Living the Live
Chapter 7 – Birthday
BPOV
The next few days went by quickly. The next thing I knew it was the day before my birthday.
"Bella! We have to take you to get ready for your party! You only turn twenty once!" She cheered.
"We'll throw a party when I turn twenty one, but no parties for twenty. Twenty is the age you can't wait to get rid of because you want to drink. And considering my boyfriend won't let me drink at clubs I am anticipating the next three hundred and sixty five days," I sighed.
"I heard that, and I don't appreciate you being negative about the no-drinking-in-public-for-Bella thing," Edward chuckled as he came down the stairs.
"Edward, don't let Alice torture me!" I whined.
"Bella! You are such a buzz-kill!"
"Why are we throwing a party if it isn't even my birthday yet?"
"Because I know that Edward is going to want to spend tomorrow with you!" she said in a matter of fact manner.
"Fine," I sighed. "Let's get this over with." I gave Alice my hand and she pulled me up into her room. She put me into a blue halter top and a mini skirt. After she lightly curled my hair and put a light amount of make-up on me I was finished and guests started arriving. All of my friends were here. Angela, Jake, Eric and many more.
"Hey Jake!" I said as I hugged him.
"Hey, Bells!" he smiled. "I have something for you," he smiled. He handed me a small package and I groaned. He also handed me a fancy envelope. I opened the envelope first. It was the invitation to Jake's wedding. I smiled up at him. "We want you to be a bridesmaid," he smiled.
"Awe, Jake! Thanks!" I said as I hugged him. I opened his present and inside was a picture and a frame. It was a picture of me and him when we were five. I laughed at how different we looked. "This was when we got the free ice cream from the ice cream shop down the street from your house!" I remembered.
"Hello, Jacob," Edward said as he came over and held out his hand.
"Hey, Edward," Jacob said as he shook Edward's hand.
"Do you two know each other?" I asked.
"Yeah, we met briefly a few weeks ago," Edward shrugged. I looked at him with a confused look.
"We met when you were about to come home. He was at the bench where you were sleeping when I got there," Jake explained. I just nodded.
"Come on, let's go out back to the party," Edward said as he took my hand and showed Jake out back. Edward placed his hand over my eyes before we got outside. When he took his hand away I saw that Alice had gone overboard. There were clear glass bowls that had candles in them and light pink table cloths. There were so many decorations that I haven't seen before. When I looked at the back table there was a cake with three layers that was frosted fancier than any cake I have ever seen.
"Where is Alice?" I asked through my teeth.
"Calm down, love," Edward whispered.
"I told her I didn't want a party, so I didn't get a party. I got a pink wedding!" I hissed.
"This is no wedding, Bella. Nothing close to it. Just have fun, and try not to kill Alice," he chuckled. I sighed and walked over to where my parents were.
"Happy birthday, Bella!" my mom cheered. She hugged me tightly before pulling away. "I'm getting so old!" she complained.
"C'mon, none of that!" I laughed. She smiled and I went over to hug my dad.
"Happy birthday, sweetie," he said.
"Thanks." When I stepped away from my dad Edward held my hand.
"Bella, who is this?" My mom asked.
"Mom, dad, this is Edward. He's my boyfriend," I introduced.
"Hello Edward!" my mom said as she gave him a hug. He hesitantly hugged her back. Edward and Charlie shook hands and we went to greet everyone else. The party was pretty much over by the time I finished.
"Bella! How can you greet everyone but me?" I heard a familiar voice. I turned around with a groan to see Mike.
"What are you doing here Mike?" I asked. He came over to me with a smirk on his face.
"I wanted to see the girl that I care about. The girl that had her virginity taken by me. The girl that –," he started but Edward cut in.
"Are you sure you have the right girl, Mike? She told me that she hasn't had sex," he interjected.
"She told you that? She's definitely had sex. With me," he made sure that Edward understood that I had sex with him. I felt like I was going to pass out.
