Alright guys, I am making this as absolutely basic as I can so that I can get it posted fairly quickly. I tried not to skimp on detail but if you have further questions you are always welcome to send me a message and I would more than happy to answer them. To make it as quick for me to write and you to read it am making it in a bulleted list. If you want further details on a particular event you are hazy on I will provide the chapter names and numbers. If you haven't noticed I deleted all unimportant notes, so the story has less unnecessary chapters and to make it is easier to navigate. I really hope this helps! Enjoy the next chapter :)
CHAPTER 1) Flashbacks and Greetings
It is established that Bella lives alone in her house and Alice is coming to visit her for a couple days and is bringing a surprise guest
Bella has her first flashback of meeting Alice and Edward for the first time, already completely taken with the youngest brother
Bella has a second flash back going to her second day of school and second encounter with the siblings—her teasing with Edward seems to really begin here, in the presence of Alice
Alice arrives with Edward as her special guest, much to Bella's shock
CHAPTER 2) Forgotten Times and Unnatural Blushings
It is stated that it has been nearly three years since Bella and Edward have seen each other
Bella takes them on a tour of the house
As everyone begins to settle down and make themselves at home Bella has her third flashback to the same day as her second, when she again meets Edward and Alice at lunch and meets Emmett for the first time. Bella's interest in Edward seems to increase with every scene.
The friends sit together comfortably, catching up and teasing each other
CHAPTER 3) Miniscule Skirts and Tag Teams
This chapter is manly just getting a feel for the characters as Alice puts away her clothes, showing Bella what she is expected to wear. Mostly the chapter is just filled with teasing a little flirtation
Another flashback occurs here. It is still the second day, biology this time, and we begin to catch some sweet talk from Edward. It is an extremely short one compared to the first few.
CHAPTER 4) Barbeque and Horror Movies
Everyone settles down to have dinner and watch a movie
Bella zones out into another flashback, this one picking up right where the last left off. Edward invites Bella to his home for a barbeque (saying it was a request of Alice's) and the two dive off into their first real intellectual conversation
Nearing the end of the first movie Bella goes into another flashback. A pool party some time way after being more than well acquainted with the Cullen family, Bella refuses to go into the pool (embarrassed about wearing a swimsuit in front of Edward). While she complains about the heat he comes over, picks her up, and tosses her into the pool. She nearly kisses him, hardly able to stop herself for the first time.
Bella ends (though this part was actually reveled in the next chapter) with the excitement of thinking Edward was going to kiss her, only to be disappointed
CHAPTER 5) Drooping Lids and Friendly Lies
Everyone gets ready to go to bed, Bella slipping into Alice's room for a quick heart to heart where Alice encourages Bella to show her feelings a little more to Edward to make it easier for him to show his in return
The next morning everyone gets ready to go to the mall, Alice's plans of staying in the city overnight so she could take Bella to a club is reveled, much to Bella's displeasure
CHAPTER 6) Short Comings and Dresses
The chapter pretty much begins with a flashback as they drive. It begins with Bella's arrival at the Cullen's for the first time for the barbeque. Bella meets Esme and Carlisle for the first time and begins to get a little closer to Edward as he shows her bits and pieces of his life (room, music collection, etc.)
They arrive at the mall and Alice puts Bella in a dressing room with a bunch of clothes to try on.
Bella does so begrudgingly until a particularly short dress. When she steps out of the room to yell at her friend she finds Edward instead, staring at her wide eyed.
CHAPTER 7) Lost Keys and Sucky Conversations
The first half of the chapter goes over Bella's and Edward's reactions to the dress. Edward's reaction was much less… against it than Bella feels it should have been. We get the feeling that Edward may have even liked seeing it on her.
Flashback continues from the last. Alice comes and whisks Bella away from her cozy time with Edward and begins to introduce her to the people at the barbeque. After she finally escapes the constant handshakes she meets back up with the siblings, telling a story that endears her to them even more. It is decided that she is going to stay there for the night, that Edward is to take her back to her house to get her stuff and return her to Alice immediately. Flashback ends on the drive back to Bella's.
Chapter ends with Alice running to a store to buy Bella a dress for that night and telling Bella to take Edward and go to Victoria's Secret to buy a strapless bra.
CHAPTER 8) Cute Bras and Little Panties
This chapter is again about teasing and flirtation as Bella makes an attempt to take Alice's advice and fish for a reaction from Edward.
