chapter 14

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THIRD PERSON (POV)

Bella and Edward goes to Bella's home  in her Volvo which is  speeding along, very fast. The Volvo finally turns off the paved highway and onto a long
serpentine dirt road.

finally, it   reaches a small meadow, in the center of which sits

A timeless graceful house. The Volvo pulls up and Edward  climbs out, surprised.
         
         
       
EDWARD
"It's... wonderful."
       

BELLA

"You expected turrets, dungeons and moats? "
        

EDWARD
         
"No... not moats."
         

She takes his  hand. He girds himself. They head inside.
        
Bella guides Edward into the large, bright house. Walls of glass  look out on the river. Everything's open and white. Historical objects are tastefully placed throughout.
         
         
HEAR Verdi's “La Traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici” coming from another room. Edward is enraptured.
        

EDWARD
       
"  It's so light and open. "
         
         
         
BELLA
         
"Thanks to tinted windows... It's the one place we never have to hide."
         
CLANGING coming from the kitchen. Bella shakes her head.
         
BELLA
  
"I told them not to do this."
         
         
  Verdi's opera BLASTS Bella and Edward who enter to find thekitchen in full swing. Dr. Cullen, Rosalie, Emmett, and ESME  prepare elaborate platters of Italian pastas and antipasti.
         
         
Esme rolls out a pizza dough and fans tomatoes around it in an instant. Emmett stirs a pot, disinterested.
         
         
   Esme sees Edward and stops, emanating maternal warmth. Her heart-shaped face and billows of hair are reminiscent of the  silent-movie era.
         
         
      
ESME
         
"Edward. We're making Italiano for you. "
         
         
       
BELLA
         
"This is Esme, my mother for all  intents and purposes. "
         
       
EDWARD
         
"Bon giorno?"
         
         
    
ESME
   
"Molto bene! "
         
         
DR. CULLEN
  
"You've given us an excuse to use  the kitchen for the first time.  Hit pause...
PAN across brand new Williams-Sonoma cookware boxes to the  corner --they're watching an ITALIAN COOKING SHOW on a TV  Emmett hits the DVD remote control.
         
         
        
ESME
        
" I hope you're hungry."
         
         
       
EDWARD

" Oh, absolutely -"
         
         
        
BELLA
        
" He already ate."
         
         
Edward shoots her a look, but something SHATTERS. Emmett has thrown down a bowl and now strides out .
         
         
EMMETT
 
"Perfect."
         
         
         

Edward exits behind EMMETT, trying to explain. The other's follow -
         
EDWARD
        
" I just assumed -- because you don't
          eat, you know..."
         
         
ESME
"  Of course. That was very considerate
    of you."
         
         
        
BELLA
(re: EMMETT)

"Ignore him. I do."
         
         
EMMETT
        
" Yes, let's keep pretending this isn't dangerous for all of us. "
         
        
EDWARD
" I would never, ever tell anyone."
         
         
DR. CULLEN
  (reassuring)
       
  "He knows that. "
         
         
  EMMETT

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