Authors note:

Sozz for not updating! I have been doing art, because my art scholarship interview is in a week!!! I am terrified!!!

New ages:

Bella- 15

Edward- 16

Alice- 16

Jasper- 15

Disclaimer: Is my name Stephanie Meyer? No.

Bella POV (Now fifteen!!!)

We were going to the new shopping centre in Port Angeles to eat dinner and maybe do some shopping. Alice, Jasper, Edward and I were all squashed into a taxi, almost at Port Angeles. I was sitting next to Edward in the back, and Alice was on the other side me. Jasper was in the front seat, next to the taxi driver. We were so squashed.

I tried to think about anything except how close Edward's knee was to mine. Our knees were almost touching, and every once in a while our knees would knock into each other whenever we hit a bump in the road. Every time our knees touched, a jolt of electricity seemed to go through me.

OH MY GOD! The taxi driver just farted reeeaally loudly. Jasper held back a snicker and Alice's nose wrinkled. I was sure my expression matched hers. It smelt terrible now and I put my hand over my nose. Alice reached into her large red handbag and took out a small bottle of spray perfume which she happened to be carrying, and squirted a bit in the car, so it smelt slightly better.

"This is certainly one taxi driver I am not tipping." Alice muttered in my ear and I laughed quietly.

When we finally arrived at the shopping centre, we rushed out of the car like there was a hungry lion in there. Alice just threw a fistful of dollars at him and we made our great escape.

"Oh my god..." Edward started in a disgusted tone.

"Aww, poor Eddie-poos..." I teased him and ruffled his hair, like I might to a toddler. Edward glared at me.

"Poor Jingle- Bells..." Edward shot back at me.

"Poor Edweirdo..." I kept going.

"Poor Belly- bunny..." I was startled by how much what he said sounded like something he might say to someone might say to their girlfriend.

"I can't think of anything else..." I told him quietly, blushing.

Jasper cleared his throat.

"Well, are we going to go in or eat or are we just going to sit here and listen to guys flirt?" He questioned. I blushed so hard.

"We are NOT flirting!" I shrieked, mortified. Did Edward think I was flirting?? Shit...

"Lets go and eat then." Jasper said impatiently. We followed him into the restaurant and sat down at a table. I carefully made it that I didn't sit next to Edward, to avoid awkwardness, but Alice wrecked my plans.

"Jazzie, I want to sit next to youuu..." Alice whined and I scowled. Everyone rearranged the seating so Alice was next to Jasper. This meant I had to sit next to Edward.

Edward moved so he was sitting next to me. After a moment or two Edward began playing with my hair absentmindedly. Why was he playing with my hair? I thought that was a couple-y thing. Not a best friend thing. I had ruffled his hair earlier, but I was just having a joke...

Edward suddenly dropped my hair as if it was baking hot. He had just realized his mistake. He blushed. Edward Cullen blushed. I never thought I'd see the day. I glanced at him but he was looking everywhere except me.

Alice was watching us carefully while Jasper burbled on about something no one was listening to. The waitress came up and took our orders.

"Would you like to share a pizza, Bella?" Edward offered and I stared at him. I was swallowed into his green eyes... they twinkled at me and they looked like emeralds.

"Well?" Edward prompted and I realized I had been staring at him for quite a while and everyone was expecting an answer. I blushed. Like always, I guess.

"S-sure..." I stuttered to the waitress, dazzled. The waitress walked away and mumbled something that sounded a lot like 'Freak' but I ignored her. Edward was staring at me now. I looked up at him and our gazes locked. We just sat like that for a moment, staring, but I looked away, breaking the lock. Breaking the connection.

"So, guys, are you going to Mike's birthday this Saturday?" Alice asked us. I groaned internally.

"Do I have to go?" I whined at her.

"Yes! How can you not go! Its like gonna be the best party of the year!" She exclaimed. "After our food we can go shopping for dresses! The guys can go and buy some guy stuff and we will have to go to the clothes shops."

Ugh. Clothes. There was no point even arguing with Alice. I agreed, unenthusiastically.

The waitress came with our food and after some light conversation and eating, we were finished.

"Bye, Guys!" Alice dragged me off to the shops, leaving Edward and Jasper at the table.

"Abercrombie! French connection! Miss selfridge! Ralph Lauren! Prada!" She squealed like a maniac. She dragged me into one of the shops and started throwing clothes at me. She even threw a high heel at my head. I ducked it and picked it up from where it had fallen from her throw. Annoyed shoppers glared and walked away from us, probably not wanting to have their head pierced by a flying stiletto.

Alice took me to the dressing rooms and sat on a chair outside them.

"Try the red dress!" She said.

I tried on the red dress. It was a halter neck dress. It went to my knees and it was made of soft silk. I hated it. I walked out and showed Alice. She just shook her head.

"That isn't your colour." She told me.

I went into the changing room again and put a white dress on. It was beautiful. It was soft and flowed down to mid thigh. It was strapless and absolutely stunning. It looked like the dress of an angel. I put on some white heels with it and a white Alice band with silver studs that Alice had thrown at me. I walked out and Alice looked at me.

"I love it!" She squealed.

"I am getting this." I told her and I went back into the dressing room.

The next article of clothing was tiny denim shorts. I showed them to Alice.

"They are alright." She said unenthusiastically. I nodded. I wouldn't get them.

After lots more trying on clothes, I bought the white dress, the white heels and the white band. I also bought some little black shorts , a long midnight blue top with little silver beads on it and some leggings. I was actually happy with my purchases.

"I think you should wear the dress to the party." Alice advised me. I agreed and we met the boys outside H.M.V.

"Hey..." I greeted Edward.

"Did you have fun?" Edward asked.

"It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." I assured him. Then Edward did something very surprising. He took my hand.

From that day, I began to speculate about this. Did Edward like me back?

So there we gooooo....

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