When Day Ends and Night Begins

A Twilight Fan Fiction By Puppetstrings19

Disclaimer:

All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

This story is Unbeta'ed! Please forgive the occasional grammatical errors. I'm only human, after all.

—

Chapter 3: The Fence

I woke up late the next day and had to dress quickly. My hair was acting totally insane, reflecting the rough sleep I'd had last night. The rain was so loud and aggressive; I woke up constantly, tossing and turning.

I decided to put my hair up in a messy ponytail on the top of my head and added a little bit of eyeliner to my puffy eyes.

In my room, I rubbed on some of my tinted lip balm and pulled on a pair of black knee high socks and my boots. Grabbing a black scarf from my chair and forcing my schoolbooks into my bag, I jogged quickly down the stairs.

"Hey, dad," I called as I entered the kitchen.

Charlie gave me a nod, his eyes glued to the newspaper.

I grabbed a slice of bread, popped it into the toaster and served myself some milk.

As I took my first bite, my phone chirped. I chewed quickly and read my text.

Angela was on her way.

"Dad, Angela Weber is gonna give me a ride to school today."

Charlie glanced up at me; his eyebrows raised high into his hairline.

"Is that all right?" I asked.

He studied my face for a moment. "Sure."

"She's one of the girls I hung out with last night," I defended. "She seems pretty cool and she offered to drive me to school today, so I said yes."

"Okay." Charlie eyed me again before turning back to his newspaper.

I rolled my eyes.

Angela honked once when she pulled into Charlie's driveway.

I gave a quick goodbye to my father before buttoning up my blazer and grabbing my stuff.

Alice was in the front seat, waving at me as I walked down the driveway. I climbed into the back seat of Angela's white Toyota, and we headed down the short drive to school.

In the car, we laughed about the previous night at Alice's house. Angela talked more about Eric and her lack of self-esteem. She complained about not being able to ask Eric out and practically begged Alice to ask Eric for her.

Alice rolled her eyes continuously, telling Angela that she needed to grow a pair, but Angela just laughed and continued to wine.

I smiled at their silliness.

As soon as we got to school, I opened my umbrella, not wanting to get immediately drenched. Alice and Angela laughed at me, but snuggled up beside me nonetheless.

As we walked towards the building, I couldn't help but momentarily scan the parking lot. Edward's Volvo was already in place.

Up ahead a little distance, underneath a canopy by the English building, I saw Edward, Emmett, Jasper and Rosalie all huddled together out of the rain.

"They look like a bunch of scared kittens," Alice joked as she caught sight of them.

I laughed with her.

As we grew closer, I eyed Edward's appearance. He was wearing a black hooded, zip up sweatshirt beneath his school blazer. The hood was pulled up over his head, where beneath I could see a black beanie pulled over his hair.

I smiled timidly at him when he looked up.

He gave me a half smile before looking away.

Mike approached us then, squeezing between Alice and I.

"Jeez," Alice complained as he pushed her aside.

He laughed and turned to face me. "Morning, Bella." His blue eyes roamed over my face, and I smiled slightly before looking away.

There was something about Mike Newton that rubbed me the wrong way. I couldn't decide if it was his constant presence or the eagerness in his eyes whenever he looked at me.

Slowly, Mike raised his hand and traced his finger beneath my left eye.

I blinked up at him, surprised.

He smiled down at me while letting the tips of his fingers graze along my left cheek.

I took a step back, but smiled, not wanting to hurt his feelings.

"Rough night?" he asked.

"Kinda. Couldn't sleep."

"You have very beautiful eyes," he said, leaning closer to me.

His voice was barely above a whisper. He was trying to be intimate, but it felt more like an invasion of privacy.

"Thanks." His proximity made me turn away to look out at the parking lot.

I stood there for a moment, gazing off into the distance, ignoring the eager Mike Newton by my side. I decided I needed to do something about him fast. He was getting way too comfortable touching me and looking at me. I didn't understand why he thought it was okay. He barely even knew me.

My eyes flickered to Edward who was standing in front of me, leaning against the brick wall of the building.

He met my gaze or a second before dropping his eyes to the ground.

The bell rang suddenly, so gripping my umbrella, I turned towards my first class.

"See you at lunch," I called to the group around me before heading through the rain towards my math class.

