Hello All! This is my first Fanfic and I really hope you enjoy it! I'll try to update as frequently as possible, which I just might! Just a random thing about this story, is that all the chapter titles (and actual title) are songs by the All-American Rejects and Green Day, aka my two favorite bands. I might switch it to other artists and I'll let you know if that happens! Thanks for reading and please review!

Bella struggled through the evening, and looked at the clock for what seemed every twenty seconds. "Alice why did you put me through this?" she groaned in her head.

The man sitting across from her continued talking, just like the rest. He probably expected to get some reward for being insanely boring, just like the rest. Soon, Alice would pay for this. And not through another shopping trip. To Bella's surprise, the night ended quickly, where she asked to be dropped off at her apartment. The man seemed reluctant, but let her go. Bella got out of the car before he could ask for a second date.

Once inside, Bella slipped her death traps off, along with her dress. There was no work tomorrow, and taking a trip to the nearest book store seemed like the perfect way to occupy her time. But before Bella could even move another finger, her phone rang. "Hello?" Bella asked sleepily.

"So how was it?" a smooth high-pitched voice asked. "Terrible. Next time you're setting me up, do better." Bella growled, not in the mood for a two hour date analysis by Alice.

"Fine, I'm just trying to help you out you know. It's not my fault you can't find someone as wonderful as Jasper." Alice said dreamily, obviously referring to her boyfriend of two years.

Bella rolled her eyes. "Whatever Alice, I gotta go." She sighed, hanging up her phone. Bella jumped into bed, completely ready to forget about the past few nights. Filled with the same guys, same dates, over and over. "Something new, just give me something new." Bella pleaded into her pillow before slowly drifting off.

Bella ran into the bookstore, getting out of the rain. It was perfect reading weather. She made her way to the back of the store, where all her classics were kept. Jane Austen was practically calling her name. Despite her soaked hair, and raincoat still on, someone stopped her quickly.

"Excuse me…" but he was cut off as soon as Bella looked at him. His stare lingered on her for a moment before he stumbled on. Bella wasn't even paying attention, his intense eyes caught her. Everything about him was perfect. The way his emerald eyes reflected in the light, millions of emotions playing in them. His bronze hair with a tint of red. He turned to look at her, making Bella open her mouth slightly.

"Um…sorry…what was that again?" Bella snapped herself out of the stare. He spoke again, glancing at her every few moments. "I'm looking for a book for my brother and I was wondering if you worked here?" he asked slowly. Bella shook her head quickly.

"Sorry no. But I come here a lot, what are you looking for exactly?" she asked. "He's into hunting and that kind of stuff. I really have no idea what to get him…" he chuckled slightly, glancing around nervously.

"Well, there are some recreational books over there." Bella pointed to the left side of the store, beginning to head in that direction. He followed close behind her, not being able to help his staring. Bella stopped at a few of the hunting books.

"What exactly does he hunt?" she asked, looking up at him. The man stared at the books, "Um…I really have no idea. Hunting isn't my forte." He said reaching for a random book. 'Hunting for Dummies.' Bella smiled at him.

"This will fit him perfectly." He said pointing to the word 'dummies.' Bella laughed lightly and looked at the book again. "Well glad I could help." She said, turning to leave. "No, um wait!" The man said, making Bella pivot around to look at him. His appearance seemed even more breathtaking every time she looked at him.

"I..uh…didn't get your name?" he asked. "Oh, Bella Swan." She said, holding out her hand. He shook it, a smile spreading across his face. "Edward Cullen. Um…I was wondering if you wanted to join me for some coffee?" he asked confidently. Bella's face brightened. "I would love to Edward." She replied.

"Well I have a few more errands to do. Would you mind meeting me somewhere later?" Edward asked looking at his watch. Bella couldn't help but notice how expensive it looked. In fact, everything about him looked expensive.

"That'd be fine. How about that coffee place next door?" Bella asked, pointing to the right side of the store. Bella loved going there, usually she would grab a book here then settle down next door with a latte or something.

"That sounds wonderful. How about I meet you there at four?" he asked. "Great. I'll see you then Edward!" Bella said, turning to leave. He nodded and then headed to the front of the store. Bella returned to the section she was in, completely unable to concentrate. Did that really just happen to her? Plain old Bella who always got idiotic guys for dates, just got the most incredibly handsome, and obviously kind Edward Cullen for a date? Bella's mind was running in circles, making it impossible to concentrate.

She took out her phone, dialing the first number that came to mind. Alice picked up right away. "May I help you?" Alice asked cheerfully. "Um yeah…prepare me for the first date I'm looking forward to in a long time." She said. Alice squealed.

