Authors Note: Hey, I am currently at a party for five year olds. Argh! I am writing on my phone while they are playing games. I so needed something to do so here I am! Now to tell you the good news - REVIEWS! I got 60 reviews last time I checked, YAY! You guys beat the challenge. Someone gave me a review and I couldn't write back cause he/she was a guest so I will write here and hopefully he/she is reading this. Ok so he/she wrote something like 'Edward isn't even manly. Girls

keep getting to him. First Tanya next Jessica and now Tia.' Ok that is not exactly what he/she wrote but something like that and being in love with Edward I need to defend him. So this would be my reply - Edward never let Tanya get to him. He told her in a very nice way that he doesn't return her feelings. He would not let her say anything to manipulate him. Just cause he couldn't reject her harshly that doesn't mean that he isn't manly. He is just too good a person to do that. With Jessica he heard all the things that she wanted to do or say in her mind and he couldn't do anything about it because it would give away his secret. Now for Tia he is not very stable because he lost the meaning of his life. He is not the same. It happens when you loose someone you love. Plus her power is like that. She just doesn't have a heart to use it for good. So Edward is not weak just a little messed up. He will be better when Bella comes back into his life. Promise - Now on to the wonderful kiss. This chapter will be from Edwards POV moments before the kiss.You ready? Here goes -

Previously:

"I could give you comfort" I said while leaning in to kiss him. "No!" I heard him whisper and then I pressed my lips to his and pretended I didn't hear his protest.

Chapter 10: A kiss of love?

EPOV . . . . .

"I guess I just need some comfort or something" I told her and I did need comfort, I needed the comfort of knowing my angel was happy when she was alive. With someone else or single or anything. My angel just needs to be happy.

"I could comfort you" I heard Tia say. I turned towards her then and I noticed she was leaning in to . . . Kiss me. Oh no, I didn't want this to happen. "No," I whispered so low I could barely hear my self, then her lips pressed onto mine.

I sat there shocked for a moment. The last person who I have kissed - who has kissed me was Bella. Now, this girl - Tia - was kissing me, this was . . . wrong, but moments later I found myself kissing her back.

Kissing her back? What is wrong with you Edward? Bella, Bella, Bella! After that thought I instantly pulled back, turned around and ran. I ran as fast as I could, wishing I could run even faster though. I heard Tia's - her name was a snarl in my mind - footsteps behind me.

I wonder if Alice has seen this, wait she couldn't see anything related to Tia for some unknown reason. Great! Just what I needed! By my rambling I reached my house but instead of going through the front, I went to the side of the house which has my window on it. Moments later I found my self running up the side of my wall and jumping into my room.

How could I have let that happen? How did I let my self kiss her back? How . . . I . . . What? There were no more coherent thoughts in my mind. Just self-hatred and disgust. I haven't kissed another girl since Bella and now I was just kissing some girl that I barely knew.

She was kind of pretty though and she was a good kisser but, not better than my Bella though. Argh! What am I saying, I couldn't fall in love again, I couldn't move on. I loved Bella, not anyone else. Right? I didn't know anymore, that's for sure. I loved Bella I will always love Bella but, could I love someone else too? Could I move on? No it is impossible to move on.

I had to talk about this with Tia but first with Alice. Fortunately, seeing me call her she bounced her way up to my room. She stood in front of me with a worried expression on her face. "What do I do ?" I moaned to her. "Well," she started "you could start by telling what happened as I didn't see anything that happened. "

"I . . . Uh . . . Umm . . . I" I stuttered out. God, what do I say that she kissed my and I kissed her back? Should I ask her if its right to move on or should I just not tell her anything? No, I can't do that. She is the only one that will understand.

"Well, Edward are ya gonna tell me or not?" She asked me her voice laced with worry and irritation. "I was in . . . We were in a meadow and we were talking. She was telling me about her past and then somehow we ended up talking about my past." Come on Edward tell her. "We were talking about . . . About how it . . . Feels to loose someone you love and i said something like I just need comfort and before I knew it she was like i could give you comfort and then she suddenly leaned in to . . . Umm kiss . . . Me." I looked up to see her gasp and she was suddenly in my arms hugging me and saying "what happened after that? What did you do?"

What should I tell her that I betrayed Bella or that I . . . That you what Edward? That your falling in love again? You know that wont happen. Ever.

"Well I . . . found my self . . . Kissing her. . . Kissing her back." I felt Alice's hands tighten around my waist. "But, then I remembered Bella and so, I pulled back and just . . . Ran."

I hugged her petite form closer to me not knowing what else I could do. "Did you talk to Tia yet?" She asked from under me. "No,not yet." I said while letting her go. "Well, then that's what you should do . . . For now." She said, heading to the doorway. "Edward, don't think too much about this. Just do what makes you feel happy. You deserve to be happy because you have been heart-broken for over ninety years. So if she makes you happy, that's good, because it's time to move on."

She left me like that, sprawled on my bed. Oh, yes I got a bed. I found it more comfortable to read or relax or anything with a bed in my room. What am I saying? I bought it because it reminded me of Bella. Everything does. Stop stalling Edward. You have to talk with her.

