I had been in England for over a week now and thanks to my late night on my first night here it had taken me a whole week to sort out my sleeping pattern. This however meant that I spent most of my evenings with someone who didn't have to work in the morning aka Edward. He'd spent every night with me up until the early hours sometime just talking and showing me things. I'd learnt quite a lot about him. That he indeed did have a dirty mind when he wanted but didn't use it in a vial way. The more time I spent with him the more I found myself wanting to see him. One of the nights I'd stated to him that I was fed up of the house after being stuck in it for so long that he offered for me to hang out at his place. I excepted and we'd left Alice a note. There was something different about my friendship with Edward than the one I had with Alice. I figured it was just because Edward was a boy. But the back of my mind told me it was something more.
It still took me a minute every morning when I woke up to realise where I was. I was actually in England. I was actually doing this. That scared the hell out of me and also made me extremely excited. It was England and and although the bed was extremely comfy I didn't plan on spending all day in it. So with one last hug of my cover I jumped out of bed and walked into the bathroom. Looking in the mirror to see if the damage of the Jet-lag was still there. I decided that I really needed a shower and quickly put the shower on. When it was nice and warm I stripped and got in. The hot water did wonders to my muscles. Sleeping on the plane had made them stiff but the water was loosening them out again slowly. When I'd finished I stepped out and wrapped a towel around my torso. I then headed back into the bedroom and to my draws. Looking through all my clothes I decided to play it safe and wear just a simple pair of jeans and a blue short sleeved shirt. I then towel dried my hair and sprayed some hairspray in it to stop it from frizzing. I put on some light make up and headed towards the kitchen. When I reached the counter there was a box with a note on top of it addressed to me. It read
Good morning miss America
Hopefully your reading this before Edward arrives which gives you time to worry about meeting your crush and then calm down. I refuse to let you spend another day in the flat and insisted to Edward that today he take you out and show you the sights of London. He'll be there by 11!
Well have fun!
See you later and we are totally going out tonight! No arguments!
Love you
Alice x
I had to laugh at such a normal Alice thing to do. I picked up my new phone for England and saw time was 10:50 which meant Edward was going to be there very soon. This caused butterfly's to start fluttering around in my stomach. I put the note down and searched through Alice's cupboards for something to eat. I found some cereal and quickly poured a bowl and ate quickly. I was just washing the bowl up when I heard the front door open.
"Bella?" I heard him call
"In the kitchen" I replied. I saw him in the refection of the window as he walked into the room. Still as beautiful as the first time I'd seen him.
"Good morning" Edward grinned when he saw me
"Wow its the first time you've been able to say that to me" I replied
"True" Edward laughed "Did you talk to Alice?"
"She left me a note. She really does have a way with making my life more exciting" I sighed "I only read the note 10 minutes ago"
"Alice does have a way to make your life seem boring without her" Edward agreed
"You know for a brother and sister you too get on pretty well" I pointed out. Over the past week I had noticed Edward and Alice's relationship and they seemed closer than most siblings weather this was because they were twins or just because they got along.
"She's easy to get along with. Don't get me wrong sometimes she can annoy me to hell but all the same she's still my sister and I'll look out for her. Plus she's easier to live with when she's happy" Edward grinned
"If I had a brother I'd want him to be like you Edward" I stated
"So your an only child?" Edward asked
"Yep. No siblings. Just little old me" I smiled "My parents broke up when I was about 6. I went and lived with my mum till I was 14 then when she remarried so I thought I'd go see what living with Charlie was like. So I graduated from Forks High School and headed off to college where I met your sister" I had given more information than he'd asked for
"Why move in with your dad? Were you not happy with your mother getting married again?" Edward questioned
"No it wasn't that. I mean Phil's nice. Young but he makes her happy. His job took him away from home a lot and she had to stay with me but I knew she wasn't happy so I made the decision easy for her. I went and lived with my dad. Turns out it was better that way. Charlie's easier to live with he doesn't pry. Just left me too it." I explained
"But surly after your mother always being there it was hard to be away from her?" Edward stated
"At first yes but soon it got easier I mean. We still emailed and I went to see her in my holidays but in the end I enjoyed Forks. Even if it did rain most of the time I had a good time there. What with the beautiful forest and all my friends from the reservation. It was easy to just fit back in as if I'd never left" I reasoned
"Now your in beautiful England where it rains a lot as well! So the weather shouldn't bother you" Edward joked
"If I get at least 5 days of sunshine while I'm here it will beat Forks!" I laughed
"and I thought England was bad" Edward smiled "So where would you like to go today? I am yours till you tell me to leave"
"Oh! Are sure you wouldn't rather be doing something more fun than showing me around?" I asked worried that I was being a pain again. I felt like I was using Edward a lot this week. Surely he had some girlfriend he should be entertaining or something.
