Chapter Seven – First Date

Bella finally confronts Luke!

All things Twilight belong to STEPHENIE MEYER

After Green eyes and his brothers left the dinner it became crowded with hungry customers again. The night seemed to last forever though and I just wanted to go on my date but I also didn't want to go home and have the dreadful conversation I needed to have with Luke.

At five I left the diner to get ready for my date with Mr. Green eyes. On my walk home I kept thinking about the last time I had to walk home alone in the dark and I got the creeps again. To distract myself I started thinking about Green eyes, I couldn't wait to see him again. This would be our first date and I can't wait to learn everything I can about this mysterious man that captivated me.

When I walked through the doors of my apartment I lost all my excitement because I saw Luke sitting on the couch and remembered the talk I had to have with him. He was still on the couch in the same spot he was when I left this morning and that just pissed me off. I was slaving away all day, trying to make money to pay the bills and he was home, on the couch doing nothing all day. He was supposed to be fixing my truck!

I walked over so I was standing in front of the TV. "What the hell!" He said sounding surprised. I don't think he even heard me come thought the door.

"What have you done today?" I said really irritated.

"Um I…" He looked around the room trying to figure a way out of what was about to happen. I looked around the room and there was a pile of dirty dishes in the sink and the whole apartment smelt like dirty socks.

I walked over to the window next to the TV and opened it to let a little fresh air flow through the apartment. "You couldn't even-" I stopped and took a deep breath, "I think it's time you move out, Luke."

"But," He started to say but I interrupted him. I didn't want to hear any more of his excuses, they were getting old and I was tired of it.

"You don't help around here. You don't even clean after yourself. I'm not your mother Luke you're a grown man not a child and I just, I just can't do this anymore." I told him looking into his eyes, there was no turning back he needed to move out.

"You said I could stay here as long as I need." He said almost screaming at me. This just made my temper worse, but I calmed myself enough so things wouldn't get out of hand.

"Luke, it has been months and I can't support the both of us any longer." I sighed, "I'm giving you till the end of the week to either get a job or a different place to live."

"Like anyone can get a job in seven days!"

"Stranger things have happened." I thought about it for a minute "God built the world in seven days I think you can find a place to work in that amount of time." I told him, "You just need to get your ass off this couch and do something about it."

He was about to say something but I said, "No it's this or you can leave now. You know I love you Luke your one of my best friends but I think it's time for a little tough love."

He walked over to me and wrapped his arms around my waist and whispered in my ear, "I think we are a little more than friends."

I took his arms off of me. "Luke we were never like that and you know it." We did hook-up a couple times but it was more as a friends with benefits type of arrangement and he knew how I felt, there were no romantic feelings between us.

"Yeah, but I want to be Bells." I looked up at his face and he was serious and hopeful. I could not believe it, now he was trying to ruin our friendship by saying he wanted more! Well it's too late for that! I want to be with my Mr. Green eyes, not someone who doesn't even have a job.

"Well it's too late." His face fell. "You're still getting a job and that is final." I said feeling like his mother instead of his friend. I looked up at the clock and because of this little altercation I would only have an hour to get ready for my date with Edward.

I walked away from him to get in the shower and when I got out I had about forty minutes to get dressed and do my hair. I searched though my closet and could not find anything to wear I was almost having a panic attack. Should I dress up or will he think I'm trying to hard? But if I don't wear something dressy he will think I don't care? I was overthinking everything I tried on.

Finally I decided to go with the only little black dress I owned. It was a little above the knee and shows off my legs, it's not overly dressy but if he takes me to a classy restaurant I will not look underdressed. I was currently curling the last piece of my hair when I heard the doorbell ring. Oh god I hope Luke doesn't answer it, I thought trying to rush without burning myself.

My prayers weren't answered when I heard the door open and Luke say, "Who the hell are you?" Could he be anymore rude? I thought.

My Green eyes answered confidently, "I'm Bella's date." That made me smile as I set the curler down I turned it off then grabbed the clutch on my bed. Before I left I looked in the mirror one last time, well this is going to have to do, I thought.

"Bells never said anything about a date." I was going to kill him.

