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Chapter 21

Edward's POV

Me and Bella were sitting in my room, listening to music while talking about the family. She loved them all, especially Esme and they loved her. With one exception that is. Alice had convinced Charlie to let Bella stay here for a 'girls sleepover'. It took a conversation with Esme to make him say yes. I think he was sure that Bella would not be having a sleepover with Alice but me instead. Of course he was right but he didn't need to know that. The family were downstairs in turn talking about us. Esme was beaming with joy because of my happiness and her instant love for my Bella. I had Bella curled around me on our bed and I couldn't help but lean down and capture her smiling lips. She sighed in contentment as our lips met, which spurred me on. Pushing her back, she laid flat on the bed and I moved above her. I swept my tongue over her lips, asking for entrance as I held my weight off of her. I moaned in to her mouth as I slipped my left hand in to her hair as I rested on my elbow, my other hand wandered down to her hip before I caressed her exposed stomach. Resting my forehead against hers, I edged her t shirt up her body, exposing more skin to my eyes.

"Edward" she hissed. The alarm in her voice snapped my eyes back to hers.

"What?" I asked confused.

"Are you joking?" I furrowed my brow at her angry tone and scowl that graced her face. "Edward, your family are downstairs" she reminded me as I smirked in return.

"I am very aware of their location" I replied as I kissed her once more and thrust myself against her.

"No Edward, we are not doing that while your family are here, they will hear everything."

"Oh come on Bella, I have to listen to them, revenge is sweet and all."

"Is that all this is? Revenge?" She spat.

"What? No of course not. Jesus Bella, what's the matter with you? Of course your not revenge. I just want to make love to my beautiful girlfriend."

"Sweet talking ain't going to get you anywhere" she smirked.

"Not even a little bit?" I chuckled. wrapping her hand around my neck she pulled me down for a kiss once more. Determined I started to pull her top up again and she giggled in to the kiss.

"Fine!" She laughed as she pulled her top off and tugged at mine in return. Whipping it off I pressed my lips against hers, it was more passionate, but filled with love. Both of us dived for the others pants at the same time, attempting to undo the buttons and zips on our jeans. With a growl I shoved her hands away and ripped her jeans from her body and quickly removed mine.

"Why do you feel the need to rip all my favourite clothes?" Bella sighed.

"Because they get in my way, I much prefer you without them" I grinned.

"It's good I love you" she giggled.

"I will buy you as many clothes as you desire" I stated then laughed at the disgusted face she pulled. Whipping her bra off, I wrapped my lips around her left nipple and rolled her right between my fingers. Letting out a strangled moan she arched her back pushing my face in to her wonderful breasts. Holding on to her hips, I thrust myself against her once more. Suddenly the door flew open revealing a laughing Emmett with a camera.

"Emmett!" I roared. He ran off down the stairs with booming laughter singing.

"Edward and Bella banging in a tree. B-A-N-G-I-N-G!"

"I'm going to kill him" I hissed.

"He seems to like bursting in whenever your naked, maybe he's gay" Bella laughed as I joined her.

"I am not gay!" Emmett screamed.

"Oh really, so you just took a picture of my naked boyfriend for what reason?" She said in a normal voice, knowing he could hear her.

"God I love you!" I snickered. Time went fast after that moment. Me and Bella were known across the town as a couple, it went around like wildfire. Much to the dismay of mostly the men in town, Bella was off the market and everyone knew she was mine. I couldn't have been happier. I can still remember the first day we were open about our relationship at school.

Flashback

I pulled up in the the school car park and looked over at my love sitting in the seat next to me.

"Are you ready love?"

"Uh-uh" she returned as she wrung her hands.

"Are you nervous?" I asked, receiving a nod from her. "Why? Do you not want to do this?" I asked, pain evident in my voice.

"No!" She shouted "that's not it, it's just... everyone's going to be talking about us, you know I hate being centre of attention and I just want to get it over with. I just want to be able to be with you, without all the gossip."

"I know love but the sooner this comes out the sooner we can get on with our lives. Just ignore them all, they're petty and immature. This is about us not them."

