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I opened the door and there stood Edward, looking like something out of a romance novel. I took one look at him and my brain turned into mush. He was wearing dark wash jeans with gray v-neck sweater that hugged every single muscle on his god given body. His hair, well I didn't think he could even do anything with it but that's okay, because I was hoping my hands would be tangled up in that glorious mess tonight. See what I mean by my brain turning into mush. Just two minutes ago I was a doubting, over thinking mess, now I just wanted to pounce on him.

I stepped out cautiously so I wouldn't fall again, like this morning. My jaw still hurts like hell from my attempt at eating the floor.

"Good evening, Bella," Edward greeted me.

Swoon.

"Hi," I whispered, unable to come up with something more to say.

Really that's all you can say, Swan?

"You look very beautiful tonight," Edward said as I locked my front door.

My heart stuttered a little and my face began to burn. I thanked the good lord above that I was not looking at him right then. I was sure I would've died of embarrassment.

"Well, thank you. You look quite dapper yourself, I might add," I responded, looking up at him through my lashes.

Dapper? Good evening? Really, where the hell were we in the early 1900's?

We turned and headed out towards Edward's car. I could feel Edward's hand on the small of my back. Did it make me weird to want to glue his hand there forever? Yeah… that did sound kind of sick.

The car ride went better than I thought it would. He opened the door for me, and waited for me to get situated. No one had ever done that for me before. Who said chivalry was dead? On the way to the restaurant we chatted about our day.

We arrived about fifteen minutes later to a little ma and pop's place. In Forks, the places of eatery were limited. I have been here before though, but I always ate alone, like a loser. Now, all that was thrown out the window because I was here with Edward!

He pulled my chair out for me. I felt like jumping up and down and shout at the world that I was in love. Wait did I just say love? All because he pulled my chair out for me and opened my car door? I might have to ponder that thought later. Just in case I go and blab it to Edward.

Now that would be embarrassing.

Once we were seated, our drink order taken, Edward wasted no time in starting a conversation.

"So, I drove Tanya to the airport this morning. I made sure she got on the plane and I watched it fly away." He said with a grin on his face, he was proud of himself.

I just smiled back at him.

"I'm so sorry for the things she said last night, Bella. She should've never called you those things." It was sweet of him to worry about it, but I honestly had completely forgotten about it.

"It was really not a problem, Edward. I have been called worse in my twenty-seven years of existence. What Tanya said or did last night really hasn't even crossed my mind today." That was because I was too busy thinking of you all day.

"I will be honest though, I am happy to see her gone and I hope she stays away."

"So do I Bella, you have no idea how much I want her to stay away," Edward said. That made me feel a ton better, he was seriously done with her.

After that Edward told me more about his relationship with Tanya. They met on the east coast while he was attending school. She was a "want to be" model. They dated for a while. Later in the relationship, they decided to move to California so Tanya could "model" and then Edward was given the opportunity to work in a fantastic hospital. He made it very clear to me that after the first year of their relationship everything was more about convenience than anything else.

I didn't ask him to elaborate, that was just something I didn't want to know. He moved back to Forks because he missed his family and wanted to somewhat settle down. He was also hoping that Tanya would break things off, but she stuck with it, until he had just had enough and sent her packing.

Halleluiah!

I was happy he shared those things with me. How many times had my days been consumed with thoughts of Edward wanting someone that looked or acted like Tanya? One too many to count, and in the end it turned out he really wasn't that into her.

Then the inevitable happened.

"So Bella, what about you, do you have any crazy ex's I need to worry about?" he asked with a chuckle.

Okay, so now I was confused. I didn't come out and ask him about his past relationships. Was this something you would talk about on a real first date? What do I say? "Yeah, no crazy ex's here! Actually, you don't even have to worry about anything of that matter. Why? Because I've always had been a shy hermit." Did he not want us to continue with whatever it is we had? You didn't ask about crazy exes if you didn't want to be with the person right? Ugh, I wish Alice was here!

"Yeah…um no, you don't have to worry about that. So tell me about your parents." With that, the crazy ex conversation was safely closed.

"My parents? They are great. Well, you already know I work with my dad. He's getting older and would like to retire sooner than later. Although, I think that was my mom's doing more than it was his. I look up to my dad. He taught me everything I know. Seeing him in his profession, the dedication he has for it, and the compassion he has for the people he treats, made me want to follow in his footsteps." He was smiling as he was speaking, which made my heart flutter.

