A/N: So, I had put a poll on my profile page for this story, but only 1 person took it, so I took it down. That was kind of a disappointment. On the bright side, my cat is doing much better.

I want to give a shout out to my favorite reader, and cat lover, Anam! Cats Rule! LOL ;)

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyers owns Twilight.

Chapter 30. Home Is Where The Heart Is

We had been back home in Chicago for a 3 weeks now, and things were going good, but we missed everyone back in Forks.

The first week after leaving Forks was hard on both Edward and I, and Riley didn't seem to care too much, seeing as though he was only two years old and had only known everyone back there for a short time.

It was especially hard on Edward. I think he was having some difficulty dealing with the fact that his parents were no longer togther. Sure, he seemed okay during holidays without his mother around, but I had a feeling that he was hiding how he really felt about it more than he let on. Edward might not have liked Esme much these past few years, but she was still his mother and he loved her.

That first week was kind of rough on him though. He hardly smiled at all, he wasn't getting much sleep, and didn't eat very much. After a few days of that, I had enough. I sat him down and tried to get him to talk about what was bothering him, and he refused at first, but when I told him how much it hurt me to see him like that, he opened up. It turned out my theory had been right. He was having a hard time with his parent's separation.

After we talked, he got a little better, but he still seemed a little down. That all changed the next day, when the gift I had gotten him for Christmas finally arrived.

I had given him the very first published copy of his book.

When he unwrapped it, he was so happy, he cried. He had really worked hard to achieve his dream of being published author. This particular book meant a lot to him, and me. It was basically a memoir, but he used different names for everyone to protect their identities. He wrote about everything that had happened from the time my mother died, to the time I had 'disappeared'. It was all in his own perspective of the events that occured. He wrote about how he felt about everything.

When I had read the manuscript for it, I was completely floored by it. When he had explained to me what had happened between us after he showed up in my office the first time, he only told me the basic version of what had occured. His book however, was a lot more detailed. It gave me a lot of insight as to what he went through, and how he dealt with it.

It was both touching, and heartbreaking at the same time.

I just knew it would be a bestseller.

He thanked me after he had calmed down a little, and we had a little celebration together later that night and into the morning.

The next two weeks flew by after that, and Edward seemed to go back to being his old self again.

As for me, I was doing okay. I had spent so many years without my dad and my friends in my life, that I guess I had just gotten used to it, but I still missed them. We had all stayed in touch through phone calls, text messages, emails, and we even Skyped with my dad a few times.

After awhile, those things just didn't seem like enough to stop the sadness I felt.

Then one day, I had an idea.

Edward and I were sitting on the sofa watching a movie with Riley when I brought it up.

"Hey, Edward?" I asked.

"Hmm?" he said, his attention focused on the movie.

"What do you think about moving back to Washington?"

He whipped his head in my direction and was now completely focused on me. "What?" he asked.

"I said, what do you think about moving back to Washington?" I repeated.

"Um, I don't know. Why?"

"Well," I began, "I got to thinking earlier, and I kind of had an idea." I paused.

"Go on." he urged.

I sighed. "We both miss everyone back in Forks, right?" He nodded. "Well, if that's the case, then why don't we just move back there?"

He looked at me like I had lost my mind. "Uh, how about the fact that you run a very large company and have friends here?" he answered.

As for my friends, we could always come back and visit them, or they could come and visit us. I took a deep breath and said, "And as far as the company goes, that's where my idea comes in."

"I'm listening."

"Ok, well, when I was still in college, James once told me how he wanted to open up another office, but he wanted it to be in Seattle. Unfortunately, the timing was never right and he couldn't find a place big enough for what he wanted."

Edward just sat there and waited for me to finish.

"I would really like to this for him. You know, kind of in his memory. And I think that now is the right time to do it."

"Why do you think that now is the right time?" asked Edward.

"Because I've been missing everyone back in Forks since we left. And besides, running a company this large is hard to do by myself. It would be easier on all of us to be closer to our families and friends, and it would be much easier for me to run a smaller office."

"If you were to run a new office, then who would run this one?"

"I already have the perfect people for the job. I was thinking that I would let my friend Carmen and her husband Eleazar run it. She and Eleazar have been working there just as long as I have, and I know that they are more than capable of running it." I explained.

"Okay." said Edward. "What are you going to do about finding a place for this office?"

I looked down at my lap. "I actually looked at some places online earlier today." I said sheepishly. "And I found the perfect place. All I need to do is fill out a bunch of paperwork, get Carmen and Eleazar on board, and find employees once we get the office ready."

Edward was quiet for a minute while he absorbed everything I told him.

"So, what do you think?" I asked.

"I think it's the perfect idea." he said.

"Really?"

"Yeah. In fact," he pulled me to him and wrapped his arms around me, "I think we should start looking for a house and a new preschool for Riley, right now."

I had the biggest smile on my face and I kissed him.

"Ok. Let's do it."

A/N: So, what did you think about my idea for the subject of Edward's book? And what about Bella's idea for going back to Washington?

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