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This time I was well and truly awake before my stupid buzzing alarm clock could wake me. This time I actually had time to eat breakfast and make myself look a bit more presentable than yesterday. I left home early, there was no way I was taking any chances, not with the principle watching my every move, just waiting for me to screw up.

I pulled into the parking lot, in a much better park then yesterday, and got out of my truck. No one was here yet so I pulled out my phone and saw that I was 45 minutes early, wow, well at least ms Ladden cant say I was late today. I sat on the bonnet of my truck and started flicking through a text book, trying to prepare myself for the oncoming math test.

By now cars started to arrive in the parking lot I looked up from my text book to see a nice shinny silver Volvo pull up in the space night next to mine, great I knew my truck wasn't much but parked next to a car like that it was bound to look even worse. Annoyed with the mysterious driver for parking next to my truck I got off the hood of my truck and started to walk away.

"Bella" I heard someone call to me.

I turned around to see who it was, it was Edward. He was getting out of the Volvo and smiling at me. Figures that it would belong to him.

"good morning" he said when he finally made his way over to me.

"hi" I wanted to slap myself, I mean hear I am standing in front of quiet possibly the worlds most beautiful man and all I could say was 'hi'.

"did you manage to escape from mike alright yesterday?" he asked with a smirk on his face.

"yes, but I doubt I will have much luck today" I replied

"what makes you say that?" he asked, his eyebrows furrowed a bit and made him look even more irresistible.

I nodded my head towards mike who was making his way towards Edward and I. Edward turned around to see what I was referring to and mike called out to me, "Bella"

"hi mike" I greeted half heartily.

"oh hi Edward" mike said clearly disappointed that I was talking with him.

"good morning mike" Edward replied politely.

"so Bella about this weekend" oh hear we go again I thought "I was thinking maybe after we all get back from the beach we could go and get something to eat" he said smiling sheepishly.

"oh um mike i'm kind of busy this weekend, I mean I wouldn't even be going to the beach if I hadn't already promised I would come" I answered, I cant believe that he asked me out again, you would think he would get the point after two years of being rejected. Maybe I needed to be more stern with him and slap him across the face or something so he would get the point, but something told me that that still wouldn't put him off.

"oh well maybe next time" he said as he started to walk off.

"so I guess that is why you avoid mike?" Edward asked pulling me from my thoughts.

I laughed half heartily and smiled at him "you would think after two years and not one date he would give up wouldn't you?" I answered.

Edward chuckled and shook his head "well, who could blame him for trying" he said.

I blushed and I thought I better change the subject because anymore talk about this then my face will be forever coloured red.

"why did you have to park right next to me" I asked.

"what do you mean?" he answered surprised by the rapid change of subject.

"well you make my truck look like a bucket of rusty nails parked next to your car" I answered glancing back towards the parking lot.

He chuckled "would you rather me not park next to you in the future?" he asked.

"no, you can park any where you like, either way my truck still wont look as good as your car, or any car for that matter" I answered.

"you don't like your truck then?" he chuckled.

"no, I love my truck" I answered "but that still doesn't make it looked any better" I continued.

He was laughing now and I couldn't help but join in.

"well if you don't want to be late again I suggest we make our way to class" he suggest, I was shocked at how fast time seemed to go while I was with Edward and hastily started to make my way to class with Edward close beside me.

"I guess I will see you later Edward" I said as I entered my class.

"bye Bella" and with that he parted.

The whole morning seemed to drag on, I was anxious for this day to end, I don't really know why but I think just starting the day with another attempt from mike for a date, that today just wasn't going to be a good day. But then again it considerably brightened when I saw Edward again, he was leaning against the wall right next to the doors that led to the cafeteria. He looked up and smiled at me and started to walk over to me.

"would you like to sit with me for lunch today Bella?" he asked me in his velvet muted voice.

"that depends" I was going to have a little fun with him, I couldn't help but laugh at the look on his face I guess he would usually get a 'yes of course' and was surprised by my fake hesitancy.

"on what?" he asked.

I laughed out loud again but I didn't get a chance to answer him because I was interrupted by Jessica.

"are you coming Bella?" she asked me.

I turned to look at her and replied "no I'm having lunch with Edward today" she shrugged and walked off, I would get endless questions later on from her asking about what was going on between Edward and I.

"shall we" Edward asked as he held his hand towards the door.

I followed him inside and we got our food and sat at the end of an empty table facing each other.

