A/N: Elloz! Just wanted to send a special shout-out to Twilightchick14 for her awesome review! I seriously stopped what I was doing and started writing! =P Thanks again!
Chapter 7: No more playboy bunnies!
BPOV
Wow. That's the only word that could explain yesterday. At first, I thought it would have been horrible ever since the morning incident with Jacob and Edward. Then I was proved wrong by having an amazing night with Edward. I don't think anything could ruin my high spirits today.
And then my phone rang.
Bang bang, we're beautiful and dirty rich
Bang bang, we're beautiful and dirty rich
Alice….
Ugh, I forgot we were going shopping today. There goes my happiness. I got to my phone and said, "Hey Alice, what's up?" Please don't yell in the phone; please don't yell in the phone! I added mentally.
"Hey Bella! Me and Rose will be at your house in a half-hour."
"Ok. Umm…is it just you and Rose coming?"
She giggled. "Why who are you expecting to come with us? Edward?"
"Umm…." Does she know about Edward and me yet? Does he want me to keep it a secret from his family? Too many questions, not enough information.
"Edward already tried begging to go shopping with us, very unusual."
"So did he tell you-"
"Yeah he told us about the two of you…. after Emmett tackled him to the ground for information. Can't say I didn't expect that from you two though."
"Right, cause you can tell the future." I said sarcastically.
"Uh huh."
"See ya soon."
"Yup, but guess what?" she said excitedly.
"What?"
"You two soooo had a date yesterday!" She said and giggled as she hung up the phone.
I guess now there is no fighting that it was.
I quickly went to my closet and grabbed black skinny jeans, a hoodie, my red and black converse and a T-shirt. I loved the T-shirt because it was from Paramore. It was red and black to match my sneakers and it had the words 'The truth is hiding in your eyes, and it's hanging on your tongue. Just boiling in my blood' from Decode, one of my favorite songs. Jake gave it to me, another reason why it's one of my favorites.
Thinking about Jake, I ran downstairs pulling along the purse-my only purse- I used yesterday. Jake was still sleeping but Charlie wasn't. "Hey Bells."
"Hey Dad. What's up?"
"Nothing. What are you up to today?"
"Going shopping." I said. He raised an eyebrow-he knew me too well. "Alice begged me."
He nodded and said, "Well, later on you should check on Jake. He was in a pretty bad mood last night when he got home."
"Oh, I know why. Don't worry about it. He just needs some time to relax."
"If you say so." I nodded and grabbed a banana. I heard honking outside and saw a red BMW. It must belong to Rose. I had to own up and say I was kind of nervous to see her. We talked a little but not too much or alone. She seemed kind of intimating too.
I took the last bite of my banana and threw the peel in the garbage. I waved Charlie goodbye and he did the same; we weren't in much of a hug-and-kiss-except-for special-occasions relationship and I, as well as Charlie, was fine with that.
I grabbed my raincoat, in case the threatening clouds in the sky decided to 'grace' us with the presence of rain. I made my way to the BMW and said, "Wow, you Cullens and Hales got some nice cars."
Rose and Alice giggled, "Well, you have a…umm…nice truck?" Alice suggested. The three of us burst into laughter and Alice continued, "Seriously, we're going to have to get you a new car…"
"No! I swear that till the day it dies on me I'm keeping it." I said protectively. I really did love my car, nothing fancy or big to cause attention. If I wanted to cause attention purposely, all I would have to do is be my regular self and trip. Curse Renee and Charlie's genes.
"Anyway, so I hope the shopping is good in Port Angeles." Rose said. We- well, mostly Alice and Rose-got into a conversation about what we were going to buy.
"Ooohhh! Bella, you have to let me and Rose pick out something for you to wear for your next date with Edward!" Alice said excitedly.
"We haven't even planned one."
"So, you still wanna look good!" Alice replied.
"We're going to have to get something to show off her curves." Rose said to Alice. She then told me, "Seriously girl, you got some killer curves."
"Thanks?" I said. No one really told me that before, I wasn't really sure how to reply.
