A/N: Happy Saturday. Well as promised here is the next chapter. It's a longer one to make up for all the short one's I've been giving. I just want to say thank you to all of my reviewers! You all make me smile so much! This chapter we get to see a little more of romantic Edward. I know it seems a little weird since he used to be a player, but remember he's trying to change. Poor Bella doesn't stand a chance, I mean who wouldn't want a hot sexy rocker Edward to take you on a romantic surprise…okay I've said enough. I wrote this chapter to Secondhand Serenade's End , but you can listen to whatever peaceful music you want. I'll post it on my playlist though.

BPOV-

I woke up before the alarm the next morning. The first thing I recognized was that the bus was still moving. Where we going again? Oh that's right we were going to Denver. I had never been to the mountains before. I had always lived on the coast and I know that the mountains in Washington got high, but not like they were in Denver. It was the mile high city after all. I just hoped that I didn't get sick or too lightheaded to sing. I rolled over and realized something that wasn't there anymore. Edward wasn't there anymore. I was becoming used to falling asleep with Edward. I had worried that the constant movement of the bus would keep me awake but in Edwards arms I slept soundly and always woke up fully rested. It was just another sign that…whatever it is that we're doing…was a good thing. I wasn't exactly sure what to call it. We had been on a date, but were we dating? I'm not sure if I wanted to put a label on it yet. Right now I would just enjoy it.

I used my other senses to try and find Edward. I could smell him on the pillow next to me, but as I reached out my arm there wasn't anything but empty sheets. I smelled the air again. Other than the powerful scent that was Edward there was something else, something that smelled Sundays at the house. I listened to see if I could make any sense of these puzzle pieces.

I heard someone out in the other part of the bus. I heard a beeping indicating someone was using the microwave. Someone was cooking. I smiled. Edward was cooking. I had heard from more than one reliable source that Edward wasn't much use in the kitchen, except for breakfast. He could cook a mean egg from what Emmett had told me. And as the familiar sent of Bacon reached me I decided that it was time for me to wake up. I went to the bathroom to run a brush though my hair and then I headed out to where Edward was. When I left the bedroom he wasn't in the kitchen anymore he was seated on the loveseat facing away from me playing on my acoustic guitar scribbling in a spiral notebook.

He was writing. He had told me that he hadn't written anything in a long time. I stood there watching him for a few minutes. This was a part of Edward that I hadn't seen yet. His shoulders slumped, his head tilted to one side as he tried to figure out the right melody. Just then the microwave beeped. I jumped and Edward turned catching me looking at him. It only took a few seconds before a smile spread across his face. He got up and set the guitar aside and walked over to where I was standing.

"Good morning, beautiful." He said.

"Good morning." I said blushing. "What are you up to out here?"

"Well I was going to surprise you with breakfast, but you're awake. It's not much of a surprise now." I had been referring more to the writing, but I didn't want to pry.

"That doesn't matter. What are we having?" I asked turning my attention to the kitchen.

He led me away from the kitchen to sit at the little eating area. "You'll see in a minute." He said as he walked away. When he came back he had with him what looked like my favorite Omelet with Bacon and toast. "What do you want to drink? Orange juice or Milk?" He asked as he sat the plates down and walked away to the refrigerator.

"Orange juice please." I said over my shoulder. "You didn't have to do all of this you know." I said as he poured our juice and walked them over to the table.

"I know." He said sitting down across from me. "But I wanted to."

"Thank you." I said eyeing my omelet.

"I asked Alice." He said in explanation and I laughed. "I do my research."

"Really?" I asked as I cut into my omelet.

"Yes." He said with a smile. I thought about that as we ate in comfortable silence. When we were done I got up to do the dishes. "Bella, sit down please."

"Edward. You cooked the least I could do is clean up."

"I made the mess I'll clean it up." He said taking the plate from my hand.

"Edward…" I started to argue again but he cut me off with a look.

"Why don't you go get dressed and I'll clean up." He hedged.

"Why do I need to get dressed? We aren't having practice today and the show isn't until tomorrow. There is nothing that I can't do in my sweats today."

"Well I don't know about that." He said in a tone that made me raise an eyebrow. He smiled and continued. "Breakfast was just the beginning of what I have planned today."

"Edward…"

"No. No arguing. Go and change."

I wasn't really arguing because I was opposed to going somewhere just that I didn't know where I was going. "Where are we going?" I asked.

"I can't tell you. That is a secret."

I hated secrets, and I wasn't too happy with surprises either, but being in the music business made that mute. "Well then how am I supposed to know what to wear?"

"Good point." He mused. "Dress warmly. It is early."

