Chapter three.

Surprise offer.

Bella's POV

As I climbed into the back seat of the car, Rosalie was being uncharacteristicly motherly and climbed in with me and put her arm around my shoulders. I couldn't deny that I was shook up, I don't ever remember feeling so scared in my life. My face hurt where Zucker had hit me and my ribs hurt where he had kicked me, but the most overwhelming feeling I had was shock. Shock that Edward knew who I was and he had asked me out to dinner. I supposed it was some sort of debt that he thought he owed me, but honestly he had just saved me from possibly being killed, he most certainly didn't owe me anything. I couldn't believe it when he stroked my cheek, the skin there was still tingling from his touch despite the pain, I liked the way that tingle made me feel. I know I was fooling myself, there was no way that someone that good looking and that popular could ever be interested in me, I sighed, Rose heard me and looked at me questioningly. I shook my head, I couldn't tell her, she was perfect she wouldn't understand.

"What?" She asked. I shook my head again. "He really likes you, you know." She stated.

"Who?" I asked, though I knew she meant Edward, I also knew it couldn't be true.

"Cullen." She said, watching me closely.

"Don't be ridiculous." I told her.

"Bells, he couldn't keep his eyes off you."She said grinning at me. "I've never seen him look at anyone like that, he looked like he was undressing you with his eyes." She said giggling.

"Stop it Rose." I said blushing with embarrassment, it made my face hurt, but I wanted what she'd said to be true and that just embarrassed me more.

"World champion martial artist or not, if he was, I will kick his ass." Jasper said.

I had to fight back my smile, my face was really starting to hurt now, if I told them, they wouldn't let me go out tonight, I realised as I thought that, that I was eager, even excited at the idea of being alone with him again.

"So what did you say to him?" Rose asked.

"I said thank you to him for helping and I said I owed him." I admitted.

"You said what?" Jasper shouted, he sounded horrified.

"What's wrong with that?" Rose asked him.

"You never tell a guy you owe him, not ever! He'll be expecting payment of a kind I don't want you to experience until you are at least twenty five... and married, that goes for both of you." He said.

"Is that all guys, or just you?" Rose asked him scathingly.

"All, guys." He growled at her.

"I bet Emmett's not like that." She said.

"Yes he is, the only reason he hasn't tried it on yet, is because I warned him not to, just like I will warn his brother after practice tonight." He said.

"You did what?" Rose shrieked, almost deafening me.

"Jazz I don't walk around in a skirt that's so short you can see my underwear or tops that leave nothing to the imagination, so I don't think you need to worry." I said, feeling a little worried about what he might say to Edward. "Besides if you do that he might just change his mind about taking me out tonight." I said.

"I will still warn him to keep his pants on when he's with you." He said, and I giggled. "Wait you have a date? Tonight?" He stared at me through the rear view mirror and I could feel Rosalie's intense glare burning through the top of my head. The silence that followed was long and uncomfortable, I just stared resolutely out of the window.

"You and Cullen?" He asked, "where is he taking you? I want to know how long you intend to be out and where you will be at all times... or you are not going!"

"Stop being such an ass Jazz, this is our baby sisters first date, she's getting all grown up, so leave her alone." Rose said, I was shocked but please to have her on my side for once. "We could double," she said grinning. "Get him to bring his brother."

"Rose you are not going out with Emmett Cullen." Jasper yelled at her, but then Rosalie started ranting about Emmett so I stopped listening.

~F~

While I waited for the school day to end, I fussed over what I was going to wear. I borrowed a dark blue silk blouse and matching purse from Rosalie they went well with my faded blue jeans. I was worrying about what Jazz might say to Edward after football practice, it was making me nervous, so I decided to take a shower. While I was washing I cried out when my hand went over my ribs, it was really painful. Suck it up I told myself, nothing would make me miss out on seeing Edward tonight, not now he had actually asked me, I dried myself carefully and went to get ready to go out.

I was just transferring a few things from my school bag to the purse when I remembered my cell was switched off still. I switched it back on and there were four messages waiting for me, all of them from Edward, the first was sent just after I had left the school.

I miss you already. E

The second was sent during school lunch.

I hope you are okay and I can't wait to see you tonight. E

The third was sent twenty minutes after the last.

Are you ever going to text me back? E

The last was sent just minutes ago.

