Not my characters! Hope you guys like this chapter. Remember to review!

Edward and I walked slowly to his car. When we reached a silver Volvo, he opened the passenger door for me. I slipped inside as he shut my door and quickly rounded the hood of the car. Once inside, Edward started the engine and drove me back to my apartment building. I didn't want tonight to end, but I also knew I wasn't ready for what might happen if I invited Edward up into my apartment. "I'll walk you up to your apartment," Edward stated, interrupting my interior monologue.

"You don't have too. My building is safe," I responded, then mentally kicked myself. I wanted to spend more time with him, but I refuse to let him walk me inside.

"Bella, I'm a cop. I am well aware of what could happen. Just let me walk you to your door. Then you can kick me to the curb." He smiled his lopsided grin, then got out of the car.

I shook my head as I unbuckled my seatbelt. When I reached for the door handle, Edward was already opening it for me. I slid out of the seat and Edward too my hand. I pulled Edward into my apartment building and over to the elevators. It was hard to think straight, being so tired. When the elevator doors slid open, Edward and I walked inside; I pushed the button that would take us to the fifth floor. I felt Edward pull me closer to him. His hand left mine and both of his arms went around my waist. I sighed, contently. I was slowly falling in love with a man I only met a couple days ago. It felt amazing!

The elevator bell chimed and the doors opened. I slowly walked toward my apartment door, with Edward trialing behind me. It was mildly embarrassing that I had to fumble through my purse in order to find the keys I just placed in there. Why don't I ever remember to keep them out after I open the front door of the building? I finally found the keys and someone got them into the deadbolt. When my apartment door finally swung open, I looked up at Edward. He looked more tired than I was. "Do you want to come in for a couple minutes? You can crash here if you want to. Alice was pretty sure she was going back to your place with Jasper."

Edward chuckled. "Only Jasper could find someone as nice as Alice and have her in his room within a week."

Since he wasn't doing anything, just shifting his weight nervously from foot to foot by the front door, I grabbed his hand and let him to the couch. I made him sit down, since he looked like he was going to fall over. I walked over to the simple stereo Alice and I had bought and placed a Wailin' Jennys CD into it. As the music started to play, I went to the kitchen and grabbed a couple glasses of water. After all the dancing and drinking, Edward and I needed to get water back into our bodies.

Back in the living room, I saw Edward was stretched out on the couch, sound asleep. I sat down the water glasses and pulled the afghan off the back of the couch and pulled it over his body. Instead of going to my bedroom, I laid down on the other couch, looking across the coffee table at Edward. I just stared at him as the Wailin' Jennys started singing "Beautiful Dawn."

Take me to the breaking of a beautiful dawn

Take me to the place where we come from

Take me to the end so I can see the start

There's only one way to med a broken heart

Take me to the place where I don't feel so small

Take me where I don't need to stand so tall

Take me to the edge so I can all apart

There's only one way to mend a broken heart

Take me where love isn't up for sale

Take me where our hearts are not so frail

Take me where the fire still owns its spark

There's only one way to mend a broken heart

Teach me how to see when I close my eyes

Teach me to forgive and to apologize

Show me how to love in the darkest dark

There's only one way to mend a broken heart

Take me where the angles are close at hand

Take me where the ocean meets the sky and land

Show me the wisdom of the evening star

There's only one way to mend a broken heart

Take me to the place where I feel no shame

Take me where the course doesn't need a name

Learning how to cry is the hardest party

There's only one way to mend a broken heart

By the end of the song, I had drifted off into sleep, dreaming peacefully of love and Edward.

EPOV

I woke up with a start, not remembering where I was. Cautiously, I sat up and looked around the room I was in. My eyes landed on Bella. I smiled. Whenever I saw her, spoke to her, thought of her, I would smile. She was an amazing person. In between Bella and I was a coffee table, with water on it. I was thirsty. I gulped down both glasses quickly. I silently stood up and went to look for the kitchen to refill the glasses. I needed the water desperately. While in the kitchen, I looked at the clock above the stove. 5:30 in the morning. Too early to still be up. I was glad I switched shifts yesterday. It was the first time I asked anyone to switch with me, which made it seem much more important to the guy I was trying to switch with. Maybe, since I didn't have to go into work today, I could convince Bella to spend the day with me. Hopefully she didn't have to work.

