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I was looking out the window of the Volvo, the trees and foliage flying past. I was in the passenger seat; Edward was driving, of course. Alice and Jasper were playing around in the back seat. It was nice being out of the hospital; I clenched and unclenched my bruised fist. They had had a field day with getting the needles out.

Edward reached across the seat, held my hand and looked at me smiling. I returned the gesture. Before I knew it we had come to a stop, the thing was, we weren't at my house.

"Why am I at your house?"

"While you were getting dressed, Charlie called my phone. He's going to be a few more days in Sappho. He doesn't feel that it's worth wasting the gas going back and forth. So he said for you to find a place to stay. And," he gestured toward the massive house. "Here it is."

"But, what about my clothes?" My thoughts were jumbled, the idea of staying in Edward's house for the night was terrifying, and it also meant that Rosalie was there.

"We got them right here." He said holding up a duffel bag. "Bella really, do you think we would let you leave in the clothes you came here in? What would the neighbors say?" In a flash he was opening the passenger side door for me, bowing and taking my hand to lead me to the front door of his house.

Sure I had been at Edwards house several times, but just the thought of it being my home for the next few days was a bit daunting. Back in Phoenix my best friend Roxanne had told me that you can always guess what people are like by their houses, that the person matched the house in a way. Now, I realized that she was right. There was no doubt that the Cullen's were beautiful people, they fit perfectly with this beautiful house. I didn't belong in that world; it was all too good for me.

Edward leaned forward and kissed me. "This is my home. This is Carlisle and Esme, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett's home. I want this to be your home too." He said looking down at our intertwined hands.

"Alright, it's our home." I said. He looked up at me to see if I was fooling around. I had been dead serious, though I was insecure about it and that I didn't fit with the house, I was more than willing to say that this was my house as well. He smiled as he led me over the threshold and into the massive foyer, up the stairs to Edwards room.

On the stair way we met Esme. She greeted me with a hug, she was so kind. "Mom, I was wondering if Bella could sleep in my room."

He had said it so easily, like it was no big deal. Frankly my jaw dropped a little.

"Of course. But remember what we discussed. You have things to do tonight. It was very nice seeing you again honey." She said kissing me on the cheek. She left us standing there for a moment.

"I can't believe she just said yes." Disbelief coating my tone.

"They know we won't do anything. But they won't stop us either." He gave me a little wink and proceeded to walk up the stairs.

"What do you have to do tonight?" I asked trying to recover.

"Uh, ah. That's my little secret."

He held his bedroom door open for me and closed it tightly behind him. He then ran over to the black, leather couch and pulled out the hide-a-bed.

"You have a hide-a-bed? Isn't it kind of useless? I mean the whole not sleeping thing."

"Well yeah, but the couch was really comfortable." He went to a cabinet out in the hallway and came back with a blanket. "You and I will sleep here. I'll be gone for a little while tonight, but I'll be back before you know it. You probably will already be asleep by the time I leave."

"O.k." I said, still unsure of the situation.

"It's alright Bella. We are going to go to the supermarket to get you some food. The house came with a kitchen so you can cook. You will be fine." On the last sentence he put heavy enfaces on every word. Edward wrapped his arms around me in a tight protective hold, reassuring me.

"Don't worry Bella; Emmett has Rosalie on a short leash." He grinned.

Mike, Jessica and Angela were all in Harvest Foods getting some extra popcorn for Movie Night at Jessica's, when they caught a glimpse of someone familiar. The tall handsome figure of Edward Cullen standing behind Bella who was examining some of the fruit. Jessica couldn't believe it. She looked quickly around for any of the other Cullen's, when she noticed that they were alone, her mind went racing. They were shopping for groceries which only meant one thing…

Jessica started pulling on Angela's sweater sleeve to get her attention. "What do you want Jess?" Angela said fixing her sleeve.

"Look, over there. Do you see them?"

"See who?" Angela squinted, trying to see who Jessica was pointing out.

Mike had stopped now, looking at the two girls who were pointing at something.

"It's Bella with Edward. They're shopping for groceries together! Do you know what that means!" Jess said practically yelling now.

"Oh, now I see them, no I don't know what it means. Why does it matter?"

"Mike, do you see them?" Jessica asked.

Mike had tried to ignore the couple so far, but he couldn't avoid it now. He looked over to where the couple was standing. Edward was bent over and whispered something in Bella's ear. They both started to laugh, why did Bella have to be so pretty?

"Oh, that's what you guys are talking about? I didn't notice." Mike lied horribly. But Jessica seemed so absorbed in the couple; she didn't notice the sound of jealousy in his voice.

"Angela come with me." Jessica demanded, pulling on Angela's hand.

"Where?"

"We need to have a serious talk with Bella." And with that the two girls started over towards Bella and Edward, leaving Mike standing alone by the Deli.

I was comparing two peaches when Edward leaned forward again to whisper in my ear. "We have company." I was about to ask what exactly he was talking about when he nodded his head over to the Deli. There was Jessica, Mike and Angela. Jess was dragging Angela over toward Edward and I. We quickly turned away just in case they saw us looking.

"What do they want?" I asked.

"They want to ask you if we are living together and if we plan to get married."

"Oh. What should I say? Knowing Jess, whatever I say is going to get around town sooner or later." I said panicking a little.

"Tell them yes to the first. Why lie, you are living with us, and say what you want to the second." He said smiling. "Remember, I'll be listening."

"That is so unfair." I said. Just then there was a tap on my shoulder, Jess quickly gave me a hug and smiled at me.

"Bella," Edward said, "I'm going to go get some of those Honey Combs you like so much." He leaned over and gave me quick kiss on the mouth. "Angela, Jessica." He nodded to each of the girls and walked to the cereal isle.

Once Edward was around the corner, Jessica pounced. "You two look so I love! It's so cute! Why are you shopping for groceries together? Are you living together?" It all came streaming out of Jessica's mouth at once and it was hard for me to separate the questions.

"One question at a time, Jess." I said calmly, trying not to look like I already knew what she was going to say.

"Are you and Edward Cullen living together?" She said slowly.

"Yes." I said simply. I could see in her eyes that my answer had sparked another 10,000 questions.

"Are you going to get married to him?" She interrogated further.

I thought this over carefully. Knowing that Edward would be listening. "Someday, I hope. It's up to him really, I would say 'yes' in an instant." There, that was a good response; Edward could have fun with that answer.

"That's really great, Bella. I happy for you guys." Angela said giving me a hug.

"Thank you."

"We better go Jess. Mike's waiting for us."

"Alright. Bye, Bella!"

"Bye, guys." I said. Seeing Mike look over, I gave a special wave to him, which he returned with a smile.

Edward's arm was around my waist and he waved at Mike as well. Mike's face soon fell and he left, being dragged by Jessica the whole way.

"You seemed to have hade it through that alive." Edward said putting the Honey Combs in the cart, my favorite cereal.

"Yeah, barely." I said pushing the cart down to the frozen foods section.

"So, you would say yes?" Edward asked; he had been listening.

"Yes."

"Oh. That's very interesting. Very interesting." He gave me a smile and did not say a word as he helped me shop. He left me alone to think, probably because he needed some thinking time too.

Once I was done, he carried the groceries to the car, putting them in the trunk. I hopped in the passengers seat, watching the scenery go by, Edward's hand in mine.