My first two classes were uneventful; Algebra and World History. English was third period, and I met up with Alice right outside of class. It was only my second day at Forks High School, but already I could feel myself fall into a familiar pattern.

Alice and I sat side by side as our English teacher began lecturing on our current reading assignments. Luckily, I had gotten a small head start last night.

I quietly took notes on his lecture.

The class went by slowly and I found myself thinking about Edward again. I shook my head, annoyed with myself for immediately obsessing over someone way out of my league. Someone who I had known as a child and who obviously didn't feel the need to remember me at all.

When the class was finally over, Alice and I packed our bags, pulled on our scarves and headed out towards the cafeteria.

"I like your hair like that, by the way," Alice said, eyeing my ponytail.

"My hair was such a mess this morning. I had a really bad sleep."

"So I heard."

I turned to look at her. "What do you mean?"

"Mike," she said. "I think he likes you."

I sighed as we approached the lunch line.

"Do you like him?" Alice pressed.

"No. Actually, he makes me kind of uncomfortable."

I turned to glance at her. Her expression was thoughtful, and in no way judgmental. "That's cause he's trying really hard to get your attention."

I let the conversation drop as I piled some food onto my tray. We walked back towards the table where my new friends sat and put our trays down. Alice sat beside me. I noticed none of the boys sat at our table.

"Where is everyone?" I asked.

Alice looked around surprised. "What do you mean?" she said around the bite of apple in her mouth.

"The guys."

"Oh. They're over there." Alice gestured to the table behind us with her thumb.

The boys sat amongst themselves, chatting, laughing and eating. "They don't always sit with us."

"Oh." I glanced over my shoulder at them.

Edward was laughing at something Emmett was saying.

"So anyway," Alice continued. "I think we're all gonna hang out again today. Wanna come?"

"What do you have planned?"

"Actually, we're supposed to go over to Tyler's house tonight. He has this garage in his parent's back yard. It's all stocked up, kind of like a tiny back house with electricity and a bathroom and stuff. We use it as our own little fort sometimes, if we can sneak into it, that is," Alice laughed. "Tyler's parents are kind of up tight. So whenever we go over there, we have to jump a short fence to get to the garage. It's actually a lot of fun, like a little adventure." Alice finished with a wide grin on her face. Her smile was dazzling.

I laughed at her. "Um, okay. Sure. But I wont get into trouble if Tyler's parents catch us, right? I mean, I am the chief's daughter. He'll be pissed if I get caught trespassing."

Now it was Alice's turn to laugh. "Oh, come one, Bella. Tyler's parents wouldn't call the cops on us. They'll just get pissed off at him."

"All right then… I'm in." I gave Alice a wide smile, which she returned excitedly, clapping her hands together.

Biology was much the same as yesterday.

Edward was in class before I got there, and when I sat next to him, he offered me a small smile, but didn't say anything.

Mr. Banner was lecturing again, so we spent the hour writing notes. Every little while I would glance over at Edward, but he never looked at me. He seemed totally absorbed by his notes, his blue pen scraping across the page, his lips pressed tightly together in a concentrated pucker.

I couldn't help but glance down at his body out of the corner of my eye. He was much bigger than I, towering over me, even as he sat hunched beside me. I glanced down at his car keys dangling from his right hip, and I remembered the strip of flesh that showed beneath his shirt the previous evening.

His black hoodie fit him snugly; I could see the shapes of the muscles on his arms, shoulders and back beneath the thin material.

My eyes flickered up to the bronze hair that peaked out beneath his beanie on the nape of his neck. I sighed, looking away. He was so oblivious of my staring, which I was completely grateful for.

I began to wonder what the hell was wrong with me, why this obsession over Edward Cullen became so outstanding. I guessed maybe it was because I couldn't help obsessing over my past? Honestly, I didn't know what to think anymore.

I sighed again, deeply; unable to take notes, let alone concentrate. My eyes stayed fixed on the white board straight ahead for the rest of the hour.

At one point, I caught Mike staring at me. His eyes flickered from me to Edward momentarily. I felt the blush creep up on my cheeks. Mike had obviously seen me watching Edward again.

I rolled my eyes and began doodling on the bottom corner of my notebook.

After Gym, Angela, Alice and I walked to where Edward was parked. Most of her friends, including Tyler were already there. Tyler was tall with tanned skin and looked to be almost Emmett's size, very muscular with an athletic build.

