Carless Sunrays

Fate has a funny sense of humour

I gingerly took Bella's hand and once again felt the electric current shoot up my arm.

"Bella...nice to meet you" I said still holding her hand.

When I realised the others were looking at the two of us oddly I dropped her grasp and offered her to sit down opposite me. She nodded and slid into the booth followed by Alice and Jasper. Emmett and Rosalie slid in on my side.

"So Edward...did you know Bella is an interior designer? She works at Hathorne Interiors in the city" Alice said to me.

"Really?" I said a small smile dancing across my lips. "No I didn't know that." I started to laugh near the end of my sentence at the sure irony of it all. The fact that my friends had thought Bella would be a good match for me was purely bizarre.

"And what do you do Edward?" Bella asked returning my smile.

"Oh he's a surgeon." Rosalie answered for me.

"No kidding" she said trying to rein in the evident laughter.

"Nope...no kidding" I said through a chuckle.

At that moment I could contain it no longer and Bella burst into fits of laughter along with me. The others looked at us stunned which only increased our giggling. Finally, the laughter resided.

"Well, that was weird" I heard Alice mutter to Jasper, who simply nodded.

Bella looked at me as if for consent. I slowly nodded..knowing eventually our story would come out.

"I'm sorry guys....it's just.." she waved her arm for me to continue.

"We've met before.." I said my laughing beginning to start again.

"Alice he was the one-night-stander!" Bella finished.

I looked at Alice who looked completely shocked. Jasper's mouth was practically on the floor and Emmett was looking like a proud father at graduation.

"That's my boy...Edward you've finally grown some balls!"

Rosalie turned around and smacked his arm.

"Ouch..what was that for?" Emmett said rubbing his arm.

Rosalie rolled her eyes and turned back to the conversation.

"It's fate!" Alice cried. "Don't you see? You're supposed to meet again."

I looked at the girl like she had three heads. To be honest I didn't really believe in that kind of thing. I glanced over at Bella to see her with almost the same expression.

"What do you mean we were supposed to meet? We already met" Bella said.

"No again, you're supposed to meet again. Why else would we have picked you for a blind date?" She asked me.

"Coincidence?"

"No you're supposed to be together. Jasper we have to leave. Give them some time by themselves." The others stood.

"I know it will all work out right" Alice said smiling between the two of us.

They left leaving Bella and I dumb struck. I looked at her to find her eyes burning into my face.

"Look, sorry about Alice. Once she gets an idea into her head there is no stopping her."

"It's okay." I said giving my signature grin.

We were silent for longer this time.

"I better go I guess." Bella said, getting up awkwardly.

I stood too.

"Nice seeing you again Edward" she smiled. She walked past while looking over her shoulder and smiling back at me.

"You too." I said quietly.

We both reached for the handle at the same time our hands meeting. The sparks flew once more. As Bella stepped up over the threshold she tripped. Instinctively I threw my arms out to catch her. She peaked through one eye up at me. She felt perfect in my arms and my entire body felt like it was on fire.

"Have dinner with me?"

"Love to" she breathed.