"Well you're not my keeper Luke. I don't need to tell you everything." It was a little harsh but I was still mad at him for earlier. "You ready to go?" I asked him quickly I didn't want Luke to embarrass me anymore than he already has.

I was putting on my shoe when Green eyes said, "Well it was nice to meet you…."

"Luke. I'm Bell's roommate and good friend." The way he said it implied that I was more that his roommate and I didn't like it so I turned to Green eyes and kissed him deeply on the lips.

I broke away gasping, "Let's go." I said grabbing his hand and we walked out the door together.

We were halfway to his car when Luke shouted, "When will you be home?"

I turned around and felt bad when I looked up at him but he needed to learn to stay out of my business. "I'm sorry Luke me and my friend Edward are going to dinner and will probably be back late." I turned back around and heard a door slam.

Edward opened the car door for me and I slid in and when he got in on his side he sat there for a few minutes and I started to worry, did he not want to go out with me anymore? I put my hand on his arm, "Edward? Are you okay?"

He chuckled darkly and turned facing me. "What is going on between you and that Luke guy?"

"Nothing's going on. He is my friend and that's all." I really did not want to discuss this tonight. It was out first date and I wanted everything to be perfect.

I guess that was not going to happen thought. "There is more to it than just friends Bella."

I sighed, "It was nothing serious. We had a little thing for a while but nothing has happened between us in a really long time. We both realized we are better off as friends." My face was turning beat red. The night was already ruined and we haven't even gotten to where we were going yet.

"I believe you." He smiled at me and started the car, "But I don't trust him beautiful he was looking at you like you were something to eat." I laughed and he just looked at me seriously. Maybe the night wasn't ruined after all.

"Edward, where are we going tonight?" I said trying to get off the topic of Luke.

"It's for me to know and you to find out."

"I hate surprises!" I told him

"Well you better get used to them because you're going to get a lot of them." He seemed so happy so I let it slide this time. We spent the rest of the drive in comfortable silence.

I was confused when he stopped the car. We were at the pier, "Um, Edward we're at the pier." I said stupidly.

He got out of the car and walked around to open my door for me. "I know that beautiful," He said putting his hand around my waist. We walked around an to an abandoned building. "It's just around the corner."

I gasped, it was so beautiful. "You did this for me?" I said looking up at him. Green eyes decorated the pier dock with twinkling lights and in the middle of the huge dock there was a table set for two. Classical music playing in the background and it was the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me.

My eyes were starting to water and he held me closer to him. "Yes beautiful." He said kissing the side of my head.

I couldn't wait any longer I put my arms around his neck and brought my face closer to his. I moved closer to his face until my forehead was touching his and he was looking right into my eyes. I couldn't look away those green eyes held me captive. Then he slowly started to moved his hands until they were tangled in my hair and brought my face the rest of the way to his.

Our lips locked and I never wanted to stop, this man was so addicting. We stood there kissing until we had no breath left. "I think our dinner is going to be cold." He said out of breath leaning his head onto mine.

"I don't care about dinner." I told him bringing my lips back to his.

My stomach rumbled a few minutes later and he laughed at me. "I thought you didn't care about dinner."

"Well I don't really just my stomach does." I said smiling up at him. I moved my arms from around his neck and held his hand in mine as he led me to the table. "It's so beautiful out here under the stars." I said while he moved the chair so I could sit in it, then walked over to his.

"I love the pier at night, it is so clear you can see every star in the sky." I sighed looking up to the crystal clear sky.

Edward called the waiter over and I was startled, I didn't even realize the man was standing by the building this whole time waiting to take out orders. The waiter didn't even get to speak a word before Edward told him our order, "The lady will have the mushroom ravioli," He looked at me to confirm the order and I gave him a nod "And I'll have the chicken parmesan. I would also like the best red wine you have available."

The waiter just shook his head and took the menu's, I didn't even realize there were menus until he took them. After the waiter left I looked over to Edward and he was smiling. "Was that alright? I hope I didn't overstep." He said a little worried.

I reached across the table and grabbed his hand, "It was fine, just don't make it a habit." I gave him a smile to show I wasn't mad.

