Previously
Dinner with Charlie was nice. He didn't pry into my life like most parents did. He accepted what I would tell him and he didn't push it any further than that.
After dinner I dropped Charlie off at his cruiser at the station so that he could drive home and then I drove off to my apartment on the other side of town.
I went to bed dreaming of that angel who caught my fall today.
Chapter 3
BPOV
I awoke suddenly the next morning to my alarm clock blaring too loudly. I slammed my hand on the off button angrily as it had awoken me from the most wonderful dream I have ever had! I sad up and sighed.
Well at least it's Friday. I thought trying too cheer myself up but it barely worked.
I rolled out of bed and straight into the shower. After that I got dressed and I blow-dried my hair and but on some make up but not a lot because I didn't really like wearing that much and grabbed a bagel and a cup of hot chocolate on my way out the door. I was behind again so I ran down the steps of my apartment building and out to my truck in the parking lot and zoomed to school.
I wasn't that late and I got there before all of the kids but it was still late considering when the teachers were supposed to be here.
I said hello to the people in the main office, grabbed my mail and headed up to my room.
My student teacher Angela soon arrived after me and soon the children started coming into class. At eight o'clock the bell rang and I greeted the class.
"Hello class, how are we all doing today?" I asked raising my voice so everyone could hear.
"Good!" they all shouted back.
"Ok, today we are going to be working on a math work sheet." I said, they all groaned. I laughed.
I passed out the worksheets and sat back down at my desk. Was yesterday real? Did I really meet some one that perfect. It seemed like I was only imagining it.
The day passed surprisingly quickly and soon it was time to go home.
Like clockwork, Alice sent me a text at exactly 3:15.
To: Bella
Hey! Don't forget you're coming over my house tonight at six!
From: Alice
I groaned I had forgotten about that. I hoped we were just staying in and watching a movie or something. I wasn't really up to anything big.
To: Alice
Fine
From: Bella
I sent back. My phone buzzed almost immediately.
To: Bella
Come on! Sound more enthusiastic! Oh, and wear something nice!
From: Alice
Well it looked like my pans for staying in were out the window. I sighed.
I walked to my car and drove back to my apartment.
I walked up the stairs and grabbed a snack and headed to my closet to find something to wear tonight. I wonder what we're doing…
I walked into my closet and picked out something nice but still casual. I picked out a rich blue dress with quarter length sleeves and a black belt and the black heels Alice had gotten me for my birthday. God I much love this girl a lot if I'm wearing heels for her. I was so clumsy it wasn't even funny. It would be a miracle if I didn't fall tonight. I let my curls fall down my back and put on some black eyeliner, mascara and grey eye shadow.
I looked at the clock and it was a quarter to six so I decided to head out now. I grabbed my purse and my keys and walked down the stairs carefully and out to my car. I didn't realize how cold it had suddenly gotten. I ignored it; I would just have to borrow a coat from Alice when I got there.
Ten minutes later I arrived at Alice's apartment building. It was the nicest building money could buy, I mean Alice had rich parents but she paid for most of it herself! I will never know how she's able to afford this place and go shopping every weekend!
I got out of my car and walked to the main entrance and was greeted by the doorman who knew my name because I came here so much. I walked to the elevator and hit the button. Thank God there's an elevator! I think I might have died trying to make it up the stairs in these shoes. The doors finally opened and in no time at all I was on the twelfth floor. I walked down to Alice apartment tripping all the way there.
I rang the doorbell and Alice answered.
"Hey, Bella!" Alice said excitedly and hugged me. I hugged her back and made my way into her apartment.
"Ok so where are we going tonight?" I asked.
"Oh, we're having dinner here and watching a movie." Alice said simply.
What? She told me to look nice! I wore heels!
"Alice! You told me to look nice! And I even wore heels! I almost died!" I half shouted.
"Yes I did because we are having company. I didn't want you in jeans and a tee shirt!" She said, I glared.
"You could have warned me." I said.
"I wanted it to be a surprise!" Alice wined, "Will you forgive me?" She asked pouting. I laughed at her attempt.
"Yes." I said, she cheered. I followed her to the kitchen where she had just made cookies. I was shocked at the lack of food. I thought she said we were having dinner?
"Alice, where's all the food?" I asked.
"Oh, Edward is picking it up. He left just before you came." Alice said. I had a panic attack in my head. Oh God! He's going to be here… having dinner with me.
"Oh, Edward's coming?" I asked trying to sound casual.
"Yup," Alice said popping her p, "Actually he's staying here till he can afford a place of his own."
"Oh that's nice." I said.
"Oh my gosh Bella, you are going to love him! You two would be so perfect together!" Alice said getting excited. Secretly hoping she was right
"Alice!" I whined. "What have I told you?"
