Here is a bonus chapter. I hope you enjoy.
She took my breath away when she answered the door. My suit felt like complete shit next to her. She wore a beautiful black gown that went over on shoulder and as I saw her take a step I noticed a long slit on the right side of the dress. Her body looked amazing. I was kind of frozen in place staring at her and she giggled softly.
"So I look good?" She asked, trying to bite back another laugh.
I nodded and swallowed before I smiled and wrapped my arms around her. "You look beautiful."
Her hair was curled softly and half pinned up while her bangs still hid her scar. And I always hated when she wore lipstick, despite looking beautiful, because it meant I couldn't kiss her throughout the night.
"You don't look too bad yourself," she smiled. "Come on I just need to grab my purse."
I nodded and followed her into the house. Daniel, Annie, Ben and Matt were all standing around the kitchen island and I smiled softly at Annie. She was wearing an emerald green cocktail dress and Daniel was looking at her like she was the only thing that existed.
"Are you ready man?" Matt asked as he straighter his tie.
I nodded and rubbed the back of my neck. "As ready as I can be. She didn't give me a lot of material."
"I gave you what you needed," Bella emerged from her room with a smile. She handed me a leather portfolio and told me not to open it until we were at the restaurant. "Are you ready to go?"
"Whenever you are Darlin," I responded.
She smiled and looked at Daniel, "we'll see you in an hour or so."
"We'll see you in a bit," he smiled before giving her a hug.
With that we were off. I held her hand the whole way there and I have to admit I was a bit nervous myself. I was worried I'd mess up in front of her and ruin her night but I was determined not to do that.
"I love you so much," she whispered with her eyes closed.
"I love you too Darlin," I murmured. "Body and soul."
When we got to the restaurant the manager welcomed us in and showed us where we would be performing. We had a little less than an hour to rehearse if we needed to. Bella pulled me to the piano and took a seat on the edge of the stool patting next to her.
I sat and opened the portfolio.
BPOV
I could tell he was nervous but I knew he was going to be perfect. I bit my lip and looked at him. "I hope hearing these songs won't be too hard on you. Some of these I wrote a little while ago."
"Your voice is the voice of an angel," he murmured. "It's going to be fine."
"Why don't we just play a little bit of each song so I can show you what it's going to sound like?"
He nodded and started playing slowly. He was already perfect. I started by singing the opening verse of each song softly and he did perfect. I could tell he already had then memorized and that he felt the music the same way I did.
"You're so beautiful Bella," he murmured resting his head on my shoulder. "You're absolutely perfect."
"No you are," I smiled, playing with his hair. "You know a couple filler songs right? Like body and soul, or the way you look tonight?"
His eyes widen and gulped. "Those were not part of my requirements."
I bit my lip and looked down thinking that I upset him and then chuckled softly.
"I'm sorry Bella," he smiled. "Yes I know them."
I nudged him playfully and the manager came down asking us to just having something soft playing as customers came in.
We had two sets tonight. One for the 7 o'clock reservations and one for the 9 o'clock reservations. This piano bar was black tie and could sometimes be hard to get into. I was hopeful that Jasper's family couldn't get in. I waved slightly at the band as they walked in and Annie gave me small thumbs up which made me smile. My smile faltered when I saw Esme and Carlisle walk in and take a seat off to the side of the stage near the front. Jasper and I shared a look, but he motioned for me to take a deep breath and that's what I did.
When everyone was seat, I moved the mic a little closer to the piano and smiled. "Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I am Isabella Swan and this is my partner Jasper Whitlock. We hope you have a wonderful evening."
I nodded at Jasper who started the first song on the list.
"Take your eyes off of me so I can leave
I'm far too ashamed to do it with you watching me
This is never ending, we have been here before
But I can't stay this time cause I don't love you anymore
Please stay where you are
Don't come any closer
Don't try to change my mind
I'm being cruel to be kind
I can't love you in the dark
It feels like we're oceans apart
There is so much space between us
Maybe we're already defeated""
I wrote this the first week after we saw each other again. I couldn't get him out of my head but that pain was something I couldn't escape either. I was so confused and I didn't know what I wanted. I hope Jasper understand that I've overcome this.
""We're not the only ones
I don't regret a thing
Every word I've said
You know I'll always mean
It is the world to me
That you are in my life
But I want to live
And not just survive
That's why I can't love you in the dark
It feels like we're oceans apart
There is so much space between us
Maybe we're already defeated
Cause ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah everything changed me
And I-I-I-I-I don't think you can save me"
Everyone clapped and Jasper moved seamlessly into the next song. Now that I was performing, I was nervous these songs were too slow, or too love-y. I suppose if the manager truly has a problem with it, he just wouldn't ask me to come back. I needed to focus as I started to sing this next song.
"I know I'm not the only one
Who regrets the things they've done
Sometimes I just feel it's only me
Who can stand the reflection that they see
I wish I could live a little more
Look up to the sky, not just the floor
I feel like my life is flashing by
And all I can do is watch and cry
I miss the air, I miss my friends
I miss my father; I miss it when
Life was a party to be thrown
But that was a million years ago
When I walk around all of the streets
Where I grew up and found my feet
They can't look me in the eye
It's like they're scared of me
I try to think of things to say
Like a joke or a memory
But they don't recognize me now
In the light"
The only thing that matter was that Jasper knew the meaning of this song to me and that he would understand just as much about the hope and pain I felt. To go a little light, we sang body and soul together to which everyone enjoyed.
Then we moved into another one of mine again.
"If this is my last night with you
Hold me like I'm more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
Cause what if I never love again?
Let this be our lesson in love
Let this be the way we remember us
I don't wanna be cruel or vicious
And I ain't asking for forgiveness
All I ask is""
After we ended, we played the way you look tonight as a duet and ended with my last song. Jasper was playing so beautifully. It made this experience so much more magical.
"I was so scared to face my fears
Cause nobody told me that you'd be here
And I swear you moved overseas
That's what you said, when you left me
You still look like a movie
You still sound like a song
My God, this reminds me
Of when we were young
Let me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time
That we might be exactly like we were
Before we realized
We were sad of getting old
It made us restless
It was just like a movie
It was just like a song"
The restaurant applauded and Jasper and I made our way off stage and went to the bar in the back and grabbed a drink. Annie came over and hugged us together.
"You are a match made in heaven."
I smiled and rest my head on Jasper's shoulder careful not to let my makeup rub off on him. He kissed my forehead softly and rubbed my back.
"Dude," Daniel whispered. "Your aunt and uncle are here."
"Esme discovered us this morning," I replied. "I'm not too concerned about it right now."
Daniel nodded slowly and they went back to finish their meals.
JPOV
We played our second set without incident and without sighting my cousins. It was perfect. When we finished the manager had a table set aside for us to sit and eat at. It was an amazing night. Bella was so amazing I didn't know how I got to be so lucky to even be in her presence.
"I love you," I murmured giving her a soft kiss.
She smiled, l I love you too.
Tonight was perfect. This is what I want for the rest of forever. Her and I and music. I hope she wants that too.
Seriously if you haven't llisten to Adele's new album. It was gold.
Love in the Dark, Million Years Ago, All I Ask and When We Were Young are all the songs in this chapter. Her voice is amazing.
Thanks for reading.
