A/N - A little something I wrote for Nina's contest.

"I'm a Cocktease or Twat Tease"

A Twilight Teasing Story Contest

Title: Never Again

Rating: M

Pairing: Edward/Bella

Vampire or Human: Human

The snow was falling, wet and heavy around us. I looked out the car window and it seemed eerily silent outside. The sky was getting darker and it the road almost appeared to be glowing as the snow stuck to it. I was getting worried but even that worry wouldn't force me to talk to the person beside me. I determinedly looked out the window, refusing to make any contact that wasn't absolutely necessary.

"Bella," it had been so long since I had heard him say my name. I had dreamed of it for forever but now it almost hurt too much to actually have it happen.

"What?" I turned to look at him, trying to not stare at his profile or to look at his long fingers as they gripped the steering wheel. Tried in vain to not remember how those very fingers felt as they had touched every inch of my body. He always knew exactly what to do to me. Shaking my head slightly I waited for his response.

"The weather is getting pretty bad, I don't know if we will make it all the way. We may need to try to find a place to stay," that was the most he had said to me in the five weeks since we had been reacquainted. His voice went straight through me and I just closed my eyes.

"Okay," of course this was the most I had said to him in the same amount of time. I avoided him at all costs, he brought back far too memories and that never ended anywhere good. Yet here we were, stuck in a car together on the way to a meeting that couldn't be avoided. Believe me, I had tried.

He just simply nodded and guided the car off the freeway and into the only hotel parking lot in a 30 mile radius. As soon as the car stopped I ran into the small office to try and get a room. I saw him shake his head. He had been headed to my side of the car to open my door for me. I knew and expected this and that is why I had bolted. I didn't want him to do anything nice for me, to even do anything for me outside of what was required for this trip. Even that much contact was going to be trying for me.

I got into the office and shook the snow off of my hair. The parking lot had been packed so I was a bit worried about my chances of getting a room but was mentally crossing my fingers. The clerk smiled at me as I approached the desk.

"Hello, I want to know if you have any rooms available tonight." I gave him my best smile, hoping that this would help me get what I wanted.

"You're in luck. There is one room left." It took a second for the words to fully register. One room, only one room? Edward walked in the door right at that moment. Snow stuck to his errant locks. I suddenly had to urge to walk over to him and push the strands off his forehead but we had passed that point a long time ago.

"One room," Edward looked at me and I could see the fear mirrored in his eyes. "Is there another hotel close by that we can check?" Well it was nice to know that he didn't want this as badly as I did. Still a small piece of my heart hurt with that knowledge.

"No, I'm sorry, with the storm everything around here is booked up. We are the only place for miles and they are about to close down the highway," well there you had it. We were stuck, together.

"Okay, we will take it," he answered for both of us. Not consulting me at all, I should have expected this. He had never consulted me for any of the important decisions when we were one why would he do it now. He pushed his credit card to the clerk and filled out the paper work. I dug through my purse and wrote him a check for my half. "Don't be silly Bella," he shook his head at me. Of course, that was me, always silly.

"I insist," I pushed it his way. "I do not need any favors from you," I left the suddenly cramped office and stood outside to wait for him. The snow fell onto me as I looked up into the sky and barely registered. It melted instantly from the heat that was radiating from my face.

I heard the tinkling of the bell as the office door opened and he stepped into the night. He walked to the car and removed the bags from the trunk and I took mine from his hands. I wanted his fingers nowhere near anything that belonged to me. He no longer needed to take care of me. I was entirely capable of surviving on my own. He had seen to that quite thoroughly.

My bag in my hands I began to walk and then realized I didn't know what room we were in so I was forced to wait for him.

"This way," he led me down the long hall and stopped at the elevator and pressed the button. The only sound that you could hear was the snow falling to the ground. We didn't speak and we didn't look at each other. It was bad enough that we would be forced to stay in a room together; it didn't mean I had to speak to him too. I walked in quickly when the elevator arrived. He followed behind me and pressed another button. I watched his hand as he placed it back at his side. His hands were the one thing that I really missed. They were strong and yet delicate at the same time. He used to run them down through my hair, down my neck and then down my side until he reached my waist. He would then link them behind my back and pull me close to him before his lips met mine. His lips…I had forced myself to suppress those memories because some things were far too painful to subject myself to.

Not realizing that I had zoned out I jumped when he cleared his throat to get my attention. Hurrying out of the elevator I followed him to our room. I waited behind him as he unlocked the door and almost laughed when he turned on the light. Of course, this was always my luck. One bed! Someone out there really did hate me.

"I'll sleep on the floor," he stated simply before we had even stepped foot in the door.

