A/N: Hey Lucky readers, this is actually youtwocanrideyourbikes. (the co-writer) posting this chapter, because Twilightlvrfreak's computer is being very stupid and she can't get on it to post (:
And don't worry about Back To Forks, it will be back soon! Twilightlvrfreak (Kelsey) just needs some time to catch up in her notebook, plus if you read her author's note on BTF, she said she's writing a series of one-shots, which I am going to beta so I get to see em before all of you! HA! Just kidding, I'm not mean like that, I'm actually really nice. You'll see them soon! Don't fret.
Also, this is quite a good chapter! This was my chapter to write but I'm not the best at description and Kelsey needed to add lots of stuff :\ It's my weakness, but we were half and half I'd say (: So we would like to present you with Lucky Coincidence Chapter 4! And PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE review (:
Lucky Coincidence – Chapter 4 – Surprises
BPOV
I sat down on the folding chair, sighing. I was going to see Edward again, I should be happy right? But I'm not. I am in love with someone who's about to be engaged. But knowing that does not stop me from lusting about him. He just won't disappear from my mind. It's wrong, I know, but he's just so gorgeous. I can't stop thinking about him; these thoughts had already lasted an hour. Plus my mind kept straying back to the strawberry-blonde haired girl, jealous that she found such a wonderful man. She pretty much has it made, I mean Edward is rich, he bought a really expensive ring and he has platinum credit cards. I'm sure he had a nice car too. I've seen a BMW M3 and a Mercedes driving around Forks and not a lot of people here have that much money. Maybe she was rich too, I couldn't judge, I knew nothing about her.
I finally moved from my chair and walked into my messy office, and decided to tidy it up some to take my mind off of some things. I walked over to my desk and started sorting through my papers on my desk and file them. I had finally finished my desk after an hour. And I was walking to my bookcase thinking of Edward when the tinkling laugh of a woman interrupted my ongoing thoughts and I glanced out the window to see where it came from. I noticed the woman was holding a man's hand and her head was on his shoulder and it definitely was not Edward. She looked a lot like the pictures in Edward's wallet. I got up from my chair and walked to the store window, squinting to see her better. I couldn't have been sure, the sun was out today; again another reason I should have been happy but wasn't, it was in just the wrong place in the sky so that it was blinding my vision and so I couldn't see her right. But, the hair looked right and from what I could see of her features it looked at least somewhat like her. Oh dear.
I looked away from the window to get my eyes out of the blinding light. Was she cheating on him? Maybe it was her brother, or a best friend. I couldn't jump to conclusions. I mean, who would cheat on some so wonderful as Edward Cullen? Although if she was, maybe I could have him. Those aren't the right thoughts Bella, stop it.
Eventually the couple had moved out of my sight and I moved half heartedly to my bookshelf. I was going to alphabetize my pleasure books, because I had nothing better to do. Now should I alphabetize them by title or author? I had decided to sort by title and I started on my yet another boring task.
It killed yet another boring hour. It was now 5:30 and I only had to burn one more hour. But now I was stuck for ideas. Y'know I had always seen that solitaire game on my computer … I guess I could try that … I never have played it before … but it can't be that hard. I got up from my desk chair that I had pushed up next to my bookshelf when I was about halfway done and was getting tired of standing. I rolled the chair back over to my computer and plopped down into it. I pressed the two power buttons, the one on the monitor and the one on the modem. I heard the fans starting to whir and the computer gadgetry humming to a start. The screen turned on and showed the Windows© logo. It finally came up with the log in screen and I clicked on my icon and typed in my password: singlegirl. Pathetic I know. And yet? It is still true even though I have experienced love at first sight. Finally my desktop screen came up and I found the solitaire icon and clicked on it. It showed me the rules and controls and I started playing. I lost my first game and started a new one. Dang, I lost again. I started another New Game and yes! I won! Oooo, those little fireworks are COOL! I clicked File, New Game, yet again and played another game, and another, and another, and another. Man this game is fun! I think I am addicted to this game! I can't stop playing it over and over and over again!
