I woke up at seven feeling very well rested and ready to start the day. I was meeting Carmen, Alice's real estate agent, at 9 about 15 mins from Alice's. She was going to be showing me about half a dozen houses that I had seen pictures of previously this week. They all seemed very nice in picture but that doesn't mean anything; it has to do with the atmosphere that the house gave off.
I got out of bed and walked over to the guest bathroom and started the shower, I then started to brush my teeth while the water heated up. After two minutes of proper brushing I pulled my shampoo, conditioner, body wash, razor and gel out from under the sink. I then put everything in the shower I climb in. After letting the hot water run all over my body I reached down for my shampoo and squeezed some out of the bottle into my hand, the smell of strawberries filling my senses. I continued with my shower for close to half an hour. After my shower I combed through my hair and got the hair drier out and blew my hair dry. I then plugged the hair straightener in, turned it on and walked back to my room to get dressed.
I had decided that I was going to dress in comfortable clothing but also something that looked decent. I decided on a black sleeveless v-neck cross shirt dress with a pale blue flower in the bottom left corner and a pair of black leggings. I then paired it with a blue pair of flats.
After I was dressed I went to the bath room and straightened my hair. After I straightened my hair I put a little bit of mascara and a touch of pick lip gloss on, knowing full well the minute I returned back from house hunting Alice would have me back in the shower to get ready for our night out on the town.
By the time I was ready it was just after 8 and I could smell the coffee coming from the kitchen. When I got to the kitchen I poured myself a cup and added a little milk. I liked my coffee strong. I looked through the cupboards until I found the box of mini-wheats; I poured myself a bowl full and added milk. I then proceeded to sit at the island on a bar stool. Once I was ready to leave it was just after 8:25 so I decided to swing buy the Starbucks around the corner. I just pulled into the parking lot and was starting to pull up into the drive-thru when I was cut off but a 'Stupid Shiny Volvo' I was not impressed.
I got my coffee and pulled out of the parking lot and drove to the house. It was located about 10 blocks from Alice and Jasper's. I met Carmen out front and she gave me the details on the house. It was a large white Victorian style house. I could tell by the feel I was getting from it I wasn't going to like it, I did the tour but in the end didn't like how I felt in the house so I said no. We then drove to the second house which was a large brick house. The feel coming off it was good but the minute I saw the kitchen I knew I could never live in the house. It was a modern kitchen and was too backwards for its own good. I said no to that one as well. The third house was also a large brick house and I like the layout it was very simple and practical, almost too practical for me though. The remaining three were also Victorian style houses both gave off good vibes but kept finding problems with them that I knew would make me regret buying one. One house had been set up completely upside down with the kitchen on the second floor and the master bedroom on the first. It was just a mess. The next was very cute looking
Finally after looking at all houses and saying no to all of them I drove by a very cute red brick colonial-style house with a for sale sign on the lawn. I could tell right then and there that I was happy with the exterior of the house. It had a beautiful garden in front of the house with a path that lead out to the sidewalk. It had a very large white door with skinny windows on either side of the door. It also had a little balcony on the third floor above where the main entrance was with large French doors that lead out to it. I knew immediately then that I wanted the house. I stopped and pulled into the driveway, I was rarely this forward but this house was perfect for me and I knew it. I knocked on the door and was greeted by three little girls about 4 years of age all identical. I asked to speak with the owners, presumably there mom and dad.
"Hi, I'm Bella Swan and I know this is very forward of me but I am currently looking for a house and I drove by your house and fell in love with it. I was wondering if there would be any way I could get a tour." I spoke slowly but full of confidence.
"Hi Bella, I'm Angela Cheney and this is my husband Ben." She said as she offered her hand out to be shaken. Angela was a young woman, probably two or three years older than me and very noticeably pregnant. "We would love to show you our home. Come in but I do apologize for the mess three girls are hard to clean up after and trying to get things ready to move has been a chore as well."
"That is not a problem," I replied. "The house was just too perfect to drive pass without stopping and trying to get a look."
While she gave me a tour I just couldn't get passed the fact that she wasn't much older than me and already had a family and was expecting two more. I was very envious.
She noticed very quickly that I was admiring her very round belly, she patted it and stated openly "twin boys, this house is going to be too small for 5 children, we had planned on making it 4 but apparently Ben's family history of sets of twins and triplets decided that five was a better number."
I couldn't help but laugh at the very true statement, but it still made me sad "I think it is amazing that you wanted to have four children, I don't think I would have been able to cope with one. I will probably be a terrible mother." I stated.
Angela just laughed at me, "I thought the same thing but once it happens you will be just fine. Instinct will kick in and hopefully you will have a wonderful man in your life to help you."
