Authors Note- This chapter is basically a lot of snippets of Edward and Bella in college, funny things that happen, some small drama, just pure random-ness that I just wanted to fill in.
Disclaimer- S. Meyer owns all things Twilight.
Chapter Song: Perfect for Me by: Ron Pope
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Valentine's Day
Thursday
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Warm hands gently caressed my face, and smooth lips pressed against my neck. I groaned quietly and rolled over onto my stomach; only to feel a long, familiar body press up against the back of me. He kissed the spot underneath my ear, and I pressed back against him to relish in the feeling of his body against mine.
" Wake up, beautiful." he whispered quietly in my ear.
" Mm."
" Happy Valentine's day, love."
" Happy...Valen..tines...day." I said slowly and tiredly
" Open your eyes."
Slowly, my eyes peeked open and looked around. Edward had put vases upon vases of red roses on almost every surface. My desk, shelves, end table...On my end table was a heart shaped box of chocolates, and as I sat up I felt him clasp something on wrist. I was so lost in the sea of roses that I barely even registered it.
I looked down and saw a charm bracelet with two charms on it, one was a turtle with a blue and green lacquer on it, and the other was the outline of a heart that was all diamonds encrusted into it into the shape.
" I figured I'd add to this for a little while. Do you like it?"
I touched it gently and smiled up at him, " Edward, it's beautiful."
He took my hand and squeezed it, " The turtle is kind of random, but I thought it added color and you'd think it was cute."
" I love it, Edward. Thank you. And I love you."
He smiled at me, flicking one of the charms, " I love you, too."
" I got you something." I said, " I hope you don't think it's cheesy."
When I reached into my drawer, I shuffled around for a moment before I came in contact with the box. It was a black ring box, with a silver bow. I handed it to him and he looked confused for a moment as he held it carefully in his hands.
" Just open it."
He took off the ribbon and took off the cap on the box. Inside was a white gold ring band, a little less than a quarter inch thick in length, and on the inside was engraved. Edward looked at it and saw the message inside.
Until the end of forever
Love, your Bella
It had the message on one side, and Love, your Bella, on the other side. Edward tried it on each finger, and settled with putting it on his middle finger on his right hand; where it fit perfectly much to my liking. I didn't know his ring size, so I had to guess and hope for the best.
" I love this."
" You don't think it's weird? You can tell me."
" Bella, this is perfect. I really do love it. Thank you so much, beautiful."
I leaned forward and pressed my lips softly to his.
" This is perfect."
I slipped out of bed and reached out to touch one of the bouquets of roses. Leaning down, I breathed in the sweet flower scent and closed my eyes as it filled my senses. I knew that my entire room would smell like flowers for weeks, but I wasn't going to argue.
" Sexy shorts." Edward growled from the bed.
I wiggled my ass teasingly at him and smiled.
" Do you have school tonight?" I asked
I sat on the corner of the mattress, " I have a three to six class." He replied
" Ugh, and I have six thirty to nine thirty."
" Fuck."
" We can go out this weekend, baby. It's okay." I told him.
I grabbed the bottle of water on my bedside and took a sip.
" So, I'm actually not the only girl with a piercing in my classes, one girl has one in her nose and two cheek piercings and a Monroe, and her eyebrow. It got me thinking a little."
He smiled, quirking his eyebrow at me" Oh, yeah?"
I nodded, shifting my body to face him, " I might want to get a second lip piercing, next to the one I have; like you."
Edward wrapped his arm around my waist, " Do what you want, babe."
" Or I could get something else pierced..." I trailed off suggestively.
He smirked, " Oh, yeah."
I pushed on his shoulders, " I would if you'd do it with me."
His face contorted in pain," Fuck no."
" Why not?"
" I'm not piercing my...ugh, fuck. I can't even say it."
I leaned down to kiss him and he hooked his fingers into the waistband of my shorts and pulled on it.
" I can't wait until I get an apartment for next year. Then you can come over all the time and it'll just be us."
He smirked as I leaned forward, pressing my lips softly to his," Oh, yeah?"
