-21-

BPOV

I woke to Edward staring intently at me. It made me nervous. Had I said something in my sleep again that worried him? I can't remember dreaming at all but the way he is looking at me is making me nervous.

"Edward, what's wrong?" He would not take his eyes off me. Was I sick or bleeding? I looked frantically around at my limbs to make sure I hadn't accidentally scratched one while I was sleeping. I looked ok. Nothing felt strange. What was his problem?

"Edward, answer me. What's wrong?" He slowly walked over to me. His sweet, irresistible eyes were searching my face for something. He sat down next to me on the bed and let out a sigh.

"Bella, I don't know how to tell you this." Oh my gosh, someone's dead or hurting somewhere. The tears started to fill my eyes. My heart began to race uncontrollably as I awaited the news. Suddenly, a small smile emerged from the corner of Edwards mouth. What is so funny about someone suffering.

"Edward!" He sighed and his smile grew.

"I am sorry to tell you this but Alice is taking you shopping today." Someone was going to suffer and it was me!

"Couldn't you get me out of it? Doesn't she know that I am sick and I need to stay in bed for another couple of weeks! Lie to her Edward! LIE!" His laugh sent chills of pleasure through my body. It was a wonderful feeling that I never wanted to end. For a moment, my mind was lost in the feeling that I almost forgot what I was about to go through. I had to focus.

"Wait" I took a deep, needed, breath. "Edward, this is going to be torture. She is going to dress me up and make me get my hair done and put make up on. What if she makes me get shoes! You promised you would save me if I were ever in danger Edward. Why aren't you following up on that!" Edward could not stop his laughter from erupting again. I knew I was being childish but I was not comfortable being a dress up doll for Alice, no matter how much I liked her.

"You will be fine Bella. I can't believe that you are more worried about spending the day shopping than being in love with a vampire. Your priorities are very messed up." His hand made its way up towards my face. He slowly moved my hair and tucked it behind my ears. He had made if very clear to me earlier that he never wanted my face to hide from him. Unlike before, though, his hand lingered in my hair. I wanted to take in this moment and place it in my memories. My body surged with feelings that I had never felt before. I reached out to take his other hand in mine. Slowly, I caressed the back of his hand around the hard, cold veins. I lightly caressed his forearm and concentrated on the feeling of his skin. I was concentrating so hard, I almost didn't realize that his body had instantly froze.

"I'm sorry, should I stop?" I looked at him. I didn't want to make him mad or make this harder for him. I didn't know what he was feeling about this or about me at this point.

"No, you don't have to stop. I am just trying to register these new feelings. They are so…foreign to me that I am not sure where to go with them." He closed his eyes and his eyebrows scrunched together. The crease between his eyes made him even more beautiful, if that was even possible. After a few moments, his face finally relaxed and he opened his eyes to look back at me. I was on fire inside and did not know what to do with these feelings myself. Love was a scary but wonderful thing; I just did not want to get out of control.

Edwards hand moved towards my shoulder. His icy fingertips slowly caressed my skin as his hand moved towards my collarbone. My eyes slowly closed as I willed my body to calm down. Chills overwhelmed my body, which made me shudder a little.

"I'm sorry, should I stop now?" My eyes were still closed, enjoying the surges through my body.

"Never" I breathed. My face instantly felt warm as embarrassment flooded in to my cheeks. I opened my eyes but could not look at Edward in the face. I was childish, I know, but it had felt so good. I never wanted Edward to stop touching me like that. His finger slowly urged my chin up, reluctantly, my eyes followed and met with his. I expected Edward to be smiling at me, but his face was very serious. My face grew even redder at that moment. I was fully embarrassed at my ridiculous remark. Slowly, Edward moved in towards my face. I froze, waiting for him to scold me for being so foolish. His hand reached towards my face and rested on the warmth of my skin. He hesitated for a moment but then leaned in. Our lips met. His smooth, hard, icy lips were a shock but a pleasure as well. We moved in perfect synchronization together as if we were made for each other. My hands moved up his arm and they rested on his chest. I had to control myself. His muscles tensed and he leaned in closer to me sliding both of his arms around my back, pulling my body closer to his. Our chests met. Soon, our hips met as well as he pulled me up into a kneeling position in front of him. My one hand moved towards Edwards's hair, grabbing it with intensity in order to keep him locked together with me. Edward had one hand on the back of my neck and the other caressed my lower back, slowly making its way down further. Our lips crushed against each other with passion and our bodies could not be any closer. My tongue caressed the inside of Edwards's mouth. Slowly and carefully, I ran over his sharp teeth. There was no fear, only intensity. Our tongues met and lovingly danced together…

"Ouch!" Edward pulled away and was against the far wall before the word fully made it out of my mouth.

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