Disclaimer: I own a sparkly blue ipod that has my song inspirations on it, but I do not own Twilight.

A/N: Sorry I keep having to update all this stuff twice, i keep forgetting to put my disclaimer and notes on here. The song to accompany this is Skinny Dipping by Whitney Duncan. Go youtube her video and watch it or listen to the song while reading this, it goes together pretty well, or so I hope.

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(EPOV)

I threw my arm in the direction of my bedside table when my phone's alarm went off right at nine o'clock. I threw my glance around the room quickly when I didn't feel Bella by my side. She wouldn't have baled on me in the middle of the night would she?

I pulled myself out of bed, listening with my specially trained ears, waiting on the slightest noise to alert me as to where she might be. My sweat pants were slung low on my hips and my shirt was still in a pile on the floor…last night had gotten too heated and we had barely done anything. I would have to talk to mom and dad and see if I could get a fan or something.

I pulled my shirt on and walked up the stairs since she apparently wasn't down there. As I shoved the door open, the smells of banana pancakes and bacon hit me directly in my sensitive nostrils. All of my training had made all of my senses somewhat…super. Oh well, I guess the Armed Forces tend to do that to a person. I heard Bella's beautiful laugh and I saw her standing by the stove flipping the pancakes with Tori.

Now I'm not sure about Bella, but if she's anything like Tori, she's got to be a killer cook. Both Em and I were super jealous of the fact that Jazz had such a talented girlfriend. Sure, she'd had a hard life, but she was a senior in high school so soon Jazz would marry her and all her nightmares would just be faint memories. They were lovely together…that was for sure.

"You want anything for breakfast? I remembered from your letters that banana pancakes were your favorite…I thought you might like them on your first official full day back."

I grinned broadly at her and started walking towards her, but of course Jazz thought it was a good idea to trip me on my way across the kitchen.

"Eff you Jasper" I whispered under my breath. He knew I was never clumsy and so it was painfully embarrassing for him to make Bella think that I was. Bella just laughed at my odd crouch position I had taken up while falling, the counter was the greatest place to fall, so I had opted for holding my hands towards the floor. In my personal opinion I figured I looked something like a wild animal about to jump on its prey, not the hottest thing to show your girlfriend first thing in the morning.

"Yes, love, I would love some of your delicious cooking." I sneered in Jasper's direction as I addressed my beautiful girl.

She dished some pancakes out for me and added a few pieces of bacon to my plate.

"Syrup's on the table." Tori added as she dished up some of the hot pancakes for Jazz.

"Are you girls not eating?"

"Oh, we already ate. I'm about to have to go home…my mom's expecting me. I mean, Rose and her husband are coming home and Alice has the day off. I think I'm expected to spend the day with my family."

"Well…okay. I mean, I thought we could do something. But I'm sure dad left me some stuff to do around here…"

"Wait! How about tonight? We could go for a picnic at sunset…down by the creek?"

"I'd love to baby girl; will your parents let you spend the night again?"

"I doubt that…but wait. Tori, are you up for some camping?"

"You know it girl!"

I kissed her cheek gently, after wiping the sweet and sticky syrup from my mouth and I watched as she climbed into her black truck and backed out of our yard. I knew she shouldn't have a problem getting home, she lived less than five minutes away, but it still plagued me that she could be hurt at any time. And any time that we were apart, when she was so close to me, just took me back to Texas where I was always alone. Even in my crowded training exercises, classes, or in the mess hall I was always alone. Sure I had guy friends that I hung with at times, but it was nothing like spooning with Bella as she breathed evenly in her sleep. And camping sounded damn good to me, but something told me Tori and Jasper's camping would be more of an inside affair…

(BPOV)

"Mom, I'm home! Where are you guys?"

"Honey, we're in the living room, how was spending the night with Tori?"

"It was so, so, so much fun Mama! We watched a movie with the boys and then we went to sleep. Then this morning, we made them breakfast. Jazz was so adorable; he got syrup all in his hair and had to shower even before Edward woke up."

"And speaking of Edward…how is he?"

"Mom, he's the best thing I've ever had in my life. I really think I might love him, as far as real love goes."

Renee' laughed like her daughters love life was just a joke, Bella knew her mother didn't want to face that she was growing up. Just like she didn't want to acknowledge the fact that her daughter was dating a twenty-three year old. She didn't really say much about it, mostly because she knew that Edward was a good, Christian guy for the most part. Sure, they were still young, and Bella knew she would mess up - she drank on occasion. But still, she was who she was, and that was all she could ever be. Edward was good for her, treated her well, and would never hurt her on purpose. Her mother knew that, and that was the reason why she tolerated their illegal relationship.

"So what's on our agenda for today? I was thinking we were having family time, that's why I told Tori, Jazz, and Edward I was coming home for a little while. Oh and mom…may I go camping with Tori by the creek tonight?"

