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Disclaimer: Twilight characters belong to Stephanie Meyer; I just changed some things and added some of my own characters.
BPOV
I walked into the kitchen to get myself a cup of the coffee that I could smell all the way upstairs. I was disappointed that the pot was empty with a post-it stuck to the front of the maker.
Drank the last of the coffee in the house, sorry.
I will pick some more up on the way home tonight.
-Gina
There went my morning. I could always walk down to the little coffee spot a couple of blocks over but I wouldn't want to risk not being here if Edward showed up. I trudged back up stairs and sat on the edge of my bed.
I was already showered and dressed for the day. I hope I was wearing the appropriate clothing for the days' events. I had on a pink tank top and a pair of jean capri pants. I had pulled my hair up into a ponytail and put on a little mascara. Along with some black strappy sketcher shoes. Nothing to impressive.
I was waiting for the clock to hit eleven. Come on you stupid thing, hurry up. You know that saying 'a watched pot never boils', well I now know the true meaning of those words!
I realized that I still had like an hour and fifteen minutes to wait, so I grabbed my copy of Pride and Prejudice off my night stand and headed downstairs. I grabbed a blanket and got cozy on the couch. I had just resumed my place where Mr. Darcy is declaring his love for Elizabeth when I heard a light knock on the door. My heart skipped a beat. I glanced at the clock and noted that it couldn't possibly be Edward already because it was way too early. I looked out the peephole and saw what looked like a giant cup of coffee blocking my view. I smiled and yanked open the door. I saw that beautiful crooked smile and two cups of coffee in his hands.
"Hello there. I hope you don't mind me being a little early." He grinned at me and I swear my heart stopped for a second.
"That depends. Is one of those for me?" I asked hopeful.
"No, sorry. I have a serious coffee addiction" he could barely keep a straight face. I stood there pouting for a minute and he held out one of the cups for me.
"Ok, I will share, if and only if, you promise never to make that face again. Deal?" he was trying to look serious but I could see the sparkle in his eye.
"I promise" I agreed, sticking my hand out for the cup. "You are a life saver! My cousin just finished the last of the coffee in the apartment and I thought I was going to pull my hair out!"
"Oh, you need a morning cup of Joe to start your day off right, huh?" he snickered.
"You could definitely say that"
He gently set the cup in my hand and winked.
I took a drink of the coffee and it was amazing. "Is this a Mocha Latte?" I asked while holding my cup towards him.
"Uh, yeah, I hope that's ok. I didn't know what you liked or even if you liked coffee so I got my favorite in the chances that you didn't like it, I would drink it."
"Mocha Lattes are actually my favorite." I said with a smile.
"So, mister tour guide, where will we be going today?" I asked, as I grabbed my purse and camera. I knew Renee would want to see a million pictures when I got home and anything less than that would be unacceptable.
"I can't tell you, I have the whole day planned and it's a surprise!"
I had to moan.
"What, you don't like surprises?"
"No not really" I told him.
"Oh it will be fun. Let's go!" And with that he grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the apartment.
EdPOV
I was so happy that she wasn't mad that I showed up early. What are the chances that her favorite coffee is a Mocha Latte too? The pout she gave me when I told her that the coffee wasn't for her just about did me in, I melted.
I grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the apartment. I stopped long enough for her to lock the door and then I started dragging her again. Her hand fit into mind like they were molded for each other. I wonder if she thought so too.
We got to my car and I opened the door for her. She slid into the seat and I ran around to get into the driver's side. I took off towards our first destination.
"I hope you have a lot of time today because I have the whole day planned." I winked at her and she immediately blushed.
"My whole day and night are free actually." She ducked her head and looked out the window. I could tell she was blushing again so she must have been trying to hide it. I smiled and turned my attention back to the road.
"Here we are!" I announced, stopping in front of an old brick building.
"Where's here?" She asked looking around. I just pointed to a sign outside my window.
Hollywood Trolley and Movie Stars Homes Tour
"We're going on a trolley tour of stars' homes?" she asked with a quizzical look on her face.
