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EPOV

What have I just done? I hadn't meant to tell her like that…..I wanted to wait for the right moment. I wanted to take it slow…build up a relationship with her. But…I just….I couldn't wait any longer. Not after watching her today; it all just blurted out of my mouth before I could stop it, and now I've said it I wouldn't want to stop it, I don't want to take the words back because I want it out in the open. I love her too damned much to keep it from her anymore.

BPOV

I couldn't breathe – literally – I couldn't suck any air into my lungs, my heart was pounding so loudly in my ears, black spots were blocking my peripheral field of vision, my mouth was dry and suddenly I felt a whoosh of air pass my ears almost as if I was falling.

"Hey whoa Bella, BELLA." A voice seemed to be shouting my name but I couldn't be sure who it was, my heart was pounding far too vociferously in my ears for me to be able to hear anything but that.

Hands started to grab at my face and I could feel myself leaning against a car being held up by someone….someone…..Edward. Yes Edward was the person holding me up making sure I wasn't hitting the ground anytime soon. I don't think I had blacked out…..but I think I may have had a minor panic attack. All my senses were slowly returning to me, I managed to inhale and then exhale. My heart started to slow to a more regular beat I found my hands were clutching something to my chest….the book…the book Edward had in fact bought for me….Edward…..He was the reason for my panic…He'd told me…..he'd told me…..he….loved me. No I…know….he wouldn't say that…he can't love…no….he doesn't love me…I..I must have heard him wrong.

My thoughts were an absolute garbled mess. I couldn't think straight and I would proceed in this fashion until I had this conversation cleared up; until I knew he hadn't said what I thought he had said. He voice interrupted my thoughts….

"Bella….What just happened? Are you OK?"

"I…I think so. You….you just told me something but I think I heard you wrong because what I heard you say cannot be possible."

"Bella" he whispered his breath fanning across my face sending my heart racing.

"You heard me correct I told you I love you because I do. I HAVE always loved you. I've loved you since the day I hijacked you and your Chevy. My thoughts took me reeling back to that day.

FLASHBACK

It was the end of my first day at school in Forks and I had been a bag of nerves all day. Charlie had offered to drive me to school that morning as it was my first day but I certainly wanted to at least try and fit in and turning up in a police cruiser would defiantly not of helped matters so I adamantly refused his offer.

"Where the hell are my damned keys?" I muttered under my breath while fishing through my bag trying to find them. Five minutes later I had finally found what I was looking for and I was sat in the driver's seat of my truck with my key's in the ignition, I started up my engine and just as I was about to pull out of my parking space some guy yanked open the passenger door and flung himself into the seat.

"Drive" he demanded.

"Just one minute buddy, I don't even know you. Now get the hell out of my truck."

"No but I know you. Your name is Isabella Swan but you prefer Bella, this was your first day at school and you sat in front of me in biology. Now you will please drive me the hell out of here. QUICK."

Who the hell did this guy think he was jumping in my truck and barking orders at me I was about to bark a retort at him when he looked towards me with the most piercing and dazzling green eyes. The minute I looked into them I knew I could not deny him of anything. So I pulled out of the car park and carried on driving away from the school building.

"What or who were you running from?" I asked while my eyes remained focused on the road in front of me.

"I…I….ummm…I just broke up with this girl at school – Tanya - and well she's been hounding me all day; nagging me to take her back I just had to get away before I agreed to something I would regret in the morning."

"And you think that justifies hijacking myself and my truck?"

"Hell yeah, you spend a grand total of ten minutes in the same room as this girl and she will have you running for the hills." He paused and then continued "I would have normally been able to make a quick getaway in my Volvo but the damn thing wouldn't start and my sister Alice had already left for home. I saw Tanya approaching in the rear-view mirror and it was either face the lion's den or jump into your truck."

"I'm guessing you chose the latter." I smirked at him and then added "where am I dropping you off?"

"Carry on down this road and I'll tell what turns to take as we approach them."

I simply nodded my head and carried on staring straight ahead.