"I know you're perfectly happy being single and all and that's great, but that shouldn't stop you from meeting Mr. Right! Will you please meet him?" She pouted.
"Alice I already met him." I told her. She looked confused.
"What? When?" She asked.
"Yesterday at the station when I was picking up Charlie." I explained.
"Oh well then it won't be weird! So what did you think of him?" She asked leaning over the counter.
"He seemed…" gorgeous, perfect, beautiful, hot, wonderful, "nice." I said which was not a lie but wasn't the whole truth either.
"Uh-huh." Alice said looking skeptical. "Oh and do you remember that guy I was telling you about? The one who's in the army?" I nodded. "Well his name is Jasper and he's coming over too!" She finished. Oh, I see what's going on here.
"Now, I get it! This is a double date!" I accused.
"No, I just simply want you and Edward to meet him." She said defending herself then added, "But it you want to call it a double date I will."
"Alice!" I shouted. She laughed and went back to her cookies.
"So what's for dinner anyways?" I asked. I was starving.
"Pizza." Alice said.
"Real classy Alice." I said laughing.
"What? Everybody likes pizza." She said. I sat down on a stool and she gave me a glass of water.
"Do you mind if I use you restroom?" I asked.
"Going to freshen up before Edward gets here?" She mocked.
"Shut up." I said and walked to the bathroom. Once inside I totally paniched.
Oh God! What am I going to say! What if I say something stupid? What if he think's I a freak!
I took time to calm myself down, and then I checked my makeup in the mirror and my hair. After deciding that I looked ok I left the bathroom and went back to the kitchen and sat down again.
I heard the door open and shut and keys reselling from the other room. I stood and Alice smiled at me, seeing my nervousness. Man! Why was I so easy to read?
I heard foot steps and in walked the Angel of my dreams. His perfectly tousled golden hair and his beautiful face. He first saw Alice and then me and smiled.
"Hey Bella." He greeted me in his perfect out of this word voice. I smiled back. He remembered my name!
"Hey." I said back.
"Edward, why didn't you tell me you met Bella yesterday?" Alice said as if he was in big trouble. What, did he think I was not important enough to tell her? He turned his gaze to Alice.
"Because Alice I was tired and I know how you get when you are excited and it's very annoying." Alice glared at him, I giggled and his eyes shot back to me. "Am I right Bella?" He asked. I opened my mouth to answer but Alice cut me off.
"Don't you dare answer that question Isabella Swan!" She was now glaring at me.
I shut my mouth and shrank back down into my chair suddenly terrified. Alice could be really scary if she wanted to be. She turned back to Edward.
"And don't you go turning my best friend against me!" Alice said.
"Oh come on Alice we have a guest! Don't scare her away." Edward said and I blushed while he was placing the pizza I hadn't realized he was holding on the empty countertop.
Then Alice phone rang with a text.
"Oh that's right I forgot to tell the doorman Jasper was coming! I'll be right back!" She said and left the room and down to the lobby to let Jasper in.
leaving me and Edward…
Alone…
In the kitchen…
I looked to Edward and he looked confused. Ok if there was anytime not to be shy it's now!
"Who's Jasper?" He asked looking to me while I got up and walked to the opposite side of the counter as Edward.
"Oh he's some guys Alice met and wants' us to meet." I said and Edward nodded his head in understanding. "I think they're getting pretty serious." I said back.
Edward looked a little defensive about his little sister just then. He turned to me.
"What do you know about the guy?" He asked.
"Well his name's Jasper and Alice met him and a bar, and he's in the Army." I said, "That's all I know."
"Well he sound's ok." Edward said turning to get some plates out of the cupboard behind him.
"So how was your day?" He asked.
"It was good." I answered not really knowing what else to say.
"How was yours?" I asked. He turned back to me.
"It was very slow." He said smiling followed by an awkward silence.
"So… Where do you work?" He asked.
"Oh, I'm a kindergarten teach at Forks' Elementary School." I informed him.
"I bet they love you." He said smiling. I blushed.
"Well I don't know about that but I love them, they are all co cute." I said taking a sip of my water. Edward laughed. And then his eyes traveled down to my dress.
"You look beautiful in blue." He told me. I blushed a deep shade of red.
"Thank you." I said looking down. I think I just about died.
"Sorry I'm not really dressed appropriately, Alice didn't tell me we were having company." He said gesturing to his cloths.
"No you look great. She didn't tell me either." I told him.
"Well then I'm glad I'm not the only one." He said. I smiled and sat down on the stool at the counter.
Just then we heard the door open and Alice talking to somebody. And then Alice entered the kitchen followed by a tall man who I assumed to be Jasper. He had kinda long blond hair and was wearing slacks and a green polo shirt.