The squealing of tires made me glance up again, but now from my obsessive gaming of Solitaire. I sighed; unhappy that I had been disrupted from my gaming. I glanced at the little clock and noticed it was six. Well I should probably stop playing while I am now at a break. I shut off the monitor and walked out of my office. Seconds later, a silver Volvo streaked into the parking spot right in front of the doors.
A very good looking man in and suit that made him look even hotter stepped out and turned around to look at the store. It was Edward. All of a sudden, my face flushed and my hands got sweaty. I hastily wiped them on my pants, trying to calm myself down. I quickly plopped down into my folding chair, trying to seem casual and not like I was waiting on baited breath for him to come. He's just like every other guy. Ok maybe he isn't like every other guy. But it's fine Bella. I heard the jingling of the annoying bells as the door opened and Edward walked in and stopped at the ring counter, leaning on the case on his hip and his elbow, looking at me. I grabbed his wallet from Angela's chair and walked over to him, smiling.
"You're early. It's only six. You said around six thirty." I teased him.
"Around. That is the key word here. Around. Technically it is AROUND six thirty. It is in the same hour!" He smiled a crooked smile that made my breathing stutter. "Did you look in it?" he teased back gesturing to his wallet.
I laughed nervously. "No, that would be rude," I said.
"Then how did you find my number?" he asked. I froze in my step. "Ha-ha I'm just kidding!"
"Oh! Ha-ha, yeah," I smiled again, emitting a little nervous giggle. I walked around the counter and the few steps to him, he turned around and I handed him his wallet. Our fingers touched, and I again felt that little tingle run up my finger tips.
"Thanks for calling about this though," he held up the wallet and then safely stowed it in his pocket. "I can't imagine making Tanya pay for dinner. Especially at that restaurant."
"Tanya?" I asked.
"Oh sorry, that's my girlfriend's name," he smiled this time. So that is the witch's sorry her name.
"Ah, okay." This was kind of awkward.
"Yeah …," he trailed off and ran his hand through his hair.
"Um, well you should probably get going huh?" I asked, cursing myself. I made it sound like I wanted him to leave. "Got reservations for such a special night I am guessing, and you have to pick 'Tanya' up and all."
"Oh no, I don't have the reservations until seven, and I don't have to pick her up until six forty-five," he replied. I glanced at the clock, it was six ten now. "And I don't feel like going to my parent's house because I don't want to be teased by my brother Emmett."
"Why would he tease you?" I asked.
"Just because I'm finally proposing to Tanya. We've been dating for three years," he laughed. "Oh and I really don't want to be fussed over by my sisters Alice and Rosalie who would want me to change and my mom Esme who will try and do my hair all 'nice'." He used air quotes on the word nice.
"I take it your mom doesn't like your hair style?"
"You took it correctly. She thinks it's too messy."
"I think it looks great." Oh crap! Did I just let that leave my mouth? Crap!
He chuckled quietly, "Thank you. So as you can see I am not too keen on going home. The only ones that would be ok would be my other brother Jasper and my dad Carlisle."
"I'm just wondering but why do you call your parents by their first names?"
"Oh, I'm adopted. As with all of my brothers and sisters. Except my brothers and sisters are now all married to each other. Alice and Jasper, and Emmett and Rosalie. I know it sounds weird, but it is legal, and they have always loved each other."
"Ha-ha. No, it's not weird. I think it's sweet. To find love early in life. I haven't had any luck since high school … why would all of them be at your parent's house though? Are they as old as you? They must be to be married."
"Yeah, they are all my age. They don't live in the same house. My parents have built small home in the land surrounding theirs for them to live. We are a close family. I am the only one that has left this town and went away for college; I went to the college in Alaska. That is where I met Tanya. And now I have moved back here to Forks, but still away from home. I am living now in Forks Apartments."
"Oh, so do I! Oooooh … sorry for almost running into you this morning …," I grimaced. God, all of the luck.
"It was you?" His head fell back as he started to laugh hysterically.
"Yup … sorry …" So awkward.
"Ha-ha. Wow. You are prone for disaster huh? First in an almost car crash, and then, later in the day falling off a treadmill."