" Mhm."
He pushed my shorts down and pulled me down onto my bed, kissing my neck hungrily and giving me no time for reaction.
" Edward! Not here, and not now. It's...eleven fifteen! Makenna gets out of her glass at eleven ten and she always comes back here afterwards."
A wicked smile spread over his face, " I can be quiet if you can."
" Edward..."
He groaned in annoyance and I scowled at him and pushed my shorts up.
" Nice panties."
They were just a pair of white cotton underwear with red and black lady bugs on them, not very sexy at all. Cute, but not sexy.
" I'm sorry I can't wear lace and thongs all the time."
" Hey, I happen to think that lady bugs are cute. Especially on you."
I blushed and Edward kissed my forehead.
" My sweet girl..." he murmured softly.
I leaned up and kissed him softly, my lips moving with his. He tangled his hand in my hair and used his other hand to pull my comforter around us. I put my arms around him and leaned against him fully. The way his hands moved over me made my body tingle all over, and I was lost in the feeling. The warmth of his hands heated me, warming me everywhere he touched.
I moved my hand over the curve of his delicious ass and he groaned into my mouth, flicking his tongue over my lip ring and tugging it with his teeth.
" BELLA! I BROUGHT DONUTS FROM THE DINING HALL! CHOCOLATE LONG JOHN CALLING YOUR NAME!" I heard Makenna suddenly yell.
Edward pulled away from me and lifted me up off the bed. I squealed and he opened up the bedroom door, slipping out of the room with me in his arms. He set me down on my feet and stepped into the kitchen, where Makenna was sipping her usual herbal tea.
" Oh, you're here." she said, looking at Edward. " Gosh, it smells like flowers in here, can you smell it, Bella?"
I grabbed my donut as Edward used my mug to pour himself some coffee.
" Yeah, actually, Edward basically covered every surface of my room with them. It smells like a fucking flower shop in my room."
A sour look threatened to cross her face, but she replaced with a sugary sweet smile.
" Edward Masen, a romantic? I would've never guessed." she teased.
I took a large bite from my chocolate donut, and taking me by surprise, Edward came up behind me and leaned over to steal a bite himself, kissing my cheek after.
" Hey, this is mine. Find your own donut. I need my morning chocolate fix."
" If I remember correctly, there is an entire box of chocolates just for you in your bedroom. Don't be fucking selfish." He said with a chuckle.
Makenna left the room and I wrapped my arm around his waist, " Yes, and thank you for those. I'll definitely take advantage of that. Here, eat the rest; I'm going to get in the shower." I told him, handing him the rest of my donut; which he happily took.
After a nice hot shower, I dressed in a pair of skinny jeans, a cream colored, loose fitting button up shirt; and a pair of dark red heels. I slipped the bracelet that Edward had gotten me for Prom on my wrist, along with the necklace for my Birthday and my favorite earrings. I fluffed my hair out with the blow drier before adding some product and loosely curling it.
After doing the rest of my routine, I did my makeup and stepped out of the bathroom and into my bedroom. There, Edward was leafing through my books, holding a familiar ring in his hand that I had been looking for previously. When he heard me enter, he turned towards me and held out my promise ring.
A twinkle shined in his eye, " Forget something?"
" Never."
He slipped it onto my finger and stepped back to appraise my outfit.
" Absolutely beautiful as always."
I grabbed my thin red scarf and tied it around my neck loosely, going over to my desk to organize some of my school books and getting my bag ready for later. Just as I had set my bag down on my bed, Edward wrapped his arms around me and turned me around in his arms.
" I'm taking you out to lunch." he informed me, kissing the tip of my nose.
" Really?"
" Yes. Now let's go." He said before whisking me off, barely giving me enough time to grab my bag.
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Edward ended up taking me to The Palm, which looked to have delicious food and it was a very nice restaurant. The service was good, and the food was even better. Edward got a Grilled Chicken Sandwich, and I got the Sesame Seared Ahi Tuna Salad. The food wasn't very much overpriced, which was a bonus for me.
