BPOV

I sat at the library on Oak Street. I was reading my favorite book, Wuthering Heights, when he walked in. He was gorgeous, and alone. I was so excited that my heart started thumping erratically in my chest. He turned around and looked straight at me with his beautiful golden eyes and smiled a little at me, then gave me a look of total confusion. He turned away from the library aide, and walked over to me.

"Hello, there, I'm Edward Cullen. I just moved here and don't know of anyplace to get a decent meal. Do you have any suggestions?" His voice was so velvety smooth...

" Er- well, there's the 4 Brother's Trattoria on Main Street. It is very nice and quiet", I said.

"That sounds nice. Would you like to accompany me for dinner....?

Sorry, didn't catch your name."

"Oh, uh, it's Bella Swan. And I would love to go to dinner with you."

He seems to like me... but maybe he should meet the parents first.

'Well, Edward, why don't you pick me up around 7 at 25 North River Dr?"

"That would be, I assume, to meet your parents?"

I nodded meekly.

He smiled an angel's smile. "That would be lovely."

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I can't remember being this excited since, i don't know when! I decided to wear my new deep blue blouse and paired it with jeans. I wore my hair down, with one small braid in the front.

Downstairs, the doorbell rang. I heard my mom, Renee, answer the door. Then my dad, Charlie, started interrogating Edward. Soon I heard Charlie's booming laugh and I knew it was safe to go downstairs.

As I walked down, Edward gave me a smile, and I said goodbye to my parents and we left.

"Thanks for coming out with me tonight Bella," Edward said as we got in the car.

"No thank you. You have saved me from eating my mothers attempt at flaming wok." We both laughed, and I discovered my favorite sound in the world, Edward's laugh.

"Your parents are very nice and obviously care about you a lot. I practically had to swear on a stack of Holy Bibles that you would be back by 11:00."

"They really like you Edward, I can tell. What about your family?"

"My real parents died a very long time ago and I was adopted by Carlisle and Esme. They also adopted my sister, Alice, brother, Emmett, and 2 other kids from an orphanage, Jasper and Rosalie Hale."

"I'm sorry about your parents." I tried to imagine my life without Renee and Charlie, and shuddered at the bleak picture I saw.

"That's OK. They died a very long time ago and I don't remember them at all."

"Umm Edward...?"

"Yes Bella?"

"You missed the turn."