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CHAPTER THIRTYSEVEN

(DPOV)

After the movie was over, Esme came in and suggested I head to bed, since we would be getting up early and heading to Seattle. "Yes! Shopping!" I exclaimed, as I went upstairs and got ready for bed. Jasper came in and gave me a good night kiss, and I fell right asleep.

I woke up a few hours later, very well rested. No dreams, no difficulty sleeping; it was great. I stretched, then went to my closet and picked out my clothes for the day. I went to the bathroom and took a shower and got dressed before I headed downstairs. Jasper was hard at work making French toast and turkey bacon. "Wow Jasper, that smells amazing. Thanks for making me breakfast."

"You're welcome," he said as he turned around and checked me out. "You look amazing." I blushed and looked down. "Are those Converses?"

"Nope," I said as I lifted up my pant leg a little to show him my shoes, "Vans."

"I like them."

"Thank you." I sat down at the bar and he put the plate of food in front of me and got me a glass of milk. He sat down next to me as I ate.

The back door opened and Carlisle and Esme came in. "Good morning," they said as they rushed upstairs.

"Is Carlisle going with us today?"

"No. Carlisle doesn't shop."

"Yeah, he doesn't seem like the shopping type."

Edward came down to the kitchen, "Did you sleep alright, Danielle?"

"I did, thank you," I smiled widely at him, pleased that he had spoke to me. I still wasn't totally sure he was okay with me being in the family. "I'm *so* excited about our shopping trip today. Aren't you?"

Edward smiled back at me, "Actually, I am. I enjoy Seattle and am hoping to get some new music."

"Music? Oh, I guess that's cool too. I like shoes better." Jasper chuckled. "What are you looking forward to, Jasper?"

"Spending the day with you." I smiled and finished eating my breakfast.

Emmett came down. "Dude! Can't wait to go check out the ladies." I giggled and Edward and Jasper rolled their eyes. I went back upstairs to brush my teeth then came back downstairs with Esme. "Everyone ready to go?" We all nodded and headed out to the Suburban.

Edward and Emmett sat in the far back, while Jasper and I sat on the middle bench and Esme drove. The trip didn't take long, even though we went through Tacoma to avoid the ferries, since Esme drove like a Cullen. We reached the downtown a little after 10AM, just as most of the stores were opening. We started at the Nordstrom in Pacific Place. The boys went off to shop while Esme and I stopped at the makeup counter, before heading to shoes. Esme seemed to like shoes more than I did. We tried on pair after pair, and I found some gorgeous black leather strappy heels that would be perfect with a formal gown. Jasper came over and smiled at us; he didn't seem surprised that we hadn't made it over to clothes yet. "Are you going to get those shoes?" asked Esme.

"I love them, but they're $790!!!"

Esme and Jasper looked at each other and shrugged. "So?" Jasper asked.

"I don't have that much money," I whispered.

"Is that the problem, dear? Why didn't you say so?" Esme reached into her purse and pulled out a black American Express card and handed it to me. "Why don't you just use this today, Danielle? You can buy whatever you need for school this year. Okay?"

My jaw dropped and I just stared at the card, "Um, okay Esme; that sounds great." I stood up and quickly gave Esme a big hug.

"Where are your brothers?" I asked Jasper, after we'd bought the shoes.

He smiled at me, "They finished clothes shopping."

"Already? Wow. I haven't even started."

"I know." I shoved him playfully and the three of us headed over to misses to look for clothes.

Esme found many things she liked, but I only found a few. "Why don't you two go on ahead? I'll meet up with you later.

"Okay Esme. Thanks again for everything." Jasper and I left Nordstrom and headed back to the shopping center. We went in store after store and bought me several pairs of dress pants and a few blouses and some accessories. I noticed that Jasper was very curious about my taste in jewelry.

After a couple hours of shopping, I needed a break. "I heard there's a good Italian place here, if you'd like to eat lunch there." "That sounds good." We headed to the restaurant. We ordered Pizza Margherita to "share" and I got a side salad. Jasper convinced me to order tiramisu for dessert. Everything was delicious, and I left stuffed.

We met up with Esme at Barneys New York, where we again went a little crazy. Jasper took some of our packages back out to the car, while Esme and I looked at more shoes. I hadn't spent too much money after we left Nordstrom, but I still wasn't comfortable buying $1000 shoes either. Esme assured me that it was alright, but didn't pressure me to buy anything.

"Well I think we're finished here, don't you Danielle?" Esme asked me.

"Yeah, we hit all the stores I wanted."

"Alright." She pulled out her phone and sent texts to Edward and Emmett, telling them we were leaving. The three of us headed out to the car, but the boys weren't there yet. "Where are Edward and Emmett? We can't leave without them?"

"Oh, we're not going home yet, Danielle. I just meant we'd leave this shopping area and go to another. Is that okay?"

I looked at the trunk which was overflowing with packages. "Sure, sounds fun."

We headed over to Rainier Square, where I found a gorgeous purple, one-shoulder formal dress. "This would go perfectly with my new shoes!" I acclaimed.

"You're right. We'll get that for you, Danielle." Before I knew it, the dress was packaged up for me, with matching earrings.

"Wow. Thank you, Esme."

"No problem, dear. I'm just glad to have another woman shop with me." We both giggled.

Jasper was sitting down on a couch by the dressing rooms. "You doing alright?" I asked him as I sat down next to him.

"I'm doing better now," he said as he gave me a quick kiss. "I can't wait to see that dress on you," he whispered to me. We cuddled while Esme shopped. When she finished, she sent Jasper to look at men's clothes while we went to a fancy lingerie store. We acted like a couple of kids in a candy store. I picked out way more stuff than I needed, especially since no one would see it besides me. At least Esme had Carlisle and I was sure he would be appreciative of her purchases.

We went back to Pacific Place and stopped in a Starbucks. I got an orange cream soda and a pastry. "Man," I said to Jasper and Esme, "I think I learned n the meaning of shop-till-you-drop today." They grinned at me.

"I'm ready to go home, if you are Danielle, "said Esme.

"Yeah, I had a great day, but I'm a little tired." We went back out to the car, where Edward and Emmett were waiting for us. "Did yall have fun?" I asked them, as Jasper and I got in the Suburban.

Edward nodded and Emmett exclaimed, "Hell yeah! I found some hot young things. Woo boy! They didn't make them like that when I was young!"

"Oh wait, Esme! I didn't buy any school supplies!"

"You're right. Where would you like to go?"

"Um, is there a Target nearby?"