Do You Believe In Fate?
Disclaimer: None of these characters etc. belong to me. They all belong to the wonderful and amazing Stephanie Meyer. I don't think I could ever be that creative. Lol. Stephanie rules!
Author's Note: Hey guys. Here is the third chapter. I hope you like it!
Three for Three
I quickly explained what had happened between me and Edward. Rose was thrilled. "That's great, Bella! He was totally cute! He's way better than all those other losers you force yourself to date. I don't know why you do." She said. I glared at her.
"I don't date losers. I date guys in my league." I said. Rose rolled her eyes.
"Bella sweetie, the guys you force yourself to date shouldn't be in anybody's league. Edward is much more your pace." She said. I rolled my eyes. "Wait, is that why you were so hesitant about giving him your number?" she asked.
"Duh." I mumbled.
"Bella, that's ridiculous. He's totally into you." Alice said. I bit my lip, and played with a strand of my hair.
"You think?" I asked nervously. I really wanted to believe it.
"Of course. You'd have to be blind not to see it." Rosalie confirmed. I sighed.
"I hope so." I murmured. Alice grinned.
"So I take it you like him, too?" she asked. I nodded and blushed. "Good. Then when he calls, which he will, we shall set ourselves up on a date." She said.
"Wait, we?" I asked.
"Of course. Jasper is friends with Edward. We can double date." She said as if it was obvious. Rose and I looked at each other.
"Okay, spill the beans." Rose said. I nodded in agreement.
When Alice was done with her story, Rose and I were staring in amazement. "You just blurted that out? And he went for it?" I asked. Alice smiled and nodded.
"Wow. Major wow." Rose said. I nodded.
"That's…. wow." I said. It took a special person to understand the way that Alice's mind worked, and the fact that Jasper had right off the bat, gave him major kudos as far as I was concerned. And by the look on Rose's face it was safe to assume she felt the same.
"I feel kind of left out. You guys both meet great guys, and now I'm the odd duck out." Rose said, pouting.
"Ah, don't worry, Rose. We'll find you somebody, don't you worry." Alice said. Rose sighed.
"I hope so. Being single sucks." She said. I nodded absently. My mind was currently elsewhere, thinking about a pair of piercing green eyes.
EPOV
"So, how do you know Alice?" I asked. When Jasper quickly explained what had happened, I smiled. "Sounds like quite the interesting girl." I said. Jasper nodded, looking far away. I could already tell he was a goner for this girl. But that was okay, because she seemed to be in the same boat as him. Then Bella's face swam up into my mind. God she was something else. I could already tell she was going to be something special. That shy smile, that lovely blush…
I was caught up in my own thoughts when suddenly I realized something that made me laugh out loud. Jasper smiled. "What?"
"Emmet's gonna be pissed. He missed a blonde." I said, remembering the tall attractive blonde that had been with Bella and Alice. Rosalie I think her name was. Jasper laughed.
"Oh yeah. Man, sucks for him. Well, since she's friends with the girls maybe he'll get another shot." He said. I liked that he assumed we'd be seeing the girls again. Sometimes I loved Jasper's optimism.
"Yeah, maybe. Speak of the devil," I said, noticing Emmet walking into the store. As usual, he had grease smeared across his fingers and face, and a mile wide grin.
"Successful day?" Jasper asked.
"You bet your ass." Emmet said. He plopped down in one of the chairs that the break room provided.
"You didn't touch anything in the store did you?" I asked, eyeing his dirty hands suspiciously. Emmet rolled his eyes.
"No, I didn't touch anything. Jeez. So, how was your guy's day?" he asked. Jasper and I grinned at each other.
"You want to tell him, or should I?" I asked Jasper. He laughed.
"By all means," he said. Emmet looked from me to Jazz.
"What? What'd I miss?" he asked.
After I'd finished telling him exactly what he missed, he had just the reaction I imagined. "Aw, man! That sucks!" he whined. I laughed.
"For you anyways. But hey, maybe you'll get another chance." I said, trying to cheer him up. Emmet sighed.
"Yeah. So was she hot?" he asked. I assumed he was referring to Rosalie. I shrugged.
