Alright, this chapter was not as "juicy" as I thought it was going to be. Next one definitely will be though! Shopping trip is detailed in this chapter.

There might be a slight modification to the story in the near future. Contemplating on adding "out the palms of our hands" in the POV of Edward as chapter 10 and then setting this one as chapter 11. We'll see. But until then, enjoy :)

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The drive to Port Angeles wasn't that long especially with Edward and Alice talking about life in the 80's. Alice, with driving skills only a vampire could possess, found a spot right in the front.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go!" Alice shouted as she bounced out the car. Edward opened my door and offered me his hand.

"Ready?" He asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be. Who knows what Alice wants to buy me."

"Alice is shopping for herself love. I'm buying things for you. Anything you want, as much as you want." He was smiling but there was hesitancy there. He knew I was going to protest.

"Edward…"

"Bella, you were going to let Alice buy you things. Why won't you let me?" He was holding the door to the mall open. I stepped inside and was bombarded with images of rail thin models on giant billboards, perfumes, and purses with prices over the moon.

"Edward…" We had had this conversation countless times. I felt uncomfortable when he bought me things. I never had anything to give back to him. I knew that his credit card probably had no limit and he could buy me, literally, anything I wanted. Hmmmm…..anything I wanted? My gut response whenever Edward wanted to but me something was NOOOOO! I never stopped to really consider the endless power of his credit card. I mean, Edward was rich. Like "I can buy the sun if I wanted it" rich. I'm not materialistic but…damn. The thought of it was kind of sexy.

"I can't get you anything in return." I looked down at the floor and considered limited power of my credit card.

"You don't have to get me anything my love. The astonishing fact that you want me is enough to satisfy me for eternity." He smiled and then let out a long sigh. "There I go again. I just can't lose the early 20th century lingo…let me try that again." I laughed as I anticipated what he was going to come up with.

"Bells, don't worry about it babe. I wanna spoil you." I sighed and decided to just let him. Besides, I didn't want or need anything. Maybe I would let him buy me a shirt or something that's no more than $20.

I leaned into him as we walked deeper into the store. "You called me Bells, you never call me that."

"You don't like it? Emmett calls you Bells."

"I like it." I reassured him and then looked to see if Alice was occupied before I added slyly, "but I like it more when you call me Isabella." I remembered the previous night. How I got him to use my full name during our passionate embrace. Edward just smiled and shook his head.

"You are nothing but trouble Isabella." He murmured. I felt a shiver run down my spine as he said my name.

"Bella!" Alice called from one of the counters. We walked up to her and I saw she was looked at name brand wallets which were stored on shelves behind glass. "Which one do you want?" She pointed to the leather wallets with a delicate finger.

"None of them."

"Bella, come on. You need a new one."

"No I don't. What's wrong with mine?"

"Well, number one, it's Velcro." Alice held up one finger, "Number two, it has a hole, number three, it's ripped, number four…"

"Okay, okay. I get it. But I don't need one of these." I indicated the shelves with the overpriced wallets.

"Why not? They're gorgeous!" Alice's eyes were full of awe. Like she was looking at priceless art and not a piece of dyed leather. "Edward, tell her that she needs a new wallet."

I glared up at Edward, daring him to agree with her.

"Ummm….Bella, if you need one, then maybe…"

"I don't need one…"

"Hi! Can I help you?" A young saleswomen made her way over to us. I knew that she was talking to all three of us but she only had eyes for Edward.

"No…" I began.

"Yes! We would like to see the black wallet there, and the red one too. Oh, and while you're there can you also grab the white, dark grey, and beige?"

"Sure thing." She answered Alice while she was still looking at Edward. Could she not see that he had his arm around me?

As the saleswomen grabbed the wallets Alice asked for I took a deep breath. Maybe they weren't as expensive as I was thinking.

"Here you go." She handed them to Edward and I subtly rolled my eyes. "Here you go." I sarcastically imitated her under my breath.

"What's wrong?" Edward looked at me amused. I knew he knew what was bothering me.

"She's flirting with you." I stated bluntly.

