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3 bedroom terraced house for saleGreen Street, Lancaster
Property Description
Key features
- End Terrace Property
- Three Bedroom
- Through Lounge
- Dining Area
- Fitted Kitchen and Bathroom
- Gas Central Heating
- Double Glazing
- Yard Area To The Rear
- Offered With Vacant Possession
- Ideal Investment Opportunity
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A spacious, three bedroom end terrace property, close to Town Centre amenities. The property comprises of a through Lounge with dining area, modern kitchen, fully gas central heating and double glazed, with three bedrooms. This is an ideal property for investment or as a 'Buy to Let' and has been a good rental property for some years. The property also benefits from a small rear yard and a residents parking scheme operated by Lancaster City Council. Internal viewing is essential in order to fully appreciate the size of the property on offer. The property is offered with vacant possession.
Entrance - Via a Timber door leading to the Vestibule, which has a ceiling light point and a door leading to the Through Lounge.
Through Lounge - 7.78 x 3.14 (25'6" x 10'3") -
Lounge Area - Two double glazed windows, power and light points and a television point. This room also boasts a wall mounted gas fire and a cupboard housing the meters.
Dining Area - Double glazed window, radiator, and power and light points. There is also the stairs to the first floor and a door to the side area.
Kitchen - 2.86 x 2.91 (9'4" x 9'6") - Fitted kitchen comprising of wall, drawer and base units in white, with a Stainless Steel sink and drainer unit including a mixer tap. There is an integrated electric hob and electric oven with overhead extractor fan hood. The room is also plumbed for a washing machine and has the additional benefit of a breakfast bar. Extras include a double glazed window, radiator, laminate flooring and a ceiling light point.
Staircase To The First Floor Landing - Ceiling light point, storage cupboard and power point.
Bedroom One - 3.79 x 3.15 (12'5" x 10'4") - Double bedroom with double glazed windows, laminate flooring, power and light points and a radiator.
Bathrom - 2.68 x 1.24 (8'9" x 4'0") - A modern, three piece suite in White comprising of bath with overhead shower attachment, a low flush W.C, and a wash basin housed in a vanity unit. The room also benefits from a radiator, a ceiling light point, floor covering, and is fully tiled to complement in White. Additionally the room has a double glazed, opaque window.
Stairs To Second Floor - Double glazed window and ceiling light point.
Bedroom Two - 3.29 x 3.12 (10'9" x 10'2") - Double bedroom with a double glazed Velux window, power and light points, and a radiator.
Bedroom Three - 3.72 x 2.08 (12'2" x 6'9") - Double bedroom with a double glazed Velux window , power and light points and a radiator.
Outside - Yard area
Tenure - Freehold
Council Tax Band - Council Tax Band A
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Thinking Of Selling Your Property? - Are you thinking of selling your property? If you would like to obtain an independent and completely free market appraisal, please contact our Lancaster office on (01524) 844111.
Disclaimer - These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in this firms employment has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of the property. It is not company policy to test any services or appliances in properties offered for sale and these should be verified on survey by prospective purchasers.
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The Secret Six begin a bloody trail of vengeance in order to save Catman's kidnapped son.
Catman's past crawls back to haunt him when three men kidnap his long-lost son. His Secret Six teammates come to his aid and together they chase the kidnappers to Africa, leaving a bloody trail of vengeance behind them. Will they be too late to save the only person Catman cares about?


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Building the Jointmaker Pro (Part 2)
These tiny Phillips head screws hold the saw blade into the spine. I used the longer screw driver to put them in initially, but later (when tightening the blade in) I found the stubby driver to be the right choice.
Here's a picture of the spine with screws in place (though not tightened).
Next was the attachment of saw blade guides. This required the screws and washers pictured above. Notice the very thin washers: these are just .010 inch thick and sit between the saw blade guide and the front spine guide. Getting them in without dropping them was a challenge.
The first guide went on without a problem, and I was pleased with the speed and ease of the assembly. But the second guide occasioned much swearing: Everything seemed to be going well, until the front screw bound up. I backed it out, reseated it, and tried again with the same result. The screw would not go, and I was not going to force it.
I examined both the screw and the tapped hole. The screw had a white residue on the front of it, and the threads inside looked like they might be stripped. I panicked and immediately wrote to Bridge City tools (both to John Economaki and Michael Berg - the production manager. At least for now, their email addresses are included in the User's Guide. And even though it was the weekend, I received a reply from John before the end of the next day. Had I tried scraping the threading gently with an awl, or something else pointed? There might be some gunk in the threads.
The awl couldn't get the right angle, so I made a tool with a small brad:
Sure enough, what looked like cross threading was gunk. After scraping the threads thoroughly, I tried assembly again. This time I could drive the screw past the problem, and a few runs back and forth wore away what was left of the gunk.
Now the entire transmission was assembled. For some reason, the auto focus really didn't want to focus on the anodized aluminum. The picture above was the best I could do (it focused on the thread adjustment).
The instructions called for a transmission check, holding the unit in a bench vise and temporarily attaching the handle to take it, literally for a spin. Everything worked as described: I was ready to install the transmission in the table.
The travelers hold the transmission square to the front and back, and ride in the protractor slots at the front and back of the unit. Notice the white spots on each of them: these are nylon set screws that allow width adjustment to take out slop (there wasn't much) in the fit between the travelers and the front and back plates. The fitting was done before attaching the keel assembly to the frame.
Here's the front traveler being fit to the frame.
The keel is slid through the back plate.
The shaft is inserted into the front traveler.
And the back of the keel rests on the back traveler. Now the keel can be attached and adjusted.
And we're ready to attach the travelers to the front and back plates.
Locking knobs and nylon washers, which prevent damage to the aluminum front and back plates.
The knobs, once installed, will hold the keel in place. These are only finger tightened lightly until adjustments are made to the keel.
The jam nut will hold the handle in place with friction once it has been seated.
The handle screws on, and...
The jam nut is tightened against the bottom of the handle.
These four screws secure the keel on the travelers.
Notice on the shaft, the three nuts. These are part of a clever system for setting depth of cut for exact repetition. The stop that fits there allows perfect depth of cut every time (assuming you set the depth right in the first place).
