Bella takes a vacation to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina to meet Alice's new boyfriend, Jasper. Rosalie and Emmett come along, too, just in case Bella didn't feel like enough of a fifth wheel. With Jasper's roommate out of town, Bella has his nice big bed all to herself. Until Edward comes home in the middle of the night...

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Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere
Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere

After multiple chance encounters can two strangers find their missing pieces within each other?

Or will their past mistakes hold them back? 

Two strangers passing in the night, searching for nothing, but maybe finding everything. 

A story of learning to trust and forgive, finding a way to risk opening yourself up. 

Inspired by Journey's song Don't Stop Believing.

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Bella had the perfect life.  She was married to her longtime best friend, had a great job and a beautiful son…until a careless driver stole her happiness.

Edward was fulfilling his dreams.  His residency was almost over, he had a gorgeous fiancé, and he was ready to move forward, starting a family…until a devastating break-up and a health scare in his family shake his foundation.

See, sometimes, life doesn’t go the way you want.  Sometimes, things can happen that change the course you choose.  And most of the time, it takes courage to walk down the new path.

What if that new path started with a tee ball team?

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When another realtionship goes wrong, Bella decides it’s time to take fate into her own hands. That’s why a month later she ends up at the sperm bank... looking at the file of E.C. Colab between Sweet Ciccio and shellyfish! AH/AU OOC

 Bella Swan is a talented chef who is trapped in her mediocre life. Edward Cullen is a successful lawyer trapped in an engagement he wants out of.

 Their worlds collide when Edward and his family take a cruise through the Indian Ocean. Edward is the impossible guest in Cabin 481 that becomes the thorn in Bella’s side. A heated argument on the ship’s stern one night takes Bella and Edward overboard, forcing them to get along in order to survive on an island in the middle of nowhere. They find themselves caught up in the beauty and passion of the island. It’s not enough to keep them together when they must return to the real world after being rescued.

 When tragedy strikes a year later, will the twosome be able to come to terms with their past or will they allow the storms they face to destroy their only chance at true happiness?

What's real and what's fiction?

Bella wants a kid with her boss, feels her biological clock ticking and would have jumped him by now if it wasn't for the fact he's a major playboy. Her boss, Edward, secretly desires Bella and, to look cooler, he pretends to be a playboy by fakin' relationships with a harem of eight women.

Where are the lies and the truth?

Alice is very one-man oriented; she has eyes only for Jasper. But Jasper is in a commited gay relationship with Emmett and has repeatedly told her that he sees her as the little sister. Ruthless shark of the business world but dork in real life, Alice has given up. Running into Rosalie and Bella, she develops cofidence and gets a sexy makeover.  Watch out world!

What is make-believe and what is reality?

Jasper is a womanizer who only agreed to pretend to be Emmett's boyfriend to get stalker Alice off his back. That of course, is true, until he sees Alice bend over in those tight little pants...

Telling a lie only makes the truth even harder to discern...

Emmett wants Rosalie. Nice and simple. But she isn't a one-man-kind-of-girl. So to get close to her, he pretends to be gay. But the thing is, he pretends too well. For a year and a half, he and Rosalie have gotten closer, but now Emmett and Jasper's parents think they are almost on their way to having a commitment ceremony.

What the hell is up with the screwy here?

Finally, the guys all think that Bella and Alice are lesbian lovers. Don't ask.

If you want a world of f***ing hilarious mind games, come right in and read ahead. But seriously, beware of the laugh-out-loud mind f***ery.

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Bella Swan is homeless in one of the worst winters Seattle has ever seen. When trouble arises, she is saved by a knight in shining armor.

In his endeavor to help her, will he simplify her life, or complicate it beyond anything she could have ever foreseen.

Pairings are all part of the mystery . . .

Ever wondered why Jasper and Alice are perfect for each other. He calms her down and keeps her grounded. Duh!

But why is Jasper so attracted to Alice?  What does she fulfill in him?

Imagine a world in which Alice cannot see the future and is a human sophmore living on a college campus, attending school.  She has this creepy guy (who is very sexy but sadly wardrobe challenged) who follows her around all day, staring at her, with a look of pain on his face. 

What does Jasper need from Alice that he can't find with another girl?  And, more importantly, what will he and his friends (who are not quite human) do to make sure he ends up with what he needs?

Hint: lots of lemons may be involved.

And Coming Soon:

Bella meets Edward when he picks up his nephew from her Pre-K class and the sparks fly.  As their feelings for each other grow, Edward has a prior commitment that he is convinced must be seen through. A commitment that is effectively keeping them apart. Are there some complications that even the strongest hearts can't overcome? Can they resist the one thing they can't have--Each other?

To get to the prize, they'll have to survive the temptation of one another, in this emotional waiting game.

Show and Don't Tell.

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What if the wolf pack hadn't interrupted Laurent before he bit Bella?  This is the story of Bella being changed despite Edward leaving her to prevent it from happening.

Rated for later chapters.  Just like in New Moon, Edward will make an appearance eventually!

Team of beautiful, genius robotics engineers?  Check. 

Hot employers?  Check.

The project of a lifetime – to create a line of ‘Companion Robots’ who could fulfill a girl’s every need?  Check.

But whose idea was it to make them look like the boss and his sons?

And who’s going to test these naughty bots?

You’ll just have to read and find out.

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Single mom Bella is frustrated with how her life has turned out.  She finally gets the nerve to quit her job and open her own restaurant, taking with her some of her insane boss's best employees. 

Can she deal with the stress? What about her noisy upstairs neighbor?

As she struggles to be successful, raise her daughter, and deal with the pressures of daily life, can she finally find happiness and love for herself?