I do not own the Twilight Saga.
Song: Love Story by Taylor Swift.
BPOV
(Just incase you get confused, this is the next day)
I sat on my recliner with Edward watching a rerun of Spongebob. I never knew how a talking sponge can make a guy so happy. I hated rainy days, and Edward knew it.
"Bella, you okay?" He said, pulling an arm around my shoulders.
I gave him a small smile. "Yeah, I just wish it would stop raining for once. I thought New York had moderate weather. Y'know, like some sun and snow and rain, but I thought it rained in April."
He gave my shoulder a squeeze and smiled. "Maybe we can go to my parents' beach house down in Florida sometime. I know you love the sun."
"Hey that's not a bad idea." Rosalie piped up, suddenly taking her interest away from her curling iron. "We can go next weekend. It's labor day weekend."
"Yeah, I've been missing that big pool at the beach house." Alice added.
"Esme and Carlisle did give me tickets while I visited with Rosalie. I have 6 tickets and they're gonna expire soon." Emmett said.
"Perfect. We'll all go down to Miami this Friday night." Alice said, writing the date on a piece of paper. Her face lit up. "Bella...."
"Oh no." I groaned.
"Oh yes. Swimsuit shopping!!" Alice said, high fiving Rosalie.
"What's wrong with my old one?" I always wore this black onepiece with boardshorts that Alice hated oh so much.
"You need some tasteful swimsuits." Rosalie said, remembering my old bathing suit.
"We'll go this afternoon. We need to do something with Bella's hair, too."
"Kill me," I said, covering my face with a pillow. It's worth it. It's worth it.
"Just don't do anything too drastic. I still like the old Bella,"Edward warned.
"Don't worry. Just a haircut and a few highlights. We wouldn't want to change your Bella too much," Alice teased.
...
"Come on, Bella, you have to pick something!" Rosalie said, holding up two bikinis from Abercrombie. I didn't like either of them.
"Can't we pick one from pacsun?"
Rosalie rolled her eyes and put the bikinis back. We all headed to Pacsun and straight to the swim section.
"This place is all skate stuff." Alice said, wrinkling her nose.
"But the stuff is awesome," I said, picking up a swimsuit that caught my eye. It had blue stripes.
Alice grabbed it from my hand to examine it. "This actually looks pretty. Go try it on." She gently pushed me into a dressing room. I slid the halter bikini on, examining myself. I needed board shorts. Badly.
"Hey Rose?" I asked, peeping my head out of the door.
"Ooh Bella, you're done. Let me see." Rose said, pulling Alice in with her.
"Wow Bella, you actually look kinda hot," Alice said.
"But I need board shorts. I just don't like feel me without them."
"Well, I did see a pair of blue ones that would match,'' Rosalie said, running out of the dressing room. She came back with a light blue pair of board shorts, and tossed it to me. I pulled them on, rolling the waistband a few times. Perfect.
"I have to admit, it does look good on you." Alice said. "You can get it."
I smiled and pushed them out so I could change. After paying, they practically dragged me to the hair salon and pinned me down to a chair.
The hair stylist took out my usual ponytail and examined my hair. "What do you want me to do with her hair?" She asked Rose and Alice.
"Cut the length a bit," Alice said. I grabbed my hair. It was the only thing that I loved too much. I haven't gotten it cut except for trimmings.
"NO!!" I said, leaning away from the stylist.
"Oh please, Bells. I guess the length will be up to here." Rosalie placed her hand to my mid back around my bra clasp.
"At least I'll keep some of my hair," I mumbled under my breath.
"And some layers starting around her shoulders," Alice added.
"Color?"
"No! Just let me have a say in this, I'm begging you," I whined.
"Fine, no color. Just wash and cut." Alice said.
"Thank you," I said, squeezing my eyes shut as the hair stylist began her work. I had to admit the wash did feel good on my scalp. The scary part was the cut. I peeked out onto the floor, and saw lots of chocolate brown locks on the ground. I squeezed my eyes shut again and prayed that it would end soon.
...
"Bella, it looks great. Open your eyes." I heard Alice's voice. I slowly opened my eyes and looked in the mirror. I guess I did look good, but I missed my long hair.
"Perfect." Rosalie said, smiling.
"All done?" the stylist asked.
"Yeah, thank you very much," Alice said, handing her money.
I stood up and examined my hair once again.
"OK, time for makeup!!!" Alice said with glee.
"No way in hell..." I said under my breath.
"Unless you wanna quit now and put up with Alice for the rest of your life..." Rose reminded me.
"Ugh," I said. It's worth it. It's worth it...
"We're gonna head back to the apartment. The guys will meet us at the movies at around 2." Alice informed me.
Alice drove us back to the apartment and got started on my makeup.
"Rose, what do you think I should do?" She said, spilling out all her makeup on my dresser.
"Do brown eyeliner and like a silvery blue color with some browns mixed in around the top lashes. Not too much, of course." Rosalie said.
I gripped onto the armrests while Alice began her work. She blew gently on my face to get rid of the excess eyeshadow and applied peach lipgloss.
