A/N: My sincerest apologies everyone. I am seriously so sorry for my update being totally late. I know I said I'd try to do it before I left for Palm Springs, but then I had writer's block, I woke up late the day we were leaving and so didn't have time to finish the chapter and post, then my french student came and then we got really busy showing her what living in the US is like. So again I am really sorry.

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Unexpected

"It's nice to see my son has finally found a suitable match," a woman's sultry voice echoed in the entrance hall. Bella immediately withdrew herself and then turned around to see the approaching Mrs. Cullen making her way towards them. She had an air of sophistication surrounding her as her heals clinked gracefully against the tile floor which gleamed her flawless appearance. She had on a wrinkle free grey suit that was a pencil skirt and hair that was pulled back in half with loose curls. She had on light make up, but with the smile she beamed at Bella, she had to say that she was honestly one of the most beautiful women she had ever met.

"I'm sorry Mrs. Cullen, I hadn't seen you there," Bella blushed profusely, slightly giving her a curtsy as if everything were formal.

"Oh no, dear," she laughed, placing her hand delicately on Bella's shoulder, "Please, call me Esme. And I see no need for you to be forgiven, for there is no need for an apology. I can remember being a teen myself, so there's no harm done for it is all young love beginning to bloom."

"Mom," Edward's voice spoke out with embarrassment. Bella found it quite amusing that this time, his cheeks were the ones that were turning red.

"My, my Mrs Cul- Esme," Bella corrected herself. "I have never seen Edward blush like this."

"You haven't seen anything yet," Esme pretended to whisper in a hushed tone though Edward could obviously hear it. He rolled his eyes at his mother's antics, acting as if she were a school girl telling her best friend some secret that would soon spread to the whole population in mere minutes.

"Mom, don't you have somewhere else to be?" Edward hinted for her to leave, placing a hand on Bella's back so he could push her and himself away from the door so she could exit.

"Alright, alright. Enough time with me then," she sighed. "It was a pleasure seeing you once again, Bella," Esme smiled to her kindly as she opened the door.

"The pleasure is all mine. Thank you for allowing me to come to your house. It is honestly really beautiful."

"No problem. Make yourself at home," she responded. Just as she was about to walk out, she paused and then looked back at Bella again, giving her a once over with her eyes momentarily focusing on her neck. "I just wanted to say that the necklace looks beautiful on you. I'm glad you accepted it, for it fits you better than it does on me." She gave her a sincere smile and with that being said, she gave a slight nod before Bella could say anything in return and walked out the door.

She and Edward stayed put for a moment, both individuals deep in thought. Edward couldn't help but smile just by having Bella within an arms reach of him. He found it charming that despite the cold weather with the approaching snow, she decided to wear a summer dress with bright flowers all over and only a long jacket that he knew would barely keep her warm. She just wanted to impress his mother, though he had already told her that she would see her only or a brief amount of time. Most importantly, his eyes looked at her hands fiddling with the necklace, and he too agreed with his mother that it did fit her well.

At the same time, Bella was just thinking about Edward's mother. Her hand unconsciously took hold of her piece of jewelry around her neck. She looked down and studied it, having realized that she never once even tried to open the locket. So she began trying to pry the thing open at different angles but to no avail. It didn't even make any change whatsoever. After turning it over, she realized that in the back there was some sort of tiny key hole that no normal key could fit in.

"You know there needs to be a key, right?" Edward asked her upon watching her struggle. She looked at him with furrowed eyebrows and then held out her hand.

"I can see that mister. Will you give me the key so I can see what's in it?"

"Well it took you quite a while to figure it out. And no I won't give you the key."

"What?"

"I will someday. I promise. Now let me just show you the rest of the house," he brushed off the topic as he grabbed her hand to lead her onto the tour. He knew why he didn't give her the key just yet, for while he received the necklace from his mother, his father gave him the key that would open it up. He just knew that on a special day, which he felt would be soon, would be the day that the key would be given just for her.

