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AN: Sorry I haven't updated in a couple days. This chapter is longer then my normal ones so I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 6

Age 16

Bella was going to the school dance with Tyler Crowley and Edward was jealous.

Ever since that time at the lake he had been trying to suppress his less than best friendly feelings towards her. They never talked about what had happened and everything surprisingly was the same. There was no weirdness except for what they both felt on the inside when they touched, it wasn't as innocent as before. When Edward would hold her he could feel her curves under his hands and when they hugged he felt her breasts pressed against his chest. Bella could feel the strong muscles of his chest when she hugged him and the manly smell of his neck when she pressed her face against it. But they never let these feelings show.

Bella had agreed to go to the dance with Tyler partly because she didn't want to hurt his feelings and partly because she was curious of what it would be like to spend time with a boy that wasn't Edward.

Edward didn't understand why she would go to the stupid dance with Tyler. He hated Tyler and the way he would look at Bella like she was a piece of meat. He imagined Tyler and Bella dancing and he felt himself get angry at the thought of Tyler's hands on Bella. No one should get to dance with Bella but me he thought angrily.

He knew it was stupid and immature but he asked Tanya to the dance in the vain hope it would make Bella just as jealous. He knew now that he had feelings for Bella that far surpassed that of a best friend but he didn't know if she would ever feel the same way.

He needn't have worried because Bella felt exactly the same. She was just as jealous of Edward and Tanya as Edward had been of her and Tyler.

Tanya was so beautiful that she didn't think she would ever stand a chance against her.

On the night before the dance Edward lay in bed dreading the next day and having to make small talk with Tanya who he actually despised. What he was dreading the most was seeing Tyler with Bella, seeing him dance with her and maybe even kiss… At that terrifying thought he jumped up in bed and like that night six years ago he crept out of his house. Rather then ride over on his bike he now had a Volvo to drive over.

He climbed up her tree and through her window and there she was sitting on her bed as though she expected him.

"Edward" she said softly turning on her bedside lamp. She looked up at him in his white shirt and boxers and she felt her breath catch at just how beautiful he was.

He looked at her and felt his breath do the same. She was sitting on the bed with her hair a mess, wearing a tight grey singlet and white underwear.

He walked over to her bed and sat next to her.

"Hey Belly" he whispered and pulled the blankets over them and lay down, pulling her down with him.

He pressed his forehead against hers and whispered softy "Don't go to the dance tomorrow"

Her eyes widened slightly "Why?"

"Because I don't want you to go" he said as he trailed his fingers down her arm.

She felt anger flare at his bossiness and he could tell.

He closed his eyes "I don't want you to go with anyone but me"

There was silence and he was scared at what her reaction would be.

He opened his eyes and she was smiling slightly at him.

"You would rather go to the dance with me then with Tanya?" she asked sceptically.

He snorted "Of course. I would rather go with you a thousand times more than I would with Tanya"

"Do you mean as a friend?" she asked sadly not wanting to get her hopes up.

"Yeah as a friend" he replied and her heart sank and she closed her eyes "But I would rather if we went as more than friends"

She opened her eyes in shock and immediately grinned. Her happiness made Edwards heart swell. She really did feel the same way.

"Really?" she asked

"Really" he whispered back and leaned forward.

Bella knew what was coming and she couldn't be happier. It was going to be her first kiss. He's too and it was going to be with each other and for both of them that felt so right.

Edward pressed his lips gently against hers. Bella responded just as she had imagined doing all those nights she dreamt about this moment. She pressed her lips harder against his and gripped his hair in her hands. Edward softly stroked her face and licked her bottom lip. Bella gasped and opened her mouth so he could push his tongue inside and touch hers. He trailed his fingers down her side until he reached the exposed skin there. He gently stoked circles into her soft skin.

They kissed and touched late into the night until they were both too tired to continue. They fell asleep in each others arms with goofy smiles on their faces.

