Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, SM does...

So... I apologize for not writing in over 3 years...yeah pretty crazy right? Life has been crazy and awesome and I just couldn't get myself to write. Finally, I was just recently inspired to finally sit down and write a new chapter. About time right? Again, so so so so sorry this is so late. Hopefully I will be writing more frequently again. Thank you all that read this story. I hope you enjoy it and this new chapter.

Chapter 21

Serendipity

It had been a week since I talked to Renesmee about what we could do to get Jacob to move on. We thought of everything, throwing out idea after idea. Nothing quite felt right. I wasn't sure if any plan really would work with him. He might just be the kind of guy that needs time and healing. He might be the person that needs to realize in his own way that it's time to move on or maybe I just need to leave him alone and blatantly show that it was over. The only problem was I didn't have the strength to do that. No matter how bad I felt about it, Jacob was still my best friend and a huge part of my life. I couldn't just drop him like a fly and throw him away. There would always be a part of me that loved him, not romantically anymore necessarily, but in a way that couldn't really be explained. There was no way to describe the feelings, all I knew was the he had a permanent place in my heart that would always be for him, he just wasn't my whole heart anymore.

Renesmee and I decided that I should give Jacob some space and time. We decided that I need to avoid any possible situations that could cause trouble or heartache and that we would also create situations that ended up having Jacob and Renesmee together somewhere. We weren't sure how still, but we decided that we had time to figure it out. We wanted fate to take its course, and we believed that if I was correct on my idea that Edward was my true love and Jacob was Renesmee's then everything would hopefully work out on its own accord. I told Renesmee that if I or she thought of any ideas that we would get in contact with each other. I told her to not lose hope in the situation and that time will be on our side. She was hopeful, but I could see doubt was in her eyes.

Over the last week I attempted to keep my distance between Jacob. He knew we weren't technically dating anymore, and that made him very somber these past few days. He skipped school half the week which made me worry about him. I was hoping he wasn't doing anything harmful or stupid, but it wasn't really my place anymore to know. He kept trying when it came to us though, when I did see him at school he tried to be as sweet as he could. He tried to talk to me and win me over in any way that he could. He asked me to prom again, but I had to turn him down. I felt terrible, but he knew I didn't want to go. When he asked, it gave me an idea.

What if I tell him that I will be out of town prom night? Then Renesmee can ask him to go with her and make him feel guilty if he says no, and since he knows I'll be out of town then he'll pity her and hopefully say yes? Brilliant Bella! I thought to myself. This plan was genius, it couldn't possibly fail or go wrong! I wasn't going to go to prom anyways and now Renesmee could have the chance to go with Jacob and win him over! I was thrilled with the idea, so I told Jacob.

"You know how I feel about proms and dancing….besides…I'll be out of town that weekend." I told Jacob, trying to hide back the smile I had for figuring out this wonderful idea. Jacob looked sad, but got over it.

"I wish I could take you." He said quietly. I felt bad, but I had good intentions and that reminded me to not feel so guilty.

"You can still go if you want. Find a date and have fun. Don't miss out because I'm not going." I quickly responded. Jacob looked surprised and then began to shake his head.

"No….I'd only want to go with you." He said lovingly to me, trying to pull at my heartstrings again. It wasn't going to work this time though, I had my mind set on the plan and I knew it was going to work.

"Well just think about it…I'd feel bad if you missed out on a fun night because of me."

Just then the bell rang for second period. I got up to pack my things and so did Jacob. We still walked to class together, but we didn't talk as much. As much as I wanted to give him space, it was kind of hard to. We still had class together and it would have just been awkward if we ignored each other. Either way, I still want Jacob to be my friend, he's always been mine and as selfish as it is, I don't want to change that.

"Bye Bella," he said with a fake smile as I was about to enter my next class.

"Bye Jacob," I said back. "Think about what I told you." I said slightly louder as he started walking away. He looked at me with an expression like 'I could never,' or 'I only want you,' and I felt bad, but I knew it was for the best. If he didn't see it right now, he would see and understand what I was doing in the future, and hopefully he would appreciate me for it.

