I was in a bit of a rush that morning hoping Edward would be at school as he said.

I looked yet again out the window to make sure that it was still dark and the clouds covered the sky.

I smiled it at how dark it was. Yes he will be at school.

picking up the back pack and looking at the coat rack I remembered I didn't have a jacket.

I stepped out the door, I froze and shook.

it was cold I needed to get in the truck fast and turn on the heat. my face and arms pickled at the chill morning air.

I walked down the steps and froze when I looked up.

Their where Charlie's Cruizer usually is when he was home held a car that was not my dads.

My heartbeat picked up.

before I could blink he was their by the passenger side of the silver volvo.

"Will you ride with me today?" He asked as he held open the door.

"Thank you." I said with a smile as I walked over to him and slipt into the car.

No sooner then the door closes he's beside me and the car starts.

"I brought you a jacket." He said. I looked at the jacket from last night on the center console. I look to him he wasn't wearing a jacket he was wearing a sweater the same color as the jacket and it clung to him.

"Thank you." I breathed as I picked up the jacket and put it on.

I suddenly sniffed the jacket, it smelled as amazing as it did last night maybe more so as I couldn't believe how good it smells and my memory didn't compare.

I looked to him as he drove then I remembered.

"Where is your family?" I asked.

"They took my sister Roslialies car." He said as he jestered out the windshield I liked to see we had pulled into the school parking lot and their was a Red Convertible with the top down parked in his usual spot.

"Wow."

"Yes very ostentatious yes?"
"Yes if she has that why drive with you?"

"As I said ostentatious, we try to blend in."

I smirked. "You don't."

I got out as he parked.

he met me in the front of the volvo.

"Why did she drive it today then?"

"Didnt you know? I'm breaking all the rules now."

"Well why do you have those kids of cars if you want to blend in."

"We like to drive fast."

I snorted "Figures."

I looked up to see Jessica by the caffiteria doors she looked to me with wide eyes and excitment.

She held my jacket in her arms. I smiled to her and walked over to her Edward beside me.

"Thanks Jessica." I said she handed over my jacket not speaking just looking at Edward.

"Hello Jessica." Edward nodded to her his voice was like velvet and I hear Jessica gasp before speaking.

"Er… hi." She shifted her wide eyes to me. "I'll see you in class." She gave me a meaningful look

"Yes." Great what will I tell her?

Jessica walked away.

"What are you going to tell her?" Edward murmured.

"Hey, I thought you couldn't read my mind!" I hissed.

"I can't," he said, startled. " But hers are quite loud."

I took off his jacket with reluctance and handed it to him, replacing it with my own.

"So what are you going to tell her?"

"Well I don't know what does she want to know?"

"That's not fair."

"No, you not sharing what you know, now that's not fair."

"Well I suppose I should this once be fair, She wants to know if we're secretly dating. And she wants to know how you feel about me."

I groaned. "So what should I say?"

He paused in are walk toward class to look at me. His eyes felt like they were seeing all of me I stood frozen in front of him. My heart spluttered. " You could say yes to the first… if you
don't Is easier than any other explanation."

I nodded dumbly.

"And as for her other question… well, I'll be listening to hear the answer to that one myself." He gave that crooked smile and walked away.

"See you at lunch," he called over his shoulder. Three people walking in the door stopped to stare at
me.

I blinked and blushed.

I had to speed walk to get to class before the bell.

It would be a long 4 hours before lunch.

When I walked into the class I shared with Jessica she was waiting with bated breath.

I was nervous and thought how bad it would be if I just sat somewhere else today.

I took a deep breath and sat beside her.

"Tell me everything!" she gashed.

"What do you want to know?" I asked if Edward wrong I new but I hoped that he wasn't I hoped she would just ask about last night and nothing else.

"What happened last night?" she asked and I smiled.

"He bought me dinner, and then he drove me home," I said.

Her eyes narrowed. "That's it? Is that why you were home so soon?"

" Well, that's because He drives like a maniac. It was terrifying." I hoped he heard that.

