Title: Lovers for Eternity
Summary: Sequel to Friends for Eternity! What if Bella and Edward were best friends before lovers? This is a story on how their friendship grows stronger as their love starts to blossom. All Human.
Disclaimer: I (unfortunately) do not own Twilight, New Moon, or Eclipse they are all owned by the very talented Stephenie Meyer.
Chapter 1: Finally
BPOV
Since it was still early in the morning, Edward suggested that we go back to his house for breakfast then I could go home later. I didn't object as we climbed down the latter of the tree house and went back to his house: hand in hand. I had a huge grin on my face. I glanced up to sneak a little peak at him, and he was wearing my same expression. That made me grin wider as I squeezed his hand happily. We stopped right in front of his door and interlocked lips again.
"Mmm, that's never going to get old, is it?" He asked. I smiled at him.
"Probably not." I stood up on my tippy toes and pecked him again. He put his arm around my waist as we walked into the house and headed towards the kitchen. I sat down on a bar stool and rested my chin on my hand.
"So, what do you want?" He asked me.
"I think you know what I want." I pouted. He rolled his eyes then leaned over the counter in between us and kissed me.
"Oh. My. God." I heard a familiar voice from behind me. Edward and I parted quickly and my sudden movements made me fall off the chair and onto the floor with the chair landing on top of me. I was too embarrassed and ashamed to get up, so I just laid there. "Arg." I moaned.
Alice walked over to me quickly and picked up the chair as Edward held out his hand to help me up. "Are you okay?" He asked me.
"Fine." I muttered.
"What the hell is going on!?" Alice squealed happily. Edward and I remained quiet, stubbornly. "Edward?" Alice questioned.
"Uh…" He hesitated, looking my way. I shrugged. "I… I'm not sure." He said.
"Bella?" Alice asked.
"Um… I'm sure you can figure out what's going on." I said quickly. Alice's eyes narrowed at us. Edward moved the two feet that kept us apart and placed his arm around my waist.
"Bella is my… girlfriend." He said. I looked up at him, shocked. I knew I was gaping, and probably drooling too, but I didn't care. Edward (my best friend!) just said I (Isabella Swan, the uncoordinated sophomore girl who was almost his complete opposite!) was his girlfriend! I was screaming this as loudly as I could in my head, but for some reason, I just couldn't comprehend it… Edward… My boyfriend? I smiled. I liked that idea, very much.
"Oh my gosh!" Alice screamed then started jumping up and down: literally. I, on the other hand, was still staring up at my boyfriend, processing everything. He looked down at me suddenly and I smiled weakly before blushing. "Really!?" Alice screeched again.
I bit my lip before nodding eagerly. I was probably giving myself whiplash from how vigorously I was shaking my head up and down. "Oh, Bella." Alice said, tears filling her eyes. She leaned over and hugged me tightly. Then she pulled away and hugged Edward. She pulled away and dabbed her eyes before hugging me again. After a few minutes, both of us were crying into each other's shoulders. Edward just stared at us, not sure how to respond to us. Alice wiped her eyes then pulled away from me and wiped mine.
"Finally." She said, smiling.
I nodded at her then looked at Edward and said, "Yeah… Finally."
5 Months Later…
BPOV
"This school year had gone by WAY to fast." I said to myself as I plopped down on my bed and took my shoes off. I sighed and walked over to my book self and pulled off a copy of Pride and Prejudice then made my way back to my bed. I lay down and began reading, but didn't even manage to get through the first few pages. I sighed in frustration and closed the book. I put my head on my pillow and stared at the ceiling.
I hated this. I was so distracted that it was difficult to focus on one thing for a certain amount of time. I really hated this year. Well, okay, I can't say that. The last six months or so have been amazing; probably some of the best in my life. I smiled. But… it was all ending. Why did Edward and I have to be two years apart? Why did Edward have to graduate already? I wiped the sudden burst of moisture in my eyes. He was going to leave and go to college with Jasper and Alice and I were stuck here by ourselves.
The summer would be fun, but it wasn't enough. I needed more time. Edward wasn't leaving in a month and a half for the University of Washington. Oh, who am I kidding? I'm so sunk into denial, I'm floating. I had to support him though. I was just grateful that he wasn't leaving the state. I knew that had something to do with me and I did feel guilty about it. He could have gone almost anywhere he wanted. He had awesome grades and was a great athlete. He probably could have gone to Yale if he wanted too, but he and Jasper said they wanted to stay here and be with us. Alice and I told them not to base their decision on us, but they did and we were grateful for that.
But I still didn't have enough time. I know I would be joining him in two years, but it was just… too far away. I wanted Edward here with me. It was a long drive and I knew we could only see each other on weekends. How would we make that work? I had no idea…
I rolled over and pulled my blanket over me. I curled up into the fetal position and closed my eyes. Maybe some sleep would ease my thoughtful mind.
