A/N: And another chapter of my story! The first part of the story is inspired by the song, Music Box by Regina Spektor

All too quickly the car ride ended and I was in the parking lot of our apartments, I took a moment to steady my heartbeat and control my breathing. Suddenly I heard a knock on my window, and jumped at the sound of it. I turned to see Edward standing there smiling and laughing slightly. I smiled and opened the door and stepped out of the car.

"I didn't mean to startle you, I apologize. I was just going to see if you wanted to walk with me." He said extending the crook of his arm towards me. I smiled and my heart skipped a beat, he was such a gentleman.

"I would love to, thank you" I slid my arm through his and we walked through the main entrance and to the elevator. I softly laughed to myself as I drew several surprised stares from exiting tenants. Edward smiled as well and hit the up button, a second later the bell dinged lightly and the doors opened. We stepped inside and he hit the button for the third floor. I leaned gently against Edward and he softly patted my hand that lay against his arm. Excitement in this warm little confined elevator overwhelmed me; I feared that my heart might leap out of my chest. The bell dinged again when we reached the third floor and we stepped out. We reached my door and he halfheartedly released my arm. I slid my key into the lock. "So six? Right?" I said before I turned the key to unlock the door.

"Yes ma'am." He said with a grin, he turned to walk down the hall and I realized I didn't know where we're going, therefore, I didn't know what to wear, and I wasn't normally one to worry about how I looked, but I didn't want to under dress, that was embarrassing.

"Oh, Edward?" I called. He turned around.

"Yeah?" He said striding back towards me.

"Uhm, do I need to, you know, wear something dressy? Or are jeans okay?" I blushed deeply, I sounded like such a typical girl. He laughed and pushed a strand of hair behind my ear.

"No, jeans are fine, at least that's what I'm wearing, besides you could wear anything and still be absolutely stunning." He said, the corner of his mouth pulled up in the gorgeous half smile. His eyes twinkled clear green with amusement.

"Th-thanks," I stammered "See you then." He waved as I turned and entered my apartment. I shut the door quickly behind me and leaned against the thick heavy wood. "My God…" I whispered. Then ran quickly to the bathroom.

EPOV- Stand by Me by Ben E. King

I turned the key quickly into my lock and ambled into my living room. I leaned against the door and thought about what had just happened. Bella had to be one of the most incredible people I had ever encountered; the best thing about her was she doesn't know it. She is completely credulous to the fact that not only is she smart, but funny, deep, and utterly breathtaking.

She wasn't the normal kind of beautiful, her beauty wasn't like my friend's girlfriend Rosalie, who's beauty was obvious and known by all, and she flaunted it. Bella's beauty was subtle, but very ubiquitous, exquisiteness simply surged from her, like a light from the inside, and it shined through every pore of her being. Every time I closed my eyes her heart shaped pale face appeared behind my eyelids, with her flowing brunette hair, and chocolate eyes that were so deep you could get lost in them, and when she looked into the light flecks of gold and amber glittered near the center of her iris, I couldn't stop thinking about the delicate curve of her lips, slightly upturned, her top lip ever so larger than the bottom, creating a most teasing pout.

I smiled and then glanced at my watch. Crap! I've wasted 20 minutes daydreaming about Bella when I should be getting ready. I shoved myself away from the door and shrugged out of my jacket, I discarded it on the couch and went to my bathroom to shower.

After showering I towel my hair out, not bothering to brush it since it would just get messed up anyways, and went to my bedroom to clothe myself. I slid into a random pair of jeans and found a clean black shirt and slipped it on over my head. Then I went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth and managed to find a clean pair of socks in the mess. After spitting the toothpaste out and rinsing my mouth out I walked back into my room with one goal in mind, shoes. A ten minute hunt later and I yielded a pair of converse, at the sight of which I nearly cried out loud in joy, I tied them to my feet and left the apartment, leaving the door slightly ajar. Bella was just leaving her apartment as well, and looked spectacular, of course, she was wearing a simple pair of dark jeans and a loose dark blue blouse. Her hair was hanging in loose curls and I could smell her lavender scent.

"You look beautiful Bella," I said and her face reddened, she smiled coyly and I offered her my hand, which she took.

"So where are we going?" She asked lightly as we walked to my apartment, I pushed the door open, and her brow creased.

"I thought we might have an urban picnic, is that okay? If you would rather go somewhere nicer for dinner just tell me" I said, hoping I hadn't offended her with my commonplace dinner ideas, but I just had the idea of getting to know Bella better in mind and a noisy, crowded restaurant was not the ideal place for that. She turned and laid a hand on my arm and smiled sweetly.

"No, it's perfect, I'm not really one for a loud restaurant anyways, this way we can learn more about each other much more easily." Marry me. She read my mind exactly. I gestured to the couch and she sat down while I went to the kitchen to retrieve one of the many take-out menus I had.

