You know those fics where Edward doesn't come back and Bella forgets about him and five seconds later she's in bed with Jacob and none of it makes any damn sense?
Yeah, this isn't one of them.

A BELLIE AWARDS NOMINEE!

This story picks up from the moment in New Moon when Jacob has driven Bella home after the cliff diving incident, right before he catches the scent of Alice. Only in this telling, Alice wasn't looking, so there's no sudden appearance at Bella's house, no Rosalie calling Edward and sending him on a suicidal mission to Volterra, and no reason for Bella to do anything but believe that Edward didn't love her anymore. This is simply a story of what might have happened if everyone stayed mostly in character and Edward's return was delayed. Yes, delayed. Because we all know that he was "this close" to coming back on his own anyhow.
So what would have happened if Bella had tried to move on with her life?  Would she have found happiness with Jacob?  And would Edward be too late?

* First in a series of stories that tell of Bella and Jacob during Edward's absence, Bella's start at college, and the Cullens' eventual return.

~I thought of Jacob’s warm arms wrapped around me, his infectious laughter, and his ability to keep me from falling to pieces again… The pain choking my heart relaxed and I could breathe.~

~“More than anything,” I whispered, not caring what I'd just agreed to. When it came to Bella, it didn't matter what the question was. I just wanted.~

Winner of:

Best Author, Most Romantic, Favorite Jacob, Most Suspenseful, & Best WIP in the Wolfpack Awards | Best Non-Canon Pairing (Incomplete) and Best WIP in the Moonlight Awards | Best During the Series in the Razzle Dazzle Awards | The Storyteller Award in the Shimmer Awards | Best JacobxBella in the Silent Tear Awards | Best Jacob Point of View in the Twilight Twins Awards

A stalker is trying to get close to Edward Masen, a green-eyed 24 year old concert pianist.

 He hires Elite Guardians to keep him safe from the one who is stalking him.

 Bella Cullen is the owner/operator of the company.  

She's also a 110 year old vampire.

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  In the MYSTIC AWARDS:

GUARDING EDWARD WON FIRST RUNNER UP IN THE

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Story that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy!

Bella and Jasper lived in the same foster home until his father found him. Bella is sent into Witness Protection and meets back up with Jasper after seven years. Will she fall for him again? Future Lemons. Adult content.

When Edward moves to Forks with his sister, Esme, he is immediately drawn to the mysterous Bella Cullen. Will he be able to break through her tough girl act? Will she let him? Usual pairings, AH, NC-17 for language and possible lemons in later chapters.

Best friends at 5, in love at 15, ready to marry at 17. Edward and Bella were destined for forever. In 1918, tragedy fell upon the couple, ripping them apart. A very different Edward and Bella meet again years later and this time…eternity can be theirs.

This is an AU fic, loosely following the book with my own personal flair.

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Bella & Edward are undoubtedly the best kept secret in Forks High School, dating in secret but their relationship is doomed to be exposed and the consequences of this will rip both their worlds apart. Who, if anyone will come out of this mess unscathed.

Revised April 2012: Bella Swan is a wallflower. Quiet and shy but with a secret lurking within her soul. Will her new professor and his TA be the ones to discover her secret and what will she think when she discovers theirs? Lemons galore. POLY B/E/J

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