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Chapter 12 -- A Thousand Miles

Making my way downtown
Walking fast
Faces pass
And I'm home bound

Staring blankly ahead
Just making my way
Making a way
Through the crowd

And I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder...

If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you
Tonight

It's always times like these
When I think of you
And I wonder
If you ever
Think of me

'Cause everything's so wrong
And I don't belong
Living in your
Precious memories

'Cause I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder...

If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you
Tonight

And I, I
Don't want to let you know
I, I
Drown in your memory
I, I
Don't want to let this go
I, I
Don't...

Making my way downtown
Walking fast
Faces pass
And I'm home bound

Staring blankly ahead
Just making my way
Making a way
Through the crowd

And I still need you
And I still miss you
And now I wonder...

If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass us by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you...

If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you
If I could
Just hold you
Tonight

EPOV

When we get to the hotel, I am still thinking about that girl from the plane. What if it really was Bella? I barely look around the suite that Jasper, Emmett, and I are sharing at the hotel as I put stuff away. After sitting down and standing up for probably the tenth time in the past five minutes, I decide to give Bella a call.

It rings a couple times before a breathless Bella answers "Hey."

"Hey, how are you?" I ask.

"I'm okay. Alice and Rose are not letting me touch my clothes. They want to throw them all out and buy me new ones because apparently these aren't appropriate for Florida." Bella sighs.

I hear a familiar voice in the background yell "Well, we're right! You do need new clothes!"

Suddenly, I realize why that voice sounded so familiar. That was the voice of the blonde model-type that Emmett was hitting on. That would make the brunette Bella. She was the one who almost fell on me in the plane. I inhale sharply, sucking some spit from my mouth into my lungs, making me start to cough.

"Edward, are you okay?" a concerned Bella asks.

"Yepp, just fine." I choke out; I just figured out that you're my soul mate, that's all.

A phone starts to ring in the background and I hear the blonde answer. Then Emmett comes walking into the room, talking on his phone. It clicks in my head that they're talking to each other. I motion for Emmett to keep it down and I point to my phone and to his. I cover the microphone on my phone and whisper to Emmett to ask Rosalie what they're doing later so we can meet up. He winks and leaves the room.

"Whose phone was that?" I try to sound casual.

"That was Rosalie's phone. She met some guy at the airport and gave him her number. Now they're making plans to meet up. Apparently they have three people in their group, so it would match to ours."

I try not to crack up, "Sounds cool."

"Yeah, I guess. What are you doing?"

"Eh, not much. Just sitting here trying to find something good on the TV."

"Yeah, not much good on, ever. What are you doing later?"

I shrug, trying to add to the casualty of my voice, "not much, probably just hanging out with my friends."

"Sounds cool." She says, repeating what I said earlier.

I chuckle. "Yeah, I guess."

"Hey, can I ask a favor of you?" She asks and I can tell she's nervous.

"Sure, anything."

"Well, you see, Alice and Rose really want to set me up with this mysterious third person in Emmett's group and I was wondering if you could call me later and if this guy's being really creepy if you could maybe pretend to be my boyfriend." She lets out in a rush.

I try not to laugh too hard "Of course. When would you like me to call?"

"Well, it sounds like we're meeting them at the mall then we're having dinner… so like 7-ish?" She sounds relieved.

"Sounds like a plan."

"Thank you so much."

"No problem."

"So Alice wants to play Bella Barbie, so I'll talk to you later?"

"Of course."

"Bye."

"Bye."

We hang up and I start laughing uncontrollably. I fall off the bed and onto the floor, still laughing. Emmett and Jasper come in.

"Hey, man, what's wrong?" Emmett asks.

I wipe the tears from my eyes as I answer as steady as I can "Bella asked me to call her around 7-ish just in case the guy Alice and Rose want to set her up with is a douche and pretend to be her boyfriend."

They look at me with shock then both start laughing as well.

BPOV

Alice tortures me for about an hour, doing my hair and makeup. When she's done I do look good. She pulled my hair back into a messy French braid because she knows the humidity will make my hair frizz. She left my makeup looking naturl-ish. She also picks out my clothes. I end up wearing some khaki shorts that I already had and a dark blue tank top.