" This is delicious."
" Try this."
I put piled up the fork and Edward leaned forward to taste it. I watched as his lips wrapped around the utensil, and he smiled as he pulled away; full well knowing that I was looking at him closely.
" Wow, that's really good. Here, try this."
He cut off a piece of his sandwich and gave it to me to try. I put the bite sized amount in my mouth and let out a quiet noise.
" That's really good, like, really fucking good."
Edward laughed and ate a French fry from his plate. I reached over and stole one and he grasped my hand in his, braiding my fingers through his and bringing it up to his mouth to kiss the back of my hand.
" I love you, and your dirty mouth."
I smirked, " You, too, and your mouth."
He laughed at me quietly and shook his head, a beautiful smiling gracing his face as he did.
" You're something else, Bella, something else."
" Yeah, but you love me." I said, popping a tomato into my mouth with a smile.
We took our time with lunch before Edward had to get ready to head to class. I dropped him off at his dorm, wishing that we had the day off to spend Valentine's Day together; but we'd have other days together and many more to come.
And knowing that was enough.
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BPOV
March
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Living with Makenna was weird at first, but that was nothing compared to how things were now. She avoided me at all costs, barely said a word to me and whenever Edward was here; she left or was in her bedroom. I guess I didn't expect her to take that I said to extremes, but it was kind of ridiculous when she started ignoring me.
I brushed it off and ignored it the best I could, what was I going to say to her anyways? I focused myself on school and work instead, which was better anyways. She was a fucking nuisance anyways.
The seventeenth through the twenty first I would have Spring break coming up. Including the weekend before and after those days, and Edward's was starting on the eighteenth until the twenty sixth. We would basically have the entire week together to do whatever we wanted, and I was looking forward to spending that time with him. Despite being just a few minutes away from him, we still had educational obligations, so we weren't always together.
After work I decided to give it a shot and surprise Edward at his dorm. If Wayne was working tonight, I knew he'd let me in. When I parked my car and walked to the building, I held the coffee tray in my hand securely as I shut the door.
It was getting a little warmer outside, but it was raining and thundering a bit and I wasn't appreciative of that. I hated Forks for the constant cover of clouds and rain; I couldn't wait to see what it would be like in May. I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to be doing for the summer, I could be sleeping in a fucking ditch for all I know; but I was sure Edward was going back home. And I knew I couldn't unless I stayed with James. I also had to take into consideration that I have an obligation for a job here, and I knew that it wouldn't be right to give that up.
I hadn't even talked to James in a few weeks, but Edward told me last week that he had gotten an apartment of his own now because his parents kicked him out. Apparently they had enough of the parties and the drinking. I tried calling him, but Edward said he's been really busy getting his shit together, on top of his classes in Port Angeles, where his apartment is located. I felt bad that his parents kicked him out, but apparently it's done him good and taught him a lesson, or at least that's what I've heard. Hopefully I'd hear soon from him; I missed my friend.
When I walked up to the door, I saw Wayne in uniform standing there, staring at his phone intently. He's about mid sixties, a little scraggly looking, but he's always working at night, which is usually when Edward and I hang around here, or when I drop him off. We've stopped and chatted a few times with him, and he's really nice.
" Hey, Wayne." I said as I walked up to him.
His eyes found mine and he smiled, " Hello there, Miss. Isabella."
" I brought you some coffee, happen to fancy some?"
" I know exactly what you want, kid. And he isn't here right now. He stepped out and said he was going to the Julliard building to use the practice rooms."
I nodded, " Okay, cool. Enjoy your coffee." I said, handing the cup to him. I definitely wasn't going to drink it, and he could have it either way.
He chuckled at me as I headed down towards the main building. It was a little bit of a walk, but once I made it there and jogged up the stairs to head in, I knew exactly which practice room I'd find him in. After making my way around, I walked down the hall and found room twenty. The moment I opened the door, I could hear the room filled with his beautiful music, unlike any other I've heard before.
