Hello people on computers! Say hello to the ninth chapter! I hope you enjoy this one! BEGIN!

Edward and I played a couple of rounds of Guitar Hero and somehow I managed to beat him on expert.

I was starting to think he let me win but every time I brought it up, he'd deny it.

"So, what should we do now?" he asked as he turned the system off.

I shrugged. "Talk. I feel like I don't know anything about you."

"Ok." He plopped down in the bed next to me looking straight up to the ceiling. Then he looked at me. "Join me."

I smiled and lay down next to him. I closed my eyes inhaled his scent deeply.

There wasn't a lot of words to describe it. It was just…him.

"May I start?" he asked lightly.

"Of course."

"What's your favorite gem?"

"Emeralds," I said immediately. A smile formed upon my lips. "Yours?"

"Topaz. Your turn."

I nodded. "Um, what was freshman year like for you?" I needed to know how to get past Tanya and Lauren and Jessica. "I mean, were the girls always like…I don't know how to put it in words."

Edward sighed. "No. They weren't always the way they were." He laughed humorlessly. "They actually used to be my best friends when we were younger."

"Seriously?"

He nodded. "I'm not proud of it, but I was."

We talked about nothing and everything. I found out that we liked almost all the same music.

Classic rock was one of the many categories of music we shared all of the same songs.

When there was a break in our conversation I started thinking about our nightly text sessions.

"Edward, can I ask you one more thing?"

"Go ahead," he said as he started playing with a strand of hair.

"Do you think I'm doing the right thing?" I looked at him with curiosity. I've always wanted to see his point of view on things and this was my chance. "I mean with me pretending to have…it."

He smiled at me. "Yes. I think that it's very empathetic. I wouldn't be able to handle it. It's too much pressure."

I nodded. "It is a lot of pressure." Sighing heavily, I looked up at the ceiling and thought about how much I wish I could cuddle up next to him and have all my frustrations taken away.

"What is it?" he asked.

"I hate this. I only meant to do it for Seth because he was my friend and I felt bad for him. But now it's like I can't get out of it."

"Just say no."

I scoffed. "I mean, I don't mind helping them but it's like they get all the rewards but I get nothing but hatred. I don't understand it."

"You know what I think?"

I looked over at him.

"I think that you're the nicest and the most beautiful person on earth. And whoever can't see that is a douche."

I laughed.

"I'm serious," he laughed. "I've never seen anyone who cared so much for mere strangers."

"I guess I'm just too nice."

He shook his head. "You're wrong. If everyone cared the way you did, this world would be paradise."

I smiled. "Thanks."

His eyes darkened slightly. They traveled slowly down to my throat and then to my waist. Then they came back up to my face but lingered on my mouth.

My skin tingled everywhere he looked as he continued his pattern. Then he looked back into my eyes and my breath hitched.

My heart ached for his touch. I wanted to kiss him so much then but the moment was over when Emmett called us down for dinner.

I told everyone that I couldn't stay, that I had to feed Charlie.

On my way home, I stopped when I saw a store that had a sign that said:

HELP WANTED

I needed a few extra bucks anyway. So, I got out of my car and walked to the front of the store.

The store name was Newton's and I tried to think of why that name sounded so familiar.

Oh yes, Mike Newton. Was this his parent's store?

I shrugged and walked in.

I saw a middle aged woman standing behind the desk with blonde hair.

"Hello, dear," she greeted.

"Hi," I said awkwardly. "Um, I saw your sign and I thought that maybe I could get an application or something?"

"No need for that. Come into the backroom and I'll ask you a few questions."

I followed her into the back of the store and into a room that looked like a big storage closet.

She asked me a lot of questions about my age and my school and my work ethnics.

When she was done, she told me that I could start next weekend and I'd work on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings which sounded fair.

When I got home and bounced in the door and skipped into the kitchen.

"Someone's a little happy," Charlie said as he emerged from the living room.

"Yep!" I turned around so I could look at him. "Guess what?"

"What?"

"I got a job!"

"Really? Where?"

"It's at Newton's. And it's so easy! All I have to do is ring up stuff and I only work for a few hours every weekend."

"Wow, how much do you get paid?"

"Well, I work for five hours every weekend and I get paid five bucks an hour so, I'll have fifty dollars by next Monday."

He nodded in approval. "Nice job, Bells."

After dinner, I went upstairs and Edward and I talked again before bed.

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The next day, I told Edward all about my new job and he praised me profusely.

It was just the two of us that day. Alice was dragging Jasper around the mall, Emmett and Rosalie were at the movies and Carlisle and Esme were both working.

We just lounged around the house watching TV and talking.

"Have I ever showed you our library?" Edward asked suddenly.

"You have a library?"

"Yeah, come look."

I followed him to the second floor and into the room in the front.

"Here it is."

It was huge. It was bigger than any library I've ever seen.

"What do you think?" Edward asked.

"I think it's amazing!" I said with a smile. "I've never seen so many books in my life. I could die a happy woman now."

He chuckled.

"Are you laughing at me?" I asked with a fake scowl.

"Not at you. More like because of you. You'd think that you were staring at diamonds. Or maybe I should say emeralds."

I smirked. "Well, they are, aren't they? Isn't there something you love like that? And don't say watching TV or something ridiculous like that."

He rolled his eyes. "It's like you know me already," he said as he packed as much sarcasm as humanly possible. And then some.

I narrowed my eyes at him. "I'll find that one thing. Don't doubt my skills, Mr."

That feeling came back to me as I looked at him. That feeling where it felt like the air between us was tingling and crackling.

I couldn't help but step closer.

His eyes were almost black as I looked at him and I couldn't help but wonder if mine were as dark as his.

A moment later, I looked away and pretended to be interested in a book.

The rest of the day went just like that, we'd be talking about something or listening to music when the air started to change again and we'd get lost in each other.

That night, I went home and went straight to sleep. All the mood swings made me exhausted.

On Monday, things got worse.

When I arrived at school, I kissed Seth while everyone was watching to make it seem like we were together.

In English, I sat next to Angela and decided to tell her the whole story. She rolled her eyes and said, "I figured. To picture you as a slut was just…wrong."

I laughed.

Then Tanya walked in and glared at me.

I smiled sweetly and waved.

When class started, we started studying Scarlet's Letter.

"Oh boy," I muttered.

"Now who knows the story of this particular play?" said the teacher.

Tanya raised her hand and made sure to look at me as she answered. "Scarlet's Letter is about a woman who has an affair with a minister and she's forced to wear a red A for Adulterer." Then she fully turned to me and said, "Perhaps you should wear a red A on your wardrobe."

"That's enough, Miss Denali."

I sighed heavily and tried to pay attention to the lesson.

At lunch, I listened to Angela, Alice and Rose rant about how much of a bitch Tanya was and I had to fight the urge to laugh.

After school, it was decided. They wanted an Adulterer? Well, that's exactly who they're gonna get.

I told Alice and Rosalie about my plan they simply fell in love when I asked for their help.

I still had all of my 'bad girl' clothes from when Alice first took me shopping so I figured my plan was 100% accurate.

Oh noes! This chapter wasn't as long as the usual ones. Sorry! I'll make it up to you next chapter.

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