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EPOV
We got to school Monday morning a little earlier then normal. Garrett jumped out of the car, and ran inside the building. I jogged after him, down the hallway, and into the classroom.
"Well, look who's early this bright and shining morning." Bella came up to me with a big grin on her face, looking as beautiful as ever.
"Garrett just couldn't wait to get to school." I smiled back, and crossed my arms over my chest.
Garrett and Alec came running up to us, as excited as ever. "Mommy?" Alec asked.
"Yes?" Bella looked down at Alec with a smile.
"Can you teach Garrett's dad how to cook while we have a play date after school?" He asked innocently, batting his eyelashes. He's really good with those puppy dog eyes. But I really wanted that to happen, and I was about to bat my
"Oh, I don't know. You'll have to ask Garrett's dad, because I don't mind." Bella said gently to him.
"Sure, why not." I said, as the boys started jumping up and down.
"Thank you, daddy!" Garrett jumped in my arms, and wrapped his tiny arms around my neck.
"I have to get to work, buddy. I'll see you after school." I kissed both his cheeks and set him down.
I started to walk away, until I heard Garrett say, "Pound it." I turned around and he was holding up his fist with a smile on his face. I touched his knuckles with mine, and smiled down at him. I turned away, and went out to my car and drove to work.
The rest of the day went by really slowly. I was stopped just at three by Emmett and Jasper.
"Hey man. You're not going to believe this." Emmett came up to me, with a big grin.
"What?" I asked, smiling back.
"I got a date with Rose. And Jasper got a date with Alice."
"Man, I wanted to tell him my news." Jasper whined.
"Quit whining. We wouldn't want Alice to put you in time out." Emmett grinned at Jasper. Jasper just smiled.
"Are you serious?" I asked, astounded.
"Dead serious. How long is it going to take you to get a date with Miss. Bella?" Jasper leaned against the front counter.
"Well, we have something like a date tonight. She's going to teach me how to cook." I admitted.
"At your house?" Emmett asked.
"Yeah, but the boys are having a play date so it's not really a date." I said.
"She's certainly in for a big job, teaching you how to cook." Jasper laughed.
"I got to go get Garrett at school, I'll talk to you later about those dates you're having." I smiled and ran out to my car. I got to school five minutes early, so I had to wait outside the door impatiently. The bell finally rang, and I ripped open the door, to a class full of crazy.
"Jimmy, put the chair down!" I heard Alice yell across the room, at a little boy lifting a chair above his head.
There was kids standing on table, kids screaming, so I started taking the people on the tables, off. One by one I'd lift them down, and they'd stay down. I finally finished, and there was no more screaming kids or kids on tables.
"How'd you do that?" Rose asked, as she came up to me, out of breath.
"Do what?" I asked, confused.
"Get them down off the tables, and they stayed off the tables. We've been trying all day long to get them to stay off the tables, and they would never stay." She let out a small smile.
"Well-" I started but was cut off by Bella.
"Because he's just that good with kids." She smiled and joined our conversation.
"Thanks." I laughed out. "So, Rose, I hear you have a date with Emmett."
"How'd you know?" She smiled.
"I'm just that good." I smiled back.
"Yeah, I do. Tonight, actually." She admitted.
"Well, you'll have to tell me how it goes." She walked away, to say goodbye to some kids.
"So, are you going to go just come over to my house later? Because we have different cars." I asked.
"I could just follow you out of the parking lot, as soon as all the kids leave." Bella smiled, and went to help some kids out with their jackets. I waited right there for about ten minutes until all the kids left.
"Okay, ready to go?" Bella hopped up to me, with a grin on her face. I nodded and stood up.
"Hi, daddy!" Garrett came up to me, and jumped up in my arms.
"Hi, buddy." I held him all the way out to the car, and put him in his car seat. I saw Bella and Alec get into a car, as I got in the drivers spot. I sped off toward my house, and got out, just as Bella pulled in. The boys jumped out and ran inside together. Bella and I walked in, and went straight for the kitchen.
"Let's get to cooking." I smiled, and put on one of the aprons I had hanging on a hook, and handed Bella the other one.
"I love your enthusiasm. That's the spirit." She smiled, and put on the apron, and tied it in the back.
"What did you have in mind to make?" I asked leaning against the counter.
"Homemade pizza, and then maybe a brownie for desert." She said. "But, by the looks of you fridge, I don't think you don't have the ingredients." She opened the fridge up to nothing.
"Well, then I guess we have to go to the store." I smiled, and took my apron off. Bella did the same, as I walked up the stairs to Garrett's room.
"Garrett?" I called, and opened the door. The boys were playing in the corner with something.
"Yeah, dad?" He looked up from his toys.
"We have to run to the store real quick. Go grab your jacket." I said, and left the room. I walked back down the stairs, to Bella waiting by the door. I took her jacket off the coat hanger, and helped her put it on.
