Alright, this one isn't my favorite chapter. I had a bit of difficulty with it. It's kind of one of those filler chapters, and once everyone moves to Seattle things will get more interesting. Woo!

The link for the song in this chapter is up on my profile, and I suggest a viewing because the video is kinda cute, and mostly because one of the guys is sporting a New Paltz t-shirt, which is where I go to school. And because the song makes me super happy =]

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*I don't own Twilight, but I do have a very sad-looking dog who looks like she really wants to go frolic in the grass right now. Damned rain.*

BPOV

I woke up Monday morning and immediately smiled, remembering the previous night's events. My date with Edward was better than I imagined it would have been, and I didn't think that was possible. Everything that man did made me want to jump his bones, and then he had to go and be all romantic about it. He didn't play fair, but I certainly wasn't going to complain.

Then my smile momentarily faded, because I realized that I was giving in to this power that he had over me, a little too quickly for comfort. I was determined not to get myself hurt again after Jake.

Then I decided that I would rather feel this way than feel worried about it, so I let it go and my smile was back in full swing.

I hopped downstairs to the kitchen, where I found Renee cooking something that smelled wonderful. Mmmm French toast. "Morning Mom. How was Port Angeles?" I asked.

"Oh, good morning Bella! It was spectacular! I made a killing out there," she told me. "So, did you have fun last night?" she asked with a curiously devious look on her face. Leave it to my mother to hope for sex on the first date.

"Yeah, I did actually," I admitted as the smile from earlier returned to my face, giving away exactly how much fun I did have. "Nothing happened though, sorry mom," I said with a laugh, just to clarify, because that was always best with Renee.

"I'm so glad for you Bella. It's about time you got back on the horse," she said as she put her arm around my shoulder.

"Yeah, well if I'm being honest, I couldn't exactly say no to Edward. I can't even imagine saying no to him. I just didn't want to," I told her honestly. I didn't think I was making any sense, because I couldn't even explain to myself why I wasn't the least bit hesitant about Edward. I never thought twice about going out with him, or kissing him, or talking to him. I just felt comfortable with him.

She smiled at me and kissed my cheek. "Go sit down breakfast will be ready in a minute," she said. Just then Charlie walked into the kitchen.

"Morning Bells," he said as he sat down. "How was your date with Edwin?"

I rolled my eyes. "It's Edward, Dad. And it was fun. He borrowed his father's Mustang and took me to an old barn house where he had a projector set up and we watched Sabrina."

Charlie just grunted and picked up his newspaper. Well, a grunt from Charlie probably meant that the date wasn't just romantic in my head.

"Charlie Swan. Do I have to remind you every day not to read the paper at the table?" scorned my mother. I laughed, because this was practically a daily occurrence. It was their thing so to speak. Then Renee would let it go, and Charlie would continue reading. I marveled at their happiness because whenever they fought, two seconds later they were making goo-goo eyes at each other. It was how I knew that they loved each other, nothing either of them said or did could ever change how they felt.

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The next week with Edward was pure bliss. We went out three times, and each time it got better. I was starting to feel extremely comfortable with him, and that both thrilled me, and scared me shitless. I was afraid to let go completely, yet I couldn't find it in me to be troubled enough to care. He was making me feel happy, and that was all my mind could focus on.

Tuesday I had a mid shift at Gourmet, and Edward had a late shift at the hospital, so we couldn't go out again, which we both wanted to do because I hadn't seen him since Saturday night. We already had a date for Friday night, which was the next time both of us were off at the same time. Alice and I were working the same shift, and she was eager to hear about all of my dates with Edward, because we'd both been so busy we hadn't seen each other since last Sunday when she left my house before date number one with Edward. It was too long to go without seeing your best friend in my opinion.

Since we couldn't go out, Edward was coming by the restaurant when I took my break, so we could spend some time together.

At one o'clock I strolled into the restaurant, and immediately couldn't wait until I took my break at four, when Edward said he would swing by. Alice and I were on the same shift today, so we drove together.

"Tell me again, Bella," she asked me after I finished telling her about the time I had been spending with Edward, particularly about the first date. She'd already heard the whole story, but for some reason she wanted to hear it again. I didn't mind telling it, but it didn't change so I was just confused as to why she wanted to keep hearing it.

"It doesn't get any dirtier, Alice. You do realize this, right?" I asked her.

"I know, but I need to take notes for Jasper," she said with a laugh. I continued making the pizza that I'd been working on, spreading the sauce, and adding my own little pinch of Parmesan cheese to it, before I added the mozzarella. I always thought that made the pizza taste better because I'd always loved the contrasting tastes of the two cheeses. I was such a pizza dork.

"Edward is coming by while I'm on my break," I told her. "He said that he wanted to see me today, but he has a late shift at the hospital tonight, and he didn't want to wait until Friday night."

"Oh, Bella. You've so got him wrapped around your finger," she said as she began to laugh hysterically.

