Ch. 10:

Almost Here…

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I've been over Edward's house for about a month now and let me tell you, it's been pure heaven. Edward and I have been in this little routine. We always slept in the same bed, I would make breakfast and dinner for him as a way of saying thank you for letting me stay, even though I refused a couple of times. I haven't known Edward that long and I'm already living with him. Its so soon but it felt right. Edward told me that I belong here and of course I blushed.

Edward went back to work a couple of weeks ago and I never knew how exhausting it would be for him. He leaves early in the morning and doesn't come home till late at night. I did miss him in between so I decided to visit Alice when I had the chance or Alice would come over, after asking Edward. He never minded and I was grateful for that. He knew I would get bored in the house all day. Alice would insist we go shopping. I don't mind it but after long hours of walking, I would get exhausted. I also wanted to start a new job. I had a major in English and wanted to do something about it. Since writing books became something that I didn't enjoy as much as I used too, I needed another job.

A while ago, I used to work at this elementary school but unfortunately the principal was really in to me. It was disturbing sometimes when I had to stay after school and he would show up out of nowhere. He would get as close as he could to me, give me those light touches on the arm or brush of the leg when we went to a meeting. I couldn't handle it. It was too much so I decided to quit. I used to teach before I decided to write but lately ive been wanting to go back as a teacher.

I wanted to start looking for a different school to teach. It made me happy to see students who wanted to learn and I didn't mind the oh-so-too-cool students there. I could relate to them at times. Teaching was in my element and I wanted to go back where I was happy with a job.

So today, Alice came over and we decided to cook. Just random desserts. Like apple pie, cupcakes, a chocolate cake, and so on. It was something we liked to do when we had time. It was the time where we could talk and catch up on each others lives.

"So Bella, we need to go shopping again."

So chipper as always.

"Alice, what could I possibly need from the mall this time." I groaned

"Edward's piano concert. Duh."

Yes, of course, his piano concert. How could I forget. Actually his piano concert is when his family comes over for dinner and I mean all his family this time. We don't know how the word came out but Edward's parents found out that he found a girl. I knew his aunt Esme and his uncle Carlisle would know because he works with him but who would've told his parents? I don't know but to tell you the truth, I don't care. They can't say anything to make me think of Edward differently.

If Edward's parents are coming then, so is his brother. Edward was having a fit when he heard it. He didn't want me around him at all and I wasn't going to be. I was going to make sure of that.

"Bella, Bella…Belly bean." I heard a voice sing.

That got my attention.

"What?" I replied.

"You spaced out for a second."

"I'm fine, but really Alice, do I need to go to the mall just for his piano concert. I have plenty of clothes in the closet from last exploration." I groaned.

"Look Bella, you can wear, jeans, nice dark blue jeans. We just need to find you a top to wear and shoes. Just so you know, your wearing heels." She said.

I wasn't even going to try to argue, it was no point.

"Fine." I sighed.

His piano concert wasn't till Friday and it was Wednesday . Two days till I would meet his family. I was actually excited to meet Esme and Carlisle. His parents, I wasn't really that excited about and when it came down to his brother, I wasn't excited at all.

"We can go tomorrow morning around ten." She said happily.

When wasn't she happy.

"Ok. Enough about that, tell me about you and Jasper. You told me you had to tell me something important."

"Yes. Bella. I do." She said. She looked sad for some reason and I wanted her to tell me already.

"Alice what is it."

I was getting impatient really quickly. She hadn't said anything for a couple of minutes. Right when I was about to say something, she shouted.

"I'm getting married!" Alice yelled.

"WHAT?" I was completely taken aback.

We both screamed.

"Alice, I'm so happy for you." I hugged her and pulled back.

"Thank you. I want you to be my maid of honor."

"Really! I would love too." I hugged her again.

"What's going on in here?" I heard the velvet voice coming in the kitchen.

"I'm getting married." Alice yelled out.

"You are? Congratulations Alice!"

Edward hugged her softly and pulled back to pull me in his arms.

"Hi beautiful." He whispered.

"Hi." I said softly.

He kissed me on the lips and when we pulled back, Alice was looking at us with a smile playing on her lips.

"What?" I was already blushing.

"You guys are such a cute couple."

"Thank you, I think so too." I heard Edward say.

I could tell he was looking at me, but my face was beet red, so I looked down.

"Aww, well I should go."

Alice grabbed her bag and before she left, she took some dessert with her to take home.

"Don't forget Bella, I'll be here at ten. Wear your dark blue jeans, the nice ones so I can get a complete look at your outfit."

Before I could say anything, Alice shut the door and left.

"What outfit?" Edward asked.

"The outfit for you piano concert."

Edward didn't say anything, he just went over and grabbed a marble cupcake with vanilla icing and sprinkles.

"Edward, what's wrong?"

He still didn't say anything, just continued to eat the cupcake.

"Edward you can't drown you feelings into the cupcake." I said jokingly.

"Bella, I don't want you to go anymore." He said seriously.

"Why?" It came out even though I knew the answer.

"Because Bella, I don't want you around my family. There no good."

"Edward stop. I'm going. I'm with you. Nobody else. You have to believe me. Just because I may go an buy and outfit doesn't mean I'm trying to get your brother to notice me. I want your family to know, I'm different then the other girls. I want them to know that I'm with you. Not Jacob and not your brother. You."

