APOV

When we were riding in Jazz's car on the way to his, no, our house, Edward was in the back seat moping. I hadn't seen him act like this in a long time.

Edward and I have been very close all of our lives. He was two years older than me, but he included me in whatever he and Jasper did. They had been best friends since they made Tyler Crowley cry in class in the fourth grade.

Jasper and Edward were inseparable. I had been madly in love with Jasper ever since Edward brought him home to play when they were nine and I was seven. It's funny how things work out. I longed for Jasper to notice me in a way other than his best friend's little sister and it wasn't until a little over two years ago that it happened. I was so happy I could burst! Now if only we could find someone that made Edward feel this way.

My brother dated, but that was it. I don't know the details of his sex life, not that I really wanted to know, but I know that he has never had a real girlfriend. Wait, I take that back, he has had two girlfriends. One girl in high school, I can't even remember her name. I think the whole relationship lasted about two weeks. That was when Edward decided that he didn't like to have a girl cling on to him every second of the day and he broke it off.

The other girlfriend was called Kate. I don't know how long they were together, but he did introduce her to the family once. We didn't even know he was seeing someone. But alas, he broke it off just two days after her meeting our parents. I never knew what happened with that one.

And now it seemed he had his eye on the beautiful flight attendant, Bella. I didn't know her very well, but I could see the attraction between them. He watched her closely while she worked, and she would send him glances and small smiles.

After she saw my engagement ring, she assumed that Edward and I were married. She took off to the back of the plane without a backward glance.

I had never seen Edward so flustered before. I told him to go and talk to her, but he refused.

It seemed that I would have to take things into my own hands. I spoke with Rosalie, the other flight attendant, and she told me that she and Bella had been best friends since high school.

Rosalie was aware of Bella's attraction to my brother, and had agreed to help me get them together.

The plan was very simple. Rosalie and I would become great friends and would just happen to invite Bella and Edward with us when we hung out with our significant others. We would also find a way to help them help themselves. Rosalie was going to give Edward Bella's number and encourage him to call her. I was going to talk to Bella before we landed and make sure that she understood that my brother was definitely single and interested. I also had Bella's number just in case my brother conveniently lost it between the plane and our home.

"Edward, what is your problem, man?" Jasper said getting our luggage from the trunk.

Edward did his signature move of running his hands through his ever messy hair and shrugged. "Nothing, just tired I guess."

"No Jazz, Edward has girl problems." I blurted out earning me a nasty glare from my brother.

"Ah…the flight attendant." Jasper realized. "She's pretty hot Edward, what's the problem?"

"Yeah, Edward, what's the problem? She is hot." I agreed.

Edward picked up his suitcase and laptop bag while staring at us both. His eyes shifted between Jasper's and mine before he narrowed his eyes at me and said, "Just leave it alone Ali." He then walked up and entered the house.

"Well this weekend will be no fun with him sulking around." I told Jasper.

"I know that you care Alice, but you have to let him find someone on his own. You can't force him that will only make him resist more. You know as well as I do that he is the most stubborn person in the world and the most picky when it comes to girls."

"I know, I just want him to be as happy as we are." Jasper kissed my cheek and we headed in the house.

After dinner, I heard the shower turn on in Edward's room. I darted inside before Jazz could see where I went. I spotted Edward's phone on the bedside table and picked it up. I wrote the text, punched in the number, and hit send before I could chicken out.

I called Rose to tell her what I had done. She said that she hadn't heard from Bella since they had gotten home. She knew that she was tired and had probably gone to bed early.

Edward was going to be pissed when he found out what I did, but he would get over it and thank me once he and Bella were madly in love. I smiled and patted myself on the back as I skipped out of Edward's room.

EPOV

Alice just wouldn't let it drop. I should have never told her about Bella. After Bella went to the back of the plane, Alice was in full meddling little sister form. She couldn't understand why I was the way I was. I never let myself get close to the opposite sex. I didn't want the drama or the heartache when it didn't last. I didn't have time for any of that. I had been in school my whole life and then my residency consumed all of my time.

