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Anyways, so…this chapter will be all about Bella going to the Cullen's house for the first time! I hope you all enjoy it and please tell me what you think when you are done :D Well, here ya all go…enjoy!!
Ch. 13
The rest of the week seemed to fly by and I was already getting prepared to go to Edward's for the first time. Well, I've been preparing all week actually but now that it's finally Saturday morning, I feel like I needed even more time to prepare. This felt worse than when I was fretting about telling Charlie about us. Edward kept reassuring me though that everything would be okay and that Carlisle and Esme have been dying to meet me. Carlisle wanted to see me when I wasn't actually lying in a hospital bed for once. But, I still could not get my nerves and anxiety to settle.
During the school week, people were still coming up to me, asking if Edward and I were together. I swear, you would think that after, oh I don't know how many days they would finally figure out that we were together by now. The attention that Edward and I received when they all found out that we were together though, seemed to disciple within the week. Especially, because of Alice's little stunt that she pulled on Tanya. Which, was the best thing I have ever seen happen at that school so far. Tanya was so humiliated about what happened, she didn't show up to school for two days. But, after that second day sadly, she returned. People would not let her forget what had happened though.
Right now, I am standing here staring at my bed, which had two different outfits on it. One was a red button up silk blouse with a black skirt. The other was a blue button up blouse with a pair of dark blue skinny jeans. Oh my, fashion is definitely not my forte. What on earth should I wear? What do you wear when you meet you're boyfriends parent's for the first time? Well, technically I've met Carlisle, but it wasn't exactly a good first impression lying in a hospital bed spacing out. But, do I go classy with the silk blouse and skirt, if that's what you even call classy? Or do I go casual with the other blouse and jeans? What to wear…. what to wear…Ugh! I am going to go insane just figure out what the heck to wear!
I began to pace my room trying to picture myself in both outfits when an idea hit me. I went over to my nightstand and grabbed my cell phone. I looked for the name I wanted and clicked on the send button.
I waited as a little automatic voice person came onto the line telling me to wait as my party was being reached. Then a little melody began to play and I recognized it as a song from Rihanna. I was actually finding myself nodding my head to the beat when my savior finally answered.
"Hey Bella! What's up? Are you coming over soon? When are you coming over? Esme said that we could have a movie night so I thought I would invite everyone else over later too! What do you think?" Alice said in one breath. Whoa…okay, I think I caught a few words out of there.
"Um, Alice…all's I heard was when are you coming over and what do you think?" I said slowly, hoping she would get why I did.
"Bella! Why weren't you listening to me? I said, that Esme told me it was all right to have a movie night so I thought I would invite everyone else." She said in an annoyed tone. Sorry Alice, but I do not speak hyper.
"Oh, well, I will be over when I am finished getting ready and when Edward arrives to pick me up. Also, I think the movie idea sounds fun." I said as I plopped down in my computer chair.
"Ok, cool! Jasper and I will go out and get a bunch of junk food and rent some movies." Alice said excitedly.
"All right. Hey, um…Alice? I was wondering if I could ask you something?" I asked hesitantly.
"Sure Bella. I'm all ears!" She said.
"Well, I can't decide exactly what to wear. I was debating on a silk red blouse with a black skirt, or a blue blouse with dark blue skinny jeans. What do you think?" I asked and bit my lip as I waited for her to answer.
"Oh. My. Gosh. Never have I ever seen the day that miss Isabella Swan would be asking me for fashion advice. Oh wow, I think I'm gonna need a moment here." Alice said. I rolled my eyes picturing the grin that she probably had.
"Alice…"
"Okay, okay. Hmm…you know what? Does your phone have picture messaging?" She asked.
"Um…Yeah. Why?" I asked a little suspicious.
"Well, I want you to take a picture of the outfits so I can actually see them and tell you which one to wear or neither." She said in a 'duh' like voice.
"Oh, okay. Um, are you going to call me after?" I asked.
"Mmm…I'll probably just text you since I have unlimited." She said. "So hurry up and send them to me so you can get dressed and Edward can go and get you already!"
I giggled, "All right Alice. See you in a little bit."
"Yep yep! Bye Bella!" Alice said and then hung up. I ended our call and pushed the camera icon. Once that was up, I took two separate pictures of the outfits, and then sent them both to Alice. I only had to wait a minute until my phone started to vibrate letting me know I had a new text message. It said it was from Alice so I automatically opened it.
I say, go casual with the cute blue blouse and jeans! And, wear a pair of those new blue flats that I got you! They would go perfectly with it. Now, get that outfit on! I'm sending Edward over right now so you can get your butt over here! Love ya!
I smiled and replied quickly:
Thanks so much Alice! You are a fashion lifesaver!
I was beginning to change into the blouse when my phone vibrated again. I looked and noticed it was from Alice.
Oh you bet I am! Now hurry up! Edward is already out the door!
I smiled and threw my phone down on my bed while I changed into the rest of the outfit. Once I wad done, I went to my closet and dug around for the shoes that Alice was talking about. Jeez, I swear. Ever since Alice got a hold of my closet, it seems like I can't even move a single thing around in here! It is filled to the brim with cloths!
After I finally found the pair I was looking for, I slipped them on my feet and rushed over to my bed. I grabbed my phone and put it in my pocket and then headed to the bathroom. I brushed through my hair a bit, and decided to just leave it down since there probably wasn't much time to do anything else with it. I took a few seconds to look at myself in the mirror. It seems like I've been doing this a lot lately. I remember when I didn't give a rat's patuty what I looked like. Well, I wasn't exactly trying to impress my boyfriend's parents before either. Oh god, that reminds me. Wait to go Bella. You were finally starting to calm down and now, you're a nervous mess again!
I walked out of the bathroom and to my room again. I looked around it wondering why I walked in here in the first place and then headed down stairs. Charlie was already gone for the day. He ended up going fishing with some of his friends from work. I walked over to the couch and plopped down on it. Okay, Edward is going to be here any minute now. Any minute and then, we are off to his house. Oh god. My stomach began to feel queasy even though I had nothing in it. I stood up and began to pace the living room, trying to get rid of the feeling in my stomach and to calm my nerves.
