Disclaimer: All Twilight characters belong to Stephanie Meyer! Also various lines are taken from both the Twilight Saga and Notting Hill.

I can only apologise about how late this chapter is. A lot of personal stuff has happened over the last two months, so I have had a really difficult time updating. I am so sorry about this.

This chapter is extremely fluffy… perfect for Valentines Day, don't you think? I listened to Beyonce's Halo, and Ellie Goulding's Love me like you do, as inspiration. A small warning, there is a lemony moment in this chapter… it's small, but it's there.

I hope you enjoy, and please review! Xo

Confessions

Favourite character of all time -E

Bella smiled at the random question. Over the last three weeks, her and Edward had seen each other whenever his schedule permitted. For some unknown reason, he couldn't seem to get enough of her; always appearing fascinated in what she had to say, and constantly asking questions in the hope that he could delve even further into her mind. This was strange territory for Bella, as her mother had always dubbed her 'an open book'.

As she went to type back an answer, her phone vibrated again.

And please, for the love of God, say it isn't Romeo –E

Bella could not decide whether to scowl or laugh.

Don't hate on Romeo. He is my literary soul mate after all… -B

He is a pathetic, hormonal male who falls in love with anyone who has a pulse –E

Carry on Mason and you'll be put on silent! –B

You wouldn't dare –E

She smirked to herself before placing her phone on the nightstand. Maybe she could get some sleep now! It was 12:45, and she had work the next morning. Her phone vibrated again, and although Bella's hands itched to reach out for it, instead she folded her arms behind her head. Let him think he was in the doghouse. He was always teasing her – albeit playfully – it was time she got her own back!

Bella and Edward had gotten increasingly closer since that night at Esme and Carlisle's. Within the space of three weeks, they had camped out at her apartment, watching old movies in blanket made forts; played twister in the living room of his hotel suite; and escaped to the meadow at least thrice.

They had been extremely careful not to be caught, with them often wearing all sorts of weird and wonderful disguises when going to each other's places… It had been utterly perfect.

Bella saw Edward as one of her best friends. His chilled, laid back yet caring and kind attitude always made her feel comfortable in his presence. She had shared a lot of shit with him. Her struggles of playing 'adult' at such a young age; the back and fore visits from Phoenix to Forks; her mother's remarriage; her father's final months... She didn't know how she could talk about these things with such ease to Edward, when the words often got stuck in her throat whenever she was with Alice and Esme.

It wasn't all one sided though. Edward told her about his worries about his mom when he was a kid. How she would cry his father's name out when she slept. He reminisced about his days in drama school, and a time where he struggled to pay for basic necessities like toothpaste and shampoo because he couldn't find work.

Living in the spotlight had also had its mark. As he got more and more famous, stories would get spun, some without any evidence or truth at all. He was linked to every woman he had contact with, whether it be a coffee barista in Starbucks, or Tanya Denali. It was all out of his control.

Outside of their deep conversations, Edward could also make Bella laugh. His dry, English sense of humour and lack of political correctness often had her rolling on the floor in stitches.

They hadn't gone any further than the heavy make out sessions and the occasional grope under the clothes. But Bella couldn't find it within herself to care. His kisses were like sunshine on a rainy day, and his soft caresses made her feel like a precious gem. More than that, while she was incredibly attracted to him, and continued to think he was the most beautiful man she had ever seen, she found his mind and soul even better. She knew she was falling hard for him, and she loved every second of it.

Suddenly a shrill ring filled the air, making her jump from her inner musings. She grabbed her phone, hoping it hadn't awoken Jasper.

"Hello?"

"You aren't really angry with me… are you?" Edward asked in an anxious tone. He sounded like a little boy who had his favourite toy taken away from him.

Bella grinned, "Why, I didn't know you Brits were so sensitive!"

"Hardy ha ha Swan. You got me!" She could practically hear him rolling his eyes.

She giggled.

"What are you up to?" he asked.

She lay down, getting into a comfier position. She closed her eyes picturing him lying in his king sized bed, still in jeans and t-shirt, on top of the covers. "At nearly one o'clock on a Monday night? Baking pot brownies, and raving with Jasper."

