A/N: I'm a flabbergasted, over 700 reviews! You guys rock. I'm glad everyone enjoyed the lemon and 'truth or dare' I always tend to shy away from that game in my stories, but I thought it worked well.

I'm sure you are all about to be disappointed, because my initial concept for this story is almost over. Of course, we have discussed a sequel and I will probably start that when I get back to Canada in a few weeks. Luckily though, there are still several chapters left in this original story!

* I don't own twilight, but I do own a lot of Oasis CD's thanks to my former obsession with brit-pop

BPOV

When I woke up the next morning my whole body ached, but my heart soared. Edward and I had reconnected last night, which was what I had been wishing for since we broke up. A month had gone by with no sex, and I vowed to never let that happen again. I rolled over and watched him sleep before I glanced at the clock. It was ten in the morning. I could hear people out in the kitchen doing something, but I couldn't be bothered to get out of bed. I had almost fallen back to sleep in Edward's arms when there was a knock on the door, which startled Edward awake. I pulled the blankets up against us, and called out that they could come in as Edward kissed my temple.

"Sorry to interrupt whatever it is you two are doing," sighed Alice as she peeked her head in the door and covered her eyes. "But Rose and I are heading shopping and we want to know if you want to come Bella?" I looked over at Edward and he simply nodded his head at me.

"Sure Alice, give me like half an hour to get showered and dressed." She slipped from the room moments later and I lay back down beside Edward, my hands running all over his chest. "I don't want to go."

"I know you don't baby, but it would be nice for you to get out with my sister for a bit. I want you guys to get along." I nodded my head at his words and relented. I hated shopping, and going out with two girls who thrived on it, was probably not a good idea. I stumbled into the shower moments later, ignoring the grumblings from the living room and when I went back into Edward's room, he was still lying in bed.

"If I have to get up, so do you," I replied as I slipped on my bra and panties and then began searching the room for my jeans. During the sex last night, my bag had gotten tossed around the room, and I would probably be searching for weeks for my hair brush.

"I'm not going to let the day go to waste Bella," sighed Edward as he stood from the bed and pulled on a pair of boxer shorts. "I have some stuff to plan… particularly something special for my sexy girlfriends' birthday." I turned around to glare at him as I pulled my hair back into a quick ponytail.

"We already celebrated in Paris, so go do some homework or something," I stammered in frustration as he came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me. He began kissing my neck, teasing me slightly and I moaned from the pressure I felt on my skin from his lips.

"Nice try. We celebrated in Paris when we thought we wouldn't be together. We're together now, so we are going out for your birthday." Edward was insistent about this issue, and I was instantly nervous. He was going to do something massive, like throw me a huge party in the apartment, and I would hate it. I liked to pretend my birthday didn't exist. Turning nineteen simply holds no appeal for me. Edward and I walked hand in hand out to the living room, where everyone was waiting patiently for us.

"Sleep well?" asked Jasper with a smile as Edward simply nodded at him and poured himself a cup of coffee. I looked at him in confusion until Emmett spoke up.

"Don't worry Bella. We all belong to Edward," he said with a hearty laugh as Edward threw a banana at him, narrowly missing his head.

"Okay, let's go. I don't want to sit around and listen to this shit. We all heard way too much last night," laughed Rosalie as she and Alice each grabbed one of my hands and dragged me from the apartment, completely mortified. We had almost reached the elevator, when Edward caught up to us and gave me a big kiss.

"Get her a nice dress," he told Alice as he handed her a small wad of cash. "We're going out for her birthday next week and she's got to look hot." I was about to protest, but the elevator door opened and Alice pushed me in with a huge smile on her face. Today was going to be sheer hell.

When we finally got back to the boys' apartment, I thought my feet might fall off. I headed to Edward's room and dropped my bags on the floor in a heap, not really caring about what had just been purchased for me. I tugged my shoes off slowly and climbed into his bed, inhaling his scent. We were supposed to head out to dinner with the gang tonight, but the only way I was leaving here is if I was piggy backed into the restaurant.

