Chapter 11- EPOV

I daydreamed through the school day, not paying attention to any one in particular, because I didn't have Janey's class and I didn't see her around school either. I couldn't help but feel a little bit disappointed.

I was actually looking forward to the boys' night out tonight, it had been a while since I'd gone out at all. Why I needed to wear evening clothes I didn't know, but it wasn't too important.

Once home, I showered and changed into suitable clothes, then plugged my iPod into the speaker, leaving it on shuffle while I killed time, doing some sudoku.

At quarter past seven, my doorbell rang twice, Emmett, I thought.

I opened the door to reveal Emmett wearing sweatpants and a top, "Evening-suitable clothes?" I asked sarcastically.
"Oh yeah, erm.. I've just been to the gym." He made up a lame excuse on the spot, and I knew he was up to something.

"Let's just go." He said quickly, and I followed him down to the jeep he'd had for years.

We both got in, buckling the seat belts.

"So how is Jake getting there?" I asked him, my suspicions growing, as we headed through the town, where most of the restaurants were.
"He's dropping off Ruby at home then going to the restaurant." He told me smoothly, concentrating on the road ahead. It seemed like he'd practiced this, and it only made me more unbelieving.

We stopped in front of a restaurant called Gallianos, and I started to get out, until I realized Emmett was not following suit.
"Aren't you coming?" I asked him.
"I'm just gonna park this thing, I'll meet you inside. The reservation is under the name McCarty." He told me, I got out and walked to the restaurant door, still not trusting, something fishy was going on, I could smell it.

A heavy set man came up to me while I stood at the "PLEASE WAIT HERE TO BE SEATED" sign.

"You haf reservation?" He said in a thick, deep Italian accent.
"Yes, McCarty." I told him.
"Of course. You come with meh." He sounded a lot like one of Mafia, so much so that I had to restrain a laugh.

"My name Giuseppe, I be your waiter." He told me, as he led me through the restaurant to a intimate two seater table, dripping candle-lit and romantic.
I turned around to complain, "This isn't-" He had already gone, "-Our table." I finished uselessly, I turned back to the offending table, sighing.

Then I heard the melodious voice I'd recognize anywhere, "Reservation for McCarty?" She asked Giuseppe, it was Bella. I spun on my heel.
"Yes, your friend here." Giuseppe told her.
"Oh good."

She took my breath away, looking stunning in a black sequined dress that showed off her curves perfectly and black tights and heels (AN Outfit on profile), her make up was simple, smoky eyeshadow that impossibly made her wide doe eyes more beautiful.

He led her back to the table and her mouth dropped when she saw me.
"Edward? Emmett said you weren't coming." She stared at me and I stared back.

I realized then, why Emmett hadn't come in yet, why we were at a romantic restaurant and why we were wearing evening clothes, "I think we've been set up." I said.
"Emmett!" We said at the same time.

"Your friend, ahh, Mr McCarty say to put it on tab." Giuseppe told us suddenly and Bella's eyes brightened.

"That solves things doesn't it?" She sat down at the table and spread her napkin on her lap, smiling angelically. I looked at her, confused.
"What are you doing?"
"If Emmett's paying, then I'm going to have a nice meal, with the most expensive things on the menu, of course!." She smiled up at me. I grinned back understandingly.
"I like your style Miss Swan!" I sat down too, and we grinned. Revenge is sweet.
"Thank you, Mr Cullen, I try my best." We chuckled.

"What you want to drink?" Giuseppe asked, and I could tell he didn't really get the joke at all. He handed Bella the wine list, she took a cursory glance.
"I'll have the House Chardonnay."
"Glass or bottle?"asked Giuseppe.
"Bottle." I answered for her and as Giuseppe nodded and walked to the bar, Bella raised her eyebrows at me.

"So, how did Emmett get you into this?" She asked casually.
"He told me that we were going out for a boys' meal with Jake." I shook my head, rolling my eyes. I knew there was something suspicious going on, "You?"
"Spinnerbait and friends reunion meal, but he said you couldn't go because you had to go to a family thing." She told me.
"I'll kill him." I murmured.

Giuseppe returned with our drinks, and took our food orders, I ordered a 12" meat feast pizza and Bella ordered a mushroom ravioli.

"You have to admit, it was pretty clever, though, for Emmett." Bella commented, absentmindedly playing with a lock of shiny brown hair.
"Hmmm... Makes me wonder if there wasn't someone else involved." I wondered out loud, "Surely he couldn't have pulled this off on his own."
"Who would though?"
"I don't know." I sighed.

I looked at her again, looking stunning and beautiful as she bit her lip in thought, and I found myself glad he had done this.

"You look beautiful, Bella." I told her honestly. She looked up at me through her long spidery lashes, and blushed.
"Shut up! You're just saying that." She smiled slightly.
"I'm not. You don't even see it, Bella, you're so stunningly beautiful."
"Stop it, Edward! You make me blush!" She smiled, looking down. I smiled too, knowing I'd made her smile.

Giuseppe came back with the food then, it smelt delicious.

We ate quietly for a while, the food was lovely.

We pushed our plates away after we'd finished.

"Edward? I wanna tell you something, I'm pretty sure I already have, probably while we were drunk," She laughed nervously,"the thing is... I never stopped loving you."

I felt the pit in the bottom of my stomach come back, I looked down, wishing fiercely I could believe her.

"Well you could, you know, react a bit maybe?" She said sarcastically.
"You don't mean that." I said quietly.
"What makes you think so?" She asked.

I looked up at her and smiled sadly,"Because you said you didn't."
"When did I say that?"
"Saturday night, you said 'Of course, I blame alcohol for this, makes you do stuff you shouldn't, makes you say stuff you don't mean'" I looked down again.
"That's why you left!" She realized, I nodded, still not looking at her.

Her soft fingers pulled my chin up so I was looking her square in the face, she was smiling, "Edward, you're such an idiot! I may have been drunk, but I meant every single word of that. I love you, I have always loved you, I will always love you, and there's nothing you can do about it!"

I just about burst will happiness, I leaned across and kissed her passionately,cupping her face tenderly, she kissed me back eagerly.

"Looks like we got here just in time." I heard Emmett's voice as I was kissing Bella, I reluctantly broke it off and turned to him. Bella and I were right, he didn't do it alone. By his side stood Janey, grinning like a Cheshire cat.

"Janey?!" Bella and I said simultaneously, shocked.

"Janey planned all of this, I can't claim anything. I gotta hand it to you two, your daughter is top-class!" Emmett told us, and him and Janey bashed fists.
"Oh Emmett, give yourself some credit, I couldn't have done it without you, I mean, you offered to pay for this meal, so..." Janey told him.

"Speaking of which, Giuseppe!" Emmett called and it was obvious they were old friends, "How much is it?" He asked.
Giuseppe murmured something to him.

"HOW MUCH?!" Emmett boomed.

I turned to Bella, "Oops..."

I'm thinking about just doing an epilogue now, then this story will be done, but do you guys think I should do another chapter before the epilogue? I'm leaning towards just doing the epilogue, but let me know.

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