Edward stared at me and I was hesitant as I finally looked up to meet his gaze, why is it every time I look into his beautiful green eyes I feel like melting, its ridiculous how much of an effect Edward has on me.

"so why did you want to sit with me today?" I asked trying to start a conversation.

He smiled and looked down, he looked back up to me as he answered, "I told you, I wanted to get to know my damsel in distress"

I shook my head and smiled back at him "and I told you, I'm hardly a damsel in distress" I replied and he chuckled.

"so what's this I hear about a trip to the beach, there seems to be a lot of excitement about it, people haven't stoped talking about it all day" he asked.

"oh, some trip mike planned because the whether is predicted to be sunny for once, so he got a group together to go to the la push first beach this Saturday" I answered.

"you don't seemed too excited about it"

"is it that obvious?" I asked.

He chuckled again and replied "why don't you want to go?"

"mike gets on my nerves, I told you ever since I moved here he hasn't stoped asking me out and I think going to the beach will only encourage him" I answered.

"ever since you moved here?, your not from here?" he asked.

"yes I am" I answered.

His eyebrows furrowed and he seemed confused. I chuckled, "I am from here originally, I moved away with my mother when I was one year old, after my parents got divorced and I moved back here two years ago when my mother remarried" I decided to elaborate.

"oh" he responded and then he continued "you know I think I could help keep mike off your back at the beach, of course only if I was invited".

"consider yourself invited," I chuckled.

He smiled and looked behind me, he suddenly looked very frustrated. I turned around to see what he was looking at when I saw mike Newton heading over to our table with his tray of food in his hands. I sighed and turned back to Edward and smiled, then I chuckled again when I saw that his frustration increased with every step mike took towards us.

He looked at me when I started laughing probably wondering if I was insane.

"hey Bella, hi Edward" was I imaging the fact that mike seemed to hiss Edwards name, I guess my fears of mike being jealous was confirmed. I huffed and replied "hi mike"

"hello" Edward replied politely.

"I hope you don't mind mike, but I invited Edward to come to the beach with us on Saturday" I told him.

"oh um yeah I guess that's alright, I was actually wondering if you might want to meet with me early so we can have coffee or something together before we leave" mike asked, my god did this boy never give up?! didn't I already tell him that I was busy?

"oh um…" I broke off when Edward interrupted.

"actually Bella and I already have plans early that morning" Edward said.

He truly was a life saver.

"oh right well I guess maybe next weekend then" he said as he started to walk off, before I could respond.

"thank you, you have no idea how grateful I am, I was seriously out of excuses" I said.

He chuckled "so, what do you want to do Saturday morning before we head off to the beach?" he asked.

"oh, that's alright Edward you really don't have…" I was interrupted by Edward again.

"but didn't you hear? we have plans" he smiled at me.

I smiled back "I guess your right"

"so, what would you like to do?" he asked me again.

I shrugged "its really up to you".

He was silent for a while, probably thinking of what we could do. Then he opened his mouth to say something but was cut off, was it me or did we always get interrupted when we were together.

"so Edward, mike tells me your coming to the beach with us on Saturday" Lauren said, I guess she was trying to sound seductive but she didn't pull it off and Edward seemed to notice as well.

"yes Bella invited me" Edward responded.

"well I was wondering, after we get back from the beach maybe you and I could go grab something to eat and then maybe go see a movie or something" I really didn't like the way that she flirted with Edward like that so I decided to take my leave before I did something I regretted.

"I will see you in class Edward" I said as I picked up my tray and quickly walked away not looking up to meet Edwards gaze.

I was early to class so I took out my note book and started to doodle across the page.

"you could of helped me out back there" I heard a voice say, I jumped and fell off my chair, I didn't hear anyone come in and I got a shock.

I landed on the ground and looked up and saw a pair of gorgeous green eyes only inches away from mine, I guess he tried to catch me but wasn't fast enough but he still had his hands around my waist.

"are you ok?" he asked.

" you scared the hell out of me"

He chuckled "sorry, consider it pay back"

"pay back? What did I ever do to you?" I asked confused.

"I saved you from mike and the least you could do is save me from Lauren" he replied, he slightly shivered when he said Lauren name, I guess he was repulsed by her just as much as I was.

I chuckled, "how was I supposed to know, I didn't know whether you wanted me to save you or not"

"believe me, if its anyone but you then I will need rescuing" he replied.

"why me" I asked.

