Disclaimer: Stephenie owns Twilight and these characters. I just manipulate them for my own – and hopefully your – enjoyment.

Sadly I have not actually been to the Bahamas so the following is a mix of Google research (I LOVE Google) and a combo of all the cool activities I have done on my own holidays.

The hotel is fictional but is loosely based on images I Googled and is a combo of The Cove Atlantis and Bimini Bay Resort & Marina, both of which look amazing.

Mwah Mwah to my fab Fic-Bitch I_Heart_Fifty who continually fixes my atrocious spelling and brings me Subway at work when I do an unexpected night shift. [Right back at ya, babe. Just wait till I have my say in the A/N at the bottom. Also, sorry this is a little late everyone! My bad!]

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BELLA

We sat up talking and dissecting the evening for the best part of an hour. We all thought our respective guys were gorgeous and agreed that the suitcase switch couldn't have worked out more perfectly. I sent up a small prayer for the ineptness of the desk bimbo.

I 'fessed up to my pouncing on Edward, and the girls squealed in delight that their pep talk and interference had worked. I also admitted that I had come clean about wanting to have sex - just not yet. Alice congratulated me on being honest from the get go, Rose thought I shouldn't have mentioned it and kept him hanging. Either way, I felt pretty good about it.

When we were all talked out, Alice stood up and gave a huge yawn. "Well girlies, I'm off to bed."

I reached my hand out to grasp hers and pulled her back down onto the couch. "I have something I want to say before we do" I said, as I reached over and took Rose's hand in my free one.

"I know I said a little of this in the bathroom earlier, but I just want to thank you both for all that you have done for me the last few months. I want to say thanks for the endless DVD and wine nights, for putting up with my moods and moping, for the covert shopping trips and especially for this vacation..." my voice broke a little as I tried – unsuccessfully - to hold back the tears.

Alice opened her mouth to speak, but I held up my hand and she closed it again.

"I know that I've been hard work over the last little while, and I can't thank you enough for looking out for me. I love you like my sisters and give thanks every day that I found you that summer."

My eyes welled up again and both girls launched themselves at me throwing their arms around my neck and embracing me fiercely.

"Bella, we feel exactly the same way" Alice said into my hair. "We're just glad that you were able to overcome the shit that James loaded onto you. In a way I'm glad that he did what he did."

I gave a little squeak at that comment but she ploughed on, "'Cause it made you come to terms with some shit that you otherwise might not have. Sure, you had a rough time initially, but look at how far you have come. Perhaps we should actually thank that rat bastard!" she giggled.

Rose spoke next. "I agree with Al, he may have been a fuckwit but he did kinda help you sort your shit out a little. Anyway, you know how much we love to shop, so getting a little extra for you was no hardship. I also loved those DVD and wine nights although if I have to sit through Teen Wolf again I might have to reconsider our friendship!" she joked.

Alice and I had a thing for classic 80's trash movies and had made Rose sit through Teen Wolf as well as the whole John Hughes catalogue.

"It was then I really knew how much you loved me Rose" I said cheekily.

"I would do it all again in a heartbeat, Bells." she said sincerely. "Trashy 80's movies aside I'm glad you have finally accepted that you are beautiful and amazing. What's on the inside is perfectly matched by what's on the outside. I know I speak for Alice too when I say we're also thankful that you can now see what we've always seen."

Rose paused and glanced at me slyly. "From the way Edward was looking at you like you were something to eat, it seems he agrees!" we all erupted into fits of giggles.

That night, as I slid in between the cool sheets, I was glad that I had the big talk with the girls. It had forced me take stock of my life and made me see what was really important: my family, my friends and - if I played my cards right - Edward. As I drifted off to sleep I had a buzz of excitement about tomorrow in my belly, a smile on my face, and (as much as I was ashamed to say) Edward's jacket on the pillow beside me.

I woke up slowly, for a second wondering why my face was covered as I breathed in the most delicious scent. I sat up and realised that I had Edward's jacket in my hand and had slept with it pressed up against my face.

