Here is the next chapter. Don't get used to the length of this chapter. There was just so much I wanted to cover. It would have been a lot longer if I didn't decide to break it up into two chapters.
I would like to thank my beat Truth in the Moon, she has helped me so much. I don't think I could thank her enough.
As far as updating, we will see after next week. I have chap 13 done, like I mentioned before, and I am finishing up 14. Will send it to my beta within the next few days if I get done what I need. I have to check a few things out before I can finish writing.
If anyone has ideas for colors for Alice's wedding, any suggesstions would be greatly appreciated. If you could PM right away I would love that. I'm writing the part where they look for her bridesmaid dresses and I need a color scheme. The sooner the better. I wold like to have that chapter done before next Friday
DISCLAIMER: Don't own the Twilight Saga, that is all Ms. Stephenie Meyer.
BPOV
I woke up the next morning glad to be home. Edward said he had to be at the station all day. He was going to be off work for the rest of the week so he would just be in training for a few hours during the day.
I finished putting everything away and started a load of laundry. I needed to go shopping for a dress for my birthday dinner with Edward tomorrow night. I didn't really want to call Alice to help but I knew she would give great input. Still, I knew she'd just try to get more than one item for me to wear.
"Hello," Alice said answering her phone.
"Hey, will you go shopping with me to find a dress for dinner with Edward tomorrow?" I asked tentatively.
"Sure I will. We can get so many things," she stated.
"No! No, I only need a dress, a few accessories, and nothing else," I chided.
"Ok, ok. I'll call Rose to come along," Alice said.
"That sounds great. Let's meet at the mall at 11," I suggested, moving clothes from the washer to the dryer.
"See you then. Bye," she said in closing.
Edward said we were having dinner at his apartment. He said he wanted it to be private and just the two of us. He wanted to spend as much time with me as he could before he left on Saturday.
I got dressed and ready to go to the mall. I still had an hour before I had to leave though. I finished my load of laundry and started folding everything to put away.
When I got to the mall, I called Alice to see where her and Rose were so I could meet them. She said they were in JC Penny's looking at dresses already. I told them I would be up there in a few.
"Hey girls," I greeted when I spotted them by a rack of dresses.
"Hey, what do you think of this dress?" Rose asked holding up a blue patterned dress.
"It's nice, but I need something a little more formal. Edward said dinner was semi-formal. That dress would be great for casual dressy right? I was thinking more alone the lines of LBD," I explained.
"Ok, so no colors. Did Edward tell you what else he had planned?" Alice asked, placing the colored dresses she had back on the racks.
"He only told me it was a formal dinner at his apartment. He wants it just to be the two of us," I answered looking at some black dresses.
"I can work with that. We'll need shoes and accessories," Alice stated grabbing a few dresses.
The three of us combed through the racks and grabbed a few choices. The very last dress I tried on was one Rose picked out. It was a silver dress with black shear over it that had old fashioned elegant detailingat the bottom. The dress had an empire waist and came to just above my knees with spaghetti straps. The display had it paired with a small jacket with ¾ sleeves.
"Guys, I found a winner," I said, coming out of the dressing room to show them.
"Bella, you look gorgeous in that dress. Edward is going to drool when he sees you in this dress," Rose stated coming up behind me standing in front of the three way mirror.
"You are SO getting this dress!" Alice said excitedly. "Oooh, I saw this black clutch that would go perfectly with it also," she said handing me the purse so I could see what it looked like paired with the dress.
The whole outfit looked great. Now I only need shoes and some great jewelry, and Edward would be drooling when he saw me. I giggled and shook my head at the thought of him drooling over me as I turned to go back to the dressing room.
After changing back into my jeans and t-shirt, I paid for the dress and the plain black clutch that Alice found. Then the girls and I headed to the food court to eat lunch. Afterwards we were going to look for the much needed shoes and accessories.