~*~*~*~

"So that's the whole house," Edward sighed, leaning against the hallway after it took twenty minutes to walk around. Bella honestly took too much time looking at every single thing in the room. Right now he was holding both of her hands in his and she was standing directly in front of him, rocking her body back and forth. He could saw the look of anticipation in her eyes and he was trying really hard to hide the smirk.

"The whole house?" she looked at him skeptically.

"The whole house," he repeated, though he knew what was running through that head of hers since he purposely skipped the certain area she had in mind.

"So what's that room over there?" she nudged her head to the right where a door stood slightly ajar at the end of the hallway.

"I don't know," he tried to look confused. "I thought I showed you that already."

"Oh really?" she rolled her eyes and removed her hands so she could cross them over her chest. "So are you telling me you already showed me your room? I want to see it now," she demanded, already making her way towards the door.

"Bella!" he gasped, opening his eyes wide and smiling. "You naughty girl! You can be so demanding sometimes." She turned her head around and stuck out her tongue, but he had no choice other than to push himself off the wall and follow her with the big smile still planted on his face.

"Oh…that's it?" Bella gazed around the room once she opened the door.

"What do you mean that's it?" Edward looked back at her with surprise. To be honest, he thought that his room was the best out of everything in the house. His mom was a professional designer and she designed the whole house, but this room was his personal touch. One wall was lined with a collection of CDs with a full entertainment system; flat screen TV and speakers on all corners of the room. His king sized bed was centered in the middle with his own personal bathroom and walk in closet. He even had his own balcony for crying out loud. And all he got from her was a 'that's it'?

"Well…you could do some touching up," she glanced at the walls, noticing the striped blue paint he, Jasper, and Emmett worked on last summer.

"You've got to be kidding me."

"On the contrary, I'm quite serious," she looked at him straight in the eye. Edward then paused and then cocked his head to the side, trying to seriously analyze her facial expression. That's when he noticed that her lips gave a small twitch on the corner upwards and that she was indeed trying to hide the smile from her face. If she wasn't willing to admit he had the best room, then maybe he would force it out of her.

"Oh, pictures!" Bella gasped, making her way towards his desk that had three black frames. One was a picture of him with his parents at some function that they had to attend. They were all dressed formally and Bella could honestly say that Edward looked rather attractive in it. His hair was gelled in his usual up do that no one else could pull off and his suit fit him perfectly. The way his green eyes reflected in the picture really caught her attention, but she tore away her gaze to look at the second one. It was a picture of their whole group, but she couldn't remember when it was taken. But she liked it nonetheless since it was a candid photo and everyone seemed to be smiling. Lastly, she picked up the frame exactly in the middle, which was one of both Edward and her. She assumed that Alice took this picture and it was probably before they even knew they were dating. Edward was not touching her at all, but rather they were just a foot away from each other staring. Bella was laughing at something he said and he was smiling as he watched her. If another were to look at the picture, it would just look like two friends having a good time, but if you looked closer, one could see the look of longing in his eyes and that certain smile she knew he only reserved for her.

Right when she lowered the frame, she felt a pair of arms encircle her waist and she felt her back side being flushed against Edward chest as his mouth lowered towards her ear. She could feel the air blow against her cheek and it made her shiver, feeling him inhale and exhale with each breath he took. Edward saw the effect he had in her and then kissed her ear whispering, "Tell me my room is the best." Bella giggled but shook her head defiantly, unconsciously leaning her head to the left side. Edward took this as an invitation and began planting wet kisses as he moved downwards along her neck at a slow and tantalizing pace, lingering on the area where her pulse was. Bella let out a sigh while Edward began to trace circles with his thumb on her waist, causing Bella to push her body closer to his. "Tell me my room is the best," he repeated himself as he continued his art of seduction to force it out of her.

