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Bella's POV:

Previously...

I stayed glued to the wall and Edward put his hands on both sides of my face. We stood there, both our faces flush from running and laughing, staring into each others eyes and I felt that current pass between us. The butterflies made an appearance, as did the warm feeling that enveloped my body. His eyes held the excitement and danced with amusement. And I'm sure mine copied his. Our faces were so close together. He brushed his hand against my cheek and I blushed and shivered at his touch. Edward started leaning in closer and closer until...

"Edward?" Someone from behind asked. Edward stopped moving towards me and I cursed internally. Whoever interrupted us was going to be slapped. Edward turned his head to look at the person who said his name. And I looked around him. I saw a beautiful blonde hair and gray-eyed girl. She had to be 5'8" or taller, her hair was to her shoulders, she had a perfectly straight nose, full lips, and high cheekbones. She was everything I wasn't. She was still not as beautiful as Rose, Nessie, Dani or Alice. Who is she?

"Tanya?" Edward questioned. She simply nods. So this is Tanya. I feel so unworthy of Edward, more than I ever have before. And as I look between the two of them, I realize how perfect they look together. As they gaze at each other, I know it is my time to exit. Edward moved his whole body towards her, so I was no longer trapped between his arms. So I silently made my departure, knowing I was no longer needed by him. As I was walking away I felt tears trying to escape, but I would wait until I was in the comfort of my room to sulk. I didn't need anyone here giving me looks of pity. I kept walking until I felt a hand wrap around my wrist. I knew it was Edward without even turning around. The spark always gives him away. "Bella, where are you going?" I turned to see confusion in his eyes.

"Edward, you and Tanya need to talk. And I doubt you want little old me butting into your conversation." I forced a smile. "So I'll leave you two alone. And I'll talk to you later?" I wasn't sure about the last. Who knows if he would want to talk to me later? I mean Tanya. In all her glory, is here. And they might get back together for all I know. That part shattered my heart. But I would be the good friend and support him, if this is what he wanted.

"Of course Bella. We'll talk later." He smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes. I wanted to see that beautiful and perfect crooked smile that I claimed as the one he gave only me. So without thinking about it, I reach my hand up and brushed it lightly against his cheek. And this I probably made up, but I would swear that he leaned into my touch. It did make him smile my smile. He sighed, as did I. "Bye Bella." My heart managed to come to life when he said my name. His velvet and smooth voice made my name sound more interesting than it really was.

"Bye Edward. Good luck. I wish the best for you. Unlike me you get your second chance." I smiled, but once again, it was forced. With that, I made my way to find Dani and Greg. I scanned the area and found them taking a break from skating. I practically ran to them in my attempt to get the hell out of here. "Hey guys, Can I have the keys to my car? I need to get going." The look of concern on their faces were obvious, but they knew now wasn't the time to talk about it.

"Here you go Bella. And don't worry everything will be all right." Greg tossed me the keys and I gave him a sad smile. How could he be so sure? What if it wasn't going to be all right? I can't help, but be a pessimist right now. I mean compare her to me. She looks like she came out of a Vogue magazine, while I looked all mousy. I said goodbye to everyone and they all seemed to notice my change in mood.

"I'll call you later Bella." Alice gave me a hug, which I returned. With that, I ran to my car. I tossed my board and gear in the back seat and drove off. I didn't bother with the radio. Music would only make me think of Edward.

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When I made it home, I ran straight to my room. I crawled into my bed and let the tears come. Luckily, Charlie wasn't home. I didn't want him to see my wallowing. He didn't deserve that. As I lay there crying, I barely noticed anyone come home. I just felt numb and my heart ached. My heart ached for something it could never have.

I thought about him and Tanya together. Even though I tried not to, the thoughts came. They were perfect together. She was just as stunning as he was. Ed... He deserved someone like her. I was just kidding myself into thinking he wanted me or might even love me. Silly Bella!

I felt a presence in my room, but didn't bother to move or even acknowledge the person or persons. I just felt so helpless and broken. Why did I ache for more than just friendship with him? Even now, my heart still hoped for more.

"Bella? What happened?" I recognized Alice's voice. I opened my eyes and the light that was turned on hurt my eyes. They were use to the dark atmosphere. I turned slightly and noticed all of my friends were here, except him of course. I could fight the tears that came crashing through me. The pain I was trying to block hit me and I crumbled.

