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Chapter 7

Loud, tinkling laughing is the first thing I hear in the morning and it takes me a few minutes to remember that Alice spent the night. I peek open my eyes and see her sitting up all hunched over and cracking up for some unknown reason.

"What is so funny?" I have to ask.

"Did you know you talk in your sleep", Alice responds through her chuckles. Oh crap what did I say. I must blush, because Alice continues, "Don't be embarrassed, it's not that bad"

Not sure if I want to know the answer I ask, "What did I say?"

She smiles, "You just kept moaning and saying something about the voice. You already have it pretty bad for Edward. I hope you are not disappointed today", she ends seriously.

The thought of seeing Edward for the first time today has me beaming. Alice is obviously a little concerned but stays enthusiastic with me. Alice jokes around with me all day about strange physical qualities Edward might have and if I would still keep an open mind. I feel like she is trying to keep me grounded without being mean about it. It ends up being very funny and helps pass the time as Alice punishes me, or primps as she likes to call it. By the time she is finished I have to admit I am looking pretty smoking. She did this great thing with my eye makeup so that I look sophisticated and natural. Also she straightened my hair which makes me look older and sleeker. The outfit is probably the best piece of the puzzle. She picked out some black skinny jeans and a royal blue square necked tee shirt. It had the amazing effect of adding curves to my fairly flat body and made me look much more womanly. I wore some black boots. I was so nervous about my date and my inability to control my more recently discovered scandalous thoughts that I was having a hard time sitting still.

"What if I say something totally inappropriate and Edward thinks I am a slut?" I question Alice before she sends me on my way.

She just smirks at me and rolls her eyes. She waves bye from inside her vehicle as we both pull away. I am very thankful to have become friends with Alice. I realize how much I have enjoyed spending more time with her and how we are becoming fast friends just like she guessed.

When I stop for gas about 10 minutes away from the place Edward and I agreed to meet I check my phone and realize I have a text message from Edward explaining that he will be wearing a long black coat and khaki pants. I text him back telling him I am a few minutes away and will be there soon.

I can't believe I am doing this, I chant in my head over and over again as I finish my drive to the coffee shop we agreed to meet at, park the car and walk towards the building. As I force my eyes up to scan the crowd and begin my search I am momentarily stunned.

Holy crap! That can't be him. That man is much too handsome to be the man I met online right? Well he looks like he is looking for someone. I guess I better pick my jaw up off the floor and go say hello and see if it is him. Don't get too disappointed if it is not him, I mentally scold myself.

The gorgeous man is looking at me now expectedly. I guess he is waiting for me to say something. He furrows his brow before he spurts out "Bella?"

I can't help the smile that splits my face. "Yes it's me. I guess that means you are Edward?"

"Yes, it is a pleasure to meet you. May I also add that you look stunning today?"

I feel my face heat up and I respond, "Thanks". I know I am still smiling and we spend what seems like an inordinate amount of time in silence before he clears his throat and invites me to sit down with him. How am I going to have an intelligent conversation with the Adonis sitting in front of me?

"Well… would you like a cup of coffee or something? I am going to go get myself a cup", Edward says as he smiles at me. He seems kind of nervous too, which makes me feel a little better about how nervous I am feeling.

"Sure, I'll take a regular coffee with crème and sugar if that's ok. I can get it myself if you'd like. I mean you don't have to get it for me" Seriously, what is wrong with me today? Can I not just make conversation with this beautiful man in front of me without making a scene? Geesh!

"Bella, it's ok, I want to get it for you. Don't worry about it." Edward seems like he is hiding a chuckle. Well I guess one crisis has been averted. Plus my seat is set up to be able to able him from behind without feeling like some kind of perv. Total bonus!

"Thank you" I manage to say without sounding completely pathetic.

The view from behind is as good as or better than the beautiful face I just had the pleasure of stammering at. I have an intense feeling to grab his ass but control myself. What is it about this man that makes me think all of these explicit things? No one has ever made me feel so much like a sexual being before.

Edward sets my coffee down in front of me while smiling. He then asks the strangest question "Is there something on my pants?"

"Umm, no" Where could this be possibly heading, "why?"

He coughs and looks down before he blurts out. "I just saw you looking at me in the mirror behind the cashier on the back wall and thought maybe I sat in something. So what were you looking at then" He smirks at me as he awaits my answer.

I feel the blush rise on my face and cannot believe the response that comes out of my mouth, "I couldn't help but day dream about my hands on your ass once I seen it. It was supposed to be a covert operation but I guess you caught me". I tried to give him my best flirty, innocent expression.

Edward laughed and responded, "Well I guess I don't have to feel bad now when I am checking out your ass sometime today". I know at this my blush just intensifies. I can't help but mentally fist pump myself in excitement that he at least sees me as attractive and check out worthy.

This is like the couple of conversations we have had before. It seems I have started something I have no idea how to finish. Where do I take the conversation from here? What is my best move to make sure those plump, sexy lips find their way on mine before this date ends? The thought of kissing him sends my thoughts shooting off into thoughts of his lips kissing other parts of me. Control yourself, Bella! It is your turn to respond. Don't make yourself look like some kind of psycho slut!

I look Edward in the eye and I swear I hear him quietly moan as I take my bottom lip between my teeth. The electricity that surrounds us apparently does not just affect me. As I realize this could quickly get out of control and cause me to do something I am not really ready for I ruefully change the topic of conversation in a somewhat other direction. "So… mutual ass checking out aside, what do you have planned for me today?"

After the sentence is out of my mouth I realize this is not exactly changing the tone of the conversation but I could not do any better in my cloud of lust and anticipation. Edward clears his throat, "well, I was planning to take you to see a Quentin Tarantino movie festival at the theater across the street. Does that sound ok to you?"

"How many movies were you planning on us seeing?"

"Well I guess that's up to you. They are playing Pulp Fiction in about a half an hour and then there is an hour and half where they are serving dinner in the restaurant attached to the theater. It supposed to be a special menu based on the movies. After that there is a showing of Reservoir Dogs. I figured if you still wanted to stick around we could do the whole thing or end it after the first movie or dinner if the date seemed like it was over or you were antsy to get home."

How thoughtful it is that he found a date that we could do that allowed for more or less time together depending on how the date went. I guess I took too long responding when Edward continued "I am not trying to be presumptuous, I just figured we already kind of know each other and seem to get along based on our other interactions and since we live a little distance away if the date goes as well as I hoped it would go we might want to spend more time together."

"I think it is so thoughtful that you planned something that you knew I would probably like, plus something that I get to control the timeframes. I really appreciate that and I have a feeling we will end up seeing both of those moves today" I smile, blush and look down.

Edward reached over and lifted my face with his finger to look me in the eyes. "Bella, I am very much feeling that as well".