Hey guys. I just wanted to thank all of you for reading and favoring. I'm wokring hard. I'm not sure exactly how long the story's going to last now. Well, enjoy reading.

DISCLAMER: I OWN NOTHING. STEPHENIE MEYER OWNS ALL CHARACTERS.

~Bre

I gasped as the door shut behind me. Edward stood near my open window, his face was set in a scowl of disappointment but there was also relief and amusement in there somewhere. His arms were cross over his chest and his stance was straight. I guessed he had found out about my recent actions.

He stared at my wooden floor for a few uncomfortable minutes before his head turned up and his eyes caught mine. There were now a soft gold from their pervious black color, they seemed endless. I couldn't look away from him as he held my gaze.

Finally I managed to gather the courage to speak. "Hi," It came out as a very quiet whisper, only audible to me and him.

I feared the reason why he was here so early form his trip. He needed it, he needed as much blood as he could carry so that he could stay with me as long as possible. Though it probably wasn't the best occasion, I was happy to see him here tonight. This would quiet my longing for him now.

He stayed frozen for another second and then his body relaxed. "Bella…" He sighed. The wonderfully beautiful gold disappeared for a second as he closed his eyes. He reopened them again and I could see he'd let disappointment dominate anything else in his emotions.

I slowly took small steps toward him, the wooden floor creaking as I crossed the room. When I reached him I reached up and wrapped my arms around his neck, burying my face in his chest. He sighed again and his arms constricted around my waist tightly.

His cool breath blew across my earlobe. "I thought I told you to keep yourself save this week." His lips brushed down from my ear to my neck.

I hesitated to answer. "I thought I was…"

He chuckled without humor. "Oh really?" We were suddenly on my bed. One of his hands held both my wrists above my head while the other he used to support himself. His lips were still kissing my neck with the lightest of touches. I shivered in pleasure.

"Y-yes?" I stammered. It sounded like a question.

"And, Bella, what exactly do you consider safe? Because I'm beginning to think we have two very different opinions on this. Come to think of it, that kind of thing happens a lot between you and me." His voice was apprehensive. The cool breath was now on my cheek.

"I-I I was…being…safe." His lips were now very close to mine. All I had to do was turn my head and I would be able to kiss him.

He pulled back from me and I almost protested but the look on his face stopped me. "Oh? Is that why you were in a jeep with Mike Newton, hanging off a cliff, love?" He knew. He knew about everything I could assume. But he wasn't near Alice…how? Oh. We'd been near his favorite hunting area…

He deciphered the look on my face. "Yes, I was at Goat Rocks. I was taking a break while I waited for something new to come along. Then a blue jeep drives by me with the most wonderful scent coming from it."

I blushed while he continued.

"But not only was it your scent but also that vile Newton's," He had to compose himself. "The only thing I could think was 'why is Bella all the way up here?' I had to follow you naturally, make sure you were all right. Only then did I read Mike's thoughts and realize where the two of you were going. Honestly Bella, you were planning on driving all the way up that? You were starting to get scared then, and I didn't like it that Mike went against your request to go back down the mountain, I almost stole you myself." His eyes held remembrance as he thought back to this afternoon. "I followed you until your car was suddenly hanging off the cliff and from the look on your face I could tell you were sure you were going to die." He stopped, and glanced down at me expectantly.

I swallowed and let out a breath I had been holding. "You were there…?" I whispered, still taking all of this in.

"Well, cars don't usually just magically flip in the air when the people in them are in life threatening situations." He laughed again.

I let a breath escape me again in a puff and smiled at him. "Thank you so much, Edward. I really did think I was going to die and it did cross my mind that you would be there but that was a long shot." I leaned up and pecked him on the lips, understanding fully now.

He grinned back. "I would never let anything happen to you." Then he leaned down and caught my lips with his again. I pushed forward into the kiss happily. Our mouths moved in sync. I could feel my heart hammering in my chest. He rolled slowly so that I was on top of him, not braking our kiss. It felt amazing to have him with me and I didn't want him to ever have to leave again. He continued to kiss me for several minutes before he pulled away, leaving me gasping for air.

I wasn't ready for the separation. My mouth stayed attached to his granite like skin. I kissed down his throat and back up, his jaw line and around both of his ears. He didn't push me away as I would've expected and I ventured on.

"Mmm," He purred lowly. "That feels nice." He whispered. His arms tightened around me. He brought a hand up and gently placed it on the back of my head, holding me to his skin

I smiled against his throat. "Good. Because I don't intend on stopping." I voiced. He tilted his head up so I could reach underneath his jaw.

"Hmm. So, other than nearly falling off a cliff, what did you do this week?" He asked casually. His hand ran up and down my back.

I thought for a moment, wanting not to leave anything out. "Monday was horrible!" I groaned, cutting off my assault on him. I dropped my head dejectedly onto his chest.

