Okay so here is the next awaited chapter hope you like Thanks for all the reviews love hearing from ya for all those who are thinking creepy last chapter it might not get any better but well she is 17 and i was hanging out with 22 or 23 year old guys when i was 15 or 16 so sorry for all of you who think that is bad but that's life...but this situation is a little different so guess you'll have to read to see what happens...

Chapter 12

"Happy Birthday, I know you said you don't like presents or surprises but I hope you won't think too badly of me seeing as it is the first birthday you've known me." Edwards says smiling brightly holding out a small box, complete with shinny blue paper and a bow.

"Um, sure." I sputter out still trying to get my senses back, first dinner, then what ever that was at the shoreline, and now a present.

My hand reaches out and I force a smile onto my face just before taking a seat on the couch.

"When did you have time to go shopping?" I ask wondering cause between doctor's visits and me having his car during school hours, not to mention his lack of driving skills via broken leg, there hasn't been much time.

He smiles sheepishly, "Forgive me, but I had to send Emmett out, he assured me that he got just the thing…my instructions helped. He even had the store gift wrap it for you." Edwards rambles a little.

"So you haven't seen what you got me?"

"Tempted as I was to unwrap it and take a peek I have utter faith in my friend to have gotten what I instructed him to."

"Okay, well thanks." I smile at him again wondering what he could possibly think I need.

I pull the shinny blue paper away from the box carefully as my nerves start to quiver beneath my skin. The box itself is rectangular and flat, but gives nothing away to its contents. The tissue paper clouds my view but what I see in the box is obviously clothing. Odd.

I grab the material and pull out the article and my face turns beet red, the heat in my cheeks is undeniable. My mouth only hangs open for a mere second before I completely lose it.

"How dare you tell you bumbling friend to buy me this!" I shout rising to my feet my hands still holding out the offensive clothing.

I glare at Edward who looks taken back, his face also red and I realize that he had not idea what was in the box.

"Bella, believe me I didn't tell him to…"

"Save it Edward! There is not excuse for your stupid friend to be purchasing lingerie for you to give to me. Some sick joke." I mutter last part more calmly the flush on my face now much redder as I turn and leave the room, offensive clothing now balled in my fist.

My bedroom door, yeah I slam it hard on purpose despite the flailing attempts of Edward to explain. Oh, yeah I hear what he is saying and yeah it makes sense but my embarrassment rings loud and true. Moments later I hear him yelling into the phone probably at his demented friend who thought the joke would be worth ruining what has been my most enjoyable birthday since I was about 5.

I throw the stupid blue piece of clothing or lack there of on my dresser and go to work on getting out of this stupid dress. I know it is childish not to just discuss this with him, it isn't his fault really, but how could he give me a present he has never seen.

A few hours later I am still not asleep, my light is off and it just isn't getting any better. The sharp knock on my door startles me and I instinctively response with a 'Come in.'

The door squeaks open slowly and Edward's distraught face peeks around the corner.

"Bella, I never meant to upset you hell, Emmett was suppose to buy you a blue sweater…" He approaches my bed and takes a seat near my feet. "Can you forgive me for trusting Emmett not to screw this up with one of his practical jokes?"

I sit up in bed pulling my feet beneath me still under the blankets and take a good look at him, he actually looks sorry.

"No, don't say anything." He stops me before I say anything, "I had a talk with Emmett and he is coming over tomorrow morning to apologize."

"What?! No! I mean that would be way to embarrassing, I don't want to see him, let alone talk to him." I flop backwards onto my bed and I am suddenly aware that I have no pants on and have clearly exposed my bare legs and probably much more to the man on the end of my bed. What is worse is that he doesn't seem to notice, because at this very moment he is moving forward to turn on the light. I am frozen in place as he reaches over me to the other side of the bed.

Click goes the light and I watch Edward's eyes widen and take in my bare legs and of course my reddening face.

"Uh, sorry Bella." Edward smirks at me but despite his words he doesn't look away. In fact he looks like he looks a little closer.

My body is slow to react pulling the blankets back over me and up to my chin.

"Uh, goodnight." I say pulling the blanket a little higher so that only my eyes are peeking out.

As he leaves the room my mind reels and I know sleep will never come. He was actually looking at me gosh what exactly did he see, oh my gosh could he of seen my underwear!