BPOV
I rolled over and looked at the clock. Wow, it was one in the morning now. I sighed and rolled back over, almost asleep again when I heard a knock on my window. I jumped and waited. I heard it again. I got out of bed and walked over to the window. I threw it open and looked down.
"Edward? Is that you?"
"Yeah. Hey, come down here with me."
"It's like one in the morning."
"So?"
"I'm coming." I replied then closed my window. I threw on the closest pair of shoes I could find and fled for the door very quietly so I wouldn't wake Charlie. I walked out and smiled as I came into view of Edward flawless face. My stomach flipped when I locked eyes with him. He leaned down and kissed me when we got close enough to each other.
"What am I doing out here?" I whispered to him.
"I don't know, but I wanted to see you." He kissed me again. I didn't object. "Come on." He took my hand and led me to his car. I got in hesitantly and put on my seatbelt. He got into the driver's side and we started driving.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"Does it matter?"
"Nope. As long as I'm with you it's okay." We were still holding hands as we drove. Driving in silence was peaceful. It was like we didn't really have to say anything as long as we were together then we were fine. I always felt like that with him. We finally parked somewhere I didn't recognize. By that time, I was crying. It was a silent kind of crying, but crying nonetheless.
Edward got out of the car and came to my side and opened the door and took my hand as he led me out. We walked along a trail into the forest and were still quiet, holding hands. Edward did have a flashlight, thank god. We hiked for a while. I would trip, but Edward would hold me steady so I wouldn't fall on my face. We still weren't talking as I cried. We got, to what I hypothesized was top where there was a little river flowing. Edward sat down on a bolder and pulled me down onto his lap. He stroked my hair.
"Shh my Bella. No more crying," He cradled me like a little kid. "I'm here and I'm not going anywhere." I tucked myself into his chest as he held me tightly.
"I love you so much." I said, wiping my eyes, and looking up at him.
He smiled sadly. "I love you too. More than you know." I nodded.
"Edward?"
"Yes?"
"I… never mind." I backed off because it was kind of embarrassing.
"No, what were you going to say?"
"I… I want to… Is anyone home at your house?" I asked.
"Uh, yeah my parents."
"Damn."
"Why?"
"I want to go somewhere we can be alone."
"We're alone now."
"Well… I mean, I want to be alone somewhere more… comfortable." I chose my words very wisely.
He shook his head. "Are you trying to seduce me, Isabella Swan?"
I blushed to my hairline. I was thankful it was so dark because I was sure if he saw my cheeks I would blush even deeper. "I… I don't know. Are you seducible?" Where the hell did that come from?
He heard him chuckle. "By you… Definitely."
"Really? Now?" I asked excitedly.
"Where exactly are we going to go?" He asked.
"I don't know." I wanted this to be special, but there wasn't really any place to go… Well, there was one place… "What about… Okay, this is going to sound really weird but this place is like where we got together and…" He cut me off.
"The tree house?"
"Yeah…"
"Okay." He said.
"Okay." And we hiked back down and went to his car and started driving home.
BPOV
Edward and I were breathing heavily as we lay next to each other in our tree house. I had happy and sad tears dripping down my cheeks, as did Edward. That was one of the only times I'd ever seen him cry. It really scared be; in a good and bad way. He had one arm around me and reached up with his other one to wipe my cheeks. I did the same for him.
"You are so beautiful Bella." I blushed.
"You're not so bad yourself." He chuckled then we were quiet for a few seconds, holding each other closely.
"This place is sacred now," Edward joked and I giggled, but agreed with him. "You know what?" He asked after a few seconds.
"What?"
"I really wish you were the girl I lost my virginity too. It was way more special with you."
I smiled. "Really?" Edward nodded.
I leaned up and kissed him softly. "You know what?" I repeated.
"What?"
"I didn't know his tree house was so sturdy."
Another month and a half later…
BPOV
I woke up early that morning. Edward, Alice, Jasper and I were all going out to breakfast before Edward and Jasper left for college. I showered quickly and did my hair. I brushed my teeth then waited downstairs for an hour before Edward and Alice got here to pick me up. We went out and had a sad meal then it came time for goodbyes. We started off easy: Jasper and I hugging goodbye while Alice and Edward said their goodbyes. Then we switched. That was really hard.
Edward's grip had never been that tight around me before. I put a death grip on him as well, not wanting to leave him for a second.
Alice and I left crying with promises that we would come and see them next weekend.
Alice and I got into her car and drove quietly.
"Alice?" I said after a few minutes.
"Yes?"
"I think I'm going to be sick."
"Okay." She said simply. We pulled over into a gas station and I bolted out of the car and threw up in a nearby bush, not making it to the bathroom inside. Alice held my hair and breathed threw her mouth as she helped me. We got back into her car and continued driving home.
"Alice?" I asked again.
"Yes?"
"I'm scared."
"Why Bella?"
"I'm late."
A/N: Dun, dun, dun! What does Bella mean by the last line!? Oh, and the future chapters won't be skipping through months like this one did.
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