"Oh, Bella, what happened?" He whispered comfortingly. It helped a little, but I was still sad.

I took a deep breath, lifting my eyes to look at him, and started my rant. "First, I didn't have my vampire to help me stay focused so I started to draw during class and got detention! Mr. Varner decided that I wasn't going to be allowed to eat so my time was during lunch. I got bored and listening to my ipodwhich he caught me doing and gladly confiscated it from me. In biology there was a substitute and we were watching a movie. The movie was boring and I fell asleep. The class had turned off all the lights and closed the blinds and 'left' making it look like school was over. I rushed outside and was embarrassed as hell when I found out they were all out there and they laughed at me! In gym I got kicked in my ankle and got hit in the back with a soccer ball so hard that it knocked to wind out of me! Then I realized that you droveme to school and I had no way to get home so I had to ride with Mike which lead to us making those stupid plans to drive up to that mountain!" I gasped out the last part in fury.

Recalling those memories of that day made me so angry. I breathed heavily through my clenched teeth.

Edward stared at me, a whole load of emotions flashing across his face, then gently crushed to me his body, sighing into my hair forcefully. "I'm so sorry, Bella" He murmured, his head swaying back and forth. "That must have been a very tough day for you."

"Yeah," I breathed, my body calmed down.

He cupped my head in his hands and made me look at him. His face was disappointed again, but not at me. "Part of that is my fault though. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left you there without a ride. That was very rude of me."

"It's okay." I promised. I wasn't all that angry about that part.

"No it's not. Maybe, if you'd been able to drive yourself home, you wouldn't have made those plans with Mike and wouldn't have threatened your life today." He looked away and closed his eyes. "If I had been able to have a heart attack, I probably would have."

I pulled his face back toward mine. "Yes, but if I hadn't had threatened my life today then you wouldn't be here with me right now, would you?" I smiled.

He gazed at me with loving eyes now. "No I wouldn't be." The emotion in him suddenly changed for tense to relaxed and no longer so focused. "Speaking of that, I'm staying here." I blinked, confused. "I'm cutting my hunting trip short." He cleared it up.

Oh. I grinned widely at him, more happy now than I had been all night. I leaned down and started my previously paused assault on him. My lips making sure to get every inch of his neck.

He chuckled. "You should go to sleep, Bella, It's getting late." He ran a hand through my hair, stopping to carefully untangle a knot that was there.

"I don't want to go to sleep." I told him.

He was quiet for a second. "Are you having nightmares still?" He sucked in air that he didn't need.

"No, surprisingly." I smirked. "I just don't want to sleep right now. I'm really quite content." I hugged myself closer to him.

He smiled his crooked smile and in a swift movement we were on our sides and I was curled up against him.

I struggled but decided to give up any kid of fight. He was too strong.

His breath blew in my ear causing me to shiver and relax. "Sleep Bella. I'm here, and I will always be here. I loveyou." He began to hum my lullaby and I couldn't fight the sleep that crashed over me in a sudden wave.

I curled closer to him and inhaled his sweet scent , feeling him do the same with me, and closed me eyes. I fell into a peaceful sleep with a smile on my lips.

I awoke to the smell of bacon and pancakes. It smelled delicious. I opened my eyes to find that Edward was not here with me. He must be the cause of the mouth watering smell.

I jumped out of bed and paced down the hall. I made the mistake of rushing down the stairs. My foot caught on the third to last step and I went flying forward. The impact to the ground never came. Two strong, cold arms caught me and pulled me up.

"Thanks," I said and looked around him to see a plate of pancakes and bacon that looked perfectly cooked. I licked my lips hungrily and charged forward…Only to be pulled back quickly.

I whimpered at Edward and he laughed. "Don't think that you're going to get that food without thanking me first." I opened my mouth to tell him that I did thank him, but before I could say anything his lips were on mine. He kissed me chastely for a second and pulled back. "Now you may eat your food."

As soon as his arms released me I was over to the plate. I gabbed my own and started filling it. Edward had cooked for me before and he was amazing at it, just like he was amazing at everything else.

Edward sat across from me at Charlie's small table. I Dipped a piece of a pancake into syrup and popped it on mouth. I chewed happily and swallowed. Hearing Edward chuckle again I opened my eyes.

"Any good?" He questioned sarcastically, raising his eyebrow.

I nodded. "Excellent! I love it." I said truthfully as I took around bite. He beamed at me. He was always so hard on himself. I continued eating the exquisite food until I was full and there were only two left over pancakes left. I'd devoured the bacon. I loved bacon.

I placed the dish in the sink lightly and faced Edward again. He was amused, easily. He stood and stole a zip-lock bag from a drawer. "We can save these for Charlie if he wants them." He said as he put the pancakes in the freezer.

I laughed. As long as we didn't tell Charlie that Edward made them.

