Disclaimer: All hail to the amazing Stephenie Meyer who owns this wonderful series!!
A/N: For once I actually have nothing to say…
Chapter 9 Part I NYC and Forks
BPOV
I'm so excited. Christmas is in less than 2 weeks. You see, Christmas is my all time favorite holiday, well besides the fact that I have to switch off with who I spend it with each year and I'm not with my friends. I still loved it, although I don't know why I did any more than any other holidays. Classes were coming to a close, or well at least for the break that is. We had to be out of our dorms by the 22nd and on our way home for Christmas, or whatever it is someone celebrates. I still wasn't sure where I was going this year for Christmas, but I was pretty sure it was Forks. Usually when I stay in Forks, I stay there until the day after Christmas then I go back to Phoenix. And vice versa when I go to Phoenix.
I do not like the snow. Sadly it snows here in New York City.
SMASH!
"EMMETT!" I yelled. I had just been smacked in the back of the head with a snowball by none other than Emmett.
"AND HE SHOOTS AND HE SCORES!!" Emmett was yelling and making cheering noises for himself as he ran towards me and scooped me up over his shoulder.
"EMMETT PUT ME DOWN NOW" I heard laughing in front of me… or behind me… in front of Emmett. "Stop laughing!" Emmett put me down. I found the source of the laughter. Edward.
I glared at him and stalked towards him. I got real close to him too. So close I could feel his breath on my face. I looked up to him and looked him straight in the eye without glaring. I couldn't feel his breath anymore. This made me smile. I now knew how I could affect him sometimes. I had come to the conclusion that Edward was at least interested in me. I didn't know for sure if he really liked me or if it was anything past interest.
"Something funny Edward?" I said while tilting my head to the side. He was silent for a moment then slightly shook his head.
"Breathe Edward" I whispered and walked away. I got to my dorm to get ready for dinner. We were having dinner over at Anthony and Elizabeth's house tonight as a little Christmas gathering.
EPOV
Today, Bella and I had gone to get free coffee while Emmett was working. We thought we would be alone the whole way there and back but we weren't. Emmett got off of work just as we finished our coffee, so he walked back with us. Emmett and I stopped to talk to a kid from school that was walking but Bella didn't notice. She kept walking, so Emmett thinking he's smart throws a snowball at Bella, hitting her in the back of the head.
"EMMETT!" Bella knew who it was instantly. I was very happy at that moment that it was not me who threw the snowball; she can be quite scary when she's angry.
"AND HE SHOOTS AND HE SCORES!!" Emmett yelled while making cheering sounds. He ran towards Bella and threw her over his shoulder.
"EMMETT PUT ME DOWN NOW" Bella screamed from behind Emmett. I couldn't help but laugh. I said Bella could be scary when she's angry, but only if it's directed towards you. If it isn't it is quite funny.
"Stop laughing!" I heard her yell. Uh-oh, she heard me laugh; now her anger was directed towards me. Emmett let her down and she glared at me. She walked towards me. She came right up to me. And I mean right up to me. I could have put my lips half an inch down and I'd be kissing her. Hmmm intriguing idea… Or at least it was until she looked me in the eye. I couldn't help the affect she had on me. I was lost in her big chocolate brown eyes.
"Something funny Edward?" I heard her say from the distance. The glare was gone from the eyes now, they were soft and sweet. Once I finally registered that the question that the angel with the brown eyes had said was directed towards me and had come up with the answer, I shook my head slightly.
"Breathe Edward" she whispered. I let out the air I didn't know I was holding. Next thing I saw was Bella walking into her dorm building. I wanted to tell her to wait, but I couldn't find my voice.
"Dude," Emmett laughed while shaking his head and headed to our dorm building. I stood there for a few moments trying to compose myself. I had never let her see how much she affected me before; I was caught off guard this time.
By the time I got into my dorm, Emmett was walking out of the bathroom just having taken a shower. I must have been out there a lot longer than I thought. Emmett started laughing again when he saw me.
It was now the night before we were all heading home and even though it was just for a week and a half, none of us wanted to be separated. While talking to my mother one night she asked me where Bella was staying for Christmas and I realized that I didn't know. I mean I knew she was going home but I didn't know if she was going to Phoenix or Forks for Christmas. She did have divorced parents and all. We were all hanging out in our dorm watching "What I Like About You" reruns before giving each other their Christmas presents. Alice and Jasper were under a blanket laying on the floor, Emmett and Rosalie were laying on the couch, and Bella was in the bean bag we stole from the girls' room with me leaning against her legs.
