Edward and Bella broke up 4 yrs ago because Edward cheated... or did he? Bella walked away, never looking back. What happens when a 4 year secret comes back to bite Bella in the butt? Did Edward really cheat, and what secrets does he have lurking in his closet all these years later? Promised HEA. Lemons.

Edward, Bella and Alice are drawn into a no-win scenario in Volterra after Edward's attempted suicide-by-Volturi in the Palazzo dei Priori .  Aro confronts Edward to make an impossible choice, with Alice as Aro's unwitting accomplice.  How will Edward's choice affect his reunion with Bella, and what future can they hope to salvage in the aftermath?

Story begins in New Moon, during Chapter 21, "The Verdict," but enters the AU when Aro reads Alice's mind...

AU, but canon through New Moon, with canon pairings.

~*~ warning ~*~  story contains very dark themes, including a sexual assault in the first chapter.  if this subject is a trigger for you, please do not continue. 

If you are a survivor of sexual abuse and need assistance, please contact RAINN http://apps.rainn.org/ohl-bridge/

Disclaimer:  I do not own the Twilight series, nor any of the characters created by Stephenie Meyer. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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Vampire Edward, having abstained from human blood for so long that he is almost densensitized to it, moves to Seattle as a 1st year pediatric resident. What happens when he foils James' lunch plans by saving Bella, a strangely intriguing human grad student?

Bella is in her senior year, studying fine arts at a Minnesota University. Edward is the hot new professor on campus. Bella is shocked when Edward asks her for a date -- spend the weekend with him at his lake home -- even though they barely know each other. From mirrors on the bedroom ceiling, to people who show up at the most inopportune times, they are in for a wild ride. Can they find love in all the right places?   

After spending 7 years in prison, Edward gets a new start in the fishing village of Corea, Maine. Can a little girl and her mom, Bella, see beyond his past and can they all find love again...or will the ocean swallow them whole?

Bella's first encounter with Edward instantly leads to a mutual dislike. She is the new girl in town that has attracted more than one admirer and he's the boy who usually gets what he wants. So how will one evade when the other is set to conquer? AH

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Bella is investigating a rash of serial killings in Rochester, NY when Edward Cullen crosses her path and raises her suspicion. Is there more to Edward than meets the eye? Can Bella fight her attraction to a man who might be her suspect?

She once lived the life of luxury with her husband, James, until he becomes abusive. With the help of an unlikely friend, she fakes her own death, escapes James' abuse, becomes Bella Swan, and starts fresh in a new town. She meets a handsome young man named Edward who will help her heal, but will she ever fully get over the abuse she suffered? 

When James gets wind that his wife isn't dead, what lengths will he go to take back what he feels is his?

Rated for future lemons, some scenes of violence, and cursing.

(loosely based on Sleeping with the Enemy, but with large differences, and a Twilight twist)

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Renee took Bella away from Charlie when she was four years old.  Suffering her mother’s abuse, she often wished for her mysterious father to come and save her from her life.  Now a twenty-four year old schoolteacher, Bella suffers from a severe anxiety disorder. In an act of desperation, she leaves everything she ever knew behind to do some soul searching.  She lands in Forks, Washington, and her journey of self-discovery begins.

Meanwhile, Edward Cullen is a twenty-seven year old man with a successful career in Seattle.  When he receives the news that his parents are dead, he must leave everything behind and return to Forks to care for his much younger sister, Alice.  Edward struggles with the challenges of trying to raise a fourteen-year-old girl.

What will happen when Edward and Bella's paths cross?  Can they save each other?

Edward Cullen was a loner, an outcast. He clearly hated everybody, including himself. He was not a nice person. So, why was I so drawn to him? And why did I get the crazy feeling he felt the same way?

WARNING: This story will deal with the aftermath of child abuse and rape. If that bothers you too much, I strongly recommend that you don’t read.

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Bella Swan applies for the job of PA to the rude, arrogant Hollywood film star Edward Cullen.

Can Bella keep her feelings for her boss in check so she can do her job?

A/H, OOC, luscious and graphic lemons and bad language.

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Bella comes to Forks as the overweight, excessively pale, book worm. No guy wants anything to do with her. Edward Cullen is the popular, smart, athletic, honor student who all the girls swoon over, despite the fact that he's never expressed interest in any of them.

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What if Bella really had a reason to have self-esteem issues? What if Edward had a secret that no one else knew?

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Oh," Jacob hesitates. "I just figured the way he acted around you the other night and how you were going to his party that maybe you guys were..." He trails off.

"Well, no." I clarify. "We are only biology partners."

"OH! I get," he nearly shouts. "Like benefriends."

"WHAT?!" I yell, "NO!" I pull the phone away from my ear and press the TALK button to end the call.

The phone rings again.

"No Jacob! That is NOT what is going on between Edward and I, AT ALL, you perv!"

"Bella?" Edward's voice asks.

Bella remains sexually unfulfilled after three separate liaisons with “boys” instead of men. Diagnosed as frigid, she is on the verge of giving up on her sexuality.  She encounters Edward Masen, another sexual misfit, and things begin to change.  B/E/AH/AU/OOC.  Rated NC-17 for language and sexual content.

WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS ADULT THEMES RELATED TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN