DISCLAIMER: As always, I do not own Twilight or any of the characters, they belong to SM.
Chapter 14 – First Date
BPOV
The days leading up to my date with Edward passed by quickly. Before I knew it Friday had arrived. I was nervous because although Edward and I had spent a good deal of time together, this was the first actual date I had gone on and I didn't want to mess it up. Rosalie was coming over to help me get ready so at least I shouldn't have to worry about how I look.
I looked at the clock beside my bed and noted that Rosalie should be here any moment to help "beautify" me as she put it. Just as the thought crossed my mind the doorbell rang. I knew Charlie was home so I didn't worry too much about running downstairs to answer the door. As I stood there staring into my closet I heard footsteps on the stairs. Without turning I said, "hey Rose, thanks for coming over to help me."
"Your welcome," Rose replied.
Then I heard a throat clear so I turned around and was surprised to see Alice standing there in the doorway.
"I hope it was alright that I came with Rose," she said while looking at her feet.
"It's fine Alice. Actually, I can use all the help I can get." I told her with a smile. I had decided that I needed to give Alice another shot because if I didn't want to be judged by people then I shouldn't judge them either.
To say it was a little awkward at first would be an understatement, but all too soon the three of us were in a little routine as Alice did my makeup and Rose did my hair. While they were helping me get ready for my date we kept the conversation light and on inconsequential things.
Although I tried to not let it show, my nerves were obviously showing through. "Bella, you need to calm down. Everything is going to go great," Rose told me.
"I just don't know. What if I say something stupid and he realizes that he made a mistake in asking me out?"
"Of course he didn't make a mistake in asking you out. You two are great together." Alice told me.
"You are just saying that. He could do so much better than me and I'm bound to screw it up and he is going to realize it," I said in a panicked tone.
Rose came over and stood in front of me. She took my shoulders and made me look at her. "Bella, you obviously don't see yourself very clearly. Edward is head over heels for you. There is nobody better suited for him," she told me firmly.
"Bella, Rose is right. Edward lights up when you are around. I haven't seen my brother this happy in a long time and I have you to thank for that."
I knew at that point it would futile to argue with them so I decided to tuck my fears away and try not to let them get the best of me. "Thanks guys. You guys are great." I told them honestly. "So how do I look?"
They both got huge smiles on their faces as they both exclaimed, "you look beautiful."
"Edward won't know what hit him," Alice told me.
As soon as those words left her mouth the doorbell rang. I knew Charlie liked Edward but I didn't want to leave them alone together for too long. I could only imagine if Charlie decided to go all protective parent on Edward.
As the girls and I left my bedroom and started downstairs Alice stopped me. "Bella, you are going to have a wonderful time tonight. You deserve to be happy. I'm sorry I haven't been a better friend lately and I hope that we can maybe work on fixing that," she told me.
"Alice I would like nothing more than to work on our friendship," I responded honestly. I missed Alice and I didn't feel right knowing that she is the only person in our little group that I wasn't very close too. I promised her that we would get together sometime this weekend to talk. She gave me a hug before we walked downstairs so I could meet up with Edward.
As I came around the corner at the bottom of the stairs my breath hitched in my throat. Edward stood there just gaping at me in his dark denim jeans and button up shirt. There were no words for how gorgeous he looked. When he looked in my eyes his face broke out in a grin and I honestly believed he thought I looked good.
"Wow Bella, you look beautiful," he told me.
"Thank you. You look good as well," I told him.
"Thanks. So are you ready to go?" Edward asked me as he held my coat out for me.
"Yeah. Goodnight Dad," I told Charlie as Edward and I left.
Edward opened the passenger door for me and helped me into his car. After I was safely tucked in the passenger seat he went around to the driver's side and got into the car. The drive was quiet while we listened to music. Edward wouldn't tell me where he was taking me because he said he wanted it to be a surprise. All he would tell me was that we were going to Port Angeles.
When we got to Port Angeles Edward took us to the Italian Bistro that had recently opened. We walked in and Edward told the hostess that we had a reservation under Cullen. We were taken to a small table overlooking the boardwalk. Edward, ever the gentleman, pulled my chair out for me. We sat there while we were looking over the menu before the waitress came over to take our orders.
"I would like the fettuccine alfredo and a glass of tea please," I informed the waitress.
"I would like the ravioli and a Coke please," Edward said.
When the waitress walked away Edward reached over the table and took my hand. "Thank you for coming out with me. I have wanted to ask you out for a while now but I was afraid you would say no."
I felt the heat rising in my cheeks because he had no way of knowing just how much I liked him. I gave him a smile and continued to hold his hand on the table.
"Have I told you how beautiful you look?"
"Yes, but thank you anyway. It is all Rose and Alice's doing," I told him.