He squeezed my hand. "Tell me about yourself beautiful."

"What do you want to know?"

He gave me the smirk, "well, first off are you from Washington?"

"Born and raised. What about you?"

"Yes, Seattle my family has lived around there for nearly one hundred years." He said a little proud.

"I wish I knew more about my family history." I sighed, "The only things I know is my grandparents on my father's side were both Italian, that's why my father named me Bella." I smiled thinking about my father.

"All my family was Italian."

"What do you mean by was?" He looked down at the silverware and was quiet for a while deep in thought.

I squeezed his hand tighter. "They are all dead beautiful." He looked up at me and I could tell he was getting upset. "That's what living this kind of life does to you." He said fiercely.

I stood up from my seat and walked over to him and put my arms around him in a tight hug. "I'm so sorry I didn't know." I whispered in his ear.

He moved me so I was sitting in his lap and cupped my face. "Shh…it's alright you didn't know." He said soothing my worries.

"My father was killed." I just blurted out. After I said it my eyes started to tear up. I really did not want to cry but it was hard thinking about my father and how he was killed because it brought up memories I didn't want to think of.

He became very serious, "Do you know who did it?"

I sniffled, "The cops never solved the case." He held me tighter to him and I felt so safe in his arms, I could stay there forever.

"I promise you beautiful, I'll do everything I can to find your father's killer." I looked up and he stared back at me. I was about to kiss him again when the waiter came back with our food. I got up and sat back in my seat.

For the rest of the dinner we kept the conversation light. He asked me simple questions like what my favorite color was, who was my first kiss and how many bones have I broken.

"You should know me enough by now to know that I am a klutz." I said laughing. I think I drank too much wine because everything he said I found funny in some way.

"So let me guess, you spend so much time in the hospital the nurses know you by name now?" he asked with his famous smirk.

I smiled back, "They knew me by name by the time I was sixteen."

"Can I get you some desert?" I jumped and looked away from Green eyes. The waiter was back looking at Edward for an answer but I answered for him this time, "We both would like to share the best chocolate mousse that you have." I said trying to sound smart but ending up sounding like an idiot. The waiter quickly walked away to get us our desert.

I looked over to Edward to make sure everything was ok and he was smiling at me. "Come here," I thought he was going to be mad at me but all he did was sit me back down on his lap. "I like you right here."

I wrapped my hands around his neck and rested my head on his shoulder. "I like it too." I sighted, this is what heaven must feel like, I thought.

We sat there quietly until the waiter came back out with the desert. Edward picked up the only spoon and fed me the mousse. "Mmmm!" I was moaning at the taste and after about five spoonful's I took the spoon away and fed him some.

"This is so delicious!" He said after swallowing the desert. A piece of the mousse fell onto his lip and he stuck his pink tongue out and swiped it away. The sight was so erotic I almost creamed myself.

After we ate it all I leaned my forehead on his and sighed, "I'm not ready to leave yet!"

His green eyes were bright with happiness as he looked back at me, "Me either, beautiful." I gave him a little kiss which turned into more. We sat there for a long time just kissing and every once in a while we would just stop and look into each other's eyes. It felt like we were in our own little world and I was not ready to go back to reality.

But eventually it got to cold to stay outside any longer. "I guess I have to take you home now." This was the first frown I have ever seen my Green eyes have, and I didn't like it. We stood up and we walked to the car with his arm slung over my shoulder.

The whole way back to my house I held his hand tight, knowing I wouldn't get to see him for a while and when the car stopped outside my house I looked at Green eyes, "This has been one of the best nights of my life." I said breathlessly.

I was not ready to let him go yet, "Walk me to my door?" I said getting out of the car. He quickly got out of the car and joined me on the other side.

Once I was out he all of a sudden pushed me against the car and started attacking my mouth with his. "I don't want to let you got yet." He said breaking away from the kiss. I smiled kissing him one last time and walked up to the door.

I was almost up the stairs when I turned around and said. "I'll see you at the diner."

I gave him a wink and walked up the rest of the steps to my apartment. After I got inside and shut the door I looked out the window next to the door and Green eyes was still standing there looking at my door with that smirk I loved so much.

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