Chapter 10

BPOV

Oh my god. This was terrifying. I looked at Alice below me. She wasn't eating any of the popcorn, which was shoved onto my knee, instead she was staring blankly at the film, completely unaffected by the most horrifying and gruesome parts.

Edward was sitting next to me and, like is sister, was showing no signs of fear at all. In fact, he appeared to be laughing at me whenever I flinched.

We were about an hour in and I jumped so hard that I actually lost contact with the sofa.

I was going to kill Alice once I had recovered from this – I had told her I couldn't cope with anything scarier than Shaun of the Dead, and that's supposed to be a comedy!

Unexplainably, I found myself with my head buried into Edward's cold, solid shoulder. He must work out a lot to get muscles that hard!

He pulled me closer to his body. It felt comfortable.

"Oh God, I forgot that I left my… thing upstairs!" Alice called randomly before skipping out of the room.

I couldn't help but notice her devilish smile.

"Is this too scary for you?" Edward whispered in my ear, his cool breath almost causing me to melt.

I shook my head because I was scared that if I tried to speak I would sound like a complete idiot.

He chuckled and gave me a friendly squeeze with the arm he had slung casually around me shoulder.

Something happened unexpectedly on the screen. I flinched and buried myself closer towards him.

I looked up, hoping his otherworldly features would soothe me somewhat.

I was startled when I saw that he was looking at me intently. His sweet breath blew onto my face. I made the mistake of inhaling which caused my legs to turn to jelly.

Thank god I was sitting down.

He smiled my favourite crooked grin and I couldn't help but return it.

He was still staring. The intensity of his gaze made me blush.

He smiled again and took my breath away. I blushed harder and his smile widened. I looked down but he tilted my head up so I was looking him in the eyes.

I felt his cool thumb caress my cheek.

The next thing I knew, he had replaced it with his cool, smooth lips.

My heart stuttered.

He began sending a trail of kisses down my jaw line.

I wrapped my arms around his neck.

He worked his way to my throat.

My fingers wound their way into his hair.

He made his way back up, over my cheek.

A feeling of true elation shot through me; I had never been kissed this way before.

I wanted to kiss him back but I had melted internally. His sweet, sweet breath didn't make matters easier.

Nobody had ever had this effect on me before. Nobody, not even…

Jacob.

I gasped.

Oh crap Jacob!

What was I doing?

I was cheating on him.

I had never understood how people could betray the trust their lover had in them. I was starting to realise that it was all too easy.

I couldn't do this to him. I couldn't do this to him - I loved him!

But did I love him more than I loved Edward?

Oh my god! I loved Edward.

Why was this happening?

A tear trickled down my cheek as I had this sudden realisation.

I couldn't be in love with Edward. There was no way. It wasn't possible. But why did I feel this strong desire towards him?

I hardly knew the man for god's sake!

Using all the willpower I had, I pushed him off me and ran from the room.

EPOV

I pressed my lips against her cheek.

God, this was true bliss. How could I ever think I didn't have a soul? You would have to be alive to feel this much happiness.

I moved my mouth away from her soft, warm cheek and onto her jaw line.

I left a familiar trail of kisses and she wrapped her arms tightly around my neck.

I wanted to squeeze her to me so close that there wasn't a single atom of air between us but I couldn't, not without hurting her.

Instead, I moved down to her throat. The drumming of her pulse made me forget my desire to hold her tightly, instead I concentrated on not breaking the skin to taste her blood.

Her heart rate had quickened dramatically. I was still so attuned to it.

I still wanted her – it was a strong passion. This was intensified when she entwined her delicate fingers into my hair.

I made my way back up to her cheek. It was a familiar circuit – one I had not visited for too long.

Bella gasped and I could almost feel something click into place inside her brain.

It was times like this I wished I could read her mind.

A tear fell down her cheek.

Too soon, she let go and leapt from the sofa and sprinted from the room.

For a moment I felt hurt, but then I realised what she had just done. She had cheated on the dog. For me, I guess that was a good thing but for her, it was a complete betrayal of trust and disregard of loyalty.

I sighed.

Oh Edward, what did you do? Alice thought upstairs.

I could see the image in her mind: Bella stumbling into the room, tears streaming down her face.

It made me feel horrible, for making her cry like that.

I didn't regret kissing her though. Nothing on this earth would make me want to take that back.