Disclaimer: I own nothing it's all Stephanie Meyer Ok so this chapter plus chapters 14 and 15 were supposed to be only one but it became massive so I broke it down to 3 so this update will have both 13 and 14 and the next one will have 15
Chapter 13 Reaction
The months that followed that dinner with Bella's friends were filled with laughter, and a companionship unlike one I had never known. I had also found a likely friendship in Mike Newton a friendship that was cemented with Bella's Birthday I had just gotten off of work when my phone rang it was an unknown number
"Hello?"
"Hey Cull- Edward it's me Mike."
"Hello Mike how'd you get my num-"
"I lifted your number from Bella's phone when she wasn't looking; I need your help with something"
"What is it?" I asked cautiously
"Well Bell's Birthday is coming up and… She played a trick on me for my birthday so I want to get back at her by throwing her a surprise party"
"How is that getting back at her?"
"Trust me she hates surprises and hates parties even more she'll be fuming mad" he chuckled
"Yeah at me!"
"No because you don't know about her dislike for surprise parties, so how can she blame you?"
"Ok what do you need me to do?"
"Awesome ok we won't do it on her actual birthday or else she'll get suspicious, so we'll do it after on the 18th tell her that you just got great news and want to go out to celebrate at The Vineyard just make sure you get her there by six"
"What if she asks what I want to celebrate?"
"Tell her that you will tell her the story once you're sitting down"
"Ok sounds like a plan"
"Oh and don't give her a present until that night make her really think that we're not doing anything"
"Her mom already asked me to come over for her family birthday dinner I'll give her a decoy gift then and the real gift at the real party. Did you invite her family?"
"Yeah her mom's the one who suggested calling you to help"
"Ah... So what trick did Bella play on you for your Birthday?"
"Well for my birthday a bunch of guys from work and I went to Eric's, Angela's boyfriend, apartment we played poker and got rip roaring drunk. Jess was still pregnant so Bella volunteered to be our designated driver she picked us all up and drove us to Eric's, she spent the evening hanging out with Jess, Angela and their other friend Charlotte who had not moved yet. Anyways when we were ready to go home we called her to come pick us up and drive each of us home. I was the last one she dropped off because we borrowed my mother in law's SUV and she was going to leave that there for the night. I was two sheets to the wind so she had to help me into the house.
So the next morning I wake up with the worst hangover and Jessica glaring at me. I was like 'what's wrong sweetheart?' she said 'Well I was picking up your clothes from last night and this fell out' she handed me a scrap of paper and on it, it said 'I had a fun time Mikey boy give me a call anytime' along with a phone number 'do you want to explain this to me Michael?' I was speechless for about five minutes I had been drunk the night before but not that drunk so I said 'I have no idea where that came from all we did was play poker at Eric's and drink I promise I was home before two because he kicked us out at one saying he had to go to work today' then she said 'If it means nothing then you won't mind if I call the number and find out why she's leaving notes in my husband's pockets' I was more than willing 'by all means in fact use my phone here' I handed he my phone she dialed and put the phone on speaker.
This women with an accent answered 'Oh Mikey I have great time last night' I was freaking out I said 'I'm sorry ma'am but I don't know you. I've never met you' I looked at Jess her eyes were filled with tears I was about to say something to her when the women said 'Oh course you do you told me I was best lover ever and you told me that you give me discount at store when we go camping in the desert' by this time Jessica had walked away crying to stand by the window. So I said 'I'm sorry ma'am you must have me confused with someone else' to which she answer 'I do not confuse you, you have a freckle on right buttocks do you not' so by this time I'm in a full panic attack and Jessica is in hysterics so I hang up on the women and go to my wife 'Oh Jess honey I promise I've Never met that women you're the only lover I've ever had what can I do to convince you of that. Please baby turn around.' I grab her by the shoulders and turn her towards me expecting to find my wife crying and ready to murder me but instead she's laughing and she can't seem to stop"
"What? Laughing why?"
"Because Bella had put the note in my pocket and Jessica was in on the whole thing the number I called was charlotte's new number Bella had spent the night at her place and when I called Char's new sister in law answered trying to sound foreign Jessica provide the freckle information but the whole idea was Bella's. I found out because soon my phone rang when I saw that it was Bella I answered it because I was worried that Jessica had gone mad and that was why she was laughing but Bella explained it all between chuckles I was so embarrassed"
Of course I started laughing because only Bella would think of something like that, and this caused Mike to laugh along with me and in that moment we went from being acquaintances to being friends.