"Bella, is this true?" Edward asked. I looked at Mike with disgust. "Bella?" he asked again.
"Yes, it's true," I said quietly. He walked off after that. I went to walk after him but Mike stopped me by grabbing my arm. "Let go!" I yelled.
"Why did you tell him you never had sex before, Bee?" he asked.
"One, don't call me Bee and two; I don't have to answer to you. Now get out of my life and stay out!" I turned and walked quickly into the house. I went to Edward's room and knocked on the door.
"Edward," I said softly as I walked in. He was pacing at the end of his bed. He ignored me. "Edward. Please, let me explain."
"I was completely honest with you, Bella! I didn't lie about having sex! I have never lied to you! And I believed you too. I believed your lie, Bella," he said angered.
"Fine, whatever. I'm sleeping on the couch tonight," I said. I went into the bathroom and changed. When I came out there was a pillow and blanket thrown on the couch for me. I laid down on the couch and Edward turned the light out. Silent tears slowly fell down my cheeks. I got up off of the couch and left the room. I went downstairs to see Alice cleaning up a little.
"Here, let me help," I suggested.
"No, this was your party, I've got it," she scolded.
"Seriously, I want to help," I insisted. I started blowing out candles and bringing them into the house.
"Hey, Bells? Are you all right?" she asked when I came back out.
"Me? Yeah, I'm fine," I lied.
"No, you're not. What's wrong?"
"Did you miss the whole thing with Mike?" I asked.
"Mike was here?" she asked becoming angry.
"Alice, calm down. Mike told Edward about us having sex when I told Edward I was still a virgin. Edward isn't talking to me. I suggested to sleep on the couch and when I got out of the bathroom Edward was in bed and there was a pillow and blanket waiting for me on the couch," I said as I wiped away fresh tears.
"Awe, Bells! Don't cry! I'm sure he'll get over it!" she soothed.
"What if he doesn't?" I asked.
"No what if's!" she said. We were finished cleaning by now.
"I'm going up to my couch," I spat. I walked up to Edward's room and laid down on the couch.
I heard Edward shift in the bed. The bed creaked as he stood up. He shuffled over to the couch and picked me up.
"Edward! Put me down! I'm mad at you!" I yelled.
"Bullshit," he groaned. He tossed me onto the bed and came down next to me. He pulled me onto his chest and gently pulled my face down to his. His lips met mine in a hungry kiss. I pulled away and got off of him.
"What is with your mood swings?" I asked angrily. "First you're pissed at me for a little lie!" he was about to interrupt but I stopped him. "Let me talk. And you're about to make me sleep on the couch! The couch, damn it! And when I come back from helping Alice you are all of a sudden acting like nothing happened? What the hell?" I finished.
"Alright; first of all, lying about being a virgin is not a little lie. And yes I was angry. I was angry that you lied, and I was angry at Mike for showing up here. I was angry. Why would you lie to me about that, Bella?" he asked.
"You want to know why? I was ashamed. I was ashamed about sleeping with Mike. I regret it, so much. I was used for Mike's own pleasure. He didn't want anything to do with me and I could see that. I thought that sleeping with him would change his mind. So, yeah, Edward; I lied." By the time I finished talking I was crying.
"Hey, don't cry," he said as he sat up more and wiped away my tears. "I'm sorry I flipped out. I'm sorry, truly I am, but Bella, I don't want you to lie to me." I let a quick sob out.
"I'm sorry," I whispered.
"C'mon, Bells. Lie down and try to sleep. It's late and we've had a long day." He laid down and I laid next to him. He wrapped his arms around me. Tears were still slowly flowing down my cheek. I fell asleep after a while.
I woke up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. I sat up quickly and put my head in my hands.
"Bella?" Edward asked groggily. He sat up. "Bella, are you okay?" he asked as he rubbed my back. I nodded my head and sniffled. "Did you have a nightmare?"
"Yeah," I said, sounding breathless.
