I was holding the phone in my hand and looking at the number on the paper... It had been two days and I still didn't know whether to call Edward. Alice had been constantly nagging me to ring him, but I just felt so embarrassed about it all! Why didn't I give him my number that way he could ring me. I gave up and went to have a shower before I went to bed. What's point of ringing now anyways, what am I going to say? "Oh hi Edward just thought I'd say Hi" That'll just sound plain stupid.

After showering, I snuggled in my bed clutching at the teddy my Dad had brought me before he got ill, it was a small cat with a tag and collar. On the collar it said: with you forever and always. Tears sprang to my eyes reading that little sentence, with you forever and always. He wasn't with me now though was he? Nope, I was left all on my own. I fell asleep crying silent tears into my favourite teddy.

I woke up at 6.30, to my alarm clock beeping in my ear loudly. "Go away." I mumbled slamming my hand down on the snooze button and pulling my pillow over my head.

"Get up sleepy head, you've got work." Alice said, as she began pulling my arm to get me up. I Groaned. Going to work in a supermarket, on Monday morning was going to be as fun as ever. "Leave me alone Alice."

"No, come on, up!" She yanked me up into a sitting position. I pulled my covers out of the way and stomped off to the bathroom to get ready.

Like I thought, work was just as great as always, stacking shelves and serving moody early morning customers. It was now 5.20 and nearing the end of my shift, thank God.

I was kneeling down, stacking beans onto the shelves. I was just wishing time would pass quicker, but it was as slow as ever tick, tock, tick tock. I lost focus on what I was doing and a can of beans slipped through my fingers, rolling to the other side of the isle. Just about to get up and retrieve it, I heard a voice that made my heart do a leap.

"Dropped something, stranger?" Edward was standing behind me holding a tin of baked beans. Of course, he looked as handsome as ever and it looked like he worked here, because he was wearing the shops uniform.

I stood up slowly and he handed me the can. "Thanks." I said quietly. "Your welcome and you didn't call me."

"Oh, sorry you know it is work and stuff...." I trailed off realising my excuses were pretty lame. "That's okay, I didn't know you worked here."

"Yeah, I've worked here a while now, so did you still wanna hang out?" I asked.

"Yeah, that would be fun. What you doing tonight?"

"Erm, not sure I'll text Alice and find out."

"It's just I planned having a few friends over, house warming you'no."

"Sounds fun, I should be able to come." I said before flipping my phone open and looking through my contacts for Alice.

"Okay, let me know if you can make it." He turned at began making his way back to the checkouts.

Alice was squealing and jumping up and down. "Pl-e-e-e-ease wear this Bella, I'm begging you!"

I sighed. "Why do you want me to wear this so much?" I asked. "Because, if you wanna wow Edward you need to pull out all the stops-Now try this on." She said throwing me a royal blue shimmery dress. I groaned at went back to the bathroom to try it on.

Alice spent the next hour making me look "perfect", it made no difference to me, but it made her happy. We eventually got to the party at about 7.20, we found Edward by the kitchen he introduced us to his friends and his brother Emmett, Emmett was really funny and made the party even better. At about 10.30 most of the people had left and I found myself alone in the kitchen, with Edward.

"So, how long have you lived here?" He asked leaning against the kitchen counter.

"Only about four months, I usually move a lot." I replied.

"Why's that?" He asked.

What do I say now? "Oh I'm on the run" That's sure to go down well. What am I supposed to say? "Err, I just get bored." Oh what a brilliant explanation Bella!

"Fair enough." He said glancing back to the living room.

"So, why did you move here? I asked.

He hesitated before answering, " My Uncle had this place and he offered to rent it to me cheap."

"That was lucky." I said just before Alice came skipping into the kitchen.

"This punch is yum, did you make it?" She asked Edward happily.

"No actually my mum made it, I think it's kind of a family recipe." He smiled after he finished talking.

"What so the recipe's a secret?" She rubbed her chin thoughtfully, probably thinking of ways to make him give out his recipe.

"That's right" He chucked a bit at Alice's pout face she was now wearing.

"Oh well, I'll find out someday." She sighed before wandering back to the living room.

Edward just raised his perfect eyebrows at her. I giggled at his expression.

"What?" He asked shocked.

"Nothing." I mumbled.

"If you say so.." He trailed off.

"It was just your face." We laughed together after. Before we wondered back to the living room to where we sat and joked the rest of the night away.