I'M ALIVE! So, here is another chapter. Please review. That is one of the reasons I haven't updated this story in forever. No one seems to like it. So, let me know!

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It was hard to believe my article was due in two days. I had already sent it in, but Mike extended my deadline for another two weeks and made it twice as long. The past month has gone by so fast and so much has happened, I'm surprised I got all my research done and on paper. Alice wanted to take me Christmas shopping today. I ran away to Muddy Waters to write and to hide from her.

"Want some more caffeine?" Quil asked me.

I looked up, startled. "No thanks. I've got a date tonight and I'm already jumpy from the three lattes I've had."

Quil smiled. "You and Edward still doing okay?"

I blushed. "Oh yeah."

He just laughed at me. "Well, try not to have too much fun, Bella." He grabbed my dirty cup and took off behind the counter.

Edward and I have been together for a month. It feels like longer but shorter at the same time. I think part of it feeling like we've been together longer is that we started getting physical early on. Ugh. No thinking about Edward. Write about prostitutes. Diseases. Poverty. Pregnancies. Violence.

Once my brain cooperated with me and got in gear, I couldn't stop it. I had these women's voices stuck in my head. Their stories needed to be told. It was my job to tell their reasons for going on the streets, for living the way that they do. Luckily, I just had to add in portions of my article. I added an entire section and added parts to the other two that I had originally sent in to Mike.

Someone slammed the door shut. I jumped out of my chair and almost scattered my papers! Three lattes might have been too many. I guess if you only weigh 120 pounds, caffeine doesn't take too long before it starts affecting you. Though, part of it, was my subject matter. I talked to one woman who had become addicted to sex. Her addiction became her downfall. HIV positive and beaten countless times, she wanted to stay out there to help protect other girls. Her story wasn't the worse I head.

I liked already having half of my article written. Made my life seem so much easier. Edward managed to get me into see a couple of women at the jail. It was great to see how they reacted to Edward and me. They saw me as computation. They all wanted to "be" with Edward and I was in their way.

EPOV

"Cullen. We need to talk."

I groaned. Whenever my Captain said, "we need to talk," it never was a good thing. I stoop up and followed him into his office.

"What did you think you were doing?" Captain asked me.

"Sir, I'm not sure what you're talking about."

"You know exactly what I am talking about. I'm talking about you taking Bella Swan into the prison and having her interview three prostitutes. She's a chief's daughter. She could have been hurt. You didn't clear this through be. You could be fired," he yelled.

I gulped. "She's a writer for the Oregonian. She's doing a piece on prostitution. Instead of letting her walk around 82nd with all the pimps and psychos, I opted for the safer option," I explained, hoping he would understand where I was coming from.

Captain sat down and stared at me. "They put Bella on that kind of story?" I nodded. "IF anything like this happens again, let me know before hand." I nodded again and internally sighed in relief. "You're dismissed."

I'm surprised I didn't get my ass chewed off. If Bella needed into a prison again, I'm hoping to convince her otherwise. It's not a good place for her to be. Plus, I liked my job. If Mike assigns her another job like this, I will have something to say to him.

Within twenty minutes, I had my paperwork done. I ran to my car. Bella was coming over tonight. She thought we were having a special dinner at my apartment. But I was taking her out to a fancy restaurant. A shower was desperately needed. Achoo and I found two half decayed bodies. That smell takes a while to scrub off. I had invested in a special laundry bin to keep the smell at bay longer. I would still have to wash them within the next twenty-four hours though.

It felt nice to step into the shower. I needed to look good tonight, not only because I was going to be with Bella but because of where we are eating. It's rare for us to have an actual date. We usually just end up at Muddy Waters or one of our apartments.

When I got out of the shower and started walking towards my room, someone pounce on me. "AGH!"
"Sorry man," Jasper chuckled.

I looked down at Alice. Her legs were around my waist and her arms around my neck. Awkward. I was only wearing a towel. "What's up, Alice?"

"Please, please, please, please say you'll celebrate Christmas with Bella, Jasper and I."

I arched my eyebrow. "I need to talk to my parents. If they are coming here, then yes. If not, I have to fly home to Chicago. I haven't seen them in almost a year."

Alice detached herself from me. "Edward. This is very last minute. They have to come here. I have everything planned already. Bella wants you here."

I smiled at her. "I'll talk to them tomorrow and let you know. Do you mind if I get dressed before Bella comes over?"