Bella tortures Edward with questions about his opinions on bra's and panties because 'he is a guy after all.' He confidence is on the rise as he gets closer and closer to blushing
She reaches the point of confidence where she actually goes as far as to tell a cashier that was obviously lusting pretty hard after him that they were together and he was absolutely insatiable. Overall, just a light chapter.
CHAPTER 9) Stupid Flirts and Jaw Dropping Statements
More and more flirtation
Flashback: Edward and Alice take Bella to an amusement park. Edward gets her onto a roller coaster, riding it with her. He calms her before the ride and she feels like he is about to kiss her when he sits down and the ride starts, their hands interlocked in the middle.
Bella almost gets up the courage to facilitate a kiss from Edward when the moment is ruined by Edward pulling away.
After further torture simply out of aggravation of having Edward ruin the moment, Bella is approached by a creep, only to have Edward quickly swoop in like her night and shining armor.
Flashback: Picking up from the last, Edward comes into Bella's where they get completely caught up in conversation for hours, leaving Alice antsy waiting
CHAPTER 10) Throbbing Feet and Flirtatious Teasing
The sexual tension has become potent between the two, the teasing more and more physical.
Chapter ends with Alice opening the door to Edward while Bella was half naked.
CHAPTER 11) Dinner Reservations and Bathroom Talks
After further teasing of Edward, they all go to Val's together for the first time. He shows obvious interest in Bella (though we know that he is clearly aware of what is going on between her and Edward, as we find out at the end of the meal)
After leaving the restaurant Bella expresses some concern of her appearance, afraid she doesn't look good enough, and Edward pulls her back to the bathroom at Val's bistro and tells her exactly how attractive she is in an incredibly physical moment. We really can see Edward's interest here.
They all go to the club.
CHAPTER 12) A Dance to Remember and One to Forget
Edward and Bella share some fun, sexy dances while Bella finds her confidence
When they stop dancing to get drinks she is asked by a different guy to dance. She agrees, asking Edward to come save her after one dance, and heads out. The guy, Mark, turns into a total creep, not letting her go even while she struggles to get away. Edward finally shows up, unable to find them at first, and whisks her away.
CHAPTER 13) Comfortable Walks and Strawberries
They decide to leave after, no longer in the mood for the crowd, and head back to the hotel.
On the walk home Bella has another flashback of a snowy day nearing Esme's birthday some years ago. Alice had dressed her up and told her she would not need a coat, only to have it start snowing. Bella wants to pick up the gift that she preordered for Esme, but would have to walk through the snow in order to get to the shop. The scene is not completed, ending with shows of past flirtation much like what they do to each other now
They make it back to the hotel after the short walk, Bella finding herself trapped in the elevator with Edward and some creep staying a the hotel. Of the two choices, obviously she huddled near Edward
Upon returning the rooms, Bella runs to hers in hopes of changing, decides she needs a shower, and runs to Edwards door to let him know that she would be over after. Much to her dismay, she left her purse in her room while doing this, the key tucked into it, and locked herself from her own room
Edward allows her to take a shower in his room, but as she is getting out she slips, causing an awkward situation when Edward bursts in at the sound of her scream.
After the tension has calmed some, they relax and begin to talk, Edward admitting for the first time to anyone that he may not want to be a doctor. Bella explains that no one would upset at him for that, that he should do whatever he feels he loves more.
They talk for a long time, exchanging admittances until a knock on the door interrupts them. Alice had called in a tray of food and bottle of champagne to be brought up to Edward's room. They uncork to bottle and start to drink
After finishing the bottle and munching down on the treats Alice had sent, they play a game of This or That, getting dangerously close to kissing, before falling asleep together in Edward's bed
When Bella wakes, she has a lot of trouble remembering exactly what had happened the night before. Waking up in Edward's bed, she of course holds some fear that they slept together, though his fully clothed status kinda dims the hope of that
Alice arrives at the room to get Bella up and ready for another day, but is prevented from doing so by Edward. Something about waking up together, wrapped around each other seemed to break a lot of physical barriers between them as they cuddle for another hour, Bella remembering bits and pieces of the night before.
CHAPTER 14) Swimming Conversations and Strip Teases
Chapter begins when Alice returns to get Bella. She gives them five minutes to get Bella to her room or else…
Edward and Bella tease each other a little as they begin to wake up. Edward tries to make a deal with Bella, which she refuses despite his warnings
Edward takes revenge by lifting her, carrying her through the lobby, down a set of stairs to the pool and jumping in
We switch to APOV to find her growing impatient, wanting to hear about the night before from Bella's lips. When she finds Edwards room empty she returns to her own, a gut instinct telling her that they would be there soon enough.
