A/n: Wow, I'm so so so so so so so sorry!!!

I kinda hit a rut, but I think I have some ideas to finish this out.

Chapter 15

BPOV

It had been two weeks since the Cullen boys were admitted into the hospital after being found in the horrible conditions.

Rose and I no longer had nightmares, Alice was back to her bubbly self- only a little on the extreme, we were all back to normal- or as normal as we ever were.

Only this time we had three amazing guys attached to our hip- one for each of us.

Rose and Emmett had declared their love for one another a few days after their confessions in the hospital room. The two were a little showy about their relationship, but that was who they were. It probably wouldn't bother the rest of us until it came to them committing 'the act' in places where we could walk in on them. Shudder. I don't really want that to happen, if their make out sessions provide any suggestion.

Alice and Jasper were far from showy. They could just look at each other and you would feel like you are breaking in on a private moment. The two had made their relationship official a few days before the guys were released from the hospital. According to Alice, she and Jasper were willing to take things slow; she didn't want to rush into saying those three little words and end up ruining what they had, even though she knew in her heart that she was in love. I understood and didn't feel the need to rush her; otherwise I would be seen as a hypocrite.

Edward and I had become very close these last two weeks and although we too had not confessed our love, we did decide to become an official couple around the same time as Jasper and Alice did (not because they were, but because we both wanted to go to another step).

We were all beyond happy. Everyone around us, their parents, our friends, even people we passed in the street, knew that we were happy and in love.

A few days after Emmett woke up and joined his brothers in their new room, the guys told us about their horrific experience.

Once again we (the girls) found ourselves in tears at the boy's predicament.

After their release we made our way home carefully.

Rose was driving our truck with Emmett sitting beside her in the passenger seat. Edward, Jasper, Alice, and I were all crammed in the back seat. I had my head on Edward's shoulder with my arms around his waist. His left arm was draped over my shoulders.

The car was comfortably silent, each of us just holding onto the other. Even Rose and Emmett were holding hands, a simple show of love. Occasionally Emmett would bring his hand to his face and gently kiss her knuckles, causing her to smile at him.

We reached the house and we all climbed out.

As I stepped up to the front door keys in hand, barking from four dogs reached my ears. I chuckled, Someone's excited to see us.

I opened the door and was attacked by four dogs. Luckily Edward was right behind me and was able to prevent me from falling backward. Emmett stepped around us and barreled his way through, creating an opening for the rest of us.

With all of us in the doors, we made our way to the living room to sit down. Edwards and I sat on the love seat, where Jake and Seth quickly followed, covering us both in kisses, pleading for attention. Alice and Jasper were snuggled on the arm chair, Sam at their feet. Rose and Emmett were sprawled across the leather couch in each other's arms, Leah lying down at the base.

"You wanna watch a movie?" Emmett asked out of the blue.

"Sure,"
"Sounds good to me,"
"Okay,"

Several people answered at once.

Alice jumped to her feet and began searching for a movie in the cabinet of the entertainment center.
After about three minutes of her searching she produced a movie, but continued to hide it from the rest of us.

"What did you pick Ali?" Rose asked using our nickname for her.

"You'll just have to wait and see." She said in a chipper tone.

After skipping through the commercials on the dvd we finally came to the menu screen, where the options of 'Play' and 'Scene Selections' were displayed. At the top of the screen the title "Step Up" was on display.

"Eeeek, Alice you're my favorite!" Rose yelled, obviously excited over who she was about to get to see 'strut-their-stuff'.

At the same time Emmett let out a wine, "Come on! This is such a chick-flick!"

"Hey," Rose said sharply, "You get your eye candy too."

"Why would I look at her, when I've got you in my arms?" he asked with a smile.

Everyone chuckled quietly while Rose turned around and gave him a big kiss.

The rest of us turned to the movie and began to watch, until the moans and noises from the couch beside us got a little to noisy.
Edward and Jasper smiled at each other, reached for a pillow, and threw it at the two on the sofa, hitting Emmett squarely in the head.

He never released, instead displaying a rather rude gesture to the room.

"Rose, why don't you take it to your room? I would think that it would be a little more comfortable."

She resurfaced pulling Emmett with her. He picked her up wrapping her legs around his stomach. With her head on his shoulder they walked up the stairs to her room, leaving us sitting in the room with a movie playing.

I was laying across Edwards lap with my head on the armrest. We sat and stared at each other, completely ignoring the television, while he played with my hair.

"Hey,"

I smiled, "Hey,"

"I was thinking, since we became a couple we haven't actually been on a date…Would you like to go on a date?"

"Really?!" I asked quietly, yet excitedly.

"Yeah," he replied with a growing smile.

"I would love to."

"Okay." He said, his crooked grin melting my insides.

"Well, what would we be doing on this date?" I asked.

"That's for me to know and you to find out…when it happens." His smirk was in place as he brushed my nose with his.