A quick glance in the mirror revealed button marks across my cheek. I hoped that they would disappear while I was in the shower or the girls would never let me live it down. I reluctantly draped Edward's jacket over the arm of the chair as I headed to the bathroom.

Twenty minutes later, I emerged from my room with a button-free face to find the girls waiting for me.

"Bella, Bella! Guess what?" Alice asked before I could even open my mouth to greet them.

"Morning guys" I said, before turning to Alice. "What has you as excited as a bunny on crack this morning?"

She was so excited I could practically see her vibrating.

"I have a surprise for you!" she squealed, "Well, actually Esme has a surprise for all of us."

"She has been like this since we got up" Rose said, "but she made me wait 'til we were all together before spilling her secret."

Alice ignored her. "I'm glad you are up and ready cause our first appointment is soon and we can't be late!" she bounced.

"Appointment for what, exactly?" I asked cautiously. I had been the victim of Alice's surprises before, the most recent one being a Bikram yoga class in 105 degree heat that I was still recovering from.

"Esme has treated all three of us to a half-day spa, including breakfast, and a champagne lunch on the roof terrace! Prepare to be buffed and polished within an inch of your lives girls!" She skipped over to the foyer, her bag slung over her shoulder.

"Come on, grab your bags girls, we're off!"

Rose and I followed at a more sedate pace behind her. We took the elevator down to the lobby then a set of wide ornate stairs to the second floor spa reception. In the reception area there was the same floor to ceiling windows as in our suite which also looked out over the beach.

The roof terrace was to our left and the view was amazing. This relaxed me a bit 'cause even if the beauty treatments in store for us were tortuous, having lunch up here at the end would be worth it.

"Brandon party of three for the half day package" Alice announced us to the women behind the spa reception desk.

"Of course," she murmured "we've been expecting you." She rang a little bell and another woman appeared.

"If you will just follow me ladies, I can show you where to change."

Thirty minutes later we were wearing uber-plush bathrobes and relaxing in reclining chairs while rose petal scented water swirled around our feet and little jets of water gave our legs and feet the most amazing massage. This is the life, thank you Esme - I sighed, relaxing further back into my plush seat and taking a sip of my lemon and lime flavoured water.

We were interrupted by the beautician bringing us a plate of fresh fruit and gorgeous looking pastries for our breakfast along with juice and a huge silver coffee pot. Heaven.

"Now ladies," she said after we were all quietly eating our food, "have you given any thoughts to the colours for your nails?"

I picked up another piece of fruit and glanced at the others. We had been all given multiple cards with sample colours not long after we arrived and I was leaning towards a beige colour, nothing too flashy. I had kept my choice to myself about this as I knew the girls would try and talk me out of it and into something a little more exciting.

Alice spoke first. "I think I'm going to go with colours from the Alice in Wonderland collection, she held up the relevant card for us to inspect. 'Mad as a Hatter' on my toes and 'Absolutely Alice' on my fingers, pretty fitting I think!" she said looking smug.

"The 'Mad as a Hatter part is certainly true" Rose said, but not maliciously. Alice retaliated by flicking rose scented water at her.

"What are you going to go for?" she asked looking toward Rose.

"In keeping with the name theme I'm going with 'A Rose by Dawn-Broke my Noon' for my fingers and 'Ladies and Magenta-men' for my toes." She held out the appropriate card for us to admire the two shades of pink.

"Your turn, Bella" she said turning to look at me.

"I was going to go with 'Sweetheart' for all of them" I finished lamely. Alice grabbed her colour chart and flicked through, looking for 'Sweetheart'. I turned to Rose for support and realised she was doing the same.

"Here it is in the 'Nudes and Naturals' section," Alice said in outrage, a pout forming instantly at her lips.

"How can you expect to be a wild woman with a nail polish from the 'Nude and Natural' section?" she said in outrage.