A few minutes of silence passed between us until I decided to pluck up the courage to ask him his name. "Considering you invited yourself into my truck, practically ordered me to give you a ride home and you know my name I think the least you could do is tell me yours?"

"Edward…..Edward Cullen."

I nodded again and glanced towards him out of the corner of my eye I noticed his leg was bouncing up and down almost in impatience.

"Does this truck move any faster? Any slower and we would be driving backwards."

Grrr the sheer rudeness of this guy who the hell did he think he was. At least my Chevy actually ran unlike his Volvo. I suddenly pulled the truck to a stop, leaned over him to reach the inside door handle and awkwardly – god he smelt good – flung the door open "Look Cullen? Is it? You want to walk, you're more than welcome."

END FLASHBACK

I smiled at the memory as his voice brought me back to the present.

"I didn't want to admit to myself how much I loved you, and I hated you for making me fall for you so fast and so hard. The moment I saw you on that first day of school when you walked into Biology you captivated me. I know I shouldn't be telling you this and believe me I really didn't want to; I had my chance three years ago and I most certainly blew it. But…..I..….I just couldn't keep it in any longer watching you today in that bookshop I fell even more in love with you and trust me I didn't think that was possible. I know I really shouldn't be telling you this not now you have a life and a fiancé but I just…I just couldn't stop myself the way you look at me just makes me want to bare my whole soul to you. I love you, I know I keep repeating those three words but I can't help it and now that I have started I just can't stop. I can't stop telling you I love you."

"Why?" I whispered and he looked at me even more confused than ever.

"Why what Bella?"

"Why would you love me…..how…I…don't understand I'm nothing….just plain Bella Swan. I have nothing I could possibly give to you…."

"Bella just stop. You already give me everything….I..I'm not explaining this right." He paused and then continued.

"Every girl I have ever dated since I met you was to try and forget you, I wanted you out of my head…but..but it never worked I could never stop thinking about you, you consumed every entire thought I ever had and that night I ended up on your doorstep I meant everything I said. But when I woke up the next morning and the effects of the alcohol had worn off I panicked, I felt like I was losing sense of my reality and I bolted. I wanted to explain this to you the other day when I took you shopping but you stopped me by saying it didn't matter and I convinced myself that it didn't - that your friendship would be enough and don't get me wrong your friendship is more than an enough; if that is all you can offer me but I just….I couldn't go another second without you knowing the truth, because if there is even the slightest chance that you could give me your heart….."

"I love you too!" I couldn't stop myself I interjected him before he could carry on. I know it was wrong of me and I should be loyal to Jake we were engaged after all. But I'm not happy with Jake - he doesn't make me happy – I'm scared to be in the same room as him half the time and I don't want to spend the rest of my life in an abusive marriage – is this selfish of me? I don't think it is. Being with Edward makes me feel like a human being not a human punch bag. I'm scared though, I'm so scared because these past few days have brought every feeling of love I have ever felt for him to the forefront of my mind and magnified it by a hundred.

A crying baby brought me out of my revere and I suddenly realised where we were, I don't know how long we had been stood against his Volvo the book pressed tightly to my chest….I glanced up to find Edward intently staring at me.

"You love me?" he whispered in awe.

"Edward it's always been you! I probably should hate you for bolting on me but I can't, I could never hate you, when I'm with you – even after all this time – I….I can't even begin to describe the way my body responds to you and I can't put into words the love I feel for you because it's all too great a feeling. And at the same time I am so petrified because I don't know where this leaves us….what does this revelation mean for us?" I gestured between us wildly with my hands while I asked him.

"Well first of all you give Jacob the boot, and he deserves it after what he said to you at Alice's engagement meal. Anybody who is that rude towards you certainly does not deserve you."

OHHH God Jake it's not as If I'd forgotten him or anything but how could I leave him and make it out alive, he wouldn't let me go I know he wouldn't and if I told Edward about Jake being violent towards me then I would just be upsetting the man I love – I would never want to hurt or upset Edward, and then there was the prospect of having nowhere to go…..living with Jake was better than sleeping rough.