The saw is beginning to take shape. Now it needs the sliding tables.
There are four dovetailed ways that for the supports for the tables and six aluminum spacers that make two rigid tracks for the tables to ride on.
The tracks slide into the front and back plates to form the rest of the frame.
Now there is a lot more screwing to be done, in the literal sense of the word.
I'm not sure how many screws are seated and tightened during assembly, but there are a lot of them.
Once the tracks are tightened lightly, the tracks are checked and adjusted to make sure they are coplanar.
These four sliders fit the dovetailed ways and make the suspension on which the tables ride. The bumpers prevent damage to the sliders by preventing them ramming into the front and back plates.
Here's one of the sliders after attachment.
And one of the bumpers installed next to it.
One of the sliders for each table has screw holes, the other has slots to allow adjustment back and forth. The one with slots is not fully tightened and once the tables are placed on the ways, with the sliders riding in the dovetails, you pull the slotted slider toward the edge of the table before tightening it down.
The fences attach with square headed bolts, that ride in slots on the bottom of the table.
This is a dovetail nut, which fits into a sacrifice fence and holds it in place. I'll probably want to get a router bit that cuts a matching dovetail at some point, so I can replace the fence when it gets too worn.
The dovetail nut attaches to the front of the fence.
Saw teeth on a seriously thin and well sharpened blade.
The blade inserts between the saw guides and is tightened into the saw spine. Easy to do.
Flip stops allow repeatable angles. There is a track on both the front and back plates. Set the blade at the correct angle, but a flip stop up against it, tighten it down, and you have an instantly repeatable setting that can be moved out of the way when not in use.
Installation of the flip stops requires some coordination, but with a thumb through from the back, and an index finger holding the square nut in back, it goes on quickly.
After all these pictures, I can't believe I didn't take one of the full assembly, but I didn't. I managed to secure the saw to the table and take some test cuts: smooth as glass.
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Well, I wanted to just take it all in for a couple of hours before trying to put these thoughts into writing. Time sure does fly when you are having fun and man o man, am I having fun. The victory over the Bruins today was huge, absolutely huge! There are so many important aspects to this victory that it will take a while to mention them all. But make no mistake. Nothing was more awe inspiring and enjoyable than simply watching the Trojans totally dismantle and destroy the UCLA Bruins, the first such impressive victory against them in many many years.
I have already gone on record as being an instant Carroll convert when I saw him at his introductory news conference. I would be a total liar to say that there have not been times this year when I began to wonder what in the world was going on (just ask the poor fans sitting near me at South Bend) and whether something was indeed wrong. I never wavered in my support and admiration of Pete's youth-like enthusiasm. To this day I still think that such an open display of emotion is just what college football needs. When a player excels or when something goes very right or wrong, it is refreshing to see a coach display those ever present human emotions. I loved seeing Carroll get all hyped at today's victory. His reaction to his initial victory dousing was a thing of beauty. He showed some great moves of his own by evading the Gatorade. Unfortunately for him, the players showed the persistence that he has tried to instill in them and they nailed him effectively with that second effort.
From a football standpoint, much was accomplished today. Obviously, the victory itself was of the utmost importance. However, I think another vitally important aspect of this game is that it seemed to prove that this team never quit on Coach Carroll and they have improved as the season progressed. In my opinion, that is crucial. I respect many other's opinions and one friend in particular expressed signficant concern that Carroll's pro teams seemed to worsen as the season progressed. That thought did linger in my mind but I no longer fear regression. Quite the opposite seems to be true. The number of mindboggling dumb mistakes has decreased in a major way.
The players have shown that they can indeed FINISH what they start. That was not always the case earlier in the season, but it is reality now.
There has been much talk, most of it negative, about this edition of the Oline. Nobody would mistake this group for the line that had Budde, VanHorn and Munoz. On the other hand, there has been significant improvement and for this huge rivalry game, it was the much maligned young Trojan Oline that more than held its own against the Dline and D that was considered the premier unit in the Pac-10. On the other side of the ball, the Defense played outstanding, inspired football. They were simply suffocating. In addition to that, they were lucky. That is most often a lethal combination.
They were lucky that Poli-Dixon did not catch the ball well, they were lucky that Antuan Simmons has incredible coordination and timing, and they were just plain awesome in their execution. The young trio of Udeze, Patterson and most notably Shaun Cody had terrific games and they should form the nucleus of a unit that will hopefully be the equal to any in college football for years to come.
I had posted earlier that I thought much of the game would depend on Carson Palmer and I do think it played out that way to a large extent. Carson had an absolutely terrific and efficient game. He used the best judgement that I have seen him use in his entire SC career. One play down in the UCLA redzone represented what I thought was a terrific step up. When blitzed, he backtracked and ran out of the pocket. So many times in the past he would eat the ball or throw a pick. Not this time--nope. This time he got outside and threw the ball away--well over everyone's head and that was huge. The only person who even had a distant chance was Pitts. It kept us in fieldgoal distance, Davis made the kick and the lead was all that much more impressive.
For those recruits who were on the fence, this game did nothing to hurt USC's chances. This was another win in this hard fought series and one can now make the argument that USC is turning things around in the right direction. We are not there yet, but with the addition of some much needed talent, the sky appears to be the limit. The head coach is dynamic and well liked. He is indeed living up to his promise of providing an ATTACK DEFENSE and guys like yours truly love that approach. There is a aura around this team that has not been there for a long time. It is hard not to believe that SC is definitely a team on its way back to the upper echelon of college football. A win in a bowl game will give the team a winning record and a great start to next season. Not only is USC going to be good, I have a strong feeling that they are getting that "self created luck back" . For those of you who wonder what that means, I refer you to Kris Richard returning a pick all the way at the end of the game to assure victory and I say, "think back to the Oregon State game" When SC won that game which required the OSU kicker to miss two very makeable kicks, I honestly began to feel something change. Let's hope I was right. I have to say that I just have a feeling about Carroll and about the fortunes of the USC Football Program.
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They thought it would draw cats to eat rats lurking around the house or farm. Yet recent evidence proves that cats may not be the only reason catmint is found around the foundations of old European homes and barns. A recent USDA study showed that termites are not likely to tunnel under soil in which catmint grows. Naturally a moat of this plant around a hut or cottage would keep these pests from invading timbers.
