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A/N: I think that my writing is getting worse the longer I go on. At this point, I'm not sure how many chapters I have left. At least two. Maybe three. But I'm not worried about that right now. No, there will not be a sequel, sorry, but I might write it from Edward's point of view. I have two ideas in mind for another fanfic, but I won't get around to that for a while, especially since play practice starts in a couple of weeks (Wizard of Oz, btw).

I was awake, but did not open my eyes. My nostrils were filled with the scent of Edward, I could feel his warmth. I was perfectly still and let the moment sink in. Last night. This morning. My dream. Everything. After a few minutes, I decided to open my eyes.

I was laying at an odd angle. And I was farther to my right than I had previously been when I went to sleep. And my head was directly on top of Edward's chest. I bolted upright and pulled away from him, looking embarrassed. He was already up and laughing at me.

"What happened?" I asked, my voice shaking.

"Well, you're quite funny when you sleep," he said, not answering my question. I gave him a glare that was supposed to be evil, but he just laughed some more. "You talk."

Oh, crap. What did I say? O my goodness. I sat there, as still as possible, as I freaked out in my mind. I tried to play this off casually.

"Oh, yeah, I know I do sometimes. So, uh, what did I say?" I was sure my cheeks were crimson.

"Nothing, really. Just that you were cold. I said I could help with that and I picked you up and moved you over here." I now noticed for the first time that our sleeping bags were both fully unzipped. Mine was underneath us both and his was on top of us both. I wondered how he had managed to do this.

"Anything else?" I asked cautiously.

"Well, just one other thing-"

"What was it?" I just wanted to get the embarrassing part over with. I looked around to make sure everyone else was gone. I noticed that it had snowed outside of the window and I could hear them all screaming from outside. I was too worried to care about them at this moment.

"You said 'I love you, Edward.'" My heart dropped. It felt like it was going to fall out of my stomach. I was sure I was either going to hyperventilate. Edward noticed, but just wrapped his arms around me.

"What's wrong with that, love?" he asked me soothingly. I reveled in the fact he had called me "love", but only for a moment. "Is it not true?" His hands were rubbing my back and it felt good. Time to face the music...

"No, it's not that. It's just... so embarrassing to have you hear like that. I thought that the first time I would tell a guy I was in love with him, I would have a little more dignity," I said. I felt him chuckle.

"I don't mind. I want to let you in on a little secret, Bella. I love you, too." My heart was about to melt. I felt like I was made out of Jell-O. And that wasn't a bad thing. I wanted to kiss him, but I was too afraid, even after last night. He wasn't afraid, though. He leaned in to kiss me on the cheek. I was glad he didn't kiss my mouth. I probably had morning breath. "Hey, Bella, come here," Edward said, getting up and looking out the window. "Let's go outside!"

"Awesome, sure, just a minute, though." I rummaged through my bag and got my things. I went to Alice's private bathroom in her room. I changed and brushed my teeth and made myself look perfect, or as perfect as I could ever come to. Then I came downstairs to see Edward, standing there, wearing dark blue jeans, a deep, blue sweater... and his black, thick-rimmed glasses. I giggled.

"What?" he said. "I'm just giving you your dream guy back. Plus, I need to use these things every once in a while. Contacts can get irritating." We walked over to put on our coats, scarves, and gloves. We held hands as we walked outside. Then, a snowball hit Edward square on the side of the cheek. Emmett. Edward turned to me.

"Hold on just a second," he said, as he ran off to catch Emmett, while bending down to pick up some snow as he ran. He mad a snowball and threw it towards Emmett, but accidently hit Alice on the back.

"Oh, hell, no," she squealed, making a snowball of her own and accidently hitting Rose. Rose screamed with delight.

"It's on, bitch!" she screamed, throwing her ball and actually hitting Alice, being the first one to actually make their intended target. Oh, no. I looked over just in time to see Jasper have a snowball in his hand. I turned around and started to run as he threw it at me and hit me in the back. I chased Jasper around the yard, throwing snow at him and then Emmett came after me, but not with snow. He just picked me up off the ground like I had been a throw pillow on a floor. I giggled and kicked and he finally dropped me. The snowball war continued until finally, we were too tired to run.

We lie in the snow, just thinking for a little while. We stared up at the big, gray sky. I held Edward's hand, as well as Rose's, Rose holding Emmett's, Emmett's holding Alice's, and Alice's holding Jasper's. We sometimes talked, but normally didn't. It was just good to know that we were all together again. I felt whole for once. It didn't last long. It was already two in the afternoon, and we all needed to get to our own homes. We hugged each other and wandered out to our cars. Edward walked me to the truck.

"You still like Linkin Park, right?" he asked as we reached the thing.

"Of course, always, why?"

"Nothing," he said. He leaned down and kissed the top of my head. "I'll call you later, is that okay?"

"Yes. Edward?"

"What is it, love?"

"Well, I want you to meet my parents." I suggested it because I knew that if we were doing this, he would want to do it the old fashioned way. He would have suggested eventually, anyway.

