Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters...but I wouldn't mind borrowing Edward for a while.

BPOV

I, Bell Swan, have been waiting all year for this. And now it’s finally here and my excitement can barley stay inside my body! Don’t get me wrong, I love college and having my best friend, Alice as a roommate is more than a perk, but summer...come on, nothing compares to that! And this summer will prove to be the best yet. Why? Because my dad has agreed to let me spend the entire summer living with Alice and her family.

Alice Cullen has been my friend since freshman year of high school. She was the first person to befriend me when I first moved from Phoenix to Forks, Washington. We got along right away, although, I have a hard time imagining someone not getting along with Alice. She’s this short, pixie-like girl barley standing at 4'11". She has short, black, spiky hair and a beautiful face that would make any Cover Girl envious. The complete opposite of me.

I’m as plain as you can get. Brown hair, brown eyes, 5'4". See? Utterly plain and boring. There’s nothing really special about me except my ability to turn about 84 shades of red when I blush...which I do quite often. Not exactly a good trait. And of course the clumsiness I posses that could cause people to question if I’m mentally handicapped. But despite all of these faults, the Cullen family has always accepted me as one of their own...minus the unimaginable beauty that the entire family seems to posses...curse those fantastic genetics.

Alice’s family consists of her parents and two brothers. Her parents are the sweetest people ever! Carlisle and Esme and of course with their looks, this is probably where those gorgeous genetics started.

Her oldest brother (three years older than us) is Emmett and god knows I love him. He is this huge muscular boy that could beat the shit out of any wrestler. But once I got to know him, he was just a big cuddly teddy bear and seemed to be the big brother I never had. Of course he jumps at any chance to make fun of me and bring that ever famous blush to my cheeks. Fortunately for him, I know it’s all in good fun and I hardly ever retaliate.

Her other older brother is Edward. He’s only a year older than Alice and I. Oh, and did I mention he’s perfection in a human form? Think I’m exaggerating? I’m not! He’s tall with a lean, toned body with muscles in all the right places. Biceps, triceps, abs, pecs...um, anyway. His hair is a beautiful bronze color that seems to have a mind of it’s own but seems to sit perfectly nonetheless. His jaw line is chiseled at an amazing angle that makes me want to stroke his face. And my favorite, his eyes. They’re like two emeralds that sparkle when he smiles. His beauty has rendered me speechless on more than one occasion. And if it isn’t obvious, I have been completely and utterly in love with him since the day I met him.

He and I used to get along as well as me and Alice. He was also my best friend until he left for college. And now, here I am three years since the last time I’ve seen him and I am still hopelessly in love with him. I know I should get over it because nothing will ever come of it. I mean, he was my friend, he thought of me as a little sister. Of course back then I did look a bit different...okay, a lot different.

I used to have braces and wild and frizzy hair. Not to mention my body was that of a ten year old boy’s. Now, the braces are off, I’ve grown into my wild mane and discovered the flat iron, and I actually managed to get curves. Apparently, I was just a late bloomer.

But what’s past is past. I am now 20 years old and at the end of my sophomore year of college, and so ready for summer!