"Strange Brew" by Magnolia822

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Brothers Edward and Emmett Cullen are hard-working young man, who own their own brewery, "Cullen Creek". With the summer season about to start, the two are in desperate need for some help and eventually find it in the 22-year old college student Bella Swan. Without talking to his brother first, Emmett hires the young woman immediately, ignoring the fact that she's never worked in a brewery before, much less hosted a beer tasting. As the latter is exactly what she is supposed to at "Cullen Creek", Edward has to start training her right away. Cold and distant at first, the young man quickly warms up to the witty and incredibly beautiful little thing that barged into his life and before he knows it, he has fallen for her big heart, her unique sense of humor, and helpfulness. As the days progress, he finds himself lusting after a woman he knows he cannot have...

There are exactly three things that keep Edward from giving into his feelings and asking Bella out: a) he is seven-years older than her, b) he is her boss, and c) he's in the middle of a nasty divorce. Because of that, Edward tries to keep a distance from Bella, yet indulges in watching her from afar. However, when Seth, Edward's employee and a good friend of Bella, starts making advances to the brown-eyed beauty the young entrepreneur hardly manages to not do and say something he might regret later on. In addition to pining after Bella, Edward also has to deal with his divorce from Victoria, a manipulative young woman, who intends to live off of her soon-to-be ex-husband's hard-earned money for the rest of her life. Add Edward's hypochondric (yet doctor) father Carlisle, and his weird relationship to Alice, the girlfriend of his best friend, you have a not-so-happy Edward.

Though Bella and Edward seem to be complete opposites, they really balance each other out. While Edward is often cocky and angry, Bella always has a smile on her face and loves the company of others. Unlike her broody boss, she hasn't yet made first-hand experiences with the hardships real life has to offer and tends to see things from the positive side. Some of her warmth and gentleness soon rub off on Edward and he is able to forget the drama that is his divorce for a while. Still, he stays away from her, afraid that if people found out about their relationship, it could be used against him by his wife in court. Initially written from Bella and Edward's POV, the author decided to rewrite Bella's chapters and present them through Edward's eyes. This way, the reader only has as much information as Edward does and is as clueless as him in certain situations. This fantastically written fanfic is highly recommendable, go check it out!

Strange Brew consists of 24 chapters and a total of 108,831 words. The story is rated M for lemons and foul language.

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