"Yeah, not really my type. I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to her." I said. I was much more focused on a certain brunette with an easy blush. Emmet sighed.
"Figures." He grumbled. Jasper and I laughed.
"Well, come on guys. Let's head out." He said, grabbing his jacket. I followed suit, and we all headed out to the car, Emmet still grumbling to himself. I bit back a snicker.
BPOV
The next couple of days were crazy. Between work and school, I barely had enough time to sleep, eat, and shower. When Wednesday rolled around, my one day off besides Saturday, I was exhausted. I flopped myself down on the couch, and sighed, ready for some personal rest and relaxation. Then I realized I hadn't even glanced at my cell phone in days. Crap! I was just about to pick it up off the counter when it rang. Hmm.
I read the caller ID, and saw it was my mom. I groaned, but answered it. "Hey, mom." I said, trying not to sigh. My mother could be very eccentric sometimes, and was always looking to set me up with some guy or another. Even when she still lived in Arizona. I'd moved there with her when I was little, but when I'd grown up, I wanted to be somewhere new, start over fresh. My dad lived in Forks, and I visited every now and again, but being in Oregon meant I was almost exactly between my mom and my dad. It was perfect.
"Hey sweetie! How are you? Is everything going okay? How's Alice and Rose?" she asked. Luckily my mom adored Alice and Rosalie, so she didn't worry about me so much being on my own.
"I'm fine, everything's good. Alice and Rose are great." I said.
"How's school, and work?" she asked.
"They're fine, everything's fine." I said.
"Good. Well," then my mother proceeded to tell me everything that had been happening since the last time she called two weeks ago. I only half listened, but made the right noises in the right places. When we'd caught up, and made plans for me to visit in a month for Thanksgiving, we said goodbye.
I sighed again. Sometimes talking to my mom could be exhausting. Then I remembered what I'd been doing before I'd answered the phone. I flipped open my cell, and saw there was one missed call, and one new voice message. My heart began to pound as I played the message. It went into overtime when I heard Edward's silky voice over the phone.
"Hey Bella; it's Edward. I was calling to ask you out to dinner, but I guess I missed you. Well, my friends and I are heading to a club tomorrow night, if maybe you wanted to come. You could of course bring Alice, and Rosalie." He gave me the time and the address of where they were going to be. "I hope to see you there. Bye Bella." He said.
I sighed as I hung up the phone. He'd remembered my friends' names. God he was amazing, and thoughtful. I looked to see when the message was left, then squeaked. It was left yesterday! I looked at my watch, and saw it was five o'clock. He'd said seven. Shit!
I dashed down the hall and pounded on Alice's door. "What?!" she shouted as she ripped it open. "Why are you trying to breakdown my door in the middle of my yoga?" she demanded.
"Edward called." I panted. She grinned.
"Yay! I told you he would." I waved that off.
"Invited you, me, Rose to club. Seven! Need to get ready!" I said. Alice's eyes widened.
"Is Jasper going to be there?" she asked. I nodded. "Well, hell! Why didn't you say so?! Rose!" she called. Rose popped her head out of her room.
"What?"
"Club night, get your booty ready!" she said. Rose grinned.
"Excellent!" she said, and then disappeared back into her room. Alice dragged me over to my room, and to my closet. She pulled out the dark blue top, black skirt, and high heels we'd bought at the mall, and thrust them at me.
"Where these, and don't argue! I gotta go change!" she said. Then she dashed off to her own room. I thought she could make an excellent general.
I did as she said, and pulled on the skirt and shirt. I couldn't deny they looked pretty good. I was nervous about the shoes though. Alice wanted klutzy me to wear high heels? Ha! I walked bare foot into Alice's room and saw she was already dressed. She was wearing a dark green slinky dress, with killer black boots, big silver hoop earrings, and bangle bracelets. "Wow, you look great!" I said, grinning. Alice smiled, and did a little twirl.
"Thanks. So do you. Why aren't you wearing your shoes?" she asked. I gave her my best 'yeah right' look.
"Alice, you do know me, right? Me, the klutz who can trip over nothing but air?" I asked. Alice laughed.
