Chapter 4
C-POV
Today, I thought as I left Forks General, turned out to be a beautiful day. Hopefully tonight will just as beautiful if not more. I stopped at the jewelers to pick up my order, smiling, I hope she likes it.
There seemed to be a subtle gladness around the house as I pulled up front. As I walked to the door I felt like a seventeen year old boy picking up my girl. I guess in essence I am. I had promised my brother I would look out for his wife and I have. I even went to the cemetery to talk to him and Esme and ask their forgiveness for falling in love with Bella. Maybe that’s why I feel so good. I haven’t felt this happy in months.
“Bella, I’m home!”
“Go get cleaned up and meet me on the patio.”
”Be right there.” Where is she, I can hear her, but she is nowhere to be seen.
Why is she hiding from me? Maybe she looks spectacular and it’s a surprise for me. I quickly shower and decide on the navy blue Armani suit with a light blue oxford shirt without a tie. I place the box in my pocket and head downstairs. As I make my way through the living area to the glass doors, I realize I’m doing the right thing. Walking out onto the terrace, the sun broke through the clouds to warm the afternoon air.
That’s when she said, “This is the second time today that you have left me searching for the right thing to say.”
I turned to look at her and she looked like an angel in navy blue. All I could say is “Wow”.
Her chestnut hair hung straight down her back with bronze highlights, and she was wearing a dress that looked like it was made just for her. It hugged her curves and her eyes, were a slightly darker shade of Chocolate Brown than they usually are.
“You are absolutely stunning!”
“Thank you and you look like you stepped out GQ.”
“Thanks, shall we go?”
“First you have to do something.” She said as she walked towards me.
“What are you talking about?” I asked, as she stopped in front of me.
“This.” She explained as she gave me the most wonderful hug. It felt as if she were wrapping herself around me like a blanket. I in turn wrapped my arms around her. I have no idea how long we stood there in each others arms but I never wanted to stop. Stepping back I looked in her eyes and asked, “Ready to go?”
“Yes, but I’d rather stay like this and I think you do to.”
“You are a simply elegant creature and you will be the death of me.”
“Carlisle, what are you talking about?”
“Let’s go to dinner and we can talk about it on the way.”
“Ok then let’s go.”
I offered her my arm, which she graciously accepted, and I led her to my car. During the drive to Port Angeles, the silence was deafening. So I asked, “Bella is there something wrong?”
“No, but what is going on.”
“I have to talk to you about something and I wanted to spend the evening with you away from the house.”
“Oh, Well I feel the same way. Dinner and some dancing, do you have tomorrow off?”
“Yes. Friday till Monday as usual unless I called for an emergency.”
“Can we go dancing after our dinner? I have the urge to dance with you.”
“You really want to go?” What kind of dancing do you have in mind?
“Yeah, I feel like celebrating.”
“Alright, what are we going to celebrate?”
”Moving forward and not looking back with you.”
She completely took me by surprise with that. So I pulled the car over and looked at her. After a few minutes, I asked, “Bella, what’s going on with you? That’s the second time you surprised me with something you’ve said.”
“What do you mean?” she asked innocently.
“Well this morning it was something about trying to not pine for my return and just now you said you wanted to move forward with me. I’m honored that you feel this way.”
“Carlisle, I feel completely safe with you. Comfortable, and I…”
“I feel the same way Bella. That’s one of the reasons I wanted to make this evening special.”
“Well let’s go then. Where are we having dinner?”
“Bella Italia.”
The rest of the ride was spent in a comfortable conversation.
When we arrived at our destination, I opened her door for her and escorted her inside with my hand on her back.
We were seated quickly and I ordered a cabernet. The server took our order and we talked while waiting.
“Bella, I asked you to come here with me so I could tell you how I feel and I hope you feel the same way.”
“Carlisle, I love waking up in your arms. I love your smile. I love the way your eyes sparkle when you’re happy, and I love the way you make me feel safe, wanted, and needed.”
“I feel the same for you, Bella. I don’t know how or when it happened but I’m… I fell in love with you!”
”I fell in love with you too.”
“I promised my brother I would take care of you and that I would always be here for you; but, I need to know if you are absolutely sure of how you feel.”
“Yes, how I feel is the one thing I am sure of. Why?”
“I need to ask you some thing, and you answer will determine what we need to do.”
”Well I can’t answer until you ask.”
“Isabella Marie Swan Cullen, I promise to love you every day for the rest of your life, will you do me the honor of being my wife? Will you marry me?”
I removed the ring from my pocket and waited for her answer. She looked at me with tears in her eyes and whispered, “YES”.
I slid the ring on her finger and kissed her knuckles. That was the cue for the server to bring out Champagne. Everyone in the restaurant received a glass to celebrate new beginnings and my fiancé.
“Let’s get out of here and go dancing?”
“Ok, I’m calling Alice and Rose and telling them to meet us for drinks and dancing?”
“Tell then no is not an option and they’ve got to bring the guys. Bella…”
“Ok, I love you Carlisle and I will forever.”
“I love you, now and forever.”
She called the girls and told them to bring the guys to the club for drinks and dancing and that we were not taking no for an answer. She then told me they would be there in about a half hour.
I asked for the bill and to my surprise it was paid for. “Miss, there seems to be an error here. This is marked paid.” I said to her.
“There’s no mistake sir, since everyone took part in your happy news the manager said your order is on the house.”