It sure didn't stop my brain from working though as my thoughts went haywire. Was this how Edward felt before he came over last Sunday? Was he this nervous? Oh my, what if Esme doesn't approve of me? What if Carlisle decides he rather not see me in his house or even his hospital? What if I don't fit in with them? Knowing me I will say or do something really stupid, which will cause them to believe that their son is dating a complete imbecile. What if…
My wild thoughts were cut off by the sound of knocking at the door. My heart began to race as I walked over slowly towards the front door, and pulled it open. Edward stood on the porch, smiling his dazzling smile and looking gorgeous as usual.
"Morning Bella." He said as he stepped forward and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Morning" I said softly and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"How did you sleep last night?" He asked.
"Oh, well. I slept okay I guess." I said as I looked down and played with the collar of his white shirt.
"Bella, you still aren't worried about today are you?" he asked.
"Yes." I said, still not looking up.
I felt his warm fingers wrap around my chin lightly and pulled my face up to meet his eyes. "Bella, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Esme is going to love you and I know she will. Plus, you have already met Carlisle before, so you shouldn't be nervous about him either. He thinks you're great Bella and he's glad that I have someone like you in my life. I'm glad that I have someone like you in my life. So please Bella, just breathe and calm down. I promise you everything will be all right."
I did as he said; I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, willing myself to relax. When I felt myself starting to calm, I opened my eyes and let out the breath I was holding. Edward's eyes were staring at me with concern.
"Better?" He asked, with a hint of a smile on his lips.
"A little." I said with a smile.
"Well, at least you're better." He said with a chuckle and then kissed my lips softly. When he pulled away, I still had my eyes closed trying to savor the little kiss.
"Bella?" He called. I opened my eyes to see him smiling crookedly at me, clearly amused by my action. "Did you have breakfast yet?"
Breakfast? Why on earth was he asking about breakfast? "Um, no…I haven't."
"Good. I was hoping I would get to take you out to breakfast before we head to my house. If that's okay with you of course." He said as he pulled away.
"Sure, that sounds good." I said. Since Edward used his little calming effect on me, I was starting to get a little hungry. "Let me just go grab my coat and then we can go."
He nodded his head and I turned around to grab my coat off of the couch. I shrugged it on and then grabbed my keys from the kitchen. After I was sure I grabbed everything I needed and all the appliances and lights were off, I made my way back to the front door where Edward was waiting.
When I returned, Edward gave me a smile and waited for me to close and lock the front door.
"Where's Charlie?" Edward asked me as we walked over to his Volvo.
"He's out fishing with some of his friends from the station." I said as Edward opened my door. I slipped into the passenger seat and once I was settled, Edward closed the door and walked over to his side, sliding in.
"That sounds fun. And Charlie is ok with you coming over right?" He asked as he started the engine.
I rolled my eyes, "Edward, you asked him if I could go yourself."
"I know. I was just making sure though Bella. I don't want you to get into trouble. What would I do with myself if my girlfriend was grounded?" Edward asked with a slight hurt expression. I laughed at his attempt to make me feel guilty and he grinned when he realized he wasn't fooling me.
"So, where are we going?" I asked as he pulled away from my house and down my street.
"Oh, there's this little diner on the way. They have really good breakfast there." He said, keeping his eyes on the rode. He knew how much it irritated me when he would stare at me instead of keeping our safety in mind.
A few minutes later, we arrived at a small restaurant called Sully's Diner. Edward pulled into an empty parking spot, next to the only car that was parked out front. He then opened his door and walked over to my side, holding my door open for me as I got out. Once Edward closed the door, he wrapped an arm around my waist and we began to walk to the front door. Once we got inside, we made our way over to the hostess who was too busy filing her nails to notice that two customers just walked inside.
"Excuse me?" Edward asked after clearing his throat. The hostess, who's nametag read Tammy, jumped a little and looked up. She immediately looked at Edward and her eyes almost seemed to glaze over while she smiled a toothy grin at him. Oh god, I hope I don't look like that when I look at him.
"Hi there Edward. Can I help you?" She asked in what I guessed was suppose to be a seductive voice but sounded more like a cat getting strangled if you asked me.
"Can we get a table for two please?" He asked. She looked over at me, seemingly to see me standing next to him for the first time. Oh, what? You didn't notice the girl that he had his arm wrapped around? Wait to go!
"Oh, okay. Follow me." She said in the same sickly voice. She grabbed two menus and led us over to an empty booth next to a window. "Here you go."
"Thank you" Edward said kindly as we took our seats opposite from each other. The waitress had her back turned away from me while she kept her front towards Edward.
"Can I get you anything to drink?" The waitress asked. Well, just asked Edward.
"Uh, I'll have a class of orange juice. What about you Bella?" Edward asked. I looked at him and saw he looked amused about something.
I glared at him and then turned it to the back of the hostess who was still not looking at me. "I'll have a class of milk please."
"Okay, One glass of orange juice…" She said and I saw her smile at Edward while she paused. "…And a glass of milk coming right up."
She then walked away from our table and I've never been happier. She's lucky I didn't have my milk already or else I would have pulled an Alice.
"Are you okay Bella?" Edward asked with a chuckle. I looked up at him and saw that same amused expression.
"Yes, I am fine. Why do you ask?" I said as I grabbed my menu and looked at the breakfast section.
"No reason." He said with another chuckle as he picked up his menu.
"Okay, so who ordered the milk and who ordered the juice?" A male voice asked. I looked up to see a tall boy about our age with short black hair and blue eyes. I blushed when I realized he was looking directly at me, smiling.
"I ordered the juice." Edward's voice said. I looked up to see him glaring daggers at the back of the waiter's head.
"Okay." He said and placed Edward's juice in front of him. "Then this milk must belong to the beautiful girl sitting here."
I blushed even more as he sat the milk down in front of me and I stuttered out a thank you.
