Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews and the adds to favorites lists. It means a lot. I know I promised lemony lemons, but believe me, they're coming. Just not in this chapter. But the reward will be completely worth the wait. Definite action in the next chapter. I'm getting hott just thinking about it.

BPOV:

My classes went by in a blur. Before I knew it, I was sitting in Trig with only five minutes left until lunch. Five excruciatingly long minutes. I heard some girls whispering behind and me and couldn't help but listen.

"So what are you getting Charles for his birthday?"

"Well…"

"What?"

"We've been dating for a while now, and I figured it would be a good time to…"

"Oh my god! How exciting! Does he know?"

"No. I want to surprise him. He's always wanted to, but I've never been ready. But I love him so much, Kelly. I really think he's the one."

"Aw!"

I sighed in self- pity. Never in a million years would I be having that conversation with anyone. Edward and I couldn't keep our hands off of each other, but every time I tried to slip my hands under his belt, or unbutton my shirt, he'd immediately stop. It broke my heart. He knew how much I wanted him, and he claimed to want me all the same and more. But it was just too dangerous. I understood his plea, and respected his decisions, but it didn't make me want him less. Actually, the idea that Edward loved me too much to take the risk kind of made me want him more. I recognized the voices. They were from Marsha Peers and Kelly Halmons. Marsha Peers was dating this meathead named Charles Troffer from the football team. The idea that anyone could think he was "the one" was almost laughable. What an idiot. I turned around and stared at Marsha. She was smiling and giggling. Who was I kidding? I was jealous.

The bell rang, so I grabbed all of my stuff and headed for the door only to be assaulted by Mike Newton.

"Hey Bella. You look…" his speech trailed off as his eyes molested my breasts. I looked down. Note to self: this sweater is much too low cut.

"Busy?" I interrupted. "I'm late." I wasn't lying. I wanted to meet Alice as soon as possible so she could tell me what the hell was going on. I made my way out of the classroom and continued down the hall, only to find that he was following me.

"Off to meet Eddy?" He sang. He oozed a repulsive car salesman charm that made me want to vomit.

"No, Edward isn't here today." I snapped. Being terse with Mike never really made him get the message, but it was always worth a try.

"One of the famous Cullen family hiking trips?" Mike chuckled.

"Nope. He's…sick, very ill. I'll see you in trig, Mike!" I said, and made my escape into the girl's bathroom. I felt like I was going to be the one who was very ill. I went to the sink and splashed cool water on my face. I had to get out of here. Ditching was never a hobby of mine. Edward, who could practically teach the eleventh grade, saw no problem in whisking us away from school whenever we were bored, but I had never done it myself. I never did much of anything by myself anymore. I was so accustomed to his presence, his guidance. I was like a lost child wandering around looking for their mom. I buried my face in my hands. I heard the bathroom door swing open.

"If you think you're leaving here without me, you're highly mistaken." A voice chirped. I smiled into my hands. That wretched little pixie. Alice embraced me with her tiny little body and put her head on my shoulder. "Let's go." I nodded silently and followed her down the hall and out the door into the parking lot. Emmitt, Jasper, and Rosalie were all waiting by their cars. I smiled at the Cullen clan. They did everything together. If one of them was in trouble, they all stuck it out. I guess I was part of that clan now. Jasper looked at me sympathetically, sending me overwhelming waves of comfort, support, and love.

"Thanks, Jazz." I whispered, knowing he could hear me. I smiled at him and he nodded. We all got into our respective cars: Rosalie and Emmitt in the jeep, and Jasper, Alice, and I in the latest sports car of the week. I sat in the back seat and sunk down low. I wanted to die. We arrived at the Cullen home within minutes and Alice lead me into the living room where I plopped down on the couch next to Emmitt. Alice stared at Emmitt, daggers shooting out of her eyes. He was shaking violently.

"I think it's funny!" Emmitt boomed, his hearty laugh filling the room.

"Of course you do Emmitt. You think poop is funny." He put on his best somber face, only to break into a fit of chuckles.

"I just don't understand it!" He giggled.

"I don't wanna hear a word about any of this from you Emmitt. Or else I'll have to tell Rose, and then Rose will suddenly be a very modest girl, if you know what I mean." Alice sang.

"You wouldn't dare!" Emmitt whispered, but then sank down in his seat when he realized whom he was talking to. If anyone would dare, it would be Alice.

"Okay. Anyway." Alice said, pacing back and forth in the living room.

"Bella, what happened this morning was not your fault," she began, only to be interrupted by a loud snort from Emmitt. Alice pointed to her phone "Rosalie is speed dial number four, Emmitt. Do not test me!" She chirped. "Like I was saying, it wasn't your fault. Edward isn't angry with you at all. Okay?"

I looked up and nodded, a small tear flowing down my face.

"What happened this morning was…um…a bit of a shock for Edward. I mean, he um…" Alice began to pace faster, struggling for the correct words. "Well he isn't used to thinking about…things that one might think about…and um, well, yeah." She squeaked

"From a male perspective," Emmitt began, but immediately threw his hands up when Alice grabbed her phone.

"It's okay Ali," I said, trying to calm her down. She gets so jumpy when anything goes wrong.

"Yeah, Ali. It's totes fine. So back off." Emmitt teased. Alice stood her ground, still clutching the phone.

