1A/N: Hey. I just read my last chapter to the story (I hadn't re-read it) and I must say it wasn't that good. The emotions didn't really show much at all... I'm working on being patient, but it's not coming along to well. Sorry. This chapter, I'm going to re read it. I swear. .Twice. ) Anyways... Time to do another review reply! Wee exciting! (By the way, sorry if you recently left a review and I didn't answer it. I'm only the latest page of reviews, because that's probably the only page of new ones...)
ALTA: Thank you so much. Did my story come out cool like that? Haha.
MysteriousMidnightVampire: You're very welcome. Thanks for your review! – Oooooh. You did NOT just say that! Lol, just kidding. I'm trying to keep my focus on Edward being with Bella, but you're right... Erik is pretty hot :D
ToomuchloveforEdward: I will write more! Thanks for your nice review :D!
Aquasred: Oooh! You're back! Thanks for keeping up with my story!
Konomako: Love triangles are pretty cool! ) Thanks for the review!
Passionfornight: Thanks for that. It made me happy to know that people didn't think it was rushed! I thought it was horribly rushed, but okay! I'm waiting to know what happened with Carlisle, too. I'm thinking about what to do with that.
Rippedskies: I will update soon! )
Jaw228: I am happy. Haha D. Thank you so much for the xtra sweet review!
Panda061: Yay! Thank you for reviewing! And thank you for liking my story.
Astertisks: I'm torn with that, to! ( I like both of them so much! Thanks for the review! Oh, and I was wondering what your username meant... I kinda like it!
Midnight 1987: Yes, he does! Suspense, suspense. D
lauren1991: I love Edward to! It would kill me, also... but I created Erik, you know... so that means that he's the kind of guy I love, as well. So... who do I choose? Hmmm... (By the way, my name is Lauren too. Just a side note. Haha.) D
ALTA: Oooo! Not one, but TWO reviews! I'm very happy that your reviewing D. You'll find out soon enough about Edward's questions... I think. Depends on what happens in this chapter.
Krystelvampire: I know, I'm definitely trying to do that, but it's a bit hard because Bella doesn't really know Erik well yet. But I'm working on it! "Edward's territory" made me laugh. D
angelalways17: I will! Thanks for the review D.
MysteriousMidnightVampiress: Sorry for keeping you waiting like that! I'm a horrible procrastinator, I know. But I'll update RIGHT NOW! (And by the way, the dentist DOES suck. D)
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"Where are we going?" I asked Edward as he opened the door to his car and allowed me to sit down on the black leather interior.
"Well, I'm back, so we might as well do something interesting, right?" He said mischievously before closing the car door gently. I watched him walk around the front of the car to the other side. It was amazing how graceful he was.
He took his place at the drivers seat and started the Volvo.
"Really, Edward. Where are we going?" I said as we pulled out of the long driveway.
"Bella, my love. You have to learn to be more patient." He said jokingly. He turned his head and smiled at me, causing me to look shyly turn my head and look out the window. I couldn't help it. Edward was to perfect.
The trees moved by and dangerous speeds as we sped down the highway at hundreds of miles per hour. All I could see out the window was many different colored blurs passing by. This was definitely not as interesting as looking at Edward, but I knew he was still staring at me, and I was a bit embarrassed to turn my face to him, even now that we had been together for almost a year.
"Bella?" He said after a minute. I looked up at him. As I did, he leaned forward and kissed me deeply. A bit startled, I hesitated a moment to kiss him back. But I had to be gentle about doing so, so he could stay in control. It was always like this.
When he pulled back, he continued to gaze at me.
"What was that for?" I asked breathlessly.
"I love you." He said, kissing me again. This time, though, it wasn't for as long. Humans did have to breathe, after all.
"I love you, too." I said, taking his hand in mine. His cold skin felt wonderful.
The last 5 minutes or so of the car trip passed quickly. My mind was still hypnotized from Edwards sudden display of affection.
Edward slowed down to a normal speed an a desolate road before pulling into a small parking lot with few cars parked in it. It didn't take long for me to begin questioning Edward about why we were at one of Port Angeles' most expensive dress shops (A/N: For lack of a better word. I don't know how to make it sound... good.), and why Alice was standing happily in front of her car a few spaces down, obviously waiting for us.
He said nothing but lead me over towards Alice, who greeted us warmly. All the while, I pressed Edward to tell me what was going on. He just laughed and kissed my hand. I sighed and gave up when we were about 5 feet from the glass doors. Edward stepped in front of me quickly to pull it open.
Inside, there was a wide a wide range of costumes. They were all strikingly beautiful dresses, looking as if they were made for royalty.
Instantly I started asking more questions. I was a excited, though, and I didn't do a good job of hiding it.
Edward let go of my hand and nudged me over towards Alice.
"She's all yours." He said, as I scowled at him. I knew how Alice was when we went shopping.
"Come on, Bella. You're going to look so beautiful in one of these!" She said, running over to a wall covered with gorgeous dresses with corset's attached to them. I followed with my arms crossed across my chest, reluctantly.
"Alice, why do we even need these?" I asked when I was standing by her side. She had moved over to another dress, and she was examining it carefully.
"Edward told me not to say anything, so I won't. He's already mad enough at me." She looked up at me and added in a playful tone, "Sorry, Bella."
I groaned as Alice lead me over to another section of the large building. Edward had left, so I knew we'd be here a long time.
"Bella, what dress do you like?" She asked me finally, after walking slowly past a row of black lace gowns. She held up two of them now.
"I think either one would look amazing on you." I told her, turning to a few of them myself. For some reason, Alice laughed.
"Not for me, Bella." She said, holding one of the dresses next to me to measure. It was really small, much to small for me. I knew that I would never be able to fit into it.
"For me?" I asked, astonished.
"Yes, I think that's about the right size." She said, ignoring my question.
About an hour later, I had tried on about 15 dresses. They all fit pretty well, to my surprise. It wasn't until Alice picked out a stunning dark purple sleeveless dress with a black corset and a diamond embellishment, though, that Alice rushed over to hug me when I came out of the dressing room.
"Bella, you look extraordinary!" She said, holding me at arms length so she could look at me. "Edward's going to be so excited." I liked hearing that.
I did have to admit that I did look pretty wonderful, although it was only a dress.
Since Alice had found what she was looking for very quickly (everything looked good on her) we were able to leave right after we bought it.
As we approached the counter, the cashier, like most did, raised her eyebrow at us. Alice just placed the dress on the desk and smiled at her.
"How much for this dress, please?" Alice asked her, as if it really mattered how much it cost.
The woman turned to her computer and pressed on a few things before looking up at us and saying;
"The total would be $7,470.00." She finally returned Alice's smile as Alice pulled out a credit card from her purse.
"Perfect." Alice placed her light orange dress beside mine. "And this one to, please."
We walked out of the building, Alice walking beside me, satisfied.
"Come on, I'm taking you home." She said, heading towards her car.
"Where's Edward?"
"He decided to get a bit of hunting done while we were gone. But he'll be home when we get there." She assured me.
"And Alice... can you please tell me why we need these?" I added hopefully. She shook her head, and climbed into her car.
"You'll find out when we get home."
