Edward sat at the table looking at me drink the tea he had made me. He stared at me with intense eyes. His hair was perfectly messy, and the left corner of his mouth had the tiniest trace of a smile.

"What?" I said to him when I couldn't stand him staring any longer.

"Isabella, you are so beautiful." He said. That left corner of his mouth raised even higher until he was smiling at me, showing all his perfect white teeth. You would never know that they were lethal weapons. His contagious good mood caused me to grin. He chuckled and looked down at his hands. The game of monopoly—the worst game in the world—sat next to him. Jasper and Emmett had been playing earlier.

"Bella, I have to run an errand. Can I trust you to be here by yourself for about 30 minutes?"
I smiled at him acting completely innocent.

"Of course you can Edward. It's about time you finally relaxed about me!"
"I'm only gone for 30 minutes. It's not that long. Then again, you do have a way of creating mass destruction within a few minutes. Maybe I'll go when everyone gets back.
"No! Don't be silly!"

"You're sure?"
"Yes! Edward, go do whatever you're gonna do."
He stood and kissed me on the cheek and then put on his coat.

"I'll be back in exactly 30 minutes. Stay inside and don't touch any forks, spoons, TV remotes, and no calling with the phone unless you need to reach me."

"Thanks. I'll be perfectly fine though."

He stared at me for a while. I could tell he was rethinking his decision. He was going to stay if I didn't say something fast.

"Actually, this tea made me sleepy so I think I am going to lie down. I'll see you when I wake up."
Edward smiled and walked out the door. I watched him pull out of the driveway and down the street. That's when I whipped out the house phone and searched frantically for a phone book. I found one lying under the coffee table in the living room. I picked it up and slammed it down. I flipped through the pages as fast as I could and yanked my hand back yelling loudly when it bled just a little. I hated paper cuts. I proceeded to flip through the book, cutting my fingers at least three more times. And then I found the number I had been in search for. I dialed the number as fast as my sore little fingers would dial.

One ring, two rings, three rings, four rings, five….

"Hello, thank you for calling Pizza Pizzazz where your pizza is always full of zing. This is Conner. How can I assist you today?"
"Conner, how much extra do you get paid to say that cheesy line?"
"I get paid $8.50 an hour. But I just answer the calls and deliver. I don't make the pizza."
"I'll pay you double than what you make in an hour plus a little extra if you bring me a medium meat lovers pizza within the next 10 minutes."
"That's pushing it a little…"
"Conner, oh Conner…we all know that it's pushing it a little. But it is still possible, right?"
"Well yeah it's possible but—"

"Perfect. 10 minutes. And for every minute that your late, I start taking away a dollar."
"Umm…"
"How many minutes do you have left?"
"I don't think we can take your order…"
"Now you have 9 minutes since you're complaining so much. Get to it Conner! This is a very important situation! I desperately need my pizza stuffed with zing in 9 minutes and don't you dare argue or say 'that's what she said'."

"Right. 9 minutes…."

I gave him my address and hung up.

6 minutes had gone by. I was pacing nervously in front of the door with the money in my hand. At 11 minutes, a beat up baby blue car pulled up in the driveway. A tall boy with light dirty blond hair stepped out of the car and walked to the door with a pizza in hand. He rang the doorbell and I opened the door and took the pizza right out of his hands and set it on the couch. I pulled him inside and shut the door behind him.

"Whoa! Lady! Look, I just deliver the pizza, nothing extra!"
"Not even for a little tip?"
"No! Look I can't stay, just pay me so I can leave?"
"No way! I need you to fill my emptiness. I've been waiting for this moment since my boyfriend is being such a jerk. He's been gone for a little bit and will be home any moment. This won't take very long and I won't get hurt in the process. If he found out I got hurt, he'd kill me and probably you. I promise it will be fast and you look perfect to get the job done!"
Conner had wide eyes and his mouth opened a little bit in a frightened expression.

I pulled out yellow boots and a black coat.

"This will be tight fitting, but that's okay. You'll still look good in it."
"No! I'm not wearing this!"
"Put it on!"

