Well, here is the much awaited next chapter. I am so sorry it has taken so long but with the move, the holidays and just having writer's block it took me a while to get this one going..LOL! Thank you so much for being patient and waiting for it. Hopefully I won't have to make you wait long again.
As always all names, titles, people, and songs belong to their rightful owners.
The Parmalee that is mentioned are really good friends of mine and I love their music. Check them out at myspace/parmalee
BPOV
I woke up Friday morning at 7:00 a.m. I was just too excited to go back to sleep. Everyone else was still asleep, so I decided to go out and sit on the balcony and take in the morning. First, I went into the kitchen and grabbed a Dr. Pepper and then I went out to sit and relax. I needed to get my head clear for today because it was going to be busy with the photo shoot, rehearsals, getting ready and going out to the club. As I sat down and looked over the river, the events from the previous evening all came rushing back into my mind.
I had been alone in the room, playing my song in my pj's when they all came in without letting me know they were there until I was finished playing. When I turned around there stood my friends, Alice, another girl, and Edward. I wanted to die at that moment. He just looked at me with this crooked grin on his face and I felt the blood rush to my face. I remember the conversation that followed so clearly like it was taking place now.
"Wow Bells that is sounding prettier every time you play it." Jake said coming in and kicking off his shoes.
"Yeah, we had no idea that it was going to sound like that. We are definitely putting that on the album." My other friends say as they come in and sit down on the couches.
"Thanks, I think I've finally finished it now." I said getting up off the bench.
"What are y'all doing here?" I ask Alice and Edward.
"I wanted to introduce you to my best friend and Edward wanted to see where that beautiful melody was coming from." Alice tells me with a smile.
"I'm sorry if we have intruded on you. Maybe we should go." Edward said as he held my gaze.
"No, you haven't intruded. I just wasn't expecting company or I would have been dressed a little better." I said blushing.
"Girl, you look fine. Comfy is always a great way to go at this time of night." The other girl said.
"Hi, I'm Bella. It's nice to meet you." I say extending my hand to shake hers.
"The pleasure is mine. I'm Katherine and I've heard loads about you from Alice." She says shaking my hand. Her skin is cold like the rest of them.
"Well, I hope it was all good. Would you like to come in and have a seat instead of just standing in the doorway?" I ask them as I show them into the living room.
"Bella, what was that melody you were playing? It is beautiful." Edward asks me as he sits down on the piano bench.
"It's a melody that just popped into my head the other day and I have been working on it ever since then." I wasn't about to tell him that he inspired it and I thought of it while I was thinking about him.
"What do you call it?" He asked me.
"That's the only thing I have been unable to do is come up with a name for it." I tell him as I sit down on the bench beside him.
"I'm sure the name will come to you in time." He says to me with a smile.
"I hope so and soon." I say with a yawn.
"We really should be going so that you can get some rest." Edward says as he starts to get up.
"Yes we really should. We will see you tomorrow Bella." Alice says as her and Katherine start walking towards the door.
"Well, it was nice to meet you Katherine. I hope you enjoy your time here." I say as I walk them to the door.
"It was nice to meet you and everyone as well. I look forward to seeing you again." She says as she steps out into the hall.
"Goodnight Bella, see you later." Alice says with a hug.
"Goodnight Alice." I said returning her hug. She was so cool to the touch and I love the way it felt.
"Goodnight Bella. Again I'm sorry if we intruded." Edward says taking my hand in his to give it a kiss. Gosh, I love the way his touch felt.
"It is no problem Edward. Maybe some time over the next couple of days you and your family can come over and I will play it for all of you." I say with a smile as he lets go of my hand.
"That would be great. I'm sure everyone would like that." He says returning my smile.
"Well, goodnight Edward." I tell him as he walks out the door.
"Goodnight Bella, sweet dreams." And with that I shut the door and went to bed.
I was brought back to the fact that I was sitting on the balcony of the hotel by the vibrating of my phone. There was only one person that would be calling me this early in the morning, my dad. I looked at the Caller ID and sure enough it was him.
"Good morning dad." I said as soon as I answered the phone.
"Oh, good morning sweetheart I was all prepared to leave you a voice mail because I didn't think you would be up this early. Is everything alright?" He asked.
"Oh yeah, I'm just excited about the photo shoot today and I couldn't go back to sleep. Is everything okay with you?" I asked him as I took a drink of Dr. Pepper.
"Everything is fine. I was just on my way to the office when I thought I would just give you a call to say I love and miss you. I knew today was going to busy for you and you wouldn't have time to talk to your dear old dad." He said with a chuckle.
"Whatever! First of all you are not old. Second of all I will never be too busy to talk to you and third of all I love and miss you too." I said with a laugh.
"So besides the photo shoot, what else do you have planned for today?" He asks me.
"Well, we have the photo shoot, rehearsals, lunch, getting ready and then going to the club." I tell him.
"Sounds like your day is going to busy, just please be careful and if you start feeling strange you go and find Dr. Cullen." He tells me.
"I will dad, I promise. I better get off here and start getting everyone up. I love you and I will try and call you later." I tell him as I get up to go back inside.
"Ok Bells, I love you, tell everyone I said hello and be safe." He tells me as we hang up.
I love him so much. He is a really great dad and he always tries to act all big and bad but underneath he is just a big ole teddy bear. I shut the sliding doors and realize that everyone else is already up and busying themselves around the room. Jessica and Angela are cooking breakfast and the boys were watching TV. They all looked up and smiled at me as I entered the room.
"Good morning Bells, did you sleep well?" Jake asks as he comes to give me hug.
"Good morning Jake and yes I did. How about you?" I ask him as I return his hug.
"I slept like a baby. What was you doing out on the balcony?" He asks me as he returns to his spot on the couch.
"I was just getting my head clear for today and I was talking to my dad." I tell him as I go into the kitchen.
"How is he doing? Is everything alright back home?" The girls ask me.
"Yeah, he is fine and everything is good at home. He said to tell all of you hello." I tell them as I steal a piece of bacon off the plate sitting on the counter.
"Do you all need some help cooking or should I just go and set the table?" I ask them.
"You could set the table if you don't mind." They tell me.
"Jake, come and help me set this table since you aren't doing anything important." I yell at him.
"I was too doing something important. I was watching TV with the other men. That is what we do while you women are in the kitchen doing what you are supposed to do." He says with a big grin on his face and laughing.