"Bella. I've lived here for the whole of my life and I don't think I've ever actually gone out and looked at all the tourist attractions. So in fact you'd be doing me a favour" Edward grinned "Plus it will be fun!"
"Okay if your sure. Well why don't we get out of here and you can decide were we go because to be honest the only thing I know about London is how to get from here to my office" I stated
"A true tourist come on. Time to educate that backwards mind of yours" Edward smirked and I laughed at our on going joke. I grabbed my coat and we headed out into the world that was London.
EPOV
The past week that Bella had been here had been exciting and fun. I found myself at there flat more than my own. The late nights with Bella were really going to be bad when I went back to work but I couldn't make my self care. The more time I spent with Bella the more I grew to like her. I knew that my attraction to Bella was not just as friends that I wanted more. But at the moment I was happy to settle with friendship. For now. Mine and Bella's growing friendship hadn't gone unnoticed by Alice. She was constantly asking me if I liked Bella but the only reply she got was me saying yes she's a lovely person. She knew I knew what she meant so she just grunted and left it at that. I knew she wasn't upset about me and Bella; I think in fact she wanted something to happen but with Alice you were never sure till she told you herself.
I decided to show Bella some of the most iconic London things. Like the London eye, the aquarium and the museums. We got tickets for the London eye and grabbed an ice cream while we waited. We asked each other questions as well. It was weird that I was relaxed with her. Normally if Alice had asked me to do anything like this I would have been nervous and tried to get out of it but with Bella it seemed that it didn't matter that I'd only met her a week ago. It was fun to learn things about her. Like what her favourite colour was and the story behind it. We ended up just asking really random questions like what season did we like the most. Or what place would we love to go to if we could? When we got on the London eye Bella was smiling with delight.
"So I can really see most of London from this thing?" she'd asked me
"Yep, Okay next question What's your idea of a perfect date?" I questioned
"Hmm... okay this is going to sound so corny but a candle lit dinner just me and whoever and then a walk through a beautiful park or something" Bella blushed. She looked even cuter when she blushed "You?"
"Well my perfect date would be a weekend away somewhere just me and whoever" I stated. I had to stop myself from saying me and her.
"Aww! Aren't you a romantic" Bella cooed
"Well its just the way I was brought up" I smiled
"You were right. You can see all of London up here" Bella stated looking out towards Big Ben "Its beautiful" Yeah you are was my thought.
Once we got off the London eye we headed to the aquarium. I couldn't believe that even though I'd lived in London for so long that I'd never actually had the chance to go out and do the tourist things. What made it even more fun was the fact that I got to discover all of this with Bella. We stopped off to buy some lunch and then headed to some museums. The whole time we joked and laughed. I was really starting to realised why Alice was so taken with Bella. Bella just seemed to have this feel around her that made you feel happy. When she smiled you smiled just because she was. Around 3 we stopped and sat down in a park for a rest.