"Hey Bells," Alice's voice broke through.

"Yes?" I asked, refusing to break my contact with Edward.

"I hear your going on a date, you know what that means?"

I continued to stare at Edward, his gaze piercing right to my core. He chuckled, "Are you going to answer?" I shook my head to rid myself of the fog, "Huh?"

He nodded towards Alice behind us. I looked over to Alice, who was smirking at me.
"What?" I asked with a sheepish smile. I added a sorry when she looked at me with a glaring smile.

"You are going to go on a date with Edward." She said slowly as if she was talking to a five year old. "That means…" she trailed off suggestively.
I looked at her, "Oh no. No, no, no, no, no."

I climbed off of Edward's lap, moving to where I was behind him. Alice stood, a mischievious grin plastered on her over excited face. Jasper was all grins behind her in the chair. Edward stood, "Alice, I never actually said when the date was going to be, so why are you going to get her ready now?"

The look on Alice's face was comical, "What's wrong with tonight? Huh? You wanted to go on a date, why wait? Tonight will be great," she said her smile growing bigger with each statement.

"Please Alice, I really, really, don't want to have to go through one of your 'Make-Over- Bella-Barbie-Times'."

She lowered her head and looked at me between her eye lashes, her lip slowly protruding out further from her mouth.

"Oh no," I whined, "Not the face, please anything but the face, don't do the face."

No matter my pleas her lip continued to stick further and further out, while she quietly added in sniffles, for effect. "Please?" she quietly asked.

I looked at her and I broke.

"Fine," I said reluctantly.
Her piercing squeal was heard through the entire house.

She ran around the chair and pulled me into a bone-crushing hug. Never underestimate the strength of someone as small as Alice.

I laughed and pulled her away from me so I could breathe, "So boyfriend of mine, when are we going on this date of ours?" I asked a smile on my face.

He chuckled, "Whenever you want."

"Tonight it is," Alice answered before I could say a word.

"Alice, love, I think that Bella should be the one to answer, not you, this is their date." Jasper stated.

"But Jazzy, she could say next week and then I wont get to do her make over." She said in a whiny voice.

"Its fine," I answered, "As long as it's okay with you Edward?"

He shook his head while saying we could go whenever I wished, a smile dancing on his lips.

I clapped my hands together once, looking at Alice.
"Alright, let's get this over with." As soon as I said it, I knew those were the wrong words to say.
"Bella, this is not just something to do, not just something to 'get over with'," the entire way up the stairs I received a lecture on the true value of 'makeovers'.

Upstairs, Alice was rummaging through my closet, looking for the 'perfect outfit'. After about five minutes of searching she came back into my room with a black dress.

"Okay, go take a shower." She ordered, refusing to let me see the dress she had picked.

I finished my shower twenty minutes later and came back into my room.

"Quick, put on the dress, but don't look in the mirror until I'm done with you." Alice demanded. With the dress on, she pushed me into a chair next to her wide collection of hair products.

She took her curling irons and placed the ends of my hair in large curls, parting my hair in a zig-zag pattern. She added a simple layer of eye shadow and lip gloss.

"Okay, now you can look," her smile was big as she turned me to the mirror on the closet door.

The dress was just above the knee with a plunging v-neckline. At my natural waist was a silver cummerbund that held a rhinestone brooch. The shoulder also had 'flirty-little-ties' according to Alice, that fell down my bare arm. The shoes she pushed at me were black 4 ½ inch stiletto mini-platform pumps that had lace detail around the shoe, with a small bow on top of the toe.

I went into the closet found a knee length black wool coat and a silver clutch. I grabbed my phone, liscense, keys, and some money and descended down the stairs.

I had to admit on my way down that I looked great, but I knew that if I told that to Alice she would feel it her mission to make me over everyday.

When I came into view of the living room, Jasper looked up. A smile reached his face, he turned and elbowed Edward in the ribs.

"Ow! Dude, what was that for?" he cried.

I chuckled, which got his attention.

He turned around sharply and stared open-mouthed at me. I took that as a good sign and continued carefully my strut down the stairs, praying that I wouldn't fall on my face.

At the last stair Edward grasped my hand and whispered to me, "You look absolutely stunning."

My blush crept up at his words, a smile on my face, I ducked my head.

His fingers gently took hold of my chin, "Don't hide from me,"

"Come on," he said as he placed my hand in the crook of his arm, linking us arm in arm.

We walked out the front doors. Just as it was about to close behind us, I heard Alice saying to Jasper, "They're so cute."

With the door closed I looked ahead to the cars and then noticed one problem, snow, and lots of it.

"Um, Edward?"

"Don't worry love," he said as he swooped me into his arms, just like a groom carries his new bride, carried me to the truck.

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A/n: again sorry about the wait- i'll have the next part up in no time! That's a promise! (most likely tonight)