Author's note; Many thanks for the reviews of the previous chapter. I am so amazed at the positive reviews that I have been given for this story. I really didn't know how it would be received by you in the beginning. I am glad that I stuck with it. Here we have Edward and Bella's second date in one day. Will they be able to keep their hands off each other? Enjoy. At least I hope you do.

Disclaimer; I do not own Twilight but I love playing with the characters.

Pillow Talk

Follow your heart

BPOV

I've had a shower and I've dried my hair. I'm leaving it down. Standing in front of my wardrobe I have a struggle trying to decide what to wear. Almost everything I have brings memories back of other men. I want to wear something that gives me happy memories. I'll go with the Alexander McQueen. Felix liked it and that was a very happy meeting. I smile as I slip the dress on and reach for the black Jimmy's.

I place clips in the sides of my hair to keep it out of my face.

As I put on my makeup I decide to go all out. Smokey eyes and full, deep pink lips. I don't have to look good for him because it's expected of me. I really want to.

I check that I have all I need in my purse and slip on my shoes. I look at myself in the mirror. Yes, you'll do just fine, Bella. And tonight you are going to have to be honest with him. He will have to know everything because our happiness is dependent on that. I take a deep breath and make my way downstairs. He will be here soon.

Only a minute goes by and a car pulls up. He steps out of the car to greet me. As he stands in front of me I gasp. I can see that halo around him again. It's like he's an angel from heaven. Silently he wraps his strong arms around me.

"I missed you, Bella. I know it's only been two hours and I probably sound like a lovesick puppy but I really did miss you." His words are sincere.

"I think I know how you feel. Those two hours couldn't go fast enough for me." My stomach twitches in a wonderful way. My nerves have dissipated. I feel much more in control of myself and very relaxed.

He releases me and takes my hand to help me into the car. There's that tingle again. As we settle in the car we smile at each other.

"You look wonderful, Bella." His eyes are very dangerous. I don't know that I can resist him tonight if that's where the evening takes us.

"You know, I think if I wore a potato sack you'd say the same thing." I giggle.

"Oh, I have no doubt about that, Bella." He whispers.

"You look really handsome tonight, Edward." I just can't hold onto that thought any longer.

He smiles.

I look out of the window for a moment to take in the New York evening scene. His fingers touch the back of my hand lightly, tracing circles.

As the car stops I realise that we are outside the restaurant where we ate last week.

I smile as I remember how much I enjoyed myself even though I tried hard to resist.

The driver opens the door for us and Edward takes my hand and leads me into the restaurant. We are ushered to our table. The same one as last week. Good.

Edward holds the chair out for me to sit. As he makes his way to sit opposite me I do something very brave. I touch his hand.

"Please sit next to me, Edward." My request is not ignored.

As our food choice is noted, Edward asks for a bottle of champagne. The same as last week. Somehow I think I will appreciate this bottle more.

As our glasses are filled we turn toward each other.

EPOV

I can hardly believe that we are together. Is this really happening? Yes.

I lift my glass. "To us, Bella." I'm lost in her eyes again.

"Yes. To us." She whispers as she lifts her glass toward mine. The only sound at that moment is the clink of our glasses touching.

I watch her over the rim of my glass. I take a deep breath to subconsciously give me the courage to ask her the first question.

"Bella, do you have any regrets about meeting me?" I swallow hard.

She shakes her head. "Absolutely not. I will admit though that you have turned my world upside down." She smiles. So at least she's not annoyed with me.

"I'm sorry, Bella. You have done the same to my world. I can't believe the decisions I've made and acted on since meeting you just a week ago." I wouldn't change any of it.

"Can I ask you something, Edward?" As she takes another sip from her glass, I focus on her lips. Concentrate Edward!

"Yes, Bella anything." And I mean it.

"Why did Carlisle encourage you to come to New York this weekend?" She looks down at her hands that are in her lap, for a moment.

I place my finger under her chin and lift her face to look at mine. I want her to see how honest I am being right now. I don't want a single flicker of emotion in my face to be missed.

"I was a mess when I got back home. Breaking up with Lauren was nothing compared to how much I missed you! Carlisle took me to one side and gave me a serious talking to. He doesn't say anything that he doesn't mean, Bella. He has so much experience in relationships. All he wants is for me to be happy. He knows what's best for me and he knew that you were it. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he's not scheming to get Jasper back down here to meet Alice again. Jasper can't stop talking about her." She smiles and her eyebrows rise at this new piece of information.

"You're lucky to have such a wonderful father." She says quietly. I'll be thanking him for the rest of my life if this weekend goes well.

"But you don't have such a good relationship with yours." I state, voicing her tone. I need to know more. This weekend is all about getting to know each other after all.

