Well, here is the next chapter to the story..Thank you all for being so patient and understanding..I'm already working on the next chapter, which will be from Charlie's POV. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thank you for all of your support.
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Andy's POV
I woke up early this morning, even though I had been up late at the club with the band. They had done extremely well and had pulled in over $5,000 for the evening. They were on their way to making it big and I couldn't be happier for them. I went downstairs to my office and turned on my computer and then I went to make some coffee while it booted up. I returned to my desk with a bagel and some coffee and sat down. I had some new emails and one was from Bella Swan. I was excited to read this email as I had sent her an invitation for her and her band to come to Seattle 4th of July weekend. I opened it up and began reading her message. I was glad to see that they were excited about coming to Seattle in a couple of weeks and that their parents were going to let them. The only stipulation her father had was that they have bodyguards while they were here. I totally understood her father's demand and that wouldn't be a problem. I hit the reply button and wrote her back.
Dear Bella,
I was so glad to hear that you received my invitation and that y'all accepted. I totally understand where your father is coming from and the bodyguards won't be an issue, so tell your father that I will have some of the best in the business with all of you at all times. I will make all the arrangements and will send a car for you, your friends, and your equipment on Thursday, July 2nd and y'all can let your parents know that I will have you safely back the following Monday, July 6th. I can't wait to see you again, talk business and hopefully get the ball rolling for your band. Parmalee will be performing both Friday and Saturday night at Fenix Underground and I will probably have y'all perform that Saturday night before them. I will send you an email once everything is finalized.
Andy
I hit the send button feeling confident that I had said all I needed to. Now to call and make arrangements for the hotels, cars, and bodyguards so I can send Bella the information. I have a couple of people in mind that would be perfect; they are the best in the business. So, I decided to make the phone call.
"Hello."
"James, its Andy."
"Oh, hi Andy. How are you?"
"I'm doing well. Listen, I may have a job for you and Laurent. You interested?"
"What kind of job?" "I have some potential musicians coming into town and they are going to need bodyguards. You know like when they go to the club, shopping, or anywhere else they decide to go, I'll just need you two to be close by and keep watch basically."
"When do you need us?"
"It will be from July 2nd to July 6th is when they are going to be here. I'm sending a car for them on that Thursday. Do you think that you two would be able to do it?"
"Sure, no problem. I can even drive the car or go with the driver to get them if you would like. Where are they coming from and how many are there?"
"That would be great, there are six of them and they are coming from Forks. I will let you know about the car situation in a couple of days."
"No problem, consider it done and we will talk about price later."
"That sounds great. Thanks a lot James."
"No worries Andy. I will talk to you soon."
APOV
I just stood there staring at her when she said her name and extended her hand for me to shake. This is the girl my brother is in love with, the human. Isn't she beautiful and polite? She looked at me for a moment like I was crazy and then she got this look of realization on her face. It was like she recognized me because of my gold eyes and knew who I was related to. Shit, what was I going to do? Think Alice, think fast. Screw it, too late now to do anything, might as well go with it.
"Nice to meet you Bella, I'm Alice Cullen." I said as I took her hand in mine and shook it.
She looked at me all wide eyed and said "Nice to meet you, are you any relation to Edward and Dr. Cullen?"
"Yes, Edward is my brother and Dr. Cullen is my father. Well, he is my foster dad and Edward is my adopted sibling."
"Oh, I see. Are you here shopping by yourself?" She asked looking around. Obviously she wanted to know if he was here also.
"No, I'm here with my mom and my other sister, Rosalie."
"Well, at least you have some other women's insight into shopping. It is always to have girl time."
At that moment, Rose came out of her dressing room with a black lace buster, black leather pants and heels on to show me. I thought Bella's eyes were going to pop out of her sockets when she saw her. Great, just great.
"Hey Alice, what do you think of this for one of the outfits for the 4th of July Seattle weekend?" She asked as she came out and realized I was talking to someone.
"Oh, I didn't mean to interrupt. Don't let my sister steer you away from that outfit. It looks awesome on you." She said smiling at Bella not knowing who she was. I thought I saw Bella blush a little.
"Rose, this is Bella Swan. She is a patient of dad's and she bumped into Edward the other day." All she could do was stare at Bella.
"She is going to be in Seattle the 4th of July weekend also with her band and possibly performing at one of the night clubs there. I was just fixing to give her my email address so she could let me know where and when so we could go listen since the family is going to be there as well." I continued to tell her.
"Absolutely. It is nice to meet you Bella."
"Nice to meet you Rose or would you prefer Rosalie?"
"No, Rose is fine. You should definitely get that outfit then."
"I was thinking it would be a good for the club or possibly a stage outfit."
"You will have all the boys panting after you that is for sure." We both tell her and she blushes again. How cute is she. She definitely belongs with Edward.
"Hey Bella are you about ready to go?" One of her friends called out to her.
"Yeah, let me change. Well it was nice to meet you both and I look forward to seeing you again soon."
