I forgot to tell you that vacation doesn't start until Friday. So, today I'll give you two chapters and then I'll bugger off.

I don't own Twilight or anything licensed that is mentioned in the chapter below. I do own an intense craving for chocolate, though.

Chapter 18

Bella did not receive anything in her locker for the remainder of the short week. A few brave souls approached her in the halls to say hi, but nothing written was left for her. She slept a little easier and had a little extra pep in her step.

Thanksgiving dinner went off without a hitch, although in Bella's opinion the gravy was too thin. Charlie didn't care, there was food, lots of food. It was hot, tasty and well prepared. He barely had to lift a finger until it was time to do the dishes. Bella packed a large cooler for him to take on his fishing trip and he slept like the dead until his alarm went off at five in the morning the next day.

Bella woke too early excited for the day to come. She toted Alice's box down the stairs and got set up in the living room awaiting Tyler's arrival. She prepped lunch as much as she could and was quite distracted when Tyler knocked on the door. She flung it open with a big smile on her face.

The smile slipped at little when she saw that Edward had accompanied Tyler on their movie day.

"I hope you don't mind that I invited Edward." Tyler asked. Bella had to think about that for a second.

"I drove back last night. Dad had to work today and I didn't want to shop with Alice and my Mom." Edward had a sheepish grin on his face.

"No, of course not. Please come in. Make yourselves at home." Bella played good hostess. There was no reason not to include Edward, she had more than enough supplies and leftovers. Tyler and Edward seemed to have a friendship above and beyond their working relationship and Bella didn't want to stand in anyone's way just because she was slightly uncomfortable. Oh well, they would still have fun.

As Tyler walked into the living room, Edward put on hand on Bella's shoulder to stop her from following him. She looked up at him with many questions in her eyes.

"Thank you for letting me tag along. I know this is your thing with Tyler but I've heard so much about this Harry Potter stuff from him, I couldn't resist. I'll go if you want me to but if you let me stay, I promise to be on my best behaviour." The look on his face was so sincere, his tone so gentle that all Bella could do was stare at him. When he wasn't glaring at her he really was very handsome. She could see glimpses of the boy she had loved before.

"Come on, Edward. We've got movies to watch. Prepare to be schooled in all things Hogwarts." She winked at him and walk into the living room.

Tyler stood in the middle of the room, stock still, and eyes bugged out. On the coffee table there were bowls and packages of every kind of candy from the book series that Alice could find in Seattle. There were Chocolate Frogs and Jelly Slugs in and around piles of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. Alice had taken the task and run with it. She found Sugar Quills and Sherbet Lemon drops. She had put together bags of other candies and labelled them like in the books. Cockroach Clusters, Acid Pops, and Fizzing Whisbees. Even if she had to hold back Jasper's hair when he puked after trying everything, Alice had had the best time putting this box together for her friend.

"Holy crap! Were did you get all this stuff? This is so cool!" Tyler sounded like a little boy at Christmas. Just the look on his face made Bella laugh.

"My friend Alice cleaned out Seattle and sent it to me for today. She's Edward's sister." Bella looked over at Edward, who seemed confused by Tyler's reaction.

"They are candies that are mentioned in the books and movies. It's part of our marathon, today. I have real food too but I thought that this would be more fun than popcorn and M&M's." Bella explained to Edward. Edward did not have a big sweet tooth but was game to try.

"Hey man, look at this, it's so cool." Tyler dragged Edward into the room to examine the goodies. Bella went into the kitchen to put on another pot of coffee, just in case.

They sampled their way through the first three movies. Bella had separated several boxes of the jelly beans into different flavours. They made Edward try them all first to see what they were like. After the vomit flavoured one he refused to be the guinea pig any more, so they took turns. Tyler really liked the black pepper one and Bella was more than happy to let him have all of the rest of them to his self.

Lunch, a few cleansing glasses of water later and part way through the forth movie, Edward fell asleep in a part tired, part turkey and candy coma. Bella covered him in a blanket and left him in her father's chair. She and Tyler lowered the volume but continued to watch Harry struggle and triumph.

Edward woke up a few hours later to discover that he was alone in Bella's living room with the television off. He stretched and noticed the blanket that was covering him. He was touched by Bella's kindness. Not only had she allowed him to stay and horn in on her special day with Tyler but she had been extraordinarily kind and inclusive to him as well. He heard quiet voices in the kitchen and got up to find the others. Just outside the kitchen door he heard parts of a conversation that stopped him in his tracks. He waited in the hallway listening to every word.

AN: I love Bertie Bott's. Or almost any flavour of Jelly Belly beans. I love watching my kid convincing himself to try them. I don't love cleaning up the sticky half beans when he finds ones he doesn't like. If he won't eat spinach for dinner what makes him think that he'd like it in jelly bean format?

'Patriotic rant...Smarties are much better than M&M's! And I still sometimes eat the red ones last and sing the jingle. American Smarties are Rockets (pressed candy powder pellets), Canadian Smarties are candy coated chocolate. I'm fairly certain we stole all of these candies from the UK.'