"Tanya's here." I squeaked out. My voiced sounded unfamiliar to my ears. I was so weak and I usually wasn't weak.

"Oh Bella!" Alice wrapped her arms around me. I was almost completely comforted by her embrace. Still I longed for the embrace of another.

"What if they get back together Alice? What if...?" I sobbed violently. My mind pictured them holding hands and kissing. It hurt my heart, but my mind would leave me alone.

"I've seen the way Edward looks at you. And I remember I he looked at Tanya and they are not the same." My heart broke more, if that is even possible. He probably loves her more than life itself. Alice continued. "And he looks at you with more love than he ever did Tanya." My heart lifted at Alice's words.

"I agree with Alice. He looks at you like how I look at Rose." Emmett added. Even with their words, I still had my doubts. He loves ordinary and plain old me. I highly doubt that.

"Why would he ever love someone like me? Especially when he can have someone like Tanya." I sat up and put my head in my hands. I paled in comparison to her.

"Tanya has nothing on you!" Alice stated with so much conviction that I almost believed her. "Sure she may be attractive, but your beauty outshines hers." She put her hands on my face and made me look at her. I saw that she meant every word she said. There was nothing in here eyes for me to doubt her. "And even if you were ugly, which your not, you have other wonderful qualities." I rolled my eyes at her. What wonderful qualities?

Emmett stepped in again. "You are intelligent, funny, down to earth, caring, witty, loyal, and strong." He smiled at me. "There are many other wonderful things that describe you, but we would be here all night." He chuckled lightly. However, it was deeper than his was. It still reminded me of his chuckle, his laughter.

"And Tanya, though I was her friend at one point, was so shallow; pig headed a complete air head and so on and so forth." Alice held my hand. "She doesn't hold a candle to you Bella and Edward would be a complete ass if he doesn't realize that." She hugged me and everyone followed her. "Well now that you are cheered up, we should get going." Everyone made his or her way to my bedroom door. "And don't worry Bella. Everything will work out. I can feel it." They all waved goodbye and left, except for Dani and Greg.

"Bella are you going to okay by yourself tonight or do you want me to stay in here?" Dani asked her face filled with love and concern for me.

"No I want you both to spend time together. And use the guest room tonight. We finally finished it and since you will probably be our only guests I insist you use it." I smiled, though it didn't reach my eyes, it wasn't forced. "Now good night and I'll see you in the morning." I waved them off and decided to get ready for bed. Alice and Emmett's words put me at ease. Though I wasn't completely healed, it helped ease my pain. My heart sill ached, but it was not as crippling.

I grabbed my pajamas and dressed for bed. Even though it was still to early for bed, I didn't care. I didn't bother going to the bathroom. I felt weak from my crying. My room felt stuffy all of the sudden, so I opened my window and I felt my room lighten. It was coming out of the hole, just as I was. Though I was weak, I was not tired for some weird reason. I grabbed Wuthering Heights from my bookshelf and began reading it again.

Reading has always calmed me. I would never lose my passion for reading. This passion brought about my dream of becoming an editor. I wanted to make my passion a part of my career. And if I ever got the chance, I would write a book of my own. I was so deep in thought that I barely heard someone whispering my name.

"Bella", the rich velvety voice barely spoke in a whisper. I looked around but saw no one. I continued reading my book. "Bella, by the window." I looked over by my window and met the piercing green eyes that saw into my soul. Edward. My heart fluttered, coming back to life. Edward was in my room, in all his glory.

"Edward? How did you get in here? What are you doing here?" I looked at his beautiful face. I knew my face was probably the epitome of confusion. Why was he here when he could be with her? Does this mean he wants to be with me? My heart started beating rapidly at the thought.

"There is a tree by your window, so I used it to climb up." He shrugged his shoulders as if was normal to climb through windows. And how he did it so efficiently I will never know. I know I probably should be freaked out, but I'm not. It's Edward and to me the gesture seemed romantic.

"Why did you climb through my window?" He could have just used the front door. Why make the extra effort. It's not at an odd hour or something. I pat the bed to let him know he could sit. He moved towards me and plopped down right next to me. I gave him a good once over. His bronze colored hair was more disheveled than usual; probably form climbing. The shirt he was wearing clung to his body and I could see his toned chest. I made my way back to his eyes and I realized he caught my ogling. I blushed, but as I tried to look away, Edward stopped me.