"Oh really, that is what we are supposed to do is it. Well, let me tell you one damn thing Jacob Black, we are not your women so, get to setting the table you jerk or you won't be eating a damn thing." I tell him with a laugh.
"Alright Bells, I was just kidding." He said taking the plates out of my hand.
"I know you were but I wasn't." I tell him as I punch him in the arm and we both laugh.
We all sat down and had a nice breakfast together. We talked about the day before and about what today held in store for us. Everyone was excited about the photo shoot and going to the club tonight to see Parmalee perform. I was so looking forward to seeing them perform and to any advice they could give me. After breakfast, we cleaned up the kitchen, washed dishes, and then everyone started getting ready to go and meet Andy and the guys at Warehouse B for the photo shoot. At 9:30 a.m. there was a knock at the door and I knew who it was because James was supposed to come and get us at that time. I went and opened the door and he just stood there staring at me for a few minutes before he could say anything. 'Why in the hell is staring at me so hard? I have on a t-shirt and jeans nothing revealing or sexy.' I think to myself. I had to start the conversation to bring him out of his stupor. He really was creepy.
"James, James, JAMES!" I said to get his attention.
"Huh, oh yeah, hey Bella are you all ready to go?" He asked me looking embarrassed for what just happened.
"Yeah, give us a few minutes to get everything together. Would you like to come in and wait?" I asked offering for him to come in.
"That would be great; Laurent is down in the car waiting for us." He tells me as he comes in.
He takes a seat on the couch while the rest of us run around gathering up our outfits, make-up, shoes, and everything else we needed to take with us. After about 10 minutes we were ready to go. James grabbed some of the bags and we headed down to the lobby. As we walked down the hall, I was so hoping that we would run into Edward but we didn't. When we got off of the elevator in the lobby, Alice, Rosalie, and Katherine were coming into the hotel.
"Bella!" Alice called out waving to me.
"Hey Alice, Rose, and Katherine, how are you doing today?" I asked them as the rest of my friends went out to the car but James stayed behind giving them a strange look.
"We are fine, how are you?" Rose asked me.
"I'm doing well; we are on our way to our photo shoot." I tell them still watching James' reaction. Something is up with him, I just know it.
"Oh how exciting, will you have any of the pictures with you tonight?" Katherine asks me.
"I'm not sure but I know that we will have them tomorrow night when we perform. We are going to sign them and give them out afterwards." I tell them.
"Cool, we definitely will have to try and get some of them. Bella, who is this fine gentleman waiting for you?" Alice asks me with an intense look on her face.
"Oh I'm sorry, Alice, Rose, Katherine this is James, my bodyguard. James this is some of my girlfriends that are staying here as well." I introduce them.
"Nice to meet you ladies, Bella we really should be going or you are going to be late." He says to them and then to me.
"Oh alright, I will see you girls later." I tell them.
"We will see you later; have fun at your shoot." They said as we parted ways.
APOV
It was about 6:55 a.m. when I had the vision of Bella getting up at 7 o'clock. She was just too excited about today to sleep. I saw that she would get her a Dr. Pepper and go and sit on the balcony. She talked to her dad at about 8:00 a.m. and then went back inside. I could hear them talking and laughing. She was giving her friend, Jake, a hard time about setting the table. She is so funny. I was brought back to reality by a pillow hitting me in the back of the head. It was Katherine.
"Where did you go, pixie?" She asked me with a laugh.
"I had a vision of Bella and I was listening in on what was going on to make sure she was alright." I tell her throwing the pillow back at her.
"So what are we going to do today?" She asked me as she made her way to the window to see whether or not it was sunny.
"Well, I figured since it is cloudy out that we could go shopping. I would like to get Bella something special for her big day tomorrow." I tell her.
"Sounds like a plan to me. She is really sweet and I can totally see that Edward is sweet on her." She says as she changes her clothes at vampire speed.
"I know he is and she really likes him too even though she won't admit it yet. Edward doesn't want me to interfere though." I tell her as I change my clothes as well.
"Hmmm, well then I guess you better not but he didn't say anything about me interfering." She says with a laugh.
"I heard that Katherine and you just stay out of it as well." Edward yelled from the other room.
"Well damn, I guess that puts a kink in my plans. He better be careful though because she is gorgeous and smells really good and with all of the other vamps in town there is bound to be someone to put the moves on her. And don't forget that Stefan and Damon are coming into town and you know how Damon is." She says as we head into the living room where the rest of the family was.
"I know but with us looking out for her, she will be fine and Damon will just have to try and behave himself when he is around her. Hey Rose we are going shopping you want to come along?" I ask her.
"Sure let me get my purse." She says and is back in a flash.
"Now you girls behave yourselves while you are out." Carlisle tells us.
"We will dad, promise." I say to him as we walk out the door.
We went around to the downtown shops looking for the perfect gift for Bella. I ended up getting her an antique charm bracelet that had charms of a heart, xoxo, different musical instruments, and a half moon. I thought she would love it and so did the others. When we were on our way back into the hotel lobby we ran into Bella and her friends and a guy that I instantly didn't like. This must be the person Edward was talking about. We talked for a few minutes about how excited she was for the photo shoot and I inquired if she would have them tonight or not. She informed me that she would definitely have them for tomorrow night. The whole time we were talking, her bodyguard was giving me strange looks and I felt really uneasy about her being with him but there was nothing I could do about it now. We bid them farewell and we went back up to our room.
"Edward, where are you?" I called out when we entered the room.
"I'm in the living room, what's up?" He called back.
"We ran into Bella and her bodyguard downstairs. I don't like him." I tell him as I enter the living room.
"Yeah, I don't like him either." Rose said.
"He gave me the creeps and that is saying something considering what we are." Katherine said as well.
"Was she alright?" Edward asked very concerned.
"Yes, she was fine. They are on their way to the photo shoot. She is so excited but I don't like this James character. Did you ever find anything out about him?" I asked as I sat down beside him.
"No, not yet but with your help I'm sure we can find something out." He says as he puts his arm around me.
"You bet we will. Oh, look at what I got Bella, it is a charm bracelet. Do you think she will like it?" I ask him as I show it to him. It sparkles in the light like we do even though she doesn't know that yet.
"I'm sure she will love it. It is very pretty. Now let's get busy researching this James person." He says as we turn on the computers.
