A/N: I'm not Stephenie Meyer A/N: I'm not Stephenie Meyer. I'm Hannah. . Also, my cousin is fine. I talked to her. Everything is all good.

After my date with Bella I dropped her off at her house, and got one last amazing kiss.

I walked back to my Volvo, and made the long journey all the way across the street. If I didn't think it would bother Charlie, I would have just parked my car there all the time.

I walked into my house where Jasper was waiting for me when I got to my room.

"Edward we need to talk." He made me jump as he spoke.

"Christ, Jasper, you don't have to give me a heart attack." I said to him, still out of breath.

"Sorry. I'm freaking out." He looked panicked, and as his older brother, I knew it was my job to see what's wrong.

"Okay.." I trailed while taking a seat next to him on my bed. "What's the matter?"

"Edward, I think I'm in love with Alice." He stated blatantly, and I tried not to laugh.

He thinks he falling in love? I'm the one falling in love. Alice is a great girl, but she pales in comparison to Bella. My Bella: her hair, her eyes, her lips, her kisses. I could go on forever.

"You sure it's not just a crush?" I teased.

"Edward. This is serious!" He yelled, so I calmed down.

"Well what makes you feel like you're falling for her?" I asked.

"Edward, I'm telling you…. she's perfect. She's so pretty, and smart, and spunky…you know, for her size." He smiled as he reminisced.

I felt like a girl listening to him speak. I knew I was falling in love with Bella, but I wasn't about to get giddy with my brother about it. It was just one of our many differences.

I smiled a little when I realized that my Bella was across the street doing the same thing with Alice. Even though I felt all of this gushing was silly, I couldn't help but think that I wanted Bella so badly to be squealing to Alice that she might be falling in love with me, the way I am for her.

"Edward are you even listening?" I guess I wasn't.

"Sorry." I mumbled.

"I said.." He cleared his throat. "How was your date with Bella?" Uh-oh. Was I supposed to gush now?

"It was great. We had a picnic, since the sun actually made an appearance." I tried to remain stoic, but I knew I sounded as excited as Jasper.

"Yeah? Where did you take her? Maybe I should take Alice there sometime." He stated. Nope. There was no way I was telling him about my meadow. That is my place, just for Bella and me.

"Just some park." I lied. I was a much better liar than Bella. She was hilarious when she tried to lie. She would blush, and look down, and her voice would get really loud and she would always giggle just a little bit afterward.

"Did you kiss her?" He asked, and I threw a CD case at him.

"I don't talk about that kind of thing, Jasper. Have some respect. Dad taught us better than that!" I hissed.

I never liked to talk about anything I did with anyone. Though my experience was minimal. I had one girlfriend back in Chicago, who stopped talking to me as soon as I punched that low-life in the face.

If I wouldn't disrespect her, then I certainly wouldn't disrespect Bella. She was so perfect, and I didn't need constant images running in anyone's heads about how she kissed. Not even my own brother.

"Dang. Calm down Edward, you just seemed so….giddy." he laughed at me. Well at least he laughed at me until I gave him a death glare.

"Well. I got a kiss from Alice." He doted with a huge smile on his face, like I would have immediately confessed everything just because he chose to volunteer such information.

"That's great I guess." I was really starting to feel awkward. I didn't want to hear about my brother doing anything. I still pictured him as that vile six year old who ate worms just because I told him that he wouldn't have to get kindergarten shots if he did.

We've come a long way since then.

"So Bella…" He started, and I knew I was going to have to hit him for what he was about to say by the look on his face. "Did she think you were a good kisser." He grinned, and I hit him just as I had planned to.

"Go to bed Jasper." I pointed to my door. I wanted him out before I spilled everything to him. I didn't want him to realize that what he had with Alice was minuscule compared to my evening with Bella.

"Goodnight Edward….MMMMUAH." He blew a kiss at me, which grossed me out. Him and Alice were certainly perfect for each other. They were both loveably weird.

My head hit the pillow, and I thought more about Bella.

