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The following week of school passed in a relatively smooth manner. Jacob stopped trying to confront me and didn't glare at me as he passed me in the hall. He would occasionally say a polite hello, but apart from that we had next to no interaction.

He chose to sit with other people at lunch and I'd look over and see him joking around with them and was glad he seemed okay. Edward had taken to sitting with myself and the others at our table during meal breaks, which everyone welcomed. Jasper and Emmett quite liked him, they told me. Particularly Jasper because he considered Edward a 'peaceful soul', much like himself. Emmett's loud personality seemed to intimidate Edward slightly, but they still got along nonetheless.

Every day, Alice would try and do something to push Edward and I closer but we usually just brushed it off or joked about it. She was certainly persistent, but it didn't seem to bother Edward which was a relief to me.

The following two weeks passed in the same fashion and we went out several times as a group, to the movies, to eachother's houses and out to dinner. Edward and I were yet to go out alone again since the time we went to the movies and that saddened me so I decided to just get up the courage and ask him to go out, on an actual date that is.

It was a bright friday afternoon when I headed into the cafeteria. Edward was the only one seated at our table. I walked over to him and took a seat next to him. I was about to speak, but he spoke first. "So, I was thinking..." He started, "...would you object to us going on a date tomorrow night? We finally have a free weekend it seems,"

I looked at him and smiled before saying"Yeah, I'd like that."

"Where are we going?"

"It's a surprise," He whispered. The others then walked over joining us so I couldn't question Edward any further.

"So what are we going to do tomorrow night?" Rosalie asked when we'd all finished eating.

"Um, Edward and I are going out...what are you all going to do?" I said quickly before sipping down some coke to distract myself. Luckily Rosalie didn't dwell on it, as Alice would've and simply said okay before saying her and Emmett probably needed some time to themselves as well.

After lunch, Edward and I headed off to history. The teacher put on a movie so I decided to scribble a note to Edward.

What should I wear tomorrow night?

Edward chuckled as he read it before scribbling down his reply.

Something nice, if you'd like. You're free to come in your sweats though if you can't be bothered with anything fancy.

To which I replied:


Sweats it is then.

ps: just joking.

I awoke early on saturday morning, eagerly awaiting what Edward had planned for our date tonight.

I grabbed my phone from my bedside table and dialed a number.

"Okay, I'll admit it, I need your help," I said into the speaker.

"Yes! I'll be over in an hour," Alice said excitedly into the phone before hanging up.

Edward certainly had been vague with the details, but knowing him we were bound to be doing something nice, romantic even. There was no cutting corners with Edward. He was very thorough, it didn't take me long to realise that.

Alice arrived, right on schedule and in typical Alice Brandon style, brought a suitcase full of clothes. I let her in and she squealed for a few minutes before we hauled all of her stuff upstairs and into my room. She kicked off her shoes and sat cross-legged on my bed.

"So, what do I need to dress you for?" She asked.

"I have no idea, Edward said it's a surprise. He told me to wear something nice if I wanted to,"

"Oh stupid boy, doesn't he realise how important it is to be specific for the sake of fashion?" She said, mainly to herself though.

I just laughed at her before kicking the suitcase. "Let's see what you've got then,"

Alice thought I should wear a dress, so she began to pull out a number of dresses from the suitcase and piled them up on my bed. After sifting through them, I found a dress that I liked and Alice agreed would suit me. It was a rare thing when Alice and I agreed on clothes.

The dress was white lace, and when I pulled it on came about mid thigh. I didn't normally wear short dresses, but it was very pretty. Alice pulled out a brown belt and wrapped it around my waist and squealed at how fabulous she was at putting outfits together. I pulled on some tights and then it was time to chose some shoes. I protested when Alice pulled out some heels, but after I put them on I found that they were quite easy to walk in, and they did match the belt. link to outfit on profile

"Fabulous!" Alice exclaimed. "You're going to knock him dead, not that he doesn't already think you're stunning,"

I pulled my outfit off and hung it up behind my door before pulling on some sweats and cami, then sitting down on my bed next to Alice.

"You seem a little tense Bell," Alice said, too perceptive for her own good sometimes, she was.

"I really like him, Al," I said as I pulled my knees up to my chest and let my head rest of them. My feelings for Edward had increased a lot over the last three weeks and it seemed like I didn't have any control over that.

"I can tell and he obviously likes you a lot as well. Why's that such a bad thing?" She asked.

"Do you think it's a bad idea for me to be falling for someone so soon?"

"Bell, you and Jake broke up weeks ago and even before that you were falling apart. It wouldn't work with him, but with Edward I bet you would fall in love, if you'd let it happen, besides, you weren't in love with Jacob. I think you feel ready but you're worried he won't believe you are. He knows you well though, already." She said as she leant closer to me, pulling my hand into her perfectly manicured one.

"I just don't want to screw things up and then not even have him as my friend,"

"That won't happen, he really likes you, I know that." Alice reassured me. "Listen, I've gotta get over to Jasper's, will you be right for everything tonight?"

I nodded. Alice leant across and pulled me into a tight hug before wishing me good luck and then disappearing from my room.

For the rest of the day, I cleaned the house, prepared Charlie a meal to heat up for dinner, did the washing, flicked through the channels on the TV and then gave up and turned it off, frustrated. I didn't want to admit it to myself, but I knew the reason why I was tense. I was nervous about going on an official date with Edward. We'd gone out before but suddenly tonight it felt different, like by me accepting his invitation, I was admitting I had feelings for him.

I paced around the house until finally I decided it was time to get ready. I had a shower and then blow-dried my hair straight before starting on the make-up. I became frustrated and washed it off several times before I finally got it right.

Then I pulled on some nice underwear, my tights, dress and belt. The shoes could wait until right before Edward would arrive, no way was I walking around unneccesarily in those things.

I went down the stairs and irritated Charlie with my fretting. Twice he pulled himself away from the television to ask if I was alright. I said I was, but I was sure he noticed me continuously looking up at the clock.

My heart skipped a beat when I finally heard the shiny Volvo pull into the driveway.