My next class was a blur because it went by so fast. Jessica told me how Mike finally asked her to prom in the cutest way and how she bought her dress that same day because she was so excited….blah blah blah…

I was so busy with my own life and thoughts that I wasn't as tolerant as I used to be with Jessica. I just sat there nodding my head ever so often and saying a simple 'yeah,' and 'good for you,' here and there.

The bell rang and I was relieved to head to lunch and see Edward and to also tell Renesmee my new addition to our plan. I believed she would love it and couldn't wait to try it. Lately it has been trying on her. She's so in love with Jacob, but he has been so distant from her since the fallout between him and me. We've been trying to change and reverse that, but our efforts have only gone so far.

I walked into the cafeteria and saw Edward and Renesmee already at the table with Ben and Angela.

"Hey guys," I said somewhat chipper than usual as I grabbed my usual seat and sat down. Angela and Ben said hey at the same time and Renesmee smiled.

Edward gave me a loving smile and grabbed my hand from under the table for a few moments. I then looked to Renesmee.

"Renesmee," I called to her. She looked at my way, smiling with her mouth, but it wasn't quite showing in her eyes. She must've been thinking about Jacob.

"Yes Bella?" She asked sweetly.

"I have an amazing idea about our plan." I said to her with a smirk. She looked to me in surprise then quickly collected her face and smiled.

"Tell me after school?" She asked, and I nodded. I was excited to tell her the plan.

After a few conversations and bites of a mediocre lunch, it was time for Biology class. Edward and I headed to Mr. Banner's class and we sat down ready to work on our project. After a few minutes of working Edward looked at me with a questionable smirk on his face.

"What are you thinking about?" I laughingly asked. He stared at me for a moment then opened his mouth.

"Bella, will you go to prom with me?" he said smiling. I was shocked.

"I…ugh…I…I can't." I replied, his smile suddenly dropped. "I…I mean I want to." I tried to recover, "but I don't do dances…proms especially, and I don't dance."

Edward smiled, "I can teach you how to dance," his smiled changed to a smirk. I laughed but shook my head.

"Sorry," I said, "but no one can get me to go to prom. No one." I said humorously. Edward laughed then nodded his head.

"Maybe some other time," he smiled, but his smile was more mischievous than anything.

Class seemed to end quickly and I told Edward I'd come over to finish our project. Although I was also coming to tell Renesmee the plan. Edward didn't know any of it. I hadn't told him and wasn't planning on it. It was mine and Renesmee's mission to help Jake move on and fall in love with the right person. Edward didn't need to have a part in that.

After a monotonous hour of gym, I walked outside and saw Jacob get into his rabbit and leave quickly. I could see him stare at me for a few seconds as he drove off with an expression of anguish and perhaps even confusion. My heart ached for him and the pain I caused him, but I hoped it would all be over and figured out soon enough.

I hopped into my truck and began to drive towards Edward's house. He and Renesmee were probably already home, they are so fast, agile, and graceful, you would think they were track stars or something. By the time I would walk to my car they would usually be leaving the school parking lot already.

The drive to Edward's house wasn't too long, but the driveway was another story. It always seemed like it lasted forever trying to get to his house. I always assumed his family liked their privacy and seclusion, which was understandable, but it really was ridiculously long.

As I finally came up to the house, I parked the car then headed inside to Edward's home. Before I got to the door Edward was already there waiting for me. I was welcomed by a huge smile and an intimate embrace. He kissed me on my forehead and tingles of electricity ran through my body.

Edward exhaled a heavy breath while his head gently relaxed on mine in our hug. I inhaled his scent as he did mine. He always smelled so deliciously, I only hoped that I was as pleasant to him as he was to me.

We ended our embrace after what seemed like forever and he led me into his house.

"Where's Esme?" I asked curiously. Usually she came to the door right away when I arrived. I looked around for any movement in the house but found none.

"She's out with my father; they're having a date night." He said charmingly. I remembered that it was Friday and that many people would be out tonight. I had no plans as usual.

