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How Did I Fall in Love With You
Chapter 7
Bella's POV
The week went by like a blur, and before I knew it, today was Saturday. The celebration of my birth and also the day of the party. Today was September 13. I told Renee and Charlie that I will be spending my birthday with a couple of friends, and they were fine with that; I just have to celebrate it with them tomorrow. If I could live that long.
I was at the Cullen house hold all week to discuss wedding details and the party. Every time Alice talks about the party I cringe with fright and wish I could just crawl into a rock and disappear. I tried to make up as many excuses as I can, but whatever I said she just continued with the planning like I never said anything.
It unbelievable how close Alice and I got. Its like she's become my best friend in a couple of days. We practically know every detail of each other lives because we mostly talk about everything.
I bumped into Edward a few times when I was in their humble home. After the conversation we had, we just smiled awkwardly and say hi to each other. Every time I see him there was always an awkward silence that can never be filled. Edward made no move to interact with me and I was perfectly fine with that.
The things between Edward and I were alright; I guess. At least we don't hate eat other. We were at an okay level and I accepted who he was. I mean we're only getting married for publicity, and the whole town all ready knows about the engagement, everyone except my parents.
Well, since my best friend told me to be at her house at noon, I got there at 11:50 to be fairly early so she wont throw a fit for being late.
I learned not to push Alice's buttons, unless I have a death wish.
I rang their door bell and before it finished ringing, Alice pulled me toward her over sized bed room.
I still couldn't get over the fact that her room was at least twice as big as my room and my parents room combined.
She decorated her room like a salon; so you would have that feeling of being pretty.
"okay Bella today's the big day. Take deep breaths and you will okay." it seemed like she was more nervous than I was.
"Alice, I'm fine. Until you told me that!" Great! Now I'm fucking nervous.
"Ops! My bad… Sorry. Okay well enough chit chat! Lets get prettied up!"
And with that she put me into a soft comfortable pink leather chair and brushed my wavy chocolate brown hair softly.
I groaned knowing that this was going to be worse than hell.
6 hours later…..
"Really Alice, I think I have enough lip gloss on." I told Alice getting fairly annoyed.
"Just one more dab. Mhm.. Okay there we go! You are officially perfect!" She was practically singing with excitement.
I turned around to the mirror and saw a completely different person.
This cannot possibly be me!
I mean she was drop dead gorgeous! No that would be an insult, she was better than gorgeous. The stranger wore a tight blue strapless dress that brought out her curves perfectly. Sure it was short, it was about 3 inches above her Knee's, but it looked like the dress was meant for her only. For shoes, she wore dangerous jet black stiletto heels. Her make up was mostly natural except for the silver eye shadow swept onto her eye, the black eyeliner that made her eyes stand out, mascara that made her eye lashes look thick, lip gloss that made her lips irresistibly kissable, and red blush around her cheeks, that was applied to her face. Her brown hair was kept in an elegant, but tight curls that fell gently on her back. For accessories all she had was a heart shaped necklace that hung around her perfect angled neck. It was like she was the only one that could pull a look like this off.
All in all she was perfect.
I was absolutely ecstatic, that Alice could transform boring Bella in to this amazing sex god that guys would drool over.
"oh my god! Wow Alice you did an amazing job with me!" I said giving her a tight hug. When I let go I finally saw what she looked like.
If you thought I looked amazing, you would be shocked into what Alice looked like.
On the other hand, Alice wore a beautiful strapless soft rose colored dress that had ruffles on it. She wore classical rhinestone shoes that complimented her feet perfectly. For her make up she had white eye shadow on that made her eyes stand out, eyeliner that out lined her eyes that made them bigger, a simple dab of lip gloss on her full lips, and lastly light blush on her cheeks. Her short black hair had spikes pointing in every direction possible. She make every girl tonight envy they way she looked.
"Alice you look absolutely stunning!" I said agonizing her looks.
"ha ha thanks! You too!"
"wow thanks. I could have never pulled this off with out you!" I said and pulled her into another friendly hug.
Knock! Knock!
"Who is it?" Alice asked in the most adorable tone.
"Its Emmett and Edward! Hurry up the limos waiting!" Emmett sounded like he was impatient, and he couldn't wait any longer for us.