I knew he couldn't hear me; his head was turned slightly down, bronze hair falling in his face as he focused on the keys. There was sheet music in front of him, that his eyes would briefly flicker to, and his music never faltered as he shifted his eyes up and down. Slowly and carefully, I stepped behind him and rested my hands on his tense shoulders. He relaxed upon feeling my touch, never faltering, and still didn't stop playing until he hit that last, perfect note.
When he finished I sat next to him on the bench and handed him the coffee I had brought for him especially. My job had its perks, but I definitely consumed more fucking coffee than I needed.
" That was beautiful."
" There is a spring recital coming up."
" Really? Why didn't you tell me?"
He shrugged, " You have other things going on."
" I want to be there, Edward. Just like I know if it was the other way around you'd want to be there for me."
Edward didn't say anything, he just sipped his coffee.
" Is it because you're nervous?"
He laughed nervously, " No, I'm not nervous."
I smiled, " You can't fool me. Do you want me to go so you can practice?"
" No, I have plenty of time for practicing. I can't wait until Spring Break is here."
" Why is that?"
" I just can't wait to spend some fucking time with you with no school involved."
I leaned against his shoulder, " Me either."
He lifted me up with him and opened the door to the practice room, grabbing his bag from the floor.
" Let's go somewhere." was all he said, grabbing my hand and leading me out.
We walked on and on until we came to the Lincoln Center. It was dark outside, and the fountain and tall, high buildings with the floor to ceiling windows with lights inside lit up the place. It was beautiful. There were a few people on benches, others sitting at tables, and a few people walking around aimlessly.
I wrapped my arm around his waist as he leaned against the railing that was wrapped around the large fountain. I could hear the splashing of the water as it fell, and it was soothing in a way. He held me tightly to his side, leaning down to kiss the side of my head.
" How was class today?"
" Good. You?"
" Hectic, but I love it."
" Good."
He glanced down at me, " Do you think things would be different if you went to Columbia?"
I sighed, " I'm not sure. But we probably wouldn't see each other as often. I wouldn't be able to drive over here at seven PM. We'd probably just spend weekends together, which isn't bad...But I like surprising you, and I like when you show up at my work."
" I miss you when I don't see you for a day, I don't think I could do five days."
I shrugged, " We've done it before."
" That's because we didn't have a choice."
I shook my head and squeezed his hand, " There's always a choice, Edward."
" Do you blame me for coming here and not waiting for you?"
My eyes widened, " No! Edward, why would you think that?"
He shrugged, " I don't know."
" We're together now, are we not?"
" It's different now." The way he said it sparked something inside of me, and questions flooded by mine but I knew that I'd only settle for one.
I stood centered in front of him and slipped my arms around his waist under his open jacket. He put his arms around my neck and held me closely to him, allowing me to breathe in his enticing scent that was pure him.
" What do you mean?"
" I don't know. We are different."
" It's not always going to be summer, you know? It won't always be making out in the pool and running around fucking crazy wherever we want. We grow up, and act like adults and in turn become adults. I mean, when I was back home I always told myself I was always on my own and did everything for myself and I was an adult...Then…Damn, I moved here out on my own and actually had to be one, for real. It's hard, but... I want to be here with you, and I am enjoying school and working...Do you not feel the same?"
" No, not at all. I love school, and I love you being here anymore."
" Then what did you mean about us being different?" I asked, very confused at what he was trying to say.
He kissed my forehead, " It's nothing."
Edward dropped his bag and took me in his arms, spinning me around before bringing me back into his arms. I laughed and put my arms around his neck as he held onto my hips, moving us from side to side.
" There's no music." I pointed out.
" We don't need any." he said, twirling me around before pulling me quickly into his arms with my back against his chest, moving us from side to side in a gentle swaying motion.
I let him twirl me around and dance with him until he was tired and only just holding me in his arms. We stayed there for a little while before we walked back to his dorm together and I headed back to my own. He whispered his sweet nothings into my ear before leaving, kissing my neck softly as he slipped through the door.
