A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews on this story. I guess its not a bad story. I am sorry that I haven't updated. I got a new job that has been sucking the life out of me these days. ! And finally I don't own the Twilight characters and any bands/ song lyrics I used. Enjoy chapter 2!
Chapter 2: That Girl
This what Edward is wishing was happening or is happening but he doesn't know it yet.
I met a girl and it was easy to seeThat she was falling hard for meThat girlShe wanted me to knowAnd by the time the night was ready to endShe grabbed a hold of both my handsThat girlShe wouldn't let me goAnd now I'm singing
BPOV
Soon after starting a conversation about the concert the mean, burly security guy that in all honest hasn't liked me since I turned him down for a date came over and told us it was time to leave. Great timing dude, really can't you see Edward and I are having a conversation. Before we were getting out the door Edward asked me out to coffee tonight. We set the time and place as Tom's Diner in an hour. We will be just him and me for coffee. Why would such a drop dead gorgeous man who could be the generation's Marky Mark Calvin Klein underwear model.
I had no time to really think about that because I was being drug out and then pulled down the block to Alice's Porsche. She was talking, but I didn't hear her because I was lost in my thoughts. I better start listening to Alice, she really hates it when I space out on her and I have more than felt the her wrath.
We finally got into her car she said, "So Bella what are you doing for the rest of the night?"
"Well Edward asked me to meet him for coffee in an hour." I told her.
"Great! Jasper and I were talking and I really like him. I invited him over." she squealed.
"Oh Alice, you better be safe." She playful slapped my arm.
"No you know I would never sleep with a guy after knowing him for a few hours. He is coming over to talk and get to know each other. When he bumped into me tonight, I felt instantly drawn to him. I have this feeling in my gut that he is my soul mate." She said.
"Oh really, that's great Ali. You happiness means the world to me." I smiled at her.
"Hey what about you Bella? Was there any electricity between Edward and you?" She questioned.
I just smiled that knowing smile that could see and tell that I liked him. "Oh my Bella you like Edward?! I could totally have Jasper hook you guys up." She started to bounce up and down in the drivers seat.
"No, Alice don't do that. I don't want him to know I like him and by the way did you see how much more gorgeous he is then me. He is like a golden god, who I the lowly peasant worships." I told her rather firmly.
As we arrived back at our apartment, Alice basically pulled me out of the car to our place. "Time to get to work." She said she pulled me through the door and pushed me into the bathroom. "Shower quickly, I will have a new outfit for you and we will reapply a little make up. I sighed and got in the shower. I quick washed my hair and washed of other people's sweat who felt the need to push me and squish me at the concert. Oh no! I hope her outfit is actually something I would wear, I really want Edward to see the real me.
After pulling myself out the shower Alice was waiting. She tossed me some clothes and I walked back into the bathroom. I came out wearing a Beatle t shirt and jeans. Wow, it must be my lucky day. I am surprised she didn't dress me in skimpy clothing. All I can say is wow.
Before I can even ask about the outfit choice Alice pulled me down in the chair that was set up early this even to do a quick touch up to my make up. If I had my way I wouldn't bother with make up. I know Alice rarely let me out of the house with out it. I basically have to sneak out.
Alice finished with 10 minutes to spare, luckily Tom's Diner was only a few blocks away. I went out to the parking lot outside of our apartment complex to my baby, my black 2008 Subaru Legacy. I really didn't have either the taste or money for expensive cars. I drove the quick drive to Tom's and pulled into the small parking lot. I parked next to a silver Volvo S60R.
I quickly grabbed my purse off the passenger seat and walked quickly to the diner. I was running a few minutes late. A waitress met me at the door. "Good evening, how many tonight?" She said.
"Well actually I am meeting some one here. Have you seen a gentleman with reddish brown bronze hair with emerald green eyes?" I asked. She smiled a giddy smile and lead me to a booth in the back of the diner. And there was Edward in all of his gorgeousness. He turned and smiled at me when he saw me standing there.
