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Here's Chapter 35. These next few chapters will take place in New York. SO SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG!

~Dazzler 916~

Chapter 35

New York part 1

(Seth's P.O.V.)

The morning came before we knew it. We had to pretty much get up at 2am so we could leave for the airport in Seattle. I was a awake for the first 20 minutes of the car ride their. Ella fell asleep as soon as she got in the car and didn't even bother to put her seat belt. Once we got to the airport we had to say our goodbyes.

My mom tried hugging me for as long as she could.

"You better be careful and bring me back a good souvenir." She said.

"Jeez Mom, you're hugging me like i'm gonna be gone forever." I teased. Seriously she won't let go.

"Oh hush! Seven days is long enough. I can't believe my son is—"

"Mom." I groaned.

"Okay! I'm done." She finally let go of and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

Ella was only a few feet away from us saying goodbye to her parents.

"Ella come here." Now my mom reached out to hug Ella and I walked over to say goodbye to Ella's parents. I guess we're gonna switch parents for a second lol.

"Seth," Mrs. Gardner hugged me next, but not as long as my mom did. "You take as many pictures as you can and we'll put them into your portfolio as soon as you get back. I'm sure you'll have lots of fun in Manhattan—after all i'm pretty sure Ella is going to drag everywhere...literally." She told me.

"Oh trust me I already know." I chuckled.

"Seth," Mr. Gardner gave me a firm pat on the back.

"I'll keep a good eye on her I promise." I said right away.

"Good. My daughter is city girl so you're gonna wanna keep a real good eye on her or else you will get lost." He said.

"C'mon Dad, you know I wouldn't just run off around Time Square without him." Ella popped up right next to me and slid her hand right into mine. "You know I would never do that." Ella smiled before kissing me on my cheek.

"I know," I whispered.

"Well your plane should be boarding in about fifteen minutes so you better hurry up and get to your gate. Call us when you get there!" Mrs. Gardner waved as Ella and I made our way to the security check.

This is my first time going to the airport. I think the last time I went on an airplane I had to be maybe five or six years old and it what cause my mom had some distant cousins in Arizona that we went to go visit and that's just about it.

I didn't go through the metal detector thing just once...

Oh no.

I went through that thing at least three or four times, then I had to step aside so Ella could go through the scanner and she was perfectly fine. I had to hold my arms up and then two security guards had to pat me down to be sure I didn't have any sort of weapon hidden in any of my clothes, then they took this little hand held metal detector and scanned it all over only to find that I still had my keys in my back pocket.

That's what I forgot to take out. I was a little embarrassed. Ella just stood their patiently with a funny look on her face and I knew she was just trying her best not to laugh.

"Wow that would happen to you," She mumbled as we continued walking to our gate.

"I haven't been on an airplane in a very long time." I tried giving her a good excuse.

"I'm just teasing you babe." Ella croaked.

"Mmmhmm," I smirked.

"Thank you for flying with Delta Airlines, we are now boarding Flight 3427 to Newark." A female voice said over the intercom just as we got to the boarding area.

"Okay I'm confused. Are you sure we're at the right gate? I though we were going to New York—"

"Seth, Newark is right outside New York, in New Jersey. That's where the airport is. Don't worry, this is the right gate. We're fine." Ella assured me.

"Just checking." I muttered.

"Flight 3247, full service to Newark is now boarding First Class seats." The intercom voice spoke again.

Of the course the Cullens' would set us up with luxury seats.

I didn't know first class seats were so big. These seats are the size of my dad's old lounge chair he used to sit in and watch TV with.

It wasn't until they finally closed the doors and we started moving that I got a littler nervous. And yet we still weren't off the ground.

"Seth," Ella whispered.

"Yea," I turned my head to look at her.

"Relax. You're so tense. You should see your face right now." She chuckled.

"Don't worry I'm fine. I'm just really excited actually."

"Me too." Ella snuggled closer to me and I wrapped my arm around her pulling her closer to me. She rested her head on my shoulder.

