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How Did I Fall in Love With You
Chapter 19
Bella's POV
School passed in a blur and before I knew it, I was waiting outside for Edward. While I was standing at the usual spot, I couldn't help but think about how much I needed Edward now. I mean, he was always there through the rough and hard times. He showed me how much he truly cared about me. I cant imagine my life without him now.
I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't hear someone approach me and took a tight hold on my waist.
"hello, beautiful." his velvet voice whispered to my ear sending shivers down my spine.
I turned around to face his loving face. I couldn't help smiling at giggling at him. Before I had enough time to compose my face, he attacked me with his tender soft lips. I happily kissed him back with as much force. Every time Edward touches me, innocent as grabbing my hand, he sends my heart beating so fast that it felt like it was going explode. The sparks start to fly and the current runs through us once again. When I was kissing Edward, it always felt new to me, like I can never get tired of it. I can never get tired of Edward.
He broke the kiss giving us both time to breathe. I couldn't quite catch my breathe no matter how hard I tried, because of him. He stared at me with his piercing emerald eyes.
"I love you Bella." he whispered looking directly at my eyes.
That made me crack a smile on my face. No matter how many times Edward tells me that he loved me, I still couldn't believe it. I mean, this god like figure loving a normal person like me, seems impossible.
"I love you Edward." I replied.
With that he kissed me again with his lips. He placed his hands on my waist making sure that I wouldn't fall. I twined my fingers and knotted them on his messy bronze hair giving me a better hold of him. I loved the way our lips were fitted perfectly for each other. Like two missing puzzles that fit as one.
"excuse me, Mr. Cullen and Ms. Swan, no PDA allowed on school campus." the principal informed us in a strict tone.
"yes sir." I managed to say while taking out of Edwards hold, but keeping him hand gripped to mine.
"I understand that you two are married, but please reframe from PDA on campus. I don't want you two to encourage such behavior towards the other students." he reminded us.
"it wont happen again, sir. I promise." I told him honestly.
He eyed us one more time before walking off the direction of his office. Ugh sometimes adults can be so annoying. I mean, all we were doing was kissing. Its not like we were having sex for the whole world to see.
I turned to Edward who had a big smile on his face once again. What has gotten in to him today? It seems like all he could do today was smile.
"what's with all the smiling today?" I asked hitting his chest playfully.
"well, besides standing next to the most amazing woman I have ever met, I have a surprise for you, my dear." he said in his velvet voice.
"Edward you know I hate surprises. You don't have to do it." I informed him.
He just looked at me with his loving emerald eyes and started to stoke my cheek with his light finger tips causing me to blush.
"I want to do it." he replied.
Just then he was leaning over to kiss me with his lips, when I stopped him. By the look of his expression he seemed shock that I would reject his kiss. After all, I've been wanting his lips since the day we met, but never told him that. Eventually he knew that it was my weakness and used it against me.
"No PDA, remember? As much as I want to kiss your perfect lips, we cant do it here. I'm afraid the principal would come out again, and we would get into more trouble." I told him.
He had a goofy grin on his face making him more attractive, if that was possible. He just rolled his eyes at me and gave me a tight hug. I swear his arms are like protective cage to me. He felt so warm and made me want to never leave his arms.
"come on, lets go." he said towing me to his beloved Volvo.
He opened the passenger seat for me, like a noble gentleman, and I swiftly sat down. Before I knew it, the familiar purr of the engine started and we were on our way. After a few minuets of his classical music that filled the air, I turned to him.
"okay, Edward. Where are we going?" I asked.
"I told you it's a surprise." he replied stoking my cheek again.
"you know I don't like surprises." I said pouting my lower lip out. It became a stupid habit of mine when I was a child. My mother always said it was cute and that it was a face no one can say no to. Obviously, Edward can.
"I'm one hundred percent positive that you will love this one." he reassured me.
Mhm.. What surprise can Edward possibly hide from me. I kept thinking hard on what he was keeping from me, that I didn't even recognize the car stopped.
"what are we doing in the woods, Edward?" I asked curiously.
"its part of your surprise." he said pulling me to a quick kiss. After he parted his lips from mine I had a sudden craving of more. It felt like I could kiss him forever and never get tired of it. It seems like he had some kind of effect on me that I have never experienced before. He was like my own personal brand of heroine.
"okay lets go before the sun goes down." he said grabbing my hand tightly in to his.
