I speed over to Alice's with blazing determination, replaying that message from James over and over in my head. I let the message fuel this newly ignited fire in me. It was time, time for me to be happy again. I was going so fast I nearly missed the hidden drive way that lead to the Cullen's house. Damn this would be a bitch to have to find at night.

The drive way was long almost a mile; it was surrounded by huge redwood trees. After driving through the thick cover of trees I come to an opening. I immediately see the house or mansion. It was huge, the white siding made it glow in the fading sun light. One whole side of the house looked as if it was made of glass, it was beautiful. The front porch looked like it must run around the whole house.

I drove my car around to the back of the house as Alice had instructed. When I pulled around the back to park; I noticed Rosalie's M3, Emmitt's Jeep, a bright yellow Porsche 911 turbo and a shiny silver Volvo. Man these guys sure do love their cars. I killed the engine and got out of the car, making my way back to the front of the house.

I walked up on the porch and was about to ring the bell when the door flew open. Alice squealed and threw hers arms around me. I smiled; Alice was quickly becoming my best friend. You couldn't help but love her once you meet her.

"Yay Bella you're finally here!" Alice said as she squeezed the air out of my lungs.

"Yeah Alice I'm here and I can't breathe." I managed to squeak out.

"Oh sorry." Alice said as she loosened her grip without letting me go and pulling me into the house. The moment we stepped into the foyer I was awe struck. The inside of the house was absolutely amazing. It had rich cherry wood floors, and the walls were painted a brilliant white that seemed to make the room a lot bigger.

The back wall of glass turned the forest outside into a large painting; adding just that much more to the rooms appeal. I couldn't really find words to describe it so I just said the first thing that came to mind.

"Wow, your house is amazing."

"Well thank you dear." I turned to my left to see who had spoken. A gorgeous woman was standing at the top of the stairs smiling. This must be Alice and the guy's mother. She was small like Alice with long caramel colored hair. She had dimples like Emmitt and the same stunning green eyes as Edward. She had a very motherly air about her that made you feel instantly safe and comfortable. She walked down the stairs and stopped in front of me and Alice extending her hand to me.

"It's nice to meet you dear, I'm Esme you must be Bella." Esme said smiling at me.

"It's so nice to meet you Mrs. Cullen." I said as I shook her hand.

"Oh please call me Esme. Well girls I have to go, Mrs. Newton has a decoration emergency that needs my immediate attention. I'll be back later you guys have fun, it was very nice to meet you Bella I hope to see you again." Esme said as she grabbed her coat and purse.

"Thank you Esme it was nice meeting you too." As soon as Esme was out the door Alice dragged me through the living room, down the hall to the family room.

This room was just as big as the living room. There was a large flat screen television on the north wall, along with a complicated looking entertainment center. There were two love seats a long couch and a few bean bag chairs. Everyone besides Angela and Ben were already there. Jasper was sitting on one of the bean bag chairs while Emmitt and Rosalie were cuddled up on the couch. There on the left was Edward looking eight shades of sexy. He had changed out of his school clothes, and was now wearing a white wife beater and a pair of baggy grey sweat pants.

As soon as Alice and I stepped into the room everyone greeted me.

"What up kung Fu queen how's your knee?" Emmitt asked with a booming laugh. Rosalie promptly smacked him upside the head before turning and smiling at me.

"Hey Bella I'm glad you could make it." She said.

"Thanks Rosalie; and my knee is fine Emmitt thanks for asking." I said laughing.

"Hey Bella it's nice to see you again." Jasper said with his slight southern drawl.

"It's nice to see you too Jasper." I said as I made way over to sit next to Edward. As soon as I sat down he leaned over to me.

"I missed you after gym, I was looking for you but you just vanished." I didn't want to think about why I cut out of there so fast, and I didn't want to tell Edward either, so I just made something up.

"Yeah I had to get home real fast to do something for my dad; I wanted to get that out of the way so I could come over here." I wasn't that good at lying but it sounded true enough.

"Well I'm glad you were able to make it over." Edward said with a smile. I decided then it was time to put phase one of my plan into action. I causally placed my hand on Edward's knee and leaned into him a bit more. I looked up at him from under my thick eye lashes giving him my best 'come hither' look. He looked down at my hand on his leg then at me; I could practically see him melt when our eyes connected.

"I wouldn't have missed it for anything Edward." I said in my sexiest voice. He smirked at me and cocked an eyebrow as if to say what the hell has gotten into me. He would just have to wait to find out.

Just as Edward was about to say something the door bell rang and Alice jumped up squealing.

