*Anytime Edward is with the girls he is being filmed, with the exception of when he's in the water*

I loved your response to Edward and Bella's first date! No lovin' in this chapter, but lots of important info.

Welcome any new readers who just joined us on this ride :)

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Date #4 is for Mary, Victoria, Elizabeth, Alice and Senna.

"We would have been great on a date alone, Edward. Why didn't you pick me?" Victoria coos, rubbing against Edward.

He looks away from her and looks around at the other girls in the limo. Liz seems deep in thought, like she is plotting something. Alice is shooting daggers at Victoria. Mary is openly gawking at Victoria's overt behavior and Senna is picking at her nails, seeming completely disinterested. What a group, Edward thinks sarcastically.

"Maybe next time, Victoria," Edward says to pacify her.

"I want us to have some time alone tonight," she continues.

"That is probably not possible," Edward discourages.

"If you think that, then you don't know me very well," she teases.

You're right, I don't know you, Victoria, Edward thinks, but doesn't say out loud.

He sits up and adjusts in the seat, purposely putting some distance between himself and Victoria. He turns his body away from her and engages Alice in conversation. Alice seems all too happy to get Victoria off of him.

-M-E-B-

"I've never been on a pier before," Senna says.

"A pier, any pier?" Liz questions.

"Well, I've been on a dock. Does that count?" Senna responds, causing Alice to start laughing.

"What? Are they the same thing?" Senna asks sincerely. Alice just laughs harder and some of the other girls are snickering. Edward turns his head so no one sees that he too, is amused by the conversation.

Edward collects himself and says, "The Santa Monica Pier is much bigger than a dock, and it's in the ocean, where a dock is usually on a lake or river, but I guess they can be synonymous with each other."

"Is that dangerous?" Senna asks wide eyed. Everyone laughs this time. She huffs and crosses her hands over her chest.

"Are you girls up for the roller coaster?" Edward asks. All the girls nod. "Mary, why don't you sit by me?" Anything to avoid closeness to Victoria.

The group date is interesting. Liz and Alice are hilarious together, fake fighting about who's turn it is to sit by Edward. Senna with her clueless one liners. Victoria and her aggressiveness and Mary, who seems to be the most 'normal' of the group.

"I want to go on the ferris wheel, Edward. With you, just the two of us. After all, you haven't sat by me on a ride yet. If I didn't know better, I'd think you were avoiding me," Victoria said, rubbing her hand up and down Edward's chest.

"Are we done with the rides girls?" Edward looks for them to bail him out.

"We haven't gone on the wheel thing yet. Let's do that," Senna says excitedly, pointing at the ferris wheel.

"Okay," Edward grunts out.

"I hope this is a long ride," Victoria whispers in Edward's ear as they hook into the seat.

Edward gives her a forced smile.

"You know, Edward, I know I'm not as young as these other girls, but I know what I want and I know how to get it. I know a man's body and I know my body and I'm not afraid to use it, anytime, anywhere," she says, rubbing her hand up and down his thigh.

He puts his hand on top of hers to stop it. "I can respect your confidence, Victoria. But this is not the time or place," he says firmly.

"Come on, let me make you feel good," she insists, kissing the side of his neck and taking her free hand and rubbing it over Edward's dormant cock.

"Um, no Victoria," he grabs her hand and removes it. "I'm not here for sex, I'm here to find a relationship."

"Wow, I didn't peg you as being so uptight. We could have had fun together. I can guarantee you that," Victoria says, shaking her head.

Edward can't wait for this ride to be over, for this date to be over.

-M-E-B-

"Tell us everything. Did you send anyone home? Did you give anyone a rose? Did you kiss anyone? Did anyone come onto you? Did you have fun?" Emmett says too loudly for first thing in the morning.

"No. Yes. Yes. Yes. Kind of," Edward says with a smug smile on his face.

"What? That's not an answer. Stop stalling. Out with it, Eddie."

Edward sips his coffee slowly. Puts it down, wipes his mouth with a napkin. While Emmett looks like he's about to burst. Jasper is watching and laughing silently.