"I had a feeling that if I went to the front door, that you wouldn't want to see me." He blushed lightly and I ran my fingers over his pink cheeks. He looked down not willing to look into my eyes. I could tell he was embarrassed. "I knew you would have some excuse as to why I couldn't see you or you might get someone else to do it." He still wouldn't look at me. I guess he did notice my change of mood earlier. One thing is for sure I could never refuse him.

"I would have let you in." I stated and the words just kept flowing out. "I always want to see you. It's empty when you're not around me." I admitted. I blushed lightly.

Finally, he looked into my eyes. He gazed into my soul and searched it. They held a newfound determination and my mind started going down many different paths. They were mostly negative, but there was one positive. "Bella, I'm here because I wanted to ask you something." What could it be? He grabbed my hands and held them in his.

"What is it?" I whispered. I don't know why but I could speak any louder. I am lucky that I got the words out, with Edward so close to me, holding my hands.

"Well I was wondering if you would like to go somewhere with me." I think I stopped breathing. Was he asking me out? What about Tanya? My heart started beating rapidly at the thought of Edward asking me out. My chest started to ache from my lack of oxygen. "Bella breathe." I took in a big breath in and out. "So what do you say?" He looked hopeful and confident, but still I could see doubt and worry.

"I would love to." I smiled at him that he returned with a dazzling one. It did not matter that I had no idea where we were going. As long as I was with Edward, the place was unimportant.

"Great! It is about three right now, so I will pick you up around six. Is that okay?" It was more than okay, but I did not want to tell him that. I did not want to die from embarrassment before I went out with him. "And it is a surprise where we are going, but I will tell you that you need to dress up." I groaned. I hated surprise and dressing up. I could dress myself in everyday clothes I was good to go, but wearing a dress and heels was another story. I need assistance where is Alice and Rose when you need them. Edward must have seen the dilemma going on in my head. "Don't worry I called for assistance. Rose! Alice!" I sighed in relief. They ran in here and I wondered if they actually did leave before or if they were here the whole time. Knowing Alice, she probably predicted what was going to happen.

Now I normally do not like when the go all Bella Barbie on me, but this was for a good cause. I was going on a date (gasp!) with Edward Cullen. When he leaves, I am so doing a happy dance. Alice and Rose carried in their tools of torture and death trap clothing and placed them on my bed.

"Bye Bella, see you at six." He gave my hand a squeeze. He turned to Rose and Alice. "Be nice to her. And do not get too carried away. She is beautiful without anything done to her." Swoon. My heart practically melted at that statement. He smiled at me once more and left. I missed his instantly, but the thought of seeing him soon cheered me up. I decided now was the perfect time to do a happy dance. I hopped off the bed and started jumping up and down like a maniac. Soon Alice and Rose joined me.

"Finally!" Alice said completely out of breath. "I thought he was never going to grow a pair and ask you out." Alice and Rose laughed. I blushed furiously and slapped them in their shoulders. "Okay let's get down to business." They laid out the make up and the dresses.

"Bella sit down on your computer chair." Rose said. I obey in fear of what they would do if I did not comply. She turned towards Alice. "Alice, I'll do make up and you can choose the right outfit." Alice went to work, doing what she knows best. I know Alice and Rose will only enhance me and not change me into something I'm not.

The whole process was almost completely pain free. Almost. When they started pulling hair from my eyebrows though, it hurt. When I complain they would say things like "Well if you actually took care of your eyebrows it wouldn't hurt" or "Pain is worth the price of beauty Bella". Well I could deal with being ugly if it meant being pain free. Who cares if my eyebrows look like bushes that haven't been trimmed? Okay, okay I do, but don't tell them that. After what seemed like days of torture, I was finally released.

"Okay Bella you can look at yourself now." I got up and stumbled slightly. My legs had turned numb from sitting for so long. Once I got my footing, I went to the full-length mirror. Wow! I looked, dare I say it, beautiful. I looked and felt beautiful in that moment. My dress was pink with white lace over it and had a puckered red ribbon around the waist. It had a sweetheart neckline, which added to the romance affect it gave off. Alice paired it with black kitten heels, a heart and key pendant, a simple tennis bracelet, and a headband with double flower decorating (on profile). My make up was beautiful and simple. I had on brown eyeliner, pink eye shadow, a little bit of mascara and blush, and my lips were a peachy pink color.