Once I felt like I had enough water in my system, I had to find the bathroom. I walked quietly through the small hallway. I found Alice's room (it was very girly and had her name on the door), Bella's room (it smelled like her), what appeared to be an office (which seemed to have their two styles clashing in it), and then I finally found the bathroom. It was, of course, the last door in the hallway. Once done, I went back to Bella's room, turned the blanket down. I walked back to the living room, picked Bella up, and took her to her room.

I was just about to go back to the couch when I heard, "Edward. Stay." I quickly tuned and looked at Bella. She was asleep. Slightly disappointed, I started to walk through her door again, "no," she murmured. "Don't leave me." My good intentions flew out the window, even though I was positive she was sleep talking. I pulled off my shoes, my shirt and my jeans, but left my boxes on. I gently lifted the covers of Bella's bed and slipped in next to her. I slipped into the deepest sleep I have had in years.

BPOV

I slowly woke up, realizing that I was extremely warm and comfortable. I tried to roll over, but something held on to me. Confused, I turned my head. There was Edward. His arm was over my waist, securing me onto my bed. I smiled at him, and then realized that we hadn't fallen asleep on my bed. We fell asleep on different couches last night. It was too early to think. As I laid on my bed, enjoying being this close to Edward, he opened his eyes. "Morning," he whispered.

"Morning," I responded softly. "How did we get in my bed?"

"I walked and you were carried. Those couches are not extremely ideal for falling asleep on, you know," Edward told me chuckling. "You could have woken me up and kicked me out of the door."

"I could have, but would you have been able to make it home in one piece?" I asked. "You were asleep on your feet."

Edward smiled at me. "True. What time is it?"
I turned around in his arms and looked at my alarm clock. "Eight. Seems too early to be up since we didn't get here until almost 2. But, I'm awake now."
"Would you let me take you to breakfast?"

"How about you go home, get a change of clothes, come back and I'll be showered and have breakfast ready us?" I countered.

"That's a good idea. I smell like I was hanging out at a bar last night…who would have thought?" Edward slowly sat up on the bed. "I'll be back in a half an hour or so. Does that work for you?"

"Yeah." I got off the bed and went to check on Alice. She wasn't in her room. I went back into my room, grabbed my phone and called her. If Edward was going to his place, Alice might want a change of clothes and some make-up. She did and, of course, knew actually what she wanted. Then told me to go away and leave her alone. I laughed. "Edward? Alice is at your place and wants clothes. So if you could take these to her, she'd love it."

Edward leaned down and gave me a soft kiss. I blushed. "I'll make sure she gets them. See you soon."

As soon as Edward was out of my apartment, I ran to the bathroom. With the water on full blast and hot, I scrubbed my hair with strawberry shampoo and my body with freesia body gel. I wanted to look nice for Edward, but also wanted to make sure I had enough time to make breakfast. I decided to just brush my hair and leave it down and damp. After a quick look in my closet, I decided to go with casual. I put on a pair of black skinny jeans and a simple dark green long sleeve t-shirt. I decided to skip make-up. It was the weekend and it was too early to worry about it.

I walked to the kitchen with my feet bare. I got a glass of water out to drink as I made breakfast. My first thing to do was start a pot of coffee. I knew I needed coffee as much as I needed water. After a look in the fridge, I realized that I didn't have a lot to work with. I hope Edward wasn't allergic to anything or a vegetarian. That would put a damper on omelets with bacon, cheese and tomatoes. I shrugged and started breaking and beating the eggs. I started the bacon just as the apartment buzzer rang. It had only been twenty minutes since Edward had left. I skipped over to the front door, pushed the button. "It's open Edward. Come on up." I opened the door a crack so Edward could come it, before going back into the kitchen to turn the bacon.