When I got back and headed up to the room, I saw Makenna in the living room with her laptop sitting on her lap and her phone next to her with the television on, as usual. I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and went into my room. I picked up one of Edward's t-shirts that I had taken, and a hoodie that he left here. Then again, he leaves most of his clothes hanging around besides his boxers whenever he's here.
I took off everything and put on his shirt, which came down mid-thigh. After a quick toss of my long hair in a ponytail, I grabbed my book bag and got started on homework that I needed to finish up and complete.
Once I finished with my homework at around eleven, I went into the kitchen for a snack before heading to bed. I shifted in bed for awhile, trying to get comfortable but never finding a way to settle down and be content. In the morning after a long fitful night of sleep, I bundled up and headed to class as I usually did. But as I went about my day I still couldn't get what Edward said out of my mind.
What did he mean about us being different?
And was it good or bad?
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The entire week I was bothered by Edward's words, but I didn't bother saying anything to him. We'd only really talked on the phone this week because I was working a fair amount, and when I wasn't working I was in class or studying and doing homework. Usually he'd surprise me by popping over every once in awhile, but he hadn't. We talked through text at night, but my mind was still wandering.
I had no idea if I should drop what he said, or if I should ask him about it. But at the same time I didn't want him to feel like I was making something out of nothing. He didn't seem to be acting weird over the phone though.
Maybe I was paranoid.
Or maybe I wasn't being completely illogical.
After an afternoon class I found myself sitting in a cafe on campus, drinking coffee and reading a book between classes since I had nothing else to do, but I still couldn't focus on my book because my mind kept wandering to Edward.
I knew eventually I had to say something to him.
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" Are you sure you aren't making something out of nothing?"
I sighed, " No, idea...But it's driving me insane!"
Jess laughed, " Bella, Edward loves you. Anybody with two working eyes can see that. Hell, a blind person can. Just talk to him instead of making yourself sick over it."
She was right.
Fuck.
" Yeah... I don't know...I guess that after everything I was kind of wary to just question him about things."
" Bella, how are you guys going to work if you aren't open about things?"
" I hate you for being so right."
" Love you, too. Now call your man."
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" Are we going to be enemies for, like, ever?" Makenna suddenly asked me.
I glanced at her over my laptop and quirked an eyebrow at her, she smacked her gum and looked down at her phone as she clicked away on it. I didn't know what I wanted more, that phone to break or for that gum to choke her.
" You aren't my enemy Makenna." I stated.
She cocked her head to the side, " Then why do you ignore me? And Edward avoids me like the plague."
Says the girl who runs away from him.
" You came on to my boyfriend, and then had the audacity to blame him for it. Excuse me for not being your best friend."
A dramatic sigh filled the hair, and I had to hold back an eye roll at her antics. I wasn't going to just jump around shit; I was going to be straight up with honesty. She was wrong in what she did, and fuck it if she thought I wasn't going to make her aware of that.
I set my laptop down and crossed my legs, " Look, Makenna, believe it or not; I get it. I understand that you feel fucking stupid for giving up Edward, and years later he comes back around and you want a second shot at him. You're a girl, of course you feel that way. I also understand that you are really goddamn jealous, even though you won't admit it, and that it sucks because he hangs around because he's with me. But, fuck, out of girl code or some shit, can you please just back off? I don't care if you hang around us if we are in here, you don't have to run into your room; but if that floats your fucking boat then go for it. I don't give a shit. I just don't want to see you flirting or touching my boyfriend in anyway; is that clear?"
" Yeah, whatever. I get it."
" Glad we cleared that up." I said simply.
She leaned back in the chair, " So, are we going to make this work?"
I glanced up at her, nodding slowly, " Yeah."
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I paced as my fingers tugged at my hair. I caught my lip between my teeth and worried it for a moment before pausing mid-step and sitting down at my desk chair.
" You're driving me insane. What's wrong?"