"Okay will be right down!"
She turned back to me and I knew that she knew I felt nervous already. I knew that you can see I suddenly started bullets of sweat. The feeling was obviously eating me inside.
"Bella! Please stop sweating! Please!" Alice pleaded trying to fix the damage I made.
I took 2 deep breaths to get my heart rate lowered.
"Okay, I think I got this." I said hopefully.
Alice looked at me with tight eyes and started to speak.
"Okay here's the plan Bella. We walk down the stairs to the limo. When we come out of the limo, Edward will escort you down the hotel. Then we have a great time and forget about tomorrow! Just have fun tonight okay? There's a lot of surprises you'll find unbelievable!" she said, but it sounded like she was singing to me instead of explain the directions to me.
I took a big gulp that I even heard myself. I really needed to relax. Nothing bad is going to happen today. Nothing.
"Okay here we go. And try not to trip. You'll rip the dress." she smirked.
I took another deep breath and opened the door.
As I was walking down the stairs I had to keep my full attention to where I was walking; making sure I don't trip. But Edward made it impossible to do so.
His emerald eyes were staring at me the whole time I walked down the stairs.
It made me self conscious, but I reminded myself that I at least looked decent. If Alice wasn't in the room.
I tried to watch my steps as they flowed towards the stairs, but it was impossible to ignore Edwards gaze.
The way his perfect green eyes flowed through my face, then my dress, then my legs. His eyes taking a look up and down not believing that I was right in front of him. It seemed like he enjoyed what he saw.
I had to admit, Edward cleans up pretty good for a guy like himself. His black tux held his tight muscles in place and complemented his body perfectly. His tie was surprisingly the same exact color as my dress.
Hmm.. Alice must have gotten to him too.
Ugh! Bella get a grip! Alice said not to fall in love with him. He was a bad influence. A bad person, very bad.
I made it swiftly down the stairs in heels without a slip up. I felt really proud of myself.
"Wow, Bella. You look incredible! Absolutely amazing!" Edward said with feeling and took a better view of me.
"Damn Bells you look really hot!" Emmett said laughing.
"Thanks guys." I said shyly. I blushed at their comments making my cheeks bright red.
I got a really good look at Emmett and recognized that he had a similar tux on like Edward, but didn't wear a tie. Believe me he was just as dazzling as Edward.
"Well lets get our butts in the limo so we can finally party! Its time to get DRUNK!" Emmett yelled and ran outside and saw Alice not far away from him. She was laughing and shaking her head in embarrassment.
"Well beautiful, are you ready to party?" he said chuckling.
"Ready as I'll ever be." I said smiling.
I pulled out his hand and I took it happily. I don't know if it was just me, but the way his hand felt sent an electric shock through me. It wasn't painful, but it felt nice. Like I was protected from all evil from the world with that just one touch.
He helped me into the limo and we were on our way.
The limo was amazing; like a hotel room but on wheels, and better.
It was dark so it gave all 4 of us privacy. There was a silver disco ball in the middle and Emmett raised the volume so high that we would all go deaf.
We were all having a good time, dancing and singing like maniacs, when I noticed that I got really comfortable with the Cullen's.
They all have their own spark and each of them had their own personality that separated them from each other. But what they all had in common, was their warmth. Every time I was with a Cullen, I felt protected. Like I was already a Cullen myself.
I smiled at the thought and went back to singing tunelessly along with Alice.
I noticed that Edward was sitting really close to me. Our bodies touching next to each other, his arm relaxing on my shoulder, and surprisingly it felt nice. Like he was my protector, and his skin was always marble smooth that it was irritable not to touch. Besides I was so curious to how his body felt.
The limo came to a stop at the fanciest hotel in town. It looked like the Hilton hotel but a hundred times better. Sure it was old, but it gave it that classical look that was timeless.
The limo door came open and all of a sudden a wave of screaming and camer flashes occurred. It was like we were entering a big premiere, like the Oscars or something.
Alice and Emmett went out of the limo and swiftly went inside the hotel. The paparazzi took pictures and even yelled their names. Edward slid out of the limo and waited for me. He held out his soft marble hand to me.