"You sure?" he asked. I nodded. I laid back down and he laid next to me. I cuddled next to him and he held me securely in his arms. "I love you," he whispered.
"I love you too," I said quietly. Edward started humming an unfamiliar tune and I fell asleep again.
In the morning I woke up in Edward's arms.
"Happy birthday, love," he whispered. I groaned.
"Don't remind me." He chuckled at my lack of enthusiasm.
"What are we doing today?" I asked.
"I can't tell you because it would ruin the surprise," he smiled.
"If I leave you one of these days you'll know why," I joked.
"Then I'll have to convince you not to leave," he smiled. He leaned in slowly and met my lips for a tender kiss.
"I promise not to leave you if you keep doing that," I smiled. He leaned in and kissed me for longer this time. When we broke away he picked me up and set me on my feet. "What are you doing?" I asked laughing.
"You need to go get ready," he chuckled. I groaned and headed to the bathroom. "Hold it. You have to go see Alice to get ready," he smiled innocently as I glared at him. He kissed my forehead and I went into Alice's room.
"Alice, I'm guessing you know all about Edward's surprise and you better get me ready before I go crazy," I called. Alice came out of her bathroom with a white sundress that had a white bow around the waist with spaghetti straps. The dress stopped just above my knees.
Alice applied silver eye shadow with a light blue eyeliner and black mascara. Rose curled my hair in big curls and pulled some back in bobby pins. When I was finished I looked like I came out of a magazine. I smiled lightly.
"Here," Alice said as she handed me the same tube of lip gloss that she gave me the day we went to the movies. I laughed at how long ago the memory seemed. Alice gave me a questioning look but I just shook my head. We headed downstairs and met up with Edward. "She is ready, she is beautiful, and she is going to kill you if you don't take her soon!" Alice laughed.
"Well, considering I value my life, let's go, love," Edward smiled his crooked smile as he came over to me. "Ready to go?" he asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be," I sighed.
"Just please humor me with this," he smiled as we walked out to his Volvo. I sighed and smiled. Edward parked the car and we were at a park. I gave him a confused look and he just smiled and winked. We got out of the car and Edward covered my eyes. He led me over to a place in the park and took his hand away. I saw a blanket and a picnic basket.
I was speechless. I sat down and Edward sat with me. We ate a romantic dinner and Edward and I talked aimlessly until it was dark.
"Bella, lie down and look up," he smiled. He laid down and I laid down next to him. I saw the most beautiful sight anyone could see.
"Oh my gosh!" I exclaimed. "It's beautiful!"
"Nothing compared to how you look right now," Edward said. I looked at him and he was staring at me with a smile playing on his lips. He leaned down and softly kissed me. "I have something for you," he smiled. I groaned.
"You just ruined a perfectly romantic moment," I laughed.
"I believe that you were actually the one that ruined it with your groan of disgust," he chuckled. I rolled my eyes and Edward reached into the picnic basket and pulled out something that was wrapped. He handed it to me and I sighed before unwrapping it. It was a velvet box that looked like it could hold a necklace. I opened it and there was a crystal heart pendant on a silver chain.
"Edward, it's gorgeous! You shouldn't have spent a lot of money on me," I said.
"I wanted to give you something nice. And now you have my heart with you when we aren't together." I smiled at how Edward could take something tacky and make it sweet. I kissed him sweetly before turning around and motioning for him to put the necklace on me.
"Thank you," I whispered.
"You are very welcome," he whispered back before kissing my neck. "I love you," he mumbled against my neck.
"I love you too," I giggled. We laid back down and looked up at the stars.
"What you are thinking about?" Edward asked.
"How I have never actually taken the time to look at the stars. Like really look at them."
We laid there in a comfortable silence and Edward held my hand in both of his.
I felt myself get lifted off of the ground and I held onto Edward's neck as he carried me to the car. Edward drove us home and I leaned my head on his shoulder as we walked to his room.
