This review was written by the Beautiful and Angst Lovin' Snshyne
The Gentleman from Washington State
Original Author's Description: Senator Edward Cullen is the handsome scion of the Cullen family. A playboy's playboy, he is taken with an intern in his office, Bella Swan. She is untouchable for many reasons, and he's in a tough re-election battle with Jacob Black. AH,M Adult Content
The Gentleman from Washington State drives me crazy! It's been a while since I started a fic that I need to read the update the day it hits my inbox and I do with this one for three reasons: 1) She updates 2-3 times a week and I don't want them to get backed up; 2) I read a lot of fic on my iPhone and her updates are of a manageable length to read on the go (3K to 7K words); and 3) I seriously, seriously need to know what happens next.
I'm pretty sure I have never wanted an Edward and a Bella to get together so badly in all my fic reading days. And I think this is entirely due to their forbidden circumstances. Edward Cullen is a highly intelligent, well rounded, respected, gorgeous Democratic Senator representing Washington state in DC. At 17 he entered the US Naval Academy. Upon graduating at 21 he spends 7 years as a Navy SEAL (thud), then attends Yale Law School where he graduates and moves on to be an assistant District Attorney. Sadly, he is also known for his philandering ways with women. And while it's generally not scandalous, it does make a girl that is serious about a relationship question getting into one with him. Although Edward had always planned to pursue a Senate position, his quick rise to the Senate seat he now holds was due to the special election held as a result of the untimely death of his father, Senator Carlisle Cullen. Now, at thirty-two, Edward finds himself pitched against another resident from Forks for the upcoming Senate election - Jacob Black, Republican. This is also a good place to point out that this fic pretty much gives me free license to rationally hate Jacob Black and not even bother to have to explain my reasoning. I've given you one reason, you'll have to read to figure out the others.
Cue Bella Swan. Resident of Forks, Democratic Philosophy major, working on her thesis and studying for the LSAT in her senior year of college. She is a University of Washington student, but will spend her Senior Year at Georgetown in a sort of matriculation program and she is now an intern for Senator Cullen complete with a blue dress (please tell me you got that). In this story, Bella is innocent to a degree, but not naive. She has a good head on her shoulders and is capable of reasoning and making her own decisions, but she still has a lot to learn about the world. Immediately, Edward is intrigued by her. He finds her beautiful, but also intelligent and that's what really turns him on about her. He finds himself inexplicably drawn to her. Wanting to talk to her and get to actually know more about her. Turns out, they have a lot in common other than where they are from.
My favorite thing about this fic is that the author, Betty Smith, has taken Canon Edward's mind reading and translated it into Senator Edward Cullen's astute political prowess. The way he can make eye contact with someone and know what they are trying to convey. Or the fact that he can read a person and know how he should respond to convey what he means without being able to come outright and be direct with it is something I find very fascinating.
Here comes your angst factor: Edward is a sitting Senator, Bella is a college student and his intern, Edward is not the only man to notice how enticing Bella is, Bella has a past with Jacob Black and Chief Swan holds some of the Cullens' secrets in his lockbox that could possibly wreak havoc on Senator Cullen's campaign. I would also like to say that for once, I am glad Edward is not the black sheep of the family. It's nice to read him in a light where he is revered and not in a position where even his family has given up on him and the only one who sees any redeeming value in him is Bella.
This fic is a tangled web and Bella is the pretty, but deadly Black Widow spider.
• The link to the story: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5720172/1/The_Gentleman_from_Washington_State
• The Twitter link: http://twitter.com/MissBettySmith
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