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She happens to be stuck on the side of the road, car engine smoking.  He happens to be driving back from a conference.  Can an accidental meeting really mean a second chance at happiness?  Or . . . not?

 "I . . . I'm waiting for someone.  He should be here shortly."  Dammit Catherine, you have to do better than that.

 "He went to, uh, go to the bathroom." Stupid.  I tried to figure out if I could make it past him.  I wondered how long it would be before I would see anyone else on the trail.  He didn't look very big, maybe my height.  I think I could get around him if I faked him to the right and then went left . . .

"No.  I don't believe he did."

"Yes, he's just over . . ."

He was a mere step in front of me before I finished my blink.  "No, you're traveling alone.  Not very prudent.  You never know who you might meet . . . in a place like this."

His hand reached out to caress my face.  I couldn't move.  I should've jumped his hand was so cold, but I didn't, as he brought it across my cheek, down across my jawbone, stopping on my neck.  I could feel his breath as he leaned in and whispered,

 "I'll be waiting for you."

Note:  While this is first and foremost a love story, it contains dark themes, language, and some lemons.  If you are sensitive to rape or sexual assault, I suggest you do not not read.

Thanks to Alexis Danaan for her rib-cracking wit, superhuman writing skills, general greatness, and for keeping an old, I mean more mature, chick writing.

Thanks to my pal Megan, the rabid Twins fan, for her editing prowess, secret workplace meetings to discuss, um, work, and for not blushing when talking about . . . well, you'll see.

And to my Bossman, who as a male familiar with Twilight, lied and said he wanted to read this, and for enduring all of the lovey-dovey shit.

A thousand thank yous to all who voted for this little fic, and to the judges for a fantabulous contest.

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.

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Edward struggles to come to grips with his new life in Forks and a father he’s just met for the first time. He's unfamiliar with the easy going lifestyle he's been thrust into with the sudden death of his mom and step-father. Gone are the strict rules filled with harsh discipline and constant demands for perfection on the piano.

He finds a reason to fight his past demons when he meets a dark haired beauty that captures his heart. But then, his whole world is in jeopardy when a stalker threatens Bella and tries to destroy everything Edward now holds dear. LEMONS

"Our being is subject to all the chances of life." Katherine Anne Porter

Edward leaves Bella one morning to go hunting. When he gets back, why won't she wake?

My years of medical training had never prepared me for the sight of the woman I loved, limp and unconscious. Even my perfect vampiric recall couldn’t compete with the panic fogging my mind.

Post-BD. "Everyone in my world is ageless, unchanging, while I feel like I'm hurtling toward old age on a runaway train. I can feel my cells dividing." A half-vampire, half-girl on the cusp of maturity, Renesmee grapples with the life she's always known.

Edward leaves more then just Bella behind during New Moon.  Unbeknownst to Edward, he leaves Bella pregnant and in more danger then he could have ever dreamed possible.  Now three years later a reunion is possible, will they finally be a family or will a new danger stop that from ever happening.

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A look at the time SM skipped over in between New Moon and Eclipse.  How did Bella get back to her pre-zombie normal?

Bella tells Edward how much he hurt her; the only problem is she tells him this in her sleep. What will Edward do to regain her trust and make this right? How did they overcome the hurt and pain he caused? What effect does this have on the Cullen family?  This is a strong Bella, who does eventually get angry with Edward and put him in his place. 

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It has been more than five years since Renesmee was born.  She's 16 and craving independence from her overprotective family.  She moves to Alaska to attend school with Jake, after painstakinlgy convincing her parents (mainly Edward) that it's a good idea.  Things begin to develop between Jake and Nessie romantically, and she couldn't be more thrilled.

But what happens when a sudden and unexpected visitor casts a dark shadow over things?  The death of a loved one brings the ugly truth of the lethal and Wicked Game to light and no one is safe anymore... especially Renesmee. 

How hard will Jake and Nessie have to fight to be together? 

Mainly Jake & Renesmee's POV's, but has some Edward and Bella chapters as well.

NOTE:  This story is rated NC-17 for a reason.  Violence, sexual content, and dark themes.

Extreme circumstances force Bella and Edward into an intense relationship amidst devastation, but will their foundation be enough to survive reality? AH. B/E. Rated NC-17. 

Bella's new photography assignment puts her in need of a nude male model. Bella's friends find her in need of a bit more. Written for the Through the Lens One-shot Contest

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