"Rose, what are you and Emmett doing for these last few days before he leaves on Saturday?" I asked once we all sat down with our different meals.
"Sex, lots of sex," she answered openly.
"Ok, I don't want to know the details of that," I giggled taking a bite of my sweet and sour chicken.
"Like you and Edward won't be doing the same thing," Rose teasingly said while smiling.
"No, we won't. We haven't had sex yet. I'm not ready for that step. We already talked about it though. Since this is both of ours first relationship we're taking this slowly."
"Oh, sorry I didn't mean to offend you," Rose apologetically said. She really looked like she felt guilty for implying that we had sex already.
"No, no, it's fine. He's ok with it too. Were content with making out, for now," I answered. I didn't want to come off as a major prude. I'm almost 22; I'm not completely in the dark when it comes to sex. I'm just not ready for it.
"Jazz and I waited a few months before we had sex," Alice commented.
I remember her telling me that she was nervous about having sex for the first time. She told me that they sat down and talked about it and it really helped strengthen their relationship. Because nothing was rushed, they got to know each other better and made sure they were truly in love before adding more to their relationship.
I knew with Edward, everything would be fine. I just didn't want to be in relationship that was based solely on sex. I wanted to know all about him and him know all about me. It's the 21st century and I knew that waiting until you're married to have sex had pretty much flown out the window for most people. I wasn't saying we'd wait 'till we're married; only to have been dating for more than a month.
I thought about Edward all the time. Pretty much every single second of the day. Even when I was sleeping. I truly loved him with all my heart and I knew he felt the same about me. The trip we had taken back home to Forks showed me that. And not just when we first said those three little words, but when we talked about him going to California and not wanting to be away from me.
"I felt bad at first when I told him I wasn't ready, but he assured me he was fine about it. He said we could wait three months or a year. I think a year is a little extreme. But I do want to have sex with him, just not now," I explained to them how I felt about it all.
"Yeah, who knows a year from now you two could be married and expecting your first child," Alice joked.
That got me thinking, children with Edward? Yeah, I so totally want that. I knew we had only been together a little over a month, but I could picture my future with him. A little boy with his crazy bronze hair and my chocolate brown eyes, running around the back yard chasing a dog, or even a little girl with my wavy brown hair and his beautiful green eyes, dancing on her father's toes in the living room. I wanted that for us.
"Speaking of weddings. How's the planning coming along for yours?" Rose asked breaking me out of my reverie.
"We have the church booked. We are still looking for a facility to have the reception at. I'm working on the guest list; almost done with that. As you know I'm still looking for my dress. Same with your two dresses," she answered, ticking the list off on her fingers and looking back and forth from Rose and me.
"Are you going to go looking soon again for your dress?" Rose asked taking a bit of her salad.
"Yes, I thought I would look next weekend. When do you start classes again, Bella?" Alice asked shifting her gaze from Rose to me.
"Tuesday, I also have class Wednesday. You go back next week to right?" I asked pushing my tray away from me a bit signaling that I was done with lunch.
"Yes, I start on Monday. That's why I thought we could go next Saturday," she answered.
We all got up and took our trays to the trash. Our next destination was shoes. We were first going to Payless to see their selection. We had looked in JC Penny's while there, but didn't find anything that I liked. They just weren't what I was looking for. They all had a modern look to them while the whole ensemble had a vintage look. We didn't spend too much time in Payless either. The problem was they didn't have many evening shoes in my size.
I suggested we go to Famous Footwear. I had luck there with evening shoes before. I was right in going there. I found a pair of black strappy heels with a bow embellishment on the toe. They weren't too high where I would trip a lot during the night. They fit great and they were comfortable. I would probably only trip maybe only one or two times.
Alice said I needed jewelry accessories to finish the look to the dress. We all concluded I should get something black to keep with the theme. The silver in the dress will break up the entire black look. Rose said we should stick with the vintage theme. We were trying to think of a store that had vintage looking jewelry when I thought of the perfect place.