He smiled and looked down and started to help me get up, he open his mouth to answer me but was cut short…. Arg this could not be happening, how many times must we be interrupted and I really wanted to know his answer.

"miss Swan? Mr Cullen?" Mr banner said as he took in the sight before him. I blushed crimson as I realised that our position could be taken the wrong way. Edward still had his hands on my waist and we were standing reasonably close.

I took a step back and Edward dropped his hands.

There was an awkward silence and then Mr banner spoke "I would appreciate it if you two kept your private moments for outside of the school please."

"its not…um we weren't…" I stuttered, my face was crimson by now.

"yes sir" Edward finally said, I looked at him, blushed even more then looked down and took my seat.

Edward sat down next to me and chuckled.

"that was so not funny" I whispered.

"yes it was, you should have seen the look on your faced" he laughed.

"keep it up Mr Cullen and I personally ask Lauren out for you!" I said while I glared at him.

He abruptly stopped laughing and returned my glare "I could also make mike an offer he couldn't refuse" he said.

I huffed and turned to face the front. I could see Edward smile from the corner of my eye and that made me even more frustrated.

The hour seemed to go relatively slow, probably because I was still frustrated with Edward and I just wanted to go home.

Finally the bell rang and I quickly gathered my things and started to head towards the exit, but Edward stopped me when he gently grabbed my wrist. I turned and glared at him.

"your not to happy with me are you?" he asked, was I imagining the slight amusement to his tone?

"really? And what would make you think that?" I said with heavy sarcasm.

"because you all but ran away from me just now" he replied with a slight smile on his perfect set of lips, I shook my head trying to banish the thought but it didn't help, now I really needed to get away from him before I did something stupid.

I turned and walked away but Edward quickly caught up with me, "i'm sorry if I said or did something to upset you" he said as he gently grabbed my wrist and spun me around to face him.

"what?, oh no it wasn't you, I was just, I mean I…. don't worry" I stuttered.

He chuckled lightly and smiled at me and I couldn't help but return my idiotic grin, he really must think i'm crazy.

"miss Swan, you should know that loitering in between classes is unacceptable and you too Mr Cullen" said the familiar voice of the principle, "oh great, I'm done for" I whispered to myself but by the sound of Edwards soft chuckle I guess he heard me.

"yes ms Ladden, I was just on my way" I replied.

"you should well and truly be in class by now miss Swan"

"I know and I'm sorry but I.." I was cut off.

"no excuses, you will report to my office after class for detention" she sneered.

"but I…" I started to say but this time Edward interrupted.

"of course Bella and I will gladly accept our punishment ms Ladden, after all, loitering between classes really is inexcusable" he said in his beautiful and slightly mocking voice.

Ms Ladden was too caught up in Edwards interruption that she didn't realise that he just mocked her, "uh oh of course I will see you for detention then, both of you" she said then turned to walk away.

Once she was out of sight I turned to face Edward, who was smiling at me.

"you know you could of got away without a detention" I said while I smiled back, secretly glad that I got to spend my detention time with him.

"oh I know, but after all, loitering really is unacceptable" he said as he tried to imitate ms Ladden's voice.

I laughed and he laughed with me, "I suppose we should get to class before we end up with another detention" I said.

"I suppose" Edward said as he leant down and gave me a kiss on the cheek, "I will see you after class for detention" he said then smiled and started walking in the direction to his class. I was stunned and it took a good five minutes before a regained myself and started running towards my class, by now I was well and truly late.

I spent the whole hour thinking about Edwards kiss, I mean it was only on the cheek but it still made me almost go into cardiac arrest.

Finally, the bell rang and I made my way to the office for my detention. Edward was already there. He was leaning against the wall right next to the entrance to the office. He smiled when he saw me coming and started to make his way over to me.

"I believe that we have a date with detention" he said in formal voice.

I laughed and smiled at him " I believe so" I replied.

We walked into the office and knocked on ms Ladden's door. We waited and she opened the door and ushered us both to a seat.

"now, Mr Cullen since your new here I'm willing to overlook your disregard to the school rules but for you Isabella, you should know better"

Edward was about to say something but ms Ladden held up her hand to silence him, "you may leave now Mr Cullen" she said.

"I believe i'm just as much in the wrong as Bella is ms Ladden" Edward said, what was he doing?! He has the perfect chance to get out of detention and he decides to contradict her, is he crazy.