The same substance that attracts cats also repels termites, mosquitoes and cockroaches. It is found in the plant known as Nepeta cataria or common catnip. These herbs contain nepetalactone, a terpene proving many times more effective at repelling insects than toxic DEET. The plants emit oils that must be inhaled, not eaten, to affect a cat. This is the reason felines are so likely to rub and roll in catmint plants. When they bruise the foliage more volatile oils are released. Cats can smell as little as one part per billion in the air.
The reaction to these plants is not uniform in all felines. In fact, about 30 percent of domestic cats may fail to react to catmint at all. It's an inherited genetic response that can occur in different degrees from one individual to another. Oddly enough, very young kittens rarely respond to nepetalactone until they are at least 3 months old.
The genus Nepeta contains a mind boggling array of plants. The true catmint species described above is a big invasive plant. It reaches three feet tall, producing sparse white flowers. There is little going for it aesthetically, and it's typically relegated to herb gardens. It's hardy to Zone 3 making an exceptional choice for northern gardens.
Over time various species have been brought into gardens and bred into new forms both by natural cross pollination and by man. The results are many garden worthy catmints that will make far better candidates for your yard than the common form. Be aware that these newcomers will not be as cold hardy as the species. Most, but not all are sterile so plants stay put and do not invade due to a lack of viable seed. To absolutely prevent self sowing simply deadhead the blossoms once they are spent before seed can form.
The most outstanding form is Six Hills Giant, which stands 3 feet tall. Lush green rounded plants bloom late summer with foot long spikes of dark violet flowers. It is widely available and an exceptional choice for the first-time grower.
The shorter stature Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low' is a valuable edging plant. It fleshes out the front of a border with a soft carpet of blue. Reaching only 18 inches tall, it produces dense masses of intensely blue flower spikes. Both Six Hills and Walkers Low are hardy to Zone 5.
An excellent selection of catmint hybrids can be found online at Digging Dog Nursery, /www.diggingdog.com or you can order the print catalog by phone at 707-937-1130. Digging Dog offers vivid descriptions, but no pictures of the catmints. An easy way to get pictures of these plants to cross reference is to use Google's image search engine and plug in "Nepeta." Each picture that comes up bears a corresponding Web site link. This is the quickest way to get to Web sites that include more photo information on catmints.
Generally speaking, catmints prefer sandy well drained soils, but most will grow just about anywhere that isn't wet. They can become rangy late in the season and benefit from regular clipping to keep the taller forms from flopping in the rain.
Catmint deserves a second look today as a natural insect repellent for green homes. Plant anywhere there is risk of infestation. But don't worry about kittie overdosing because somehow, cats all seem to know when to say when.
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Catmint is good for your garden and your kitty
They thought it would draw cats to eat rats lurking around the house or farm. Yet recent evidence proves that cats may not be the only reason catmint is found around the foundations of old European homes and barns. A recent USDA study showed that termites are not likely to tunnel under soil in which catmint grows. Naturally a moat of this plant around a hut or cottage would keep these pests from invading timbers.


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Did a GLOW Meet tonight on the subject of wikis, blogs and a quick look at ePortfolios. Started at 4pm after a day spent testing, testing on the mike…. people logged on from as far afield as the Islands, Glasgow and Edinburgh or even from the room next door (the Boss) 8-)I was also grateful for the support of two colleagues (Jane and Fiona) who lurked in the room watching me on the big screen.
The whole thing lasted around 30 mins with a couple of questions afterwards – all the various links and documents I referred to are in the library on the English teachers' GLOW site. (Link to follow) I'll add them here as well once I finish eating my birthday cake!The recording will be stuck up in the GLOW Group by Tina Stephens in due course.
Reflection: I thought I spoke too much and was a bit too fast paced on occasion. I had a script but was also trying to ensure people were kept interested so panicked a bit halfway through and started waffling. *Note to self: chill….*
The last time I did something similar was during a video conference in 1991 when it cost 1/2 million squid, took 23 Royal Signals guys to keep the satellite and video link going and all for a ten minute brief to/from troops in the UK/Middle East. How times change and how easy was this GLOW Meet to actually do. I was expecting a hive of chatter but obviously the bandwidth would have caused dropped audio etc. Other than that, I really enjoyed it and would encourage anyone to do one – not only do you do some effective CPD you gain insights into how to do similar things with your students. I have this idea for a GLOW Meet with Barry O in Washington discussing Hughes's 'I Too sing America' ! I am also going to encourage the maddest Chemist in the world (who looks nothing like the mad chemist in The Muppet Show) to do a GLOW Meet showing how he mixes hard rock/heavy metal with the Periodic Table.
A good learning experience then which gave me much confidence for the future. Thanks to Tina Stephens for asking me on, Ross Watson and Allan Reid f(our GLOW Support Teachers) for helping me set up and test and to my S2 girls who drew a HUGE sign for the door saying 'Quiet Please GLOWMeet in progress'. Thank you ladies.


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Euro Raises against the Dollar; Sees Mixed Results Vs. The Pound and the Yen
The euro saw mixed results vs. the major currencies during last week's trading. The euro gained about 300 pips against the U.S. dollar. As such, the EUR/USD pair reached its highest level since May. However against the British pound and the yen the euro failed to strengthen, and mainly saw ups and downs.
The main reason for the euro's gains vs. the dollar seems to be the general weakness of the American economic recovery. Due to several negative economic releases from the U.S. economy, especially the Non-Farm Employment Change, the dollar fell against all the major currencies, including the euro.
Nevertheless, the euro continues to trudge vs. the rest of the major currencies as the economic condition of the euro-zone remains vague. While many reports claim that the European Central Bank will manage to recover from the sovereign debt crisis, the economic data being released from the euro-zone's leading economies fail to support that theory. In addition, the ECB continues to keep the euro-zone's interest rates at a record low of 1.00%. ECB President Trichet claims that the euro-zone economies are growing. At the same time, his decision to leave rates at a record low sends mixed signals to investors, which leads to the many fluctuations in prices.
