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EPOV
I saw her from across the room and my heart stopped, I had imagined how she would look in that dress, but my imagination didn't make her justice. She looked beautiful, the dress fitted her perfectly, her hair was beautiful with curls and the sides were tight to the back giving a perfect view of her face, shoulders and neck, some of my favorite things in Bella's body. I couldn't see her legs, but I was certain I wouldn't be disappointed. In that moment she was all I saw, it was like everything else vanished, the people, the decorations, the stage, the band, there was only the two of us. All I wanted to do was take her in my arms and dance with her all night, but I knew that wasn't possible, so I force myself to come back to reality.
Principle Clapp, kept talking but I couldn't hear a word he said, Bella was still my main focus. She smiled at me and I smiled back.
"Hello Edward."- I heard my name and immediately turn to find Renée smiling at me.
"Hello Renée."
"Principle Clapp."- She said bending her head in a greeting.
"Hello, Renée, I'm so glad you came."- He said stammering a little, and I laughed. He probably liked her…I couldn't blame him she was a very attractive women.
"Thank you."- She said a little embarrassed.
"You look very beautiful, Renée."- I said using all the Cullen charm and she smiled.
"Thank you, Edward."
"Would you like to dance?"- Principle Clapp asked her and by the look on her face, I could tell she didn't like the idea.
"I'm sorry, but Renée had promised me her first dance."- I said coming to her rescue and he just stepped back mumbling something I couldn´t understand.
"You don't have to that, Edward."
"It will be my pleasure."- I took her hand and lead her to the dance floor; I looked in Bella's direction and saw the surprise in her face and winked at her.
"So, are you going to that road trip?"- She asked.
"Yes."- She looked at me thoughtfully.
"You might meet Bella's father, he lives in Forks."
"I know."
"He won't be as understanding as I was."
"I'm aware of that."
"He is not as bad as Bella usually portraits him, he is just overprotective. He loves Bella very much and it's hard for him to be away from her. But deep down all he wants is Bella's happiness just like I do."
"Thank you, I'll keep that in mind."
"Good. Edward, I don't want to see my daughter unhappy like she was, ever again. So please be careful."
"I will, I don't really know how we let thing go that far. But I promise you, it will never happen again. I lover more than my life, I won't hurt her again."- She studied my face for a little bit and then smiled.
"Ok…that's all I need to hear."- We dance another song and were cut off by Alice and Jasper.
"Hello, sys."- I said taking her in my arms.-"You look very beautiful as always."
"Thank you. You look very handsome too."
"Thanks for the suit, you are an amazing sister."- She smiled widely.
"By the look on your face, I believe you liked to see the dress on Bella."
"Yes, she looks amazing, you did a great job, it looks even better than I imagine. Where is she?"- I asked looking around the room.
"I don't really know, I think she is a bit freak out, she is being asked to dance just about every second."- That really bothered me, she was mine, I should be the one dancing with her.
"I can't blame them, with the way she looks. If I was a teenage boy, I would be doing anything for a change to have her in my arms, even if it was for just a few minutes."
"I'm so happy for you, Edward. You really deserve to be happy."
"Thank you Alice, for everything."- She smiled.
"Is the surprise ready?"
"Yes, she is going to love it."
"I know she will."
We danced a couple of songs, and then I looked around and found the girl I was looking for, standing next to the girl I loved.
"Hello ladies."- I said and they both looked to me.
"Hello Edward."- Angela said.
"You both look very beautiful tonight."- I said trying to hide my deepest emotions and avoiding eye contact with Bella, because I was sure how I would react.
"Thank you."- Angela said shyly.
"I was wondering if you would like to dance with me."- Her mouth dropped and she looked at Bella, who smiled. I really hoped Bella would understand what I was doing.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."- Then I looked at Bella and our eyes finally met, and I could see all the love she felt for me swimming in her beautiful eyes.-"You look amazing."- I said almost out of breath.-"Don't forget to save a dance for me?"- She smiled widely and nodded completely overwhelmed just like I was.
"I won't."- She said, all I wanted was to take her in my arms, but I had to be rational about this, I smiled and winked at her and lead Angela to dance floor.
"Angela, I wanted to thank you for your discretion."- I said as we danced and she smiled.
"You don't have to thank me, Bella is my best friend I would do anything for her."
"That's very sweet of you."
"Thanks. Bella really deserves someone like you."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Well, I always knew that she would never be able to date a guy our age, of course I never told her this, not to discourage her, but I knew she needed someone older and very intelligent, just like you."
"Thank you Angela. I want you to know that, I'm very serious about her, this is not just a crush, I really love her."- She smiled again.
"I could tell that, the way you just looked at her, wow..."