"Oh Seth, you're gonna love it." That was the last thing Ella said before she dozed off back to sleep.

(Ella's P.O.V.)

FINALLY!

It's been almost 5 years since I've been back here. Now it feels like I never left. Pretty soon I'll be living here again by the time college starts.

New York, New York :)

I felt feverishly warm when I managed to break free of Seth's embrace. He feel asleep on the plane shortly after I did and I woke up right before we landed.

My big baby of a boyfriend was so nervous about flying and yet he managed to sleep through the entire flight lol.

"Thank you for flying Delta Airlines. We hope you enjoy your stay." A flight attendant spoke over the intercom.

I got up to grab my carry-on out of the upper shelf above our seats. I looked down back at Seth still fast asleep snoring peacefully.

"Seth," I said nudging his shoulder with my free hand.

He didn't even open his eyes.

"Seth! Get up!" I pushed him even harder this time and he snapped up.

"Huh! Are are we there yet?" He looked around with his eyes wide open. I just stood there and laughed.

"Get up. Here's your back-pack. We're here." I told him.

"Finally." He yawned.

It didn't take us long to get off the plane. Right when we entered baggage claim the biggest smile spread across my face when I saw my grandma standing not to far away from us.

"GIGI!" I yelled as I let go of Seth's hand and ran to give her a great big hug.

"Good to see you Ella." She whispered in my ear.

Seth stood right behind me and pulled him forward so he could stand right next to me.

"Long time no see Seth," Gigi gave him a hug.

"How have you been?" He asked her.

"Good. Real good actually—so this is your first time to east coast?"

"Yea." Seth admitted shyly.

"You're gonna love it. Just wait till we get into Time Square. I'm getting hungry. I want some food." I said.

"Well let's get your bags first and get back to the penthouse and then we'll talk about food." Gigi told me.

"Fine," I huffed.

Ugh. Waiting for your luggage at the airport is the most boring part. You just stand their and watch all of the luggage go in this giant circle until yours finally pops up. Luckily our suitcases were the first to be loaded off. My suitcase wasn't that hard to spot.

It has zebra stripes all over it.

"Gigi did you drive here or is Uncle Louis—"

"No." She cut me off before I could finish. "Louis drove me here."

Louis is my grandparents driver. When I was little I distinctly remember having Gigi make him drive us to and from school when we were little. Louis isn't related to me in no way shape or form but he's always been an uncle to me and my siblings.

"Who's Louis?" Seth whispered in my ear as we went up the escalator.

"He's my grandparents driver. He's sort of like my uncle and he takes us just about everywhere. You know my grandma, she always has to drive around in style." I chuckled.

"Got it." Seth nodded.

We walked outside and the sun hit our faces.

"Mmmm, I'm loving this weather." I sighed.

"You missing the rain Seth?" Gigi asked him.

"Oh no. I like the weather here already." He sad with a smiled on his face.

"Uncle Louis!" I said as I caught sight of him. He was standing in uniform right next to the shiny black car.

"How's my future Broadway Star? Better I hope since that accident." He chuckled giving me a good pat on the back.

"Much Better." I said with a slight tone of sadness in my voice. It's weird to think that it's been almost 2 months since Randy died. I haven't even visited his grave yet. Not once. I guess you could say i'm not ready to see that yet.

"Seth," I reached for his hand and then turned back to Louis. "This is my boyfriend." I said.

"The infamous Seth Clearwater?" Louis said in a dramatic tone. "It's a pleasure to drive you around Manhattan." He said shaking Seth's hand.

"Thank you sir. It's a pleasure to meet you too." Seth smiled.

"Well it's almost four o'clock. We best get going so we can avoid traffic." Gigi hurried us into the car and we were finally on our way.

I forgot how long the Lincoln Tunnel was. It's nearly 2 miles long and it's right under the Hudson River.

"Hey Seth, we're under water." I told him.

"No we're not." He shook his head.

"The Lincoln Tunnel was built under the River. So technically we are under water." Gigi told him.

