Both damaged, Edward and Bella meet and the chemistry is instantaneous.  Will she still love him when she discovers that he is the criminal defense attorney that got her rapist acquitted just two days before her attack?  Can he forgive himself enough to give her justice?

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Marriage first, then kids. That's how it goes for most people. Bella Swan isn't most people, though.

She mothered his daughter, unbeknownst to him. Now she's a small town teacher with a bestseller and a broken heart, hiding her true feelings from the rest of the world. He's America's hottest actor, cheerful for the cameras, but he doesn't have his family fooled.

She can't go anywhere without seeing his face and he can't go one second without thinking about her. They've both made mistakes, and they've both screwed up. They both wish that they could move on, but neither of them is ready to give up on the past, no matter how much pain is caused in the process.

Bella Swan breaks free from her mother's influence and is desperate
to prove her music blog speaks for her generation. Edward Cullen is an Irish
punk rocker with a dark past. When they collide, nothing will ever be the
same. AH, OOC.

Now Complete!

Just two weeks before her best friend's wedding Bella gets dumped by boyfriend James when she refuses to give him what he wants. The next night she discovers he's made a bet with gorgeous pal Edward Cullen that he can't bed her. She brilliantly decides to string Edward along for a few weeks...and subsequently land herself a hot date for the wedding. Things soon get very interesting...

In the dead silence, all of the details suddenly fell into place for me. I’d made an absolute fool of myself. Jacob was smitten, thrilled that I cared so much for him, while my husband stood there, betrayal and disappointment written across his face. He turned away from me, and the realization hit me: in all my efforts to right Rosalie’s wrongs, I lost sight of what was actually important. And on top of that, he’d given me ample enough warning. He even went as far to tell me to fix it. And I made it worse. And now Edward wanted nothing to do with me. “Edward-”

“I don’t want to hear it,” he said dejectedly. I could tell by the tone of his voice that he was hurt. The last thing I wanted to do was hurt him. Pangs of regret attacked me. I should’ve kept my mouth closed.

 Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?

(credit to M81170)

Bella Swan has moved home to Forks. It's only a matter of time until she crosses paths with Edward Cullen, her former best friend and first love. They parted on bad terms years ago, and both thought that they had moved on... All-human, LEMONS.

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