Author's Note: Sorry about the wait but I had no internet! Don't blame me! Did everyone have a good Christmas? Happy late, late New Year!! If you want to know about what happened when we played 'Dirty Santa' at my grandma's house, just pm me and I'll be happy to tell you. Anyways, how did you guys like the last chapter? It was the first full chapter in Edward's pov. I hope you liked it, this one switches back to Bella. Anyways, on with the story.

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Sardine in a Can

The inside of the house was amazing. I had a feeling that Alice had gotten the key from her friend Rosalie that she was telling me about last night. She was a real estate agent and, from what I could tell, she was very attractive. Edward was one lucky little bugger. We were all standing around in the living room, looking around like idiots. The first floor was amazing and had all of the basic things a first floor contained; kitchen, living room, coat closet, everything. The stair case was off to one side and I had a feeling that it led to the bedrooms. (Just kind of picture a smaller version of the inside of the Cullens' house from the book, only with a few minor changes...)

"Whoa," I said. I heard a chuckle from behind me and couldn't help but recognize the velvety texture of it. I resisted the urge to turn around and smack him, knowing full well that he would be smirking the whole time.

"I think that says it, Bells," Emmett piped up. Alice was standing beside me with Jasper beside her. Emmett was on my other side, while Edward was just making his way to stand beside him. Alice was practically jumping in her spot and I had a feeling that she was ready to show us the rest of the place. It may have seemed really small from the outside but the inside was very contradictory.

"Guys, are you ready to see the rest of it?" Alice chimed in with her soprano voice. We all murmured that we were and I could tell that she was holding in a squeal. Thank goodness for that. We followed her through the living room and to the left which led us to the kitchen. It was spacious and I had to admit that if I came over often, I would love to be stuck there for hours. (Get ready for the description of my dream kitchen. Trust me, it sounds better in my head) There were two ovens in the wall, one over the other, an island in the middle, a smooth-top stove on one side with plenty of counter space, and all in stainless steel or marble. The microwave was installed overhead and I had a feeling that it would be getting quite the workout from Emmett. He wasn't really known for his culinary skills but could make a mean omelet when he put some effort into it.

We walked around a bit more for a while with Alice leading the way and Emmett didn't look like he objected to the place too much. It was just the right size for him. We could all come and visit and not be crammed together in just a room or two. We made our way upstairs to see the bedrooms with Alice, Emmett, and Jasper in front, Angela and Ben following close behind them, leaving me trailing behind with Edward a step or two behind me. As luck would have it, I somehow managed to trip on a step in the middle of the staircase. I braced myself for the fall, the impact, but I was caught from behind. I opened my eyes, not even realizing that I had closed them in the first place, to find myself in Edward's arms again.

He was a two steps below where I had just been standing, facing the railing, with his arms straight out in front of him. Of course, he had that sexy - did I just say that?- crooked smirk on his gorgeous lips. I was in his arms after falling... again.

"So, come here often?" was his brilliant response.

"Um, not really. I'm kind of new here." I figured I would play along.

"Same here. Ya know, you should really watch where you're going sometimes. I might not be there to catch you." Of course. He was dating Alice, after all. We were still in the same position and I didn't have any complaints but I didn't want to tick off my room-mate so I stood up. That was, until, I lost my balance and fell backwards again. Right into his soft arms.

"Sorry," I mumbled. That stupid smirk came back...

"It's ok. I don't really mind it." Did he really say what I thought he said?

"Hey! Get your lazy butts up here before we have to come get you ourselves!" You had to love Alice.

"Maybe we should get going..." I muttered. Edward nodded his head in agreement before setting me on my feet. He left a hand on the small of my back to make sure that I had my balance. We walked up the stairs and made our way around as we started looking for the rest of our group. Eventually, we figured out that there were three rooms and an attic. There was also another bathroom up here in additon to the small one on the first floor. After giving up on finding the rest of our friends, we made our way back downstairs to find them all congregating in the kitchen.

"What took you guys so long? You weren't putting the moves on my little sister, were you, Masen?" Emmett McCarty - ever the subtle one.