The next night they went to the dance as boyfriend and girlfriend. And it felt so comfortable and right they wondered why they had waited so long.

Present-Age 20

Bella's POV

I lay in bed with the yellow flower tightly gripped in my hand. What did this mean? It had to be from Edward. As I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep I dreamt of a bronze haired boy in a tux holding a girl in a blue dress. The boy whispered in the girl's ear and she smiled up at him with so much love I felt tears well up in my eyes, even while I slept.

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I woke up the next morning with the yellow flower still in my hand. Thankfully I hadn't crushed it in my palm as I slept. I woke up to Alice and Rose packing their bags.

"Where are you going?" I asked sleepily as I sat up and rubbed my eyes.

Alice turned around to face me, her face was lit up with excitement and her smile stretched right across her face.

She squealed something that I didn't understand. Both her and Rose started squealing and jumping around in excitement.

"What?" I asked baffled.

"Emmett got us tickets to see Britney Spears" Alice said grinning excitedly.

"In New York" Rose added her smile almost as wide as Alice's.

"Britney Spears really? Wow" I said trying to sound excited.

Alice suddenly looked upset "I'm sorry we couldn't get you a ticket Bella"

"No, no it's fine really" I said quickly.

They were flying to New York for the concert, staying for the night and flying back the next night. Apparently Alice had been a fan of Britney 'forever' and had convinced Rose and the boys to go. Once Rose had heard the concert was in New York she had become excited. She couldn't wait to go shopping in all the New York stores.

"Are you going to be alright here by yourself?" Alice asked worriedly.

I nodded "I'll be fine...I was thinking about going to the mall and picking up a few things and maybe going to a movie" I loved going to the movies by myself.

"Okay" Alice said still looking concerned "But don't catch the bus. You can borrow my car"

Alice had an expensive yellow Porsche where even the thought of driving it made me brake out in a sweat.

"No Alice I can't. What if..." I started to ask but she cut me off.

"Please Bella, it'll make me feel better" she said her eyes pleading.

"Okay" I agreed reluctantly.

They left still chattering excitedly. They promised to take photos and bring me back presents. I told them they didn't have to but Alice just rolled her eyes.

I didn't have any classes so I spent the morning doing homework and in the afternoon I cautiously got into Alice's car. I drove so slowly to the mall many cars began overtaking me, the drivers glaring at me through the windows. I didn't care; I would rather get glared at than risk crashing this car that was worth more money than I could even imagine having.

The mall was quiet so I was able to buy what I needed quickly.

I walked to the movie theatre and bought my ticket. I tried not to notice the many happy couples that surrounded me.

I sat in my seat and tried not to feel lonely.

The movie was good and I found myself being drawn into the story and not thinking about anything else. It was an escape. But as the credits rolled I realised I had to come back into reality.

It was dark outside now and I was more than ready to go home. I walked to the food court and quickly bought a sandwich to take home for dinner.

As I was walking towards the exit I saw Edward sitting at a table. I tried to look away but my eyes were immediately drawn to who was sitting across from him. A beautiful girl with long red hair.

She reminded me so much of Tanya from high school. The old insecurities flared up and I once again felt my eyes fill with tears.

My eyes met Edward's for just one second before I turned on my heel and hurried out the exit.

Age 16

After Bella and Edward got together they could barely keep their hands off one another. They had to be touching at every moment.

Edward had begun sneaking into her room more and more often until it was almost every night. At first they just kissed but naturally they began to move further.

One night Edward's hands moved further up Bella's sides until they very lightly stroked the sides of her breasts. She let out an involuntary moan which made Edward chuckle.

She was about to get angry but Edward moved his lips to her neck and it felt so good she forgot all about it. His hands moved to the front of her chest and lightly brushed against her breasts. Bella gasped softly.

Edward took that as a sign to continue so he cupped her breasts gently in his hands. He felt himself get harder at the feeling of her mounds in his hands. He could feel her nipples poking in through the thin fabric of her singlet so he gently stroked them and grinned widely at the moan that left Bella's lips.