"Are you sleeping?" asked Edward sweetly when he came into the room twenty minutes later. When I had walked in, he was busy playing Rock Band with Emmett and Jasper, and didn't notice. I think I could have walked in buck naked and he wouldn't have noticed. Damned video games.

"No. I'm resting my feet," I replied casually as I felt Edward lay down on the covers beside me.

"How did the day go? Did you get something to wear?" I simply nodded my head, not wanting to think about the $300 dress currently in a pile on his floor somewhere. "How were things with Alice?"

"Well, she's pushy for such a small gal. She's also very persistent, and I felt bad for every single salesperson she came in contact with. I think I apologized to random people today more than I talked to your sister," I replied with a grin as Edward kissed my cheek. "She talks a lot, and she worships all three of you. I like her."

"I'm glad. She likes you too." That was a relief. I had felt like I had spent the day trying to impress her. I didn't put up a big fuss when she tried to buy me things, but I was still reluctant about the whole deal. I didn't take kindly to being bought such extravagant things, which was probably why Edward made Alice take me shopping. If he had given me a small wad of cash and told me to buy a dress, I would have probably given it to the first homeless person I found.

"So umm… how much did they hear last night?" I asked nervously as Edward pulled me into his arms.

"You don't want to know," he said remorsefully as his fingers reached into my hair and began stroking it gently.

"That much? Shit. Okay, I'm gonna have to keep it down then," I said as I kissed his neck gently.

"Hell no. I love it when you're loud, expressive and begging for me. You definitely scored dozens of brownie points last night." Edward sighed quietly as my hand reached down between us and I started to stroke his hardness through the fabric of his shorts. I was about to roll over and straddle him when his bedroom door flew open and Emmett walked in.

"Come on, we have reservations to keep," he stated firmly as I sat up in the bed, my feet still aching.

"Go without us. Bella's feet are killing her from her day with the shopaholics in there," said Edward forcefully as he pointed towards the living room to Alice and Rosalie.

"Fine, but none of us want to come home to a repeat of last night, so keep it down. Get her a ball gag or something dude," laughed Emmett as he strolled from the room, leaving me looking even more horrified beside Edward. Surprisingly we spent the rest of the evening relaxing on the couch as Edward fed me and massaged my feet. When everyone else returned around nine, Rosalie forced me to head back to the dorms with her and Alice, for what they were calling a 'girls night in'. We spent three hours giving each other manicures and pedicures as they discussed the pros and cons of swallowing, and they didn't mean food.

When the next Friday rolled around, I was relieved the week had gone by so fast, but nervous because today was the thirteenth. My birthday. Charlie and Renee had called the night before to wish me a Happy Birthday and surprised me by putting an extra five hundred dollars in my bank account to do with as I wished. Angela called when I got back from class, but we didn't talk long as I was interrupted by Rosalie who was forced by Edward to help me get ready for the evening. After she finished my hair, which thankfully was just straightened and left hanging down my back, she grabbed my new dress from the closet and handed it to me with a small bag.

"It's from Edward. He said you were supposed to wear it." I looked at her confused as she walked from the room and headed into the kitchen. I opened the bag nervously and found a bra and panty set from La Perla. I laughed at the image of Edward going lingerie shopping; he probably was hard the moment he walked in to the store. He was also probably flirted with by everyone in the store. I slipped on the white lace set and then pulled my dark blue dress over my head, trying not to muss up my hair. When I walked into the living room, Edward was already waiting for me.

"You look stunning," he said with a grin as I walked towards him and kissed his lips firmly. "Don't wait up," he called to Rosalie as I grabbed my purse from the counter and he led us down the stairs. He was dressed impeccably in a pair of black dress pants, white dress shirt and a dark blue tie that matched my dress. Alice must have had some impact on that decision, I thought to myself as he helped me into the cab that was waiting at the door.