"You go on about how you want a bit of excitement in your life this vacation, and I'm pretty sure you can't do that with a colour called 'Sweetheart!' Rose and I will pick for you" she said. I could see Rose nodding in agreement and realised I was fighting a losing battle.

I started to give half-hearted protest but Rose interjected, waving her hand in my face in a very 'Ricki Lake talk to the hand' type gesture.

"Don't even bother Bells, you know that you can't win. Just sit back and relax and let us vamp you up a bit." She turned to Alice, "I get the fingers, you get the toes" she said, and they both went back to flipping through the colour charts. I sighed again and sank back into the chair, ready for a long wait as they plotted quietly between themselves - flipping furiously back and forth between colours and having a low murmured conversation. I decided they were right and if I had any hope of my outsides matching my insides then I sorely needed their help.

After a few antagonising minutes, Rose spoke.

"I know you won't be comfortable with a bright colour on your fingers, plus a lighter colour is easier to maintain. So, I have compromised with 'Bronzed to Perfection'. It was the closest I could find to Bronze God!" she giggled as she held the colour chart out for my approval.

I had to admit it wasn't as bad as I had been anticipating, a rather nice shade of brown actually. I internally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Perfect!" Alice trilled. "And now for something bright and sexy for your toes." She flicked between two colours. "I just can't decide," she flicked backwards and forwards again and again before holding them both out for us to inspect. Both were shades of pink, one a little more neon than the other but still nice. Alice started to giggle.

The question on everybody's lips, Bella, is do you want to be 'Charged Up Cherry' or are you 'Feeling Hot-Hot-Hot'?"

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EDWARD

We decided since we would be spending the afternoon at the beach that we would do other stuff that morning. Over breakfast, we tried to formulate a plan which I knew would be no easy feat as Emmett had the attention span of a toddler.

"We could kayak" Emmett suggested. "I saw they had some near the place where that hot chick was handing out towels yesterday."

"I'm not really in the mood" Jasper said. Thank God, I thought. I wasn't either.

"What about heading into town to look around?" Emmett tried again.

Jasper and I looked at each other. "Nah mate, maybe another day" I said. Jasper look relieved. I knew from the look on his face that he was pining for the girls as much as I was. I glanced at my watch and groaned when I realised that I still had 5 hours to wait before seeing Bella again.

"I looked in the book thing, and they hire out scooters and beach buggies not far from here," Emmett continued. "Maybe we could do that."

"What book thing?" I asked.

"You know, that book they have in the room with all the activities and shit in it" he said. "I looked through last night; we can also hire a catamaran, go spear fishing or snorkelling, get a boat and feed the fish on the other side of the reef, take a cultural tour around the island in a jeep or hike to the waterfalls" he said as he ticked things off on his fingers. "And that's only the cool stuff in there."

Jasper and I looked at him in awe. Emmett was not one for planning, he was more of a 'go with the flow' kinda guy and tended to fit in with whatever was going on. This thing with Rose must have thrown him into a bit of a tailspin.

"They all sound great dude," I said. "But I'm pretty sure that you have to book most of that stuff in advance." I also was hoping that Bella and the girls would want to do some of that stuff with us, not that I would mention that just yet.

I realised then that Bella had severely disrupted my life. Pre-Bella, I would have looked at it as a challenge to try and get onto one of the tour groups at short notice. I previously would have been down at the front desk using all of the Cullen charm and flirting shamelessly to get what I wanted. Bloody hell, my life was being ruled by my cock.

"We should definitely book something in for tomorrow, though" I added, "maybe the fish feeding on the other side of the reef?" Then I could see Bella in a bikini, I hope that she has a blue one just like the Bella in my dream. Fuck, I was getting hard at the thought. I discretely reached down to adjust myself as Em spoke again.

"Well, what do you want do then?" he asked sounding a little annoyed and pissed that we couldn't do any of his suggestions.

