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((I forgot to add Chapter 1's)) -'Plain Sailing- An easy, uncomplicated course'
Shiver My Timbers- 'An oath, expressing annoyance, or surprise'
(Pictures of the dresses are on my profile.)
Edward POV.
"Hey Sally!" I greeted the familiar receptionist at the front desk. "We in Breaking Dawn?" I asked as I looked around the familiar ship.
"You sure are. I'm guessing that you don't need a butler…am I right?" she asked me with a half smile as she held out the key to me.
"I don't think so Sally…I think we can manage!" I laughed as I took hold of the key.
"That's good then…someone else has Tanya this time anyway." She smiled knowingly.
"I'm sure that all their needs will be met then…I know that from my personal experience." I smiled back. I thanked her for her help as a couple came to the desk for their keys.
I turned around to Emmett and Jasper who were stood a little distance away talking to Walter. Walter was an old guy who worked in the Midnight Sun restaurant who we'd made friends with over all the time we spent on the ship.
I picked up my two cases and headed over to the three of them. After a quick greeting, Walter announced that he had to get back to work and headed away into the sea of people. "Shall we?" Emmett asked as he picked up his suitcases and headed towards the elevator. Jasper and I both followed him silently.
Once we stepped into our suite, I smiled at the familiar feeling to the place. I directly dropped my cases in the walk-in closet before I sat myself at the baby grand piano. After a few short melodies, I got up and joined Emmett and Jasper in front of the plasma TV.
"Do you think that we'll have some old biddies next door in the Twilight suite like we had last year?" Jasper asked as he looked out of the glass door to the veranda.
"God, I hope not! That couple were a nightmare! They only ever quit their complaining at us when you started playing the piano." Emmett shook his head at me as he laughed.
I remembered back to last year's cruise, which was generously given to us annually by Emmett and my father, Carlisle for the last 3 years since Jasper and I turned 18. Jasper had been our step brother since we were five years old, and Emmett was six. Esme and Jasper had both lived with us for two years before Carlisle and Esme got married.
For the next few hours, we just lounged in our suite watching TV, or I would also give into temptation and play a few more songs on the piano until we had to get ready for dinner.
Bella POV.
After a luxurious half hour in the bathroom, and many threats and shouts of protest from Alice and Rosalie, I stepped out of the bathroom wrapped in the red and black 'Twilight' bath robe.
I stood just outside the bathroom door for a few seconds, shocked that neither Alice nor Rosalie were there, ready to pounce. I heard some cheery voices coming from the living room, so I headed out of the bedroom, through the foyer, and to the voices in the living room.
I gasped, shocked at the scene unfolding in front of me. Alice and Rosalie both sat on the sofa, with heavenly looks on their faces. "Bella! Come quick! I have to help you pick out your dress!" Alice called out exited as she patted the vacant spot next to her.
I tentatively headed over; trying my best not to drool all over the masses of dresses that Tanya was showing Rosalie and Alice. "Well…seeing as I've picked my dress, I'll head for the bathroom" Rosalie stated as she got up. She gave her knee length, red dress with black lace flowers over the top, one last look before she left the room.
"Bella, I hope we have something here for you!" Tanya exclaimed excitedly as she started to show me some of the elegant dresses. "Do you know what sort of dress you'd like?" She asked me as she continued holding out two dresses at a time.
"Erm…I don't know…something simple, but beautiful?" I finished my statement with a question. I really had no idea what I was going to wear.
"Simple, yet beautiful….hmmm…a bit like yourself!" Alice laughed as she continued to stare, transfixed on the dresses. "Stop! The black one! That's the one I've been waiting for!" Alice called out, waving her arms around wildly in excitement.
Tanya held out a simple knee length, figure hugging black dress which had an eye catching red tie at the waist. "I like it, it'll definitely suit you!" Tanya smiled as she looked from the dress to Alice. She then put it aside as she continued the showing of the other dresses.
"That one!" Alice screeched as she jumped up from the sofa. She pointed to a shimmering gold dress which had glimmering jewels just beneath the bust line which wrapped around the back as well. "Bella…you'll look great in this one!" Alice's convinced tone made me believe her. I nodded my head, and told Tanya to put the dress aside for me.
"Okay…let me know if you ever want dresses for any other night! I'll pick these up tomorrow morning; just leave them hanging in the foyer." Tanya finished as she wheeled the rack of dresses out of the door while Alice and I thanked her.
"Wow…we get dresses to wear as well!" I exclaimed as I looked to the three dresses.
"How great is this! And we get to choose where we want to sit in the restaurant!" Alice stated as she got up to take a closer look at the dresses.
