A/n: Here it is just like I promised!
Chapter 16
BPOV
The ride was quiet but comfortable.
Edward had gotten the keys from Alice to our truck, since the guys truck was still at the hotel with their parents.
The radio was playing my Clair De'Lune CD in the silence.
"So where are we going?" I asked.
"Well, I thought about one place, but since this is so spur of the moment, I decided on another." Edward answered.
"Well that was an answer, but not exactly the one I wanted."
He chuckled, "You will just have to wait and see. It's a surprise."
"But I don't like surprises," I said, suppressing a groan.
"I'm well aware of that, but just for me, can you put that aside?" he asked glancing at me briefly, his eyes smoldering in the darkness.
"Alright," I said breathlessly.
***
At one turn I knew instantly where we would be going. At the end of the road was the enormous hotel that the Cullen's were staying at, The Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge.
I chuckled quietly at the name, thinking of three handsome guys staying at this hotel. Emmett just did not strike me as the type to want to stay here, but I knew the boy's did not exactly get a say in the selection. Yet then again, I counted my blessings knowing that they could have easily stayed some where completley different and no of us would have ever met.
My sisters and I had wanted to go here just to look around, but never really found the time with work and training.
The place was a like a large cabin in the middle of the mountains and beautiful forest.
We drove up to the front and a bellboy ran over to the driver's side, while another ran to my door. Both doors were opened and Edward and I got out.
"Good evening Mr. Cullen," I heard one of the bellhops say. He took the keys and drove away.
I turned to Edward, "If there is so much as a scratch, Rose will find him and kill him." I stated with a serious tone, slightly tinged with worry for the poor soul who ever got in the way of an angry Rose.
"It will be fine. Trust me."
He took my hand and led us into the hotel. An older man came out of nowhere, "Mr. Cullen welcome back it has been a while since we have seen you or your brothers. I hope all is well. Is there anything we can do for you here at the Lodge?"
"Hello Enrique. Yes we are all quite well," he turned to me and smiled, "And now we each have beautiful amazing girls by our sides so we are even better." I smiled at Edward, his emerald eyes boring into mine, revealing nothing but love.
"That is wonderful news." Enrique said.
"Actually Enrique," he started turning back to the man, "My girlfriend and I were hoping to have dinner here. Can we have a table set up, preferably near the deck and piano?" Edward asked.
My face was puzzled. What does he have up his sleeve? I thought.
"Right away sir." The man smiled and turned around fulfilling orders.
Edward turned to me, "That's Enrique –"
"I gathered that," I said cutting him off with a smile.
"He's the manager." He finished a smirk on his lips.
"Ah, I should have known, I mean with the tag and all, it just wasn't that obvious until you explained it, thank you." I tried not to laugh. I had seen the name tag on his suit jacket while he was talking to Edward, telling me his name and rank.
"Alright, miss smarty-pants," Edward grabbed me around the waist and started to tickle me. I was gasping for air when he whispered in my ear, "I'll get you back for that."
The many underlying statements in that statement was astounding and made my knees go weak; luckily Edward still had his arms around my waist.
Edward led me over to a set of double doors in the large lobby.
When he opened the doors the sight was astounding, my breath hitched at the beauty. The sun was going down so the lights on the deck were on, lighting up several tables. Shadows hit at different angels hitting the rocks, trees, and creek lighting it up in a picture perfect scene. The snow covered the ground elegantly. The suns pink and orange ray's cast a beautiful scene in front of us.
I leaned against the railing. Edward came up behind me and rested his head on my shoulder.
We enjoyed the silence as we watched the sun set behind the mountains.
"Excuse me Mr. Cullen," a female voice said quietly behind us.
We turned around to see a brunette girl, around the same age and height as I was, except her hair was straight.
"Oh hello Angela," Edward said in a friendly tone.
"Your table is ready for you now. Just follow me." She said with a small smile.