"Hey Bella?"
"Yeah, Edward?"
"Where are you going for Christmas?" I asked her. I turned around to see her. She looked taken aback for a moment.
"Uh, Forks…" she said giving me a skeptical look. Wait… BELLA'S COMING TO FORKS FOR CHRISTMAS… I LIVE IN FORKS!!
"Really?" I asked excitedly.
"Yeah… didn't I tell you that?" she looked extremely confused. I re-racked my brain. No, I would have remembered that my angel would be in Forks.
"Nope" I said.
"Oh! Well, I'm sorry, but yes, I am going to Forks for Christmas…" she started to trail off. That confused me. "… but uh… I'm going back to Phoenix the day after Christmas… Something my parents make me do." Oh. She wasn't going to stay. Well at least I'd get some time with her. We found out that we were on the same flight back, so that would be good.
BPOV
We were over at the boys' dorm giving each other our Christmas presents after watching a bunch of "What I Like About You" reruns. Alice decided to go first.
"Well, my present is for all of the boys" she pushed a large box towards them. They immediately attacked the box, throwing paper everywhere. When the box was finally opened, a bean bag was revealed.
"Since you boys liked our bean bag so much, I thought you should have one of your own… now we can have ours back." She said smiling. The boys thanked her and replaced ours with the new bean bag. Alice turned to Rosalie and I next and handed us each a card.
"A card? That's all I get from my best friend" Rosalie joked. Alice gave her a look.
"Just open the damn card Rose" Rosalie sighed and opened the card. I opened mine too. It was a free, full day spa treatment a salon in the city. I squealed and gave Alice a hug.
"We're going to have a spa day the day after mid-terms are over!" Alice said with a huge smile on her face. We both thanked her a million times. Next was Rosalie. She walked around and handed each one of us an envelope.
"Don't complain, just read them okay?" Rosalie said sternly. I opened the envelope. Inside it read, "I, Rosalie Lillian Hale, owe you one dinner."
"I'm taking you all out to dinner when we get back. Those are IOU's so that there is proof that I actually will do it" We thanked Rose and then it was my turn to give out presents. I handed them each a present. Emmett got his open first. It was a tickle-me Elmo, and one of those HUGE ziplock bags (like the ones you could put like 3 comforters in) filled with candy.
"AWESOME! TICKLE ME ELMO!!... AND CANDY!! I LOVE YOU BELLARINA!" Emmett ran over and gave me a huge bear hug, I couldn't breathe once again. He put me down as everyone else opened theirs. Since Alice is a fashion student, she opened a 100 gift card to Mood, a very nice fabric store in New York City and a free Barbie Bella coupon complete with guaranteed praise and no whining. She absolutely loved it. I gave Rosalie a gorgeous red blouse and a pair of red heels to match. To Jasper I gave him a brand new, professional paint set for his art classes, Jasper was an art student. For Edward, I gave him 2 tickets to his choice of show on Broadway. I knew he loved it and always wanted to see a Broadway show. I told him he could bring whomever he wanted.
"Bella, would you like to go to a Broadway show with me?" He asked me.
"Edward, you don't have to take me. I don't care, you can take someone else."
"But I want to take you" he said while smiling. I blushed and looked down.
"Oh."
"Now, lets try this again shall we?" he asked while laughing. "Bella, would you like to go to a Broadway show with me?"
"Hmmm I don't know… what show?" I said trying to be a pain in the neck.
"It's a surprise" I started laughing and nodded. Emmett got the us girls a full day shopping each, with him carrying the bags. For Edward and Jasper he got them the new Halo game for their Xbox. Jasper got each of the girls a different perfume, mine from Hollister called Malaia, Rosalie's from Abercrombie called 41, and he got Alice With Love by Hilary Duff. He gave the boys each an IOU to buy them a full day's worth of food. Edward went last.
"For Alice and Jasper, I got you guys a gift certificate so you two can go out to dinner. For Emmett and Rosalie, I will be your driver for one evening that you two want to go out. And for Bella," he turned to me and handed me a box. I opened the box and gasped when I saw what was inside. It was a necklace. It was a sterling silver heart with a gold half heart in the middle connected to a heart shape pink sapphire. It was beautiful. (A/N: link on profile!)