Alice begins to think back over B and E's relationship, remembering when she had first known that Edward had fallen fully in love with Bella. This flash back picks up where the last of Bella's left off, during the snow storm. In it we see Edward extreme defensiveness of the girl as well as more than a little jealousy when it comes to other men hitting on her.
Finally there is a knock at the door and Edward returns a dripping wet Bella to Alice's care.
As Edward leaves, Bella begins to strip of the dripping shirt. Edward turns back, about to say something when he catches sight of the girl, her body mostly exposed in the cute lingerie the had bought at VS's the day before. He is caught in his staring by not only Alice, but Bella as well, causing much embarrassment as he takes off out the door.
We get the first EPOV here, where he find that Edward had believed that he had been over Bella (that had been the only reason he had agreed to go stay with Alice and Bella in the first place) and instead found himself just as in love with her as ever
Alice gets Bella ready in silence, bombarding her with question after question only after they are done. Once they finish talking and packing, Alice sends Bella to get Edward.
Around 1 that afternoon they are walking around a street mall, Alice becoming antsy as she keeps looking around. Finally she receives a call from Emmett, a conversation that is oddly short but allows the audience to understand that he is in the same place as they are. Alice gets Bella to pose for a picture and Emmett swoops out of no where, capturing her and a bear hug.
Chapter ends just after we meet Rose for the first time.
CHAPTER 15) Notes and Important Considerations
Only an Authors Note about the lemon in the next chapter
CHAPTER 16) Sweet Dreams and Sweeter Drinks
Chapter begins by setting the timeline at a week after they returned from their little trip to Seattle. Bella makes it obvious as she is getting ready for bed that Edward has not made a single unbrotherly move since their return.
As Bella falls into a lull while listening to the river outside the house the door suddenly opens. Bella asks, assuming it is Alice, if everything is okay. She feels the bed beside her sink before realizing that it most certainly isn't Alice. A lemon proceeds as Edward to tease her, first in a mental/verbal fashion, though it quickly moves into much more physical realms. Bella has no idea it is a dream until the guy beside her suddenly morphs into the guy from the club in Seattle, scaring her awake.
She goes to the kitchen to have a hard drink. As she is just about to take a shot Edward scares the crap out of her, appearing out of seemingly no where. She pours him a shot as well and they take it together
Edward tries to get Bella to tell him what her dream is about. When she refuses, he tells her they need to talk, "no avoidance of the subject." She gets instantly nervous and tells him that she will tell him anything if he will tell her what it is he is looking to hear. We leave the scene just as Edward leans in, eyes on hers.
CHAPTER 17) Fragile Lies and Great Memories
They kiss for the first time. Then the second. Then the third. Their passion is pretty evident.
Bella notices that Edward looks tired and, knowing that Alice is awake, she sends him to bed.
Alice comes in to the kitchen to find Bella slouching against the cabinets and tells her to go get some sleep despite the fact that Bella refuses to tell her WHY her cheeks are so read or why Edward had just made it to bed.
At 4 PM Edward wake Bella with a tray full of fresh pancakes and some fun makeout session which Alice barges in on
Edward leaves and Bella begins to holler at Alice, having to admit to their sudden relationship
We switch to EPOV where we see the first days of school with Bella from his side, understanding that he had been in love with her for as long as Bella had been with him.
CHAPTER 18) Fatherly Convos & Embarrassing Honesty
Bella comes out after her conversation with Alice (who had gone to take a bath) and, after a little moan slips out while they are kissing, Edward again presses her to tell him about her dream the night before. We find that the reason why he is so interested in it is because he had heard him moan his name in her sleep the night before.
The flashback into the night before proceeds on to Edward's memory of the first 'fatherly talk' he and Charlie had shared.
Meanwhile, Alice gets a call from Emmett and Rose who are on the way to Bella's, bringing with them Jasper. This is the first time Alice speaks to Jasper.
The chapter ends with Alice going to talk to Edward. He admits to having wanted Bella from the first moment he saw her. She tells him that he never should have waited so long and he admits aloud for the first time that he doesn't believe he is good enough for her.
CHAPTER 19) Brotherly Love and Locked Doors
Bella gets dressed while Alice continues to talk to Edward, encouraging him to ask Bella had long she had held feelings for him.
While Bella goes back into Edward's room Alice get's another call from Jasper, asking for help with directions. They are going to be there in 30 minutes. Alice's plans of going dancing become clear.
