Bella's POV

I was finished with homework and working on the drying cycle of the laundry when Edward came in with the daily mail. He'd received Sarah's debit AMEX card and was eager to break it in. "I'm going next door." I heard him call. He was doubtless inside her house before the screen door slammed shut.

The three of us climbed out of Edward's Volvo S60-R (Edward insists the R is imperative), and walked into the huge, square building that is Circuit City.

We stopped three abreast and allowed the sights and sounds of electronic technology to flow over us. Sarah nudged me. "Isn't that precious, the whole team shops together." Edward chuckled. She was referring to a group of young red polo-shirted Circuit City employees huddled an aisle over.

"The trick is to cut one loose from the safety of the herd." Edward whispered to us. "Watch this…" He beckoned to them. A few of the adolescent boys noticed, but only one brave soul ventured hesitantly towards us.

"Can I help you folks find something?" He asked gawking openly at Sarah.

Edward put his arm around the boy's shoulders and the kid stiffened uncomfortably. "Why yes you may…Mike." He tapped twice on the plastic name tag. "You work on commission, am I correct?" The kid nodded. "Well, do you see this lady?" He motioned towards Sarah, "This lady is about to spend an obscene amount of money in this store."

I don't think Mike was breathing anymore. He grinned feebly and weakly waved at Sarah. "I don't want you to allow her to leave here without being completely satisfied." Edward gave Mike a little push towards our new friend. Sarah took his hand.

"Come on honey…can you explain pixels to little old me?" We were going to be here for a while.

Sarah was enjoying herself almost as much as Edward. I reminded myself that she came from a time when women were dependant on men so she could handle accepting gifts, and accept them she did, whole heartedly. She was fascinated with all the technical machinery available and went from item to item. Edward was helping her fill the cart as well, insisting she couldn't be without this and she couldn't be without that. The joy it gave him to buy these things for her was palatable. I only wished I could be as guilt free and accede to his acquiring things for me with as much enthusiasm. Well, when we were married it would be different.

Edward took over when it came to deciding on a navigation system. While he and Mike went at it Sarah and I sauntered over to the video gaming aisles. "Isabella?" She asked me shyly. I looked up from the Wii games I was perusing, encouraging her to go on. "If you don't mind my asking…why doesn't Ed simply change you? I understand you're getting married anyway." I rolled my eyes. When you figure it out, let me know.

"Call me Bella, everybody does." She nodded in acceptance. "None of the Cullens really chose this way of life. Edward believes if he changes me, he'll be taking away my soul. I guess I wouldn't be too comfortable in the role of the grim reaper either."

"That's ludicrous." She said taken aback about what I'd confided in her.

I turned back and picked up a copy of Guitar Hero for the Wii. "I know, I know, but that's what he thinks and he won't or can't let it go."

She took the game from my hand getting me to look at her. "Well you just tell him to go sell crazy some place else Honey." That made us both laugh and lightened the mood.

It had been almost three hours and we were finally edging towards the registers. Mike was thanking Sarah profusely for her purchases. I didn't miss the exchange moments later when he gave her his phone number scrawled on a piece of blank receipt paper. Our items were being retrieved from a warehouse in the back of the store. I didn't see how this was all going to fit into the car.

Sarah looked apologetically at us and asked, "Are we through shopping for the day ya'll?"

"Already?" Edward said, his bubble bursting almost audibly. He had more in common with Alice than I realized.

"Well, you see, Mikey is taking me out this evening." She twirled a lock of her hair around her finger. "We're going bowling and then back to my place." She winked and took out her brand new American Express card as the cashier gave us the total. "I need to work off my Jasper buzz from this morning."

A Sony 32 inch LCD TV; $1099.99, An Apple 120GB iPod classic in silver; $249.99, Sony PSP System; $169.99, A Tom Tom GO 730 GPS Navigation System; $449.99, Sony VAIO widescreen laptop; $1349.99, rendering Edward Cullen incapable of speech….priceless.

Edward didn't stop there because a few days later we found ourselves at the auto mall. We'd been walking from dealership to dealership waiting for something special to catch Sarah's eye. Each of us had veered off from the others to cover more ground. I'd strolled through the Jeep and Toyota showrooms and connected back up with Edward who was busy perusing Audi.

"Does she even know how to drive?" I asked him. He shrugged and continued admiring the new Audi R8. We both turned when we heard Sarah trying to get our attention across the room. She rushed over to us as Edward tore himself away from the sports car. She was waving her hands in excitement. "I've found one! Wait until you see, come on over here!" We followed her over to Volkswagen. "There, isn't it adorable?" We were standing before a 2009 baby blue VW Beetle convertible.

Edward looked at me to see if she was serious. It was my turn to shrug. "It's so cute I could just eat it up." She squealed.

"It looks like an Easter egg." He deadpanned. "Besides, it's not about what it looks like but how fast it can go." His phone rang and Emmett was on the other end. Emmett had heard from Carlisle about our new friend and liked to make periodic checks to see if he'd missed anything amusing. "Tell Bella she's going to give her a run for her money on entertainment points!"

Sarah was about to go find a dealer to ask some questions to when Edward got off of his call. "If you're after something small and…" he cringed. "Cute…will you allow me to suggest something else?" I think I heard a sigh of relief emit from him as she agreed. He directed us to the BMW dealership.

"Oh my stars!" She shrilled. "I'm in love."

"Cute and fast." Edward opened the driver's door to a shiny new Mini Cooper S convertible. She climbed inside making herself comfortable and caressed the leather seats.

"Ed Honey, do you think you could teach me how to drive?"

Author's Note:

My favorite Jack Nicholson line is in here, and of course I copped Richard Gere. I have enjoyed writing this more than I can say, but I only see a few chapters left. If you'd like to see something happen in particular let me know and I'll try to work it in before the end. As always, review, and thanks for reading!