As for the week ahead, traders are advised to follow the publications from the leading economies of the euro-zone, such as Germany and France. In particular, traders should follow the German Preliminary Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report, scheduled for Friday. The GDP measures the change in value of all goods and services produced by the economy, and its publication is likely to have a large impact on the euro.


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Chapter 16: Does He or Doesn't He?
Edward was waiting for me when I got back to the apartment. He was sitting on the futon reading some papers. As I walked in the door, he jumped up and came over to me to welcome me. I knew that if he touched me, I'd dissolve into a quivering mess, so I ducked out of his way.
"Bella?" he said in a surprised tone.
I sat my bag down on the table and turned to face him, trying to keep at arm's length. I didn't know what to say to him except, "You have to go."
"I have to go?" he sounded even more baffled. "Go where?"
"Back to England. Away." Damn, my voice was breaking.
"I know but it will be just for a bit. I was filling out the residency papers just now."
"That's not necessary. You don't have to come back."
Edward gaped at me, "What are you saying, Bella?"
"You don't need to stay with me, Edward. You have a life back in England without me. I will be fine."
"But Bella, I want to stay with you."
"You don't have to say that, Edward."
"I don't have to say that? What are you talking about?"
"I don't want you staying with me out of a sense of duty. We had a glorious half a year. I will always treasure the memory of it – but it's over now and you can go back to your home knowing that you did well by me and yourself."
Edward's eyes darkened. "Duty? You think I want to stay with you out of a sense of duty? Bella, how could you even think that?"
I shrugged. I couldn't admit that I had eavesdropped this morning.
My shrug seemed to set Edward off. "I can't believe… I just can't believe that … after everything … after last night, after this morning, even… you…" he stuttered to a stop. The color was high in his cheeks and his eyes were dark with anger. "You are correct. I need to go," he spat out.
And with that he was out of the door, slamming it behind himself.
And with that I collapsed on the floor, a crying mess. I lay there, sobbing, curled in a ball for what seemed like hours. Eventually, I decided I needed to get up off the floor and try to pull myself together. The first thing that met my eyes when I stood was the picture of Edward and me on the day of our marriage as I signed the papers. The soft and tender look in his eyes as he gazed at me looked real. Could he be that good of an actor? Was the emotion I was seeing love? Or was it gratitude? I reached over and turned the picture on its face. I couldn't look at it again. I dragged my sorry butt into bed and cried myself to sleep.
Edward never returned that night.
*** Taa daa! What you have all been waiting for: Edward's point of view.
My heart felt as though someone had run it through a mandolin. It was sliced into bloody pieces and I could hardly stand the agony. I left our home is such a bloody rage. I couldn't believe that Bella was once again questioning my love for her. I just couldn't fathom how after all I done, all I had said that she could even begin to question my love for her. I'd shown her, I'd told her, I'd written it to her and evidently she still doubted me. I was so tired of facing her mistrust. It cropped up again and again, no matter what I did.
A thought occurred to me. Maybe my love wasn't actually what Bella doubted but her own? I remembered what she had said to me the night before, "I will love you forever." Maybe she was the one hiding behind falsehoods. Maybe she didn't love me?
I shoved my hands in my pockets as I pounded down the street, not knowing where I was going, not caring. All I could think about was my wife, my Bella, mia. I quickly scrubbed the lone tear that slid down my face. Bloody hell, Edward. You're crying. How old are you? I sighed. Oh, my god, I did love her, with every inch of my being.
Oh, my God. I knew where I needed to go. Soon, the spires of the church appeared in front of me and I walked into the quiet of the sanctuary, suddenly soothed. I genuflected towards the tabernacle and slid into a pew, gently setting the kneeler down. I knelt there, with my head buried in my hands a silent prayer winging towards heaven. Help me, God.
Falling in love with Bella was natural for me. From our first moment, I felt comfortable with her, as if after a life time of searching, I had finally found my home. She was beautiful, of course, though she couldn't see it for herself. She stood there, her lovely shape accented by the waitress uniform she was wearing, her hand resting so daintily on the counter, brown eyes glowing, listening to my every word as I blathered on about my homeland. I usually wasn't such a homesick fool but sipping on that marvelous tea brought me home for a minute and I was glad to have the company of this beautiful girl with me.
I realized when I finally figured out she was a student what an idiot I'd been. Of course her life wasn't just the diner. It was now my turn to ask the questions and learn about Bella, or Bella, mia, as I called her in my mind. She was my Bella. She just didn't know it, yet.
I'd always been a little awkward around women and was trying my darnedest to let her know that I was interested in her in more ways than just a friend. In fact, I was just working my courage up to ask her out on a traditional date when that slapper, Tanya, interrupted to remind me about a study date we had later on that day. When she left, and I turned to Bella, I could see the walls had slammed down in her eyes. She wouldn't say yes to me. I was so disappointed that I could only turn my tail and run. There was a distance in her glance after that day and I worried that she had taken a disgust of me.
I worried and fretted over that for days until a bigger worry took its place. I received word from the INS that my visa was expiring at the end of the year. It seemed that they had given me the wrong visa originally. It didn't matter that I would still have six months to go before I'd completed my degree. I had to leave the US. That would be a shame but the bigger shame would be I wouldn't have time to court Bella.
I knocked on every door I could in two days looking for a loophole or a way out. There was only one: I could marry a US citizen and remain in the US as her spouse. Of course, my stupid heart immediately suggested that Bella would be the ideal wife for me. And, of course, my brain chastised me for going there. Bella hardly looked at me and here I was fantasizing about marrying her? Dreaming about being her husband? Imagining how it would feel to touch her as a husband would his wife; how it would feel to kiss her, to hold her, to … oh, my god. I just had to stop thinking about her in this way.
So, when I showed up at the diner and explained to her my dilemma, and she asked me to marry her, I know my jaw dropped to my chest. Was I dreaming? Was this real? It really didn't take me long to agree with her. I left that diner that night walking on air. Bella was going to be my wife! Even just a pretend wife, but still, this would give me the opportunity to make it real eventually, wouldn't it?
I speedily got a marriage license and secured the services of a Justice of the Peace. And there my Bella was, dressed in a beautiful blue dress and a jumper, her hair falling down her back in beautiful waves. I know there were stars in my eyes for a fact because the Justice's wife caught them in a picture she took. December 18th was the happiest day of my life.
