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I apologize now for any mistakes...it's 1:30 a.m. here, and I didn't get to send this to my beta, (sorry, Sidney!) I just wanted to get this out...Again, sorry in advance!

Bella's POV

18 years old

"And, this one was when they were pretty little. Bella had insisted that she take a bath with her sisters." Mom gushed, holding up the photo for them to see. "They were so cute! Oh, you should've seen the pout Bella gave me, Edward!"

"Renee!" Emmett whined, somewhat childishly. Obviously, he wasn't afraid to speak his mind to her. "We've already seen these photos a thousand times! Can you just please tell us when our girlfriends will be ready?"

I chuckled quietly from my place on the stairs, next to Rose and Alice, who were also amused at the situation before us. Apparently, entertaining our boyfriends meant showing them embarrassing photos that they'd already seen before. They were all currently residing on our huge sofa. Emmett, his face in his hands, was leaning over the back of the sofa, trying desperately to get this moment over and done, while Edward and Jasper were perched on the sofa with Mom wedged in between them. Edward, bless his soul, was on the receiving end of Mom's gushing, and I could've sworn that he was blushing, while Jasper was quietly taking the scene in joyously, most likely ecstatic that he wasn't being subjected to Mom's tenaciousness. Again, I giggled at the unfolding scene at hand.

I took that time to admire what Edward had put on. We didn't usually dress up for 'triple date night', only when we went somewhere worth dressing up, did we actually look nice. He looked perfect from his perfectly disarrayed hair all the way down to his black dress shoes. He had on some black slacks and a blue shirt that matched my dress perfectly. I should've guessed that Alice would make us all match up like couples. It was her signature thing, but I couldn't complain; Edward looked completely edible in his get up. I was in the right mind to march right over to Alice and plant a big, wet one on her cheek.

When a grimace graced Edward's beautiful features, I figured it was time for me to intervene and put his discomfort to rest.

"Alright, Mom, stop harassing them." I proclaimed, making our presence known and stepping the rest of the way down the stairs. Relief over took the boys faces, and they hurried to scramble up from the couch.

As Edward's eyes landed on me, his jaw dropped and he stopped in his tracks. Oh, he was just too cute! Flattered, I dropped my gaze onto the ground, and slowly paced toward him, butterflies fluttering about in my stomach the whole time. Why was I so nervous? I'd loved this guy for my whole life, I shouldn't be the slightest bit scared. Mustering up some confidence, I lifted my eyes and met his gaze, triumphantly.

"Jaw dropping, am I?" I teased, breaking Edward out of his trance. He quickly snapped his jaw shut, and pulled me into a tight hug.

"That doesn't even cover the half of it." He huskily whispered into my ear. I shivered involuntarily, and was rewarded with his smirk as he pulled away from me and reached for my hand. "Let's go, Bella."

I nodded, and followed Edward as he lead us out to his car. Opening the door for me, I thanked him and gracefully tried to slide in, and smiled when I somewhat pulled it off.

"So, how was your day?" Edward asked, when he was successfully inside of the vehicle.

"Do you really even have to ask?" I groaned, laying my head back on the seat.

Edward chuckled. I could only imagine of what he thought was so funny.

"Oh, come on, it couldn't have been that bad." He reasoned, reaching for my hand over the console, after he'd quieted his silent laughter.

"You're right," I sufficed, playing with his fingers. "It was worse."

"Yeah, well, just be glad you weren't subjected to Emmett's horrifying teasing the whole day." He muttered, clasping our hands together. I could see the way his eyebrows pulled together over his eyes; Emmett must have really upset him.

Emmett. Now I'd have to be teased the whole date.

"I'm pretty sure he's gonna tease me all night." I moaned, staring out of the passenger window.

Edward flashed his gaze onto me with a determined expression on his face.

"No, he won't. I won't let him. If it's the last thing I do, Bella, I'll make sure he won't mess with you tonight, or ever, for that matter." He vowed, staring sincerely into my eyes. I just gulped and nodded.

We pulled up to the restaurant then, and I gasped at the sight before me. We couldn't go here, it was way too expensive.

"Edward." I drawled in a warning tone. "No."

"I don't want to hear it, Bella. You're eating here and you're gonna let me pay for you." He declared, hopping out of the car, and jogging around to my side to open the door.

"But...You can't!" I whined when he'd opened my door, and I'd stepped out onto the concrete.

He just sighed, grabbed my hand, and pulled me toward him.

"Bella," He silkily whispered. "Can't I just do this one thing for you? Please?" His deep green eyes stared at me like they could see to my soul, and his expression was one of sorrow and determination. Might I say he looked very sexy.

Oh dear Lord. Help me now!

I melted into his body and placed my forehead onto his chest, shaking my head during the process.

"Please?" He begged once more, but this time, he tilted my head up with his index finger and placed a lingering, tender kiss upon my lips.

My knees almost gave out.

"No fair," I pouted. "You cheated."

"I'm gonna take that as a yes." He proclaimed, pecking my lips once more and leading me into the restaurant.

We were chuckling when we entered, and I had to lean on Edward for support.

"Table for how many, sir?" A lady at the front podium asked Edward. She was some bimbo with fake boobs that were hanging over her work blouse, way too much make-up, and a fake valley girl accent. While she was staring at Edward, she started twirling a strand of her hair and blowing bubbles with her gum. How disgusting!

"We're with somebody else's party." Edward replied smoothly. He showed no interest in the bimbo, and placed a protective arm around my waist.

"And who would that be, handsome?" She questioned, adding a little fake laugh on the end of her sentence. I was getting tired of her little charade, so, I thought I'd put an end to it.