"Thank you." She said, and buttoned it up. The boys came down in their jackets, and we all loaded up in my car. I drove to the small store down the street. I watched the boys, while Bella hurried down the isles in total concentration, on what she needed. She grabbed her whole basket full of stuff, and we made our way up to the cash register. The cashier swiped everything, and put them in bags. I saw Bella digging through her purse, probably for money, but before she could swipe her credit card, I swiped mine, and she glared at me.
"Hey, it's for me. I pay." I smiled, and signed my name. Bella and I grabbed all the bags, and walked out to the car, and put them in the trunk. We strapped the boys back in the car, and drove back to my house. The boys hopped out, and ran inside, while Bella and I grabbed the groceries and put them in the kitchen. Bella and I took all of the groceries out of the bags, and set them on the counter. Bella took out the already made dough, and set it out on the counter.
"Okay, let's get started. First set the oven to 350." She said, and pointed to the oven. I set it, and turned back to her, pressing her fingers through the dough.
"Now here's the hard part. If you want to be cool, then you can flip it around with your hands, but the other way is just to press it into a circle shape." She explained.
"I'll try the cool way." I smiled at her, and took the dough. I tried to flip it around in the air, until it got out of control, and landed on Bella's head. She laughed, and tried to take it out of her hair. I laughed too, and helped her get it out.
"You suck." She smiled, after I got the dough off of her.
"Thanks." I smiled back, and started flipping the dough again. I managed to keep it in control, and set it on a pan that Bella set out.
"Now is the easy part." She said, and held up the bottle of pizza sauce. "Just spread it all over the pizza." She said, and handed me the jar and a spoon.
"Sounds easy enough." I opened the jar, and started to spread it over the pizza. I finished it and looked up to Bella who was staring at me. She looked away when I looked up, and handed me the shredded cheese without looking up. I spread it all over the pizza, and popped it in the oven.
"How long?" I asked, starting the timer.
"Fifteen minutes." She smiled. I set the timer, and walked out of the kitchen. I walked to the living room, with Bella following. I plopped down on one end of the couch, and she sat down on the other.
"So, what medical field are you in?" She asked.
"Pediatrics." I answered truthfully.
"So you're with kids?" She smiled.
"Yep, just like you." I grinned back.
"That explains a lot." She said quietly.
"What?" I asked.
"You're just so good with kids. I saw what you did today after school." She said, looking down at her tangled fingers.
"Oh yeah. I love kids. Part of the reason why I had Garrett." I admitted. "How long have you been a teacher?"
"This is my second year. I just got my masters degree three years ago." She told me.
"So, that makes you how old?" I asked.
"Twenty-seven." She said. "How old are you?"
"Twenty-eight." I smiled. "We better go check on the pizza." I stood up, at the exact same time Bella did. We bumped into each other, as I looked down into her big brown eyes. I leaned down, and our lips almost touched, when the timer on the oven dinged. We pulled apart quickly, and went into kitchen, to take the pizza out of the oven. I grabbed it with a towel, and set it on the stove.
"Perfect." Bella smiled at the pizza.
"Well, I did have a great coach." I winked at her, and left the kitchen, to get the boys ready for dinner. I walked up to his room, and opened. They were playing still.
"Boys, time to get ready for dinner. Go wash up." I said, and left the room. I walked back down to the kitchen, and stood in the doorway, watching Bella. She was mixing up a salad.
"Stare much?" She said without turning around. I could hear the smile in her voice.
"How'd you know?" I smiled.
"Don't all parents have eyes on the back of their head?" She laughed, and set the salad on the dining room table.
"I think I've heard that once or twice." I grinned, and cuz the pizza into twelve slices. I grabbed the pan and put it next to the salad on the table. I grabbed four glasses, and filled each of them with ice cold water. I put the glasses back down at the table, just when the boys came hopping in.
"Oh, pizza!" Alec said, excitedly.
"Do you like pizza?" I asked, as everyone took their seats.
"Of course I do! Who doesn't?" He grinned, which showed off his dimples. The boys grabbed one slice, and Bella and I grabbed two, and we dug in.
"Dad, you actually made something that was good!" Garrett said, astounded. I heard Bella try to stop her laugh.
"All because of Miss. Bella." I laughed. We finished dinner, and the boys went to the living room to play.
"I had a fun time tonight." I admitted to Bella as we cleared the table.
"I did, too. Maybe we can do it some other night." She smiled, and poured the rest of the water from the glasses into the sink.
"How about Friday night? Just you and me." I suggested, hoping she would say yes.
"Are you asking me out?" She grinned up at me, from the sink.
"That depends on what your answer is." I smiled crookedly.
"My answer is, I would love to. But the boys can't know that we are going out on this date. Okay?" She said.
"Got it." I answered, and winked at her. She giggled, and turned off the running water.
"Alec! It's time to go sweetie!" She called into the living room. She walked down the hall, with the rest of us following and stood by the front door. She grabbed her coat, without bothering to put it on, as Alec and Garrett said goodbye. As they walked out, Garrett and I stood in the doorway, and waved, as their car pulled out of sight.
