Chapter 3

*Authors Note: Ok I lied! I really enjoy writing this story so I will do as many updates a week as I can. I can't promise one everyday because I also have a life outside of fan fiction, mostly consisting of schoolwork and social time. But as this story goes I have a pretty good idea of where I want to go with it. I am always open to suggestions (but I do ask suggestions are in private message.). I also apologize about being incorrect about the book Wuthering Height. It is not an American classic, it is a British classic. So thanks again for reading and the helpful criticism. Enjoy!

EPOV

The girl I met at the coffee shop. Wow. She was one of a kind. Her name is Bella she is intelligent, knows a lot about literature for her age and not to mention stunningly beautiful. I asked her to lunch two days ago. I was so happy when she agreed. I bet the smile on my face was the same as a little boy who had his first kiss. My favorite part about our lunch date was the one moment when we were just staring at each other. No words were said. We just looked. The part about that moment that I loved was that is was not weird. It felt normal, like it was suppose to be that way. Honestly I wanted more with her I wanted her to be mine, I guess you would call it a girlfriend. I've never had many girlfriends. Most women didn't understand me. The way I acted in relationships. I wonder if Bella would understand. It's complicated. In my opinion it is the woman's job to stay home and care for the house, which means cooking and cleaning. Also me as the man of the house believe that I make most of the decisions. I guess you could call me somewhat of a dominant man, but that is something Bella doesn't know about me. I wonder how she would react? Would she feel the same way or does she believe that women and men are equal? Ever sense Sunday at the book reading, questions like that have crossed my mind more times than I could count. After our date on Friday. I plan to tell her how I feel, that I want to be in a relationship with her I just hope she feels the same way.

Today is Friday. I talked to Bella this morning. We texted all afternoon. She was really an amazing person. I learned about her mother. How her mother left when she was 7 and how now Sue her stepmother is now like a mother to her. She was starting to open up o me and tell me personal things. And honestly I like it. Bella had to go around 5 because she needed to finish homework and get ready for our date. She seemed genuinely excited. And I was happy for that. One thing that made me laugh is that I actually have a crush on a senior in high school. I'm 28 years old for gods sake. I should be married by now! But it is legal she will be nineteen in a couple months. I got ready and it took me 15 minutes to find something to even wear! I finally settled in a dress shirt and dark wash jeans. I put on my favorite cologne. But not to much. I don't want to suffocate her! I tousled my hair the way I like it and put a few squirts of hairspray so it holds. I grabbed my wallet and checked again with the restaurant to make sure everything with the reservation was good. And at that I was out the door and on the way to Bella's house. I took out my phone so I could read her directions. When I arrived I saw an average looking home with Bella's truck outside. I chuckled to my self she has a beat up old truck and doesn't even want a new one. She loves the thing with a passion. Another thing I liked about Bella she isn't a material girl. I walked to her door and rang the bell. a few seconds late a man answered the door he had a serious face the a woman came beside him and said

"Welcome, Bella's upstairs she will be down in a moment. Come inside and take a seat." I assumes this was her step mother Sue. Us three sat in the living room where I introduced myself.

"Hello, I'm Edward Cullen. It's nice to meet you." I said politely. I looked over at Charlie he was sitting in a recliner chair polishing his gun. He made me nervous, but he was probably trying to freak me out. Its kind of comical.

"Its nice to meet you too Edward. I'm Sue and this is Charlie." Sue said nicely.

"Yes, you too. I'm Charlie but you can call me Mr. Swan." Charlie said firmly.

"Charlie put that thing away! You don't want to freak out Bella's date!" Sue said. Charlie put the gun to the side and we shook hands. One moment late Bella walked down the stairs. She was beautiful she was wearing a denim skirt just above the knee with a white shirt that looked classy. Her hair was let down and I could see her natural beauty. She looked beautiful.

"Hi Edward. Nice to see you." she said. I loved her voice.

"Hello, nice to see you too. You look beautiful." I complimented she smiled and I could see her blush a little.

"Thank you. Well we should be going. I'll text you when I'm on my way home dad I shouldn't be out to late." Bella said to Charlie.

"Ok, Bells have fun." He said. He gave me one of those looks that said be good to my daughter or your dead, but after he smiled and we were on our way.

"So Edward where are we going?" Bella asked as I helped he into my car.

"We are going to olive garden. I though our first date should be simple and fun." I said to her and went around to the other side of the car. When I got in we started talking more.

"Olive garden is one of my favorite restaurants. Any place with pasta you could call a favorite for me." she said. Bella's smile was the most beautiful feature she had. And she never forgot to have it.

"Well I'm glad you like it. How was your day?" I asked.

"It was like any other Friday! School till ten then home to study." she said happily. I laughed.

"You study so hard. Do you ever give yourself a break?" I asked and smiled. She giggled.

"My grades are one of the most important things to me. It makes my dad proud and it gives me a sense of accomplishment." Bella said proudly.

"How was your day?" Bella added.

"I usually work half days on Friday unless I have to assist a client in court. So I would say today was good, and hopefully it will be better as our evening goes on." I said with a confident smile on my face. I knew it would be a good night, I like to think that any time spent with Bella is a good. We drove to the restaurant having more common conversations.

When we arrived at the restaurant, the hostess lead us to our table. The inside of olive garden was decorated nicer than any of the ones I have seen before so we sat at our table and looked over the menu while continuing our conversation.

"Edward, this is a nice place. I am enjoying my time with you." Bella said. With the messages in he body language I think she is giving me signals that she is ready for more in our relationship.

"Yes, I thought you would like it. I also think we are having a nice time." I answered. We ordered our drinks. I had red wine while Bella stuck to water with lemon. When the waiter came back with our drinks we were ready to order. Bella and I ordered the same dish. We both ordered Grilled Parmesan. We weren't expecting to get the same dish so we chuckled about it. Soon after our food arrived and then we decided we were stuffed. So I paid for our meal and we went to a small lake in the middle of the town.

"This is one of my favorite spots on the shore." I admitted to Bella. It was I always enjoyed this spot to read a book or come out to clear my head. I have never showed anyone this spot so it was.. Special.

"It's very beautiful. I like the moons reflection in the water." She said. I could tell she was having fun.

"Almost as beautiful as you, I like the way the moonlight looks on you skin." I said complimenting her once again. She smiled and blushed.

"Thank you." she said nervously. At that moment we stared into each others eyes as we did many times before. But this time it was different because I leaned in and we kissed. It was the best kiss I have ever had. And I hope to have many more.