"Well, your father and I were going to go into town to buy some pool chemicals and stuff for the barbecue tomorrow. So I thought you and Alice and Rose were just going to lie out and swim all afternoon. As long as you spend the afternoon with your sisters, I suppose it would be okay for you to camp out with Tori. Just make sure to bring water and snacks."

"Mhmm, thanks mom, I'll just go change into my bathing suit and then I'll go join the girls. I guess they're already outside?"

"Oh, you know Alice. She woke Rose up at the crack of dawn almost to go to Huddle House for breakfast and then they came back to swim and tan. She's missed being off work."

Bella ran back to her room and changed into a navy blue bandeau bikini top, with black bottoms. Stopping only by the kitchen to grab her favorite pair of black Wayfarers and a bottle of Smart Water, she was out the door and onto the back deck in no time.

"AHHHH, Bella it has been too fucking long!" Rosalie screamed as she jumped up from the lounge chair she'd been laying on.

"I know sis, how's everyone in your neck of the woods?"

"Adam is lovely, as is Dexter. You know, it's my husband and son, how could they be anything less?"

Bella laughed at her sister, she had missed her since she had moved to Birmingham with her husband and their son. Alice worked all the time, and sometimes she was a bit jealous that Bella had a lovely boyfriend that was even older than Alice herself, but altogether she was happy for her baby sister, that she had finally found such a wonderful man.

"Come get in, the water is amazing!"

Alice's shrill voice rang out as she sent a splash of water in Bella's direction, where Bella and Rose were embracing at the bottom of the stairs.

Rose held out her hand and Bella sat her Wayfarers and water down and they ran together towards the water; just girls, no drama, no tension, just sisters and water, and an endless summer just waiting to be filled with love and laughter.

(EPOV)

"Tori, these are the best pancakes I've ever had. It's not hard to say that they don't serve anything like this in the mess hall back in Texas."

Tori laughed as Jasper pulled her down into his lap. He planted small kisses to her cheek and then they led to her mouth. I tried to look away, as it was embarrassing to watch my eighteen year old brother love his girlfriend in a better way than I could show my very own. It was pretty insane that he used to actually date Bella, God I never realized how jealous of him I could be. But now I had her, and that was all that mattered.

Tori looked up at me; she had caught me staring despite my efforts to look away.

"I'm sorry Edward; I didn't realize we were being so…public. We're not exactly used to having anyone around when Esme and Carlisle are gone…"

"Don't worry about it. I'm actually just going to put these in the sink and then I'm gonna get to work on some of the stuff dad left for me."

Jasper spoke up, "Nah man, leave that list to me. I need to get off my lazy butt anyway. Lord knows I can't hold a job down, it's the least I can do."

Tori laughed nervously and took my plate before I could take it to the sink.

"Really Edward, Jazz and I can take care of the inside stuff at least. Why don't you go visit with Smokey, I'm sure you haven't been out to see him have you?"

"Ah…come to think of it I'll take you up on that offer. I haven't seen him since I left; we may go for a ride."

They both nodded at me and Tori got up to clean the kitchen as Jazz surveyed the list Carlisle had left for us to accomplish before they returned tomorrow. I walked down to my basement bedroom and headed to my closet.

Okay, so I was pretty anal retentive. My morning routine is pretty obsessive. It wasn't so bad before I left, but in the Air Force, in my elite field, there isn't any room for a slob. I stripped down and jumped into the shower, the water was scalding hot, but I enjoyed the feeling as it slid down my hard body. I shampooed and conditioned my hair, and then used my facial cleanser, yeah I may be a guy but I don't want any nasty pimples or gross hormone crap like that.

After the shower, I meticulously dried myself and I dressed in khaki cargo shorts and a gray Air Force tee-shirt. I slipped a pair of gray ankle socks on and my pair of black Nikes. My hair was a completely different story, usually I would style it carefully, in my best "I don't give a fuck" technique, but since I had to shave my head for the Air Force, I just let my short…tresses if you will, dry naturally. I walked out my own personal back door and headed to the barn, where my old gray horse, Smokey, lived.

I'd had good old Smokey since I was a junior in high school. He was a good companion and really bomb proof and I had definitely missed him while I was gone. I had the urge to go back to my room and grab my stash of smokes but I didn't, I was starting to realize what smoking was doing to my lungs, how it made it difficult to run for long periods of time or swim, which were two of the most important things in my field. I was slowly cutting back, and I would hopefully be done by Christmas.

"Hey Smokey boy, how's it going?"

The gray horse snorted and walked over to the gate so he could sniff me. I walked inside the barn long enough to grab a bridle. As I walked outside, Smokey was already waiting by the gate, knowing what I wanted from him. I slipped his head into the bridle and led him outside the gate where I jumped onto him bareback (yum, just those words make me picture Bella) and we started out down the dirt road that led past our poultry houses.

