I woke up in Alice's bed again, but this time with my head on Edward's chest and one of his arms around me. He had a huge smile on his face and was looking at me with love in his golden eyes. "Did I talk in my sleep again?" I asked, knowing that sometimes I would say his name in a dream and how happy it would make him.

"Better." He said without elaborating further. I laid there for a moment, trying to remember my dreams and if I had done anything weird in my sleep, like sleepwalk or roll over grab his crotch, but I couldn't think of anything unusual. I looked at him quizzically.

"You fell asleep last night relaxing with me. Your shield was down. You couldn't hear me because we weren't touching like we were last night, but I could hear you until just a minute ago."

"You heard my dreams? I don't even remember having many."

"Not just heard them." He said. "I watched them. I've never actually gotten to watch someone else dream unless you count snippets of Charlie's on occasion when I've stayed with you. But nothing like yours."

"Edward, what exactly did I dream?" I asked, slightly horrified and knowing what my usual dreams were about.

"At first, you didn't dream. You were just feeling very happy and relaxed. Then, you started remembering us snuggling in front of the fire like we were last night, which made me feel so happy that you would dream about that. But when you went into a deeper sleep, well, I wouldn't be much of a gentleman if I told you." He said as he leaned in for a kiss. Whatever my dreams were, I could tell that they sparked intense desire in him judging by the sudden darkening of his eyes.

He kissed me, holding me tightly to him. I couldn't resist putting my hand on his face. After experiencing the closeness that we had last night, sharing our thoughts and memories and desires, I wasn't sure how I could ever stand to not have that connection for hours or even days if we had to be apart.

Edward clearly felt he same as he placed his hand just over my face as well. "Bella," he whispered, "I won't try to hide anything from you, but I don't want to make you uncomfortable or offend your honor. I'll try to think about other things if you want me to."

"Don't you dare." I replied as he lowered his hand to touch my cheek. I felt my shield, on its own, reach out and grab Edward almost magnetically pulling us together. At first, like the first time last night, I felt only more intense emotions than my own alone, love, passion, and desire. Then, I started seeing some of Edward's memories, like him carrying me upstairs to bed and removing my socks and shoes to help me get comfortable, being careful not to wake me, and how beautiful I looked to him sleeping peacefully and radiating feelings of intense happiness and relaxation in my thoughts. I felt how completely in love with me he was in that moment, and it nearly overwhelmed me.

Edward started showing me what I was dreaming of. It started innocently enough. We were in our meadow, the weather was gorgeous, and we were snuggling on a picnic blanket, both extremely happy. We started kissing and he was running his fingers through my hair, knowing how much I love when he does that, and I was bringing a hand to rest on his face. He took his hand and placed it on my face in my dream, mirroring real life at the moment, I showed him my desire to strip him naked and watch his whole body sparkle in the sunlight.

A present thought of his interrupted the vision "I've never been naked in the sunlight, I guess we'll have to find out of it sparkles together." Real Edward started laughing, while dream Edward started to take my clothes off as I unbuttoned his shirt. Suddenly, we were both naked in my dream and I was overcome with both of our desires. Dream Edward and Real Edward gasped together at the sight of me naked in front of them. "Don't be embarrassed, love, you're perfect." whispered the Edward holding me in his arms. Since we were still connected, I knew he was telling the truth.

I became aware of the real Edward's embarrassment as his mind slightly acknowledged his growing erection, true to his promise, he didn't try to conceal his thoughts from me at all, but he did return to remembering the dream I showed him last night. In the dream, he gently caressed my breasts with his hands and kissed me from my shoulder down to my wrist and back up, crossing to the other shoulder and wrist.

When the dream Edward started kissing my breasts, I became aware of my own present desires starting to form. I couldn't handle watching anymore. I took my hand off of Edward's face, breaking our connection, and placed it in his hair instead, kissing him forcefully. He gladly kissed me back, carefully restrained to make sure I didn't come in contact with his venomous teeth.

When I needed to rest, I placed my head back on his chest to snuggle, giggling slightly at his pants tent. "Pants tent? That's the best you can come up with?" Edward whispered loudly, laughing intensely but not losing his erection, I noticed. Oh, you like it when I dirty talk? I thought. Should I have a larger vocabulary of erection synonyms since they make your soldier stand at attention? Maybe I'll ask Emmett when they get home tonight. And then I was laughing too.

And suddenly, I was laying on my back, not even aware of having moved, and Edward was hovering over me, whispering in my ear. "One day, I would love to do that to you. I will gladly kiss and admire every inch of you." He growled, kissing my cheek and down my neck. "Please understand why we can't just yet. I wouldn't dare hurt you or harm your virtue. In my day, one never discussed these things even, before marriage, if then, with a lady. I will keep my promise and not try to hide anything from you, but I'm still very old fashioned."

"Edward, this is your day too you know. You don't have to be stuck in the past." I said, you old fart, my brain added. His laughter told me that he heard me, and I tried but failed to hide my blushing face. He still had me pinned on my back.

"You always surprise me, Bella. You never say what I expect you to. You're right, but I'm set in my ways a little too. We'll try someday, but not today. There's something I want to do today."

"There's something I want to do today too." I smirked and Edward rolled off of me, hiding his face in the pillows.

"Bella."

"Fine! I'll go take a cold shower." I said, getting up to shower and get dressed for the day, leaving Edward and his problem in the bed.