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Chapter 10: The Date

BPOV

June 19 2010

The past couple of weeks had flown by pretty much uneventful. Tomorrow was Alice and Edward's birthday. I had no idea what we were doing tomorrow to celebrate. Alice took over all the planning as usual. There was only one time that she had no idea what was going on for her birthday, and that was when we tried to throw them a surprise party. Alice was so mad that none of us wanted to celebrate their birthday that year because we were all "busy". When they had gotten back from dinner with their parents, the look of surprise on their faces were priceless. Edward had reacted much quicker than Alice had. Alice was a bit upset at first but she lightened up after a while. It was the first and only time we were able to successfully keep Alice out of the loop.

"Bella, what are you thinking about?" Jake asked me as he lay down next to me.

"Just thinking about the one time we managed to surprise Alice." I said.

"What are we doing tomorrow night?" he asked me. I shrugged. Again, I was just as in the dark as he was.

"I don't know but be prepared for anything." I said chuckling remembering the one time Alice made us all go to the circus for their birthdays. I was not a fan of clowns, but Emmett's fear of Elephants had to rival my fear of clowns.

"Let's go get a bite to eat." Jake said to me. I turned and looked at him.

"What? Like a date?" I asked.

"Yeah we haven't been out in forever."

"Why Jacob Black, did you at least ask my father if you could take me out?" I asked teasingly.

"Well Miss Swan, I do believe that we already have your father's blessing." He said playing along. I laughed.

"Alright, just let me get ready…what should I wear?" I asked before heading into the bathroom.

"Semiformal, the place I'm taking us is a surprise that I'm sure you will love." Jake said. I nodded and made my way into the shower.

When I stepped out of the shower it was 6 o'clock. I decided to let my hair air dry. I walked over to my closet and picked out a nice pair of dark blue skinny jeans and a white off the shoulders, top with a banded bottom. I slipped on the jeans and the top. I grabbed my flat iron and just straightened my bangs then passed a brush through my hair letting it fall in waves down my back. I applied mascara and eyeliner and a bit of lip gloss before making my way downstairs.

Jacob was sitting in the living room talking with Emmett, Jasper, and Edward. Hmm…I wonder when they got here. They must be doing something with Emmett later or something. When I walked into the living they all turned their heads to look at me.

"Hey guys. Jacob, are you ready to go?" I asked.

"Bella, you look beautiful." Jasper said. I smiled at him and thanked him. Emmett looked at Jacob.

"You better keep your hands to yourself." He said pointing a finger to Jake. I laughed as Jake shook his head at Emmett's antics.

Jake stood up and walked over to me. "You look amazing, babe." He said before grabbing my hand. I smiled at him.

"Bye guys see you all…tomorrow." I said as Jake pulled me towards the front door.

The car ride over to the restaurant was filled with silence. He held my hand the entire time. I looked out the window, curious about where we were going. At some point I realized where we were going. I turned my head to look at Jake.

"Are we going to the Cheesecake Factory?" I asked a bit too excited. Jacob laughed as we pulled into a parking spot. We got out of the car, unlike Edward, he didn't open my door. Not that I minded. I mean I'm only used to when Edward does it. And that's because there was no stopping him from doing it.

We walked into the restaurant and Jake gave the hostess his name. Thankfully, Jake had called ahead to make sure that they had known we were coming…though I'm curious as to what he would have done if I had said no to dinner.

A waitress came by and quickly led us to our table.

"Well, it's been forever since we've been able to get some time to just be a regular couple." Jake said taking a sip of his water. I nodded in agreement.

"I know what you mean, even though it hasn't really been that long. But ever since we got to Washington we've been so busy, especially with the wedding planning." I said. Jake chuckled.

"You did ask Alice to be the wedding planner." He reminded me.

"Yeah I did, but only because I knew she could get the job done and be able to make everything perfect." I said.

The waitress came by to take our orders before anything else could be said. Once she was gone, Jake reached over the table and took my hand. I looked up at him and smiled. His dark brown eyes held so much love for me. I couldn't believe that I was lucky enough to have someone who loves me as much as Jake loves me.

"So what else is there to do for the wedding? It feels like everything is almost done." Jake said. I shook my head at him. Everything is far from being almost done.

"Well, actually, there's still a lot to do. The only things that been actually finalized are the hotel and the church. And the wedding invitations are being made. We still have a lot more to do." I said taking a sip of my drink.

"Babe, you're not stressing out are you?" he asked me. I wasn't stressing out. Not yet at least. If anything, I was just getting started on everything.

"No, I'm not stressing…yet. Trust me; I think you'll know when I'm stressing over it all." I said.

"You're right babe. I've seen you stressed, this is nothing close to that." Jake said.

The waitress soon returned with our dinner and we happily began eating. The rest of dinner and dessert went by. We talked and laughed like we used to before the whole wedding planning began. We were just Jacob and Bella.

After dinner, we drove over to the pier where the ferry usually left from and just sat at on one of the benches looking out into the water. The sky was clear and you could see a few stars. The night was warm and comforting. Jacob placed his arm around me as I laid my head on his shoulder. We sat there for a while.

"I wish it could always be like this." Jake whispered. I nodded.

"Me too." I whispered back. Neither of us wanted to break the bubble we were in. It was just us two. It felt like the world didn't exist. Like we weren't planning a wedding or getting ready to spend the rest of our lives together. Or ignoring our feelings for a certain bronze haired boy. And there was my subconscious she just couldn't stay away at this moment.

All too soon, my phone rang out. I grabbed it and saw I had a new message from Alice.

Come over tomorrow at 12:30 pm sharp! Love ya!

Alice

I sighed and glanced at the clock on my phone. It was almost 11pm. I didn't know how long we were sitting out here but soon it was time for us to go. Jake helped me up as we made our way to the car and drove home.

This chapter is kind of short. But I felt like there wasn't enough Bella and Jacob moments. Anyways, as always read and review! I look forward to what you guys think!