"Hum…I need to be more careful, then, uh?"- She laughed.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Yes."
"Why are you dancing with me and not Bella?"
"Well, I have to make things look as natural as possible, I can't just dance with her, I wish I could, but…"
"I see…its kind like an alibi?"
"Yeah, you could call it that."- We were quiet for the rest of the dance, after we were finished I looked around the room to find Bella, she was dancing with Emmet, and to my surprise she was doing it perfectly. She had been practicing behind my back.
BPOV
I could see Edward looking at me from across the room; this was kind of hot, like in a movie where the secret lovers watch each other from a distance, knowing that they will be together later…I couldn't wait to be alone with him.
Edward danced with a few students, I knew what he was doing, it would look strange if I was the only student who he danced with. But Edward didn't dace with the popular girls; he only danced with the shy, lonely, unnoticeable girls. The look on their faces when he approached them was amazing; they were completely dazzled by my gorgeous boyfriend. But I had to admit was starting to feel anxious about my turn.
I kept dancing with Emmet and Jasper because Alice was charming Principle Clapp, who was melting. I could feel some of the girls and boys staring at me, according to Rose the girls were jealous and the boys were drooling.
"Hello."- I heard Edward's voice from behind me, but I didn't turn. He came around our group and put his arms around Alice, who had joined us again.-"I wish I could be doing this to you right now."- He said looking in my eyes and of course I blushed.
"I wish you were."- He grinned.
"You look amazing…"- He said his eyes roam my body, taking his time to appraising me.-"Hum…"- He said smiling and shaking his head. I wonder what kind of thoughts he was having.
"You look very handsome too…"
"Thanks. Let's dance."- He said giving me that breath taking crooked smile.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, now!"- He said faking a serious look. He put his hand behind my back and whispered in my ear.-"It's going to be harder than I thought, remembering to behave. God! You look so good…"- I laughed.
When we got to the dance floor, the band had taken a break, but the music continued to play it was "Halo" by Beyoncé. He grinned in a way that made me think he might have planned this.- "Perfect…"- He whispered taking me in his arms.-"Remember it's all about the lyrics…"
Remember those walls I built
Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make up a sound
I found a way to let you in
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now
It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out
As I paid attention to the lyrics my heart was filled with so much love for him…with every turn, every move I felt that electric current taking over my body, suddenly everything else disappeared, there was only the two of us. I looked up to meet his eyes and I knew he was feeling the same. He smiled and pulled me a little closer.
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I was almost out of breath, completely overwhelmed by that moment; I felt I was melting into him, it was like we were being blended into each other, I held his hand tighter and closed my eyes, he came closer to me, and I felt his chest move as fast as mine was. His hand gripped the back of my dress and he pulled me even closer. A part of my brain was sounding in alert, but in that moment, nothing else matter but the man I was holding and the intensity that the lyrics brought.
Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light
I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
To pull me back to the ground again
Feels like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
The risk that I'm takin'
I'm never gonna shut you out
"I love you…thank you for being here."- He whispered in my ear, but I couldn't respond, I was being consumed by that beautiful moment. I could stay like this forever, holding him, dancing with him.
Suddenly I felt someone else's arms pulling me away from him, and I felt empty. I opened my eyes and saw Emmet smiling at me.
"Sorry…but we had to stop you before you started to rip each other's clothes off."- It took me a few seconds to come back to reality; I wanted to feel mad about what he did. but I knew they were only protecting us.
"Thanks…I think"- I said with sadness. I looked around him and saw Edward dancing with Rose, he smiled at me and mouthed «Sorry» and I smiled back.-"We got lost in the moment…"- I said trying to justify us.
"We could see that. It must have been a very intensive moment; for a moment I thought I was about to win the bet."- He said grinning.
"Really? Was it that obvious?"
"Yes…but don't worry, I don't think people were paying attention…but we had to do something before…"
"Before we did something stupid?"- I said cutting him off.
"Yeah, I guess you'll just have to wait until later."- He said smiling wickedly.
"So you are betting that we don't make it to the end of the school year, right?"
"Yeah…I see the way you look at each other, there's no way you're going to make it."
"Well, I would be too sure."
"Unfortunately I'm not; I totally get Edward's reasons."- He knew what Edward's reasons were. I wondered if he would tell me.
"Edward's reasons?"
"Yeah, about your father."- Ok, now we were going somewhere.
"What about my father?"- He looked surprised.
"Damn, he hasn't told you? Me, and my big mouth."
"Now you'll have to tell me, or I'll start making things up in my mind, and we all know how that ended last time."- He thought for awhile.
"He told me he wants to wait because he doesn't want your father especially to think he took advantage of you as your teacher. He doesn't want that to be a problem in the future."