I huffed giving up on the possibility of getting more information out of him and went to the closet to grab some clothes. I pulled out a pair of flat tan boots, dark jeans, and a white sweater and threw them on the bed. Where would we be going this early in the morning? I had no idea what Edward had planned. Secrets made me nervous. I liked to know what I was getting myself into. Only the fact that I knew Edward wouldn't let anything hurt me gave enough reassurance. I tucked my pants legs into the boots and stood.

We were pulling into the parking lot of the stadium when I walked out of the bedroom all dressed and with the minimal makeup applied and hair fully tamed. We were early getting to the concert location. Not very much but still early. I walked over to where my bag was on the back of a chair and slung it over my shoulder and put my sunglasses on the top of my head. I wouldn't need them yet since the sun wasn't even up, but if we were going to go somewhere where the public would be sunglasses were a must. Edward had asked Alice what my favorite Omelet was, did he also tell her where we were going. If he did how could she not tell me? I thought about it. If Alice had known, she must have approved of this entire scheme, because she would have vetoed it immediately or at least would have told me so that I could be prepared. I must have still looked unconvinced as I turned back toward him. "Bella…you'll like this. I promise." I sighed and nodded.

He grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the door of the bus just after it had stopped. To my surprise Nessie was already there. I was surprised since it was only about 5:15. I wonder how long she's been here. What really caught my attention was she was getting out of a car. It was a rental, a nice nondescript black SUV with Colorado plates. She smiled at me like she was trying to hold back a laugh and turned to Edward. It didn't escape my notice that she handed Edward something along with the keys but I couldn't tell what it was.

"Thanks for this." He said as he tucked whatever it was in his pocket.

"No problem." She said. "It's my job after all. Everything's just as you wanted it." She said turning to me. "Have fun."

"Will you tell me what's going on?" I asked her.

"Not a chance." She said smiling back.

"Hey don't you work for me? I seem to remember signing your paycheck." I replied hotly. Nessie didn't do anything but smiled and wave as Edward led me to the passenger side of the car and opened the door for me. Once he had me tucked away he rushed to his side of the car. He sure was in a hurry. I wonder what he had up his sleeve that he had to have Nessie's help. Not only that was I the only one who wasn't in on this secret? Nessie knew, that meant that Jake knew, and Alice. My so called best friends! I expected him to turn on the car and speed away but he turned to me.

"I have one more thing." He said as he dug into his pocket and held out what I assumed Nessie had handed him. It was a thick black cloth.

"A blindfold?" I scoffed. "You take your secrets seriously don't you?" I grumbled.

"Please?" He said looking me right into my eyes. Shoot he was starting to figure out the effect that had on me. I couldn't look away and I gave in, like he knew I would. After the blindfold was securely tied around my eyes, then he sped away. After about ten minutes of driving, a lot of it I noticed was uphill. I wondered idly where we were when he pulled over and stopped. "Thank god." He said and I heard him open his door and get out of the car. A second later he was opening my door and helping me out of the car. He took both hands in mine "I won't let you get hurt Bella I promise." Edward assured me as I clung to him.

Being without sight was an enlightening experience. It was really heightened the other senses. The air where we were was crisp and clear, lighter. I couldn't hear the sounds of the city anymore. I couldn't hear anything. It was peacefully quiet, not stifling. Edward pulled me along for a few feet and then he stopped and dropped my hands. I could hear him moving away. The gentle sound of his clothing rustling was all that I heard. A moment later I felt his warmth behind me, followed by the pressure of his hands on my arms. "Can I take this off now?" I asked quietly, not wanting to break the silence, but annoyance was starting to kick in.

"Yes." He said quietly and I reached up and slid the blindfold from my eyes. I had no words for what I saw before me. I stood there open mouthed looking for words to describe it. We had been going uphill. We had been going up a mountain to be precise. We were at a lookout point somewhere. It was a view overlooking the east and in front of us stretched miles of mountains. The sky around them was glowing. Then I saw it, peeking out in between two large mountains was the sun. It was exposing the landscape before us. The tops of the mountains were spotted with white, from early fall snowfall. The valley bellow was still lush and green. It almost sparkled as sun began to catch the early morning dew still heavy on the grass. I sagged against Edward as I took it in. He wrapped his arms around me instinctively. "Well…" Edward said after a few moments.

"Edward…this is just…perfect." I finished lamely. I felt him chuckle once from behind me.

"I'm glad." He said. "What do you think of the mountains?"

"They're beautiful. I could look at them all day."

"Good. We've got a lot to see."

"What?"

"We have a lot of mountains to cover today."

"This is what we're doing all day?" I asked turning in his arms to face him.