I had his face in my hands and our foreheads were touching. I felt him nod his head before heading into the bedroom. I sighed before cleaning up the kitchen.

_ -;- _

Thursday came quickly and by the time Alice came over, I wasn't even ready. Edward had already left. He was quiet the whole morning before he went to work and I wasn't going to question him.

Alice came when I just finished showering, so she took the time to find my jeans, a cute t-shirt, and flats to wear today. I didn't say anything, I just took the clothes and changed. When I was ready, we left the apartment and headed to her Porsche. It only took about fifthteen minutes to get there and when we did, the mall was pretty crowded.

So far we went through five different stores and finally found a shirt. It was a one shoulder shirt that was red. The sleeve came down to my elbow and it was tight fitting. There was also a black, thick belt that went across my stomach. It was pretty expensive considering the store we were in. After three more stores, we found some shoes, which I'm not going to lie, I love. They were red pumps with a peep toe. The heels were about four or five inches but what really caught me was the inside of the shoe. It was a zebra design. The shoes were even more expensive then the shirt, so I convinced Alice to let me pay for half.

When we finished, we went to the food court. Alice had this devious look on her face and I looked at her curiously.

"What?" She asked innocently.

"Spit it out Alice. I know your thinking of something. What is it?"

"Well, what if, you decide to be this flirty girl at the piano concert and lead his brother on even though your with Edward. Make him think that your interest then at the last minute tell him off."

I just stared at her for a while thinking. How did she even come up with that plan in the first place and did she not think how Edward would feel when he would see that. I didn't like to flirt that much anyway.

"Really Alice. I'm not doing that. Edward is already iffy about his brother being there. Making Edward seem like I'm interested in his brother will be a done deal between us."

"Ok, fine then. Act sexy through the whole night, look at his brother but don't act interested. When he tries to pull off his charm, look at him like he's crazy."

"Where the hell do you come up with theses plans? Look Alice, even though his brother looks just like him, it doesn't mean he'll have the same effect on me. He's not Edward, simple as that." I said. "And what was I suppose to do if he puts his charms on me, act like it works. Of course I was going to ignore it." I told her like she was dumb.

After that little conversation, Alice told me how I should wear my hair and what make up I should use. I wrote it down, knowing I was going to forget if I did.

We finally left the mall and headed home. Alice dropped me off and wished me good luck. When I walked in the suite, I noticed Edward was here. I placed the bags down by the door and walked in the kitchen. Edward was sitting by the counter looking over some papers while eating a cupcake. Again.

"Hey." I said quietly.

He looked over to me and motioned for me to come closer. When I did, he pulled me in his arms so I was in his lap.

"How was work today?" I asked.

"Horrible."

"What happened?"

"I got distracted a lot of times during work and almost gave a patient too much medicine. Luckily Carlisle caught it and I was distracted doing paper work in my office and didn't really eat anything." He muttered.

"I can see." I said, trying to lighten up the mood.

He continued to eat his cupcake and when he finished, he sighed and closed his eyes. I already knew what he was distracted about, so I didn't ask him. It was only two-thirty but I wanted to do something to keep his mind off the concert but before I did that, I had one question to ask him.

"What music are you playing tomorrow?"

He cracked one eye open and I could see a small smile forming on his face.

"I'm not sure yet. I just go with what I feel like at that moment." He mused.

"Oh, well I know it'll be good no matter what." I said.

He smirked and started going for another cupcake. Before he did I grabbed his hand.

"You need to cool it on the cupcakes. You really do have a sweet tooth."

"I can't help it, there good." He moaned out.

"Ok." I said like I believed him.

I got up off his lap and went to the refrigerator to think of something to make for dinner.

"Edward, what do you want for dinner?"

"I actually already ordered food for us. I hope Chinese is fine."

"Yeah, I'm ok with that. Thanks cause I really didn't want to cook tonight."

"That's why I'm here." He said arrogantly.

"If you say so Edward. I believe you." I joked.

I was walking towards the bedroom when Edward grabbed me and threw me on the bed. I laughed while he did it.

"I'll prove to you, why you need me." He said, jumping on top of me.

_ -;- _

Edward and I laid in bed, not saying anything. We didn't need too. I could tell Edward was dreading tomorrow and personally, I just wanted it to be over with, so things around us won't be as tense. There was only so much I could say to him, to get him to believe that I'm staying with him. His brother was someone I wouldn't want to meet and the faster the concert is, the less I would have to be guarded around him.

It was late already and Edward was laying on my chest, just looking off to space. I was stroking his hair, trying my best to comfort him. He eventually fell asleep a couple minutes later with his arms were tightly around me like I would vanish and I continued to stroke his hair. A million thoughts were running through my head and I had no answers to any of them. One side of me believed that I could get through it fine while the other side of me believed that something wrong was going to happen. What if I did actually fall for his tricks or be smitten by him. They were twins after all. I'm just scared that I will do something wrong to mess up his trust in me.

Yay so we finally got to Ch 10! I'm happy.

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So what did you guys think. Should Bella go with Alice's plan or what? What about Bella's insecurities, will she give Edward a reason to lose his trust in her? I hope not. I wonder how Edward's twin will be or how he'll act….

So tell me what you guys think. Next chapter will be his piano concert.

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