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In Six Months I Lost My Mind But Found My Heart

Chapter Twelve: Stuck In An Elevator

14th February

4 Months 2 Weeks & 5 Days Left

Alice's POV

Today is the day, my plans are in motion, I expect to see some results. Some romance results. Even though Edward has told me not to meddle in other people's affairs I just can't help myself from playing cupid today. I'm also rather excited because Jasper is going to be here and he can help me.

Edward is going to be on alert, waiting for me to do something so I'm going to have to have my wits about me. Maybe Jasper will be able to distract him or once I get Bella in her dress that will be enough of a distraction for Edward to forget what a scheming sister he has.

After we arrived home from school around about five o'clock I dragged Bella upstairs to help her get ready. I had an hour and a half to bring out the beautiful Bella that hides below everything else. She had to knock my brother off his feet if this was going to work.

Of course she kicked up a fuss but eventually we came to a mutual understanding that I would be doing this whether she wanted it or not. Somehow we ended up behind schedule and started running a little late. I had Bella shower, in her dress, make up done, and almost ready to go but then we started squabbling over her hair. She wanted it up but I insisted she have it down. I know the effect it has on Edward when she brushes it over her shoulder; he completely loses all coherent thoughts.

I was going to have her dazzle him tonight whether she likes it or not.

I won the battle about Bella's hair and managed to convince her that it would be better down but we had wasted ten minutes on this debate. Eventually she was ready but we only had half an hour left. For that time I refused to allow Bella to go downstairs. When my brother saw her I wanted him to be speechless and see him fluster. I was not going to miss that.

About ten minutes before we had to leave I went to check on Edward. The dress code for this ball was formal suits for guys and formal dresses for girls. So naturally I wanted to see if my brother was going to render Bella speechless.

I knocked on his door then entered to see him messing about with his tie. For all of his many talents Edward can't seem to tie a tie properly. He just messes it up and that causes him to get frustrated. I couldn't have him angry tonight. This was a night of romance.

"Hey." I said, wandering over to help him.

"Hi. You look nice." He said as he handed me his tie. If I wasn't here he wouldn't have worn one at all.

"So do you." I folded up his collar and started tying his tie.

"How does Bella look?" I smirked; maybe I wouldn't need to interfere as much as I planned.

"If you wait about five minutes you can see for yourself." He checked his tie in the mirror then nodded his thanks. "Now go downstairs and wait for us to come down."

"Where are we meeting Jasper?" He asked at the door.

"He's going to meet us there." Edward nodded then went downstairs.

It was time for Bella to knock him dead.

Edward's POV

I sat downstairs waiting for Alice and Bella to come down so we could go. To say I was bored would be an understatement. I didn't want to go to this thing tonight. After last night I can't stand to be around Bella. All I want to do is kiss her senseless but I know that would not be wise. I don't think Bella would really appreciate me just grabbing and kissing her.

Alice bounced down the stairs smirking at me then hoisted me off the couch so I was standing. I started complaining and whining to Alice when Bella walked down the stairs wearing a wonderful blue dress that hugged to her body beautifully. The second I saw her my breath caught in my throat. She looked fantastic. Absolutely amazing.

"Well?" She asked softly.

"I think you look tremendous. Don't you agree Edward?" Alice asked smiling brightly at me. But I couldn't even register her question.

"I...uh...em...you...eh." Was all I could get out. Alice giggled and entwined her arm with Bella's as they walked out of the room to leave.

"By the way Edward, you look good." Bella said over her shoulder as they left.

I looked good.

I looked good!

There was a sudden rush of feelings and I have no idea why. She thought I looked good and that made me feel great just to have her approval. I'm seriously losing my mind if I feel like cheering when she only said I looked good.

After regaining myself I followed out of the house and got in the car. Bella was driving and Alice was in the front. Throughout the entire journey they chatted away as I sat in the back watching Bella in the rear view mirror.

To my surprise the event was not being held at the school. Instead it was being held in a reception hall in the middle of the city. Arriving at the location we all headed inside. My sister sprinted away when she saw Jasper and hugged and kissed him like she hadn't seen him in weeks when she only saw him yesterday.

After they stopped practically molesting each other in front of the building we walked into the reception area. Not many other students were around as we were late so we headed for the elevator to take us to the ball.

"You guys take the first elevator; we'll get the next one." Alice told Bella and me too eagerly. Bella didn't seem to notice though and stepped in. I joined her so it wasn't clear I was awkward with her.

The doors shut and we stood there in silence. We were going to the third floor and just after we reached the second floor the lights went out and the elevator stopped completely. Neither of us moved and after a few seconds the emergency lights went on. A light red tint came over the elevator from the lights as we waited to see what was going on. Eventually we both sat down, on opposite ends and glanced around, waiting for something to happen.

"So how long do you think we'll be stuck here?" Bella asked, trying to take the creases out of her dress.

"Em...hopefully only a few more minutes. If not it's going to get exceedingly hot in here. You aren't claustrophobic are you?" She shook her head.

"Are you?" Bella asked.

"No." She smirked and looked like she was thinking deeply. "What is it?"

"I just thought you would be." She had me confused there.

"Why?" I pondered.

"Well you seem to panic in most situations. I just would have expected you to panic here." I chuckled and shook my head again. "So what do we do now?"

"What do you want to do?" What is there to do in an overheated elevator during a power cut?

"I don't know. I guess I'm just bored with the idea of sitting here doing nothing." She shrugged which brought my eyes to over to pursue her body once more. It suddenly became very hot in here, and not due to the temperature. I removed my tie and undid the top two buttons of my shirt, trying to get some air to my neck.

"Are you hot?" Bella asked.

"Yeah. Definitely."

"I haven't noticed."