"Bella are you listening to me." I shrank back as Edward uttered the exact same words Jacob had spoken that morning. I panicked and formed a stumbled apology…

"What…no I'm sorry I just zoned out for a moment. I'm sorry I know I should have been paying attention I'm sorr…."

"Whoa it's OK you don't have to keep apologizing. Is something the matter?"

Edwards's blasé reaction was so different to Jake's this morning. Of course it would be; Edward is not Jake and he would never hurt me. I quickly composed myself not wanting him to think something was wrong.

"No nothing's wrong I'm fine, what was it you were saying?" I asked him attentively.

"Bella" he took my hands in his. "I love you and I am more sure about you than anything in my entire life. I've loved you for the past six years and I don't need to date you to know this. So I propose we skip the whole dating (courtship) stage and move in together. I know it's all happening so fast but…."

I mimicked his actions from earlier by placing my fingers against his lips to silence him. "Edward I don't mean to burst your bubble or anything but you're asking me to move in with you and we haven't even shared our first real kiss."

He smirked. "Well let me remedy that for you."

My breathing picked up and my heart started to beat faster and faster at the thought of him kissing me. I know it was stupid I mean it's not as if I had never kissed a guy before I was engaged for Christ's sake. Engaged…maybe I shouldn't have reminded myself of that piece of information just when Edward was leaning down towards me. Time seemed to stop and stand still as his lips met mine softly, and the kiss itself was tender and affectionate. One of my arms was squashed between our bodies as it was still holding the book and my other arm had reached up to cup his cheek mimicking what both his hands were doing on my cheeks. Before I knew it we both needed to part for the need of oxygen and both stood there grinning widely at each other.

"Yes by the way." I whispered afraid if I raised my voice any higher then this moment would be broken.

"Yes to what?"

"Yes I would love to move in with you."

He grinned at me and I smiled whole heartedly back at him. I did not want this moment to end but the reality was time was not standing still but swiftly moving forward and we couldn't stand there forever.

"We had better get going." I gently whispered.

We both detangled ourselves from each other and climbed into his car. As he started the engine he grabbed my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze before he started to drive around the corner. I placed the book in my lap and started drawing circles on it with my thumb and fingers.

"We had better go and get your stuff then and you can tell Jake you're leaving him."

"No" I shouted immediately. I couldn't guarantee that Jake wouldn't be there I know he said he was going out but what if his plans changed and he had decided not to go or he went back to the house because he realised he had forgotten something. I couldn't have Edward and Jake in the same room especially if I told him I was leaving him, Edward was sure to get hurt and I would not allow him to pay for my mistakes. "I mean there is no need, I would really love to go to the cinema tonight – I've been looking forward to it all afternoon and if we go and get my stuff we won't make the film in time. I'm sure I can find something at your house to wear to bed tonight and I will go and collect my stuff tomorrow on my own so I can break the news to Jake gently, I owe him that much."

"If that's what you want to do Bella then that's fine by me." I couldn't help but notice the concerned glance he threw my way though.

"Thank you, what are we going to tell the others tonight – We have to tell them something because I have a feeling they will work it out by the way we are behaving if we don't."

"We tell them the truth Bella, they will be ecstatic that two people they all love are finally very very happy."

I smiled at him and after that we drove in a comfortable silence. This however left me to my own thoughts and I started to worry. Jake had frequently told me that I can't let Edward, Alice or Rose find out about him being abusive towards me because if they did it would mean they would see me for the true pathetic and feeble excuse for a human being I am, and I couldn't let them see that person – if they did they wouldn't want me in their lives and I truly don't think I could live without them. Do I believe this is what they would think? I honestly don't know I don't think so but I just…I couldn't take that risk I could never risk losing them. So I have decided to keep quiet about Jake and it's not as if he's going to be able to hurt me again. I'm with Edward now and when I go for my things tomorrow Jake will be at work I will leave at note – I'm not really into the whole Dear John scenario but I couldn't tell him face to face; there's no saying what he'd do to me - for him explaining that I have left him and that will be the end of it. - I hope. This was all happening very fast; one minute I'm obligated to marry Jake and the next minute I'm moving in with Edward. It's not as if I'm worried about moving in with him, we have wasted far too much time all ready we can't waste anymore. I am just shocked at how fast this is all happening; how fast my life is changing. The car coming to a stop jolted me out of my thoughts I looked towards Edward to see he had removed his seatbelt. I copied his action before he leaned towards me and stroked my face.