We get RPOV for the first time going back over Jasper and Alice's conversations from the other end of the line. Rose is obviously getting a good feeling about Jasper's reactions to Alice
We switch to BPOV as she and Edward cuddle on the couch. The crunch of gravel in the driveway brings her to her porch where she is grabbed. Edward tackles the attacker, taking him down to the porch. When Bella flicks on the porch lights she finds that Edward has none other than Emmett pinned down.
Alice immediately takes off with Jasper
Rose and Emmett congratulate Edward and Bella, deciding to go to a little club like bar in town. Rose turns out to be MUCH like Alice in her ways of getting Bella ready.
Once there Edward and Bella lock themselves in Emmett's car, getting a few spare kisses in before going into the club
After an hour of being there they all sit around a table at the back. Edward and Bella exchange some sweet teases before Edward goes to get another drink. Bella, after a minute, decides to go to him. She watches as the bartender flirts with him, leaning in and looking beautiful as ever. She trips on her way over the ridiculous heels that Rose had dressed her in, but Edward didn't even turn around for it.
CHAPTER 20) Hopeless Love and Quick Decisions
The misunderstanding unfolds as we find that Edward had been trying to figure out a good drink for Bella when she had seen him talk to the bartender.
The girls whisk Bella off, sending the three guys to pick up food before going back to Bella's so they could calm her a bit.
When Edward returns home he demands to see Bella. Holding her as she cries he tells her how very sorry he is. As she falls asleep he swears never to make her cry again.
CHAPTER 21) Endless Nightmares and Death Stares
To make it as brief as possible this is where it becomes clear that Edward is leaving. He starts packing.
CHAPTER 22) Trapped In and Sweet Stories
Everyone keeps trying to talk sense into the two lovers, not sure exactly what to say. Alice only manages to convince him to stay for dinner.
After he agrees, it is Rose who makes the next attempt to convince him to stay. She makes him summarize their entire relationship. He shows his love for her so clearly, but is still completely determined to leave for Bella's benefit. The last thought that Rose leaves Edward with is to find out Bella's side of the story.
CHAPTER 23) Pounding Heads and Warm Tea
Bella wakes with a migraine
Alice and Rose go off to the store for medicine, getting pulled over in the process (Alice ends up with a date)
At the house Edward brings tea to Bella, and after further talking nothing but more misunderstanding occurs. It seems that the more chances they have to work it out, the more confusion is caused.
CHAPTER 24) Blown Lights and Designated Drivers
Alice invites Jasper to stay for an extra day and just return to Seattle with her and Bella. Bella had decided she wanted out of the house for a while, and had offered to go stay with Alice for the remainder of the month.
Jasper and Alice share a moment and you can tell that the interest of both seems to be growing by the minute.
Everyone gets ready to go to dinner, separate cars, and take off
Once at the restaurant drinks start coming, Edward, Jasper, and Emmett the only ones keeping sober for the drive home (or to Forks in the case of Edward)
CHAPTER 25) Goodbyes and Dates Interrupted
After a few too many drinks Bella gets antsy, ready to go home. She says her goodbyes to Edward, both obviously reluctant to let the other go. Once in the car, she is asleep before the engine even starts.
On the drive home Alice and Jasper begin to get to know each other a little better
The following day Rose and Emmett leave. Alice has her date with the cop.
Bella and Jasper meet her at the restaurant, successfully (and dramatically) putting an end to the date. Jasper's interest in Alice is extremely clear, to the point where he admits it openly to Bella
CHAPTER 26) Q&A
Another Author Note
CHAPTER 27) Simple Mistakes and Sad Stories (These chapters should be a little easier to remember, so I am going to keep them short)
After saving Alice from her date, they all return back to Bella's house.
Bella locks herself into her office and begins to write, incorporating a flashback into her own story and remembering a few details of the events that she had forgotten—More specifically Edward whispering to her that he loved her before falling asleep. This sends her emotions into chaos.
CHAPTER 28) Quick Drives and the Joy of Cooking
The chapter starts just as they arrive at Alice's in Seattle.
The main body of the chapter is Bella's flashback to the first time she tried to teach Edward to cook. It seems to make her both miserable and happy at the same time. She cherishes her memories of him, but it's obvious they don't help her broken heart.
CHAPTER 29) Cherished Visits and Overdue Dates
Alice's date with Jasper (and their first kiss)
Renee's visit
Bella's date with Val