BPOV
It only took about 20 minutes to get from the hotel to Warehouse B. When we got out of the car we were greeted by Andy. He was all hyped up for this photo shoot as were we. We went inside the place and they had this huge backdrop up and had a section for people to do our hair, make-up and wardrobe. I was in awe of all the musical props they had for us to use and Barry, Matt, Josh, and Scott were already having pictures taken. However when Barry saw me walk in, he walked right off of the set and straight for me.
"Bella, you're here." He says as he engulfs me in a hug. He does smell good.
"Hey Barry, how's it going so far?" I say as I return the hug.
"It is going great. We have gotten some really good pictures so far. Are you excited to get yours started? I think we are going to do some with you all as well." He says as we walk over towards where wardrobe is.
"Yes I am and that sounds good to me. Now let me get ready so we can get this started." I say to him as I take my bags from James.
"Sounds like a plan and if you need any help getting into any of those clothes you just let me know." He says with a grin.
"Barry, you are such a pervert. Now go away." I say as I laugh and slap at him.
We handed our garment bags to Pam, who is the wardrobe coordinator for this shoot. We then met Jack, the hair stylist and Bonnie, the make-up artist. I thought Jessica and Angela were going to burst with excitement and the guys were looking at the props and they were in heaven. I stood there watching my friends and was so happy to share this with them. Andy came over to where I was standing and started watching them with me.
"I think they are a little excited." He said with a chuckle.
"They are as am I." I said with a smile.
"Bella, you all are going to be such a hit that you aren't going to know what hit you." He said smiling back at me.
"I hope you are right. I don't think any of us could stand to fail after everything we have been through to get to this point." I say.
"I know I'm right. Now, after the shoot we are all going to the club to rehearse and I was thinking of maybe having you join the guys on stage a couple of times throughout the night and sing with them. What do you think about that? Do you know any of their songs?" He asks me.
"I know all of their songs. I learned them when I found out that we would be performing with them. I would love to join them on stage. Do you think they will go for it?" I ask him with excitement.
"Of course they will but let's ask them. Hey fellows, could you come over here for a second?" He calls out to them and they make their way over to us.
"What's up Andy and Bella?" Matt asks.
"Well, I was thinking of having Bella join you on stage to sing a couple of songs with you. What do you think?" He asks them.
"Hell yes she can join us on stage. You know the songs don't you?" Josh asks.
"Yep, I know them." I tell him.
"Well then there ya go." Matt says putting his arm around my shoulders.
"We will work it all out during rehearsal. This is going to be a kick ass night." Barry says with way too much enthusiasm.
"Well, then we better get this shoot over with then. You guys go back and finish getting some pictures taken. Bella, you and your group go get ready." Andy tells me.
"You got it boss." We all say at the same time and we start laughing.
"Oh Andy, I wanted to ask you a favor if I may." I call back to him.
"Name it and it is yours." He says with a chuckle.
"I have some other friends in town and I would love to have them sit with us in the VIP section. Could I get some VIP passes for them?" I ask a little leery that I was pushing my luck.
"Sure thing, how many do you need?" He asks.
"I know that I need 8 for sure." I tell him.
"Well, how about I give you 10 just to be safe." He asks me.
"That would be great, thanks Andy." I tell him.
"No problem, now go and get ready for your shoot." He says walking away.
I go over to Jack and Bonnie and they work magic on my face and my hair. My make-up is done not too dark but not too earthy either. Bonnie gave me a really good rocker look. Jack pulled my hair up into a punk updo with hair hanging down around my face. It looked kick ass. Pam was wonderful with helping me put together my outfit. I ended up in tight, black leather pants, my bustier with pink skulls on it, my 6-inck pink stilettos, and she put all kinds of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings on me to match. I looked sexy. When I walked out of the dressing room, every male in the place turned to stare at me. It was hilarious.
"Damn Bells, you look hot." Jake said while just staring at me.
"Thanks Jake." I tell him as I pat him on the back and make my way over to the backdrop.
"Bella, we have never seen you look like that. That look is so sexy on you." Jessica and Angela tell me.
"Thanks girls, and May I say you two look sexy as hell as well." I say with a smile.
"Mike and Eric, you two look very rock star also." I tell them as I join them in front of the backdrop.
"Bella you look fantastic." They tell me.
"Well, let's get this thing going shall we." I say to Tyler, the photographer.
We then did all kinds of poses with instruments, without instruments, just us girls, just the guys, Jessica and Angela by themselves, me by myself, me and they guys, the guys and the girls without me, and all of us together. We acted goofy, smiled, stuck our tongues out, gave the rock-n-roll sign and acted all tough. We took a break for a little bit so that Tyler could upload the photos to his computer. While we were getting our touch ups, Matt, Barry, Josh, and Scott came back into the building and they all did a double take when they saw us. Barry was just staring at me drooling. I couldn't help but giggle. Tyler was ready for us again so we went back over to the backdrop and this time we were taking pictures with the guys. We had so much fun. Barry picked me up and stuck his tongue out in one of them with me laughing. Another one was of me, Jessica, and Angela on the backs of Barry, Matt, and Josh. Then there was one of all the guys together. There were quite a few of Barry holding me around the waist, his arms draped over my shoulders, or of him kissing me on the check. I really think he has a crush on me. The last one we took was of just me with Matt, Barry, Josh and Scott. I think that was one of my favorites. When we were done we were all just sitting around talking to give Tyler time to make sure he didn't need any more pictures when Jake says that I need one taken with the piano.
"Bells, you need to have a picture taken with you playing the piano." Jake says.
"No, I don't Jake. We are done." I tell him.
"Why does she need one taken with the piano?" Andy asks Jake.
"Because she has this killer melody she plays and there really needs to be a picture of her playing it." He tells Andy. I thought I was going to die.
"Well, then Bella I guess we need to have that picture taken." Andy tells me.
"Andy, it is a melody and I don't think looking like this really fits the mood for a picture of me playing it." I tell him.
"And I think it is perfect for that because if you are to ever perform it live this is exactly how you will look." He counters my argument.
"I don't know that I can just look like I am playing the piano without actually playing it." I tell him.
"Well, then play it. I would love to hear it." He tells me. Obviously I have lost this debate.
"Fine, I will do the pictures." I say giving Jake a look that could kill.