"Ah ha! I got it! Kohl's, they always have vintage looking jewelry. You said I only needed earrings and a bracelet; it would be the perfect place to look," I said, looking between Rose and Alice.
"You're right. They do have a great selection. Let's go. By the time we get there and look, Em and Edward should be home from the station," Rose said, gathering up her bags of clothes that she bought.
I couldn't wait to see Edward. I wanted to spend any time I could with him while I still had the chance. Seeing him after all this shopping would really lift my spirits. I wasn't really looking forward to dress shopping with Alice next weekend. I wouldn't have Edward to see after it's done. Wait! I would, if I saw him using the web cam. I didn't care what time of the night it would be when I will be able to talk/see him. Ok, that made me feel better about shopping with Alice.
The three of us made our way out to the parking lot. Rose and Alice rode together in Alice's Porsche to save them time in getting to the mall. I told them I would meet them at Kohl's in a bit. I was parked a few row away from them.
When I got to Kohl's, I parked my car right next to Alice's bright yellow Porsche. I noticed they must already be inside looking for something great to match my dress. I didn't want to spend too much time in there, because I really wanted to be with Edward. I already missed him.
"Hey, did you find anything yet." I asked as I approached the two.
"I found his bracelet. It's simple but elegant at the same time," Alice said, showing me a sterling silver, cubic zirconium with a wave design. It was more modern but would go well with the dress.
"Oh, I like that a lot. I can wear it with just about anything," I said, fingering the bracelet.
I started looking through the spinning rack of earrings. I found a pair of drop black beaded earrings with small onyx looking crystals. I really liked them; they defiantly had the vintage look we were looking for.
"What about these?" I asked holding up the earring I found. Alice came around the display to see. Rose was standing right next me so all she had to do was turn to see what I was holding.
"Great choice. They would match your dress perfectly," Rose commented.
After paying for the bracelet and earrings, we left Kohl's to head home. Rose left her car at Alice's so it would be a few minutes before she was able to go home to Emmett. As we were walking out my cell rang. Edward.
"Hey babe," I answered.
"Hi beautiful. I'm on my way home. Are you still coming over tonight?" he asked in his velvety voice that made my knees weak.
"Yep, were just leaving now. I'll be over shortly," I said, putting my bags in the trunk of my car with the others.
"Alright see you soon," he responded.
I got in my car and made the quick drive over to Edwards. Once there, I got on the elevator and pushed the button for the fifth floor. I walked down the short hallway and knocked on the door.
"Hi, beautiful," Edward said, opening the door and giving me a kiss.
"Hey, so what did you have in mind to do tonight?" I asked, walking in and taking off my jacket.
"Dinner and a movie," he answered.
"Sounds good to me. Are we making dinner or did you get take out?" I asked sitting on the couch.
"I ordered a box of your favorite pizza from the little Italian place down the street. It should be here soon," he answered, sitting on the couch. I immediately curled up into his side.
"Thank you, pizza is a great choice. I had Chinese for lunch. I'm so exhausted from all the shopping. Alice wanted to go shopping for her wedding dress next weekend. That will be oh so fun," I said sarcastically at the end.
We sat there for a few minutes watching TV before there was a knock on the door. We both got up. I went to the kitchen to get plates, napkins and a can of pop for the both of us. Edward paid the pizza guy and met me in the kitchen with the pizza.
"Thanks," he said when I handed him the items I gathered from the kitchen.
We both went back out into the living room to start watching the movie he chose to watch. We both ate in a very comfortable silence. Once we were both done, we cuddled together. I loved when he held me in his arms. I would greatly miss this when he was gone.
This separation was going to be hard on the both of us, but I knew we would come out stronger because of it. Rose and I made plans to spend time together and talk about how we are feeling about the long trip. She told me she was also worried about Emmett going to California. This was his first time spending so long away from her also. I was broken out of my thoughts by Edward rubbing my arm and kissing my head.
