Preparation

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Alright...I know most of you guys probably hate me...I totally broke my promise to update soon and I think it has possibly been 4 months...which is really unfair to you guys. I was in the hospital.

This summer I will try to update regularly although their might be gaps cuz of horse shows. So sorry in advance!

Enjoy!

"Ok Bella, lets do this!" Alice said wickedly.

I could honestly picture this girl as being the evil fashion witch with the gorgeous blonde Rosalie sidekick...but then again, I think most girls my age wouldn't mind being attacked by them, because it meant makeovers and expensive clothes...and in this particular case, going to the cinema with an absolute god.

But when I had told her I needed to get Edward back. She said that the best thing to do would be to make me look amazing and have me act cool. To Alice this was easy, but I think she sort of forgot the effect heels and Edward have on me.

"Bella, don't look so scared, we're not really going to do that much, just work a little on your eyes and stuff," Rose said as she laughed at my apparently freaked out facial expression.

"Yeah Bella, you're naturally gorgeous and you have amazing hair, we just need to tone things up so that Edward's totally forgets his evil plans and instead, can't keep his eyes or his thoughts off of you." Alice smiled easily as she started applying my eye shadow.

"What do you mean can't keep his eyes or thoughts off of me...knowing you there is some sort of hidden meaning there Alice," I said.

"Oh for God's sake Bella, will you please stop pretending you don't know?" Rose whined.

"Don't know what," I replied. I actually had a pretty good idea of where they were going with this, but I knew if they said it my cheeks would probably start on fire, so I was playing safe by acting dumb and postponing them for as long as I could, which wasn't really that long.

"Bella," Alice said threateningly "you need to stop pretending that you don't know Edward likes you."

I was about to butt in, but the breath I had just taken was totally gone. Edward liked me? Me? I had totally been expecting them to tell me it the other way around.

ME? I mean, we had been together a lot recently but that was mostly because whenever Jazz and Alice and Rose and Emmett went off or started making out, Edward and I felt pretty shafted so we would hang out together.

Things between us had gotten really easy, I no longer felt self conscious around him...my heart and stomach still freaked out whenever he knocked on my door and we he helped me before I fell and yeah I had caught him staring at me A LOT...but he was Edward that gorgeous guy that everyone loved and who hooked up with everyone too.

Then again, it was just Wednesday that we had had another talk about him and his...love of girls, but he told me that he had stopped being such "man whore" (he actually remembered the words I had used) and that he had decided to just be normal and wait for the mysterious amazing girl.

Flashback

"Bella, you know, when you got mad at me?"

"Which time Edward?" I asked, laughing.

"You get mad at me a lot?"

I looked up into Edward's amazing eyes and was hurt to see the sadness in them. I instinctively put my hand on his, trying to comfort him.

"No, I never get angry at you Edward I was kidding. Just that one time."

"Well, about that one time, I've changed Bella, I decided you were totally right, I was gross and disgusting and it was wrong of me to treat all of those girls like I did."

My heart swelled, he was so adorable. "I don't really think all those girls particularly minded hooking up with the gorgeous Edward Cullen." I said absently.

Shit! Did I just say that out-loud? He was only meant to be gorgeous in my head! My cheeks burned and I peeked up at Edward to find that wonderful crooked smile on his chiseled face.

"I didn't mean to say that out loud Edward, so you can forget it." I said trying to un embarrass myself.

He just laughed and said, "Oh no Bella, I am going to remember that and tease you about it for the rest of my life. But what I was saying was, I'm not a man whore anymore" he made air quotes with his fingers "I am a gentleman just waiting for this amazing girl to notice that I sorta really like her."

His green eyes bore into mine as he said that, but I didn't know what to do. There was no way my dream was ever going to come true...so I couldn't just blurt out that I liked him, he would probably never talk to me again.

So for lack of anything to do, I shrugged and said, "I'm sure she will notice you soon, you're not that hard to miss."

End Flashback

"Yoohoo, Bella? Where you been, you've been out ever since we were talking about how you and Edward like each other."

I groaned, but there wasn't much point in pretending anymore so ignoring the blush I meekly asked "is it that obvious?"