"Where's your car?"

"I didn't think I would feel up to driving at the end of the night, so we're cabbing it." I nodded my head, but instantly began wondering why he wouldn't want to drive later. It's not like we're old enough to drink at any restaurants in town. My mind ran through different scenarios, never once finding something to result in Edward not driving. We headed uptown first to a small Greek restaurant that reminded me a lot of our time in Athens. Our conversations throughout dinner were casual, except when he briefly mentioned that his parents were coming into town soon and wanted to meet me.

"Apparently Alice couldn't stop gushing about you when she got home last weekend, and now they want to meet you," Edward mentioned, his voice clearly tense.

"That's fine, I guess. Let me know when and where and I will be there." I nodded my head confidently and Edward just smiled up at me, his bright crooked smile.

"I think we're all going to go, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper… you know, the entire gang. It might be easier to deal with them that way. They generally tend to be a little more reserved in their criticism of me and Emmett when there are friends around," explained Edward as he took a bit of his salad and continued to seem awkward.

"Alright. What are we doing after this?" I inquired happily, desperate to change the tone of the conversation. It was my birthday and I didn't want to ruin it by discussing his parents.

"We're doing something you'll remember for the rest of your life, now finish up your dinner. Oh, and Rosalie has agreed to stay with Em tonight. I think she just wants to avoid the potential embarrassment that may occur if you and I have manage some alone time tonight." Edward laughed quietly at his comments, no doubt remembering how everyone was mortified the last time we had sex at his apartment.

"Why wouldn't we have alone time?"

"You might not feel up to it Bella." Once again, Edward's comments were very cryptic and I had trouble deciphering them, so I decided not to. We finished our dinner in peace and he paid the bill quickly and led me from the building happily. He hailed us a cab that was going back to my neighborhood, but not to the dorms. We walked in peace down the street for a few blocks after the cab let us out where Edward had told him. I was done questioning Edward and his weird motives this evening, so I just grasped his hand tightly in mine and trusted him completely. "We're here."

I looked around and I had no idea where 'here' was. He opened the door to a small store and when we walked in, I was very surprised. "We're getting tattoos?"

EPOV

The moment she had told me last weekend that she wanted a tattoo; I wanted to get her one. It may have just been a selfish desire to put some sort of permanent mark of me on her, since every single hickey I gave her ended up fading away. I couldn't spend every possible moment with her, but she could think of me always with the tattoo. When Bella realized where she was, her face lit up in excitement, but I was nervous. I had resigned myself to getting one with her, especially after she mentioned how hot she found Emmett's, but I was a bit uncomfortable.

"How many are getting done?" asked the burly looking guy behind the counter. He was covered head to toe in various tattoos and piercings, and Bella simply looked at me for my response.

"Two," I said forcefully, hoping that I sounded calm and confident about my choice.

"Okay, well look through the books and the boards over there and let me know what you guys want," he actually seemed like a really sweet guy beneath his rough looking exterior. Bella turned around to grab a book and look through it, as I started to talk to the man again.

"Actually, I already have a design," I replied as I pulled a piece of paper out of my wallet and handed it to him. "We want the same thing."

"We do?" asked Bella curiously as she walked forward and looked at the piece of paper. Jasper had helped me with the overall design, which was a simple tattoo with 'Only You' written in Japanese. "I like it, but what does it say?" asked Bella curiously as the tattoo artist stared down at the image intently.

"It says 'Only You'" replied the artist, who we then learned was named Tyler. Bella and I looked at him with surprise that he knew any Japanese, but I suppose when you are a tattoo artist, you learn a lot of interesting things. "Where do you want it?" He was looking at Bella, and she was confused for a moment.

"The tattoo Bella. He means the tattoo," I laughed as Bella stood still, almost dumbstruck. "She mentioned her hip. I think she wants it somewhere she can see it, but no one else can." Bella nodded at me in agreement and I laughed at her nervousness.

