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Chapter 1-The Meeting
Dear Diary,
Alice and I just found this huge apartment that amazingly enough we can actually afford on our salary, me working at Twilight. It's my restaurant and so far has topped the rating charts which is amazing. And Alice working at Chic a magazine is for women, and young ladies who need a little help form every area from talking to a guy to finding the perfect home for you, some fashion, gossip, and Alice is working on a new piece that falls in the love category, its called How To Figure Out If You Are In Love? She has about a year to work on it for the February edition next year since she actually has to go through the steps on finding the one special person a. I doubt I'm ever going to find anyone because I'm plain Jane Bella Swan. There's nothing special about me. I'm 22 years old with brown hair and brown eyes, nothing big. The only thing that is admirable is that I own my own restaurant and I am the head chef. Well that's enough for now I have to finish unpacking and make sure Alice didn't replace my wardrobe, again.
Yours truly, Isabella Swan
"Alice, did you grab the boxes from the back of my car?" I yelled hoping she was in hearing distance.
"No, I thought you were gonna grab it!" she responded back.
I groaned. Now I have to go down the stairs to grab my two boxes with my favorite Cd's and movies in them.
I pulled on my old converse, and attempted to run down the stairs because knowing me I'd fall flat on my ass. So it was more like s slow jog. Really slow.
I unlocked my car and popped the trunk. But my boxes weren't there. Huh? Did I take them? No, I don't remember taking them up. Where could they be?
"Ahem," Somebody cleared there throat not far from me. I shut the trunk and started back to the door but I stopped dead in my tracks. I was face-to-face with a gorgeous god-like green eyed man. Can someone hand me a towel so I can clean up the drool?
"I noticed you were taking some boxes up and the little black-haired pixie looking girl put these two boxes by the door and they've been there for about an hour. Could these be what you're looking for?" he had a voice like velvet, and it was extremely attractive.
"Yeah, those would be my missing boxes. Remind me never to trust Alice again," I said the last part mostly to myself but he seemed to have caught it because he tried to stifle a chuckle.
"Well, I'm Edward Cullen, I live on the fourth floor," he said as he held out his hand for me to shake.
"I'm Isabella Swan, Bella for short, and I live on the fourth also," I said while taking his hand in mine. And I couldn't help but notice that his whole hand was soft except his fingers were rough, he must be a piano player.
"This might seem like an odd question, but do you happen to play the piano?" I asked oddly intrigued by this gorgeous man, after dropping his hand.
"Yes, actually I do," he responded.
"My suspicions were right, your fingers were rough and that's how my grandfathers hands were, he was also a piano player," I said hoping he wouldn't notice the sadness in my voice from mentioning my grandfather.
"Was?" he questioned.
"He died this past year, we were very close, and he promised me he would teach me how to play but he had a heart attack and died before he was able to," I can't believe I just told this stranger about my grandfather. I miss him so much. I looked down at my feet to try and keep my composure.
"I'm sorry, he must've been an extraordinary man, and he was extremely lucky to of had you in his life," he said sincerely. I looked up at him and he had this adorable crooked smile on his face that could make you just melt.
"Well, thank you for rescuing my Cd's, you practically saved my life," I told him, while bending down to grab my boxes. But he picked them up before I could get to them.
"Lead the way," he said with that crooked smile plastered on his face. I couldn't help but smile and I did as I was told.
I took him upstairs and held open the door to our apartment for him. I took the boxes from him and sat them down on the floor next to the couch.
"Bells, do you know which box I put my yellow poka dotted bar?" Alice yelled and I looked at Edward and his face was red and he was trying to once again hide his laughter, which wasn't working well, for either of us.
"I'll be right back," I said. I walked out of the living room, down the hallway and into Alice's room, where she was frantically searching for her bra.
"Hey there, why don't you grab a different bra, put a shirt on and come meet our neighbor who now knows you have a yellow poka dotted bra," I said trying to play it off as a joke but she didn't fall for it and let out a little shriek.
"Is he cute?" she doesn't even care about the bra situation, she just wants to know if he's cute. Alright.
"Extremely, and apparently he plays the piano and he lives right across the hall," I told her amazed by my excitement.
"Okay, keep him busy, and I'll be out in a second," she said going back to her search.
I headed back out to the living room, and noticed he was looking at my books in the shelves that I had set up.
"Anything catch your eye?" I asked him, which cause him to jump from my unknown presence.
"How many times have you read this?" he asked while pulling my favorite book off the shelf, Pride And Prejudice.
"Well, let's just say more than anybody can count," I said while taking a seat on the couch.
"Have know fear, Alice is know here," she said while entering the living room. I just rolled my eyes.
"Edward Cullen, this is my roommate and best friend Mary Alice Brandon. Alice this is Edward Cullen," I introduced them.
Edward held out his hand for Alice to shake but knowing Alice she wasn't going to shake his hand. I was right; she pulled him in for a hug, that took him by surprise by the look on his face.
I giggled a little at the look on his face.
I got up off the couch, grabbed my boxes and went over to the shelves by our sound system, and started unpacking my Cd's.