"What are you thinking about, baby?" Edward asked as he continued to stroke my arm.
"About how Rose is worried about Emmett and the plans we made to spend time together while you both are gone," I answered, still laying against his chest.
"That's good that you two will have each other to talk to. I know that I won't be able to see your or talk to you on the web cam until after 8 p.m. At least you can keep yourself busy during the day that you aren't in class or at work," he said, hugging me to him tighter.
"It'll be fine. I like spending time with Rose. Alice is going to spend as much time as she can with us too. I know she wants us girls to do major wedding shopping while you are away. She said she wants to take advantage that she can have access to me without me leaving to see you." I explained cringing at the thought of all that shopping.
We laid there on the couch for another hour before I decided to head home for the night. I would be back tomorrow for my special birthday dinner at 6 p.m. Edward was really excited about it but wouldn't say anything to me about what he had planned.
Alice and Rose were coming over early to help with my hair and makeup. I wasn't looking forward to sitting in my bathroom for an hour and a half, but Alice and Rose agreed with each other that I needed to look perfect. I wondered if they knew what Edward was planning. I would ask but that would get me nowhere.
I told Edward I really hated surprises, but he said it wasn't really a surprise, just a special dinner for the love of his life for her birthday. After getting home and changing for bed, I decided to write in my journal. I only wrote in it about once a month.
August 27, 2009
So I am actually dating Edward. We said 'I love you' to each other a few days ago. Life couldn't get any better. When we went back to Forks to meet his parents, I was so nervous that they wouldn't like me. I actually had a really good time with them. They are so nice and caring, especially his mom. She is so easy to talk to.
I know Mom can be kind of flighty sometimes and when I was growing up it, seemed like I was the one that was the adult and she was the child. I should call her and talk to her soon. The last time we talked on the phone was at the beginning of July. She and Phil were so busy with his baseball schedule that we just haven't had time to catch up.
We have sent a few e-mails to each other. We talked about me going to Florida for Thanksgiving. Now that Edward is in my life I know I want him to come with me and meet mom and Phil. We haven't talked about the holidays yet, so I don't know what he has planned. If I'm with mom for Thanksgiving, I'll spend Christmas with dad and vice versa. Every other year I'm with mom for Christmas.
I know things will be different now that Edward and I are dating. I'm really looking forward to all that we can share as a couple.
I can't stop thinking about this trip he has to take to California to help fight the wildfires. I don't know why it's getting to me so much but it is. Maybe it's just my subconscious telling me that I really do love him with all my heart and that he is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. I don't know but I am worried about his safety no matter how much he tells me he'll be fine. I just have a feeling that something will happen. Whichever it be a few cuts and scrapes or something major. God forbid that ever happens.
I was starting to get very tired at the end of my ramblings. I put my journal back in my nightstand drawer and turned out the light. I rolled over on my side, grabbing my pillow and snuggling against it, falling asleep quickly.
I woke the next morning 'round 9 and took a quick shower. Today I needed to go to the school bookstore and get my text books for my classes that would start on Tuesday. I knew the girls were coming over about 4 p.m. to work on my hair and make-up for tonight. I was excited to see what Edward had been planning for the last few days. I was sure it was going to be magnificent. There were a few things I wanted to get done before I had to leave to get my books. I wanted to finish the last bit of the manuscript I was working on and get it ready to take back to Jay sometime next week. I also wanted to continue on my book. I haven't worked too much on it since I got back on Tuesday, but I still have several things swimming around in my head that I want to get down before I forget them. As I was working on that, my phone rang. I looked at the clock to see what time it was, it was just after 11 a.m.
"Hello," I answered. I didn't even look at the caller ID before I picked up.
"Bella, its Rose, I was wondering if it would be ok if Alice and I came over early? ...We could hang out a bit before we get you ready for your dinner tonight," Rose inquired.
