On Saturday, I had done nothing but get myself ready for my date. I was so excited to get some one-on-one time with Edward. I wanted to ask him if he was my boyfriend, but I was sure he would tell me to shut the fuck up. Going on a "date" made me feel more nervous than I thought I should. I didn't know what I was expecting. I wanted to try holding his hand or maybe a little cuddling at the movies. I wasn't really sure what he was going to want me to do, so I knew I would have to read his body language.

Alice had something to do with her parents, so she wasn't able to come over and help me like I wished she would have. My mom helped me do my hair, but I knew it wasn't going to be the same. Needless to say, I ended up with a ponytail. I think my mom was more nervous than me. She didn't like the idea of me growing up, and I wasn't entirely sure how she felt about Edward. I had tried to talk to her, but she had never really given me her true, honest opinion.

When I heard the doorbell, I jumped out of my skin. He was here, and I didn't feel ready. I was definitely putting way too much thought into something as simple as going to the movies. Should I hug him? Should I not be overly excited in front of him? Those were all questions floating through my head. I wanted him to like me as much as I was liking him. Sometimes, I really thought he shared my feelings, but then again, he was hard to read. He was here to take me out, though, and that in itself spoke volumes.

"Hey," I said with the biggest smile on my face.

"Hi...I didn't bring flowers," he said making my mom laugh.

"Flowers just die, so no worries," I told him, and he threw his hands in the air.

"That's what I told Em!" he said with an eye roll. "Anyway, you ready to go?"

"Yeah!" I said trying to rein in my excitement. "Midnight?" I asked turning to my mom.

"How about eleven? And you can hang out on the porch," she said as I rolled my eyes.

"Why?" I asked sounding a little snottier than I meant to.

"Ten, and then Edward can go home?" my mother asked with a raised brow.

"Fine, you win, we'll be home at eleven." With nothing left to say, I took Edward by the hand and pulled him off the porch.

"I never thought I'd see the day when you'd give your parents such an attitude. I kind of liked it," Edward said making me laugh once we were in the car.

"I try not to be a brat, but it pisses me off when she acts so overprotective. I mean, I understand it, but still, it gets on my nerves," I told him, and he just chuckled more.

"So what movie do you want to see?" he asked changing the subject.

"Anything is fine with me, I just like movies," I told him, as he chanced a glance at me.

"I'm the same way. I'll watch a whole movie, no matter how bad it is," he said as I laughed. That was one thing I never thought we would have in common.

"Now, if you tell me you love extra butter on your popcorn, I'll think we're soul mates," I told him with a laugh.

"I guess you're going to drive me even crazier, because I do, but I won't share my drink," he said as I scowled.

"What if I'm choking?"

"Fine, but just a sip."

I was loving the more talkative side of him. If that was the way he showed nervousness, then I was going to keep him nervous. He even laughed over us agreeing on sitting in the middle of the theater. I hated to sit right up front, and he hated sitting in the back row.

"We aren't going to be making out or anything, so the back row holds too much pressure," he had said as I gave him a whatever look. "No matter where this goes, I won't do all that groping and kissing in public."

"That's fine, those things are good to know," I said with a smile.

Once we were at the movies, I stood as close to him as I could. I had to hold back a fist pump when he held my hand. That in itself meant more to me than the date.

"Fuck my motherfucking life," he said as I looked up to him. I followed his line of sight and saw the one and only Mike freaking Newton standing in line.

"Whatever he's seeing, we know not to go there," I said squeezing his hand. I took a deep breath, as we walked up behind him. I looked to the ground, when I saw Mike look over his shoulder.

"You have got to be kidding me!" Mike said loudly. "Really, Bella? I saved your life, and you wouldn't give me the time of day, but some druggie freak asks you out, and you go? What is wrong with you?"

"You're not going to make her feel bad. You gave blood, that was it. Now, if you gave her a kidney, then I'd be on your side. If she needed to go out on a date with everyone who gave blood, she'd be going out with that bald teacher," Edward said calmly, making me chuckle. "Walk away now, or I will sucker punch you."

"Next time, I won't be there to help you," Mike said storming off.

"He wants me to fucking floor him," Edward said watching him walk away.

"Let's just ignore him. I want to have fun with you. This is my first date," I told him bumping him in the hip.

"That hurt. You're so boney," he laughed looking down at me. "I thought you said you and Jake..." he kind of asked trailing off.

"We never went out on a date. When one of us was feeling good, the other wasn't," I told him. "That and my mother would've never let me out of her sight long enough."

It seemed like we couldn't get through one night without drama, though I was hoping it was over. We got our tickets then hit the concessions, and I thought it was cute as hell when Edward asked the worker to fill the bucket up halfway, put butter in it, top it off, and then add more butter. He was a boy after my own heart for sure.

Edward had a huge flaw that I wasn't sure I was going to be able to get over, though. He whispered to me the whole time! He never shut up once! I was trying to be nice, but damn, who would have thought that boy could talk so much.

"You don't have to be nervous with me. I already like you," I told him as we headed for the car.

"You're the only person who makes me nervous. I don't know why, either, so don't ask," he said making me laugh. "I don't think your mother likes me."

"My mom is so scared with everything I do, and I don't know how to make that fear go away," I told him. He drove quietly for a while, and I could see he was thinking.

"Are you hungry?" he asked.

"I'm not, but if you are, grab something," I told him, and he nodded.

"I feel like I should get you home early."

"I know we agreed to take this...us…one day at a time, but if I introduce you to someone, can I call you my boyfriend?"

"Bella, we're having a nice time..."

"I know, but I didn't want to assume, either," I said with a shrug.

"You drive me crazy," he said with a small chuckle. "I don't know. I guess you could call me that, but it's fucking weird."

"I like the sound of it."

"Shocker," he said, and we laughed loudly.

The rest of the ride home was easy. We talked, and our banter was still there. I didn't see us not having something to disagree over. There was something about him, I couldn't put my finger on it, but he was special in so many ways. Although I couldn't tell you specific things about him, all I could ever say was he was just that, special.

When we arrived back to my house, I could see my mother staring out the window. I let out a sigh, knowing I wasn't shocked. I knew she was going to worry, but sometimes I wished she would let herself relax.

"I can go if..."

"No, I don't want you to. We can just chill here. See, she's already away from the window," I said as I looked down.

"I think if I had a kid and they were sick, I'd be like your mom or maybe worse," Edward said out of the blue.

"Should that make me feel better?" I asked.

"I don't know, I'm just saying you're lucky to have her, I guess," he said as I took his hand. "I'm glad we got to hang out tonight."

"Me, too, and I know I really want to do it again. I know Alice said something about all of us going out when we all had the time," I said feeling like I was babbling.

"Yeah, Jasper said something to me about it, too. Set it up and just let me know when," he said, and I nodded.

"Um...can I kiss you?" I asked nervous as hell all of a sudden.

"Are you nervous?"

"Yes! I never know how you're going to react. I know I'm trying to not be so needy, but I know I am. Knowing you like me, and you're willing to let me call you my boyfriend..." I had to stop talking when he kissed me.

"You can kiss me whenever you want," he said pulling back. So that was what I did. I leaned in and kissed him.