"My name is Dan and I'll be your waiter. So, are you ready to order?" He asked me as he whipped out a pad and pen from his pocket.
I looked over at Edward who was still glaring daggers at the poor waiter. Oh, I see what's going on here. Well, two can play at this game. "Edward, are you ready to order?"
He snapped his head in my direction and when he saw the look on my face, he glared even more. "Yes."
"Okay, I will have the three cheese omelet." I said as I pointed to the picture on the menu. Dan smiled and looked over my shoulder to see the picture I was pointing at. I was nearly startled when I thought I heard a growl come from Edward's direction. And if Dan heard it, he sure wasn't paying attention to it. "Oh, and can I get it with sausage instead of bacon?"
"Sure thing darling." He said with a smile. I saw Edward's hands fist into tight balls out of the corner of my eye. "And for you sir?"
"I'll have the same except I want both bacon and sausage." Edward said in an irritated tone.
"Okay, I'll be back once your order is ready." Dan said as he took our menus and gave me one last smile with a wink before turning around and leaving Edward and I alone.
I looked over at Edward who was staring out the window with a frown. Gosh, why does he make me feel so guilty when he looks like that? I was just trying to get back at him for how he was acting when I was mad about the hostess practically drooling on him.
"Edward? Are you all right?" I asked softly, afraid that he was mad at me.
He turned his head back at me and his face immediately softened. He reached out and grabbed my hand that was sitting on top of the table. "I am fine Bella."
"Are you sure? Maybe we can get the order to go or…"
"No, Bella. I am fine." He said as he began to use his thumb to draw slow lazy circles on my palm.
"So…how many times have you been here?" I asked, trying to get him talking again and also remembering how the hostess new his name.
"Quite a few times. It's the closest diner to the house so when we want something quick and simple, then we usual come here." He said with a smile, his mood seemingly to lighten a bit which made me smile.
"Oh. So, how much farther do we have to go to get to your house?" I asked as I bit my lip. I wanted to know how much time I had to prepare for my doom.
"Well, it's just down the highway so I would say about three minutes." He said. He brought his other hand up and ran a finger gently over my bottom lip, releasing it from the death grip of my teeth. "Don't worry Bella. You're going to be fine. Plus, I heard Alice was planning on inviting everyone else over later so that should be fun."
"Yeah, she told me this morning about that. She seemed pretty excited about it, but then again when isn't she?" I asked.
He chuckled, "You're right about that. I swear that girl can get excited over the littlest things. But, I guess that's what makes Alice – Alice."
We heard someone clear there throat next to us and we both turned to see the waiter standing there, holding our order. I was about to pull my hand away from Edwards when I felt him tighten his hold on me.
"Okay…I have two, three cheese omelets here. One with just sausage and the other with both." Dan said as he sat the plates down in front of us. I noticed he wasn't all Mr. Smiley like before. He must have noticed our entwined hands and the look that Edward was giving him.
"Thank you." I said politely, and then Dan walked away without another word. Once he was out of site, Edward let go of my hand and began to eat.
We sat in a comfortable silence as we ate our breakfast. The waiter only bothered us one other time, and that was only to refill my glass of milk. When I was full, I pushed aside my plate and looked out the window. I groaned when I started to see heavy drops of water start to paint the sidewalk and parking lot.
"What is it?" Edward asked as he took a sip of his juice and looked out the window like I was. He then let out a small, "Oh"
"Yep. It's starting to rain. As usual." I said with a sigh.
"Well, I'm finished. Should we head out before it starts to get worse?" He asked.
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea." I said as I gathered up my coat and shrugged it back on my shoulders. Edward did the same as he took out his wallet and flagged down one of the waiters to bring our check. I got up as we waited for him to come back and once he did, Edward placed some money and the bill on the table.
"Ready?" He asked as he smiled crookedly at me.
"Yep." I said and started to head for the door. Edward walked up next to me and wrapped his arm possessively around my waist. When we got to the front of the restaurant, the hostess was still standing there and said goodbye to Edward. I smiled, as Edward just hugged me closer to him without looking her way or saying a word. Once outside, we rushed over to Edward's car and got in quickly. Soon, Edward pulled out of the parking lot and sped down the highway.
A couple minutes later, we started slowing down on the highway and Edward pulled down a hidden driveway. If Edward hadn't slowed down or even turned down it, I probably would not have even seen that it was there. The driveway seemed to go on for miles, but it was probably only a minute until I finally saw a structure come into view. And the structure was huge! Were the Cullen's secretly millionaires or what?
Edward pulled up to the garage of the giant mansion like house. I didn't even wait for Edward to get out of the car. I unbuckled my seat belt and was out as soon as the car came to a stop. My mouth dropped in awe as I stared at the house in front of me. A forest of tall trees surrounded the whole house and the actual house was pillared off of the ground with a four-car garage on the bottom. The house looked like a giant wood cabin and but mostly made of windows rather than wood. From what I could tell, it had three floors and was taller than any building I have seen in Forks, well other than the hospital.
"Would you actually like to go inside of the house or stare at the outside of it all day?" I jumped and Edward chuckled.
"This is where you live?" I asked still staring at the beautiful house, I mean mansion, in awe.
"Uh - the last time I checked I did." Edward said with another chuckle. "Now lets go before Alice catches us out here and yanks you inside herself."
I shivered as I imagined Alice walking out here jumping, bouncing, squealing, yelling, bouncing some more, and dragging me inside the house while talking a hundred miles per minute.
Edward wrapped an arm around my shoulder and closed the door of the car that I was currently using for support. He then led me around the garage towards what I assumed was the front of the house. There were several wooden steps that led to a beautiful double white French door and Edward stopped just before we began to walk up them. He turned me around to face him and when he did, I was caught off guard by the array of raw emotions that was displayed on his face.
He placed his hands gently on either side of my face and smiled, "Bella, I can't even explain how happy I am to be able to bring you here. I just wanted to let you know that I have never brought any other girl home before. That's why Esme is so anxious to meet you and I am glad that you are letting her. Trust me, everything's going to go great in there. She is going to love you, I know she will."