We got to Port Angles and after a few minutes of riding around, Alice frowned. "They don't have a Macy's? A Bloomingdales? A Lord and Taylor's?"
"Welcome to Forks!" I said with fake enthusiasm.
"Maybe in Seattle? Rose suggested.
"I think so. I really don't go shopping much." I said timidly. I hoped that she wouldn't freak out on me like Alice did.
"Hmmm... Your lucky your with us then." I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding. I'm glad I will be able to get along with Rose.
We parked in front of a store called Mandees and Alice said with a sigh, "I guess this will have to do for now."
The three of us got out of the car and inside it was kind of warm so I took off my hoodie and tied it around my waist. Rose saw me and squealed. "Oh my God, Bella! I love that shirt! Paramore is like the best band ever!" she said.
"I know, right!" I said. We started singing Decode then Misery Business, and then Crush, Crush, Crush while looking for clothes. Alice looked annoyed at first but she joined in once we got to the second chorus of Decode.
I saw a few T-shirts I thought were pretty cute and some different color skinny jeans. I brought them into the dressing room and tried them all on. I decided to pay for one shirt and I saw a black Ed Hardy bag that I really liked.
Before I could get to the cash register, Alice stopped me. "Bella! Remember what I said before! Me and Rose are going to pick out something for you to wear!"
"Alice, don't worry about it. I'm already spending enough money now." I said truthfully. Charlie had given me a debit card to use in case of an emergency, but he knew me enough that I wouldn't use it for a 'fashion emergency'.
" Psht! Like we were gonna make you pay anyway!" I rolled my eyes and she tried a different approach. "Please Bella! Please, Please, Please, Please, Please!" Alice begged. Jumping around me in circles while giving me the puppy dog pout.
"Ugh, fine just stop jumping before you give me a headache." I said, giving in. Stupid puppy dog pout.
She hugged me and then told Rose what I said. She shot me a smile and then went with Alice to look for clothes for me. I went back to the dressing room and sat down on the chair. Ten minutes later, they both came with about thirty different outfits in their arms. They hung the stuff in a free dressing room and then pushed me inside. I took my jeans and shirt off and subsequently saw what they had picked out for me. Mini-skirts and revealing shirts. "Ummm…guys, are you sure these are meant for me?"
They giggled and Alice said, "Of course they are! We made sure to pick out the best outfits that will go great with your body."
"Edward won't be able to keep his hands off you." Rose said. I smirked, but was glad they couldn't see me.
They made me show them every outfit they picked out for me. The first few shirts I tried on showed way too much cleavage while the skirts where barely visible. I immediately said 'No,' and gave those back, leaving me with only ten outfits to try on. I put on the tank tops and smock necks that were there and though they showed some cleavage, it was nothing compared to the other ones. I tried on some longer skirts, which were a few inches above my knee.
I was glad when I only had one outfit left. It was a red tube-top and a black skirt a little shorter then the other ones but still long enough. I stepped outside and watched as Rose and Alice's mouths dropped. Wow, I must look really terrible. I began to walk back inside the dressing room when they stopped me.
"Wow, Bella. You look…." Alice started.
"Completely amazing!" Rose finished for her. I blushed and went to go put on my regular clothes. I took all the clothes out of the dressing room and Alice and Rose took all of them and paid for them.
"Guys, you don't have to buy the whole store!" I whined.
"First of all, were not 'guys'. Were girls." Alice said, obviously trying to change the subject.
"You know what I mean!"
"Come on Bella! Please!" Alice said.
"I don't even want half of those." I said.
"You will later on." Rose said. I huffed and watched the cashier suspiciously ring up the stuff I got earlier, the new stuff they bought for me, some bright clothes in Alice's size, and some lingerie I'm seriously hoping is Rose's. When I saw how much they were going to pay I was about to protest, but Rose said, "Bella, shut your pretty little mouth up or we're going to buy more."
"Hmph." I said. Alice pulled out her credit card and gave it to the cashier. The cashier lost her suspicious look, punched in a few buttons and quickly told Alice to swipe and sign. I think she might have just paid for the first month's rent of this store.