"Uh... No. We... we were just..." Edward started.

" We got lost and spent the last five minutes looking for your sorry butts." I didn't miss the thankful glance that Edward threw my way. Emmett shut up after I butted in and, for that, I was grateful.

"Well, I have a game that we can play that will keep anyone from getting lost anymore. That is, if, Emmett is going to be living here?" Alice asked. He nodded and a huge smile broke on her pixie-like face. Uh-oh. "Well, how many of you have ever played 'Sardine in a Can'?" We all had the same look on our faces as she stared at us all. Played what? "Oh, come on, people! Have any of you ever heard of the game before?"

We all shook our heads.

"Alice, why don't you just tell us what the game is?" Edward asked. Alice rolled her eyes at her boyfriend's statement.

"Alright. It's kind of a reverse hide-and-seek game. One person goes and hides while the other people try to find them. Honestly, have any of you ever watched the special features on the DVD of 'Pride and Prejudice' before?" She still couldn't get over that. I had to hide a few chuckles and I couldn't help but notice that everyone else seemed to be doing the same.

"Ok, I'm in!" Emmett shouted. Of course. "Who's hiding first?" We all looked around before Alice pointed a little finger at Angela. Poor girl. I could tell by the look on her face that she didn't want to play that badly. Then, Alice moved her finger to Ben who was standing right beside her.

"Both of you. That way, we won't have any cheating going on. Got it?" We all nodded like the whipped little soldiers we were. Nobody wanted to suffer the wrath of Alice Brandon. Somehow, she got all of us, aside from Ben and Angela, outside while they went to hide. We waited for a good five minutes beofre Alice told us that we could 'begin'.

Emmett took off on his own while Alice grabbed Jasper, leaving me with Edward. Lovely. Emmett ran inside with a huge grin on his face, Alice and Jasper following behind him. Alice had grabbed onto Jasper's arm and pulled him inside. She was practically squealing with delight while Jasper had a mixed look of excitement a bit of fear on his face. Odd. Edward and I just dragged our feet, neither of us really wanting to do this. But, then again, who could deny Alice anything?

We made our way inside to see Alice and Jasper creeping up the stairs while I could hear Emmett in the kitchen. Edward started toward the living room and I followed. He started poking around and I copied him. After a few minutes, we heard "Found 'em!" from upstairs and couldn't help but notice that it was Emmett that had yelled. I guessed that that meant he would be the next one to hide. We all met up in front of the door and Alice comfirmed what I thought. We all headed outside again while we waited for Emmett to hide. That wasn't going to be too easy for someone of his size.

We waited another five minutes before heading inside. I didn't feel like going through the whole awkward silence thing with Edward again so I took off on my own. Alice and Jasper had paired up, so had Angela and Ben, leaving Edward alone. Poor little bugger.

I wasn't really paying attention to where I was going but when I got upstairs, I heard soft giggling coming from one of the bedrooms. That's weird. I could have sworn that I had last seen Ben and Angela downstairs. Like the idiot that I was, I crept up to the door. It wasn't shut, just pushed to, and softly pushed it open. What I saw was a bit surprising.

Alice and Jasper were laying on the floor, rolling around in one another's arms, their lips glued to the other's face. Jasper's shirt was unbuttoned with Alice's hands running along his very chiseled abs. Wait. What?

"Alice! What are you doing?" I closed the door behind me. "What will Edward do when he finds out?" I don't think that any guy would like it too much if he found out that his girlfriend was cheating on him with a friend of his. I thought that Alice had said that she loved Edward. The look on Alice and Jasper's faces were not what I had expected. Well, maybe Jasper's - his look of terror was exactly what I thought it would be. Alice, however, just had the look like she had just gotten caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

"Oh, Bella. Please. Don't be such a drama queen. What Edward doesn't know won't hurt him." Why would she say that? Had she and Jasper been doing this behind his back for a while?

"What do you mean 'What Edward doesn't know won't hurt him'? Don't you think that he deserves to know?" How could she handle this so lightly?