I was completely speechless.
"So… do you like it?" He asked me. As if I could hate it! I looked up at him and gave him the biggest hug ever.
"I love it. You have no idea!" I whispered in his ear. He was smiling from ear to ear.
The next day Edward and I were the first ones to leave for the airport. At 5:30 in the morning. Seriously? Who needs to be on a plane at 5:30 in the morning? Apparently we do. Even though we are 3 hours ahead of time. So we will be in Forks at around 11 in the morning since we're flying into Seattle.
"Ugh why did we have to get tickets for a flight at 5:30 in the flippin morning?" I groaned when we got into the airport. We parked the car and grabbed our bags. It was 4:30 AM and we were going through security. It took forever. By 5:20 we were on the plane. Edward was sitting farther up than I was but I could still see him. More people started to board the plane and Edward had found the person who was sitting next to him. It was a redhead, and she was beautiful. I couldn't help but hate her at that moment. She got to sit next to him while I had to sit next to some stranger. I stared out the window while listening to my ipod. I turned to the left to look over at Edward and noticed that someone was sitting next to me.
"Hi, I'm James" the man said. He had his hand stuck out for me to shake it. I shook it while giving a small smile.
"Bella" He smiled back and I saw his eyes roam all over my body and stop at my chest. Great, I had to sit next to a man that would use the next 6 hours thinking of different ways to undress me. I zipped my jacket up farther. I looked ahead to Edward; the redhead threw her head back in laughter and had her hand flirtatiously on his shoulder. I scowled and turned back to the window. 5 minutes later we were on the runway and into the sky. I quickly got bored of my ipod and put it away. I went to take a book out when I heard James call my name.
"Hey Bella. How about we play 20 questions, I mean we have a long ride" he said with a smile. I guess it couldn't hurt. And I could always lie if I wanted to, it wasn't like I was ever going to see him again.
"A-Alright"
"Okay… how old are you?"
"Uh… 21" I added 4 years, not that bad. "Um, what's your favorite color?"
"Red" That was the color of my shirt. "Are you alone on your journey?"
"No, my friend is here also but sitting a little farther up… umm favorite sports team?"
"The Angels" Okay I had had just about enough with this guy. Why did I have to get a plane with no stops?
"Would you like to get a drink after the ride? It will have been a long day" He said as he moved his face a little closer to mine.
"N-No thank you…" I said as I pulled my face away from him.
"Why not? I'm an attractive guy and… you…" he whistled low, "you're… damn I can't even think of a word to describe you completely… you're sexy, hot, damn fine…" his eyes were filled with lust.
"I-I have a boyfriend… I t-think that h-he would m-mind… a-a lo-lot"
"He doesn't need to know… what he doesn't know can't hurt him… plus, he probably wouldn't blame me…" He leaned even closer. I was so scared! We weren't even half way through our trip yet, oh gosh I'm going to be raped or something, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! I could feel tears coming and tried to keep them back but wasn't doing a good job. I felt the tears running down my cheeks as I continued to back away as much as I could. He kept leaning in, further and further and further. I kept going back but then realized that I had no where else to go, I was against the side of the plane. I closed my eyes, not wanting to see what was going to happen when I heard a voice.
"Excuse me, is there a problem here?" my eyes snapped open. Edward was standing in the isle shooting daggers at him with his eyes.
"No, actually there isn't. Now if you will excuse me I can get back to business." James snapped and turned back to me, leaning again.
"Don't touch her" Edward snarled angrily. I could see the fury in his eyes.
"Make me" James said smugly, thinking that Edward wouldn't do anything. Next thing I knew Edward had punched James in the face.
"Agh! Attendant! Attendant!" James wailed. A flight attendant came over.
"Oh my! What happened?!" She asked horrified. James now had a black eye.
"He punched me!" James said while pointing at Edward.
"Is that true?" she asked looking at Edward.
"It was a mistake miss. I was coming over here to talk to Bella, she looked kind of uncomfortable with this fellow here. And I tripped over my shoes and punched him accidentally" Edward said with a straight face.
"What! NO! It was not an accident! It was on purpose!" James yelled infuriately.
