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Bella's POV

I woke up the next morning, my head pounding and my body sore. I had read enough to know that what I was experiencing was my first hangover. And the pain told me the night before had held a lot of firsts for me.

Edward. I had slept with Edward Cullen. Not that he'd told me his second name but I'd instantly recognised him from a photo of him and Alice in our dorm room. I knew I shouldn't have slept with him and I knew I wasn't really ready but I'd done it anyway. Why? Because there was just something about him that made it impossible to say no to him. He smiled his crooked smile and I swooned and next I know I was flat on my back.

His reaction had been a little strange when I'd asked him to go on a date. I assumed he'd ask me. If he liked me enough to sleep with me he must obviously like me enough to go out on one date. He was Alice's brother after all and Alice was the sweetest person I'd ever met. Even though I hadn't known her long I had a sense that in Alice I had found a life long friend, despite the three year age gap.

I'd ask Alice more about Edward when she got home, she must be still with Jasper now. She'd told me a lot about Jasper, and frankly I found their whole affair a little ridiculous. Still, I'd just slept with a guy I'd only known a few hours, I wasn't one to talk.

I was shaken from my thoughts by the sound of my phone ringing, I pulled it out of my pocket and flipped it open, "Hello?"

"Bella? It's me, Alice"

"Oh, hi!"

"Listen, I'm just on my way home now I'm gonna pull in at the store, do you need anything?"

"No thanks Alice, just remind me to ask you about something later"

"Will do, see ya"

"Bye" I closed the phone.

If Alice was considerate enough to ring me and ask me was there anything I wanted to pick up then surely Edward would at least have the consideration to meet me for a coffee. Unenthusiastic as he had seemed he would give a chance, wouldn't he? The scrap of paper with his number on it was on my bedside table, I'd also already programmed it into my phone just in case I lost it. Would it seem over eager to ring him now? Yes, I told myself. Back home in Phoenix my friend Angela and I had spent many a night discussing phone etiquette. When was too soon to call. And less than half a day after was definitely too soon to call. I would call tomorrow.

Alice came in at that moment just as my thoughts began to drift towards the slightly alcohol clouded memory of sex with Edward. She was laden down with brown bags and I helped her pack away our groceries as we chatted.

"So, what was it you wanted to ask me about?"

"Oh, just about your brother" I said, somewhat embarrassed.

"Edward? What about him?" she said slightly warily, "I noticed you two talking last night. And then this morning Edward came in in a mad panic, dragged Jasper away from shouting that it was urgent"

"Oh" this was news to me. Not good news either.

"Did you sleep with my brother?" she asked bluntly.

I nodded, not looking her in the eye, " . . yes"

"That explains this morning"

"How?" I was rather confused now.

"Bella, this is Virginia. I don't know how things work in Phoenix but here the age of consent is 18. You're underage and Edward is 21. He obviously only found out afterwards how young you are, but if this somehow makes it way back to the powers that be Edward is out. They take this kind of thing really seriously in this college" Alice said.

"Oh my God, what, will they think he raped me?"

"He statutorily did"

"But . . but he didn't, I willingly let him . ."

"It doesn't matter. It's a one night stand. You can't let anyone else know about this"

I nodded again to show I understood.

"But what were you going to ask me?"

"Well, he gave me his number and told me to call him"

"WHAT?!" Alice nearly shouted.

"He gave me his number and- "

"Edward gave you his number? Edward Cullen?"

"Yeah, it's right here" I handed her the small slip of paper.

"It's his real number too . . And he told you to call him?"

"Yes. Why are you so shocked?"

"Oh, well . . you see Bella it's like this, my brother has had a lot of one night stands. He's worked his way through nearly every guy and girl on campus"

"Oh" I was saying that a lot this morning.

"Yeah . . I'm sorry Bella, I wish I could say he'd be a great boyfriend but I can't"

"Then why did he give me his number?"

"I have no idea" she said honestly.

I asked no more questions about Edward after that. For the rest of the day I turned myself to the essay I had been putting off all week, I threw myself into it, trying my hardest not to think about Edward Cullen and his many conquests. I wouldn't let myself become just another conquest. A notch on his bedpost.

A/N: So, that was Bella's side of things. I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you to all my lovely reviewers, keep 'em comin'!