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AN Sorry this chapter took awhile...anyway i hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 4

Bella's POV

According to Alice and Rose, the hard to get thing I was doing with Edward was working. Apparently Emmett and Jasper had told them that Edward could not stop talking about me. And that he was wondering why I wasn't going out with him or paying him any attention.

To say I was shocked, that this plan was actually working, would be an understatement. I had thought playing hard to get would suddenly become more difficult when I found out Edward and I would be Biology partners. But Alice told me to talk to him but to not sound interested which I had been doing and it seemed to be working. I would sometimes see Edward staring at me from the corner of my eye. When I would turn down his advances he would sometimes look so frustrated I could tell that the plan was working.

After about two weeks it was time to move on to Phase two.

I had to show some interest.

Edward's POV

Bella was fucking with my mind.

I had never wanted anyone as much as I wanted her. She was on my mind constantly. I gave her every signal that I was interested. Fuck, I asked her out practically every day.

I knew that she was attracted to me, from the way she looked at me sometimes when I was staring at her, I could see her looking at me from the corner of her eye. Trust me she liked what she saw.

I had asked Ms Thompson to make us lab partners. All I had to do was show her some Cullen charm and she was wrapped around my finger.

I thought being partners would give Bella and me an opportunity to get to know each other better. While she talked to me she still wouldn't go out with me so I had to sit next to her everyday looking at and smelling what I couldn't have and it was fucking driving me crazy.

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I walked into Biology feeling like shit.

Dad had another one of his 'friends' over and I had been up practically the whole night stressing the fuck out on whether to tell my mother.

I walked towards my desk and actually fucking froze for a moment. Bella was sitting at our desk as usual but wearing something completely unusual.

Her skirt was extremely short and I could see her long, creamy legs crossed under the desk. Her sweater was a v neck and I could see the top of her breasts. Seeing her dressed like that was enough to make me hard but what made it worse was that she was sucking on her pen while she thought of what to write. I couldn't help but to think of what I would rather her be suck...

"Hey Edward" she said looking up at me with her big brown eyes.

"Hey" I said as I hurried forward to sit in my seat before she noticed my obvious erection.

"So how was your weekend?" she asked leaning forward towards me so I could hear her over the class's loud chatter. As she did, I could see further down her top.

"Uh..g..good it was good" holy shit did I just stutter? Edward Cullen does not stutter. I wanted to hit myself in the head; seriously I was acting like a virgin who had never seen breasts before.

I cleared my throat "How was yours?"

She smiled "Great"

I nodded and was about to say something else but the Ms Thompson started class.

I spent most of the lesson trying to not stare at Bella's chest. As I was fighting with my eyes to stay at the front of the room Bella passed me a piece of paper. I looked at her in confusion for a moment and then I opened it.

My mouth involuntarily pulled up into a smile. The note said Edward; want to go out somewhere tonight?

I nodded at her flashing a smile which turned into a smirk when she started to blush.

I'll pick you up at 7 I wrote back and as she read it she smiled at me and I felt a weird sensation in my stomach that I had never felt before. I brushed it away.

Bella's POV

I walked out of biology trying to not hyperventilate. The plan was working perfectly. Alice had dressed me this morning and told me I had to ask him out for tonight. I hadn't had the courage to ask him out to his face so like a chicken I wrote him a note. I hurried through the halls until I spotted Alice walking ahead of me. I sped up and grabbed her tiny hand pulling her into the bathroom.

"Did it work?" she squealed her face filled with excitement.

I nodded, still having trouble breathing.

The bell rang "Okay come to my place after school, we have lots of work to do" she said excitedly and pulled me into a hug "I'm so proud of you Bella"

I hugged her back, happy that she was my friend.

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When I arrived at Alice's after school, she and Rose were both there, waiting for me.

First Alice showed me what I was going to be wearing. It was a simple blue dress that was beautiful but I was surprised at how less revealing it was than the clothes she had recently been dressing me in.

"It's beautiful" I said reaching out to touch the silky material.

She nodded and placed it back on the bed, next to the black peep toe shoes I would be wearing it with. "Isn't it?" she asked happily "And you'll notice that it's not too short or low cut"

I nodded I was relieved by that but still surprised "Yeah why is that?"

"Well you've already got his attention and now he has to fall for you. And no guy is going to fall for someone who dresses like a slut" she said bluntly.

Rose and I both laughed at her blatant honesty.

"So where do you think we'll go?" I asked as Rose straightened my hair.

I looked in the mirror and saw Alice and Rose exchange a glance.

"Bella" Alice began "I'm almost 100% positive that he'll try to take you back to his place"

I gasped "What?"

"Bella don't worry all you have to do is say you want to go somewhere else" she thought for a moment "If he's starting to like you, like I think he is, he'll do it"

"Yeah" Rose agreed "Think of it as his first test"

"Test?" I asked in confusion.

