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Chapter 14

BPOV:

I had been lost in my own thoughts and didn't even notice Edward had arrived at our little meeting place until I heard the scraping noise of the chair being pulled along the cement. I looked up into his beautiful green eyes, and smiled. "Hey there."

Edward returned my smile as he sat in the chair he had just pulled out from under the table. "Hello." He said softly in his musical voice, I almost melted into a puddle. I couldn't pull my eyes from him as I noticed the sun brought out the beautiful colors in his hair, red and bronze tones. It was definitely not like anything I'd ever seen before.

The waitress came along and gave us two menus to look at along with two glasses of water. I flipped through the menu, stealing glances at Edward. He didn't notice I was looking at him though, and a smile began to creep on my face.

I immediately realized I enjoyed spending time with Edward, he was starting to make me forget about walls, pain, and Jacob Black.

But I wasn't taking those walls down completely, not just yet. I might have lowered them, but it was still a pretty far climb.

I looked back at my menu, knowing the waitress would soon be coming back to take our orders.

EPOV:

I saw Bella peeking at me from behind her menu, and I thought it was pretty damn cute. Luckily, I had my menu in front of my face to hide my very large grin. The waitress stopped back at our table and took our orders and our menus, my only form of protection.

I took a sip of my water, not believing just how nervous I was. "Bella, I was wondering.." I paused for a moment, and she looked up at me with those beautiful chocolate-brown eyes. "I was wondering, if you would like to go on a little hiking trip on Saturday after you are done working?" I wasn't going to give away all the details of the day I was planning out in my head.

BPOV:

Edward caught me by surprise when he asked about Saturday; it also made me a bit apprehensive. Not that I didn't want to spend time with him, but I was nervous about us spending a Saturday together. It was like a whole different ball game in terms of commitment, at least in my little world of Bella and her walls.

"S…su..sure." I stuttered. I HAD to get over my fear. "I should be done working by 2, and can be ready to head out around 3, is that ok?"

Edward nodded his approval, "I'll pick you up at 3 then. Wear some good sturdy shoes, too. Oh, and bring a change of clothes for dinner." He winked at me, "That's all the information I am giving you."

I smiled at him; the walls inched a tad bit lower. "Ok. I am looking forward to it." I was interrupted by the waitress bringing us our lunches.

I secretly wondered what Edward had planned for our little date on Saturday. Did I just use the 'D' word? I almost choked on my salad, and ended up having to take a huge sip of water. Edward eyed me suspiciously.

EPOV:

I watched Bella out of the corner of my eye, wishing I knew what was running through her mind. She wasn't like anyone else I had ever met before. She was such a breath of fresh air.

The other girls I dated were like a carbon copy of each other. They seemed to want one thing, a fucking diamond ring on their finger. Most of them would start dropping hints after only about 8 months, while a few of them lasted a whole year.

I wasn't ready for the commitment.

That's why the only one who managed to make it 2 years decided she wasn't waiting and ran off with someone who promised to get her that shiny rock on her left hand.

Last I heard he drained her bank account, and then took off never to be heard from again. Served you right, you stupid bitch.

I snapped back into reality and noticed Bella was talking to me. "I asked you how your sandwich was. Edward, are you ok?"

Oh crap, you look like an idiot! "Yeah, sorry Bella. Just kind of day dreaming." I managed to let out a chuckle, hoping to fool her. "The sandwich is great though." I took a sip of my water, trying not to let my cheeks burn red with embarrassment.

BPOV:

Edward was acting a little funny there for a second, walls raised a tad bit higher. I was being over-cautious and I knew it. Maybe his weirdness was just him being the same way, that's when I realized I didn't know much about his past relationships.

He pretty much knew my entire bad romance novel with Jake.

I would ask him on Saturday, it was only fair right? I'll show you my wounds, if you show me yours kind of thing.

I finished my salad just as Edward finished his sandwich and soup, then I checked my cell phone to see what time it was. 12:50. Wow. I had just enough time to make it back to the office, not that it mattered.

Nobody would notice anyway.

We stood up from our seats at the little round table. "Well, guess it's time to head back to the grind." Edward said as he threw some money down on the table. I nodded; deep down inside of me I dreaded this part.

EPOV:

I was about to test my boundaries with Bella.

It was time to say goodbye and I didn't think a little hug would be inappropriate. "I'll call you on Saturday when I am on my way."

She nodded in agreement, crossing her arms. Was she avoiding the inevitable?

I didn't care; I wanted her to know I liked her. I more than liked her, but I wanted to be slow and gentle with her. I knew the horrible crazy shit she's been through. I inched closer to her, and pulled her close.

She smelled sooooo good. I could smell the scent of strawberries in her hair which was now right under my chin.

I wrapped my arms around her waist, she uncrossed her arms. It was awkward at first.

She hugged me back.

I kept the hug short and sweet, even though I really didn't want to. When I pulled back, I saw a smile quickly disappear from Bella's face as her expression suddenly became serious again. "I'm looking forward to Saturday, Edward." She nervously waved to me and turned quickly scampering out of sight on her way back to work.

My inner self was doing a little dance.

BPOV:

I had to get out of there, my cheeks were blazing red. I had not expected that, not at all. Once I got around the corner where I knew Edward could no longer see me, my pace slowed down.

My breathing was heavy. It wasn't from my brisk walk, either.

Edward was making me feel things I hadn't felt in a really long time. Not since Jake. This was better than how Jake ever made me feel, even in the beginning of our relationship.

I gulped, the walls inched lower.

I quickly headed back to my office to get the afternoon over. I was going to have to get Alice to go shopping with me tonight; I needed a hiking outfit. I sent her a text, Can you come over tonight?

My mind wasn't on my work, at all. I stared at my phone. Sure thing, See you at 6. Alice's reply calmed me down, just a little bit.

The rest of the afternoon dragged. My eyes constantly checking out the clock in the bottom right hand corner of my computer screen, the minutes passed like days. I was never happier to see 5 o'clock roll around.

Jumping into my truck I checked my cell phone one last time, and headed towards home. I still felt like I was going to jump out of my skin.

When I pulled up to my apartment I almost kept on going, there was that fucking ugly Volkswagen Rabbit sitting there. The eyes on the figure inside bore deep into my soul.

A/N – I am trying to perfect my writing, thanks to suggestions. I ran this chapter through a grammar checker and it gave me some suggestions, however it was just a freebie online one so I don't know how good it is. I am going to look into purchasing some software to help me with my writing, so please keep the suggestions coming! Thanks to all those who have been reading Coffee Girl!!