"Please have a seat." His velvet voice rang out. I smiled at him and took the seat across from in the booth.
"Wow it has been so long since we last talked." I joked with him.
He chuckled a little. "Yes, a little over an hour is far too long." I giggled as the waitress came back and asked me what I wanted. I just ordered a black coffee. I like my coffee just like me … plain.
"So Bella, I feel like I know nothing about you except for you live in Seattle and you're an avid concert goer." He said flashing a heart melting crooked grin. Does he know what that grin does to me and probably any other single woman in a 10 foot radius?
"What do you want to know?" I asked.
"How about you tell me about your family and give me your background story. And we will work our way from there." He sipped his coffee.
"Well I will only tell you my story if you tell me in exchange." I smiled.
"Sure you go first." He said.
"Okay, my name is Isabella Swan but I prefer to be called Bella. I guess I like being called Bella better because when I was young my mom would say Isabella Marie Swan in a stern voice when I would do something wrong. I was born in Forks, Washington on September 13th, but when I was few months old my parents got divorced and my mother took me and moved to Phoenix, Arizona. My mom got remarried when I was 16 to a minor league baseball player, Phil, who traveled a lot." I smiled and Edward nodded. I could see he was really listening.
"Well with Phil traveling, my mom only stayed in Phoenix for me and I could see how much it hurt her to have her husband away all the time. So I took it upon myself to move to Forks to live with my dad when I was a Junior in high school. So I moved in with my dad who is the chief of police in Forks. My first days at my new school wasn't too good, I was the new commodity. Most of the guys thought they wanted me, but I know they only thought they wanted me because I was one of the only people in the school that they didn't know since they were in diapers. After making through a few days that's when I bumped into Alice in the lunch line. We had an instant connection. She knew exactly what I was going through since she was the 'new girl' only a semester before me. We became fast friends. We roomed together in college at the University of Washington. I graduated from UW with a degree in English. Right now I am freelance newspaper writer, but my real dream is to have my book published." I started tracing the outline of my coffee cup nervously.
"You're a writer?" He waited for my response. I just nodded my head.
"Wow that is awesome." He said .
"Its your turn now! I gave you my whole life story, its your turn now." I smiled at him. He took a swig of his coffee and gave me the 'do I have to?' pleading look. I just smiled and nodded yes.
"Yup, you not getting out of this. I told you my True Hollywood Story and its only fair you do the same thing." I gave him a pout hoping he would give in. I pray my pout is half as good as Alice's. Her pout could make you do anything. Even if you swore on a stack of a million bibles you would never do it. I guess my pout worked because he took a drink and opened his mouth to started to speak.
EPOV
Oh no she is giving me a pout. Damn the pout. With that pout I could never tell her no. I sighed and took a quick drink of my coffee.
"Well my name is Edward Anthony Masen Cullen. I was born on June 20th. I was born and raised in Chicago until I was 8. My parents died in a car accident and I was taken in by my mother's brother Carlisle and his wife Esme who live on the out skirts of Seattle. When I was 12 they sat me down and asked me if they could adopt me, which I was a little concerned about at first but finally gave them the okay. And that's when I added their last name to mine." I finally looked up at her.
"I am very sorry to hear about your parents." She said with some sadness in her eyes.
"Its okay I just think about the good times we had together. My real father was a prestigious lawyer and my mother was a stay at home mom. I was their pride and joy. I don't remember too much about them. Except my mother was beautiful, I got my eyes and smile from her. My father very handsome and very strong willed. He always told me there was nothing I couldn't do if I set my mind to it. My mother started teaching the piano when I was 6. Then they died. I knew my parents won't want me to be sad or depress. So I was strong and tried not be sad. I always thought about the good times we had like are Sundays in the park where we would have a picnic and I would spend the rest of the day riding my bike around." I took a deep breathe and let it out to continue.