"Your place. Right now. Move it." Alice said, hanging up. Alice actually did a good job when it came to making her acceptable. Just as long as she didn't make her change her outfit, Bella would be fine. It was after all, just a coffee date.

With the most magnificent man Bella had ever met. That thought made her anxious.

At 3:45 pm, Bella was literally freaking out. Alice gave her one last glance before declaring her date-ready.

Alice had agreed that the outfit changing would make it seem that Bella had spent hours upon hours getting ready for a simple coffee date, so Alice gave her a small about of eyeliner, a light eye shadow, and some pink lip gloss. Not the usual Alice look, but it made Bella happy.

"Thank you Alice." Bella smiled, reaching for the door. "Good luck!" Alice said hanging out on Bella's couch. That seemed to be a habit of Alice's. When Bella went out on certain dates, Alice raided Bella's giant collection of movies and waited for her to get home so she could go over the date. However if there was any possible chance Bella like the guy and decided to bring him home, Bella would secretly text her to say, get out. A weird little system they had worked up.

Umbrella in hand, Bella walked through the rain, hoping not to get her jeans too wet. It was exactly four when she arrived. To her surprise, Edward was already there. He motioned for her to join him. Bella walked over, sitting down.

"Hello." He said in a smooth voice. "Hi." She greeted, setting her jacket behind her chair. "If I knew you were going to walk, I would have given you a ride." He said, observing how she was a little damp.

"Its fine, I only live a few blocks away. And my truck doesn't run too well in the rain." She said, frowning at the idea of driving her wretched vehicle. Edward nodded, glancing outside. "Wow, it's really raining." He commented.

"Yeah…" Bella looked outside as well. Ugh, the weather? That was the best they could do? "You want anything to drink?" he asked, turning his attention back to her. "Um, a latte would be fine." She said, smiling at him.

He nodded, getting up and returning with two lattes. "So you go to that bookstore a lot?" he said, glancing at the wall that was next to the bookstore. "Yes, it's closest to my apartment. I usually go there on rainy days because I can't find much else to do." She said.

"Oh, I go to a bookstore that one of my brother owns. I get a discount." He smiled. "But when I went there this morning, I couldn't find anything in there. So I looked around." He continued. Bella nodded, suddenly remembering something.

"What did you say your last name was?" she asked. "Cullen." He answered taking a sip of his latte. "Cullen…" Bella repeated. "What's your brothers name?" she asked. "I have two brothers. Emmett and Jasper." He said, smiling at her. Maybe she knew one of her brothers. Or she was one of Emmett's many ex-girlfriends. That thought made him upset at the possibility.

"Jasper is your brother!" she said elated. "Yes, how do you know him?" he asked, relieved she didn't know him through Emmett. Nothing good would come from that. "My best friend is dating him right now." She said, still smiling.

"Alice?" he asked, remembering the small pixie-like girl he had met a few times. "Yes! It's such a strange coincidence." She said, looking down. "Strange, but in a good way." He said. "Of course." She answered, looking up at him again. Was it just her? Or was it that every time she looked at him, he became more breathtaking?

The date continued as Bella and Edward talked. They covered many topics they both enjoyed such as music, literature, and basically what they did for a living. To Bella's happiness, he was even close to her age. Edward was 23 as she was 22. Bella glanced at her cell phone and gasped.

Had they really been talking that long? "Whoa, it's 7:40!" she said. Edward chuckled a little.

"Do you need to get going?" he asked, a little disspointed. "No, I just didn't realize we'd been talking that long…" she said, looking up at him.

"Hmm, would you like to join me for dinner perhaps?" he asked. Bella grinned. "Sure, that'd be wonderful." She said, getting up to leave. He followed her, and showing her to his car. A Volvo of course.

Edward took her to an Italian restaurant, that wasn't too expensive to his dismay. He enjoyed spending money on people he liked. And he certainly liked Bella.

Dinner went pretty much the same, still talking and discussing people they knew. At the end of the night, Edward drove her home and walked her to her apartment.

"I really enjoyed spending this evening with you." He said hugging her. "Thank you. I really enjoyed it too!" she replied, kissing his cheek.

With that, Bella bid him good bye and retreated up to her apartment. Alice was waiting for her. "So how was it?" she asked. "Incredible. We lost track of time talking Alice! That hasn't happened…ever!" Bella smiled, sitting next to her.

"Oh and he's Jaspers brother too." Bella told her, making Alice scream. "You'd think I would have noticed that…well Jasper never talks about his family and I've only met them a few times. I guess Edward just didn't make himself very known when I was there…" Alice trailed off.

"Yeah, it was amazing though. Edward is…I can't even describe him. We exchanged phone numbers, so I'm hoping he'll call soon…" Bella said, taking out her phone with Edwards number in it.

