Hey pplzzzzz the chapter you've all been waiting for………………drum roll plzzzzzz……………THE PLAN!!!!!!!!
Previously: I sighed, "Okay, I trust you, I'll go."
She hugged me and said, "Good, I'll do your hair and you'll be set! And if you ever doubt me just remember what Carlisle said the first day you came here, 'don't make a bet with Alice unless you want to lose!'" she laughed and got started on my hair.
Edward POV
Okay, okay. This plan has to work! I mean, I've never been much of a romantic, but if ya ask me, this is pretty romantic! I had Bella's favorite band, Secondhand Serenade, playing in the background from my stereo which I had brought outside and hooked up to the outside outlet. I had a blue table cloth and blue napkins on the patio table on account blue is Bella's favorite color. I had mushroom ravioli cooking and a chocolate cake from the best bakery in town. And of course vanilla ice cream. In the middle of the table was a bouquet of multi-colored freesia's, and finally, under the back patio light was my piano. I had been working on a new song, just for Bella.
Believe me; this didn't take an hour or two. I had to use all the time I got from Alice taking Bella out. As soon as Bella and Alice were out the door, so was I. I first went to the bakery to put in my order…….but I had a run in on the way.
So at the bakery, out of all people, I had to run into the school slut, Lauren. I didn't notice her at first, well not until I heard her nasally voice calling from behind me. "Hey Edward! What a coincidence seeing you here!" She said while trying to give me a 'friendly' hug which I rejected immediately. She obviously didn't take the hint because she kept on hugging me even though I was standing stiff as a board.
"Hello Lauren." I said trying to step away but she followed.
"What are you getting here? What's it for?" she asked. Man, she's nosy.
"Just a cake." I said ignoring the second question.
"Someone's birthday?" she asked prying for more information.
"No" I answered truthfully.
"Then what's it for?" she asked giving me puppy dog eyes.
I sighed, "It's just for this girl I like okay?" I said.
Her face perked up, "Could this girl happen to be named something that rhymes with Koran?"
"Nope, not at all, and I'm not telling you who so don't even bother." I said and tried to get away, but once again she followed.
Her smile turned to a pout, "It's not that Bella girl is it?" she scoffed, "I mean, seriously, she is a freak, she's from Arizona and she's neither tan nor sporty. Who would like her?"
Now, I was pissed. "You better not talk about her like that! She is not a freak! If anyone at Forks High is a freak its you!" I yelled trying not to be too loud; there were quite a lot of people at the bakery.
"Me?" she asked bewildered. "How am I a freak?"
"Many reasons. You try to be cool when your really not, and you're a big time slut. By the way, I heard how you tried to kiss every guy on the football and baseball teams." I said and smirked in her direction.
She looked like she was about to say something else but then she moaned and stomped off. After I finally put my order in to Dylan Myers, the owner of the shop, I went to the local grocery store to pick up the ingredients for the mushroom ravioli, the ice cream and to get the table cloth and napkins. After the grocery store, I went to Fork's Flowers (Not original I know) to get the Freesia's.
Then, when I drove home I put the ice cream in the freezer and started to put the ingredients together so that when it was time to put the ravioli in the oven it would be ready. I put together the table with the flowers and got my Secondhand Serenade CD and stereo ready so that I could turn it on when Bella got here.
I then had to get my piano outside. I hesitated in telling Emmett, but after trying unsuccessfully to get it out I had to. I had to tell Emmett all about my plan so he would know why I had to have my piano outside, and after much trouble and fumbling we got the piano out in the backyard. After doing all this it was about 5:30 and I had to get the cake back from the bakery. So back into the car I went. I got the cake, came back home, put the ravioli into the oven and all I had to do now was write Bella note saying to meet me outside at 7:00. I was exhausted from running around all day but I wrote Bella's note in my best handwriting and placed on her bed so she could not miss it.
Now all I could do was wait. I practiced her song a few more times knowing that at any moment she could come outside. I looked at the time on my I-phone and it was 6:58PM. She should be here any second; I was really starting to get anxious. I played her song once more and then felt a hand on my shoulder.
Bella's POV:
"Bella, your hair is done and it's time for you to go!" Alice said as she finished my hair. She had let me keep on the same clothes as I had worn that day because they looked so good on me but she put my hair up into an intricate up due and did my makeup a bit heavier than she had earlier.
I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled. "Thanks Alice." I said.
"No problem! But you have to go now! Its almost 7!" she said while practically shoving me out of my own room.
I walked down the stairs and I was just about to open the sliding glass door when I faintly heard a piano playing. I looked through the window and saw Edward sitting at his piano playing some sort of lullaby. He was amazing at it! His hands moved over the keys so quickly that it didn't even look like he was pressing each individual key. I quietly walked outside and closed the door so I would not disturb him. I looked around me and silently gasped. It was amazing. The lights from the patio shone on the table perfectly and sitting on the table was the most wonderful bouquet of freesias and my favorite shade of blue table cloth! I silently walked over behind Edward and put my hand on his shoulder. He jumped, startled, and turned around to face me. At that point a huge smile broke across his face and I'm sure my expression mirrored his.