What was with the muscles around here?

"So is everyone going?" Tyler asked, eyeing me.

"Tyler, this is Bella," Alice said, gesturing to me. "She just moved here from Phoenix. Bella, this is Tyler Crowley. He's the one with the dope garage."

Alice smiled widely at him.

Tyler laughed and shook my hand.

We stood there for a little while longer, making plans.

Angela decided to skip out, since Eric wasn't going either.

Then there was some talk about who would be driving. Tyler had his van, which he drove to school with Mike that morning.

I gave Alice a skeptical look; she knew I didn't really want to ride with Mike.

Alice caught on to my expression exceptionally fast. "Jasper, why don't you ride with me in Tyler's van," she said. "Bella, you can go with Edward."

I turned to look at Edward.

He nodded slowly, at me. Silently offering me the ride.

I gave him a small smile.

We all parted then, Alice and Jasper walked off with Tyler and Mike.

Mike threw me a disappointed look as I moved towards Edward's car, but I ignored it.

Edward opened the driver's door and pulled the seat forward, gesturing for Rosalie and myself to climb in. I hesitated momentarily, rubbing my hand against my ass and tugging the hem of my skirt down.

"Relax, Bella," Rosalie laughed at me. "Edward's a guy. He won't mind getting a little peek of what's up that skirt."

I blushed furiously.

Emmett saw my face and began laughing hysterically.

I shook my head, embarrassed, and deliberately kept my eyes away from the rearview mirror.

The drive was a little longer than expected and Emmett told me it was because Tyler lived a little out of town.

We talked about music and school for a little while before we all fell quiet with nothing more to say. Eventually, I pulled out my phone and sent a quick text message to my dad, telling him I was gonna be a little late tonight.

Then I pulled out my lip balm and rubbed it on my chapped lips.

I glanced up into the rearview mirror and caught Edward watching me. I looked back at him and was surprised when he didn't immediately look away. I felt my cheeks warm as he watched me for a second longer before turning his gaze back to the road.

My eyes flickered back towards his a few times. I couldn't help it.

"Have you ever scaled a fence before?" Rosalie asked me while she picked at her nails.

"Why?"

"Well, you got all shy just from climbing into the back seat of a car. Climbing a fence in a skirt is kinda…" her eyes met mine, "…riskay."

I nodded, understanding.

Rosalie leaned in closer to my ear. "There's no point in being modest if you're going to go through with this. Who gives a shit if these guys see your panties?" Rosalie's voice was hushed in my ear. She was trying her best to be discrete.

My eyes flickered back to the mirror. Edward was watching me again.

"When we get to the fence, you can't be shy. You'll just freak yourself out if you start over thinking it and it'll become way more awkward," she whispered. "Trust me. Just jump onto that stupid fence, climb it, and be done with it. The faster its done, they quicker your ass will be out of their faces."

I turned to face her. She gave me a stern look and nodded.

"Okay. Thanks for tip." I could feel my stomach knot with anxiety. "Luckily I'm wearing shorts under my skirt."

Rosalie raised an eyebrow and smiled at me before lifting the hem of her skirt. She too was wearing little black yoga shorts. I lifted my skirt as well, flashing my shorts at her with a smile.

We hadn't noticed our audience until Emmett let out a low whistle.

Rosalie and I looked up in surprise, our hands still holding our skirts up, exposing our goods. Edward had turned to gaze at me over his shoulder as well, his eyes fixed on my crotch. Caught by our horrified expressions, they both burst out laughing.

Rosalie and I couldn't do anything but laugh at our stupidity.

My face was red all over again.

"Aw, Bella," Rosalie said. "Do you always blush when you get embarrassed?" She ran the back of her hand against my cheek, feeling my blush.

"Hey!" I exclaimed while I swatted her hand away from my face.

This was day two, and already I was showing the boys my panties… or rather, yoga shorts.

Edward pulled up along the side of the road in front of a line of houses. All of the homes were surrounded by lush greenery, and they were all placed somewhat far apart. I gazed around at the shabby homes. They looked strangely familiar, as if I had been there before.

"Where are we?" I asked, turning towards Edward.

The four of us were standing around the Volvo, waiting for our friends to show up.

Edward clipped his keys to his hip and then stretched his arms behind his head, exposing the tiniest bit of his boxer briefs and lower stomach as he scratched his head roughly through his beanie. Then he dug into his sweater pocket and withdrew his pack of cigarettes. My mouth watered at the sight of muscle on his lower abdomen.