We continued to talk while she showed me the house when I realized that it was two in the afternoon and Alice had expected me home half an hour ago for lunch.
I told Angela my time constraint and said let her know I was very interested in the house. I gave her my number and told her to call me this week so that we could set up a time with a real estate agent to go over the details of the house so I could officially sign for it. She also gave me her number and told me to call her with good times to come as she would most likely be home all the time between the girls, packing and being pregnant.
She seemed very excited that I wanted the house and told me that I would be the perfect person for it. I was excited because it was my dream house. Inside was even more beautiful than outside. The first floor was superbly well laid out. When you walked in the front door you were greeted with a stair case that led up to the second floor and a hallway that led to the kitchen in the back. To the right was an open door frame where the living room was, and to the left was a large dining room.
The kitchen was the length of the house and took up a third of the first floor. It was spectacular. There was beautiful mahogany cabinetry and a large island. It had beautiful granite countertops and a large empty space on the other side where a table or desk could be put. The layout of the kitchen was perfect, it had the proper cooking triangle and the second sink in the island would make it easier to prepare large meals. At the back of the room were large French doors that lead to the backyard which was large and had a beautiful waterfront. I then got a tour of the living room, dining room, downstairs bathroom and the basement.
Next Angela showed me the second and third floors. The second floor had 3 bedrooms, two washrooms, and an office. The third floor was the master bedroom and bath. It was magnificent. It was extremely open the doors that lead out to the little balcony were white and had shears over them. The master bath was located on the right side of the room and had a large two person bath in the back left hand corner of the room. A large shower in the right with an overhead hanging shower head and what looked like wall jets. It had his and her sinks and the toilet was positioned behind the door for privacy. On the left had side of the room was a magnificent walk in closet. It had shelving and racks of every size and shape and it had three large mirrors on the back wall of the closet. If I knew I could love a home as much as I loved this home I would have looked sooner.
I was truly lucky to find such a beautiful home. Alice was going to be over the moon. I called Carmen on my way back to Jasper and Alice's and gave her the details and said that I wanted to meet with her and there agent sometime this week, the sooner the better.
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I got back to Alice's around 2:30 and the look on her face was so not impressed, she looked as if she was going to kill me...I was kind of fearful for my life. She began to walk over towards me she was slow and deliberate.
"Bella!!" she roared. "Why didn't you call to say you were going to be late?! I have been trying to keep the chicken warm for nearly an hour. What took you so long?"
I tried to stay composed but I had no such luck. It all tumbled out of me so quickly, "AliceIfoundtheperfecthouse!!!"
"Bella, what did you say?" she asked with a puzzled look on her face.
I tried to calm myself down but I knew that it wasn't going to happen so I decided to try and make each word a sentence. "I said. I. Found. The. Perfect. House."
"You WHAT????"
"I found my house, and it wasn't even one of the ones Carmen showed me. I found it on my way home. It's about a 20 minute drive from here. You have to come see it when I sign for it. You will love the master suite." I replied to her exclaimed question. "Also you are going to have to help me shop for the house; I really don't think most of what Charlie had in the house back in Forks will go with the house's decor."
"Bella, you just made me so happy, not only do we get to celebrate tonight, you bought a house and you are going to give me control of the decorating."
"Alice! I did not say control. I said help. I want to have the kitchen and the master suite how I want it, you can make suggestions for those rooms but that is it. I will let you do whatever you want to the rest of the house as long as you run it by me first." I responded to her very Alice-like behaviour.
"You have yourself a deal. Not only do I get to plan a wedding for me I get to plan a house! It's going to be the best summer.
"Speaking of my wedding, tomorrow afternoon I was hoping you would help me with a few of the plans. And I also want you to set a date for a Bridal shower it has to be before September 13th because Jazzy and I have set the date to September 20th we booked the hall and the church on the Monday after we told you."
"Alice I so happy for you, I don't want to outshine your day so I promise no big news until after the wedding." I chuckled to myself, what else is there to but a pregnancy that could be big enough news that would show up Alice. I didn't even have a guy to assist with that if I even wanted to.
With that Alice declared that we must eat as she had a lot to do before we could go to this party tonight.