I didn't really remember where the road led to, but I knew it was no where that I couldn't get back home from, there wasn't anywhere around here that I didn't know much about, even though my parents had just recently moved here. It was my old youth group leader's farm, Peter and Charlotte had just recently moved out because of financial constraints.

As we trotted down the road and came to the highway, I noticed a house with a familiar black truck in front of it. There is no way Bella lives this close, and she has horses too. This must be some kind of sick joke or maybe a dream. I decided to test my boundaries, there was a dirt road that led behind Bella's house so I decided to take it, and surely she wouldn't be able to see me.

The road led straight to their house, where I knew I was royally fucked. There she was though, splashing around in her pool with her two older sisters, the sexy and intriguing Rosalie Hale and the shorter, more ADD Alice Swan. I decided to act as if I did it on purpose and I rode Smokey right up to the white fence.

"Hey baby girl, me and old Smokey boy here were just riding through and we decided to see how my best girl was doing?"

"Oh I'm just fine, and how are you?" Rose's haughty voice rose above Bella's quieter one. But we both laughed and Bella climbed out of the pool looking perfectly delicious in her bathing suit. She walked over to the fence and patted Smokey's nose and then I leaned down carefully anticipating a kiss and she just patted my nose too.

"What was that all about?"

"Oh, well I thought I was just handing out nose pats?"

"Silly girl," I said as I leaned down to kiss her and then I rode away, knowing that if she wanted to spend another night with me I would have to let her have her family bonding time and all that shit.

(BPOV)

To: B

From: E

On my way, got basket? Love you.

His text message was sweet, yet straight to the point. I had spent almost an hour with Rose trying to find an outfit that was cute enough for camping with my boyfriend. We pretty much left Alice in the dark as far as Edward was concerned. She would totally tell Renee' and Charlie if she knew it was anyone besides me and Tori.

"I still think you should just wear the black bikini with the shorts and tank over it. I don't understand why you have to wear that new top and those shorts that you just got the other day. You'll ruin them in that dirty creek."

"Oh Rose, lay off it. Can you go pack that basket while I get my bag and stuff and get changed?"

She nodded and with a shake of her hair I was left alone in my room, humming to "Hey Soul Sister" by Train. I grabbed my overnight bag, just a simple blue and red plaid Abercrombie bag that I stuffed some black Soffee shorts and a red tank and some black flip flops. That should be sufficient.

My light-wash blue jean shorts from American Eagle and my white eyelet bikini top lay on my bed, calling me to put them on. I knew my summer tan would work to my advantage, I knew how Edward felt about tans and how they turned him on. I slipped out of my stretched out tee-shirt and my cut off sweat pants and walked around my room, putting finishing touches on curling my hair and fixing my eyeliner, bopping to the music that rang out of my iPod dock.

"Off in the night while you live it up I'm off to sleep
Waging wars to shake the poet and the beat
I hope it's gonna make you notice
I hope it's gonna make you notice"

Sure, everyone around here is into country music, and I loved it just as much as any other country girl, but I really, really love my Kings of Leon.

I slipped my gray bra off and into my bag, and tied the bikini around my neck and back. Then I exchanged comfortable red briefs for a sexy black thong. I was hoping they wouldn't be on for long; I needed Edward, very badly.

I heard a male voice talking down the hall, it either had to be Jasper or Edward or Emmett, because that voice was far too young to be my Daddy or any of his friends.

"Hey baby", Edward said as I walked down the hall, throwing my bag over my shoulder as I came toward him.

"Let me grab that for you. You want some shoes?"

I looked down at my naked feet and blushed; I was far too used to walking around bare-foot. I rushed to the laundry room and grabbed my warn pair of Chucks and tied them on my feet quickly.

"All ready!"

"Great babe, Rose gave me the basket and I have your bag. The tent is in the back of the truck and so are the poles. We're all ready. Got your cell all charged up?"

I nodded and laughed, I was so stoked to be going camping with him.

The ride to the creek wasn't long, it was through one of his dad, Carlisle's, pastures and we could see the water through the trees as we crept down the dirt road. The smell of the honeysuckle was so strong, it was practically intoxicating and I was entranced by it. I saw his old, green flat bottom boat, waiting at the dock for us. That excited me, I loved that thing. But the closer we got, I realized it was so much more than just a boat. There was a large down comforter in the bottom of it, and several pillows. Edward had come out earlier and prepared all of this, just for me.

The wind felt good on my face as I leaned toward the window, I slipped my hand out and swirled it around, waving as though stroking it through water. The summer sun combined with the soft wind felt amazing.