"Yeah in whether he likes you or not" Alice said as she started doing my makeup "If he continues to see you, when he knows you're not going to just sleep with him"

I felt my face flush at the thought of having sex with Edward. A thought entered my mind "Hey you don't expect me to sleep with him do you? because..."

"No, no, no" Alice said quickly, sounding outraged "Of course not, you're not some whore"

I felt relief wash over me.

"You only have to kiss him" Alice said as she applied lip gloss to my lips.

Okay kissing I could handle, that I had done before. My mind drifted to how it would feel to kiss Edward, I felt my face flush at the thought and tried to think of something else.

Edward's POV

I drove to Bella's house and was surprised when I realised I was on time. Fuck I don't think I had ever been on time to pick up a girl before. I must really want her bad.

I walked up to the door and knocked loudly. I wondered briefly if her parents were home. I knew her dad was the chief of police and that fucking scared the shit out of me. I don't think any of the fathers of the other girls I had been with owned guns.

The door finally opened and I breathed a sigh of relief when it was just Bella standing there. She was wearing a blue dress that looked fucking beautiful against her creamy white skin. I couldn't stop looking at the skin on her shoulders and her long neck, I wanted to lean over and taste it.

She coughed and I realised I had been staring. I felt my face heat up. What the fuck, was I blushing?

I looked up and met her eyes. "Hey" I said sheepishly.

"Hey" she replied flashing me a smile.

"Are you ready?" I asked.

She nodded and grabbed a coat from a hanger near the door and pulled it on.

I took her hand, not able to stop myself from touching her.

"So" she said while we were walking towards my car "Where are we going?"

"Well" I said after a moment "We could go back to my place and...watch movies" what I really meant was go back to my place and I could finally taste her skin.

She looked at me for a moment with an indistinguishable look in her eyes "Um... how about we go out and see a movie?" she asked "And we could go to dinner after"

I looked down at her into her big, beautiful brown eyes. I had never just gone out on a date with a girl before. I had never wanted to. But as I looked at her, even though it hurt to admit it to myself, I knew I wanted to do this for her. I wanted her that fucking much.

"Okay" I said as though it was no big deal.

I opened my car door for her and she looked at me with surprise. I smirked at her and she just smiled back before getting into the car.

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As we drove into town, Bella looked through my CD's, which normally would fucking piss me off but with her, I didn't mind.

"You like Debussy" she asked in surprise as she held one of the CD's up in the air.

I nodded "Yeah... why?"

"Nothing" she said and I could hear her voice break slightly as she stared out the window.

What the hell?

"Hey" I said brushing my fingers lightly against her knee "What's wrong"

She looked up at me and I could see her eyes had tears in them. Over a CD?

She just shook her head and turned back to face the window.

I had no fucking idea what to do. I never knew what to do when someone was crying and usually I didn't give a shit. But looking at Bella while she cried almost broke my fucking heart and I wanted to make it better.

I pulled the car over to the side of the road.

Bella looked at me in surprise as I stopped the car and turned towards her.

"Really Edward" she said and she covered her face with her hands. "I'm fine, it's stupid really"

I reached over and took her wrists in my hands and pulled them away from her blushing cheeks.

"Your upset that's not stupid Bella" I said surprised at the emotion in my words "Hey look at me" I said gently and she turned her tearstained face towards mine.

I reached my hand out to wipe away her tears. "Please tell me"

She closed her eyes "I'm so embarrassed, I'm so sorry for acting like this"

"It's fine Bella" I said gently "Really"

"It's just...that CD reminds me of my mum she used to listen to it all the time" she whispered "She um...died two months ago" her voice cracked a bit at the end and I could tell how much this hurt her.

I nodded slowly as I rubbed her hand gently. I wasn't sure what to say, I had never lost anyone close to me so I knew saying 'I understand' would be a fucking lie.

"That fucking sucks" I said instead and immediately regretted it "I didn't mean to say that I'm so sorry..."

I thought she might start crying or fucking hit me or something but instead she laughed quietly "No your right it does fucking suck" I felt relieved that she wasn't angry.

"Edward seriously that's the most honest and real thing anyone's said to me after they've found out. Usually their like 'I understand' and they have no idea or their like 'I'm sorry' which I appreciate but I don't need anyone's pity" she said bitterly.

I nodded and wiped away her last tear "Are you ready to go? "

She nodded "Thanks Edward for listening"

"You're welcome" I said as I started the car and pulled back onto the road.

Bella's POV

I couldn't believe what I had done. I had broken down and cried in front of Edward, this was most definitely not part of the plan. He was the first person in Forks I had told about my mother and I wasn't sure how I felt about that.