Your brother has just threatened to kick my ass if I hurt you in anyway :) E

I sent a reply.

Sorry my cell was switched off, I know you wont hurt me and if he tried, I would help you kick his ass :) B

Seconds later, I had a reply.

Hehehe, I thought you had deserted me :( I am just going home to shower and change, I will be with you soon XXX. E

I'll be waiting. B I text back.

I heard Jasper come in the front door, I almost shouted at him, but I decided to let it drop, the last thing I wanted to do was argue with him.

Rose came into my room and offered to do my hair, she went ahead, I thought that making it wavy was a bit much, but I had no fashion sense, she had my share as well as her own. It made the time pass quicker and before I knew it I heard a knock at the front door, I jumped up but gasped when I felt the pull on my ribs... but Jasper was already opening the front door.

"Come on in Edward." I heard Jasper say. "Bells." Jazz called up the stairs. "Your date has actually turned up, so it looks like you will be going out tonight after all. So you better go get ready." He teased.

I hadn't wanted make up on, I'd argued with Rose about it, but I could be just as stubborn as her, so finally she had given up trying, I never wore any normally and besides I didn't want her to touch my face, it would be impossible to keep how much it hurt from her.

"Hi," I said when I got down the stairs, Edward was wearing faded blue jeans with a matching jacket and his tight white t-shirt clung to his sculpted chest, the sight of it made me quiver inside.

"Hello." He answered, his voice was incredibly seductive. "You look lovely," he went on, making me blush yet again, maybe I should have asked Rose if she had some of that make up that would disguise blushing cheeks?

"Thank you." I said, slowly meeting his gaze, he was grimacing and I saw that Jasper was too.

"What?" I asked them.

"Your bruise." They said together.

I turned to look into the mirror and gasped, it was pretty horrific and it covered half my face, it even looked like I had a black eye, there was no way I could go anywhere looking like this, no wonder Rose had tried so hard to get me to wear make up.

"Shall we?" Edward asked, gesturing to the door.

"Um.. actually I'm not so sure any more." I admitted.

"Not too late Bells, ten thirty at the latest." Jasper said.

"Sure thing, Dad." I said grimacing at him as I walked out of the door.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't do." Rose shouted down the stairs, I almost tripped out of the door, but Edward caught me, I turned sheepishly to look at Edwards face, he looked horrified.

"What?" I asked, he pointed to the notice in the window next to the door.

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked.

"Well apart from the fact that I didn't realize it was any of your business, I was far to embarrassed." I said, looking away to hide my face from him. It was a sign about the bank foreclosure on the house, we only had until Monday to vacate. Both Jasper and Rose had part time jobs but it wasn't enough for food and the bills, Mom and Dads savings had run out months ago, we had nowhere and no one to turn to.

"I could help." He offered.

"No... you couldn't." I said with a sigh."

"Don't you have anywhere to go?" He asked.

"No, we don't know what will happen now, none of us want to drop out of school, but it looks like we don't have a choice." I admitted. "We will just have to find somewhere dirt cheap and all get jobs I suppose.

"No Bella, that could mean you have to move away." He argued.

"And?" I asked. "It's not like I have a choice."

"I don't want you to move." He said and his voice grew saddened, "I only just found you... I am not going to let you slip through my fingers again." He said as he opened the passenger door of his car for me.

He closed the door and was soon sat next to me, I'd forgotten just how tall he was, he towered over me, even sitting down.

"Do you mind if we skip dinner and the movie?" He asked, my eyes widened in alarm.

"Why?" I asked, sure that my face would put him off his food.

"I want to take you home to meet my family instead."

"Why?" I asked again, the alarm evident in my voice.

"Don't worry, I just have an idea that's all, besides you know Alice already, she told me that you are in her calculus class too."

"She's a lovely girl." I said.

"And I'm sure you have seen my brother around school." He said, I couldn't help the giggle that slipped out when I though of Emmett. "What?" He asked.

"My sister has a crush on your brother." I admitted.

"That's funny." He said. "My sister has a crush on your brother. He laughed and I joined in.

"Why did you not answer me last night when I asked, about our first meeting?" He asked, when our laughter had stopped. I just flushed several shades of scarlet, unable to answer. "I wish I had known, though I guess I would have liked to have met you under different circumstances." I turned away from him to hide my embarrassment. "Don't get me wrong it was a most enjoyable experience, but maybe you wouldn't have spent the last five months hiding from me, had we had a more formal introduction." He said. "You don't have to be shy with me now, its after six o'clock, so you can talk as if we are on MSN, maybe you won't be quite so embarrassed, as Galdriel." He said, but I still didn't speak.

