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"Oh. Um, thanks." I said as I reach for the towel. Our hands brush and what feels like a static shock shoots though my finger. Whoa. That was weird. I shake my head and look back at the green eyed god who was still staring at me.

"You looked kind of cold so…" He blushed suddenly when he realized that he pretty much just admitted that he was watching me. I feel heat rise to my cheeks as well and I look down.

"Hey…do you want to um…maybe…uh…come over and meet some of my friends?" He said this while rubbing the back of his neck and then proceeding to run his hand through his hair at least five times. It was kind of fun to see him squirm.

"Hmm…" I decided to tease him a little. He started to chew his lip and wring his hand together.

"Only if I get your name first." I said and I smiled at the shock on his face. His blush came back and he smiled his crooked smile that I as already learning to love. Fuck, this boy is dangerous.

"Oh! Yeah! Definitely!" He replied excitingly. He continued to stare at me with a joyful expression. I cocked my head to the side, waiting for a name. He was still looking at me. Jake was sniffing his leg and wagging his tail.

"Um…?" I looked at him with a questioning look. He shook his head slightly and took a deep breath.

"Oh! Um…yeah. Uh, my names Edward." He smiled at me shyly and stared at me. I giggled. Yes, giggled.

"Okay. Let me just get Jake leashed up. And…" I leaned down to put the leash on Jake but Edward's hand stopped me. I looked up at him with confusion. He leaned down to my ear and whispered,

"I didn't get your name." I blushed.

"Who said I was going to give it to you?" I asked and smirked. He chuckled and grabbed the leash from my hand and buckled Jake up. He started walking towards the pretty people with Jake trotting behind him.

"What? Now your going to steal my dog?" I yelled after him as ran after him. He turned and smiled at me. Wow. He's gorgeous.

I ran after him and snatched the leash from him and stuck my tongue out. He smirked. That's when I realized we had an audience.

Oh…um, sorry." I said lamely. What do you say when the most gorgeous people on earth are looking at you like you've gone mad.

Edward clears his throat and ran his hand through his hair. That soft, soft hair. Cue mental slap.

"Well guys," Edward stared. Before he could go on the black haired girl coughed. "And ladies, this is Bella. I asked her to come over and meet everyone. If that's okay." He said.

The black haired girl began to bounce up and down again and was looking weirdly between Edward and I. the big guy was grinning at me and raised his eyebrow. The blonde looked…well, bored.

"Of course! The black haired girl squealed. "It's nice to see Edward getting along with someone other then these two idiots." She pointed to the big guy and the man who looked oddly calm.

Edward glared at the girl then smiled sheepishly at me. I couldn't help but giggle. He was just too damn adorable.

"Uh…yeah. Um…what are your names? I don't want to have to keep calling you big guy and black haired girl." I realized what had just said and blushed a deep shade of red. They began to laugh. Even the blonde cracked a smile. They laughed even harder when they saw my blush.

"Oh god. I like you. That was funny. She's a keeper, okay Ed?" this time it was Edwards turn to blush.

"Okay, this is Edward, as you already know." the big guy said as he pointed to Edward. Then he pointed to the calm looking guy.

"This is Jasper." Jasper waved and gave me a small smile.

"This Alice, beware, she bites." He pointed to the black haired girl was still bouncing up and down. She stuck he tongue out at him and snapped her teeth together like she was biting something.

"This is Rosalie, the most beautiful girl in the world." He said with a loving smile. He pointed to the blonde. I agree she is gorgeous.

"And last, but certainly not least, EMMETT!" He pounded his fist on his chest and bellowed his name into the air. The sand trembled. I couldn't help but giggle. Wow, I've never laughed this much.

I realized I still had Edwards towel on. My body was pretty dry so if I slip on my clothes really fast no one will stare. I'm self-conscious.

I quickly grabbed my shirt that was in the sand by Jake and my black shorts. I heard a squeal and quickly looked up. Edward was looking at me with wide eyes but I knew that wasn't where the sound had come from. That's when I saw Rosalie standing with her hands over her mouth, eyes wide.

"What-" before Emmett could get one word out, Rosalie had grabbed me by my shoulders. My eyes grew wide and I noticed she was looking at my suit. I am practically naked! Before I could say anything or even run, Rosalie started to speak.

"I. Love. Your. Suit!" she squealed again. I let out a breath of relief and then smiled widely when I realized that she just complimented me.

"Oh…thanks!" I said enthusiastically. I turned back to Edward, Jasper, Alice and Emmett and saw them staring at us with their mouths wide open along with their eyes. Rosalie put her hands on her hips and scowled at them.

"What? I can't compliment someone when they have style?" she snapped and slipped her waterfall of blonde hair over her shoulder.