"Is Renesmee home?" I asked, remembering that I needed to talk to her.

"She's upstairs in her room," he answered in his beautiful voice. I smiled.

"Do you mind if I go talk to her really quickly? I'll be right back." I said; I wanted to tell her the plan right away so she could find the right time to execute it and also so I could spend the rest of the afternoon and evening with Edward sans interruptions.

"Go for it," he said smirkingly. I smiled back and headed for the stairs as Edward headed for the piano. I could hear him playing my lullaby as I walked to Renesmee's room. The door was open and I saw Renesmee sitting at her desk working on some homework for school. I knocked on the door frame to let her know I was there.

"Oh hey Bella!" She said as she stopped writing and looked my way. "Come on in!" she continued, gesturing for me to have a seat.

"So what is this plan you have for me?" She asked wide-eyed. She looked really excited to finally hear a new development to our plan for Jacob. I was excited to tell her.

"Ok, so I was thinking in class today that it would be the perfect opportunity for you to spend some time with Jacob if you asked him to the prom." I said quickly, then adding, "He knows I hate prom and dancing, so I'm not going, and just to make it for sure, I told him that I'll even be out of town that weekend. It's the perfect opportunity for you to go with him. If he says no, you could put on a show and he'll hopefully feel bad and take you. Especially since I won't be here to find out, you know?"

Renesmee sat quiet for a moment in thought. Then she looked at me and smiled, "I love it." She simply stated. Right then I knew we had a plan, or at least part of a plan.

We continued to talk details of the idea; we gathered the conclusion that Renesmee would call Jacob and ask to work on the project at some point this weekend. Jacob couldn't say no since their project has not been finished and is due relatively soon. He would have to say yes, and then when they got together, Renesmee at some point would ask him about prom. If Jacob didn't ask her at some point, then she would ask him. If he said no, she would cry and hopefully guilt trip him into it. I was as simple as that, and we crossed our fingers that it would work.

I eventually left Renesmee's room and went back to Edward. As I walked down the stairs I could see him waiting for me, staring at me in the sweetest most loving expression I had ever encountered. It felt like a movie scene as I walked down the stairs to him. I knew at that moment that Edward really was in love with me. I finally really acknowledged the love his eyes and his facial expressions had for me like everyone had been talking about all along. I instantly blushed as I finished down the stairs and grabbed Edward's hand which was outstretched and waiting for my touch. He gently grabbed me and smiled, pulling me in for a tender hug. He pulled his head away and slowly gazed into my eyes, slowly closing them and moving his head closer to mine. I closed my eyes and for the second time our lips met like the first.

Static rushed through us and it felt like fireworks were set off between us. It was even better than the first time. Only this time I didn't feel quite as guilty as last time because of Jacob. Edward pulled his head slowly away from mine and sweetly moved his lips next to my ear.

"I love you, Bella," he whispered into my ear. My heart felt like it stopped for a moment. I froze up, my palms began to sweat, and then my heart started back up, racing now faster than ever before. Edward pulled his face to mine then looked at me with a soft smile. I was so happy. I was indescribably happy in that moment. There was only one thing to do, and I had wanted to do it for the longest time.

"I love you too, Edward." I whispered back. He gave me a big smile and went back for another kiss. I literally felt like I had died and gone to heaven. I was so surprised by that moment. The electricity between us was stronger than ever.

"Bella," Edward softly said as he pulled his lips from mine. "I will never leave you."

My heart melted and I felt like I was floating I was so mesmerized. It was the happiest I had ever been in a very long time. I grabbed a hold of Edward and gave him a tight hug and just held him. He held me even tighter. We both sighed together in complete happiness. I knew I would never forget this moment, nothing could possibly beat this, I thought to myself. I was happy.

"Did I do it again?" Edward asked with a smirk as he pulled away from the hug and looked at me. I knew what he meant, and I smirked back.

"Yup." I said cutely. Edward laughed.

"Sorry, I can't help it." He said, pretending to be embarrassed, but really he was enjoying it.

