Chapter 2 Living The Life

Bella's Pov

Beep, beep, beep! The alarm wakes me from a nice slumber. I get up immediately and feel overexcited. Most people would be very crabby or exhausted at 3 in the morning, but not me. I'm so happy, I can't even contain myself.

Today was not just any other ordinary day, today was going to be a fabulous day. Today was the day I officially reopen my grandmother Swan's bakery.

Nana Swan opened her bakery in 1953, at the young age of 20. At first she had no problems running the bakery. She'd cut corners here and there to make things meet up in the end but what beginning business doesn't? God bless my papa who supported her financially to start the bakery, and emotionally when she had a bad day.

Everything was smooth sailing in the bakery, she had mainly just herself, papa, and another person run the bakery. While things in the bakery were going smooth, they weren't as smooth for my grandparents.

My nana Swan wanted to have a huge family with a bunch of kids running around her bakery. Unfortunately this was around the same time my papa found out he was sterile. Needless to say my nana was heartbroken. She told me that no matter how much it hurt to let go of her longtime dream of having kids, she would've for papa.

Days went by with nana doing the work in the bakery, while she slowly noticed papa's withdrawal. He didn't work in the bakery with her, didn't come home til late at night, started drinking alcohol everyday, wasn't smiling and lovin on nana like he used to, in the words of my nana.

Finally, after weeks of isolation and sleeping in an empty bed, nana confronted papa. She asked him why he was so withdrawn, did he not love her anymore? Papa responded about how unfair it is that he couldn't carry on his bloodline, with a pretty face.

At this point nana was at her wits end. She told him that she wasn't just a pretty face or a warm womb for his bloodline. She kicked him out of her house and told him not to come back, until he remembered why he married her in the first place.

It took papa all of 2 days to sober up and remember why he chose nana as his wife. So instead of hoping for a baby, they gave up hope and focused on the bakery and their love. Due to papa's sterility they didn't use protecting. And 20 years later they had my dad .

Due to her age of 40 and being pregnant for the first time, nana decided to close the bakery. She was finally going to be a housewife like she always wanted to be.

My nana just passed away a week ago. I would be more saddened if it wasn't for her last conversation with me.

Flashback

"Hey baby girl, how are you?" the sound of my nana's voice brings a smile to my face. "Haven't seen your pretty face in awhile. Whatcha been up to? Any new friends? New boyfriends? Fuck buddies?" the bluntness of my nana still surprises me, even though she's made it clear she's no prude.

"Nana, no you know how I feel about that subject. Plus don't you think you should maybe be a little more discreet?" I can literally feel the heat radiating off my face.

" Child, discreet? Everybody's gonna know you're a virgin from that blush across your face. As for the first part I've told you how things are nowadays. You cant\'t wait for no prince charming to come sweep you off your feet. Let me tell you, they stopped breeding prince charming back in 1960. Now you gotta go out there and find someone that's easy to please and easy on the eyes." I feel slightly offended about the way my nana talks to me.

"Whatever nana was there something you needed me for?" I clip out rather rudely, but hey I'm sick of being degraded by my own grandmother.

"I needed to tell you something that you swear you won't tell anyone." I've never seen my nana look so serious in all my 20 years.

"Okay, I can keep your secret nana."

"Last night I dreamt of your papa. He was reaching out to me and saying everything was okay. He would protect me and love me eternally, if I let go?"

"But nana, papa's been dead for 10 years, and what do you mean by let go?"

"Let go of life, Child. When I die he'll be waiting for me." I gasped at the realization and instantly tears came to my eyes. "Listen Child, if something were to happen to me, I want you to open the bakery up again. Don't cry baby, I'm gonna be with my prince charming again."

" But nana, you just told me to find a man and settle down.?"

"That's not what I said, child. I said find a man. Bella, you need somebody to love you and support you in life no matter which road you take. I have just enough money in the bank to reopen Swan's bakery. If the bakery ends up failing you need to have a plan, your daddy ain't going to be around always."

"Yes nana, I understand and would be honored to reopen your bakery."

End Flashback

My nana passed away a week later. She left me her house, bank account, and car. Which takes me to today, here I stand in my house getting ready to go to the bakery. With much preparation, restoring, and baking, Swan's Bakery was ready to be reopened in it's original location.

I drive to the bakery and start the morning specials. After setting everything into the industrial grade oven, I start on the coffee. While the coffee is brewing, I start to take out the butters and jam, so they're nice and warm when customers come in. I fill the two hours with busy work and filling the dessert and pastry display case. All I can think about is how proud my nana Swan would be if she saw me today. Man, this is the life.

At roughly 5 a.m. the door opens and in steps the juiciest piece of eye candy I ever saw. Green eyes, bronze locks slicked back, strong jawbones, and broad shoulders. To top it all off he's wearing a serious looking black suit. There's nothing sexier to me than a serious guy, it makes me want to have a little bit of fun.

This day just got a whole lot better and wetter. Like I said this is the life.

Please review, new writer and very nervous about how it's coming along.