"Oh Bella, my email is acullen at gmail, be sure to email me with the information."
"I will and thanks for the advice."
"Anytime, see you soon." Rose and I hurriedly changed our clothes, checked out and went to tell mom.
"Mom, guess who we just bumped into in the dressing room at Hot Topic?" We said at the same time.
"Who?"
"Bella Swan."
"What? Why is she here?"
"She is getting clothes for a trip to Seattle for the 4th of July weekend. She and her band is going to be there and possibly performing at one of the clubs there."
"Really, that is very interesting. Now it looks like we are definitely going."
About that time I saw Bella and her friends come out of the store. They were laughing about something but Bella had this look on her face as if she was trying to figure something out. I was sure it had something to do with us.
"There she is mom. Isn't she lovely?"
"Hey Bella, come and meet our mom."
"Alice what are you doing?"
"I want you to meet her, mom. She is perfect for Edward."
She casually told her friends to sit tight for just a minute and walked towards us. She was just staring at the three of us.
"Bella, this is our mom, Esme."
"Hello Mrs. Cullen, it's nice to meet you."
"Call me Esme, please and it is nice to meet you as well. I've heard good things about you from my husband and your father. Alice and Rose tell me you are in a band and that y'all are going to Seattle."
"Yes ma'am. It is my band and we are going to talk to a manager and possibly perform that weekend."
"Well, that is a coincidence because that is the same weekend we will be there."
"Yes, Alice told me that, so I'm going to email her the information so that y'all can come."
"Well, we would love to hear you and your band perform and we look forward to seeing you there. Now we must get going. Enjoy the rest of your day, dear and we will see you soon."
"You enjoy your evening as well. Goodbye Esme, Alice, and Rose."
When she had walked away and was with her friends again walking towards the exit of the mall, I turned to my mom and said "I told you she was lovely."
"Yes she is and I can see why Edward is taken with her."
"I like her already." Rose said watching Bella walk away.
"Well girls, I think we need to get home and tell everyone about what has transpired here today."
"I totally agree and Edward is going to flip when he finds this out."
And with that being said, we turned to leave the mall. I was trying to see a vision of how Edward was going to react to all of this before we got home but no matter how I spun it, he was going to freak out at first. Great, that's all I need to deal with is a spastic brother when I get home. Hopefully Jasper will be close by and will be able to calm him down.
BPOV
I just stood there staring at this girl in front of me that had just complimented my outfit with my hand stuck out for her to shake but I couldn't stop staring at her eyes. They were those same gold eyes that I had seen looking at me before but on someone else. She must think I'm crazy. Maybe that is why she hadn't shook my hand and I can't say as I blame her, would you? About that time she put her hand in mine, it was as cold as ice, and shook it formally introducing herself.
"Nice to meet you Bella, I'm Alice Cullen." She says shaking my hand and smiling at me. Surely she is related to Dr. Cullen and Edward. Oh, please let her be related to Edward. So, I decide to ask her.
"Nice to meet you, are you any relation to Edward and Dr. Cullen?"
"Yes, Edward is my brother and Dr. Cullen is my father. Well, he is my foster dad and Edward is my adopted sibling." She says to me with a smile on her face and a sparkle in those gold eyes. Oh, how I love those eyes, but if they are adopted then how can they have the same eyes? Maybe it's contacts.
"Oh, I see. Are you here shopping by yourself?" I ask her looking around to see if Edward is here with her. I don't know why I all of the sudden started feeling anxious but I did and I so hoped he was here with her.
"No, I'm here with my mom and my other sister, Rosalie."
"Well, at least you have some other women's insight into shopping. It is always to have girl time." Damn, that's too bad. I would've so loved to see him again. About that time, I heard a girl call out to her.
"Hey Alice, what do you think of this for one of the outfits for the 4th of July Seattle weekend?" She was asking as she came out of her dressing room. She was one of the most beautiful people I think I had ever seen. She had long blonde hair, she was pale like all the others and she had those same eyes, which were now focused on me.
"Oh, I didn't mean to interrupt. Don't let my sister steer you away from that outfit. It looks awesome on you." She said smiling at me.
"Rose, this is Bella Swan. She is a patient of dad's and she bumped into Edward the other day." Alice tells her as I extend my hand out to shake her hand as well, but she just stood there staring at me.
"She is going to be in Seattle the 4th of July weekend also with her band and possibly performing at one of the night clubs there. I was just fixing to give her my email address so she could let me know where and when so we could go listen since the family is going to be there as well." Alice continued to tell her.
"Absolutely, it is nice to meet you Bella." She said as she took my hand to shake it and hers was as cold as Alice's. Maybe it's just these dressing rooms because I am a little chilly myself.
"Nice to meet you, Rose or would you prefer Rosalie?" I ask her shaking her hand. She has those same lovely eyes. I don't get it but at least his sisters didn't act like statues around me, like Edward has. I still don't understand why he did that either.
