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CHAPTER 28: TRY NOT TO STEAL

EPOV

Okay. Today was officially the new best day of my life. Well, except for the fact that I would have to thank Alice again. I didn't even care that school was boring; all I could think about was my Bella. Mine…I liked that. I couldn't wait for the last bell to ring, knowing that I would get some catch-up time with her. After all, I hadn't seen her in over a week before today.

I rushed out of my last class, throwing everything into my locker before heading towards the parking lot. I had forgotten to ask her what her last class was, so I figured that at her car would be the best place to meet her. I stood leaning against her truck, smiling at the other people walking by. Seriously? Smiling at everyone had been over-rated until this moment when I truly had something to smile about.

"Hey there, stud," Bella said, prancing over to the car.

"Well you're in a good mood," I said as she came and stood at my side. I wrapped my arm around her shoulders. "I take it your last class was good then?"

"Not at all," she replied, scrunching up her nose. "It was gym. I happen to be in a good mood today because this really great guy asked me to be his girlfriend."

"Is that so?" I said playing along. "Well I should probably let you go then. He wouldn't want to see this not-so-great guy touching you."

"You are great," she said, putting her head on my shoulder.

"Do you want to get going?" I said, dropping my hand to lightly touch her arm.

"Sure," she said before getting into her car. I followed her car despite her slow driving; it wasn't like I wanted to sit there alone. She finally pulled into her driveway and I hopped out of my car to meet her at her door.

"Could you drive any slower?" I said, opening her door.

"Yes I could," she said, smiling. "Could you be more anxious?"

"Absolutely not." I took hold of her hand once she was out of her car and we walked together towards her house. I let go of her hand long enough for her to find her keys, but snatched it back up as soon as it was free. I needed to touch her, to keep touching her, as innocent as handholding may be. We walked in through her front door and she turned and smiled at me before pulling me into a hug.

"You know, I could drive you to school from now on, if you like," I said into her hair. I couldn't stop smelling her, it was addicting.

"Okay," she said quietly into me chest. "Edward, can I talk to you about something?"

I looked down at her to see her slightly worried expression. "Anything."

"I don't know what I'm doing," she said, her cheeks becoming pink.

"I'm sorry?"

"I'm not as…experienced as you with…anything," she refused to look up at me, "so I don't really know how to do…most things." She was adorable in her embarrassed state.

"Bella, do I look worried?" I said, forcing her to look up at me. She shook her head. "Good, because I'm not."

"Do you wanna watch a movie?" she said quietly.

"Yeah," I said, watching as she looked through her movie collection. She picked something out and put it in, but truthfully I wasn't watching at all as the opening credits began rolling. I sat down on the couch, waiting for her to do whatever felt comfortable. She moved over to me, sitting next to me and cuddling into my side. I put my arm around her slowly, hoping to keep her comfortable and myself under control. I couldn't help but stroke her hair as she put her head on my shoulder. I had never felt the way I did with her this close to me. Did I want to go further? Of course I did. But I somehow felt content with just sitting with her.

"This is nice," she said, shifting her head to look at me. "Are you happy? Is this okay?"

"This is perfect," I replied, kissing her forehead. She smiled and her head slipped back down. I tried to focus more on the movie, but couldn't help but watch as Bella's eyelids got heavy and began to droop. She yawned a few times before appearing to be fully asleep. I smiled at this, allowing her to rest against me. It didn't seem like very long, but the movie ended quickly, leaving me and my sleeping Bella in silence. I moved away from her slowly, deciding to let her sleep in peace. Once I was off the couch, I laid the top half of her body down.

"Edward?" she said groggily. "Where are you going?"

Her eyes were barely open, but I knelt down to meet her face. "I'm gonna head home Bella. You're tired. Get some sleep."

