A/N: Holy freaking crap you guys! I love you and your reviews! You guys rock! Thanks! Oh, I forgot to tell you, you could see a couple of Bella's outfits from this and the last chapter in my profile. I'm cool like that, shut up. Oh, check out the play list too. I've been trying to update it accordingly. I hope you all had a Happy Holiday this year! Anyway, enough of that stuff. Here is Chapter 9, it is called: Wonderful.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or its characters. I also don't own any celebrities referenced in this story or any pop culture references made.

Rating: M for language and sexual content later on.

Bella Swan

When the three children in adult bodies noticed that Edward and I had spotted their spying, they quickly disappeared from the windows. They needed to work on their spy skills, or just stop being creepy all together. I was hoping they would go with the latter.

Edward pulled out of the parking space in front of my house; Emmett had returned to the window. I flipped him off even though I was pretty sure he couldn't see me. Hey, it made me feel better.

I smiled and turn to look at the beautiful man driving. "So, can you tell me where we are going tonight?"

He chuckled. I love his chuckle. "I'm not giving you any details, Bella. All I will tell you now is that we are going to dinner."

I pouted and he laughed again. "You're no fun!"

He grinned at me crookedly, making my heart stop for a second. "Trust me, Bella. I'm fun," he said in a low voice. I shivered.

Edward was playing music in the car from his iPod, and I asked him if I could look through it. He nodded, so I began scanning through all the artists.

"Miley Cyrus?" I asked, completely shocked that he would even allow any of the teenie-bopper music on his iPod.

Edward laughed at my reaction. "Jackson loves her. I don't know why. I keep it on there for him. I never listen to it unless he asks to hear it."

I smirked as he turned down some street; I wasn't paying attention to where we were. "Luckily, Lucy loves whatever I listen to. Plus, I don't allow us to listen to the radio. I hate the radio."

"So how do you find new music?" he asked.

I shrugged and selected 'Elevator Love Letter' by Stars from Edward's iPod. "I guess iTunes and just from friends. It's not too hard."

We asked each other various questions all the way to dinner. I was surprised to find that we were going to the very fancy, very expensive restaurant called Canlis. Edward parked in front of the building, helping me out of the seat before tossing the keys to the valet to park.

"Edward, this place is a little fancy don't you think?"

Edward opened the doors for me before taking my hand and leading us over to the hostess station. "No, I think it's perfect," he whispered as we made our way to the hostess station.

A girl with long dark hair and glasses looked up at us and smiled. "Hey, Edward. Your table will be ready in just a moment." She paused and looked over at me, while I stared at Edward with a perplexed expression. "So, this is your date?"

Edward, noticing he had been rude by not introducing me to the girl, lightly pushed me forward with his hand. "I'm sorry, Angela this is Bella Swan. Bella this is Angela Weber. She lives down the hall from me and watches Jackson sometimes."

I extended my hand to the small girl and she shook it lightly, grinning at me. At first, I thought Edward might have dated her or something, but I could tell now that she was just a nice girl. She actually looked like someone I could become easy friends with.

"It's really nice to meet you, Angela," I said, releasing her hand a moment later.

She smiled sweetly, grabbing the menus in the process. "You too. I've heard quite a bit about you from both Edward and Jackson."

I blushed and nodded. Neither of them had mentioned an Angela if I do recall. I didn't say that, of course, because she obviously liked both of them a lot.

A moment later, Angela escorted Edward and me to our table. As I passed by the other occupied tables, I snuck peeks at the food placed in front of the other various customers. Sometimes, this was how I chose my food. Seeing the food in person was sometimes a deal breaker for me. I already spotted two delicious looking dishes by the time we were seated.

Angela placed our menus in front of us and smiled. "Well, your waitress should be here shortly. Have a good night, and Edward, make sure to bring Jackson over soon. I haven't seen him in a few days and I feel like I'm going through a withdrawal. See ya!"

Edward chuckled and nodded before Angela wandered back up to the hostess station.