I went over and sat down at the piano. I took a deep breath trying not to over think the situation. I just thought of Edward, closed my eyes and started to play. Everything got silent and everyone disappeared from the room. It was just me and the melody that I had yet to name. As I played, I could hear the clicks of the camera but it didn't bother me. I was with Edward in my mind, playing this for him, staring into his golden eyes while I played it. As I finished it, I opened my eyes to see everyone just sitting there staring at me with smiles on their faces.
"Bella that was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard." Andy says getting up from his chair and making his way over to me.
"I told you all that is was a killer melody." Jake said to everyone.
"Yes, you did and that is definitely going on the album." Andy says to me and I smile.
"Thanks everyone, I'm glad you like it." I tell them.
"What is it called?" Barry asks me.
"I don't have a title for it yet but I am working on it." I tell them.
"Well, I think this is going to be the perfect picture for that melody." Tyler says calling me over to the computer.
The picture is of me playing with my eyes closed, my head bent down and a smile on my face. It was perfect. We then went through all of the pictures that were taken and picked out the ones to be printed off but he was going to email me all of them because some of them were just too funny. It was about noon when we got done. It had taken 2 hours to do the photo shoot.
"I don't know about you all but I need some food." I tell them as we get ready to leave.
"Lunch Time!" The guys all yelled.
"Come on let's go to Applebee's." Andy said as he got into the car.
"Woohoo Applebee's, let's get going." We all said and piled into the car.
We were all still dressed up in our outfits when we went to the restaurant and people were just staring at us. Some of them were fans of Parmalee and came over to get their autograph and we were introduced to them as well. We had a great time at the restaurant. When we were done, we all piled back into the car and headed to the club to rehearse. It was huge on the inside. It was two stories, with a dance floor and bars everywhere, and the stage area that was just off to the side of the dance floor. There was a section roped off in front of the stage that was for VIP's only which included all of us and now the Cullen's. We met with the club owner, Eric, and then we went off to rehearse. The guys rehearsed first and we just sat and listened to them play. They are so talented. We decided that I would sing 'Gasoline', 'Complicated', and 'Only the Good Die Young' with them. So I got up and rehearsed those songs with them. It was so much fun being on stage. I even did the guitar solo with Josh during 'Gasoline'. They had no idea that I could play guitar that well.
After they got done rehearsing, it was our turn. So we just cut loose and had a ball rehearsing on a real stage. Andy and the guys were in pure shock by our performance and Andy was as convinced as ever that we were going to be big. It was the greatest feeling ever being up on that stage and I couldn't wait to be up on it with the club full of people dancing around to our songs. When we got done it was about 3:00 in the afternoon and we all headed back to the hotel. Andy told us that Pam, Jack, and Bonnie would be at our hotel room at 6:00 p.m. to help get us ready for the club tonight. Andy handed me 10 VIP passes for me to give to the Cullen's as we arrived back at the hotel. I was so ecstatic to give the passes to them that I went straight to their room on the way back to ours. I totally didn't think about the fact that I was still done up from the photo shoot when I knocked on the door and who would answer but Dr. Cullen.
"Bella?" He said with a puzzled look on his face.
"Hello Dr. Cullen, I'm not interrupting am I?" I asked him.
"No, I just didn't recognize you at first is all. Please come in." He said stepping aside for me to enter.
"Oh I'm sorry, we just came from the photo shoot and rehearsal and I have something that I wanted to give all of you." I say as I enter the hallway.
"Well come on in so that everyone can see you." He said leading me into the living room where everyone but Edward was. I wonder where he is.
"Look who has stopped by to see us." He announces as we enter the living room and they all turn and just stare at me with their mouths hanging open.
"Bella, wow you look fantastic." Rose says as she gets up to give me a hug.
"Yeah, I didn't know you could ever look like that." Emmett says with a chuckle. He makes me blush.
"Girl, you are going to blow away all of those guys at the club tonight looking like that." Katherine tells me with a smile.
"Thanks, I just wanted to stop by and give you guys these. They are VIP passes for all of you to come and sit with us in the VIP section tonight and tomorrow night." I tell them handing the passes to them.
"Thank you so much Bella. You didn't have to do that." Esme tells me with a smile.
"Oh I know I didn't but I would really like for you all to be there with us." I tell her as I smile back.
"Well, we graciously accept. How are you feeling?" Dr. Cullen asks.
"I'm feeling fine. No issues so far and let's hope that it stays that way. Where is Edward, I really wanted to give him his pass myself?" I inquire.
"Oh he will be right back; he just stepped out for a moment." Alice tells me as we hear the door close.
"Alright dad, the car is full of gas, all the fluids have been checked, and the tire pressure is good in the tires." Edward says to his father as he comes in not realizing that I am there.
"Thank you Edward. Son, we have company." He says to him as he enters the living room. Edward looks up and comes to a dead stop when he sees me. Our eyes lock and he just smiles at me. Then he takes in my appearance and he really starts to stare.
"Bella, how are you?" He says walking towards me.
"I'm fine. I just stopped by to give you all VIP passes for tonight and tomorrow." I tell him with a smile as I hand his pass to him.
"Really, that was very sweet of you. I'm sure my father graciously accepted." He says as he takes the pass from me and smiles.
"He did and I also wanted to extend an invitation for all of you to come down to our room tomorrow around 1:00 p.m. so that I could play a little something for all of you." I say to all of them.
"We will definitely be there." Esme says to me.
"Great, well I need to get back to the room and get ready for tonight. I will see you all at the club say around 8 p.m." I say to them as I get ready to leave.
"Sounds good to me." Dr. Cullen says giving me a hug goodbye.
"Let me walk you down to your room Bella." Edward says as I head towards the door.
"Alright, thank you." I say as I step out into the hall.
"Oh hey Bella!" Alice calls out.
"Yeah Alice what is it?" I call back.
"I just wanted to say that you look damn hot in that outfit girl." She says with a giggle.
"Thanks Alice, see you in a couple of hours." I yell back as Edward shuts the door.
"So how was the photo shoot?" He asks me as we walk down the hall.
"It was fantastic. We got a lot of good pictures and I can't wait to give them out tomorrow night." I tell him.
"Will you be performing tonight at all?' He asks me.
"I am going to be singing with Parmalee for a couple of songs but our band is playing tomorrow night." I tell him as we reach my door.
"Well, then I look forward to hearing you sing tonight and may I say you do look very sexy in that outfit." He says as he takes my hand to kiss it. I blush big time.
