16.

The bar's not too crowded, just the right amount of people, it still feels intimate.

They make their way to a secluded booth in the back.

If Bella notices the way Edward's fingers dip into the waistband of her shorts as he guides her to the table, she doesn't say anything.

There's an electricity buzzing around them and he can't help the way it makes his heart stutter in his chest.

He hasn't felt a connection like this in a long time, if ever.

Judging from the way she tucks herself into his side, he'd say she feels it too.