We put our bags in the car and decided to go out to eat. I was fine with Mc' Donald's but of course not, with the Baker twins (Rose and Sage from Privileged) with me. Instead we are going to the Italian restaurant La Bella Italia. Of course.
I got the mushroom ravioli while Rose got chicken parmigiana and Alice got fettuccine alfredo. We talked and ate and then by the time we were done, it was already 6:00. "So what are we going to do now?" I asked, hoping we wouldn't be doing more shopping and just go home. What we did today is like a four years of shopping to me.
"We can probably catch a movie." Alice said
"Can we invite the guys?" Rose said and I became very eager to stay in Port Angeles.
"As long as we don't see Miss March. When we went to see The House Bunny, Emmett and Jasper were definitely not seeing the movie the way we were. No more playboy bunnies!" Alice said loudly. Some people sitting nearby heard what she said and where looking at her like she was crazy. We all laughed and Rose almost choked on her food.
"So they're coming." I asked.
"Yeah, I just sent them a text. They said they wanna see Watchmen. You girls, game?"
"Sure." Rose and me said.
My phone rang and I saw it was a text from Edward. It said : Can't wait to see you tonight E3
I must have been blushing because Alice stole my phone away and showed it to Rose. "Aww, who knew my Edward could be romantic." Rose said.
I felt my face get hotter and said, "Shut up Rose!"
They giggled and then Alice said, "I have a good idea! Let's play Bella Barbie!"
"Huh?" I said while Rose was excitedly nodding her head in approval.
They didn't answer me. Instead, they called for the check. We then ran to the car and looked through Mandees bags. They pulled out a black smock neck pleated ruffle shirt and a denim skirt. "No." I said right away.
"Come on Bella! Live a little!" Rose said.
I sighed and took the clothes. "I hope your not expecting me to change in the car."
They squealed with happiness and Alice said, "No, we'll go back to Mandees and then me and Rose can do your make-up...."
Rose must have seen my face and said, "Just some lip gloss, eye shadow, and mascara. We promise."
"That sounds reasonable." I said.
"At least you won't need blush..." Alice said.
I rolled my eyes at her and she stuck out her tongue. We made our way back to Mandees and went to the dressing room. The cashier remembered us and smiled, probably hoping we would buy more stuff. I put on the outfit they picked out for me and saw that Rose had something in her hands. Heels.
"No way. I'm dealing with the outfit, make up and heels. I don't think my body could handle any more prepy-ness."
I got away from the heels and they let me wear my converse. They pulled my hair out of the ponytail it was originally in and let out all the bouncy curls. Alice brushed my hair- apparently she keeps a brush in her purse, go figure- and bought a red headband that looked good with the outfit since my converse had red in it. Then Rose applied my makeup. It wasn't horrible but I don't think I would ever purposely want to play Bella Barbie again.
When I looked at the mirror, I didn't think it was me. Maybe Rose and Alice dyed their hair brown like mine and Alice hit a growth spurt. That girl in the mirror didn't look like me at all. "So, what do you think?" Rose asked.
"S'ok." I said, though it was definitely much better than ok. Rose and Alice looked pleased-whether with me or themselves remains a mystery.
"The boys should be here any minute, let's go wait for them at the theater" Alice said.
We walked to the theater and saw the boys already there. The first one I laid eyes on was Edward. His eyes were opened wide and so was his mouth. He was wearing his black button up shirt with the top buttons unbuttoned showing his chest. He was also wearing his jeans, and black converse. Plus his hair tousled like usual. It's what Angela would probably call 'sex hair'.There is no other word to describe him besides sexy.
"Hey." I said since he wasn't saying anything. What if he hated what Alice and Rose did to me even more than I do? Hmm...is that even possible? I'll just have to find out....
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EPOV
Damn! I said in my head as I saw Bella approach us. She was wearing a cute black top showing a lot of cleavage and a short jean skirt. Not her regular style, but I'm not complaining.