"Thank you for the compliment and for walking me down to my room. I will see you in a couple of hours." I tell him as I put my key in the door.
"I will see you then." He says as I shut the door. Damn, I so want to be his girlfriend, lover, friend, or something please. I think to myself as I go into the living room.
Everyone was just sitting around watching TV or taking a nap. A nap sounded really good to me. I tell them all that I am going to go shower and take a nap for about an hour. I went into my bedroom and shut the door. I needed some time to myself as this had been a busy day so far and it was only going to get busier. I took a nice hot shower and crawled into the bed and was sound asleep before my head hit the pillow. The next thing I knew was my alarm was going off; it was 5:45 p.m. I jumped up out of the bed and went into the bathroom to brush my teeth and brush my hair when the doorbell rang. I could hear voices and I knew that Pam, Jack, and Bonnie were here. I went out and greeted them and they immediately set up and began working on us. Pam was in my bedroom with all of her wardrobe garments and accessories, Jack was in my bathroom setting up all of his hair styling products and tools and Bonnie was in the other bathroom setting up make-up. The guys got ready first because it wasn't going to take them as long with them as it was with me, Jessica, and Angela. The girls and I sat in the living room just talking and watching TV while the guys was getting ready. When they came out we started whistling and clapping.
"Will you guys stop it?" Eric said as he came to sit down on the couch. He had on black leather pants, a black t-shirt with a skull on it, black boots, and accessories.
"Yeah, we know we look good but shish." Mike said as he sat down as well. He had on black leather pants, a white button down shirt with a skull on the back that had vines growing all around it, black boots and accessories. Both his and Eric's hair was spiked up.
"Hey you guys may want them to stop it but I say let them have at it." Jake said as he came into the room. My mouth hit the floor. Jack had pulled Jake's hair back and braided it. He had on black cargo pants, a cream collarless shirt, black boots, and accessories. He looked damn hot.
"Wow, you fellows look hot." I told all three of them and they blushed a little bit. Now it was our turn to get done up.
Jessica went in to see Bonnie, Angela went in to see Jack, and I went into the bedroom to see Pam. Pam and I decided on black leather pants, a black tank top with a purple stoned skull on it and a black bra underneath, purple stiletto heels, a couple of belts draped around my waist, and accessories. While I was getting dressed, I got a little light-headed and had to sit down until it passed. Pam asked did I need her to get one of the others and I told her that wouldn't be necessary that I would be fine. It had just been a really exciting day and I just needed to relax for a moment. This seriously was not happening now. When it was my turn to go see Bonnie, she did my make-up to match which looked spectacular when she was done. Jack put purple extensions in my hair and then gave me a spiky updo with hair hanging down around my face. I looked AWESOME! When I went back into my bedroom where Jessica and Angela were, we all just stood there staring at each other and then we started laughing and giving each other high fives. We were going to knock them dead with the way we looked. Jessica had on a black leather mini-skirt, a green bustier, black stilettos, and accessories. Angela had on tight black jeans, a red tank top with a red bra underneath, red stilettos and accessories. Before we left the bedroom, Pam handed each one of us a black leather jacket to wear with our outfits. When we came into the living room, the guys started doing to us what we did to them. We couldn't help but laugh.
"Wow ladies, may I say it will be my pleasure to be seen with all of you tonight." Jake said with a smile.
"Absolutely, we will be the luckiest guys there tonight with you babes looking that hot." Eric said as he made his way over to Angela to help her with her jacket and she blushed.
"You ladies ready to go and raise some hell in Seattle?" Mike asked as he helped Jessica with her jacket.
"You bet we are." Angela said with enthusiasm.
"Hell yes." Jessica said giving Mike a smile.
"Let's go tear it up, shall we?" I asked as Jake helped me with my jacket.
We thanked Pam, Jack and Bonnie for everything and told them that we would see them at the club in a little while. As we opened the door to leave the room, there stood James getting ready to knock. He just stared at us and then he smiled.
"I was just coming to see if you all were ready to go. Laurent is bringing the car around." He asked us.
"Yes, we are ready. We were just coming to let you know that." Jake said putting his arm around my waist. I don't think he likes James either.
"Thanks James for coming to get us. Let's go." I tell him as we all walk down towards the elevator.
"Are the other guys riding with us or have they already left?" I ask James as we wait for the elevator.
"They have already left for the club. You all are just going to meet up there." He tells me as the elevator doors open up for us to get on.
"Aright then, let's get this party started." We all say as the doors to the elevator close.
EPOV
Alice, Katherine and I had spent all afternoon doing research on James and we couldn't come up with anything other than the basics where he was born, when he was born, places he had lived, and jobs he had. There had to be something else and we were just missing it because he was just too creepy and I didn't like him being around Bella and from the way she acted when he was around I don't think she liked him being around either. Dad got back from his conference about 2:45 p.m.
"Edward, would you mind taking the car down to the mechanic and have him look at it. It was acting a little funny on my way back here." He asked me as he came in.
"Sure, dad I'll take it." I told him as I took the keys from him and left.
The mechanic had found some garbage in the air filter and that is what was causing the problem. So, he fixed it for me, checked all of the fluids and put air in the tires. He was a really nice guy. I decided that on the way back to the hotel that I would go ahead and fill the car up with gas so I stopped at the gas station across the street from the hotel. I saw a limo pull up at 3 p.m. and bunch of people got out of it but I didn't recognize any of them. When the car was full, I went back to the hotel. When I got into the elevator, I was hit by the most exquisite smell ever, it was Bella. She must have been in that group of people that I saw get out of the limo. I didn't see her though, that was the weird thing. When I opened the door to our room, I heard a bunch of people talking. I had no idea what was going on, so I called out to my dad that I was back and that the car was fine. That is when I caught her scent and he called out that we had company. It was Bella and I had never seen her look like that. She looked ravishing. I was stunned. She smiled at me and I smiled back. I asked her how she was doing and she said she was fine. The reason for her to stop by was that she had gotten all of us VIP passes. That was so sweet of her. Dad asked her how she was feeling and she said that she hadn't had an episode which is a good thing. As she got ready to leave, she offered for all of us to come to her room tomorrow so that she could play something for us and we accepted. Everyone was going to love the melody, I know I did. I offered to walk her down to her room and she accepted. I wanted to spend as much time with her as possible. I asked her about the photo shoot and she said that it had gone really well. She told me that she would be singing with the other band tonight and that excited me. I so wanted to know what her voice sounded like when she was singing. When we got to her door, I took a huge chance and told her how sexy she looked. She blushed and said thank you. How I loved it when she blushed. It made her scent much stronger and I loved the way she smelled. She told me that she would see me in a few hours and I said goodbye to her and she shut the door.