"Look! I don't know what fetish you have, but I'm not into this kind of stuff! I have a purity ring!"

I gave him a disgusted look.

"Conner, I'm not going to sleep with you. My god, do I look like a prostitute?"
"Wait….I am totally lost…"
"We are gonna go puddle jumping before my boyfriend gets home! You know, outside?"

"Seriously?"
"Yes seriously. I wanted to do it with someone and you seemed perfect! Please? Just for a few minutes and then you can leave. I'll pay you still."

He sighed and gave me this awful "do I have to" looks.

"Fine."

He put on the boots and the coat and we went outside. At first he just stood there like a lost orphan child. I found the biggest puddle next to him and jumped in it. He got completely wet.

"You have to do it or you don't get paid!"
"I don't wanna do it! I'm gonna get all wet!"
"Stop being such a baby and jump in the water! You aren't the wicked witch of the west so it's not going to hurt you." I said as I jumped again. I had my back turned when I felt water go all over the back of my legs and in my hair. I cringed and gasped at how cold it was. Conner was standing in the middle of the puddle looking at me with a slight smile.

"You have learned well my apprentice." I said in a star war-ish voice.

We continued splashing and jumping and that's when it all went wrong. A rock was hiding under the puddle, one that I didn't see. Conner was off frolicking in a different puddle. I was just so caught up in the moment that I didn't notice it. That's when I fell, and I fell hard. My jeans were soaked and water went up my back. I stood up cold, wet, shivering, and very muddy. Conner laughed hysterically. I had a few scrapes on my hands from when I broke my fall but that was it. That's when out of the corner of my eye, I saw car lights heading up the road. It was Edward. I took the now wet money out of my pocket and shoved it at Conner and then pushed him towards his car.

"Leave now!"

"Why? This is way better than answering pizza calls."
"There is a disturbance in the force!" I said as I pushed him to the car.

"Your boyfriend?"

I nodded my head. He started his car. I held out my hand and positioned it towards the driver side window. He rolled it down, which made me feel like I was an actual Jedi moving things with my mind.

"May the force be with you."
He nodded with a smile and drove off. He passed Edwards car and Edward pulled into the driveway just as I ran through the front door. I was trying to find a hiding spot. I pulled out all the pots in one cabinet and threw myself inside. I heard the front door open and slam shut.

"Bella! Where the hell are you? What did you do this time! And why are there muddy footprints all over the house? Who was that guy?"

I held my breath.

"I can smell you love…" he said as he walked towards the door of the cabinet.

Damn.

He opened the door and glared at me.

"I have pizza to make up for it!"
"I can't eat food Bella…"
"Right. You can call a Pizza Pizzazz guy! I heard that they have awesome delivery guys who will do random stuff for money!"

Edward pulled me out of the cabinet and then gave me a confused look.

"You're all wet."
"I went puddle jumping and I fell."
"Of course you did Bella, of course."

"Your hands. They are all scraped! Are those paper cuts?"

"The phonebook attacked me, I swear."

He shook his head at me.

"Go take a shower and clean up." He said while trying to contain a smile. I decided not to argue with this one.

As I walked towards the stairs he called out to me.

"Bella, what money did you pay him with?"

"The money that's on the table. Why?" I said as I walked back into the kitchen.

My mouth dropped as he stood there shaking his head and laughing. He was holding the money I was supposed to give to Conner.

"Wait, I swear I paid him!"

"With Monopoly money, yes."

That's when I noticed a few of the brightly assorted play money was missing. I must not have paid enough attention when I was ordering the pizza and grabbing the money at the same time.

I was at a loss of words and began laughing aloud.

Edward came over to me and wrapped his arms around me as he kissed my forehead lightly. He laughed along with me.

"I love you Bella." He said while fighting back the laughter.

"Does this mean I can puddle jump more often?"
He let go and wandered into the living room.

"Of course not. Now you will be on surveillance 24/7 with extra security."

I groaned as I shuffled across the floor and up the stairs for a shower.