"Alice! I do not! Honestly, I didn't want to wait until Friday night either, so there," I said as I stuck my tongue out at her like a four year-old.

"I knew it!" she said as she pointed a finger at me. I gave her a confused look for a second, and then realized that I'd fallen into her trap. Drat. She wanted me to admit that I really wanted to see Edward today, which I normally wouldn't have done.

"Whatever, Al. You win," I said as I rolled my eyes at her.

The next three hours were perhaps the slowest in my life. Every time the door opened, my head shot up to see if it was Edward. I knew it was stupid, but I couldn't help myself.

When he finally walked in, the cheek-paining smile was back. He smiled back at me and walked over to the counter. Those deep pools of green were staring back at me, and the whole restaurant could have gone up in flames and I would still be staring into them without moving from where I was standing.

"Hey," he said. Before I could even respond, I shouted towards the back room to Mike.

"Mike! I'm going on my break!" Edward laughed at my eagerness, but only because I could see the same eagerness in his eyes. I walked out from behind the counter, and he immediately grabbed my hand.

When we got around to the parking lot, before I knew it, Edward had my back to his shiny Volvo, and his lips were on mine before I even had the chance to speak. "Hey," I said as his lips aligned with mine. He pulled back and smiled, while tucking a lock of my hair that had fallen out of my ponytail behind my ear.

He pressed his lips back to mine with his hands on either side of my head, against the car. I enveloped my lips into his, until I realized that we were outside in the middle of the parking lot, but he beat me to it.

"Mmm. How much time do you have?" he whispered against my lips.

I sighed, because no amount of time seemed like enough once the jerk kissed me. "About half an hour…but I don't have to go back," I said as I wrapped my arms around his neck and tried to deepen the kiss.

Edward pulled away. "I'm worth getting fired for?" he asked me as he raised his eyebrows. I couldn't decide whether he was joking, or if he was serious. However, I decided that I would rather be kissing him than answering his question.

"Definitely," I said as I leaned back in for another kiss. Edward stopped me.

"No, Bella really. That guy Mike is way too jealous to let it go if you don't go back. I'm not letting that happen."

"Relax, Edward. I was only kidding. Now, where would you like to go on this lovely afternoon?" I asked him as I took his hands in mine. I had a feeling he might be right about Mike, but I wasn't going to let that stop us.

"I hadn't planned anything but what we're currently doing," he admitted. I was totally fine with that. On the other hand, I didn't want to continue it in the middle of the parking lot.

"Okay, let's go for a ride then," I told him. I had a spot in mind that would be perfect. He smiled and opened the passenger door for me, and I got into the car. A few moments later, he was starting up the car and I was giving him directions to the spot I had in mind.

There was a small meadow not too far from where we were, behind a park. It was the perfect place to bring Edward. Plus, it was also a bonus that we wouldn't have to sit in his car.

The last time I was in the meadow, I had been with Jacob. He'd found me here after we'd broken up, and his visit didn't end on a good note. I wanted to rid myself of the sour memories that this place now had for me, because I'd had so many good memories here before that. I had a feeling that coming here with Edward would bring back the good feelings this place used to give me.

"Where are we?" Edward asked when he pulled to the trees that hid the meadow, which was only about a hundred feet behind them.

"You'll see, now come on," I told him as I got out of the car. He followed me and grabbed my hand as we walked towards the meadow.

When we were finally through the trees, after I'd only managed to trip once, Edward smiled. "It's nice," he said. I was relieved that he had a good reaction to the place.

"I used to come here a lot, but it's been a while," I admitted. I wasn't sure how successful I was in hiding the sadness behind my words. We found a nice spot on the grass, and sat beside each other. I was leaning into Edward's side while he had his arm wrapped around my shoulders. I turned my head to his, and he leaned in to kiss me.

"This spot is perfect," he told me. I smiled around his lips, glad that he like it, and happy that the bitter memories were finally starting to dissipate.

"I'm glad you like it." I ran my tongue along his bottom lip, and he opened his mouth, and our tongues collided. I twisted my body so I could deepen the kiss, and grabbed a fistful of his hair. He had his hands around my waist, and his grip tightened as his tongue caressed mine and I let out a low moan. The pleasure he brought me was so overwhelming. I needed more.

My hand snaked under the front of his shirt and I started running my hands along his bare chest. A louder moan escaped his lips and surprisingly, he pulled away.

"What?" I asked, a little confused. He looked at me with a torn expression.

"Nothing. It's just…" he paused for a second. "I want to do this right, Bella. We've only been going out for a week, and I don't want to screw it up by rushing."

"Oh," was all I said. I felt hurt, which I knew was irrational, but I couldn't help it. I turned my head down so that I didn't have to look into his eyes. He wasn't having that. He pulled my head up by putting my chin in between his forefinger and his thumb, forcing me to look at him.

"Bella, I want you. Believe me I do. It's all I've been able to think about since our first date when you felt me up," he said with a laugh. I joined him, because I knew I'd had some affect on him, but I didn't know how much my little action had brought on.

