"So I've been called in for some help, is that it?" Bella smirked.

True to his word, Seth had asked Bella to help me out with my little emotional issues. Of course, he hadn't told me until the last minute. "Sure. Let's go with that." I said grudgingly.

"Oh stop whining! It's gonna be fun, trust me. First we need to talk about your feelings. I'm no therapist, but I can try." she laughed and sat down on the couch of her and Edward's small cottage.

"Ha ha, funny." I said.

"Seriously now, what bothers you most?"

"Um…well I feel really self-conscious about my body. That's a start, right?" I asked as I sat next to her.

"We're getting somewhere! Well that's easy to fix. First off, you've got a great body. You're sexy, and don't you forget it. Stop blushing, it's true! Second, Seth is as in love with you as anyone ever could be. Even if you were fat he'd love you. Therefore, when you combine the two factors…you've got him eating out of the palm of your hand!"

"Come on Bella, that's a bit extreme."

"No it's not, trust me. I felt very out-of-place for a little while on my honeymoon with Edward but after a while things worked out. Of course, you already knew that." she grinned.

"How could I forget about Nessie?" I laughed.

"So what's next?"

I thought about that for a second. "I just get embarrassed when anything gets too personal. You know, like talking about kids and stuff. Then I feel bad because I ruin everything for him when I freeze up. It's just hard to imagine, you know?"

"Ah, I know exactly what you mean. Just try to laugh about it. That works sometimes. The best advice I can give you is to just talk about it casually like it's no big deal. He knows what you are ok with and what you're not ok with. He's also just being a hormonal werewolf. He can't help it that dogs are always horny." she laughed.

I giggled. "Poor Seth."

"Hey, why don't we go shopping?" Bella asked brightly. "We can go to Victoria's Secret and this time you can pick out the things you like."

I gulped. "Um, do we have to?"

"Yes." She led me out to her car and we drove towards the shopping center.

She had to drag me into that disgusting store, but eventually I was inside. She looked around, trying to find something for me. I just looked around and grimaced at all the pink, lace, and perfume scents. This was not my comfort zone. Not at all.

"So what do you want? They've got bras, panties, corsets, nightgowns, thongs…" She pointed everything out by section.

I blinked several times. "This is crazy. I can't wear any of this crap!"

"Remember: You are sexy. I guess we can start out with some cute little lacey nightgowns." She pulled me over that direction. "See anything you like? Wait, you don't like anything. How about this then? See anything Seth would like?"

I looked through an assortment of garments and found a dark green one. "Um, how about this one?" It was a simple silky gown, but it was slightly transparent with a built in bra. You could also buy a matching thong. Dear Lord.

Bella nodded. "That would look amazing on you!" she grabbed it and hung it over her arm. "Find something else now!"

I shook my head but I had to admit this was kind of fun. By the end of the day we had at least seven different pieces of lingerie. Bella looked quite satisfied with her work. She dropped me off at Seth's house with my bags and pulled away smiling. I laughed to myself and walked into the house where Seth was waiting for me.

"Did you have fun? Learn anything new?" he asked, hugging me.

"You could say that." I grinned.

"So what did you buy?"

"Oh, some stuff."

"Can I see this stuff?"

"Well..." I teased. "Ok."

"Awesome."

I shoved him onto the couch and I pulled out one of the skimpy gowns I had bought. I held it up in front of me and struck a ridiculous modeling pose. He clapped as I held up piece after piece. Bella was right. If I took it casually and made a joke of it everything was much easier. I sat down on the couch next to him as he examined each piece in his hands. He grinned endlessly.

"So, when are you going to wear this one?" he asked, holding up a black thong with a pink heart on the front.

I couldn't stop the blush from creeping onto my face. "It'll be a surprise."

"I can't wait. Oh, did your mom call you?" he asked suddenly.

"Uh, no. Why?"

"Well she and your dad decided that we could move into your old house since it hasn't been sold yet. She said to think of it as an early wedding present." he smiled.

I gasped. "Really? That's awesome! And we'll still be close enough to La Push!" I squealed in delight. This was so great. "So when do you wanna move in?"

"I figured we could start tomorrow. It's not like we've got all that much to move, after all." he laughed.

"Ok, sounds good to me! I still have the old house key and we'll get a copy made for you." I smiled and snuggled into his shoulder, sighing contently. Everything was almost too good to be true.

"You know, having our own house means we get more privacy at night." Seth smirked.

I laughed and kissed him quickly. "You're right."

A/N: Awesome! Alicia's coming out of her shell and they've got their own place to settle down now. Bella was very entertaining, don't you think? Whoot, I've had over 1,000 hits! Thanks to everyone, especially my most dedicated readers.