She Rocks My World

80's Rocker, Edward Cullen, is the frontman for the enormously popular band, Cullen.

He's every woman's dream; handsome, wealthy, and talented, but the elusive rocker has something to hide until an overwhelmingly gifted, doe-eyed beauty steals his heart at first sight and sound.

A/N: My queen is back at full speed.. This is beta'd.

Chapter 25: Bella's Turn

BPOV

With his beautiful green eyes looking up at me with so much sincerity, Edward gets down on one knee with a small velvet box in his hands.

It finally occurs to me that he's proposing, and I stand here in shock, shaking all over.

His pleading eyes beg for an answer, and something in me clicks, and I get it together.

I give the most radiant smile I can muster and grab the mic. "Wow. This amazing man wants to marry me. Wow. I can't tell you how much this means to me, how much I love him, and for how very long. So, Edward …"

I help him up and have him sit on the stool. "It's my turn."

He sits without any hesitation and waits patiently for my response.

I grab my acoustic guitar, place the strap over my head and do a quick check, tuning my strings and staring into his eyes. "This is for you." I stand at the mic. "This is a short song, but it answers the question."

I play the intro and sing:

BELLA

I NEVER…

"The first time I saw you

Was a picture on her desk.

I knew then I loved you

Said nothing about the rest.

I never said

I never thought

That you would want me, too.

I never knew

I never got

That my dream would come true.

Here you are on your knee

And asking me for my hand

This is surreal to me

Because I now understand.

You have always been a dream

I thought it wouldn't come true.

I saw you every day

Telling me you loved me too.

We're meant to be.

We're meant to see,

We're In this world together.

We're meant to know

We're meant to show

It will be forever.

I will say yes.

I do say yes."

I smile and mouth to him, a 'yes'.

Edward leaps off the chair, grabbing my cheeks and kissing me.

My head spins with overwhelming dizziness as if we are circling in a revolving door. There is no one or anything but him at this moment. I tune out all the surroundings and fall into his side. He picks me up and turns us around, stops at the mic and shouts, "She said, YES!"

The crowd roars. People stand and cheer, jumping up and down clapping and hooting.

Edward places the ring on my finger, as tears run down my cheeks. We say, "I love you', and Ria and Bitsy hug us both, bouncing. Jasper and Emmett close in, while Barry and Garrett play a beat. Danny whines his strings.

Emmett breaks clear and shouts, "Battle. "Who are you challenging, Bella?"

I shout, "It will always be, G Man!"

"Yeah, you come and get me, OT!" Garrett pounds out a roll over his toms and shouts, "Always the sacrificial lamb!"

Barry gets up from his stool and gestures for me to sit. "Go get him, Bella."

I shout, "More like a lamb chop!" I grab Barry's sticks and duplicate Garrett's rolls then, throw in a few accents.

Garrett retaliates with my accents, twirling his sticks and rapidly kicking the pedals of his bass and high hat.

I do the same with a repetitive cadence building in speed and sound.

Whistles fill the air and shouts hoot out my name, "Bella. Bella."

"Sure, sure, take the side of the lady." Garrett pouts.

Danny answers, "She's no lady. Well, I meant, not on the drums." He blushes.

Everyone laughs.

I quicken the drum roll, hit the cymbals and then, roll on the high hat, speeding up my movements. The arena is silent except for my playing. I hit the bass in single beats, roll out over all my toms and throw the sticks in the air. Standing, I raise my hands and place them on my hips with an attitude of victory.

Garrett stands, bows to me and encourages the crowd into a roar. He turns and gives me a wink.

EPOV

I … AM … IN … AWE.

She amazes me. I think she always will. I'm so full of myself thinking I could surprise her with a song and she turns around and does the same.

Emmett wraps his arm around my shoulder and yells, "Man, she's loved you all this time."

I look at my brother, and he beams from being happy for me. So, I hug him.

He hugs me harder. "I'm so fucking happy for you, Edward. She's your equal."

I shake my head. "Oh, she has me beat, Em."

And from the wings, I see Alice run to Bella. They have this girlie discussion with their hands waving, rolling eyes, and balling tears.

Alice cries.

Bella cries.

I start to move toward them, and Emmett holds me back.

"You don't want to do that, bro. They're in girlie mode. You can't interrupt their moment." He nods his head with raised eyebrows.

Jasper adds, "Yeah, man, you know Alice. She'll belt you one."

The crowd begins to get a little 're over all this frou-frou love stuff and want some music. I grab the mic. "Hey, we need to get this show back on track. You wanna hear some music?"

The crowd responds with 'Hell yeahs', and stomping feet.

"I guess we'd better get down to business."

Jasper plays the intro, Garrett sits back on his stool, Emmett's bass thumps the scales and I start to sing with a raspy, hard voice,

"It's time for Cullen to play.

Swan, you gotta be on your way."

