A/N: So sorry this is like, 2 weeks behind on update. I've had a really, really bad February...RL blows. 3 thank god for fanfic!

As always, I'd like to thank the lovely ladies Tiffany (vampiremama/readingmama) & Tanya (AcrossTheSkyInStars). My betas are absolutely lovely.

REC: Please go check out my beta (Tanya's) story The Hunt. It is AU & it is flipping awesome! http://www[dot]fanfiction[dot]net/s/5668096/1/

"Beautiful"

BPOV

I'd woken up to the most comfortable, warm feeling in the world. I knew that Alice was going to wake me up shortly for class, but the bed and my body pillow were feeling way too cozy. I snuggled up closer and sighed in contentment.

"I love my body pillow," I moaned as I gripped it tighter.

I was shaken out of my reverie by an enormous chuckle. I pried my eyes opened wide and frantically took in my surroundings.

Oh shit. Oh no.

I slowly turned my head to the source of the booming laughter and saw Edward shaking heavily with a sly grin on his face.

"I, umm…I thought I was in my own bed. I'm sorry, I…" I was trying to come up with something to make me sound not so like a psychopath before Edward interrupted me.

"Don't apologize. I'm just glad you're finally awake. You were right the other day; you do talk in your sleep, Isabella." His smile grew wider as his words sunk in.

Mortified, I plopped back down and covered my face with his covers. I inhaled and took in his wonderful scent. If I wasn't so embarrassed, I'd have considered staying here all day to bask in it.

Edward tugged the covers down so that only my eyes could peek out. "Don't hide. You're adorable, really. You didn't say anything too embarrassing. The only thing you did was confess your undying love for me, yada yada yada. Not a big deal!"

Terror must have flashed across my face before I quickly covered it again. My pleading voice was muffled by the covers, "Please, tell me you're joking!"

"Okay, I could…but it wouldn't make it true." He let out another whole-hearted chuckle as his hands snaked around my body. Edward slid down beside me so that we were facing each other with the covers still pulled over our heads. He drew me tighter into the curve of his body and sighed.

"Isabella," he half-whispered. I turned to look at him and our faces were so close that our noses were brushing each others. "I really enjoyed waking up with you in my arms. I wish we could stay here all day."

In that moment, I realized how lucky I was to have finally snagged a decent guy. Jacob was never the sweet gentlemen that all girls dream about. He was the standard asshole who was okay to look at.

I couldn't wait to get home and tell Alice all about…oh fuck. Alice. Class! I flew up from the bed, leaving Edward, and began to search for my shoes.

"What are you doing hun? What is wrong?" Edward questioned.

"I'm supposed to be in class by 9:30. I promised Alice that I wouldn't ever make her go alone. Where the fuck did I leave my shoes? What time is it?"

"Calm down, it is…" he glanced behind him and grabbed his alarm clock. "Holy shit, Bella, I'm sorry. We slept in. It's 10:45!"

"No! Alice is going to kill me. She hated the fact that we didn't have any other classes together and that she had to go to the others alone." I tugged at the roots of my hair in frustration and sunk down on the edge of his bed.

He climbed over to me and leaned back on his heels. "What's wrong, Bella? It is more than what you're telling me? I've been around Alice, she is a social butterfly. She won't have a problem being in a class full of strangers." He took my face into his strong, smooth hands and cradled me against his chest.

I sighed heavily and leaned into his embrace. "Nothing is going right this semester."

He pulled back and I noticed his eyebrows rose as he cleared his throat. "Oh, really?"

"That isn't what I meant. I'm glad that we have…whatever this is." I motioned between us, nervous to put a title to it. "However, everything else feels like it has gone to hell. I don't even know after this weekend if I'll have a place to live for the remainder of school. I haven't been spending nearly enough time with my sisters to even form a bond, except for Alice. I don't want to do anything that will upset her. If I lose her…"

Edward cut me off by putting a single finger to my lips. "That isn't going to happen, but I'll always be here for you. No matter what happens, you can always turn to me. If we can't retrieve all of the flags, you can always stay here."

A sly grin appeared on his face as he stared deep into my eyes. When I didn't respond right away, his eyes widened and he frantically added, "I can stay on the couch or something. It is the least I can do."

"Mmm, I don't think so. If that happens, I'd want to take full advantage of our sleeping arrangements." I licked my lips just in time for Edward to crash into them. He quickly took my frame and pushed it flush against his body. He wrapped his arms tightly around my waist and leaned back until I was lying on top of him, never breaking our kiss.

The lip-lock was heated and passionate. I knew that I should have pulled away for a much needed breath, but I just couldn't. After that kiss, hell…I could've died a happy 18 year-old female.