She stopped when she saw his amused expression and tried to pull her chest away from him. His hands followed her though "Nooo, I'm sorry"

She frowned at him "Stop making fun of me"

"I'm not" he said chuckling at her cute annoyed expression.

She frowned even more and then her brow smoothed when she thought of something to get back at him.

She reached her hand down and stroked him through his pants.

She was going to make him moan dammit.

He was stunned for a moment but the feeling of her hand rubbing against his erection was so good he closed his eyes.

She rubbed harder and he let out a small moan. She erupted into laughter and his eyes sprung open.

"Hey" Edward said mocking anger he rolled them over so he was on top of her "That wasn't very nice Belly" he whispered seductively in her ear, making her shiver.

Before she could respond he pressed his lips against her neck and began nibbling gently on the skin. His hand crept slowly up her shirt, making small circles against her stomach.

She closed her eyes and tried her hardest not to make a sound. His hand moved further up her top until it brushed against her bare breast. She bit her lip. His hand cupped her breast and the feeling of his warm, gentle hand against the bare skin of her breast was too much and she let out a small whimper.

This time he didn't laugh he was too busy feeling her soft skin. He pulled his hand away from her breast and she whimpered again and tried to follow his hand. He touched the hem of her top and started to pull it up, he looked at her giving her time to protest and when she didn't he pulled it up and over her head.

He looked down at her beautiful body for so long she started to feel slightly uncomfortable.

"What?" she asked.

He looked up into her eyes "You're so beautiful"

His words were so sweet they made tears well up in her eyes. Edward leaned over and kissed her breasts gently and she pulled his shirt off him. And soon their bare skin was pressed up against each other.

When they were too tired for anything else Edward wrapped his arms around her and they closed their eyes.

"I love you Belly" he whispered into her hair.

"I love you too" she whispered back without even a moment's hesitation.

Present-Age 20

Edward's POV

Erin talked in her annoyingly high pitched voice about the assignment. And I couldn't help but to tune her voice out. Just listening to her voice and her overuse of the word like made me feel like I was losing brain cells every minute I sat there.

She had insisted I meet her at the mall to talk about the assignment and for some unfathomable reason I had agreed.

She seemed to think this was a date and I almost felt like laughing in her face.

I ate my burger and looked around the room for something to concentrate on that wasn't anything to do with her.

My eyes were drawn to a pair of deep brown eyes. Tear filled eyes with pain etched on the most beautiful face that I had ever and would ever see. Pain I could spot no matter how hard she tried to hide it.

She turned around and walked quickly towards the exit. And before I had time to think I was running after her. I ignored Erin's confused voice calling after me, the voice in my head telling me to stop and think about what I was doing, and my refection in the glass doors that disgusted me.

Bella's POV

I flung the car door open and jumped in.

I drove out of the parking lot quickly and as I drove past the mall door's I saw Edward there watching me. What was he doing? I felt my tears running down my face and pushed down on the accelerator harder.

I couldn't deal with the confusion that was Edward right now.

I drove much quicker than I would normally down the highway. I brushed away my tears and turned the radio up, hoping that the music would distract me.

I tapped my fingers on the steering wheel the beat of the music. I was singing along when suddenly a dark shape ran in front of the car. It was a deer. I screamed at the top of my lungs as I stomped on the brakes and turned the wheel sharply to the right.

The car missed the deer by about an inch. I tried to turn the wheel back to the left but it was too late. The car slid down the embankment and all I could see was branches and trees. I flung my hands in front of my face as the car headed towards a massive tree. I heard the sounds of crushing metal and broken glass. And felt a searing pain in my arm and head.

Edward's POV

I jumped in my car and followed Bella in a yellow Porsche. What was she doing driving that car?

She drove quickly, much too quickly. My heart stopped when her car suddenly swerved and I saw the deer she narrowly missed hitting. The car started sliding down the embankment and I ripped my car door open and sprinted after it as though I could somehow stop it.