"Oh...that's cool?" Seth didn't seem so sure on how to reply to that. "Well you learn something new everyday." He mumbled under his breath.

Pretty soon the very familiar area of MANHATTAN came into view and I squealed with excitement, "WE'RE HERE!"

"Ella keep your voice down—and as for you Seth. Welcome to Manhattan." Gigi said with a smile on her face.

Oh it feels like I never left now. Only we just got out of the tunnel and we're getting pretty close to Time square and Gigi's penthouse has a real nice view of the city and it's only 2 blocks away from Central Park.

Once we started to get towards the "main area", we were finally driving right through time square and that's when I looked over at Seth who just dropped his jaw in awe. He didn't even blink. I couldn't help but smile as my boyfriend stared out the window.

"Why don't you get a better look." Louis said from the drivers' seat. The sunroof in the back seat had open.

"Come on babe. Stand up." I encouraged him as I nearly pulled up out of the top window my arm. Luckily the two of us managed to stand up.

A very quiet "whoa" escaped from Seth's lips as he got a better look at the busy surroundings of Time Square.

It feels so good to be back. I really missed this place.

This was the real deal for me when it came to my future. Maybe a few years from now i'll see myself on one of these jumbo tron billboards for a New York Ballet Company advertisement. A girl can dream can't she?

"Seth look." I said pointing at the upper half of the Minskoff Theatre. "That's where The Lion King is performed. We're gonna go see that tomorrow."

I told him.

"Cool," He said not even bothering to look down at me.

Traffic was very busy, so were right in the middle of Time Square for about ten minutes before we finally made it out and headed towards Central Park where my grandparents' penthouse was.

So glad everything is in walking distance, and then we have the subway. Louis will probably come in handy when I need to get someplace all the way across town but I think will enjoy walking so Seth will become more familiar with the area while he's here.

Once we got up to the penthouse the first thing that caught my attention was Gigi's dog, Mo. He's a mini Yorkie, Gigi's had him since I was maybe eleven or twelve. I rolled my suitcase inside and set it by the couch while Mo waited patiently at my feet for me to pet him.

"Hey Mo, I missed you boy!" I picked him with one hand and he licked my face for a few seconds. As soon as Mo caught sight of Seth he started barking madly since he didn't recognize him.

"That's my boyfriend you're barking at." I said to Mo before putting him back down before walking into the kitchen to get him a doggy treat.

"So where do we put our stuff?" Seth asked as he continued to get a good look around the place.

"Just leave it by the couch, I'll take care of that—oh by the way Elle. Someone left a voice message for you on the phone." Gigi said with a bit of tension in her voice.

"Oh gosh," My eyes widened. "I think already have an idea who it is." I smiled.

The answering machine button was flashing a red light and I pressed the button.

"You have one new message." The computerized voice spoke.

Then came a very loud scream...or should I say screams.

"What the hell?" Seth jumped.

"Shhhh! I'm trying to listen," I hissed.

"ELLA!" Of course my New York friends would leave loud message for me lol.

"Let me talk first—Ella it's Sydney Winbush! One of your bff's from a long time ago. It's about time you came back cause it's been FOREVER. I try keeping up with you on Facebook and Twitter and I'm very excited to meet this good looking piece of man candy you've been talking about. WE'RE MEETING UP TOMORROW! Okay here's Nicole and everyone else—jeez syd hog the phone while you're at it—hey it's Nicole—and Avery—and Megan. Sydney over here pretty much said everything so we'll text you. Love you Ella. Bye—oh yea and WELCOME BACK!" All of the girls screamed at the end.

"End of Messages." The monotone voice said before going off.

I nearly died from laughter hearing that.

"This is gonna be great." I fell back on the couch.

"Go get changed! I wanna go somewhere." Seth said from the hallway. Someone's getting a little anxious to go see the city.

I got up from the couch to find that Seth had already changed clothes and then he had his bulky HD camera hanging around his neck on a lanyard.

"Babe give me at least thirty minutes. I need to fix my hair—you know how I am about my hair." I reminded.