"I don't think you'll ever stop dazzling me," I said, "but I wouldn't want it any other way."

Edward kept smiling and then softly caressed my cheek. I always loved when he did that, I instantly blushed like usual and Edward let out a soft chuckle.

"Shall we finish that project once and for all?" He asked happily, pointing to the piles of books on the kitchen counter.

"I suppose we should." I replied. We both walked towards the kitchen and began to work. Every few moments we would sneak a look at each other, I would blush and he would just smile. I was in heaven today, and Edward got me there.

After a while we finally finished our Science Fair project. I was relieved, another load of stress I could take off my shoulders. Edward felt the same way.

"Glad that is over with." He sighed in relief.

"Me too," I agreed.

I checked the time and realized I should probably be heading home. Edward noticed my reaction to the time.

"Got to go?" he smirked.

"Yeah," I blushed. I didn't want to leave, this was one of the best days of my life, but it was getting late and Charlie would be worried.

"I'll see you soon?" He asked hopingly.

"Of course," I sweetly replied with a smile.

Edward walked me to my truck. He hugged me goodbye and kissed my forehead, whispering once again into my ears "I love you Bella Swan. Drive home safely."

Red flushed my face once again, "I love you too Edward Cullen, and I will." I laughed.

I hopped inside my truck and waved goodbye, sadly driving off, but so happy at today's success. Life slowly seemed to be getting better, like it was finally falling into place again. I was happy again, and it was even better than normal. All I had to do was figure out this Jacob situation and heal more from my dark angel, but from how today went, I think that will quickly be solved.

Two weeks had passed and it was Friday. I had called Alice the night Edward told me he loved me. She freaked out in excitement for me and knew things would start to fall into place. She felt bad for what happened to Jacob but understood that it was necessary and that if all plans go well, then he won't be sad for long. I hoped that were the case, but Jacob had still been trying to win me back, although it slightly felt like he was trying less.

During the week I went dress shopping with Renesmee. She had asked Jacob over the weekend if he would go to prom with her and reluctantly he said yes. He explicitly told Renesmee not to tell me and that was the condition at which he'd go. Either way, I was happy that he said yes and that my plan was working. Hopefully prom would turn out great for them, I was sure they would have a good time.

Renesmee bought a beautiful emerald green dress that would go beautifully with her striking green eyes. Jacob would die seeing her in that; it was definitely a head turner. If Jacob didn't fall in love with Renesmee in that outfit, I don't know if he'll ever fall in love with her. It was that good looking.

"What are your plans this weekend Bella?" Edward asked as we sat in Biology class.

"I don't think I have any plans," I said, trying to think if anything was going on this weekend that I knew about or that I was going to do. Nothing came across my mind.

"Well, if you have nothing to do, I would like to take you somewhere tomorrow." Edward said with a smirk. I wondered what he was planning.

"Where to?" I replied smiling. His smirk grew even wider.

"It's a surprise." He grinned. I hope it's a good one, I thought. The last surprise he gave me ended up having me crying in the middle of the meadow. Although that surprise was good too, just also surreal and devastating all at the same time.

"Ok," I said timidly but happily.

"Don't worry, it will be fun. It's going to be special." He said assuringly. I felt very nervous and excited for what Edward had in store for me. I had no idea what it would be, or where it would be. These last few months have been so hard but magical, and these last few weeks have been incredible. Edward told me he loved me. He loves me. I couldn't stop saying or thinking it. I was on cloud nine. I was completely overjoyed and thrilled. All of this pain, all of this hurt and emotional discourse was for something bigger. It wasn't all for nothing. Life had meaning, and I was enjoying how everything was turning out. There was still a lot of work to do and things to figure out and solve, but from where I was a few months ago, life was nothing short of amazing.

"I can't wait," I told Edward, and it was true. This will probably be our first real true date, and I was ecstatic. I couldn't stop smiling I was so happy. Edward smiled back.

"Tomorrow, I'll pick you up around 8:00pm. Is that ok?" He asked. I nodded my head in reply. "Perfect." He replied back with a grin.