"My mom, she's wonderful. Very warm, kind and just a great woman. She's always there for you when you need her. She did a lot of volunteering as I grew up. So, taking care of her volunteering and me were her first priority. Currently, she has wanted to travel more so that's why she wants my dad to retire. I know you'll love her when you meet her, and vice versa."

Wow, he wants me to meet his parents already?

"What about your parents? I don't think you have ever told me about them." Oh, here we go again, now I have to talk about them.

"Well, my dad is a cop and my mom is currently unemployed. They aren't together any more. The divorced when I was younger. They live in Seattle, that's actually where Alice, Rose and I grew up. We moved here shortly after we were done with school." That was easy enough and I switched it around to talk about us girls moving to Forks.

Good job, Bella.

"What made you choose Forks? I know it's not the most glamorous part of Washington State." He chuckled. Ugh how I love that laugh.

That got me started on how the girls and I took a road trip to "find ourselves", we stumbled upon Forks and decided to stay. It was a small town and completely different from the streets of Seattle. Don't get me wrong I loved Seattle, but it was nice living in a small town.

"Shortly after we got here Rose and Alice found their soul mates and we all kind of just settled." I exhaled loudly after I got that one out.

"So you didn't find your soul mate?" Edward hinted.

"I don't believe in that stuff," After I said that, Edwards face kind of fell. I had to remedy that right away.

"But I am starting to think otherwise," Was that a good enough hint for him or was it too much?

He just smiled and went about eating his food. After that we talked more about our favorite things. He asked me question after question about little insignificant things. It was nice. I have never had a conversation like this with anyone. No one had ever wanted to know what my favorite color was, or my car, or even flower. It was nice to finally have some interested in all those little mundane things.

Even thought I thought my answers were kind of boring, Edward listened and looked curious as to what each answer would be. It was fun to learn that his favorite kind of food was macaroni and cheese –not the home made one- the kind from a box.

Also, he liked to have one day a week in which he could just relax and read in peace. He didn't seem to be the type to rush, rush, rush; he seemed more of the lay back and enjoyed the scenery type.

We sat in our booth for two and a half hours. And yes I did label it our booth. They should make a plaque for that shit. We talked about anything and everything. The wait staff was starting to shoot daggers our way so we decided to call it a night. Plus, the both of us had to get up early in the morning.

The car ride home was silent. But it was a comfortable silence. We didn't feel the need to fill the time with useless conversation. He walked me to my door like the gentleman he was and held my hand the entire time. I was in heaven. Our entwined hands felt like they were made for each other, fitting perfectly in place.

Once we got to my door, we just stood there, starting at each other. I hoped he would kiss me. I mean he kissed me goodbye this morning, he should kiss me goodnight. It was only the right thing to do, was I wrong?

"I had a very nice evening tonight, Edward. Thank you." I said with as much sincerity as I could muster. I didn't want to sound like some schoolgirl that was totally in love him. There we go again with the love word! Two kisses, a night of cuddling and one date does not constitute as love!

"So did I. Thank you for coming with me and answering all my questions," He said with that smirk. It was the kind of smirk that would make me do anything he asked for.

Again, we were just standing there looking at each other.

Ah, screw it.

I leaned in and gave him a chaste kiss on the lips, gave him a smile and turned to unlock my door.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Edward. Sweet dreams."

Hell, I knew I'd be having sweet dreams, well I didn't know if you could call them sweet. I was confident he will be in tomorrow for coffee. And I was sure we'll be having dinner again tomorrow night. Suddenly, I loved this newfound confidence. I knew once I shut that door though, my stupid brain won't shut up and I'll over analyze every single little detail. But for now, I was happy being on cloud nine.

I sneaked a peek at Edward and saw that he was smiling.

"Sweet dreams, Bella," Edward said as he walked backwards off my porch.

Yeah, one thing for sure I knew. I was falling in love with Edward Cullen and my life would never be the same again.

so b and e seem to be getting a little further along in their relationship! yay! i wonder what next chapter will bring! leave me some love or hate which ever you prefer. both are welcome. have a great weekend everyone!