Another nod in his direction and I entered the room and set my luggage on the bed. I was starving but would rather knaw off my own arm than eat with him so I said nothing. Instead I went into the bathroom in desperate need of some privacy, if only for a few moments. I splashed water on my face and leaned my hands on the counter while looking in the mirror.

You can do this…you can do this.

Patting my face dry I took a deep breath and faced him again. He was sitting on the chair by the phone looking through the phone book.

"They have no food here so I thought we could try to order something," I nodded again. He knew what I liked so I didn't really need to offer any input on the situation. After several failed phone calls it was clear that everything was shut down for the storm so he went and hit the vending machines. Nothing said dinner like a package of cheese crackers washed down with a Sprite. For dessert who could resist peanut m&m's? It wasn't gourmet by any means but it got the job done.

We sat in silence, the sound of the television filling the room. I finished my dinner, if you could call it that, and went into the bathroom to wash up and change. I took the extra blankets and pillow from the closet and set it down on the chair while Edward was in the bathroom. I then got into bed quickly and closed my eyes before he was out. I could hear him setting up the blankets and the pillow, he turned off the television and then stretched out on the ground.

He tossed and turned, sighed and then tossed and turned some more. I know the floor can't be very comfortable but I am torn about what to do. The right thing would be to offer to share the bed with him but I don't know if I can handle having him in such close proximity. As he sighs and turns again I know that even I am not that heartless and so I clear my throat and then speak.

"You can come up here if you want, stick to your side though," I scoot over and say no more. I don't dare to look at his face in the moonlight that is streaming through the room but stare at the wall as if it holds all the answers that I have been searching for.

"Thank you," he whispers and I can feel the bed shift as his weight descends upon it. I stiffen my body to keep from turning into him and squeeze my eyes shut. I wish there was something I could do about my nose though as his scent fills the air around me. Slightly musky, slight woodsy but all Edward. I had forgotten how amazing that smell was. A single tear fell from my eye and landed on my pillow as I remembered the last time we had been in a bed together.

"Bella?" My body trembled at the sound of my name on his lips yet again. I never wanted to hear it again and yet I knew I could never hear it enough.

"Goodnight," I buried my head into my pillow and at some point drifted into a restless sleep.

I woke suddenly when I felt arms wrap around me. He was pulling me closer to him, snuggling his head into my shoulder the way he had used to. His face looked so peaceful that I didn't fight to free myself. I closed my eyes again and for the first time in a long time I fell into a restful sleep.

My dreams began almost instantaneously, the way they always do when I am exhausted. We were in bed together, the sunlight streaming across our naked bodies. I was on my back and he was over me, staring deep into my eyes, whispering words of love to me. Reaching my hands out I used his hair to pull him towards me, his lips met mine, hot and wet. Opening my mouth to him he used his tongue to explore it, to taste me. I moaned into his mouth and pushed my body up against his.

My body responded instantly as our skin touched. The heat spread throughout me and I could feel his response pressing against me. His hands roamed my body freely. He moved them from my breasts down my body until he reached my hips. He then cupped his hands beneath my bottom and used this new position to pull me up against his erection. The increases in friction had me panting into his mouth. I was now moaning his name frequently as I helped press myself even closer to him, desperately needing him to help relieve the pressure that was building up within me.

I was so close; I could feel the tightening in my stomach. His lips moved from my mouth down to my neck, sucking at the delicate flesh there and increasing the moans that were falling from my mouth. Our bodies moved together, each of us frantic in our need.

"Edward," it was a mixture of a scream and a moan as my body began to shake.

"Bella, oh Bella, oh god, I've missed you so much," suddenly my eyes flew open. Missed me? Why would Edward miss me?

Then it all came flooding back to me. This wasn't years ago, this was a dingy hotel room somewhere in Tahoe. He was on top of me, his body rubbing against mine as he sucked on my neck. Moans escaping from deep in his throat as he increased his pace. He whispered my name in between his moans and I could tell he was close. The instant my eyes had opened reality had set in. I couldn't even believe that he would have the nerve to do this to me after all he had put me through. I tried in vain to push him off me and began to cry as he used his hands to pull me even closer to him, oblivious to the torment he was causing me.

I couldn't stop the tears as they fell from my eyes and I begged him to stop, to get off me.

His head lifted up from my neck, his eyes clouded with lust.

"Bella, are you okay?" He seemed to actually be concerned and that was the last thing I wanted from him. I pushed him away and ran to the bathroom. Ashamed of myself and what I had almost just let happen.

Please let me know if you would like to continue this and check out the rest of the entries in Nina's contest! Thanks for reading.