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BPOV
The next day. . .(Saturday)
(And just go with me on this, I know most bookstores are busy, but it's my story so. . .it's not! Hope you guys don't mind too much:P)
Beep. Beep. Beep.
Yawn.
I stretched as I tried to wake up. Any normal person probably wouldn't look forward to waking up on a Saturday, but not me! I made my way to take the shower grabbing my clothes on the way. Since Saturday mornings are usually slow, and I probably wouldn't see that many people, I just grabbed a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. As the hot water ran over me I slowly began to wake up. I shut off the water and finished drying off. I quickly changed into my clothes and dried my hair. Once it was dry I threw it into a sloppy ponytail. I'm so glad Alice can't see me or else, I'd probably end up getting an hour lecture on how important it is to look my best. I grabbed my Forks, WA hoodie and slipped it over my head. Grabbing my phone and keys, I headed out the door making sure to lock it behind me.
I started up my truck and headed to the bookstore. I parked in my usual spot and headed in the door. Since it was Saturday both Mr. and Mrs. Barker were in. I gave them both a wave and went to police the shelves. I heard the bell ring, but I didn't pay any attention to it and went back to what I was doing. I felt a tap on my shoulder and as I started to turn around I heard:
"Hey, Bella."
I turned and was met with the green eyes
that could only be one person. Edward.
"Oh, u-um hey, Edward, what brings you here early this
Saturday?" What brings you here? What kind of stupid
question is that?
"Oh well, I just wanted to take my
time looking around and today seemed like a good day to do that."
"Cool." I couldn't help be a little disappointed though. Why should I be disappointed? I mean we've only met once, its not like he would actually come just to see me.
"And I kind of wanted to see you again." He ducked his head and I could see pink tingeing his cheeks. That, of course, was no match for the brilliant red on my face. A feeling of pleasure surged through me at the thought of him actually coming to see me!
"Really?" I asked quietly as I looked up at him from under
my lashes.
He seemed to be momentarily stunned for some reason,
but he shook it off.
"Yeah, and I thought that maybe we
could talk a little over a late breakfast?" Why he sounded
nervous was beyond me. I couldn't imagine anyone
actually turning him down.
"So. . .?"
"Sure, I'd love to!" I hope
I didn't sound too eager. I mean, I was, but I was trying not
to let on that fact too much. Which I don't think I succeeded in.
. .
"Great! When do you get off?" He really
looked excited at the prospect of taking me out to breakfast. I
could've laughed at his expression; it was so cute!
"Well,
we usually don't get many customers in on Saturdays, so I'm pretty
sure I'm free to leave now; let me go check just to make sure."
"Alright, I'll meet you over at a table?"
"Okay,
meet you there."
I tried not to run as I made my way over
to Mrs. Barker. She gave me a knowing smile as she waited for
me to ask my question.
"I was wondering if I would be free
to leave. I mean, I could make it up later in the week if you want."
"Oh don't worry about it, dear. Mr. Barker and I can handle the store for today. You go have a nice time with that handsome young man over there."
"Young man?" Mr. Barker walked up behind Mrs. Barker and put his arm around her waist. "Do I need to give him a talking to?" he asked me in a teasing manner.
"Um, no sir, I'll be fine." I gave him a small smile.
"Go have fun sweetheart and have a good weekend."
"Thank you, Mrs. Barker. Bye Mr. Barker. See you guys on
Monday." I walked over to meet Edward at his table.
"And
the verdict is?" He looked up at me from his seat.
"I can go!" I smiled happily at him. Although I
still had my doubts as to why he would actually want to go out with
me. Geez, this wasn't even a date, I don't know why I'm
getting so worked up over everything.
"Fantastic!"
He gave me the most brilliant grin. But it was sort of
lop-sided or crooked, you might say. All of my thoughts were
scattered in that moment. I quickly shook it off and tried to
pretend that nothing happened.
"So shall
we?" He held out his elbow to escort me out.
"We
shall."
He led me to the door, but before I had reached it,
he grabbed it and held it open for me.
"Thanks." I gave him a quick smile of appreciation. It wasn't every day that someone opened the door for me when my hands weren't full. He just smiled back and offered his elbow again, which I gladly took. He stopped when we reached the only other car in the parking lot (besides my old truck and the Barker's Impala). He got the keys out to his silver Volvo and started to unlock the passenger's side door.