"Miss, did you see this?" the attendant asked me.
"Yes, I did. It was an accident. Edward would never punch someone" I said sincerely… except for when they deserve it.
"Oh…" she turned to Edward, "You said before you were coming over here because er… Bella? Looked uncomfortable?"
"Yes, she looked extremely uncomfortable with him there."
"What do you mean by uncomfortable?" the attendant asked.
"Well, she was up against the side of the plane and he was leaned towards her. She looked frightened"
"Is that true? Were you frightened and uncomfortable?" I nodded. "Do you know this man?" she pointed to Edward. I nodded again. "How?"
I looked at Edward. I had a plan to freak James out but I didn't know if he would approve.
"uh… he's my b-boyfriend" I said looking down. The attendant looked taken aback, like she couldn't believe I would be dating him. Well she was right, I wasn't. But she didn't need to know that.
"Oh, well would you feel more comfortable if your boyfriend were to sit next to you instead." I nodded my head quickly. "Alright, sir if you would please move your things so her boyfriend could sit there." James could do nothing but oblige. He took his things out of the carrier up top and moved up to Edward's seat. Edward sat down next to me. The attendant smiled and walked away. I let out a breath of relief.
"Thanks…" I said to Edward. He looked at me with concern.
"Are you alright?" He was looking me straight in the eye as if he was searching for something hidden behind my eyes.
"I-I think so… oh and I hope you didn't mind when I called you my boyfriend back there… I had told James I had one so he would get off me and then I didn't know what was going to happen next and I thought that if maybe James thought my boyfriend was on the plane he wouldn't go at me again and the attendant was trying her hardest not to flirt with you" Everything I said came out in a rush. I didn't mean to say that last part. Edward chuckled.
"Bella, it's fine. I was thinking of saying that I was your boyfriend just so that he would get off of you… but the attendant was trying not to flirt with me? why would you say you were my girlfriend because of that?" oh crap.
"W-Well… I didn't think you were that interested in her, that you were more interested in the girl you were sitting with, oh I'm sorry about taking you from her, and so I tried to save you from that" Edward just stared at me. Then he started laughing.
"You… thought… I was… interested… in that slut?" he said between laughs. I was confused.
"Well, yeah, you seemed pretty cozy there."
"Bella, I was trying to get her off of me the whole time!" I looked down.
"Ohhh"
"I'm sorry Bella" I looked at him weirdly. What did he have to be sorry about?
"For what? You did nothing but… save me"
"I know I didn't do anything to hurt you, I never would or could, but I'm sorry that that happened to you. You didn't deserve to be treated that way."
EPOV
The plane ride was going to be way too long. Especially because I had to sit next to this redheaded whore.
"Hi, I'm Victoria." She said with a seductive smile, much like Lauren and Jessica's but she was much better at it, but not so much that I'd fall for it.
"Edward." I said as I looked out the window.
"Oh my little brother's name is Edward!" she said while laughing and placing her hand on my shoulder. I looked over took her hand off my shoulder. She kept trying to talk to me but I ignored her. I liked Bella, and no slutty redhead was going to change that. It was a little into the trip and I looked over to Bella.
She was up against the side of the plane and was crying. The guy she was sitting with was leaned in towards her and not in a good way. I was immediately infuriated. I slid out of the seat, ignoring Victoria, and stalked down the isle.
"Excuse me, is there a problem here?" I almost growled. I was glaring at the man.
"No, actually there isn't. Now if you will excuse me I can get back to business." He said to me all smugly. I wanted to rip his throat out.
"Don't touch her" I snarled.
"Make me" the guy said, and I couldn't help but punch him straight in the face. I couldn't believe he thought he could do this to Bella, to any girl, but especially Bella.
"Agh! Attendant! Attendant!" He wailed. A flight attendant came.
"Oh my! What happened?!" She asked looking at the guy's black eye. Haha, try getting girls to sleep with you with a black eye.
"He punched me!" He tattled while pointing at me
"Is that true?" she asked me.
"It was a mistake miss. I was coming over here to talk to Bella, she looked kind of uncomfortable with this fellow here. And I tripped over my shoes and punched him accidentally" I lied.
"What! NO! It was not an accident! It was on purpose!" He yelled at her.
"Miss, did you see this?" she turned to Bella.