I took it with happiness and ease.
We went hand-in-hand into the hotel, and cameras started to flash.
"Edward! Is that your famous fiancé?! Come tell us the details!" a nameless paparazzi said with curiosity.
"She's beautiful! Finally your going to settle down! that's good news." another one said with a meaningless tone.
We just ignored them and continued to walk towards the hotel.
The feeling was ultimately disturbing. I don't know how celebrities survive this. I mean who would like it when some random people call your name and take pictures of you? This was utterly pathetic and disturbing all at the same time. Disturbing because I was being blinded by the endless flashes of the camera, and pathetic because of me.
Edward saw my dismay and chuckled at it. I gave him a playful nudged in the shoulder.
"Ouch… Hey! That hurts!" he said sarcastically, rubbing his shoulder with his free hand.
"well maybe you shouldn't be making fun of me!" I said smirking.
"ha ha I couldn't help it. You should have seen your face! " he said honestly and continued to laugh aimlessly.
I loved Edwards laugh. It was the best sound of the world. It was a combination of youth, innocence, and at the same time it sounded like a man. I wouldn't mind hearing his laugh every single day. His angelic laugh.
When we entered the hotel, I felt absolutely speechless. If you thought the outside was beautiful, the inside was fucking amazing! It was classy and elegant all at the same time. There were timeless furniture spread around the lobby and a fountain in the middle. Soft white colored lamps on top with some cute meaningless items. Unbelievable paintings that were older than me. They were all beautiful, everything was beautiful!
Is this real? Is this really happening to me? I cannot possibly dream about this.
"Bella!" Esme called my name and I jumped nervously and turned around.
Edward chuckled again and rubbed my hand so that I would relax. I felt so nervous and jumpy that surprises were not a good idea right now.
I saw Carlisle hand in hand with his lovely wife come towards us. They dress alike and matched the occasion heretically. White on white. I felt Edward stiffen under my arm. I knew that he and his ideal father never got along. Never. They always find ways to argue with each other and never agreed to anything.
I always thought that Esme and Carlisle were the ideal parent couple. I mean, everything they do is perfect. They had perfect physical features, kids that were drop dead gorgeous, and tons of money in the bank. What more do they want? They had the life anyone would die for to have.
"happy birthday Bella!" Esme sang happily. Now I know where Alice gets her enthusiasm from.
She let go of her husbands grip and gave me a motherly hug. I noticed that she made me feel like I was part of the family. I saw Renee in her. My mother into this beautiful and perfect woman.
"Thanks Esme." I said with a little less enthusiasm then her.
When she let go Carlisle claimed me next and gave me a tight hug.
"happy birthday! Esme and I just wanted to see how the party looked, and wanted to wish you a very memorable birthday. Have a good time okay?" he said with a fatherly tone.
"wait, your not staying?" obviously I was confused. Why were they not attending the party?
"do really want old people in the club?" Edward said sarcastically laughing.
I hit his shoulder, and knew he was wrong. I mean Esme and Carlisle were youthful and young. They can pass as the older siblings of Alice, Edward, and Emmett. They looked nothing like parents, let alone old.
"Yes he's right. We don't want to ruin your night. Have fun and we will just see you in the morning." Esme said smiling.
She kissed my cheek and Carlisle gave me a warm smile. And with those last gestures, they left without another word.
I felt horrible that Esme and Carlisle were not going to the party. I mean they are absolutely the most amazing parents and they wont be able to attend this party. I shook my head back and forth knowing that Alice must have begged them not to come to the party.
Typical Alice.
Edward led me inside the club where the party was and lost my train of thought. To my surprise it was elegant and pretty over the top. It was kind of like the party you would see only on television. Everything was arranged perfectly in a certain manner.
The club was huge. Like the size of a ballroom but twice as big with a second floor and a stage. It was dark and pretty neon colored lights moving in random directions. There were balloons everywhere and colorful decorations that matched the club flawlessly. There was at least 12 tables filled with food and drinks spread in different places and a alcohol bar in the back. Loud music was playing, so you cant really hear anything. That made it impossible to hear anything. Screaming and laughter filled the air and it was intoxicating.