The way Bella took off when she noticed Alice's ring was probably a blessing in disguise now that I have the time to think about it. She had reacted so strongly over that small of a misunderstanding and we hardly knew each other. In fact, we didn't know each other at all. Imagine how she would react if we were together and something she didn't understand came up. It was better this way. Soon I would be moved here permanently and would not be flying as often. I could probably live here for years without ever running into her again.

I got out of the shower and dressed in some sweats and a t-shirt. My plan for the night was to relax and get to sleep early. Tomorrow was going to be a long day with the realtor. Alice had made an appointment to look at about a billion houses and condos in the area.

I headed to the kitchen to get a bite to eat before retreating back into my room.

"Edward! What are you wearing?" Alice chided. "You can't go out like that!"

"I wasn't planning on going anywhere tonight."

"You are going out with us." She informed me. "Go get dressed."

"Alice, I just want to relax tonight. We have a busy day tomorrow."

"Jesus, Edward, when did you turn into an old man? Get dressed; we are going out for drinks. No big deal. You just can't wear that!"

"Fine, I'll change." I agreed walking back to my room to put on some jeans.

We ended up just going to a nearby bar that was just off the beach. It was an Ok place, but when Jasper and Alice left me to dance, I was bombarded with drunken women trying to flirt with me. One thing that I really hated was pushy women.

The next morning Alice and I met the realtor at her office. We all got into her Lexus SUV and headed out to find me a new home. After about ten houses I was feeling very disappointed that we had not found anything that I was remotely interested in.

The eleventh house was an older home near the beach. It reminded me of the house in the movie Top Gun. It seemed very relaxing and private. Two things that I was insisting on in a home. I loved my privacy and this place was just far enough away from Alice and Jasper's house to keep me out of their business and for Alice to stay out of mine.

I told the realtor that I felt that this was the place, and we went back to her office and I made an offer.

Back at Jasper's I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. I had found a house. I was heading back to Chicago on Sunday morning and I was planning on packing up my entire apartment this week and hiring movers to get that stuff out here.

My job was starting the week after that. Everything was finally falling into place.

APOV

Edward seemed to be relieved to have found a house. I think that he had been really stressed this weekend. He was heading back to Chicago in the morning.

Rose and I had a week to figure out our plan of action for the Edward/Bella matchmaking challenge. We were planning on meeting at a coffee shop after I dropped off Edward at the airport.

I pulled up to the coffee shop and stepped inside. I loved coffee, though Jasper hardly let me drink it. He and Edward seemed to think that I didn't need the caffeine. I didn't know what they were talking about. It was not like I was hyper or anything. Geez.

"Did Bella say anything about the text?" I asked Rose. "I don't think she contacted Edward. He was with Jazz and I all weekend."

"She didn't say anything, but she did seem to be gigglier than usual the next morning." Rose laughed. "She's shy though. I highly doubt she'll call him."

"Tell me more about her."

"Well were do I start?" Rose thought a minute. "She's pretty, but she doesn't think she is. She clumsy as all hell and she loves to read. What about Edward?"

"He's a bit private with his personal life. Jasper is his best friend. He's really smart, like book smart and he's great at his job, but he is stupid about everyday life. He can't cook to save his life, and he's a total 'momma's boy', but don't tell him I told you that!"

"That's funny that you said that, because Bella has taken care of one of her parents her whole life. Her mother is flighty, and before she found her live-in boyfriend Bella helped her manage her money and acted like the parent in the relationship." Rose explained. "When she moved to Washington to live with her father, she basically took care of him like he was her child. She cooked and took care of the house. Bella grew up really fast. In high school we joked about her being middle-aged."

We both laughed out loud at that before we could move on to the details of the plan of attack.

"She sounds perfect for Edward. We just need him to see that." Rose looked at me with confusion in her face.

"Edward is reluctant to let anyone in his life. I don't know how he turned out that way, but I'm hoping to change his mind."

Rose sighed. "Bella doesn't think that she is good enough for him. This is going to prove to be difficult."

I nodded.

"I think that we need to use this week without Edward to get her comfortable with you and Jasper. We need to hang out as much as possible."

"Well go out to eat a few times and maybe have drinks. I'll talk about Edward casually and we'll go from there." I told her. "And then when Edward gets back we'll ease him into the mix."

We wished each other luck and headed home. This was going to work. I could feel it.