"Save some for me" Edward joked "who knew you'd be so witty at this time of night?"

"Sorry Mr. Sarcasm. Some of us are tired."

"Do you want me to hang up?" Bella's heart gave a little stutter, was that disappointment she heard?

"No!" she said abruptly, flushing scarlet "are you okay?"

"I miss you" now her heart was in major overload.

"I saw you two days ago" she replied breathlessly.

"Is that you trying to let me down easy Bell?" he said playfully.

She laughed, "I miss you too."

He let out a contented sigh "can I see you tomorrow?"

"I'm working," she stated grudgingly.

"Come here after."

"I'm working till six. By the time I get to Seattle it'll be eight, and by the time I get back it'll probably be well after one."

"Easy," he breathed, "stay with me."

Okay, now her heart had stopped. They had never had a sleepover before.

"Bella?" his voice interrupted the heavy silence, "if you don't want to… it's fine. I mean… it's not… I mean… God. I really do miss you… and like you said it's only been two days… I get if you don't feel the same – for fuck's sake, I'm going way to fast. We don't have to have sex! I just want to lie next to you and cuddle... Not that I wouldn't love to have sex with you, bu- God I'm losing major man points…"

"Edward!" Bella said, finally catching her breath. "I'd love to."

"Wait. Really?"

She smiled softly, "really."

It went silent for a moment, but when he started speaking again, the elation in his voice was unmistakable "Great! It's a date."

…

The next day, Bella's palms were sweating in anticipation.

She had packed her bag around three o'clock last night, five minutes after Edward had grudgingly hung up on her. She was so keyed up that she spent half an hour deciding what to wear. She had never felt more like Alice Brandon.

She wore her normal attire to work- jeans and a shirt. But she specifically chose a bottle green pretty blouse that matched Edward's eyes, and smart black jeans, knowing she wouldn't have time to change before she went to Edward's.

She had also put on the nicest bra she owned. She knew he said that they wouldn't be having sex but it was good to be prepared… right? Alice had made her buy the bra in the Victoria Secret sale. Her words were- "Bella, when Victoria has a sale, you do not question. You buy." Admittedly now, she was happy with the purchase. The plum colour looked nice against her pale skin, and it made her C cups appear a size or two bigger.

"Hello, friend of mi- oh my god you're going to have sex!"

Bella's head snapped up at the sound of Alice's voice. She turned a bright pink as she looked over at the middle aged lady and presumably her son who were browsing the children's section. Her hazel eyes locked onto Bella's as she tutted, before pulling the small boy out of the shop.

"Well thanks Al, you just lost me my only customer!" Bella glared.

Alice remained unaffected however, as she continued to gape at her friend.

"I'm not going to have sex anyway…" Bella muttered, looking down at her hands.

"I call bullshit," Alice said, walking over to the front desk, "you are wearing the green blouse which I made you buy after I told you that you looked bangable in it. You've curled your hair, which suggests that you've put waaay more effort in you appearance than you normally do, plus…" she gazed critically at Bella's chest "you're boobs look a tad bigger, meaning…" her eyes widened in excitement "you're wearing the VS bra!"

By this point, Bella was nearly purple in embarrassment.

"You and Eddie are sealing the deal?" the pixie wiggled her eyebrows.

"No!" Bella exclaimed to Alice's disbelieving face "I mean, he said we wouldn't but…"

"Just in case" Alice nodded, "fair. But this means you and I will definitely have to go lingerie shopping in the future."

Bella groaned, but didn't bother with protesting. It was fruitless.

Alice jumped up on to the desk, and crossed her legs. She placed a takeaway mug in front of Bella, "I knew there was a reason we were friends." Bella teased, taking a grateful swig of the hot coffee.

"Yes, yes I'm awesome. Now give me the details!" Alice squealed.

Once Bella had explained the whole phone call, Alice let out a sigh "this is like a movie" she said dreamily "ordinary girl meets famous movie star, who sweeps her off her feet. I'm so happy for you B! Let me know if you meet any other hot famous men" she winked.

Bella laughed, "I thought you said you had no time for men."

"Well that was before your Hollywood romance! Now I'm exceedingly jealous, not to mention horny!" she huffed.