"Don't worry, Bella. We'll teach you how to walk in them, won't we Rose?" she asked just as Rosalie walked in. She'd be turned heads tonight. She was wearing a sizzling red strapless shirt, and tight low riser jeans that made her butt and legs look amazing.
"Sure we will. Come on, we'll give you a crash course." She said.
I followed Rose and Alice out to the living room, and slipped on the sexy little silver heels. They'd been teaching me how to dance, and I was pretty damn good, if I said so myself, but we hadn't worked up to heels yet. As promised, they gave me a crash course in walking in high heels, and I felt a bit better about wearing them. Once we'd all applied one last bit of makeup, we were ready to go, and just in time.
We all piled into Rose's red BMW convertible, since my truck was ancient and wouldn't go over 50 miles an hour and Alice's little Porsche wouldn't fit all three of us inside. Yes I know, a BMW and Porsche are expensive, but Alice and Rose's parents were filthy stinking rich, so they could afford it.
When we reached the club, we saw it was pretty packed. We made it inside, and were immediately immersed in music. Like most night clubs, the bar was on the right, the dance floor was huge and on the left, and then there were some tables in the back, and on the second floor. Rose and Alice took me out dancing once a week to try and get me to flirt and dance, so I was pretty used to it by now.
We made our way to the second floor, and snagged a table near the rail so we had the best view. Rose asked a waiter oh-so-sweetly, if he could reserve the table for us, and of course he did. No one refused Rosalie. When she bent over to find her lipstick in her purse on the seat, I swear three guys got whiplash from turning to look at her.
We then headed down to the dance floor, and looked for the guys. Alice was so small she easily weaved her way in and out of the crowd, saying she'd be back. Rose went off on her own, since she was unattached. I stayed pretty much where I was, dancing to the music, and craning my neck to look for Edward.
Suddenly, I felt someone brush my hair over my shoulder, and whisper in my ear. "I'm glad you could make it." I shivered, and turned around. There was Edward, looking sexy as hell, and grinned that crooked grin at me. I smiled back.
"Sorry I didn't return your call. Things have been kinda crazy." I said.
"Why don't you tell me all about it… after you dance with me?" He asked. I grinned.
"Oh, I don't know. What if you can't dance?" I asked. Oh my god! Was I flirting? I was flirting! Holy shit! Edward grinned.
"I sure I can keep up." He said. I smiled, and let him turn me around. He put his hands on my hips, and I shuddered. Damn… We started moving in time with the music, and I closed my eyes. I danced just the way that Rose and Alice had taught me, remembering to move my hips, arms, and legs. It was amazing. Edward and I were perfectly in sync; when I moved, he moved with me, when he took a breath, I took one too. It was the best dance of my life…
RPOV
Since Alice was looking for her guy, Jasper, and I could see Bella dancing with the bookstore cutie Edward, I wandered the dance floor. When I found a suitable spot, I began to dance. Dancing was one of my favorite pass times; it let you relax, clear your head, and flirt all at the same time, depending on how you did it, and who with.
Suddenly I felt someone tap my shoulder. I turned around, and some random guy grinning at me. "Hey baby, you want to dance?" he slurred. I sighed. The only downside to clubbing was sometimes the guys who hit on you, weren't necessarily the kind of guys you wanted to hit on you.
"No." I answered. I tried to get back in the zone, but this guy would just not take a hint.
"Ah, come on. Don't be like that." He said. The wonders of alcohol as that it made you blind to your own flaws, and made you think you could take on anyone. This wasn't a such a great thing for the rest of us.
"I said, no." I said, with more force. He gripped my arms.
"I say yes." He said. I was about to hit him were the sun don't shine, when I guy who looked like he should be a professional wrestler stepped up. Wow! He was well of six feet tall, with plenty of muscle, and sexy curly brown hair.
Mr. Muscle gripped the guy bothering me by the front of his shirt, and lifted him literally off his feet, and gave him a dangerous look. "The lady said no. So get." He said. The guy whimpered, and scrambled away. Mr. Muscle turned to face me. "Are you okay?" he asked sweetly. I smiled. God he was cute.