As they're walking, I see that some boys from our class were there, following like puppy dogs some distance behind them. And they were none other than the perves: Mike, Tyler, and Austin. They stared at Bella, Alice, and Rose and it sickened me. Alice is my sister, Rose is close enough to being my sister, and Bella is my girlfriend! I don't want those perves staring at them like that-especially Bella! Only I'm allowed to stare at her like that.
She walked up to me and said "Hey."
I saw Mike, Tyler, and Austin freeze as I wrapped my arm around her waist. She giggled and the perves shot me angry glares. I decided it was time for them to leave so I picked up Bella's chin and kissed her. I've been waiting to this ever since I dropped her off at home yesterday. Alice and Jasper were saying we were hypocrites because we were kissing in the car and they had no way to get out. Ha, who said karma wasn't a bitch?
I pulled away and whispered into you ear, "I missed you."
She smiled and said, "I missed you too."
"Cough cough." Emmett said, wanting me and Bella to breakup our little love fest.
"Hey Em, want a cough drop? Sounds like you need it." I said.
Bella laughed and said, "Come on, let's go before the movie ends." I pouted and she chastely kissed me. "Let's go."
"Right behind you, sexy." I said. I saw her blush, but she just kept walking. We all paid for our tickets and went to the concession stand to get food.
"3 medium popcorns." Emmett said.
" 2 Medium sprites." Rose said.
" 2 Medium cokes." Jasper said.
"Large coke, two straws." I said, mostly saying the last part to Bella. She smiled at me and I smiled back.
"3 Dibs!" Emmett said.
"Sour Patch!" Alice said. Psht, like she needed anymore sugar.
"Buncha cruncha!" Bella and me yelled out. We started laughing and saw the concession stand man looking really confused.
"Can you please repeat all of that again, one at a time." The man said.
"Ahhh...you must be new." Emmett said and we all laughed. Emmett repeated all that we wanted in a very slow voice, sounding out each word. "Tttthhhhrrrreeeeee meeeeeddddiiiiuummmm ppppoooopppcccooorrrrnnnss-"
"Emmett, stop playing around. The guy's not retarded. We still gotta find seats!" Rose said. Emmett spoke again, this time in a regular voice and the guy understood. We all grabbed our stuff and headed for the door leading to go see Watchmen.
The theatre was crowded, but we eventually found space in the middle for all of us to sit at.
The movie, so far, is really cool. All of us are so involved in it, we don't seem to notice each others presence-except for me. I'm looking at Bella who is intently looking at the screen. I also saw Mike, Tyler, and Austin four rows behind us. I was still pretty pissed at Mike for trying to force Bella in his car and for telling me Jake was her boyfriend. I might as well make them pay for it. I put my arm around Bella and she looked at me and smiled. She reached my face to hers and we started making out. Before our tongues could start to fight for dominance, she already had her tongue in my mouth. I willingly let her do whatever she wanted until she pulled away and whispered, "Stop distracting me and let me watch the movie."
Ha, like I'm distracting her! She's distracting me big time! She's wearing a short skirt and I can see the cleavage from her shirt. She's too tempting for her own good. I can already picture her out of what's she's wearing....
Edward, control yourself. Don't make a fool out of yourself with everyone here. Then the sex scene came on in the movie. I couldn't help myself by not looking at Bella, wishing it was us doing what Dan and Laurie were doing. Bella must have noticed me looking at her. She rolled her eyes and said, "Calm down, it's just a movie."
I knew it was just a movie but I can't help the thoughts from coming through my head. The way she obliviously bites her tongue when she's showing a certain emotion, the way her smile lightens up the whole room, the way she laughs ironically like cheerful bells, the way she can be seductive without even trying. All of these things and more make Bella who she is.
All of a sudden, Gives You Hell started playing from Bella's phone. I chuckled and she stood up to go leave the room do she can answer it. All I heard her say was, "Jake, it's only a little after 8, I don't have to be home till-"
Ugh, was Jake still annoying her? I feel bad for him and his requited crush, but he seriously has to leave her alone. I finally got her to be mine and I don't want to deal with him now. I just want to have an out of this world relationship with the most amazing person in the world, who I probably don't even deserve but I'm selfish enough to want her for myself anyway.