I thought about the way her hair smelled when she had her head against my chest. I thought about how her eyes sparkled before I kissed her. I thought about how her hands were so soft, but frail in mine. I thought about how she lied about her arm still hurting.

Then I thought about the look on her face right after he punched her. I thought about how ashamed she was, though it wasn't her fault.

I thought about driving to La Push, and lighting his house on fire, but I didn't.

I probably would have if I hadn't remembered Charlie's words. "I don't want any trouble from you in this town. That will only hurt Bella".

It would hurt Bella. She was so sweet, she would never wish anything bad upon anyone, not even….Jacob.

I couldn't even think his name without clenching my fists.

Around midnight my phone beeped.

You up? I cant sleep!

Bella

A huge smile spread across my face.

Yeah. I cant sleep either. Where's Alice?

I asked her, surely she wouldn't have time to be text messaging me if Alice was up. Unless she didn't like Jasper nearly as much as he liked her, which I hoped wasn't the case. I hadn't seen my brother this happy in a long time, and he was a happy person.

Sleeping. She talked herself out about your brother. Lol

I took a sigh of relief that Alice wasn't going to break his heart.

Yeah. Jasper was acting like a girl talking about Alice.

I didn't know what else to say. I wanted to talk to her, but I wanted to hear her voice. It was so frustrating that she was right across the street.

Hey. It's okay if you don't want to, but can u sneak out?

I was shocked to say in the least. Bella was so innocent, and sweet. I couldn't believe she wanted to sneak out. It was so…. sexy.

Yeah. I can, where are we going?

I was smiling widely now. All I wanted was more time with Bella, and here I was; getting ready to hop out of my window as soon as I was given the orders.

I was thinking we could just sit in your car or something so we don't get cold.

I could imagine her blushing as she suggested this.

Yeah let me get to ur house before you come out, I don't want u out there alone.

I grabbed my keys, and jumped through my window grabbing onto a large branch that belonged to the tree right outside. After I was firmly on the ground I sprinted over to Bella's house.

She was coming out the back door. It was much better than my plan of catching her through her window.

"Good morning." She said with a smile, as she shivered in her pajamas and slippers. She had taken off all her make up. I loved that she wasn't the type who had to doll herself up just to leave the house. She was always beautiful.

I wrapped my arms around her. "You're freezing Bella." I whispered into her neck before placing a light kiss on it. I instantly felt irresponsible for letting her do this. If I were a good boyfriend, I would have told her to stay inside, and be warm.

She took a deep breath. "You're so warm." She giggled holding on to me tighter. I broke from her grip, and she frowned a little.

I quickly placed one arm under her knees, and the other around her waist, picking her up bridal style in one swift motion.

"Edward!" she squealed quietly making sure she wouldn't wake anyone. "Put me down! I can walk!" She pounded her fists lightly on my chest, and I chuckled.

"I don't want you to walk through the puddles with your slippers on, your feet with get wet." I lied. I really just wanted to hold her. I don't even think there were puddles.

She made a small "hmph" and let me carry her. We got to the car. I put her in the backseat and shut the door.

I walked around to the trunk of the car and grabbed the blankets left there from the picnic we had earlier.

I climbed into the backseat next to Bella, who was shivering terribly. I wrapped a blanket around us and held her close to me.

"Thank you." She smiled up at me, still shaking slightly.

"Of course, love." I gave her a squeeze, and began running my fingers through her soft hair.

"I'm sorry I woke you up, and dragged you out of bed." She began giggling lightly. "I just couldn't stop thinking about you." She said much quieter, like she wasn't sure if she wanted me to hear.

I placed a small kiss on her full lips. "You didn't wake me up. I couldn't stop thinking about you either. Even if I was, don't be sorry, ever. There's no where I would rather be." I said to her.

I felt bad that she didn't realize how I truly felt about her. I couldn't help but think that it might scare her away though. What was I supposed to do? Tell her that I'm completely in love with her even though I've barely just met her? And that even though she should never trust anyone again, I want her to trust me because I would take care of her?

That kind of speech would surely need to wait.