"So what do you think of London?" I asked
"It's beautiful in its own way. I mean when I think of London I think of busy streets horrible traffic and I just thought it wouldn't be quite so pretty. But the traffic and stuff just adds to the feeling of the place" Bella explained
"Well I'm glad you like it" I grinned
"Thanks for showing me around" Bella smiled "I'm sure you could be doing something more fun"
"No thank you for giving me a reason to see what my home has to offer and also for being such great company" I replied
"Yeah its been fun. Spending the day outside of the flat with you and seeing what your like. You and Alice seem to be opposites in some ways. She always hyper and doing things and you seem content to just relax" Bella exclaimed
"Well having Alice as a sister takes a lot of energy and you have to be patient with her so in a way I just grew up being relaxed. Although university wasn't easy. But I sort of just thought what's the point in stressing about life because then I don't enjoy it! So I just look for all the good things." I explained
"In some ways I see how you and Alice are twins. I mean you are both drop dead gorgeous. You both say some of the same things and from what I've seen of you this week you both care about each other a lot." Bella smiled
"You think I'm gorgeous?" I smirked. I turned to see Bella's cheeks going red "Well for the record I think your beautiful too"
"ha! You've obviously haven't got out much" Bella laughed
"Why do you say that?" I questioned
"I mean have you seen some of the girls around here" Bella stated "There all beautiful. Me I'm average. Nothing special"
"That is were you are wrong. You are extremely special to my family" I replied
"How?" Bella asked
"You brought our happy Alice back from the depth of depression. She left England heart broken and truly believed that the world was against her. The girl that returned after college was a completely different one. That is something my whole family, me more than anyone, is grateful for" I told her
"I did nothing really" Bella argued
"Oh but you did. You just didn't see it! When Alice returned home from college do you know that she was upset. I mean she cried all the way home from the airport. We truly thought that her leaving had done nothing but when we asked her why she was upset she told us that she missed you! That you had made more of the Alice she was than anyone at home could of. You truly made her happy by just being her friend. So you can imagine how excited we all were when Alice told us you were coming to live here for a year." I explained
"Ha! Then you met me and were disappointed" Bella laughed
"You don't see yourself very clearly" I pointed out
"That's because there's nothing special to see" Bella sighed
"Will see" was all I said.
She truly hadn't noticed all the men looking at her or the glares the women were giving her for walking down the street. I'd have to prove to her that she was indeed special and could have any guy she wanted. We sat talking about everything and anything for another hour and then headed back to the flat. We decided to walk as Bella wanted to enjoy the fresh air, which I pointed out wasn't that fresh. Bella's only reply was a laugh and then she grabbed my hand and pulled me along. The spark of electricity that went through my hand didn't go unnoticed by me. I wonder if Bella felt it too? It seemed that every time we touched either by accident or on purpose there was something there as if pulling me towards her.
BPOV
When I touched Edwards hand to pulling him towards the flat I felt something between us. It had been happening a lot whenever I touched him. As if we were being drawn together. Weather he felt it too was different. As soon as we were walking together I reluctantly let go of his hand. My day with Edward had been amazing. I wasn't one to normally talk loads but with Edward I felt happy to just tell him things. He obviously felt the same as he didn't ever pass on any questions I shot at him. Although what he had told me about his family thanking me for making Alice the way she was worried me. I mean I hadn't really done anything other than be her friend. Let her torturer me with shopping trips or party's. That reminded me of Alice's note we were going out tonight. I wonder if Edward was coming?
"Hey Edward, Alice told me she's dragging out tonight any clue were and who with?" I asked not making it obvious that I wanted him to come
"Yeah when she called this morning she asked if I wanted to come out with you tonight to a new club that's opened. Apparently your funny when your drunk" Edward smirked
"Oh no! I am so not drinking" I said even though I knew I wouldn't get away with it not with Alice.
"Really? I mean if you've figured out some master way of actually saying no to Alice and getting away without any consequences please share" Edward grinned
"Damn that evil little pixie" I muttered
"Did you just call her a pixie?" Edward laughed
"No a called her an evil little pixie" I grinned
"Its better than when Emmett calls her a hobbit" Edward chuckled
"No she's too evil to be a hobbit" I told him
"That she is." Edward smiled "So tonight I get to see you drunk. I must thank Alice for that"
"Why do you want to see me drunk?" I questioned but tripped on the pavement and thanks to Edward I didn't fall over. This had happened a lot around Edward. His grin told me all I needed to know "Shut up"
"I didn't say anything" Edward smirked
"So who else do I get to embarrass my self in front?" I asked hoping it would just be me, Alice and Edward
"Emmett and his girlfriend Rose will be there and I think Alice said something about Rose's friend Jasper coming. So you won't be the only new one there" Edward explained
"Yay! More people for me to make a fool of myself in front of" I said in a sarcastic tone
"I promise I won't let you do anything to bad" Edward grinned putting his arm round my shoulders. I fought against the huge smile that was going to appear from such a casual action.