The car smashed against a tree and I felt my worst fears surface. This couldn't be happening not after everything we'd been through. Everything I'd put her through.

Bella's POV

I lifted my hand to my forehead and brought it back down. It was covered with blood.

I started to feel dizzy. Not from the cut. I could tell it wasn't that deep. I felt dizzy from the blood. I wiped my hand on my jeans and tried to hold my breath.

I moved my left arm to try and undo my seat belt but the searing pain made me cry out. I then used my right hand to undo the belt and I could feel the blood running down my face.

I could barely move because of the pain in my arm. How the hell was I going to get out of this? I had stupidly left my cell phone at home. I was inwardly cursing myself when Edwards's beautiful, worried face appeared at my window. I had never been so glad to see a person before in my life. I started to cry.

His face turned relieved when he saw me. He tried to open the door but it was stuck. He tried the other doors but they must have been crushed or something in the impact.

He motioned for me to lie down. I did so gingerly trying not to move my arm. I lay across the passenger seat and covered my face with my good hand.

I heard the glass break and Edward's voice telling me it was okay to get up. I sat up slowly and looked into his emerald green eyes.

"Thank you" I whispered croakily and he nodded.

He reached his hands out to help me out of the window. His hand touched my injured arm and I yelped in pain.

Worry crossed his face "Sorry" he said quickly pulling away his hands.

"It's okay...I think it got crushed when I hit the tree"

"It might be broken" he said sounded concerned. He placed one hand on my uninjured arm and the other around my waist. The feeling of his hands on me almost made me forget the pain in my arm and head.

He pulled me gently out of the window. Once I was outside he wrapped an arm under my legs and cradled me in his arms. Being careful to have my left arm on the outside and not crushed against his chest. He started walking up the embankment and towards his car.

I pressed my face against his neck and breathed in. He smelled just the same as he had three years ago. The memories this evoked and the feeling of his arms wrapped around me again made me start to cry.

I sobbed loudly against his neck. He rubbed my back and whispered softly into my ear "You're going to be fine...Shh Belly...it's okay baby, I'm here"

I cried even harder at his words and pulled myself against him even tighter. I felt him shift to open the car door and he leaned down to put me in the seat.

"Nooo" I whispered thickly though my tears. I never wanted him to let me go again.

"Come on Bella" he whispered "I have to take you to the hospital"

After a moment I finally let him go. As he started the car I looked out the window and saw the crashed car.

Shit. Alice's car.

I started crying so loud Edward stopped the car and looked at me in worry.

"Alice's c...car...I promised...so expensive" I wailed incoherently.

He took my hand in his "I'm sure she'll just be happy you're okay"

I didn't say anything. He started driving again and didn't let go of my hand.

I felt something drip down my face and splatter on my jeans. It was blood.

Everything must have finally caught up with me because everything turned black.

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I woke up confused and in pain. I opened my eyes slowly. The walls were white and I was surrounded by beeping equipment. And the bed I was lying in was extremely uncomfortable. I had to be in hospital.

The events of the day slowly came back into my mind. Edward was my first thought. I looked around panicking but he wasn't in the room. My heart rate increased but before I could feel the hurt I heard his beautiful voice talking to someone in the hallway.

I rested my head back on the pillow and looked at my arm. It was in plaster. It had obviously been broken. I sighed this was going to be annoying.

I reached my good arm up to touch my head and I could feel the bandage covering my cut.

I was checking my body for any other injuries when Edward walked into the room. His face turned from an expression of worry to one of relief. He rushed over to me and gripped my hand tightly in his.

"You okay?" he whispered softly.

I nodded slightly not knowing what to say.

He stroked my face gently his eyes full of something I didn't understand "You fainted in the car and when I got you here the doctor looked at your arm and it was a bad break so they had to operate"

"I had an operation?" I asked in surprise.

He nodded "You woke up a couple of times before they gave you the anaesthetic. Do you remember?"

I shook my head.