"Yes, I did. It was an accident. Edward would never punch someone" Bella said confidently.
"Oh…" she turned back to me "You said before you were coming over here because er… Bella? Looked uncomfortable?"
"Yes, she looked extremely uncomfortable with him there."
"What do you mean by uncomfortable?"
"Well, she was up against the side of the plane and he was leaned towards her. She looked frightened" That was completely true.
"Is that true? Were you frightened and uncomfortable?" Bella nodded . "Do you know this man?" The attendant pointed at me. Bella nodded again. "How?" Geeze she was being nosy!
I had half a mind to say I was her boyfriend. Maybe that would get this guy off Bella and this attendant away from us.
"uh… he's my b-boyfriend" Bella said. My heart leaped. Bella didn't think of the idea of being my girlfriend that appalling… that's a good thing. The attendant looked confused. Like I could never like Bella, right like that would happen!
"Oh, well would you feel more comfortable if your boyfriend were to sit next to you instead." I smiled. I liked the thought of getting away from Victoria and that guy away from Bella. "Alright, sir if you would please move your things so her boyfriend could sit there." The guy reluctantly got up and took his things to my seat. I put my things away and sat down next to Bella as the attendant walked away. Bella let out a breath of relief
"Thanks…" She said to me quietly. She's not breaking down? No crying? This is weird. I hope she's alright.
"Are you alright?" I looked straight into her eyes, trying to find something that would mean she was hurt or sad or scared. Surprisingly I found nothing but gratitude.
"I-I think so… oh and I hope you didn't mind when I called you my boyfriend back there… I had told James I had one so he would get off me and then I didn't know what was going to happen next and I thought that if maybe James thought my boyfriend was on the plane he wouldn't go at me again and the attendant was trying her hardest not to flirt with you" She said hurriedly. I started to chuckle.
"Bella, it's fine. I was thinking of saying that I was your boyfriend just so that he would get off of you… but the attendant was trying not to flirt with me? why would you say you were my girlfriend because of that?" I asked.
"W-Well… I didn't think you were that interested in her, that you were more interested in the girl you were sitting with, oh I'm sorry about taking you from her, and so I tried to save you from that" I stared at her… then all of a sudden I couldn't stop laughing. She thought I was interested in Victoria… Victoria!
"You… thought… I was… interested… in that slut?" I said between laughs. Bella looked extremely confused at my statement.
"Well, yeah, you seemed pretty cozy there."
"Bella, I was trying to get her off of me the whole time!" I explained. I looked at her lovingly, but she didn't see because she was looking down.
"Ohhh"
"I'm sorry Bella" She gave me a weird look.
"For what? You did nothing but… save me"
"I know I didn't do anything to hurt you, I never would or could, but I'm sorry that that happened to you. You didn't deserve to be treated that way." Every word I had said was true. I knew that I would never be able to hurt her in anyway. Even if she ripped my heart out of my chest, stomped on it and ripped it to a million tiny pieces. I could never even think about causing her pain. If only she knew that.
BPOV
The rest of the trip went smoothly. We rented a car from Seattle and drove down to Forks. I finally fell asleep in the car when Edward put Clair de Lune on. When I woke up we were just about to turn into my driveway. I groaned. I didn't want to leave Edward just yet.
"Perfect timing" Edward said grinning. I stuck my tongue out at him. Charlie's cruiser wasn't in the driveway which meant he was at work. I would have to stop by the station to say hi. Edward came around and opened my door for me. This was normal. I didn't question it like I used to. I walked to the back of the car and opened the trunk. Edward helped me get my bags from the trunk and I went to the front door and got the spare key from the flower pot. I walked up the stairs with my bags and went into my old bedroom. I sighed and put my bags down. Edward followed suit and we went downstairs. I found a note on the table for me
Bella-
I'm sorry but I need to work today. I'll be back by 6:00. Don't even think about cooking. I'm ordering something for dinner. See you when I get home.
-Dad
"Well, he's gone till 6." I told Edward. He nodded.
"So, what would you like to do?"
"Well, I was going to go to the station to see Charlie but you probably want to get home to see Esme and Carlisle. So you go and do that." I told him.
"Okay, so we go visit Charlie at the station, then stop at my house and visit with my parents. Then I bring you back home in time for dinner with Charlie." Edward said with a smile on his face.
