Previously…
"Hello Bella. Hi mom, dad. Hello kids," Edward said.
"Edward!" his parents said. He hugged them both and kissed Esme on the cheek.
"Oh daddy! We have something for you," the twins said. They ran to the dining table and came back with their presents and sat on the couch, presenting their gifts. I secretly gathered my stuff and bid my good-bye to Carlisle and Esme. I left quietly and went into my apartment. Alice and Rosalie appeared, iron and dress in hand.
"BELLAAAA!" they screamed. Oh no, this will be bad, I thought.
Bella P.O.V.
After two hours of pure torture, I looked better than ever. My hair was sleek straight. My eyebrows were plucked to perfection. No make-up was applied, except for a bit of nude lipstick. I wasn't wearing any heels, flats were worn. I was wearing a simple tank dress. My flats were red. My dress was white lace. I was…utterly beautiful. I attacked Alice and Rosalie with hugs.
"Thank you so much! I love it," I said.
"Awww shucks, do you hear that Rose?" Alice said in shock.
"She's finally getting a sense of style!" Rosalie said. The two began to cry. It was obviously fake crying, but they did let out a few tears. I laughed hysterically and hugged them.
"Hey, Edward will be here soon to pick you up!" Alice said in a sing-song voice.
"Is that… Did you talk to Edward about the date?" I asked in shock. Alice shook her head, but Rosalie nodded.
"I was curious!" Alice said. I hit her arm.
"Bad. Bad Alice."
"Shame on you!" Rosalie joked.
"Whatever. Wait, three…two…one!" Alice said. The doorbell rang as she said one. "Go get your clutch!" Rosalie ran off and handed me a red clutch. I opened it. My phone and wallet were in there, as well as make-up. But, there was a wedding ring in there.
"Hello Edward. Bella will be here in a few seconds," Alice said. I picked up the ring.
"It's alright. No rush," Edward's voice said. I scoffed at the ring and rolled my eyes.
"You seem nervous…"
"I am. I don't want to make the wrong move." I threw the ring in the clutch.
"You won't! Don't worry." I walked up behind Alice.
"You look beautiful Bella." Edward looked stunned when he saw me.
"Thank you Edward," I said, smiling shyly.
"Anytime. Are you ready to head out?" Edward asked while putting his arm out.
"Yes, I am," I said while taking his arm. "Bye Alice. Bye Rosalie."
"You guys take care! Have fun," Alice said excitedly.
"Thank you. Bye," Edward said while waving. We started to walk away.
"When we were by the elevator, I heard Rosalie yell loudly, "Use protection kiddies!" I looked down and blushed in embarrassment.
I swore I heard Edward say, "I intend to." I looked at him, but he looked as if he never said anything.
The ride in the car was filled with my guessing where the date would be. It was quite fun. There was playful banter and a lot of flirting. I wasn't able to figure out where we would be going. We were just pulling into a restaurant. It was something that looked expensive, but not at the same time. The sign read 'Starlight Elegance'.
"We're here," Edward said. He parked the car. "Stay seated please." He got out and went to the passenger side. He opened the door for me and I got out.
"Thank you," I said while smiling. He out my arm out, and I took out. He led us to the door and opened it for me. We walked in and to the desk.
"Reservation for two under Cullen," Edward said smoothly.
"Of course. Right this way," the host said while leading us to a table. Edward pulled the chair out and made sure I was seated. He then took his seat. "Here are the menus, and your waiter will be here soon."
"Thank you," Edward said. I nodded to the waiter. I opened the menu and looked at it.
"Have you ever gone here before?" I asked curiously.
"Honestly? No," Edward said while looking at me.
"Edward!"
"What?" Edward said innocently.
"This place is soooo expensive! I don't want you to spend so much money on me," I said frowning at him.
"Bella, I don't mind. Seriously, it's a lot of fun to be with you," Edward said adoringly. I blushed.
"Thank you. I feel the same way with you," I said smiling.
