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Now, without further ado, here's another update of Rodeo Nights!

BPOV:

As Edward pulls his truck up in front of my holy grail, my jaw drops in awe. When, oh when was the last time I went to a Target? I hear Edward chuckle beside me and I smile, knowing my expression must look ridiculous to him. I've never been too obsessed with shopping or fashion in the past, but Target… Well, Target is another matter entirely. I look forward to going to Target the way kids look forward to a trip to Disney World.

"Bells, how long do you think you're going to be?" Edward asks, sounding exasperated already.

When I look at him, however, I find he's anything but annoyed. In fact, he looks rather amused by the whole ordeal. I suppose he's still satisfied from our quickie in the family restroom. He's still relaxed and complacent enough to agree to follow me around Target for the afternoon.

"Trips like this take time, Edward," I say as I reach across the center console to rest my hand on his upper thigh.

He looks so delicious today. It's hard keeping my hands off of him after seeing him ride that bull earlier. I just want him to ride me. Again… and again… and again... Heavens, will I ever get enough of this man? His eyes fill with liquid fire as I squeeze his thigh once before attempting to pull my hand away. He grabs my wrist before my hand ventures too far from his lap. A nervous giggle escapes my mouth as I realize he's hard in his jeans again. I feel my face flush and my core begin to ache for him again. Here we are in the Target parking lot in the middle of the day, and I just want to pull off my shorts, jump across the seat, and ride him until my thighs ache and my need is sated.

The sound of children getting out of the van parked next to us brings me back to reality and I blush, knowing how close I had come to taking off my clothes and having my way with him. What is wrong with you, woman?! You have an entire agenda today and you two have been screwing like rabbits for days! Where in heavens are your priorities?

"Maybe we should head inside?" I mutter the phrase as a question, part of me hoping that he'll suggest driving off to do something far more intimate.

He smiles at me, and gives me a quick, chaste kiss before swinging his door open and jumping out of the truck. I sit in my seat for a moment, too turned on to move. The power this man has over me is almost frightening. We're not a couple and yet, I want everything with him. Because of this, I constantly have to pray that I don't get hurt. Edward wouldn't hurt me. He doesn't seem like the type.

I watch him as he walks around the front of the truck and opens the passenger door for me. I push any negative thoughts aside as he reaches his hand out for me to take and gives me one of his signature cocky grins. I don't care where this thing we have goes I suppose; I just want to ride this -ride Edward- until it's over. I need some excitement in my life, after all.

Edward is a fish out of water as we enter Target. He grabs a cart and nearly gets run over by an overly eager housewife with a cart full of groceries and four kids at her side. I giggle at his expression and his effort to move out of the way and nearly tripping. Without thinking, I reach up on my tiptoes and plant a quick kiss on his cheek.

"Is it always like this?" he asks, bewildered as he looks around at the busy supermarket.

"Well, I'm new to El Paso but yeah, I guess Targets are usually like this."

"Good grief," he replies as he runs a hand through his messy hair. "Well, Bells, lead the way. This is your shopping trip, after all."

I grin, satisfied that for the first time in my life, a man is actually willing to follow me around while I shop. I lead him to the clothing section, knowing I need clothes other than the apparel I have at Edward's apartment. Truthfully, I need a whole new wardrobe. I can't very well go around wearing the vacation clothes I intended to wear on my honeymoon. Perhaps buying new things will be fun for me. Fresh clothes and a fresh start. I feel like a new person already, so I might as well own it.

Edward's patient as I begin to look at clothes. I'm happy to find that this season's clothes have vastly improved from the last. I grab a few graphic tees, such as one which reads "Breakfast Tacos I Love You," various pairs of jeans in different washes, a few dresses, a few skirts… By the time I make it to the sweaters, Edward looks like he's about to drop dead.

"Bells, how much longer do you think you'll be? It's been a half hour," he complains with a pout.

He's complaining about a half hour? I try not to giggle at this as I realize that, despite being such a "ladies' man," Edward doesn't have much experience when it comes to shopping with a woman. I guess when he spent time with women in the past, he wasn't taking them shopping, but still.

"It hasn't been that long," I reply as I search for a bell sleeve kimono in my size. I grin as soon as I find one and throw it in the cart. "If you're really bored," I continue, "you could always go and look at something else and I'll come find you when I'm ready."

His eyes scan the store before they return to me. "I think I'd get lost if I did that. I'll wait, but can you at least try them on for me or something like that? I'm bored to tears here, Bells."

"You really want to sit around while I try things on?"

"Well, I thought I could join you in the dressing room and watch…" he trails off before giving me a cocky grin.

"I'm not sure they allow that." God, I wish they would. Maybe I could fake an injury and claim I need help…

"Well, we could be very, very quiet."

"Edward, are you trying to get us kicked out of this Target? What would I do if I got banned for life? This place is my holy grail."

"I wouldn't let them ban you, honey."

Heavens, when he calls me "honey" I could just melt. "I don't know…"

He rolls his eyes at me before giving me a playful grin. "Well, why don't you give me a show when we get home then?"

I'm momentarily dazed as he uses "we" and "home" in the same sentence. I know it's probably just wishful thinking on my part, and a complete oversight on his, but I can't help but feel pleased. I know I don't need a relationship right now. I know I really need to be focusing on myself, but it's nice to feel like I belong somewhere. It's nice to know I'm wanted.

"I guess I can agree to that," I finally say, returning his smile.

"Well then, Bells. There's some bathing suits I saw on sale and I'm sure they have a nice selection of sleepwear… Maybe we can even check out the panties, too. I just want to make sure you have a full wardrobe, honey."

Without giving a thought about the other shoppers around us, I close the distance between us and press my lips against his. He moans against my mouth as my hands wonder up and down his arms, tracing each and every muscle. He flattens his body against mine as he wraps his arms around my waist. Heavens, I never want this moment to end.

Unfortunately, it does as an older shopper clears her throat as she pushes her cart past us. Feeling flushed and embarrassed, I pull away from him and immediately go back to my shopping. I hear Edward chuckle and feel him as he bends down and kisses my hair.

"Sorry, honey. I just can't resist."

Edward manages to behave himself for the rest of the trip. As I look at my overflowing cart as we head to the checkout, I wonder how he had the patience to endure such strenuous shopping. I purchased all of the necessities: make-up, hair products, razors, shower gel, bath wash, bath salts, facial lotions and creams, nail polish… And on top of all that, I bought a wardrobe big enough to get me through the week without wearing the same outfit twice. I even grabbed a few pairs of pajamas and several packages of my favorite Hanes underwear. Let's just say if I wasn't sure whether or not Edward liked me before, I definitely think he likes me now. What man would endure all of that for a woman they didn't care about? Surely not my ex. He would've abandoned me the moment we walked into the store. That is, if he came to the store with me at all.

"What are you thinking so hard about?" Edward asks as we pull up to a checkout lane.

"You," I answer honestly.

His brows raise at this before he smiles at me. "Me? Well, good things about me I hope." He winks.

"Always."

He doesn't say anything for a moment, staring at me with such heat that I blush instantaneously. "Bells, how about I take you out tonight? You know, before you start work and get super busy. You can put on one of your new dresses and we can go someplace nice. We can go to Kiki's or something. Have a nice cozy dinner before we take the party back home."

I laugh at the last part and he does, too. A dinner date is always nice. And a dinner date with Edward is even better. "We could do that. Heavens knows I'm going to have to pick up a few extra shifts after all of this money I'm dropping today."

"Well, let me buy dinner tonight. I'd like to treat my girl."

"My girl." Gosh, I love that.