"No, I don't want to intrude on your family time" I said firmly.
"Oh yes you do. My parents called while you were sleeping in the car and said to bring you over or they'd come and kidnap you…" I raised my eyebrows. "Okay… so they wouldn't kidnap you… but you get the point." I knew that I wasn't going to win with Edward, I never do, so I gave in.
We spent the afternoon at Edward's house. Scratch that—mansion. I mean it. The house is HUGE! Edward's room was the coolest. He had a whole wall dedicated to his CD collection, and I thought he brought a lot to school. He also had a leather couch and a big and comfortable bed with lots of pillows that were just calling my name. (yes I went on his bed. Without him don't worry). Esme and Carlisle were extremely excited to see me, Carlisle was happier that I wasn't hurt… I surprisingly hadn't gotten hurt badly this year so far. I was almost positive it had something to do with Edward.
I had gotten back to my house about 20 minutes before 6 and decided to unpack a little bit. At about 6:15, I heard the door open and close. Charlie was home. I went downstairs and said hello to my father. He had gotten pizza, which was basically what he had been eating for the past 17 years. We talked over dinner, but not too much. Neither of us is very talkative.
It was now Christmas Eve and Edward and I were just hanging around. We decided to drive down to First Beach. It was chilly out, being December and all. But it was still really beautiful there. We got out of the car and ran down to the sand. I loved this beach. It was the one part of being here that I didn't mind. Even though it was cloudy, the view into the ocean was absolutely breathtaking. I stood close to the edge of the water and closed my eyes. I took a deep breath and opened them. I saw Edward standing next to me smiling.
"It's so beautiful here" I said quietly and closed my eyes again.
"Yeah, you are" I heard Edward say. I slowly opened my eyes and turned to look at him. He was looking at me and smiling that crooked smile I love so much. I started to blush.
"Me?"
"No, the girl standing next to you" he said with a straight face and I, like the idiot I am, turned around to see the girl he was talking about. "Yes you!" he said chuckling.
"You think I'm beautiful?" I asked with questioning eyes.
"Yes, I have since the first day I saw you. I don't know why anyone would think otherwise" I looked down and smiled.
"Thank you." I said as I gave him a big hug. I felt so at peace in that moment. Like everything in the world was good. When we broke apart he kept his arm around my waist and I leaned into him. It was all very natural and I didn't mind it. It was the closest we had ever been. And it felt right, good. Maybe Edward did like me like I liked him…
EPOV
I surprisingly wasn't upset when I had let that comment slip at the beach. Maybe Bella was finally ready for something to happen. I couldn't help but keep my arm around her after we broke from our hug. She didn't pull away thankfully. She rested her head on my shoulder and leaned into me. It was such a perfect moment, so natural. I loved it. I wanted to stay like this forever and never move. We stood there for a while just watching the waves. When Bella shivered I realized it was time to get home for church and other festivities. Luckily, Bella and Charlie were coming over tomorrow for Christmas dinner and I would get to spend more time with her there. The bad part was that the day after tomorrow, Bella would be on a plane to Phoenix to visit her mother and I would still be stuck in Forks.
"I think it's time to go" I sighed. I felt her nod. We stayed in the same position as we walked back to the car. It seemed like neither one of us wanted to move from the position but it was inevitable. I opened the door on the passenger side of the car and heard Bella sigh. She stood upright and got into the car. I closed the door and walked to the other side.
We arrived at her house and I stopped the car in her driveway. She didn't get out straightaway.
"I had a really good time today" she said with a smile.
"Me too. The best." She smiled wider at that and got out of the car. I watched her walk to the door and inside. I reluctantly pulled out of the driveway and back home.
This year for Christmas my parents didn't have that much money to spend on lots of presents because of the whole Tanya thing and my new school this year. They got me some smaller things for my music and stuff. They said they had a larger surprise for me later. I didn't mind that. I would have been fine with no presents this year, it wouldn't have bothered me. Bella and Charlie were scheduled to arrive at 5 for dinner. I couldn't wait to see Bella, especially because Bella was dressing Bella, instead of Alice. I was curious to see what she could do on her own. At around 5 o'clock I heard the doorbell ring. I opened the door and had my breath taken away…
BPOV
Today was Christmas! The best day of the year and I would get to see Edward today. Charlie and I were going to the Cullen's for Christmas dinner. It made sense because they only had three and we had two. Charlie had gotten me a very nice pair of earrings and some money for things on campus. I would get more things when I went to Phoenix tomorrow. I didn't want to leave Edward, but it was something my parents did. Wherever I spent the actual Christmas day, I would go to the opposite place the day after.