"That's fantastic."
"Hmm, anywho, what looks like something good to eat?"
"I'm not sure…"
"Hi! I'm Ann and I'll be your waitress for tonight! So, what can I do for you tonight?" Ann asked, looking at Edward, completely fazing me out. She pulled out a wine bottle. "Could I interest you in the house wine?"
"Sure. Could we have a taste first?" Edward put extra emphasis on 'we'. Ann reluctantly looked at me and I smiled innocently. She poured a large sip for Edward and a tiny one for me. I looked at her with raised eyebrows and she poured more in mine. That was her one act of kindness though. She went to look at Edward instead. She pushed her boobs up to make more cleavage. I tasted the wine. It was…good. I nodded to Edward with a smile.
"Do you like it?" Ann asked, trying to be seductive.
"We'll take one bottle," Edward said, only paying attention to me. I blushed.
"So can I take your order?" Ann asked with a screechy voice. I snorted, but quickly covered it up as a cough.
"I'll take the chicken parmigiana. What would you like to have, love?" Edward asked adoringly.
I said the first thing that came to mind, "The mushroom ravioli."
"Your order will be right up," Ann said with extra emphasis on 'your'. She looked at Edward, who was looking at me, before leaving. I replayed what Edward said and realized he called me "love". I suddenly blushed and looked down.
"Why the blush.?," Edward asked inquisitively.
I frowned and said, "Nothing."
"Is it because I called you 'love'? If so, I'm…sorry. I thought the waitress would leave me alone…"
"No! Don't feel sorry! It's just that you've never called me love before."
"Oh, well, still, I'm sorry." Edward's cheeks slightly turned pink.
"Well, if you really want to get her off your back… Do you keep your previous wedding band with you?"
"Uh, in the car… Why?"
"If you won't feel weird, go to your car, and then get it. Put it on your left hand."
"Well, I'm not really com-."
"No! It's fine. It was a suggestion… Unless you want to propose to me..? Alice left a ring in my clutch. I'm not sure why…" I pulled out my clutch and took out the ring. I didn't get a really good first look, so I looked at it more closely. It was a basic ring. Although, the diamond was huge! And, there were some little diamonds around it. I gave the ring to Edward. He took it and stifled a gasp.
"well, I like that idea more," Edward said with a cute smile. I giggled softly.
"Hmm, wait until dessert, 'kay?" I suggested. Edward nodded. I discretely took my phone out. "I'll be right back. I'm going to the little girl's room."
"Mmkay, don't take too long, love." I nodded and got up. I found the restroom easily. I dialed a phone number I knew so well.
"Hello?" the person asked.
"Why did you put a ring in my clutch?" I asked demandingly. I heard giggling on the other line.
"Aww, Bella! I had a feeling that you would need it… And missy, don't you have a date to get back to?" Alice asked.
I sighed and said, "Alice, I swear that you are psychic! And, yes, but I had to ask."
"Ooohh! Details!" Rosalie screamed into the phone. I pulled the phone away, then back.
"I can't! I'm not supposed to be gone for long. By the way, where did you get the ring?"
"It was my grandma's wedding ring. Don't lose it! And! Now go back to Edward, bye!" Alice said before rudely hanging up on me. I sighed and walked out of the restroom. As I passed by the kitchen, I saw Ann and another waitress talking, or should I say gossiping? I'm not much of an eavesdropper, but I walked slowly to listen to the conversation.
"Oh my goshness Kim! He's literally so hot. I would take him ANYDAY! He even paid all attention to ME! Not the little how that he brought here. She even ordered a whole bunch of crap to eat! All I was thinking was 'fatass'," Ann said in a high pitched voice.
"Like, seriously? –Kim screams.- You should, like, slip him your cell number on the plate! And tell the hoe that he's into you, not her when the sexy man leaves. Wait! Show me him! –Ann points in a general direction where my table was.- Ahhh! Sex on legs! Shoot, have to go! Show me the hoe later!" Kim said screechingly. Kim ran off and I walked in a regular pace. As Edward saw me, his face beamed with a smile. I smiled radiantly and pushed the conversation I heard to the back of my head.
