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CHAPTER 12.

I heard a popping sound come from my window. I just figured it was rain, since on the way home it was getting a little muggy. Then it came again. And again. I hopped out of bed and went over to my window. I pushed it up, and I saw nothing but darkness.

"Bella?" Someone whispered into the darkness.

"Who are you?" I whispered back.

"It's me. Edward." I started giggling, as soon as he said that.

"What are you doing here?" I smiled to myself.

"I couldn't sleep." He simply stated.

"I'll go downstairs and open the door for you, but be very quiet." I whispered, and tried to tiptoe down the stairs. But it didn't really work because of my foot. And there were creaks in the stairs, but eventually I made it down the stairs in one piece, and Rose and Alice didn't wake up. I hopped over to the front door, and opened it to an awaiting Edward.

"Hello, beautiful." He smiled at me. He leaned down to kiss me, and I reached up to kiss him. I pulled back to catch a breath.

"Hello, handsome. Let's go up to my room before Alice and Rose wake up." I started to tiptoe, and I motioned for Edward to follow me. He and I tried to tiptoe up the stairs, but they caught us.

"Bella? What are you doing up so late?" Rose asked sleepily coming out of her room. As soon as she saw Edward, she immediatly woke up fully. "What are you doing here?" She looked in between us. From him to me. From me to him.

"I couldn't sleep." He mumbled, looking at the carpet. He looked like he was getting caught by his parents after he snuck out.

"Well, you guys go have fun." She had a weird expression on her face.

"What's all the noise out here?" Alice came out of her room, yawning. She looked at Edward and I, and just ignored it.

"Rose, we all know it's going to happen some time. Go back to bed." She yawned again, and started to walk back in her room.

"Alice, it's not like that. We were just going to sleep. That's it." I corrected her.

"Sure you are." Rose smirked at us, and headed toward her bedroom.

"'Night, Rose! 'Night, Alice!" Edward called, as they went to go shut their doors.

"Goodnight." They both mumbled, and shut them all the way. Once we know for sure that they are asleep, we walk to my room.

"Bam! We're caught red-handed." I said, and put my hands up as if I was surrendoring.

"I felt like I was getting yelled at by my parents." He laughed, and took his shoes off by my bed. He layed down and put his arms behind his head. "Speaking of my parents, they called today and wanted to know if we wanted to go to dinner tomorrow night. Or should I say tonight." He said looking at the clock. It was a little past one.

"I would love to! I haven't talked to them in months." I said, and layed down next to him.

"Okay, I'll make sure to tell them later." He rolled over onto his side, so his arms were circling my waist.

"Okay good." I rolled onto my side so I was facing him. I snuggled into his chest, and sniffed in his scent. "I've really missed you."

"I've really missed you too. While I was there, I looked up at the stars and I realized you were unreachable. But I kept wishing I could just reach up into the night sky, and you hand would come out, so I could hold it. I tried many times, but things didn't work the way I wanted. Now that I'm here, in your arms, your reachable. Very much so, that I will never let go of you. Ever." He kissed my forehead, as a shed a tear.

"The night sky always helped me think of you, and not feel so sad. Because in the sky, you can see people. You can imagine people. You can wish upon a shooting star hoping that your dream of your boyfriend coming back from Iraq to come home in one piece. Now that it's true, no need for a night sky." I smiled into his chest.

"I love you." He said, and kissed the top of my head.

"I love you more." I laughed.

"Not possible." He pulled back and looked me in the eyes.

"Yes way." I smirked at him.

"You wanna go?" He challenged with a grin.

"Go where?" I smiled, playing dumb.

"That's it, Swan." He started tickling me, and I started squealing and laughing. Really loud, too. I tried to push his hands off of me, while laughing, but that didn't work out too well.

"Stop! I give up!" I said, but he just kept tickling me. "What will it take for you to stop?" I managed to giggle out.

"Saying, 'Edward, you love me more then I love you.'." He quoted, still tickling me.

"Sorry, not going to happen." I squealed. He lifted me up, and into the bathroom. He set me down in the shower, still tickling me, but didn't turn it on. He stood there tickling me, as I stood on my cast.

"My clothes!" I yelled, smiling.

"So, you were saying?" He said, cupping a hand to his ear.

"That my boyfriend is the meanest boyfriend ever." I laughed.

"You take that back." I shook my head back and forth, grinning from ear to ear. "You asked for it."

He turned closed the shower door, and held it there in place. I stood there with my hands on my hips staring at him. "Let me out!" I pounded on the shower door.

"I told you, Swan. You asked for it." I could see him smirking through the clear shower door. I still wasn't going to budge. He eventually opened the door, and let me out.

"Change your mind?" He asked.

"Nope."

"Truce?" He asked, smiling. He held out his hand, and I shook it.

"Truce." I laughed, and hopped into my bedroom, and layed down on my bed. "Now I have to buy a new lung thanks to someone over here.

"Sorry. But I had to prove my point." He put his hands up.

"Oh, you proved your point plenty." I laughed at him, as he layed down on the bed next to me. We held hands, and looked up at the ceiling.

"You know what I need?" I asked him, still looking up at the ceiling.

"What is that?" He stroked patterns on the back of my hand.

"A big window. A huge one. Right on my ceiling, so at night I could look up at the stars." I stated, showing him with my hand where it would be and how big it would be.

He laughed at me, and agreed on how we both needed one. We both sat there silently, until I was almost positive I was about to fall asleep.

"Goodnight." I yawned.

I barely heard Edward whisper "Goodnight." back, because I had already drifted into a deep sleep.

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