"Yeah, that's fine. I have to go to the school bookstore to get my books for class next week. I'm going after lunch; I don't know when I'll be back. Alice has a key to get in. I'll be back as soon as I can. I need to get some supplies for class too while I'm out," I answered, explaining what all I had to do while running errands.
"Ok, I'll call Ali and let her know. She said Jazz was going to be at the paper all day turning in his photos that were due and working on other things while there. She wanted to get more girl time in before the two of us will be with Em and Edward all day tomorrow and Saturday before they leave," Rose explained, sounding like she was in the kitchen from the bangs I heard from pots and pans.
"See you when I get back then. I'll try to get done quickly," I said, saving what I just typed and bringing up the information I needed about my classes so I could buy the correct books.
"See you soon, bye," Rose said and grumbling something under her breath. I could still hear more banging going on in the background. What we she doing? Cleaning out the cabinets?
"Yep, bye," I said. I could hear her cursing something out in the kitchen. I just laughed.
After I hung up, I printed the needed information and went to the kitchen to make lunch. Now that they were coming over earlier, I would leave here sooner than I had originally planned so I could get back in a reasonable amount of time. I didn't want them to have to wait too long for me to get back. I didn't mind them being here while I'm gone, but I just didn't want them have to wait a God awful amount of time.
I quickly made lunch, ate, and then left. I locked my door and made a hasty exit to my car. I only had to get two books at school, but I had to go to Wal-Mart to get a binder, paper, pens, and pencils. I always had to get new pens and pencils at the start of every quarter since I was constantly losing them.
It didn't take as long as I thought to get my books. They were easy to find. I wasn't too happy about the amount I had to pay for them. I was lucky Jay pays me more than he should for someone working part-time. But now that I had my new title, I didn't feel as bad about my salary. I wouldn't have most of the things I do if it weren't for him being so nice.
Once done at school, I immediately made my way towards Wal-Mart. I walked in and went straight to the back of the store. As soon as I got in the home office aisle, I quickly found all the supplies I needed. I also ended up going to cosmetics and getting a new bottle of red nail polish along with nail polish remover. Can never have too much of that. I thought it would be a good idea to paint my toe nails. The girls would love to give me a pedicure. I didn't mind doing pedi's and mani's; it felt great to get my hands and feet massaged every once in a while. I just hated shopping for long periods of time. I could handle an hour and a half, almost two hours, but when Alice made it a day's event, that's where I drew the line.
I paid for everything and got out of there as soon as I could. On my way to my car, Edward called. I was juggling the bags in my hand and trying to dig my phone out of my purse. I ended up dropping my shopping bag.
"Dang it, hello?" I said while answering the phone at the same time. Luck was on my side today. Nothing fell out nor did the bottle of nail polish break upon the fall.
"Whoa, baby, you all right?" Edward asked concerned.
"Yes, I'm fine. I just dropped my shopping bag while trying to dig for my phone," I said, picking up the bag and continued walking to my car.
"What are you shopping for?" he asked chuckling. No doubt about how clumsy I can get. Most of the time I'm not that clumsy; I just have a few mishaps here and there.
"I had to get my books for school on Tuesday, got some supplies for the classes as well and ended up getting some nail polish for tonight," I explained. I had just got to my car as I finished the sentence. I put the bag in the back seat with the other one, started the car, and carefully backed out of the spot.
"Oh, well, I was just calling to see what you were up to. I'm excited for tonight. I asked if I could leave a bit early. Since we are pretty much done with the training and we only have to go in tomorrow for the morning, I would set everything up and make sure it's perfect for you," he explained.
"I'm excited too. Rose and Ali are coming over early to hang out before they go all 'Bella Barbie' on me. Actually, they're probably there now. I told them I would be back ASAP. I'm on my way home now. I should go. I'll see you tonight," I said. I really didn't like talking on the phone and driving at the same time. I hardly ever did it.
"Alright, see you soon," He said then hung up. I put my phone in my cup holder and drove the rest of the way home.
