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Chapter 36

"Darling, will you give me a lift" Carlisle stared with surprise at his wife who was struggling with her huge and bag while sitting next to him in his passenger seat.

"This is a surprise sweets and where am I dropping you off at?" he pulled out of the drive way and sped towards the pier timing it just right to catch the ferry to mainland.

"What are you up to this fine morning?" Carlisle tugged his wife closer after bringing two warm cups of coffee, gave one to Esme who took it with a grateful smile while trying to warm her hands from the chill as they both stood next to the railing on the ferry.

"Inspiration"

"Ah! I see, you have your trusty camera with you" Carlisle eyed the dangling camera around his wife's neck.

"I thought I would take a stroll around Pike place market"

"Hmm….that's a good idea but you remember we are having guests and our new house member, love" He inquired.

"Of course, and I thought we can have lunch if you can find some time from your busy schedule, then I will take the ferry back home. Edward is home to keep an eye on Seth so I don't have to be there. I'm so glad that there will be a girl to balance all the testosterone at home and I get someone to have girl talk. Hope she likes to shop" Esme had a hopeful look on her.

"I'm sure she will love, but please wait and see what the girl is like first alright, we don't won't her overwhelmed with your enthusiasm and from what I got from Charlie, Renee passed away while Isabella was very young. Let's keep the shopping until she get use to you" he chuckled while Esme huffed and nudged him on the ribs trying to dislodge his grip.

Carlisle dropped of Esme on his way to work; he was hoping to finish work by the time lunch came around and was looking forward to going home with his wife. Working on Saturday was a necessary evil when you have a difficult and tiring case but he was sure he could finish it off.

…LYFTY….

Esme had a wonderful time while trying to find new ideas for winter collection. The market was a lively place especially as it was a Saturday. She took pictures of sceneries, jotted down new ideas and sketched few designs whenever or whatever inspired her. It was closer to eleven in the morning when she found herself around few flower shops and she kept on snapping pictures of beautiful flowers when she heard the unlikeliest name been shouted snapping her attention to where it came from.

"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN, just you wait right there. What do you mean you made a bet with the devil?" A girl with flaming red hair was marching behind a girl who dodged the red head around a flower stand while a raven haired one followed with a gaping mouth.

"You mean to tell me that you, dashed out of the cafeteria just to make a bet that you will be his slave for a month? Have you gone barking mad?" the one whose back was to Esme tried to edge away from her fire breathing friend while the girls shoulders hunched in defeat.

Esme decided that the one who was trying to hide is Isabella Swan and wanted a clear picture of what she looked like.

"Don't you believe in me?"

"That's why I'm asking what made you to challenge him to a bet that you are going to lose" Victoria was hot on her heels while Bella darted from one flower stand to the other.

"He was being an ass and I couldn't help it, it just happened, and who says I can't win" she turned with a scowl.

Victoria took a deep breath and made herself calm down, "Look B, what was the last grade you got for Biology?"

"Hmm….a 'C'"

"And the one before that?"

"A 'C'"

"And the one before that"

"Might be a 'C' but I can't be sure" Bella was lost in thoughts, trying to remember.

"Now, do you see a pattern here? You are a solid C and haven't been anything more or less for the past few years. Now tell me how you are going to get Three A's from getting solid C's"

"Why of course I'm going to study"

"Aaargh! I rest my case. Don't come to me crying when you lose okay, but I hope you win though it looks impossible" Victoria's shoulders drooped when she gave up on trying talking Bella out of the bet.

"I'll help B, I have Biology the period before interval so if Mason surprise us with a quiz you will have time to study on the interval right?" Leah while being quite piped up with a hopeful smile.

"Yeah, fat lot of good that will do?" Toria muttered.

"Oh cheer up Tori; I'm sure B can do it" Leah hugged Toria and shook her until she smiled and agreed with her.

"I would take these" Bella turned to the florist waiting few feet away from her hand extended with beautiful collection of Yellow Asiatic lilies.

"So you are going to be staying with your father's friends hmm….Again when is Charlie leaving?"

"Tomorrow, but he thought it will be better if I'm settled down" Bella paid for the beautiful bouquet and turned to Leah, the fashion expert with a hopeful look, "Do they look beautiful, what do you think?"

"Is this for the mysterious designer? I wish your dad had told us something about her, but you'll call me the minute you find out right?" Leah forgot Bella's question and went on with a hopeful look.

"You know I will but come on what do you think, are they all right?" Bella huffed.

"Sure but I like Roses so….."

"I hope this will do, dad is waiting for me at home and I have a lot to do" Bella turned around with the beautiful bouquet of flowers and Esme had her first glimpse of the girl who was going to be living with them for the year.

She was beautiful and Esme couldn't help but stare at the charming picture she made clutching the yellow lilies in her hand, dressed in a creamed colored dress with her brown hair and pink cheeks, the girl looked like an angel. Oh! How she wished for a daughter liked that.

Esme stared at the three friends until they were out of her sight, she was snapped out of her dream by the ringing of her cell phone.

"Darling, where are you?"

"On my way Carlisle, you won't believe who I saw few minutes ago" Esme said with a happy smile while walking towards the little restaurant she was to meet her husband.

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A/N: Hope you all liked it. Thank you so much for all the love this story is receiving and I enjoyed all the comments and hope you guys will keep it up.

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Guest: May be Bella will teach him to be more human, who knows right...Thank you for the review.

Guest: I have a plan, let's hope it will work ;)

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See you tomorrow with a new chapter and you will see Bella at Casa Cullen.

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