"That was short," he said jokingly.
Well, you told me to not take too long," I said frowning a bit.
"Bella, I didn't mean it literally! You could've taken all the time you needed!" Edward said seriously. "But, I would hope you don't leave to get rid of me…"
"Edward, I was kidding! I just needed to 'powder my nose'. And, I would never ditch anyone, especially you, on a date."
He smile and said, "Alright.. Powdering your nose?"
"That was also a joke. I had to make a call." I internally smacked myself for saying that. I should've just said that I had to pee.
"If I may ask, to whom was the called intended for?"
"Alice. I had to ask about the ring she put in my clutch."
"Yes, I was wondering about that. I had a few suspicions."
"Oh yeah? What were those suspicions?" I smirked.
"Well, one was that you force guys to marry you by carrying a ring and proposing to yourself. The other was that you were either already married or engaged and was cheating. My last was that you were previously married or engaged, but broke it off," Edward said nervously, but confidently. I giggled.
"Oh totally. I love proposing to myself, then marrying someone by force. And yes, I'm cheating on my other five husbands. Of course, I just divorced my sixth and seventh husband," I said with a dead serious face and tone. Edward's face visibly paled. Seeing his face made me giggle playfully. "Edward, I'm kidding! Seriously, I'm not completely mental!"
Edward laughed nervously and said, "That's refreshing." I saw Ann rush to us with a serving table. I took a sip of my wine. Edward also did.
"Hello! Here's the chicken parmigiana," Ann shrieked. I stifled a laugh. I saw a peek of a little white paper. Edward must've been watching me and followed my gaze. His eyes widened the tiniest bit. I'm pretty sure the paper wasn't folded because he paled a bit. "Cheese?" Edward slowly nodded. Ann put grated cheese on his meal. Edward didn't say stop. He was frozen.
"I think that's enough cheese," I suggested. Ann stopped and gave me a look that said, 'It's-not-your-decision-bitch!' Edward fell out of his facade at the sound of my voice.
"Where's her meal?" Edward asked politely.
Ann glared at me, looked to Edward innocently, and said, "I don't think she ordered a thing."
"She did. She ordered mushroom ravioli," Edward said, squinting his eyes at her. That was probably the first time he looked at her.
"My apologies. I shall go get her meal made, and then I will come back," Ann said in a sickly sweet voice. Under her breath as she stared at Edward, I heard, "That bitch is a size 3. She doesn't need any food." Edward seemed unfazed, so I guess he didn't hear it.
"Oh! I believe this is yours," Edward said. He looked at me as he crumpled the white paper, handing it to her.
She must've thought he didn't read it because she said, "Oh no, I think it's yours."
"I don't believe that."
"No seriously. Like, take it." Ann then walked off without the note. Edward instead put the note with a pile of trash.
"Do I want to know what it said?" I inquired with a smirk.
"No. You do not. Also, sorry about your meal," Edward said.
"No, it's fine. I think it's cute that you remember what I ordered." I blushed.
"Uh. It's just that… I pay attention to you," Edward said blushing.
"I think that's really sweet," I said, leaning towards him. He leaned more into me. We held hands, and were just about to kiss… But, Ann showed up. Edward groaned quietly and I sighed inwardly. I saw Kim out of my peripheral vision. She was inching closer to our table.
"Here's your order," Ann said. She rudely dropped the plate and bowl in front of me. "Cheese?" I nodded. She put cheese on it.
"That's good," I said. She stopped.
"That's the hoe?" I heard Kim screech behind me quietly. Ann nodded. "Ugh, she's pretty….fat. Aha, she won't last a week!" Ann laughed. Those words hit me. My expression changed. Edward noticed and looked concerned. Ann and Kim left.
"Bella, are you okay?" he asked concerned.
