February

"Excuse me I'm looking for Bella Swan?"

"She's in the back let me get her." The librarian replied.

"Bella there's a young gentleman out here to see you. Don't let it take to long you have books to shelve."

"Don't worry Esme I won't let it distract me." Bella replied. "Besides if I do that means I stay late while you go out with Carlisle."

"I don't like you being out late; even with all the lights it's not safe." Esme called after her.

Bella walked over to where Esme had pointed.

"Ben what are you doing here?" Bella asked.

"I wanted to talk to you about a surprise for Angela." Ben said. "I have it set for Valentine's Day but I don't know if she'll like it or not and wanted your opinion."

"Okay so what is it?" Bella asked.

"I planned to propose a cheesy kind of thing to do on Valentine's Day but I wanted to do it soon and it's the date that we had planned."

"Well I think its how you plan to propose that counts, not the day you do it so how do you plan on doing it?" Bella replied.

"A video made of like everything we have ever done together." He said and throughout the whole thing for like a split second I have flashes of the ring I got her along with the letters that make up 'Will you marry me' and words like wife husband and marriage."

"Sounds good," Bella replied. "You could e-mail it to her and telling her to watch it and once she finishes watching it send her a text asking her to marry you that is if you don't have that as part of the video but you could also do the old fashion down on one knee with the ring box open."

"Oh you mean like that commercial where they guy proposes to his girlfriend after playing her these videos of him playing a song using different—"

"Yes that is just what I was talking about." Bella said.

"So will you help me because I only have three days," Ben replied.

"I'll help you when I get off work but in order to do that you would have to leave so I can get back to shelving the books."

"I'll email you later tonight." Ben replied walking away.

Bella walked back to the room with all the books and started organizing them on to carts according to which section of the library they went in.

"You're doing a good job Bella keep going at this rate and you'll be able to go home early." Esme said an hour later.

"Thanks," Bella mumbled.

"Are you okay?"

"I am fine just a little tired." Bella replied. "But I've been up since six this morning when I normally wake up two hours later than that."

"Caffeine you need a healthy dose of caffeine." Esme said. "Take a brake and go get a cup from the cart outside."

"Bella it's time to close up the library." Esme said.

"I can't believe we stayed so late." Bella said.

"We had to get those new books into the system and on to the shelves and to the people who had us order the books for them."

"Not to mention collect money for said books." Bella replied.

"I know. That one girl from the Theta Beta sorority argued for half an hour about how she already paid for it when clearly she didn't."

"Duh that's because she used daddy's money to buy a new pair of shoes instead of on her education like he thinks she's doing." Bella told her. "Is it all right if I leave now Angela needed my help with getting some things for the wedding together."

"Oh sure," Esme said. "I remember helping my sister with hers nineteen years ago. Just be careful getting home."

"I still have the mace my dad sent me." Bella replied slipping her bag over her shoulder. "See you tomorrow."

Esme waved goodbye to Bella as she walked out the door. Bella walked the four blocks to her dorm alone. She passed a few sketchy people along the way but the cool touch of the metal mace can in her hand kept her calm until she finally made it to her door. She unlocked the door and stepped into her room. There were half packed boxes all over the place. All of Angela's artwork had been removed from the walls and lined up in stacks along her bed.

"Angela?" Bella called out clearly alarmed at what was going on.

Just then she was hit in the back by the door.

"Oh Bella you're back." Angela replied.

"Yeah." Bella said. "What's going on? Is everything okay?"

"Oh I'm just perfect but I think you might hate me."

"Why would I hate you?"

"Ben and I went and eloped this afternoon. We had the licenses and didn't want to wait. I'm moving into his apartment with him."

"That's great but what about your mom and dad and the wedding?" Bella asked. "You've spent two hundred bucks on things that you can't return."

"Oh we still plan on having a reception a little candle lighting ceremony thing so everything won't go to waste."

"I just didn't want you to waste your money." Bella replied.

"So you aren't mad at me for moving."

"Angela you just got married. No offence or anything but I do not want to be around a newlywed for the rest of semester."

"I'm not officially moving out of here because they'll keep my deposit but you will have it to yourself but a few of my things will be left behind to make it look like I'm still staying here."

"Thanks that will prevent me from getting a roommate that I can't stand." Bella said. "I'm going to look into an apartment for next year because there is no way I want to stay in a dorm again. I miss cooking."