Bella lifted her right hand to grasp behind his neck as she gently lifted it to look at him. When her brown eyes met his green ones, she whispered, "No," and then allowed her lips to meet his. Edward, losing site of what he was trying to do, spun her around slowly so that her entire body was facing his. Her chest was flat against his and he became lost in the moment. He began to kiss her with more ardor, deepening the kiss farther than he had ever taken it with her. His left hand wrapped around her neck while his right bunched up her dress at her waist as his grip tightened on her. Bella arched her back and she felt dizzy, lacking the oxygen from the heated kiss. She pulled away briefly and Edward took that time to continue kissing her along her jaw line. "You know…this seems familiar," she laughed, upon realizing the same position they were in just a few days ago. "You, me, up against a desk making out. Sure rings some bells," she quipped, her words coming out breathy. She could feel Edward smile against her skin but he continued kissing and talking with her in between them.

"At least no one will interrupt us this time," he craned his neck back upwards so that his eyes were level with hers. "We're all alone."

He then leaned down again to capture hers, sucking on her bottom lip which caused her to moan in his mouth. "You'll be the death of me," he stated against her lips, his voice coming out husky and deep from his chest, unrecognizable even to himself. Their kisses turned more fervent and he could feel Bella becoming weaker, so he pushed his body closer against hers so that her body could be supported by his and the desk. He could tell that she was really getting into it, but she tried to talk while his mouth was still on hers.

"Edward I think-" she pulled away and her eyes widened, hands immediately coming in between them. "Did you hear that?" she asked, this time craning her head away from his.

"No," he responded quickly, bending his head to kiss her fully on the lips and silence her. She turned her head fast and all he was met with was the soft skin of her cheek.

"Edward, I'm being serious!" she scolded him, trying to push him away.

"Me too. You're just hearing things," he muttered, nibbling on her earlobe. But that's when he heard it too, the soft chime of something he would soon curse.

Edward growled and pinched the bridge of his nose with his two fingers. "Fuckin' assholes," Edward hissed, bowing his head and pushing himself away from Bella with anger. Of all timing, and the doorbell just had to ring now? He tried to take in deep breaths in and out through his nose.

"They're here now," Bella stated the obvious as she began to brush her hand through her hair and flatten out the wrinkles Edward made on the side of her dress. She was trying to straighten her appearance to lose all trace of previous activities and all Edward wanted to do was push her up against the wall and show her what looking disheveled truly was. "Is it already five?" she glanced at the door cautiously.

Edward grudgingly slid his hand into the pocket of his jeans and took out the cell phone. 4:45 pm.

"Do they know what five-o-clock means when I said it?" he muttered, scratching his head with irritation so that his hair stuck up in all directions. Bella looked up to see his frustrated look and then giggled, biting her lip as she thought about what they had just been doing. "What?" he perked an eyebrow at her when she continued smiling at him.

She stepped forward and tip toed, biting on his earlobe where he had nibbled on hers just a minute ago. "I'll make it up to you later," she whispered seductively, glazing her hand down his chest as she sashayed her hips out of his bedroom. Edward watched her walk away and then he smiled at the irony of it all. Who knew that she had turned the tables and was an amazing seductress herself? Maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all.

~*~*~*~

"Okay, wait. Let me just get drinks for you guys in the kitchen," Bella got up off the floor and began to pull down her dress that rode up a little too high. Edward stared not too conspicuously, appreciating his girlfriend's legs while Bella blushed and cleared her throat, causing him to move his eyes towards a respectable place. Jessica saw what Edward was looking at and scowled. They had already been working for an hour and they barely got anything filmed. Bella could tell that this was going to take longer than she expected, and she figured that Lauren and Jessica were doing it on purpose just to be at Edward's house. When the two had arrived first, they insisted on using Edward's video camera, so he had to run back up to his bedroom to get it since it was lying on his bed. The time spent standing in the entrance with just the three of them together was one of the most awkward situations she had ever been in. Once Edward came back down with the video cam and his laptop, Bella swore to herself that she would never be alone with them again, no matter how short that time period was.

"Do you even know where the kitchen is?" Lauren asked her in voice full of malice having noticed that her best friend was speechless.

"Unlike you, I've already been granted the privilege of seeing his entire house…especially his bedroom," Bella answered her in a matter of fact tone. She couldn't help but add that last part with a smirk on her face, glad to see that Jessica was turning even redder and Edward was grinning from ear to ear trying to stifle his laughter.

