I know I said the next chapter of this would be up AFTER the Grease scenes but I'm having issues writing for Musical Therapy right now. I don't know why I have writer's block, I want to write but if I do the chapter is going to be pretty crappy. So while I experiment and constantly delete I decide to put this up now.


"So what rule is this? Isn't it the same as the once a week rule?" she asked laughing.

"No, no, no. The back to back rule is completely different! The once a week rule is only Monday through Friday." he said seriously.

She laughed again at his absurdity and shook her head. They sat in their favorite dim sum restaurant in Chinatown waiting for the silver carts to come around.

"Ah here it comes." he said. "Can I have the steamed buns, steamed beef and shrimp rice roll and steamed vegetable dumplings?"

The woks and silver containers were promptly placed on the table and the woman pushed the cart away right after she made the marks on the sheet of paper.

She smacked his arm. "You know how much I love the fried stuff. Humph oh well." she sighed as she reached for a dumpling. She rolled her eyes at how much he cared about her health although there was nothing to worry about, although it was a nice feeling knowing he cared.

"So what did she say? After you know she tried to convince you to come back?" she asked while biting into the dumpling, savoring the flavors.

"Well she was put down." he said simply and bit into the bun. She guffawed at his calm reaction. "What!? I was being honest, as always."

"I know that but it's just so weird that you use it as a shield from them getting involved in your life." She said as she shook her head, sometimes she couldn't help but wonder why or how someone like Edward uses his blunt honesty to keep his 'girlfriends' or whatever away from his life.

"Well I could be like Mike Newton, using lies to impress people or his other method of constantly annoying them until they snap." Edward suggested.

"Oh please, do not act like him," she pleaded with him.

"You only went out with him once!" he stated.

"One time too many. Oh god I remember the only date I went with him and he made me pay for dinner at Burger King after his constant bragging about his parent's wealth. And then he kept following me, ugh." she shivered at the memory.

He just laughed at the horrified expression on her usually angelic face. "Well we both know you don't need to work to get a woman in bed." she said truthfully pointing at the napkin with Victoria's number on it.

"Hey! I don't want to lose that." he said and slipped it back into his pocket. She rolled her eyes again, he was the one who took it out in the first place. Yet she couldn't help but think how much she wished he cared for her, not just her well being as a friend but maybe even more? She shook her head at the thought.

"What's the matter?" he asked, looking at her concerned. She didn't think he would catch that small movement, was he watching her or maybe he knew her too well? As a friend, the voice in her head reminded her.

"Nothing." she said. He knew something was up because whenever Alice or Rose said nothing it meant something.

"Well I'm not your pixie sister or Rose so nothing is nothing!" she exclaimed.

"Did I say that out loud?" he asked. She laughed and nodded and he couldn't help but laugh too at the comforting sound of her bell-like laughter.

"Come on let's go," he said taking her hand as they finished the last of the food and paid.

He managed to find a parking spot in the overly crowded streets of Chinatown and was thankful that it was unscathed. He opened the door for Bella who said, "Always the gentleman."

He smiled at her comment and walked around to the driver's side and zoomed off once again to Soho.

•••••

"Blueberry muffin?" she guessed. He shook his head.

"Double fudge Oreo sundae with a side of chocolate whipped cream?" she said hopefully. He shook his head once again, grinning, pulling her along outside of the café.

"Chocolate eclair mousse?"

"Nope." he said. "You're losing your touch," he said shaking his head while they stood at the end of the line.

"I know!" she exclaimed sighing, putting her head on his shoulder. She thought to herself and smiled at the thought of this game they played every time they went to Soho, guessing each other's desserts.

"Strawberry cheesecake cookie? Wait no, crèmebrule!" she said. He smiled and shook his head again.

She groaned in frustration, ignoring the odd looks she was receiving from the other New Yorkers. "You can do better than that Bella!" he exclaimed, egging her on.

She slapped him playfully, "Shut up! Don't make me throw bad romance novels at you." she said sticking her tongue out at him. He laughed loudly at the thought of being pelted by books, silly Bella.

"OH! I know it, I've got it. Cream cheese swirl brownie!" she exclaimed happily. He looked at her, his mouth agape.

"You are good at this!" he said in amazement, she always managed to guess correctly in the end.

She laughed and said, "I guess Alice is rubbing off on me."

•••••

"What about this?" he said holding a Louis Vuitton bag in his hand.

She shook her head, her long locks swishing around wildly after taking down the bun. "She absolutely hates that common design that everyone has, if anything get her a vibrant, original, custom made bag that I don't want to know the price of," He rolled his eyes at her comment, she absolutely abhorred people spending money on her when there wasn't an occasion. She even hated it when they didn't spend any money and surprised her, although that rarely happened when it came to the Cullen and Hale families.

