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Chapter Ten: Surprises All Round
BPOV
Finally. The drive home had been very long and to be honest I was glad to be home again. As we all got out of the car and headed into the house I felt a familiar sickly feeling in the pit of my stomach. Something was not quite right. But I simply couldn't place it. We all headed into the living room and there he was sitting on the couch.
I felt Jasper take my hand and Edward didn't miss the wordless interaction between the two of us. I looked up at Jasper who had an unreadable expression. One that matched Edwards and everyone else's. In a flash Edward was standing a few meters before us in a crouch. I was forced backwards as Jasper, Emmett and Rose crouched in front of me.
"What are you doing here?" Rose snarled.
"Well I have come home to see my family." I glanced at Carlisle and Esme who were sporting pained expressions and immediately felt guilty. I mean I was making them choose between their own son and me. Before my thoughts could continue. My attention was snapped back to the present.
"You do not have the right to talk to my wife in that tone Edward. And we are sort of glad that you are here, as we never did get to give you what you deserve. Especially when it involves the fact that you single handily broke Bella's heart again!" Emmett boomed. This had to stop. Now.
"Can you all just stop please? I know your trying to protect me and thanks for that I do really appreciate this but this is between me and Edward and we need to sort this out once and for all." With that I turned to face the man who nearly broke me beyond repair. They all straightened out of their crouches.
"Bella could we go somewhere more private to talk?"
"I think that would be best Edward." I noticed Jasper visibly cringe but he covered it well.
"In that case I will meet you outside." He disappeared with a flash.
"Bella are you sure about this?"
"Jasper I need to talk to him alone. This is just something I have to overcome by myself."
"Okay Bella, I… well good luck."
"Thanks." I mumbled.
I met Edward outside the Cullen's house.
"Do you mind if I carry you, unless you want to walk."
"We can walk." I didn't like the idea of being in such a close proximity with Edward. We walked (at my slow human pace) each waiting for the other to break the awkward tension that was lingering between us. Edward came to an abrupt halt and faced me.
"Look Bella, I don't have words that can express how sorry I am. I love you and I will only ever love you Bella. We are soul mates, that means we are for life. Please take me back." He pleaded.
"Edward I can't, you betrayed me in the worst way possible and if you loved me that much then why would you… do sleep with another woman! You need to face the fact that we are NOT soul mates and I don't love you anymore. If you really care about me then let me go."
"Bella please, I don't want to go back to the Denali's. I want to be with you…" Edwards voice faded to the back of my mind as I froze on the name Denali. Tanya Denali. That's who he being staying with, the women he cheated on me with!
"You stayed with her. Well isn't that just perfect Edward. Why don't you leave me alone and go to her."
"It wasn't like that Bella."
"Just go Edward. Get away from me!!" And just like that he was gone again. I sank to the ground exhausted and let sleep take over me.
I awoke in an empty bed. I wandered downstairs to find Esme and Alice in the kitchen muttering quietly but too fast for me to actually make out. They looked up when I entered the room.
"Where are the others?" I asked.
"They have gone hunting and you, me, Esme and Rose are having a girls day out. We are going to a spa, then shopping and then we have a surprise." Alice announced. I groaned. "Come on Bella, don't spoil my fun."
"Fine." I huffed.
"Bella, how are you after…" Esme trailed off looking concerned.
"Oh no I'm fine honestly. I'm over Edward and I think that yesterday was the final stage of letting go. I feel free again. I am officially single." I smiled reassuringly. Something in my expression must have convinced them as they nodded in approval. We talked about it a little more and I got a lot of my chest. It was all finally over.
"Okay now, less doom and gloom more pampering and more importantly shopping." Alice squealed. All three of us headed out to the garage where Rose was working on her car. We were taking Rose's BMW to get to the shopping centre.
Alice and Rose thought it was best t do the shopping and then get the pampering and for once I agreed with them. I was going to need that foot massage after shopping with Alice. Most of the trip was spent in changing rooms where Alice threw various outfits at me to try on all of them far too short and cut to low for my taste. I mean who was I trying to impress anyway? And when I voiced this opinion Alice, Rose and Esme shared a knowing look which made me sort of uncomfortable. They know something I didn't and I was determined to find out what. I had a feeling it was to do with tonight. My mind wandered aimlessly to Jasper as I thought about where he was now.
APOV
I was barely holding in the excitement for this evening. Everything will turn out fine I just know it. Jasper, the fool has decided to back off as he is convinced Bella still loves Edward. Some empath he is, he doesn't know that the odd wave of love he gets off Bella isn't directed at Edward. But he refuses to listen to me! Not only that but I have had some visions of myself finding somebody tonight. My true mate, my true soul mate. Tonight was going to be special for all of us and I was determined to make it perfect for everybody. And I will force Bella into the right outfit if that's what it takes!
BPOV
After all those hours of shopping and my "perfect outfit" was ready we finally went to the spa. The foot massage was my own personal heaven. I got both my fingernails and toenails done. I felt fresh and revived and dare I say it actually looking forward to this evening. I felt a strange sickly feeling in my stomach I just hope that this means that something good is going to happen. Alice said we are meeting the boys at the place and that Esme and Carlisle were staying at home because its not a parent type atmosphere and the only hint that I got is that it will be something that I have never done before. They all want to share this experience with me. But that could be anything… We were all heading back to the Cullen's where I would endure about two hours of the torture that Alice and Rose like to call a makeover.
They completely transformed me. I was wearing dark denim shorts with a green tank top and a new bra that miraculously gave me a cleavage that I never new I had. The shorts made my legs look long and smooth with some pumps (the safe option that Alice actually let me have) and various accessories. My make-up was done a little bolder however the overall look was great.
"Thanks you two perform wonders." I hugged Alice then turned to Rose unsure but then she pulled me into a hug.
"Bella you look stunning and you will leave Jas… er. You will have people speechless." Alice said.
"Oh so were going somewhere public?" Alice looked like a deer caught in headlights.
"Or we may just be tricking you into a false sense of knowing where we are going." Rose added with a sly grin that made my thoughts falter.
"Oh well. The sooner we get there the sooner you find out so chop chop lets get going." Alice exclaimed.
We drove to Seattle and pulled up in a parking place. We walked through the crowed streets and headed towards a nightclub??