I ran up the stairs to my apartment, it was almost 2:15 when I arrived. I got to my door and immediately went inside. I knew they were here, I saw Alice's car in the parking lot. When I went in, they were on the couch watching TV. I dropped my bags on the coffee table. I pulled out the nail polish and remover out of the bag. I wiggled the nail polish in my fingers showing them what I got.
"Ohhh, good idea. I didn't think about that," Alice said.
"I know. When I was about to check out I saw the sign for cosmetics and it flashed in my mind," I said, sitting down on the edge of the table.
We chatted until 4:00 before we started painting my toes and finger nails. After that we all huddled in my bathroom. Rose started right away on my hair. I didn't do anything to my hair this morning after my shower so all she had to do was curl it. She wanted to do long spiral curls then pull half of it up so it wouldn't be in my face.
As Rose was working on my hair, Alice was working on my make-up. She put an overall base foundation on, and then gave me smoky eyes. She also decided to have my lipstick be red also to match the nail polish. I sat there for a little of an hour while they both worked. Once they were finished, I put my dress and heels on. I looked in the mirror. 'Wow, I look good,' I thought.
"Girls, you are phenomenal!" I said looking at myself in my full length mirror that was on the front of my bathroom door.
"Bella, you look hot!" Rose said causing me to blush. I'm not used to being called hot, but I'll take the complement.
"Yeah, Edward won't be able to keep his hands to himself," Alice said giggling.
"This is all your doings. Thank you," I said, fanning my hand over my whole look.
They both hugged me and told me to have fun tonight. It was 5:30 when they left. Edward's apartment was only 10 minutes away. I got my clutch purse ready to go. I looked at myself one last time in the mirror before I left my apartment.
I pulled up to his apartment at 5:55. Right on time. Not too early and I wouldn't be late. I got on the elevator to go to his floor. I was about to knock on his door when I noticed the note.
Bella,
Meet me on the roof for your birthday surprise.
Love, Edward.
The roof? What are we going to do on the roof? He had never mentioned the roof before. I turned away from the door and continued down the rest of the hallway that I have never been down before. I opened the door and followed the stairs up to the roof. Once there I opened it and stepped out. I was not ready for what I saw.
I roof was completely finished. There was a six foot tall wrought iron fence around all sides. One side had greenery growing up the fence. There were potted plants and a small vegetable garden along the same wall just below the greenery. In the center of the roof was a fire pit with four small loveseat gliders around in a square. In one corner there was a table with chairs. The table also had an umbrella that was tilted to the side with Christmas lights hung underneath. There were also Christmas lights all around the fence and strung in the trees that stood in each corner. It was so beautiful.
"Edward, this is magnificent," I said still taking it all in. He was standing by one of the lounge chairs to my left, but slightly in front of me. The roof was somewhat sectioned off into three sections. In front of me was the lounging area, to the right of that but in the center was the fire pit, and on the far side was the 'dining' area.
"Thank you. Although you have to thank mom for this. She insisted I have a small garden. She also insisted on hanging the Christmas lights and leaving them up year round." he explained, walking towards me. He gave me a heart stopping kiss once he got to me.
He led me over to the table and chairs. He pulled my chair out for me so I could sit down then proceeded to take the seat across from me.
"Happy birthday Bella," Edward said taking my hand in his. "You look stunning by the way."
"Thank you, Alice did my make-up and Rose did my hair," I said. He looked very handsome himself. He was wearing black dress slacks with a black dress shirt and tie. He was the epitome of perfection. Did I mention how I love him in all black?
"You look very handsome," I complemented him while stroking my thumb on the back of his fingers.
"Are you ready to eat?" he asked, getting up and going to a small bar that I didn't notice before. It was just behind the table. There were several dishes of food there along with a bottle of wine chilling in a bucket on the end of the bar.