"They may have helped do your hair, but the beauty is all you Bella."
I didn't know what to say but I just nodded and looked down at the table. We talked about school while we waited for our food to arrive. Once the food arrived we once again fell into a comfortable silence as we both enjoyed our dinner. When we had finished eating the waitress came and asked if we wanted dessert. We both declined and Edward asked for the check.
I didn't want to be presumptuous so when the check arrived I went to grab my purse but Edward stopped me. "Dinner is on me beautiful." After he paid the bill we got up to leave.
"So what are we doing now?" I asked hm.
"I have one more surprise for you," he said as he led me away from where he had parked. We walked along the pier for a while before we came to the auditorium. There was a bit sign announcing the Port Angeles Symphony.
I gasped. "Are we going to the symphony?"
"Yes we are. I thought you would enjoy it. Is that okay?" Edward asked with some worry in his voice.
"It is more than okay." Before I could think too much about what I was going to do I stood up on my tiptoes and gave him a kiss. Immediately after I gave him a kiss I started to panic that I just ruined the lovely night we were having. Before my panic could get the best of me Edward took his hand and put it behind my neck pulling me back to him and returning the kiss.
Edward pulled away after he kissed me. "We better get inside before we miss the show," he said with a smile. Edward took my hand and we entered the auditorium hand in hand.
Edward and I held hands all through the concert. Before too long the concert was over and it was time to get ready to head home. The night had gotten colder while we were inside and I shivered as we walked back to his car. Edward noticed my shiver and took his jacket off and placed it over my shoulders.
"Thank you," I told him quietly as we continued to walk hand in hand.
When we got back to the car Edward stopped me before I could get into the car. He pulled me to him and tipped my chin up so that I was looking into his emerald eyes. "You have no idea what tonight has meant to me." He told me.
"If it meant half as much to you as it did to me then I think I might," I responded quietly. The next thing I knew Edward was once again pulling me into a tender kiss. We stood there in the cold kissing for a few minutes before I felt Edward run his tongue across my bottom lip asking for entrance. Instead of panicking and over thinking the situation I did what felt right and granted him entrance. I moved my arms and wound my hands through Edward's hair as he brought me closer to him and our kiss got deeper. All too soon he pulled away because we both needed air to breathe.
After he pulled away I shivered, not from the cold but from the wonderful feeling I had from our kiss. Misinterpreting my shiver, Edward said, "we should get going. I don't want you to get sick." He gave me another soft kiss before opening the door and getting me settled in the car.
After Edward got in the car he reached over and grabbed my hand and held it with his on the gearshift. We lapsed into a peaceful silence as we drove back toward Forks. When we got back to town Edward drove us back to my house. Charlie was working tonight so he wasn't home when we got there. Edward parked the car and turned toward me.
"Thank you so much for going out with me Bella. I had a wonderful time tonight," he said as he leaned over the center console toward me. He took his hand and placed it behind my neck pulling me toward him. He kissed me gently. I wanted more so I sought entrance with my tongue, which he readily granted. As our kiss deepened, Edward's hands moved from the back of my neck down my back as he pulled me closer to him. We stayed locked in our embrace as we both continued fighting for dominance with our tongues.
I moved my head to side so I could get some air in my lungs. As I was working on getting air Edward continued to kiss along my jaw and then moved down to my neck. We remained this way for a while before it started to get cold in the car. When I started to shiver Edward pulled away. We got out of the car and Edward walked me to the door.
Once at the door Edward once again pulled me toward him for a gentle kiss. "I could kiss you forever Bella," he told me as he gazed into my eyes.
I blushed and tried to look away but he held my chin so I couldn't. "You have no idea how much you mean to me and how beautiful you are," he said as I blushed.
"Thank you. Not only for the compliment but also for tonight. I had a wonderful time."
"There is nothing to thank me for. I am just telling you the truth. Actually, Bella there is something I would like to ask you," he said nervously.
"Anything."
"Bella, will you be my girlfriend?"
Never in my wildest dreams had I ever thought that Edward liked me the same way that I liked him but I couldn't hide how happy his question made me. "Of course I will," I told him shyly.
His face lit up with a smile at my answer. He once again bent down and gave me a chaste kiss before he told me I should probably go inside before I got sick.
"I will give you a call tomorrow and maybe we can get together." He said as he pulled away.
"I would like that."
"Night Bella"
"Night Edward."
I watched as Edward drove off before I locked up and headed toward my bedroom. I was on cloud nine as I moved around my room getting ready for bed. I couldn't imagine that my life would be as wonderful as it is when I moved here from Phoenix. I was hopefully on my way to mending my relationship with Alice. I had made some great new friends. But most of all I was dating Edward Cullen.