"So Gladriel, why didn't you think I would want to know you, once I knew who you were?" He asked, I looked up at him sheepishly, but he had his eyes on the road. "It wouldn't have anything to do with that first meeting would it?" He went on when I still didn't answer. "I must say that most girls introduce themselves by trying to shake my hand rather than jumping straight in and trying to shake my... well anyway I am not used to such forcefulness." He chuckled. "I have tried to speak to you everyday since then, I have to compliment you on your evasion skills, they are second to none." He chuckled again, I was far too embarrassed to speak. "Bella, please speak to me."

"I will speak as soon as you stop trying to embarrass me, don't you think my face has enough colour without adding to it?" I whispered.

"Yes." He said scowling, "I am so very sorry about that." He said.

"Why? It wasn't your fault." I was shocked at his apology.

"If I had been closer, maybe he wouldn't have had the chance to hit you and if I had made a better job of pulling him off you, then you wouldn't have been kicked." He said. I was totally shocked, I had thought he was just another self assured football jock. This just proved I knew nothing about Edward Cullen and that he was totally my Haldir, caring and thoughtful, here he was berating himself for my being attacked.

"Stop that." I told him, "Don't you dare blame yourself for this, you didn't know who he was, or who I was for that matter. I am more grateful to you than I could ever say, I am here now because of you, I am still breathing, because of you, so please, please don't think like that." I said and I placed my hand on his hand. "Thank you." I said with as much gratitude and feeling as I could get into the words.

I went to pull my hand away but he grabbed it, placed it on his leg and wrapped his hand around it securely. "You're welcome." He said smiling down and me, "and just for your information, I had worked out who you were by the time you walked past me in the parking lot this morning." He said grinning. "That is why I was following you."

I looked out of the window, for somewhere else to look and realized we were driving out of town, that's when I remembered that I had no idea where he lived.

"Um... where are we going?" I asked, a little nervously.

"I told you, I'm taking you to meet my family." He reminded me.

"And where exactly is your family?" I asked.

"Our home is a couple of miles out of town." He said, then moments later he turned off the road onto an unmarked track.

"I didn't know there were any houses out this way." I said nervously, after all I hardly knew this guy and he was taking me deep into the forest.

"There is no need to panic Bella, you are perfectly safe with me and asides from my family's home there are no buildings around here."

"Oh." I said, a little embarrassed. "What do your parents do?"

"Dad is a doctor at the local hospital and my Mom is an interior designer." He said, as he pulled past an enormous house and stopped inside a garage big enough to house half a dozen cars, it wasn't until he pulled to a stop that he actually released my hand.

"Wow, this place is massive, just how many of you are there living here?" I asked.

"Just five at the moment." He said.

"Are you expecting company soon?" I asked though I felt rude, I wanted to know, I might have a rival or something, I felt jealous, what was wrong with me? This was an emotion I was not familiar with, well not over a boy anyway.

"I'm hoping so." He said, grinning and I felt my face fall.

"Come on." He said, taking my hand in his and leading me up the steps to the front door.

~F~

"I thought that you were going out to dinner and a movie." Emmett said as we walked in.

"Change of plan." Edward replied.

"Hey Bella, Emmett said jumping up from his place on the sofa and coming over to me. "What the hell?" He said when he looked at me, I immediately hid behind Edward, ashamed of the state of my face. "Is that what Zucker did?" He asked angrily.

"That's part of it." Edward replied.

"Man, if I ever set eyes on that little scum bag, I'll rip his friggin head off." Emmett said agitated.

"If I had been given the chance to get him alone, I would have done that already." Edward assured him.

Emmett grabbed my arm and pulled me out from behind Edward somewhat gently, considering just how big he was, he shook his head, then he said. "Its nice to meet the one responsible for our quarter back being so unfocused all day."

"Hi, Emmett." I said, shyly.

"I have not been unfocused." Edward argued.

"Edward, I sacked you twice today, I have never been able to sack you once before that, so don't tell me that you are not unfocused and as you have no life outside of sports besides this young lady, then I have to assume that she is the cause of it." Emmett argued back, "and Edward she's really pretty, so why did you say she was ugly?" He added, I gasped feeling nauseous suddenly.