"This is what we're doing today." He smiled down at me. "If that's okay?" He continued without giving me time to respond. "I've got the cameras in the back of the SUV. I've got hats in the car for both of us. It's going to be a little tricky, but I figured we could play tourist today…"

"Edward." I interrupted his tirade. "Edward. I would like nothing more than play tourist with you. It will be good practice for us." I said biting my lip and smiling back at him.

"Good." He said. He was nervous that I wouldn't like this? What else would I do? Go shopping with Alice? Please the thought almost made me want to shudder.

We spent the entire day in the national park. By some miracle we managed to pass through throngs of tourists un-noticed. We spent the day taking pictures of each other we even managed to get some pictures taken together at the end of the day by some elderly tourist at one overlook. Edward had stepped back to get a picture of me when the elderly gentleman came up with is wife. "Why don't you let me take it young man?" the man said causing Edward to turn in surprise. "Go join her son." He said as Edward handed him the Camera and thanked him. He came over to me and we looked around. We were the only ones there so we took off our hats and our sunglasses and held them while we took the picture. Edward came to me and wrapped his arms around me from behind much like he did this morning.

The old man took one and I turned my head up and Edward looked down at me. A moment later the couple came over to us and handed us the camera. We in turn took theirs with both their camera and ours. We had donned the glasses and ball caps after the photo, but we lingered to talk for a while. It was nice too, to talk to someone who didn't know us. They were an adorable couple. I wanted what they had. After sixty years of marriage and still hopelessly in love. I doubted that would ever happen to me.

"Don't that say my dear." The woman said beside me. Edward was walking behind us with the gentleman. I hadn't realized I had spoken out loud. The woman smiled. "I thought the same thing before I met Jimmy. We met here and fell in love on these mountains and I never even saw it coming. He was a stubborn man, but when you love someone you see past all flaws. I'm sure you understand dear. I bet your feelings to your young man are no different. And I can see that he loves you."

I flushed at what she said. "He…" I stumbled through my words. "He doesn't…I mean he can't…"

"My dear. He does. He may not know it yet." She continued. "But he does. Jimmy! Let's go and rest please." She called to her husband.

"Coming Ethel." Her husband said coming up and giving him his arm. "Are you ready for dinner my dear?" He asked her and they walked away.

Dinner. That reminded me that I hadn't eaten since Edward and I stopped to get a sandwich about noon. I looked at my watch it was nearing five. As if on cue my stomach growled. Edward chuckled. "Do you think you can handle one more surprise?" he asked.

"There's more?" I asked disbelieving. "Edward you've already given me the best day ever."

"This part of the surprise involves food…" he offered.

I laughed as my stomach growled again. "I guess in that case I could handle more surprise." Edward laughed and we headed back to the car. He started the SUV and I took off my hat and threw it in the backseat. "What no blindfold this time?" I asked sarcastically.

"No. Not this time." He said with a smile as we headed westward out of the park. Edward seemed to know where he was going. I wondered how long he had planned this.

"I suppose it would be pointless to ask where we are going now." I said after a few moments.

Edward continued westward for a while longer and then he turned off the main road into a residential area. The sign out front had said Mountian Paisible. If I remembered anything from high school French it was that that translated into peaceful mountain. After what I had seen today I couldn't agree more and we were indeed climbing into the mountains once again as the sun was moving across the sky getting closer to the western horizon. We drove for a few miles until we pulled to a beautifully situated cabin that was a good deal away from the others. It was perfectly situated onto the mountainside. Edward pulled to a stop in the drive. "Here? This is where we're going?" I asked him as he nodded and got out of the car. I stepped out in awe of the house in front of me. He grabbed my hand and led me up the steps to the door.

We had to climb a good number of them to get to the height that the house made up. He dropped my hand to reach into his pocket and pull out a silver key and push the door open. Inside was as beautiful as outside. The door opened into a gorgeous open room. To the right was a beautiful homey living room. The furniture was what you would expect in a cabin like this, but it didn't seem like a hotel. It seemed worn, lived on. There was a fire burning in the stone hearth that was the centerpiece of the room. To the right was a rustic modern kitchen, which seemed like an oxymoron until I saw this. It was a perfect combination of new modern appliances, dark granite and stained wood. There was a distinct smell of garlic emitting from the oven. I turned and cocked an eyebrow at Edward who was sanding watching me. "Well?" He asked.

"It's lovely…" I said. "Why are we here?"

"For dinner." He said as he led me through the kitchen to a glass sliding door. It led to a porch that was situated facing the west. I was concerned at first. The house was on the side of the mountain, but then I realized that it was a resort and so was completely sturdy and when I looked up from my feet I didn't care.

