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Word Prompt: Travel

"Edward," I stated as calmly as I could manage, but he didn't reply, instead he parked, got out, and opened my door like the gentleman. To me, he seemed to be acting a little too calmly since homicidal thoughts were now flowing in my head.

"Yeah, I know," he started as a man walked out of the building and towards us. "But, I promise you'll like it." Before I could say anything, I was interrupted.

"Hi, can I help you?" the man greeted us with a smile. You could tell he was looking at us up and down to decide if we were potential customers or not. His eyes made me feel uncomfortable.

"I'm here to pick up my wife's new car. I spoke with George earlier," Edward explained, as recognition showed on the man's face.

"You must be Mr. Cullen, I'm George Williams. It's a pleasure to meet you." He stuck his hand out as Edward shook it, all the while I stayed at Edward's side smiling…fuming, but smiling pleasantly. "You to, Mrs. Cullen. Your car is waiting just over here," he explained as he pointed towards the other side of the lot.

"Bella," Esme said into the phone in a low voice, "I will never tell you how to run your marriage, nor will I ever tell you it's not okay to be angry if Edward does something that warrants those emotions. But, I can tell you, that in our world appearances are everything. If you're angry or upset, handle it privately. You never know whose watching or who you'll bump into.

"I have gone to many events with Carlisle seething inside, but presented myself as the happiest, loving wife you'd ever see. He still knew how I felt, but we handled the issues later in an appropriate setting. Unless it's a serious issue that's worth leaving over, like cheating or abuse, which I am confident would never happen with my son, save it. Don't let him get away with it, but choose your audience. Does that make sense?"

Esme's words of advice flew through my head as I nodded at George. Despite my smile and hand holding, I felt nothing but hurt as I was lead to the other side of the lot to find a car I knew nothing about. Looking around, I figured Edward would have gone with something expensive and flashy and everything I wasn't, but then we rounded the corner and I started laughing…actually laughing.

George and Edward both looked at me oddly as I inspected the new car I stood in front of. It was definitely new, and I doubted it even had ten miles on it, but it was a Nissan. I looked around at the sea of Lexus' and wondered where in the hell it had come from?

"It's not a Sentra," Edward explained, "but, it is a Nissan Altima. I looked at both and the Altima had more space with a better safety rating, but I compared it to the Maxima and figured you'd kill me over that. You said blue was your favorite color, and it is new, but it just means I don't have to pay for a warranty. I wanted to surprise you, and…"

"It's…" I walked over to the hood and touched the vehicle that had been my dream since I was in high school. Of course, I never figured I'd see the day where I owned a Nissan anything, let alone a new one, because you needed a truck where I was from. Everyone drove trucks, but here, and now, I had what was once out of my grasps and…

I turned around and beamed at Edward. I was still slightly annoyed that he sprung this on me, and I still wanted to know how the hell a Lexus' dealer was selling us a Nissan, but I was thankful. He made me thankful to have gotten the chance to choose someone who cared about me and listened to me. He could have gotten me anything, but he got me my Nissan.

"I love you," I whispered against his lips, though I had to stand on the tips of my toes to reach him. "Thank you."

"Told you," Edward gloated to George as I narrowed my eyes. "He tried to convince me you'd like something a little more." Edward raised his hand around the lot. "Well, more, and I told him if I came back with a Lexus you'd be a very rich widow after I was killed."

"That's true," I agreed as Edward mocked being hurt.

The sales guy laughed while we walked away to finish up the necessary paper. An hour later, I was standing in front of my car with the key in hand.

"Meet you at home?" I asked Edward as I turned towards him. His eyes were gazing at me with an odd expression, "What?"

"You said home," he relayed, "It's always been the condo, or our place, but never home."

"You're so sentimental," I mused more to distract myself from crying. "I love you."

"As I love you, Mrs. Cullen." There was a lightness to Edward's voice that made me heat up from the inside. "I'll meet you at home, and then we can discuss dinner."

"Yes, dinner," I replied with a sigh as the missing puzzle pieces for Edward's gift finally clicked in my head. Now, I just had to figure out how far I needed to travel to find it.

So, Bella gets her Nissan-those are nice, we looked at them before I bought my Lancer...I prefer Sports Car even though I have 2 car seats in the back. LOL Tonight you'll also be getting Edward's birthday-anyone wanna guess what Bella is going to buy? Or, how Esme's advice came up in conversation? Society status or not, it's good advice.