The bell rang and class ended, we packed up our things and Edward walked me to my last class. We stopped outside of the door of gym and Edward placed his hand gently on my cheek.

"I'll see you tomorrow," he said lovingly. He was dazzling me again and I couldn't muster up a response, I only nodded my head while red flushed my cheeks as always. Edward smiled then gently kissed my forehead.

"I love you," he softly whispered after his sweet kiss.

"I love you too," I suttered out, still completely dazzled. My heart was racing and I knew Edward could tell what was going on, because all he did was flash that beautiful crooked smile and let out a light chuckle.

"Get excited for tomorrow," he said as he began to pull away. I smiled and watched as the boy of my dreams gave me that sexy crooked grin and walked off down the hallway. God how lucky I am.

Gym went by quickly and right when it ended I rushed to my car to get home. I wanted to call Alice and tell her that I was about to go on my first real special date with Edward tomorrow.

Jacob was no where to be found at the parking lot, but I expected that. After our fight and break up, he didn't stay at school very long. Not only was it awkward to see me, but he never liked the school to begin with and only attended Forks High for me. I felt so bad how things turned out, he sacrificed so much for me and I practically threw it all in his face. There wasn't much I could do about it anymore, except try to get his happy ending together.

As I arrived home I noticed Charlie was still gone. His police cruiser wasn't home. I parked my truck and headed to the front door of my house. As I opened the door, I noticed a burning smell coming from the kitchen…that only meant one thing.

"Mom what are you trying to make?" I called out, fanning away some smoke as I entered the kitchen.

"Oh Bella! It's a disaster!" Renee called out as she raced to pull something extremely burnt out of the oven.

"What?!" I asked in shock but also laughing.

"I tried to make dinner!" She pouted while frantically waving smoke away from the burnt meat concoction she tried to create.

"What is that?" I asked with disgust and a slight chuckle watching Renee scatter around trying to close the oven and get rid of the smoke from the kitchen.

Renee leaned against the counter, slumped her shoulders, raised her arm over her head and let out a big sigh.

"I give up. I'm not meant to cook." She let out in a weak tone. "I was never meant to be a housewife." She added.

I began to laugh and patted her on the back. "It's ok mom, we weren't all born natural cooks…..Guess we're having pizza instead?" I said as I eyed the burnt loaf of meat then looked at Renee then back to the meat. She nodded and then went to grab the phone to what I can assume would be a call to our local pizza delivery. Charlie wasn't home from work yet, but he wouldn't be disappointed when it comes to pizza. Pizza, beer, and a T.V. was all he needed to stay content, and it was looking like the perfect night for him.

"So Bella, you have any plans for tonight?" Renee asked as she was looking through the phone book for the pizza place's number.

"Nope, just hanging out with you and dad tonight," I responded with a sigh…I had a very exiting teenage life as anyone could tell. "But, I do have plans tomorrow." I added with a smile.

"Oh how nice honey! What's going on tomorrow?" She asked.

"Edward's taking me on a surprise date." I said with a smirk. She looked at me and smiled.

"Oooo, that'll be fun. I remember when I was your age and going on dates all the time. You know, I don't think I ever had a boring weekend. I was always going somewhere with someone…" Renee kept yapping on about her youthful days. She loved talking about her younger years. She would probably do anything to be young again, that's why she tries so hard to stay "hip" and "with it" these days. She's probably going through some sort of midlife crisis. I hope she's happy.

I caught word of her last sentence as she began to finish some of her stories that I was barely paying attention to. "And boy was that an experience. Live up your teen years Bella, they go by so quickly." She ended with just as she began to dial pizza. I nodded and began to walk to my room. "Hi I'd like to order a large….." She slowly faded away as I headed upstairs. I was so excited for tomorrow I couldn't think about anything else.

I decided to go through my closet and dissect my wardrobe for the perfect outfit tomorrow. I didn't know how I needed to dress. Was this a casual outing? Was it formal? Do I need comfortable clothes to wear or should I just look nice? I was freaking out with all the unanswered questions, and it was only for my clothing. I gave up, hours later with clothes everywhere in my room. I sat on my bed and let out a huge sigh. I'll call Edward tomorrow and ask for a dress code, and then call Alice for clothing advice. There, it's settled. I was happy with my idea, even though it took me a few hours to decide on that and destroy my closet.

