Hello again! Sorry for the long wait! (Again!) There's a sentence in this chapter from Twilight… well, it's actually only half a sentence. I'll be so surprised if anybody actually guesses it! But, I'm promising sneak preview for anybody who even guesses! Good luck quote hunting!

Oh, and don't forget to tell me what you thought about the New Moon movie!! Funniest thing ever: In the theater where I went to see it, when Taylor took off his shirt for the first time, everybody broke out into applause! Then, in Volterra, when Pattinson took off his shirt, the entire theater collectively groaned "ewwww…"! I laughed so hard!

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Chapter Thirty-eight

BPOV

I wanted to know if he had ever been on the receiving end of what he had just given me, so I asked him and he replied like this. "No, but I am a medical student. I know all about this stuff."

"Clinically." Of course he would say that.

"Well, yes."

He was so silly! "But shouldn't you get some firsthand experience?"

"Bella." It was a warning, I didn't care!

"Edward, I want to make you happy, I want you to feel what I just felt. It was the most amazing…the most…just, please Edward?"

"Alright, but if you want to stop, just say something."

Stop, he was crazy! "Of course!"

"Why are you so…I don't know, outgoing…confident? That's not really the right word, but you know what I mean."

"I don't know. I feel free. It's as if you have erased what was left of Charlie on my body…I feel clean, I suppose." I suddenly realized that I was completely naked and he was fully clothed (other than his shirt). "Edward!"

"What?" He looked alarmed.

"Hand me something to wear, will you?"

"No way! You're beautiful, did you know that?"

"Shut up, I was talking." I didn't want to hear anything like that. It made me uncomfortable. I rolled over and shimmied underneath the blanket.

"Yes, you were, but I don't want to hear it. I want to ravish your gorgeous body until you can't think straight any more."

I felt my legs turn to jelly, a completely new sensation for me, but not an unpleasant one. I shivered. Edward heard me. "Are you cold?" he asked me, but before giving me time to think he slid underneath the covers with me. "I'll warm you up."

It didn't take long before I realized that the smart thing to say was, "Yes, I was cold," even though I hadn't been.

He laughed at my outright lie. He was my perfect fit. My soul mate, my other half, my angel, my savior, my messiah, and recently my devil. I grinned evilly to myself. He had created a monster! And with that, I fell asleep.

When I awoke in the darkness, it was next to a sleeping Edward, his chest rising and falling with his deep breaths. I sat up, and realized that I was completely naked. I started, and then remembered what had transpired last night. I knew that I would never ever forget that night, not if I lived a thousand lifetimes.

And remembering sent me into a happy oblivion.

The sun was streaming through the small window before I awoke again. This time Edward was gone. The loss sent my being spiraling into reclusion. I took deep breaths to calm myself, knowing that he hadn't gone. It was the first time that I was sure of someone loving me in fifteen years. I didn't realize that then.

I pushed the covers back, and climbed out of Edward's bed. I bit my lip, smiling at how scandalous that sounded, even in my head. I noticed all of my clothes folded into a neat pile on Edward's dresser with my bracelet placed neatly on top of the pile. Edward's shirt was gone, but when I checked, it was in the closet as I suspected.

I could have laughed for joy, he was still here! But I didn't because I realized what a compromising position I was in. Edward was somewhere in my apartment, with only pants on and I was here completely naked. I knew it was silly, but I didn't want him to see me nude, even after the last night.

I made plans to sneak into my own room and get dressed before Edward even noticed. I didn't want to wear the same clothing that I did the night before. I peeked out of Edward's room and saw down the hallway into my kitchen, he was looking in the cabinets, obviously looking to see if he could find any food. Silly man, didn't he know that the food was in the refrigerator? Oh well, I couldn't sneak into my room then. I was hoping that he would have been watching the morning news or something in the living room. But it was not to be. I didn't want to put on clothing from last night. It seemed unholy in a way, almost sacrilegious.