"Really? I hadn't noticed."

"Edward, she hasn't taken her eyes off you since she walked up to us. In fact, you're the only reason she probably came to help us in the first place."

"And that…bothers you?"

"Well, yeah!" He was smirking as he leaned casually against the counter.

"Interesting." He turned to look at the wallets Alice was holding. I wondered why he didn't say anything to reassure me. Tell me that he only wanted me and it didn't matter how many other women flirted with him. God…why did I need so much reassurance? Maybe because I was dating a Greek god who could have any woman he wanted.

"I like this one." Alice was holding the dark grey. "Which do you two like?"

I picked up the beige and decided to let the flirting saleswomen leave my mind. "I like the beige. It's nice and the color of my wallet now."

"I like the red." Edward said. He was inspecting the red wallet with a look of interest.

"We'll just get all three." Alice said casually. I almost choked on air.

"All three? Alice, I only need one!"

"But if we can't decide on a color…"

"I said I liked the beige."

Alice gave me a disapproving sigh. "Bella, why get one when you can have three?"

"Alice, why get three when I only need one?"

Edward watched our exchange with humor.

"Love, it really is no problem…" He was reaching in his pocket for his wallet. I decided to come up with a compromise.

"Okay, how about the beige because I like it and the red because it's the one Edward chose?"

Alice began to bounce on her heels and smile. Glad to see that I was at least trying to buy in bulk. I reached for the red wallet that Edward chose. It was pretty. I started to look in its compartments and I got a glance at the price.

"Edward! This is way too expensive. There is no way I'm going to let you buy me this." It was definitely WAY over the $20 limit I set for him to spend on me.

"Love, it's not a problem. Let's not argue over each purchase."

"Yeah Bella, if you do you'll be arguing with him all day." Alice came up behind me and lightly massaged my shoulders, trying to ease the tension that settled there. "Relax Bella. Let Edward spoil you today. God knows he's wanted to do this forever!"

I relented as Edward waved towards the flirty saleswoman. She sprinted over to us, almost knocking down a display of scarves in her haste to get close to Edward again.

"Yes?" She said breathless. Edward leaned a little closer to her, turning on the charm. I was holding his hand and as he dazzled her my grip unconsciously tightened.

"We would like to buy these two." His voice was a bit husky. If I didn't know any better it was almost as if he was…flirting with her?

"S..sure." She stuttered and began to ring up the expensive wallets. Edward was still holding my hand, my grip was tightening by the millisecond, but he was leaning over the counter towards the woman. When the total popped up on the register she looked up and was startled to see how close he was. She blushed and uttered the price. Edward slid his black credit card across the counter towards her and then winked….WINKED!

It was fast. I almost thought I imagined it but the saleswoman's reaction confirmed it. She dropped the credit card in surprise and turned scarlet. I was fuming. I let go of Edward's hand and leaned closer to Alice who was…smiling? How could she possibly think this was funny?

The receipt came out of the register and the women reached for a pen to hand to Edward so he could sign it along with the copy he was supposed to keep. Before given him the pen she stopped, thought, and then proceeded to write her phone number on his copy.

Pure. Rage.

I quickly smashed myself to Edward's side. "Thank you soooo much baby! I love the wallets. You always spoil me." I reached up and ran my hand through his hair. Edward gazed into my eyes while a smirk adorned his face.

"No problem Bells." He flirted back.

He grabbed for the fancy bag the saleswoman was handing to him without looking at her. I kept my arm around his waist as we made our way out the store and into the main hall of the mall. As soon as the woman lost sight of us I dropped my arm and turned towards him.

"What was that?"

"What?" He asked innocently.

"You were flirting with her!" I kept my voice low and we followed Alice into the next store.

"I know."

"You…you…you…" I trailed off. He knew? He was doing it on purpose? What was going on here?

"Calm down my love…"

"Don't tell me to calm down Edward Anthony Masen Cullen."

"Bella…I was only doing it to make you jealous." What? Well, mission accomplished.

