Twilight and all of it's characters were created by the wonderful Stephenie Meyer.

Chapter 23: Inviting

When we arrived at my house Edward pulled over to the front of my yard. I looked away from the windshield towards the dark empty house. It seemed so unwelcoming, especially in the understanding atmosphere that Edward and I had created inside of the car. And I wanted so badly to cling to it, because no one was home. And I would be there alone. I wonder if he would come in if I asked him. I looked over at him.

"Well, I guess this is me..." I said grabbing the handle. I bit my lip softly and inhaled through my nose. "Edward?" I asked. He looked at me with a eyebrow raised in interest. "Would you like to come inside with me? No one's home, so you don't have to introduce yourself." I said. He scrunched up his eyebrows.

"I don't think that that's a good idea." He said lowly.

"Why not? I asked. He looked me in the eyes and smirked.

"You being alone with me." He said. Now it was my time to smirk.

"We're alone right now." I said and he shook his head.

"Us being in my car and us being in a house are two different things." He said. Okay there was something that I was not getting. I would be easier to breathe for him in the house then it is in the car. Hm. What's wrong with inviting him into my house?..Alone. And then it hit me. Teenage girl invites supposedly teenage boy into her house while her parents or any of her siblings were there. That usually meant certain relations were going on. I blushed.

"I didn't mean for us to do anything inappropriate. We're friends now! I just wanted some more of your company for a while longer." I said in a rushed way.

" But still. It isn't safe for you to just invite men into your house." He said. I narrowed my eyes.

"I know that it isn't safe to invite guys over while i'm by myself. But I know that you wont hurt me. You've saved me to many times to do that. And FYI this is my first time inviting anybody into my house." I said, then I leaned my head to the side. "Or is it me that you're not worried about?" He lifted an eyebrow to this. "Do I make you uncomfortable Edward?" I joked with him. His eyebrows shot up and he chuckled.

"You, make me uncomfortable? It should be the other way around." He said with a slight smile on his face that made me melt. I looked into his eyes, suppressing the shivers that he gave me.

"Come on. Come inside. Please." I said to him with a small smile. He looked as contemplative as a soldier. Come on, it's not like i'm the vampire and you're the human. I thought to myself. He glanced at me.

"Alright." He said. I think that I doubted that he was say yes to my invitation because his answer surprised me.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yes." He said taking the keys out of the ignition. He looked straight into my eyes before he out of the car. I watched as he went around the car to my side and opened the door for me.

"Thank you." I said, then I pulled the house key out of my purse. As we walked across my lawn I could feel his eyes on my back, so I ducted my head. I can't believe that he's with me. I thought as I opened the door.

When we walked into the house I felt a pang of excitement shoot through me. I turned to Edward and smiled.

"Let's go up to my room." I said. I wasn't going to try and seduce him of course. That would most likely fail horribly. I was just thinking logically. Most of my stuff is in my room so that is where I spend most of my time. It's where i'm most comfortable at. But as soon as those words left my mouth I regretted them.

"I mean, if you want. We could stay down here." I said.

"No, it's alright. I wonder what room is befitting to someone like you." He said with a slight smile.

"Someone like me?" I asked.

"Someone who constantly gets into trouble, yet is very unpredictable." He said. I guess some of that was a compliment. I smiled at him.

"I'm simple really. Especially when you get down to things like rooms." I said. Edward looked down at me.

"I doubt that." He said. What did he mean by that? I thought shortly and turned around.

"Well, follow me." I said. Then I walked up stairs as quickly as I could without running. I was nervous. I have never done anything like this before. I opened the door to my room and went inside.

"Well come in." I said. I walked to the side of my bed and took my side purse and jacket. I looked at Edward as he observed closely how my room was decorated. And I started to feel anxious. I have never thought that I Jessica would ever have a guy in my room.

"Uh, you can put your jacket on the chair by the computer." I said and he nodded then started taking off his jacket. I watched as he lifted his arms slightly and used one had after the other to help him slide out of the jacket. His torso was more defined as I saw him twist a little to remove the jacket completely and set it down onto a the chair. I looked down before I got caught staring and started taking of my shoes.

"Did you do all of these?" He asked looking at the drawings on the wall. I looked up at them and nodded.

"These are amazing. Very intricate." He complimented. And I smiled widely.

"Thank you." I said. Edward turned around and gave me a small smile, then he turned back around and continued observing.I Smiled before looking down and plugging my cell up to my charger. Then I glanced back at Edward, he was looking at my biggest and brightest art work near the window.

"How long did it take you to do this one?" He asked me and I thought about it.

"About... two mounts." I said. He nodded at it.

"Impressive." He said and I smiled. But my smile died down when a flash of a memory went through my mind. The dream of Edward near the window as I kissed him had surfaced once again. It seemed more like a memory of something that actually happened because I remember it so clearly. And I could never remember even the best of my dreams. I scrunched up my eyebrows. But it was a dream, I thought to myself. Yet, the thought irked me like forgotten lyrics to a favorite couldn't have been in my room before today. I thought to myself trying to shake of the annoying the window was unlocked. A small voice said in my head.

Hello my precious readers! I'm sorry that it's been a while since i've updated. I have been suffering from a really bad case of senioritis, and I am slowing down a lot. Anyway I wanted to let you guys in on some things about the story. Poor little Jessica has never learned to open up around people completely so she's is nervous and unsure about a lot of things now that she isn't alone. Thankfully Edward has all the qualities of a loving protective person to help become comfortable enough around him. Their relation will become tighter and things between them will heat up. But if life was meant for you to be with the one you love, happily ever after would have been in the first chapter. Well, Jessica has to learn how to stand up for who she loves even if Edward isn't there to save her. How will she learn these lessons, find out in later chapters! And will Jessica ever find out the truth about the dream? We may be lucky enough to see about that in next chapter! Oh and don't forget my beautiful fanfictioners! Review! Review! Review! I would love to know what you think of this chapter.