Bella, Alice, and Rosalie went outside and into Rosalie's glossy red convertible. Alice had changed into a graphic gray tee, skirt, and ballet flats while Rosalie had on a sundress. Bella stuck with her outfit.
"So..." Said Bella, who was sitting in the backseat, as the car pulled out of the driveway and on the road. "Where are we going for lunch?"
"Pizza." Said Alice. "There's this pizza plaza that all of us go to. We go there to relax, have fun...all that good stuff."
"Make out." Rosalie muttered under her breath. Bella blushed at the thought-Rosalie and Alice wrapped around their boyfriends in make-out positions while she and the mysterious Edward standing awkwardly side-by-side...
"We do not make out, Rose, you know that!" Alice giggled.
"Don't pretend like you haven't got a good make-out session with Jazz, Alice."
"Have you kissed anyone recently, Bella?" Alice asked her, regarding her comment.
"Um...no." Bella said, feeling embarassed. "Actually, I've never had a boyfriend."
"Get out!" Alice exasperated.
"Never?" Rosalie gasped.
"Never." Bella shook her head.
"Well that's a waste." Said Alice. "You're pretty!"
Bella shook her head again with a smile. "No, I'm not."
"Yes you are." Said Rosalie.
"Don't deny it." Said Alice.
Ten minutes later, they arrived at the pizza plaza. Nearly tripping as she got out, Bella followed Alice and Rosalie inside. They sat down together in a booth. As Rosalie and Alice tried to make small conversation with Bella, Bella's eyes darted to the door as it opened, and three handsome guys walked in.
"They're here." Said Rosalie quietly.
One of the boys was huge; he had muscles and a strong build, brown eyes, and brown hair. The one standing next to him was just as attractive, but thinner with blonde hair and green eyes. The last one, on the huge boy's other side, really caught Bella's eye. He was long and lanky and had a nice build for her taste. He had green eyes, nice lips, and reddish brown hair. Bella's heart skipped a few beats as Rosalie and Alice stood. She trailed nervously behind them thinking, That one must be Edward...
"Hey, Emmett." Said Rosalie, kissing the huge boy.
"Hey, babe." Said Emmett. He had a pleasant, loud voice; a guy who seemed carefree.
"Hi, Jazz." Said Alice, hugging the blonde and kissing him on the cheek.
"Hey, Allie." Said Jasper.
Edward and Bella nearly gazed at each other.
"Hey, Edward." Said Alice. Edward broke the gaze to look at her. "You guys, this is Bella."
"Hey, Bella." Said Emmett, shaking her hand. "How are ya?"
"Fine thanks." Said Bella.
"Nice to meet you, Bella." Said Jasper, shaking her hand as well. "I'm Jasper."
"Nice to meet you too, Jasper." Bella said with a small smile. Her eyes settled on Edward's.
"Hello, Bella." Said Edward, extending his hand, blushing when she shook it. "I'm Edward."
"Nice to meet you Edward." Bella smiled shyly at him.
"She is so his type." Alice muttered to Jasper and Emmett, who nodded.
Is this really love at first sight? Bella thought as Edward smiled a little at her in return.
The seating was all according to plan. Emmett sat across from Rosalie, Jasper sat across from Alice, and Edward sat across from Bella-whom where both sitting at the ends of the booth. As Emmett, Jasper, Alice, and Rosalie were soaked up in their conversation, Edward and Bella had a little conversation of their own.
"Alice said you and the guys attend the same college." Said Bella, taking a small bite out of her pizza.
Edward nodded as he chewed, and swallowed before speaking. "We do. You go there too?"
"Yes. Alice and Rosalie are my roommates."
"Small world." Edward smiled crookedly. "Jasper and Emmett are my roommates."
"I figured so. You guys seem really close."
"We are. We've been friends since middle school and met Rosalie and Alice in high school." He watched her drink her coke. "Where're you from?"
"Phoenix."
"Arizona?"
"Yeah, but that's when I was living with my mom. My parents are divorced, you see. So for high school I moved in with my dad, who lives in Forks, because I didn't want him to be alone-he can't really...take care of himself." She saw the look on Edward's face. "I mean he can't cook."
"Oh." Edward chuckled.
"I took my mom's suggestion of going to a college where there's a lot of sun, unlike Forks." Bella continued. "So I decided to come here in Florida."
"I'm glad you did." He murmured, blushing slightly.
Bella, who heard him, smiled a little.
"You're a really sweet guy, Edward." She said without thinking it through.
He smiled. "And you're a really sweet girl. The sweetest I've ever met."
Bella's cheeks turned pink.
He is charming...She thought.
"...so I was thinking about inviting Edward and Bella..." Alice was saying. The mention of their names caught Edward and Bella's attention.
"Inviting us to what?" asked Edward politely.
"Tonight we're going clubbing." Said Alice, smirking.
"Clubbing?"
"C-Clubbing?" Bella croaked in unease. "Sorry, I'm not much of a clubber..."
"Please come." Said Rosalie. "It'll be fun."
"Really really fun." Said Jasper and Emmett in high, feminine voices and laughed.
"I don't know..." Said Bella. "I can't dance."
"Sure you can!" Emmett boomed. "We'll teach you the basics. Rose, however, can teach you how to lap dance-" He let out a groan as Rosalie kicked him hard under the table.
"No strip clubs, Em." Rosalie said through gritted teeth. "Since this is Alice's idea, she's picking the place."
"Rose is right." Said Jasper, then looked over at Bella. "So are you coming?"
Bella hesitated, then looked at Edward.
"Are you going?" She asked him.
"I guess." He answered. "I'm only going if you're going."
Bella looked at Alice. "Count me in then. But I'm not wearing a dress."