"I was thinking that I could drive you there, and then take you
back here to pick your truck up. Is that fine with you?"
"Mm hm, that sounds good to me." Besides if he drove me
there and back then I would get more time with him. Not that
he could ever like me or anything. I slowly got into the Volvo
and Edward shut the door gently and then walked around to the
driver's side. He got in and started up the car, just then his
CD started playing.
"Linkin
Park?"
"Yeah, I'm a big music fanatic." He looked
at me from the corner of his eye.
"Really? What genres do
you like best?" I loved music too, but I was more into books
than music.
"I'll listen to pretty much anything, except
for country and rap."
"Me too!" It was sad I was
excited that we had something in common. He gave me another one of
those crooked smile and I felt my heart skip a beat. I knew it
was crazy to feel this way, but I just couldn't help it. Soon, we
arrived at a diner for breakfast.
"I love coming here! They
have the best omelets, and I love their strawberry waffles!"
"Well, personally I'm a big fan of the breakfast burritos, but
I have to agree with you on the omelets."
"What, don't
tell me you haven't tried the strawberry waffles!" I shot him an
astonished look. Those waffles were the best breakfast food
ever!
"No," he shook his head slowly, "is
that a bad thing?"
"Bad? It's absolutely tragic!"
I shook my head slowly.
"You poor
deprived boy. Well, at least I know what I'm going to order you!"I
wasn't sure if he had heard me or not because he had already started
coming around the car to open the door for me.
"Wait, order
for me?" He gave me one of those 'are-you-out-of-your-mind
looks'.
"Of course!" I shot his one of my very best
'duh' looks. "You can't go the rest of your life not knowing
what it would have been like!" I wondered if that made sense.
I guess he agreed with me, because he got this look in his eyes, and
I couldn't quite place it. He held out his hand to help me out
of the car. He shut and locked his doors and then led me to the
front door. Maybe he forgot that he was still holding onto my
hand. He opened up the diner's door too and, with me still
holding his hand, let me lead him into the restaurant. The hostess's
eyes lit up when they landed on Edward. She didn't even seem to
care that we were holding hands. For all she knew we could have been
dating for a few years. Like that would ever happen.
"Table for two." She spoke to only Edward, of course.
"Yes, please." He responded, from what I've seen so far he must have been raised with good manners. Which is always a plus.
"Right this way." She led us to a table in the middle of the room, it would be impossible to hold a conversation with all of this commotion.
"Something more private, perhaps?" I don't know what really happened, but it looked like Edward might have slipped her some money.
"Sure, follow me."
We arrived at a table in a much less crowded room. I'm guessing found it acceptable, because he pulled out the chair for me to sit in.
"Your waitress will be right out." She shot Edward one last smile before walking away. Is that my imagination or is she adding a little extra swing to those hips?
Since we already knew what we were ordering we just sat there in silence. Just as Edward was about to speak, the waitress came up.
"Hi! I'm Jessica and I'll be your server today! What can I get you?" She said all of this in a very over-enthusiastic way. And, of course, all of this was spoken to Edward. Seriously, am I invisible today? Maybe it's the clothes, do sweats and a hoodie not make a statement. Oh well, it's the weekend they can all get over it.
"Bella." Edward nodded at me signaling me to go first.
"I'll have a glass of milk and strawberry waffles." She quickly jotted my order down before turning to Edward.
"And you sir." She shot him a wide smile.
At this Edward began to look a little uncomfortable. "I'll have the same as Bella."
"Alright, I'll go put those orders in right away." She bounced off, not before taking another long look at Edward.
"Well, that was interesting." I muttered under my breath.
"It was, wasn't it?" Edward gave me an amused grin. "So what do you say we play twenty questions to get to know each other a little bit better?"
"Sounds fine to me, you can start."
"Ok, so. . ."
So there it is! To all of my story readers please keep reviewing! Please just give me a quick little something, pretty please with Edward on top!!! They make me VERY happy and they make me want to write faster *wink, wink, nudge, nudge*
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Grocery Store
Klutziness by EBLove; Very cute! Here's the summary: Have you
ever thought that maybe klutziness could be a good thing? That
maybe, going to the grocery store could change your life? Well,
neither did Bella. She thought it would just be another normal day,
but look where she has ended up.. AH BxE
And of course if you
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