"Well even though my real parents were gone, I got lucky with Carlisle and Esme. They are so nice and are the best parents. Carlisle is the chief of medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center. He was a college professor teaching at the UW but missed the hospital too much so he went back. And Esme is a well known Interior Designer that has designed every from J-Lo's house to Matt Damon's pad to the White House." She giggled a little. Even when she wasn't working Esme picked up where my mom left off and taught me how to play the piano."
"I am glad you got really lucky. So how do you know Jasper, the other big bulky guy that's in your band and the blonde that was permanently attached to his lips earlier?" She smiled at me.
"I actually met Jasper and Emmett, that's the big bulky one as you called him, my first day at school when I moved her. I was really nervous and shy. I think everyone could tell. All the other kids hung out with their friends and it didn't seem like any had room for me. Finally at recess when I was sitting on the ground by the jungle gym I heard someone say 'Look at me! Hey you look at me.' I turned to see hanging by his legs from one of the bars while a blonde boy watched him. I said 'Wow that's cool.'. He jumped down and introduce himself and the other boy. And that's how Jasper, Emmett and I met and we have been best friend ever since. All three of us met Rosalie, the blonde in ninth grade. She always flirted with Em. Finally he got up the balls to ask her out and they have been going ever since. They are dating for 8 years now. I won't be surprised if they get engaged soon." I said.
"So how long has your band been together." She asked.
"Well since we know each other basically for ever, we started several silly garage bands through out life. But we got really with New Dawn about 3 years ago." I said.
"Wow and I can't believe I haven't seen you play before this. So how long have you been playing guitar." She smiled.
"Well since I have 16. When I discovered that guitarist get all the chicks." I chuckled. Bella looked at me with a mixture of disgust. "I was just kidding Bella." I told her and the disgusted turned in a beautiful smile.
"So how long have you been an author?" I asked.
"Well I would say I want to write stories for people ever since I read Dr. Seuss and knew how to write. I was always writing silly little stories to entertain others and myself." I grinned at her. We keep asking each questions back in forth. We lost all track of time when finally our waitress came over to tell us that they were now serving breakfast.
"What time is it Miss?" I asked the waitress.
"Its 4 AM and also I am leaving the day shift waitress will be taking over now." She said.
"Thank you so much for your serves. I am not sure if we are leaving yet, but her is your tip." I slipped a $10 bill in her had.
"Wow I didn't realize it was so late. I better be heading home, before Alice sends out a search party or she accuses you of murdering me and buried my body in a shallow grave some where." She stood up to pay.
"I could never do that you." I said so quietly I don't think she heard me. "I got the coffee. I am the one who invited you." She huffed a little and finally gave into me paying. I paid our bill and we walked to the parking lot. She and I were walking the same direction. When were finally standing behind my car I knew I have to see her again.
"What are you doing tomorrow night? Or should I say later on tonight?" I asked.
"Nothing, why?" She answered.
"Well we are playing again in town and I would love if you come." She smiled.
"Sure I will see you tonight." I started to walk around to my car. All I could do was watch her get in and drive away.
BPOV
I agreed to come see him again tonight. I can't wait to see him again. I drove straight home. When I opened the apartment door, Alice was waiting up for.
"So what were you doing out so late missy?" She said in a motherly voice.
"Well I went to coffee with Edward because a particular roommate of mine requested that I leave because a certain guy she likes was coming over." I laughed some and spilled every thing Edward and I talked about. Then she told about what her Jasper did. She went on and on about him. They truly destined to be together. She told me Jasper invited us to the show. I also told her that Edward invited me too.
Finally both of us was exhausted from the nights that we went our separate ways to go to bed. Last night was a great night and tonight should be just as much fun.
Thank you so much for reading chapter 2. I hope this chapter wasn't a total let down. I am also really sorry this chapter took along time to get out. I have been just been busy with my new job. Please review. Let me know what you think! Thank you a million times in advance!