"TMI Ali!"

Alice giggled, "okay! change in subject! Other than your escapades with the gorgeous" she lowered her tone dramatically "Edward Mason, what else is going on?"

Bella shrugged, "Nothing much. Jasper nearly got fired again."

"I still can't believe I've never met your roommate" Alice commented.

"Yeah well, you're always working, and whenever you come to the apartment he's always passed out in his room."

The pixie nodded understandingly, "is he hot?" she said cheekily, to which Bella rolled her eyes.

"What did he do?" Alice asked.

"He was late to work… for the third time this month."

"Mikey let him off again?" Alice smirked.

"After Jasper said to him 'Bella says hi' I swear that guy is getting on my last nerves!"

"Get Eddie to roughen him up! He certainly got the muscles for it! Did you see his rippling six-pack in Recollections?" Alice's eyes glazed over.

Bella slapped her arm "Hey! Stop getting gooey eyes, and fantasising over my…"

"Your what?" Alice prompted.

Bella ignored her, choosing to rearrange one of the bookshelves.

"You haven't had the 'labels' talk?"

"Nope. I mean… it feels like we're more than friends and make out buddies… well to me it does." Bella looked down, suddenly feeling really stupid.

"Bells," her best friend turned her body towards hers, before grasping her face between her small hands. "You are my sister. You are strong, beautiful, funny and kind. Any guy would be extremely lucky to have you… including Edward Mason." The sincerity which shone from her eyes, made Bella smile. "Plus," she added, "If what he said last night is any indication, then I'd say the interest is definitely mutual!"

Bella nodded, "I'm scared Ali… is it normal for me to like him as much as I do, so early on?"

"Everyone is different B, you do what feels right."

The girls hugged tightly, "Thanks Tink"

"I love you Bella."

They separated, smiling at each other. "Now enough of this mushy talk! I have fifteen minutes of my break to spare, and I think we should start looking at lingerie online!"

Bella smiled without complaint.

…

"You're here!"

As soon as Bella knocked on the door, she was yanked in and brought into a strong embrace. She raised her head to look into the sparkling emerald eyes of Edward Mason. Fuck. Had she forgotten how beautiful he was?

He placed her gently down before appraising her with his eyes. "You look gorgeous" he said, smiling crookedly.

She blushed. He was wearing tired but comfy looking blue jeans and a vintage Beatles t-shirt… as if she couldn't fall even harder?

"So do you." She replied, making Edward's smile widen.

"Come on." He entwined their fingers together, and led her into the living room. There was one huge beanbag on the floor that was easily the same size as her couch back home. The coffee table was fully of snacks from Hershey's kisses, to strawberries dipped in chocolate. There were candles dotted around the place, and on the big screen, she could see that it was the menu for the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet.

Bella couldn't believe that he went so much effort. "Edward…" she breathed.

"Is it too much?" he asked worriedly.

"No one has ever done this much for me… ever. I love it."

Edward grinned, before plopping them both down on the beanbag, "good."

"I can't believe you got Romeo and Juliet!" she squealed.

"Yeah well, it's your favourite movie. Plus I need to check out my competition" he joked, in reference to her comment last night.

"Well," she started, snuggling into the cradle of his arms "you are definitely winning so far."

"Good to know."

…

"Then I defy you, stars!" Leo cried, crumpling onto the floor.

Bella sniffed; she had always hated this part. It was pure chance that he was to never receive the letter.

Edward chuckled.

Bella glared at him, "what?"

"You are so adorable."

She immediately dropped her frown, and smiled at him.

He raised his hand toward her face, and stroked the apple of her cheek lovingly. Her eyes fluttered shut at the sweet gesture. He leaned forward and placed featherlike kisses on her eyelids… her chin… her forehead… her cheeks.

"You're distracting me." Bella said half-heartedly. He smiled against her skin, but continued his perusal, "I've been stopping myself from doing this from the moment I pressed play."

Edward stopped, but before Bella could protest, he placed his hands on her waist and picked her up easily, so that she was straddling his lap.

She could feel his erection against her, making her gasp. He then pressed his lips to hers.