BPOV

So now the questions begin. I can't back out now. I have to be honest. If he isn't happy with what I say then at least I know I told him the truth.

"No. I haven't seen my parents for quite a while now. I was a disappointment to them." He reaches out to hold my hand.

I quickly continue willing him to understand.

"My relationship with my parents was never a particularly strong one. Not the way you are with Carlisle. I did a very stupid thing which led to me moving to New York with Rose." He listens intently.

"Tell me, Bella. Please. I want to be able to understand something about your life." I take a deep breath.

"I got pregnant." Finally I said it. As the words hung in the air between us I could see the realisation of my words show in his face. There was no going back now. His hand didn't move from mine. And that's a good sign.

"My parents didn't want me to stay with them. They were too embarrassed with me to let me stay." He lifts my hand to his lips and kisses my palm, encouraging me to continue. Our first course is sitting on the table but we don't care.

"Rose took control. We came to New York to start a new life together. We managed to find a place to share. I got a job in a crèche, so that I could learn as much as possible about children" I smile at the memory. I continue.

"Rose held down two jobs so that we could survive. I don't know what I would have done without her." He nods for me to continue. My heart is thumping at the thought of telling him the rest of the story. But I have to. We've come this far. He is still resolute.

I try to skirt around the painful memory. "He would be eight years old now."

"Bella, please tell me what happened." His words are soft and encouraging.

"I was nearly eight months gone." Tears begin to prick at my eyes. I really don't want to cause a scene. He kisses my palm again. I can't believe this man is still sitting here.

Surely he should have run by now.

"I faint at the sight of large amounts of blood. I have done since I was young." I take another sip of my drink. "The placenta had detached itself and I fainted. When Rose found me it was already too late. He died. There was nothing that could be done. I know that Rose still blames herself for not being there for me. It wasn't her fault." The tears that I have tried to hold back are now flowing freely. I let them fall.

"And it wasn't your fault either, Bella." He says softly as he wipes away the tears from my cheeks with his thumb.

EPOV

"Even if you had reached the hospital in time, there would have been no guarantee that he would have survived." If he had, the chances of him being severely disabled would have been greater. I can't tell her that. It won't help in the least.

"So now I understand why you were so sad when I said that I wanted to train in Paediatrics. I'm so sorry, Bella that I caused you painful memories." I just can't bear to see her cry. No-one as beautiful as Bella should cry because of sad things. I only ever want to see happy tears in her eyes.

"You didn't know that, Edward." How can I make things better for her?

"And I do now." I cup her face in my hands and look deep into her eyes.

"I expected you to walk out of the door when I told you that I had been pregnant." There is no way I could do that to you.

"I think I might have done if you had told me that you had had an abortion or abandoned your child. But not over something that you had no control over." I hope that my words encourage her.

"I would never dream of doing anything like that. I just couldn't. Life is too precious." And so are you. I lean forward and kiss her forehead, still holding her beautiful face in my hands.

"That's something else that we agree about then. We're learning so much about each other. And so far it is all positive." I state, as I take my hands away from her face and hold both her hands in mine.

"Would you like me to re-order the starter, Bella? It don't think we can eat it now that it's gone cold." We chuckle together. She shakes her head.

"No, that's okay, Edward. The main course will be quite enough for me."

I call the waiter over and explain that although the food looked good, we had allowed it to get cold and ask for the main course. The waiter clears the table. I re-fill our glasses as we wait. I allow her time to compose herself, as I hold her small hand in mine.

The main course is served. As we eat she tells me more about Rose and how well Rose has looked after her all these years.

"From everything you've said, Rose is an amazing woman." I confirm.

"She is, Edward. I would have been totally lost with out her. She convinced me to agree with Carlisle's request, to meet you this weekend."

"We have our own pair of match makers." I smile and she smiles back.

"I just wish I could do something for her. She's falling in love with a man who will be gone sometime next week and she's not going to do anything about it." Her tone is full of concern.

"That doesn't sound like the Rose you've described." I'm curious.

"No it doesn't, does it? I suppose it's all down to what we do as a living. She thinks she's not good enough." Her eyes leave my gaze.

"Is that how you feel, Bella?" I know she does.

"Yes." She answers in a quiet voice.

BPOV

The guilt of who I am washes over me again. For a while he made me forget but now it's there again right in the pit of my stomach. God! I'm not good enough for him!

"Put that thought right out of your head, Bella. You are good enough for me. In fact you're more than enough for me. I have doubts that I could ever make you as happy as you deserve." His eyes are pleading with me.

"I could see myself being very happy with you. You know everything there is to know about me and look, you're still sitting next to me!" I can't help but be amazed.