"Like I was saying," Emmitt said smugly, "it's kinda like this. For most guys, a boner would be no big deal. Pretty embarrassing, but not the kind of thing that would throw off your grove. But Edward isn't a normal guy. Edward is "Mr. Sexual Oppression USA" One hundred and eight years in a row. He doesn't have sex, he doesn't wank it, hell I wasn't even sure if he had a dick before today." Alice and I cringed at his language. "So seeing you naked this morning…well, it brought up all of these feelings that he hadn't felt in forever. A bunch of super horny feelings. So basically, you opened Pandora's box. Yeah, like Pandora's box of boners. Because after all, he's technically a seventeen year old kid. Just a really, really, super freaky horny seventeen year old kid. I mean, when he came home this morning, he was in the shower for hours. And I mean HOURS. It just wouldn't go down!"

We all sat there silently for a while. Alice was pondering whether or not to call Rosalie, passing her phone back and forth between her hands. Emmitt watched the football game on television, and I was just stunned.

"So…" I breathed, both of them snapping their heads in my direction. "Essentially, Edward hadn't thought about sex in a while, and seeing me naked made him think about sex, and so he got…um…aroused, and now he has a lot of feelings?"

"Intense feelings, Bella. For vampires, sexual desire is a heightened sense just like smell or sight." Alice explained. "When vampires have sex, it takes hours for them to feel satisfied. It's such strong need Bella. It's equal to bloodlust, and in some cases stronger."

I shook my head from side to side. I was so frustrated. "I don't get why this is such a big deal. People get aroused all the time. I get aroused whenever Edward even looks at me!" I yelled, and immediately put my hand over my mouth. That was a little too much frustration to share.

Emmitt laughed hysterically. Alice made up her mind and put her phone to her ear.

"Aw come on Al!" Emmitt said in between laughs. "THAT was funny! You have to admit that was the funniest…"

"There's nothing funny about Bella's feelings." A voice chimed in from behind us. Alice lowered the phone slowly and turned toward him. I didn't have to look to know who it was. I sighed and turned to face him. Edward leaned against the doorway, looking very calm and collected. It took every fiber of my being to not tackle him to the floor and rip his clothes off. His hair was wet and wild, swirling around in crimson wisps on his face. He wore a dark green t-shirt that was very tight, showing off his flawless physique, and blue sweat pants that rode very low on his hips, revealing a small bit of skin where the shirt met his pants. He didn't look at me. Instead he starred at Emmitt with a look that matched Alice's earlier, only his was much more intimidating.

"I'm really sorry Ed," Emmitt began, "but I mean…it was just…" He stopped trying to explain himself, and turned his attention to the game. "Everyone needs to lighten up…" he mumbled.

I mustered some courage and rose from the couch. "Edward, I'm sorry" I whispered.

"Don't be sorr-" he trailed off. He seemed terribly distracted. He wasn't meeting my gaze but instead was staring at my chest. I looked down and saw my huge cleavage bulging out of my tiny sweater. Damn it. My hand flew up to cover my boobs, only for his eyes to have drifted down to my legs, which were almost completely exposed in my itsy bitsy skirt. Damn Alice.

"I um," He stuttered, still ogling. He fought himself to look up at my face, but wasn't winning the battle. He finally covered his eyes with his hand. "Don't be sorry Bella you have no reason to be sorry I acted very immature this morning and I apologize I hope you can forgive me I was such jerk" he spattered out in one breath.

"Um Edward?" Emmitt began, with a coy smile on his face. "I think someone else wants to apologize too". He laughed wildly as Edward looked down at his highly obvious erection. I blushed and turned away. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Edward fill with rage, and storm out the front door. I ran to the couch and began to cry. Alice was quickly at my side, stroking my head.

"I'm so sorry about all this Bella. I really am. And don't think you got away with anything Emmitt. I'm texting Rose as we speak." She wasn't bluffing either. I turned my head and watched Alice's nimble fingers move at super speed on the keyboard of her blackberry. Suddenly, what looked like a giant black blur tackled Alice to the off of the couch. Emmitt and Alice were viciously wrestling, and he was attempting to pin her to the ground.

"You guys!" I yelled, trying to get them to stop. The fight continued, and Alice's teeth sunk into Emmitt's neck, causing him to roar like an animal.

"Stop it right now!" I screamed. It was useless. They looked like they were going to kill each other. The brawl was escalating, and they rolled around the living room.

"Oh no I'm bleeding!" I feigned, and they froze almost mid air. Alice was crouched on Emmitt's shoulders clawing at his face, while he was biting her ankles.

"Really?"Emmit said, ankle still in his mouth.

"If I said yes would you two stop?" I sobbed.

"I'm sorry Bells" Alice said while climbing down from Emmitt.

"Me too, boo. It sucks that you and Edward can't do it without him wanting to kill you. Cuz it's obvious that you both want to. Like, a lot. " Emmitt came over and gave me one of his bear hugs, but was very careful not to crush me like he normally does.

"The worst part is that I know he's strong enough. I know with all my heart that Edward is fully capable of making love to me without hurting me. I trust him."

"I know Bella. I feel that way too." Alice smiled, and joined our hug. Suddenly, Alice gasped and stared vacantly into space.

"Ali?" I said. I put my hands on her shoulders and watched as she snapped back into reality. She had just had a vision.

"Bella," she smiled, "you don't have anything to worry about."

"What?" I gulped.

"Trust me. Tomorrow night will be a wonderful night. You can thank me later. Right now, we have some MAJOR shopping to do. Like, oh my god." Alice spun around and rushed towards the front door.

"Well come on!" She looked back jumping up and down. I look at Emmitt who winked and out stretched an arm pointing towards the door.

"Go before she has an aneurysm" He chuckled. A huge smile broke out on my face as I rushed to the door and grabbed Alice's hand. I had no idea what she had planned, but if it meant that Edward and I could finally be together, I was up for anything.