A/N: Hi everyone! If this fanfiction looks familiar, then you might have seen it or even read it about five years ago, when I first published it. I wrote several chapters and then unfortunately personal circumstances got in the way, so I wasn't able to finish. I took a break from writing fanfiction entirely, but now I'm happy to say that I'm back, reigning in the new year with this beloved little story that has never quite left me. I hope you all are ready for a bumpy - yet satisfying - ride, I have a lot in store for you! Please note that the story line remains the same, but I have went back and made a few edits / alterations to the chapters.

This story is based on the movie, "Life As We Know It", which came out in 2010. It's a remarkable movie, and if you're into romantic comedies I would definitely recommend it! The main characters, Edward and Bella, are in their mid-twenties and living on their own in Atlanta, Georgia. The rest will be determined in later chapters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of its characters, all credit goes to Stephanie Meyer.

Preface

My first thought after hearing the news was one of utter despair.

No, not them. Why did it have to be them?

They had only been twenty-four years old. I didn't understand it. They had been happy. Maybe not completely, (who was ever really completely happy?) but they had their family, their friends, not to mention their ultimate dream jobs. And more than that, they had Esme, their vibrant, beautiful one-year-old daughter.

How could the world be so cruel as to take away two wonderful parents from their beloved little girl?

It was immoral. Absolutely outrageous. And the injustice didn't simply stop there.

Esme had not only lost both of her parents, but my best friend was gone. The one person who I could always turn to in times of grief and struggle was no longer with me, and I couldn't figure out why. Why did it have to happen like this?

I now had no one to keep me from falling, no one to stand by my side and support me through it all. For the first time in my life, I was entirely alone…and hopelessly afraid.

There was nothing I could do to stop myself. I fell to the floor and wept.

A/N: In this story "Esme" is short for Esmeralda, the name of Alice and Jasper's child. Thank you all for reading, the first chapter will be up shortly!

Happy New Year. :)