Edward took my hand and we followed along behind the girl.
A short while later we reached a circular table that had a place setting for two, lit by a solitary candle. A rose was lying across one of the place settings.
A waiter pulled out the chair on the right. Edward led me over to the chair that was being held out.
I sat down and the waiter assisted me out of my jacket, leaving my arms bare. I heard an intake of breath across from me and looked up to find Edward staring at me once more. His eyes were filled with something I couldn't name, but had me blushing all the same.
"Enjoy," the girl Angela said with a smile and walked away, leaving Edward and I alone.
A man walked up with a pad in hand.
"Good evening. My name is Kyle I will be your waiter tonight. Can I start you off with anything in particular? Wine, Champagne, water…?"
"At the moment we can start out with water, but with the meal I would like to order a bottle of the Prosecco wine please," he turned to me, "If that's alright with you?"
I smiled, "Yeah,"
"I'll return with your water." The waiter smiled and left us alone once more.
I opened the menu and was amazed at the selection, however the prices were astronomical. "Edward, how can you afford this?"
He chuckled, "Don't worry about it. My family and I make good pay. Ignore the prices and just find something you know you'll enjoy." He smiled.
"Okay."
I turned back to the menu and found a selection of prime rib. I had not eaten that in a while, so I decided that would be a good option.
I set the menu down on the table and found a pair of green eyes staring at me, a smile playing on his lips.
"What?"
"Have I told you how beautiful you look tonight?" his crooked smile making an appearance.
"I think you might have mentioned it once."
"Well that just wont do, Bella, you look positively breathtaking tonight."
I smiled and the signature blush made its appearance.
"Thank you."
In the background a piano began to play a familiar melody.
The waiter returned.
"Are you ready?"
"Bella?"
"Yes, I'm ready. I would like the prime rib, medium well please, with a garden salad as my side."
The waiter turned to Edward after jotting down my order.
"I would like the filet minion with a garden salad as well."
"Very well. I'll have your orders out in a moment." The waiter finished writing Edward's order than retrieved our menu's, once again leaving us to ourselves.
The music was still playing a beautiful piece.
"Would you like to dance?" asked the velvety voice I knew and loved.
I turned and nodded my head in agreement.
"I have to warn you though, I'm not very good." I told him as he grabbed my hand and led my closer to the piano.
"It's all in the leading," he said simply, smiling his crooked grin.
He placed one hand on my waist while the other held my hand gently in his. He twirled me in circles as the pianist played Clair de Lune by Debussy, one of my favorite tunes.
As we turned around throughout the tune, Edward and I whispered to one another thoughts, loving words, and comments about the other.
As the song came to an end, Edward dropped my hands slowly. "Wait here," he turned around and moved to the piano player.
He bent over to whisper in the man's ear, I could only wonder what he said while I stood in the middle of the 'dance' floor.
Edward came back to stand in front of me.
As he took my hands in his, "This song is for you."
The piano number began to play sounding very familiar. After the intro Edward moved his head and looked at me in the eyes, singing the beautiful words to Aerosmith's "I Don't want to Miss a Thing".
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you are Far away and Dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Well, every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
As he sang the lyrics my vision got blurry, but I couldn't wipe away the tears and I didn't want to look away.
Lying close to you
Feeling you heart beating
And I'm wondering what your dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God We're together
And I just wanna stay with you
In this moment forever, forever and ever
I don't wanna close my eyes
I Don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you , babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna miss one smile
I don't wanna miss one kiss
At this he gave me a peck on the lips, making me smile.
Well, I just wanna be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just wanna hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
He took one of his hands and placed it right above my heart, feeling clearly the rapid heartbeat at his touch.
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time
Don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you , babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
Don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep yeah
I don't wanna miss a thing
At this point my cheeks were stained with shed tears, my eyes were red, and my cheeks were probably stained with mascara, making me no doubt hideous. Alice better not be mad at me that I just ruined her make over. I probably look horrible but this is so worth ruined make-up, I thought.