"Mmm okay," she said, moving just enough to kiss the tip of my nose. She put her head back down and I took in the sigh before me; she was stunning. Her big pink lips called to me, urging me to steal a kiss. She probably wouldn't notice right now, and technically it wouldn't be our first kiss. I began to lean my head in towards her…

I can't do this. This kiss needs to be special. Besides, there would be tons of time to steal kisses, hopefully. I settled then for kissing around her face, starting with her forehead, moving to both cheeks, and finally her nose. She smiled at this without opening her eyes and I stood up to leave.

I waited for Bella outside my car the next morning. I hadn't talked to her that night, so I was most eager to see her now. I decided last night, with some coaxing from Alice, that I needed to invite Bella on a proper first date. She said it didn't have to be formal, but it had to be somewhere outside of our two houses. I wasn't entirely sure what to do, but any time with Bella would be perfect. She came out of her house, still running her hands through her hair. She came up to me, standing close to me as she stood up on her tiptoes.

"Hey," she said, wrapping her arms around my neck.

"Hello to you too," I replied. I quickly kissed her on the cheek and she placed her weight back on her heels. "Sleep well?"

"Uh huh," she said as I let her into the car. "Where's Alice?"

"She went to school with Rose today," I said once I got to my seat. "So are you busy this weekend?" I said as nonchalantly as possible.

"Not unless I have a lot of homework."

"Oh good, because I…well…we need to go on our first date."

"Was that supposed to be you asking me?" she said, a smile creeping on her beautiful face.

"I told you this is new to me!" I said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"No, no, no. It is supposed to be like this," she sad, clearing her throat. "Edward," she put her hand on top my hand, which was resting on the gearshift, "would you like to go see a movie with me this weekend?"

"Well I would love to go out with you," I said, faking a surprised expression. "How about Saturday night? I told my dad I would help him at the office on Friday night. He gives away free vaccines twice a year."

"I think I can squeeze you in on Saturday," she said, her smile making it difficult to keep my eyes on the road.

I pulled into the school's parking lot and she leaned in towards me. I could tell that she was waiting for me to kiss her, but I wanted it to be more special than in a school parking lot. After hesitating, I quickly leaned in and kissed her cheek. She opened her eyes and I gave her my biggest smile, noting that her eyes showed disappointment.

"I'll see you at lunch, okay?" I said, hoping she was okay with my behavior.

"Yeah, sounds good," she said, giving me a half-smile. She didn't bother to stand on her toes and allowed her lips to hit my neck. I shivered and watched as she walked towards Alice and Rose, who were standing out near the front of the building. Was she trying to kill me? I wished that being a gentleman and going slow was easier. This was absolutely anything but. Everything about her called to me especially the fact that I could call her mine. But I wanted to be better for her. I want to make this last, so I know I have to hold off on kissing her, at least until I know I can stop myself there. I couldn't even remember the last time I needed to stop at just a kiss.

I could do this. If I can just keep from kissing her until our first date. Yes, that would be a good starting point. I can kiss her cheek now without a problem…her soft, perfect, pink cheek…stop that! I just need to work on my control this week and I should be fine. I hope I will be fine…

I watched as Bella walked into school, her hips swaying ever so slightly. It wasn't something being done to be sexy, it just was naturally occurring and I couldn't look away until she was inside the building. This is going to be one tough week.

As I walked through the halls, I noticed all the couples around me; some were up against each other near there lockers, some girls were sitting on their boyfriend's laps on the benches, everywhere I turned there were people together. I wanted that to be me and Bella, but I knew that would take time, especially for me. I went directly to my first class, knowing there was nothing tempting about the history of the Holocaust. Yes, I should be safe at least for a little while.

Before class started I felt a buzz in my pocket. I reached in to see that Bella had left me a text.

"Have a good morning, oh wonderful boyfriend of mine."

I smiled inwardly and began typing back.

"I can't make any promises. I don't see you until this afternoon."

"I bet you will survive."

If she only knew.

"Barely."

I slipped my phone back into my pocket as the teacher entered and began to mentally prepare for the week ahead of me.

I know that I am terrible making you wait, but I am fully promising a very long next chapter including their first date! Thank you for staying with me!!