"She seems nice," I muttered as I scanned the menu.

"She is. Jackson loves her." He paused. "She was the reason I was able to get a reservation in this restaurant for tonight."

I looked up at him from my menu. "Is this place that hard to get in to?"

He shrugged. "Sometimes it is," he replied nonchalantly.

I went back to scanning my menu, finally noticing the prices beside the meals. Everything was almost over fifty dollars!

My eyes bugged out of my head as I dropped the menu on the table and glared at Edward. "This is way to expensive, Edward. I can't allow you to spend fifty dollars on me for freaking food!" I hissed, trying to keep my voice low to no draw attention upon us.

Edward put his menu down and smirked at me. "Yes you can, because I am. Pick out something, or I can if you refuse, but I really want to buy you dinner here, so please don't be difficult. I have plenty of money, Bella."

I glared at him for a moment longer before sighing in defeat and picking up the menu. A moment later, the waitress arrived to take our drink order and tell us all about the specials on the menu.

I just ordered some water and Edward ordered a bottle of wine for us to share. The waitress, who was a fairly attractive girl, was practically eye humping Edward right in front of me while he was selecting the wine. It was kind of pissing me off.

When she sashayed out of sight, I raised my eyebrow at Edward.

"What?" he asked when he noticed my expression.

"I'm pretty sure our waitress wanted to drag you into the kitchen and straddle you on the counter."

Edward's eyes widened. "I didn't notice."

I barked out a laugh. "Oh, well, she was being pretty obvious."

He rolled his eyes and leaned forward. "Bella, the only person I would want to drag me into a kitchen and straddle me across the counter would be you," he whispered in a low seductive voice.

My jaw dropped as he sat back in his seat with a smile on his face. I wonder if he knew that he caused my heart to stop?

The waitress returned with our drinks, I was still gaping at Edward and jumped in my seat when she asked if I was ready to order.

I blinked a few times, looking down at my menu and deciding to order the meal I had been leaning toward all night; the thirty-six dollar wild mushroom ravioli. The waitress, whose name tag said Kim, nodded and wrote down my meal on her little notepad before turning to Edward with a smile.

Edward kept his eyes on the menu as he ordered the king salmon for thirty-eight dollars. The waitress frowned as she walked away. Edward had ignored her completely.

While we waited for our food, we talked about our kids and just things we liked and didn't like. I found out that Edward hated onions and liked cats, but not dogs. He loved scrambled eggs and the band the Cure. I also found out that he didn't like talking about his ex-wife.

Honestly, I didn't mean to bring up Jackson's mom. I simply mentioned how much Jackson looked like Edward and he mentioned something about Jackson having his mothers blue eyes. I then asked what she looked like and Edward looked away, a frown on his face and he hands wadding up the napkin in his lap.

Luckily we were both saved by the food arriving and thus, putting an end to the uncomfortable conversation.

Edward Cullen

The night had been going great. I learned so many new things about Bella as we waited for our food. I learned that about her parents divorce when she was a baby and that she lived with her father during high school. I learned that she liked both cats and dogs and had never had a pet before. I found out that she loved macaroni and cheese with hot dogs mixed in, just like I did.

Then, she asked about Tanya. Honestly, I was the one who brought her up by saying that Jackson had her eyes, but I didn't mean to. It was a response that always came from my lips when people would tell me how much Jackson looked like me. It had been ingrained since he was born.

I knew I would have to tell her about Tanya eventually, but I hated discussing her. Yes, I had fallen out of love with the women, but it was still difficult. I wadded up my napkin nervously, wondering if I should just change the subject.

Thank God for the waitress bringing out the food. Once the women left us with our meal, the subject changed and we talked about our high school experiences while we ate. Luckily, I didn't meet Tanya until college, so that topic never came up again.

Once we finished our very delicious dinners, I paid the quite pricey bill and had the valet fetch my Volvo. The Valet was about to help Bella into the passenger seat, but I quickly dismissed him, shooting a glare over my shoulder as he checked out Bella getting into the car.