We borrow Renee's car and drive to the mall. We get out and Alice immediately drags me to Old Navy, which she knows is in my budget. We look around for a bit and Alice grabs armloads of clothing then pushes me towards the dressing rooms with the specific instructions that she is to see everything on me. Sometime during this torture, Rose disappears. After what seems like an eternity, Alice chooses what I'm getting and we leave the dressing room. When we step out, I run into a rack of sundresses. I see one that really catches my eye, it's cobalt blue with spaghetti straps and a cinched waist. Amazingly this time, it is me dragging Alice into the dressing rooms. I throw the dress on and look at myself in the mirror in the dressing room, thoroughly pleased with myself.

"Hey, Alice, I'm coming out!" I yell through the door.

I step out and show Alice, twirling around in a circle with my eyes closed. I look at Alice and smile. "How do I look?" I ask her.

"Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful." A very familiar velvety voice purrs from behind me.

My breath catches in my throat and I look at Alice in shock and a sly smile graces her face. I turn around and look at the man of my dreams, literally, standing there with a goofy grin on his face. He's even more gorgeous in person than his photos show him to be. His bronze hair is even more unruly, almost looking like bed head. His green eyes sparkle. His cheeks have a slight bit of stubble on them. He's wearing a green button down unbutton with the sleeves rolled up and a plain white t-shirt under it and a pair of causal jeans. Even though he's completely covered, it's obvious that his body is very toned. I can feel my face growing redder by the second.

"Breath, Bella." His voice drags me out of my reverie. I take in a deep, shaky breath.

"Hi." I breathe out.

"Hi." He answers.

I feel the urge to run over and hug him, but I don't know what his reaction would be.

"What are you doing here?" I ask him.

"Shopping, you?" he smirks.

I roll my eyes, "I mean in Florida, you dork."

"I don't know about you, but Florida is an amazing place to go for spring break."

I laugh, not sure of how to respond. "I'm going to go change real quick." I say quickly before disappearing into the dressing room.

I take a few deep breaths to steady myself before taking off the dress and changing into my shorts and tank top. I am definitely getting this dress.

I step out of the changing room and grab Alice and dragging her to the checkout.

"What's he doing here?" I whisper to Alice.

"I thought you knew they were coming." She replies.

"Seriously? Why would you think that?"

"Well… you did know him before…."

"Yeah, but he never even implied that he was coming here!" I respond while paying for my clothing.

Alice shushes me as the rest of the group walks over. Emmett and Rosalie are arguing like it is going out of style, about what, I don't even think they know. Jasper and Alice are making puppy-dog eyes at each other. Edward just looks at me and smiles.

"Sorry about startling you before." He says, smiling sheepishly.

I shrug, "It's okay. I just wasn't expecting you to be there."

"True." He chuckles.

"So what are Emmett and Rosalie arguing about, anyways?" I ask him, purposefully changing the subject.

He looks over at them, "I think originally it was about where we all should go for supper. But I don't know if that's what it is about anymore."

I sigh and pull out a quarter, "Hey, Rose. Heads or tails?"

She rolls her eyes at me, "Heads."

I flip it and it lands on tails. Emmett starts to do a strange dance in place over winning.

"Okay, Emmett, where are we eating?" I ask him.

"T.G.I. Friday's!"

"Okay, but we're doing some more shopping first! It's still early." Alice says, grabbing my arm and pulling me out into the mall.

We wander around for a bit before I drag them into Hot Topic, an appalled Alice close on my heels. As soon as I step into the store, I stop and stare. There, in front of me, is a huge display for Twilight. A smile creeps over my face as I slowly walk to the display. I browse through the t-shirts, looking for my favorite one in my size. I grab it and head straight to the counter before Alice can stop me and pay for it. I ask them to remove the tags so I can wear it.

"You. Are. Not. Wearing. That. Thing." Alice says, glaring at me and pointing at the t-shirt. A very amused Edward is standing right behind her.

"Watch me," I reply.

I take the t-shirt from the heavily pierced sales woman and slip it on over my head. I look down at myself and see Robert Pattison's gorgeous face staring out from my shirt.

