*
Bella was nervous from the moment she woke up. She had expected to find Aiden seated beside her, but he was nowhere to be found. When she headed downstairs, however, she found him making breakfast while he hummed to himself. The smile on his face was unlike anything she had ever seen, and he looked like he was thoroughly enjoying himself as he cracked some eggs over the pan to make an omelette.
There was something about the way he looked which calmed her nerves; something about the way he moved which made her feel like everything was falling into place. When he looked up at her with his eyes glowing from the sunlight which was streaming in from the open windows, her insides did a funny little flip which brought a smile to her face.
“Good morning,” he said, waving her over. “I was wo
