Unexpectedly Chapter 12 Teaser

The next day, Bella was completely all smiles.

After she had gotten up in the morning after a much deserved rest, she took the time in making her appearance look even nicer as she knew who would definitely – she hoped – be visiting that very morning. While looking in the mirror, she noticed how much happier she looked after being with him: her skin was glowing, her eyes were sparkling and just her whole demeanour had completely changed.

She remembered how she lay with him and talked to him about her life. Thankfully, something inside her forced herself to spare Edward all of the details about what had really happened the night that her mother had died as she didn’t want to push those memories onto anyone else. She had told him that her mother’s death was the reason that she became reclusive, but she didn’t explain to him why she was scared to go out because of it and why it still haunted her to this day.

But that was a secret to stay locked up. She would swallow a key for it, if she could.

However, Bella was smiling as she drove herself into work that morning rather than her father giving her a lift in his police cruiser. The truck wasn’t the most practical vehicle; it stuttered and spluttered, but she loved it. The heaviness and the creaks it made when she changed gear gave it personality, in her opinion. She found herself drawn to the things that were flawed.

As soon as she got into work, Alice noticed her change instantly.

“You’ve kissed him,” she stated as soon as Bella had put her apron on and moved over to the counter.

“What?” Bella asked, trying to hide all traces of knowledge from her voice.

“I can read you like a book, Bella Swan,” she started. “You’ve been cavorting around with Edward Cullen. You know he hasn’t even filed for divorce yet? My mom told me the other day.”

“Ssh,” she begged, noticing the concern in Alice’s voice. It was different when the truth came out of someone else’s’ mouth but Edward’s. “Don’t tell anyone please. I-I know it’s wrong and, um, I don’t know…I just…”

“Hey,” Alice said as held out her hand for Bella’s to take. “Why would I tell anyone? We’re friends, aren’t we?”

Bella sighed in relief and also contented agreement at Alice’s words. She took her hand. “Yes,” she replied. “We’re friends.”

As they continued to work throughout the day, Bella found herself relating to Alice more than she had ever imagined. She found that in actual fact, Alice was proving herself to be one of those friends that Bella had read about – you know the ones that are just there for you; listen to you, and don’t even judge you. Bella had never found anyone that she got on with quite like Alice, so work was starting to become a comfort rather than a hindrance.

Bella enjoyed listening to Alice speak, and even found that she could have her own input into the conversation rather than just being a boring bystander which is what she would have usually done. Thanks to Edward, it had seemed she was just becoming this whole different person that she had never even dreamed of becoming after everything that happened. For once, she had her own identity and her own voice.

She even told Alice to go for it with Jasper, despite their boss being out of town to grieve about their breakup. Bella was sorry about it, but Alice clearly wasn’t.

“You know when you just find someone and there’s that connection there, and you can’t even describe what it is – but it’s definitely there. You want to see them all the time, even though you don’t even know the basic things like what their favorite food or colour is, yet you feel like you’ve known them your whole life…” Alice sighed as she pondered over her feelings for Jasper.

“More than you know,” Bella said as she let out a deep breath.

Review - What Happens At Charlie's Wedding by VelvetButterfly

What Happens at Charlie's Wedding by velvetbutterfly

Fed up of reading AH Edward/Bella stories all the time? Yeah, I was a little bit, too. That isn't to say that I still love our canon pair, but when searching for a new story to read, I must admit I was looking for a different pairing.

When I came across this story, I was intrigued by the Carlisle/Bella pairing. After watching Twilight and New Moon, there was no doubt that Peter Facinelli, who plays Carlisle, was what some may consider a DILF (Dad I'd Like to Fuck). There have been many story attempts where Edward is the older man (yes, Unexpectedly and His Darkest Realms both feature this character) but I simply could not imagine Edward being Bella's father's age. Therefore Carlisle was a perfect person to base the forty year-old best man that twenty-three year-old Bella falls for.

The Carlisle/Bella relationship begins with Bella and her best friend Alice returning to Forks for Bella's father Charlie's wedding to the beautiful Esme. Carlisle is Esme's brother in this fic, so he stays in Forks to be Charlie's best man and to be there for his sister's big day. Carlisle is the sexy surgeon of course, and Bella is the hot young 23 year old who has just broken up from her long term idiot boyfriend James (standard). The immediate sexual tension heats up rapidly and before they know it, turns into a secret passionate relationship.

However, this isn't to say that everything is hunkydory from then on. As the actual wedding draws closer, Carlisle's son, Edward and his friend Jasper also travel to Forks and surprise surprise, Edward also becomes infatuated with Bella and pursues her until no end. And then, one begins to wonder whether it really is a Carlisle/Bella story after all.

