Author's Note: Thank you for reading The Secret. I sincerely hope that you had fun on the journey!

If you enjoyed this particular tale and would like to keep reading this Edward and Bella's story, please visit my profile page and look for its sequel. It is called Forthright. It picks up approximately one year from where The Secret left off, just in time for the wedding!

A special thank you to the real Jennifer, the real Nya, the real Kathy, and Daniel White for selecting the Astin Martin to gift Bella. (All are fellow fanfic readers and authors themselves.) And again, thank you Buttons!

If you are able to spare a moment or two, please let me know what you thought of the story. Reviews are always very much appreciated.

Until next time,

Stephanie

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NOTE: Please remember that this story has been edited and is slightly different from the original. If you're reading it through for a second time you may notice a slight alteration here and there. The plot has not changed and you will not have to re-read this story to make sense of the next two.

PLAN: Now that this story has been revised, I will continue to work on Legerdemain, the third installment. Forthright is complete and may be subject to revision in the distant, random future; however, no chapters will ever go missing from it, or from any of my stories ever again. You have my word! For those of you who waited so patiently for the "missing" chapters of The Secret to return, I very much hope they were worth the wait.

After Legerdemain is complete I will work publishing other new fanfic tales, as well as modify Bella and the Bachelor and More. Some of you may remember those stories. If not, I hope you will enjoy them afresh!

Yours,

Stephanie