There was a small round table set up for a dinner for two. On top of the white table cloth was a beautiful dinner set complete with wine glasses already full and silver candlesticks. There was a bowl of Garlic Bread on the table along with a bowl of salad in front of each chair. Then when I looked past the table and saw the view. There was no other building in sight only the mountains and the sun edging closer to them. Edward led me to a chair and pulled it out for me to sit. I ducked my head to hide my blush and sat down. Edward had outdone himself with this.

"What exactly is this place?" I asked as we began to eat.

"Well this is the cabin that my parents rent. They usually come up once every ski season. They used to bring Emmett and I before we grew up and moved out." We ate in comfortable silence, only speaking when we felt the desire. After we finished our salads Edward disappeared with the bowls and returned with a pan of fresh Lasagna.

"How…" I started but was cut off by Edwards nonchalant shrug.

"It's nice to be a rock star." He said with a grin. I chuckled once at his remark and tasted the lasagna. It was fabulous. When we had finished that he cleared the plates once again and I took my recently refilled wine glass to the banister. If I had thought that seeing the mountains this morning was beautiful then there were no possible words to describe what I was seeing now. The sun was beginning to set behind the snowcapped mountains. The sky was a range of colors. The sky directly above beginning to darken to the shade of the night sky, with stars just beginning to become noticeable while the rest of the sky was a kaleidoscope of Reds, yellow and oranges, the sun itself becoming a darkening shade between them all. I heard the shutter of a camera and turned to see Edward in the doorway. "I'm sorry." He said setting the camera aside I hadn't realized he had brought it in with him. "You were just so beautiful I wanted to remember that moment forever." I chuckled. "Why do you always do that?"

"Do what?"

"Deny your beauty." I rolled my eyes and turned back to the sunset. A minute later Edward joined me.

"You know…with everything you have done today I would say that you are trying to impress me Mr. Cullen." I said taking a sip of my wine.

"Is it working?"

"That depends…are you trying to impress me?" I asked grinning.

"Very much so." He replied leaning in toward me slightly.

"Then it might be working." I said smiling into my wine glass. I leaned back into Edward's embrace. There relaxing in his arms I thought about everything. I thought about what Ethel had said earlier. Could Edward really love me? Surely not. But here in his arms I knew that he felt something. I knew I felt something. I smiled at the thought that I was even here in his arms. "Who would have thought?" I mused mostly to myself.

"What?" Edward asked leaning forward to rest chin on my shoulder.

"That one of Hollywood's most illustrious players, went through all of this to impress little ol' me." I looked over at him.

"I told you Bella…I…You mean so much…" His face was strained as he searched for the words. His brows knit together.

I leaned and kissed Edward full on the mouth cutting him off. I turned to face him and set my wine glass down on the table. After a moment my hands started moving from his face of their own accord. They buried in his hair. Making fists and grabbing fistfuls and pulling him closer to me. One of his hands slipped to the small of my back straining to force us closer together, the other was in my hair as well griping and pulling and producing the strangest mixture of pain and pleasure. The need for air made it impossible to continue kissing him and I pulled away. "I didn't mean to make you think…" I paused. Trying to speak while still winded was not an easy task. "Edward." I continued after catching my breath. "Today was the most romantic dates I've ever been on. Thank you. It was beyond perfect."

"I'm glad." He said running his hands down the side of my face his eyes still slightly a darker shade.

I tried to pull further away from him to put some distance between us before either of us did something we might regret, but he wasn't having any of that. He pulled me back to how we were before, with my back to his chest. "I would like to know how you pulled all of this off."

"Well…Nessie was big help, and then the people from the resort helped set everything up here…and Alice knew about the dinner part of the evening. She's the one who suggested the Italian food…" He explained.

"Well it was beyond perfect from start to finish." I said smiling up at him. He leaned down and kissed me lightly. "I should probably warn you though." I said with fake concerned look on my face as I pulled away.

"About?" He asked obviously slightly worried.

"I doubt Emmett and Jasper will be very happy when they hear about this." I said gesturing around to the splendor that was the date that we had just had.

"Why is that?" Edward asked obviously more amused now.

"Because once I tell the girls about this, those boys will seriously have to step up their game." I felt the vibrations of his deep chuckle.

He kissed the side of my neck and murmured, "You are amazing" into my neck and I closed my eyes I never wanted to lose this feeling. Not ever. Even if I didn't know exactly what it was.

End Notes: Okay there it was. Was it a good enough surprise? I hope it lived up to your expectations. This chapter was really fun to write so tell me what you think.