"I have no intention of going anywhere without you, Bella. Tell me more about this man that Rose is falling in love with." I smile at his interest.

"All I know is that he oversees new projects for his Company. I understand that he travels a lot." I answer.

"What's his name?" He's frowning as if trying to work out something.

"Emmett." I reply.

"Emmett McCarty?" He rakes his fingers through his hair.

"I don't know. I only know his first name. Do you think you know him, Edward?" I am filled with hope.

"Well, there can't be too many Emmett's around. I know that Emmett McCarty is in New York at the moment." He sounds so sure.

"How do you know that? Do you think they are the same person?" Could it be?

"I'm quite sure. I know Emmett very well. He's a cousin of mine. We don't see each other very often because he travels so much. But when we do get together we always have a great time. Give me a moment, Bella. I want to call him." He places his knife and fork down on his empty plate. Taking out his phone from his jacket pocket he turns to me and rests his hand on my thigh. God, I love it when he touches me. I smile as he searches for the number.

"Here we are. Emmett." He smiles, waiting for the call to be answered.

"Hi, Emmett. How are you?"

"I'm really well, thanks. Hey, am I right in thinking that you're in New York at the moment. You are!"

"Oh, I was very reliably informed. Hey, how about we meet up?"

"Tomorrow would be great. For lunch, yes. Emmett, how about you bring a date? I would like you to meet someone who is very special to me."

"Good, I'll leave you to arrange that with her. Oh, by the way, what's her name?"

"Okay, I'll see you at the Plaza for one."

"Yes, I know where it is. I'm at the AKA this weekend. Good to speak to you, Emmett. See you tomorrow." He shuts his phone as if triumphant. He looks at me intently.

"Do you realise how small this world has suddenly become?" He smiles.

"Yes, if you're going to tell me that Rose's Emmett and your cousin are the same person." Please say 'yes'!

"Indeed they are, Bella! Wow! How do you feel like doing our own little version of match making?" I nod.

"I think that's a wonderful idea. I've suddenly got my appetite back. Can we have dessert, Edward?"

"Certainly, as long as I get to feed you."

EPOV

I order the Tiramisu for Bella and me to share. The waiter clears the table and I order coffee as we finish the bottle of champagne.

Bella's face is beaming.

"You don't think Rose will be upset with us do you?" I ask.

"Absolutely not. I can't wait to see her face when we meet up. What is Emmett like?" All signs of sadness in her face have gone.

"Well, the first thing that I can definitely say about him is, he's big. Like, pro-footballer big! He has a great sense of humour and loves his food." I answer, smiling as I remember the fun we had as children.

"It sounds like Rose has been having a great time." She muses.

"Well he must think a lot of Rose to want to bring her to meet us tomorrow. I remember past family gatherings when he had a girlfriend at the time but would not introduce her to any of us until at least three months went by. He must be quite sure of Rose for this early introduction." I confirm.

The dessert is placed between us with two spoons. I stop Bella from picking up her spoon and plunge the spoon I'm holding, into the dessert. I watch intently as Bella takes the spoon into her mouth.

"Umm, this is my favourite dessert, with a good cup of coffee. I think right now I'm in heaven." I know I am, just watching her.

I bring another spoonful to her delicate mouth. She shuts her eyes this time. She knows instinctively what she's doing to me. I lean forward. She doesn't notice as her eyes are still closed.

"Tease." I whisper in her ear. As her eyes flutter open seductively, I inwardly groan. Before I pull my head away from her face completely, I move her hair away from her neck and give her a gentle kiss just by her collarbone. "Two can play at that game, Bella. Umm, you smell wonderful. I can just imagine you smelling like strawberries as you do and whipped cream being added somewhere. Delicious." I kiss her exposed flesh again.

"Edward Cullen!" She whispers. "Are you trying to seduce me?" She feigns surprise.

"I certainly am. Is it working?" I whisper, planting another kiss further up her neck.

"Umm, maybe if I have a little more of that dessert I could clarify an answer for you." She says, as I kiss her one more time just below her ear. I can feel her shudder slightly. That is a very soft spot on her. The other's I'll have to find soon enough.

I bring another spoonful to her lips. "Edward, I think you're succeeding in your mission. Here you should have the last few spoonfuls."

As she brings the spoon to my lips her mouth opens slightly as if to encourage me. I certainly don't need encouragement. Eddie junior thinks Christmas and New Year has come early. I shift in my seat trying to gain some kind of control over my body. I take the spoon into my mouth. The Tiramisu is delicious but not as delicious as I know Bella is.

The last spoonful of dessert is devoured. I look at Bella intently.

