If I Fell
Chapter 3
"I-I hope I'm not interrupting." Carlisle mumbled out.
"No, No. Come in have a seat." I walked passed him and locked the door flipping over the sign to closed.
"Sorry for coming so late, I just got off work." Carlisle smiled and handed me a small bouquet of wild flowers.
"You're not late. I'm just closing up. Would you like some coffee and pastries?" I asked.
"I don't want to be a bother." He shrugged.
"Carlisle if I offer you something it's no bother, I promise." Laying a hand on his shoulder.
"OK, whatever you have leftover is fine." He relaxed.
We sat and talked, drank coffee and ate our weight in pastries until I yawned.
"Oh shit! It's midnight Bella." Carlisle panicked.
"It's OK. I live right upstairs." I reminded.
"Oh, right." He laughed a little embarrassed.
"I should worry about you. You'll be back in a few hours yourself." I hedged.
"Oh no. I've got the next 48 hours off. That's why I stopped by. I wanted to see if you'd like to go out to dinner and a movie or something tomorrow night?" he asked.
"I'd love to! What time?" I asked.
"Whatever time you close." He replied.
"I have open hours. I'm the boss and can close whenever." I shrug. "How about you meet me here at 6pm?" I asked.
"Sounds perfect. I'll see you then and thanks." He stood and kissed my cheek.
"Wait! Here's some pastries to take to Rose and Emmett. They'd be pissed at you if you didn't think of them." I smiled.
"Thanks! Yeah Emmett especially. He whines because he doesn't get any perks since his wife decorated your house." He laughed.
"Tell Emmett if he wants pastry perks he needs to talk to the boss." I winked as I showed him out.
"See you tomorrow." He said as I locked the door behind him.
I closed at 4pm in order to get ready.
I was a pretty low key person, but I wanted to impress Carlisle.
I called Rose and asked for pointers, I didn't want to be like his ex and I definitely didn't want to dress like my ex liked.
"Keep it simple. Jeans and a dressy top and heels will send him over the edge, especially if they hug your ass and show cleavage. No sweater sets, those were his ex's favorite, she was kind of uptight. And wear your hair down, that'll drive him crazy!" she cackled into the phone.
"Rose I'm not going to dry hump your brother." I sighed.
"No, you might actually get laid! It's been long enough for both of you." I knew she was smirking.
"UGH! How did we become friends? Just because you and Emmett hump like rabbits doesn't mean that everyone does." I groaned.
"Hey, your sister and law and brother…" Rose started and I stopped her.
"HUSH! I'm going now. I don't care what my brother does." I shivered thinking about it.
I showered and decided to go for a pair of black and grey pinstriped jeggings and a long black one shoulder tunic. I left my hair to flow in its natural waves down my back. I wore simple silver hoop earrings and silver heels, applied a little mascara and lip gloss and I was done.
Carlisle arrived and had a huge bouquet of chrysanthemums for me and was dressed in black dress pants and light blue button down with a few buttons undone and sleeves rolled up.
"Carlisle they're beautiful. You didn't have to." I shook my head and placed the flowers on my kitchen counter.
"Bella, this is beautiful. I know my sister is a miracle worker, but this is wow!" he smiled.
"Thanks most of this was her idea, the kitchens are my only input. This is so not my thing. Put me in a kitchen and I'm golden." I shrugged.
"Well, this place is just a beautiful as its owner." He smiled big and pulled me out the door.
Dinner was great. We went to this awesome steak house after he found out I wasn't afraid to eat. We sat and talked so long that we'd closed the restaurant and missed the movie.
"Come back to my place, I've got dessert and wine." I smiled as we were driving home.
"Sounds good. What yumminess did you make for us tonight?" he asked.
"A buttered rum cheesecake. I made it last night, I couldn't sleep." I shrugged.
"WOW! How did you know rum and cheesecake were my two favorite things?" he pulled me into his chest and stared into my eyes.
"Bella, I have no idea why or how I've fallen so fast for you. You drive me insane with that smile and I could get lost in your eyes." He leaned down and brushed his lips against mine.
"I won't hurt you." I whispered into his ear, causing him to shiver and capture my mouth with his.
"I don't want to stay away. I don't think I can anymore." He kissed down my neck.
"Don't. I know we'll be good together." I smiled as I kissed him.
He carried me to the couch where we continued to kiss and whisper promises of love, devotion and forever.
AN:
A little sneak peek into the beginnings of this blossoming relationship…
Have a great weekend!
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