"Edward, Bella, this is Jasper, my boyfriend. Jasper, this is my brother Edward and my best friend Bella." Alice said. Edward smiled and stuck out his hand to shake Jasper's.
"Nice to meet you." Jasper said.
"Nice to meet you too." Edward replied then I got down from the stool I was sitting on and shook Jasper's hand also. Then we each got a plate of pizza and made our way into the dinning room. I was so surprised when Edward held out my chair for me.
There wasn't that interesting of a conversation. It was mainly just a little small talk and Edward questioning Jasper.
After dinner was over, we all cleared our plates and went to Alice's living room to watch a movie. We watched The Last Song and I sat next to Edward on the couch; our shoulders touching the whole time. I could barely pay any attention to the movie because of the angle sitting right next to me. After the movie it was about midnight and Jasper had to leave and it was just me and Alice and Edward.
Edward went to the bathroom leaving Alice and I in her kitchen. Alice waited till he had locked the bathroom door until she questioned me.
"So…" Alice said trailing off.
"So… What?" I asked.
"What do you think of Edward?" She asked as if it was obvious.
"I like him, he's sweet." I said looking down but blushing.
"Oh come on Bella! You like him a lot more than that. I can see that look in your eyes whenever you look at him." Alice said. I know I can't lie to her.
"Ok, I like him a lot." I smiled blushing again. "But I don't think it would work out, Alice." My smile fading.
"What? Why not?" Alice asked not understanding.
"I don't think he likes me." I said looking up. "He's perfect Alice, and I'm… not."
Alice looked at me in shock and didn't say anything for a moment as if trying to find her words.
"Well Bella, you don't know how wrong you are, on both accounts. I can easily see how madly in love he is with you. I have never seen him act that way around a girl before. And yes you are perfect Bella, if I could have one wish it would be that I could be more like you. You are beautiful, smart, funny, and the sweetest person I've ever met. So if Edward didn't like you, which he totally does, he would be a complete idiot and I would be ashamed to call him my brother." Alice said smiling and placing her hand on my arm. I smiled back at her.
"Thank you Alice." I said and hugged her. Right after that Edward came back and it was time for me to go.
"Bye Alice." I said and hugged Alice.
"Bye Bella." Alice said. "Do you want me to walk you to the lobby?"
"No, I'll be fine." I said. Then turned to Edward to say goodbye.
"It was nice to see you again, Bella." He said.
"It was nice to see you again too." I smiled back. I grabbed my purse and said bye one final time and walked out the door to the elevator.
I got down to the lobby and out to my car in a daze. Did that really happen?
I got my keys out and unlocked the door to my truck and put the keys in the ignition.
Then I came back down to reality as my car made a stuttering sound and then stopped. I sighed and tried it again but got the same result.
I got out of my truck and opened to hood. It looked ok… I think. Suddenly I realized how cold it was and how stupid it was of me not to bring a jacket. I felt like a freak. I was standing outside in the middle of a parking lot in a dress and high heels trying to fix my car.
I looked around the parking lot not knowing what to do next and saw a group of about four men standing by a car watching me intently. The look they gave me sent a shiver down my spine. I quickly took out my cell phone and called Alice. She picked up on the third ring.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hey it's me" I said knowing she knew it was me.
"Hey, Bella what wrong?" She asked concerned.
"Um well I'm in the parking lot and my car wont start." I said eyeing the men not that far away from me.
"Oh ok Bella," She said, "Oh I can see you from my window. Who are those men?"
"I don't know, Alice but they are creeping me out." I said low enough for them not to hear.
"Ok Bella, just stay relaxed. I'll send Edward down to help you." She said. I could hear her talking to Edward in the background.
"Edward's on his way down right now." Alice told me.
"Thank you Alice." I said and hung up feeling a little better.
I stood there trying to look calm but it seemed useless. I rubbed my hands together trying to keep warm. Then one of the men called over to me.
"Hey beautiful, need some help." The one in the middle called.
"No thanks." I said back but that didn't stop the tall on from walking over to my truck. Suddenly I felt very unsafe. He stood a little too close for comfort. I tried to back up but I was stopped by another car.
"Well if you don't want any help then can I give you a ride some where?" He asked leaning on the truck.
"No thank you." I said not knowing what to do. I rubbed my hands together to warm them again and he noticed.
"Come with me and I could warm you up real fast." He smiled reaching out to me. I immediately backed so he couldn't touch me and almost tripped. Dang heels.
"Come on, don't be that way." He said coming closer to me fast than I could back away.
