Chapter Two: Getting To Know You
Edward POV
After Alice had left with Bella I turned to Esme.
"I know… design her a room. Come with me then to get some furniture." She chuckled. She started out the front door. "Were taking the SUV."
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"You have to woo her, Edward… not that she's not already fascinated by you… you need to make her know that you're sincere about staying with her through this turbulent time." Esme kept going as we merged with the high way and headed down to Portland. "Make her fall in love with you. She will… she is meant to be yours… I can tell by the way she looks at you… by the way her body responds when you are near… the rate her heart seems to race when you enter the room… it's exactly the way I was when I first met Carlisle."
I remember that story.
Back in 1911 Esme climbed up a tree and then fell out. She was taken to the hospital in Columbus because the town doctor was out of town. She had broken her leg and the doctor to tend to her had been Carlisle. She had fallen for him in an instant…
Needless to say when he found her ten years later… she fell in love with him again… and here we are today.
"Edward, were here, snap out of your reverie." We had arrived at Pottery Barn. "Come on… we have some work to do."
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Macy's
Bella POV
"Alice, really, I don't need any of this." I protested everything that she sent my way.
"Ah, but yes you do. Especially the maternity clothes…" she said. She threw a blue dress at me that was way too small for me.
"Like I could wear this." I said holding it up.
"Who said anything about that being for you… I want that." She laughed. She grabbed a few more items and shoved me into a fitting room.
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A few hours later… back at the Cullens
"What did you do? Buy everything?" Jasper said as we entered the house… at least I think it was Jasper.
"No… just enough to get her through this fashion season… she gets a whole new wardrobe in the fall." Alice said.
"Really, Alice this is plenty… really you shouldn't have."
"Wait till you see what Edward has done for you."
I stopped just inside the front door and stared at her.
"What?"
"You will see momentarily… how they got to Portland and back before we even arrived home is beyond me." Alice went up the stars followed by Jasper.
I was left alone on the first floor, with out all the bags thank god! Alice had grabbed them from me when she decided to run up stairs.
I walked over to one of the sofas and sat down pulling my feet up off the floor. I hugged my knees and stared out at the room in front of me. It was quite large. The back wall was made completely out of glass and I could see all the way out to the Sol du Suc River. That was where my stare lingered.
"Bella?" I must have fallen asleep for when I opened my eyes I was in a bedroom instead of on the couch down stairs. I turned to see who had spoken to me.
"Oh good you're awake." My mother. Wait… how long have I been asleep?
"When did you get here?" I asked sitting up in the bed.
"An hour ago." She said smiling. "He's a really nice boy." She stated. "You will be happy with him… I can't believe you said yes."
"Neither can I." I said looking around the room. It was decorated in different shades of blue.
"This is a beautiful room." My mother stated.
"I guess." I answered her.
"Now, you don't have to go through with this Bella, you can do this on your own… lord knows I did."
"No, I'm going to marry him… I don't care if I don't know him… I will learn to love him." I said staring at the wall opposite me. "He seems like able… like can turn into love."
My mother didn't say anything. She just stared in front of herself for a few minutes. Then her cell phone rang.
"Hello?" she answered. "Oh, yes, lunch… I'll be right down Phil." She hung up the phone and turned towards me. "Sorry, but I promised Phil that we would get lunch… we'll be staying at your fathers… I'll be over later." And with that she was up and out the door.
I sat there a moment and then decided to get up. As I entered the privet bathroom in my room I saw a large gift basket on the counter next to the sink. Attatched was a note.
Thought you would need these…
I wasn't sure exactly what to buy
But I figured you would like these
They smell really nice
I hope you like them
Edward
P.S. Come down when you're done.
He was so sweet. I grabbed one of the three bottles of shampoo and found the conditioner that went with it and then jumped in the shower.
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"So what you're saying is that your family doesn't drink human blood… that three of you have a gift… and that your gift doesn't seem to work on me?" I said as we sat in the swing on the front porch.
"That is correct." He answered.
"Wow." I said after a moment. He had told me everything from them being vampires to when and where they were born and then reborn again. I have to say that Carlisle has an awesome history behind him.
"So, what shall we do?" I asked him.
"I want to know you." He said pointing at me.
"What do you want to know?" I said.
He then started firing off question after question about my mediocre life. He seemed very interested in everything I had to say.
I did feel self conscious about talking so much but I couldn't stop.
"It's dinner time for the human." He said standing up off the swing and helping me off of it. He then led me into the house and then to the kitchen. "Are you hungry?" he said playfully.
"Sure."
"What do you want?"
"What do we have?"
"I don't know… come on over here and look." He laughed.
"I'm not hungry then." He laughed again. He pulled something from the fridge and displayed it to me. It was a ham and cheese sandwhich… already made.
"Alice must have known." He said placing the plat in front of me.
I started to eat the sandwich when I heard the most peculiar music coming from the living room. It was something I had never heard before. I gave Edward the most peculiar look. He just smiled and motioned for me to follow. (A/N. watch the video on you tube… it's great… there is one with the English lyrics… and one with a bunch of teens doing the dance the guy does… I do not own Tunak Tunak Tun… that is owned by Daler Mehndi)
Tunak tunak Tun
Tunak tunak Tun
Da Da Da
Dholna, vaje tumbe val taar
soode dil de pukar
Aaja karle ye pyar
(Dholna, vaje tumbe val taar
soode dil de pukar
Aaja karle ye pyar)
Dholna, vaje tumbe val taar
soode dil de pukar
Aaja karle ye pyar
(Dholna, vaje tumbe val taar
soode dil de pukar
Aaja karle ye pyar)
Dholna...
When we reached the living room Emmett, Jasper, and Alice were dancing to some foreign language song that I didn't understand. All three of them had on different colored robes and had turbans on their heads.
"Daler Mehndi… one of the few foreign artists out there that can get these three into the strange dancing moods… then again they also have thing for Bollywood… (or at least the author does)… and they will dance to that as well." Edward said laughing as we left the room.
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One Week Later
"Your mother will be here in three… two… one…" Alice said as I came down the stairs.
Ding Dong
Alice opened the door.
"Good afternoon Mrs. Dwyer, Mr. Dwyer, Chief Swan… and who may this be?" They brough someone with them?
"This would be Alexis Rodriguez, Bellas friend from Phoenix." My mother answered.
I started to hurry down the rest of the stairs when I missed one step and started to fall and instead of coming in contact with the floor I was in the arms of Alex.
"Again… don't kill your self in Forks." He said.
"Again… you're a flamer and you should control yourself before you start the world on fire."
"I could have let you fall… but I don't think any one would have liked that."
"Shut up, Lexi." I said laughing. "How's Bernard?" I asked.
"He's back in Mexico… something about his grandmother died or something."
"Oh." Was all I could say. "You are going to love him… Edward I mean… oh, and maybe my room."
"Bells, I should warn you…"
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Dun dun dun… a cliff hanger… I thought it appropriate… and if any one gets offended by the flamer thing I am sorry… it's only because they pick on one another…
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