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As soon as we had finished our late lunch it was nearly 3:30 in the afternoon. Alice pushed me into the bathroom and told me to have a shower and I would find all the stuff I would need in the shower already. I turned the shower on and then quickly undressed leaving my clothes in a pile by the door. Avoiding looking in the mirror I stepped into the shower and let the water flow over my body; it was one of the best feelings in the world, the completely dry body and then all you feel is the drop of water move down your body till you are drenched, it must be one of the reasons why I loved living in the rainiest area of the U.S.. I quickly grabbed the bottle of shampoo and put t in my hand and thoroughly applied it to my previously washed locks. I let the water rinse it out and then proceeded with the conditioner, since it recommended leaving it in the hair for 5 – 10 mins I decided that I should wash my body while I waited. I put my mango body wash onto my loffa and began to wash my very fair skin. Once I had finished with the body wash I rinsed out my hair. When I was finished I turned off the water and stepped out of the shower. I wrapped a towel around my body and then proceeded to towel dry my hair. That was when Alice barged into the room.
"Alright Bella, time for me to do my magic, I left your dress on your bed and there are shoes on the chair near the closet for you to wear." With that she pulled me into my room and told me to put on my bra and panties, they too were on the bed. She had picked out a black lace and silk strapless bra and a pair of matching cheekies. They were very adorable. I quickly changed into them and grabbed one of my button-up shirts to put on over top and met Alice in her bathroom.
She had everything she would need to make me look 'perfect' sitting on the counter. She sat me down on the chair and began the process. She dried, combed, straightened, curled, and teased my hair into the most amazing curls that hung down my back. She took the ones from the around my face and pulled them to the crown of my head and pinned them up with a black clip with stars across it. She then started my make-up. When she was finished with me she let me look into the mirror; she had made my eyes look very smoky, she had coloured my lips a very pale pink almost neutral against my full lips. She then instructed me to go change.
When I entered my room I looked at the clock and discovered that it was just after six. It had been a fast moving day. I quickly walked into the room and picked up the dress Alice had left on my bed for me to wear (http://z. it was absolutely perfect. I then went to put on the shoes that I was to wear and found a pair of red death traps, ( my extreme clumsy days had ended just after I graduated high school, I really only was clumsy when I was nervous or startled. I sat in my room for a bit quickly checking my emails before I left.
I was dressed and my shoes were on, I grabbed my clutch ( off the table and I walked out of the room and found Alice and Jasper in a very compromising position on the sofa. Alice was sitting on Jasper straddling his lap, and his hands up her dress.
"If I had wanted to see this I would be putting a video camera in your room" I hollered across the room, while I covered my eyes to give them a little privacy.
When I uncovered my eyes Alice was standing with Jasper behind her, his hands around her waist. "Bella darling you look amazing, now are you ready to go? The party started 10 minutes ago and it is all the way across town. Alice too was wearing a little black dress (http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/5752/311007ux4.jpg - one on the right) and had paired it with a very Alicey pair of shoes ( and in her hand was a small black clutch. Jasper was in a white button-up shirt, black blazer, black dress pants and a black tie; he looked very well done up. With that we left the house and met the town car outside the house and all climbed in.
We arrived at the party 25 minutes later and walked right to the door. Alice said her name and the body guards looked over the list and let us in immediately. We walked into the room and I was in awe of how many people were there, it was amazing. The atmosphere was however crazy, everyone was doing everything all at once. I could see the dance floor off to the left, there was a bar to the right and directly to the front of us were couches, all black suede. Alice grabbed one of my hands and one of Jasper's and led us over to one of the couches. When we got there we sat down and a waiter came and asked us if we would like a drink. I ordered a Sex with the Bartender, Alice got a Blue Screw and Jasper ordered a Jack Sour.
After our drinks arrived Alice wanted to dance, Jasper was off talking to someone from his office that was there so Alice and I went out to the dance floor. We were dancing to the music when the song changed and Rihanna's song "Don't Stop the Music" came on and I went slightly crazy. Alice and I danced like fools, grinding at the right spots while enjoying our time fully. The song started to fade and Flo Rida's "Low" came over the speakers, at the same time I felt two hands on my hips and they started to sway from side to side with me and the music. I turned around and was greeted with the most stunning pair of green eyes and a very sultry smile. I was actually quite surprised that this god-like man had chosen me to dance with me of all people.
We continued to dance and when the song ended he leaned over and whispered "I'm Edward."
"Bella" I responded as we walked off the dance floor
A/N: Hope you like the cliffy :D lol
This will most likely be the last chapter (being why it is so long) I can get up until the weekend but if I finish my essay soon then I may be able to get more done.
Also what does everyone think of how they meet??
I can't wait to for everyone to see what happens next. I have it all mapped out in my mind, I wonder if anyone can guess.
I am also excited for all the lovely reviews that everyone is sending...keep them coming they make my day.
Will update ASAP but can't promise when.
Also I recommend looking at the shoes, I have a huge shoe fetish and I want both of these pairs of shoes. They are just too beautiful for words (red one in particular)
