(A/N): Hi! So now we get Edward's POV of the last few days including how he feels about Bella and the party as I said in the last chapter. Oh and thank you to all the people who made the story a fave, but why not put it on alert or review? I'm not desperate, just like reading them.

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EDWARD'S POV! (Finally...)

Bella Swan. That was the name that went through my head every day. Those big, innocent, brown eyes and her long, chocolate brown hair. Some said she was pretty, I said she was beautiful. I had thought about her nearly all the time ever since her first day when she walked in to the cafeteria.

It was a shame I was so wrong for her. She was the sweet, 'girl next door' type, which was pretty ironic as she was my neighbour, and I was dark and twisted. No one knew my past properly they just knew my parents were dead so I was adopted by my God parents. I put up a pretty good show, being friendly to everyone when really I loathed myself ever since it happened.

"I wonder whose car that is…" Emmett said as we drove down our street to the house.

"What car?" I asked, completely confused.

"In Bella's driveway." He pointed to her house and I looked. Sure enough, there was a shiny, blue Ford truck behind Bella's rusty, red Chevy. My mind immediately started to think about who it was. Could it be a boyfriend? Relatives? Friends?

Emmett swung in to park on our driveway, rambling on about the party we were having that night. We had just been out shopping for the drinks and food. We opened the doors and got out; Emmett popped the boot so that we could unload it.

I snuck a glance over at Bella's house and I saw three girls standing in front of the window watching Emmett and I. It was Bella, obviously, Alice Brandon and a tall, blonde girl I didn't recognise. A blonde guy came up behind them as well; they must have been the owners of the blue truck.

I sighed thinking about Bella again and carried the bags inside the house. I set them down in the kitchen and trudged upstairs to wait it out until the party. I grabbed my iPod and lounged across my sofa.

A few hours later I heard the doorbell, people were starting to arrive. I groaned, pulled my earphones out and got up. I dragged myself down the stairs and put on my fake smile to greet our friends.

All the guests arrived about an hour later; I was standing in the corner of the room, not really wanting to socialize much. I looked over to the door and saw Bella, Alice and the two blondes standing there talking and laughing with Emmett.

He pulled the girl away and Alice and Bella burst into laughter for some reason. They stopped, Alice took the guy's arm and she grabbed Bella with her other hand. She nearly toppled over but somehow remained upright.

They were making their way through the crowd over towards me; Bella looked up and saw me watching her. She blushed as per usual and smiled.

The three of them grabbed drinks and I looked away.

"Hi Edward, great party! How are you?" I jumped when she spoke and looked down to find her smiling and standing next to me. I smiled back. She looked wonderful; she was wearing a simple purple, strapless dress that went down to her knees. It looked rather tight but she didn't look uncomfortable at all.

"Hello Bella. I'm, fine, you? You look beautiful by the way." She blushed and shoved my arm playfully, when she touched it an electric current shot up my arm, she obviously felt it as well as she jerked her hand away.

"I'm doing great thanks," She replied. "Are you glad it's finally the summer?" She asked taking a sip of her drink

"Of course, I was staring to think the term would never end! I saw a couple of people come in with you who are they?"

"Oh, they are my cousins, Rosalie and Jasper Hale. They're staying with me as our parents are on that cruise thingy. What are you doing this summer?" Ah, I thought, so they're her cousins... I was relieved that Jasper wasn't in fact her boyfriend.

"Nothing really, just relaxing and recovering from the school year. You?" I said, she was about to respond but she was interrupted by a furious Mike Newton. I despised him; he was always talking about Bella like she was an object, not a human being.

"Cullen, I want to talk to you." He demanded. I nodded warily and said excuse me to Bella, she nodded and smiled again.

"Somewhere private, too." Mike added bitterly from behind me. I then noticed Tyler and some of the football team following him with beer bottles in their hands as I led them upstairs to the landing.

"Ok, what's up?" I said.

"What's up? Bella Swan is what's up. Didn't I tell you to stay away from her? She's mine remember?" He spat as he moved closer to me, I started to get angry then.

"Bella is NOT an object Mike, she is a person and you certainly don't deserve her. How many times has she turned you down now?" I spat back. He growled and punched me in the face. I stumbled back.