"What?" He was smiling widely as we made our way through the racks. I wasn't paying any attention to the clothes. Alice was looking at something up ahead, piling her arms with things I would inevitably have to try on. Edward turned towards me and put his hands around my waist. I was mad at him for flirting with her yet I couldn't step away from his embrace. Any time in Edward's arms was good.

"I like when you get jealous. It's very enjoyable." I guffawed at his statement. Jealousy was not fun. He turned me into an overprotective mess.

"Enjoyable? I think we have two different definitions of that word."

"I got you to call me 'baby'." I blushed, remembering exactly what I said. I don't know what possessed me to call him that. It just seemed right at the time. "I found that very enjoyable."

I took a step closer to him. "You liked when I called you that?"

"I loved it." He leaned in to kiss me…

"Come one you two. God, two seconds alone and you're all over each other." Alice appeared beside Edward with an armful of clothes and a determined expression. She directed me over to the dressing room and the 'dress up' process began.

I came out in a variety of outfits. Each one was examined by Alice and then given a yes or no. Edward sat on one of the chairs by the mirror and watched patiently. His eyes lit up on some of the outfits, especially some of the dresses Alice had chosen for me which Alice approved immediately.

The morning passed quickly. We stopped so I could eat lunch and then made our way in and out of a few other stores. The mall wasn't too crowded. It made it easier for me to try on clothes without anxiety. Sometimes Edward, Alice, and I were the only three in the store besides the people who worked there. This was the case for the next store Alice dragged us into. We had been chatting non-stop since lunch so I didn't pay any attention to where we were headed. When I looked up I found that I was surrounded my lace.

"Alice! I don't need any of this stuff." We were in the middle of a lingerie store. I blushed and refused to look at Edward. When I did glance at him his expression was blank except for a small smirk pulling at the corner of his mouth. "What are you thinking?" I asked him.

"That's my line." He chuckled. I glanced around the store. Some of the pieces were frightening while others were basic with just a bit of frill. I don't care how basic they are, I'm not getting anything in while Edward is here. Especially since he is the one buying.

The store was color coordinated. As I walked through the "beige" section Edward made his way over to the "black." I looked at some of the beige pajama's, I was going to need some since I was spending the night again, when a heard a high pitched giggle come from the store's entrance. Three people, two guys and one girl, had just walked into the store. One of the guys was holding hands with the girl, the other I guess was third wheel.

The couple walked straight to the "black" section and the guy picked out some scary looking lace as his girlfriend giggled. Third Wheel made his way slowly to the beige section. He was tall with sandy hair. Not bad looking but nothing compared to Edward. I didn't pay attention to him as I held up two tank tops to compare.

"I like the one on the left." Third Wheel said. He was on the other side of the rack, pointing at the tank to he preferred. I liked it to.

"Yeah, I think it's the one I'm going to go with."

"The other one is nice, but I think you'd look really good in this one."

"Uh…thanks." As I stuttered my response I saw Edward power walking towards me. I could tell he wanted to move faster but since we were in public he had to go at human pace. Why was he in such a hurry? Before he could make it to me Third Wheel, who hadn't seen the vampire making a bee-line towards me, continued.

"These shorts go with it perfectly. They're kind of short but since you have nice legs then they'll look fantastic." I blushed. Was this guy flirting with me? Edward entered the room. He opened his mouth to speak when Alice, arms full of lingerie, came up behind him and dragged him into the "green" section.

I grabbed the shorts out of Third Wheel's hands and examined him. They were nice. Something a boyfriend would want his girlfriend to wear. This guy was flirting with me. I was about to walk away before the image of the saleswoman Edward had purposely flirted with flashed across my mine. Hmmm…payback anyone?

"I don't know about the shorts. They're nice but I usually just sleep in a tank top, nothing else." I even blushed at my words, Third Wheel's cheeks darkened and he looked away.

"Oh, well, then that tank top is definitely the one you want to go with."

I smiled and leaned a little closer to him. In the corner of my eye I could see Edward glaring at me from the "green" section. Alice was talking to him, showing him all the lingerie she had in her arms. I could tell that she was on my side. Tell that she saw my payback plan and was trying to aid me the best she could by keeping him away but letting him intently listen to me flirt with Third Wheel.

