Summary-

AH Edward is a player, Bella is a sweetheart—that old story. Edward has a secret (and it is not bad). The truth is they are both in love, but with each other? Read and find out…

1. Exposition

EPOV

Ugh. It was lunch again, the time of day when girls would fawn over me. They would attack me with their praise, and ask me on dates. Of course, I was a gentleman so I would politely accept. None of the girls, though, who asked me out could top the beauty and significance of Isabella Swan.

She had long, wavy brown hair that matched her eyes, which were the color of milk chocolate. Her intelligence topped everybody at Forks High, other than my friend Jasper.

I have to admit, I was a bit jealous of him. Everyday, he sat with his new girlfriend, Alice Brandon-Masen, also known as my sister-in-law (ever since my parents got re-married). Alice was best friends with Bella. That was why the green monster just about ripped my chest open every time I saw him over there.

"Hey, Eddie," a particularly ugly girl whispered in my ear. "Can I come over to your place tonight?" I shivered slightly.

A boy's eyes—whose name I can't remember—widened infinitesimally. Another girl next to me gasped. There was an unspoken rule surrounding then entrance of strangers into my house. Nobody—except for family—was allowed inside. I refused to go over to any girl's house, either.

"Now, Jasmine—"

"It's Jessica." She interrupted me.

"Now, Jessica. You know better than to ask that."

"Is that a yes?"

"No."

"So, it's a no."

"Yes."

"You just said yes! I'll meet you by your car."

"No you won't Jennifer, because nobody is allowed inside my house except for family—" I lied. People were allowed inside, but nobody I didn't want, and that was everybody. "That has been and will be a rule forever. It still stands."

I heard a few 'phew's' and a couple 'thank god's'. There was only one girl I would allow into my house, and her name was, "BRIIING!" The screeching bell pulled me out of my somewhat raunchy thoughts of Bella.

The rest of the day passed easily, but boring-ly. By the time 5th period rolled around, I was just about bouncing in my seat to see Bella walk through the door. The way her hair blew around her face when the heater on the ceiling was like Aphrodite had entered the room. I felt like I was in a movie, where the lead girl was the most beautiful actress alive, but this was real-life and a beauty like Bella Swan would never fall for me—a lowlife scum of the worst kind.

The farthest I had gone with another girl was maybe on the couch, but never had I had sex much less seen a naked woman. Even though my record was clean—something which I was not planning on changing with anybody but Bella—my reputation still stood. Jasper, myself, and the girls who 'signed' my agreement were the only ones that knew I was still a virgin. Apparently $300 and a few promises of popularity were all it took to keep a secret. Who'd of thunk?

The vision of Bella finally came true, and like I'd imagined, her hair blew around her face like a super-model's. In an ordinary fashion she came and sat next to me—in her assigned seat.

"Hey," she smiled at me.

She smiled at me.

I could feel the blush rising in my cheeks and my heart start to pound. I looked over at her stunning face and her cheeks seemed to be beet red, or was I just seeing things? I really needed to get over this crush, but truthfully I didn't want to. I had been in love with Bella ever since 6th grade. Even when she left to go live with her mother for a few years I still loved her. She was all I ever thought about, and all I ever wanted to think about. Sure, there were the other girls but none of them meant anything to me. That was the basis behind my kiss-then-dump mentality. Everybody thought it was because I was a player, but I really wasn't. I just cared for nobody—except Bella. Yet, here I was pining for her attention but not even gaining an ounce of acknowledgment.

"So," I searched frantically in my puny brain for a conversation starter. "Did you do the homework?"

She rolled her eyes and went back to doodling on her folder. I sighed and resigned to my work. "I'm not giving you my answers, if that's what you were looking for. I'm sure you were busy last night." I wasn't sure if I had been hearing things, but I'm pretty sure the word 'busy' had some major implications. What did she think I was, a man-whore? You are Edward, exactly that.

I pushed my paper to her side as evidence I did my extra time, and she nodded and went back to doodling. Ugh! This silence was driving me crazy! "I did my work. I was just looking for an ice breaker."

"Go on down to Rite-Aid, I'm sure they have a few packets. I'm all out." she muttered sarcastically. Great, I thought now she's mad at me. Just great. How are you going to win her over, when all you can think of is crap?

All-too-soon the bell rang signaling our last class's five minute warning. "I'll see you around?" I asked.

She didn't reply and walked away. This was going to be really hard.

Hey guys, so I SUCK at writing A/N's, so I'll keep it short. Please review and let me know if I should write the next chapter from Bella's POV or what... do you like my secretive secret? I have a thing about virginity, so I try to keep that on a high pedastal so don't be expecting any of my characters to be all that easy. I wasn't ever like this, but then I read a story (and I will not tell you which one) but it kind of ruined my perspective on Edward as a human. He was a player and Bella was a sweetheart, but still-I don't think that guys (or girls for that matter) should go around and do the nasty with everybody because it makes them seem cool. There are ways to get around things, and when your father just happens to be the highest-paid doctor around, well lets just say that money can't buy love, but it can buy other things...