Emmett's voice is what I hear along with the clanking of the pots and pans in the kitchen. Groggily I climb out of bed and look around for something to quickly slip into seeing as I don't particularly want Edward to see me in just a shirt…again. How am I going to be able to look at either of them? I pull on my jeans and t-shirt and pull my hair back into a ponytail.

I take a deep breath and head out into the living room to face the two guys who hopefully don't burn the house down because with all the noise from the kitchen, they are making breakfast.

"Morning Bella," Edward says smirking at me, and I frown as Emmett turns around to say hi.

"Bella, I'm sorry you can't take a joke." Emmett says laughing and tossing some frozen hash browns into a skillet.

It only takes me a moment for my embarrassment to pass and my anger to shine through, "Just wait…and we will see who can't take a joke." I threaten walking right past him to grab a cup of coffee.

I hear Edward chuckle at my statement.

"You gonna eat with us Bella?" Edward asks looking at me as I pop myself up onto the counter with my cup of coffee.

"If you don't manage to burn the house down in the process." I quip at him.

As the boys cook I watch and it isn't until Edward head out of the kitchen that Emmett approaches me where I sit on the counter.

"You know Bella, I didn't know you would get upset as you did over the present." He says quietly looking very much like a little boy getting caught stealing a cookie. "It really was just a joke, I never meant to offend you…" He finishes trailing off as Edward gimps back into the room.

I smile at him but say nothing, not quite knowing what to say to him. Today is going to be interesting.

"So what are we doing today?" I ask as I place the last dish into the drying rack.

"Well, as much as I would love to hang out with you two all day, I have work." Emmett replies grabbing his coat from the back of the couch.

"Movie?" Edward asks falling into the sofa and stretching out across it lazily.

"Sure which one?" I ask walking over to the dvd player.

"Pop the one in on top of the player."

"Okay." I grab the case and eye it for a second wondering why he wants to watch this movie and with me. The cover is a woman's bare stomach, her belly button showing and a single red rose lying on her.

"Have you seen it before?" He asks and I settle in after pressing play.

"No, what's it about?"

"Mostly it's about sex, but the plot is interesting too." He smirks though I don't feel any relief about the nature of the movie as the first scene starts to play, but I relax as the movie continues, it's about a family, relief it isn't a porno.

"Nothing like watching a bunch of crazy people to make you think your normal, huh?" Edward remarks about twenty minutes into the movie.

"That guy is gross he is fanaticizing about a teenager and he is like what 40, ewwww."

He chuckles and leans over towards me on the couch, "Thought you didn't have a problem with that kind of relationship." He whispers into my ear and instead of moving back to his side of the couch he settles in closer to me.

"Ummm, that one is kinda different, he is old and gross," I say softly.

"So if Tom Cruise was playing the forty year old dad would you say the same thing?" He asks as he moves my hair away from the shoulder closest to him.

"Um," I mutter and he pulls me a little closer to him, my side now snuggly against his and his mouth hovering only inches from my ear.

"So it's not the age difference is it?" He whispers and his breath is hot and moist on my ear. I stiffen for a moment before I force myself to relax and watch the movie. I don't respond because obviously he knows the answer already. What is with him and his questions about relationships with age differences?

The rest of the movie he is quiet though the reason could be because I fell asleep. I wake up and the first thing I realize is that his eyes are on me, second, his hands are stroking my hair which is not longer in a ponytail, and lastly, my head is in his lap.

"Hey, sleepy head." He smiles and I tense beneath his touch and gaze.

"Hi." I mumble sleepily, "How long was I out?"

"The movie's been about for about 45 minutes or so." His hand moves from my hair along the side of my arm and I force myself not to move away from his touch. Gosh, this hot guy is touching me, I fell asleep in his lap of all things…

"Sorry, I didn't sleep last night." I say trying to sit up without placing my hands on any body part of his. I fail and tumble back a bit and indivertibly my left hand lands in the most awkward of places gaining a grunt from Edward. My abdominals kick in and I am off his lap in less than a second, embarrassed once again more so seeing as my hand was somewhere far more inappropriate than the gift/joke ever could be.

Safely on the couch and not his lap I curl up a bit not wanting him to sneak over again, but wishing I could have been awake for more of the cuddling. Hormones be damned I will not and can not let them take my brain away, I am here to help him recover not to have googoo eyes for him like every other girl at my high school.

The movie they were watching is American Beauty, it is great don't own it but love the movie a little werid but hell that's what makes it interesting.