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Counting Down the Days

Chapter 4

Saturday, December 4th

When I woke up I didn't immediately realize something was different. I felt the slightly-too-hard standard mattress underneath my body, but there was something different. When I opened my eyes I realized why. I was lying in Edward's bed, curled up into a ball with my nose buried in a pillow that smelled like him. I sat up slowly and rubbed the sleep from my eyes before looking around. Edward was curled up on the couch in what looked like a very uncomfortable position. I highly doubt that even Icould find a comfortable position on that couch, and he was a foot taller than me. I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and stood up, noticing for the first time I didn't have my shoes on. My purple socked feet looked back at me when I looked down, and I quickly located my shoes next to the couch. Edward must have put me to bed last night, and I couldn't help but to blush at the thought. I wondered if I'd said something embarrassing in my sleep. I was known to talk in my sleep, and it could lead to some pretty interesting situations.

I noticed Edward was snoring slightly, his mouth open just a fraction. Before I knew it my hand was reaching out to touch his face. When I caught myself I froze, and my hand fell back at my side. I gathered my shoes and put them on, trying to be quiet so that Edward could get his sleep. Of course, I tripped over a chair and had to hold on to his desk to not fall. I looked quickly up at Edward, but he was still asleep. Then he groaned and rolled over to his back, lifting his right arm over his head. I gulped when I saw that his grey t-shirt had ridden up, showing his toned pale stomach and the trail of bronze hair leading down into his jeans. Again I fought the urge to reach out and touch him, and instead tip toed towards the door.

I didn't have a clock on me, but I guessed it was pretty early. As I exited Edward's room though, I was met with a hallway flurry with activity which meant it was at least noon. It was weird, because I never used to sleep this late. Alice wasn't back when I came into our room, and honestly I wasn't expecting her to be. She didn't come back for another two hours, and during that time I had time to thoroughly wash my hair, sort all my laundry for tomorrow and do some reading. When Alice did come back, she looked tired but was practically glowing with happiness.

"I take it last night went well?"

"Oh Bella, it was so romantic!" Alice sighed and I could nearly see the little hearts in her eyes.

"So what did you do?"

Alice threw her overnight bag on her bed and then jumped up next to me, laying down on her back. "First we went to this amazing Italian restaurant, then we went to a piano bar that played awesome music, and then we went back to the hotel."

"So, was anniversary sex better than regular sex?" I teased, and Alice's grin widened.

"Well, Jasper did like my new lingerie." Oh yes, that damn lingerie I had gone with Alice to buy, my face beet red every second inside the store. "Speaking of, what did you do last night?"

I blushed and averted my eyes. "I hung out with Edward."

"And?"

"And nothing," I looked back at her, trying to mask my disappointment. "We're just friends Aly."

She shook her head. "No, you're not. I've seen the way he looks at you, Bella. Everybody does, you're the only one who can't see it. Mark my words Bella Swan, by the end of the year you'll both have overcome this ridiculous fear and finally admitted your feelings to each other."

Normally, one shouldn't bet against Alice because she is always right, but in this case I seriously doubted her.

"Oh, and by the way, I talked to Rose earlier and we're all going to that new club Sliver tonight."

I groaned. "Do we have to?"

"Yes we do! So stop complaining and I might go easy on you tonight."

We ordered up a pizza a little later to eat before we started getting ready. Tonight's getting ready was heaps different from how we got ready on Jazz club nights. Then, the goal was to look artsy and chic, not too sexy for the club environment. On nights like these however, the goal was to look as fabulous and sexy as possibly without looking trashy. Both Alice and Rose had tried to explain the difference between sexy and sexy to me many times, but I still didn't understand anything of it.

"So Obi-Wan, what do you have for me tonight?" I asked Alice, grabbing another pizza slice from the box.

"Tonight my little grasshopper, you'll be wearing this." Alice pulled out from my closet a dress I recognized as buying this summer but never having worn. It was a two tone dress, the skirt being white and the top covered in silver sequins. "Can I trust you to choose your own shoes?" her look was teasing, and I repressed the urge to throw my pizza at her.

"I'm 19 years old Alice; I'm quite capable of choosing my own shoes. By the way, what are you wearing?"

"You know that black dotted dress I bought when we were in Seattle?"

I nodded. "You're gonna look hot, I love that dress."