On the way back to the room, I was having all kinds of thoughts about her. Naughty ones seemed to be the strongest in my mind. She just looked so damn sexy in that outfit. If she looked anything like that tonight, I was going to have to kill every other male at the club. When I got back to our room, the girls were already laying out outfits for everyone. At about 6:30 p.m. there was a knock at the door and I so hoped that it was Bella again. I was wrong. It was Stefan, Katherine's boyfriend, and his brother, Damon.
"Well, if it isn't the Salvatore brothers." I say as I let them in and give Stefan a hug.
"And if it isn't the infamous Edward Cullen." Stefan says to me returning the hug.
"How have you been man?" I ask him as we go into the living room.
"I've been doing well, how about you?" He asks me.
"I can't complain." I say as I get ready to call out to Katherine.
"How have you been Damon?" I ask.
"I'm doing well." He says in that stuck up tone.
"Edward was there a human here today. That scent is over powering." Damon asks. Shit, I was so hoping he wouldn't have noticed.
"Yes, her name is Bella and she is a good friend of ours." I tell him so that he knows not to mess with her.
"Really, well she smells good enough to eat." He says with a mischievous smile. Shit, we are so going to have problems.
"She is off limits Damon, got it?" Katherine says as she enters the room and heads straight for Stefan.
"I got it, no biting the human girl." He says as he slithers over to the couch and sits down. It is going to be a long night.
We all get ready to leave around 8 p.m. to go to the club. As we get into the elevator, I can smell Bella's scent again which means she was just here and is at the club. If I had a heart it would be racing. I couldn't wait to see her again.
BPOV
When we arrive at the club it is 7:45 p.m. and there are already a lot of cars in the parking lot. We are taken around to the entrance for musicians. Eric, the manager of the club, is there waiting for us. He takes us in to the club and straight to the VIP section where Andy and the others are waiting for us.
"Bella, I'm so glad you all are finally here." Andy says with a smile.
"We are too." I say with a laugh.
"Bella let me help you with your jacket." Barry offers.
"Thanks Barry." I say as I turn and he pulls it down off my shoulders. When I turn around, he is just staring at me with a really big smile on his face. Here we go, I thought to myself.
"Wow, you look amazing and I didn't think that would be possible after the way you looked at the photo shoot but damn." He says as he drapes my jacket over the arm of the chair and offers for me to sit down beside him and I did.
"Bella, did you manage to get any rest?" Andy asks me with a concerned look on his face.
"Yes, I took a nap for a couple of hours so I should be good to go." I tell him.
"Good because we sure don't need you collapsing or anything. " He says with a chuckle.
"I should be just fine and luckily we will have my cardiologist here with us shortly." I say with a chuckle as well. We all were sitting there laughing and talking when the song "Not Afraid' by Eminem started playing.
"Oh I love this song, come on girls let's go dance." I say jumping up out of my seat.
"Let's go." They agreed and we grabbed each other's hand and started for the dance floor.
"Hold up, I'm coming too." Barry called out behind us.
"Well, come on." I called back to him. I knew he wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to have his hands on me and I really didn't mind either. I liked all of this attention.
"We're coming too." The other guys called out.
We all ended up on the dance floor dancing, singing along with the song, and laughing. Barry grabbed me around the waist and we started bumping and grinding to the song. Once we started dancing like that, Mike grabbed Jessica and Eric grabbed Angela and they started dancing like that. Jake had spotted him a cute brunette and was dancing with her. We were having a blast and when Barry turned us around to where I could see where we were sitting my heart stopped because there stood Edward. He was just staring at us on the dance floor, watching the way Barry and I were dancing. I waved to him and he waved back. When the song was over, we headed back to our section because I seriously needed something to drink. As we entered our section, Barry had his arm around my waist and Edward was just staring at where Barry's arm was. I don't think he liked it very much and that made me feel good.
"Alice, you all are here." I say as I leave Barry's side and go to embrace my new friend in a hug.
"Yep, we got here a few minutes ago." She said returning my hug.
"Let me get a look at you." She says stepping back from me and taking in my appearance.
"Damn, you look rockin'. I didn't think you were going to be able to look any better than you did this afternoon but I was wrong." She said with a smile and making me blush.
"Thanks and may I say that you look damn good yourself." I tell her taking in her outfit. She had on black leggings, and long, black tank top dress with a belt around the waist and silver stilettos.
"Awe, aren't you sweet. Now, we have two other people for you to meet." She says turning me towards two guys that I had never before.
"Bella, this is Stefan and Damon Salvatore. Stefan is Katherine's boyfriend." She says making the introductions.
"Bella, it is a pleasure to meet you." Stefan says extending his hand for me to shake.
"The pleasure is mine and I'm glad you were able to make it tonight." I say shaking his hand, which was just as cold as the rest of them. What the hell was up that?
"It is very nice to meet you Bella." Damon says taking my hand in his and kissing it. I could feel the blood rush to my face.
"It is nice to meet you as well Damon. I do hope that you enjoy yourself this evening." I say pulling my hand out of his. I could see Edward out of the corner of my eye and he was seething with anger, jealousy, or just pure rage. I'm not sure which one but it was funny.
"Let me introduce you all to everyone." I tell them as I introduce my friends, Andy and the other guys to everyone.
We all sit down and instantly all kinds of conversations are started. Damon was asking me things like 'How long had I wanted to be a musician?', 'How did I like being back in Forks?', 'How much longer did I have in school?', and your other basic questions. After the inquisition, I had to seriously go to the bathroom, so I excused myself. Naturally, James was right on my heels.
"Bella, where are you going?" He asked me as he followed closely behind.
"I am going to the bathroom, is that alright with you?" I say as I keep walking.
"Yes, that is fine with me; I just have to know where you are and go with you if you are alone. That is what your father wanted isn't it?" He said with a hint of authority.
"Yes, it is." I say as I go into the girl's bathroom.
As I finish up and wash my hands, Rose comes into the bathroom.
