Okay, it's been brought to my attention something. Guys, I'm not really demanding you to writing emails. If you happened to have written an email, be safe, don't give out personally stuff and DON'T go meet the person. Remember that this is a fiction story, 'K? I would like to be on the good side with all parents. Thank you to those who brought that up to my attention. I hope that this clears some things up. Anyways, enjoy. I think that you guys might be saying "Turn around, darn it" a lot… ENJOY!
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Chapter Seven
Irony of the moment…
Third Person POV
(AN: I don't write in 3rd person a lot…at least I don't think I do, but I feel like this chapter is easier to understand in a 3rd person…)
Alice and Emmett left for Olympia about eight o'clock that Saturday morning. Bella, who got a call half way through the night, from a little girl who was freaking out about what to wear, was dragging her feet a bit as she got up that morning. Charlie had already left for work, not leaving a note as too when he'll be home tonight for it was never needed. Charlie would come home when ever he chose to and Bella couldn't care less…as long as he came home.
After fixing herself a "nutritional" breakfast of sugary cereal and a glass of OJ and after dressing herself up in a sweater and jeans, Bella drove to Port Angeles in the car that Alice left for her to use. She had wanted to go over to the book store since her old copy of Wuthering Heights finally had fallen apart into two pieces. It was time to get a new one as much as Bella loved her old one.
It seemed that fate was coming into play for at that moment there happened to be one other person there. Someone that Bella knows though she has never "met" yet.
Edward and his Godfather (and uncle though not biologically) happened to have been in that bookstore that same morning. They had indeed been spending the weekend camping just half an hour or so to the East of Port Angeles. Carlisle had ordered a book and rather then wait a few more days for it to be mailed to the local bookstore in Seattle, he decided since they were so close to Port Angeles that they would just go and pick up the book there.
So there they were, in one store. You would think that in the tiny space that they would be able to meet, right?
Bella opened the door to the store just as Carlisle and Edward pulled up right beside the car.
"Whoa," Edward said, noting the car besides the Mercedes. "Nice car."
Carlisle chuckled. "It's like you have never seen a car before," Carlisle said, smiling.
Edward smiled slightly. "Outside of Seattle, seeing a car over 10K is rare," Edward pointed out.
Carlisle chuckled again and headed inside.
"What are we here for again?" Edward asked, looking around.
"A book that I wish to add to the library," Carlisle said, opening the front door.
"With a library like yours, you would think that you have every book already."
Carlisle waved Edward to enter. Edward passed right by Bella who was standing at the small little coffee shop that stood at the door. Turning around to talk to Carlisle, he noted a girl there, and something in the back of his mind was telling him that he knew that girl.
"I might have a lot of books in our library, but you know that they make new additions and the copy we have back at the house is now old," Carlisle said, motioning for Edward to walk ahead towards customer services.
Bella turned around at the sound of that voice to see just who that was. It felt like she should know that rich, deep voice but to her disappointment, no one was there.
"Here's your coffee," said the young cashier.
"Thanks," Bella said with a smile.
Turning around, sipping her coffee, she headed over to the classic's section, passing the customer services counter and right by Edward. Edward was watching the elderly woman at the counter. She looked through her computer system to see if Carlisle's book had came in and where it was. Suddenly he sniffed the air, turning his head. It smelled like…strawberries mixed with the aroma of coffee. He leaned over to look around the woman trying to see who it was that had just walked by and noted that it was clear.
"Something wrong, Edward?" Carlisle asked, looking at him.
"Huh…oh no, nothing," Edward said, looking at Carlisle. "Do you mind if I look around?"
"No, go ahead," Carlisle said, waving him away.
"Thanks," Edward said, headed deeper into the bookstore.
He looked down each of the rows, looking for that girl. He had to know who she was. He was coming towards the classical section, a section he preferred not to be in, when he finally spotted her. She was looking at a book, sipping her coffee in silence. Her brown hair had fallen over her shoulders, covering her face. Edward was about to go over to her when he felt a gentle tug on his pants. Looking down, he noted a little girl about the age of two or three sucking on her fist.
"Hey there," Edward whispered, squatting before the little girl. "Are you lost?"
The little girl pulled her fist from her mouth and held out her two hands.
"Where are your parents?" Edward asked again.
When she didn't make a noise as to where her parents where just wave her hands into the air, Edward sighed and picked her up.
"Let's go find your parents," Edward said, turning to head back towards the customer service so that they can page for the little girl's parents. "What's you name?"