"Yeah. I'm pretty sure I'll get it. It's kind of conservative though. I'm probably going to go pick out something black and lacy. It's more my style."

"I love the way lace looks on you Bells." I deep voice said from beside me. My head turned quickly and met the glare of Edward. I see Alice had held him off as long as she could. He had made his way to my side in the blink of an eye. He wrapped one arm tightly around my waist but instead of giving Third Wheel a death glare like I thought he would, he kept his eyes glued to me.

"Isabella, put those shorts down. I know better than anyone you hate to wear anything on the bottom to bed." His voice was flirty but with an edge. Third Wheel took a step back obviously picking up on it.

I felt a little bad for taking advantage of him to make Edward jealous but Edward's possessive reaction was worth it.

"I picked out some lingerie for you babe. Do you like it?" Edward began to hold up the racy pieces of lingerie that Alice had given to him. They were a bit scary looking but since Third Wheel was still watching a nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, they're nice."

"I can't wait to see what these look like on you." He whispered in my ear but it was still loud enough for Third Wheel to hear. I gave a quick apologetic look towards Third Wheel and then pushed Edward towards the register before he did something physical with his irritation.

"What was that?" I asked him.

"That guy…I don't like him." Edward was breathing heavily. I could tell he was moments away from pinching the bridge of his nose.

"He was nice."

"He was hitting on you...and you were flirting with him!"

"I know." I threw his words back at him. Realization dawned on his face.

"Oh," he smirked, "so this was payback? I flirt with the saleswomen, you flirt with that…that…"

"Maybe you shouldn't have flirted with the saleswoman." I said innocently.

"Bella, I just wanted…"

"To make me jealous?" I emphasized jealous and he arched his eyebrows.

"So this wasn't about getting me back for flirting? This was about making me jealous?"

I nodded.

"Well," he took a deep breath, "congratulations, you succeeded." He chuckled a little. "I can't believe I fell into my own trap."

"I learn from the best."

"I need to stop teaching you things."

We both smiled and placed a pile of lingerie on the table. Alice brought over even more.

"Alice, please tell me some of this is for you."

"Nope. All yours Bella." I don't think I could have turned any more red. Edward rubbed my back lightly, trying to comfort me.

"Don't be shy Bella. I wasn't lying when I said I couldn't wait to see what these looked like on you." I blushed and Alice rolled her eyes.

"You're doing a great job in awakening the teenager in my brother." She smirked. Edward looked down, slightly embarrassed.

The saleswoman looked slightly shocked at the amount of lingerie we were buying but quickly rang us up. We were finally done with our shopping trip. It had been a long day. Edward had made a point to try and stay by my side the entire time. He drove me crazy in each store. Casually brushing his body against mine, running his hand down my spine as I looked at clothes, and complimenting me on every outfit I tried on. At one point I thought about dragging him to the car to finish what he was starting but Alice stopped me before I could act resulting in me turning bright red and Edward laughing at my expense.

We walked back to the car. I was exhausted. We had been marching through the mall all day. Alice still had the keys to the Volvo and she hopped into the driver's seat. I decided to sit in the back, wanting to stretch my legs while lying in the back seat. Instead of arguing to drive or even just ride shotgun, Edward joined me in the back after placing the mountain of shopping bags into the trunk.

"What are you doing?"

"You're tired. Lean against me." I gladly snuggled up against him, foregoing the seatbelt. Edward would keep me safer than any seatbelt ever could.

"You two behave back there." Alice was looking at us through the rearview mirror.

"Just drive sis. Don't worry about us." Edward replied.

The entire way home Edward kept his hands on me. Brushing my cheek, rubbing my arms, kissing the top of my head. I sunk into him enjoying every second.

I thought how comfortable Edward's bed, my bed, would be but remembered that there was no way I would be getting much sleep tonight. Thanks to Alice, day two of spending the night at the Cullen's was about to begin and I was going to take full advantage of it.

The new lingerie was about to become extremely useful.