But later I realized how stupid I was when I was told bluntly at the INS office that if I got married for fraudulent reasons, I would be deported but Bella would be jailed. I couldn't believe how thoughtlessly I got poor Bella in so much trouble. The only thing I could do was to tell her. When she offered to live with me as though we were married, my heart sang. I was up all night giddy with joy. Perhaps there would be an easy way for me to convince Bella that I loved her and that our marriage was real if we were living together.
I remember not being able to resist kissing her and her kisses told me more than her words did. She was affected by me. Her responses encouraged me to kiss her more passionately. I tried to convey how much I loved her through them. I even told her this when she asked why I kissed her. I couldn't resist buying her flowers. I couldn't resist holding her hand or putting my arm around her. I couldn't help smiling like an idiot whenever she was near me.
I was so in love with her.
I was determined to give her Gran's ring. It didn't matter to me if she kept it if we went our separate ways. I'd never want to give it to another. Dad offered to box it up and send it out to me and, much to my joy, it appeared on our doorstep in plenty of time for Christmas. Everything was going swimmingly, in fact, we were close to the point when I was finally going to be able to make love to my beautiful wife.
Then my cock-blocking parents showed up. I was shocked when Esme started in on Bella. The only thing I could think of that could have inspired Mum's ire was when it was plain to her that I was completely hooked on Bella and planned to be with her for the rest of my life. I don't think Mum expected that and as Mum went, Dad always followed.
After a huge Bella-less row with my parents, I made it very clear what my stand was: Bella and I were married and I was in love with her. I planned to live my life with her and from now on, as the Book said, she was first in my life, not my parents. My mother tried to throw her financial weight around which was stupid. She saw how poorly that tactic work when she tried to block me from going to the US in the first place. I was going to be turning twenty-five on the twentieth of June and then she'd have no say in my trust fund ever again. She told me she would try to block it and get it extended to my thirtieth birthday. I just laughed. She could do what she wished. We didn't need her money. In fact, I was done. I was done with the family money and I was done with them. And so I left, and I am assuming they left town the next day.
I went back to my small slice of heaven to find my lovely bride awaiting me. That night was pure bliss. It was that night that I confessed my love in word and in body to Bella, mia. And she did the same to me. My heard skipped a beat as I knelt there in church remembering all the wonderful nights (and days, sometimes) that we shared. Bella seemed happy with me. I was ecstatic.
But occasionally, there would be times where Bella revealed that she wasn't sure about us and my love. I'd bent over backwards to demonstrate how I felt. I didn't know what else to do.
I sighed, probably louder than I thought, and a few seconds later, I felt a hand on my shoulder. "You seem troubled?"
I looked up to see a priest standing there, a look of concern in his eyes.
"I am troubled, Father."
"Sometimes it helps to talk?"
I chuckled, "It does. Are you willing to talk to me?"
"Sure, why don't you come back to the kitchen for a bit? Kitchens are more conducive than sanctuaries for conversations."
I followed the priest through the sanctuary to a door, which he entered, then down a hallway to another door, and suddenly I was in the rectory. That was surprising. I wasn't expecting him to take me there.
"I am Father Tim."
"I am Edward Cullen."
He indicated I should sit down at the kitchen table and then went to pour us both a cup of coffee. "You seemed to be in deep contemplation in the sanctuary. I hated to disturb you but we were getting ready to lock the doors and I wasn't sure you were at a point where you could stop."
"No, I had come to no conclusions."
"Perhaps a willing ear to listen would help?"
So, I poured out the whole sad story. The further I went in my story, the bigger Father Tim smiled. Finally, I stopped and looked at his widely grinning face. "Father? You seem happy at my troubles."
"I am happy because I have a brilliant solution for you."
"What's that?"
"Ask her to marry you again, but this time in a binding sacrament. Marry her in the church."
Chapter 17: Two Hearts Beating as One
Still Edward's POV
Father Tim was a genius. Of course, I had always wanted to marry Bella in a church. I never broached it with her because, for one, she wasn't Catholic and I wasn't sure she would agree to all the hoops one had to jump through to get married in the Catholic Church. The other reason I didn't ask her had more to do with my own insecurities, than anything else. Deep down, I was afraid she'd refuse.
"What if she says no, Father?"
"Edward, if she realizes how seriously you take your marriage, so much that you want to remarry her in the church, perhaps that alone will be enough to convince her of your devotion to her. Whether you will ever have a sacramental marriage or not will be between you, the young lady, and God."
I thanked Father Tim and took my leave. I was surprised to find it was close to eleven pm. I walked to our apartment and saw the lights were off. I didn't think it would be a good idea for me to barge in on Bella after the row we had. So, I texted her: "I love you. It was late when I returned home and I didn't wish to disturb you. I am staying at the alumni center tonight. I will see you tomorrow."
Then, after thinking about it, I texted her again, "I really do love you, Bella,mia."
I walked over to the alumni center hoping that they had a room available. I had no idea why Bella decided we needed to part ways so suddenly and for seemingly no reason at all. The only difference was that my parents were here. I was beginning to wonder if they had something to do with Bella's change of heart.
As luck would have it, as soon as I entered the lobby of the hotel, I practically walked into my father who was waiting for an elevator.
"Edward! What a surprise to see you here."
I sighed heavily, "Hello, Dad. Yes, I am sure it is unexpected."
"Is there something wrong?" I could see his concern. I just wasn't sure I wanted to share with him my troubles. I doubted he'd be sympathetic. The problem is, I was so distressed it was impossible for me to act nonchalantly and Dad could tell in a moment that all was not well with me.
So, I shrugged.
"Edward, come with me. Whatever it is, I'll help you, son."
And so, I followed him to his room where Esme sat reading a newspaper.
"Mother." I kissed her cheek.
"Edward, it's rather late for a social call, isn't it?"
I didn't say anything.
"Edward, what is the problem?" Carlisle asked.
"Bella and I had a row."
"About what?"
"She told me that I should go back to England and dissolve our marriage. She said she didn't want me staying with her out of a sense of duty."
"Are you staying with her out of a sense of duty, Edward?" Carlisle asked.
