I COULD tell you that what happened next is that I scooped Bella up in my arms and took her into the house and made sweet, sweet love to her.
I COULD tell you that this didn't really happen and instead I took her against the wall, slipping in and out of her over and over again and bringing her to a fantastical climax like none the universe has ever witnessed.
I COULD tell you that after we napped a bit, I recovered my erection and we made love again.
I COULD tell you that I did every single debauched thing I had in my detailed journal titled: Fantasies With Bella.
Instead, I realized that it was way past both of our bedtimes and I needed to do the right thing and say goodnight. I also realized that it wasn't particularly gentlemanly of me to sex up the girl I've been crushing on for over a year on the first date-especially when it wasn't exactly a date.
So with a heavy heart and a defeated sigh, I slowed my urgent kisses.
"I should probably get going," my voice rasped in her ear.
Bella groaned in disappointment, "Don't go. Please? Just...stay."
Chuckling in her ear, I reminded her that this was not technically a date and that if she wanted me to stay, we would could do so at a later time when we made things more official.
"So, would you like to see me again, Bella? Even though I saw you naked while you were high and flirting with me?"
Her head nuzzled into that sensitive spot between my shoulder and my ear and she giggled against my skin, making me pull her a little more to myself.
"Mmmmm...don't remind me," she sleepily replied and squeezed her arms around my neck a little tighter.
I wrapped my arms snugly around her back and pulled her even closer to me one last time, reveling in her warmth.
"Do you want me to call you?"
She hummed and nodded her head against my neck in response, sending delicious vibrations in the most wonderful places. If we kept going like this, I may never leave.
I kissed her lips once more, then her nose, then her eyelids, and finally her forehead.
"Okay, I've got to go. Have a good evening, Bella."
"You too," she answered, punctuating her goodbye with one last lingering kiss.
As I pulled out of the driveway, she remained where she stood, waving with a dazed grin painting her face. Admittedly, the same grin painted mine as well. I couldn't believe that after all this time of pining over her in secret, we'd finally acknowledged some sort of feelings towards each other and I finally had the green light to ask her out for real. If it wouldn't have looked completely weird, I might have given myself a hug and twirled around in the middle of the road. But I'm a dude and I wish to keep my man card, so I decided against it.
When I pulled into my own parking lot, I just sat in my space and replayed the evening over and over again in my head. It had started off so wrong that I never had anticipated that it would end in some toe-curling kisses and promises of more.
My phone started buzzing and I thought that maybe Bella was calling to thank me again for such a great evening, but upon inspecting my caller ID, I realized it wasn't to be. Instead, Alice's face popped upon the screen and I reluctantly answered.
"How was your evening, Edward?" my sister inquired in a chipper voice. Way too chipper for someone who was so sick that she couldn't make it into work, as a matter of fact.
"It was fine Alice, how are YOU doing?" No way this wasn't a set-up. I wasn't going to complain though. It finally brought Bella and I together. No complaints at all.
"Oh, you know," she sighed, trying to sound a bit sicker now.
"Nice try, Alice. I know you're not sick. Good effort though."
She sighed loudly, "Okay, busted."
I knew it!
"Mind telling me what you were trying to do today?" As if I didn't already know.
"Edward, someone had to intervene. It was painful watching you moon over Bella every time I saw you. I just gave fate a little...push."
"I see..."
"So?" she pushed, "How did it go?"
"Well..." I began.
An ear-piercing squeal assaulted my ears. "I knew it! Tell me EVERYTHING!"
"Whoa, slow your role there, Sis. I'm not telling you anything."
"That steamy, eh?" Alice joked, snorting in the receiver.
"Ha Ha, Alice. Very funny. And no, it didn't get that steamy." The less she knew, the better.
"Oh, so it DID get a little steamy then?"
"Alice..." I complained.
"Okay, okay, I won't bug you about it. But, at least tell me if it worked out well."
I'd concede that much to her, otherwise I might never shake the little midget.
"Okay, fine, yes it worked out well."
Another squeal nearly burst my eardrum.
And now that I was deaf, I was going to let her go and finally get some sleep.
"Now that you have all the dirt, I'm going to bed. Good night Alice."
"Night lover boy..." she teased.
I hung up the phone and flopped down on the couch, turning the TV on low for some background noise. Tonight's events played over and over in my head and I couldn't help but smile.
I thought I'd be wired a bit longer, what with all the excitement of the day, but instead my head sunk back into the cushions and soon I was fast asleep.
