Thank you for reading! If you can't tell, I have an easy time with light and fluffy (this one is no exception)—but the ideas I have for some of the other words aren't light and fluffy so they may take a little longer to write.
The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: Serendipity
Main Character: Bella
Rating: M
Word Count: 595
The wedding reception was winding down. The toasts had been made, the cake cut and distributed, and the open bar was making its last call.
"Dance with me?"
"Edward…"
"The bride and groom are getting ready to leave. One last dance, Bella. Then we can go. I promise."
Bella flushed red as she saw the gleam in her boyfriend's eye.
"One last dance," she agreed, getting ready to slide on the death-trap heels Alice had insisted the bridesmaids wear.
"Leave 'em."
"Really? Your sister might kill me."
Edward looked over at his little sister and her new husband as they made their way around the room, saying their goodbyes.
"I really don't think your shoes are on her mind right now."
"Oh, thank God for that."
Bella took Edward's hand and stood before being allowed to be pulled onto the dance floor just as the strains of 'Unforgettable' wafted through the room.
She smiled broadly as he took her into his arms, rocking back and forth as Edward's soft baritone began to sing along. Bella rested her head against his the crisp, white cotton of his dress shirt, his tuxedo coat long since removed.
"I have a surprise for you," he murmured.
"You do?"
"We couldn't very well visit New York without going by the site of our first date."
Bella's eyes widened.
"Really?"
"Really. Just as soon as Alice and Jasper leave."
An hour later, Bella slid into a seat at Serendipity 3 while Edward sat across from her. A friendly server appeared and took their order. It was late at night and the place was not too crowded and they were assured it would only be a few minutes before their food would be brought out.
Frozen Hot Chocolate.
Her favorite part of the night three years ago had been when they had ordered dessert and decided to share the icy concoction.
Yes, she had had better chocolate desserts, and yes, there was better food in New York, but there was something about the memory. Sharing a dessert with Edward, laughing when he got whipped cream on his nose, sliding the bowl over toward him when she couldn't bear to eat another bite.
"What are you thinking about?" Edward ask, bringing Bella back to the present.
"Thinking about that date three years ago. How we both decided to spend Spring Break visiting your sister and you go up the nerve to ask me out."
Edward chuckled as he remembered being a nervous college senior. His sister and Bella had been friends for years but when Alice had taken a fellowship with a prominent design company and moved across the country, he and Bella had taken to sharing Alice's shenanigans over pizza and beer at a local student hangout.
And then they had decided to visit Alice. And Alice had convinced Edward to finally ask Bella out not just for pizza and beer but on a really for real date.
He had nearly passed out at the thought.
But she had said yes and at the end of the night, the two found themselves at the exact same table they sat at now.
Over her shoulder, Edward saw the server coming with their dessert and he surreptitiously reached into his pocket. The moment the dish was placed between them, Bella's eyes lit up. Then she noticed Edward kneeling next to her.
"Edward?" she whispered, confusion clouding her face.
"Bella, three years ago, you said yes. Tonight, I'm hoping you'll say yes again."
After what seemed like an eternity, he got his wish.
"Yes."
Everyone, now….Awwww! ;)
