Bpov

I forgot this last chapter, so this one is for both:

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Bpov

I hopped in the shower and wasted no time in getting cleaned up. Whatever this was, it seemed to be important to Edward. That was enough to make me curious, even if I didn't relish the idea of letting Alice loose on me while armed with various beauty products. I used the shampoo and conditioner that Alice had given me, and placed them on the floor outside the shower curtain. Turning off the water, I quickly squeezed out my hair and stepped out of the shower onto the fluffy bathroom mat. I wrapped up in the towel, and was about to call for Alice when she burst through the bathroom door, causing me to jump three inches straight up.

"Alice! Don't surprise me like that!" I admonished, my heart still beating like crazy.

"Sorry," she said sheepishly. "It's just, I knew when you would be done, and I was so excited…" She trailed off, looking down at the floor. The look on her face made me feel awful- like I had just kicked a puppy or something equally coldhearted.

"Alice, please, stop. It's fine. Just go a little slower next time," I smiled. She immediately looked up, and excitedly rushed me over to a chair in front of a giant mirror. She spun the chair around so my back was facing the mirror.

"No peeking," she stated sternly, while bending over to arrange her beauty supplies.

"Hey, um, Alice… I'm still only in a towel." She looked up at me, surprised.

"Oh, whoops," she laughed. She ran over to a closet, and a fluffy white robe suddenly landed on my lap. "Put that on," she commanded, still inside the closet. I hastily slipped into it, and Alice returned in a flash, gently pushing me into the chair.

She quickly got to work, beginning with my hair. After squeezing out the excess water with a towel, she deftly wrapped my ordinary brown locks around curlers. She then moved to my face, applying various creams, lotions, and toners. I tried very hard not to think about how much these beauty supplies cost- knowing Alice, it was probably more than my entire closet full of clothes.

"Okay, look down," she commanded. As soon as I acquiesced, she began applying mascara and eyeliner.

"Alice, this is really unnecessary," I protested.

"Up," she stated, and continued to work on my eyes. I thought she was ignoring me, but a moment later she spoke.

"Bella, tonight is important to my brother. He has been looking forward to this for quite a while. And I can't have you looking like you just woke up," she added crossly. I could tell from her expression that there was no changing her mind, so I remained quiet while she finished my face.

"Done!" she grinned. Relieved, I stood and started to walk away. "Where do you think you're going, Bella?" she said while grabbing my arm. She pulled me into her bedroom, where a black dress bag hung.

"Put this on, I'll be back in a second," she said hurriedly, rushing out of the room. I winced, imagining just how much this dress cost. Tentatively, I unzipped the bag and gasped.

Inside was a floor length, deep blue gown. It got darker towards the hem, and there were beaded flowers which started on the bust and traveled midway down the bodice. The neckline was styled slightly like a strapless dress; however two spaghetti straps were attached, and as I turned the dress around, I understood why. There was absolutely no back. The straps zigzagged back and forth across the opening, and there were long ends to tie in a bow.

I took off the robe, and quickly put on my underwear and bra. As I began to pull the dress on, however, I realized that my bra would show. Upon closer examination of the dress, I found that it had one already built in. I sighed, slipped my bra off, and donned the gown. I planned to kill Alice for making me wear such a scandalous dress later. For now, I pulled the strings in the back, tightening up the straps.

Alice rushed in, hurrying to 'fix' the dress for me. "Hold on, Bella, let me do that," she insisted. When she was finished adjusting it every which way, I allowed her to guide me back to the bathroom. I noticed her suspicious stare, and laughed. "Don't worry, Alice, I'm not going to peek," I assured her. Satisfied, she seated me in the same chair, still facing away from the mirror. My hair now dry, she rapidly took out the curlers, and began working the newly created curls into an updo.

Ten minutes later, she stood back, her face displaying her obvious satisfaction.

"How do I look?" I asked.

"See for yourself," she gloated, and turned me around to face the mirror.

I took in my reflection and gasped. The dress hugged my curves in all the right places, and bared almost all of my shoulders and back. Her makeup accentuated my eyes, filled out my lips, and smoothed out all my imperfections. The updo was stunning, curls piled high on my head, a small comb with perfectly matched blue flowers tucked into the front. A few stray curls framed my face.

"Alice, you're amazing!" I exclaimed after the initial shock wore off. I turned around and hugged her, still praising her talents. Breaking the hug, she smiled and pulled me towards the stairs.

"As wonderfully gorgeous as you look right now, Bella, I think my brother could appreciate it more," she giggled. She led me quickly to her room and forced me into blue stiletto heels, overriding my protests. Trying not to kill myself or break my ankle, I allowed her to lead me to the top of the stairs. Edward stood at the bottom, staring off into the distance.

I took a deep breath. "Edward," I called down to him, and carefully watched his face as he turned around.

I know I'm mean! I couldn't resist ending it there. I hope you enjoyed it still two more chapters until they reach their destination. Feel free to send me a pm if you want to guess at where they're going… hehe

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Oh, and I actually do have that dress. It's gorgeous and amazing and I love it. I wore it to the Eclipse prom I actually found it hard to describe, though. It's a one of a kind.

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Love, always and forever,

My.Personal.Lullaby