"Well, if you were fooling around with Emmett's best friend, do you think that you would tell him?" By this time, Jasper had buttoned his shirt and was trying to make himself presentable. Wait. Why did she ask... Oh. I get it now. How could have been so stupid?!

"Um, I don't think so..."

"Just... Don't tell Edward, please?" Jasper asked this with a look of serious concern on his face. I nodded. I don't think I would want someone telling Emmett about me if I was fooling around with Jake. Wait - if they're siblings, how come they have different last names? Why don't they look at like? They don't have any of the same characteristics. Maybe they're fraternal twins?

I left and kind of wandered around a bit. I don't really know how I ended up in the attic, I didn't even know there was an attic, but I was the one lucky enough to find Emmett. He was hiding in the corner. Whatever - my brother is weird.

Everyone left me to hide and I had to think fast. It seems like it takes a lot longer when you're the one waiting to find somebody. If you're the one hiding, it seems like 2 minutes rather than 5. Where to hide? Where to hide? was the only thought running through my head. I ran around like a chicken with its head cut off. I settled on the pantry closet and couldn't decide to hope for someone to find me quickly or to wait a bit...

I kind of lost track of time but I had to have been in there for at least ten minutes before someone opened the door. I couldn't decide to be releived or sad. However, when I saw who had opened the door, I settled on relieved. At least the first thing I saw was a pair of green eyes and a mess of bronze hair. He smiled and helped me out of my sitting position on the floor before pulling me out into the kitchen. There wasn't anyone else in there I was starting to wonder why he hadn't called out to tell that I had been found. His hand found mine and I started to walk around him.

"Come on. Let's go let everyone know that I've been found." When I was pulled back by him not moving, I turned around and was met with those gorgeous emerald orbs. I was lost. He slowly pulled me closer to him. Was this really what I wanted? Yes. Was there a chance of us being caught? Yes. He and Alice weren't dating but that didn't mean that he didn't have a girlfriend. But if he did, would he really be trying to kiss me? I didn't know but, at the time, I didn't really care. I leaned my head up to his and saw him close his eyes a second before I closed my own. I felt his breath on my face.

EPOV

Bella had hardly talked to me since we had gotten to the house. When we were on the stairs, I could think of anything to say so I blurted out the first thing that popped into my head. I'm such a dork. When we got lost together, I had wanted to kiss her so badly. Then, Emmett had said that about putting the moves on his sister and I had nothing to say. Bella saved me and all I could do was throw her a grateful glance.

When we started playing the game, we got paired together by default but I couldn't find anything to break the awkward silence with. What was wrong with me? Throughout the game, I had wanted to find her and stay with her. Now, she was hiding and maybe I would get my chance.

I spent a good ten munutes looking for her before finding her in the pantry in a corner of the kitchen. She was sitting on the floor, Indian style, staring into space. She looked so beautiful in that moment that I didn't want to disturb her. Then, she looked at me and I smiled at her before helping her up and into the kitchen. This was my chance. I found her hand with my own before she started to walk towards the living room.

"Come on. Let's go let eveyone know that I've been found."

I didn't move and she turned back to face me. I slowly pulled her back to face me. I had wanted this ever since I had first seen her picture on Carlisle's laptop. Now, maybe it would finally happen. I could see that the gears were turning behind those beautiful chocolate brown eyes before she leaned her head up to mine. Did she want this as much as I did? I closed my eyes and felt her breath on my face.

BPOV

His lips met mine and I almost melted to him. I wanted nothing more than to stay in that moment with him forever. I moved my hands to his neck and he moved his to my hair. Our lips moved together in-sync with one another and I had to surpress a moan or two. Eventually, we had to pull away from one another to breathe but his lips never completely left my skin. He moved down my jaw to my neck, where he sucked and kissed, making me practically collapse against him. I could honestly say that that was a first. No boy had ever made me weak in the knees before.

"Maybe we should move this into the pantry," he suggested. I was glad that at least one of us was able to form a coherent thought. I barely nodded before he pulled me into my previous hiding spot. I was glad that I wasn't alone this time.