Alice squealed and ran into my room. I looked at Jasper. "Does she always do this?"

"Bounce, squeal, run and in general take over your life? Pretty much all the time. But, I'm thoroughly enjoying the ride."

APOV

It was only a couple weeks until Christmas. I was planning, shopping and decorating. Tonight I was going to go through Bella's closet…again. Silly girl. One day she will thank me for replacing her clothes.

When Jasper and I went to his apartment to pick up some clothes, I realized I never made sure Edward would be with us for Christmas. I just assumed he would be. It would totally ruin everything if he couldn't come. Bella would be devastated.

So, I just had to jump him when I saw him come out of the bathroom. "Please, please, please, please say you'll celebrate Christmas with Bella, Jasper and I."

I saw the look of want on Edward's face. He wanted to be with Bella. After I choose his outfit for him, I stood on my tiptoes and whispered, "Bella is really looking forward to tonight. She is even wearing her special occasion underwear. Be prepared." With that, Jazz and I left to go to my apartment for the night.

BPOV

I got my entire article done and sent off to Ben today. I couldn't be happier to finally have this thing done. It would appear in sections, throughout the week. I felt like I could almost write a book now about this subject. I was just sitting at my desk, after e0mailing Ben, for at least ten minutes before I noticed the time. "Shit!" I only had thirty minutes to get ready and get to Edward's apartment.

I rushed through a shower. Luckily, I already laid out what I was going to wear. (It had to be Alice approved.) Edward told me to dress up, though I didn't understand why, we were just going to be at his place. Dressing up meant my little black dress but also my dark blue underwear and bra. Edward loved the color on me but has never seen this set on me. I think he would die.

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Edward too me to Jake's Bar and Grill. I couldn't believe it. It was famous. It was horribly over priced. I loved it. We went on an actual date to a fancy place.

"Did you enjoy yourself, love?" Edward asked in the car.

"Of course. It was wonderful. But didn't I tell you not to spend money on me?" I asked, hoping that he would feel bad about spending that much on a dinner.

"Too bad," he smirked. "I want to talk to you about something. We haven't talked about Christmas," Edward stated when we finally reached his apartment building. For some reason, I got insanely nervous. "Don't look so scared, Bella, it's not a bad thing."

I took his hand and walked him towards the couch. He sat down and I curled up on his lap. "What about Christmas?"

"I was going to go back to Chicago to visit my parents, but I didn't want to leave you with just Alice and Jasper…"

"Don't you dare stay here instead of visiting with your parents, Edward Cullen! You didn't see them over Thanksgiving, you just gotta go," I said. I felt tears well up in my eyes. As much as he should go, I didn't want to be alone and with out him.

"Silly Bella. My parents are going to come here."

I stared at him. "I'm going to meet your parents." He nodded. "Wonderful," I muttered under my breath. I knew that they wouldn't approve of me for their son.

"Bella, what's wrong?"

"What if they don't like me? What if they want you to break up with me?"

"One, they will love you. Two, nothing will come between us. My parents will be ecstatic that I am happy."

Edward pulled me into a tighter hug. I turned so I was straddling his hips. I pressed my lips against his. One of his hands dove into my hair and the other on the small of my back, pressing me closer to him. Our kiss was way too short, though we were both gasping for breath at the end of it. I slowly stood up and led Edward to his room.

EPOV

I put my hands on the he of her dress and slowly pulled it over Bella's head. I stopped breathing. She looked beautiful, like a goddess. The blue of her bran and underwear looked amazing against her skin. "You are so beautiful, Bella," I whispered.

She smiled at me, then grabbed my belt and started taking my pants off. I wanted to worship her, but she wouldn't let me. Once on the bed, her hands were all over me, as well as her mouth. "Bella, I need you," I panted. Once again, she straddled me and then took me for a long ride.

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If I could wake up next to Bella every morning, my life would be perfect. It's hard to believe that we've only been together a month. I can no longer imagine life without her. When is an acceptable time to move in with your girlfriend? I have no idea. I just hop that time is really soon so I wouldn't have to stay away from her.

Bella started to stir. I knew our wonderful evening/sleep was coming to an end. Bella had to work at Powell's and I had to go in to the station for a couple of hours. Something about the paperwork I filed yesterday.

"Bella? Love?" I whispered. "Let's go get some breakfast." She nodded.

Little did I know that in a couple of week, my entire life would change.

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