We started to walk to the path that seemed deadly to me. I mean any klutz like me would be freaked out and scared about hiking in the woods. I mentally thanked myself for choosing to wear sneakers to day. I knew that Alice would start bickering about my certain choice of shoe, but it's a good thing I didn't listen to her.
After a half hour of talking and hiking, we eventually came across the location Edward had his surprise in. I was nervous and happy at the same time. Nervous because I didn't know what to expect from this god like man. I had no idea what he had in store for me, but happy that he was that thoughtful about me. To me, it feels like I truly love Edward and nothing can ever change that.
"okay, are you ready, my love?" he asked, cupping my eyes with his, making my vision disappear.
"ready as I'll ever be," I replied.
We started to walk straight and towards the unknown place. The ground felt very bumpy from the rocks and twigs that were laying on the floor, making it impossible to walk straight.
Finally, Edward took his hands that were on my eyes away, giving me back my vision. that's when I saw the most beautiful thing I have ever laid my eyes on.
The meadow was small, but yet big enough. It was perfect. You can tell that it was all made by mother nature because everything was so natural. Nothing was made by man, it was created by nature. The meadow had a small pond that held pure water on the floor. Colorful flowers surrounded the meadow, with endless colors and shapes. The trees were ancient and old, but seems to fit the scene perfectly. All in all the meadow was flawless and defiantly took my breath way.
"do you like it?" Edward said sliding his hand on my waist.
"it beautiful Edward." I whispered, looking up to his beautiful green eyes.
"not as beautiful as you, my love." he whispered onto my ear, sending shivers down my spine.
He pulled me closer to himself and placed his fore head on to mine. Edward just continued to stare at me with his piercing yet loving eyes. I felt like I could get lost and leave everything behind by just staring at Edwards eyes. He cupped his smooth hand to my cheeks and kissed my softly on the lips. I deepened the kiss pulling him closer to me, never wanting to let go. It felt like I could kiss Edward all the time, and I didn't care that I needed air to survive. All I knew that I needed was Edward.
I pulled away to continue staring at his eyes. Edward then took a good grip of my hand and lead me deeper to the meadow. He walked until he reached the middle and sat down swiftly; I quickly followed. I sat down comfortably in Edwards warm arms, his head above mine, and his cool breath only inches from mine. There I felt his heart beat, the most significant sound in the world. I memorized his breathing, the way he was perfect in my eyes. I was afraid that if I blink this would all become a dream and that I would soon wake up.
We were laying on the grass that seemed like forever. And I wanted it to stay like that. It be here forever in this peaceful place with the man I love. Even if I don't go to heaven, just as long I was with him, I would be alright. Edward continued to stoke my brown hair back and forth, trying to relax me even more. I loved the way he touches me, the way the electricity flows right through us.
"tell me what your thinking." Edward said after minuets of silence.
"well, I was thinking about you." I answered him honestly.
A smile appeared on his face, causing my heart to flutter inside of my chest.
"that's interesting." he commented back.
"yeah very." I whispered.
"do you know what? It feels like I was here with you before. Like some kind of dream or something. I just remember taking you to this certain place, but I never did." he told me.
That got me thinking of dream I had a long time ago. It seemed like it was a distant past then a couple of months. I remember that dream clearly now. Both Edward and I sitting laying on the grass, peacefully without any interruptions. It felt like everything was at ease and nothing mattered except for the person who sat next to me. In my dream, Edward was leaning in to kiss me, but unfortunately my alarm clock woke me up, and the dream never finished.
I rolled to Edwards side and got on top of him. I quickly moved my face closer so that he could see me with direct eyes. Our faces and lips only centimeters a part. And before I knew it, I moved closer towards him and kissed him with as much force necessary. I felt his tongue swirl inside of my mouth causing me to moan and want more of him. He took hold of my waist, keeping a good grip on me so that I wouldn't fall apart. I quickly broke the kiss and looked at his confused eyes.
"Edward, I love you so much." I told him.
"I couldn't live a day without you Bella. And I love you with all my heart." he said to me in his angelic voice.
And with that he pulled closer to me and kissed me again passionately.
The day went off without a hitch and before we knew it Edward and I were on our way home from our long day spending time with each other. We spent most of the day in the meadow, just talking to one another and I just wanted to be with Edward. Time flew so fast that we didn't even know that the sun had already set and it was already getting late.