"I thought you would like it. It's a very touristy thing to do" I gave her a smile and she smiled back. "Let's go. The trolley is about ready to leave." I grabbed her hand again and led her to the trolley that was parked in front of the building.
We made our way up to the top and all the way to the back. The best seats in the house, so to speak. We were the first people on the bus. As more people started filing on, I slid into my seat and pulled my hat down over my eyes.
We drove around the city looking at the homes of some pretty popular people. We saw Madonna's home, which Bella just had to take a picture of. Apparently, Madonna is one of her mom's favorite singers.
The ride around town was so fun. I don't think I have ever laughed as much as we did. We took so many silly pictures of each other and of the places that we saw. I even asked the lady sitting in front of us to take a picture of us together. I put my arm around her and she cuddled up to me. It felt so right, having her in my arms. I had to keep stopping myself from thinking like that about a taken woman.
When our tour was over, I took her down to the beach. We built a sand castle and then sat to watch the sunset. We even stopped a guy walking his dog to take a picture of us posing in front of the ocean.
Then I took her to my favorite Italian restaurant. We ate mushroom ravioli and drank some wine.
I didn't want this night to end. We sat outside her apartment and talked some more. Throughout the day I learned all about her and I told her all about me. I learned that her favorite color was emerald green, why she blushed when she told me that is still a mystery. She is an only child but wished she had lots of brothers and sisters. I also learned that she is extremely klutzy. She has had six broken bones, had stitches twelve times and has been to the hospital more times then she could count. I told her all about my family in Alaska and that I had a brother, a sister, a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law.
I saw her yawn.
"Maybe you should go in and go to bed." Everything in me hoped that she wouldn't go but I knew she was tired.
"Yeah, I probably should go call it a night. I had so much fun today, thank you so much!" she said.
"You are very welcome! I had a blast too. This is the funniest day I have had since moving here." I informed her. "Would it be too much to ask if I could get copies of the pictures you took today?"
"Oh, yeah, definitely. I will get them developed as soon as I finish this roll. Seeing that I used up almost two whole rolls just today." She answered and looked down at the camera in her hand. "Oh, there is only one exposure left. You wanna finish up the roll now?" Before I even answered she leaned her body into me to arm and lifted the camera in front of our faces. We smiled and then all I saw was the flash. I had to rub my eyes because all I was seeing were spots after that. She was laughing and rubbing her eyes too. She gave me a peck on the cheek and jumped out of the car.
"Bye Edward. Thank you again" And with that she shut the door and ran into the building.
Dang it, I forgot.
I pulled out my phone and started texting.
BPOV
I had just reached for the door knob when I heard my phone beep.
I opened the door and walked inside. I ran up to my room. Thankfully, no one was home yet so I wasn't bombarded with questions.
I plopped on the bed and grabbed my phone out of my purse.
Bella
I forgot to ask you if you have plans tomorrow night.
-Edward
I had to laugh.
No, Why?
-Bella
I held my phone in anticipation waiting to see what he was going to say.
Well, the premiere for my latest movie is tomorrow night
and I was wondering if you would go with me?
-Edward
I gasped out loud. No, I couldn't go to anything like that.
I think I'll pass. I don't have anything to wear to
something like that.
-Bella
That was a believable excuse right. I didn't want to have to explain to him how I didn't like people looking at me and at things like movie premieres, people were bound to be staring. I mean I would be on the arm of one of the most handsome actors, why wouldn't people stare. Not to mention that I could possibly end up getting my picture taken. Oh, no, I couldn't go to anything like that.
I waited but no other messages came after that. I thought maybe I had made him mad. It bothered me all day the next day. I tried to call him the next morning and he didn't answer. He also wouldn't answer any of my texts. Way to go Bella, you just blew a really good friendship.
I was moping around all afternoon. As I was getting ready to make myself some lunch I heard a knock on the door. My stomach dropped. Maybe he was coming over so I could apologize. I glanced out the peephole and went into shock at what I saw on the other side.
I hope you all liked this chapter. Sorry to leave you with a cliff hanger. I thought this chapter was long enough. Please review. I don't know if you like it if you don't review :) For all you Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle, and Esme lovers don't worry, I haven't forgotten about them!