I started to towel dry my hair as the two of us remained in a comfortable silence. It took a few seconds for me to realise that I could hear the sound of someone playing the piano. "Alice…do you hear that?" I asked with a frown, as I wondered if it was coming from next door or from the restaurant.
"Yeah I do…its beautiful!" she answered before the two of us descended into silence once again.
"Okay sweat pea, your turn" Rosalie laughed as she joined me on the sofa, drying her hair at the same time. Alice danced her way out of the room as I continued to listen to the music, and Rosalie surveyed our dresses.
"War paint time I think…" Rosalie smiled as she held her hand out to me. We grabbed the dresses and headed to the dressing room. I sat in front of the counter which was on the opposite side of the full length mirrors, while Rosalie went to get her makeup bag.
Twenty minutes later, both Rosalie and I had our hair and makeup sorted as Alice entered the room. Throwing her arms wide open she cried, half laughing, "Make me pretty Rosie!"
Rosalie and I burst out laughing as Alice took her seat in front of the mirrors and makeup. I decided to get changed into my dress, so I grabbed it and headed to the closet while Rosalie and Alice sorted out the makeup.
I stood in the closet alone, swishing my skirt around me childishly as I looked for shoes at the same time. I my gold heels and slipped them on before I headed back to the dressing room to look at myself in the mirrors.
The shocked gasps from Alice and Rosalie made me nervous, but I proceeded to the mirrors none the less. I also gasped in shock as I looked myself over. I looked tall, elegant and flawless in the amazing gold dress. "Guys look!" I pointed to the mirrors in front of me, "I look good!" I laughed as I started to swish my skirt around me again.
"Damn right you do!" Rosalie called enthusiastically before she whistled loudly. After seeing me in my dress, the two of them finished with the makeup pretty quickly and got changed into their dresses.
I gawped at Rosalie as she joined me back in front of the mirrors. She looked like red siren, with her stunning red and black dress and her long legs on display. Alice stepped back into the room next, looking like a china doll. The contrast from the black figure hugging dress and her skin was magical along with the contrast of the vibrant red ribbon and the black.
"Shall we dah-lings" Alice drew out the last word as she struck a pose in front of the mirrors.
"Methinks we shall" I laughed as I headed out into the bedroom, and out of the glass doors, onto the veranda. I stood, mouth agape as I took in the view. The sun was setting in tropical orange and yellow colours, reflecting across the sea like a mirror.
"That looks amazing…good thing that Rosalie and I already asked Tanya for a window table." Alice whispered in an astounded voice as she stood beside me. I heard a few clicking noises, and turned to see Alice taking a few pictures of the sunset.
"Come on then…let's get this show on the road you scallywags!" Rosalie commanded as she began to walk down the steps. Alice and I both giggled as we watched Rosalie's form descend in font of our eyes. Alice took a few pictures of Rosalie as her head remained in view. She called out once more, "I'm starving, so get moving!"
We headed down after her. I held on to the rail, hoping that I wouldn't trip on the steps and break my ankle on the first night. Unsurprisingly, Tanya waited for us at the foot of the stairs with Menus in her hand.
"Alice, Rosalie, Bella…if you'd like to follow me to your table" Tanya requested in her professional voice.
She led us through a sea of tables and people, to the floor to ceiling windows on the left side of the room. Right in the middle of the room, and right next to the window stood a large half circle table which had three seats around it. We sat down, and then were handed a menu each by Tanya.
After taking our order, Tanya walked away, leaving the three of us to enjoy the view of the sun that was quickly descending on the horizon. I turned in my chair, feeling a little bad that we had our backs to the whole room.
As my eyes wandered I realised that I had an odd feeling within me. Not just the excitement of being aboard such a ship, but also uneasiness. I felt like I was missing something…but I didn't know what. I turned back around to look out of the window and joined in with Rosalie and Alice's conversation.
After a stomach filling meal, three of us got up and headed to the Champagne and Martini bar which was down the hallway. We perched ourselves up on the high stools at the bar and ordered a glass of champagne each.
"To…an exciting cruise that we'll never forget!" Rosalie called out the toast as we chinked out glasses together. By the second glass, we had turned around in our seats, and were watching the different people who were in the room.
"O my God…why would she!" Rosalie whispered behind her hand in surprise as woman of around the age of 60 entered the room wearing a fluorescent orange cocktail dress which went shockingly with her dyed black hair and orange face. Alice and I both cringed as our eyes beheld the sight.