Despite the awesome smut and fluff that VB provides us, there is something else in the story line which really drew me in and seperates this fic from most of the others that I've read is the father/son relationship between Carlisle and Edward. There's evident hate on Edward's part towards Carlisle and actually Edward's attraction to Bella isn't all what it seems. There are unresolved family issues between them that are absolutely heartbreaking and the emotions that are captured here - a father's unconditional love for his son, the malicious ploys and lies told by Edward just to get his father's attention, and mature-for-her-age Bella's support for the man that she ends up loving.

I found this story completely fulfilling to read. It was a (hot!) emotional rollercoaster throughout, and I really found myself becoming closer to the characters. I enjoyed the excitement of never knowing what was going to happen next, which is something that I do find rare, nowadays. The only thing that frustrated me about this story was the slow updates (but I don't want to be hypocritical) however, now there is only one chapter left to go and an epilogue, so updates shouldn't be a problem. If you want to read something different, something intense, something thoroughly enjoyable, then I suggest you get on this on straightaway.

Bondgirl

New Story: 'His Darkest Realms'

This story has been niggling at me for some time now, and for a while I've been thinking about it and writing some extracts and random chapters here and there. As the story progressed and I started writing more, I thought I would post the first chapter on Fanfiction.net to see if people would like it.

Tell me what you think!

Title: His Darkest Realms
Summary: Edward's a determined Dom who needs a sub to train, and Bella's a lost girl in need of a Master. What they both find is something neither of them expected. BDSM D/s ExB
(Rated M)

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5872989/1/

New Banners by ReachingasIfall

I have been graciously made two new banners for Violet and Unexpectedly by the very talented 'ReachingasIfall', and I thought I would share them with you.

Visit her blog http://reachingasifall.blogspot.com for more amazing graphics.

Violet Chapter 18 - Friends with Benefits

So this chapter showed some of Bella's insecurities that were most probably caused by her horrible ending to the relationship with Mike. But hey, Edward managed to clear it up pretty quickly ;)

Lots of people keep asking me when the smut is going to take place, but as you can see it is building up pretty quickly. I guess you will have to wait and see what is going to happen after the Forbes party...

Until then, here are a few visual treats from the last chapter. Bella's dress and shoes are actually real items I found on the Saks website.

Bella's Dress - $1490 (!!!) by Zac Posen + Shoes - by Christian Louboutin $1045

I imagined Bella to look a lot curvier in the dress. To be honest they really needed to choose a better model... but anyway, that's just my opinion.

And aren't the shoes AMAZING?! I am a sucker for the shoes - completely.

Until next time,

Bondgirl x

Unexpectedly Chapter 11 Teaser

I'm very sorry I haven't been able to update in such a long time. I'm currently writing a 10,000 word dissertation on 19th Century French politics which is worth 40% of my final grade so much to my disappointment - that had to take priority.

I have written a bit of Unexpectedly, however, so here is a long-ish teaser on what you can expect after I've got this shitting essay out of the way.

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They had been in Bella’s house for a while now and they both found that she was rapidly coming out of her shell when she was around him. She could laugh without debate, speak her mind about things in which she delighted and which she despaired, and much to her enjoyment, she noticed that maybe, she was even flirting. Alice would have been proud.

After Edward had so graciously made them both lunch and Bella made him a cup of coffee, Edward decided to speak out again. “I’m glad I came back,” he announced.

Bella pushed her plate away from her indicating that she was full. She looked up at Edward, pleading him with her eyes and reluctantly reminding herself of how she felt when he had left. “I… please… don’t go again.”

“I will have to return again tonight to pick up Honey, but I will be back for the weekend, I promise,” he assured her.

“Where is she?” Bella asked, curious.

“My PA Lauren is looking after her at the moment. Just until I find something more permanent,” he told her.

“You have a PA?” Bella asked, astounded. “No one in Forks has a PA,” she stated and then smiled.

“Well, technically she is only my PA when I am in Seattle,” he said, whilst grinning.

“True,” she replied, and then she yawned.

“Sleepy already?” he asked her.

She laughed. “Yes. I haven’t been getting a lot of sleep recently.”

“Maybe you should go and have a rest,” he suggested. “I’ll tuck you in again on the couch, if you like,” he joked, remembering the last time.

“Mmm, that wasn’t as comfy as it looked,” she noted. “I think I’ll just lie down on my bed for a while.”

“Okay,” he agreed. “Well, I will come and see you in the shop tomorrow and maybe we can talk about some more…”

Suddenly, he was cut off by something he was pleasantly shocked at. She was holding his hand – not hesitantly or nervously anymore. She was firm and compassionate. “Please don’t go yet,” she begged.

She didn’t let go of his hand as she began to walk upstairs, slowly and sheepishly. Of course, inside her mind was running haywire and she literally had no clue as to why she was leading a thirty-two year old man up into her bedroom. No one had been in her room before – except Charlie, of course. Now, she was taking him there.