"Was it like a date — did you tell him to meet you there?" She looked hopeful.

"No. of course not I was there with Youand Angela, I didn't know he would be there."

She looked disappointed. I guess I wasn't giving her anything good.

"But you came to school with him today?" she probed.

"That was a surprise, too. He noticed I didn't have a jacket last night," I explained.

She looked defeated then I guess she thought of something.

"Will you too be going out again?"

"Im not sure. I'm going to eat lunch with him today."

"W-o-w." She exaggerated the word into three syllables. "Edward Cullen."

I giggled.

"Wait!" Her hands flew up, palms toward me like she was stopping traffic. "Has he kissed you?"

"What no."

She looked disappointed. I'm sure I did, too.

"What did you talk about?" She pushed for more information in a whisper. Class had started.

"I don't know, Jess, lots of stuff," I whispered back.

"Please, Bella," she begged. "Give me some details."

"Well… okay. So at dinner, this gorgeous waitress was flirting with him but he paid her no mind at all."

"That's a good sign," she nodded. "He must like you."

"Maybe. He's always so cryptic," Telling the truth.

"I don't know how you're brave enough to be alone with him," she breathed.

"Why?" I looked to her with worry. Did she know?

"He's so… intimidating. I wouldn't know what to say to him."

"I do have some trouble with incoherency when I'm around him," I admitted.

"He is unbelievably gorgeous." Jessica gushed as she fanned herself.

"There's a lot more to him than that." I said a bit annoyed.

"Really? Like what?" She asked. If she could I bet she would have a note pad out.

I just put my foot in my mouth. "Its hard to explain… but he's even more unbelievable behind the face."

Thinking of all he's done to save me and of course him being a vampire that goes against his nature to not be a monster.

She giggled.

"So you like him, then?"

"Yes," I said curtly.

"Do you really really like him?" she pushed.

"Yes," I said again, blushing. I hoping he would get this from her thoughts. "More than he likes me. But I don't see how I can help that." I sighed.

Then, thankfully, The teacher called on Jessica for an answer.

The rest of class we paid attention.

When the bell rang for lunch I was in a hurry shoving things into my bag.

As I walked out of class he was there waiting.

"Hello." His voice was amused and irritated at the same time. He had been listening, it was obvious.

"Hello."not sure what else to say we walked to the cafeteria in silence.

Getting in line I grabbed a light lunch just a salad and water.

Beside me he was filling up a plate.

"You're not getting all that for me?"

He bought are food.

"Half is for me, of course."

I rolled my eyes.

I could feel the whole lunch rooms eyes on us as we walked to an empty table.

"Take whatever you want," he said, pushing the tray toward me.

"what would you do if someone dared you to eat food?" I asked as I looked to the food on his plate.

He grimaced, shaking his head. He lifted a slice of pizza to his mouth and glared at it before taking a bit.

I was holding in a laugh.

" I amuse you." He asked.

"Your glaring at it as if it offended you." I giggled. "I asked what would you do you didn't have too."

"If someone dared you to eat dirt, you could, couldn't you?" he asked.

I wrinkled my nose. "I did once… on a dare," I admitted. "It wasn't to bad."

He laughed.

"So the waitress was gorgeous?" he asked as he looked over my shoulder.

I looked to see Jessica staring at us with Lauren they both looked away quickly when I caught them.

"You didn't notice?"
"No."

"Poor girl." I shook my head.

"Im not happy about something you said."

"Not surprised. You shouldn't be so noisy ad you wouldn't hear things you don't want to." I smirked at him.

"I told you I would be listening."

I shrugged."What made you unhappy?"

"Do you honestly think that you care more for me than I you?" He asked as he looked to be leaning in closer. His eyes were so deep and expressive they were a beautiful topaz and I had to remind myself to breathe.

I blinked an looked to the table.

"Your doing it again."

"What?"

"Dazzling me," I stated

He frowned.

"You cant help it."

"Will you answer?"

"Yes."

"Yes?"