By the time I finished cleaning my room it was pretty late. I had gotten some pizza that Renee ordered and chatted with my parents for a little while when I finally decided it was time to head upstairs and that I should get my "beauty rest" for tomorrow's big day. I laughed at the thought of beauty rest. I've never really thought of myself as beautiful and that whole saying was always absurd and comical to me.

I didn't know what Edward or even Jacob for that matter saw in me externally. Maybe they liked me for me more and didn't care about my looks? Or maybe I judge myself too harshly, etiher way, tomorrow's surprise was important to me. I want to look my best and if I have to spend all day making myself pretty, I will. It's gonna be a looooong day tomorrow, I thought to myself. I readied myself for bed and jumped into my blankets, ready for the challenge, unfortunately along with that challenge was the test of facing my nightmares. Like every night since my dark angel left, I get the privilege of sleeping in the dark sinister meadow alone in the weak starlight. I've gotten used to the solemn place, but every night it still scares and saddens me. I closed my eyes in wait for the dismal dream to takeover, as it always did.

"Bella! You have a gift!" Renee loudly chimed next to me, waking me up in unpleasant surprise.

"What time is it?" I asked while wiping my sleepy eyes and scrunching my face in displeasure. So much for beauty rest, I thought to myself.I wasn't much of a morning person, and usually Renee wasn't either, but she seemed excited about something.

"Bella! You have a gift!" She repeated with more eagerness while ignoring my question. I looked at her and saw that she was holding a white box with a satin blue bow wrapped around it. It was beautiful and it was just a box. I quickly jumped out of my sleepiness and opened my eyes wider with curiosity and excitement. She sat it on my bed next to me with a smirk, "it came with a note." She said smiling. She handed it to me.

I grabbed it and read it to myself.

Bella,

Please wear this for tonight. I can't wait to see you in it. I will arrive at your house at 8:00pm sharp. Be dressed and ready for a magical night.

Love,

Edward

My heart was beating fast as I sat the card down and grabbed the box next to me. I untied the ribbon from the box. I took off the lid and pulled out what was a beautiful midnight blue dress. It even matched the ribbon on the box. I held it in front of me, it was an eyelit lace dress, lace cupped shoulders and the dress came down to my knees. It was gorgeous. It had an open back and the bottom flowed like waves in the ocean. I couldn't believe he got me this, it looked expensive, and I'm sure it was. I only wondered to myself where could he be taking me? There weren't that many fancy places in Forks…but maybe we were going out of town. Thankfully, Edward solved my worry from yesterday's closet fiasco.

"Oh Bella, that is gorgeous!" Renee chimed with a huge smile.

"It really is," I said staring intently at it. It was so beautiful.

"Edward has great taste. He came by this morning to drop it off for you." She added with a smirk, "sweet boy." I nodded and smiled, he was such a sweet guy. I can't wait to see him tonight, which reminded me, I need to prepare.

"What time is it? I need as much time as I can to get ready for tonight." I said frantically.

"Oh it's only 9:45. You have plenty of time to get ready. I can help you," she said with a smile, but I was kind of reluctant to say yes. Renee wasn't the best make up artist or hair stylist; I have my elementary and middle school photos to thank her for that. She noticed my hesitant look.

"Oh come on Bella, I'm not THAT bad! We have plenty of time to try looks with you! Please!" She begged with a pouty look, it was almost too pathetic. I couldn't say no to that. I loathingly agreed and broke "yes, you can help." I said with a sigh. Renee shrieked with excitement then gave me a huge hug. After that, it was Renee's makeover day from there.

We spent the whole day trying different hair styles and make up ideas. From horrible do's to decent looks, it seemed like everything we tried wouldn't work. Finally, after many attemps, Renee found a look that seemed just right. It was 7:45pm and Edward would arrive soon. I had my beautiful lace blue dress on and looked into the mirror of Renee's final product.