"It's not a four course gourmet meal, but it's delicious." I said sitting down next to her and fanning out the menus for her to choose from. She picked Chow Fat take-out, my favorite. This girl just gets better every minute.

"No, no, no, I love take-out, I personally think it's better than expensive fancy food with names you can barely pronounce." She said smiling. I grinned, and pulled my cell phone out of my pocket and scrolled through the numbers till I found Chow Fat's. "I think I'll have the orange chicken and noodles." She said.

"Good choice, I either get that or the chow main and rice, I think I'll have the latter tonight" She laughed, it sounded like a summer day, light and happy, I smiled.

"What?" I said hitting the call button.

"I do the exact same thing," she said biting her lower lip. I laughed. The phone picked up on the second ring at Chow Fat's. I ordered the meals and an extra order of egg rolls and then hung up.

Bella and I talked until the food came and I just scoffed and shook my head at Bella when she tried to pay for her share of the food. I paid the person and shut the door, taking the food into the kitchen. Bella followed me and put her hands on her hips.

"You really should have let me pay for that you know," She said narrowing her eyes.

"What kind of a gentleman would I be if I did that? Besides, I asked you for dinner, it's only proper for me to pay for it." I said emptying the contents of the boxes onto plates, after I retrieved the silverware I opened the door to the fridge and tossed Bella a can of soda, she dropped it and it rolled across the floor.

"Oops, my reflexes are crap by the way" She said laughing and retrieved the can, she held it up for inspection "All good, no damage done" She grabbed her plate and followed me out onto the terrace and we sat down on the little table.

BPOV

We sat down and I reached for my can of soda and popped the tab. What happened next was in slow motion, Edward's eyes widened and he threw his hands in front of his face, I looked down and shrieked right as the fizz began to burst from the can and explode all over me, soaking my blouse and the front of my jeans in soda. I sat there for a moment and looked at the nearly empty can of soda still in my hand and my drenched clothes. One look at Edward's surprised face and I burst out laughing and soon after Edward got over his shock he joined me.

"Would you like to borrow something of mine to wear until you go back to your apartment?" He offered as we walked back into his living room.

"That would be wonderful, thank you." He smiled and walked into his room, moments later he came back with a pair of jeans, a clean shirt and towel.

"Now the jeans are mine, but with a belt they probably won't fall off of you," He said pointing down the hall towards the bathroom. I thanked him again and walked down the hall and into the little bathroom much like my own, accept his was a light blue color and it very much had the style of a young male who had now designing sense, but it really did fit perfectly. I slipped off my sodden clothes and silently sang a happy song because my underwear did not get wet. I slipped the shirt over my head and inhaled deeply, Edward's scent clung to it; it smelled strongly of a lilac fabric softener and a honey aroma, simply wonderful. The jeans were perfect with a belt, they hung low on my small hips and were baggy, but comfortable, worn and sturdy, they were much too long, so I cuffed them enough up to uncover my feet and then exited the bathroom, turning the light off as I went. Edward was in the living room pacing back and forth and whirled around when he heard me enter the room. He stopped for a moment and appraised my new look with an amused smile. I blushed and pointed my thumb over my shoulder.

"I left my clothes in your bathroom on your tub, I hope that's alright" I said.

"Of course, I can wash them for you if you'd like, would you like to get back to the food? I got you a new soda, and opened it, didn't want to chance another explosion." He said striding back out onto the balcony; I followed him laughing.

We ate and talked and laughed for hours, the sun slid further and further down in the sky until it was very dark outside, Edward had gone and retrieved some candles when he took the dishes inside, and the candlelight only enhanced his magnificence. He silently extended his hand to me and I took it and he blew the candle out as we went inside, we went over to the couch and sat down, he pulled me against his side and I laid my head gently on his shoulder.

EPOV

"Would you like to watch a movie Bella? I've got pay per view, we could find something." I felt her nod against my shoulder and I turned on the TV and flipped it to the page and started to scroll through the options.

"Ooh! 10 Things I Hate About You! I love Heath Ledger, he's so funny!" She laughed and pulled the blanket that was sitting beside her over her legs.

"Alright, Shakespeare interpretations of the 1990's it is" I said and pressed the button to buy the movie, it started and I stretched out onto the couch, Bella molding to me however I moved, we ended up with her in front of me with her back pressed to my chest and my arm lazily slung over her. About 30 minutes into the movie I stared down at Bella, whose eyes were drooping slowly and breathing becoming slower and slower, I watched her slip quietly into unconsciousness and I smiled and brushed a feathery kiss across her cheek bone before I myself sank into my dreams, which, of course, were about Bella.

A/N: So there you go! I hope you enjoyed this second chapter and I should have the third along in a few days, i've got a LONG practice tomorrow, so hopefully it'll be up by Tuesday. :] keep reading!