AN: I own nothing... I know it's short.

Chapter 14

BPOV

Today was Thanksgiving Day, and I had no family to celebrate it with. I think I had every single one of the Cullen's call me to come over; well except one… Edward. But I couldn't go; it had been seven days since I last saw him. The next morning I had left for work two hours early and stayed there two hours later than normal trying to avoid him. I didn't know when his flight was so I stayed away from the apartment. When I finally got home I found a note and a copy of my key on the counter.

Bella,

Don't worry, this is Alice's key.

I'll miss you.

Edward

I don't know how he got the key from Alice, but it still made me smile. Then I remembered that I broke his heart; I know I'll regret this for the rest of my life. I hadn't been able to sleep at all, and I was demanded to get some sleep. My boss actually told me not to come in until I got some sleep. As a last resort I took the spare key to Edward's apartment and made my way into his apartment until I found his bedroom. God, if Edward were to come home then to find me in his bed he'd think I was a psychopath. Maybe I am one, and I just don't know it.

But I fell asleep instantly having that damn dream.

I was extremely happy. I couldn't see where I was going, but I was happy. I was walking with someone holding their hand in mine. There was a heavenly smell that I couldn't quite place, and they were humming a familiar song. We continued our walk to the tune until they sang, "Do you remember when we used to sing."

Edward. I'd had dreamt of Edward all those times. He was the mysterious man from my dreams. I started sobbing at the irony. I turned away the man of my actual dreams so he could find the woman from his. I haven't slept since.

I found myself in the kitchen starring at the inside of my refrigerator. I didn't really feel like cooking at all. I sorted through the lunch meat pulling out the package of turkey. I should at least have turkey today right? I brought my giant turkey sandwich to the couch sitting in front of the TV. I turned it on to find it still screwed up. It was on some menu, and I didn't know how to work it! I should have gotten someone to fix it… I pushed play until something came on.

The sound of the lock turning startled me and I turned my head to see the last person I expected to…

EPOV

I was sitting in the booth at the diner with my head on the table. I was supposed to go over for Thanksgiving dinner at my parents, but I couldn't. I told them to just invite Bella and insist that she come over. She didn't have anyone else, and she deserved to have a decent Thanksgiving. And I couldn't see her yet; my heart stopped beating when she said no. I went away for a week to do premieres and publicity events for the movie. Unfortunately everyone noticed that I was miserable including the press. They had a field day about it – drugs, alcohol, disputes with other celebrities. I don't know where any of it came from… well, no lie, I did have a few drinks before the premiere. But I wasn't drunk, just a little buzz. I banged my head on the table for the hundredth time.

"Edward…" Bob cleared his throat to get my attention. I looked up to expect a bowl of soup or maybe a cup of hot cocoa; instead he had a big canvas tote bag.

"What's that?" I pointed at the bag trying to peek inside.

"Did you by chance explain anything to Bella?"

"No, she didn't give me a chance really to." My chest hurts just at the memory of it.

"You need to tell her everything; I mean everything, even though she doesn't want you too. This is going to be your explanation…"

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I turned the key in the lock hearing the click. I hadn't really thought about this. Bob just told me that Bella didn't understand that she is the girl in my dreams. I just grabbed the bag and thanked Bob. I didn't even look at everything in here. I prayed to God she was inside. I just thought she'd be here since Alice said she wasn't there with them. Oh shit, what if she gets made at me for just storming in? Too late now.

I opened the door to see Bella on the couch. She looked like she hadn't slept in days, and she'd been crying… a lot. God, she was so beautiful.

"Edward?" I walked toward Bella and sat on the opposite end of the couch.

"Bella… there are a lot of things I need to tell you that you need to know." I paused to see the TV on… "Did you watch this?" I pointed at the TV screen. It was the interview with Leno. Had she seen it?

"Some of it… But Edward I -"

"No, I'm sorry, but it's my turn to talk. You already know about my dreams and the girl in them…"

I dumped the bag onto the coffee table to see all of its contents: three red roses -the forgotten flowers I'd left in the diner, food containers, photographs, and Alice's sketchbook. I found Bella's sketch placed in the middle of the book. I handed it to her and took the remote. I fast forwarded the TV a bit till the exact part I wanted. I watched her face as the realization hit her.

"Bella, you are the first person I think about in the morning and before I fall asleep. Actually I can't help but think about you constantly. You're the clumsiest, most interesting, most beautiful woman. Your blush is so adorable. You actually think I'm funny. You somehow make me nervous and comfortable at the same time. And I'm in love with you because you're better than any dream." I watched her as she bit her lip. She studied the sketch as tears started to fall onto it.

"Why are you crying Bella?" I put my palm on her face wiping away her some of tears with my thumb.

"Because Edward, I wanted it to be me so bad…because I'm in love with you." My heart felt like it was going to explode. She loves me too!

"Bella, please just stay still." I tilted her face up towards mine. I brought my face closer to her lips. "Don't move." She tried to move closer but my hand held her in place. My breathing quickened as I inched closer. Finally our lips met, and I could have died right there. Our lips molded together perfectly, and I poured everything I felt for her into that kiss. I had to pull away because I was getting dizzy. Bella mirrored the goofy smile on my face.

"That was …" Bella's smile grew wider as she struggled for a word.

"Indescribable… I have wanted to do that for a very long time."

"Me too."

I reached for the pitiful looking roses and handed them to her. We ate some of Bella's gigantic turkey sandwich and some of the food Bob packed us. And we went through the photographs occasionally kissing. They were of us at Rose's party when Emmett told Rose they were having a baby. We even looked like we were together then… flashes of my future with Bella flipped through my mind.

"Bella, I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you." I leaned in kissing her.

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AN: sorry to say that there's only one more chapter – the epilogue. I didn't even plan for this story to go on for this long, and I'm glad so many of you enjoyed my story or at least read it. haha

Also I had tried to make it a running joke throughout the story that every time that he wanted to kiss her, something would happen to stop him… don't know if you got that or not.

And I plan on going back and editing the crap out of this story…. But later like much later because I have no time to write anymore.