They both laughed. "No, its not obvious Bella, but we are experts...and Emmett and Jasper have sort of learned from us...so it is kinda obvious to everyone except Edward." Said Rose.

I breathed a sigh of relief. "Well at least Edward doesn't know." I said.

"Bella! You want Edward to know," Alice said, slapping me lightly as Rose laughed.

"Yeah, but there's no way anything good could come from Edward knowing, its not like he will ever like me..."

"Isabella Swan, have you honestly not heard anything that we have been saying? (AN: Dayumm Bella is so stupid.) EDWARD LIKES YOU." Rosalie practically shouted in exasperation. "Quite a bit, if were reading our signs and getting accurate reports from Em and Jasper."

"So Bella, please tell me you know what you have to do tonight." Alice asked sounding a little worried.

"Umm...what are you talking about Alice?" I asked, confused.

Both her and Rose groaned.

"What did I do," I asked.

"Here's the deal Bella: tonight, you need to remember that Edward likes you - trust us we're right – and you like him. Go out, have fun and flirt a ton... because even now, with jeans and a T-shirt on, you look amazing...now lets get that dress!"

I smiled, they were right, tonight I had nothing to lose so I was going to have some fun. Plus, wearing high heels provided reason for Edward to stay very close to me.

I wasn't allowed to look at myself until I had my dress on...an Alice rule, so Rose got my dress and I turned away from they mirror and gasped as Alice presented what I was going to be wearing.

It wasn't one of the ones I had even tried on. He probably had just wanted to torture me even more and so much for not perving on girls. Ugh.

(AN Picture on profile)

The dress was not only tiny, but strapless... and a deep royal blue that I had to admit was really pretty. I just stood there ogling as Alice handed me my lacy bra and panties that apparently were mine now, and told me to change in the bathroom.

When I was entirely finished and Alice had trapped my feet in deathly tall black heels, I was allowed to look at myself.

The person I saw, wasn't even me. Alice and Rose had been right, I didn't really have that much make up on. My lips were redder than usual making them look even fuller and more pouty than usual, my eyes were dark with a bit of shadow and the usual mascara and eyeliner liner. My cheeks had only a tiny bit of blush, because I pretty much covered the red cheeks thing automatically whenever I saw Edward.

I spun in a circle and was surprised that I didn't fall over, although the heels were pretty sturdy feeling, I was still expecting the ground to come straight up to claim me. I felt beautiful but I was startled back to reality when I heard my cell phone beep signaling I had a message.

BellA,

Do u mind if we dont go to the movies?

I will still wear my skirt, i promise...

Edward

I laughed to myself at Edward's calling it a 'skirt' and Rose and Alice looked at me curiously. When I saw the expressions on their faces I just laughed harder, because it was very clear they thought I was insane.

"What's so funny Bella?" Alice asked cautiously.

"Nothing, just Edward..." I said smiling absently when I said his name.

I turned back to my phone, so that I could text him back but out of the corner of my eye I could swear I saw Alice and Rose smiling to each other...probably at my smiling like an idiot when I said Edward's name.

Edward,

Yes, you still have to wear ur skirt

and yes, were goin to the movies. U agreed.

B

I had to admit, I didn't want to go to the movies looking like I did, plus, it was friday night...there would probably be a lot of people around.

I sighed but consoled myself with the knowledge that Edward might attract more attention than me. I was just plain Bella in a dress whereas Edward was gonna be wearing a kilt...but he was still going to be gorgeous. Somehow. He always managed it.

My phone buzzed again and I flipped it open and read;

Fine, i hate u :p

Given that you decided we r going to the cinema, I made us dinner reservations for afterwards, and I chose our movie.

See you in 10.

Edward

p.s. I dont hate u

This was bad. Dinner? And what if we were seeing a scary movie...I hate scary movies, I get nightmares...shit. I was dead.

I though about texting Edward back, but that sounded way to chicken and he might argue back by making me give in to his not wearing a kilt. So, I took one last spin, a deep breath, waved good bye to Alice and Rose and then walked to the death trap elevator.

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