"I know" she smiled "lets go." I got out of the car and made my way to her side to open her door. She had finally started letting me open the door for her as she knew how frustrated I got when she didn't. Yanking the door open I took her hand and helped her from the car. A few people had already noticed and were murmuring to each other about us being together. Linking our fingers we walked towards the school entrance. I felt Bella take a deep breath beside me and I wrapped my arm around her shoulders, squeezing her to me in comfort before laying a kiss in her hair. I saw Bella's friends all staring at us with open mouths and I thought no time like the present. I would have to meet them at some point if me and Bella were going to be public with our relationship. Walking over to them I flashed a smile in their direction and was assaulted by they're screaming thoughts.

'Omg! He is so hot, what is he doing with Bella? There is no way they're together, if he is ready to date I should make him know I'm still available.' Jessica's mind was one of those that I tried to avoid, shallow, selfish and could be spiteful. Then there was Eric's and Tyler's which were both laced with confusion and disappointment. Newtons thoughts on the other hand just plain pissed me off.

'What the hell? Bella went for the freak? What is wrong with her? Maybe that's why she didn't want me, she has a freak fetish. I bet I could still get in her pants though, I'm sure Cullen's not up to the job.' Whirling Bella around I pressed my lips hard against hers. I knew I was acting like a caveman, but she was mine and Newton needed to get that in his head. Pulling away so she could breath, she panted against my chest.

"So who's thoughts annoyed you this time?" She snickered. I couldn't help but smile at how well she knew me.

"Never mind lets go." The only one of her friends I actually liked at the moment was Angela. She was a sweet girl who cared about Bella, I was forever grateful to her for being Bella's friend.

'Oh I'm so happy for them both. They both deserve it, they seem really loved up and happy. I hope they are. They look great together.'

"Hello Angela" I greeted as we finally stopped.

"Oh hey Edward" she smiled looking between us both. Glancing at Bella I saw her mouth a thank you to me for being friendly. I leant down and kissed her once more. It felt so freeing now I could do it in public.

"So when did this happen?" Jessica sneered, while putting on a fake smile. I knew Bella could see through her jealousy.

"A while ago, we wanted to see how it went before we went public" Bella stated. I refrained a smile at her answer, it was so human, I loved her even more.

"And now... what?" Jessica asked confused.

"I love her, she loves me, I have never been so sure of anything, I couldn't wait to tell the world she is mine" I said while looking at Michael Newton, trying to get my point across. I wrapped my arms around her waist with a smile and I didn't miss the scowl Bella was receiving from Jessica.

"I am so happy for you both" Angela cried. "Congrats, so how did this happen?" She asked Bella. Stepping away so the girls could talk, I stood next to a kid I think is called Ben. He shifted nervously with me standing so close and I felt a little remorse for making him feel uneasy.

"So you and Bella" he starts.

"Yeah she is amazing, I have never met anyone like her."

"Yeah..." he trails off. I started to think I had competition with this Ben as well until his thoughts turn to the sweet girl fussing around Bella. 'Ang is so beautiful, she would never go for a nerd like me. Cullen's so lucky he can talk to girls without being a blubbering idiot.' I followed his eyes to Angela and couldn't deny that he definitely had strong feelings for her. I have heard a lot of minds and I could tell his was generally good.

"Anyone you got your eye on man?" I smirked. Pretending to be a human had never been so easy.

"What? Err no..." He blushed.

"Really? That's a shame" I sighed.

"W-w-why?" He stuttered.

"Well Angela over there was talking about you the other day, I just thought you two were... never mind." And with that I walked off towards my love leaving a confused Ben behind me.

'Wait! No she couldn't like me like that, could she? Maybe.. a girl like her is so out of my league though...' I know I shouldn't get involved but Angela was lovely and I wanted to thank her for being so great about me and Bella. Ben didn't seem so bad either and you could tell he really cared.

Lunch rolled around and everyone was still talking about the odd couple. When will teenagers have something better to talk about. I sat down with my family and listened to their endless teasing about the other children's gossip of me and Bella, while waiting for her to walk in. When she did though, I was furious. She wasn't alone, she was with Newton and he was berating her about being with me. I stood and crossed the room in seconds, just as I got there he uttered the words that would send him to his death.