We closed the door behind us and I don't know what came over me but I practically slammed him up against the wall. It was a good thing that there wasn't anything in the pantry or we would have been making a lot of noise. When I had him pressed against the wall, I attacked his lips with my own, not letting him pull away. He didn't seem to want to pull away and, for that, I was glad. I thought that I would be a bit bolder so I licked his lips, asking for entrance. I got my answer when he opened his lips to meet my tongue with his own.

I couldn't hold back my moan this time. Less than a second after the noise escaped my lips, Edward responded with a moan of his own. We had to pull back a few minutes later to breathe but his lips stayed somewhere on my skin. I had to do something to stop the trembling of my hands so I went to unbutton his shirt - he didn't object. I got the first two or three undone before he attacked my lips and I lost my train of thought. We were like this for a few more minutes before we slid down to the floor, wrapped up in one another's arms, still kissing more passionately than I had ever kissed anyone before.

That was when I heard what I thought was a giggle from outside the door. Edward must have heard it too because he stopped his hand from continuing its way up underneath my shirt and sat up. I mimiced him before seeing a shadow through the crack at the bottom of the door.

"Oh, Emmett," we heard. I knew that voice.

"Oh, crap!" I whisper yelled. Edward and I stood up as quickly as we could. I tried to help him button his shirt that had somehow become completely unbuttoned.

" 'Oh, crap!' is right. What are we going to do when your brother finds us?" That was exactly what I was thinking.

At that precise moment, the door opened. I knew we were screwed. I couldn't be lucky enough to find a great guy and keep him. It didn't help matters much that Edward's shirt was still only half way buttoned. Crap.

APOV

None of us could find Bella anywhere. Edward seemed to be missing, too. It had been fifteen minutes and I was starting to get a little impatient. I made my to the kitchen after leaving Jasper with Emmett. That was when I heard the noises coming out of the pantry. I had barely even noticed it earlier. I had a feeling of what was going on. I crept over the the door and heard a moan escape my brother's lips. Way to go Edward! It was about time hs got back in the game. Especially after what happened two years ago...

I thought of Edward and Bella together and giggled. I was going to try and get them together anyways but they had just taken out all of the hassle. I got up to go get Emmett. I wonder what he would have to say about this. Oh, yes. Emmett wasn't going to be too happy.

"Oh, Emmett," I said in a singsong voice. I went back upstairs to find Jasper standing in the hall and Emmett nowhere to be found. I disregarded the confused look on his face and grabbed his hand. I pulled him downstairs and whispered in his ear what I had heard. I didn't miss the smile that flashed across his face. He opened the door and I saw Edward with his shirt only half buttoned and Bella's hair was a mess. The lip gloss she had been wearing was smeared over both of their faces. I had to hold back my laughter at the sight of them.

Jasper reached in and grabbed Bella's hand pulled her out into the kitchen. Then, he turned around and did the same to Edward. They both had the look of pure terror on their faces. It was a quite comical situation.

"You guys aren't going to tell Emmett, are you?" Bella asked. Before I could answer, Jasper cut in.

"No. You just better be glad that Alice owed you one." I didn't miss the look of relief that washed over both of their faces.

Just then, the last three of our posse walked in. They were all out of the loop and I had a feeling that we girls were going to be having a slumber party tonight. Oh, yes, tonight was going to be fun.

Additional Author's Note: It was kind of late when I wrote ove half of this and I'm sure that I'm going to suffer for it. I know that it may have seemed al little past-paced for Bella and Edward but they've liked each other ever since they first saw each other (Bella in her dream and Edward on Carlisle's laptop) so I thought I should just go with it. I was going to have it be a daydream for Bella since she was stuck in that pantry for so long but I don't want to die! I figured that you had gone long enough without an update. For anyone who would like to know, I got into Union University! It's my top choice school and I got my letter on Wednesday! I was so happy that I was texting everybody that knew that I had applied! I still can't believe it.. I'll keep it short - Review, please! And make me feel even better! Ya know ya wanna...