"I'm not surprised you were pretty out of it" he said gently.

I looked up into his beautiful face and knew I had to ask him something "So...why were you following me?" I looked away from his eyes and picked at the blankets.

I heard him take a deep breath "I...I saw that you were...upset so I followed you"

I looked back up at him and started to feel angry "Why did you care? I mean you haven't actually been concerned about me for the past three years. Why would you follow me if you don't care about me or want me anymore?"

His eyes flashed with anger "How can you say that? I'll always care about you. You're a part of me Bella"

I looked down again "Well why did you break up with me, why haven't you spoken to me in three years and why haven't you tried to speak to me in class?"

He was silent for a moment "I...I can't...Bella" he took a deep breath "I can't tell you...I just know I can't stay away anymore"

I was about to ask him what he meant when we were interrupted by the doctor walking into the room.

He told me that the operation had gone well and that I could go home.

While we were walking out of the hospital I thought of something "I should probably call Alice and tell her what happened"

Edward looked over at me "I already called her while you were getting the operation"

I felt slightly sick "What did she say?"

"She was hysterical. She was crying and yelling" Edward said as he opened my door for me.

My heart sank "She really does love that car"

Edward looked at me in disbelief "She wasn't crying over the car she was crying about you" I just stared at him "She said she felt guilty, that she had made you drive it and something like damn Britney Spears which I really didn't understand"

I smiled at these words and felt better immediately.

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As we were driving towards the campus Edward looked over at me nervously. I looked back at him.

"So" he started "Why were you upset at the mall?"

I looked down at my knees "I don't know"

"Is it because you saw me with Erin? Because we were just working on..."

I stopped him before he finished explaining "Stop...you don't have to explain...where not together you don't owe me anything"

Edward stared at me for a moment looking hurt.

I wanted to say something to make it better but I had no idea what that was. I didn't know what he wanted and what all this meant.

We pulled up at my dorm and he helped me inside.

"Are both your roommates away?" he asked as he pushed open my door.

I nodded. He put down my bags that he had somehow got out of Alice's Porsche while I was being operated on.

"How are you going to get changed?" he asked looking at the floor.

He was right. I couldn't move my arm. The doctor had put it in a sling and any movement I made caused me pain.

"I don't know...I guess I'll sleep in this" I said pointing down at my clothes.

Edward looked up at me "I can...I can help"

I felt my face heat up. "N...No it's okay...I mean..."

Edward walked towards me "It'll be fine...I promise I won't look and besides..." his face transformed into the crooked grin I missed so much. My Edward "It's nothing I haven't seen before"

I felt my breathing deepen. I was speechless. I gave a slight nod and he reached his hands towards my neck and gently undid the sling and pulled it slowly off. He then reached his hands down to the hem of my shirt and pulled it off my good arm and over my head. Then he slowly pulled the sleeve down over my cast and it was off. I was left sitting there in just my bra. I could see the strain on his face as he stared into my eyes. Did he want to look?

"Um..." he said and cleared his throat "A tank top would probably be easier..."

I nodded quickly and pointed out the drawer where I kept my tank tops.

He picked out a dark blue one and put it on me slowly and carefully. After he had finished he tied my sling back on around my neck.

He then looked down at my pants and back up at me. I nodded and looked away as he quickly undid the button on my jeans. He pulled them down quickly revealing my pink underwear. When his fingers trailed gently against my legs as he pulled them down I had to try really hard not to moan. It was sick that this was making me feel aroused.

He pulled on my pyjama shorts quickly and I was ready.

We both looked at each other awkwardly.

"Um... I forgot to tell you. Alice said she and the others were flying in early tomorrow so they should be here before you wake up" he said his face slightly red.

I nodded "Okay" I squeaked out.

"I'll...I'll see you in class" he leaned over and before I realised what was happening he pressed his lips against my cheek.

I sat there in shock as he left the room quickly.

I reached my hand up and touched the spot his soft, warm lips had just been.

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