"You never brought home a girl before? Not even one?" I asked in disbelief. Edward began to lightly stroke my cheeks.
"No Bella, not even one. I have never found a girl important enough to me to want them to meet my family. But you Bella, you're the most important thing in my world right now and I want everyone to know that you are." Edward said passionately.
I stared at him in awe and I felt my cheeks burn crimson. How on earth did I get so lucky to find a guy like him? He's probably every girls dream so how the heck did I get him to fall for me? Me? Of all people!
"Breathe Bella…" He said with a chuckle and kissed the tip of my nose.
I let out the breath I didn't even realize I had been holding and smiled at him. "You're important to me too Edward. And if you want me to meet your family, then I would love too."
He smiled crookedly at me and leaned down to kiss my lips softly. As always, it made me swoon.
"Thank you so much Bella. Are you ready to go in?" He asked after he pulled away from me.
"Yep." I said. He grabbed my hand and we walked up the steps to the front doors. When we got to them, Edward was about to open one of the doors when we heard shuffling coming from inside. He looked at me, as if questioning if I knew what was going on and since I obviously didn't, I shrugged my shoulders.
He turned back to the door and opened it. He stepped through and led me inside but stopped to close the door. I looked around in awe for the second time that day. I could see the large living room from where I was standing. There were three couches that squared around a big screen TV. There were also a couple of recliners that were sat in between each of the love seats and the other couch. There was a giant glass window with a sliding door that I guessed led to the backyard and I noticed there were flowers almost everywhere either in vases, pictures, or centerpieces. I also noticed that the furniture, carpet, and rugs were all white, very white.
"Carlisle? Esme?" Edward called out as he re-grabbed my hand and led me further into the living room. I heard a squeal come from somewhere in the house and I turned to look at Edward who rolled is eyes and mouthed, Alice.
"We're in the kitchen dear!" I heard a female voice call from down one of the hallways, exactly where I heard the famous Alice squeal.
Edward led me down the hallway that the voice and Alice squeal came from. As we were walking, I looked at the wall on my side and smiled. It was covered with a bunch of family photos, mostly of Edward, Alice, and Emmett. There was also a couple with Rose and Jasper in them as well.
We came to the end of the hallway and I realized that it led to the kitchen, which was as gorgeous and beautiful as every other place I have seen so far in and outside of the house. There was a giant marble counter that had bar stools all around it. It also had a rectangular wooden table next to the giant glass window. I would have looked around more but I was caught out of my gawking reverie when someone squealed in my ear as they pulled me in a tight hug.
"Yay! You finally made it! What took you guys so long, I thought Edward finally got pulled over from speeding. Oh my, imagine if it was your dad who had pulled him over. What would he think of your dear Edward then?" Alice said dramatically when she pulled away.
"Alice he didn't get pulled over. We stopped to eat breakfast first. And, if we did get pulled over, my dad wouldn't have been the one to do it because he doesn't work on weekends." I said and laughed at her expression.
"Well, you're here and that's all that counts." She said excitedly.
"Yes, and I would actually like to meet her if you don't mind Alice." I heard the woman's voice that I had heard earlier say from behind her.
Alice moved aside and a beautiful woman with wavy light brown hair came towards me. She smiled brightly at me while her blue eyes shinned with what looked like happiness. When she got closer to me, I was suddenly pulled into a light motherly hug.
"I am so delighted to finally meet you Bella." She said as she pulled away but kept her hands on either side of my arms. "I'm Esme, Edward's mother. He's told us so many wonderful things about you. And Alice certainly talks about you a lot also. I feel as if I already know you." She said kindly with a smile.
I blushed and smiled back, "Thank you. I am glad to meet you too Mrs. Cullen."
I heard Alice giggle from the bar stool she was seated on but stopped when Edward glared at her. He then turned back to me, his gorgeous smile back in place as he watched his mother and I.
"Oh please call me Esme dear. Mrs. Cullen is too formal and plus like I said, I already feel like I know you, as if you're one of my own and my children call me Esme so please, do the same." She said warmly with another smile and patted my arm.
"Okay…Esme." I said which caused her smile to get even bigger.
"Where's Carlisle?" Edward asked. Esme turned away from me to answer Edward.
"I think he's in his study. Why don't you go take Bella into the living room while I go get him." Esme said.
"Okay." He said and came over to me wrapping his arm around my waist. "Would you like anything to drink before we head in there?"
"No thank you." I said.
He then led me back down the hallway we came and into the extremely white living room, with Alice tailing behind.
Once Edward and I were seated on one of the couches, Edward turned to Alice who was making her way over to the recliner by me.
"So Alice. What was with all the racket that I heard coming to the door?" Edward asked, raising his eyebrows. Alice's smile faltered a bit, but if you weren't looking closely enough, you probably would not have noticed it.
"What do you mean?" She asked. "I didn't hear any noise. You should really get you're ears checked."
"No noise huh?" He asked and Alice shook her head. "So then you and Esme weren't spying on me?"
"Of course not Edward!" Alice exclaimed, but I could tell that she was lying. Edward was just about to say something when Carlisle came into the room.
"Bella. What a nice surprise to see you here." He said as he came over to us and sat down on one of the love seats.
"Hi Dr. Cullen." I said timidly. It was so strange to see him out of his work clothes and not in the hospital.
"Bella, you may call me Carlisle. Especially since we are no longer in the hospital." He said with a chuckle and I blushed. Oh, I bet that won't be the last time I'm going to be at that hospital.
"So Bella, how's Charlie doing?" He asked.
"He's doing good. He's out fishing today with some of his friends from the station." I said casually, playing with my hands. It was a little weird just sitting here talking to your doctor without him asking 'How are you feeling?'.
"Oh, that's good. I heard they've been having some trouble down in La Push, have they found anything new yet?" He asked, looking concerned.
"Um, all I know is that they've had a couple more break-ins and there was nothing important missing again. Charlie thinks it might be some of the kids playing some pranks but they don't know for sure yet."