"Hey, if you are looking for an ass kicking, you are going the right way to get it." Edward threatened him.

"Bring it on little bro." Emmett enthused.

"Take no notice Bella." Edward said. "I said no such thing, my brother is an ass with a twisted sense of humour."

"Sorry." Emmett said theatrically. "Honestly Bella, he has been drooling over you for months and since he found out who you were, well... he has been one hundred times worse. When I asked who you were, he described you as and I quote." He said making quotation marks in mid air, "She is the gorgeous little brunette usually hiding behind Rosalie Hale. Must admit I didn't know who you were until he said that."

I blushed scarlet yet again and bit my lip, then I turned to look at Edward, he took hold of my hand again and pulled me into the kitchen saying. "You will have to excuse my brother he has no tact and no off button."

"Oh hi Bella." Alice said running up and throwing her arms around my neck to hug me, just like Rose does, must be a cheerleader thing I thought. "How are you doing?" She pushed me to arms length and looked at my face, "That scum bag really did make a mess of your lovely face didn't he?" She said, pulling me back into another hug, which was a relief as it hid my newest blush, not that you could tell under the bruise.

"Bella." Edward said pulling me away from Alice, he still had my hand in his, it was reassuring, comforting having it there, but I also felt an overwhelming sense of safety, like nothing could hurt me whilst he held my hand. There was something else though, an emotion that I could not put a name to, because I didn't recognise it as anything I had felt before.

"Bella, these are my parents Carlisle and Esme." Edward said. "Dad, Mom, this is Bella."

Carlisle stepped forward and took my other hand. "It's lovely to meet you Bella, Edward has not stopped talking about you since he came home today." He informed me.

"Hello Dr Cullen, its very nice to meet you."

"Dad!" Edward complained.

"Well, you haven't." He said, then he turned back to me. "So I know all about this Jamie character." He scowled. "May I?" He asked gesturing to my face, "And please call me Carlisle."

I looked at Edward, a little worried, unsure of what his father wanted, he nodded in encouragement, but kept hold of my hand, he rubbed my arm in comfort.

"I promise not to hurt you." Carlisle assured me, as he took my face very gently in his hands and felt over the bruise. I flinched slightly as he stroked over my cheekbone, even though he barely touched it, Edward stiffened when I flinched. "Easy, Edward." He said, "That's very tender isn't it? Hold very still, I promise to be quick, but this may hurt a little. I clenched my teeth and Edward squeezed my hand.

"Squeeze my hand if you need to." Edward told me.

Carlisle gently pressed my cheek bone and a hiss of pain escaped through my lips and I squeezed Edwards hand as the pain went through me.

"That's enough now." Edward said, pulling me away, wrapping his arm around my shoulders.

"Is that where he hit you with the knife?" Carlisle asked and Edward growled.

"I think so, it all happened so fast." I admitted.

"What is it?" Edward asked as he pulled me up against his chest, protectively.

"I think we should take Bella to get it X-rayed, it is probably no more than a graze of the bone, but I would like to be sure that it is not cracked. Just a precaution, nothing to worry about." He assured his son.

"After we have eaten." Edwards mother I assumed said.

"Mom." Edward said.

"Its lovely to meet you Bella." She said placing a hand on my arm, Edward had me pinned against his chest.

"It's lovely to meet you too Mrs Cu..."

"Don't you dare," She said cutting me off. "It's Esme." She said smiling.

"Esme." I said smiling back and I felt Edward relax against me.

"So what happened? I thought that you had a night out planned." Carlisle said.

"Change of plan, do you mind if Bella joins us? Edward asked.

"Not at all, as long as you don't mind pasta, Bella. We are having Tagliatelli tonight." Esme said.

"Sounds lovely, thank you." I said.

"Alice would you mind taking Bella and showing her your... well... stuff, I need to talk to Mom and Dad for a moment." Edward said.

"Of course." Alice said running over and grabbing my hand,tugging me out of the room, Edward squeezed my hand for a moment before releasing me to her. Alice dragged me upstairs, into her room to her closet, it was bigger than my bedroom at home and stocked full of clothes.

"What's going on Alice?" I asked worriedly.

"I have no idea, but I'm sure he will come and tell us when he's done... we don't have secrets in this house." She added seeing my scepticism. "Now let me see." She said looking at me.

