Disclaimer:  I do not own the characters created by Stephanie Meyer.

Chapter One – In the Beginning (One month earlier)

Edwards’s POV

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I took a sip of my latte and sighed. I looked around for a place to sit and saw an empty chair, so I made my way over not really paying attention. As I was about to sit down, I heard a quiet “Oh no you don’t” and someone tapped my shoulder. When I turned to look, my breath caught in my throat, and I just stared.

“If you don’t mind, I would like to sit in my chair.” The woman said.

Intrigued, I nodded my head and asked for her name. She gave me a look up and down and a faint blush crept onto her cheeks.

“Um…Bella. And you are?” She replied with a hint of a smile playing at her lips.

“Edward Cullen. I’m sorry I took your spot. Would you mind if I joined you?” I couldn’t help myself. Bella was unlike any woman I had ever met.  She nodded her head and I sat down in the chair next to her. We talked for what seemed like hours about nothing and everything. As she got up to leave, I asked her to dinner that night. She warily accepted my invitation.

Later that night at a fine restaurant…

Bella looked amazing. She wore a little black dress that outlined her beautiful curves in the most amazing way. She wanted to meet at the restaurant so we met at 8. She beat me there, and when I walked in she was sitting there lovely and waiting. We had a small corner of the restaurant to ourselves. It was all very romantic.

Bella owned a small business just outside of town. She raised horses and taught people to ride them. She was very successful and enjoyed it. When she found out that I was the owner of a large business in Chicago, she just stared for a minute. 

“So are you only here on business?” She had said after staring.

“Unfortunately yes. But if the client signs on, I will be moving out here on a more permanent basis. It’s almost a done deal.” I replied, slightly afraid she would end the date as soon as the word ‘yes’ was out of my mouth.