Today, I thought as I left Forks General, turned out to be a beautiful day. Hopefully tonight will just as beautiful if not more. I stopped at the jewelers to pick up my order, smiling, I hope she likes it.
There seemed to be a subtle gladness around the house as I pulled up front. As I walked to the door I felt like a seventeen year old boy picking up my girl. I guess in essence I am. I had promised my brother I would look out for his wife and I have. I even went to the cemetery to talk to him and Esme and ask their forgiveness for falling in love with Bella. Maybe that’s why I feel so good. I haven’t felt this happy in months.
“Bella, I’m home!”
“Go get cleaned up and meet me on the patio.”
”Be right there.” Where is she, I can hear her, but she is nowhere to be seen.
Why is she hiding from me? Maybe she looks spectacular and it’s a surprise for me. I quickly shower and decide on the navy blue Armani suit with a light blue oxford shirt without a tie. I place the box in my pocket and head downstairs. As I make my way through the living area to the glass doors, I realize I’m doing the right thing. Walking out onto the terrace, the sun broke through the clouds to warm the afternoon air.
That’s when she said, “This is the second time today that you have left me searching for the right thing to say.”
I turned to look at her and she looked like an angel in navy blue. All I could say is “Wow”.
Her chestnut hair hung straight down her back with bronze highlights, and she was wearing a dress that looked like it was made just for her. It hugged her curves and her eyes, were a slightly darker shade of Chocolate Brown than they usually are.
“You are absolutely stunning!”
“Thank you and you look like you stepped out GQ.”
“Thanks, shall we go?”
“First you have to do something.” She said as she walked towards me.
“What are you talking about?” I asked, as she stopped in front of me.
“This.” She explained as she gave me the most wonderful hug. It felt as if she were wrapping herself around me like a blanket. I in turn wrapped my arms around her. I have no idea how long we stood there in each others arms but I never wanted to stop. Stepping back I looked in her eyes and asked, “Ready to go?”
“Yes, but I’d rather stay like this and I think you do to.”
“You are a simply elegant creature and you will be the death of me.”
“Carlisle, what are you talking about?”
“Let’s go to dinner and we can talk about it on the way.”
“Ok then let’s go.”
I offered her my arm, which she graciously accepted, and I led her to my car. During the drive to Port Angeles, the silence was deafening. So I asked, “Bella is there something wrong?”
“No, but what is going on.”
“I have to talk to you about something and I wanted to spend the evening with you away from the house.”
“Oh, Well I feel the same way. Dinner and some dancing, do you have tomorrow off?”
“Yes. Friday till Monday as usual unless I called for an emergency.”
“Can we go dancing after our dinner? I have the urge to dance with you.”
“You really want to go?” What kind of dancing do you have in mind?
“Yeah, I feel like celebrating.”
“Alright, what are we going to celebrate?”
”Moving forward and not looking back with you.”
She completely took me by surprise with that. So I pulled the car over and looked at her. After a few minutes, I asked, “Bella, what’s going on with you? That’s the second time you surprised me with something you’ve said.”
“What do you mean?” she asked innocently.
“Well this morning it was something about trying to not pine for my return and just now you said you wanted to move forward with me. I’m honored that you feel this way.”
“Carlisle, I feel completely safe with you. Comfortable, and I…”
“I feel the same way Bella. That’s one of the reasons I wanted to make this evening special.”
“Well let’s go then. Where are we having dinner?”
“Bella Italia.”
The rest of the ride was spent in a comfortable conversation.
When we arrived at our destination, I opened her door for her and escorted her inside with my hand on her back.
We were seated quickly and I ordered a cabernet. The server took our order and we talked while waiting.
“Bella, I asked you to come here with me so I could tell you how I feel and I hope you feel the same way.”
“Carlisle, I love waking up in your arms. I love your smile. I love the way your eyes sparkle when you’re happy, and I love the way you make me feel safe, wanted, and needed.”
“I feel the same for you, Bella. I don’t know how or when it happened but I’m… I fell in love with you!”
”I fell in love with you too.”
“I promised my brother I would take care of you and that I would always be here for you; but, I need to know if you are absolutely sure of how you feel.”
“Yes, how I feel is the one thing I am sure of. Why?”
“I need to ask you some thing, and you answer will determine what we need to do.”
”Well I can’t answer until you ask.”
“Isabella Marie Swan Cullen, I promise to love you every day for the rest of your life, will you do me the honor of being my wife? Will you marry me?”
I removed the ring from my pocket and waited for her answer. She looked at me with tears in her eyes and whispered, “YES”.
I slid the ring on her finger and kissed her knuckles. That was the cue for the server to bring out Champagne. Everyone in the restaurant received a glass to celebrate new beginnings and my fiancé.
“Let’s get out of here and go dancing?”
“Ok, I’m calling Alice and Rose and telling them to meet us for drinks and dancing?”
“Tell then no is not an option and they’ve got to bring the guys. Bella…”
“Ok, I love you Carlisle and I will forever.”
“I love you, now and forever.”
She called the girls and told them to bring the guys to the club for drinks and dancing and that we were not taking no for an answer. She then told me they would be there in about a half hour.
I asked for the bill and to my surprise it was paid for. “Miss, there seems to be an error here. This is marked paid.” I said to her.
“There’s no mistake sir, since everyone took part in your happy news the manager said your order is on the house.”