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Bella's birthday dinner with her family went off without a hitch I along with the rest of her family gave her gift card's to her favorite book online book store there was no cake and no singing.
On the other hand the actual party on the other hand was nearly a disaster
Getting her there was the easy part. Once there though she saw Mike's head she turned to me and said "What is Michael Newton doing here"
"I don't know maybe he is celebrating also" I said innocently.
"Celebrating my right nostril Edward Cullen so help me if this is a trick I not speaking to you" she said before storming off in his direction.
"Michel Newton what are you doing here"
"Bella!"
"Don't you Bella me young man I want to know what's going on"
By that time I had caught up to her and said "Dear our table is ready" I turned her around, Mike mouth 'your early' I shrugged at him.
I seated us at a random table I looked around nervously when she found out she was going to murder me.
"I wonder where our waiter is?"
"Huh?"
"Oh Edward sorry I accused you of tricking me. What was the good news you wanted to tell me"
I gulped
Fortunately Mike chose that moment to interrupt "Bella Jessica is crying and I don't know what to do. Help!"
She rolled her eyes and mumbled something about men who were afraid of tears "She's pregnant of courses she's going to cry, where are you sitting?"
"Back here"
The minute she walked though the thresh hold I Heard a booming "Surprise"
She turned to me smiling sweetly "I take back my apology" then walked away to where Mike had rejoined his wife.
"Jessica Newton I hope you're ready to raise your children alone because I'm going to murder Mike"
"That what you get for making me freak out on my birthday"
"I'm going to boil you alive"
"Bella!" Renee said
"Sorry thank you all for coming." Bella said with a forced smile as she looked around the room when her eyes caught hold of a dark haired girl in the back with a big smile on her face she froze.
I was at her side in an instant "Bella, love are you ok?"
She ignored me "Charlotte?"
"Hey Bella" she managed to get out before Bella jumped on her
"Charlotte! Oh Charlotte! My Charlotte!" Bella squealed as they embraced
"Bella! Oh Bella! My Bella!" Charlotte repeated back.
"What is going on" I asked the person next to me who happened to be Seth
Oh that's just Bella and Charlotte's thing they do any time they go more than a day without seeing each other. It's silly but…" he shrugged
"This is the best surprise ever all of you are off the hook because My Charlotte is here" Bella said "Except you Edward Cullen I'm still mad at you"
And for the rest of the night she did not speak one word to me wouldn't even glace in my direction If it weren't for the fact that I drove her here and her truck was at my place she would have kept ignoring me.
I helped her pack up all of her loot and put it in the back of my car, after I helped her in she kept her eyes averted the whole ride home. When we got there I said "Bella come in for a while please"
She finally turned to me and said "No thank you I'm quite fine"
"Bella sweet heart come on don't be mad come inside so I can give you your birthday present"
"I have every right to be mad you should have warned me about this you're my best friend I should be able to trust you"
"You can trust me I'm sorry next time someone wants to throw you a surprise party you'll be the first I tell now come on inside so I can give your present."
"You already gave me a present at the dinner with my parents. Remember?" she said raising her eyebrows.
"Yes I remember, but that was just a decoy gift this is the real deal" I said holding out the envelope to her. I waved it under her nose and said "you'll like it"
"Fine give me that" she grumbled then yanked it out of my hand.
"Rude." I teased she blushed much to my delight I held my breath as she opened it this would either go really, really good or really, really bad.
"What! No way thank you thank you thank you" she exclaimed as she jumped on me "When did you buy these?"
"Yesterday I'm surprised you hadn't bought them seeing as how you have been going on and on about this movie" I had gotten her tickets to the midnight premier of Held, it was the third movie based on the Taken saga Bella was very excited that all five books were becoming movies and she had spoken of nothing else for the last two weeks.
"Yeah I was waiting for payday, who's the other ticket for?"
"Me of course, you know what this means right"
"No what?"
"You'll have to bring the first two movies in the series so that I can watch them"
Once again this chapter is only half of the update
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