Bella turned around when she felt like she was being watched but saw that the row was empty. She heard a soft male voice speaking but didn't see anyone. Finally, finding Wuthering Heights, Bella tucked it under her arm and went over to find something new to read.
Edward arrived at customer service counter to see that Carlisle had his book in hands.
"Oh, there you are," Carlisle said, noting Edward approaching and then the little girl in his arms. "And who is this, little darling?"
The little girl smiled a toothy smile at Carlisle when he waved and then waved back at him.
"Oh, not again," the elderly woman said at the counter as she reached over and spoke into the overhead intercom microphone. "Sara, you lost your little sister again!"
"I take it that you know this little girl?" Edward asked.
Bella passed by the customer services, not paying attention as she went looking for new arrival section. Carlisle, however, noted her. There was something about the girl as she turned down one of the rows that was nagging him.
"Oh April, there you are," said a teenage girl as she hurried towards the counter.
"Sara, how many times do I have to tell you to keep any eye on her sister and not just leave her in the little kid section so you can suck that stupid boy's face?" said the elderly woman.
"Sorry grandma," the girl said, going red in the face as she took the little girl into her arms. She flashed Edward a smile and said, "Thanks for finding her."
Edward just nodded once, not liking the flirtatious look to her eyes and neither did the girl's grandmother, it seemed, as she said, "Sara Theresa, get your butt home before I tell my daughter what you really do at the bookstore."
The girl squeaked and hurried out the door. The little girl turned around in her arms and waved at Carlisle and Edward.
"Bye, bye," she said just before the teenager left the store.
"Cute kid," Carlisle said. "Her older sister though is another story."
The elderly woman sighed and nodded.
"Ready to go, Edward?" Carlisle asked, looking at Edward who was looking back towards the classical section.
"What? Oh yeah, let's go," Edward said.
They went towards the checkout saying good bye to the woman.
"Here," Carlisle said, handing over the keys to the Mercedes. "You're driving back to camp."
Edward smiled and headed outside, passing Bella who was walking the other way, both were looking in different directions as they walked. Bella walked up behind Carlisle as the checker scanned the barcode of the book.
"That will be seventy-nine and eighty-four," the checker said to Carlisle.
Bella whistled. "Must be a textbook or something," she muttered.
"Actually, it's a dictionary," Carlisle said, smiling as he held up the book.
"A medical one at that," Bella noted, smiling as she went to sip her coffee.
Carlisle took the charge slip and signed his chicken scratch of a signature.
"Thank you Dr. Cullen, nice to see you again," the checker said, smiling as she handed back Carlisle's credit card.
"Thank you, Mary," Carlisle said, taking his card back.
Carlisle headed towards the door but stopped and looked back at Bella who was now before the checker, scanning her two books. Frowning slightly, Carlisle turned and headed towards the Mercedes.
"Something wrong?" Edward asked Carlisle as he got into the car when he saw that Carlisle was frowning.
"Nothing in particular, no," Carlisle said, shaking his head.
"Then you are looking like you just saw a puzzle and can't solve it?"
Carlisle laughed. "It's nothing Edward," Carlisle said, buckling his seatbelt.
Bella exited out of the bookstore and walked towards Alice's car. Edward shifted into reverse and looked into the mirrors to see if anyone was coming. He looked to the left mirror when he saw that the girl from the classical section was opening the car next to him, though never looking at him as she got into the car, her hair blocking her face from him.
"Edward?" Carlisle asked, worrying slightly for his Godson. He looked over and saw the girl that stood behind him in line.
"What? Oh sorry," Edward said, shaking himself mentally. Checking his mirror, Edward slowly pulled out of the slot and towards his left.
Bella finished putting on her seatbelt and waited for the Mercedes beside her to pull out before she started to pull out. Turning right, she started back towards Forks.
"Are you ready to talk?" Carlisle asked as they started heading back towards where they were camping.
Edward sighed and nodded. "Yes," he whispered, dreading the topic that they were going to be talking about when they got back to the camp site…the reason why they went camping in the first place.
Lol, okay so I had some trouble writing this story but I loved writing it. How Edward (and Carlisle) were so close to Bella and Bella so close to them but nothing. Lol, don't hate me. Seriously, as much as I want them to meet already but it wasn't ready for them to meet just yet. So patience and they'll meet soon…
Anyways, next chapter is Rosalie meeting Alice (and Emmett of course lol). REVIEW!!
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