So I put on his shirt. It was the only other article of clothing in the room and it covered me almost down to my knees, so I was all set. I tiptoed into my bedroom and took a fresh outfit out of my closet. It was a dark blue blouse that Alice had bought me and sent at my last birthday. I paired it with a pair of boot-cut jeans. I draped them, and some underwear, over my left arm and found a towel from my linen closet, which happened to be located in my room. I went quietly into the shower.

When I turned on the water, he must have heard me but he didn't make a peep. He didn't disturb my shower one small bit. It took a while for the warm water to massage my muscles, something that I knew Edward could do much better. I registered that the floor of the shower had already been wet; Edward had taken a shower in this very tub. I almost fainted.

But I managed to hold myself together until I got out of the shower and toweled dry. I brushed my teeth and dried my clean hair until it was impeccably straight.

I put on my clothing and stepped out of the bathroom. He was standing there. I almost jumped out of my skin, I was so surprised.

"Isabella Swan," he said, "did you think that you could wake up without my notice?"

"Um, yes?" I said.

"Well, you were wrong my lady! But I forgive you."

He bent down to kiss me and nuzzled my neck a bit before letting me go. I almost fell because my knees were so wobbly, he had to catch me. It was several seconds before I recovered my train of thought. I held his shirt out to him. "Here. I used this as a sort of bathrobe."

He barked out a laugh and took it from me along with my towel. "I'll put these in the Laundromat bag for wash with your clothing, is that alright?"

"Thanks Edward." I gave him a kiss on the lips.

I made my way to my room, but didn't get all the way there, for the smell of fresh coffee assaulted my senses. I abandoned the bedroom idea and went for the coffee. I took a sip of Edward's cup. He wouldn't mind. The time on the microwave was 9:30am. I didn't have to work that day. I had asked for it off because of Edward's graduation, but I had to work the next day. I resolved to make the best of what I had.

What did I need to do? Well, first I needed to get Edward some clothing so that he could leave the house…although, on second thoughts, maybe I shouldn't buy clothing for Edward and keep him in the house with me forever! I needed to buy more food, since I was having a permanent guest, and I needed to go to the gym.

I put Edward's hot cup down and went to my bedroom to find a bag. I'd started using reusable grocery bags. I took three of those and stuffed them into my backpack. I then checked to make sure that I had my drivers' license and my credit card. I was on my way out the door. "I'm going out." I called to Edward, "I've got to go shopping. I'll drop off the stuff here in an hour and then go to the gym."

"Okay." He called back. I heard him walking from the TV room. He embraced me and kissed me again. His naked torso reminded me of my need to get out and buy him clothing.

"Oh, hey, Edward! What size are you?"

"Medium."

The trip to the store was uneventful, and I was able to pick out for Edward quite a few collared shirts and a couple of t-shirts. I didn't want him to have to leave and get his things before I was ready for him to go. I also bought Edward pants and boxers, although I did have to guess on the size. As I was heading out of the store I also grabbed for myself a few nice short sleeved outfits, the days were slowly warming.

As I drove quickly back to my apartment I went over a shopping list in my head and decided to enlist Edward's help at the grocery store. Just thinking about Edward made my stomach shiver. Jeez, I was a mess.

When I got back home Edward was waiting for me. He hadn't come outside to help me carry in the clothing because he was still half-naked. As soon as I stepped in the door of the apartment, he swept me off of my feet and dipped me into a backbend, finishing the dance with a kiss. I quickly dropped the shopping bags and kissed him back, wrapping my hands around his neck.

He laughed and picked up the clothing before picking up the bags and walking to his bedroom. "Edward!" I called, "Some of the stuff in there is mine, you know!"

"Oh," his voice floated back to me through the door, "I was wondering what to do with some of these shirts." He was obviously joking.

I laughed. When he was decent he came out of his room, and we went out for a bit of joint grocery shopping. At the Fairway we bought most of the supplies that we would need for the week, and went to other places to get some of the specifics. For instance, we went to Whole Foods for some of the more exotic products. And the car time in between each store was fascinating. We had taken his car, because I didn't have one, and thus he got to drive. I had to give him directions and try to talk to him at the same time. Not to mention the fact that I couldn't stop ogling him. It was like the first day all over again.