I'm so proud of myself! I've been shooting out chapters left and right! You guys will never know how grateful I am for the reviews and favorites this story has been getting, really. I hope everyone had happy holidays and a great New Year!
Now for those of you who want to know what the list is for. Well all you need to know for now is the list is a very important piece of the plot.
Also, those of you who said they would have liked to see Edward and Bella's relationship before the summer. They didn't really have a relationship; Bella didn't even think he knew she existed. I started the story like a week or two before summer for a reason.
Thanks and please enjoy!
*don't own Twilight*
Hotel Heart
There was a noise against my window. Like a hitting rhythm. I just put it off as rain and cuddled back down into my warm sheets. The tapping got more persistent and there was some rustling in the bushes outside my window. What the-
Was someone trying to break into my house? It was early enough that it was still dark outside so I reached over and turned on my lamp. I stood cautiously and walked slowly to the window so the old wood wouldn't creak beneath my feet.
"Pssst. Bella!" I heard a familiar voice whisper down below. I dropped the hanger I had picked up.
"Edward?" I screeched quietly as I looked at him grinning up at me in a dark grey t-shirt and low slung jeans. "What are you doing here at the break of dawn?"
He just smiled up at me, showing of his big pearly whites. How could anyone be this chipper this early in the morning? That was the thing about Edward, sometimes he could be really sad but other times he could be really happy. It was bizarre.
"You ready to get the day started? I thought we get the day going early." He shrugged.
I just stared down at his pretty boy good looks like he was insane. I think he really was. "Oh yeah sure just let me get changed. I'm totally up for getting up this early every morning." My voice was thick with sarcasm as I rolled my eyes. Edward must didn't get the hint because he gave me a dorky thumbs up and said he'll meet me at the front of the house. I just stared after him, my mouth wide open.
….
"So what number are we gonna try to conquer today, oh mighty one?" I said hopping down the stairs of my front porch.
Edward gave me this really cute smile and grabbed my hand, twirling me around like we were dancing to imaginary music. I giggled as he bowed before me like a prince would in the old days.
"Well, Miss Swan, I thought we would try Number five today." He said smirking down at my happy face.
Number five on Edward's list was to perform in front of someone. I had been dying to know what this he was going to be performing was.
"Seriously? You're going to show me?" I screeched.
"Yes, but only if you promise not to burst my eardrums!" he laughed.
….Hotel Heart…
As we walked so close our arms brushed with every step down the quiet streets to Edwards house I remembered something.
"Hey, what did you say to those guys that made them so mad at you." I said referring to the populars.
He was walking backwards not even afraid he would fall flat on his butt. "I saw Mike Newton cheat on Jessica Stanley at a party with Lauren Mallory." He said forwardly. I stopped dead in my tracks, thinking I heard him wrong.
"What! And let me guess, you told her?" I predicted. I was surprised it wasn't a catfight yet between the two. Everybody knew Jessica was crazy about Mike but he just wasn't as crazy about her. It didn't surprise me it was Lauren. Everyone has a town slut, right?
"Well, you see, I have this thing now where I'm always honest. So, I couldn't lie to her."
"And when Mike found out you told her?"
"Of course he and Lauren stopped being my friends and being the followers that they are, the rest of the student body did too." Shockley, he didn't sound bitter at all about this; like he had accepted it already.
I was surprised they didn't beat him up but I guess it's because he was just too pretty. Beating him up would seem almost unfair.
Finally we made it to Edward's big mansion like house. I stared up in astonishment. If I lived here I would never want to leave.
"Come on." He urged, grabbing my hand and pulling me into his house. It had a very homey feeling to it that reminded me of a Christmas morning. A lady that looked to be in her mid-forties but, really, you couldn't tell because she was so beautiful. Esme Cullen, Edward's mother. She had caramel hair and Edwards expressive green eyes.
"Well, hello dear," she smiled at me as she kissed Edwards cheek gently. When she looked at him her eyes were so tender as if she felt pain whenever he did. "Isabella Swan, correct?" she asked pulling me into a hug. Edward and Esme shared a look I didn't understand.
"Just Bella." I smiled back.
As we slowly climbed the huge staircase Esme called after us.
"You kids call me if you need anything!"
His long fingers gently stroked the piano keys and I was mesmerized by how graceful they were. As it turns out Edward had been playing the piano since he was six. It was obvious. He seemed to be in his own little world as his fingers flew over the black and white keys and my eyes struggled to keep up.
"Wow," I breathed. He smiled at me, a twinkle in his eyes.
"Wanna learn?" he asked, raising a bronze brow.
"Me learn how to play the piano?" I laughed," impossible."
"Oh sure you can, it's not rocket science." He held his hand out as I hesitated, then finally took it.
My lungs totally stopped working when Edward pulled me into his lap and situated me right where he wanted me to sit. My breath came out in slow puffs as he laid his hands on top of mine and guided my inexperienced fingers over the keys. We began a slow soft toon that had both of us smiling.
"See it's not hard." His breath was hot and sweet on the back of my neck; it had my head spinning.
We played for a few more minutes until I quit, telling Edward I wanted to just hear him play now.
"Edward you should definitely play at the county fair. At least then we would hear some real talent!" I laughed. He smiled but kept on playing a soft lullaby that made my toes curl inside my converse and my fingers itching to reach out and touch him. I couldn't help but feel this was just for me. That was absurd.
Then he did something I wouldn't have thought he would in even my most vivid dreams. He opened his mouth and the most tender, heartfelt words came out. It was rough, soulful, and so deep.
You really don't know how beautiful you are
I think I've found that shooting star
Your eyes shine like a million hearts
Oh, oh, oh, baby you really just don't know
How beautiful you truly are
I think I've been dreaming of you for centuries
Maybe that's why I been feelin' sooo empty
Baby, baby, and baby you'll never see
Just how beautiful you are too me
…Hotel Heart…
I think I'm falling more in love with Edward each chapter, are you?