"No! I love her. She just doesn't believe me." I sat on a chair and put my head in my hands.
"Edward," my mother said, "have you thought that perhaps Bella is trying to tell you that she is the one who doesn't want to continue the marriage? That this argument was simply her way of telling you it's over?"
"I can't believe that. We've been so happy." My voice was breaking.
"You know how obtuse you can be about these sorts of things, Edward. She probably has been dropping you hints for a long while but you were too dense to pick up on them. In fact, I am sure she is done with you."
I looked at her disbelievingly, "You are sure?"
"Why do you think I have this?" Esme rose and went to a case sitting on the desk and pulled out a small ring; a platinum ring with diamonds and filigree; my gran's ring; Bella's wedding ring.
"Where did you get that?" I asked incredulously.
"Where do you think? Evidently, everyone felt the ring should be returned to the family once this farce was over, so here it is."
I stared at the small representation of every dream that I had. The room was shimmering around me and all sense of hope shattered. My throat tightened and I could barely breathe. Bella gave my ring back to my mother? This didn't make any sense.
"When did she give you the ring, Mother?" I held out my hand to take it from her.
"I got it this morning," she said as she dropped it into my palm.
I stared at the beautiful, wonderful ring and the side of my brain that wasn't swamped with heartbreak started to analyze and think. Why would Bella give my mother this ring? As far as I knew, Bella didn't care at all for her and she'd be the last person in the world she'd seek out on a matter like this.
And this morning is when it happened? When did mother have the time for it? There was the art show. We were late getting back from that and my mother and I had gone to our apartment so that I could pick up my student ID that I'd accidently left behind. We left there and immediately went to lunch.
"You saw Bella this morning, Mother? I was with you the entire time."
My mother started pacing the room – a sure sign that she was up to something. "Well, she certainly needs to be more careful with her things, especially if they don't belong to her!"
"Mother, Bella didn't give you the ring, did she? Did you find it somewhere?"
"She left it out on the sink in your lavatory. It could have at any time been knocked into the bin or down the drain. If that doesn't proclaim she has no interest in what it stands for, I don't know what would. She's careless and low class. She had her underpants soaking in the sink! Disgusting!"
"You mean, mother, Bella didn't give you her ring, you took it! How could you do such a thing? She's probably frantic with worry over its whereabouts." My mother was out of her tree.
I had been married long enough to Bella to know her habits and she always took the ring off when she was washing, bathing or cooking. She said the filigree caught soap and other things. Since mother said she found her underwear soaking in the sink that could only mean she was in the middle of washing them. I knew my wife well enough to know she'd never leave her pants in the sink. She was courteous to a fault when it came to that sort of thing. The only reason that I could think of was that we caught her at home and she hid from us for some reason – probably in the closet. There was nowhere else to hide in that small place.
That spurred another thought. What had mother and I been speaking of while we were there? Oh, I remember. We were having our semi-annual argument about me joining her architectural firm. I've explained to mother every way I knew that I was honor bound and duty called to keep my commitment to the firm that had sent me to the US to study. She should know I always keep my commitments. After all, honor and duty were the calling cards of her class.
Honor and Duty.
What was it that Bella said to me this afternoon? "I don't want you staying with me out of a sense of duty."
Oh, damnation. She overheard this discussion and thought I was talking about her! I was tempted to go over to her right now and kiss her silly, Bella,mia. This just pointed out how right Father Tim had been. Until I found a way to prove my devotion to Bella, she was always going to worry that I didn't mean what I said when I told her that I loved her.
I hadn't been paying attention to my parents while I was having this brainwave but then I heard my name. It seemed that my father was taking the piss out of my mother.
"Esme, do you realize if Bella was so moved, she could have you arrested for theft?"
"Oh pish. She'd never do that, would she Edward?"
."I don't know, Mother. I've seen her take down a girl who had at least thirty pounds on her as easy as you'd peel a banana. She was raised by a police officer and has a keen sense of justice. I wouldn't be surprised if she did bring you up on charges, honestly. And I must say, you certainly deserve it."
"I was just taking back what was rightfully mine!"
"No, mother, that ring was left to Dad. You made it very clear that you didn't want it as it wasn't your style." The rings my mother wore were encrusted with diamonds. The paltry few on Bella's ring would never have suited her. "Dad gave it to me, as it was always understood I would give it to my wife. You understood that, as well, and never had a problem with it. Bella is my wife, so that is now her ring and has been for six months. When you saw it in our lavatory, you stole it just as surely as any thief. There's no disputing that."
"She can't have me arrested! You don't arrest your mother-in-law! It's not done!" Mother was getting worried now.
"I'll try to talk her into not pressing charges mother, if you will agree to a few conditions. First, you'll treat Bella with the respect and courtesy she deserves as my wife and hopefully the future mother of your grandchildren. You'd best try to make amends with her, else I can guarantee you will see very little of us. Is that what you want, to see little of me?"
"You're my son, Edward. You can't let her come between us!" Tears were welling in Esme's eyes.
"No, mother, I can't let you come between Bella and me. She comes first with me now, just as Rosalie comes first with Emmett. Will you agree to accept Bella as my wife from now on?"
She grudgingly said, "Yes."
"And secondly, you will stop trying to control me through the family money. It's never worked before and it's disrespectful of us both. In fact, in order to prove you will stop, you will turn the trust over to me tomorrow. It's only a few weeks before you will be made you do it, anyway."
I have to admit, it was pleasurable to witness my mother's extreme chagrin, and embarrassment. After much hemming and hawing, she agreed to all that I'd requested. She really didn't want to go to jail, that was obvious. "Please excuse me now. I am going back home. I need to return something to my wife."
My sleep was fitful. I'd have terrible dreams interspersed with a worse reality when I awoke. It was one am in the morning and Edward was still gone and I was absolutely miserable. Feeling dehydrated, I got up to get a glass of water from the kitchen. I was standing at the sink feeling incredibly sorry for myself and fidgeting as was my wont with my ring. Except that I had no ring on. I looked at my left hand and it was bare. Shit! What did I do with my wedding ring?
I looked at the kitchen sink to see if I had left it there. No. Then I ran into the bathroom to look for it there. Nothing.