"Or even better a watch so she doesn't make me collapse when she forces me to go shopping and so I don't keep getting her 'old' bags. It doesn't matter since I'm not going to another one of Alice's whacko parties," she said walking away from him, even if I was the reason for it she added in her head.

He widened his eyes and sped up to walk in front of her. Edward looked at her pleadingly. She caught his look and rolled her eyes. "No! Why don't you bring one of your other friends?" she said slightly annoyed, sidestepping him to lean against a countertop, closing her eyes.

"You know I can't!" he said shaking his head while looking at the handbags in the glass case next to her.

"Oh right," she said turning to look at him. "It gives the 'wrong' impression."

He nodded, "And that's exactly why you need to come." he said holding her hand, she blushed lightly and hoped he didn't notice. "You know how much Carlisle and Esme love you and I promise this is the last one, next time you can bring your own date."

She snorted at his last comment, her own date please, no one would want to escort her in their right mind. "Fine, one last time." she acquiesced (oooh fancy word from a vocab quiz ;D).

"Thank you so much. I promise last time," he said hugging her tightly. She inhaled his heavenly scent, one that she was so accustomed to by now. His strong arms wrapped around her torso, hers around his upper back. They released each other and smiled. "So what should I get her since you are now coming." he said grinning sheepishly.

She ran her hand over a stylish black bag with two pouches closed with buckles on the countertop. Her face contorted into a grimace as she realized that it was made of crocodile skin. "Excuse me but is this real?" she asked attempting to hide the disgust in her voice. Edward looked at her questioningly.

The young man behind the counter nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, this Fendi B.Bag is made of real crocodile skin. Going at the discounted price of 25,000 dollars instead of the original 27,700."

She made a face at the outrageous price and the fact that it was real and walked away dragging Edward along while the young man looked at her in disdain.

Bella stopped once they were safely away from the bag. "Sorry. It was just so infuriating to see that," she said shaking her head.

"It's okay," he said rubbing circles on her arm. She looked up and smiled shyly and her eyes locked in on something behind him.

"It's perfect," she murmured. He turned around to see a dark grey leather bag with golden accoutrements. "It's a Paddington," she murmured touching the large padlock closure. He looked at her in bewilderment, when did she pay attention to these designer things.

"Get this. Alice was infuriated when she couldn't get one last year because they were so popular. She was so aggravated because she needed the bag for her collection that she has in her closet, so that it was complete." she said incredulously.

He chuckled at the tone of her voice, he had gotten used to living with Alice's insane antics especially when it came to shopping. "You would know best Bella after all she does hound you until you agree to go shopping with her." he said, chuckling. She glared at him, he could he so damn infuriating sometimes she said inwardly.

She waited for him to purchase the purse and she most definitely didn't want to be anywhere near him when he had to pay for it since the price was most likely going to outrageous like most of the things in this freaky store.

She stared at him from behind, her not so subconscious ogling him just like when they first met, he really was handsome, too bad people don't really know him. She didn't forget about the spark they felt and still felt to this day. She just didn't know what it meant but Alice and Rose said it meant love. Her and Edward in love, yeah right, when the apocalypse happens she'll believe it.

She noticed he bent down to pet a golden retriever. "You're so pretty. Yes you are, I love you." he said to the dog. She watched the heartfelt exchange and quietly walked up to him.

"You should try saying that to a human sometime." she said teasingly, but she really meant it, still looking at him admiringly.

He began to turn around the Paddington bag in hand she broke her gaze from him and his perfection-ness. He grinned and held up the bag, "It was only-"

"LAAAAALALALA." she said covering her ears so she wouldn't have to hear the excruciatingly large amount of money needed to pay for such a small item. As her eyes opened they landed on a necklace that had small emeralds and sapphires on a gold chain. It was so simple and yet so stunningly beautiful. And the emeralds are like Edward's eyes…

She gasped at the necklace and its simple beauty and noticed that there was a charm hanging from it. "What are you looking at?" he asked from behind her, she turned around startled and noticed how close he was to her and her heart sped up.

"Nothing." she said, knowing if she told him he would buy it no matter what she did. To her surprise he didn't question any further but shrugged and said, "Let's go, I'm sure Alice wants to play Barbie with you." She grimaced but agreed anyways. They walked out Bella in front of him and he turned to look at the necklace she wanted. He was going to buy it for her tomorrow before anyone else could.


Sort of a filler but needed, you'll see why eventually. So review please and thank you.