" I wasn't going to say anything, I mean, I thought it was nothing. But then I thought about it. A lot. And then it started driving ME insane. And I couldn't think straight and I was going crazy. Then I called Jess yesterday and she told me that I needed to just ask you, because we won't work out if we don't talk to each other. That's what happened last time. And I love you. So I'm asking anyways. Because I love you. But I don't want you to think I am making something out of nothing, because I ju-"
He put his finger to my lips, " Talk to me."
" What did you mean when you said we weren't the same."
The words spilled out, and the second I finished; Edward was laughing.
That motherfucker was laughing after how insane I've been going after hearing him say it.
" Goddamn, Bella. I didn't mean it in a bad way. I mean like...We're older. It feels like we both became adults while we were apart. Are relationship feels more mature."
I slapped his shoulder, " I fucking hate you! I have been going insane!"
Edward pulled me out of the chair and positioned me to straddle his lap on the edge of my bed, bringing my legs around him.
His fingers ran through my hair and he leaned forward to kiss me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and teased his tongue with mine for a moment before leaning back and shaking my head.
" God, I was freaking out about it all week."
Both hands moved down to curl around my hips, pulling me closer.
" You are such a silly girl."
I pushed him down on the mattress, " I'll show you silly." I mocked,
" You are completely ridiculous, and I love you anyways."
My forehead rested against his, " I love you, too. Now promise me never to say shit like that again without explanation."
He smiled at me and leaned forward for a gentle kiss.
" Of course, love."
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Bang
Bang
Bang
I groaned when I heard yet another scream/squeal emitting from across the hall. Beside me I felt Edward shift from the startling noise, and his arm tightened around me protectively in his subconscious state. Another thumping noise made me groan quietly in annoyance, and Edward pushed his leg between mine as his nose brushed against my neck.
Thump
Moan
" What's going on?" a gritty voice mumbled beside me.
I pulled the blanket up to my chin and closed my eyes, " Makenna and her nightly sexual endeavors."
" Fuck."
" Maybe we should show them how much better we are at it."
Edward chuckled with a raspy voice, " Oh, really?"
" Yeah, I really think so." I murmured as I wrapped my leg around his and pressed myself close to him.
Bang
Bang
" God I hope that bed breaks." I whined.
Two arms pulled me back until I was laying on top of Edward with my head underneath his chin.
Three hours, many thumps, moans and groans and it was finally quiet. It was six in the morning, with no hope of going back to sleep, so I left Edward passed out in bed while I drowned myself in coffee. An hour after that, a man, a very naked man, stumbled down the hallway and past the kitchen, picking up clothes as he went.
I shook my head as I saw him bend over, naked and extremely disgusting hairy ass right in front of me as I groaned quietly to myself. As he saw me shake my head at him, I saw him wink in my direction and smile a Cheshire cat grin. I immediately grabbed my cup of coffee and scampered back to my room as Makenna stepped out of her room wearing a hot pink bed sheet, looking proud of herself for some reason. God, I had no idea what she had to be proud of because that kid out there didn't look like a prince to me.
Edward was up when I shut my door, and I shivered and set my cup down on my end table.
" I just saw a very white, hairy ass in my living room."
He groaned and laid back, " I cannot wait until we get our own apartment together."
Edward wrapped his arms around me and rolled me underneath him, kissing my lips.
I couldn't wait either.
Authors Note- Reasons why this is especially late. *****READ ALL NOTES BELOW****
1.) I've been extremely busy lately, and don't always get to the computer every day.
2.) Fanfiction has been failing since Friday and I recently just got back into my account.
So, yes, I was extremely busy, but FF wasn't working and I couldn't even login for some odd reason. Lately, there have been a lot of things going on in my life that are really keeping me busy; and it's definitely been putting Fan fiction on the bottom of my list of To Do's. I'm really sorry for that, but things change; as does my schedule.
Teasers didn't go out because fan fiction wasn't working. By the time I was able to access Fanfiction it wasn't even worth sending them out because I was going to update the next day anyways.
Another thing is, I don't have the next chapter finished already, so I have to set aside time to figure out how to write it all out. Things have been very busy, but I am NOT going to abandon this story, so please do not worry. The reviews are giving me inspiration, keep them coming!