"The La Push reservation," Edward said, lighting the cigarette between his full lips.

I watched unable to tear my eyes away from him.

He caught me staring again, but didn't appear to be affected by my inability to keep from ogling him. "Want one?" he asked, handing me the box of Camel Lights.

"Sure."

Edward leaned forward and lit my cigarette for me.

I couldn't keep my eyes from roaming over his chiseled features as he leaned into me. The sexual desire I felt towards him was astounding.

I took a puff and blew it into the air. I didn't really like cigarettes, I had only smoked them a few times, but there was something about the cold damp air that made smoking look good.

"Do you smoke often?" Emmett asked me. He had Rosalie wrapped in his arms.

"Not really," I answered truthfully. "He just makes smoking look good." I gestured towards Edward and then blushed, surprised by my boldness.

What the fuck was wrong with me?

Edward smiled crookedly before turning away.

We stood there for a few more minutes until we saw Tyler's van round the corner onto his street. They parked behind Edward's Volvo before climbing out. Apparently, they had stopped at a liquor store on their way here. Tyler lifted a large box of bottled beer onto his shoulder before walking towards us.

I dropped the butt of my cigarette onto the wet concrete and put it out with my boot.

"This way," Tyler called as he led us through the woods beside a small grey house.

I followed closely behind Rosalie.

We had only been walking for a few minutes before Mike had caught up with me. His pace matched mine easily as he fell into step beside me.

I sighed looking away from him.

We didn't talk much, everyone stayed pretty quiet and I guessed it was because we were walking along the side of Tyler's house.

Tyler slowed his pace and we all followed suite. We came across a small clearing, only about twelve feet in diameter. At the end of the small circle was a chain link fence.

I took a deep breath, steadying my heart. I was so nervous. I eyed the tall fence, feeling a little pissed off that Alice lied to me when she said it was a short fence. This fence was anything but short. With a pang, I realized I had also neglected to tell Rosalie that I had never climbed a fence before.

As if she could read my thoughts, Rosalie suddenly turned her head towards me; she was standing a little ways away. Her eyes found mine and she offered me a small smile.

I couldn't smile back. I was scared out of my mind. I was the clumsiest person on the face of the earth and I had Mike Newton shadowing my every step.

I glanced over at Mike and could practically see the doggy tail wagging behind him.

He smiled broadly at me, and I suppressed a groan.

Glancing back at Rosalie, I saw her turn towards Emmett to say something.

Without warning, Tyler gestured for Emmett to go first.

"Hey man," Tyler said, "I need you to go first so that I can pass you the beer."

Emmett's gaze flickered to me before he answered. "Why don't you go first and I'll pass the beer to you?"

Tyler shrugged as he placed the box of beer down on the ground. And then in one swift move, he scaled the fence effortlessly; clinging to it like a spider as he crawled up, looped his legs over the top, and then climbed his way down the opposite side.

I tried to breath past the knot in my chest. How the fuck was I supposed to do this?

Emmett climbed the fence immediately after Tyler was off. Once he got to the top, Edward grabbed the box of beer and held it over his head. I watched as Emmett swung one leg over to steady himself before he took the box from Edward on one side and then turned to lower it towards Tyler's outstretched hands on the other side. Once Tyler had the box of beer, Emmett climbed back down to our side of the fence.

I shifted in place nervously.

"Lets go," Mike said to me as he placed his hand on my lower back.

I moved forward quickly out of his reach. I shifted from foot to foot, my eyes taking in the height of the fence. I groaned out loud and closed my eyes, trying to breath. Thankfully, Rosalie came to my rescue.

"Hey," she breathed into my hair.

I turned towards her, away from Mike who continued to shadow me.

"How the fuck am I supposed to do this?" I murmured quietly into her ear.

"Edward and Emmett are going to help you," Rosalie said.

I looked into her eyes, surprised. "What do you mean?"

"I told them you've never climbed a fence before, and they said they would help."

I searched Rosalie's eyes, realizing that she had known all along how worried I was about climbing this stupid fence.

"It's super easy. Don't worry about it." Rosalie offered me a smile before turning back towards Emmett.

Alice approached me then, giving me a wide smile before asking if I was ready.