His hands roamed down my back until he found the hem of his jersey I was wearing and slowly pulled it up. A stretch of my back was bare. Edward softly caressed my exposed skin as my hands wrapped around his neck and slowly found them intertwined in his bronze locks.

I didn't stop for a second to think of how far I would let this go. I didn't feel the need to pull away. I wanted to take things slow and make sure that we didn't rush anything, but I just couldn't keep my hands off him. The lust I felt towards Edward crushed every rational thought that was ticking away in my head.

I needed to feel his hands along my body. I needed to feel skin flush against skin. Urgency overpowered our kiss, as our hands quickly roamed over each other's bodies. I sat up and he lifted the shirt off me. I had taken my bra off the night before because it was soaked, so I sat naked from the waist up and taut on Edward's hard erection.

Edward inhaled deeply as his hands ran from my thighs, up my bare stomach to cup both of my breasts in his hands. As soon as his index finger and thumb rolled over my erect nipple, my world turned. He had quickly flipped me over so that I was lying below him and his hard cock was straining against my covered core.

He grinded deeper into my body and a low growl escaped his throat. Edward ran his mouth over my neck. He was working quickly at suckling and kissing up to my jaw and back down to my collarbone.

His growl was so…primal, and it turned me on even more. I wrapped my legs tight around his body and pushed myself greedily into him.

He pushed himself up and pulled away from our kiss, panting, "Bella, this isn't how I wanted the first time to go. I wanted it to be slow and sensual, to make love to you. But I can't control what you do to my body. I have to take you now. I promise I will make it up to you. I just need you now."

Another deep growl came from him as his lips crashed into mine. Just as I was getting into the kiss, he pulled away again. He sat up on his knees and tugged at the waistband of my sweats. I lifted my ass up so that he could slide them off, and then lowered back onto the bed.

His hands ran back up my body and he hooked one hand into the string of my dark blue thong. With his other hand he traced the letter 'B' of the word 'Beautiful' that was sewn onto my underwear.

Oddly he asked, "Are these, special?"

My brow furrowed and my voice was shaking with anticipation, "Um, no…I have the same pair in all different colors. Green, pink, purple, black…"

Before I could finish, the small fabric was being ripped from my body. He eagerly ran his tongue from my hip bone, up my stomach, and lapped around my taut nipple. His fingers caressed my folds before diving deep inside my moist body. He lingered in this position for a few moments before sighing and leaning over the side of the bed, I assume to find a condom.

I cleared my throat and he looked at me curiously. "I'm on the pill, and I promise…I, err…I've only been with one guy."

He leaned back on the bed and looked from me, to the condom in his hand, then quickly tossed it across the room. Before I knew it, the head of his cock was pushing at my entrance. I inhaled deeply as he pushed forward, burying himself into me. A string of profanities, followed by a long sigh was mumbled against the pillow he had buried his face in.

My body was plum full of Edward, and while he was much bigger than Jacob, I couldn't get enough. I eagerly dug my fingernails into his back and began grinding myself underneath him. He pushed up on his hands so that I could see his face and eyes clenched tightly shut.

"Bella," he growled my name, which almost sent me over the top. "Don't move. I just need, fuck, one second."

I stopped grinding into him and bit my bottom lip. His eyes opened wide and took my mouth into his again. Edward sucked my bottom lip into his mouth and nibbled on it. He fervently pushed in and out of me, and the biting and thrusting was almost painful….

Almost.

The pain lit a fire in my body even more. He was holding himself over me and I wrapped my arms around his neck. I brought our naked bodies flush to each other and let out a load moan. He pulled my arms away from his neck and sat up on his knees. Edward pushed deeper into me, while gripping tightly on my hips.

I knew that a horrid bruise in the shape of his fingers was going to be imprinted on my hips, but I didn't care. The rougher he was, the closer I was to finding my release. I moaned his name, which seemed to push him closer as well.

"Edward, I'm so close. Please," I begged for him to keep going.

"Fuck, Bella." He leaned into my neck and sunk his teeth into me, and I let out a small scream. It was just what I needed to ride my orgasm over the edge. His hot cum filled me just as his body went limp on top of mine.

We laid there for a few moments in silence. The only sound coming from either of us was heavy panting. He slowly pulled out and I whimpered at the loss of his twitching cock.

"I've never…it's never…holy fuck, Bella that was…" He never finished a complete sentence, and I couldn't help but smile at his loss of words. I snuggled into his naked frame and he squeezed my body to his. He kissed my forehead and sighed.

I'm not sure how long we stayed there, but I didn't want to move; unless we were going to fuck again. My legs were shaking as I slowly pulled myself off the bed and turned to look at him.

