I bounded into the school gates that Monday as Alice struggled to catch up with me, but she knew why I was so eager to get to school. We had spent the whole previous day poring over ice-cream and gossiping about our glorious weekends. Apparently Tanya Denali had been a little put out by the non-appearance of Edward at the dance, but I didn't care. All I wanted to do was get into school and catch even the slightest glimpse of him, and I'd be happy. I tried to act blasé as I retrieved the necessary books for my next three classes from my locker, with Alice on my left side talking, mainly to herself. Just as I shut my locker door, I felt two familiar arms winding around my waist from behind, and my pulse started beating rapidly. "Hey gorgeous," Edward whispered in my ear. This definitely beat catching a 'slight glimpse' of him as he kissed my neck lightly, moving his lips from my ear to my throat. The feeling was divine. "Hey," I replied turning to face him and putting my arms resting on his shoulders. I could see Alice looking curiously at us and walking away swiftly to give us some time alone, something I was grateful for. "I missed you," he cooed, kissing my nose gently. His arms were wrapped firmly around my waist, and since I was getting braver around him, even after only one date, I kissed him straight on the lips, no hesitating. Part of me thought it was too soon to be a lovey-dovey couple, but it felt right and I wanted to grab this chance while it was given to me. I traced his lips with my tongue, and he only seemed willing to grant me entrance as his tongue met mine. "We better get to class," I giggled, pulling away from our embrace, and he nodded in agreement. "Allow me," he said in a gentlemanly fashion as he tossed my bag in the air and put it onto his shoulder. "You don't have to do that," I tried protesting, I didn't want him to feel like he had to do that kind of stuff. "No, no, I insist. All you have to do is hold my hand and look beautiful." He winked sexily at me, and without any second thoughts, he took my hand firmly in his and allowed our fingers to intertwine with each other. I was delighted we had out first class together; I wasn't ready to leave him just yet. I thought maybe I should let go of his hand as we entered our History class, just in case he felt awkward at all, but his fingers only grew tighter around mine as we made our way to sit down. Alice had thoughtfully sat beside Angela Weber, leaving our usual desk free for me and Edward to sit together at. I gave her a discreet smile that let her know I acknowledged what she had done for me. I tried my best to avoid Tanya Denali's evil glares that were stabbing me from her seat in the back of the classroom, something Edward noticed. "Don't let her get to you, babe. She's not worth it," he whispered soothingly in my ear as we sat down. "I'm not worried what she thinks. I have better things to think about," I smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before class started. He winked at me again, and placed one hand on my knee during that whole class, rubbing it soothingly for me which made me forget all about Tanya. I had slapped her 'super-bitch' tactics right back at her.