Disclaimer : I don't own Twilight. Stephenie Meyer does.
A/N : In this chapter we have the shopping trip. And a surprise. Yay! Enjoy.
Chapter 2 : Shopping and Surprises
We got to the mall in record breaking time. I chalk it up to my mad driving skills. I always wanted to do one of those advanced driving courses, the ones where you learn to drive like a professional and some stunts as well, but Charlie wouldn't let me. He said it was too dangerous and that 'his baby would get hurt'. I didn't know if he was talking about me or the car.
Emmett and Rosalie both had a love for cars. Meaning they had connections and decided to surprise me by setting such a driving course up for me. Without Charlie's knowledge of course. I aced the course with flying colours, but Charlie didn't have to know that. He would've taken my baby away again.
"Boots first! You have some apologising to do pixie." Alice wasn't getting out of this. I knew exactly the ones that I wanted and they weren't exactly what you would call cheap.
"Alright Ms Grumpy. Let's go, before you jump me."
"If I jumped you, you wouldn't be alive pixie. Be thankful you're getting out of this so easily." I wasn't really mad at Alice, I just liked getting her all mad because I was 'mad' at her. Yeah she would be yelling an apology all the way across the room at me soon, enough embarrassing herself in the process. Aww, you gotta love friends like me.
"Ughh!" Alice stomped off towards the Gucci store whispering profanities under her breath. Just as we were about to enter the store, she turned around and started yelling at me. Yup, who was the psychic now?
But just as she was about to start yelling, I noticed a familiar bronze head sticking out of the crowd.
Oh no. No no no no no no! His eyes travelled over to mine and looked at me with sheer amazement and also… amusement? What the fuck? Just then I realised that Alice had started her tirade.
"You know what Isabella Marie Swan? Just because you don't have an active and healthy sex life, nor have you had one in the past year..." I could feel my blush starting to spread with every word Alice said "...does that mean that every time I call you on it, I have to say sorry because I want you to be happy! Is it that wrong for me to want you to be happy? "
I looked over at Him and noticed he was full-on smirking at me now. Asshole.
If Alice only knew the truth. I started running to Alice to try and shut her up, but the little minx only started running away from me. Dammit she was fast. "Alice shut up! Now is not the time to talk about my sex life!" I realised I'd just screamed that out loud. Talk about my plan backfiring on me. I realised His eyes were following me as I ran after my little friend. My soon to be dead friend.
"Alice! Ali... please just stop running, I forgive you! Let's just leave with whatever dignity we have left!" Like there was any left.
Miraculously Alice stopped and turned to me. "You mean it?" She had that puppy dog look on her face. Even when she infuriated me most, she was my best friend and I could forgive her easily. Too easily. "Hell yes Ali. You're my bestest best friend and I could never stay mad at you. I wasn't even really mad at you, I just wanted you to make an ass out of yourself. Look how that backfired! "
"You did WHAT? Isabella..." I cut Alice off before she could continue any further.
"Oh I think we're even. Actually I may just have to get you back somehow... What were you thinking pulling the whole Isabella Marie card out on me?" Don't get me wrong, I loved my Grandmother, who I got my names from, to death. But seriously? Who DOES that to their children?
Alice actually had the decency to blush at that. "Sorry about that. You know how I get..."
"Yeah, yeah pixie. Now let's go do some shopping and then get something to eat." It's really weird how the mechanics of our relationship worked. One minute kicking and screaming, next it's as is it never happened.
We walked back towards the Gucci store. We were almost there when I noticed He was still there. His eyes were trained on me as Alice and I walked. He made to come closer, but I shook my head so that Alice wouldn't notice. He stopped and gave me a confused look. I nodded my head towards Alice. He understood. I held my hand as to signal him to give me five minutes. He retreated.
"Uhm Alice, why don't you go get the boots while I quickly run to the bookstore?" I knew Alice hated bookstores.
"Ugh Bella! Do you really have to? I mean you would honestly pick books over shoes?" I nodded at her. She just had to let me go.
"Fine. But hurry up, I'm starving."
Yes! "Okay Ali, will do."
I texted Him to meet me at Exclusive Books. They had a coffee shop in the middle of the store. Of course we couldn't be seen sitting together, so no cuppa Joe for me. I wondered what he was doing in Forks. I hadn't expected to see him again after the summer.
I quickly dived into the bookstore. I didn't see him anywhere, so I decided to have a look around while I waited. I made a bee line for the fiction section. Fiction was like a blast of fresh air for me. You get so used to everyday life that it is so refreshing to live yourself into a great fantasy. But recently I had my own experience that was just as good.
Just as I was reading the back cover of Blue Bloods, I felt a hand snake across my waist.
"I didn't know your name was really Isabella Marie?" I could hear the mocking tone of his voice. "Yeah, well I didn't know I'd be seeing you again. What are you doing here in Forks?" I said as I stepped out of his reach.
He had a confused look on his face. "Well hello to you too. Actually 'Isabella', I could ask you the same thing. I just moved here at the end of summer."
"I have lived here my whole life. What, are you some kind of stalker? And don't call me Isabella." I knew that was uncalled for, but I was so frustrated at seeing him again. The summer was supposed to be a hot summer romance. Nothing more. He was 4 years older than me and if Charlie could do what he did to Jake, who was a lifelong friend, imagine what he would do to him. Charlie would blow a gasket into the fucking stratosphere.
"Whoa, slow down there little missy, I didn't know you lived here and I didn't know you'd have a problem with it. I got a job offer I couldn't turn down, so I came. Sorry if I make you uncomfortable, but you didn't seem to have that problem with me in the summer." He turned around to leave, but I couldn't let him leave.
"Wait. I'm sorry that was not nice of me. You know I don't play nice. Well fuck, I just didn't expect to see you here." I don't know what was wrong with me. Probably the sexiest man alive was standing in front of me and I'm winning the Bitch Of The Year Award.
He had this look on his face that I couldn't quite place when he said "I remember how you like to play. . . Dirty, if I remember correctly." He came closer to me with his eyes trained on mine.
"I didn't expect you here either, but I can't say it's not a pleasant surprise." He came up to me and took my arm in his hand, pushing me against him. His breath was in my neck and I could feel the goosebumps in my neck.
"Isabella" he whispered in my ear before he took my earlobe in his mouth. "I have missed you."
I looked out the window to see Alice searching wildly for me. Luckily we were hidden behind the bookshelf. Nonetheless, I had to go before I did something inappropriate. Fuck, who am I kidding, I'm the master of inappropriate. I leaned up towards his lips and kissed him briefly before pulling away and saying "I have to go."
I left hastily, so that he couldn't follow me. I went outside and when Alice saw me she nearly ran me over. "Bells, what happened? Are you okay?" Shit. I hope she didn't see me.
"Uhm, yeah Alice I'm fine. Just fucking hungry. Let's go eat." She gave me a confused look, but just shrugged and let it slide.
We were on our way to Cappuccinos when I looked back and saw him looking at me with a wild look in his eyes.
.Now. Edward fucking Masen.
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