"Yes Bella in your future together as a family."- My heart stopped, I couldn't believe he was being so thoughtful, trying to protect our future as a family. That made me love him even more, it that was even possible.
After that I danced a few more times with him and Jasper. We were now talking in a small circle when I felt someone's hand pulling my arm. I turned around and saw Jessica and Lauren smiling at me.
"Hi Bella."- They said together smiling.
"Hello, again."
"We were wondering if you could introduce your bosses to us."- My eyes widened in surprise or shock.
"I don't think this is the best moment for that…"
"Well, I think it is the perfect moment."- Lauren said annoyed, I rolled my eyes in desperation, but before I could turn around I felt someone's arms around my waist.
"Bella, what's take you so long, you promised me this dance."- Jasper said and Jessica's and Lauren's mouths dropped.-"Oh, please forgive me; I didn't see you were talking with someone."- He turned to them and said.-"Hello, I'm Jasper."- And he shook their hands and they just melted with is charm.
"I'm Jessica…"
"And I'm Lauren."
"Nice to meet you."- They just giggled and I wanted to laugh.-"You don't mind if I steel Bella away for while, do you?"
"Of course not."- They said in chorus and he smiled and pulled me away, leaving them behind.
"Thanks for the rescue, again."
"Oh, don't think me. Edward was the one who asked to come and get you."
"Really?"
"Yes, he asked me to take to the dance floor and for you to look at the stage."- The music stopped as he said this, I looked at the stage and saw Principle Clapp standing behind the microphone.
"Good evening everyone. I hope you are enjoying yourselves."- Everyone cheered.-"So I have the honor to introduce to you a surprise for the night. You've seen them in front of the class, now here is another side of them. So give your warmest welcome to the Cullen brother's."- Everyone cheered and Emmet and Edward walked in to center stage. Edward took a guitar and Emmet a seat behind the drums.
"That's my cue."- Jasper said and left to join them on stage taking the base. To say that I was surprise as an understatement, I was completely blown away.
"This is your surprise."- Alice said joining and putting her arms around my shoulders.
"Doesn't my man look hot behind the drums?"- Rosalie said but once again I could speak, Edward had my full attention. What was he going to do?
"Hello, are you having a good time?"- He asked and everyone cheered.-"Great, this song is for all the beautiful girls here tonight."- His eyes met mine and he winked.
He started to play and after a few cords I recognized the song, it was "Just the way you are" from Bruno Mars.
"He said to tell you to pay attention to the lyrics, because this is only for you."- I smiled and look at the stage. He looked so hot with that guitar and when he started to sing my heart stopped, he had an amazing voice.
Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day
Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She won't believe me
And its so, its so
Sad to think she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look okay
I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
The lyrics were amazing, they were perfect and they reflected his feelings for me, I felt completely overwhelmed.
He really owned the stage, like if he was a superstar and all the girls went insane, moving closer to the stage and screaming at him and he just laughed and continued to sing.
Her lips, her lips
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think its so sexy
She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day
He looked amazing on that stage and before I knew it I was standing against the it cheering him, just like all the other girls and Alice and Rosalie joined me.
Oh you know, you know, you know
Id never ask you to change
If perfect is what you're searching for
Then just stay the same
So don't even bother asking
If you look okay
You know I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
He fell on his knees right in front of me, bringing the microphone with him, and the girls went nuts. He looked in my eyes and winked, and then he did the unthinkable, he took my hand and took it to his lips and kissed it and I felt my cheeks burn and the girls went insane andmy heart melt.
He got up in one single movement and did the same on the other side of the stage, and took Angela's hand and kissed it too. He looked amazing, he kept moving in a Mick Jagger kind of way, there was mass hysteria.
When the song was over, he looked in my direction and gave me that crooked smile before leaving the stage and the band to their place and started to play again.
I had no words to explain what I was feeling, other than an intense overwhelming feeling of being loved, of being loved unconditionally. He loved me…he really loved me. In that moment I could see our future in my mind, I was going to marry one day, there will never be anyone else but him in my life. I felt like my feet were not touching the ground, I was floating on air, my heart was swelling of happiness.
"Are you ok?"- Alice asked.
"Yes…just a bit overwhelmed."
"We should go now."- We left the dance and drove my mom home; Phil was waiting for her on the front step with a bouquet of red roses. My mom ran to him and hugged him.-"Bring a change of clothes, give them some privacy tonight."- Alice said with a naughty smile, looking at my mom.
I went upstairs and got a pajama and a change of clothes for next day, I kissed my mom on the cheek and told her to have fun, she just smiled at me and blushed.
