AN: Hi readers. So sorry about not posting another chapter for you guys last night. We had major power outages in my area. Anyways this chapter is a bit longer so i hope that makes up for it! Edward's timetable for his first year is based pretty much on my timetable for my first year of nursing school. I was going to look the pre-med program up on the Harvard site but it was being a bugger yesterday. Hope you guys like it! Thanks for the comments! Review away!

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns these characters

Chapter 15

"Timing is everything"

Bella's POV

I didn't want to leave that tree but Edward reminded me that we had a meeting to get to. As I walked away with Edward I tried desperately to picture Carlisle and Esme under that tree. They must have been so happy. So in love. Kind of like me and Edward. Everything felt right in that very moment. I was so unaware of my surroundings right then that I hadn't even noticed I had been dragged into a building. Edward was speaking to an older lady sitting behind a desk.

"Hi there" Edward said in his most charming voice. "I'm Edward Cullen and this is Isabella Swan. We have a meeting with Dianne I believe...". The older lady was eyeing me while Edward spoke. I turned beat red. I realized I wasn't dressed appropriately for this occasion. Yeah…the bra showing was probably a bit too much for this meeting. I let go of Edward's hand and folded my arms over my chest. I was trying to be nonchalant. I smiled politely at the lady. Hopefully she didn't take me for a whore or something…God knows I was the furthest thing from that. She obverted her eyes to meet Edward's.

"Yes Mr. Cullen. Dianne has been waiting for you to arrive. If you walk through the doors just behind you you'll enter her office" she said.

"Thank you very much for your help" Edward said as he pushed me slightly ahead of him towards the doors. I lightly knocked before entering the office. Dianne told us to come in. We entered a large room with that had a variety of computers sitting on desks and what could very well be thousands of books sitting on shelves. A small lady jumped up from one of the desks and approached us.

"You must be Edward Cullen!" she boomed as she shook his hand. "I've heard very good things about you Mr. Cullen" she added and then looked towards me.

"And you must be Isabella Swan. It's a pleasure to meet you Isabella" she said as she shook my hand.

"You can call me Bella" I told her once the handshake was broken and we were sitting down in front of her desk.

"Bella it is then" she said with a smile. "So Edward your father called me yesterday and asked me if we could get yours and Bella's timetables worked out ahead of time. Normally I wouldn't fulfill this request but seeing as your father is an alumni here and generously donates to the university I saw no problem with it. I understand that you're pre-med Mr. Cullen and Bella will be majoring in history. Is that correct?" We both nodded.

"Excellent!" she exclaimed. "Now Edward your schedule, as you probably know, will be very regimented and you'll only have one elective course this year. Bella you're another case. You have very few mandatory courses you need to take. You're first year will consist of mostly electives. You should know that just because your major is history, it doesn't mean that all your workload will consist of history courses… at least not this year. So what I'm thinking is that we should get Edward's timetable out of the way first seeing as it will be the easiest. After that we can move onto yours Bella. Does that sound good?" she asked.

"Sounds perfect" I said.

"Wonderful! Let's get started then. Bella here's the undergraduate calendar for the year. Edward's father explained to me that you just recently received your acceptance and aren't fully aware of your options. This book will tell you all the courses available to you in your first year. Look it over and pick out the courses that interest you and then we'll see what we can do. Edward lets get to work on the computer here." Dianne suggested as Edward moved to sit beside her to get a look at the screen.

I opened up the calendar and stared reading course descriptions. I had hundreds of options available to me. I grabbed a piece of scrap paper off Dianne's desk and wrote down the courses I was interested in. Naturally I drifted towards history courses. Ancient history, modern history of the 20th century, history through film were just a few of my choices. I also looked into comparative literature, religion, economics, classics, peace studies, women studies, and archeology. Every course offered sounded amazing. "I wish I could take them all" I thought. This was enthralling. I took a moment to look at Edward. He was focused on the computer screen in front of him. Dianne was listing off all the mandatory courses he had to take: anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, problem based learning, microbiology, psychology, and pharmacology. I was getting dizzy just listening to everything he had to take. I also heard him decide his elective was going to be classical music. "How appropriate" I thought to myself before I turned back to reading the calendar.

Soon it was my turn to take a stab at laying down a timetable. Edward had excused himself from the room to grab a coffee and I took his spot behind Dianne's computer.

"So Bella have you picked out some courses?" she asked me with great enthusiasm. This lady apparently loved her job.