"True my friend, true. Okay Bella, go wash your hands; I'll kill you if you get grease stains on your dress."

"Yes mother," I answered back cheekily. Alice rolled her eyes and lay the dress down on my bed. I quickly washed my hands and then changed into a strapless bra before I gently picked up the dress and put it on. Alice helped me with the zipper in the back, and I smoothed down the silk of the skirt.

"We'll fix you hair at Rose's, okay? We're running a bit late."

We were going over to Rose and Jasper's apartment for a pre-party, since none of us except Emmett could legally drink. I put on my favourite pair of heels; my favourites because of their blue colour and the heel that was chunky compared to most of Alice's shoes, which allowed me to walk at least somewhat comfortably in them.

It was Jasper who opened the door, and he smiled when he saw us. "You look marvellous, ladies."

"Thanks Jazz. Is Rose in her room?"

At his nod I went into the apartment, leaving Alice to give her boyfriend a proper hello. Rose's door was open, and I knocked on it to alert her of my presence.

"Hey Rose,"

She turned to look at me, a smile lighting up on her face. "Damn girl, you clean up nice."

"You too." She certainly did. The teal bandage dress she was wearing accentuated every curve of her body and she looked like a movie star.

"Sit down and I'll get started on your hair."

When I was done and looked myself in the mirror I felt beautiful. Rose had done my hair in loose curls and then pulled them out so they resembled waves more than curls. My make up was different than usually, because she had practically only done mascara on my eyes and instead teamed it with a red mouth. By now Alice had also joined us, and was doing her make up in front of the mirror.

"We are going to be three sexy bitches tonight," Rose said confidently, pulling her fingers through her blonde hair.

"Agreed."

I heard the front door open, and Emmett's voice rang out through the apartment. "The liquor has arrived!"

We went out to the living room and my heart beat extra fast when I saw Edward sitting on the couch, opening a vodka bottle and pouring it into the five glasses that were placed on the table. The rolled up sleeves on his shirt exposed his strong forearms, and I realized I was staring.

"Close your mouth honey," Rose whispered as she walked past me. As happened too often when if came to Edward, I had to shake myself from my thoughts involving me, Edward, and body shots.

"Hey, why didn't you wake me before you left?" Edward asked as I sat down next to him.

"You looked like you needed to sleep. By the way, next time I fall asleep in your room, please just dump me on the couch. I saw you this morning when I left and you looked pretty uncomfortable."

Edward shook his head. "My mother raised me to be a gentleman, and a gentleman doesn't let the lady sleep on the couch." He winked, and I smiled.

"Kids, stop making moon-eyes at each other and let's get this party going!" Emmett interrupted and once again I felt my cheeks heat up. I looked away from Edward and to Alice, who was giving me an unreadable look. I raised an eyebrow at her, and she gestured to Edward and then nodded.

Damn, she was annoying sometimes!

Jasper came into the living room carrying a large bottle of coke that he then preceded to pour into all our glasses. I noticed then that Edward only had coke in his glass.

"You're going non-alcoholic tonight?"

"I'm the designated driver so, yeah."

"Bella, drink up!" Emmett gestured to the still full drink in my hand, and I took a tentative sip, grimacing when I tasted the bitter alcohol on my tongue. "You need to drink faster if you're even going to get tipsy tonight."

"Maybe I don't want to get tipsy," I shot back, winking at him at the same time. He let out a loud belly laugh which made me start to laugh as well.

Somehow, and I still don't know how, I ended up downing two more vodka drinks and a tequila shot before we left for the club. We all packed our butts into Emmett's jeep and were on our way. We sang along loudly with the Queen record playing in the car, having a great time. There weren't a whole lot of people waiting outside the club when we arrived, so we didn't have to stand outside in the cold waiting for too long. I handed the bouncer my ID, and he looked at it briefly before giving it back. Emmett got an orange tag around his wrist which would let the bartender know that he was 21, and then we went inside.

I'd never been there before, so I looked around the club wide eyed. Techno music blasted through the speakers, people were dancing and talking everywhere. I took my coat off and Alice handed it to Edward before announcing we were going to the restroom to freshen up. I stumbled slightly, the combination of the alcohol in my system and wearing heels weren't great, but I managed to stay upright. When we were in front of the mirrors Rose ordered me to stand still so she could reapply my lipstick, and when she was done she fluffed my hair a bit.

"There. Now you're ready to party."

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