Once the bacon was off the stove, I felt arms around my waist. "It smells nice," Edward stated.

"Guess you like the smell of coffee and bacon," I grinned.

"I like the smell of bacon, I love the smell of coffee, but my favorite is how your hair smells. You smell heavenly." I blushed bright red. Edward just laughed at me. "Is there anything I can do?"

"This is almost done, the omelets will only take a couple minutes to make. You can pour yourself a cup of coffee. There is sugar by the fridge and creamer in the fridge, so you can fix it up however you want."

Edward nodded and started rooting through the cabinets to find a coffee mug to use. It was cute how he opened a cabinet, stared in it and then moved on. "Why don't you guys have anything on the top shelf?"
"I'm short and Alice is shorter than me. Neither one of us can reach the top shelf. The mugs are in this cabinet, next to the stove," I told him, pointing towards the one I was talking about. "Sorry I forgot to tell you."

Edward laughed at my response. He kissed me on the cheek as he went to reach for a mug. "It's not a problem."

Once breakfast was done cooking, Edward grabbed plates for me, whom he found on his quest for a coffee mug, I loaded them up with food. Edward carried the plates to the table, as I grabbed our coffees and silverware.

When we had finished eating, Edward insisted that he needed to do all the dishes. "It's only fair, Bella. You cooked me breakfast. So, it's my turn to do something. That something happens to be dishes. You can keep me company though."

Throughout the dishes process, Edward and I joked and laughed at each other. It was one of the best mornings I have had in a long time. I felt at ease around Edward. I was able to come out of my shell more than I thought was possible. He made me feel perfect. When Edward was finishing the last dish, my cell phone rang. I pulled it out of my pocket, "Hello?"

"Bella! How was your night, darling?"
"It was fine Alice. I would have told you earlier, but somebody told me to go away! Edward and I are just cleaning up after breakfast."

"That sounds like fun. Of course I told you to go away. I wasn't outta bed yet. I am hanging out with Jasper today. We would hang out tomorrow too, but I got to get working on that big house I have to decorate all by myself. So, you won't see me until later tonight, possibly tomorrow."

"All right. Should I warn Edward to stay away or is it safe for him to come over?"

"Well…I suppose we could make sure he wouldn't be scarred for life if he came home."

I laughed at her remark. We hung up with each other and I told Edward what Alice had said. Edward just stared at me before he started laughing. "I had no idea girls talked like that."

"Of course we do and you should hear how Alice and I talk to each other when we know guys can't hear. You'd be embarrassed!"

"You girls are a utter mystery to me. No matter how much I am told, I am still confused about how your whole gender works," Edward stated.

"That's how we like it. It means that we don't have to work hard at acting mysterious. It's just inherent."

"Dishes are done. Follow me." Edward took my hand and pulled me towards the living room. We sat down on the couch that Edward slept in last night. "I was wondering if you wanted to hang out with me today."

"I thought you normally worked on Sundays."

"I switched shifts with someone, so I worked yesterday and got today off. I knew that I was going to hang out with you last night, and wanted to convince you to spend a whole day with me," Edward explained.

"That was sweet. Of course I'll spend today with you."

It took us awhile to decide what we wanted to do. I finally decided for us. Edward was a Chicago transplant and had never been to Saturday Market or Voodoo Doughnuts. Two places that if you live in Portland you have to go to at least once in your life. I was excited to be able to show Edward someplace he hadn't been. Getting a mental image of Edward in Voodoo Doughnuts was kind of funny.

I pulled on my shoes and Edward and I walked out to his car. It was a great car drive into downtown Portland. I told Edward we were going to Saturday Market first. He was amazed that there were so many artists in Portland who came to sell their art. "It's like a huge bazaar, without the funky name. This happens every weekend?"