"Well, I hope they figure it out soon." He said with a smile.
"Edward dear, why don't you show Bella around the house? Give her a tour?" Esme suggested as she came into the living room. She walked over to where Carlisle was sitting and put her hands on his shoulders, smiling brightly at Edward and I.
"That's a good idea. Would you like to see the rest of the house?" Edward turned to me and asked.
"Sure." I said. Edward smiled and pulled me up with him. He then took my hand and led me up the massive staircase.
We stopped on the first floor and he led me down the long hallway. Even though it was long, there were only four doors, two on each side of the hallway.
"This is Carlisle's study." Edward said as we came up to the first door on the right. He opened it and led me inside. I looked around at the rows and rows of books stacked on each wall of the massive room. There was a big mahogany desk in front of the giant window, with a cushy black computer chair behind it. The desk was neatly arranged and had what looked like medical records stacked on one of the corners of his desk.
"Sometimes Carlisle likes to bring his work home with him." Edward said as he saw me eyeing the folders.
"Oh." I said as I ran my fingers over the slick wood of the desk.
After admiring some of Carlisle's books, we left the study and headed back into the hallway.
"The rest of the rooms on this floor are pretty much Carlisle and Esme's bedroom and an exercise room." Edward said and led me back to the staircase. I stumbled on a step and nearly fell forwards when I felt a pair of arms encircle around my waist.
"Easy there Bella." Edward said with a chuckle as he steadied me. "You don't want to have to make another hospital visit do you?"
I blushed and shook my head. Edward chuckled and kissed my cheek before we began to walk back up the stairs with Edwards arm still around my waist.
"This is Emmett's room. But I warn you, be cautious because you never know what's hiding in here." Edward said as he opened the first door on the right side. I looked in it and gasped. There were clothes, books, papers, CD's and other things pilled on the green carpet inside. The bed, looked like someone just rolled out of it with its dark green covers and sheets halfway on the bed and halfway on the floor. There were posters of football players and sports illustrated models posted on the white walls and only one picture frame on the wall which had a picture of Emmett and Rose. I didn't even bother walking into the room since you'd probably have to find a clear path through all of the clutter.
"Oh my, it looks like a tornado came through here." I said with my eyes wide as I stared at what was supposed to be a bedroom.
Edward laughed, "Yeah. Very rarely will you see Emmett's room look actually livable. But that's only when Esme gets on his case and doesn't let Rose come over until it is cleaned."
"Wow. Rosalie actually comes in here?" I asked, still looking at the mountains of clutter.
"Not unless it's clean. She actually sides with Esme when it comes time for Emmett to clean it." He said.
"Well, I wouldn't blame her." I said. Edward laughed again and shut the door before we moved on to the next room. Before Edward could say what room it was, the door swung open revealing a bouncing Alice.
"Bella! Come in and see my room!" She said excitedly as she grabbed my hand, pulled me in and then slammed the door in Edwards's surprised face.
"Sorry Eddie. This is a private tour only." She said through the door. I heard Edward groan and I could just picture him pinching the brim of his nose while shaking his head.
"Well, what do you think?" Alice said as she moved away from me and danced over to the middle of the room with her hands out as if to say 'Tuh Dah!'
I looked around the big room, which was neater than any room I've seen so far. There was a giant bed on the right side. It had a silky vanilla cream bed cover that had a bunch of white and cream colored rose designs. The many pillows that were displayed in a neat arrangement on top, matched the bed perfectly with its white and cream color coordination. There was also a white see through laced canopy, strung up around the bed with embroidered rose designs making it look like a beautiful brides veil. The rest of the room also matched. The plush carpet was a cream color with a couple of white fluffy rugs. There were also giant cream-colored drapes that hung above and around the giant floor to sealing window. I think this is the only room in the whole house that has drapes. There were white roses on every flat surface and I was surprised to see that they were real. There was also a body length mirror in one corner of the room and on the left side was a vanity with a comfy looking cream chair and there was make-up and hair products neatly arranged on top. The white walls had pictures of art paintings and sketchings and I assumed some of them were actually art pieces done by her self. There were also a few pictures of herself with Jasper, Emmett, Rose, Edward, and Eli.
"Well?" She asked again. I stopped looking around the beautiful room to look at the owner who was bouncing up and down in anticipation.
"I think it's very elegant. Just like most of this whole house. But, I would have to say so far your room is the most beautiful." I said and smiled at my friend who began to squeal.
"I knew you would like it. Esme helped me decorate and design it. Just like she did this whole house." She said proudly.
"Esme designed this house?" I asked, stunned. This house is definitely like one I've never seen before. It looks like it should belong to a movie star on some remote island.
"Yep. She designed the whole thing herself. She's an interior and exterior designer. She gets clients from all over to see her work and get their homes or business places designed by her." She said excitedly and grabbed my hand once again. "Now, let me show you the best part."
She walked past the bathroom door to another one that had a giant sparkling star on it. She flipped on a switch and then opened it while pulling me inside. I gasped as I looked around and noticed that I was standing inside a room-sized closet. There were clothes on racks on every wall that looked like they were style and color coordinated. Above the racks, were shelves that had accessories like belts, hats, bags, and purses. Shoes were neatly placed around the room on the floor and looked like they were also style and color coordinated. There were high heels up against one wall, flats and sandals on another, and boots and stylish looking shoes on the other.
"Alice, this looks like a whole boutique!" I said as I looked around while Alice stood there smiling.
"I know. Trust me, if I had my own house, I'd have one room the size of my own room for just clothes and another one for my shoes." She said with a bell like giggle. I looked at her like she was crazy.
"What?" She asked.
"Alice. You worry me sometimes." I said as I turned around and walked out of the room – I mean closet.
Alice just laughed as she closed the door and flicked the switch off. "Well, at least you know you can come to me and find whatever style clothes imaginable."
There was a loud knock on the door and Edwards's annoyed voice soon followed, "Alice! Can I please have my girlfriend back?"
