Bella went cliff diving, but it didn't turn out so well. She broke her back. A decade later, Edward reappears in her life on the same night she loses her best friend and husband to a freak accident. Now a graduate student in Women's Studies, Bella isn't thrilled to see him. But when the Cullens re-enter Bella's life, they bring change, hope, and a new joint project that will require all their expertises.

Also, you can find a SPANISH version here:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4829851/1/En_un_parpadeo

AND you can find images for various things like Esme's house, Edward's piano, Bella's wheelchair and Rose's car on my ff.net profile page:

http://www.fanfiction.net/~thatwritr

OR in my LJ gallery:

http://pics.livejournal.com/that_writr/gallery/000010z2

Special Update:

For personal reasons (a ridiculously full teaching schedule and being recently put in charge of a bi-annual local conference and ongoing project), I am no longer able to reply to reviews and questions. But that said, I wanted to give a BIG THANK YOU to EVERYBODY for the wonderful feedback and kind words that have been sent my way since the completion of this story in August 2009. I do still check my messages about once every 1-2 weeks and read *every* review. I just have too many to reply to anymore, but I didn’t want anyone to think I was ignoring her/him in particular, or didn’t appreciate readers taking time to leave a review. Writing this story was tons of fun and I’m thrilled readers seem to enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed the chance to write it. I can’t tell you how flattering that is!!! As I used to reply to all reviews, I feel a little badly about this decision, but work has been requiring virtually all of my time since the new (academic) year began.

Best to all of you in 2010 and beyond!

Bella Swan is twenty-seven years old, newly single, and mom to an adorable Kindergarten student with a knack for accidents. On a typical, fall afternoon, she experiences the shock of her life during a casual conversation with her son. When an unexpected revelation leads to the most emotional reunion imaginable, how will Bella reconcile the path her life has taken with the past she never chose? Takes place nearly ten years post New Moon. Canon - AU. ExB

Bella set Edward on a pedestal and worshiped the ground he walked on. Through Twilight, the readers got to see one side of the Cullen's. What about the other. Enjoy the Cullens like you've never seen them before. Enjoy them or hate them through Jasper's eyes.

Twilight from Jasper's perspective.

Wonderful banner by the awesome Anne Cullen!!! Send her some love people.

Slash: Edward is an unabashed pleasure-seeker, one of the club kings of the Seattle gay community. One night at his favorite club, he meets an enigmatic man who rocks the world he has created.

Edward and Jasper are two anti-social college students who share a close and very solitary friendship. When Jasper’s feelings abruptly grow, will Edward succumb to the pressure of high-expectation, or embrace his feelings and evade the orbit of conformity? E/J Slash. AH/OOC. Eventual Lemons.

When Bella takes a long overdue trip back to Forks, an unexpected detour helps her find her way home. AU/AH ExBxJ M for adult themes and lemons. This is a story about a poly(amorous) trio. This means that there are sometimes moments where they all three have sex, sometimes BxJ, sometimes ExB, and sometimes ExJ.

Edward leaves Bella, much like the beginning of 'New Moon', however, this time, they are all human and there is quite the twist.  Why did Edward leave Bella?  And what secret is Bella keeping when he leaves?

Can they make a nightmare turn into a dream?

THANKS TO EMERALD_ROSALIE FOR THE ABOVE BANNER AND ATHENALOVE FOR THE BELOW.

"It’s him. I know it, and he knows it, and the whole damn place is going to fall to pieces if someone doesn’t do something about it." were the drunken ramblings of a man who came stumbling one night into Bella's ER. Now, five years later that one innocent encounter is coming back to haunt Bella Swan in a way she never dreamed.

Kidnapped and tortured, Bella is desperately trying to figure out who Edward Cullen is and why she's been thrown into the center of a twisted struggle for information she knows nothing about--- all while trying to make it out alive.

Unfortunately, this story is on an indefinte hiatus due to real life fail.

When the Cullens move back to Forks, Edward decides to follow in Carlisle's footsteps and become a doctor. As he becomes more and more frustrated with his monotonous life, Bella is admitted with a serious illness.

Will he be able to resist?

Thanks M81170 for the wonderful banner!