"I think it starts in March and goes to Christmas Eve. The elephant ears are awesome! Plus, Saturday Market is a great place to look for gifts. I do a lot of my Christmas shopping here."

Edward pulled me down every aisle. He wanted to see every stall there was. He'd stop and stare at most of them, amazed that people created the things he was seeing. The stall that festinated him the most was the Spoonman Creations stall. The man who owns the stall takes silverware and creates random things out of them. Well, he also takes other kitchen utensils as well. He makes bug eyes, necklaces, bracelets, napkin holders among many other things. They were all amazing things. Edward bought several things in that stall for his mother.

Edward spent a lot of money. I felt bad about suggesting that he come down here with me. He insisted that he was getting all of his Christmas shopping down two months early. It was fabulous! He wouldn't have to worry about it later. I also bought a couple Christmas presents as well. Edward bought us an elephant ear to share. We sat on Skidmore Fountain to eat it before I dragged him to Voodoo Doughnuts to make him eat more sugar. I had brought my camera along and had enjoyed taking pictures of Edward being fascinated by the smallest things.

"You two make the cutest couple. Could we take a picture of you?" a little old couple asked, holding up her camera.

"Sure," Edward stated. "As long as you take a picture of us with our camera as well."

"We would love to, young man."

The couple took several pictures of us with their camera and with ours. "Why did you want our picture?" I asked them, curious.

"It is not often we see a young couple so in love. Most young people these days are just interested in getting into each other's pants. You two are meant for each other," the old man answered, handing me back my camera.

I was stunned. I turned to stare at Edward, who had an equally stunned look on his face. Once the older couple walked away, I tried talking, but nothing came out. I'm sure I looked like a fish…my mouth opening and closing, wordless. Edward managed to speak first, "I wasn't expecting them to say that."

I laughed, finally able to remember how to make sound. "Neither did I. What a surprise! A young couple in love. And here we are…roaming around the city as friends."

Edward got a strange look on his face when I said friends. "Well, I was kind of wondering, if you would mind…um, you know, being my girlfriend?"

I was floored. I was excited. "Of course!"

Edward rushed forward, picked me up and swung me around. We had just made each other's days. He set me down on the ground and kissed me solidly on the mouth. I wrapped my arms around his neck and hung on. It felt great to be this close to him. I rested my head on his shoulder. "So, on to Voodoo Doughnuts? I think we've see all the sights here."

I nodded. My hand slipped into his and I pulled him in the right direction. Edward was slightly impressed and slightly astonished that Voodoo Doughnuts had maple bars with bacon, voodoo doll doughnuts, among many others. I just laughed at the look on his face when he read some of the items on the menu. After we each got a doughnut, we headed to his apartment, so he could drop of the things he bought at Saturday Market.

Once we got to Edward's apartment, I was slightly nervous to see it. What to guys really live like? I almost laughed at the stupidity of my thought. I was pretty sure that Edward and Jasper didn't live like complete slops. If they did, Alice will already be planning how to decorate their apartment. I hopped out of Edward's Volvo before he could come around and open the door for me. He scowled at me. I grinned back at him. I also reached into the trunk to grab a couple of his bags. "Will you stop scowling at me? I can carry a couple of bags without hurting myself!"

Edward grabbed the rest of his bags out of the trunk, grabbed my free hand and led me into the apartment building. Once we finally reached his apartment, he let go of my hand, unlocked the door and ushered me inside. His apartment was very masculine, and not a bit sloppy. It looked great.

"Hey guys!" Alice chirped.

"Hey Alice. Jasper here?"

"I am your long lost room mate and all you can say is Hey Alice. Jasper here? I feel so loved, Bella. Loved."

I rolled my eyes at her. "I want to tell you something without Jasper in the room. So, where is he?"

"Why didn't you just tell me so?" Alice grabbed my arm and dragged me into the kitchen. "Nice to see you, Edward! Now, spill!"

"Edward and I are dating!"