"Hey Bella are you alright? You looked a little agitated when you were on your way down here." She asked with concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine it's just James creeps me out and I know he was part of the condition for me to be able to come to Seattle in the first place but I just don't like the way he looks at me sometimes, let alone be alone with him." I tell her without taking a breath. She probably thinks I'm crazy.
"I kind of figured as much so that is why I came to the bathroom and sent him on his way before I came in. I told him that I would walk back with you so he could just go back to his post by the VIP section." She tells me with a smile.
"Really, thanks Rose that means a lot." I tell her giving her a hug.
"No problem, it was my pleasure." She says returning my hug.
As, we return to the VIP section Matt, Josh, Barry, and Scott are already gone. Andy tells me to bring everyone down to the stage in about 30 minutes and for me to come backstage after everyone is settled. I tell him that I can do that and he leaves our section. I sit down on one of the sofas and just take a breath because my heart rate is all over the place. I hope no one notices the look on my face because if they do I am screwed. To my surprise, Edward comes over to sit down beside me.
"Are you feeling alright?" He asks with concern. Shit, he noticed.
"I'm fine, just a little nervous." I tell him but I don't think he bought it.
"Would you like for my father to check you out just in case that is not what it is?" He asks staring me in the eyes. Damn, he has such sexy eyes.
"No, I'm fine honestly. We should start making our way down to the stage." I tell him as I get up. That was too close; hopefully I have gotten him off the subject.
"Well, then may I escort you down there?" He says offering me his arm as he gets up.
"Yes you may, thank you very much." I say as I take his arm.
"Alright, everyone let's go get into our spot for the show." I tell everyone as we make our way down to the stage.
After I get everyone situated, I excuse myself and go backstage. Pam, Jack and Bonnie are all back there in our dressing room ready to do touch-ups on my hair, make-up and wardrobe. As Jack is working on my hair, Andy comes into the dressing room.
"Are you excited?" He asks me.
"Yes and a little nervous but I will be fine." I tell him.
"Well, once you are done here just go back out front with the others. I'm going to introduce the guys and when they are ready for you to come up, they will just call you to come up on stage." He tells me with a smile.
"Got it, and thanks again for everything." I tell him.
"You're welcome and knock 'em dead tonight." He says with a thumb up as he leaves the room.
I can hear the crowd going wild as Andy introduces Parmalee to the stage and then I hear the music start up. They start out with 'Carolina' off of their newest album. I get finished and make my way back out front just as they are almost finished with that song. Barry smiles at me as I take my place in front of the stage next to Edward. Luckily, I'm not too far from the stairs to be able to get onto stage when they call me up. Everyone is having a blast and just jammin' out to the music. They next play "Broken Records' and 'Photograph'. I know to get ready to go up because 'Complicated' is next and that is one of the ones I am doing with them.
"What's up Felix Underground?" Matt yells into the microphone and the crowd goes crazy.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, before we do this next song, we would like to call up a dear friend of ours to perform it with us. She and her band, The Nightwalkers, will be playing here tomorrow night and they are going to blow the roof off of this place so be sure you come back tomorrow night as well. Please put your hands together to welcome Bella Swan to the stage." Matt says for my introduction. I think I have died and gone to heaven.
Everyone starts clapping as I make my way onto the stage and over to Matt. He hands me a microphone and the music starts up. He is playing acoustic guitar and I am just standing beside him as he starts the song. He gets through the first verse and I start singing with him. It is the best feeling I have ever had. We just continue to sing the song together as I walk around the stage to Josh and to Barry singing with them as well. I even went back and sang with Scott behind the drums. As it comes time for the guitar solo, Andy comes onto stage with my guitar and hands it to me to do the solo with Josh. We hadn't rehearsed this one but it went well and everyone was shocked. I could see the look on all of their faces and it was pure shock. When we finished that song, I started to walk off the stage but Barry stopped me.
"Woohoo, was she not fantastic ladies and gentlemen?" Barry asks the crowd and they go wild with excitement.
"Would you like for her to do another one with us?" He asks and everyone yells YES! I blush a little.
"Well, then this next number is called 'Gasoline'." He says as Matt starts up the music.
I take the headset from Andy and put it on because I walk around a lot during this song. The crowd started going wild. Even the Cullen's were getting into it and that makes me laugh. Edward never takes his eyes off of me. I grab my guitar when it is time and Josh and I just lay into the solo. Everyone screams and claps as the solo is over and I keep on playing the guitar. Josh, Matt and I are standing side by side at the end of the song playing the guitars to the end of the song. When finished, we all take a bow and I turn around and give Andy my guitar. He has the biggest smile on his face.
"Hell yes, wasn't that was awesome?" I hear Matt ask to the crowd and they go wild.
"Would you all like for her to do another one with us?" He asks and the crowd yells out YES again. That makes me feel so good.
"Well, you will here in just a little bit. She will be doing one more with us." He says as they go into playing 'San Diego'. I join the others back in front of the stage and Edward hands me a bottle of water.
"Bella you were FANTASTIC!" He yells out over the crowd.
"Thanks, I was so nervous." I tell him after I get done drinking that whole bottle of water and taking another one from Alice.
"Oh my gosh you were so awesome up there." Alice tells me giving me a huge hug.
"Yeah, girl you blew them all away." Rose says.
"That was fantastic playing." Jasper tells me.
"You looked really hot up there." Emmett says with a smirk and Rose elbows him in the gut. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Bells, you were amazing up there with them." Jake tells me giving me hug.
"Thanks everybody that really means a lot coming from all of you." I tell them all as we return to enjoying the show the guys were putting on.
The boys played 'Wash', 'Under My Skin', and 'Sun Die'. After they got done playing 'Sun Die', Matt and Josh went into playing dueling guitars. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. They really can play those guitars. After the dueling guitars, it was time for me to go back up on stage to perform my last song with them and the last song of the evening 'Only the Good Die Young'. Matt introduced me one more time and the crowd went wild when I got on stage again. Andy handed me my headset and my acoustic so that I could sit down on the stool beside Matt and start the song off. I sat there singing with Matt, playing my acoustic and watching the crowd sing along with us, waving their hands in the air, and dancing around to the music. Even everyone in the VIP section were singing along or dancing. It was all surreal. I couldn't believe that this was really happening and that tomorrow night I would be the one up here singing with my band. I couldn't help but smile. Towards the end of the song, Barry and Josh joined us at the front of the stage to finish off the song and it was perfect. When we finished singing, Barry, Matt, and Josh kissed me on my cheeks. I couldn't help but laugh and notice the look on Edward's face when it happened. I could see in his eyes that he wished it was him and I wished it was him but only kissing me on my lips. I blushed really bad at that thought and I knew he saw it because he smiled.