I shrugged before she and Jasper moved towards the fence. She climbed it quickly and gracefully, her tights covering her legs and ass from the audience down below her.

Tyler hovered below Alice, ready to catch her in case she lost her grip.

Alice straddled the top of the fence; swung both legs onto the other side before gracefully climbing down until her feet hit the soft grass beneath her.

Jasper fallowed right after, skillfully climbing as effortlessly as Alice and Tyler before him.

I watched as Jasper and Alice walked slowly towards the garage whispering to each other.

"Ready?" Mike asked again, tugging on the back of my blazer.

I shivered into my scarf.

"Actually, Mike, this is Bella's first time climbing a fence," Emmett said. "I'll take it from here."

Mike looked up at Emmett, taken aback, before he turned his attention back to me. "I can help you," he offered.

"I got it, Mike," Emmett assured him. His attitude was nonchalant, but I didn't miss how upset Mike looked by this turn of events.

He stared at me expectantly for a moment, waiting for me to turn Emmett away.

I didn't. I just stood there with wide eyes, looking between the two.

Mike sighed loudly and muttered something under his breath as he moved towards the fence.

Mike climbed it quickly before making his way over to Tyler, looking obviously pissed off.

"Thanks, Emmett," I whispered as we moved towards the fence.

I met Edward's gaze, he was standing next to Rosalie watching me.

"Ready?" Emmett asked Rosalie as he walked towards her.

She shrugged and then buttoned her blazer closed.

Rosalie studied the fence for a moment before she placed her hands and a foot onto the fence, preparing to climb. She was a graceful climber, kind of like Alice, though she went a little more slowly. Emmett hovered beneath her, his hands held out ready to catch her. Rosalie swung her legs over the top of the fence and departed down the other side. Then it was Tyler's turn to hover with his hands out, ready to catch Rosalie if she was to fall.

I swallowed thickly. It was my turn.

"Come on," Edward suddenly said from beside me.

I turned to look at him, and I was sure he could see the fear in my eyes.

He offered me his dazzling crooked smile.

"I need to tell you something," I whispered close to him.

Edward bent down to listen.

"I am probably the clumsiest person you'll ever know. And I just want to tell you, I'm so sorry if I end up embarrassing you or breaking your arm or mine; because knowing me, that can happen very easily." I shut my eyes and tried to breathe deeply.

And then I felt Edward's hand on my chin as he tilted my face up.

I opened my eyes and met his gaze. He was looking at me with an amused expression.

"I'm not going to let you fall, Bella," he breathed into my face. My mind instantly began to cloud over. "I'm not going to let you embarrass yourself and I'm not going to let you break any bones." His voice was like velvet in my ears and I felt my heart accelerate with excitement.

I swallowed back the moan threatening to tear it's way past my lips.

Edward smiled again, his teeth peaking out beneath his full lips.

I suddenly started to feel more relaxed. My emotions were going haywire, and I blushed from the realization of what his presence was doing to me. I took a staggering breath and nodded against his hand.

"Okay," I mumbled.

Edward dropped his hand and turned away from me.

I watched as he scratched his head through his beanie. Edward's pants had fallen low on his hips; I could see the top curve of his butt covered in his black boxers peeking out over the waistband of his tan pants. As if he had felt my eyes on him, Edward lifted the back of his pants slightly, pulling them back over his butt before turning back towards me.

"Okay," Edward said. "I'm going to climb to the top and wait for you. I'll help you pull yourself up if you need me to. Once you're up there, I'll help you swing your legs over and then I'll climb down and wait for you at the bottom." He turned to Emmett, "Em, once I'm at the bottom you should be at the top with Bella to make sure she doesn't fall."

Emmett nodded and then gestured his hand in a circle, indicating he wanted us to speed this up.

Edward chuckled under his breath before quickly scaling the fence.

Watching the muscles in his arms tense beneath his sweatshirt, or the way his thighs flexed against his pants, made me dizzy with the need to just… touch him. He moved quickly and easily, as if he'd done it a million times before. I was stunned by his grace and certainty. He was so gorgeous to watch.

Once he reached the top, he swung one leg over the fence, balancing himself comfortably. Edward's eyes found me before waving his arm, calling me over.

I took a long deep breath as I walked towards the fence. I tucked the front of my scarf into my blazer and quickly fastened the buttons shut. I ran my hand over my ponytail and then offered one more pull at the bottom hem of my skirt, my hands gliding over the fabric on the front and back, securing it into place.