The club was packed with people dancing around; girls with elegant dresses and guys with tuxes. You can tell that they were having an incredible time and didn't want to leave the dance floor .This was defiantly the party of the year.
"Bella!" Alice yelled, and in that instant Edward let go of my hand.
I suddenly missed his warm touch and the way he held my hand tight in a protective way.
"Bella! Bella! Come on lets get inside the club!" Alice was practically jumping up and down. It seemed like her head was about to explode of excitement.
She suddenly got a good grip on my wrist and pulled me deeper into the club until I reached the stage.
"Here Comes the Birthday Girl!" the announcer said in a cheery voice.
And in that instant I was the center of attention. All of the people were waiting for me to say something or at least do something magnificent.
I nervous enough until Alice gave me the microphone the announcer had, meaning I had to make a speech.
My hand were shaking and I swear I would have dropped the microphone if I didn't tighten the grip harder.
I took a deep breath and forced a smile on my face.
"thank you everyone for attending the party! Have a great time and have fun! I just wanted to thank Alice, Emmett, Edward, Esme, and Carlisle for this amazing party! Have a great time tonight!" I tried to sound as cheery as the announcer, but to me it sounded like I was depressed.
I guess my plan worked because everyone started to scream and yell, then the music started again. Dancing and drinking had began at last.
As I was walking down of the center stage, I was surprised that my whole school was here. I saw my school friends Angela, Jessica, Emily, Elizabeth, Christina and many more.
I pulled Alice's shoulder. "Alice how did you invite Angela and everybody else?"
"Bella it was really easy. I just went to your school and gave invites out. Then they all showed up. And besides this is one of your surprises of the night! There's more to come you know." she smiled.
I hugged her tightly and whispered 'thank you so much' to her ear.
And with that she took my hand and towed me to the dance floor. Even though I didn't know how to dance nicely, I just danced. My favorite song came on and I started to get the feel of the music when someone tapped my shoulder.
"Oh my god! Jacob! What are you doing here?" I literally jump to give him a hug.
"I was invited. Oh by the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" he said having a shy smile on his face.
"oh my god! I cannot believe this! Wow this is the best day of my life. Now everyone I love is here!" I said blubbering up with satisfaction.
Like who wouldn't be happy with everything I've been through this whole day?
"Bells calm down. Its only me." he said trying to calm me down.
"only you Jake. No everything is perfect now!"
I took his hand and led him out of the club so we can talk in private.
"oh my god I cant believe you're here! Now the night is absolutely perfect!" I said.
"yup, besides this is your 18th birthday. You should have a really big party!"
"yeah, Alice did this for me. I love her, she's so nice and the perfect friend I need."
He just smiled and looked deeply into my brown chocolate eyes.
"Birthday girl! Where are you?!" the announcer said.
Then Alice interrupted him. "Bella where are you!" she practically yelled ferociously that scared the hell out of me.
"well Jake I better go before Alice blows up her tiny head. Hey enjoy the rest of the night! I'll catch up with you later." with that I stood up in my dangerous stilettos.
"Bells, I'm sorry, but I have to leave early because of my curfew, and you know Billy. He would put me on 'lock down' if I was late." Jake said laughing. His laugh was so contagious I had to join in.
"BELLA!" Alice said practically yelling. You sense that she put a lot of venom into her voice.
"I'm sorry I really have to go. Bye Jacob." I kissed his cheek and gave him a tight hug before I went back to the club.
I wasn't really paying attention, when I bumped into Edward.
What was he doing outside of the club? Was he spying on me?
No. that was impossible. Edward would never fall for a normal girl like me. For gods sakes, he was Edward Cullen. I shook my head and banished the thought immediately.
"hey Bella, umm I think Alice wants you. You better hurry before she busts a vein in her perfect pale forehead." he said playfully,but I could hear it in his tone that something was wrong.
"yeah I kind of figured that one out." I said forcing a smile on my face.
He just laughed, his angelic laugh that dazzled the hell out of me.
"Hey I need to ask you something later, but first lets get you escorted into the club before Alice blows up her head okay," Edward added and I took his warm and protective hand.
We walked into the club and a lot of gasps and 'oh my god' came on.