"I warned you, did I not? This is what happens when you mess with me," He snarled, he looked at the guys behind him and jerked his head towards me. They came closer and started to punch and kick me. I fell back against my bedroom door and tumbled down the step.

They laughed and punched me a few more times, I realised I was actually quite drunk. I wondered what Emmett put in my drinks.

"Enough guys, I think he's learned his lesson now." Mike said as he smirked at me. Then he snatched an empty beer bottle of Tyler and threw it down at me. It cut my face and because Mike did it, the others did too.

Mike kicked me one more time and I blacked out.

"Edward?" The voice whispered, it sounded like an angel.

"Edward? You need to wake up!" The angel spoke louder then, starting to cry.

"Edward! Please wake up!" It whimpered, shaking my arms but I couldn't move. Suddenly I recognised the angelic voice, Bella.

"EDWARD! Oh, please don't be dead! Don't be dead!" She cried, burying her face into my stomach, She cares, I thought amazed. I wanted to wipe away her tears and stop her worrying so I tried extremely hard to move. It worked.

"Oh, thank God you're alive!" She shouted as she hugged me. I tried not to wince and found my voice.

"Ugh, what the hell happened? And sorry, but could you stop squeezing me? I appreciate your concern but my side hurts." I said groggily as I tried to sit up. She withdrew her arms and looked down at her hands, blushing slightly.

"I thought you were dead for a minute there." She said as she looked up from her lap, piercing my heart with her wide brown eyes. I laughed but found it hurt. Her eyes went impossibly wider.

"Are you okay? Do you need an ambulance? Is there something I can do?" She said, slightly flustered as her hands fluttered toward me. I smiled.

"Well, first you can help me get up and no I really don't want an ambulance. Especially as my father is away on the cruise." I said hoarsely.

She got up and put her arms under mine so that she could help me up. I managed to get up and put my arm around her shoulders and her little hands held on to mine.

"My bathroom is through there." I whispered in her ear, she shivered for some reason and I limped with her to the bathroom.

She sat me down on the floor and asked me which cupboard had the first aid things. Our house was always well stocked because Carlisle was a doctor. I nodded to the one beside the shower, she went over and opened it and started to take stuff out.

She put it on the counter and made her way towards me. She knelt down and examined my face. I was praying that I didn't need stitches.

"Do you know who did this to you?" She asked softly as she cleaned a particularly large gash on my forehead.

"No, I was drunk. I still am a bit, it's gonna really hurt in the morning I think." I lied; well the first part was a lie. Second part wasn't. I think she laughed at the grimace plastered on my face.

"Shouldn't drink a lot then if you can't handle the morning after the party!" She said still giggling slightly. I chuckled, realising her laugh was the most musical thing I had ever heard.

"Hey! I'm all man; of course I can handle a hangover!" I said as she put a plaster on the gash.

"Right, stay here I'm going to get some coffee for you so you can sober up." She commanded as she chucked things away and put the first aid stuff back in the cupboard.

She walked out of the room and I decided to get up. I pushed myself up using the wall and hobbled over to the side of my bed. I then turned around and fell back on to the soft duvet, half asleep.

I heard the door open and Bella walk in. She sighed for some reason and put the coffee I assumed on the bedside table. I felt her stand behind me but I was too sleepy to open my eyes. What happened next surprised me, I felt her hair brush my face and she kissed my cheek, then she said goodnight.

I could still feel the tingling on my cheek as I heard her shuffle around. There was a small thump and my eyes snapped open. I sat up, looked around the room and realised the thump was Bella falling on to my sofa. She was already sleeping, breathing deeply. I fell back down and closed my eyes again.

"Edward." This time I sat up so fast my head spun. I looked at her, she was still asleep. She had said my name. I smiled and wondered why. I fell asleep mid thought.

Dreaming of long, brown hair and innocent, chocolate eyes.

Phew! Longest chapter yet! I suppose EPOV will always be pretty long. Did you like the end? I thought it was sweet! What did YOU think though? REVIEW! Reviews = Muffins with Jasper in the middle… *wipes drool off face*