"Your amazing." I said, almost in a whisper.
He laughed quietly and said, "Thank you" he too in a whisper.
"Why are we whispering?" I asked teasingly.
He laughed louder and now his voice back to normal said, "Do you like it? That's why I had to let Alice take you on one of her torture trips as I like to call them."
I looked around again. Maybe I really could trust this guy, if he really did all of this for me. "I-I-I" I said not making any words.
He face suddenly fell, "You don't like it do you?"
I sat down next to him on the piano bench and a tear slid down my cheek. "N-no, that's not it." I said and waited a few seconds so I could be sure my voice wouldn't crack. "It's amazing. I can't believe you did this for me, I mean I love it!"
His smile came back. "Really you do?"
"Absolutely." Maybe trusting him was out of the question now. At this point I know I can trust him. His face fell so much when he thought I didn't like it, and it looks like he really put a lot of effort into this. Jacob never did anything like this for me, never in the 3 years we were dating. Then I said, "Why did you do this?"
He looked into my eyes. "What kind of a question is that?"
"I mean, I'm just plane and your…….your…….your you! I mean, you were dating Tanya and she is 10 times prettier than—"he cut me off by putting my finger against my mouth.
"Bella, you are the most beautiful girl I've ever met. Don't ever think that someone is better than you. I swear, bring me a lie detector and it'll show how highly I think of you." He said still looking into my eyes. More tears fell, but they were tears of pure happiness. He put his thumbs on my face and wiped away the tears.
We were silent for a few minutes until I said, "What were you playing? It was wonderful."
When I asked this I could've sworn I saw him blush. "I, um, well, I sorta wrote that," he hesitated but I knew he wanted to say more which he then did, "For you."
I gasped. "Really? Could you please play it again? It was amazing! I've never heard anything like it!" He even wrote me a song! Wow, if that's not the type of guy to trust then what is? I think I can finally admit to myself that I have feelings for Edward Masen.
He laughed and mumbled, "You're amazing," so quietly I don't think he even intended for me to hear it and then he said, "Of course I will." And at that he started playing. The melody of the song was absolutely stunning. And it was all for me! I couldn't even believe it.
Once Edward finished playing the song he looked over at me and said, "You look beautiful tonight." And I could tell he sincerely meant it. Not like when he had called me beautiful my first day here.
"You don't look too bad yourself either." I said with a quiet laugh. We just sat there quietly for a few moments while I took in my surroundings and what Edward had done for me. Suddenly I heard a beeping sound.
"Oh, I'll be right back. I just need to get something." Edward said and went into the house.
About 2 minutes later he came back with one plate in each of his hands. On each of the plates was mushroom ravioli. He placed it on the table and motioned for me to sit across him. "I made your favorite!" he said looking pleased. I opened my mouth to speak but then he said, "Oh and before I forget." He stood up and turned on a stereo that I hadn't even noticed was there. Then the song Maybe by Secondhand Serenade came softly from the stereo.
We ate in a comfortable silence which I soon ended by asking, "There wasn't an English interview was there?"
He shook his head and then said, "No, I was just trying to figure out a bunch of your favorite things so that I could put them all together and make tonight wonderful for you." He hesitated and then said, "I also really wanted you to be able to trust me so I figured if I did something like this for you, you'd realize I am all for us as a couple that you'd also realize that you're never going to end up like Tanya." He was rambling now but continued, "I never had feelings for Tanya like I have for you."
I'm sure I blushed like crazy before saying, "I trust you."
He smiled as if he just won the lottery. His smile was outstanding, almost contagious. Which I then lamely said, "You have a wonderful smile." And then a whole new round of me blushing came on after I said that.
He laughed, "So do you." We then finished our meal in silence, it was delicious. Is there anything Edward can't do? Then much to my surprise after dinner came a dessert of my favorite chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream.
I laughed, "Is there anything you didn't think of?" I asked him.
"Hmm I don't think so. I think I have everything covered." He said with a smile. After dessert, we listened to the stereo. He had turned the volume up so we would be able to hear it better. All of a sudden when one song ended and another began he stood up and came over to my chair offering a hand.
"Um, I can't dance." I said worried that if he made me dance I would make a fool out of myself.
"Of course you can. It's all in the leading." I reluctantly took his hand and swayed back and forth with him leading. I put my hands around his neck and looked up to him and said, "Thank you so much Edward. I couldn't of asked for anything more." I then put my head into his shoulder and danced along to the music.
"It was nothing." He said and then added, "As long as you trust me, I would do anything for you."
"I trust you very much." I said meaning every word.
"Good." He said and continued to dance. We danced for a few more songs and then laid down on the grass to look up at the stars. He put his arm around my shoulder and I laid on his chest. We looked up at the stars and before I knew it I was in a sleep filled with wonderful images of the night.
A/N: Liked itttt? I hope you did! That was a hard chapter to write, I kept getting writers block! Lol. Well, if you have any suggestions for what I should do in the next chapters please feel free to tell me! Please review!