I felt tears trying to come. "Bella don't cry you will ruin your make up." Rose hugged me. "Of course I didn't need to do much. You are beautiful and I hope you never forget that." She let go of me and her arms were replaced by Alice.

"I hope you like your look. I always pictured you as a more vintage type person." She looked up at me cautiously. "You have a great figure, so any of the dresses would look stunning on you." She hugged me tighter.

"Thank you I love everything." I blushed at all of their compliments. "I don't know why you even bothered with blush though. We all know I don't need it." I laughed lightly. Then joined in with me. I looked at the clock and it read 5:59. As soon as it turned six the doorbell rang. My heart accelerated. I hugged them once more and started heading towards the door when I stopped. Wait Charlie! What will he say about this? I turned around to find Dani behind me. I jumped and squeaked. I was not expecting to see her behind me. "Oh no Charlie!" I could picture him cleaning his guns waiting for Edward to come.

"Don't worry about Charlie. He is in La Push with Billy and Jake." She hugged me. "Of course he will expect an explanation and to have Edward be introduced as your boyfriend." I gave her a skeptical look. Edward my boyfriend? Funny. "Bella, just trust me. Now go downstairs and knock him dead." She smiled and nudged me towards the stairs. I felt a wave of confidence surge through me. I could do this.

I walked as fast as I could to the door and tried to open it casually, without much success. I smiled and looked Edward up and down. He was stunning; literally took my breath away. He was wearing a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a thin black tie, and black pants and vest (on profile). He looked like he stepped off the runway. His bronze hair was slightly tamed, but still kept a disheveled look. And his emerald sparkling and luckily his crooked grin were in place. It added to his look somehow. Made him look even godlier, more ethereal.

He casually looked me up and down, finally stopping at my eyes. "Bella, you are absolutely stunning." I blushed. See no blush needed. At the moment I felt stunning, I felt beautiful. Maybe it was the way he looked at me or his compliment.

"You don't look so bad yourself handsome." He blushed lightly and I could not hold back the small chuckle.

"What?" He questioned, a small smile playing on his lips.

"I didn't know I was able to make you blush." I laughed and Edward joined me shaking his head. He took my hand and led me towards his silver Volvo. Like the gentleman we all know he is, opened my door and then when around to his side. If I were not completely swooned at the sight of him, I would be by this simple action. He pulled out of my driveway like a pro and headed to an unknown destination, well, at least unknown to me. Speaking of that, "Where are we going?" I questioned. My curiosity flaring and I just needed to know. I am not one for surprises.

"That, love, is a surprise." I groaned at the word. Edward chuckled, but did not give away the location for our date. Date. I was just reeling at the word. I was going on a date with the man that captured my heart. "I know I know you don't like surprises, but you'll love this one I just know it." His gave me a quick glance, and then turned his eyes to the road. He took my left hand in his and had the other on the steering wheel.

Music played softly in the background and conversation flowed easily. His right hand never let go of my left and every so often, he would squeeze it lightly. Maybe to make sure this was real and not a dream. I know that is what it felt like to me. Somehow, this was all a dream and I would wake up any second, but the gentle squeeze on my hand reassured me. And in this moment I did not care where we were going, I was just glad to be spending it with him. Finally, we made it to our destination, but before I could look, Edward blindfolded me.

"Edward!" I huffed. Edward chuckled at my frustration. "Why can't I see?" I tried to pout, hoping he would give in.

"Bella don't do that to me." I could tell he was pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Stopping pinching your nose." I sighed.

"How did you know?" His tone disbelieving. I laughed and shook my head.

"I know you Edward. Now I'm growing extremely impatient, so onward." I sat folded my arms across my chest and waited. He laughed and helped me out of the car. We started walking, with him holding my hand and I tried to imagine where Edward would take me, but I came up blank. Edward was unpredictable and never did the expected. It made me love him all the more. Was it possible for me to fall deeper in love with him? After a short walk, we stopped. He slowly slid off the blindfolded. When it was completely off, I gasped at the sight before me.

Author's note: Sorry it took me forever to update. And I know I left you hanging, but I really wanted to update so here you go.

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