He filled her senses. He tasted like chocolate and pure Edward. His velvety tongue was gentle yet hard against hers. He smelt like sunshine. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head as he moved his lips down her neck.

"Bella?"

"Yeah?" she gasped.

"I know I said we weren't going to sleep together tonight…" kiss "I want to take things slow with you…" lick "but please… can I see you?" he tugged on the bottom of her shirt.

"Yessss"

He didn't hesitate before pulling off the green blouse and tossing it to the corner of the room. She still had her eyes closed, but when she noticed that he hadn't put his lips back on her skin, they snapped open.

Edward was gazing at her in awe. The candles bathed his face in a golden glow, and cast shadows against his face. His eyes were full of adoration as he stared at her, as though he hadn't seen anything so beautiful. His intense gaze made blush for what had to be the hundredth time that day.

"Bella" he said reverently, "you are absolutely stunning."

She shakily raised her hands to his face, stroking his features, her eyes locked to his. "Nowhere near as beautiful as you…"

He smiled, rising to kiss her softly. He ran his hands up and down her spine. She put her hands at the bottom of his back, yanking his t-shirt up. He laughed against her lips, which sent vibrations down her throat. They laughed together as they both worked his top off.

Bella pulled away this time, looking at his muscular chest, and defined six pack… yes, personal training certainly worked for him.

"Wow."

She leant down, pecking down his neck. The atmosphere was electric, as they sat, skin to skin, exploring each other's bodies.

She circled her tongue around his nipple, tugging it gently with her teeth. Edward gave a guttural groan. He reluctantly pushed her away.

"Did I do something wrong?" Bella asked, rejection washing over her.

"God, no!" Edward exclaimed, "I was just thinking… maybe we should go to the bedroom."

Bella's eyes went wide, but she nodded enthusiastically.

He stood up, with her legs and arms locked around him. She giggled at the position, causing him to snicker. He placed his hands underneath her bum to keep her up, "My little spider monkey" he said affectionately, carrying her to the room.

They shared sweet kisses as he placed her on the bed. He lay on top of her, supporting his weight with his forearms, which were placed either side of her head. His fingers trailed down the strap of her bra.

"While I love this, and how amazing you look in it… can I?" he slipped it down suggestively.

Bella hesitatingly nodded, and lifted herself up so he could unclip the back. What if he didn't like what he saw? What if he thought her boobs were too small?

The doubt must have shown on her face, because when Edward finally looked up from her chest, he kissed her reassuringly.

"You are perfect."

He then lowered his head to her right breast, emerald eyes still on her.

He swirled his tongue around her pink nipple, and placed wet kisses around it. He then placed his whole mouth on it, sucking it in. Her body arched up, and she weaved her hands into his bronze hair, holding him to her.

"Edward" she cried, as his left hand plucked and played with her left breast. He released the right, before giving the left the same treatment.

Stars appeared in front of her eyelids, as he continued to play with her tits.

"Come for me Beautiful" he rasped, before continue to lick and suck and kiss…

"Ahhhhhhh"

The pressure that built up in her tummy exploded, and she swore that she could hear a hallelujah chorus. That had been her ever first orgasm that wasn't done by her own hand.

It took her a moment, to get back down from her high. People would probably laugh that she came just by fondling, but his unwavering look… his fingers… his kisses and licks… it had been spectacular.

He stoked away strands of hair away from her face, giving her a sweet kiss on the forehead.

"You were glorious" he whispered.

She smiled at him shyly, before letting out a wide yawn. Edward grinned, "bedtime?" he inquired.

"But you haven't-"

"Trust me Bella," he stopped her "I am perfectly content."

This seemed odd to Bella, as her previous boyfriends Alec and Demetri had always wanted to get off before her, sometimes never leaving her satisfied.

But this was Edward. Kind, wonderful Edward.

"C'mon baby, lets get into bed."

They removed their jeans but didn't bother with putting pyjamas on, and slid into the bed.

Despite it being extremely spacious, they wrapped themselves within each other, as if they were lying in a single bed.

He kissed her nose, and she tucked her head beneath his chin.

"Night Bell"

"Goodnight Edward."

I love you.