I have waited a century for you! Chapter 11: Conversation, a twilight fanfic

A/N: Another chapter...But where will Edward run to? Only I know!! ;-) But make your guess!

Chapter 11: Conversation

EPOV

I took out the phone from my pocket and dialed her number, having memorized it as soon as I had heard it. I waited nervously, impatiently for her to pick up her phone. After what seemed like eternity, but in reality just a couple of rings, I heard the melodic voice of Bella from the other end "Hello? Who is this?"

I was lost in her voice and I did not know what to say to her. I had not thought of any good reason for me to be calling her. I decided to go with Calculus as an excuse.

"Er…this is Edward Cullen…from your math class. I got your number from my sister Alice. Did I disturb you?"

There was a sharp intake of breath; I assumed was because she did not think that it would be me who was calling. I was wondering if I had made a mistake by calling her this late. It was nearly 10PM now. I had had an uncontrollable urge to talk to her, to hear her voice but may be she did not want to talk to me. To her, I was just a class mate. I was caught completely off guard with her reply.

"Edward…I can't believe you called me. I was wondering if I should call Alice and ask for your number and talk to you so that we can sort of decide when it will be suitable for you to spend time teaching me that stupid calculus."

Hearing her tell me that she wanted to talk to me sent a shiver of pleasure through my non-beating heart. Was calculus an excuse like I had used or did she actually want to talk to me only about calculus? I decided that some mild flirting would get me the answer to this question.

I was a gentleman, but who says a gentleman can't flirt with his love? I smiled to myself at my thought.

"For you, I can make myself available any day, any time. Your word is my command."

I heard a soft gasp escape her lips. I could not imagine her facial reaction to my attempt at flirting.

"That means a lot to me Edward. No one has ever done that for me. How about we start from this weekend? I hope Alice told you about our sleep-over plan. We could get back to my house on Saturday morning and start working on calculus or I could bring my book along when I come over on Friday. What do you think?"

"Like I told you Bella, anything for you. I guess it will be better if you could bring your book when you come over on Friday. I could teach you after breakfast on Saturday. I hope your parents won't mind." I threw in the last part to gauge her reaction and to find out more about the kind of parents she had. I knew from my centuries of experience that some could be quite tough and I hoped that her parents were not like that.

"No, my parents won't mind in the least bit. In fact, they will be out of town from Friday till Monday. I would rather not spend my time alone in this huge house adjoining the forest! It sort of creeps me out!"

"Ah…(that tricky pixie kept this information from me, as if I would do something un-gentlemanly!) You could stay over for the whole weekend at my place if you like. I am sure my mother Esme would love to have you there." This should make Esme happy. She would get an opportunity to spend sometime with Bella and will be excited to cook for her.

"Um…that sounds great! I just need to tell my mom about it. I told her it was only Friday, not that she would mind but I like to inform her of my where abouts." She stifled a yawn.

"I guess, I will let you get some sleep then. See you tomorrow Bella. Would you er…uh…like to have lunch with me?" (See…that was not so difficult. I felt like a teenage boy trying to ask his crush out on a date! I am glad Jasper and Emmett are not around. They would not let this go lightly for the next century!)

"Me? (her voice sounded a little shrill and strained…I was getting nervous by the minute…say yes..say yes…please…)…Sure. I would love to have lunch with you, Edward."

"I will save a seat for you at lunch then. Take care, Bella. Sleep well. Dream pleasant dreams."

I heard a sigh, like she was disappointed that I was ending our conversation and I was over-joyed at that thought! "Good night, Edward. See you tomorrow. Er…Is this your number? Can I call you on this if I need to?"

"Of course. Anytime."

"Thanks, Edward. Bye"

It hurt me to press the end button on my phone. I could listen to her voice forever and never get tired of it. I considered going up to her house to watch her sleep and deliberated for a minute. I pushed the phone into the pocket of my jeans and took off running…

BPOV

I had been starting at the ceiling of my room for at least a couple of hours and sleep still evaded me. I could not bring up the courage to get Edward's number and talk to him. Listen to his musical voice…how I loved the flow of my name through his lips. I was falling for this guy, to whom I might be just another girl chasing after him. I was quite sure that he would have had girls falling all over him all the time. But the way he looked at me, the message his eyes were trying to convey, that I was unable to grasp, gave me some hint and comfort in the possibility that my feelings for him, might not be one-sided after all. I was brought back to the present by the phone ringing next to me.

I could not recognize the number but decided to answer anyway, wondering who might be calling at this un-godly hour. "Hello? Who is this?"

There was a brief pause and I could hear someone breathing into the phone, like they were nervous or contemplating a decision.

"Er…this is Edward Cullen…from your math class. I got your number from my sister Alice. Did I disturb you?"

I took a deep breath. It was Edward. As if I needed any reminding about who he was. I was excited at the thought of him calling me, in spite of it being so late at night. Was he thinking about me too? And before I could control what I was saying…

"For you, I can make myself available any day, any time. Your word is my command." Was he trying to flirt with me, impress me? Well, I was falling for him even without this! No one had ever been this sweet to me, not even by ex-boyfriends. Did he like me?

At that thought, I gasped and blurted out what I wanted to do…spend alone time with him, getting to know him. What better time than the weekend? Will he be there for the sleep-over on Friday?

He was being a gentleman and so I decided I should let him know I was okay with him flirting with me and took the chance to flirt back…give him a hint that I felt lonely in this place.

"Ah…You could stay over for the whole weekend at my place if you like. I am sure my mother Esme would love to have you there." By now, I was fairly sure that he had some feelings for me. I could not just blurt out that I would like to stay at his place and decided to tell him that I had to inform Clara.

"Um…that sounds great! I just need to tell my mom about it. I told her it was only Friday. Not that she would mind but I like to inform her of my where abouts." I tried to stifle a yawn, unsuccessfully.

"I guess, I will let you get some sleep then. (Had he heard me yawn…impossible, I thought as I heard him say his goodbye) See you tomorrow Bella. Would you er…uh…like to have lunch with me?"

Was he nervous about asking me to have lunch with him? Was he really interested in me? I wanted to jump out of my bed and scream a 'Yes' but instead tried to keep my excitement in check and when I opened my mouth, my voice came out shrill and weird "Me? Sure. I would love to have lunch with you, Edward." I squeaked! Oh my God…he is going to think I am desperate!

"I will save a seat for you at lunch then. Take care, Bella. Sleep well. Dream pleasant dreams."

Oh yes ,I will! I'll dream about you, Edward! They are bound to be pleasant! "Good night, Edward. See you tomorrow. Er…Is this your number? Can I call you on this if I need to?" I wanted to have his personal number with me. It sent bolts of electricity through my spine.

"Of course. Anytime."

I loved the way he stressed 'anytime', making me feel special. "Thanks, Edward. Bye"

I sighed in content and soon sleep took over and that night I dreamed about us, Edward and I, in a beautiful place, filled with a bed of flowers, and me telling him I was in love with him…