Alice laughed and threw herself at me. Her legs went around my waist and gave me a tight hug, squealing. Jasper and Edward walked in on us, Alice wrapped around me like a freaking bow. "Wow…we just started dating and look at what she's doing," Edward said, jokingly.

"Very funny, Edward," Alice stated. "I love Bella, but she doesn't have what I need. Jasper on the other hand…"

"Alice, don't want to hear it!" I told her.

Alice slid down me and she skipped over to Jasper. I leaned into Edward, watching how Alice and Jasper were interacting with each other. They were acting as if the two of us weren't in the room. I coughed, "Now that we are finished with the entertainment portion of the date, Edward, maybe we can invite our friends to have dinner with us."

"That sounds like a great idea, Bella."

Japer and Alice had pulled their mouths away from the other's lips sheepishly. "But, they might be a little too busy to join us for dinner. Maybe we'll just have to do the double date some other time."

They finally pulled away from each other fully. "Fine, fine, fine. We'll go to dinner with you guys," Alice said.

"Don't act like you aren't excited to hang out with boring old Bella, Alice. Geez. Where's the love for me?" I said pretending to hurt. "Now, let's figure out where to go."

The four of us sat around the living room debating where we would go to dinner. I was almost at the point of offering to make dinner, but I figured we would end up debating about what I should fix. It was a toss up between Italian and Mexican. I stood up, pulled a quarter out of my pocket. "Heads is Italian, tails is Mexican." I flipped the coin. "Italian."

The funny thing about the argument was they had decided on an Italian restaurant, Macaroni Grill, but were really debating between two Mexican restaurants. So I didn't have to use my coin again to tell them where they were going to eat. The three of them looked at me and I shrugged. "You guys were acting like little kids, so I solved the problem like a little kid. Easy." They laughed at me.

Edward handed me my sweatshirt as Jasper handed Alice hers. We walked out of the apartment building together though Jasper and Alice took Jasper's car, while Edward and I took his. We agreed to meet at the restaurant.

It was so easy to be around Jasper and Edward. They were great guys. I am so glad that Alice and I stumbled upon them on at the bar a couple days ago. We had gotten so close that it seemed like we have known each other for months, at least. I didn't want to leave Edward tonight. I knew that he worked the next day. As did I, know that I think about it—at Powell's and I needed to get started on my new article.

After a couple hours at dinner, Jasper and Alice went back to Jasper and Edward's apartment. Edward drove me to my apartment. We walked up together and went into the living room. Edward walked over to my stereo and pushed play. The Wailin' Jennys came on. I hadn't put the CD away from last night. Edward cocked his head. "It's like I know this group, but I am pretty sure I have never heard them before."

"It's the Wailin' Jennys. They were playing last night when you were asleep on the couch," I explained.

"Ah." Edward pulled me towards the couch. We cuddled into each other. "Do you have to work tomorrow?"

"Yeah. 10 AM to 4 PM. Then I have to get started on my new article. I haven't even gotten any background information yet. I usually have that within a day of getting a new assignment. When do you start tomorrow?"

"6 AM. I get off at 4, but will have some paperwork do finish, I'm sure until around 5. Know what? Tomorrow I can see about setting up a couple interviews. I can't promise anything, all right."

"Thanks!"

We lapsed into silence, holding each other and listening to the music. When the CD was over, Edward looked down at me. "I need to go, Bella. I have to be up early to go to work."

I pouted, not wanting for him to leave my side. "Will you come over once you get done with your paperwork tomorrow?"

Edward nodded. He stood up and pulled me with him. I stretched up onto my toes so I could give him a hug. I pulled his mouth down to mine. The kiss was wonderful, but too short. Edward pulled back and rested his head on my forehead. "I'll call you before I come over tomorrow," he whispered. He gave me another kiss then slowly walked out of the door.

My perfect day ended far too soon.

Chapter 4 is up! Please review, even if you hated it. Just hit the button! You know you want to!

I have the website for Saturday Market, the Spoonman and Voodoo Doughnuts up on my profile. Real Portland places!