"Yeah I made a list. I really want to take as many history courses as possible this year" I said as I handed Dianne my list. She looked it over for quite a bit of time before she spoke.

"I believe that will be very possible Bella. Lets start imputing some stuff into the computer and see what we get" she chirped. Edward had walked back into the room with two coffees in his hand. He placed on in front of me with a wink before he went to sit down near the back of the room. I sipped my coffee slowly while Dianne worked her magic on the computer.

"So Bella I've managed to give you three history courses, and the courses you wanted in women studies and peace studies. The only mandatory requirement for a major in the humanities is an English course. I saw that you had written down comparative literature. That can count as your English credit if you wish" she announced.

"I'd like that" was my response. Dianne fiddled on the computer and told me I needed one more course to fulfill my credit requirement for the year.

"I saw in the calendar that there was a course on theatre and film. You attend a weekly film viewing and have discussions about it in class. I'd really like to get into that class if possible" I pleaded.

"I'm sure we can make it work Bella" she said with a wink and typed something into the computer. I took a quick glance at Edward. He had pulled his sunglasses down to cover his eyes and was leaning back in his chair. He was probably sleeping. Poor guy.

Dianne tapped me on the shoulder and informed me that my timetable had been completed. She printed both mine and Edward's schedules off and handed them to me. "I hope you have a successful year Bella. If you have any questions feel free to call or email me. I'll be glad to help. Now I'm sorry but I have to run off to a meeting across campus. I see Edward is asleep over there. I'll leave you to wake him up. Enjoy Harvard Bella and give Edward my best" she smiled and grabbed her purse from her desk. She gave me a quick wave and then ran out of her office.

I made my way over to Edward. I playfully stepped on his toe but he didn't even budge. I pinched the tip of his nose. Still nothing. "My goodness he's out like a light" I said. I needed to change my technique. I positioned myself directly in front of him and blew gently on his face. He twitched a bit and moved one hand to scratch his face but he never woke up. I had had it by this point and decided I needed to resort to good old shouting.

"EDWARD" I screeched right in his ear. I startled him so bad he jumped right out of his seat. I giggled.

"Well I'm glad I finally woke you! You're a real deep sleeper evidently" I chimed. He pulled his sunglasses off his face and attached them to the collar of his shirt.

"Sorry" he murmured "I guess I was more tired than I thought. Are you done with Dianne?" he asked while searching the room for her.

"Yepp! She had to leave for a meeting so she printed me off our timetables" I said and handed Edward his. He slipped his into his back pocket.

"Shall we be off then? We still have lots more to do today babe" Edward said.

"Let's get going then!" I said with excitement as we exited the office and headed back towards the car.

Edward's POV

Once we were back in the car and buckled in I started driving to our next destination. When I had left the room while Bella was selecting her timetable I had made a call to the real estate agent, Jeff, that Rose was friends with. He had agree to take us on the tour of the places Rose had selected for Bella and I. He was meeting us at the first location, which was thankfully close to Harvard. I sped all the way to the house and parked in the driveway next to Jeff's Mercedes. Bella looked confused. She didn't understand what we were doing there.

"Bella?" I asked trying to get her attention. She moved her gaze away from the house and looked at me.

"Bells this is what I actually brought you to Boston for. I'm…we're house shopping. My parents are buying us a house down here. I hope your excited…". Bella's face had gone blank. I wasn't sure if she was shocked or pissed.

"Honey? Are you alright?" I questioned.

"Fine" she stuttered. I gave her a few moments to collect her thoughts. Eventually she spoke again.

"Edward…this is too much! I can't accept this" she said so quietly I could barely hear her.

"Bella really it's nothing big. My parents were going to buy me a house anyways. I just wanted you to have an input in where we live…that is if you want to live with me…." I said slowly.

"Of course I want to live with you! Edward no one has ever done anything like this for me. Trips and houses and a whole new wardrobe. I'm being spoiled" she said with a giddy voice.

"Boyfriends are supposed to spoil their girlfriends Bella!" I explained. "You deserve this sweetheart...all of it…everything". Within seconds Bella had practically hopped into my lap and was kissing me. She broke the kiss soon after.

"I love you Edward Cullen. Today and forever" she said as she played with my hair and kissed my nose. She moved her head closer to my ear. "Thank you" she whispered in my ear. She threw open the door to the car and jumped out. I soon followed her. I put my hand around her waist as we made our way to the front door of the house. I had to explain to her what was happening before we met Jeff so I stopped before opening the door.