She was nervous and apprehensive, but she didn’t want him to go. She wanted to share something with him like he had with her, but she felt as if she had nothing to give. By showing him her room, she hoped that maybe he would see how much she trusted him now; that she wanted him.

She hoped that he wasn’t getting the wrong impression – but he must have known by now of her intentions. She knew from her books that when a woman led a man up to her room it wasn’t as innocent as what she was doing, but Edward knew that she was growing and their pace needed to be slow.

He sat down on her bed beside her as she lay down smoothly, her head feeling heavy and her eyes becoming weak. “Oh,” she moaned softly. “Why am I so tired all the time?”

“Well, it’s been an emotional day, Bella. I’m exhausted just being around you,” he chuckled lightly as he turned so that he was lying on his back and his head rested on the pillow next to hers.

Bella’s nerves rose slightly as Edward lay next to her, but not to the extent where she was worried. In fact, she felt slight comfort that he was laying next to her. Even though she felt more at ease not being around people, she couldn’t help but hate being alone.

Unexpectedly will be updated 6th April 2010.

Violet Banner

Here is the banner I have made so far but need fonts on it to make it look better. Please help because I am incompetent with fonts... seriously.

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Thank you to anyone that helps me!

Unexpectedly Chapter 9 Teaser

There was an unfamiliar pain in Bella’s chest the following Monday morning. She couldn’t work out what it was exactly, but she hated to admit that she knew why it was happening. It was him.

He hadn’t been to the bakery the next day. It wasn’t as if he promised to, but she expected it as he had been there every other day that she had worked there. Alice had been quite good at distracting Bella from wondering where he was, but it was only momentary. She couldn’t stop thinking about him.

Now, it was Monday and she hadn’t heard from him once since they had shared the painfully intimate moments on that Saturday night. He didn’t even leave an email. She had checked her emails profusely, like clockwork every hour, refreshing the page on her computer to see if there were any new emails – but there weren’t.

Bella had to hold back her tears as she struggled through the school day. It was lucky that no one cared much about her, because she never drew attention to herself.

She had lunch in the toilets by herself that day, just in case anybody noticed her weeping. She wasn’t worried about the students of course, but more about teachers telling her father that she wasn’t happy. She knew how much it made him happy that she was getting out of the house and also that she was making a new life for herself – evidence of that in meeting Edward.

She also didn’t want the chief of police to know that there was a thirty-two year old man who had kissed her wrists and held her tightly as she lay in his bed.

Violet Chapter 14 & 15

Screw Normal Part 1 & 2 was a double chapter bizzarro! Haha, I hope you liked it. I thought it was kind of cool to give you two chapters at the same time! Although, I could have just merged it into one but I think it worked better with two.

Anyhow, thought I would give you some visuals on the last chapter since (squee!) Edward and Bella are finally moving on to a 'normal' relationship (even though Bella was totally screwing normal).

Here is the view along the Hudson River.

I don't know if the opinion is consensual or not, but I thought this would have been such an amazing date. For me, anyway. It isn't normal, but it's not like crazy coke nights (it might have been previously with the boys, however) but Edward toned it down for Bella.

And the kiss at the end... well, we all know the scene in New Moon when Bella finds Edward about to step into the sunlight...

I should be able to update a little more soon, so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime, here is a teaser for the next chapter.

EPOV

She kissed me. She fucking kissed me and I was tripping like mad. If I had been drinking with her that night then I sure wouldn’t have been able to stop myself from pushing her back into her apartment and ultimately fucking her. She was a fucking queen and she knew it.

It wasn’t just the feeling she gave me in my pants though, no, that was not the scary part. The scary part was that I had this really weird feeling inside of my stomach – one I got sometimes when I really had overdone the drink. Except, this was a little bit more pleasant…but still fucking freaky. I didn’t know what it was, but it was like a deep pull that ignited in my belly and then sent an aftershock up to my brain. The girl didn’t even realize what effect she had on me.

Of course, Jake was a little bit pissed that I took her on the Aro and didn’t just stick to the cinema date which was his idea, but loyalty lay with Jasper when he told me how happy he was that it went well and that he thought the Aro was a wicked idea. Naturally, they were both astounded that I hadn’t touched a drop of booze – to be honest, so was I. But they didn’t know how much it was really killing me.

Yeah, I had got to the point now where I was pretty much dependent on a daily basis. It was bad – I knew that – but I couldn’t help it. I didn’t even know how long it was but I hadn’t had a fix for what felt like a life time. Watching Bella guzzle down that Marco Slight was painful, to say the least, and when she asked me if I was going to join her? Fuck, I almost gave in.

I couldn’t get to sleep that night: not after the kiss, not after my body’s undeniable cravings for any stimuli. It was fucking torture. I was actually scared to think that I would become a crazed insomniac after all of this – let alone a celibate, clean, worthy human being. How did the idea of sorting my life out seem so similar to fucking it up?

Hope to hear from you soon!

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