He pulled me to him as the song drifted to another sweet melody. Our lips met in a sweet and tender kiss and far to soon for my liking he pulled away.
He chuckled when he saw the pout on my face. Placing a quick peck on my protruding lip, he began to speak.
"Bella I know we haven't known each other for very long, and some of that time was taken away after the accident, but from the moment I saw you on the snow-mobile, I have fallen in love with you. You are everything a guy could ask for, smart, beautiful, funny, sweet, caring, understanding, and so many other adjectives. You came into my life like a meteor and I haven't been able to see anything the same since. Bella Hale I love you."
I couldn't believe it. I knew how I felt, but it just seemed impossible for him to feel remotely the same way. I was able to fall for him more and more while he was in the hospital, finally coming to the conclusion that I couldn't live without him.
Throughout his speech tears continued to fall. My breath hitched at his final words. I looked at his face and he seemed to be getting worried about something.
"Look, I understand if you don't feel the same-"
"What? Oh no…" I laughed lightly, "Edward you're my everything. Here hold on," I turned and trotted over to the pianist.
"Excuse me, I don't mean to bother you, but I was wondering if you could play a song for me?"
He chuckled briefly, "Absolutely, what can I play for you?"
"Do you know the song 'Everything' by Michael Buble?"
He laughed again, "Yes I do, he's quite popular with the ladies."
He turned back to the piano and played a grand opening, waiting for me to return to my partner.
You're a falling star, you're the getaway car
You're the line in the sand when I go too far
You're the swimming pool on an August day
And you're the perfect thing to see
And you play your card, but its kinda cute
Oh, when you smile at me you know exactly what you do
Baby, don't pretend that you don't know it's true
'Cause you can see it when I look at you
And in this crazy life and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you; you make me sing
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything
You're a carousel, you're a wishing well
And you light me up when you ring my bell
You're a mystery, you're from outer space
You're every minute of every day
And I can't believe, uh, that I'm your girl ( I emphasized causing him to chuckle.)
And I get to kiss you just because I can
At these words I pecked his lips quickly before continuing on with the song.
Whatever comes our way, oh we'll see it through
And you know that's what our love can do
And in this crazy life and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you; you make me sing
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything
We twirled around the small area to the quick tempo, provided by the piano and the drums that began to accompany the pianist, creating a wonderful beat and melody. His face lit me up, the dancing causing me to laugh, but I stopped when the lyrics started up once more.
So la la la la la la la
So la la la la la la la
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you; you make me sing
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything
You're every song, and I sing along
'Cause you're my everything
Yeah, Yeah
So la la la la la la la
So la la la la la la-la-la la-la-la
I finished the last few notes of the song and brought my lips to Edwards. Just before I closed the distance I whispered, "Edward Anthony Cullen, I love you," then I crashed my lips to his.
I slowly pulled away, when applause met my ears. I looked around to find that we had a small audience, men and women, some of which were in tears. I blushed red and smiled, looking back at Edward I found he was staring at me with a huge smile. I took his hand and we went back over to our table.
Edward pulled out my chair and allowed me to sit, then went over and sat across from me.
Just as we were situated our waiter Kyle returned a broad smile on his face.
"Although your food was ready, I had them keep it heated while the two of you danced,"
My blush grew deeper at the knowledge that clearly everyone in this hotel saw us dancing. The funny thing was though, I didn't care if they knew about my feelings about Edward, it was just the fact that people were watching us that had me blushing.
Edward's grin never faltered or died while we ate and I am almost positive that my grin was still on my face as well.
We continued to talk amiably over dinner, enjoying one another's company. The food was incredible, as was the wine.
I thought back to the song he sang to me and agreed with the lyrics 'I could stay lost in this moment forever'. I was in complete bliss at that moment. I was in love with Edward Cullen and surprisingly he loved me too.