Dear Bella,

March 10, 2015

Thank you so much for sending my lipstick! I'm very excited to be writing to you, and sending this to a Colorado address...that's a good sign, right?

Spring is on the horizon in Tennessee. It's beautiful. Winter was a lot more harsh than anyone anticipated, but we survived!

I am so sorry it has taken me this long to write you! You'll see why...

The girls and I had a wonderful visit with Jeff in Texas. It wasn't at all what I expected, but looking back, it was everything it was supposed to be.

It was hard. It was fun. It was surreal. It was annoying. Obviously the girls threw him off some, being around them and seeing how much work it is to have children isn't something people without them can visualize that well. He's a bachelor, so I didn't expect much, anyway, you know? But we both realized how hard it is to focus on each other when their are kids involved. He wasn't ready. And in a lot of ways, I wasn't either.

So, we called it quits. It was amicable. It was for the best. I'm not the type of person to hold onto something that would clearly fail.

He's moved on. He met a girl that lives in another state, but someone who is in the same place in life. They both work a lot, and see each other when they can.

I am doing fabulous. I spent a few months as just me, not looking, but not closed to someone new. Though I work a lot, I spent all my free time focused on the girls. They're doing great. Lyric will start school this year!

Through my time of being great on my own, I met someone. It was unexpected, and we took a long time before truly pursuing one another, but once we did, it was perfect.

His name is Matt. He's a few years older than me, managed a few bank locations, and he's extremely handsome, Bella. Haha! Having a son of his own, he understands children, loves my girls, and I wouldn't be surprised if this time next year, we were married.

I couldn't be happier. Everything I went through got me to this.

I can't wait to hear your story.

Write soon!

xoxo

Bethany

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Dearest Beth,

March 27, 2015

I read your letter five times. It makes me so happy that you're happy. You must tell me more about Matt in your next letter. He sounds like a real gem. You and the girls deserve nothing less.

My end started out very rocky when I arrived at Cullen Stables. Edward was different, and it took me seeing him being different to realize that I had changed, too. Time does that to people. It turned into a drama fest for a little while, Edward's past crept up on him, and I somehow turned into someone I didn't want to be.

But! We turned it all around. We were adamant, and here we are. Edward is in therapy to deal with past nightmares, and I can't believe the change in him. Dealing with your past is the only way to move on, and he's doing it. He's everything I didn't know I wanted until I had it, you know what I mean?

We're trying to get pregnant, given my past fertility issues, the doctors say I have an excellent chance to have a baby. I cannot wait, Bethany. A baby! A piece of me and Edward! A little Lyric or Harper!

Cullen Stables is thriving. I love being here on the ranch. It's a part of me I never thought I would get to know. The horses are happy. We got chickens!

We go on a date every Saturday, just to keep up with ourselves when life wants to get in the way.

Edward came with me last year when we went back to tennessee to collect my things. What a road trip that was! I always wondered about you.

My love story began with letters, and then became a reality. We started to write our story together, and it's better than any novel. Now, with you, I can't wait to start our own story through letters.

Keep me updated!

xoxo

Bella