"So Bella…I had Rose look up all sorts of houses and condos in the Harvard area for us. We're going to be meeting Jeff in a minute, he's a good friend of Rose's and he's going to show us some places. Now this house needs to be perfect for the both of us. If you love or hate something will you promise to let me know? We have to do this right Bells…" I said.

"I promise! Now lets get house shopping!" she exclaimed as she put her hand in the back pocket of my shorts. I opened the front door for us and we were greeted by Jeff. He was nice guy and I trusted him. He began to show us through the house. I already knew it wasn't the place for me. There wasn't enough room for my piano in the front room and the garage was nowhere big enough for my liking. Bella shyly admitted that the bathrooms weren't big enough for her so Jeff encouraged us to move onto the next house. I drove all three of us to see the next property.

When I pulled into the drive of the house I was at a loss for words. I loved how the house looked. It looked like it had been uprooted from the Hamptons and was placed on this property. The house itself was all shingled in a grey blue colour. It was stunning. All the windows were trimmed in white as was the porch and the adjoining stairs. It was two and half floors and the second floor rooms had their own balconies. Most important to me was the fact that this house had a five car garage. I prayed the inside of the house was as beautiful as the outside. I noticed that Jeff had already managed to get out of the car and was opening the door to the house. Bella however was still in the car with me. She looked at the house and then looked at me. I saw a shine in her eyes. She liked this house.

"Do you like it so far Edward?" she asked me. She was getting all excited.

"So far I love it! Let's check out inside" I said and we both hopped out of the car. We practically ran to the front entrance of the house. When we stepped inside we became aware of the huge family room and hall. It was beautiful. There was more then enough room for my piano. The whole house appeared to have hardwood flooring. Bella rushed upstairs to check out the bedrooms while I perused downstairs with Jeff. The kitchen was phenomenal. The appliances were already installed. Everything was stainless steel. Bella would be excited about this. I ran upstairs to join her leaving Jeff to continue to explore downstairs.

I found Bella twirling around in the empty master bedroom. She looked so happy. I scooped her up in my arms and kissed her.

"What do you think Bells? I really like this house…" I said

" I love this house Edward. It's the one I think…" she announced. "But you know what's missing?" she asked me as I placed her back on her feet.

"What's missing babe?"

" A dog! We'd need a dog. Just a cute little corgi who could run around in the backyard…..it's enormous" she said while beaming up at me. She began dancing all over the room. A light bulb went off in my head. Bella wanted a dog and she'd get one. I needed further details though.

"I'd like a dog. What would you name it though?" I tried to question her inconspicuously.

"Toulouse! You know like that little black cat from the Aristocat movie? I always loved the name…" she said while she rushed off to the master bathroom. I followed her but I didn't bother to ask any more questions about her dog. I didn't want her to become suspicious of my motives.

"Oh my gosh Edward! Look at this tub!" she yelled as she as she stepped into it and laid down. "It's perfect!". I'd never seen Bella so happy or excited. I sat down on the floor next to the tub. I began tracing her face with my fingers.

"So what are we thinking Bella? Should this be our house?" I asked her knowing her response was going to be a good one.

"Yes! I love it Edward. This house was meant for us!" she said

"Good! I agree with you Bells. You keep exploring okay? I'm going to go talk to Jeff" I said as I got up and kissed her forehead. I hurried downstairs and discussed the details with Jeff. He ensured me the house was in perfect condition and never lived in. I told him we'd be taking the house and that the payment would be covered by my parents. I gave him their fax number and he told me he'd get in contact with them as soon as possible. He was going to call Rose too and fill her in. Jeff said he needed to get going since he had another client. The place needed to be locked up and we needed to drive Jeff back to his car. I yelled for Bella to come back downstairs and join me. She took to the stairs quickly and was my by side in no time. Jeff ushered us out of the house and we all walked back to the car. I drove Jeff back to his car and thanked him for everything. He congratulated us on our new house and got into his car.

"I can't believe we just got a house Bella!" I said as I pulled away from the curb.

"I know! And it's all ours! I'm so excited Edward! That house is stunning…" she said with great enthusiasm. I kissed her hand before I intertwined my fingers with hers.

"This is one of the best days of my life" I said while smiling at Bella. It honestly was. I could recall very few times when I had been this happy. I looked at the clock on the dashboard. It was already 6:30 pm. I wondered if Bella was hungry.