Rosalie was right; my modesty would get the better of me.

Who cares if they see your ass? I told myself. Fuck it!

Slowly I linked my shaking fingers into the cold metal chains and then placed my right boot in one of the holes. My heart hammed aggressively agains my chest, and I groaned out loud, pissed at myself for being so fucking scared.

"Come on, Bella," Edward said above me. "It's really easy."

I looked up and met his gaze.

He smiled down at me, trying to reassure me.

I swallowed thickly before reaching up and placing my left boot into one of the link holes. I took a few steps, using my hands to hoist myself higher, when my right foot slipped on the wet fence. I squeaked loudly seconds before Emmett caught my ass in his hands.

Everyone fell into a fit of quiet laughter around me. I could even feel the fence rattle slightly from Edward's weight as he laughed silently to himself.

I looked up at him again, thoroughly embarrassed. I could feel the heat rise from my chest to my hairline.

Edward cleared his face from laughter before reaching down as far as he could to grab my right wrist firmly into his hand. With little effort, he pulled me up towards him, and I could feel Emmett below me, pushing me up by my thighs.

I groaned, because I knew Emmett was getting a full view of my ass in his face.

I used my feet and left hand as best as I could to climb the rest of my way up the fence. Edward's hands reached for my armpits, his grip never slacking as he pulled me to the top of the fence in front of him. Once I was at the top, Edward breathed directions into my face on how to swing my legs over and steady myself. I felt stunned for a moment as I sat frozen at the top of the fence and watched as Edward climbed down the rest of the way, landing with a low thud as he dropped to the ground below me.

My face flushed again knowing that Edward was now getting a full view of my backside. It was impossible not to look stupid from this angle.

Emmett climbed his way up to the top of the fence quickly before lending me a hand and helping me climb my way down towards Edward. My foot slipped again, but I managed to cling to Emmett's hand and the fence for dear life.

"Bella," Edward called softly from below me. I could tell he was trying to keep his voice down, for Tyler's sake. "Bella, just let go. I'll catch you. You're not that far up."

"No!" I groaned against my shoulder. My eyes were clenched tightly shut.

"Bella, I swear I wont hurt you," Edward called from below me.

"But I might hurt me," I whined. I felt like the biggest idiot in the world. I think I even heard Rosalie groan from beneath me.

"Bella," Edward said again. "Listen to me. I promised you already that I wouldn't let you hurt yourself or embarrass yourself. Trust me."

I glanced down at him from beneath my shoulder. He was watching me, searching for my face. He hadn't realized that it was already too late. I had already embarrassed myself. But I sighed and gave in, because for some reason, and I didn't know why, I trusted Edward.

"Okay," I breathed. "I'm gonna let go."

I could see Edward's face below me. He smiled up at me and braced himself, with his arms open ready to catch me.

I counted to three and then let go.

In a matter of seconds, I was falling through the cold air. He caught me easily, like a small child cradled in his arms. And then he laughed at the surprised expression on my face.

I couldn't help but laugh with him as he set me down on my feet and straightened up.

"See? That wasn't so bad," he said.

"Easy for you to say." I tugged at the hem of my skirt. "Everyone here got a nice glimpse of my ass. Especially poor Emmett."

"Well," Edward shrugged, "it wasn't exactly a bad sight."

I met Edwards gaze.

His green eyes glinted in the dying sunlight and a small smile played along the edge of his mouth.

His irises moved swiftly over my face, taking in my blush. I took an unsteady breath and looked away from him.

We turned then and followed our friends towards the garage.

"You know what sucks though?" I asked Edward as we walked side by side.

"Tell me."

"I'm gonna have to do this all over again when we leave." I laughed quietly. "I'm really looking forward to a buzz tonight because maybe then I won't even care if I make a fool out of myself again."

"Bella," Edward's voice was like velvet. Cool and controlled. "You didn't make a fool out of yourself. You weren't even on the fence for that long. It took us less than five minutes to get you over it."

"Are you serious," I asked, totally surprised. "It felt like forever to me."

"I'm serious. I'm even willing to bet that beer is still cold." Edward nodded his head towards Tyler who was carrying the box of beer on his shoulder again.

—

Author's Note:

Till next time. xoxo