"There's no where I would rather be, either. Trust me." She said, sounding almost sad.

"Is something wrong?" I asked. I was worried about her, and she hated that. I wasn't dead sure that she would tell me if something was wrong, even though she promised.

"It's nothing. I ….. needed to be with you." She said. I believed her, but I also knew there had to be something more.

"Bella." I said in a warning tone. She knew she was caught.

"Edward, can we talk about it later. I just ….want to be with you right now." She said with a pout, and I had to give in.

"Promise we'll talk about it later?" I asked as I kissed her forehead.

She smiled wryly, and nodded into my shoulder. She looked up and gazed into my eyes. My breath caught. She was so stunning with the moonlight shining on her pale face, casting flattering shadows upon each one of her features.

She reached up with her small hand, and began stroking my face gently. A smile played across her lips.

The lips that I wanted on mine so badly it hurt. She leaned forward and began kissing me passionately. Luckily my body responded instantly by pulling her closer to me, because my mind couldn't function at all.

I was shocked that she kissed me the way she did. First she was asking me to sneak out of the house, and next she was kissing me in my car. I didn't know where this all came from, but I liked it….a lot.

Pretty soon the teenage boy in me took over and I turned our bodies so I was half way on top of her. My heart was almost pounding out of my chest as I began kissing her neck.

I trailed my kisses back up to her lips. She wrapped her arms around me, and I gently rubbed my hand on her outer thigh before placing it on my hip.

I began kissing her neck again before unzipping her sweater and taking it off revealing a blue tank top.

"umm Edward." She mumbled, slightly breathless.

"Hmm?" was all I could breath out, while I made my kisses lighter. I knew I was going too far.

"We need to stop." She giggled nervously. I got off of her, and laid down next to her again.

"I'm sorry Bella. I didn't mean to…" I trailed off.

I knew we weren't going to go all the way, or even further than we already were. But she didn't know that I knew that. I felt like a pig. I would never do that kind of thing this early, even if she begged me to.

"It's okay." She smiled. "It was….good…I just….I'm just not…ready." She searched for the right words, and looked down.

"I'm not either." I admitted. "I just got…carried away." Now I was the one seeking out the correct speech.

She kissed me full on the lips. "Please don't feel bad, Edward. I got carried away too." She could obviously sense that I felt guilty. I was guilty.

I sighed and put her head on my chest. We lay like that for a few moments.

"Can I ask you for a favor?" She asked nervously.

"Anything." I told her honestly. I would do anything for her. Even refrain from setting Jacob on fire.

"My dad isn't going to get up for work until around 6, and Alice won't wake up until at least nine…..Do you mind if I sleep in here with you for a few hours?" She said, slightly embarrassed.

I would never say no to her, but it was obvious that something was wrong. Why was she so afraid? I wanted to be with her as long as possible, that wasn't a secret.

But I would give that up in a heartbeat for her to be able to feel safe in her own house.

"Of course, Bella. Spending more time with you isn't much of a favor." I chuckled, and she smiled at me.

"Thank you." She whispered.

We repositioned ourselves so we were both on our sides, her back to my chest. It was the only way we fit in the seat.

"Bella. Are you sure you're okay?" I asked reluctantly, hoping she wouldn't get mad.

"I'm fine Edward. We can talk about it later. It isn't you though, I promise." She was still whispering.

I kissed her shoulder and began humming to her a song that I wrote while thinking about her after I had apologized to her at the mailbox. She lightly ran her fingers up and down my arm until she drifted off into sleep.

I set my phone alarm for 4:45 so we would have time to sleep a little bit, and get her home without being noticed.

She looked so peaceful in my arms, so beautiful. I smiled, and fell into sleep with her.

A/N: More steam. Yikes. I might not get out the second chapter today, but more like early tomorrow. I have to go finish outlining the story. It has to be done before The 27th because I'm going to Europe for two weeks, and I won't ever make you wait that long for an update. I also began outlining the story I'll write as soon as I'm back. It is way better than this story in my opinion. More original, and heavier. I'll put up a preview when this story is done in a week or so. Give or take.