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Chapter 6
EPOV
Back home with the dogs settled, I begin to download today's photos and they're more interesting than I thought. Dog beach virgin is very photogenic. The contrast with her dark hair, dark eyes and light skin are very appealing. She's the girl next door, just my type.
Some of the photos are hysterical, blackmail type photos, others are really beautiful. I almost wish I could send some of them to her. It might make her disaster of a day seem not so bad. Impossible, I can't imagine she'll visit our dog beach again and I know nothing about her.
The weekend continues to be beautiful, perfect weather. The dogs and I hit the dog beach again on Sunday and I find myself looking for the virgin, which is foolish for many reasons. I'm pretty sure she wouldn't be looking for me even if she was here, except maybe to curse me out.
The Cullen's have a ritual on Sundays. We always have family dinner at my parent's beachfront house in a gated community in Laguna Beach. My dad, Carlisle, is a cardiologist at a prominent hospital here in Orange County. My mom, Esme, is a Fundraising Coordinator for a few foundations. Both of them are amazingly generous and giving people. My sister, Alice, and I have been taught to give back to the community so we always attend the events my mom hosts, and sometimes volunteer our time or expertise in the process. Alice always has her hand in the decorating, especially for the bigger events.
These charity events are usually painless unless my parents and their friends decide to fix me up with someone. Unfortunately this is happening more frequently. Apparently my biological clock is ticking. I'm only twenty eight, but this, especially for my mom, has triggered a sense of urgency to pair me off. I've tried to explain to them how unimportant finding a spouse is to me. I don't go into details, they'd never understand. They can't fathom why I wouldn't want a partner to share my life with. They have been happily married for over thirty years, and by happily I mean way too much PDA for my liking. I'm sure the topic of the possibility of me being gay has been addressed many times.
Alice is my saving grace when my single status is focused on. She's tiny, but energetic, strong, witty, fun and speaks her mind. She understands my position on relationships better than anyone, but I have secrets even from her. She's not always around to save me though. Her career in the fashion industry has really taken off and she travels a lot, especially to Europe.
A/N
He went back to look for her... kind of. Feeling any love for Edward yet?
Hmmm, he has secrets...
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