"That must be Angela and Ben." She said as she hurried off to the door. I decided to cool my jets a little, I don't need Angie getting hipped to what I'm doing and have her pull me aside or call me out. I pulled away from Edward a little as Angie and Ben came into the family room. Angela came right over to me and sat down giving me a worried look.

"Hey Terrabells where were you after school I was looking for you?" Fuck I couldn't lie to Angie; somehow she always knows when I'm lying.

"I'll tell you about it later ok." I said silently pleading with me eyes for her to just drop it. She looked at me concerned for a moment before getting the hint and getting up to join Ben on the other love seat. I look up at Edward who gives me a questioning look, probably wondering why I didn't just tell Angie what I told him. I just shrugged playing it off and turning my attention to Alice who was bouncing in front of the television.

"Ok guys what do you want to watch first, Across the Universe or The House bunny?" Alice asked.

"Let's watch the House Bunny; Anna Farris is fucking hot in that." Emmitt said, followed by a slap in the back of the head from Rosalie.

"Let's watch Across the Universe, I haven't seen that yet." I said. All the girls agreed while the guys groaned. Alice bounced over to the entertainment center and put the movie in. After that the only sounds you could hear were the movie and Emmitt munching on popcorn.

It was dark in the family room the only light coming from the television screen. I took a risk and slowly started to move closer to Edward until I was nearly in his lap. There was a buzz of electricity between us in the darkness it was almost palpable.

I needed to be closer, I moved my body so my back was against his chest and I rested my head against his shoulder. I wasn't too skilled in the art of seduction so I was using some of my only moves here; so I sat still and waited for him to respond. After what seemed like forever, Edwards's arms came up and wrapped around my waist. The moment he touched me I let out a breath I didn't even know I had been holding, I let myself relax into Edward's embrace.

It felt wonderful cuddling with Edward, however something was a little off. I guess I wasn't used to being held by another man after being with James for so long. No, I wasn't going to let thoughts of that jerk mess up my time with Edward.

I relaxed into Edward a little more and focused my attention on the movie. I let the familiar Beetles songs wash over me and tune out my thoughts. All of a sudden Edward leans in close to my ear and starts to whisper the lyrics to I've just seen a face in my ear. I couldn't help the huge grin that spread across my face, it was incredibly sweet. This man was making me melt and I don't think he was even trying.

After a few more whispered serenades, the movie came to an end. Alice of course was up and had the lights on before the end credits started to roll.

"So do you guys want to watch the house bunny now?" Alice asked.

"God yes, I can't take another chick flick." Emmitt said. The smack he received from Rosalie resonated throughout out the room making everybody laugh.

"I really don't want to watch a bunch of half naked girls running around, hey let's watch the devil wears Prada." Rosalie said.

"Hey I would have to agree with Emmitt on this one, I'm not too big on the chick flicks and I will admit Anna Farris is hot." I said.

"Thank you finally a voice of reason." Emmitt said as he smiled at me.

"Actually guys could we hold off on the movie for a second, I promised Bella I would show her my anime collection." Edward said. I was more than a little shocked I honestly didn't expect him to make a move like this, at least not yet. I looked up at him and he smiled at me. I looked over at Angela who was giving me a -what the fuck are you up too look. I shrugged at her and tried my best to look innocent.

"Eww Bella, tell me you're not into that Pokémon bullshit?" Emmitt asked.

"First off I've never even seen Pokémon, and secondly real anime is full of action and all kinds of guy stuff, I bet you would like it if you watched some." I said.

"Bella you may as well give up on that I've been trying to get Emmitt to watch anime for years, it's not really his thing. Edward said.

"Well excuse me if I'm not into all your dungeons and dragon's crap, besides Bella aren't you too hot to be a nerd?" Emmitt asked. All I could do was laugh.

"Oh come on you guys just one more movie and then you can nerd out all you want." Alice said with a fake pout.

"Seriously you guys it will only take a few minutes." I said. Alice sighed.

"Fine, go do your nerd stuff; I need to make more snacks anyway." She said glaring at Emmitt who had eaten all the popcorn by himself.

"Hey Rosalie and Angela do you guys mind helping me in the kitchen?" Alice asked. Both girls agreed to help. As Angela walked past me to head for the kitchen she gave me a knowing glance and shook her head. There was no fooling Angie; she always knows when I'm up to something. They guys quickly took advantage of the unoccupied television and turned to sports center. Edward and I made a quiet exit of the family room and headed for the stairs.

As Edward and I made our way up the stairs to his room a fresh wave of nerves washed over me, I needed to calm down. This was not the time to have second thoughts. This is what I want, no scratch that this is what I need. I need James to become a distant fucking memory, and Edward was just the guy to do it. Edward is a good guy and I know he would never do to me what James did. However I couldn't fight the underlying feeling that what I was about to do was wrong.

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