"Any blush?" Alice asked Rose.
"I don't think so. Edward's gonna be there, so she'll be blushing already." Rosalie said with a laugh.
"Shut up." I said. I looked in the mirror to examine my face. The makeup was very subtle and the browns brought out my eyes. If Alice kept this up, I might actually start to like this.
"And now for the outfit,' Alice said, pulling out an outfit out of my closet. It had a light blue jean skirt and a blue Hollister shirt.
"I am not wearing a skirt." I growled.
"Yes you are and you're going to like it," she said.
"But..."
"But nothing," Alice said, tossing me the clothes and following Rose out of the room. I groaned and pulled on the skirt and shirt. I guess it did look OK, but I didn't like the skirt. It barely made it to my lower thigh. I grabbed my socks and my old black converse and showed my friends my outfit.
"So? How does it look?" I asked.
"Absolutely PERFECT!!!" Alice said, giving me a hug. "Let's go."
"Yeah, so I can get rid of this thing." I mumbled under my breath.
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Edward's POV
"Hey, here they come." I heard Emmett say. "Holy shit."
"What happened?" Jasper asked.
"Look at Bella," he said.
Wow. Bella looked...different. I never thought I'd see her in a skirt. Or makeup. She was closer now.
"Hey Em," Rosalie said, giving him a chaste kiss.
"Jazz," Alice greeted, giving him a hug. Bella just stood there, looking down, her face all red.
"Uh, Edward? Not to be rude, but why are you staring at me like that?" She asked, still not meeting my eyes.
I swallowed the big lump in my throat. "Uh, y-you look..."
"Doesn't she look hot?" Alice asked excitedly. "I hope we didn't do anything too drastic with her hair or makeup or something."
"I, uh..." I stuttered.
"My, my, Bella's all grown up. I think I'm gonna cry," Emmett said, faking tears.
Bella narrowed her eyes. "Shut up." She hit his arm.
Still classic Bella.
"I don't mean to interrupt, but we do have a movie to watch," Rosalie said, tapping her foot impatiently.
I closed my eyes and silently thanked Rosalie for rushing us. How come I never acted like this around Bella before?
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BPOV
I didn't expect that reaction from Edward. He's never acted like that before. Oh well, maybe he's got a paper due or something.
"Hey Bella, sit next to Edward," Alice whispered into my ear as we entered the movie room.
"Why?"
"Just do it," Alice said, and gently pushed me in his direction.
"Mind if I sit next to you?" I asked lightly.
He gave me my favorite smile and patted the seat. "Am I gonna have to get used to this?"
"What do you mean?" I asked, sitting down.
"You in skirts."
"Well I hate it. It keeps riding up and it's too short."
"I like it. I really do. You look....pretty." He said with a smile.
"T-Thanks. Considering it's from my best friend other than Alice, I'll take your word for it."
A blush spread across my face and I looked down at my shoes, making a curtain between us with my hair so he wouldn't see my face.
He brushed the hair out of my face. "Don't be embarrassed." He gave my shoulder a squeeze and put his arm around my shoulders. The movie room got quieter and the opening credits started rolling in. Edward kept his hand on my arm, gently tracing patterns.
Thank god the theater was dark. Rosalie was right. I didn't need blush after all.
...
"Well that was a waste of time," Emmett said, stretching. "Who makes a movie about a weird alien thing attacking NYC and naming it 'cloverfield'?"
"Yeah, I was getting dizzy of that dude holding the camera so much," Jasper said, rubbing his temples.
"Maybe we could all get some pizza or something." Alice said, trying to brighten the mood caused by the bad movie.
"Sounds good," Edward said. Rose, Alice and I piled into Alice's Porsche and we agreed to meet the guys back at their place and order pizza. The guys were already there by the time we got there, Alice wanted to make a stop to get sodas.
"Aw thanks, Ali. We forgot to get some on the way home," Jasper said, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"OH YEAH!! I AM A ROCK GOD!!!" Emmett cheered, holding up the guitar controller. Edward just lost to him in Guitar Hero.
He looked at me and smirked. "Betcha you couldn't beat me, Bella," He said before giving Rosalie a hug.
"Watch me," I said, walking over and grabbing a guitar controller.
"Use mine!!" Alice said, giving me the one she designed herself with puff paint and stickers.
I sighed and took it. "What song?"
"Through the Fire and Flames," He said, smirking.
Oh this would be too easy.
...
"AW COME ON!!" Emmett shouted at the screen.
"You can't get mad at a game," Edward pointed out.
I just stood there smiling in victory.
Alice came skipping in. "Ok, we've just set the time the jet will come. We leave at 5:30 from the JFK airport."
OK, you don't know how many times I've reviewed this chapter and changed things up so much. I hope you like my Christmas present.!! Next chapter's gonna be their trip to the beach house.!! Well since Christmas is only in 2 days, I'll be pretty busy, and I hope to get a good response. I'm working on the next chapter, but only if you guys will help me (reviews are greatly appreciated).!
2 more days.!!! Merry Christmas.