Seth kissed me on the cheek. "Go do what you need to do. I'll be waiting."

"Okay," I huffed grabbing my suitcase and rolling it into the bathroom.

Good thing I packed the outfit I planned on wearing when I would first get here on top. Denim Jeans, black boots, a plain white t-shirt and my black leather jacket ;).

It felt to good taking a nice hot shower to relieve all of that flying I've done all morning and for part of the afternoon. Brush my teeth and wash my face—again, put my make up on and last but not least FIX MY HAIR. I pulled my hair back into a messy bun earlier this morning and it took me about 15 freaking minutes to straighten it. I haven't cut my hair since summer before my junior year and it's hanging down nearly 5 inches above my waist. I think I might get it cut shorter while i'm here.

I bought a really cute pair of white feather earrings two weeks ago and I've been wanting to wear just for this trip.
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"Okay babe I'm ready." I walked back out into the main room and Seth was no where to be found. Walking over to Gigi's bedroom door I yelled, "We're leaving! We're meeting at Hard Rock Cafe at seven-thirty right?"

"Yea, seven thirty. Don't be late! See you guys later." I heard Gigi say, she sounded like she was in the middle of something.

"Seth where are you? I'm ready!" I yelled again looking around for him.

"Seth I'm leav—oh," I looked over to find standing outside looking at the view. He had his camera out and was taking pictures.

I walked out very slowly and quietly so he wouldn't notice I was coming outside. Seth put his camera down on the patio table and starred out in the distance.

"Isn't it amazing?" I asked standing right next to him. He looked over at me and his eyes went down towards my shoes and back up to my face.

"Wow," He raised his eyebrows.

"So you like?" I made a full turn. Seth pulled me towards him with his hands on my waist and then gave me a good smooch on the lips.

"I love," Seth whispered.

"Thanks," I kissed him on the cheek. "You look real hot too—now let's go." I grabbed his hand and made my way back inside and Seth jerked me right back to him starring deeply into my eyes.

"What?" I asked, confused as to why he did so. A sem-warm breeze had filled the air and blew my hair back.

"Don't move! The light is perfect." Seth reached for his camera and then backed away from me. Oh gosh, a photo moment lol.

"We can take pictures when we go to Time Square." I whined.

"Just look straight out towards the view of the city, and relax your face." He instructed. He took a snap shot and then made me do another pose of me looking right at the camera. After about five shots I had to stop.

"Are you done? I wanna go." I frowned.

"Just three pictures I promise."

"Seth, I'm pretty sure you just took five, not three." I shook my head and laughed.

"This is for my portfolio—you know, the one your mom is helping me make—"

"For your college interviews so they can see your work. But I'm pretty sure you already have enough pictures of me in there. I bet out of all of those pictures you've taken since school started, half of them are of me." I put my hands on my hips and pursed my lips.

"Good guess, but I have more—actually all of the ones I have taken of you since freshmen year are all going in a separate portfolio." He corrected me.

"Why?"

"You'll see,"

"Fine, don't tell me. Okay let's go, I'm dying to show around one of my favorite places in this city." I grabbed his hand and dragged him out the door.

We were only a few blocks away from Time Square so I'm sure we'll be there in a good fifteen minutes if we walk at a "Manhattan pace."

"Why are we walking so fast?" Seth asked me.

"Another rule about New York, either you walk fast or people will knock you over if you're not paying attention. Everyone's going somewhere so that's just how it is." I explained.

"Oh," that's all he had to say.

"Trust me there's tone of other stuff i'll tell you about once we come across certain topics—for example right now—come Seth we can keep walking."

"But the crossing light doesn't say we can walk the crosswalk." Seth said.

"That's because in Manhattan. If you're about to walk on the cross walk and cars aren't moving then you can walk across. Don't worry. See? Everyone else is doing it." I assured him.

"So when are we going to the Empire State Building?"

"We can go tonight if you want—or we can go tomorrow so you can get a clear view of the whole city during the day or we can go see the Statue of Liberty. Take your pick." I offered.