Now it's hard to stay focused on anything but the girl that encourages you to take cold showers every morning when there is nothing else to focus on. All I had to look at was Bella and that was not to be advised when I was already feeling flustered.

"You look...brilliant by the way." She blushed under my gaze.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

"So if you could be stuck in here with anyone who would it be?" Bella asked out of the blue. I smirked honestly thinking that's not what she would say next.

"Eh...I don't know." I shrugged, she caught me off guard.

"You must know. Come on, anyone. Well let's just say anyone you already know. So who?"

"I'm fine here with you." She smiled shaking her head.

"I don't believe you. Out of everyone you know it's got to be someone other than me."

"No I'm content here. You know when to be quiet or when to talk. You don't drive me mad and make me irritated. So yeah, I'm fine." She smirked after I finished.

"I'm glad to know you don't fine me irritating and I talk when you see fit." She teased.

"It's not like that. Let's just say when you grow up around Alice-" I stopped mid sentence thinking about my sister. She seemed far too eager for us to take the first elevator. I started chuckling at what she was doing.

My sister is playing matchmaker again. Last time she tried that I was set up with a girl who started petting me like a dog before we had had a starter. Stupid bloody pixie thinking she can play cupid on Valentine's Day.

"When you grow up around Alice..." Bella prompted at me, confused why I cut off.

"Oh right yeah, sorry. When you grow up around Alice you are surrounded by her constant cheer and bouncy attitude to things. After a while it takes its toll and you start to get irritated easily." She smirked.

"I guess that's understandable, she can be a little eccentric."

I shrugged off my jacket and rolled my sleeves up to my elbows as Bella fanned herself with her hand. The elevator was getting hotter by the second.

"Okay yeah, it's definitely heating up in here." She said sighing. "You're so damn lucky you can take some clothing off."

"What's stopping you?" I asked smirking. She smiled and shook her head.

"I'll save you the agony by keeping my clothes on thank you very much. Plus I'm only wearing this dress and my underwear-"

"So?" She laughed and shook her head again.

"Nope you're not going to get me out of this dress Edward."

"I think I could if I tried." She smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Don't get to cocky Mr C-" She cut off and frowned. "I can't call you Mr can I?" I shook my head. "Oh well. Still don't get too cocky. You're powers of seduction aren't that great." She teased.

"What makes you say that?"I asked, playing along.

"Well if you really wanted me out of this dress you would have kissed me last night whether Alice was downstairs or not." I smirked and shook my head.

"As I remember, you ran away from me. Plus you turned away first."

"But if you really wanted it you could have just turned my head back and kissed me."

"Did you want me to kiss you Bella? Wait sorry let me rephrase that. Do you want me to kiss you Bella?" She blushed about three shades of red and bit her lip.

"No." She squeaked. I chuckled and she smiled. "That's just mean making a girl flustered like that."

"I'm sure you'll be fine."

"Easy for you to say, you're not dying of heat stroke over here." I rolled my eyes and saw her smile. This night wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, it wasn't as awkward as I expected either.

I stood up to stretch my legs; the right one was beginning to fall asleep. It was getting rather uncomfortable down there. Bella saw me stretch then held out her hands for me to pull her up. In doing so I was a little closer than I expected to her.

She glanced up nervously then looked back at her hands, which I was still holding. I dropped them immediately feeling a chill run up my spine. Bella's arm was covered in goose bumps so I could only imagine she was cold. I grabbed my jacket and handed it to her.

"I'm not cold." She told me.

"Your arms tell me otherwise." She glanced at said arms and blushed again. Reluctantly she took the jacket and put it on; I think it was just to stop me from arguing with her.

The jacket caught her hair under it at the back so she brushed it out with her hand, basically flicking it backward. I was standing close enough to smell the familiar scent of strawberry shampoo. I licked my lips as I looked at her again; she was completely oblivious to this. I wanted her, badly. Who knows, it could be lust talking considering I am a male teenager trapped in a small space with a really beautiful girl, but I wanted to kiss her. This time actually kiss her, not like last night where I just missed.

"Bella." I said softly almost a whisper. She turned to face me; we were still standing so close. My eyes were watching her lips and it was as if she knew, slowly, almost teasingly she licked her lips and looked me in the eye.

I slightly caressed her cheek with my thumb, slightly bringing her closer. There was no way I was going to miss now; no one could interrupt us here. It was like we were drawn to each other. Slowly I brushed my lips against hers, not wanting to let the built up passion escape into a full on kiss that would surprise her. Pulling away I went to move, just leaving her with a light kiss to show her some of my affections towards her.

Instead Bella put her hand on the back of my neck and pulled me closer, kissing me with as much passion as I wanted to kiss her with. I wanted her to open her mouth for me but at the same time didn't want to overwhelm her. The raging teenage hormones were in a war with my gentlemanly side.

Without any warning the lights in the elevator came back on. We both pulled away quickly, both our breathing was slightly all over the place. I stepped back a little and looked at her, the passion burning in her eyes. The teenage hormones were now starting to win.

Before they could the elevator moved up and in a matter of seconds the doors opened. Considering I don't think Bella would want to lose her virtue in an elevator I got the hell out of there. That was truly the best kiss ever though. Maybe i should thank Alice.

Bella's POV

The elevator lights turned on breaking the mind blowing kiss I was sharing with him. It was exactly what I wanted. When he pulled away after such a short peck I thought, no, he's not getting away with that. Who knows where the confidence came from but I'm glad it was there or I never would have done that.

I was only glad for a second though, the minute the doors of the elevator opened Edward walked away quickly. It was like he wanted to get away from me as fast as he could. Maybe that kiss was wrong, maybe we shouldn't have, maybe he didn't want to kiss me. From the pace he's travelling at I can just tell he's disgusted by that kiss.

Did I really mean that little to him?