I turned to look at Edward, really look at him for the first time that day. He wore a pair of washed out jeans, a tight white tee shirt, and his worn in pair of brown boots. God I loved that boy….er, man.

He stopped the truck a bit away from the dock, at the edge of the dirt road, where it met the sloping green grass. He set the tent down by a tree and propped the fishing poles up right beside it.

I fished my bag out of the back of the truck and checked my hair and makeup while he was sitting the basket out, down closer to the water. I spied a quilt in the floor board and I grabbed it, more than happy to have an excuse to go help him.

"Oh, you found Esme's quilt. I hope she doesn't get mad but well…I thought it looked nice, so I brought it."

I smiled and handed it to him so he could spread it. I sat the basket down on the large blanket and plopped down, making room for him right beside me. He sat down as I opened the basket and started fishing around, seeing what Rose had sent us. All I saw was freaking fruit.

Really Rose?! That's what he's going to think I am, a fruit, he's a man, he needs more than freaking fruit.

"Ah, grapes and watermelon are my favorite!"

"Really, I was worried that you would want real food?"

"Nah, I'm not really hungry. This whole thing was just to spend time with you anyway. I don't plan on feasting the whole time…on fruit anyways…"

His sly grin gave me hope that it wouldn't be a repeat of last night. He popped open a bottle of water and squirted a little on my thigh.

"Hey, not fair!"

"All's fair in love and war babe. And this is love so…you know."

He was enjoying teasing me way too much. But I still loved it all the same.

He had pulled out a slice of watermelon and was chowing down on it.

"Hey honey, look over here."

I looked at him and he pushed it in my direction. I opened my mouth and he guided it in gently and let me take a bite. I reciprocated with a handful of grapes, I told him to lean back on his elbows and as he did that, I tossed some grapes at his waiting mouth, us both laughing when I missed and cheering when I rang it.

When we'd had our fill of the fruit he pulled me up and I laid my head against his chest. He kissed my forehead and said, "Hey love, can I show you something?"

"Mhmm, what is it?"

He looked at me like a little kid, showing off something he had just found. As he held my wrist and we walked through a grove of trees, I saw a central tree with a tire swing.

"Wanna swing baby girl?"

My eyes lit up and I pulled away from him and ran to the swing jumping in as quickly and carefully as I could. He walked over to me and started gently spinning me around and swinging me. It was completely sweet and innocent, yet sexy and sensual in a way. He leaned over and I leaned back, and we kissed spider-man style, me upside down, it was incredible.

We played around the swing some more and he went off to put the basket away and set up the tent and I went to sit on the dock. I was sitting there all alone, watching him and I realized how lucky I was to be able to spend time with someone who meant so much to me.

I didn't need an expensive date night out, I didn't have to go see a movie with him, or have him buy me expensive presents. All I needed was an old tent, one of Esme's quilts and the boy I loved.

I got up from the dock, slipped my chucks off next to where his boots laid next to the truck and I lay down gently on the quilt. I saw him propping the poles back up and as he started walking over I propped up on my elbows.

He stopped and pointed at the water, I just shook my head. I had worked on my appearance too much to mess it up just now.

What I saw next surprised me. He pulled off his white tee-shirt and threw it on the ground, next to some bushes. He proceeded to do the same with his jeans. I was in shock as he started walking over to me.

He reached out for my hand, and I generously handed it to him.

"Come swim with me, please, Bells?"

"Nope, I worked on my hair and makeup all day for you Edward Anthony."

"Fine, I just hope you know how to swim."

He reached over and picked me up, throwing me over his shoulder. He jogged down to the dock and then to my astonishment and surprise he threw me into the muddy water and jumped in right beside me.

I came up; my hair a wet mess, looking into his eyes with a glare that quickly wore off when he brushed my cheek.

All of a sudden, his southern sly grin flashed in my direction and before I knew it his hands came up out of the water, holding his water logged gray boxers like a prize.

I just had to match it so I pulled my shorts off right behind him and threw them onto the dock, my bikini top quickly followed.

His eyebrows shot up, knowing there was one article still on me.

I stretched my eyebrows up at him and then bent down slowly and seductively. The black thong slid down my legs and I wrapped it around my finger slowly. As I brought it up his face turned slightly red from embarrassment, or was that the heat?

I flung it onto the dock and he wrapped his arms around my waist. Our foreheads touched for a brief moment and then he slowly started kissing my neck. I moaned softly as he bit my neck, god that was a turn on, and he sure did know what he was doing.

He moved his head up and kissed my lips just once.

The truck radio was blaring but it didn't bother me at all.

We're not doing anything wrong…we're just cooling off. This June is so hot and sticky, it makes perfect sense…

He leaned up to my ear and kissed it once, then whispered, "How about we crawl into my boat…"

The sun was coming down as he slowly helped me from the water into the flat bottom boat….