He walked over and pulled the tops off the dishes revealing a delicious looking stake and twice baked potatoes, along with what looked like fresh green beans. He took both plates and set mine before me and his in his place. He grabbed the bottle of wine pouring each of us a glass. He handed me mine and then went to sit back down.
"Did you make all this?" I asked fanning my hand over my plate.
"I grilled the stakes, but Rose made the potatoes and green beans," he explained raising his glass.
"That explains all the banging around in the kitchen this morning I heard on the phone when she called," I giggled, also raising my glass.
"To you, Bella, may this be the best 22nd birthday you will ever have and I am so glad that you chose to spend it with me," he said, clinking his wine glass with mine.
"Thank you," I said taking a sip of the wine.
We both then started in on our meal. We talked about what he had to do today in training and what little he had left to do tomorrow. We were just enjoying each other's company. There was soft jazz music playing in the background while we ate. The meal was delicious. I was stuffed by the time we were done.
"Dance with me," Edward said, standing up and holding out his hand.
"Babe, I don't dance well," I warned.
"Don't worry it's all in the leading," he explained. Hesitantly, I got up and took his hand. He led us to an open area and spun me into his arms.
We danced back and forth not really doing anything too flashy. He spun me a few times and did one dip. I laughed at that. We mostly just held each other as we swayed to the music. After a short time he pulled back and looked into my eyes.
"I love you so much Bella. I don't know what I would do without you," he said, leaning in to give me a small kiss on my lips.
"I love you too," I replied.
He led me back to the table and announced it was time for presents. He knew I didn't like people spending money on me. He told me he didn't spend much, but he couldn't go without getting me a gift. He pulled his chair around so he could sit closer to me. He then went to the bar to grab the small box I saw sitting there earlier when he got dinner.
I un-wrapped the bow that was tied around it. I noticed then there were two things. I looked up at him he told me to open the box first. I tore the paper off to reveal a square jewelry box. I opened it and gasped. Inside was a silver necklace pendant with two hearts intertwined. On each of the hearts had our names and our birthstones.
"Edward, it's beautiful," I said, taking the necklace out of the box.
"It symbolizes that my heart is always with yours. Nothing can come between us. I'm giving you my heart," he explained. Hearing that brought tears to my eyes. He really did love me as much as I loved him.
"Thank you," I said leaning in to give him a kiss. He helped me put on the necklace once we broke free of each other.
"Open the other one," he said, pointing to the other square gift sitting on the table. This one was thin.
I tore off the paper on this one as well. It was a CD. I looked up at him questionably. He just took it from my hands and led me over to the CD player that was playing the soft music all night. He put the CD in and pressed play. The song that started was beautiful. It was being played on a piano. I closed my eyes and listened closely to the music. Edward had wrapped his arms around me from behind and I leaned my head back into his chest.
"I composed this song for you," he whispered in my ear. "It's called Bella's Lullaby."
I turned in his arms looking into his eyes longingly. He looked at me full of love. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him in for a kiss. Once our lips touched, he deepened the kiss, and I knew I was so madly in love with Edward Anthony Cullen.
We stayed on the rooftop laying in one of the lounge chairs looking up at the stars for a while. It was nearing 11 when I started to yawn. He helped me out of the chair, and we grabbed my CD with my song and few of his compositions on it. We walked hand in hand down the stairs to the elevator. Before I got on, we said good night to each other. I told him I would be over at 3 when he got home from the station tomorrow.
Once I was in my car and on my way home I was replaying the evening in my head. He gave me the best birthday I have ever had. No one could top that. He was so loving and caring and just the picture of perfection. Tonight was the best night of my life. I was sure there would be more to come with him, but so far tonight was the best.
Good Lord was that a long chapter. Pics of Bella dress, shoes, accessories, and b-day neckless are on my profile.
Like I said above don't get used to the long length. Next chapter is half this length (6 pages).
Seriously I need help with colors for Alice's wedding! Need suggestions badly.
