Chapter 3

Alice hauled us all into the Porsche again and jumped in the driver's seat.

Rosalie was sitting in her own world, daydreaming about my brother no doubt. And Alice was probably also in her own little world. I sighed and hoped that she won't crash us all.

I found myself caught in my own daydream during the quiet drive and was surprised when Alice turned the car in our own garage instead of the mall's parking lot.

Apparently, Rose had stopped daydreaming soon enough to notice also.

"Hey Alice", she asked, "Weren't you going to take us to the new mall?"

Alice just sighed and replied, "Well, I don't really feel like I'm in the mood for shopping right now, hmm, maybe tomorrow?" She was slightly smiling when she said it.

Rose and I exchanged glances; there was something definitely wrong with Alice. She's always in the mood for shopping. Is she sick or something?

We walked in the house together, and I noticed that Alice immediately headed towards her room while Rose plopped on our couch and turned on the television. I had a strange feeling that they were both still thinking about the event that occurred this morning, namely, meeting the new and hopefully improved boys.

My job was to make lunch, so I got all the ingredients ready for turkey BLT sandwiches and started to prepare a hearty meal for the girls. Hopefully, having lunch will clear their minds and we'll enjoy the rest of the afternoon and evening together in reality.

Surprisingly, after all of us had finished gobbling down our lunch, everyone seemed to be in a talking mood, except for me.

Alice's face was shining with this morning's enthusiasm, "Okay guys, I totally demand that we go shopping right after we clean up."

"Alright! Count me in Alice," Rose replied with the same force.

"Do we have go tonight? I heard that it's gonna be really cold once the sun sets." I asked. My reluctance however, didn't seem to wash away Alice's mood.

"Which is why we're going shopping, we could buy some new trench coats that just came out!" Alice and Rose were exchanging ideas so fast, I head started hurting.

"Come on Bella, you'll really like it. It'll be so much fun!" Rose said when she saw me frowning. She smiled hugely and added, "And I especially want some new clothing since the guys are here, we have to show them how much we've changed too!

Alice nodded in agreement. "Emmett was pretty taken with you Rose, wasn't he Bella?"

I grinned, "Yeah, I mean, what's with the working out all of a sudden, and the showing off this morning, he must be thinking of you often at college Rose."

"What?" Rosalie's eyes widen and she blushed. "He- he was showing off to Edward, not me."

Alice and I laughed at Rose's stuttering. "Suree Rose," we teased her.

" Speaking of which, what about you and my brother Alice? He didn't even say a word to me that whole time." Rose shot back at Alice.

Alice blushed and replied, " No idea what you're talking about Rose, come on let's get to the car, we can use Bella's."

"Issues." muttered Rose, under her breath.

I was so use to their bickering that I barely paid attention. I felt really relieved however, that they didn't bring up the subject of Edward. Just thinking of his name made my stomach squirm.

"Let's not use mine guys, I don't want it to be broken after the shopping bags are loaded, who knows how much shopping we're doing with Alice around," I suggested, winking at Rose.

"Yeah, your truck won't be able to handle all the heavy bags," Rose grinned back at me. "You can drive mine, Bells."

As I narrowed my eyes at Rose, Alice nodded and gestured for me to jump in the driver's seat.

"Okay Alice, where to," I asked shivering as the chilly breeze blew through the red BMW's window.

We got there faster than expected, partly because of Alice was urging me to drive faster and faster.

We got out of the car and headed towards the mall's huge front entrance. Alice squealed with excitement and just about sprinted towards the doors as Rose and I jogged quickly to catch up with her.

A/N: Hey guys, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. One of my reviews said they wanted more dialogue and so I tried my best here. Remember this: reviews equals happy author, happy author equals faster updates. LOL.

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