Bella slowly brought her hand up to the large wooden door. She noticed the strange hand-shaped doorknocker and gripped it instead of knocking. The bronze hand made loud thumping sounds as it rapped against the wooden door.
She heard movements from inside the house and it wasn’t long until a regal looking, auburn-haired woman pulled the door open.
“Bonjour, je m’appelle Isabella Swan,” she said, wanting to slap herself for sounding like she just stepped out of the first day of beginning French class.
“Ah Oui.” The woman’s green eyes lit up. “Miss Swan. Aurore sent you, I imagine. Did Guillaume drop you off?”
“Yes,” she answered. “Are you Madame Caron?”
“Yes. Please come in.” She opened the door wider, stepping back for Bella to enter.
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“Madame Caron is my mother-in-law.”
“This is a very nice house, Esme.”
“Yes,” she concurred. “It has been around for many generations.”
Esme took Bella on a tour of the rest of the large house before leading her to her bedroom. The bedroom had once belonged to Esme’s son, Edward but once he grew older into his teens, he requested the larger room across the hall. Bella quickly got settled into the room and after freshening up in the en suite bathroom she made her way back downstairs to see how she could be of use.
As Bella’s feet hit the last step, she almost collided with a large figure. Her mouth fell open with an audible snap at the sight of the man in front of her. “Miss Swan?” He said it as a question. As if he was trying to recall if that was in fact her name.
She found her voice and answered softly. “Yes, and you are Edward. Correct?”
“Yes,” he answered, taking a step back. “I would have never expected to see you again, let alone here of all places.” He looked different from when she saw him in London. Younger maybe. Instead of a suit, he wore jeans and a dark green
She heard movements from inside the house and it wasn’t long until a regal looking, auburn-haired woman pulled the door open.
“Bonjour, je m’appelle Isabella Swan,” she said, wanting to slap herself for sounding like she just stepped out of the first day of beginning French class.
“Ah Oui.” The woman’s green eyes lit up. “Miss Swan. Aurore sent you, I imagine. Did Guillaume drop you off?”
“Yes,” she answered. “Are you Madame Caron?”
“Yes. Please come in.” She opened the door wider, stepping back for Bella to enter.
A little bronze-haired girl …show more content…
“Madame Caron is my mother-in-law.”
“This is a very nice house, Esme.”
“Yes,” she concurred. “It has been around for many generations.”
Esme took Bella on a tour of the rest of the large house before leading her to her bedroom. The bedroom had once belonged to Esme’s son, Edward but once he grew older into his teens, he requested the larger room across the hall. Bella quickly got settled into the room and after freshening up in the en suite bathroom she made her way back downstairs to see how she could be of use.
As Bella’s feet hit the last step, she almost collided with a large figure. Her mouth fell open with an audible snap at the sight of the man in front of her. “Miss Swan?” He said it as a question. As if he was trying to recall if that was in fact her name.
She found her voice and answered softly. “Yes, and you are Edward. Correct?”
“Yes,” he answered, taking a step back. “I would have never expected to see you again, let alone here of all places.” He looked different from when she saw him in London. Younger maybe. Instead of a suit, he wore jeans and a dark green