BPOV

Winter Nights

It was winter and I'd been with Edward for a little while now. Christmas was nearing. I was thinking of gifts to get for my vampire friends. The door bell rang, I raced down the stairs before Charlie had the chance to budge from his position on the couch. I opened the door in a rush and standing there was Edward. "Hello Edward." I said brightly as I pulled him in.

"Hello Bella, hello Charlie." he smiled, first looking at me and then over to the couch Charlie was dominating. Charlie dashed in. "Hey, Edward." He flashed a smile at Edward, then he walked passed us and into the kitchen.

"So Edward, are we going somewhere?" I asked looking into his honey golden eyes.

"Yes."

"Where?"

"It's a surprise." Oh how I loathed surprises. I grabbed my coat and slided it on. Edward then gently guided me to his shiny Volvo. In a flash he had already opened the door for me. I climbed in quickly, then buckled myself in. He was already in the car once I lifted my arm for the seat belt. The cars engine roared and we sped quickly down the road.

Edward soon stopped the car when we arrived at our destination. I recognized where we were now. It was the meadow he had taken me to only several times before. Snow began to fall, blanketing everything it touched with white, fluffy, wet snow.

He pulled me onto his back, I wrapped my arms tightly around him and closed my eyes. We were off, gliding through the green trees, snow lightly tapping onto us, becoming water the instant it touched my warm skin, but on Edward it seemed to stick and stay the way it was.

We soon landed and I opened my eyes, Edward gently let me down and gave me my favorite crocked grin. That moment he bent over, balled a thing of snow in his hands and threw it at me. "So thats how you wanna play, eh?" I bent over and balled up some snow, and threw it in his direction.

I missed. He chuckled for he had moved away far to quickly and than threw another snowball. I'd been hit again. I growled playfully. I ran over and tackled Edward to the ground. He laughed.

He tangled through my hair with his cool fingers. I gave him an innocent smile. He kissed my forehead with his chilly lips, which made me shiver for a moment. Edward sat me up, with him now standing, hovering above me. "What do you want to do now?" he asked in a comforting voice.

"How about we build a snowman?"

"Sure." He lifted me up onto my feet. He started making the torso as I made formed the head. He finished much quicker than I. I set the head atop the torso. We both then gathered some twigs and rocks for the face. I set two little black rocks on the head for eyes, a twig for the mouth, and another twig for a nose. Edward added something extra, two little white rocks for fangs. We both laughed and gave each other smiles.

I looked up, little flakes of snow still falling but faster than they were previously. "Bella, I think we should go before you freeze to death." he said crouching down for me. I hopped on and closed my eyes, in a split second we were off, gliding through the trees again. In seconds we were at the car again. Edward opened the door for me, I climbed in. He walked over to the driver side of the car and got in. I buckled myself in again and we were off for home. Edward turned on the heat and in an instant the car was toasty, the way I liked it. He extended an arm over to me and held onto me around my waist and his other arm stayed on the wheel.

Trying to start a conversation I said, "What would you like for Christmas Edward?" He looked over, confused. "I don't need anything, for I already have you." he smiled. I blushed and turned my head away, embarrassed. I could feel him gently brushing his hand on my cheek.

After a few short moments, I turned my head back. "Do have any idea what Alice would like?"

He thought for a moment and then he came to the conclusion of "How about a book?"

"That's a great idea." I smiled, beginning to think of books I thought she'd enjoy reading. Losing interest in thinking of them, I turned an gazed over at Edward. A moment later he met my gaze. Then, the car stopped and we were at my house. Charlie's car wasn't there, yet. Edward opened my door, I unbuckled myself and stepped out of the car. Snow was still falling, the path to the porch was icy so Edward held me close and walked me there, assuring that I wouldn't have a little accident on the way there.

When we were at the door, Edward leaned over and gave me a small kiss, I resisted the temptation to make it last longer. He waved goodbye and then he was gone. I unlocked the door and walked in. I slipped off my coat and raced up the stairs and ran into my room then jumped onto my fluffy, welcoming bed.