"No, Rose is fine. You should definitely get that outfit then."
"I was thinking it would be a good for the club or possibly a stage outfit."
"You will have all the boys panting after you, that's for sure." I blush a little as they say this because I am still a little self conscious. About that time Jessica calls out to me.
"Hey Bella, you about ready to go?"
"Yeah, let me change. Well it was nice to meet you both and I look forward to seeing you again soon."
"Oh Bella, my email is acullen at gmail, be sure to email me with the information."
"I will and thanks for the advice."
I went back into the changing room to change and to try and get my thoughts together. I didn't need Jessica and Angela noticing something was going on and then us having to play 100 questions on the way home. Why was I even obsessing over them and their eyes? I hardly knew them. I grabbed my outfits and went out to meet Jessica and Angela.
"Hey girls, did you find your outfits?"
"Yep, we found outfits, shoes, and jewelry. We also found these shirts and leather pants for the guys. How about you, did you find your outfits?"
"Yes, and I want to see if I can find Jacob something to wear and then we are good to go."
I looked around for a little bit and I finally decided on a pair of black pants with chains and a black t-shirt with a skull on it. We all three checked out and was laughing about the amount of bags we had as we left the store. I immediately started to look around when we got outside the store. I must be crazy. As we began walking towards the mall exit, I heard someone call my name. I stopped and turned to see Alice.
"Hey Bella, come and meet our mom." She called out to me as I started toward them. Why does she want me to meet their mom? Well, if I was here with my mom, I would want them to meet her as well.
"Bella, this is our mom, Esme." Alice says to me as I approach.
"Hello Mrs. Cullen, it's nice to meet you." I say extending my hand out to shake hers.
"Call me Esme, please and it is nice to meet you as well. I've heard good things about you from my husband and your father. Alice and Rose tell me you are in a band and that y'all are going to Seattle." She says as she takes my hand to shake it and hers is as cold as ice as well. She is so sweet and she has those same eyes. It has to be contacts.
"Yes ma'am. It is my band and we are going to talk to a manager and possibly perform that weekend."
"Well, that is a coincidence because that is the same weekend we will be there."
"Yes, Alice told me that, so I'm going to email her the information so that y'all can come."
"Well, we would love to hear you and your band perform and we look forward to seeing you there. Now we must get going. Enjoy the rest of your day, dear and we will see you soon."
"You enjoy your evening as well. Goodbye Esme, Alice, and Rose."
As I turned back around to head back to Jessica and Angela, I thought I could hear them talking about me and Edward but I can't be sure. When I got back to the girls, they were looking at me with these strange looks on their faces.
"What was that all about?"
"Yeah, why was Alice Cullen calling you over to meet their mom?" Great here we go with the questions, this is what I was trying to avoid.
"I ran into Alice and Rose in the dressing room and they were complimenting me on one of the outfits I was trying on and we just got to talking about the band and Seattle. Turns out that they are going to be there that same weekend and want to come and hear us perform. Pretty neat huh?"
"Yeah, that is cool and strange. The Cullen's usually keep to themselves. Well, most of them do, Alice is just out there." Jessica tells me as we leave the building and head to the car.
"I don't know that I have ever seen them talk to anyone else besides each other at school." Angela says to me as we reach the car and put the bags in the trunk.
"Huh, I don't know." Was all I could say, I sure as hell couldn't tell them about this little fantasy or infatuation I had going on with Edward. They would think I was crazy and maybe I am.
"All the bags fit in the trunk, I don't believe it." I said as we shut the trunk to get in the car.
"I know I was sure we had bought out the entire mall from the looks of those bags." Angela said and we all started to laugh.
"I better call dad and let him know we are on our way back." I pulled out my cell and realized it was going on 6:00. I hope he isn't freaking out. I dialed his cell number and waited for him to answer.
"Hello, Chief Swan speaking."
"Hi dad, it's me."
"Hi Bells, y'all enjoying yourselves?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that we are on our way home now. I didn't realize it was so late."
"That's okay; I'm actually still at the office." He has a strange sound in his voice and I pick up on that immediately.
"Everything ok, dad?"
"Huh, oh yeah, we have just had some unexplained animal attacks and some disappearances in the past couple of days and we are trying to figure it out."
"Oh, you want me to bring you something to eat when I get back into town?"
"No, why don't you and the girls go to the diner and have some dinner and I will get something on the way home because I don't know how late I'm going to be."
"Alright then, be safe and I will call you when we get back into town."
"Sounds good, Bells. I love you."
"I love you too, dad." And with that being said the phone went silent. As I put my phone back in my pocket, I noticed that both of the girls were looking at me.
"Is everything alright with your dad, Bella?" They both asked me.
"Yeah, he is just working late. He has some unsolved cases that they are trying to get figured out. He said for us to go and eat dinner at the diner when we got back into town."
"Oh, alright then, dinner at the diner it is." Jessica said as we pulled out of the parking lot and headed back to Forks.