Bella returned and said, "Sorry bout that. Jake was just worried about where I was and I forgot to turn my phone off."
"Oh." I said and we returned our attention back to the movie. Soon it was over and we were exiting the theatre. Bella made her way to Rose's car and I was confused. She rolled down the window and I said,"Your not gonna ride with me?"
"I would love to....but Charlie saw me get in Rose's car. I don't wanna confuse him. I'll see you tomorrow though. We still got that cricket project if you wanna come over tomorrow to work on it." she said.
"I'd love to. See you tomorrow." I leaned in too kiss her.
Rose got impatient and started honking. "Ugh, Bella if your gonna make out with Edward please do it in your car not mine."
Bella and I both rolled our eyes. She waved at me and rolled her window back up. The car started driving away and I waved back to her, not even sure if she could see the gesture.
Emmett started honking from his Jeep and I got in. The three of us started talking about the movie. Emmett and Jasper had said they originally wanted to see Miss March but Rose and Alice wouldn't let them. I'm glad though-if that small sex scene made me want to just grab Bella and leave the theater, what would happen if there was a movie full of those skanks from the playboy mansion. We would have been out of there in the first ten minutes, if I had a say in anything.
When we got home, I went to take a shower and then went up to my room. I listened to music for a little while and then had nothing to do. I got my cell out and called the only voice I wanted to hear.
"Hey." Bella said.
"Hey yourself. What's up?"
"Nothing much. Can I call you back later. I have to go take a shower. See you tomorrow."
"Yeah, um, ok."
"Bye." she said and hung up the phone. Great, now I have to think about her being in the shower. I probably need another cold one now.
I heard Alice blasting her music up. Justin Timberlake was playing. Ugh, great....
If I wrote you a symphony
Just to say how much you mean to me (what would you do)
If I told you you were beautiful
Would you date me on the regular (tell me would you?)
Baby, I've been around the world
But I ain't seen myself with another girl (like you)
This ring here represents my heart
There's just one thing I need from you (say I do)
Because
I can see us holding hands
Walkin on the beach, our toes in the sand
I can see us on the countryside
Sittin on the grass leanin side by side
You could be my baby
Let me make you my lady
Girl, you amaze me
Ain't gotta do nothin crazy
See, all I want you to do is be
My love (so don't give away)
My love (so don't give away)
My love (so don't give away)
Ain't no other woman that can take your spot
My love (so don't give away)
My love (so don't give away)
My love (so don't give away)
Ain't no other woman that can take your spot. ..
My Love ove ove
Love ove ove
My Love ove ove
Love ove ove-
The song was perfect and I quickly changed it to Bella's ring tone. Ugh, what was wrong with me? I'm putting chick love songs on my phone. I guess love does really change you.
I thought about the first line of the song about writing a symphony....I got some sheet music and went downstairs to the piano we had. I hadn't played it in a while and I bet Esme missed my playing. In my old school, playing the piano was only for nerds, geeks, and losers. I didn't want to fit in the category so I gave it up for a while. I was also out of inspiration. What do you expect me to write about in Alaska? A penguin?
Bella was my new inspiration. I let my fingers run over the piano and let my heart tell it what to do next. Soon, Esme was behind me, probably beaming with happiness. She put her hands on my shoulder and said, "Edward! Your playing again!"
"Apparently." I said and tried to ignore her and let my fingers on the piano express my love.
"Alice, what happened to your brother?" Esme asked.
"Nothing." Wrong answer Alice. Bella was everything-Bella was my life now.
"Hmm...well whatever it is and I'm so happy your playing again."
I kept playing the symphony over and over again. I already had it memorized, but I wrote it on the sheet anyway. I left it by my night stand and fell asleep. Dreams of Bella would be able to occupy the time until I could see the real one tomorrow.