We continued our shameless criticism until late into the night. Once some distant clock tolled one o'clock, we departed on wobbly legs back to our room. We decided to take the elevator seeing as it was closer than the restaurant stairs. I spotted Tanya as Alice and Rosalie got into the elevator. "I'll catch up in a minute!" I yelled as the door closed.
I walked up to Tanya and asked her if I could go to the library at any time, day or night. It was a question that I had forgotten to ask her earlier in the afternoon. She told me that I could, it was open throughout the day and night. I sighed in relief and thanked her before I headed to the elevator.
As I walked down the corridor to my room, I stopped to take of my shoes, deciding that it may be safer if I walked the rest of the way bare footed. A commotion ahead of me caught my attention.
I looked up to see a tall, muscular guy standing outside the 'Breaking Dawn' suite in nothing but a towel which was wrapped around his lower half. I could see rippling muscles in his back clearly as he stood with his back to me, pounding on the door.
As I drew closer I could hear his aggravated voice hissing, "Edward…Jasper…let me in…"
A giggle escaped my lips as I got to my door. I knocked three times before I turned to look at the giant of a man. "'Evening…sorry about this…" he apologised as a small blush crept up to his cheeks before he gave me a sweet smile.
Thinking quickly I offered, "Do you want to come through our room? Maybe you could get back in through one of the sliding doors?" I shrugged as I finished. I heard some movement at the door as someone struggled with the uncomplicated lock.
"Sure…thanks…" he smiled at me before he extended a hand out to shake mine. "I'm Emmett." He introduced himself. I quickly damned God that Emmett's towel hadn't dropped to the floor like it usually did in the movies.
I scolded myself for thinking such silly things before I introduced myself. "I'm Bella" I smiled back at him as the door opened.
A haggard looking Alice stood on the other side of the door, with a triumphant smile on her face for having managed the door. I watched as her smile turned into a sly looking one as she took in Emmett's form. I quickly explained the situation to her as Emmett introduced himself to Alice. Closing the door behind her, Alice said in a casual manner, "You better head through the living room then…"
I realised when I caught her smile, that Rosalie was probably in there, oblivious to the fact that we had a half naked guy in our suite. He thanked Alice and stepped into the living room. Alice and I quickly followed, eager to catch Rosalie's reaction once she noticed that we had her type of guy in the room.
"I'm telling you guys, when I put the TV on pause, I can hear that damn piano playing next door…I mean it's nice and all…" she shrugged, probably expecting some sort of agreement from us. She was lying across the sofa, her head turned sideways, staring at the paused screen.
"I'll let Edward know." Emmett's amused voice broke the silence in the room.
I was surprised that Rosalie didn't get whiplash from turning her head towards us so quickly. I noted the small smile which tugged at the corned of her lips as she looked Emmett up and down boldly.
"Hi I'm Emmett, and you're enjoying the view?" Emmett smirked as he waked over to Rosalie, holding out his hand.
"I sure am, I wont deny it…I'm Rosalie" she introduced herself. She smiled confidently as she shook his hand. I was amazed at her lack of embarrassment.
"Well…I'd love to hang around being ogled at all night, but maybe we can do that some other day at the pool?" Emmett offered as he slipped his hand out of Rosalie's.
Alice spoke up, "Sure that'd be cool, bring Edward along…" she suggested.
"And Jasper" I added, remembering the names he'd been pleading at through the door.
"Sure we'll see you soon enough neighbours, we can sort it out some other time." He grinned as he headed towards the sliding door.
We all bid him goodnight just before he closed the door. We watched him as he walked away. From the light of the moon and the decorative lights outside; the three of us saw his bare butt as he let the towel drop for a few seconds.
He must have heard our squeals and laughter, because we heard his booming laugh clearly as he walked away.
"O my God!" Rosalie flopped back down on the sofa, looking a million miles away.
Alice pressed a few buttons on one of the remotes, closing the curtains in the room. She then sat down at Rosalie's feet as she admitted, "I cant wait to meet Edward and Jasper as well! I've got a good feeling about it." I nodded in agreement as I wondered if Edward and Jasper would be as good looking as Emmett.
"He's totally my type…I can't believe it!" Rosalie gushed out before her face turned to looking worried. "Erm…do either of you guys…"
I immediately held out my hand to stop her. "He's a hot guy Rose, but he's not my type." I expelled some of her worry. Alice agreed with me, which expelled the rest of Rosalie's worry.
I could feel my eyes closing, so I headed to the closet to take off my dress. I put my comfy gray shorts and baggy t-shirt and then left my dress hanging in the foyer as Tanya told us to. Rosalie and Alice did the same and soon joined me in the monster of a bed.
What a way to meet Emmett! Haha!
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