At around 2 I hopped into the shower to get ready for dinner. Alice had given me instructions on how to look great today. I got dressed in some dark jeans and a brown flowy top. It had a v-neck cut on the front and the back and was scrunched in the middle in a diamond shape. I decided to wear heels, weirdly enough. I figured I hadn't gotten in a big accident in a while so why not push my luck. I straightened my hair so there were no waves present and put on a dark burgundy eyeshadow, mascara, and a neutral shade on my lips. At 5, Charlie and I were over at the Cullen's for dinner. Edward opened the door and basically stopped breathing.
"Hi, Edward" I said trying to break him out of his trance.
"H-Hi, Bella. Chief Swan." Edward said when he recovered. He was wearing a blue dress shirt that hugged his body perfectly.
"Bella! Charlie!" Esme called from behind Edward. "Come in! Come in!" We walked inside and hung up our coats. Esme pulled me into a hug and did the same for Charlie. After saying hi to Carlisle, Edward and I decided to watch some TV before dinner was ready. There was nothing on but SpongeBob, so we were watching that. It was the one where SpongeBob and Patrick become parents to a clam. We were laughing hysterically, SpongeBob was now my new favorite show.
Soon it was time for dinner. Esme had prepared a wonderful meal of a roast beast, roast potatoes, green beans, bread, and salad. It was delicious. We all talked while eating and had a great time. Esme was about to serve dessert when Carlisle said he had an announcement.
"Well, this morning, we told Edward that his largest present would be a surprise and revealed later. We decided that it was best to have Bella here for when we revealed it." I was confused. Why did I have to be there? Carlisle handed Edward an envelope. He gave Carlisle a weird look but opened the envelope anyway.
Edward's eyes widened as he read what was in the envelope. He smiled so wide I was scared his ears would fall off.
"Edward… Edward…" I called his name but he didn't respond. "EDWARD!" he looked up.
"Huh?" gosh he is so cute.
"What is it?" I asked. I wanted to know what it was that was making him so happy. And why I had to be here for it.
"It's a plane ticket to Phoenix!"
"What?"
"My parents got me a plane ticket to go to Phoenix with you tomorrow!" My face lit up at that. I would be able to spend my whole time in Phoenix with Edward! I looked at Charlie. He was smiling. He knew about this the whole time. I couldn't believe it I was so happy at that moment. I was a little depressed before because I was going to leave tomorrow, but now I'm happy about it. The rest of the night was fairly boring. Except for the very end.
"Since you two are going to be on the same plane, why don't you sleep at the same house?" Esme proposed. I could have kissed her.
"Hmm. I guess that makes sense." Charlie said. Oh I could kiss him too!
"Bella could stay here the night, since Edward has the rental." Carlisle suggested. I loved these people!
"Ummm… sure. I'd just need to get my bags from my house and change. Then dad can bring me back here."
I changed as quickly as I could. I was already packed but I wanted to call a couple of people. I called Alice and she was ecstatic. She was convinced that something good would happen while we were in Phoenix, that she had a feeling. I couldn't reach Rosalie because her family was cruising somewhere around the Pacific. I called Renee to figure out what the heck happened tonight. She said that Edward's parents had seen him moping around because I would be leaving tomorrow and called Charlie for her number to ask if they could arrange something so the two of us could be together. Renee immediately suggested we both go to Phoenix. So that's how this whole thing happened.
Charlie drove me back over to the Cullen's with my bags and I prepared myself for the best night ever.
A/N: Wow! 13 pages! Okay I was originally going to have something happen during the dinner between Edward and Bella, but I liked the way this turned out better. Now I can go more into detail of what happens in Phoenix… haha that sounds like the movie what happens in vegas… hmmm a hint? Who knows… anyway reviews are appreciated as always and I will try my very hardest to write the Phoenix part of the chapter. Lucky you because I don't have school tomorrow or Tuesday so I will have lots of time to write! And suggestions are welcome yada yada yada… REVIEW!!