Bella shot me a look when I slammed my door after getting in. "What's wrong?" she asked. I started my car and began driving to the next destination.

"Did you see how the valet was looking at you? What an asshole!" I growled, adjusting the heat before switching lanes. Bella sighed and began looking through my iPod.

"I didn't notice," Bella mumbled, selecting the song 'New Slang' by the Shins. It was one of my favorites. Apparently it was one of Bella's favorites too.

I turned down a street a little too fast and immediately felt bad because Bella clutched the door so she would be jostled. "Sorry, I guess it just pissed me off more than I thought. I shouldn't be driving like a maniac." I slowed the car since I had been going at least ten over the speed limit and took more care with my turns.

"Well, now you know how I feel," Bella said with a soft smirk.

I glanced over at her briefly, my eyebrows furrowed. "What do you mean?"

"You remember my description of the looks the waitress at Canlis was giving you, right?"

I nodded.

"You're mad because of that guy checking me out and I was mad at the waitress for basically ignoring you and attempting to eye-fuck you."

I chuckled. "I guess we are even now," I said, making another turn.

"Doesn't make me hate the bitch of a waitress any less, though," Bella said with a laugh.

I nodded in agreement before parallel parking down the street from Chop Suey, the club I selected for the next destination of the date.

I helped Bella out of the car and we walked hand in hand to the club. We showed them our ID's and they let us in. I had been to Chop Suey before, but I could tell by the expression on Bella's face that she hadn't.

"I love the décor," she commented as we headed toward a table by the stage set up toward the back of the club. The inside of the club was Asian inspired, decked out with a statue of Buddha, lots of bamboo, and colorful drapes.

There was a DJ in the corner playing music for the large amounts of people dancing. The live music act would start soon.

"It's pretty cool here. There is a good band playing in a bit that I thought you would like. Apparently they do a cover of a Beatles song."

Bella smiled. "I'm sure they can't compare to the real thing, but I love going to concerts. I can't wait."

A waiter made his way over to our table. I smiled to myself when he didn't eye-fuck Bella. Bella ordered some girly drink and I got a soda since I had already had a few glasses of wine and had to drive home.

Our drinks arrived right as the band was heading toward the stage. I barely paid any attention as they introduced themselves to the crowd, I watched Bella instead. Once they started playing, Bella would smile and bob her head to the music. She was really enjoying herself.

The fifth song the band played was the Beatles song 'Here Comes the Sun'. Bella and I both thought it was pretty good for a cover.

After another song, the band took a break and I went to the bar to get Bella another mojito since the waiters were all busy or at the bar anyway. It took longer than I thought it would at the bar since everyone had used the break the band took to get a refill.

When I returned to the table, Bella was talking to some blonde guy wearing ripped jeans and a Hollister t-shirt. My grip on the drink tightened as I reached the table.

I set the mojito in front of Bella and glared at the guy who had now noticed me. Bella jumped up from her chair and shot me a nervous smile. I leaned down and placed a peck on her cheek.

"Sorry, the wait at the bar was insane," I explained.

The blonde guy, who was still standing by our table, cleared his throat. I looked at him with an angry expression, but he was staring at Bella.

"Bella, aren't you going to introduce us?" he asked in an annoyed voice.

Bella bit her lip and nodded. "Edward, this is my ex-boyfriend, Mike Newton. Mike, this is Edward Cullen."

I was extending my arm out to the guy when I realized this was Mike. Mike, as in Lucy's father. The guy that knocked Bella up.

My took my hand in his and shook it firmly. "So, you're her date tonight?" Mike asked, released my hand.

I nodded; I couldn't find my voice quite yet.

"Where's Lucy?" he asked turning to Bella, glancing at me briefly as if to see if I would be shocked. That I didn't know that Bella had a daughter.