As I got into bed I knew that one thing was for sure. I was falling in love with Edward. My dreams were filled with dreams of Edward that night.
EPOV
I couldn't believe that Bella agreed to be my girlfriend. I was telling the truth when I said I had wanted to ask her out for a while. I was just too chickenshit. I was afraid that her inability to trust people would make her question my motives so I bided my time before I finally got the nerve to ask her out and I am kind of glad that I did wait.
Waiting to have our first date allowed me to be able to get to know Bella better and plan a special night that I might not have been able to plan if we had our first date sooner. Since we have been spending time getting to know one another I knew that she would enjoy the symphony tonight and that allowed us to have a more intimate first date.
I had been nervous about kissing her, but when she initiated the first kiss before the symphony I was doing internal fist pumps. If she was willing to initiate the kiss then that must mean that she had some feelings for me, right. My suspicions were confirmed when we got into a heated make out session when we got back to the car. It was all I could do to pull away when she started to shiver. I didn't want her to get sick so I reluctantly brought us back to Forks.
Then when we were in front of her house, I was never so glad for Charlie to have to work the night shift. Kissing my girl had quickly become my favorite pastime tonight. My girl. I liked the sound of that. When I was with Bella I wanted to hold her close and never let her go, but unfortunately I had to pull away tonight, but not without her agreeing to be my girlfriend.
I got back to my house, still lost in my thoughts. I walked in and immediately went up to my room. I was so lost in my memories of the night that I didn't notice Alice follow me up to my room. I started to gather my stuff to get ready for bed when I heard a throat clear behind me.
I turned around and was surprised to see Alice there. "Hey Alice. I didn't see you there."
"Yeah I gathered that. So I take it the date went well," she said with a smile on her face as she followed me into my room.
"It was wonderful," I responded truthfully.
"I'm glad to hear that."
"Yeah, I also asked her to be my girlfriend and she said yes." I told Alice as I recalled my night.
"That's great. You guys are really great together."
"Thanks Alice. It means a lot to me that you support me in this. I know you and Bella haven't gotten along the best lately but I really like her." I said sincerely.
"Yeah, we haven't gotten along the best but I know that I am mainly at fault for that and I am going to fix that," she told me.
"I noticed you were over there with Rose when I picked Bella up tonight. How did that go?"
"It went pretty well. She and I are going to try and get together to talk about things. I really want to fix my friendship with her. Seeing her with you guys shows me how much I am missing and I want to get to know Bella for who she is now."
"I'm sure that you guys will be able to repair your friendship." I told her.
"Thanks Edward. That means a lot to me." Alice told me before she turned to leave my room.
After Alice left I found myself thinking about Bella and how much fun I had tonight. I cared so much for her that I never wanted to see her hurt and I would do whatever I can to protect her. I couldn't imagine my life without Bella in it and I was starting to believe that she felt the same way for me. I couldn't wait to talk to Bella again. As I drifted off to sleep my dreams were filled with Bella.
The next morning I woke up in a great mood. I was still on my high from last night and I couldn't wait to get a chance to spend more time with Bella this weekend. I looked at the clock and knew that it was probably too early to call Bella so I got dressed and went downstairs to grab some breakfast.
As I entered the kitchen I was met with the wonderful smell of muffins. Mom had made muffins this morning and that only helped to bolster my mood. "Morning Mom," I said as I gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Someone is in a good mood today. I take it the date went well."
"The date was wonderful. We went to dinner and then went to the symphony." I told her.
"It sounds like a wonderful time," she told me.
I just nodded and sat down to eat breakfast. We sat together in companionable silence. Before long I heard the front door open and Emmett and Jasper came into the house.
"Hey Edward. We were wondering if you wanted to come play football. A bunch of us guys are going to play since the girls are busy." Jasper called.
I knew I wanted to spend time with Bella, but I didn't want to force myself on her. "Um, sure. I just need to make a call first." I told him.
I escaped to my room so I could grab my cell phone and call Bella. She answered on the third ring.
"Hello."
"Hey Beautiful. How are you this morning?"
"Hey handsome. I am doing pretty good. How are you?" she asked me.
"I'm doing pretty good. I just wanted to call and see how you are. The guys came over and they wanted to play football but I wanted to call you first." I told her.
"That sounds like fun," she said. "I think I am going to get together with Alice for a little bit today."
"That's good to hear. I just wanted to see if maybe you wanted to get together later."
"Sure, just give me a call and we will see what works for you," she responded.
"Okay beautiful. Have fun with Alice. I will definitely talk to you later." I told her before we said our goodbyes.
I made my way back downstairs to find Emmett and Jasper devouring muffins in the kitchen. I gave my mom a hug before we left to go play some football. I didn't tell the guys but I really just couldn't wait to get back so I could spend more time with Bella.