"I did not send anyone home, but I thought about it. Yes, I gave someone a rose. The same person I kissed. A couple of them came onto me. It was awkward as hell. There were moments of fun, but some not so fun."

"So, who did you give the rose to?" Jasper asks.

"Wait, let me guess... Bella? Am I right," Emmett spits his breakfast out trying to talk fast.

"Gross, Em. Don't talk with your mouth full," Edward stalls. "I gave the rose to... Je, Ma, Ro, Vi, Bella."

Emmett jumps up from the table, "I knew it. Didn't I tell you, Jasper?" Jasper nods.

"Oh, so you kissed her too. Just a peck or a real kiss, with tongue?" Emmett's curiosity is insatiable.

"It was... perfect for a first kiss. That's all I'm going to say about the kiss. Talking about this shit with you guys is too weird," Edward says uncomfortably.

"Spoken by the guy who had the entire kiss filmed by at least two cameras," Jasper chuckles.

"I try not to think about the cameras. I actually kind of forget about them after a while, which is not good, because then I'm not censoring myself at all.

"How do you like being filmed with every girl, doing everything?" Emmett asks wiggling his brows.

"Thankfully, I've only kissed one girl, and if I have it my way, she will be the only one I do kiss."

"What? Really? You're that into her?" Emmett questions.

Edward nods. "She's the one. I don't know how I know, I just know," he pauses, "Unfortunately, I have a contract to abide by, which means I have a few more weeks of dating these woman before I can tell anyone, including Bella, how I feel. This just got a lot more complicated."

"What are you going to do?" Jasper asks.

"I'm getting rid of the girls who are blatantly not my type, first. Next, I'll get rid of the girls who seem the most interested in me, so I don't string them along. In the end I want it to be Bella, Rosalie, Alice and Liz. Everyone is happy, no one gets hurt. I just have to act like I'm into them and they need to go along with it."

"You may have to kiss them," Emmett says less than enthusiastically. "I don't want you or anyone else to kiss Rose. Can you send her home before you have to kiss her?"

Edward laughs. "Looks like I'm not the only one who's into somebody. I'll see what I can do to not kiss Rose. You baby."

Emmett pouts, "Thanks."

"The next rose ceremony is tonight, are you ready?" Jasper asks.

"Yep, all set. I'm ready to get this whole thing over with," Edward says.

-M-E-B-

"Before we get started I would like to let you know that Tanya is in rehab and doing very well," Edward says. "Thank you ladies for being here, unfortunately, tonight I have to eliminate two of you. Bella you already have a rose, so you are safe," Edward gives her a knowing smile. What he doesn't notice are the glares from some of the other ladies that are focused on Bella. "If I call your name, please come up and accept your rose. If I don't call your name, say your goodbyes and I will walk you out.

Elizabeth

Mary

Alice

Senna

Rose

Chelsea

Claire

Angela

Leah"

Jessica starts to cry as she walks towards Edward, "I'm sorry, Jessica," Edward says.

She nods and wipes her eyes. "Was it something I did?"

Edward pauses and thinks of something to say that won't hurt her feelings further. "I think we are just too different."

"Well, Edward. You blew it. You could have had all of this," Victoria says, moving her hand up and down her body.

"You are a very attractive woman, Victoria. Like I told you before, I'm not just here to find a body, but to find a person," Edward says.

"Would you be surprised if I told you I'm older than I look?" she asks boastfully.

"I think you look great for forty, Victoria."

"I look great for forty, but I look even better for forty-seven. Wouldn't you say?" she asks, puffing out her chest proudly.

Edward shakes his head. "You just proved to me that getting rid of you was a good decision, not because you don't look good, but because you lied to get here, and have continued to lie to me."

"Your loss, Edward," Victoria says as she gets into the limo. Edward couldn't be happier to see her leave.

Edward goes back into the mansion and addresses the remaining ten ladies. "In the morning you will receive invitations for the next round of dates. They will all be small group dates this week, no one on one dates. Either two or three of you and me. I look forward to seeing you all again." Edward gives a small wave before he walks out of the room.

A/N

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