"Bella." Her eyes soften as I say her name. "Can we stay together tonight?"

BPOV

How can I say 'no' to him? He's everything I want. And everything I need.

"I think that if I said 'no', I would regret it in the morning. I tend to do things that I won't regret, so the answer has to be, 'yes'." I mean every word.

His smile is my reward. I feel as though I'm floating on air as we leave the restaurant and get into the car for the journey back to my apartment. I really don't want to spend another night in a hotel with him. It doesn't sit right in my stomach.

As we arrive outside the apartment block, I take his hand and lead him up the stairs. My heart is thumping hard as if it's trying to break out of the confines of my ribcage.

I quickly open the door and pull Edward inside and flick the light switch on. I shut the door behind him, leaning against it, unable to move for a moment.

"Are you alright, Bella?" He sounds worried.

"I'm fine Edward. I'm not having second thoughts if that's what you're thinking. I just need to steady myself. My heart is thumping so hard." I rest my hand over my heart as if that will do the trick.

He takes my hand in his and leads me over to the couch. As I sit down he kneels in front of me and unbuckles my shoes, releasing my feet from the nearly four inch heels. I focus on his face as he rubs my foot in his hands. An overwhelming feeling washes over me to cup his face and kiss him. So I do.

As our lips come together, mine tingle. Are yours? I breathe in the scent of his after shave, deeply. I want to imprint every moment we're together tonight, permanently on my mind. As I deepen the kiss he moans into my mouth. I moan in reply. His arms reach around my waist and he pulls me closer to him. I open my legs to allow his torso to press against mine. My dress will get creased but I don't care. The need to touch his hair cannot be ignored. I run my fingers through it, relishing the sensation of how soft it is. He brings his hands up to my head and runs his fingers through the length of mine. Wonderful!

I pull away from our embrace and whisper in his ear. "I think we'll be far more comfortable in the bedroom, don't you?" He looks at me, his eyes full of desire.

"Uh huh." Is all he can say as he nods. I take his hand and stand, bringing him to his feet. I lead him to my bedroom, shutting the door on the world. I walk over to the side of the bed and switch on a bedside light. The light is enough for our needs. I reach out to him to come closer, sliding his jacket down from his shoulders. I shut my eyes as I continue, loosening his tie and unbuttoning his shirt. I can hear his breath hitch as I work my way down.

"Bella, please open your eyes. I need to see your eyes." I can't deny him. As I open my eyes I see for the first time, because last time was a blur, how wonderful his body is. How firm and yet sensitive to my touch. My fingers graze over his belt buckle. He smiles at me as if saying 'carry on'. The buckle is dealt with followed by the button. My fingers graze over the bulge as I undo the zip. His trousers pool at his ankles. He quickly bends down and steps out of his trousers, taking off his shoes and socks.

He holds me close again and kisses my face. Everywhere but my mouth. I can feel his fingers at the zip of my dress. Slowly he pulls the zip down and reaches to my shoulders to let the dress slide down my body. As it pools at my feet I step out of it. I can't believe I missed so much last week.

He gingerly unhooks my bra and discards it to the floor. His palms graze over my breasts, my nipples harden instantly. His kisses are soft and tender as his hands trace down my torso to the waistband of my panties. I realise in that moment that neither of us have said a word since I opened my eyes at his request. We don't need to. I smile into his hair as he reaches down to pull away my last piece of clothing. As he straightens up again he kisses my stomach, trailing kisses up my torso until he reaches my face.

He smiles as he places me on the bed. His boxers are the last item to be discarded.

I reach for a packet from the nightstand and place it on the pillow. As he hovers over me, supported by his strong arms, I stroke his chest with a gentle touch. Goose bumps appear. I smile that his body reacts the same as mine. He takes the packet and kneels on the bed and swiftly covers his engorged length. I steel a glance. My core muscles twitch again and again at the sight of him. I gasp as he hovers over me again. His mouth is on mine, gently at first. Then eager and wanting as our tongues collide. My eyes shut and my other senses kick in, giving me all the information I need to read his movements.

As he enters me I know that I am his. I can't turn back now and be what I was. We had last week. We have now and I want a future with him. As our bodies melt into one from the heat we cause, flashes of light appear behind my eyes. We move over the bed without effort, taking the position of dominance in turn. Finally his lust overpowers us and takes us both over the edge. Our bodies shudder for a moment as we hold onto each other, coming down from our high.

EPOV

I kiss her gently all over her face. Relishing the taste of her. I can't let her go. My possessive side has decided. She's mine.

End of Chapter

Author's note; I really hope you liked it. I hope I conveyed the differences between Bella's other liaisons and this time with Edward. Love it or loathe it, please let me know with a review. Take care.