The next morning I woke up and all of the presents from my party that I never opened were in our room.
"What the hell?" I asked groggily.
"Edward groaned and pulled me next to him and he laid his head on my chest.
"Comfy?" I giggled.
"Yes, now stop moving," he grumbled and smiled. I smiled and started running my hand through his hair.
"Bella!" Rose sang as she came into the room. Edward groaned again and I giggled. "You need to start opening presents so we can send thank you cards out." I went to get up but Edward held me down.
"Edward, let me get up!" I laughed.
"Fine; after a few more hours of sleep," he mumbled.
"No, now. I am not going to be your pillow for the next few hours," I giggled. He sighed and reluctantly got off of me. I sat up and stretched before a box was thrown at me. "Can't I open these downstairs?" I asked. "There does happen to be a table down there that I can write the thank you cards on as I open the presents." Rose, Edward and I took some presents and made our way downstairs. I sat down and started opening them.
The first one was from my parents. It was a small box. I took the lid off and inside was six hotel keys and six plane tickets. I read a slip of paper that was under it that said:
Bells,
We booked two rooms for everyone for a week in Orlando, Florida. We hope you enjoy it. The rooms are under the name Swan. We love you.
XOXO,
Mom and Dad.
"We're going to Florida!" I yelled. Alice came into the room with eyes filled with excitement. I started writing my mom and dad's thank you card. Rose tossed me another gift when I finished. It was from Alice and Jasper. I opened it and inside was clothing.
"Alice, do I really need more clothes? And for some reason I think Jasper just gave you the money to go buy something," I laughed at the last part. I went onto opening Rose and Emmett's present. I shook the box and it was empty.
"Emmett put it in your truck before we left to come up. I have had your radio for quite a while," she laughed. I sighed and shook my head and thanked her. I opened the rest of my presents and sent thank you cards to everyone.
"Hey, Bella; when are the tickets for?" Edward asked. I found the tickets in the pile of presents and looked at them.
"Tomorrow!" I exclaimed in shock. Everyone looked at me with shocked expressions. Alice and Rose got up quickly and pulled me with them. I groaned. We went shopping. Alice and Rose got me a whole new wardrobe just for Florida and a few suitcases. When we got back to the cottage we all packed and went into the living room. We watched movies the rest of the day.
"I'm surprised you're still awake," Edward whispered while Alice put in the third movie.
"It's the middle of the day. Of course I'm awake," I laughed. We watched a few more movies before heading to bed around nine.
"Alright, you guys. We have to wake up around four tomorrow morning if we are going to make our six thirty flight," Alice said. We all agreed and headed to bed.
When Edward and I got in his room he closed the door and he went into the bathroom. I started changing into my pajamas.
"Oh my damn," I heard Edward say when he came out of the bathroom. I only had a bra and panties on. I turned around.
"Like what you see?" I asked. He nodded and smiled. I giggled and went back to changing. "Bella Swan, do I see a tattoo?" he asked. My eyes went wide and shot up.
"Shut up! Rose and Alice made me get it today!" I whined.
"They made you put ink into your body?" he asked. I rolled my eyes.
"You know what I mean. They bugged me until I thought it was a good idea."
"So you got a tattoo of a butterfly on your shoulder?" he asked.
"Uh, yeah," I laughed. I finished changing and went to bed. Edward joined me and held me in his arms.
"Hey, Edward?"
"Yes, love?"
"Guess where I'm going."
"Where?"
"I'm going to Disney World!" I laughed. He chuckled and kissed my forehead.
"You are definitely one of a kind, Bells," he chuckled.
"I'll take that as a compliment," I giggled. I snuggled up closer to Edward and fell asleep.
Hey everyone!
Thanks for reading this chapter! I am really excited to write this upcoming chapter! I hope everyone in the U.S. had a great Thanksgiving! Please review and I will update as soon as I can! Well, that's all from me for now!
Lots of Love,
Nikki
