Edward's 14th Birthday
I woke up this morning with a smile on my face. Yeah, waking up with a smile is insane but I knew it was Edward's 14th birthday. I, still being 13 was really excited because older guys were cooler, and I have a huge crush on Edward.
"Bye Mom!" I yelled as I walked out of my house with my present for Edward in hand, my backpack, and my headphones around my neck. I walked through my yard to Edwards, which was right next door.
I only needed to knock once before he swung the door open with a smile on his face.
"My favorite person! Are you ready for school?" He asked as he invited me in.
"As ready as I'll ever be." I smirked. I dropped my backpack on the ground and began fishing for my books on his kitchen table.
"You know, always leaving your books here is going to end up badly." Edward said as he plopped himself on his kitchen counter.
"Yeah, but we share a locker anyway so there is always an extra. And I do homework at your house every night so I know where my stuff is." I said as I retrieved my last book from his kitchen table. I didn't put the book in my bag but held it up for Edward to look at. "This book is very confusing." He laughed softly.
"Wuthering Heights is one of the best books ever written and if you need help with comprehension you and I could go over it tonight."
I furrowed my eyebrows. "No way are we doing homework tonight, it's your birthday!" He smirked.
"Homework needs to be done, Bella. And you know that as well as I do. Our parents will kill us if we don't do homework because we are always here…doing it." He swallowed hard at the realization that he'd said we were 'doing it'. "Of course when I said 'doing it' I meant homework."
"Ha, I know. Oh, so birthday boy, do you want your present now or later?" I asked as I pulled out three wrapped presents.
"I don't mind." He said, but I could see the excitement in his eyes. He wanted his presents.
"Here you go." I said cheerfully as I handed Edward his birthday presents. He hugged me and, for the first time, kissed the top of my head.
"Thank you, Bella." He said looking at the still wrapped presents. He sat at the table, with me sitting next to him and began opening the presents.
The first present was a song book for the piano, and in the back there were blank composition sheets for him to compose his own music. He opened to the first page, Claire de Lune by Debussy.
"This is one of my favorite songs." He smiled. "I really love this gift." He looked up at me and winked, for a reason unknown. He moved onto his next present which was smaller. Upon opening it he laughed because it was a gift card to Starbucks. "Yum. We are going Saturday morning, Bella." His third present was the coolest. "Wow Bella, this is awesome." He said as he removed the CD set from the wrapping paper. I had gotten him a box set of Queen Albums. "Thank you so much!" He said happily as he hugged me again.
"Okay, we need to leave for school!" I said looking at the clock. He nodded and picked up his book…yes book, all he had was Wuthering Heights.
"To school we go." He said as he folded Wuthering Heights and stuffed it in his back pocket.
--After School--
Walking home from School was kind of awkward because Edward had kind of ignored me the entire school day.
"So?" I said as I stuffed my hands in my pockets.
"So…" Edward mimicked.
"Are you mad at me?" I asked.
He stopped walking and looked at me. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure."
"Do you want to be my girlfriend?" He wasn't looking at me anymore, but at his shoes.
I jumped up and kissed him on the cheek. "Is that a yes?" I nodded, smiling.
"Very much a yes." I said as I began to walk again. He followed behind until we came to his house.
"Are you coming in?" Edward asked.
"Nah. I need to make you a cake but I'll be over tonight." He pulled me in for a hug and I hugged him, when he pulled away I put my hands on his cheeks and kissed him quickly. "Happy birthday Masen."
"What a happy day it is." He retorted as I walked through the yard and into my house.