Edward was speeding off the free way not caring about his speed limit. Usually I would always caution him to slow down and just enjoy the ride, but he would then fire back that he didn't like to drive slow and preferred to drive fast. Of course all Cullen's liked to drive fast, that would explain their exquisite collections of vehicles.
In no time we made it to the humble home of the Cullen's. Like always a gentlemen, Edward opened my door for me and grabbed my hand to lead me inside the house.
Just before we can step another foot, we were shocked by what we saw. It was Emmett and Rosalie on the couch, their hands twined with each other and their lips looked liked they were super glued to one another. It looked like the way they held each other was the same as the way Edward and I did. I could see the sparks that flew towards them and I can completely understand the feelings they had for one another.
I quickly shut the door behind me making a big noise. Emmett and Rose quickly loosened their grip from one another and turn to face both Edward and I.
"So, I can see you had a good day today Rose." I said in a sarcastic tone. I smiled playfully at her and she still seemed shocked by the looks of it.
"oh, Bella. I came over here to see if you wanted to go shopping with me today, but you weren't home from school yet. Emmett said that Edward was on his way to pick you up so he suggested that I should just stay here and wait until you came back. But you never did." she explained to me.
"I'm sorry you had to wait Rose," I apologized.
"but at least you were occupied until we came home." Edward joked.
Rose suddenly blushed tomato red and to my surprise so did Emmett. I can see the electricity that flowed through them. It reminded me of how Edward and I didn't know that we were descendent to be together.
"so what was the hold up? I mean, what took you guys 5 hours to get home, when it was only a 10 minuet drive?" Emmett quickly changed the subject.
I suddenly didn't know what to say. I mean no one knew about the relationship Edward and I shared except for Alice. What the hell was I going to say to Emmett?
"well, Bella was hungry so we went to a restaurant at Port Angeles. There was a lot of traffic, and we were having such a good time that it flew by that we never noticed the time." Edward lied effortlessly.
I sighed in relief that Edward was here with me. Who knows what could have happened if Emmett started questioning me? It would have ended badly, or worse he would find out about us.
"mhmm, okay. Do you guys have leftovers? Usually Bella cant finish her food and I'm the one who does." Emmett said in a disbelieving tone. This time he looked at me directly making a permanent hold on me. I knew that he could see the fear, nervousness, and absolutely knew that I was hiding something from him.
"so Bella. Did you have any leftovers?" Emmett asked me again.
"I… uhh… well…okay, y-you see-" I kept stuttering on but Emmett eventually cut me off.
"okay enough with the lies. Where the hell have you guys been? And what the hell going on between you two? You guys seem like you hiding something big." Emmett went straight to the point with no excuses this time.
"there's nothing going on between us." Edward said in a believable tone.
"nothing my ass. Come on just tell me. You know you can trust me." he fired back.
I stared at Edward with my scared and fearful eyes. I did not want to tell Emmett and Rosalie like this. But we all knew that eventually everyone would find out about our little secret. I accepted the fact that one day everyone would know that I loved Edward with all my heart and he also loved me too, but I never knew that the day would come so soon.
"oh my god! Bella your pregnant!" Rosalie accused in a loud tone.
I just laughed at her thought. Really me, pregnant? I didn't have a life until now. Believe it or not that I never had my first kiss and that Edward was my first.
"NO! Of course NOT!" I yelled back at her.
"well, now that's over. Back to the subject. What the hell is going on?" Emmett asked impatiently.
"okay, okay. Well, Edward and I are officially together." I said in a shy tone.
Rosalie bounced out of the couch she was sitting in and rushed to my side. She then attacked me with one of her cuddly and suffocating hugs. She was so happy and joyful that she was jumping up and down with excitement. I can see the happiness in her eyes and she was truly glad that I found someone I can be with.
"OH MY GOD BELLA! IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!" she yelled at my ear.
"thanks Rose." I said back.
"wow, I'm happy for you man." Emmett said to Edward.
Edward just smiled and when Rose let go of me, he took my hand in to his. He then kissed my tiny fingers and wrapped his fingers with mine.
"hey Emmett, Rose you cant tell anybody about this. Especially mom and dad. Bella and I want to keep this a secret for now." Edward explained to them.
"don't worry, man you can trust me." Emmett said.
"yeah, I wont say a word." Rosalie promised.