Alice rolled her eyes, "Fine Mr. I can't be without my girlfriend for one single minute! She'll be right out!"
I laughed, "I'll see you later Alice."
"Yep, I'm going to call Jasper and everyone else in a few to let them know what's going on. Tonight is going to be so much fun!" She squealed and clasped her hands together.
"All right Alice." I said and opened the door. Edward was leaning on the wall a crossed from it and smiled his crooked grin once he saw me. I shut the door behind me, smiling back.
"Alice didn't torture you in there did she?" He joked.
"No." I said. "She just gave me the tour of her room and her own personal boutique."
"Well, now it's time for my personal tour of my room." He said as he grabbed my hand and led me to the last room on the left side. He opened the door and pulled me along with him, shutting the door behind us.
I looked around and noticed that unlike Emmett and Alice's room, his room had two ceiling to floor windows since it was a corner one. He had a large bed up against one of the walls on the left side of the room. It had a golden bed cover with white pillows and one small gold one in the center. The headboard was a dark mahogany color that had intricate designs carved into it. The carpet was a topaz golden color with specks of white and black. Over by one of the windows, was a black leather couch with gold pillows on it. I turned around and noticed that the wall by the door was covered with CDs. There had to be about a thousand of them! Maybe even more!
"Holy crow, that's a lot of CD's." I said as I stared at the library of music in awe.
Edward chuckled, "Like Alice gets carried away with clothes, I get carried away with music."
"I can see that." I said as I walked over to the wall of CD's and began to look at them. I couldn't believe that I recognized almost all of them. "You have a good collection."
"Thank you." Edward said from behind me. He just stood there watching me as I looked at most of the tittles of his CD's. I came up to the last stack when I noticed that they were burned CD's. I pulled one out and read the title, My Recordings #4: Debussy.
"What's this one?" I asked as I turned around and handed it to him. He looked down at it and smiled.
"This is some recordings that I did of myself playing some work by Debussy. Clair De Lune is on here." He said. Wait minute, recordings that he does himself? Does that mean…
"So, you play the piano?" I asked. Oh my, that probably sounded so stupid right now.
"Yes I do." He said as he began to walk over to put the CD back.
"Wait." I said. He stopped and turned around and I hesitantly asked, "Can we listen to it?"
"Sure, if you want to." He said.
"Yes, I want to." He smiled and walked over to his stereo and placed the CD inside. While he was getting it set up to play, I walked over to his couch and sat down. Soon, the room was filled with a beautiful melody and Edward came and sat down beside me. I listened to the music for a while. It was absolutely beautiful. I couldn't believe Edward didn't tell me he could play.
"This is really good. How come you never told me you played?" I asked. He took one of my hands and began to rub soft soothing circles in the center of my palm.
"I don't know. It's just something I don't tell a lot of people." He said as he stared down at our hands. "The only ones who know that I can play are my family, Jasper, Rose, Eli, Brandon, and now you."
"Why? You play beautifully Edward. This should be something you would want to tell people. You have an amazing talent and I bet people love what you play." I said as I turned my body more to face him and he did the same.
"I don't know." He said as he looked up at me. I almost gasped when I realized he was blushing. Edward Cullen blushing? Oh my, I made Edward blush? Holy crow alert the media! "What are you thinking?"
I snapped my eyes back to him and noticed he was staring at me in question with a slight grin on his face.
"Oh, nothing. Just that I noticed you are actually blushing." I said with a smug smile.
"What? Am I not allowed to blush?" He asked, raising one of his eyebrows making his face look adorable.
"I'm not saying you are not allowed to. It's just, I don't think I have ever seen you blush before." I said.
"Well, it isn't my fault that I don't blush at every little thing like you do." He said, and chuckled at my glare. "I bet I can make you blush by just staring at you."
I looked at him, this time with my eyebrow raised. Well, he can make me blush by just looking a me. But what look is he panning on using?
That's when I mentally slapped myself for thinking that question. Edward turned his body so he was facing mine more, while his eyes never left my face. I looked at his eyes and noticed how intense he was staring at me. As soon as he caught my eyes, his green eyes bore into mine, locking me there in their powerful gaze. Suddenly, his eyes shown passion, pure passion as he gazed at me while his hand still rubbed circles in my palm. His gaze made me want to leap at him from where I was sitting and lock something other than our eyes. And I knew if he didn't break his gaze soon, he was going to be smothered by my lips. I felt my cheeks start to warm and saw a grin appear on his face. I jumped up from my seat, breaking our eye contact and walked over to his bed trying to catch my breath.
"Okay, you win." I said breathlessly. I turned around and plopped down on his bed. I looked over at Edward and was shocked to see him with his face in his hands and his shoulders shaking. What the? Did I make him cry? Why was he crying?
"Edward…" I began as I stood up. But, I was cut off by him taking his hands away form his face and then letting out a loud laugh. He was laughing?
"You should…you should have seen your face!" He said while still laughing. I looked at him shocked. Why was he laughing at me? I huffed and plopped back down on the bed with my arms crossed while I stared out the window, waiting for his hysteric laughter to end.
"Sorry. It was just too comical. But, I told you I could make you blush by just staring at you." He said smugly. I felt the bed weigh down slightly on the other side of me. "Bella, you aren't mad are you?"
I turned and looked at Edward to glare at him, but it immediately softened when I saw the worried expression on his face.
"No Edward. I'm not mad. I just hate how you effect me sometimes." I said as I unfolded my arms and clasped my hands together on my lap.
"What do you mean?" He asked as he scooted closer to me.
"I don't know. You just have this effect on me. Like how you just looked at me right now, I almost lost control of myself. Sometimes you make me feel like I'm falling apart. By just one look you give me, I can feel so weak and strong at the same time. And when I look at you, I notice I don't effect you in anyway." I said as I stared down at my hands. I suddenly felt Edward clasp his fingers around my chin to pull my eyes up to meet his blazing ones.