"Honey are you hungry?" I asked while watching the road ahead of me.

"Not really" she said. "I'm too excited to be hungry!" she giggled.

"Me too. Should we just head back to the hotel then?". Bella simply nodded. I increased my driving speed and was back at the hotel in a matter of minutes. We headed upstairs to our room with huge smiles on our faces. When we entered the suite Bella told me she needed to keep herself preoccupied and that she was going to go unpack her suitcases. I told her I'd be in my room if she needed me.

I was beyond tired. I hadn't really gotten much sleep over the last two days. I threw my flip flops off and hoped into my bed. I turned the TV on and starting watching the baseball game. I wondered how Bella was making out with all the stuff Alice had packed for her.

Bella's POV

When I got into my room I immediately tackled the suitcases. Alice had bought me far too much stuff. I was afraid there wouldn't even be enough space in the drawers to fit everything. I placed my tops and bottoms into the larger drawers and my socks, bras and panties into smaller ones. The dresses she packed were hung in the closet. I discovered that Alice had packed me at least twenty pairs of shoes. I gathered them all up in my hands and put them into the closet too. I came across more toiletry bags so I moved them all into the bathroom and left them on the vanity. I also found a tiny box that contained even more jewelry for me. I took the box and sat it on my nightstand beside my other earrings and watch. I thought I had finally gotten everything out of my luggage but I came across a Victoria's Secret bag sitting in the bottom of one of the suitcases. I yanked the ties of the bag open and was shocked at what I found. Five babydolls all in different colours sat in the bag. "What was Alice thinking!?" I screeched in my head. I dumped the contents of the bag onto the floor. The lingerie was beautiful especially the blue one. In that very moment I decided I didn't want to wait to be with Edward anymore. I quickly changed into the babydoll and matching thong. My stomach was slightly exposed and my breasts were being held in by a bow at the top of the garment. I took a quick glimpse at myself in the mirror to ensure that I didn't look like an idiot. Thankfully I didn't. I began to slowly creep towards Edward's room. I was so nervous I was shaking. That didn't stop me though… I kept moving. I eventually made it to the open door of his room and stuck my head around the corner of the doorframe. He was watching the TV attentively.

"Knock knock" I said as I lightly tapped his door while keeping myself hidden from him. He could only see my head.

"Hi. How did the unpacking go?" he said as he turned his head to face me.

"Excellent. Alice bought me far too much stuff. She did buy me one thing I wanted to show you though…" I said as I stepped into the open door frame so he could admire me. His eyes about jumped out of his sockets. I laughed and moved to join him on the bed.

"Blue's your favorite right?" I asked playfully as I played with the straps of the babydoll. He nodded as he leaned in closer to me. He kissed me gently on the lips then moved to my collar bone and my stomach. He traced circles on my thighs with one hand and wrapped his other around my waist. He eventually positioned himself on top of me but never let any of his weight touch me. He kissed me vigorously and I reciprocated. I began to pull his shirt off and he broke away from the kiss for a moment help me. His lips touched the skin of my chest now. My body tingled. I moved to undo his belt and undid it with ease. Then his cell phone rang. He groaned.

"Don't answer it" I said as I pulled his face back to mine. I felt him smiling against my lips. The ringing of his phone stopped and I moved to undo the zipper of his pants. You could tell Edward was ready for this. Probably more than I was but it didn't matter. Then my phone rang from across the suite. I tried to ignore it. Edward was placing small kisses along my thighs now and I was beginning to flush. Finally the ringing ended and Edward ripped his shorts off. He was breathing heavy now. He moved his lips to my neck and began to playfully bite me. I giggled. I was ready for him to take me right then but his phone rang once again. I pulled myself away from him.

"I think you should answer it Edward. It may be important if someone has tried to call us both" I said unwillingly. I didn't want the ruin the movement. Edward huffed as he rolled off of me and grabbed his phone from the nightstand. He flipped it open and began talking.

"Hi mom" he said in a grouchy tone. I couldn't hear what Esme was saying on the other side of the phone so I waited patiently beside Edward. All of a sudden Edward's face had changed…he looked shocked.

"Now!? Oh my God! Okay we're heading to the airport right now! We'll see you soon" he said loudly and slapped his phone shut.

"What's the matter?" I asked. I was worried.

"Bella we need to leave right now. Rose just went into labor".