"Have I told you I love you today Isabella Marie Swan?"

I giggled. "I could hear it again."

"I love you Bella."

"I love you back." I whispered as he leaned down to kiss me. I tilted my head to the left and my eyes slid closed as his lips met mine. He laced one hand through my hair as I nibbled softly on his bottom lip…

We both reluctantly pulled away as his phone vibrated in his pocket. He flipped it open after looking at the screen.

"Alice" he greeted. "Was there something you needed?...Yes Alice we are here…were outside…..yep were just coming in now…..OK then see you in a moment. Bye."

After hanging up he turned back towards me "My sister has the worst possible timing."

I chuckled softly. "I think we better grace them with our presence."

He nodded before reaching over and kissing my eyelids, my nose and my forehead. My body shivered and tingled at the touch of his lips on my skin, the moment however was over far too soon as he pulled away to exit the car.

He held my hand tightly was we entered the cinema foyer and it made feel like a giddy teenager – alive and blissfully unaware of anyone else in the room. That was until Alice and Rose skipped over to us dragging Jasper and Emmett in their wake.

"Bella…Edwa…." Alice trailed of before finishing her sentence as her gaze settled on our entwined hands. I tried to quickly pull away out of embarrassment but Edward held on to my hand even tighter counteracting my attempt to draw my hand from his.

I looked nervously at each and every one of their astounded faces as all their gazes settled on mine and Edwards interlocked fingers.

"Edward….and I we….ummm..we have something….."

Alice shrieked cutting me off mid ramble, and when I looked around they were all sporting grins like Cheshire cats.

"You're all happy that were together?"

"Why wouldn't we be?" Alice squeaked. "We have been waiting for this moment for years and your finally together and ohhhh Bella your glowing; your actually glowing. This is so amazing…It's wonderful…..ohhh I'm so happy I could cry. I always said Jacob Black was not right for you…and I'm so happy you've given him the boot..You have given him the boot haven't you?"

"Well I will be tomorrow I will go round to collect my belongings and Jacob Black will be history. I mean he has to accept that the relationship isn't working." I hated lying to them I wanted to tell them what was happening and that I was just leaving him a Dear John but I just couldn't form the words.

"Yay." She screamed. "Well we mustn't stand here all day. We already bought the tickets." I opened my mouth to protest.

"And before you start no you not going to be paying us back, we are seeing Sex & The City 2." All three males groaned at this.

"Ohhh stop whining the lot of you." Alice responded. "Anyway it starts in five minutes so we had better get moving."

"I'm just going to get some popcorn. I will meet you meet inside." I whispered to Edward pecking him on the lips.

"Popcorn! Brilliant idea Bells, I'm coming too." I laughed unsurprised by Emmett's comment.

"Come on then." I linked arms with him and we walked over to the concession stand.

We asked for four huge tubs of popcorn – three of which I think were for Emmett alone. He wouldn't let me pay; something which I hate to admit but I was very glad about because I didn't in fact have any money on me. Jake didn't allow me very much he kept me on a tight budget – any money I made from my books he claimed was ours which really meant his and not mine. Well not for much longer I thought happily.

As I reached across the counter to grab two full tubs of popcorn, my shirt sleeve rode up ever so slightly exposing some of the ugly finger mark bruises. I gasped and tried to cover them quickly. But it was far too late Emmett had already seen them his eyes were wide and his lips were curled in anger.

"Bella." He guided me towards the end of the counter which was out of the way, placed the popcorn on said counter and then turned towards me and stroked my arm.

"Bella I think you need to explain what I just saw."

AN – I would really like people to review this chapter and let me know their thoughts. I am really not sure what I thought of it let alone anyone else. I can't seem to work out if I took everything to fast or if I have dragged the whole chapter out. I would just really like to get the opinions of my readers.