Chapter 2: The Kiss

Edward's Point of view:

It had been a whole entire month sense I was introduced to my amazing new family. I

missed my mother and father and it was hard living in Chicago when they were still there

and…grieving for me. I had decided to stay in Chicago as a new born because I had strong

control over my thirst and I would like to stay near my parents until they died. Bella and I are

now very close but I still haven't gotten the courage to kiss those beautiful, distracting, full

lips…yet, but I will soon; hopefully, very soon if I may say so myself.

I became lost in thought about Bella and that was the moment the big, burly Emmett

chose to run through the door of my room. "Hey there, soon to be 100 year old virgin. Are you

ready to go hunting? We are going to go to that one place up in California. You game…Eddie?"

Emmett said getting on my nerves by using my least favorite nick name.

"Who exactly is going?" I asked. I would be going if Bella was but if not…I would

definitely stay.

"Well everyone except Bella so far. She said she doesn't feel like it." Emmett replied

with a wink in my direction, because someone would hear if he had voiced his inappropriate

thoughts aloud and being Emmett he had to pretend to be some sort of undercover cop.

"I think I will be staying behind this time." I said with a huge grin. Emmett smiled widely

and then walked out of the room with "positive" thoughts on how Eddie boy would be "getting

some". I didn't want to take advantage of Bella like Emmett thought- she was to important for

that. I just would like some time to tell her how I feel without six other vampires, with

supersonic hearing, all listening in on our conversation.

I had two problems: I had never confessed my feelings to or kissed anyone before. I was

glad I saved my first kiss for Bella but because of that I have no idea how it works. I also have

no idea how you are suppose to work up to telling someone that you are deeply in love with

them. I didn't even know if Bella returned my feelings for her; I would have to just hope then.

I sat there lost in thought for an hour before I finally decided to just act normal and work

up to it until the perfect moment and if she felt the same way I would see at an attempt to kiss

her. My idea was simple yet I was more nervous than I think I ever was before. You couldn't

blame me though because I was mixing two firsts into one night. With my confidence built up, I

got up and walked to Bella's room to see if she was there.

Bella's point of view:

I was sitting in my room thinking about the one thing that had been on my mind for the

past month, Edward Anthony Mason Cullen, when the Adonis himself walked through the door.

He had that crooked grin on his face that I am sure, if I were human, would have taken my breath

away in an instant. Just thinking of him would have caused my long ago frozen heart to beat

painfully in my chest. With him now standing in my room I could admire his beauty; his

beautiful tousled bronze hair, perfectly angled face, topaz eyes, and sculpted body. He came in

and sat down next to me on my golden colored leather sofa.

"Bella I don't know how to say this but…I am in love with you and helplessly so."

Edward said, his hazel eyes smoldering with the intensity of his words. I was surprised that

someone like him would love me but I could only believe him when he spoke with such

intensity. I had been questioning whether he returned my love for him but now that I knew he

did...

"Edward I love you to and I don't think there is any way that anyone could have kept me

from falling in love with you if they tried." I admitted and finally felt whole. All these years I

thought I was fine on my own and didn't think I would ever need anyone else to make me feel

complete but I now knew what it felt like and would never be able to go back to being alone

again.

"Bella, would you mind if I kissed you?" Edward asked me and right then I knew that if

my heart had been beating it would have stopped. I had been thinking about what it would be

like to kiss Edward the past two weeks but was always worried I would mess up because of my

inexperience; I had never kissed anyone before.

"Yes." I whispered helpless and then his cool, marble lips pressed against mine with

force and all I could think about was him right there in front of me, his lips, and his sweet scent. I

wound my fingers into his hair; something I had wanted to do for a long time and pulled him

against me so that every single line of his body was pressed against mine. We fit together like

two puzzle pieces; meant for each other.

I couldn't get enough of him and we stayed there kissing for hours only pulling each

other closer; the nonexistent need to breath was now my favorite part of being a vampire. We

were interrupted by the sound of a car pulling up the drive way and had to pull apart. We were

both panting and trying to take in air we didn't need. I smiled widely at Edward who returned my

smile with a blinding one of his own.

"I love you; I can say that over and over again. I will never stop." Edward said, his

golden eyes smoldering.

"I love you more." I said with a light, teasing tone. I was finally really happy and

complete, it felt like life was perfect. An eternity could never be lonely or boring when you had

the love of your existence to share it with.