I sighed in relief and looked at Edward who had the same expression. When our eyes met I felt the sudden rush of the electricity and the feeling that was unexplainable.
"Awhh.. Look at you guys!! Your so adorable together!" Rosalie told us.
"thanks, Rose." I replied.
Great, now more people know what's happening between Edward and I. I mean, I knew that I could trust Emmett and Rose with this big of a secret, but what would happen if more people find out. Eventually, Carlisle and Esme would know. I shivered because of the thought.
"okay, now that we told you what was happening between Bella and I, its your turn. What's going on between you two?" Edward asked raising one eye brow.
I looked at Rose and Emmett and it was pure guilt. There was defiantly something going something between them, and they were trying their best to hide it.
"I have no idea what your talking about." Emmett said.
"okay, you have no idea that you two were practically making out on the couch?" Edward fired back to them.
"nothing happened." Emmett muttered out.
"what do you mean nothing happened?" I asked Rose this time. Maybe she would give me the whole story this time and with some details.
"okay well, we were watching a movie and just hanging out, while I was waiting for you. And I guess it just happened." Rose told me.
"so it just happened?" I asked.
Rose nodded her head and looked down to hide her blush.
"so what are you guys together now?" Edward asked with curiosity in his voice.
Emmett and Rosalie gave each other a good look, and for the first time they had nothing to say. They were speechless and it seemed like they couldn't find the words to describe what they were feeling.
"so..?" Edward asked after a few minuets of silence.
Then Emmett stared Rose with his piercing eyes and opened his mouth to say something.
"umm.. Rosalie, do you want to go out sometime?" Emmett asked in a shaky voice.
Rose cracked a big smile on her face that seemed like it would hurt. She was so happy and I can tell by the way it looked on her face. Rose then pulled Emmett to a big hug and nodded yes. Emmett was obviously ecstatic about the idea because he kept a smile on his face too. After moments of silence and staring at Emmett and Rose smiling at one another, I finally realized that I was missing my best friend.
"where's Alice?" I asked wondering.
"oh well she went out on a date with this Whitlock kid." Emmett said in an uninterested tone.
Right when Emmett ended his statement, the front door opened and Alice soon came to view. She waved goodbye the man who was in the car, assuming that it was her date. She then rushed to my side and bounced up with excitement.
"oh my gosh Bella! I had the most amazing date with Jasper!" she sang out.
I giggled at her and gave her a hug. Alice then pulled me to the couch and I sat right next to her. I looked around the room and saw that both Emmett and Rose were sitting on the love seat next to each other. Alice and I were sitting on the couch across them and saw that Edward was sitting on the empty side of the couch next to me. Edward then wrapped his arm around my shoulder, and I felt whole again.
"I'm glad you found someone. So where did you meet Jasper?" I asked.
"well, I actually met him at your party a few months ago. I just ran into each other yesterday at the coffee shop up the street and, that's where he asked me out. I was going to tell you, but I forgot. Sorry." she explained.
"no its okay, Alice. So, what are you guys officially together?" I asked her with more curiosity.
"well, I guess so. Bella I have never felt this way before. Whenever I see him I always feel happy and that I finally found the missing part of me. Like I'm finally whole." she told me.
"congrats Alice!" Rose said in a sweet tone.
Ever since Rose moved to Forks, Alice and Rose became inseparable with constant shopping and trips to the mall. I was glad that Alice found someone who shared the same passion of clothes she has. Soon enough Rose and Alice became best friends.
"yeah Congrats Allie." Emmett told her.
"I'm happy for you Alice." Edward said.
"thank you guys so much." Alice said in her angelic voice.
We didn't notice how fast time flew when you were just sitting on the living room talking and joking around with your best friends. We sat in the same positions for what it seemed like forever, but none of us complained. For me it was relaxing and nice to catch up with the drama that was going on in the lives of the people I loved so much. It was so weird how my day turned out. First it was the surprise Edward had for me, then coming home I find out that there was a possibility that Emmett and Rose will end up together. And to top it all of Alice finally found someone she can share her world with. All in all today really took a lot out of me. I was so tired from the long day of school and the surprise hike to the meadow Edward planned for me. I suddenly felt sleepy and I rested myself onto Edwards chest. He kept brushing my hair back in forth making a rhythmic movement. I rested my eyes for a few seconds, but before I knew it, I was off to dream land.