I trudged upstairs and quickly brushed out my hair and got dressed in something random, I grabbed my school bag and ran back down stairs; I didn't have time for a shower this morning.

Edward was waiting at the bottom of the stairs, ready to catch me if I fell. I didn't.

Outside he scooped me up into his arms, carrying me bridal style. He just laughed when I told him to put me down. Carrying me was something he, for some strange reason, loved to do.

He set me down in his Volvo, which I had missed riding in, and jogged to the drivers side at a human pace.

It didn't bother me as much as it used to when he faced me instead of the road. "Do I ever wish to know what you're thinking right now." His features were bright. "How do think Newton is going to treat you today?" Oh. He'd heard me when I'd yelled at Mike last night for kissing me.

I blushed, a natural reflex for me. "I don't know. He'll probably just avoid me, he didn't even talk to me again after I yelled at him. He just left." I shrugged.

"Oh, I wouldn't jump to far ahead, Bella. He still thinks he has a chance to steal you from me."

I gazed at him, bewildered. "Why?" Does he honestly think I didn't mean what I said last night?

Edward didn't answer. We pulled into the school parking lot, wet as usual, with the light rain we had today. No one was hanging out in the wind, like before. Cars sat silently in the parking lot , tiny droplets of water coating their surfaces.

Edward pulled into his usual space and came around to open my door. He shielded me from the rain and he towed me to the building.

Everyone was in the cafeteria talking loudly. Groups of kids huddled in corners and Freshmen laughed from across the room. It was what you would expect at mostly any school.

We sat at our table, empty since the rest of Edward's family was still out hunting. Edward's arms stayed locked around me. His face buried in my neck.

I searched the room, trying to find Mike and I found him with his regular posy except he wasn't his normal self. He sat kind of far from the rest of his loud gang. His hand held his head up and he looked frustrated. But the most noticeable thing I saw was that he was staring at me and Edward.

I looked away after a moment, it was starting the creep me out. Knowing that he was watching made me want to annoy him though.

I reached my hand above Edward's head and started to run my fingers through I his messy hair. This was something I loved to do.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Mikes face scrunch more. I giggled lightly.

"I know what you're doing, Bella." A voice whispered from against my skin.

I just blushed not really knowing how to respond.

Edward read my discomfort and chuckled. "It's all right," He moved his lips to my hot cheek, "I'm doing it, too." He smiled.

I laughed again. He must be reading Mikes mind.

We stayed in our positions, occasionally moving, until the bell rang and Edward hurried to get me to class.

In front of us though was Jessica. She smiled innocently at Edward, acting as if I wasn't there.

"Edward! Where were you? You know, I was just, like, wondering because, well, Bella was hanging out with Mike a lot and…" She trailed off batting her eyelashes at Edward.

Brave Bella appeared again this week and growled loudly, protecting what was hers. I wished I was her.

Edward scowled. "I was camping Jessica and Bella can be with her other friends whenever she wants to." He slipped past her, obviously not wanting to talk about this. I knew he knew that Mike always thought of it as something more when I was with him.

We made it to class just as the second bell rang and took our seats. I dropped my chin onto my folded arms ready for more lectures. But that didn't happen. There was another substitute. It was like someone had planned for there to be a sub in every class a different day. I grumbled silently in my mind.

The kids who usually did no work anyway were making paper airplanes and wadding of balls and throwing them at others. How childish.

The sub didn't even bother to calm anyone down. She just turned on the movie and sat down at her desk.

My eyelids grew heavy. I must have stayed up a little later than I thought last night. I nearly dosed off when I saw one of those dumb paper balls coming my way. My eyes widened but I didn't have time to move.

A pale hand shot out and hit it back across the room quickly. Edward smiled at me and pulled my head onto his shoulder. "You can nap if you want, Bella."

"That's okay. I'd rather be tired than try to go to bed tonight and not be able to sleep a all."

The rest of the day went on like normal until biology. I managed to cut my finger with the razor knife we had to use and was very terrified that Edward would lose control. But he was perfectly fine, he breathed evenly and asked the teacher to take me to the nurse, not looking in the least bit of discomfort.

I was shocked but didn't say anything until the nurse left us alone in the examination room.

"Edward, why are you so…not affected by this? I thought you were going to go off and lose control." I held up my now bandaged finger.

He shook his head and sat next to me on the crackly paper bed. "It doesn't bother me anymore." I blankly gazed at him. "I - My reactions to your blood have changed, Bella. Ever since I got you back after I…left, I can't imagine ever hurting you again."

"Oh…Kay." I tried. It was hard to take in.

He smiled.

After school was over, Edward drove me home and we watched a movie on the couch. It seemed like a long day to me. I was worn out and Edward encouraged me to sleep again.

I had nearly gotten that far when a crack of thunder suddenly burst through the sky. It woke me up fully but also took the electricity with it.

I know I used that from Eclipse. xD

Thanks for reading. I'll try to update soon.

~Bre