I was shocked by his unexpected reaction. He had really seemed to care. This was not how I expected Edward Cullen to act. He genuinely seemed to worry about me. This plan was working faster than I had ever anticipated.

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At the movie theatre he let me pick the movie and he paid for both our tickets. Who would have thought Edward Cullen would be such a gentleman.

I don't think I paid attention to the movie at all. Edward's hand was tracing little circles on my hand and I couldn't concentrate on the movie. All I was aware of was the warm sensation of his hand on mine.

"Did you like the movie?" he asked as we left the cinema.

"Yeah it was okay" I said even though I didn't remember one thing from it.

He smirked at me and I blushed worrying if he knew the truth.

"So where do you want to eat?" he asked.

"Um..." I looked around at the restaurants surrounding us "How about Mexican?"

He nodded happily "My favourite"

Another thing we had in common. If he wasn't such a player and I wasn't involved in this plan we might just be perfect for each other.

During dinner Edward suddenly became quieter and looked murderously angry.

"What?" I asked in surprise as I took a bite from my nachos.

"Nothing" he said sullenly.

The waiter returned placing the drink I ordered next to me, I smiled at the guy in thanks.

He turned to Edward "Anything else I can get you?"

Edward shook his head and glared at him as he walked away.

I looked between them in confusion "Why are you so angry?"

"Did you see how he was looking at you?" he asked angrily.

My jaw dropped open "What are you talking about?"

"He was checking you out; he practically peeked down the front of your dress"

I was stunned. I hadn't noticed the waiter looking at me in any way.

"Are you jealous?" I asked in surprised

He froze for a moment "No"

"Yes you are" I said giggling slightly "You are so jealous"

"No I'm not" he said angrily.

"Oh ok" I said doubtfully.

"Shut up" he said sheepishly which just made me laugh harder.

I saw his ears start to turn red and I realised he was starting to blush.

I stopped laughing as I didn't want to embarrass him further. Huh? Edward blushed I couldn't help but to think how endearing that was.

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On the way home he pulled over to the side of the road again.

I looked at him in surprise.

He was looking at me with an intense look in his green eyes. He leaned over towards me and I felt myself get breathless.

He leaned forward and pressed his lips against mine. I responded immediately pressing my lips harder against his. His hand trailed up my arm to reach behind my head and tangle in my hair.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and pressed myself against him. Even though this was part of the plan and this was all pretend, kissing him felt so good and I felt like I couldn't stop.

His tongue licked my bottom lip and I opened my mouth immediately. He pushed his tongue into my mouth and I almost moaned as it touched mine. His hand moved from my hair and rested gently on my knee.

As we kissed I forgot about the plan, about Alice and Rose and even about how big of a jerk I thought he was. All I could think about was his mouth on mine.

As we were kissing I didn't notice that his hand was moving further and further up my leg, until his finger gently stroked the top of my thighs and touched my panties.

I broke away from him immediately and pushed away his hand "What are you doing?" I asked in shock.

"Huh?" he said breathlessly and leaned back towards me.

I leaned away from his lips "I'm not going to sleep with you"

He leaned back further "What?"

"I'm. Not. Going. To. Sleep. With. You" I said slowly.

He seriously looked shocked. Did he just expect every girl to sleep with him?

"Oh" he said looking away.

My heart sank was that all he was after? If so this plan was ruined.

"I'm not a slut" I said angrily.

"I know..." he said quickly.

We didn't speak for the whole ride home. I was contemplating what I would have to tell Alice and Rose and I was worrying about whether they would be angry at me and if they would still want to be my friend.

It also hurt that this was all Edward was after. I really thought he was beginning to change.

When we pulled up in front of my house I started to pull open the door, fully intending to walk inside angrily and never speak to him again.

"Wait" he whispered behind me and I felt his hand close around my wrist and pull me back into the car.

"What?" I said angrily turning to face him.

He sighed "I'm sorry that I assumed...it's just I'm used to..." he trailed off and pushed his hands angrily through his hair.

I rolled my eyes and began turning back towards the door.

"Wait" he said again but this time he sounded panicked.

I turned back again in surprise.

"I really like you Bella" he said quickly "I would really like to see you again. And I'm truly sorry about what happened, I promise I won't push you again"

I looked into his eyes and I could tell he was telling the truth.

I sighed "Okay, I'll go out with you again"

He smiled and leaned towards me, kissing me gently. Then he pulled away.

I grinned at him and opened the door. He waited until I reached the door before pulling away.

Edward's POV

As I drove home from Bella's, I went over what had just happened.

I had gotten jealous of some douche waiter, Bella had turned down sex with me, I had felt like shit for making her mad and I had apologised and asked her out again while promising I wouldn't push her for sex.

What the fuck was this girl doing to me? What the fuck was happening to Edward Cullen?

And why the fuck was I so fucking happy and wouldn't want it any other way?

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