"See what Alice?" I asked more worried now.

She went to a draw and started pulling things out... no... no... no... maybe... no... yes... perfect." She said, walking back to me with a top in her hand.

She grabbed my blouse and started to pull it up.

"Alice... What are you doing?"

"Dress up Bella, we are playing dress up!"

Then she saw something that made her scream, I looked down to see what she had seen. I had a huge black and purple bruise across my rib cage, I touched the edge it gingerly, it was much blacker than it had been and the pain as I touched it was unbearable. I heard the sound of people running up the stairs and pulled my top back down quickly. I pulled it down just in time, as Edward, Emmett and Carlisle came running through the door, followed by Esme.

"What's wrong?" They all shouted to Alice.

"Alice didn't like my dress sense." I told them. Alice scowled at me, walked straight back over to me and pulled my top up to show the bruise. Edward and Emmett growled, and Edward came to me and pulled me gently back against his chest, wrapping his arms around me.

"Yes, Edward, Carlisle said, "as long as the others are in agreement, then yes."

"It's a yes from me too." Esme said.

I looked up at Edward, but he was looking intently at Emmett and Alice.

"Emmett, Alice, I would like to know how you feel about Bella and her brother and sister coming to live here." Edward said.

"Edward, no." I objected.

"Shush," he shushed me, putting his fingers over my lips, "Let me finish."

"No need to finish," Emmett said. "Rosalie Hale in the house, I vote hell yeah! She can share my room." Emmett said enthusiastically.

"It would be very rude of me to say anything but yes." Alice said politely, though she looked like she wanted to do a touchdown dance, then I remembered what Edward had said about her having a crush on Jasper.

"That settles it then, its Friday tomorrow and five of you will be at the game, so we will come and help you all move on Saturday morning. Now Edward would you bring Bella to my office, I want to take a look at that bruise." Carlisle said, I gapped at them all, did that really just happen?

Edward held me tightly as we walked along the hall to his fathers office.

"Bella, would you prefer, to have Esme or Alice with you? Or would you like to stay with Edward? I only ask as I may have to ask you to show some flesh." He said smiling.

I looked up at Edward who was looking down at me. "Edward." I said and he leaned forward and kissed the top of my head, as if I wasn't dizzy enough already, the feel of him kissing my hair made my head whirl and my knees go weak, it was a good thing that he was holding me up.

"I would prefer that too." Edward whispered in my ear.

I leaned with my back against Edwards chest he had both his arms tight around my shoulders as Carlisle examined my ribs, I winced and hissed in pain a few times, but it was over quickly.

"I am pretty sure that you have a least one, possibly two broken ribs." Carlisle informed me. "I will drive you to the hospital myself after we have eaten."

"Carlisle...I." I started to say, but I felt humiliated.

"Yes?" He asked.

"We don't have any medical insurance." I admitted and turned to hide my face in Edwards arm.

"Is that why you wouldn't go this morning?" Edward asked, I just nodded into his arm.

"Don't you worry about that." Carlisle said, stroking my hair.

"But." I tried to speak, but Carlisle interrupted me.

"I said not to worry, didn't I." He said.

Edward lead me back along the hallway and up more stairs, it was a little difficult walking with him holding me so close, but we managed it.

"Yeah," he said defensively, "Um... this is my room."

He pulled me over to a large leather sofa, he sat down and I sat next to him.

"Edward.." I started to say but he put a finger over my lips to stop me again.

"I need to say something first." He said, he took a deep breath. "Bella, I..." He paused. "I don't know how to say this right, so I am just going to say it straight," he explained. "I want you to come and live here with me." He paused again, "I want you and your family to become part of my family... but..." I had never seen him struggle for words before, he was normally so confident all the time, it was actually worrying me, what was he trying so hard to say? "Most importantly, I will not lose you, I need to be with you and I don't mean as a friend." He said taking my hand in both of his, "Or as a brother." He looked into my eyes, he must have seen the blank expression on my face, as that was what I was feeling. He put my hand down and took my face gingerly in his hands. "Bella," he went on. "I don't want there to be any doubt in your mind about my feelings for you... so for now at the very least, would you consent to be my girlfriend?"