"Yeah, thanks." I said. He grinned, and looked like a great big teddy bear. The kind you just wanted to cuddle.
"No problem. I'm Emmet by the way." He said, holding out a great big hand for me to shake. I smiled, and took it.
"I'm Rosalie." I said. I leaned up on my toes, and kissed his cheek. "Thanks for rescuing me." I said. And damned if he didn't give me the cutest little-boy-caught-stealing-a-cookie-from-the-cookie-jar grin.
"Anytime. Would you like to dance?" he asked. I nodded, and thought tonight was turning out to be pretty freaking great.
BPOV
When the song was over, Edward leaned forward and asked if I wanted to head to a table. I nodded, and lead him up to the table we'd reserved. Alice and Jasper were already there, laughing and whispering to each other. I grinned at Alice. "Hey, Ali." I said, using her favorite nick name. She grinned back.
"Hello Bella. I see you found Edward." She said. I sat down, and Edward slid in next to me. I tried not to notice how close he was to me.
"Yup. Have you seen Rose?" I asked. Alice grinned.
"Why yes I have. In fact, here she comes now." She said. We all turned, and saw Rose walking over to us with the biggest guy I'd ever seen.
"Hey everybody, this is-"
"Emmet." Edward and Jasper finished. Alice and I looked at them.
"You all know each other?" I asked. Edward grinned at Emmet.
"Yeah. Em, that's the girl I was telling you about." He said. Emmet let out a big booming laugh.
"Wow. What a coincidence." He said.
We all sat down at the table, and ordered once the waiter came by. He seemed in a much worse mood now that Rose had somebody next to her. After ordering food, we started talking. All six of us flowed easily in and out of conversation liked we'd known each other forever. Edward and Jasper had plenty of stories about the trouble Emmet had gotten them into as kids, and even some more recent then that. And Rose, Alice and I had plenty of stories of our own.
When our food got there, we all broke off into separate conversations. Edward seemed to have a never ending stream of questions for me. Normally I didn't like to dominate the conversation, but Edward's intense gaze and undivided attention prompted me to talk. The great thing I found about Edward was that he was honestly interested in my answers. Not like some guys, like Mike Newton from my work, who'd ask questions just to make you think they were interested in the answers. But no, not Edward.
After we'd finished our food, we admitted we had to go. It turned out that the guys had school tomorrow too, just like we did. So we headed out to our cars. As soon as Rosalie discovered that Emmet drove a big supped up Jeep Wrangler, she and him instantly got into a deep and concentrated discussion about cars. Alice and I just laughed. Jasper walked with Alice over to Edward's car, since they'd ridden together, while Edward walked me over to Rose's car to wait for everybody else. It worked out kind of perfectly, because now we each had a tiny bit of privacy to say goodnight.
Edward smiled at me. "I had a really great time, tonight." He said, tucking a stray strand of my hair behind my ear. I smiled even as my heart pounded in my chest.
"Me, too." I murmured.
"Do I get to see you again?" he asked. I smiled.
"I'd like that. Call me?" Edward grinned.
"Of course. Goodnight, Bella." He murmured. He cupped my cheek in his head, and then slowly bent his head. Everything seemed to freeze, blur, and then fade into the background, until all that was left was Edward and me. He paused, just a breath away from my mouth, and sighed. I got drunk of his scent, and waited endlessly for him to kiss me. When he finally did, I went deaf, dumb, and blind.
His mouth was so warm, and so soft. He kissed me softly, tenderly, with just the enough pressure to drive me mad. His fingertips stroked my cheek softly, and then he pulled away. His eyes were hot and intense as he gazed at me. "Goodnight." He said again.
"Goodnight." I murmured. Then he turned and walked back to his car. I shook myself, and saw Alice walking towards me with a dreamy look, and Rose with a goofy grin. I laughed.
"What?" Alice asked.
"I'll tell you later." I said, shaking my head. Then we all piled into the car and headed home.
Ending Note: Hey, I hope you liked this chapter. I'm probably not gonna post another one until tomorrow, but we'll see. Don't forget to review!! Peace!!!! ~~~~~~~:D~~~~~~~