"Isabella. You have no idea how much you effect me. When I look into your eyes, I get scared sometimes because I feel like yours can read every single thing that's inside of me. When you smile, I feel like I could melt. When you laugh, I feel like I am in the presence of an angel. When you cry, I feel like tearing my heart out because I never like seeing such a beautiful angel like you cry. And when you blush, God I love it when you blush. Especially when it's because of me. I can't help but feel amazed that I am the one to make such a beautiful thing happen." He said as he stroked my cheek lightly. Of course, I blushed once again, but I smiled when Edward grinned crookedly "See. Beautiful."
Edward and I sat on his bed talking for a while and listening to more of Edwards CD's, when I noticed a picture on his bed stand. I crawled over to it and picked it up to get a better look at it. I saw a boy; about the age of twelve with short bronze hair, a crooked smile, and green eyes staring happily back at me. I could tell immediately it was Edward. A woman with long wavy brown hair and green eyes was standing behind him and had her arms wrapped around younger Edwards shoulders. Her beautiful smile was displayed across her angelic face as she gazed down lovingly at Edward. A man stood to the right of them with his arm around the woman. He also had short bronze hair that was a little lighter than Edwards. His eyes were a honey brown and he was smiling crookedly at the beautiful woman next to him. I gasped when I realized that they must be his biological parents.
"That was the last group photo I took with them." Edward said from behind me. I sat up and turned back to Edward who was staring at the photo in my hands. I crawled over to him and sat back down in front of him.
"They were your parents?" I asked as I stared down at the picture.
"Yep." He said as he also stared at the photo.
"Your mother was absolutely beautiful. I can tell you have her eyes." I said with a smile and looked up to be met with the same colored eyes as the woman's. I was glad to see that he was smiling. "And, you've got most of your dads looks. Like your hair, your nose, and your smile."
"Thank you. You would have loved my mother. She's almost like Esme, the way she's caring and loving. I know my mother would have loved you the moment I introduced you two. My dad would have like you as well. Especially since you are also into literature and music. He would have sat you down and talked and talked about books and composers for hours." He said as he reached for the picture.
I smiled and handed it to him, "What were their names?"
"My father's name was Robert Anthony Masen and my mother's name was Elleanor Nadine Masen." Edward said as he stared down it.
"It must have been hard for you to adapt to Carlisle and Esme." I said as I watched him continue to stare lovingly at the picture.
"It did for a while especially since I could not get over the fact that my parent's were actually gone. But after a couple of years, I finally started to adjust." He said as he got up from the bed and walked over to his nightstand. He looked at the picture one last time before setting it down. He came back over taking his seat across from me on the bed. "Esme and Carlisle made it easy for me to adjust though. They did not pressure me to except them as my new parents and they gave me my space when I needed it."
"That's good." I said as I looked down at my hands. "I don't even want to imagine how hard it must be to go through something like that."
Edward got up from the bed and walked over to one of his windows. He placed both hands on the glass, as he stared out at the massive trees and forest surrounding the Cullen's home.
"You know, I don't think I ever told you how much I hate the rain." He said as he traced a trail of water as it ran down the window. "It's not because of how it makes this boring town even more boring, and you never really get to see the sun, but because it took them away from me."
I gulped the lump that began to form in the base of my throat. His voice sounded so broken as he stood there staring out of the window. I got up from the bed and walked up slowly behind him. I didn't know exactly what to do, but I did the first thing that came to mind. I wrapped my arms around his waist and laid my head down on his back as I held him from behind. I felt him lean gently into me as he took his arms and wrapped them around mine that were gently holding him in place.
"Tell me what happened." I said in a whisper. I knew they were in a car accident, but Eli didn't exactly tell me how it happened. He took a deep breath before he started.
"My mom and dad were on there way home from the movies." He began softly. "It was raining that night, like most nights here, and they were driving down the highway when a car driving opposite of them, swerved out of there lane and crashed into their car. My parent's car lost control and slammed into the railing of the Hood Canal Bridge. It sent them over the edge and into the river below." He said and took another deep breathe before continuing.
"I was at home with my next door neighbor when we got the call. It was really late and we were starting to worry so I figured it was my mom calling to tell us that they would be home soon. But when my neighbor came into the room with tears in her eyes, I knew something bad had happened to them. I just got up, grabbed my coat, and headed out the door with her and she drove me to the hospital. Carlisle was the first person to great me and tell me what had happened. That the other driver's car lost control because of the rain and my dad couldn't gain control of theirs because of it also. After my parent's had finally passed, I learned that the other driver survived. I was so mad at the time that I almost went into his hospital room and suffocated him with his pillow. But, I started to realize that it wasn't his fault. That could have been anyone, hell that could have been my parents that lost control of their car and crashed into someone else killing them instead. So, I went to his room, not to kill him, but to say that I wasn't mad and that I held no grudge against him."
"Oh my…I am so sorry Edward." I said softly as I held him tighter. I felt tears well up in my eyes and threaten to fall over as I pictured what Edward had just told me. I couldn't believe that something so horrible could happen to someone like him. Why did bad things always have to happen to good people? Edward did not deserve this one bit, no one did. I can't even imagine what would happen if I ever lost Renee or Charlie. I don't think I could just sit around with people I didn't know, acting like they were my family and things were going to be fine. But, this just shows how strong Edward is. How caring he can be towards others, even though his first thoughts meant to kill them, but I don't think I could have gone to the guy who killed my parent's and told him that I forgave him. I don't think I could even face him.
"It's okay Bella." He said as he turned his self around in my arms. "I am thankful that I had someone like Carlisle to be there for me. He really made there passing a lot easier than if I had to do it all alone. And once he and Esme took me in, I began to see how much they really cared for me."
"I am glad that you had someone like Carlisle there with you too. I am sure I wouldn't be looking at the same Edward as I am right now." I said. He smiled and put his arms around my waist, pulling me into an affectionate hug.
"Thank you Bella." He whispered in my ear.
"For what?" I asked confused. What on earth did I do?
