Bella is still human and she hasn't married Edward yet. They've stuck to their compromise and are waiting until after the wedding to...yeah...But will temptation get the better of them?

Chapter 1

Nightmare

This was worse than any nightmare my subconscious could possibly generate…and it was actually happening.

Carlisle and Esme were away for a few days and Alice had the brilliant idea of going to Seattle for the night to go clubbing. Fan-fucking-tastic. And of course, everyone (except ME!) thought it was the best idea they ever heard. Even Edward wanted to go, despite my infinite pleas and fits. He was so goddamn stubborn! "I think you'll be surprised at how much you'll enjoy yourself, Bella. Let's have some fun," he said. Right. Fun. FUN!? How could he possibly think I could have fun in a club? He knows how much I hate parties. And dancing?! He certainly knew I could not dance for my life. He knew how uncoordinated I was and that I would be miserable all night long. Then he said slyly, "You know, Bells, you could just stay home…alone," and then smirked knowing I would never voluntarily choose to be without him. I also knew that he would never leave me alone while I was still human. That was another problem. If a mere mortal like myself showed up at a club with the 5 most beautiful people on the planet, what would people think? I would be humiliated.

After deliberating the pros and cons in my head (even though the cons far outweighed the pros), I decided to go because it would make Edward and the rest of them happy. I also didn't like the idea of Edward going into a club full of sweaty college girls without me as an excuse for a date. I knew I would be miserable, so I decided I would just sit in a corner (making sure I could keep tabs on my boyfr…er…fiancé...) and pout until he agreed to take me home. There. Great plan, Bella.

As soon as I gave my reluctant assent, Alice grabbed my wrist and dragged my upstairs at the speed of light.

"Now, Bella," she started, "I know Edward likes you in blue… but I was thinking something more…" she searched her closet and then I realized what she was saying.

"Whoa! No. Stop right there, Alice."

"You're not planning on wearing that, are you?" she gave a slightly disgusted look at my jeans-sneakers-sweater outfit.

"Why not? It's not like I'm going to be the center of attention tonight. I plan on being as invisible as possible," I stated resolutely. Alice tried to hide her laughter. "What? What is it?" I demanded. She just kept giggling and I knew the look in her eyes. She knew something that I didn't, which means Edward might, too. They both knew exactly what was going to happen tonight. It was so frustrating.

"Trust me, Bella, you really should put on something more…fun," she giggled again. I gave in because I knew I had exactly a 0 chance of winning this argument.

Alice and I clearly had different views on the word "fun." When I emerged from her room, I was wearing black heels that would most certainly make me sprain my ankle or worse, a pair of Rosalie's jeans (so tight I was sure they would rip the second I took one step), and some shimmery black scoop-neck tank top. Alice had spent the better part of an hour on my hair. I don't what she did, but it involved a lot of bobby pins and a curling iron. I thought I looked like a short and slightly deranged Charlie's Angel, but Alice insisted that I looked, "HOT!" as she put it. Then she managed to get me some red bangles and earrings as big as my face. When she was done, she marveled at her creation and pushed me out into the hallway. I walked down the steps, my knees wobbling each time my foot hit a stair. I don't know how Alice expected me to walk in these shoes, and then further constricting my leg movement with these jeans. Somehow, I managed to make it to the bottom without doing any face plants into the staircase and walked over to Edward.

"Finally!" he said, turning around, "We've been waiting for-" then he stopped when he saw me. He was frozen.

"It's the makeup. I look different. I'll go take it off," I said nervously.

"B-Bella," he stammered, catching me before I could get away, "You… you look… spectacular." His eyes scanned my entire body and I felt myself blush beet-red. He just took me in his arms and pressed his face into my hair. I felt him take a big breath in as he inhaled my scent. His hands were around the small of my back, bending me into him. He lightly kissed the side of my neck.

"I'm still going to be miserable. Don't get your hopes up," I assured Edward.

"Are we all ready to go?" asked Alice, coming down the stairs, looking stunning. I had left her about 30 seconds ago and she definitely did not look like that before.

I don't know how we all fit into Emmet's Jeep, but Edward and I ended up squished in the back with Jasper. The drive to Seattle should have taken at least 2 hours, but Emmet got us there in about 45 minutes. There weren't many opportunities for conversation because Emmet had the stereo turned up to max volume and everybody was singing along, even me, for the parts of the songs that I knew. Every few minutes, Edward would just look my way and I would be lost in his gaze. His eyes didn't betray any emotions, but he would just stare at me for a few seconds, then look back up front. I swear Jasper winked at him once. Edward didn't react. Why did it always seem like everybody knew something I didn't?!

We pulled up in front of a frosted glass door with a line around the block. I could hear the music before we even got there. The bouncer held a velvet rope, preventing anyone from entering. This is why I was confused when Alice and Rosalie walked right up to the bouncer, flashed him the most dazzling smiles and motioned for the rest of us to follow. It wasn't fair of them to do that to any human. The bouncer immediately opened the door for us, he didn't even seem to notice that I simply did not fit in with the rest of them.

Hmmmm...A Night on the Town...anything could happen...right?

Next chapter coming soon! I know this one is kinda boring. Reviews always welcome!