"Okay I'm holding you too that!" I warned
We reached the flat then. Edward walked with me upstairs it was 5 by then and Alice would be home in 30 minutes. Edward sat down and made himself comfortable telling me he couldn't be bothered to walk home just yet and he'd wait for Alice to kick him out before he started his walk. I laughed at him and teased that I'd warn him out. His reply made me laugh and blush.
"Me warn out? Did you drug me and have your way with me" Edward grinned
I wish you'd have your way with me! Was what popped into my head. I quickly dismissed the thought. Edward just winked and turned back to whatever it was he was watching on television. The more time I spent with Edward the more I noticed things about him. Like how his eyes light up when he talks about something he likes. Or when he's nervous he will run his hand through his hair. When he is thinking of something he taps his fingers against each other. It was mad to notice so many things about someone when you'd only met them a week ago. Alice arrived home about 20 minutes later and found me and Edward on the couch starring at each other.
"What are you two doing?" Alice asked
"Were having a starring contest!" I told her still not blinking. I had suggested it as it was a great excuse to stare into his beautiful eyes.
"And why are you having a starring contest?" Alice questioned obviously confused
"We got bored of waiting for you and decided this would be fun" Edward told her
"HA! Victory" I shouted when Edward blinked
"You two are so weird" Alice commented
"But that's why you love us" I called after her
"No its why I love you! I have to love Edward he's family. Its the law" Alice stated smiling
"Alice I'm hurt! I thought you loved me for all the lovely things I do for you!" Edward said putting his hand on his heart acting hurt
"Yeah Alice he's been amazing while you've been at work and how can you not love that baby face" I teased pulling his cheeks. Edward swatted my hand away
Alice rolled her eyes "Okay its time for baby face to hit the road we've got to get ready for tonight"
"Oh God! Edward save me!" I called hanging onto him for dramatic effect.
"I'd save you from anything but unfortunately I can not protect you from my sister. No man is that brave!" Edward exclaimed
"Wimp!" I shouted at Edward as he made his way too the door
"Good luck!" Was his only reply as he left.
I sighed and turned to Alice "Let the torture begin!" I muttered to myself.
"Hey! It won't be that bad! Plus the sooner we are ready the soon you can get back to Romeo!" Alice stated
"Romeo?" I asked confused
"Edward you idiot! It obvious you fancy him" Alice stated
"Okay one I'm guessing fancy means crush in my book and second I am not denying that your brother is hot!" I told her
"Have you been drinking?" Alice questioned
"No why?" I sighed
"Because normally you'd deny it till I forced it out of you. What's up?" Alice said sitting next to me.
"Come on Alice! Have you seen your brother! He's drop dead hot! Then there's me normal American girl who has no shinning features to speak off! I am average no need to even bother lying to myself" I shrugged
"Your an idiot!" was all Alice said before she got up and grabbed my hand "Come on time to torture you" with that she dragged me into the bed room.
Before I knew it Alice had me in front of a mirror and the women that looked back at me wasn't me. Well it was but hell it didn't look like me. I actually looked somewhat hot. Alice smiled behind me seeing my shocked expression. She had done my make up and has made my eyes smoky that really brought out my chocolate coloured eyes. My hair was in ringlets which hadn't take much time as my hair was already curly. She had put me in a blue sequin dress that stopped about 3 inch's above my knee. It was short but she had teamed it with black high heals which made my legs look like they could go on forever. I truly couldn't believe the women that looked back at me in the mirror was me. I look like a model. I would have to thank Alice for this later. Alice herself was wearing a purple dress that was about the same length as mine. Her hair was straight but had random curls. Her make up really reflected the dress and made her look amazing. She wore blue shoe that had a deadly heal on it. She looked amazing as usual but I actually looked like I was pretty enough to be her friend. She handed me a glass of wine and we talked in the kitchen waiting for Edward and Emmett arrive. Alice had put the radio on and was dancing around the kitchen when Edward and Emmett arrived. Emmett joined Alice in her dancing while Edward joined me at the counter.