"Thank you for listening to me. You are the first person I've told about what happened to my parent's and you listened to me without looking at me with pity in your eyes. Everywhere I go I still get pitied looks from people who know what happen. And most who do know, only know from others who have heard from Carlisle and Esme. Brandon, Eli, Jasper, and Rose all know because of Emmett and Alice. They don't look at me like that often, but I can still see it in their eyes sometimes when they don't realize that they are doing it." He said. He pulled away slightly to look at my face. "But what I see in your eyes, is completely different from everyone else I know."
"Oh, and what do you see in my eyes?" I asked as I looked up at his sparkling green ones. He smiled crookedly down at me as he took his hands and cupped my face gently.
"I think you have to figure that out on your own." He said and leaned down to kiss my cheek. Okay, I am confused. What did he mean by that?
"Why can't you tell me?" I asked when he pulled away.
"I want you to realize it on your own without me pointing it out. And when that day comes, I'll be waiting to hear it from you." He said and pulled away completely to grab my hand. I made a pouty face at both the loss of contact and him not telling me what he saw in my eyes. He chuckled, "Come on. I have one last room I would like to show you."
"Okay." I said and smiled as he began to pull me towards the door. Once we were out of his room, Edward closed the door and walked across the way to the door opposite of his. Okay, that was a short trip.
"This is the music room." He said as he opened the door. He led me in and shut it quietly behind him as I looked around the room. It was the same size and style as Edwards, except it had musical instruments. There was a black grand piano over by the far right corner of the room with a couch and a couple of chairs by it. There were also a few guitars on stands and a drum set was occupying the left corner of the room. I could also see a violin and a harp and also some equipment like amps and recorders.
"Wow, it looks like your whole family can make up your own band." I said.
Edward chuckled, "Well, we kind of already did that."
I looked at him in question and he chuckled again, "Alice plays the drums, Emmett plays the guitar, Carlisle plays the violin, and Esme plays the harp while I play the piano. We aren't that good together, we just like to have a little family bonding time and when we do, we do it through music."
I laughed as I pictured the Cullen family having a jam session together. But I realized the instruments seemed to fit each of there personas. Alice was like the drums, they both had a rhythm and beat that went to their own tune. The guitar and it's hi and lows fit Emmett and the way his personality could be so gentle yet so courageous. The way the violin could be so graceful, charming, and melodic suited Carlisle perfectly. And Esme was like a beautiful sounding harp; they were both heavenly sweet and lovely while Edward was definitely like a piano. How sweet and beautiful but yet bold and daring the composition could sound, suited Edward elegantly.
"Would you like to hear something that I wrote for my mother after she died?" He asked.
I smiled, "I would love to Edward." He smiled back and then led me over to the piano. He sat down on the bench and then pulled me down to sit next to him, letting go of my hand so he could use it to play.
I sat and watched as he placed his hands over the white keys, and then began to play a soft melodic tune. It sounded so mournful and sad, that it brought tears to my eyes. I could literally feel his sorrowful memories of his mother as he played the song that he wrote especially for her. Towards the end though, it seemed to pick up into more of a cheerful tune as I realized this must be the part where he forgave what happened to her and didn't blame anyone as he remember the good memories of her. It was just like the way he had told me about her. The way his eyes lit up when he spoke of her, and the way they darkly clouded over when he talked about the accident.
"That was lovely Edward. I am sure she would love what you have written for her." I said as I looked up at him after he had finished. He turned back to me and smiled.
"I have one more I would like to play for you that I wrote especially for you." He said as he stared deeply at me. "I began to write it when I got home that day when I first saw you at school. I just recently was able to finish it."
"You wrote something for me?" I asked, shocked. I have never had anyone write anything for me.
"Yes. Would you like to hear it?" He asked, looking at me hopeful.
"Of course." I said. He smiled and placed his hands over the keys again.
Soon, the room was filled with a haunting melody. I listened as it started off in a sort of sad disheartened tone. "This was when I thought you didn't like me when I over heard you talking to Mrs. Cope." He explained.
"And this, was when I started to realize I was falling in love you and you wanted to be with me." He said gently and I listened as the music picked up into a more lovely and fast hearted tone. I closed my eyes and let the music take over me. I felt as if I was floating from my seat as I heard the beautiful comforting sound that the angel was playing next to me. It felt and sounded like a lullaby. My own personal lullaby that was written especially for me.
As the music came to an end, I opened my eyes and felt tears slip from my eyes and slowly cascade down my cheeks. I hadn't even realized that I had been crying. I was about to reach up to wipe them away, when Edward gently took my face in his hands and tenderly wiped away the tears.
"Are you okay?" He asked in alarm. I looked up to be met by concerned green orbs.
"I'm fine Edward. Thank you, that was very beautiful." I said and smiled.
He smiled crookedly back at me, "I am glad that you like it."
He then leaned down slowly and captured my lips affectionately with his. I still don't think I will ever get over the fact that this angel, that was currently taking my breath away, actually loves me. I have to be the most luckiest girl on the planet. I didn't deserve him or is love, but I knew he really did care for me and I have never had anyone in my life care about me as much as he does. I love the way he makes me feel. I love being around him, being able to hear his voice and see his piercing green eyes looking deeply into mine. I love the way he smiled at me and how he knew I liked it. I loved the way he held me in his arms and would hum softly or whisper to me. And god did I love how he kissed me. The way he would start it out sweet but then turn it into a fiery passion made me want nothing more to be permanently glued to him. And I now knew what he was talking about seeing in my eyes that I had yet to notice. I am irrevocably falling in love with him.
AN: Well? What did you all think? Do you think it was too soon for her to realize that she is falling in love with him or is this the perfect time? Well…let me know what you think and what you thought about the chapter. I was going to try and fit in ALL of her day at the Cullen's into one chapter, but as you can see, I got a little carried away. Lol, when don't I? Anyways, next chapter will be the rest of Bella's experience at the Cullen's. And this mostly means their movie night that Alice had planned. Well my peeps, please leave me some reviews and let me know what you thought! Hopefully I will get the next chapter up soon.
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