"So Bella, maybe me and you could go out sometime, I'm sure you would enjoy that a lot more than spending it with Cullen." Bella's eyes flickered to mine for an instant, Newton had no idea I was standing directly behind him.

"Sorry to interrupt you hitting on my girlfriend but she is mine and no pathetic little excuse for a boy like you" I sneered "will take her away from me. So why don't you just run along and fuck off!" I spat. Both Bella's and Newtons mouths fell open, they're eyes gone wide at my words. Bella's face one of shock and Newton's one of complete fear.

"Yeah err... sorry Cullen, I mean Edward" he whispered frantically before walking very fast in another direction.

End flashback

I laughed at the memory of that day. It had been two weeks since that incident and the gossip had died down, it was still there but easy enough to ignore now. Me and Bella were sitting with the family in the lounge watching a film called 'Confessions of a Shopperholic.' Of course it was Alice's choice and she was the only one enjoying it. I could see Bella drifting off in my arms and I contemplated putting her to bed. I slid my arms under her back and legs and stood with her in my arms.

"I'm going to put her in bed" I whispered so I didn't wake her. Truth be told I was ecstatic that she had fallen asleep, it got me out of the worst movie ever made. Just as I was about to take a step, Alice gasped and a vision flashed through her head. It was the family standing in the lounge as the Denali clan arrived. It stopped as they laid eyes on Bella. I froze on the spot, the whole family turned to Alice, asking what she saw.

"When?" I asked.

"Early tomorrow morning about eight."

"The Denali's are coming for a visit" I explained to the rest of them who were still out of the loop.

"Oh and that's bad?" Carlisle asked.

"What about Bella? What will they say?"

"Nothing they will be fine" Alice finally answered.

"What aren't you telling me Alice" I growled. She was blocking her thoughts and that's never good.

"Fine" she sighed. "Tanya may be more shocked than anyone but that's it."

"OK well, how about you get Bella to bed and we will see you in the morning" Carlisle offered. With a nod I took Bella up to my room and put her to bed.

The next morning I woke Bella at seven much to her dismay, but I explained the situation and she finally went to get dressed and ready for our guests to arrive. At five to eight we were all seated around in the living room awaiting they're arrival. I was nervous of their reaction to Bella, I hoped they're were alright with it. It wasn't exactly a normal relationship, what with her being human. I just hoped they would keep the secret. The Volturi couldn't find out about this.

"Stop worrying Edward, your driving me crazy" Jasper shouted.

"Sorry" I mumbled.

"Your nervous?" Bella asked.

"Only because I am worried they won't keep the secret, not that they won't love you."

"They will!" Alice piped up with a smile. Just then we heard the sound of tires turning on to the long drive and heading towards the house.

"Here it goes, nervous B?" Emmett joked. I shook my head at him and grabbed Bella around the waist, taking a stand behind her.

"It will be fine." She nodded and took a deep breath just as the door bell rang. Carlisle opened the door to the whole clan and ushered them inside with hello's and warm welcomes. They had all heard Bella's heartbeat and looked in our direction all at once.

"Bella this is Eleazer, Carmen, Kate, Irina and Tanya, guys this is Bella" I introduced smiling down at her.

"Well its lovely to meet you Bella" Eleazer said with a confused expression. 'Who is she Edward?' He thought. I looked at the others, Kate, Irina and Carmen looked confused as well but Tanya's eyes were zeroed in on my arms around Bella's waist.

"Bella is my girlfriend and yes she knows about us."

"What?" Tanya laughed. "This is hilarious guys really, your pranks get better every time."

"This isn't a joke Tanya" I warned. "Bella is my girlfriend, we are very happy together, she loves me, just as I love her." I noticed the blush on Bella's cheeks at my words. Leaning down I captured her lips in a quick kiss, a collective gasp ran out through the room and I smiled at their shocked expressions.

"No! This is a joke! It has to be a joke! You can't honestly think your good enough for Edward? What have you done to him?"

"Tanya please calm down and do not insult Bella" I growled.

"No! I'm going to find out what you did. Better watch your back little girl" she spat, with that she turned and ran out of the door, disappearing from view.

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