"finally! Ugh. Are you deaf?" Alice said irritated.
I mouthed sorry to her and I knew she would forgive me later.
"well its time to blow your cake!" she said in a happy tune.
With a sigh Edward and I went up on stage and I saw the biggest cake ever. I let go of Edwards hand and went to see the enormous white and pink colored cake. I didn't know how tall it was, but it was obviously taller than me. The cake had the words' happy birthday Bella!' on it with pink frosting. It was embarrassing but if it made Alice happy, why not?
I had to get on a ladder carefully making sure not rip my dress or trip over my shoes, to blow the candles. Damn that is one big ass cake, I thought to myself.
Please! Please don't let me fall into the cake! That would be embarrassing! It would be worse than death!
With a big blow, and when I say blow I mean blows, the fire on the candle burned away and it was official, I was no longer 17. I was a legal adult now.
After that my friends from school led me to the dance floor and we started to get the party started. I was really feeling the music, and was into all the dance. Even a couple of guys asked me to dance, but I had to turn them down.
I was supposedly an engaged woman now.
When I finally felt exhausted, I slowly walked into the table where Emmett, Alice, Edward, and a few random people where sitting in.
"Hey guys. Whets up?" I said taking a seat next to Alice and Emmett.
"Nothing interesting. Just chugging as much alcohol as I can." Emmett smiled and continued drinking.
When I sat down I noticed that a blonde boy, who still had child features in his face had his eyes locked on me the whole time I was talking. He was defiantly interested. You can see it in his eyes that he was. Yup, it was obvious.
It looked like I was not the only one uncomfortable in the table. Edward on the other hand looked mad and angry, but tried his best not to show any emotion.
Why was he so upset? Did I do something wrong?
I was deep in my thoughts, trying to figure out what was wrong with him, when Alice started to complain.
"ugh! I'm so tired. I cant even get up!" Alice complained.
"well duh, you should be tired. Planning this amazing party and the upcoming wedding. Your being over worked. You need to go to a spa or something." I said sarcastically.
"really? You like the party? Really?!" her voice in the highest octave.
"well of course I do, this is the most amazing party anyone could have asked for! Thank you Alice." I said in a very slow and meaning full tone.
"awhhh. Bella! Your welcome!" she said giving me a quick tight hug,
"ohh and I'll see you guys later, ok? I'm just going to get a drink. " she was eyeing a blonde guy that walked out of the club. And with that she dashed off, that she disappeared into thin air.
I just smiled and got up from the table.
"where you going?" Edward asked, truly curious. His eyes staring directly into mine.
"I don't know. A walk out in the garden of the hotel maybe." I shrugged. I didn't really care where I was going to go. All I knew was that I needed time to absorb what happened today. Try to wrap my head in thoughts.
"okay, I'll come with you." he stood up and was in my side in an instant.
Whoa, that caught me off guard. Did he really say that? Edward Cullen going to a walk with me, instead of hanging with his drunken friends.
"no, you don't have to. Stay here with your friends." I turned around and prayed that he would let me walk by my self.
There was this strange feeling inside of me. A part of me wanted him to come, but another was scared. Like there were two Bella's. One wanted Edward. Needed him like a drug. He surprisingly became an item I couldn't live without.
The other wanted to stay away from him. To just keep away from his negative and bad influences.
Ugh why does life have to so complicated?
I was just about to start to walk towards the garden when something strong caught me wrist.
"No, its okay. I'll come with you. Its gotten really boring watching Emmett chug beer. Seriously that guy is going to throw up any minuet and I don't want to be there when that happens!" he said sarcastically.
I smiled and looked away.
"and.. I kind of wanted to learn more about you Bella." he said sheepishly.
Wow I was speechless to what he said. My heart racing in my chest. For the first time I felt like I was whole and everything about life was perfect. Like the rest of the world melted when he was here next to me.
We walked towards the garden and he unexpectedly took my hand into his. I figured that one of us would pull away, but that didn't happen. I felt his warm, smooth, perfect, hand . There was that unknown surprise tingle inside of me, that happened every time he touched me. Like a current inside of me flowing.
It was like I have finally found the missing piece inside of me.