"I'm sorry, I'm just being stupid," I said. Apparently he didn't like that either. He rolled his eyes, and shook his head. "No," he mouthed. But that was his only response to what I'd said. I guess he decided changing the subject would be better.

"Why did you stop coming here?" he asked me. Crap, I wanted to come here to rid myself of my memories of Jacob, not relieve them. Since he had caught me off guard, all I could do was shrug.

"Bella?" he knew I was avoiding the question. Alright, let's just get this over with, I thought to myself.

EPOV

Even though Bella had only mentioned that she hadn't been to this spot in a while, I could sense that there was more to it than that. I wanted to know why she stopped coming to a place that seemed to bring her peace.

She let out a heavy sigh. "The last time I was here was over spring break. I'd just broken up with Jacob, my ex, and he found me out here and he tried to get me back," she said. I knew that there was more to the story she wasn't telling me.

"What happened?"

"Just before that, back at UW, I found him cheating on me with his tutor. He lives down at La Push, so he was here at the same time I was. He came here to beg me to take him back. I couldn't be around him any longer, so I left him here and I haven't been back since," she told me. I felt so badly for her. I wanted to kick the shit out of whoever this guy Jacob was who cheated on her.

"Bella, I'm so sorry," I told her as I hugged her tightly to me. It sounded like an inadequate response compared to how I felt. "I know that sounds lame, but it's true. Whoever he was had to be a complete and total idiot to cheat on you." She hugged me tightly for a moment.

"Thank you Edward," she said, her voice muffled because her face was buried in my chest.

"Nothing to thank me for Bella," I said as I kissed the top of her head.

I leaned into her and placed a soft kiss on her lips. When I pulled back to look into her eyes again, the sadness that had been there a moment before had almost completely melted away. I smiled at her, and she smiled back. It made me happy to know that I was comforting her. We sat there for a few more moments before she shifted beneath me and reached into her back pocket.

"I forgot there was something I wanted to show you," she said as she pulled out her iPod.

"Oh? What would that be?" I asked.

"One of my favorite bands, The Weepies. I noticed that you didn't have any of their music while I was snooping through your iPod the other day, so I thought I would share them with you," she said with a smile.

She put one earbud in my ear, and one in hers. A second later I heard the light sounds of an acoustic guitar. The song wasn't bad, I liked it actually, which surprised me. The lyrics actually reminded me a little bit of Bella, which was probably mostly why I liked it. "What's this song called?" I asked her.

"'Nobody Knows Me At All,'" she said. It definitely suited her.

"I like it," I told her. "I think it suits you."

"Me?"

"Yes. You only let people see what you want them to. You love your life, but you never let people see the real you," I said simply. It wasn't meant to offend her, it was just what I saw in her, and I wanted to be the one to know her. Inside and out I wanted to know this girl.

"Well apparently it doesn't work as well as I thought," she said with a nervous laugh.

"No, Bella. I'd like to think that I could get to know you. Take it as a challenge, because it does work that well."

She smiled at me and I kissed her. I wished we could have stayed in that meadow. It was like we were in our own small bubble out there, and I wanted it to last forever. Well, at least an hour maybe.

A few minutes later, I realized that I had to get Bella back to work, before that Mike guy went all crazy on her because of me. I had a feeling he would do something along those lines, because I could see right through him. I could see that he didn't want her, or love her, like I did. He would let his own feelings consume him in a second and end up hurting her.

"Come on, up you go," I said to Bella as I stood up and held out my hand to her. She took it and we began walking back to the Volvo.

"So, any chance you have plans to go back to the meadow soon?" I asked. I hoped I helped her forget the memories that place now had for her.

"Definitely," she said quickly. "Well, provided I had the right company." I smiled at that and lifted our intertwined hands so I could kiss hers.

When I pulled back into the parking lot of Gourmet, Bella looked at me with a remorseful expression, and I was pretty sure my face looked pretty similar. I really didn't want to leave her, since I wouldn't see her until Friday night. I leaned in for one last kiss.

"I'll see you Friday?" I mumbled against her sweet lips.

She groaned, and I felt the vibration on my lips, which increased my arousal. "Absolutely," she said as she pulled away and got out of the car.

I waved to her as she entered the restaurant, and began to wonder what the hell I was going to do with myself until Friday.

When I was a child everybody smiled
Nobody knows me at all
Very late at night and in the morning light,
Nobody knows me at all

I got lots of friends, yes, but then again,
Nobody knows me at all
Kids and a wife, it's a beautiful life,
Nobody knows me at all

Oh when the lights are low
Oh with someone I don't know

I don't give a damn, I'm happy as a clam,
Nobody knows me at all
Ah, what can you do? There's nobody like you.
Nobody knows me at all

I know how you feel, no secrets to reveal,
Nobody knows me at all
Very late at night and in the morning light,
Nobody knows me at all
Nobody knows me, nobody knows me,
Nobody knows me at all