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More Than Words - Chapter Two - Until Next Time
"Good. Will you call me tomorrow? I really like talking to you," he expressed, again sounding hopeful.
"It already is tomorrow."
BPOV
The couple of weeks of our friendship was spent mostly on the phone with each other every night but at more reasonable hours. We met for coffee once and went to a local zoo, but nothing really starting happening until about three weeks after our awkward meeting.
Edward and I had been on the phone for about an hour and we had arrived at one of our in between topic silences. I loved hearing him just be on the other end of the phone.
"Bella?"
"Ya?"
"Will you go on a date with me?"
"Of course. Where were you thinking? Coffee somewhere?"
"No. I mean a real date. You know, flowers, fancy dinner, stroll through the park? That kind of date," he chuckled a bit.
I stammered a bit. I was very nervous to be in Edward's presence for that extended amount of time. He made my insides feel like jell-o and I had a hard time forming complete thoughts. On the other hand, I also couldn't stand to think of not hearing his velvety voice every day either.
"Yes. I'd like that. You know, Edward Cullen, I was beginning to think you weren't interested in me like that," I joked. I knew it was how I felt and as soon as the words came out of my mouth, I was so embarrassed.
"That thought, Bella Swan, never ever crossed my mind."
We agreed that Edward would pick me up at seven the next night. He hadn't been to my apartment yet and I wanted to make a good first impression, so I spent my day off doing some deep cleaning.
I kept checking the time every fifteen minutes because I was so nervous. Finally, at five-thirty, I decided I should start getting ready. I took a long, hot shower, hoping it would relax my body a little before going out to get all tensed up again. The water felt good on my skin and while I didn't want the feeling to end, I knew I had to finish getting ready or Edward would arrive to me being naked... That might not be bad either...
I hopped out of the shower and started drying off. I wrapped my hair up in a towel to let it dry a little more and brushed my teeth. I wondered it I had any mints in my purse, but it was too late to get some now if I didn't. I blow-dried and brushed my hair.
'What to do with you?' I thought. My hair was a deep chocolate brown and had some natural bounce and curl to it so I usually just left it down or pulled it back into a simple pony-tail, but I couldn't do something so normal for my first date with Edward. I decided to curl it a bit and pin it back, leaving some curls bobbing from the messy bun that I'd arrived at.
Then I walked into my room to search through my closet. I didn't really have any sexy, first date type clothes, but I had at least three dresses that weren't super conservative and all three matched my heels that had lace tying them on. I was in love with those shoes because they always made me feel hot and sexy even if I wore them with sweatpants around the house. I decided on my black dress that Sue had helped me pick out for an informal dance in high school. It was a light cotton so it clung to my body in the right places as well as flowed loosely in the skirt part. I wore my favorite bracelet, but no other jewelry. I like to keep it plain like that.
I kept my makeup natural looking with light brown eye shadow and a nude colored lipstick. When I caught a glimpse of my entire ensemble in the mirror I was a bit taken a back.
"When did I get so plain?"
I thought about changing clothes or my makeup when my doorbell rang. I looked at the clock and the traitor read six forty-five.
Walking quickly down the stairs, I arrived at the door a little out of breath.
I opened the door and the butterflies in my stomach went crazy. Edward was dressed in black slacks and a dark navy blue button-up shirt. He didn't wear a tie so instead he left the top two buttons undone and I could see the tops of his pecks.
Realizing I was staring and probably drooling, I took a step back to let him in.
"Edward, you look fantastic."
"It is nothing compared to you. You are so beautiful." My stomach goes flip-flop.
"Thanks," I stammered. "I, uh, just need to grab my purse from upstairs and we can go. You can sit down if you'd like or whatever."
Edward came in and shut the door behind him. This god is seriously standing in my living room? Pinch me, I must be dreaming. I walked slower this time up the stairs to avoid even more lack of oxygen to my gooey brain and grabbed my purse.
Stopping by the mirror one more time, I thought, 'you can do this, Bella. Just remember to keep breathing.'
We had dinner at a small Italian restaurant I'd never even heard of before. There was even a small band playing light, romantic music which made me start to wonder if Edward had taken many girls here before.
After dinner, we walked through a nearby park for a while. I boldly reached out for Edward's hand and to my delight, he lifted our hands together, kissed the back of mine and we held hands for the rest of our walk. The moon was full so everything was very well lit. Edward's skin looked amazing in the moonlight. He caught me staring at him a few times and I'd look away quickly and we'd both laugh. It was an easy silence between us and wasn't awkward at all. We just walked and enjoyed each other's company and the beautiful evening.
On the drive home, Edward continued to hold my hand in the car and occasionally would lift our hands and kiss mine again. The feel of his lips on my skin was something I never wanted to forget. I wanted to have him come inside and kiss my body to get more of this new sensation, but I didn't want to give him the impression that I was a slut. I'd only had sex with one guy before and that was a big mistake because it ruined our relationship so I promised myself not to 'give it up' so easily again, but Edward's essence was making that promise a bit fuzzy.
We arrived at my apartment and Edward turned off the car, got out and ran to open my door for me and walked me to my door.
"You can come inside and hang out for a while if you want. Its almost time for our nightly phone call anyway," I joked.
"I would never want to put you in an uncomfortable position like that. No, I think I'll say my goodnight here and leave it at that." It actually looked to me like Edward was nervous, which made me feel a little better about my own nervousness. "Bella?"
"Yes?"
"Can I kiss you?"
"You may."
Edward leaned down and we closed our eyes when our lips met. I was startled at first by the electricity emanating from our contact, but I liked it. I opened my mouth slightly, encouraging to deepen our kiss, which he promptly obliged. Wanting more, I brought my hands up to his neck and pulled myself in closer. The feeling of not being able to get enough was an intense one that frightened me a bit. Almost as if he sensed my fear, Edward slowed our kiss until stopped and he left a few lingering pecks afterward.
'Wow' was all my brain could think.
Edward had a perfectly crooked smile plastered on his face. His eyes were twinkling with his happiness.
He leaned down and kissed my hand again.
"Until next time, Bella Swan."
"Until next time, Edward Cullen."
EPOV
'Wow. This girl is the one,' I thought and couldn't help but smiling. I probably looked like a fool, but I didn't care. She was the one I'd been searching for and I was never going to let her go.
"Until next time, Bella Swan."
"Until next time, Edward Cullen."
This girl was going to be the death of me. Her invitation inside was excruciatingly tempting and had she been just some girl, I would've taken her up on it. So I decide to be good and just kiss her good night and go home, but then she makes that excruciatingly tempting as well. I need a cold shower.
It isn't that I've slept around a lot, but I know how to get what I want, when I want it, but this girl... Ever since our eyes met when she hit me with the bathroom door, I've been in love. How could I have never seen her before I remember thinking. Different home towns, different ages, different schools but we live relatively close together, only a twenty-two minute drive. Why do I know that it is twenty-two minutes?
When I got home, I looked at the clock and it said eleven-thirty. My parents' live a couple of time zones away so it was only nine-thirty there. I picked up the phone and dialed home.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Mom. It's Edward."
"Hi sweety! How was your date?" she asked excitedly.
I took a deep breath and exhaled deeply into the phone.
"Was that a good huff or a bad huff?"
"Mom? I think I'm in love."
Well? What do you think? I think these are my favorite characters! I feel all gooey inside too!
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