"Yeahhh … that's me!" I laughed nervously.
He glanced down at his watch still smirking. "Oh jeez! It's six twenty-five! I can't believe I took all of that time talking about myself!"
"Oh no! Don't worry about it. I have nothing to do, and I always like hearing about proposals and weddings, it's why I chose to work here at the jewelry store. And I don't have a big family at all so I like hearing about yours," I reassured him.
"Really? Well cool. So … tell me about yourself?" he asked me. He was asking me about myself? Wow.
"Um, like my name and stuff?" I asked and he nodded. "Okay, um my full name is Isabella Marie Swan but I only go by Bella, I used to live in Phoenix, Arizona with my mom but I moved up here to live with my dad so my mom could travel with her new husband Phil while I was in high school, I had a crash and burn relationship then and none since.
"I graduated from Washington State with a degree in business. I am the manager of this store. And my best friend Angela works here with me. I love to read, especially the classics. And I've never really gotten used to the cold and wet Forks, but I love it here," I finished.
He just stood there, taking everything in. Finally realizing I had stopped listing things off, he smiled again. "It sounds like you have a pretty interesting life!"
"Ah, well it's not really that interesting."
"I sounds like it. You sound pretty interesting yourself."
I looked up and I got lost in his beautiful green eyes, "T-t-thank you," I stuttered. I couldn't break my gaze. His eyes seemed to bore right into my soul and my knees seemed to be getting weak, I put a hand on the counter next to me to hold me up.
"And you have such a pretty name." He breathed, I could feel it blow across my face and I could smell his sweet breath. It smelled so good, and my mind seemed like it was melting away; along with time and space. He seemed to be leaning towards me now. His eyes still locked with mine. I felt like I was melting.
"I just don't know how to thank you, Bella," he whispered.
"I-i-i-it was n-n-n-nothing; your thank you has been enough," I muttered, stuttering in my weakness .
"I just don't know." He continued to lean forward until our faces were a couple inches apart.
"Well, then whatever you think would pay for it will do." I murmured, except those bold words seemed to just slip from my lips without even coming from my head.
He leaned forward a little more, so he was an inch from my face, "Hm. I don't know." And then he closed the distance between our faces and our lips touched. We were both hesitant but slowly we became more comfortable as our lips melded together.
It was a sweet kiss, nothing too passionate. But, the feeling running through my whole body was wonderful. There was a tingling feeling running down my spine, arms, and legs, I could feel it all the way to my fingertips. I could smell his beautiful scent much better now and it filled my head making my knees go weak. I tried to hold myself up better with my arm on the counter, but it seemed like my arm was just as weak.
Slowly he pulled away and I felt my knees go weak. He seemed very flustered, and I couldn't blame him, he was going to be engaged tonight. "T-thanks for my wallet … maybe I'll see you around …" Then he turned around with a furrowed brow and shoulders hunched and walked out of the door.
"Yeah … maybe," I breathed as I walked over to the chair and sat down. My hands were shaking and my breathing was rough. Why did he kiss me? He was getting engaged tonight! In less than an hour. Oh Edward. There is no way he knows how much I had been wanting that kiss. But now it gave me even more reason to mope about everything. It was amazing how good that kiss was. And it seemed like he had enjoyed it too. Or else he would have pulled away sooner.
Wow, Tanya was one lucky girl. Why do I have such bad luck with men? It's horrible. The more I thought about him and Tanya, the more angry and sad I got. I was angry because he kissed me when he was supposed to be getting engaged and married and sad that he stopped kissing me; but I loved that he did kiss me, and the kiss was so good. It's a love/hate situation. I really don't think I can see him again, it will just be too hard to look at him and realize I could never have him for myself. But I want to see him again, just to look at him and long for him and imagine myself as Tanya.
I sat in my chair for over an hour, moping and being sad. I was miserable. I glanced at the clock, realizing it was time for House in half an hour and I should be getting home. I folded up my and Angela's chair and propped them up against the wall, and then switched the AC off, it was then that I realized this had all happened in one day. I also realized something else Edward Cullen was engaged and I had lost him.
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