CHAPTER 26: PHILANTROPHYCAL SWAN

EPOV

When we're finished eating, Rosalie and Emmett left to buy a suit since he was unable to do that earlier. Not long after, Jasper and Alice left which left me and Bella to pay for the tab. She was too fast and already handed a couple of dollars to pay for our meal just when I was about to reach for my wallet.

"Come on Bella, at least let me pay."

"Nope" She said popping the 'p'.

"What kind of guy am I if I let my girlfriend pay for the food?" I pouted.

"You'll be a gentleman. Besides, it's not about bruising your ego is it?" She said smirking.

"A gentleman is not someone who let's a lady pay the tab." I reasoned.

"Oh come on Edward, what's so wrong about me spending my money on you? Anyway, there's nothing else you can do cause I already paid for it." She playfully stuck her tongue out at me.

"Okay. I'll let it go this time."

Stubborn gorgeous girlfriend. I thought to myself.

"Thank you!" She said then kissed my cheek. We walked out of the pizzeria and headed to the parking lot.

"So are you doing anything today?" I asked wanting to spend more time with her.

"Not really. What are you planning?" She grinned at me.

"Would it annoy you if I told you I want to spend the day with you?" I asked nervously.

"Of course not. Besides it's a weekend and you promise me you'll always see me and why would you even think of something like that?" She replied in disbelief.

"I just thought since we are always together that you wanted to at least have a time for yourself." I explained.

"That's silly Edward and to be honest with you, every moment that I spent without you makes me crazy because I would miss you so much." She blushed a deep red and stared at the ground. I lifted her chin with my finger and kissed her passionately on the lips.

"You're not the only one getting insane my Bella. Trust me. I'm worse than you." She replied with a smile.

"So I was thinking, would you accompany me to the orphanage to visit the kids?"

"Sure. Did you bring your car?"

"Yeah but, if it's alright with you, I can drop my car at home then we can take your car?" She bit her lip again. I chuckled at her cuteness.

"What are you laughing at?" She pouted.

"Do you know how cute and irresistible you are when you bit your lip like that? I don't think I can control myself for not kissing you right now." We finally reached her car and I was standing so close to her I could almost feel her warm breath against mine.

"I guess…" She was staring at my lips while speaking. "…you just have to deal with the disappointment" She kissed the corner of my mouth then slid inside her car. She opened her window and poked her head out to look at me.

"Hey Edward," I was startled when she called my name, still unable to register what had happened. "when you can finally move, I'll be waiting for you at my apartment okay?" Then she sped off.

"Tease!" I yelled after her then raced to my car to follow her. Within 5 minutes, I saw her standing by the entrance grinning. I pulled up next to her and she got in with an evil smirk painted on her face.

"Thought you wouldn't come." She said smugly.

"You're an evil tease Bella." I muttered.

"I'm sorry Edward. You just look so cute when your pissed." She made up by kissing me softly on the lips.

"So where to?" I smiled at her. Instantly forgetting that I was annoyed.

"Can we stop by the grocer? I wanted to buy something for the kids."

"Anything for you."

After 3 minutes, we reached the grocer. We picked out sweets and other treats for the kids. Then we headed to the orphanage downtown.

"So do you usually go at the orphanage on weekends?" I was curious to see Bella doing philantrophical work, not that it didn't suit her.

It amazed me to know how pure and kind-hearted she is which makes it more difficult for me to not fall in love with her.

"I try to visit as often as I can. Besides the orphanage, I am the only family they have." Sadness was evident in her voice. I glance at her and saw her holding back her tears.

"Bella? Are you okay?" By now, we have arrived at the orphanage and Bella made no movement of going out of the car so I waited for her.

"I'm sorry. It just makes me sad and angry. I mean, how their parents can even sleep at night knowing they left their children at some place where instead of them taking care and loving their child, they would rather give them away. Look at me, I have everything I needed and wanted yet I would still ask for a better life whereas these kids, as long as they have someone to love them, they feel happy and contented. I feel so bad. I don't think I'm any different from their parents. And now I'm blabbering and you must think I'm crazy."

I pulled her for a hug and rub her back to calm her down. By the time she had stopped crying, I pulled her away and wipe the tears that had fallen on her cheeks.

"Bella, you aren't anything like their parents and I don't think you are crazy. These kids are lucky to have you. You are not even related to them but you still care and love them and that's what sets you apart from their parents. Please don't cry. You know it hurts me to see you cry." I pleaded with her.

"I'm sor-" I stopped her from saying sorry. I kissed her forehead then her lips.

"Don't be sorry for even feeling that way Bella. Now what do you say we go and meet these kids?"

"Okay." We got out of the car bringing the food we bought. We entered an old apartment building and were greeted by a middle aged woman who was wearing glasses.

"Hello Ms. Swan. Good to have you hear my child." The lady greeted her with a hug.

"Hello Ms. Smith. Please call me Bella. I want you to meet my boyfriend, Edward Cullen. Edward, this is Ms. Smith, she is the director of this orphanage."

"Pleasure meeting you Ms. Smith." I shook her hand then wounded it securely around Bella's waist.

"You have a nice boy here Bella. You are lucky." Ms. Smith led us to a long hallway.

"Thank you Ms. Smith and yes I am very lucky to have him." Bella looked at me passionately.

"I'm sorry Ms. Smith but I think I am the lucky one here. Bella is such a kind, beautiful and intelligent woman." I stated. I glanced at Bella who was again blushing from my comment.

How I love to see her blush and run my fingers on her soft cheeks. I said silently.

"That you are right my son. If I were you, I wouldn't let this girl go." When we reached the far end of the hall, we turn right and stopped at a door.

"I wouldn't even dream of doing that." I whispered while staring at my angel. I kissed the top of her head and inhaled her strawberry scent.

Ms. Smith opened the door and when the kids saw us, they stampede their way to us.

"Beeeeeelllllllllaaaaaaa!!!" It was the only words I could hear before she was being dragged into the room by the children leaving me outside the door. Ms. Smith laugh beside me and motioned for me to follow her.

"Ms. Smith?" She looks at me after admiring the kids interact with Bella.

"Are they the only kids living here?" I questioned.

"No. We group the kids according to their age and when Ms. Swan visited here two years ago, she already fell in love with the kids but some of them were already adopted so we now only have 10 preschoolers here."

Bella came up to us and took my hand and introduced me to the children.

"Kids, I want you to meet Edward Cullen."

A series of "Hi Edward" was heard from the bunch of kids. "Hello there" I waved at them.

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