"Well, I want you to be able to see it Edward," she replied with an anxious laugh.

"And you buddy, where do you want it?" asked Tyler as he organized a few things on the desk in front of him and stared up at me expectantly.

"Oh, the back of my right shoulder." I looked up at Bella and she was practically grinning. I think I had surprised her that would go to such lengths for her. I paid the fees for us and Tyler handed Bella a small pair of shorts to change into. I hadn't even considered how difficult it would be to get a tattoo on your hip while wearing a dress, and I really didn't want her to flash my lace panties at him. When Bella returned from the back room, I was already lying face down on the chair, getting prepped.

"You just got like a million brownie points for his," she whispered into my ear softly. "I'll repay you when we get home." I didn't reply, instead choosing to smile brightly at her before I moved back in place and let the artist draw my stencil. I heard Bella shuffle to her chair as Tyler went to work on her, permanently marking her with our words. The entire process was painful, but not as painful as my breakup with Bella last month. When we were finally done, they put our bandages on and Bella slipped from the room to remove the shorts Tyler had given her.

"Thanks," she said to him sweetly as she handed them back to him and reached to her hip, where her tattoo was. She was rubbing it gently because it probably ached like mine. Tyler gave us some information on taking care of them until they were completely healed and we finally left the shop after almost two hours. We walked hand and hand through the night streets, not really paying attention to where we were going and simply enjoying being alone together.

"This was the best birthday," sighed Bella sweetly as I wrapped my arm around her. My shoulder ached slightly from the tattoo, but it was worth it. "When did you decide to get us matching tattoos?"

"The moment you said how hot Emmett's was. I couldn't get the image of me marking you with something permanent, and then me kissing it constantly." Bella blushed profusely at my words, but I just smiled easily and led us down the street.

"It was perfect, if you hadn't chosen this, I probably would have picked some cheesy Daisy or something that holds no meaning to me. Where did you get the design?"

"Well, that you can thank Jasper for. He did it," I said casually. "I told him what I wanted, which of course led to hours of embarrassment on my part, but he pulled through."

"Why the embarrassment? I think it's sweet," said Bella in confusion.

"Well, you clearly don't remember the last time you said those words to me, do you?" I asked her, but she just raised her eye brows and I continued speaking. "The last time we said it, I was fucking you in my room and everyone heard us, remember?" A light went off in Bella's mind and she immediately blushed.

"I'm sorry you had to go through the teasing from Jasper," she laughed with a frown.

"I'd do it again in a heartbeat for you Bella," I answered honestly as we were suddenly walking in front of the Waldorf Astoria. I hadn't even noticed how far we had walked, and immediately thought we should be getting home. We headed up to the front of the hotel, where there were several cabs waiting and moved to get into one when I heard a familiar voice behind me.

"Edward," she called out tensely.

"Mom?" I replied angrily as I gripped Bella to me tightly and turned around to see my parents standing a mere ten feet away from us. "I didn't know you were in town."

"Well, maybe if you called us once in a while, you would know something," snapped my dad as I glared at him. Bella had turned to my mother and was introducing herself politely as my father and I seemed to engage in a staring match.

"Maybe if you were ever home, I could call you," I replied back in frustration. I felt Bella squeeze my hand for support before she reached over and extended her hand to my father.

"Bella Swan. I'm Edward's girlfriend," she said sweetly as my father took her hand and shook it for only a moment before dropping it rudely.

"Okay, well we were just leaving. It's really late," I said tentatively as I opened the door to the cab and Bella slipped in.

"We're in town for two more days. Call my cell in the morning and we'll go out to lunch?" asked my mother genuinely. I simply nodded my head and sat beside Bella in the car, wrapping my arm around her for some support.

"Well, that was odd," she said with a smile as I leaned forward and kissed her lips.

"Looks like we have lunch plans tomorrow."