I tried to remember the last time I had it. I know I was wearing it the other night because Esme had commented on it at dinner. I remember now. I took it off to wash my underwear just before I was surprised by Edward and Esme coming into the apartment.
I tore up the bathroom, dumped out the trash, looked underneath the tub, scoured the floor, peered down the sink drain. I couldn't find it anywhere. I was just trying to figure out where I could get a pipe wrench at 1:30 in the morning when I noticed my phone was blinking. I had two text messages from Edward that had come in sometime during my restless night. In both he told me he loved me.
That just about broke me in two.
I didn't deserve Edward. He had told me and shown me throughout our whole marriage that he loved me and no matter what, I always doubted him. I should have told him I overheard the conversation with his mother instead of just going off half cocked as I did. He probably had a good explanation for what he said. And now I lost his precious ring. How much lower could I go?
I sat on the overstuffed chair with a box of Kleenex and sobbed. What a jerk I was. What an ass. Would Edward still want to talk to me after all that I said, after all that I did? I hugged my waist as I doubled over in emotional pain. Edward was everything to me and look at what I've done to him! I've just ruined it. Ruined it!
"Oh, help me, God," I prayed, even though I never prayed.
I thought about how much I loved Edward and wanted him and how I hardly ever showed him. I had been so cruel. What was wrong with me? I was a self-centered, terrible wife. I deserved to be in agony.
A noise suddenly caught my attention, a scraping at the door – was it a key in the lock? I jumped up and rushed to it, a flurry of Kleenex in my wake and pulled it open. There stood my Edward with a huge bouquet of red roses in his arms and a tentative smile on his face.
"Edward," I sniffled.
He came in and handed me the flowers. There must be two dozen roses there, "For you, Bella, mia."
"Where on earth did you find all these flowers at this time of the morning?"
"Haven't you ever seen those roses they sell by the stem in convenience stores? I must have wiped out five store's supplies tonight in gathering these for you."
I had to laugh. I put the flowers down and threw myself into Edward's surprised arms. "Oh Edward, I am so sorry for what I said. I didn't mean it. Please don't leave me."
"I am not leaving you." He kissed my head.
"You may want to when you find out I lost your gran's ring." I wailed the last few words.
"No you didn't. It was purloined." He led me over to the futon and had me sit.
"Purloined? Someone took it?"
"Unfortunately, yes. But I have it back."
"Oh, thank God. Who took it?"
"My mother found it on the sink in our lavatory. She should have never, ever have taken the ring. That's truly beyond the pale but, Bella, I can't be mad at her. Because she took the ring, I was able to suss something else out that I truly needed to get to the bottom of for my own happiness."
Edward sat next to me holding my hands tightly, tracing circles with his thumbs. "Bella, were you at home today when my mother and I were here?"
I blushed deeply, "Uhm, well. Yes."
"Why did you hide from us?"
"I was naked."
"Naked?" A delighted grin appeared as if he were imagining me bare assed and rosy cheeked.
"Yes. I needed some supplies out of the closet and had already had taken off my clothes for the shower. I heard your voices at the door and didn't have time to do anything else but hide inside."
"And you heard part of a conversation I was having with my mother?"
I responded in a very quiet voice, "Yes."
"Bella, you overheard a discussion I have frequently with my mother. She wants me to join her firm but I insist upon fulfilling my agreement to my employer who paid to send me over here for the structural engineering program at the University. My mother doesn't seem to think I should be honor and duty bound but I do."
"Oh. So you don't feel obligated to stay with me?"
"Only in the most joyous manner possible. We both have obligations and duties to each other that I, for one, am happy to fulfill. I feel delighted and elated to stay with you – forever."
He knelt on the floor in front of me.
"Bella, I have something to ask you."
I had tears in my eyes, "Anything, Edward."
"You'd better wait until I ask. You may not agree."
He paused to make sure I wasn't going to interrupt. He pulled out his gran's ring and slid it back on my ring finger.
"Bella, will you marry me?"
I blinked. "Aren't we already married?"
"Yes, in the eyes of the state. But now I want to marry you in the church binding us together forever."
"You want a church wedding?"
"You must believe how important you and our relationship are to me. But it is rather a lot for me to ask, though, and I would understand and be content if you wanted to keep things as they are. Just don't send me away from you. I would die, I think."
"Never. I'd never send you away, Edward. I love you, too much. It just about killed me yesterday thinking you were only with me out of a sense of duty. When I sent you off, I was trying to give you what I thought you wanted."
"Next time, just ask me, yeah?" He smiled that gorgeous smile. "Oh, and here is something else." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a folded paper and handed it to me.
"What's this?"
"Look at it."
It was an itinerary for a flight to England, leaving in a week.
"I have to go back to England this summer but you are coming with me. Don't I owe you a honeymoon?"
"Yes. I want to show you my homeland instead of telling you about it."
"How can we afford it?"
"Well, Esme was made to feel a little contrite about the stunt she pulled today, so she agreed to give me control of my funds starting now – I would have gotten it anyway on my next birthday in a few weeks – but that just gave me the ability to indulge my bride. We are going to see Shakespeare performed in the Globe theatre – reproduction that it is. We are going to see the Queen and the Tower, and the Eye, and the inside of my London bedroom - a lot of the last."
"Wait a minute. You now have access to your inheritance?"
"Yes. My mother's family had money and left me an inheritance that I couldn't touch without dear ol' Mater's approval. As you know, she tried to use it to control me and mostly I told her what she could do with the money but upon my twenty-fifth birthday, control reverts to me. I guess we won't have to worry about money any longer."
"I have some money, too, Edward. It's not a fortune but it's what was left after I sold off my parent's belongings. I tried not to touch it. I guess we'll have to sit down and figure out how to live a life that didn't include living off of rice and beans by the end of the month," I laughed.
"We still need to occupy ourselves, though, Bella,mia. I think it is better to work for something and so we'll come back here in time for you to enroll in your senior fall term and this time next year you'll graduate with me at your side. By autumn, it will be a simple matter of me re-entering the US as your spouse. I'll be slaving away on my lap top for my firm the whole while to keep us in PG Tips, and I think it will be just as close to heaven as I'll get this side of the veil."
