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‘ Beautiful strangers’

Chapter one:

First sight

New York city.

Bella.

I rummaged threw my closet, trying to find my favorite black heels, when I found them I

stood up and looked in the mirror to check if the shoes suited what I was wearing, it did, I

smiled and went to grab by notes and resume which were on the table next to my closet, as I

grabbed them I saw the photo of me and Jacob – my ex-fiancé, I grabbed the photo and threw

it in the closet, I shut the door and took at deep breath, “your going to be fine” I whispered to

myself.

I quickly grabbed some money and headed for the door. Starbucks was around the corner

from my apartment so I quickly walked there, I ordered my usual cappuccino and as soon as it

was ready, I ran out the door.

I hurried along the busy street with the hot coffee in my right hand and my notes and resume

in my left. I was running late for my interview for my new job, it was at eleven - thirty and it

was…I quickly looked at my watch, eleven- twenty, shit! I walked faster down the street. It

was only three blocks away, I could make it, I quickly turned at the next corner and then

something ran into me.

I fell to the floor and so did my coffee and papers. “Shit” I muttered and noticed at the corner

of my eye the person I hit was on the floor as well, “I’m so sorry” I cried, picking up the

papers.

He got up, holding some of my papers, “its okay…I just guess its going to be one of those

days” a deep but sweet voice grumbled. I looked up at him and forgot what I was doing; he

had the most mesmerizing features… those eyes ...sea blue, his hair was wavy and sticking up

in an unusual way but I liked it. “Are you alright?” the handsome man asked and looked at

me; wary.

“Never better” I whispered, he smiled and helped me up. I noticed his shirt was covered in

coffee. “I’m so sorry about your shirt”

He looked at me confused and then look down at his shirt and sighed, “Oh well”

“I’m so sorry! Please let me buy you a new one” I begged.

“No… don’t worry about, I didn’t really like it anyway” he assured me but looked down at his

shirt again and signed.

“I’m not buying that, look, my apartment is just a block that way” I said and pointed behind

me. “If you’d like to clean up, have a washing machine and a shower” I suggested and put a

smiled on my face.

He smiled back, “I don’t even know your name”

“Isabella Swan, but you can call me Bella” I smiled.

“Nice to meet you, Bella, I’m Edward, Edward Cullen” he said and extended his hand to

shake mine.

I shook it firmly, “so will you please make me feel better about myself and take up my offer?”

I asked.

“Um…yeah, sure, I’m free” he smiled and handed me some more of my notes.

“Thanks” I smiled and grabbed them. We looked at each other for a moment.

Then I looked away, “well we better wash your shirt before it stains” I said and slowly turned

towards my apartment. He followed me and we began walking.

“So… Do you live in new York?” I asked, hopeful.

“Well…kind of”

“What do you mean… kind of” I laughed.

“Well I’m looking for an apartment, well I was, before you came along” he winked at me, my

heart stopped.

“I am really sorry about that” I blushed.

“Why are you apologizing? Is was an accident”

“I know but come on, if you spilt your coffee on someone, you would keep apologizing, am I

right?” I questioned.

He thought for a moment, and then laughed, “I guess I would. But seriously stop, its fine”

“Nope, until your shirt looks better than it did before I spilt coffee on it, I will keep

apologizing, so, I’m sorry” I grinned at him and he rolled his eyes, “sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry,

sorry, so –“he put his hand over my month.

“I get it” he laughed.

I looked over to my left; we were nearly at my apartment. I moved his hand from my mouth

and got my keys out of my pocket. “Nice place” he complimented.

“Thanks”

“How long you been here for?” he asked.

“Um…a bit over a year, I think” I said and opened the door.

We walked inside and I put all my stuff on the kitchen bench.

“Would like anything? Water? Coffee?” I laughed

He smiled but shook his head, “no, no thank you”

I walked over to the hall cupboard and pulled out a towel. I handed it to him, “the bathrooms

through that door, just pass the shirt out, I wont look” I said and bit my bottom lip.

He looked at me, chuckled and then pulled his shirt off, “here” he said and tossed it to me. I

grabbed it before it landed on the ground and stared at his chest, oh my god… ”I’ll try be

quick” he said and headed for the bathroom.

“No, take as long as you need” I called before the door shut.

I walked to the laundry room and put his shirt in the machine, I smelt my shirt, yuck , I looked

towards the bathroom, I could here him in the shower so I pulled it off and chucked it in. I put

some powder in and shut the door, and turn it on for twenty minutes.

I thought about having a complete stranger in my shower and then took a deep breath; Edward

was nice, maybe even too nice. I laughed at my self and walked to my bedroom to get another

shirt.