"No, don't touch me." I said more stern this time and backed up even further. Then my back hit someone. I was about to scream but when I looked behind me I was relieved to see that it was Edward that I had bumped into. He stepped in front of me, blocking me from the man. I felt safe instantly.
"You heard her. Back off." Edward threatened. The man was tall but Edward seem much bigger even though he wasn't. The man raised his hands in defeat and backed off with a little, "Sorry." Soon he was back with the other men and they walked off into the opposite direction.
Once they were gone Edward turned to me worried.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said in a small voice. I was still in shock over what just happened and what could have happened.
"I'm so sorry I couldn't get down here sooner to help you. I should have walked you down here when you left, that was so stupid of me." He said putting his hand on his head. I can't believe this. Why was he blaming himself?
"No it was not your fault. It was my fault for not going to the lobby when I realized my car was dead." I told him.
"Still, you shouldn't have been down here alone." He said looking me right in the eye. I seemed to be lost in his eyes until he broke his away to look at my truck. I stood next to him and crossed my arms across my chest and tried not to focus on how cold it was.
He looked up at me and realization crossed his face.
"Oh you're cold aren't you." He said taking off his jacket. "Here take my jacket."
"Oh no I couldn't…" I said but he had already put it around my shoulders.
"I insist." He said smiling. He got me every time with that smile
"But now you're going to get cold." I said trying to come up with an excuse for him to take his coat back. But it was so warm I could hardly resist it.
"No I wont." He said.
"Thank you." I said. I didn't know what else to say. No one had ever treated me with this kind of respect and caring. He was such a… gentleman.
"No problem." He smiled back. Then he turned to the engine of my truck and started playing with some things. I checked my phone and it was nearly one in the morning.
"Could you try and start the truck now?" He asked me over his shoulder.
"Sure." I said and walked to the driver's side and got in and turned the key.
It started and it seemed to be working again but then it stopped. I frowned realizing how tired I was but stayed in the driver's seat waiting for further instructions from Edward. But he didn't give me any he walked around to my side of the truck to tell me the news.
"Well, I don't think I'll be able to fix it tonight because it's kinda dark but I'll look at it first thing in the morning." He assured me.
"Oh you don't have to do that. I can just call a tow truck." I said back.
"No I want to. In the mean time can I give you a ride home?" He asked. I nodded my head excepting his offer. I took my keys out and he opened my door and I grabbed my purse from the passengers seat.
Edward took my hand in his and helped me out of my truck and caught me went I almost feel when I tried to take a step in my heels. He laughed and I blushed a dark shade of red.
He put his arm around my back and led me to his car. Since he was a police officer I was surprised he drove a normal car but now that I think about it, Charlie is the only one who really drives the cruiser. He opened up the door for me and I got into his car and he closed my door. As he walked around to the drivers' side I put my seat belt. Is this really happening? I'm I really in his car?
He got in, did his seat belt and pulled out of the parking lot.
The only time we talked on the way home was when I had to tell him where to go to get to my apartment. It was quiet most of the way except for the music on the radio but it wasn't weird, I felt very comfortable around Edward.
He pulled up to my apartment building, which was an embarrassment compared to Alice's, and he got out quickly to open my door for me and didn't give me time to object. He helped me out of his car and walked me into the apartment building and up the stairs to my door. I told him that he didn't have to, but he said he wanted to make sure I got in safe. When we got to my door I turned to him.
"Thank you so much." I said. "I honestly don't know what I would have done if you weren't there." I told him sincerely.
"I'd gladly help you anytime." He said. I smiled and blushed.
"Um I should get your cell phone number… because of my truck and all." I said lamely.
"Oh yeah of course." He said pulling out his phone and we exchanged numbers.
"Well I should be going inside now." I said not wanting him to go.
"Yeah I guess you should." He said, and then he grabbed my hand from my side and lifted it up to his lips and kissed it and brought it back down never taking his eyes from mine. "Call me if you need anything, Bella." He said.
"I will." I said in a little bit of a daze.
"Goodnight, Bella." He said and turned.
"Goodnight." I said and he walked back down the hall. And then I remembered something.
"Oh, wait!" I called out. He turned back to me. "Your coat" I said sliding down my shoulders.
"No, keep it." He said smiling. " It looks good on you." He turned back around and then went around the corner. My heart leapt at his words.
I stood there for a moment in the dim light of the hallway trying to catch up with reality. I touched my hand that he had kissed. It felt so warm from where his lips had touched my skin and I could still feel it.
Then I snapped back to reality and got my keys out and opened my door with a huge grin plastered on my face. I turned on the lights as I set down my purse and went to my bedroom I changed out of my dress and took off my heels and into my pjs. But I decided to leave Edwards coat on.
I went to bed inhaling his sent from his jacket and dreamed of my knight in shining armor… Edward…
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