Alice and Edward looked deep in conversation, when we heard a loud banging from across the hall.
"Edward, open up! Don't keep me out in the hall!" yelled, who I could only guess was Edward's roommate.
"Excuse me for a second ladies," he said and opened the door, "Jasper, I'm over here meeting our new neighbors, why don't you come meet them," he said.
A few seconds later he re-entered followed by a man who was a little bit shorter than him with blonde hair, and bright blue eyes.
"Hello, I'm jasper Hale," he said with his eyes glued to Alice.
"Hi! I'm Mary Alice Brandon, but you can call me Alice!" she said while going in to give him a hug.
He was taken aback at first but then wrapped his arms around her and gave her a good squeeze and then released her.
I stood up and made my way over to them.
"Hi, I'm Isabella Swan, but call me Bella," I introduced myself while holding out my hand for him to shake.
He took my hand and gave it a firm shake.
"Nice to meet you," he said with a nod of his head.
"well ladies it was nice to meet you but I have to get going, I have to get to work," Edward said.
"Where do you work?" I asked hoping I didn't sound to nosey.
"I actually work at the Children's hospital," he said. Aw, he works with kids, that's a major bonus.
I looked at the clock and it said it was only ten o'clock in the morning, curse Alice for getting me up at six.
"Well, it was nice to meet you too," I said while giving him a smile.
"Wait, what time do you get out of work?" Alice asked, and she had that look on her face like she's planning something.
"I get off at six tonight," he said.
"Well, would you guys like to come over for dinner at let's say seven?" I jumped in, where the hell did that boldness come from?
"I would love to," Jasper said still with his eyes glued on Alice.
"Edward, what about you?" Alice asked. He looked over at me and once again made my insides melt with that crooked smile.
"It would be my pleasure," he said and took his leave.
"Well, ladies, that's my cue to leave, I'll see you tonight at seven," and he too took his leave.
Once the door shut Alice and I looked at each other and started jumping up and down.
"If I have to make dinner I have to run to the store to pick up some stuff, do you want to come with?" I asked while grabbing my purse and car keys.
"No, I'm going to stay here and clean this place up a little bit, you have fun," she said while sitting down on the couch.
"Alright, later hater," and I was out the door and in my car in no time.
I headed to the closest grocery store.
The first thing I went and picked up was six steaks, some jumbo fresh mushrooms, ricotta cheese, garlic, jumbo shells, the makings for a salad, some random things I could work with, and a mix for chocolate cup cakes.
I checked out, put the stuff in the trunk. Got back in my car plugged in my Ipod, and took off for home.
I unloaded the groceries from the car and took them upstairs and put them away.
I went into the living room looking for Alice, and noticed everything was put away, there were no boxes in sight. And it was only one o'clock. I went and checked to see if she was in her room, to my surprise she wasn't and that room also was spotless. I went to my room and there she was going through my closet.
"What are you doing?" I asked confused as to why she was going through my clothes.
"I'm going through your closet to find you something to wear for tonight, with no complaints from you, and no you cannot know what it is until it is time to get ready, so go to the living room and put in a cd and let us hear that beautiful singing voice of yours," she finished with a smile, and then went back to work.
There was no point in arguing, so I went to the sound system and put in one of my mixes.
It started out with some Jimmy Robbins, Everything To You.
You ask me a question
what's on my mind
and I tell you it's nothing
that I feel fine
but it's really you that pours over me everyday
everyday
so don't go changing your ways
cause you're perfect, yes it's true
I wanna be everything to you
Giving you all my love as proof
I wanna be everything and turn our world into something
Let me be everything, everything to you
With a war every second
It's easy to fade
Every word is a weapon
but it's safe to say
It's really you that keeps me alive all the time
all the time
So don't go changing your smile
cause it's perfect, yes it's true
I wanna be everything to you
Giving you all my love as proof
I wanna be everything and turn our world into something
Let me be everything, everything to you
We may walk this life and have troubles some days
but don't think we won't get over it all, cause we'll never fall
I put the song on repeat and kept singing put loud, when I noticed it was lunch time. I took the song off and let it continue onto the next song.
I went to the kitchens and made some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
"Alice! Lunch!" I yelled and sat at the island in the kitchen.
I started eating when Alice came in and sat down across from me and grabbed her sandwich and started eating.
"How's that project of yours going so far?" I asked her.
"Fine, I've been done for a good half hour already," she admitted.
"What do I make for dinner? Steak, stuffed mushrooms, or stuffed shells?" I asked her.
"Definitely steak, with stuffed mushrooms on the side with green beans a salad and chocolate cupcakes for dessert," she said as she finished off the last of her sandwich.
Cool, now all I had to do was concentrate on the cooking. Thank you Alice.
It was around two o'clock when we cleaned up. Now we had five hours to blow until it's time for dinner. What the hell am i supposed to do for five hours?
So, tell me whatcha think! Did i move to fast? Are you confused? let me know and i'll try and fix it up! thanks buddies!
Dana