"Well, there's a huge TV in our suite" I suggested hopefully, "you keen for a morning of Xbox?" I couldn't believe that on the first full day of being in paradise I had actually suggested a morning of gaming. Inside.

Emmett had a bit of a thing about Xbox, we all did. I knew it would stop him from sulking about the missed activities. I also hoped that it would stop me from counting the hours til seeing Bella again.

He looked at me and stood up. "What are we waiting for then? Let's jet."

We headed back to the suite, flopped on the recliners and watched Emmett play. Jasper and I would usually have been right in there but I couldn't concentrate and my mind kept wandering. Wandering to thoughts of Bella. Bella's face, Bella's smell, her smile and that fucking gorgeous sexy mouth and all the things that I hoped it would do to me. Roll on 2 o'clock, I thought.

The time between breakfast and 2pm seemed to take forever. I initially thought it was just me who was counting the minutes until I saw Jasper look at his watch three times in the space of about 30 seconds.

At one o'clock I couldn't take it anymore. I stood up. "I'm going to change then head downstairs and see what's going on," I announced.

"They won't be there yet" Emmett said dryly not stopping what he was doing or even averting his eyes from the massive screen. I open my mouth to say something but he kept on talking. "I know they were on time last night but you are a whole hour early. The Cullen charm is good, but it's not that good. No girl is that keen, not even Sexy Mouth" he said, reluctantly pulling his eyes away to look and me and smirking.

I looked at Jasper wondering what his take on this was. He stood up too.

"I'm with Edward, bro" he said, "sorry". We both turned and headed to our rooms while Emmett shouted at us from the couch and waved the Xbox hand controller.

"You two are so fucking whipped it's not funny, you haven't even got them into bed yet!" He was still yelling smack talk as I shut my door.

I flipped open my suitcase and looked through what was in there. The next thing that passed through my mind made me slightly sick. What was I going to wear? I almost bitch-slapped myself. When had I turned into such a chick?

My thoughts were interrupted by Jasper bursting into my room slamming the door and turning to rest his back against it.

"Dude, I need your help" he said, a worried look on his pale face.

"What's wrong?" I asked immediately thinking from his pale sweaty appearance that he might be sick.

He paused for a second and took a deep breath. "Firstly, you must never - I repeat - never tell Emmett about this," he paused and looked at me for some sort of confirmation, I quickly nodded, eager to hear what he had to say.

"Secondly, I want Alice to want me, really want me tonight - if you know what I mean," he looked to me and I nodded again, "and thirdly," he stopped and took a steadying breath as his voice faltered a little, "I know it has only been one day but I think I fucking love her."

He stood there silently waiting for me to say something looking like he was too afraid to breathe. I looked at him slightly in awe of what he had just said and how it pretty much summed up exactly what I was feeling that very minute. The difference between us was that he had big enough balls to actually say how he felt about Alice. Out loud.

"So what did you want help with?" I asked wishing I could be as brave as he was, even admitting it to myself would have been a big step. I looked back to Jasper, "You seem to have it all under control." He let out the breath that he had been holding, took another shaky breath and brought his trembling hands out from behind his back and stood there with a kind of sheepish look on his face.

"Which shirt should I wear?"

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A/N - For those of you who don't know (or are too young) Teen Wolf is a trashy 80's classic movie about a high school student (Michael J Fox) who turns into a werewolf, becomes awesome at basketball and ends up with the girl. Now, let's get this straight - it's not in the same league as a Molly Ringwald/John Hughes movie but it's still pretty good.

Please also let the records show that while I like Teen Wolf, I am 100% Team Edward. Teen Wolf was on TV while I was writing, hence it made it into this chapter. Remember: 100% Team Edward.

All nail polish colours are OPI. I loves me some OPI. I have about 15 in the door of my fridge taking up valuable food space that The Husband complains about. Regularly. My fave colour is a fab red called 'I'm not really a waitress'. What's yours?

Reviews are better than sleeping with Edwards's jacket.

See you next week. Jul xx

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