"It sounds like heaven to me, too, Edward."
The End
Chapter 18: Epilogue 18 Months Later
I was in a rush to get back to our flat. Bella promised something special and I had been anticipating it all day long. It was December 18th and we were celebrating our second anniversary. These past two years have been amazing.
After I graduated, we spent the summer in England traveling where we wished. Seeing my homeland through Bella's eyes was exciting. We spent a lot time visiting literary sites, like Jane Austen's home in Chawton, her grave in Winchester. The honey colored buildings in Bath entranced her as we followed the footsteps of Dickens and had a sandwich at Sally Lunn's house. We visited Stratford-Upon-Avon and did the touristy things concerning the Bard. I have a lovely picture of Bella that sits on my desk at work that was taken in the garden outside of Shakespeare's birth place. She had a look of utter joy on her face as she absorbed her surroundings.
After a delightful and love filled summer, we returned the US so that Bella could finish her degree. I had no troubles with immigration this time. I just applied for residency as Bella's spouse and everything went smoothly. After all the trouble we had last year, it was almost a letdown.
Father Tim was an inspiring and sound counselor, in fact through his tutelage, Bella decided to convert. Mother and father did come to our wedding that we held in the church we had been attending and a certain peace was made. It was a quiet affair but perfect for us. Alice was indeed Bella's maid of honor and Father Tim celebrated our marriage. We closed the diner and had the reception there. As I said, it was perfect for us.
While Bella was finishing her degree, I worked remotely for my employer but was required to travel a bit more than I expected. Unfortunately, Bella and I were separated for our first anniversary, something we couldn't avoid, although I tried. So actually, this was the first December 18th we've spent together since we got married.
After Bella graduated, we moved to England, to Bella's utter delight. I honestly didn't care where we lived as long as we were together. I now went to my office one tube stop away from our flat, instead just down the hall – during Bella's senior year we had moved out of her studio apartment and into a two bedroom apartment in the same apartment house. Since I was working from home, we needed the extra room but I will always remember the little apartment where our love began.
Bella enrolled in a London University to work on a post-graduate degree in British Literature. She was in heaven. She constantly said there was no better place to study her obsession. Our flat was near the British Museum and not too far from her university. We could walk most every place we needed and of course the public transportation system made everything easy to get around. We spent a lot of time exploring the sights of central London.
My parents were thrilled to have me back in England. Mother was still pressuring me to work in her firm but I was happy working with my old employer. I decided that if I went to work with mother, I needed to bring something I could contribute, such as clients or experience, so that it wouldn't appear that I was getting preferential treatment and I would be taken seriously. Plus, keeping a distance from Mother suited me right now. She had a tendency to be controlling and I had a tendency to be stubborn and, now with Bella as my wife, I was also protective, so I felt it was just healthier.
Bella and my mother maintained a coldly polite relationship. After the ring incident, there wasn't much more to discuss. Bella didn't press charges and I honestly didn't think she would. I don't think Mother and Bella would ever be friends but because of their love of me, they would be respectful of each other. It was working, in its way.
I finally turned down the street we lived on. I could see the soft lights shining from our windows as I ran up the steps and unlocked the door. When I finally entered our flat, the lights were low and I could smell a toothsome aroma coming from the dining room. Eric Clapton was playing over the iPod system. I recognized the current song as one I frequently played for Bella when we were first married on the second-hand guitar she had bought me. I remember how earnestly I was trying to tell her in song what I felt for her.
"Bella?" I called.
"In here," her sweet voice answered. She walked out of the kitchen and my mouth dropped open. She was dressed in her old waitress uniform, completely down to her white hose and shoes, hair net and apron.
I grinned in delight, "Bella…"
She smiled back, "You'll have the special tonight, Edward?"
Nodding, I took off my coat and hung it on the coat rack and followed Bella into the dining room. I handed her a dozen pink carnations. They had been surprisingly hard to find. The florists kept on telling me pink carnations weren't popular this time of year. But Bella was delighted and she giggled. "You remembered!"
"Of course. I remember everything about us."
She sat down the "special" – meat loaf, Mel's meat loaf, the same entre we shared the night we got married. "Bella… this is wonderful."
There was even champagne. We ate our recreated meal as the iPod played all the songs that I wooed Bella-mia with in those first weeks. I was very glad they worked.
When we had finished, Bella stood and started to clear our table. I laughed. "No. Not tonight. Leave it."
She looked at me in surprise a little smile on her face, questioning my reasons without saying word.
"No," I rose, took the dish from her hands, then reached for her and swept her off her feet into my arms. I began to carry her back to our bedroom as I kissed her. "Tonight, I will get to do something I've wanted to do for more than two years."
I laid her down on our bed and then pulled off my tie.
"What's that, Edward?"
"Unbutton you out of that uniform, Bella-mia. Slowly. And with feeling."


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Adobe Takes Four Months And Counting To Process Refund
Jeff bought a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 4 back in May during a sale promising a $200 discount. The final checkout price didn't reflect the discount, but he double-checked the terms and conditions and confirmed that he was eligible. Adobe agreed, and has repeatedly promised to issue a refund. Jeff has been waiting for the check for almost four months, and he's not alone. Another customer has been waiting on a similar refund for almost a year!
Apple Sells Old Laptop, Wants Customer To Pay To Fix Problem
Will thought he was buying the newest MacBook Pro model—that's what it said on the box and on the receipt. After he'd set it up, he discovered it was a previous model, so he took it back to the glass box Apple Store on Fifth Ave in NYC to get the version he paid for. Now Apple wants him to pay $100 to transfer his data over to the new laptop. But hey, he shouldn't complain, because they're "waiving" the restocking fee!
Got Solar Panels? Utility Wants To Charge You For Not Using Their Energy
Midwest utility Xcel Energy wants to charge anyone using solar panels a monthly fee for sustainably generating their own energy. According to company spokesman Tom Henley, "We just don't think it's fair that customers that don't have solar panels on their homes should subsidize these solar panel customers any further." Huh?
Poll: What's The Next Airline Fee?
With airlines now charging fees for not paying fees a specified way and contemplating charging for bathroom access, we wanted to take a crack at predicting the next annoying fee. Take the poll inside and suggest your own fee.