I got up from my bed in human pace and made my way down the stairs. Everyone was in the living room now. Just when I needed privacy! That is the one thing I rarely get and when I do it's ruined by some silly girl. That's not nice Edward. She helped take some of the pain away.

No, wait! She took most, if not all my pain away. How did she do that? Was it another sign telling me that I should be with her. No, you shouldn't be with her. She isn't Bella and you can only be Bella's. Although the pain I could live without, maybe I should give Tia a chance?

What no! Where are all these thoughts coming from. Argh, Edward get your head together.

I reached the end of the staircase and made my way to the hall.

You are such an idiot! Came Rose's voice in my mind. What did you do to the poor girl? She is so upset, plus she is trying to hide it. Why Edward? Please tell me you didn't do anything stupid.

I ignored her and all the other thoughts trying to get in my head. I only had one thing on my mind at the moment - the words that I have to say. I looked up to see that everyone in the room was looking at me, but then again I only thought of one thing.

"Tia, may I talk to you, please" I asked her, while she looked up. She was the only one who looked down when I entered the room. I heard thoughts of shock from everyone in the room. Well everyone whose mind I could read.

She hesitated for a moment and then whispered in a low voice "of course." After hearing her answer, I headed out the door indicating that I wanted to outside where it would private and quite and also so that we were alone.

Once I thought that we went far enough and I couldn't hear my family's thoughts anymore I stopped and turned around. She was standing a few feet away from with her head down and before I had the chance to speak she started "I am sorry that I kissed you." She whispered in an angelic sweet voice which was as pleasant as the shooting sounds of my angels heart beat.

It has been so long since I have seen her. It really felt like she went out of life yesterday. The pain took a fresh swing at me, hitting me from all sides. Great! Just when I thought I was healing.

I let my eyes roam a round while telling myself to be polite. Focus Edward, focus on the situation at hand. I looked up just as Tia spoke again "it was a mistake and it won't happen again"she said in a sad voice but, I could tell that she was trying to hide it. Why did her words and her sadness hurt me. Simple Edward, you caused it. No, no! That isn't the answer.

The kiss should have meant nothing to me but, in the end it did mean something. What does this mean? Argh! Why can't I figure anything out anymore. "I won't kiss you until I know if you want me too, but you should know I really, really like you." She said while I was rambling.

I was still rambling in my mind when something she said hit me. "'I really, really like you"' Oh, no! She just met me though. How could she like me already. Simple, it is just as you like her already.

What?! No, that isn't true. I . . . I . . . Where did that thought come form? What is wrong with you. Suddenly I heard a million word in my head.

There will be someone else. There has to be. Esme said this to me on our way to my Bella funeral. Just be happy. Alice told me this just a few minutes ago. Edward will fall in love again. He will have to have someone in his life, everyone does. I heard this in Rose's mind a few years ago. I remembered a conversation I had with Carlisle.

"I don't deserve love Carlisle! No one ever said I do." I told him for what what felt like the hundredth time. "That's the thing about love son, no one ever deserves it but we all get it anyway."

Am I getting a second chance in love? If not for yourself Edward do it for your family. All they think about is how they want to see you whole again. Do it for them.

I am already liking her so, basically I won't be lying about my feelings to her. I would just develop them completely later on, right? No, this is wrong so wrong! I couldn't do this to her. Could I?

I was thinking of this when another memory hit me.

"Alice, how will three questions tell me if I am in love with Bella or not?" I asked her. She though I was in love while I thought she was crazy.

"Shut up Edward. Ok, question one- Think about Bella with another man. How does it make you feel?" She asked me with a desperate tone. Oh what the hell! Why not give it a try.

I closed my eyes and as I often did, I thought about the beautiful girl named Bella, but this time with another mans arm around her.

This man had no face but just the arm around her waist made me want to rip it off. It made me want to hunt him down and tell never to touch my Bella again.

My Bella where had that come from. And this emotion it was the same one I felt whenever I thought about that vile Mike Newton trying to get Bella to be his girlfriend. What was this emotion? I doubt I have ever felt this before.

"Ok next question!" Alice's voice came bringing me from my irritating daydream. "Do you think Bella is the most beautiful being on this planet?"

Did I? Yes I did! I closed my eyes again and thought about her beautiful heart shaped face, warm chocolatey eyes, Long brown curtain of hair and her clumsy little slender body. She was the most beautiful person I have ever seen and that included Rosalie.

"Alright Edward, last question. Do you think you can spend two days locked inside a room with just her?" She asked, hope in her eyes and voice. I didn't even need to think about this one. I could spend forever looking into those chocolate filled eyes of hers. What did this mean? That I was in love? Who knows? Maybe I am.

I answered each on of those questions but instead of Bella with Tia. I thought about another mans arm around her. It made me feel kind of sad though not completely jealous. I thought about the way she looked and just moments ago I compared her to Bella so yes I thought she was pretty. I thought about spending two days alone with her in a room and the thought made me smile.

I looked at her noticing that she was looking at me with a confused expression on her face. "You should know Tia, I really really like you too." I told her. That was it no going back. I couldn't now and for some reason I didn't want to. She gave delighted squeal and jumped in to my arms. I knew that she was going to try to kiss me so, I had to act fast.