We all walked of stage and were greeted by Andy. He shook all of the guys' hands and then he gave me a huge hug.
"Bella, you were amazing tonight." He said with a huge smile on his face.
"Thanks Andy that was a lot of fun. I can't believe you had me play the guitar in all three songs since I only rehearsed the one." I tell him as I punch him in the arm.
"Yeah I know but I knew you could pull it off and you did." He tells me.
"You are going to knock them dead tomorrow night. I told you that you would be big." Andy says as we walk back out front to meet the others.
"Why don't you come over and do the meet and greet with us." Barry says.
"That is a fantastic idea, Barry." Andy says looking at me.
"Alright, I will be right there." I tell them as I make my way over to the others.
"Hey you guys go on back up to the VIP section, I am going to go over and do the meet and greet with the guys." I tell them.
"You sure, I can wait with you if you like." Jake asks me while looking at that pretty little brunette again.
"I'm sure Jake, go get your groove on just don't forget to cover that thing up." I say with a chuckle.
"Eww Bells, that is just gross. I'm not that type of guy." He says as he makes his way over to her.
"The hell you're not." I yell after him.
Everyone either goes back to the section or they go to dance. I do the meet and greet with the guys and I give my autograph as well. I'm told that I sounded amazing and that they were coming back tomorrow night to hear my band perform. I signed some more autograph's and took some pictures but I was starting to get a little light-headed so I told the guys that I was going to go and sit down.
When I got back to the VIP section, no one was there. Good, I needed a moment to myself. I sat there with my eyes closed just listening to the music play and drinking water. I was totally in my own world when I heard the most beautiful voice call out my name.
"Bella, are you alright?" Edward asked as he came back into our section.
"Yes, I'm alright. I was just taking a minute to myself." I tell him as I open my eyes and see that he is right there beside me.
"Where is everyone?" I ask him looking around.
"Everyone is on the dance floor dancing and I had gone to get some more water because I thought you might be thirsty when you came back over here." He tells me handing me another bottle of water.
"Well aren't you sweet." I say as I take the bottle from him.
"I try to be." He says with that crooked smile. I could just jump his bones right here, right now. Get a grip on yourself, Swan.
We just sat there chatting and listening to the music. Everyone slowly made their way back to the spot we were in and collapsed on the sofas. They had been dancing their asses off and Edward and I had been watching and laughing at them. While we were all sitting there chatting and what not, I noticed that Damon kept staring at me. He was very good looking in a bad boy way. Just as the song 'Lips of an Angel' began to play, Damon looked at me and extended his hand to me.
"May I have the pleasure of this dance, Miss Swan?" He asked smiling that sly smile at me.
"You may, Mr. Salvatore." I said taking his hand and letting him lead me to the dance floor.
"Bella, may I say you look exquisite this evening." He tells me as he spins me around the dance floor.
"Thank you and may I say that you look very mysterious this evening." I say to him causing him to have a sly smile on his face.
"Why thank you madam. So, did you enjoy yourself this evening?" He asked as we continued to dance.
"I did, it was the most amazing thing ever." I say.
"May I ask you something personal?" He asks as he leans back to look into my eyes.
"Yes, you may as long as it is not too personal." I said with a chuckle.
"Are you seeing anyone at the moment?" He asked me and I was little taken off guard by it.
"No, I am not seeing anyone at the moment. Are you seeing anyone?" I answer and ask him.
"No, I am as free as a bird." He says with a laugh. I wonder why he is asking me this.
"May I ask you another question?" He has that sly smile on his face again.
"Sure, what is it.?" I ask a little leery of what he is going to say.
"May I kiss you, Bella?" He asks as he looks in my eyes and spins me around the floor again.
"Damon, I don't think we know each other well enough for that yet. I do appreciate you asking me instead of just doing it." I tell him.
"Fair enough and I respect that. Maybe some time in the future when we do know each other better." He says as the song ends and we make our way back to our spot.
By the time the night is almost over, I had danced with everyone that was in our section at least once, except for Edward. The song 'Lay You Body Down' by Poison started playing and I looked over at Edward just sitting there talking to Eric and Mike. I decided to take matters into my own hands.
"Edward, would you like to dance with me?" I ask him. He looks up at me and smiles.
"Bella, it would be my pleasure." He says taking my hand in his as I lead him to the dance floor.
He puts his cool arms around my waist and I put my arms around his neck and we begin to dance. He just gazes into my eyes and I into his. Everyone in the entire night club disappears and it is just us on the dance floor dancing. He smiles that crooked smile at me and I smile back as I lay my head down on his shoulder. It was the other most perfect moment in my life. I was so in love with this man that it was ridiculous. When the song was over, he escorted me back to our seats.
It got to be about 1:00 a.m. and I was exhausted. We all decided that it was time to call it a night especially since we had to perform the next night. I asked Edward, Alice, Jasper, Rose, Emmett, Katherine, Stefan, and Damon if they would like to ride back with us in the limo. I didn't want my night with Edward to end. All of them accepted and we left the club.
When we arrived back at the club, I told James thank you for everything but I wouldn't need his services for the rest of the evening. He seemed a little pissed but I really didn't care because I had Edward to walk me to my room. He offered his arm for me to take and I did and we walked into the hotel that way. We walked slowly down the hall to my room and I could see that he wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it. So, I started the conversation.
"Thank you for escorting me back to my room." I say as I dig through my little purse to get out my key.
"You are most welcome and thank you for a very exciting evening." He said with a smile.
"You are welcome and I can't until tomorrow night." I say pulling the key out of my purse.
"Yes, I am looking forward to tomorrow night. Bella, may I ask you something?" He says as he looks me in the eye.
"Fire away, you can ask me anything." I answer him.
"May I kiss you?" He asks still holding my gaze. I'm shocked at what he just said. Is that what he really just said? Oh, how I have wanted this to happen.
"Yes Edward, you may." I answer him and with that he takes my face between his cool hands and our lips meet for the most perfect good night kiss. What an ending to a perfect night.