She walks over to me, plants a sloppy kiss on my lips and skips off the stage with the rest of the band following while holding Ali's hand.

"Give it up for Swan and my sister, Ali," I croon into the mic.

The band aids clear the extra equipment. Emmett jokes with the crowd. Jasper and I sign some autographs in the front. Then, we get down to business.

Jasper plays the intro to 'Kiss Me Baby', and I have no intention of kissing anyone but Bella. She remains in the wings watching. All this time, I finally see Jen, our assistant, and she gives me her hardass look, but winks. After our last show, I don't know where she has been, Ali does, but I'm glad she's here.

When it's time to kiss a babe, I give Jen a sign, and she pushes Bella on stage. I remove my strap from my guitar and slowly move my one arm around Bella's waist.

She remains perfectly still, as I continue to sing and pull her closer to me. Gripping her leg, I caress her thigh and run my free hand over her skirt and slowly peck her lips. She follows my pattern and hums to each pucker.

The crowd whistles and urges me on.

After one decent, slow kiss, I rub her side, kiss her nose, and she walks stage right next to Jen. We finish the song and blends into the next.

We own the crowd.

Jasper plays his solo on his knees center stage, leaning back and feeling every note on his face with me singing behind him. When he finishes, I jump from Garrett's stand leaping into the air with a perfect split over Jasper settling down in front of him.

We perform for over two and a half hours.

I feel great. I'm not tired. It's the first time in a long time I can say that.

We play two more songs, say goodnight, and head for the dressing rooms. I want to shower, eat and see my lady.

BPOV

Once the guys do their finale, Jen and I head backstage. We find Christie, Kate, and Ali placing platters and bowls of food on two long tables draped in Cullen and Swan colors.

As I walk into the room, I reach for a carrot, and Christie grabs my hand. "Oh, Bella, it's lovely. Edward really found the right ring for you." She hugs me. "I'm happy for you both."

"Thanks, Christie."

"It was great sitting in the lounge. They have a large screen hooked up to the concert. Kate and I were able to watch everything."

Kate excitedly says, "The opener was amazing. When you floated down to the stage, I held my breath."

Jen sarcastically kids, "Yeah, you and Edward should get married like that. You on one side and he the other. Man, the crowd would go crazy."

I shake my head. "Well, maybe for a performance, but I'd rather keep the wedding small … private."

"Of course, you do," Christie agrees, "It's a personal moment."

Jen turns to Kate. "Well, if Garrett catches wind of that, he'll want a bazaar wedding."

Kate blushes. "We're nowhere near that stage."

"Oh, yeah? Not the way he was talking. He couldn't wait to tell me all about you when I walked through the door," Jen explains.

"Really?"

"Oh, Honey, he's hooked. And since he told me, he wants it known. All the guys know I don't keep their secrets," Jan admits.

I joke, "Remind me never to tell you anything."

Jen shakes her head. "Believe me, you're as tight as a drum with hiding shit. No one knew you had a song for Edward."

I laugh. "I wrote that song years ago. Ali doesn't know it."

"Damn straight. She never let on she had a thing for Edward," Ali complains. "And I'm her best friend."

I put my head down. "I never thought he would want me."

Edward walks in at that moment. "When I saw you run up to Rose on the stage in Port Angeles, I knew you were something. Then, you sang." He shrugs.

"Two boobs. If you spoke up, this would have happened sooner." Ali waves her arms around.

"No, it happened the way it was supposed to, Ali. We needed time together."

"Speaking of together, are you riding on the Cullen bus?" Edward asks.

Christy quickly answers, "She sure is. I'm not going with the flatulent twosome."

Kate frowns. "Where are they?"

Edward grins. "They went to Taco Bell. It's less that an hour to Olympia." He smiles at Jen. "Glad you're back."

"But there's plenty of food here," Christie declares.

"You don't know those two. They bought food for the trip."

"Well, I'm glad I'm on the Swan bus."

"They are pretty rank," Ali laughs.

Jasper stands at the door. "The mechanic is checking out the buses. So, I booked us a few rooms for the night, and we can head out in the morning." He smiles at Jen. "Glad you're back." She nods.

Ali wraps her arms around his neck. "Oh good ... We won't be stuck between the crossfire."

Jasper stares at her. "Am I supposed to understand that?"

"Em and G bought Taco Bell."

We watch as Jasper's lightbulb goes on. "Awwwww."

A/N: So, the opener was a hit… And Bella really surprised them all.

A/N: Also, I have joined "Babies at the Border"... Authors (as of now, 104) from different Fandoms have come together with the help of Jeannie Boom and Consuelo Hernandez to help the families that have been separated at the border. This is not political. It's about human rights and decency. Check out the FB page to get all the details. Go donate or sign up to write and get the compilation.

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My story is 'Once Upon a Time: The Cullen Faeries Tales'. The first chapter. Yes, it will continue.

And I have a second story: 'The Cop and the Psychic'. Also, to be continued.