"Hmmmm, well you're supposed to be meeting up some of your friends in the morning and I sort of have somewhere I have to be around the same time so we can get some lunch and then go the Empire State Building."

"Exactly what do you have to do? I want you to meet some of my friends—"

"It's a surprise so you'll find out eventually alright?"

"Seth what are you planning?" I asked bluntly.

"I'm not gonna tell you." He shook his head.

"You know I have my ways." I warned him.

"Not gonna work this time," Seth told me.

I chose not to go on and decided to just keep my mouth shut, hold his hand and keep walking. It was fairly warm, like it could be about sixty five degrees but there was still a nice breeze as we made our way around the block and up the street. That's when I remembered Gigi was gonna be gone wednesday night which would give Seth and I a chance to really be alone...suddenly I was so excited about that and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face.

"What are you smiling about?" Seth wondered.

"Did I tell you that my grandmother has a very important dinner conference to go to on Wednesday night? Therefore I was thinking we could...well you know..." I clued him in.

Seth looked puzzled trying to figure out what I meant to say. We continued walking and he still didn't get it.

"I give up,"

"Really? My grandma is gonna be gone Wednesday night...which means were gonna have the penthouse to ourselves till about 1 am. We'll be all alone and it's been a while since you and I had...y'know...." I made it more obvious this time.

"I'm still lost—"

"Sex! Seth I was thinking we should—"

"I got it babe. Don't announce it to the whole world, besides I was thinking the same thing." Seth whispered.

"Then why didn't you say something?" I asked him.

"Well I was afraid to bring it only because these past few months have been very crazy for us and I wasn't sure you were ready to go back to that level again." He muttered under his breath.

He does have a point. Last time we got real serious I got pregnant, and then I miscarried due to the car accident. But I have been doing a lot better since then. I'll have my days where it all comes back and i'm very upset but now that things are back to normal with Seth I feel like we've been slightly disconnected in a sense of not being a state of love...on a different level.

I think I'm ready to start over with that...

"No I understand. But things are back to normal for us...and I know you want it just as much as I do." I whispered.

"Let's talk about something else before you seriously turn me on in the middle of the street."

"Haha! You're kidding. Stop it." I rolled my eyes.

"I'm serious, I mean my di—"

"Okay please don't finish that sentence in public. You never know who is listening to our conversation and I didn't need to know about that..." I said through my teeth.

"You started it." He teased.

We had just made our way into the Broadway District.

"These are all theaters? Jeez." Seth said as we continued walking.

"Oh please. New York has many theaters. These are just the most popular ones cause these are where all the Broadway shows happen." I explained.

"Well pretty soon I'm gonna see you dancing on one of these stages...in the bright lights." Seth said confidently.

"Hmmm, maybe someday." I pondered.

"Just you wait, when you move back here and start college...you're career is gonna go out with a bang. I just know it. This is it for the both of us." He said looking up at the bright lights.

The both of us?
Wait...if he means the both of then that means that he...no...well it could be that...no

"You mean you applied for a college out here?" My voice lit up with excitement.

"A few. Crap. That slipped out. I was gonna tell you after I found out if I got in—"

"Oh, Seth. You're gonna make me cry." I blushed.

"Anything for you." He kissed me on the cheek.

There we stood. Right in the middle of Time Square. We looked up at the bright lights together in awe. I'm so glad Seth was able to be here with me. I feel so glad to be back.

I'm so lucky that I have a great guy like Seth to share this excitingexperience with and I can't wait to see what these next seven days have in store for us.

~These streets will make you feel brand new. Big lights will inspire you. Let's here it for NEW YORK~

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SO SORRY IT TOOK ME FOREVER! School has been so busy...but at least I have all A's. I didn't think it would take me this long to update. Junior year has been a lot more busy than I thought it was gonna be : P. But once I get back in this system of making time to get everything done then I will update more often. Next chapter probably wont be up till around halloween so bear with me here. Thanks for being so patient! Love you guys :)

~Dazzler 916~