"Sometimes I wonder how I'm related to them" Edward grinned meaning Alice and Emmett who were currently doing the robot
"Well when I see your dance moves I'll let you know if I believe you were adopted" I teased
"Bella come dance with me" Alice called to me
"Alice you know I do not dance unless I have consumed a large amount of alcohol" I reminded her
"Well then drink up!" Alice commanded
I laughed and drank some more wine. We left after we'd finished the bottle of wine with the help of Edward and Emmett. When we got outside there was a cab waiting and we jumped in. Once we had reached the club Alice walked right up to the bouncer and told him who we were and he let us right in. I had no clue how she did it but we were in. Once inside Alice found a table and then told Edward to go get some drinks. I had no clue about English drinks so Alice ordered mine. Apparently I'd like it. I just trusted her. Before I knew it Alice had some how talked me into shots. Rose and Jasper had arrived just before we were going to start the shots and introductions were made. Rose was beautiful and I mean model type beautiful. She had blonde hair that fell down past her shoulders. I think every girls ego took a hit when they saw Rose's figure. If she was American I would of expected her to have been a cheerleader in school and have a horrible attitude but it turned out she was actually really nice. She introduced us all to Jasper and when he spoke I realised he was not English as he had a southern accent. This made me feel all the more comfortable. With introductions done Alice ordered some more shots and insisted that everyone do it. With all the shots in front of us we counted and drunk. It was horrible but I knew it was going to go to my head. While Alice and Edward went to go get us all some more drinks I got talking to Rose. Turns out she was a model. This is how she had become friends with Jasper. I was right that Jasper was from Texas. He seemed a lot more comfortable once he heard me speak and realised I was also from the states. Soon Alice and Edward returned with more drinks. I noticed that Jasper kept looking at Alice and Alice was doing the same. I would have to see where this was going.
"Time to dance!" Alice announced
"I'm with you there" Rose agreed standing up with Alice Emmett joined claiming that he wasn't allowing his girl to dance with some guy. We laughed at that. When they had gone I picked up my drink and continued to drink. By this point I was passed the point of tipsy and heading towards drunk. Jasper left us to go get a drink but I had a feeling it was to do with the guy trying to dance with Alice that was annoying him. I laughed.
"What's so funny?" Edward asked me
"Jasper ain't coming back" I told him pointing to Alice who had grabbed Jasper and forced him to dance with her but it seemed like he didn't mind.
"Ah I see" Edward chuckled "Boy works fast"
"Is that brother Edward talking or just guy Edward" I questioned
"Hey I didn't say it was a bad thing! I was just saying he works fast" Edward replied
"I think it's just that he knows that what he wants" I smirked
"So you think if a guy sees someone that he likes he should just go for it?" Edward stated
"Why not? If you never risk anything you'll never be truly happy" I explained
Edward just looked at me I could tell by the lines on his forehead that he was thinking over what I had said. Alice appeared then "Will you two get off your arses and get on the floor!" Alice ordered pulling me up. I would of fallen over if Edward hadn't steadied me by grabbing my hips. I smiled at him in thanks.
"You sure you want to dance" Edward joked
"The better question is do you want to dance with me" I replied. The Alcohol had gave more confidence.
Edward just took my hand and lead me towards were the rest of them were dancing. I instantly started to join in the dance that Alice was doing. The alcohol had taken complete effect on me by this point so I couldn't care less what I was doing or if I was making a complete fool of myself. By the time we started to head home I was so drunk that I didn't want to get a cab home but to walk. It would take about an hour but that didn't bother me I was to hyper to sit down. Edward decided it would be best if we walked to his as it was only 20 minutes away. I didn't care and Alice was fine with it. So Alice,Rose,Emmett and Jasper got a cab while Edward came with me. I started to skip down the street and I heard Edward laugh behind me.
"Why Mr Cullen are you laughing at me?" I asked him
"Well Miss Swan you are being funny" He replied with that crooked grin that could make any girl go weak at the knees. In fact it did and I almost feel over Edward like always caught me. "Fallen over is something that no matter what alcohol doesn't change" Edward grinned
"Well maybe if you took that sexy grin off your face" I accused him
"Sexy grin? So now I'm drop dead gorgeous and have a sexy grin. The compliments keep coming" Edward smirked "Yet it seems when I compliment you you won't allow it. But it is only the truth. You look amazing tonight but that really is not different than when we were out earlier. The guys in London were glaring at me for the fact that I was with you"
"You sure there not just jealous of your hotness!" I countered
"As much as I want to believe that, it wasn't me they were checking out" Edward grinned
"Okay I agree tonight I look pretty damn fine. But with out this I'm just average" I stated
"Well then I must like average" Edward smirked
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