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Chapter 9 – The first night.

The following day I sat down for lunch at the BnB. It was pretty quiet, apart from a couple of locals who were still whispering and gossiping to each other about me.

"Everybody in this town is just nosey. Don't worry sweetie, they are just trying to figure you out. It's nothing bad" Mrs Hale, the lil old lady who owned the BnB, said to me.

I guess it shouldn't surprise me. Growing up here I noticed how crazy the town would get when someone new stepped on their grounds. I was just about to bite into my sandwich when my phone vibrated in my pocket. It was a text from Jacob, and instantly I felt a rush of guilt. I'd promised him I'd ring when I arrived, but he'd completely slipped my mind.

Hey Bella

Where r u?

Y haven't u called?

I'm worried sick, please

call and let me

know ur ok

J x

I also had 15 missed calls from him. How could I be so stupid as to forget him and my boys? What was wrong with me?

13 years ago.

"Alice what the hell! Where did you get those bruises?" I queried, touching the bruises that were painted all over Alice's back. She flinched as I touched them.

"Bella just leave it!" She yelled.

"No I won't just leave it. Did Jasper do this to you? Did he hurt you?"

"No! Bella just forget it ok, I-I fell down the stairs" She lied.

"Alice you have to stop lying to me. I know he's been hurting you, why won't you let me help?"

"Just fuck off Bella!" And with that she shoved me out of her way and stormed off to her new clan of friends. I didn't know what to do. Jasper had clearly been hurting her for some time now, and each time I asked her about it she just pushed me away. And now I was alone. Who could I talk to about this? A though occurred to me. Edward. After our little argument, things seemed to have been patched up ok. He smiled kindly at me every day, and gave me the occasional wink. But could I let him in? Could I really trust him to help me with this problem?

"So how long has this been going on?" He asked, as I sat down beside him on the lawn. He'd made us take this extremely long walk, to this place he called the meadow. It was kind of pretty, like a small field with flowers, and apple green grass. He said it was his favourite place to hang out and think.

"I first noticed the bruised about a month ago. But I believed her then when she said she'd banged into a door. I mean of course you believe it. But then it just kept getting worse. I saw them arguing a few times, and I know he's been hooking up with other girls behind her back, I just can't get through to her. I don't know what to do for the best. I mean she's my best friend! What do I do?"

"I can't answer that for you. But I can sort this guy out if you want? Alice...she might be more difficult. I've seen this situation before. She's in denial over him. She doesn't want to admit he's hurting her, even to herself. Even if he disappeared, she'd try to follow him...believe me. And it might ruin your friendship for good" He answered truthfully.

"Ugh! How do you know this stuff anyway? An ex of yours?" I said a little too hostile than I meant. He looked up at me, with a humourless smile.

"My mom"

"Oh" I felt terrible. "I'm so sorry"

"Stop apologising all the time" He laughed. "There's no need. It's not your fault"

"Yeah but I shouldn't be so bitchy with you all the time! I don't mean to"

"It's ok I understand. It's normal to snap at someone when your angry and frustrated. Just...try to be nice to me...at least just a little bit" He said with the cutest little grin on his face I couldn't help but laugh.

"I will!" I giggled.

"You promise?" He made a little begging face.

"I promise, stop that!" I laughed, jabbing his shoulder with my fist.

"Oh so your being violent now!" He joked, poking me in the ribs with his finger. We got into a poking war.

"Stop" I said in-between laughing. He carried on, poking me in the ribs, the shoulder, the leg, anywhere until he began tickling me. I tried to get him back but he was just too fast. As I went to put my arm out in defence, his hand pushed against it, pushing me back to the ground. He fell on top of me, one arm holding himself up against the ground. We continued to laugh, until a sudden silence fell over us both, and all of a sudden I could feel a million butterflies fluttering around in my stomach, making me feel all tingly and funny inside. Time had slowed down, and it seemed like ages that we held each others gaze. His beautiful eyes carving their desire into mine, and his expression...as scared as mine. And then it just happened. He leaned down to my face, my heart speeding into overdrive, and pressed his lips into mine. I felt a jolt of electricity speed through my veins, like a massive explosion. His lips felt amazing against mine. It was as though my whole body turned to feathers, and I was lifting off of the ground. And then he did something unexpected. His hand slid up from the ground and ran across my chest, crushing my body up into his. I felt his hand running up and down my body, pressing into it and sending tingles in places I'd never felt them before. It was shocking for me, being this intimate with someone, when I'd never even shared a kiss. And here I was, kissing him, crushing my tongue into his, whilst his hand slid up and down my body, and then up my shirt. I gasped in shock, and he pulled back from my lips, his hand still hovering over my bra.

"Is this ok?" He asked, worry written all over his face.

"Erm...I-" I was stuck for words. I could barely breath let alone speak to him. "Yes" I answered, my whole body shaking with nerves. He smiled seductively and then pushed his tongue back into my mouth, his hand continuing to grope my breast. I didn't mind. It did feel nice. But I was scared. Scared of what might happen. I knew he wasn't a virgin. I knew he'd been with a lot of girls before. But I was a virgin, and I was clueless. What if I was really bad? But we weren't going to have sex, were we? I mean...not in the middle of the field surely! His fingers tickled down my stomach to the waist band of my jeans. He fiddled a little with the button, moaning into my mouth, and sending another wave of nerves fluttering around in my body. I could no longer breath, as his hand slid down and tickled around the top of my panties. And then, as excited as I was becoming, his hand slid out of my pants and he pulled back.