"To your question If I think that Yes," I stated.

"Well your wrong."

"You don't know that," I said my heart beating loud in my ears.

"Why do you think you feel more?"

I looked to the table to gather my thoughts it was easier to think when I wasn't looking ta him.

"Well it seems that you are trying to pull away and run most the time and of course the obvious." I looked to him

"That's why you're wrong." He said then his brows scrunched together. "the Obvious?"

"Yes, Im just me." I said as I looked to myself "Nothing special than theirs you." I pointed out as it was Obvious.

"Not true you are special your beautiful." I blushed "I love when You blush its the most don't see but Im the one that knows that there are lots of boys at this school that wished to be with you."

I blinked. then shook my head they wanted Anna not me.

"Right." I breathed."Well, I'm not pulling away."

"Right there is what proves I care more, Cause if I can say goodbye if its what's right I'll hurt my self to keep you safe."

I narrowed my eyes. "You think I wouldn't?"

"You'd never have the choice."

"Then keeping you safe is a fulltime job."

"I had no near-death experiences today." I rolled my eyes.

"Not yet." He smirked.

I shook my head.

"I have a question."

"Saturday the dance I was..."

"Im not going to the dance." I stopped him. he couldn't ask me no cause I wasn't going I didn't want to tell him no I wouldn't tell him no.

"Right plans with your friends in La Push." He frowned.

I blinked. "Um yes?"

"YOu asking me?" He looked confused.

I sighed.

"I don't have plans I just. I don't want to go okay." I whispered.

I looked at him and he was training.

"So does that me you could maybe spend it with me?"

I blinked.

"Um yes, Im open to change plans.I just ask one thing."

"What?"

"Can I drive?"

He frowned. "Why?"

"Well your driving scares me and also My dad asked if I was going and I said no and told him Id would go to La push or stay home." I shrugged "If he sees my truck and no me he will wonder where I am."

"Of all the things about me to be scared of it my driving." He shook his head. "You won't tell your dad your spending the day with me?"

"He doesn't need to know." I'm not to sure how he would take that but also he might say something to Bill Jackobe might hear and Im meant to be Anna and also after the story he told me not a good idea. "What would we be doing?"
"Well its going to be a nice day, I need to stay out of sight I was thinking you could stay with me and I show you what I look like in the sun." He said.

"Yes." He smiled and then paused. "But if you don't want to be… alone with me."

"I don't mind being alone with you."

Yes well, You should tell Charlie, though."

"Why?"

His eyes were suddenly fierce. "To give me some small incentive to bring you back."

I gulped. "Ill be fine."

He exhaled angrily, and looked away.

I glanced around us, making sure we were well out of anyone's hearing. As I cast my eyes around the
room, I caught the eyes of his sister, Alice, staring at me. The others were glaring at Edward. I looked away swiftly, back to him.

"your family didn't know?" I looked to him.

He shrugged."I told you I was breaking rules."

I rolled my eyes. "But its not just about you." I said.

He looked to me shocked.

"I mean I just. Its not just you, there your family you should of told them. not fair to just spring it on them and theirs still your parents that don't know yet either right?"

He looked to me then rubbed the back of his head.

"My family can be a bit much I know you won't say anything they just worry."
I nodded. "I'd be worried to if I was in their place. their own brother keeping it secret doesn't help either it means you have something to hide."

"Id never keep something from my sister or brother if I had one. Your lucky you have siblings, a whole family. " I looked to him and his eyes softened I could feel my eyes sting.

I missed Anna.

I stood up.

"Bella?" He asked surprised.

"Im going to class," I said.

I looked at his family. "I'm sorry and I really won't say anything," I spoke quietly but I knew they would hear.

"Wait, Bella."

"I believe you know," I said slowly as I got to the door and looked to him.

"What?'

"That your truly forever 17."

"A boy at 17 forever young and selfish," I said. "We should get to class."

"Your mad?"

"At least your smart." Then I looked at him. And quickly kissed his cheek. "And cute."
I said and turned to leave.