"Do I look ok?" I was wearing my dark purple dress. It didn't show too much cleavage and was at an appropriate length. It's what I wore to graduation, actually. But, I wanted to make a good impression. This guy was important to Alice and Alice was the most important thing to me.
Tyler let a whoosh of air out of his lungs. "The finest thing I have ever seen, baby."
I felt a blush creeping up my cheeks.
Grabbing a cab, we arrived at the restaurant precisely at 8:00 pm on the dot. Making our way inside, I spotted Alice -and the sparkly gold dress—right away.
Kissing her on the cheek, I quickly introduced her to Tyler.
"Tyler Andrews, Alice Brandon."
"Pleased to meet you, Alice. Bella's been non stop about you, for, oh, two years?" Tyler chuckled and kissed Alice on the cheek.
"It's nice to finally meet you, Tyler." Alice greeted him. "My boyfriend is dying to meet you two. He spotted a colleague a couple minutes ago and went to speak to him briefly, but he should be right back."
As Alice began to ask about our cab ride over here, I saw it. Flashes of bronze.
It happened to fast, I couldn't be too sure I saw it.
"…still have to get some things together for…"
Tyler's voice was weaving in and out of my mind, because Edward was approaching.
Of all the times I imagined running into him, I never envisioned this scenario. When I saw him weave through a crowd of people and get lost, I let out a whoosh of breath I didn't know I was holding. I couldn't tell if I was relieved or saddened.
"There you are!" Alice's voice broke through my thoughts as I saw her trample a man. When she let go, I could see him clearly and my knees buckled.
"Bella, Tyler, this is my boyfriend, J." Alice introduced us. "And J, well you know, all about my Bella and her Ty!"
It happened in slow motion. I swear. His eyes lifted to mine and three years of mutual longing, regret, indecision, and heartbreak moved from his irises to mine.
"J?" I questioned. Not like I was one to talk, but back then, I gave every strange boy in a bar my middle name.
"Actually, my name is Edward Cullen, Junior. I go by Junior, but Alice calls me J."
I was so, so screwed.
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