Bella took my hand and squeezed it gently. "She is with Emmett and Rose. She's fine."

Mike nodded. "Good. I would hate to see that you would leave her with some stranger. I don't want her around someone I barely know," he said, looking at me during the last part of his sentence.

I clenched my free hand, chanting in my head that I wouldn't punch this guy.

"Mike, you can trust my judgment. I try to get babysitters that I know and that Lucy is comfortable with. I'm barely comfortable leaving her with you and you are her father," Bella growled.

Mike narrowed his eyes at her. "I was about to say something, but I will resist my words since I would like to continue to be able to see my daughter. Bye Bella." He quickly stalked away, heading toward the other end of the club. What a prick.

"Edward, can we go now?" Bella asked, her voice soft. She sounded like she was going to cry.

I wrapped my arms around her in a hug, kissing the top of her head before leading her by hand out of the club.

Once we were back in the Volvo, Bella put her face in her hands. "I'm so sorry about him Edward. I had no idea he would be there and act like a fucking asshole. He hated it when I bring anyone he doesn't know around Lucy."

I laid my hand on her back, rubbing it soothingly. "Bella, it's fine. I understand he's a prick. It's okay. He's trying to scare me off, but I'm not going anywhere."

Bella tilted her head to look at me. "How do you always say the right things?" she asked. Her eyes looked watery, but she wasn't crying.

I smiled gently. "I'm a writer," I responded.

Bella chuckled and lifted her face from her hands. She didn't say anything so I started the car and sped off down the road. I had planned to take her to the Space Needle, but I could tell she wasn't up for it. She looked exhausted, emotionally and physically.

The lights inside were off when we pulled up in front of Bella's townhouse. I helped Bella out of the car and we walked to the front steps with our hands entwined.

Bella dug through her purse for her keys, but when she found them, she didn't put them in the door. She looked at me under her lashes, her eyes smoldering.

"I'm really sorry about tonight. I will talk to Mike about his attitude next time I see him, but I swear I will make it up to you."

I smirked. "It's fine. He was just being protective." I paused. "I'm sure you can make it up to me somehow."

I realized after I had spoken that I sounded like I was hoping for sex. I'm not going to lie and say I wasn't, because I was, but even I knew it was too soon for that. Hopefully she wouldn't misread my words.

Bella took a few steps toward me before molding her lips to mine. I groaned at the feel of her tongue running across my bottom lip, begging for entrance into my mouth. I, being the kind man I am, let her in and our tongues battled for dominance.

My arms were wrapped around her small frame, pulling her closer to me. I tried to keep my now raging erection from pressing against her, but she had other ideas. One of her arms snaked under my arm and down my back to my ass. She grasped my ass firmly in her hand, causing my lower body to buck forwards into her stomach. I let out a moan as Bella pressed harder against me, my body involuntarily thrusting against her once more. This time, we both let out a moan and somehow I broke the kiss.

Breathing heavily, I stepped back so I wouldn't attack her. She was out of breath and frozen in place, subtly eying the obvious bulge in my pants. I not so subtly adjusted myself, hissing at the contact.

Bella broke out of her frozen state and gave me a light kiss on the lips before putting her key in the lock and opening the door. She turned on the entryway light which also illuminated the living room to find Jackson and Emmett sleeping on the couch.

I tiptoed into the room and slowly lifted Jackson off the couch. He stirred in my arms as I took him out to my car and strapped him into his car seat. Surprisingly, he stayed asleep.

Bella waited for me by my car and enveloped me in a hug. When she pulled back, she smiled gently at me.

"I had a wonderful time, Edward," she said. Her word kind of reminded me of something the lead female would say in a romantic comedy film, but hearing her say them, was totally different.

I placed a kiss on her lips. "I had a great time too. I hope we can do this again really soon."

She smiled and we kissed once more before releasing each other. I waved to her as I got into the driver seat and she began heading back to the house.

"I'll call you tomorrow," I yelled to her before I closed the door and headed back to my house.

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