Edward had his arm around the back of Bella's chair, fingers tangled in the ends of her hair. Occasionally she would turn to glare at him, but she didn't tell him to let go. Her smile said that she didn't really mind. She just enjoyed giving him grief, which Edward already knew. He'd already decided he loved that. It kept him on his toes.

It had been three weeks since Bella took him to the gaming shop, three weeks since he kissed her, or had she kissed him? Edward was a little fuzzy on the details. Point being, they kissed, and kissed, and kissed again. Edward hadn't gone home until almost three morning, and they had done nothing but kiss and plan his character in between. It was still the best night he had ever had. It brought a smile to his face when he thought of it.

"What are you grinning about, Cullen?"

"You wish you knew, Whitlock."

Jasper chuckled and nodded. "I can take a guess."

"Edward and Bella sitting in a tree…" Alice began.

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G." The table picked up the rhyme. They had all had experience in catching Edward and Bella in the act.

"Shut up, losers." Bella grinned and subtly pushed her chair closer to Edward's. "You just wish you were getting some."

"I get more than just kissing," Alice challenged with a wink to her friend.

"I thought nerds didn't know about sex?" Edward knew the collective groan was coming and enjoyed it greatly. This was too much fun.

"I hate that fucking stereotype," Alice muttered. "I rather enjoy sex."

"Tell me about it." Jasper sounded upset, but there was a grin on his face as well.

"Besides, who said we didn't know about sex?" Alice turned her glare on Edward. For a moment, Edward was a little scared. "We know about sex. Think about it. Geeks practically own the internet, and what is the biggest thing online?"

"Tumblr."

"Cat videos."

"Hipsters tweeting about what they ironically eat for lunch."

Edward liked Bella's answer best. "ALLLL TEH FEEEEELLLSSSSS."

Alice rolled her eyes. "No, you idiots. Porn."

Edward tried to hold it in but finally the first few bars of The Internet Is For Porn escaped his lips in a whistle. He stopped when Bella stared in shock. "What?"

"You know about Avenue Q?"

"Yeah."

"Where have you been hiding all my life?"

"I don't know." He grinned. "Here and there."

"Not to break up the love bird fest." Alice giggled at the two of them. "But back to my original point. Geeks know about sex. Geeks know a lot about about sex. The problem is that stupid stereotype keeps people thinking geeks and nerds aren't people at all. So they miss the thing that is so awesome about us as a social group. We know how to have fun at everything, including sex."

"How long have you been holding that one in, Professor Brandon?" Bella asked, as gobsmacked as everyone else at the table, except for Jasper who looked somewhere between proud and turned on.

"I'm a smart bitch. I'm not going to apologize. I've got a point though, right?"

"Yeah, you do." Bella muttered. "I'm never gonna watch porn again without thinking about all those poor geeks who know so much and never get to do it."

"You watch porn?" Edward had the good grace to be a little ashamed of how shocked he sounded.

Bella answered him with a wink and a grin.

"Why are we talking about sex?" Mike, formally peon Mike, looked vaguely green. Edward tried very hard not to snigger. That one fit the stereotype. He even lived in his mother's basement.

"Mike's right." Bella rubbed her hands together in anticipation. "Let's play. I don't need to know what Alice and Jasper get up to in their bedroom."

They played for a couple hours, until Dungeon Master Jasper announced that their little party had been surrounded by a band of orcs. Bella announced that her rogue would sneak behind and attack the leader. When she rolled the die she got in trouble. The randomness of the game turned against Bella and the orc leader stabbed her.

Edward watched as her face fell. Clearly, she hadn't been expecting that. Unable to not do something, Edward wrapped an arm around her waist and told Jasper his paladin would jump in to finish off the commander. It took three rolls before he finally got it. The entire time Bella was scribbling on her papers trying to figure out how badly her character had been damaged.

"Did I save you?"

"I don't know yet. Shut up."

Edward had been around long enough to know to not mess with her. He helped the others rearrange the game and watched Bella out of the corner of his eyes.

He was still startled when Bella gave a cry of delight. "YES! Made it! You didn't have to save me, Edward, but I appreciate it."

She leaned over and kissed a very startled Edward. She had had no problems with kissing him in private, in fact she had taken every chance offered, but in public she had been much more reserved. Edward didn't mind, of course, but he did wonder what was going on in her head.

Bella pulled away quickly, but there was a spark in her eye. A gleam for something more.

The game broke up not long after that. Everyone said warm goodbyes as Edward slid into Bella's car. The drive was short, silent, and charged. Edward couldn't even touch her. He could barely breathe. He needed her. He didn't think she was ready yet, but he was. He fantasized about her daily or it was every minute. He don't know when it happened, but she became his everything.

Bella pulled into her driveway, next to his car. "You wanna come inside?"

Edward nodded. If she was going to invite him in, he wasn't going to turn her down.

They ended up watching a movie, curled up on Bella's couch. Neither seemed to care about the fact that they had to go to work tomorrow. They were safe and warm, curled up under the blanket, giggling at The Princess Bride.

"Wuv, truw wuv, is wat brings us togever today." Edward copied the line on the movie making Bella giggle even harder.

"Oh my god, that is terrible."

"I just copied the movie. It's not my fault. Blame the writer."

Edward felt Bella's lips against his neck, her tiny puffs of breath causing his skin to tickle. He curled an arm around her waist, holding her tightly as they finished the movie. He couldn't resist leaving a few kisses on the crown of her head.

The credits ran before she said anything else. "I wish it worked that way."

"Worked like what?"

"Like that. You fall in love, and you know it. You go off on a short adventure, and then you ride off into the sunset. Easy."

"What do you mean, you know it?"

"I mean, how do you know if you're in love?"

"Is that something you've been thinking about?"

"Maybe."

Edward skimmed his nose down the column for her throat, nipping and sucking a little. He heard her gasp at his gentle teasing. "So, what are you thinking?"

"That maybe I am, and I don't know what to do about it, and its scary, terrifying, and exciting."

"Excited enough?"

"Oh yeah."

"I love you, Bella."

Kris's A/N: Bella was supposed to write the sex scene but she said Edward wouldn't shut up. Uh huh. Likely excuse.

EDB's A/N: for the record, I have no problem writing lemons. Who am I argue if they need to talk? hehehe

Kris's second A/N: Edward is ever the romantic. Apparently he had to get the I love you out there.

EDB's second A/N: Now, let's not lie, Bella basically fed him the line. LOL