Saturday Morning
Alice's POV

I woke up early and came downstairs to find Rose sitting in the kitchen, sipping a cup of coffee. I poured and doctored a cup of my own and then sat down beside her.

"Morning," she mumbled.

"Morning," I chirped.

She grumbled, making me laugh. Everyone always complained that I was way too perky in the mornings, but I never let it get to me.

"I wonder if Edward got a call from Bella last night after he left here. I had a thought when I woke up. Why don't we surprise her with a girls' day out? Ya know, go shopping, get manis and pedis, that type of thing. You know she's probably bummed that Angela and Ben moved yesterday. She could probably use some girl time."

Rose nodded. "Good idea. You call Edward and see if he saw her last night and then get Bella's number from him while I get ready."

"Sounds good to me," I answered as she got up to put her cup in the sink and go shower away the morning grumps.

I picked up my cell phone from the table and dialed Edward's number, knowing I'd most likely wake him up.

The phone was picked up, and I heard a crash and then cursing before Edward finally said, "Sorry! I dropped the phone. What's going on, Alice? Why are you calling so early?"

Laughing, I said, "Well, good morning to you, too, sunshine!"

"Alice," he grumbled.

"Okay, okay. I'm actually calling for a couple of reasons. First, did you hear from Bella last night?"

He sighed softly. "I did, yeah. She called and asked if I could come over and keep her company. I went over and made some popcorn, and we watched a movie before I went home."

Something in his voice made me think there was more to it. "Oh really? Just watched a movie, hmm?"

"I don't kiss and tell, Alice," he said, coughing once.

"Oooh, kissing, hmm? That's great, Edward!" I grinned as he growled. "So when are you taking her out?"

He laughed. "Tonight, actually. I asked her if she'd like to go to dinner. I thought I'd take her for Italian at Bella Italia."

I squealed. "That's perfect! Rose and I are gonna go surprise her with a day out with the girls. We're gonna take her shopping, get manis and pedis, and maybe get our hair done. This gives us the perfect excuse for buying her something new to wear!"

"Don't drag her around if she doesn't feel like going anywhere, Alice, please. She had it pretty rough yesterday and felt really bad last night." He sounded really concerned, which I thought was very sweet.

"Don't worry, Edward, we'll make sure she's happy and has a good time, I promise. Bye!" I hung up without waiting for his response.

Thirty minutes later, when Rose finally walked back into the kitchen, I looked at my watch and realized it was already close to ten o'clock.

She sounded a lot more awake when she asked, "Did you talk to Edward?"

I bounced in my chair. "Yes, and it's perfect! He went over to her apartment last night to watch a movie. Apparently, there was kissing, and he asked her out to dinner tonight."

"Excellent! That gives us the perfect excuse for a shopping trip and day of pampering."

"As if we need an excuse," I said, chuckling. "But yes, that's what I told him, too. Ready to go?"

She nodded. "I'm ready." She grabbed her purse, pawing through it before looking around on the counter and grabbing her phone and keys. "Emmy, we're going. I'll be back later," she shouted.

Jasper came walking into kitchen slowly, bleary-eyed. "Geez, Rose. You're loud enough to wake the dead!"

I laughed and kissed his cheek. "We're going now. Love you, Jazzy."

He kissed me back, his hands rubbing up and down my back softly. Nuzzling my neck, he whispered, "Me, too, Ali."

I smiled, grabbed Rose's arm, and we headed out to the garage to get in her BMW. As she pulled out of the garage, I asked, "Okay, so, shopping for clothes, especially for something for her to wear tonight, and then to the spa. I need a manicure and wanna get my toes done, too. What about you?"

"Same here. I think I want my hair done, too, though. We should try to convince Bella to get hers done for the date tonight, don't you think?"

I nodded. "Absolutely. If she doesn't want them to do it, maybe she'll let us fix it for her before the date," I said, grinning.

I reached over and turned on the radio, letting it blast out as we drove over to Bella's place. Once there, we parked and turned off the car before quietly climbing the stairs to her apartment door. Edward must've been watching for us, because he stuck his head out his door.

"Remember, ladies, don't push her into doing anything she doesn't wanna do. Please."

I rolled my eyes. "Yes, Dad."

He glared.

"Seriously, Ed, we aren't gonna force her into anything. She'll have fun, I promise. Now, scoot! Today is just for us girls. You'll have her all to yourself tonight."

He grinned. "Fine. Tell her I said hello and I'll call her later like I promised."

"I'll tell her."

We waited until his door was shut before knocking loudly on Bella's door.

After several minutes, she peeked out the window before opening the door. "Hey," she said with a smile. "What are you guys doing here?"

Rose and I looked at each other. "Your idea. You can tell her," Rose said.

I chuckled. "We decided you deserved a day with the girls. Edward told us that he's taking you out tonight, so that deserves a new outfit, right? First date and everything. So how about it? A little bit of shopping and some time at the spa? Rose and I wanna get our nails—both fingers and toes—done, and Rose is thinking about getting her hair done."

Bella looked pensive, biting her bottom lip for a minute, and then glanced toward the window before nodding. "Okay," she agreed, smiling brightly. "I guess that sounds okay. I need to shower before we go, though."

"That's okay. We can wait," I told her. "You go ahead. We'll watch some TV or something."

Smiling, she said, "I'll hurry. Thanks, you guys. This is really sweet of you."

"It'll be fun for all of us," Rose insisted. "Besides, we grab any chance to go shopping." She winked, nudging my shoulder with her own.

Bella laughed nervously. "I'm not a huge shopping fan. Especially for clothes. I'd much rather be in my comfortable jeans and sweats."

I narrowed my eyes playfully. "Go on and get in the shower. We have a lot to do before your date tonight, missy!"

She playfully saluted and turned around, rushing down the hall to the bathroom.

As soon as she shut the door, I told Rose, "Jeans and sweats?" I shook my head, grinning. "Maybe we can help her update her wardrobe a little today."

Rose smiled. "Maybe. If not, well...Edward likes her, and she's an adult. So we'll deal with it, right?"

Sighing, I huffed, teasing her, and nodded, falling down onto the couch. "Not everyone wants to be a fashionista, I know. I won't push. Promise."

She winked and sat beside me, reaching for the remote to find something to watch while we waited.