I felt my eyes widen at the word and my heart sped up. "Will you?" He ask again when I did not answer right away. He was staring into my eyes, his beautiful green eyes were melting my bones. I looked at his face, his lips, lips that were just inches from mine and I felt an ache to press my lips against them, still I couldn't speak. So I nodded and looked back into his eyes.

"Good." He said, he leaned in and pressed his lips ever so gently to mine.

"Edward, Bella... Foods ready." Alice called up the stairs. Edward pulled away and released my face, he took my hand, laced his finger through mine and we walked down the stairs together hand in hand. It was difficult to walk straight my head was still spinning, a side effect from how it had felt when our lips had touched, I guess.

~F~

Eating food one handed was a little awkward but I liked it, Edward was still holding my hand under the table. Our joined hands were resting on my leg and he was rubbing circles on the back of my hand with his thumb.

"Who's up for some chocolate cake?" Esme asked walking in the room carrying the biggest cake I'd ever seen, when everyone had finished dinner.

"Stupid question, that's enough for me Mom, didn't you make another for everyone else?" Emmett asked.

"Guests first Emmett." Esme warned.

"Ha, Bella's not a guest she lives here now." Emmett answered back.

"She's a guest until Saturday," She said. "Bella?"

"Yes please." I said eagerly, it had been a while since we had had a luxury like chocolate cake, it smelled delicious.

"Would you like cream on it Bella?" She asked.

"Cream?" I asked surprised.

"It's really nice with cream, you should try it." Edward whispered to me.

He was right, it was amazing, once I had finished, I looked over at Edward and noticed that he had a little cream on the corner of his lips, I lifted my hand and wiped it away with my finger. He caught my hand and put the offending finger in his mouth to suck off the cream. The room went silent and I looked up to see that everyone was watching us.

"What?" Edward asked them all, whilst I pulled my hand free and hid my scarlet face in his shoulder.

"Oh... nothing." I heard Alice say.

"Nothing...?" Emmett said sounding shocked, "That was bordering on the erotic."

"On that note, maybe its time we headed off to the hospital." Carlisle said.

~F~

Carlisle drove us home, from the hospital, I was all strapped up, he'd been right about my ribs, two of them were cracked, my face was just bruising and tissue damage, but apparently it would completely heal on its own, the bone was grazed by not badly.

Once I was home, I introduced Carlisle to Jasper and Rose.

"Edward can you take Bella up to bed while I have a chat with Jasper and Rosalie please." Carlisle said.

"Sure." Edward said leading me out of the room.

"And make sure you leave the bedroom door open." Jasper called after us.

I was so tired after all that had happened today, that all I wanted to do was sleep, but I was worried about a few things more than before now, I was really nervous about what reaction Rose and Jasper would have to moving in with the Cullen's. I couldn't see Rose being against it, she'd be near Emmett, she'd love that, but Jasper was another matter entirely. I was sure his pride would stand in the way of his logic, I wasn't sure how he would take it. He knew Edward and Emmett well from the football team, but still the Cullen's were very rich and Jasper was ruled by his pride.

Once I was in my room, the tiredness really caught up with me and I couldn't fight back the onslaught of yawns.

"I should leave." Edward said.

"No, I don't want you to leave." I admitted.

He grinned, "You need to sleep," he said, brushing the hair back from my face. "You've had a very eventful day and you're exhausted."

"I... I'm afraid to go to sleep." I said hiding my face from him yet again.

He walked up to me and gently, tenderly pulled me to his chest again, he placed one finger under my chin and pulled my face up so that he could look into my eyes.

"Why are you afraid to go to sleep?" He whispered.

"I'm afraid I might have nightmares about this morning." I admitted.

"Go and get ready for bed," he instructed me. "I will stay with you, until you fall to sleep." He promised. "I will wait in the hall until you are in bed." He said with a smile. I grabbed my night shirt and headed for the bathroom.

Once I was ready, I climbed into bed and called him back into the room, he came and lay on the bed next to me, I lay on my side and he lay behind me. He wrapped his arm around me avoiding my ribs and I hugged his arm with my arms. I felt him kiss my hair, then he whispered in my ear.

"Goodnight, my sweet Bella, only you have all my love, hugs and kisses." he said, then he kissed my neck three times.

"Goodnight, my Edward, you can have all my love, hugs and kisses." I said, and I kissed his arm three times.

I heard him smile as he nuzzled his face into my neck, then more tired than I could have believed I fell to sleep in Edward's arms.