"yes, but as I said before Mr Cullen,. I'm willing to overlook your wrong doing" she said in a stern voice.

"yes and as I said before, i'm willing to accept the punishment that you see fit to give" oh no he is getting him self in more trouble by the minute.

"Edward" I whispered so only he could hear me.

He simply just continued "so I see it as unfair if your willing to punish Bella and not myself when I was in the wrong as well, new or not I still knew the rules, so therefore i'm willing to accept my punishment."

"Edward are you crazy" I whispered to him.

He smiled at me then turned to face the principle, she seemed dumbfounded, I don't think anyone has been as willing to be put on detention as Edward.

"very well" she said " Edward, Bella you will both have detention tomorrow after school for an hour, and I warn you not to be late" she said.

"yes ms Ladden" Edward said politely.

"you may both leave now" she said and turned her attention to the papers on her desk.

I waited till we got outside before I turned on Edward, "are you crazy?" I shouted.

He just laughed at me. " I cant believe you, why would you do that?, you could of just walked away but now you have a detention thanks to your big fat mouth" I shouted.

This only seemed to amuse Edward more, I huffed loudly and stomped towards the parking lot. Edward ran and caught up with me.

"I don't see why your so angry, I couldn't be more happier with the fact that I get to spend an extra hour with you tomorrow" he said as he turned me around to face him. I must of looked like an idiot just standing there with my mouth open and a look of awe on my face. Edward smiled and lifted his hand to my chin to gently close my mouth. I blushed a vicious red and looked down.

"your more amazing than you think Bella" he whispered in my ear.

I looked up to see if the intensity of his voice matched his face, apparently it did "what makes you think that?" I said as I looked back down. He moved his hand to my cheek and tilted his head to look into my eyes, I raised my head a fraction when his eyes came in contact with mine. He lowered his head a little more and stepped closer.

"Edward hurry up I want to go home" I heard someone yell, I turned my head to look who it was and I saw Edwards sister Alice leaning against Edward's Volvo with an impatient look on her face. I heard Edward sigh and I looked back at him and he smiled.

"I will see you tomorrow Bella" he said then gave me a kiss on the cheek, his lips seemed to lingered on my cheek and then he pulled away and started to walk towards his car.

I slowly made my way over to my truck and got in, I sat there for a while thinking about what could of happen if Edward's sister hadn't been impatient or decided to ride home with her other siblings. I let out a frustrated sigh and started my truck and drove home.

Charlie wasn't home when I got there so I decided that I would start on dinner, I would make something really good to soften him up before I told him that I landed myself a detention. I finished dinner and Charlie still wasn't home so I decided to go up to my room and do some homework. I was half way up the stairs when I heard the cruiser pull in the drive way. I walked back down the stairs and started to put dinner on the two plates I had got out of the cupboard.

"hey kiddo, i'm home" dad yelled as he walked through the door.

"hey dad, dinners ready, did you have a good day?" I asked him.

Charlie walked into the kitchen and sat at the table "yeah it was ok I guess, it got pretty boring at times, but I guess that's a good thing when you're a police officer right?" he chuckled.

I laughed back and set down the plate of food in front of him.

"mmm, smells good bells" he said as he started to dig in.

When Charlie finally finished off his second serving I decided to tell him the news, better if I tell him before he finds out from ms Ladden and I knew that she would get around to telling him.

"so bells, how was your day" he asked, yes this was just what I needed, the perfect way to break him the news.

"well uh, it was good, besides the fact that I got into some trouble with ms Ladden and now I have detention tomorrow" I said with a nervous smile.

"what? Bella I thought you would be old enough and responsible enough to stay out of trouble" he said, well actually he kind of shouted.

"its not my fault you know how much ms Ladden hates you and she tries to take it out on me and it hasn't really been a problem before, its just now…" I argued .

"now what?" he asked.

"she just finally got me ok" I yelled "I don't know what the big deal is anyway its just a detention" I said in a lower tone.

Charlie sighed "I'm really not in the mood to argue tonight bells, but if this happens again then we will have to have a talk" and with that he got up and made his way over to the lounge room. Wow, I got off much lighter than I thought I would, I guess it really wasn't much of a big deal as I thought it was.

I picked up the dishes from the table and cleaned up the kitchen. When I was finished I said goodnight to Charlie and made my way up to my room, with no real intentions of actually going to bed.

I sat at my computer for a couple of hour responding to Renee's never ending constant stream of emails.


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