"Well of course you can, Rose! You've just never done it before so it was kind of shocking." Edward reached out and ruffled her hair with a smirk on his face.

I heard a growl and the next thing I know, Emmett is holding back Rosalie and Edward is on the ground.

"Don't ever touch my hair again!" Rosalie screeched. The hairs on the back of my neck standing on end. Edward scrambled up from the ground and hide behind me. Really? He's going to hide behind me! I giggled and teasingly punched him in the arm.

"Ow!" He cried and fell to the ground dramatically. He started to roll around, holding the arm I hit. I started out by just giggling, and then it turned into full blown laughter. In the end, everyone joined in laughing. I was actually having fun. That's new.

After awhile, I noticed the sky getting dark and Jake started to whine from hunger. That's when I remembered I had to cook for Charlie tonight to.

"Hey guys, I had a great time today. It was really awesome meeting everyone. I really have to go though. Charlie and Jake here need to eat." I said this while standing up.

"Do you have to?" Alice asked in a sad voice. I smiled at her and nodded. I wish I didn't have to but I need to feed Charlie.

"Yeah, Charlie's waiting for me. Jake looks pretty hungry, too." I said this as I grabbed Jakes leash and slipped on my flip-flops.

"Alright, well maybe I'll see you guys around?" I asked. They all nodded and I waved. I got about halfway to my Ford truck when I felt something grab my elbow. Of course I freak out. I whip around and hit whatever it is with my back that held the Frisbee, my sweatshirt and some Luna Bars.

" Uff." I heard and I looked up to see Edward bent down and holding his stomach. Shit. I just punched Edward in the stomach. Smooth move.

"Oh my god. I'm so sorry Edward!" I bent down and helped him stand up. Great, he probably thinks I'm crazy. Going around hitting people in the stomach.

I helped Edward sit on the back part of my truck as he recovered. He took a deep breath and looked up at me with those emerald green eyes.

"Ouch." He said breathlessly. He smiled like he was making a joke but I couldn't laugh right now. I felt really bad. He must have noticed the frown because his own smile fell.

"Bella, its fine. You didn't mean it. I hope…" He smiled again in a joking way.

"Stop smiling! I could have really hurt you!" I snapped. I took a deep breath and opened the passenger door for Jake to hope into.

"Look, I'm not hurt that bad. Let's just forget about this. I came over here to give you my number. So we can hang out again." He smiled and held out his hand. I looked at it with confusion.

"Give me your phone. I'll program my number in and I'll give you my phone and you can program you're number into mine. I'll give it to everyone so we can all stay in touch." Edward said as he dug in his pocket and grabbed his phone out. He handed it to me and I plugged my number into it.

I handed his phone back to him and he handed mine back to me. Wow, I have his number. Yeah! I did a little happy dance in my head.

"Um…can I ask you a question?" Edward asked in a nervous voice.

"Yes, of course." I answered back. I hope he's not mad about punching him in the stomach. What if he wants his number back! Maybe he didn't want me to have in after all. Maybe Alice made him give it to me.

"Who's Charlie?" He blurted out quickly. I blinked a few times in shock. What? Why would he want to know who Charlie was?

"Oh, he's my dad. I just call him Charlie because he never really liked being called dad. He thinks it makes him sound old." I smiled, remembering when he told me this.

"Oh! Okay! Well that's great! I mean, it's great that you have a dad! Well of course it's good you have a dad. Everyone has one!" He said this all in about ten seconds. I raised my eyebrow at him and he scratched the back of his head.

"Well I should get going. You need to feed Jake and Charlie…you dad." He said the last part with a small smile.

"Yep. I'll see you later." I said and I climbed into the car and started it up. I waved to Edward and roared out of the parking lot. After about ten minutes of driving I felt my pocket vibrate. A text message.

It said I had five new messages. The first one was from Alice:

Hey! Edward gave me your number! So happy we met today! It was really nice hanging out with someone who we haven't known for out entire lives. I know we'll be seeing you soon! Call you later!

Then one from Jasper:

Hey Bells. Here's my number. It was cool hanging out today! See you soon!

Then from Rosalie:

Hey sweet stuff! Just texting to give you my number! I'll see you really soon! *wing wink* bye!

And from Emmett:

BELLY! I had soooooooo much fun today! It was righteous! Call meh!

And last but certainly not least. Edward:

Hey Bella. Just texting to let you know I gave everyone your number. I also wanted to say I had a really good time. I'll call you…I promise. Bye!

I sighed and smiled. I programmed all their numbers into my phone and slipped it back into my pocket. Jake whined hungrily beside me.

"Okay, okay! We're almost home!" I said to Jake and I pressed on the gas. Today was amazing. And right now I knew one thing…My life has changed. And I was excited to see what was going to happen next.