I grin and walk past the two and out into the mall where Jasper, Emmett, and Rose are waiting. We pair off and walk to the restaurant together, still carrying our bags.

"So, what is that shirt about, anyways?" Edward asks while we walk.

"So, there's this book series called Twilight and the movie is coming out soon. See, I'm kind of obsessed with it and Alice hates it. This guy," I point to my shirt "plays the male lead. I think he's kind of dreamy." And he looks just like you….

I can see a hint of jealousy behind the amusement in his eyes. "Really?"

I laugh at him, "Yeah."

We arrive at the restaurant and are seated. The conversation over dinner flows nicely. Alice, Rose, and I excuse ourselves towards the end to go to the bathroom and talk about the boys, naturally, but as soon as we're in there, my phone rings.

"Hello, Edward." I answer, amused.

"Hello. Well, it's 7-ish and I'm calling to possibly rescue you from your horrid date."

I check the time and laugh at him. "Really?"

"Yeah, how is your date? What's he like?" He asks.

"Well, he's cute and he's funny and I've felt like we've known each other for months. It's going way better than I thought. I'm happy I let Alice and Rose talk me into this."

"Well, good to hear."

"Yeah. How is hanging out with your friends going?" I ask, playing along.

"Well, it's going okay. I met this really cute girl at the mall. She's pretty cool and I was thinking of seeing if she wanted to do something tomorrow."

"Well, that's cool. I hope it goes well for you."

"You too. Have fun."

"Haha. I will."

"Bye."

"Bye."

I hang up and look over at Alice and Rose who are trying to hold in their laughter.

"I know, I know." I roll my eyes at them. "So, what do you two think of the boys?"

"Jasper is amazing." Alice says, her eyes glazing over slightly.

"Well, that's good…" I am slightly concerned about the dreamy expression on her face. "What about you, Rose?"

"Emmett is cool. I really like him. He can keep up with me." She laughs.

I chuckle "Well, that's good."

We finish up and walk back to the table and the guys.

EPOV

Jasper, Emmett, and I sit around and talk about the girls while they're in the bathroom. We all agree that they are amazing and perfect for each of us. I try not to dwell on the fact that they live in Washington while we all live in Chicago. I figure it will all work out in time.

I smile at the angel that is walking back to the table. Bella is everything that I imagined her to be. Well, more, actually. It's like she has some gravitational pull on me. I've never felt anything like it. She really did look amazing in that blue dress and I hope that I get to see her in it again.

After paying for dinner, we walk the girls back to their car. We all decide that we will meet up at the beach the next day and do some swimming. I give Bella a hug goodbye and feel that spark between us again, like what happened on the plane. Bella must have noticed it, too, because she looks at me strangely.

"That was you on the plane, wasn't it?"

I chuckle, "Yeah. You know, I wouldn't have minded if you had fallen into my lap."

She blushes a gorgeous pink and smiles, "Sure, tell me now, why don't you?"

I smile and give her another hug, gently kissing the top of her head. I am amazed at how she fits into my arms, like we were made for each other.

"Call me tomorrow when you get to the beach, okay?" I tell her.

"Of course. See you tomorrow." She replies.

"Bye."

"Bye."

The girls get into their car and drive off. I look at Emmett and Jasper and see a similar expression on each of their faces, one mirroring how I feel.

"Well, at least we get to see them tomorrow." I shrug, trying to make myself feel better.

"Yeah." Jasper sighs.

"Let's just go back to the hotel and get some sleep." Emmett decides, leading us back to the rental car, "That way tomorrow will get here faster."

Jasper and I agree and we go back to the hotel and to bed.

Tomorrow…. I wonder if she really does have a dark blue bikini….


A/N: Song is "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton. I know the realistic timeline is off just a little, but deal with it. And I am serious about the Twilight display at the Hot Topic at Mayfair Mall in Milwaukee, WI. It was amazing.

Okay, so I'm on kind of an adrenaline rush right now. I just got another piercing… that makes 16. And I got my cartilage pierced right above my tragus (some call it a helix). I'm just uneven right now because I just got my left side done. I'm going to get my right side done in a month or two when I have the money.