"You know what," Mike got up from his seat to ease the tension, "I'll help you get the drinks, Bella."

"Thanks, Mike," Bella gave one last smile as she turned around and made her way through the double doors. Because her back was turned and Mike was already following her while trying to admire Bella's back view, it took all Edward's restraint not to get up and throw in some good punches on his face. If he were to actually do it, that would not be helping their 'keeping the relationship on the down low' plan from letting the whole school know about them.

But Jessica, with jealousy taking over, noticed that there was too much going on between him and Bella. So she cleared her throat and sat up, trying to mimic Bella's action with her own dress to show a little more legs. To her disappointment, Edward just looked back at the laptop and began to modify some things on the program.

"Edward?" Jessica called to him in a sweet tone.

"Huh?" he responded without looking up from the screen.

"Um…do you mind if I use your restroom?"

"Uh, no problem. Just follow where Bella went, go down the hallway, and it's the second door to the left," he pointed absentmindedly at the door.

"Thanks," she told him, giving Lauren a pointed look with a mischievous smile. Edward just didn't notice that as she got up, she took along something that normal people wouldn't bring to a bathroom.

~*~*~*~

"So, Bella…what did you mean back there?" Mike asked her as she walked through the kitchen doors.

"About what?" she asked him over her shoulder.

"You know, about you being in Edward's bedroom?"

"Oh that," Bella laughed, "that was just to rile up those two," she told him. She was impressed by how easily that lie came out.

"Oh, phew," Mike laughed along, ruffling his hair in awkwardness. "I thought you guys were actually dating."

"Oh, I see," Bella chose her words carefully. She wasn't lying, yet she wasn't gong to come out and tell him that what he thought was right.

"Well you see, Bella," he started as he leaned against the kitchen counter. "I want to talk to you about something."

"What's that?" she asked him as she focused her attention on the fridge and trying to find all the sodas.

"Do you feel like there's something…something going on between us?"

"Huh?" Bella froze her movement, her eyes seriously wide open. She couldn't believe what was happening, what she was hearing. What in the world was he going to tell her? He was just going to make this situation a lot more uncomfortable than it already was.

"You know, like ever since you moved here, we got along, right?"

"Yeah, but we got along as friends," Bella responded, having finally found the energy to grab the drinks she was looking for and place them on the counter. She closed the fridge and then slowly turned around, afraid to look at him.

"But Bella, you shouldn't have to hide it anymore. I think we'd be great together. You just need to see it."

Bella finally looked up and locked eyes with him, her heart feeling heavy against her chest. Oh boy would this be embarrassing in turning him down. She wondered what Edward would say if he found out he was confessing all of this to his girlfriend. She felt bad for him as he stared at her with longing and Bella didn't know how to put the rejection into words.

"I'm really sorry. I truly am. But I can't deal wi-"

He immediately cut her off, taking swift movements away from the counter to grab her face hastily and place his lips on hers. Bella's eyes quickly widened with surprise and she gasped, noticing how unchaste he was and how this was nothing in comparison to Edward's. Mike, not knowing how to read signs, took that as her liking it and he pushed her somewhat gently against the fridge, trying to deepen the kiss. It all happened in about three seconds, and the next thing they both heard was a resounding smack that echoed against the walls with Mike's shock face and a pissed off Bella.

"What the hell was that?!" Bella screamed, hoping with all her might that Edward wouldn't come popping in through the door.

"I'm sorry?" he answered lamely, still in shock as he held his hand to his cheek. Bella could see that his cheek was reddening and her handprint would probably be on it.

"You're sorry?" she glared at him. She took the backside of her hand wiped her mouth, rubbing it on the back of her dress. "What gave you the impression that you could kiss me like that?" She honestly couldn't remember sending him any singles. He probably just didn't know how to read the ones that were alerting him that she was already taken. She felt that there was practically a sign flashing on top of her head saying 'STAY AWAY'.