I opened my closet and saw the photo of me and Jacob from this morning, I held it in my

hands then scrunched it up and threw it on the floor of the closet, I saw the baseball bat at the

corner of my eye, I slowly picked it up and saw a small blood stain, a tear escape my eye as I

remember how the blood stain got there, I grabbed the bat tighter and threw it as hard as I

could at the wall, it hit my lamp and it smashed but I didn’t care, I sat on the floor and began

to cry.

I heard the shower stop and Edward came rushing into my room with a towel wrapped around

his waist, “what happened?” he demanded. He looked at me strangely, and then I remember I

was only wearing a bra. He didn’t seem to care and ran to me, I tired to stop my crying but the

tears continued to flow.

He wiped some of them away, “Bella, what’s wrong?” I looked at him, he was a complete

stranger, and he cared for me more than Jacob ever did. I cried harder, Edward wrapped his

arms around me in a comforting way and looked over at the far wall, where the baseball bat

was on the floor. “Did someone hurt you?”

I thought about that for a second, the answer was yes, but I knew what he meant so I shook

my head. “Then what happened?” he demanded.

I closed my eyes, thinking about the last three months in my head. All the beatings, all the

bruises, all the pain, I flinched at thought of it all. Edward put his hand under my chin so I had

looked him in the face, “I know you don’t know me very well, but whatever it is, I’ll listen to

every word” I look him in the eyes, he was serious, “so please tell me, Why did you do this?”

he asked in whisper.

“Jacob” I whispered.

‘ Beautiful Strangers’

Chapter two:

The first date

New York City.

Edward.

“Jacob” she whispered.

Even though I didn’t know Bella very well, I was more interested in her life than I was of my

own. Ever since the first second I met her I was in love with her. The way her hair brushed

just behind her ears, the way her eyes sparked in the sunlight, she was an angel from the

heavens, and she was in pain.

“Jacob? Bella, who’s Jacob?”

She looked up at me, her eyes red and wet from crying. “My ex - fiancé”

“What did he do?” she closed her eyes and flinched, after a moment of thinking she took a

deep breath and walked over to the lamp that had been smashed. I was hesitant about her

walking on the glass but I stayed were I was.

She moved the lamp and then picked up something, it was gray and long. She got back up and

walked over to me. I noticed for the first time that she was only wearing a bra. I looked next

to me and found an old shirt, I handed it to her and she looked at me weirdly but then looked

down and blushed, “Oops” she said and bit her lower lip, she dropped the long gray thing and

quickly grabbed the shirt and put it on, “sorry”

“It’s okay, I didn’t mind” I winked at her; she smiled and looked at me, she blushed, “what?”

I asked.

“I’ll go get your pants from the bathroom” she said and ran out of the room.

I looked down at myself, I was only wrapped in a towel, I shook my head and sighed, I forgot

to put on pants, I chuckled to myself and noticed the gray object Bella was trying to show me

before, I went to grab it and noticed it was a baseball bat. I held it in my hands; analyzing it

carefully, I turned it over and found a faded red stain; I then suddenly realized there were red

stains everywhere, they were blood stains. When Bella walked back in she froze at the door, I

looked up at her; slowly.

“He did this to you, didn’t he?” I whispered and she nodded.

Pure anger struck my body, but I controlled it and took a deep breath.

“When did it start?”

She came and sat down next to me, “why do you care?” she asked; confused.

“How could I not?”

“Because you barely even know me…”

“Well let’s change that, shall we?” I asked with a smile and got up.

“What are you doing?” she questioned.

“I’m taking you out for lunch” I smiled and walked over to the bathroom, picked up my pants

and closed the door.

New York City.

Bella.

I sat there, watching him, as he left the room and shut the bathroom door. I was shocked, it

took Jake two months to ask me on a date, and I’d known Edward for an hour. I smiled with

joy and got up, I walked over to my closet and put on one of my favorite dresses; it was blue

and had a big black ribbon on the front.

I quickly looked in the mirror and fixed my hair a little. When I grabbed my shoe’s Edward

popped his head out of the bathroom, “err…is my shirt ready?”

I laughed as he walked out of the bathroom without a shirt on, “ill go check”

I walked into the laundry room and the machine wasn’t on, it must have stopped. I pulled out

the load and found his shirt; it was a little damp but dry enough to wear.

I handed it to Edward and he put it on, “thanks” he muttered.

I quickly put my shoes on and grabbed my bag, “so…where are we going?” I asked.

“Ummm…” he thought about it for a second, “I saw a nice little Italian place three blocks

from here?”

“Sounds great” I smiled and he smiled back, I’d never felt so happy in my entire life, Edward

was my savior and I was going to tell him everything.

New York City,

Edward.

As we walked out of her apartment, she had a certain glow about her, seeing her like this, was

so much better than seeing her thinking about Jacob.

“You look happy” I stated.

“That’s because I am” she smiled and walked down the street; I joined her.

“So…since this is a date…” I mumbled.

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