We rode in silence, my mind was filled with images of Edward in that stage, he was unbelievable, I couldn't wait to see him and put my arms around him and kiss him.
As soon as the car stopped in front of his house, I thanked Alice and I jumped out of the car, the door opened before I reached it.
EPOV
I waited as patiently as I could, but I wanted to see Bella, I needed to see her, to have her in my arms without the fear of being seen. The look on her face when she saw me on that stage was worth every second we spent rehearsing that song.
I went to the door as soon as I heard the sound of the car's engine, I opened the door and there she was, the love of my life, my world, my future wife. Of course I wasn't going to tell her that, she would freak out.
She jump to my arms and I held her tightly, I looked up and waved my sister and my soon to be brother in law goodbye. They had been wonderful tonight, making sure Bella was never alone and rescuing us when we let things go a little too far.
"Hum…I needed this."- She said in my arms, I looked at her and my heart stopped. She was so beautiful, so perfect. I loved her with every cell of my body.
"Let's go inside, my love. You still owe me a dance."- She smiled widely and we went inside the house.
"Do you mind if we sit down for a little while first, my feet are killing me."- I smiled.
"Of course I don't."- I said and I lifted her up in my arms and carried her to the couch and she giggled in my arms. I set her down and removed her shoes.
"Thank you, hum…that feels great."- She said after I started massaging her feet.
"You looked amazing on that stage."- She said beaming with happiness.-"It was an awesome surprise, thank you."- I pulled her into my lap and kissed her, my lips touching hers in a hungry, needy way.
"I've been dying to do that all night."- She smiled and put her arms around my neck and pulled me into another kiss. The feeling of having her so close to me, made my body burn with desire.-"Would you like to dance with me, now."
"I would love to."- She said. I put some music on, a special mixed CD I had made especially for tonight.
"Your dancing improved a lot."- I complemented her and she blushed.
"I had some help."
"Really?"
"Yes. You have wonderful dancers in you family"- She said spinning graciously in my arms, making me smile.
We danced slowly for a long time, just enjoying the feeling of been in each other's arms, I held her close against me, so I could support most of her weight, and give her feet a chance to rest.
When «Halo» played we both smiled remembering the moment we danced together and the intensity of what we felt. As we moved slowly I could feel that electric current taking over our bodies again, it was an amazing feeling.
"You love me…"- She said, surprising me.
"Yes I do, you should know that by now."- And she smile shyly.
"I do…but…I just…you really love me…and you sang to me…it was just beautiful…and you love me…I'm just so happy right now."
"What is this all about, Bella?"- She hid her face on my chest to hide her blushing cheeks.
"It's nothing, am just overwhelmed. Thank you for inviting to the dance I had a wonderful time."- I held her tightly and knew exactly what she was feeling.
"It was my pleasure and like I told you before, it was purely for selfish, you look amazing in that dress."- She got on her toes and kissed me, and soon we were making out in the couch. Bella was lying on top of me. I tried to control my hands as much as I could, but her legs felt so soft and silky I just had to touch them, we kissed for a long time, only to be interrupted by my phone ring with a text message. I got my phone and checked it. It was a text from Emmet.
"Hey, bro. I hope I'm not interrupting anything…and if I am, put your phone down, I really want to win the bet. Anyway lunch at Alice's tomorrow to plan the trip. Have fun!"
I laughed reading it and showed to Bella, who rolled her eyes.
"Did you know about this bet?"- She said sitting up on the couch.
"Yeah, don't worry about it, they bet about everything."- I told her about some of the bets we all had in the past, like how long Rosalie and Emmet could be without sex; how long Alice could go without shopping, simple stupid things like that and she laughed.
"I'm not worried, I think it's kind of funny, maybe we should play along with it."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know, just fooled them a little bit."- She always surprised me.
"Are you a devious creature?"- I said, pulling her to another kiss.-"Are you hungry?"
"Actually I'm starving; Alice only let me drink a smoothie for dinner."
"In that case let's go eat something."
We went into the kitchen and I made omelets, we ate and talked about the dance, she asked about what I had talked with her mother and with Angela and I told her. After we ate we went upstairs and had a shower, not together of course, although I really wanted to.
We were now on my bed, she was lying on my chest and I was playing with her hair.
"I'm really excited about the trip; I can't believe we are spending two weeks together."- She said looking up at me.
"I know…it will be wonderful. Anything is wonderful when you are by my side."- She smiled widely and lifted herself to kiss me gently but once again that kiss lead to another make out session and we kissed and rolled on my bed until we fell asleep.
So Edward sang to Bella, how cute is that? I hope you enjoyed the dance…next chapter the planning and beginning of the road trip. I'll try to post it on Monday…don't forget to review…