"Can I come to house tonight? To your room?" He asked gently, placing his hand back on my stomach. I felt as though I might loose conciousness. If I said yes, we'd absolutely sleep together. If I said no, I might ruin an amazing thing. He had chosen me, for whatever reason, and he wanted to be with me. But was I ready? I didn't know. But having him this close to me, touching me in the ways that he was doing felt really, really good. And I didn't want it to stop. So I nodded, nervously, and he smiled, brushing my lips again with his, softly, and then kissing my head.

"Come on...lets go and sort this...Jasper is it?" He said grinning.

"Yeah" I nodded, still in a daze as he helped me up onto my feet.

Later that evening I sat on my bed fiddling with my fingers anxiously. I kept replaying the days events in my head, over and over again. Had he really kissed me? Had me really touched me all over? I couldn't understand why he would choose me, next to all of those other girls at our school, who were practically like models. I was just plane and boring, nothing unusual or spectacular about me, yet he wanted to come to my room tonight. I panicked, wondering if I was just another girl on his list to sleep with. Whether he was just being nice so he could get me in this situation now, and succeed in another conquest. I hadn't exactly played hard to get. I'd made it easy for him. Too easy. But then he'd been such a help to me these past few weeks. Helping me with my mom problems, and then going after Jasper and kicking his ass for hurting Alice. He threatened that if Jasper laid one more finger on Alice, he'd make sure Jasper never played football again. I'd never seen that side to him before. Protective. It was kind of sweet of him in a way. And Jasper absolutely deserved it. Just as I was thinking about how Alice would take it, I heard a tapping on my window. Someone was throwing rocks at it. And I knew who that someone was. I stepped off my bed, starting to shake like crazy. I took a deep breath and went to my window, opening it up and looking down. There he stood, in a white shirt, cut off at the elbows, and opened wide at the collar so I could see his bare, toned chest. He was wearing stylish jeans, that fitted him well, and had a Tulip in his hand.

"I'll come down and open the door" I whispered out to him, and he nodded. I crept downstairs, being careful so I didn't wake my mom and dad. Mom was still crashing in our house, in the spare room with Felix. Which made this more difficult. But I reached the door, and my hand hovered over the door handle reluctantly. Once I opened this door that was it. I would no longer be a virgin.

"Hi" He smiled flirtatiously, stood like a god at the door. He passed me the tulip, planting a kiss on my cheek.

"Hi" I said nervously as he stepped through the door. He grabbed hold of my hand, rubbing circles into the back of it as I lead him upstairs to my room. Luckily no one woke up, as we reached my room and I locked it behind me. My breathing started to get out of control, as he places his hands on my hips and pushed our bodies together, kissing me passionately again. The kissing got more messy, and the breathing heavy as he pulled me over to the bed and climbed on top of me, one hand still on my hips pulling me up to him, and the other cupping my face. He dragged his wet lips across down my neck and up to my ear.

"Are you sure?" He whispered, as I placed my hand on his chest and felt his heart beating really fast.

"Yes" I nodded anxiously, vibrating all over. He smiled sweetly at me, his eyes lovingly searching mine, as he gently pushed a strand of my hair behind my ear. I smiled back, as best I could, and then he leaned down and kissed me tenderly, slowly increasing to the messy, passionate kiss it was before. And that was it. The clothes came off. Our naked bodies bound together, moving together. He touched me down below before he entered me, and I felt a sharp, blinding pain course through my body. He moved slowly though, continuing to kiss my neck and lips, and stroking my hips. The pain didn't last for long, but it was a horrible pain.

"Are you ok?" He asked in between his heavy breathing. I nodded, as our moans and groans got louder.

When we were done he climbed out of my bed, leaving me wrapped in the sheets, and placed his white boxers back on, taking out a cigarette and going to my window.

"Do you want one?" He asked. I shook my head. I was still exhausted from the sex we'd just had, sweating profusely, and breathing heavily still. He looked so gorgeous, stood by my window, smoking, and contemplating what had just happened. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. Eventually he turned to me and smiled, a sort of distant smile.

"So...is this something you would want to do again?" He asked, looking so serious, and brooding. I didn't even need to think about the answer.

"Yes" I said smiling wildly. Of course I did. Being with him was amazing, and I really felt myself falling for him. He smiled a little and then climbed back into bed, pulling our bodies together again. This time...it was much more sensual, and no pain whatsoever.

Present day

Thinking about that first time I slept with Edward was dangerous. It was the most wonderful experience of my life, and it all ended. I was married now, I shouldn't be thinking about another man that way. But I couldn't help it. I wanted Edward. It was at this point that I wasn't sure if I'd even be leaving to go home tomorrow. I didn't actually know when I would leave. All I knew is that my time here...it wasn't over.