"I…I thought you liked me," he whispered, averting her gaze as he looked at the floor. His shoulders were hunched and Bella couldn't help but feel sympathy for him. Maybe he was honestly just lonely with all the girls he tries to flirt with but always end up being turned down. If he wasn't being serious about this whole act, Bella would applaud him because he could be a great actor one day.

She sighed and then took a step towards him. "Mike?" she spoke softly, placing her hand comfortingly on his shoulder. He looked up at her and she could see his eyes looked glassy. Was he seriously going to cry? "I'm so sorry I slapped you. I was just in shock and I…well that was the only way I knew to react. I'm seriously sorry."

"Please don't apologize. I know I was in the wrong and I deserved it. Please accept my apology."

"Already done," she gave a small smile. Mike straightened himself out and then removed his hand from his cheek. That's when Bella saw the extent of the damage she had done. His face was literally the color of a ripe tomato outlining where her hand had made contact against his face. She gasped and quickly covered her mouth, looking at him wide eyed. "That bad?" he raised an eyebrow at her, walking to the window to peer at his reflection.

"I'll get you some ice," she muttered, quickly scurrying around the kitchen to grab a zip lock bag to place some ice in as a cold compress. She searched through all Edward's drawers, wondering how in the world a kitchen could look like it held more appliances than a department store. She finally found it after opening twenty or more drawers and prepared it for him. He nodded a thank you to her and placed it against his cheek.

~*~*~*~

"I thought you were going to the bathroom?" Lauren approached Jessica from behind as she leaned over her shoulder to see what was going on.

"Shhh!!!" Jessica chastised her, grabbing her arm to the point of pain as she dragged her into the bathroom and shut the door.

"Ow!" Lauren scowled, rubbing her arm where a red mark appeared contrasting horribly with her white skin. "What the hell is your problem?"

"Check this out," Jessica moved next to her as she beamed from ear to ear.

Lauren looked at her confused but turned her head towards her best friend's outstretched hands. "A camera?" she peaked an eyebrow. "You brought Edward's camera to a bathroom?"

"Yes," she answered and rolled her eyes and the disgusted look on Lauren's face. "Just shut up and watch," was all she answered as she pressed the play button.

"Do you feel like there's something…something going on between us?"

"Huh?"

"You know, like ever since you moved here, we got along, right?"

"Yeah, but we got along as friends."

"But Bella, you shouldn't have to hide it anymore. I think we'd be great together. You just need to see it."

"I'm really sorry. I truly am. But I can't deal wi-"

"Oh my gosh!" Lauren gasped, covering her mouth as she looked at Jessica with large eyes. "They're gonna go out?!"

"Keep watching," Jessica sneered happily pointing at the screen.

In the next second, the resounding smack of Bella's hand against Mike echoed in the bathroom and Jessica watched as Lauren eyes widened even more.

"Rewind it again!" Lauren reached for the camera, accidently slapping it out of Jessica's grasp as it crashed on the counter.

"Hey!" Jessica hit her on the arm, quickly picking up the camera to inspect it for any damages. "Look what you did! Now you rewound it too far. If Edward finds out we broke his video camera, you better pay for it!" she softly yelled, watching as the screen play something else.

"Wait, wait, wait. Is that what I think it is?" Lauren gawked, moving the video camera closer to her face and tilting it to the side.

The video camera was displaying an image which was probably recording by accident seeing as it was laid haphazardly on a bed. Both Jessica's and Lauren's cheeks were touching each other with their noses one inch away from the screen. They could not believe what they were just watching. The looks strewn across their faces were both of disbelief and anger as they listened to the people talk and watched the scene unfold before them…

"You, me, up against a desk making out. Sure rings some bells."

"At least no one will interrupt us this time. We're all alone..."

A/N: As always, smiley faces and reviews are always welcome. You can also send me hate notes if you are mad that I'm totally late in posting. I'm sorry. Oh, and please don't hate me more for what I'm about to say, but next update may take a while. My french student is leaving July 7, so I'll be busy until then. But Thanks for all those who show your continuous support. I honestly appreciate it. Reviews really boost my energy to write, so reading all those who do will help push me to post before July 7. Thanks everyone!