"Well I'm happy for you, I'd stay for the usual date analysis, but I'm tired of sitting on your couch, and I have a certain Jasper Cullen to yell at for not telling me more about his family." Alice said, hopping off the couch and leaving before Bella could even say good bye. She shook her head at her crazy friend.

Bella walked into the theater. Being an assistant manager kept her busy, but satisfied. It was nice that she not only could see shows for free, but she got paid for keeping everyone in line and making sure the shows ran smoothly.

Bella walked into her office, greeting her secretary. As soon as Bella sat down, her phone rang. The caller ID flashed, "Edward Cullen." Bella shrieked, picking her phone up immediately.

"Hello?" she said, trying to hide her excitement. "Hello Miss Bella." Edward purred into the phone. Did he always sound that seductive? "How are you?" Bella asked not being able to think of anything else.

"I'm doing okay, work is getting a little busy, but I'm free for today. I was wondering if you'd like to join me for lunch?" he asked. "I'd love to, my lunch break is at eleven." She said, wondering how he got off of Hospital shifts so often.

"Great, I'll pick you up okay?" he said. Bella agreed and hung up, now very excited. They had discussed where she worked anyway, noting all the plays they had both seen.

Bella hurried out of the theater, spotting the Volvo, and the God leaning against it. "Hey!" he said, opening the door for her.

"Hi!" she said sliding in. He ran around to the drivers side getting in. "Where do you want to go?" he asked, starting the car. "I don't know, pizza sounds good." She said, thinking about a craving.

"Pizza it is then." He smiled, taking off. He stopped a pizzeria. A very expensive looking pizzeria. This man was amazing. He opened the door for her, grinning at her the whole time. Bella walked inside with him and they quickly got a table.

Edward asked her how her day had gone, wanting every detail about what she did. It was more interesting than what he did anyway, reading a book he'd probably read over twenty times. He needed to go to bookstores more often. When they finally did get their food, they had decided on sharing a medium garlic chicken pizza.

Something new neither had tried. Bella took a bite and was immediately satisfied. Maybe this was her new favorite restaurant. Edward smiled at her. "You like it? I've come here a few times with my brothers. Of course Emmett usually orders a pizza for himself." Edward shook his head, remembering how Emmett would even finish before them.

"What's your family like?" Bella asked, still eating. "I don't really know how to explain my family. We're different, but traditional at the same time.

My father is a doctor like myself. My mother stays at home most of the time, and my brothers and I live away from home. But we do frequently visit." He shrugged.

That didn't even cover half of what his family was like. "Do you work with your dad?" Bella asked. "He works at a hospital closer to my parents house, although I did work there when I first started out. What about your family?" he asked, picking up a piece of pizza.

"My parents divorced when I was really young…" Bella started. Wait, what was she saying? That was one way to explain her family, it made them sound depressed and angry. "But it all works out. My mother remarried and lives in Florida. My dad is a police chief in Forks, Washington. I like visiting my dad a lot so I chose to live in Seattle after I graduated college. I lived in Phoenix most of my life, and the change of weather was kind of nice." Bella shrugged.

"Oh, sounds like you've planned everything out then huh?" Edward smiled, glad she was opening up like this to him. It probably wasn't easy for her to talk about this so easily to anyone. Bella nodded, and both remained quiet for a while. Bella looked at her cell phone finally and looked up at him.

"Oh I need to get back to work…" she said. "Great, I'll get the check." He said, motioning for a waiter to bring him the bill. "You don't need to pay for it." Bella said, getting out her purse.

"Yes I do." He argued. "You paid for the last date." She reminded him, taking out her wallet. "Bella please, let me pay?" he begged, pouting slightly. Bella laughed, and grinned at him.

"Nope. It's my turn." She said, pulling out a credit card and handing it to the waiter. Edward slouched back in his seat. "That's not fair." He said. "Oh it's plenty fair." She said, leaning forward.

"I get to pay next date." He said still pouting a little. "Fine…" Bella rolled her eyes, that got him to stop pouting he leaned forward like she was. "You mean I get another date?" he asked eagerly.

"Of course you do! I like you a lot Edward, and you can have as many dates as you like." She smiled as the waiter brought the receipt for her to sign. Bella got her card back and put it away. "I like you a lot too." He said getting up and holding up her coat for her. Bella put her arms through it and turned to look at him. They left together, getting in the car quickly. The rain was starting again.

When Edward pulled up in front of the theater, he pulled out an umbrella and walked her to the door. "Bye." She smiled, hugging him. "Bye." He said, pulling her closer. She looked up at him, and he leaned down to meet her lips. The kiss was quick, but left both of them in the best mood either of them had in a very long time.