"I'm fine," I lied.
"Bella, tell me please, "Edward said gently.
"Well, the waitress behind me said things."
"What did she say?" Edward asked fury in his eyes. I launched into my story from the beginning.
"That's rude and immature. Don't believe what she said. You're gorgeous. You're not fat; you've got a perfect body. And I plan to date you forever," Edward said passionately. I can't believe he said those things. He's so sweet, I thought.
"Thank you," I said. I was a little too speechless to say more. I blushed and he smiled. Edward then had an angry look. It was only two minutes after I got my meal before Ann came back. Edward must've seen her.
"Anything I can do to serve you?" Ann asked 'sexily'. I snorted, very unladylike.
"Yes. I would like a new waiter, preferably a more professional and male waiter," Edward said furious. He had a deadly glare. I gaped, but closed my mouth,
"…Right away, sir," Ann said before running away awkwardly. A man appeared.
"Sorry for the inconvenience. My name is Mark. I'm your new waiter," the man said.
"No, it's alright. Thank you," Edward said relieved. Mark nodded and left.
"Shall we eat?" Edward asked with a dazzling smile. I grinned and nodded.
We talked about various things as we ate: our lives, school, friends, movies, books, memories from high school, etc. Ann lingered close as we talked, glaring at me. She stayed out of Edward's sight. I ignored her and enjoyed my time with Edward.
"Haha, I never knew Emmett did that!" I said smiling.
Edward laughed and said, "I know, but he did! He did not even get caught. Another kid was blamed!" The bus boy took our empty plates.
I took a sip of wine and said, "That's most likely why."
"Ahh, Emmett told me you were quite a prankster."
"Dessert?" Mark asked as he appeared. He gave us menus. "I'll give you a few minutes."
Edward got out of his seat and said, "Isabella Swan, I know I haven't known you very long, but there's so many things I love about you. I love your personality, smile, the sound of your voice, your kisses… You're beautiful, smart, talented, funny, sexy, bubbly, sweet and so much more. –Edward kneels and pulls out the ring. - Bella, I love you with all my heart. –I looked to Ann; she was gaping and fuming. Kim was next to her. - I want to spend the rest of my life with you. –Edward presented the ring. - Will you marry me?" Edward asked with passion.
I gasped, with tears in my eyes, and said, "Yes!" I nodded vigorously. We both smiled and Edward put the ring on my finger. I kneeled down and attacked him with a hug. I heard Ann and Kim screamed. Suddenly, I grabbed Edward's face and kissed him passionately. I heard the crashing of dishes and a pair of feet running away. I pulled away to breathe, but Edward wouldn't let me. When he needed to breathe, he pulled away. Everyone around us clapped for us. I giggled and Edward smiled. That was out first passionate kiss. Mark came up towards us with two plates.
"This is on the house. Congratulations on the engagement!" Mark said excitedly.
"Thank you!" I said, a little confused.
"Yes, thank you Mark," Edward said. Mark placed the plates on the table and then left. It was red velvet cake. Edward and I shrugged and smiled. Maybe a pretend engagement had its perks. I grinned and took a bit of the end. I moaned as I chewed it. It tasted soooo good, but good was an understatement! Edward shifted as he watched me eat, but soon took a bite out of the cake. Halfway through the slice, Edward raised his glass of wine. I picked mine up.
"Cheers to a happy engagement and a great and happy future," Edward said.
"Cheers," I said smiling. We clinked our glasses our glasses together and took a sip. We finished out cake slice and sat down, waiting for the bill. Edward went to the restroom and I was just sitting down alone. I saw Ann and Kim approach me. Oh, you're going down ladies, I thought evilly. They want to play dirty, fine, I'll play dirty.
Hey! I know this is late!.. But I stayed home on the fourth of July, typing this up, watching the fireworks on TV. This was for you guys! (;
I hope you had a great Fourth of July! :D
-Mackie
Update: I aim for Sunday, or next Monday… I can try. :P