"Of course I will! Don't worry about it," he said, kissing my head again. I smiled and he did too. "When?"

"How about tomorrow?" I asked. Both of my parents would be home, so it shouldn't be a problem.

"Sounds perfect. Bella, would you meet my parents as well?" Well, it was only fair.

"I'm going to have to sometime, so sure." I sighed.

"I'll get back to you with the day and time, okay?"

"Sure." He hugged me and ran off to his Volvo. I let him drive off first, and I followed. The roads weren't too icy. Most of the snow had decided to stay on the grass. I pulled up my familiar driveway and went inside the house. My mom was attempting to make dinner and my dad was on the couch, watching the game. It was New Year's Day, after all.

"Hey, sweetie, how was it?" my mom questioned.

"Fine. This morning we got in a big snowball fight." She laughed.

"Who was there, again?"

"Oh, it was just me, Alice, the Hale twins, you know, Rosalie and Jasper, Emmett McCarty, and Edward Masen."

"Oh, Edward was there? That's nice. I remember how you used to talk about him all the time."

"Mom, I did not," I said, blushing. She shrugged. I had to tell her something. I had better tell her first so she could help me break it to Charlie gently. "Mom, umm, last night, Edward actually sort of asked me out." I waited for the reaction.

"Bella!" she exclaimed, "Really? That's so good! You did say yes, right?"

"Yes," I answered, smiling.

"And I'm guessing you wanted me to help tell your dad, right?" she asked waving her arm towards where Charlie was. I nodded. "Let's get this over with," she said. I grabbed her arm.

"Another thing: he's coming over tomorrow for dinner with you, is that okay?" She hugged me.

"Oh, yes! For now, let's just focus on telling your father." We walked in. Luckily, it was halftime, so we had time to talk. I cleared my throat. I was nervous, but not nearly as nervous as I had been last night with Edward. I could do this...

"Dad?" He grunted. He was still watching the commentators on the television give their analyzation of the game. I turned it off. Now, I had his attention. "Last night, I got... asked out by Edward Masen. Now, before you freak out, Mom said it was okay if I went out on a date with him and if he came over tomorrow for supper." Mom nodded. Dad looked like he was spacing out.

"Huh?"

"Dad, I'm going to go on a date with Edward. And he's coming over tomorrow." My mom was holding his hand, which I guess was what kept him calm. He nodded.

"Okay. If your mother says it's okay," he said, throwing her a glance, "then I guess it's okay." I wasn't about to argue with him. I said thanks and went upstairs to tell Edward what would be happening. He agreed to be there early and I would cook lasagna.

I went to the kitchen around 3:30. I began to get the ingredients together and I threw it in the oven while I took a shower and my mom agreed to watch it and make sure it didn't burn. While in the shower, I calmed myself the best I could. I wore an ivory turtleneck and my best pair of jeans. I tied my hair up into a pony tail on top of my head and added a little makeup. I went to take the lasagna out of the oven when I heard the doorbell ring. I practically ran to answer it.

Edward was standing there in his magnificence. He was wearing an ivory turtleneck as well, with jeans. He smiled as he saw we matched. He kissed both my cheeks before I let him in the house. We walked into the living room holding hands. There was no more denying that we were together, so we needed to act like a normal couple. My dad had actually gotten out of sweats and dressed in jeans and a button-up shirt. My mom was wearing a black sweater with a pair of white pants. She walked over and hugged Edward.

"Oh, I've been dying to meet you! I'm so glad that Bella finally got a boyfriend!" I cringed at my mother's exclamation. Edward just smiled at me. Then Dad came over and stuck out his hand. Edward shook it firmly.

"Nice to meet you," my dad said gruffly.

"Nice to meet you, too, sir." Edward was such a gentleman. I beamed. We went into the kitchen and started to eat. The conversations went nicely and it wasn't awkward. It was actually something sort of... nice. Afterwards, my mom and I went to do dishes while Edward and Dad watched the game.

"Bella, he's just so nice! I love him already!"

"Thanks, Mom. I'm glad you approve," I said as I smiled. I was so glad that I had found someone who cared about me and that my parents (well, at least my mom) approved of. We talked a little more about the evening as we finished up and joined the men.

The rest of the evening flew by. Before I knew it, it was nine. Edward rose.

"Well, thank you all so much for having me over, but it's about time I got home," he said politely. I rose with him and my mother hugged him as she had before, the same with the handshake from my dad. I walked him to the door.

"I'll call you tomorrow, I promise," he said. "I was thinking: what about February 25th? Are you available that day?" he asked me.

"As far as I know. Why?"

"Because that's when our first date is going to be."

"So far away?" I grumbled.

"Time flies when you're having fun, Bells," he said. He kissed my cheek softly before walking out the door, getting into his car, and driving swiftly out of my sight.

A/N: In case you haven't noticed, I raised the rating to T because of the whole "in my pants" game. I know, I know, it's for little kids, but I still get a kick out of it sometime. I hope you enjoyed this! Please review and take the poll on my profile, or just go to my profile, because I would love it! Thank you again to all who read this and put up with me!