"Whoa! Slow down there tiger." She took a step back and said "sorry". "That's ok," I responded "but . . . We have to take it a little slow. Alright? Just give me some time and as soon as I am ready I will announce this to the family." "Alright" she said in a small voice which made me pull her back into my arms.

"Does this mean that we are mates?" She asked shyly and I didn't have the heart to say no and truthfully I didn't want too. "Yeah, I guess so." I told her. The smile on her face widened and she said "Wow I have a mate. After all this time. Who would've thought that this would ever happen?"

I laughed and said "let's get going back home. " she nodded looking a little nervous. "Do you not want to go home?" I asked her, myself worried now. "That's not it. It's just that your family may not like me and what would they think if you asked if I could stay there with you. I mean what if they say no. What would I do? I know that you won't leave them. How can you? They're your family!" She said, looking down.

"Shhh, don't worry everything will be fine. Ok?" I told her "everybody will like you. You are amazing. I'll give you some tips, you can get Alice hooked on by talking about shopping and if Alice likes you so will Jasper. " I told her. She looks like she was making mental notes and I felt like laughing but when I saw the frown in the middle of both her eyebrows I looked away because it reminded me of how Bella looks when she is concentrating.

Even now I missed Bella. When I just told someone else that I liked them. No time for mourning now Edward. Instead I though about continuing my ' tips' for getting my family to like Tia. "Try making a bet about video games or anything actually with Emmett and he will like you instantly, but only if you let him win. Otherwise she will have a pouty face for days and he will be demanding rematches from you until he wins." She had long and good laugh at that. Hey, what can I say, Emmett make us all laugh.

"Please continue" she asked me and for some reason I couldn't say no. Not that I wanted to of course but still. "Carlisle and Esme have no reason to dislike you so, they are already like you. Just don't break their trust and before you know it they will love you. " I wanted to add more like 'but if they know that we are together now they will take you in as their own daughter' but didn't think it was appropriate.

She just nodded at this and then said in very quiet voice " and Rosalie what about her?" Argh! I was hoping that she wouldn't bring up that particular family member. "Well umm . . . You see she is just . . . Kind of like that. She doesn't speak to anyone or anything with someone she doesn't like." I looked up at her face to see that She was worried. "Why doesn't she like me?" She asked me her voice full of sorrow.

"Well even if she liked you before she won't like you now." Gosh! Edward you are such an idiot. How the hell is that going to make her feel better. "Why not?" She asked me her voice going an octave higher. "Because she is just jealous! Don't worry." I said trying to make up for my previous mistake. "Jealous. Rosalie is jealous of me?" She asked sounding proud but scared.

"Well not yet but she will be?" I said, not making sense to even myself. Stop confusing the poor girl edward. "I don't . . . Umm never mind" she said. Why did she not tell me. Did I do something wrong? "Please continue. You can't leave me hanging like that. "Well . . . I umm wanted to ask you what you meant by what you said about Rosalie but then I thought that you might think I'm dumb so I just didn't finish."

Why would I ever think she is dumb. "Why would I ever think you are dumb?" I asked aloud this time. "I don't know . . . I guess I'm just kinda of insecure." Why did I find that kinda sweet. "Don't worry! You won't have to doubt me in anything. I'll be the best boyfriend ever. Trust me." I told her and it looks like what I said was the right thing to say because I got a glorious smile in response.

"Ok she said back to the original topic." She said in a serious tone. "Well the thing is Rosalie is kind of selfish so she will be jealous that I want to instead of her." I said, gauging her reaction. "What? Why?" Was all she could say. "Don't worry she likes me only as a brother but she is upset because her beauty haven't effected my like other men." I said hoping that this topic would end here but it looks as if Tia has something more to say.

"Do you think Rosalie is beautiful?" She asked me in a quite voice. "Yes, I do" I said and saw her frown. Little did she know that I wasn't done yet. "Wait I wasn't done yet. Yes, Rosalie is beautiful but not as beautiful as you." I said loving the smile on her face.

Returning the smile, I turned towards my house and prepared my self to tell my family that I have started to move on. How was I to do this. I haven't moved on completely. Don't give up hope now Edward. You just promised that you won't give Tia anything to doubt you on. Just tell them.

So, I took a deep breath, held onto Tia's hand firmly and went up the stairs and through the front door. Ready, to start all over again.

Hey, for those of you who didn't get all over again meant that he has to introduce his girlfriend all over again. Anyways, I hoped you all liked this chapter. It was extra-extra-long. And also can you please try not to virtually kill me, because what I did with Tia and Edward is very very very important for future chapters. Oh and just to let you know Edward kept changing his thoughts of Tia because Tia was using her power on him. You might also ask why Tia seems so innocent, don't worry though she is not. She just a sheep in a wolves costume. Bella will be in the story soon. I promise! Just to remind you we are 96 years into the future. So the year now is around 2096. And now that everyone is happy - happy. we can spoil it by letting Bella and the Cullen's meet. So yes they are going to meet within the next two or three chapters. Please Review! You know you want to.