So lately I'm into AH fics where E & B know each other from before (either as classmates, best friends, ex-lovers), but something happened, and years passed before they meet up again in like, their 20s or 30s (first relationship failed for some reason, someone moved away, timing wasn't right, etc. etc.). Or one of those alternating Before/After fics where each Before chapter we're working our way to the present. I'm not really picky about the reason why they didn't get together in the beginning, as long as there is no cheating involved. Also I would prefer if it neither Bella or Edward have children in their second meeting...because a lot of times, I just find them to be annoying. As always, I appreciate good writing & good grammar and is either completed or on its way:) Thank you.
My recs below are all the fics I personally lovedI can think of that fit in this genre that :
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6276284/1/A-Thousand-Leaves
Author: BellaSunshine PM
Isabella Swan grew up as the best friend of Alice Cullen, younger sister of Edward Cullen, who was never nice to Bella despite her being an "honorary Cullen." Everything changes when Edward is sent to prison for the murder of Bella's mother. AU-Human
Follow/FavoriteRated: Fiction M - English - Drama/Suspense - Bella & Edward - Chapters: 41 - Words: 196,783 - Reviews: 7,078 - Favs: 4,273 - Follows: 2,762 - Updated: 06-09-11 - Published: 08-27-10 - Status: Complete - id: 6276284
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7122044/1/Pocket-Change
Author: aWhiteBlankPage PM
I know of three kinds of change: the kind that jangles around in your pocket, the kind that happens slowly, every moment of every day, and the kind that blows you away in an instant.
Follow/FavoriteRated: Fiction M - English - Angst/Romance - Bella & Edward - Chapters: 32 - Words: 113,557 - Reviews: 4,910 - Favs: 3,306 - Follows: 2,447 - Updated: 02-23-12 - Published: 06-26-11 - Status: Complete - id: 7122044
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6268757/1/Starry-Eyed-Inside
Author: Rochelle Allison PM
High School Fictional. No one sends Bella into a tailspin quite like Edward Cullen... but can she make him hers? The ups and downs and all arounds.
Follow/FavoriteRated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Bella & Edward - Chapters: 29 - Words: 141,194 - Reviews: 8,534 - Favs: 5,063 - Follows: 3,218 - Updated: 12-19-11 - Published: 08-24-10 - Status: Complete - id: 6268757
(Also check out Malicious, and Glimmer Darkly!)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9509255/1/More-Ferarum-by-Ireen-H
Author: TLS Angst Contest PM
I'm still technically married. I still technically wear my wedding ring. It's on a chain around my neck. With his. He still won't sign the divorce papers. I still don't want him to.
Follow/FavoriteRated: Fiction M - English - Angst - Bella & Edward - Words: 14,614 - Reviews: 164 - Favs: 154 - Follows: 187 - Published: 07-19-13 - id: 9509255
(I believe this author is continuing this one-shot).
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9069478/1/The-Cullen-Legacy
Author: pattyrose PM
Legacy - A gift; sometimes unknowingly bestowed. Bella met Edward in a London pub, never imagining where each would be 7 years later: he a Congressman fueled by ever-growing political ambition, she the woman with an explosive secret that can end all his dreams. But Bella might soon find that revenge isn't all it's cracked up to be, and that Edward may harbor his own dark secrets.
Follow/FavoriteRated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Bella & Edward - Chapters: 44 - Words: 233,203 - Reviews: 14,463 - Favs: 3,846 - Follows: 4,414 - Updated: 08-19-13 - Published: 03-04-13 - Status: Complete - id: 9069478
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6148438/1/Of-Kith-and-Kin
Of Kith and Kin
Author: Chicklette PM
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return." -Nat King Cole. This story is about that. AH, Canon pairings.
Follow/FavoriteRated: Fiction M - English - Angst/Drama - Bella & Edward - Chapters: 24 - Words: 88,113 - Reviews: 3,833 - Favs: 3,281 - Follows: 1,879 - Updated: 12-19-11 - Published: 07-16-10 - Status: Complete - id: 6148438
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9103200/1/Something-True
Author: BelieveItOrNot PM
With too many secrets and a haunting past she'd love to forget, at seventeen, Bella is sure love doesn't exist. College dropout Edward Cullen can't seem to keep hold of love, or his music. A cottage, a lake, a tree, a muse, wrong choices, and heartache. How will these two cope with life and keep afloat? A daily word-prompt WitFit. Alternates between past and present. AH E/B
Follow/FavoriteRated: Fiction M - English - Angst/Romance - Bella & Edward - Chapters: 48 - Words: 94,470 - Reviews: 3,968 - Favs: 1,078 - Follows: 1,185 - Updated: 05-31-13 - Published: 03-15-13 - Status: Complete - id: 9103200
(This fic does the whole alternating-between-past-and-present really well!)
That's all I can think of at this point. Enjoy reading these though!