"I need to go get ready for tonight. I have to make sure that one of the girls is prepared to go with me." I sighed and stretched my still naked limbs. A lazy grin appeared as his eyes roamed over my body. He turned and looked at the clock. It was three.

Edward turned and shook his head. He reached out and grabbed my hand, pulling me back down on top of him.

"Oh, no you don't," he mumbled into my neck. "I promised you a slow and sensual encore, and I always fulfill my promises, Isabella."

We made love until I could no longer feel my legs. I was falling so fast, and so hard for Edward. In that moment, I promised myself to do whatever I could not to fuck this up.

EPOV

Today was amazing. I was on cloud nine as I paced the foyer of the frat house, waiting for Bella and her sorority sister to come over so that we could go retrieve the third flag.

Bella had explained to me that this flag was going to be easier than the others. Supposedly she had connections, and a friend was going to hand over the flag at 1 A.M., as long as she promised to bring it back by Monday. I must have had sex still on my brain, because it didn't register for me to ask her what type of connection she had.

Fifteen minutes later, an annoyed Bella and giddy Jessica Stanley appeared at the frat door. I brought Bella in for a hug and long passionate kiss before recognizing that Jessica was even in the same room. Bella pulled away and sighed as she introduced us.

"Oh, I like, already know Edward. We are in a few classes together, and last year Tanya…" Jessica was spewing word vomit that I wasn't prepared for Bella to hear, so I quickly cut her off.

"Perhaps a story for a different time, Jessica. We are going to be late." I cleared my throat and took Bella's hand and tugged her out the door. I tried to keep my eyes directed away from Bella's shocked and curious face. We didn't need to get into this now.

We walked over to the Kappa Psi house and Bella tentatively knocked at the door. A broad shouldered man stepped into view with a large smile on his face.

"Bella! It has been too long!" He said as he picked her up and gave her a hug. She had released my hand and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Sorry Jackson, I will make sure we stay in touch more often," she said.

I cleared my throat and the large caveman glared at me.

"Oh, yes…Jackson, this is Edward and Jessica. My friends are here to help me out." Bella introduced us, but not under the title that I wished for.

His eyes never left mine as he gestured for us to enter their house. I had been to a few parties here, but never really associated myself with the Kappa Psi frat guys. Bella and the caveman laughed and joked while he went into their study and retrieved the yellow flag with red letters from a shelf. They were too friendly for my liking, and I was eager to get the hell out of here.

Jessica had disappeared into the house, and when I looked behind my shoulder, noted that four other cavemen had surrounded her. I didn't really give a shit. From past experiences, I knew that Jessica didn't mind either.

My attention focused back on Bella and the Alpha caveman of the house.

Bella looked flushed as he handed her the flag. There was some sort of chemistry between the two of them that I just couldn't ignore. He leaned in and gave her a hug that she returned. She gave him a small smile and turned around and nodded for us to leave. I gave him a glare as I followed Bella out the door.

Whatever their relationship was shouldn't have bothered me, but I couldn't help it. We were a few steps away from the house when I grabbed Bella's arm and pulled her back towards me.

"Tell me that there is nothing going on with you two," I pleaded.

She looked down at her feet before peering up from behind her eyelashes. "Okay, there is nothing going on Edward. What's wrong?"

"Why the hesitation, Bella? Tell me that you haven't done anything with him."

"Dimples and I…err...fuck, I mean Jackson and I are just friends. Nothing is going on Edward. Please calm down." She seemed to mumble her words together as if she was nervous.

"Dimples? What the fuck?" I turned heel and stormed back to my frat house. I knew she was following, so I quickly took the stairs up to my room so that we could hash this out in privacy.

I paced my room as she shut the door and leaned against it. I couldn't think clearly, and wasn't really ready to face her. My eyes searched everywhere except for hers. She began to explain herself but I didn't comprehend any of it. My eyes were too busy, focused on a small, black fabric that was haphazardly lying across a couple of my books on a shelf.

"Are you even listening to me, Edward?" I heard her ask, as I walked across the room and pulled the thong into my hands. I held it up and noticed the same 'Beautiful' print that was on the pair of underwear that Bella had been wearing this morning.

Confusion had set in, as I turned toward Bella and held up the underwear.

"Why the fuck is your underwear in my room?"

"I, err…didn't I leave them here today?" she stuttered.

"No, I remembering tearing the shit out of those…and they were blue," I added and my eyebrow quirked up.

"Have you been in my room before last night Bella?" I was quickly putting the pieces of the puzzle together. She had been in my room, with another guy.

"I, um…maybe, I don't know." She looked around as she was trying to place something. She looked back at my bed and her eyes widened.

She swallowed and I heard her whisper his name.

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