when she cried in front of everyone. When Tanya embarrassed her in front of our batch, I suffered more than anyone knew. But now she returned. For god knows what she'll do. But I have total faith in her, even if she won't accept me anymore; she'll always be in my heart and will be my life.

"I studied in LA, Bachelor of science in English literature. I did some modeling for Dior, Victoria's secret, and a few more lines but I wanted to write more than to be taken pictures of. So I started Swan magazines at twenty and after I finished school I expanded from lifestyle, and fashion to luxury magazines. It was a big hit in New York." She said.

I looked around and all I saw was fascination. Everyone must be thinking that the shy little girl we used to know has become a woman of great power and influence. I must admit when I first saw her, the first thing I noticed was her physical beauty. But once she talked, everyone listened, the world stopped to hear her beautiful voice that gladly echoes in the room.

I'm glad she became what she is now, despite the power and beauty she posses, she showed that she was still humble in this little time. When she ran after Tanya, i thought back at the times when she was bullied.

Every time she got bullied back when we were young, I would come to her aid. It was a habit of mine that I couldn't stop, protecting her was an addiction. But in those ten years we have missed, I want to make up for that lost time. she would always give but never received anything back. she understood everyone and didn't ask for anything in return when she does a deed. That made me admire her not as girl but as a woman.

From now on, I will make her fall in love with me, no matter how much it takes.

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