I was actually surprised with how well it turned out. My hair was down with soft curls, framing my face ever so gently and flowing down my shoulders. My make up was modest yet pronounced with a soft pink lip, and a simple yet beautiful nautralish smokey eye. I looked beautiful, or at least I hoped. I barely recognized myself.

"You look beautiful," Renee said with a smile while looking at me in the mirror with a sense of accomplishment.

"Thanks mom," I said happily. "You did a good job."

"I know!" She squealed with excitement. I rolled my eyes and laughed.

"I'm going to call Alice real quick," I said as I headed for my room and left the bathroom, or shall I say transformation room.

"Ok dear," Renee said excitedly, "I'm going to go get my camera!" She hurried down the hall humming away in excitement as I began to call Alice. I needed some words of encouragement right before Edward arrived. I was so nervous it could kill me.

"Hello?" I heard her speak on the other line.

"Alice!" I called out.

"Bella! How are you?!" She replied happily.

"Nervous!" I exclaimed. "I just needed to talk to you before I go on this date with Edward."

"Oh! That's tonight!" She squealed as if she knew what was going on. I didn't remember telling her about the surprise date, but maybe I did and couldn't remember.

"You know?" I asked confused.

"Of course! Who do you think picked out that blue dress you're wearing?" She said with sass, I could tell by her tone that she was smirking. Of course, I should have thought that Alice would be in on this.

"Well do you know where he is taking me?" I asked with a slight hope she'd tell me.

"Yup, and I'm not saying!" She snickered. "Don't worry Bella, you'll have a great time. You better call me afterwards! I can't wait to hear how it goes! I know you look beautiful right now!"

"Thank you Alice," I said smiling. She always helps ease my nerves.

"If you need someone to talk to, you know you can count on me." She added.

"I know" I smiled. I checked the clock and it said 8:00pm.

"Bella! Edward's here!" Renee shouted from downstairs. My heart began to race again.

"I've got to go! He's here!" I beamed. Alice squealed on the other line.

"Bye Bella! Have fun!" She said in excitement.

"I will! Bye Alice!" I hung up the phone then tried to quickly collect myself. Take a deep breath Bella, you'll do just fine. I slowly began to walk down the hallway and to the stairs. I could see Edward was down there waiting for me. As I walked down the stairs I could see him clearly. He was staring at me with his crooked grin. He looked breathtakingly handsome. He was wearing a sexy black tuxedo with a white button down and black tie. He looked delightfully stunning. I met him at the bottom of the stairs, he held his hand out for me and I grabbed it, elecriticty instantly pulsating between us. I could see Charlie standing next to Renee, she was flashing pictures and he was giving half smiles while every now and then looking back at the T.V., obviously a little more preoccupied with a game.

I gave Edward a longing smile as did he. "Alright you two, look at the camera and smile!" Renee cheered with delight as we took a photo.

"Ok mom, we have to go." I laughed, edging Edward to head to the door with me. Charlie caught on.

"Have her back at a decent hour." He said briefly to Edward with a stern look. Edward nodded, "Of course sir. We'll be back before you know it." He replied.

"You two have fun now! Drive safely!" Renee said as she followed us to the front door. We both smiled and nodded our heads.

"Have no worries," Edward told her as we headed to his car. She smiled and waved from the house as Edward led me to the passenger side and opened the door for me. He looked at me and smiled "you ready?" He asked. I smiled and nodded my head; he then closed the door then quickly headed to his side.

"So where are we headed?" I asked as he sat down and closed the door behind him. He laughed.

"About that…I'm going to need you to put this on," he said with a smirk as he handed me a black cloth eye mask. I looked at him with a weird and confused expression.

"It's a surprise remember?" He added with another laugh. I rolled my eyes with a smile and sighed.

"Fine," I said as I put it on. "This better be good."

Well I hope you all enjoyed that, next chapter is gonna be a doosy! (spellcheck on that word lol). Please write a review! and share this story!