"Look, you little whore, I'd appreciate it if you would stop trying to make yourself beautiful for my boyfriend. Quite frankly, you will never be pretty with the way your looking, he doesn't want you, and he never will want you, so fuck off!" I snapped, moving forward to stand at eye level with her.

"Go, Bells!" I heard Emmett roar from somewhere in the restaurant. Normally, I would've blushed at my audience, but this girl infuriated me, even more so than the other regular flirts that hit on Edward. I don't know what it was about her, maybe it was the extensions clipped in her hair, or the way she would lick her lips while she was talking to Edward. I'd never been much of a violent person, but this girl made me want to punch her right in her fake nose.

"Excuse me?" She spluttered, her mouth hanging in a giant 'o'.

"You heard me." I shot at her, not backing down. I was going to win this one.

"Look, miss, I don't know who you think you are..." She started.

"It doesn't matter who I am, you don't hit on other girls boyfriends. It makes you sad and pathetic, and really, it's irrelevant; you won't get the guy anyway. So why don't you just take your fake nails off so you can hand us a menu, and turn your fake ass around and show us to our table before I sock you one in your fake ass face!" I fumed. As soon as I realized what I'd said, a look of confusion took over my face.

Wow. Where'd that come from?

I turned toward my sisters and their boyfriends to find that they had the same shocked looks. As confused as I was, it felt good to stand up for myself and show her who's boss. Sure I'd had to set some other people straight when it came to Edward, but never had I said something of that magnitude. Well, the bitch deserved it, hitting on my boyfriend.

My gaze flickered to Edward. He just stood unmoving, staring at me, lovingly.

"You amaze me, Bella." He whispered into my ear as the hostess directed us to where our friends and relatives sat. I wondered how she knew we were with them...

I just blushed and sank into the seat that Edward pulled out for me.

"Dude, Bella is bad ass!" Emmett exclaimed loudly, causing half of the restaurant to cast disapproving glances our way. My little outburst had only gained the attention of our table and the two surrounding it. Not really that many people had witnessed it, and I'd wanted it to stay that way, but leave it to Emmett to bring all the attention onto me. I just shook my head, and buried my face deep into the menu.

"What happened back there, Bells?" Alice inquired, sitting up straighter in her seat, patiently waiting for my explanation.

"Well, the skank was hitting on Edward, and you know how I get, so I put an end to it before she could make a bigger idiot of herself." I explained, setting my menu down onto the table, figuring I'd just order some mushroom ravioli since that was about the only thing that sounded edible on the list.

"Yeah, you do that all the time," Rosalie allowed. "But you never get that angry. I mean, your face was practically stained red from excursion. Why her?"

"Maybe she finally gave in to her crazy lady ways." Emmett piped into the conversation, nibbling on a breadstick that our waitress had brought out. I looked over at the waitress, eyeing to see if she was ogling Edward, and thankfully, she wasn't.

"Good evening, my name is Liz, and I'll be your waitress for tonight." She introduced herself. "May I ask what you guys would like to drink?"

Everyone's drink orders were pretty normal. Lemonade for us girls, and a Sprite for Edward and Jasper, but of course, Emmett had to be difficult.

"Yeah, I'll have a scotch, on the rocks." He declared, giving the waitress a little wink and leaning onto the back of his seat. She looked absolutely petrified; like she was going to pee her pants, as she took in the huge mound of muscle that is Emmett.

"M-May I see your ID?" She stammered, quickly switching her gaze onto the floor, afraid of his reaction.

"Nah, you can just make the drink and my Pops will come in and pay for it." He suggested, then leaned toward her and stage-whispered. "He's the chief of surgery over at Forks Hospital."

Her eyes went as big as golf balls. "I'm sorry, sir. It doesn't matter the occupational status of your father, if I serve alcohol to a miner, I would lose my job and go to jail."

Emmett opened his mouth to say something else, but Rose swiftly slapped him on the back of his head.

"Would you please stop harassing the waitress and order a damn drink!" She demanded, glaring daggers at her boyfriend. I'm glad she did that, I'm sure everyone was getting tired of Emmett holding us up with his stupid charade.

Emmett huffed and then pouted.

"Fine, I'll just have a coke."

The waitress nodded and wrote his order onto her little notepad, then all but sprinted toward the kitchen to put our drinks in.

"Emmett, you're an idiot." Jasper spoke for the first time.

"Eh," Emmett allowed. "But I'm an idiot that has fun."

I rolled my eyes.

I felt Edward slip his hand into mine, and laced our fingers together.

"Hey, Bella, you never answered my question." Rosalie proclaimed, casting a glance of impatience toward me.

"Which was?" I asked, not remembering what she had asked.

"Why'd you freakin' embarrass that girl in front of the whole restaurant, not that I'm complaining, but why her?" She said, making herself more clear.

Ah, that question.

"Honestly, I don't know, Rose. I guess I'm just tired of all these girls hitting on Edward, and she was the last straw. Plus, she was annoying and that made it even worse." I explained, staring at the napkin that was set out onto my plate. Edward gave my hand a squeeze. I shot a smile his way, and he returned it graciously.

"Yeah," Alice agreed. "She was eyeing Jasper when we first entered, and if I'm not mistaken, she was sending flirtatious smirks Emmett's way."

"Well, what can I say, you know the ladies can't resist Big E!" Emmett replied happily, devouring another breadstick; he was going through those things like candy.

"Oh really?" Rose scoffed. "And just what the hell does that mean?"

Emmett's eyes went wide, and he dropped the breadstick that he was currently finishing off onto the table. He looked like a deer caught in headlights. I didn't hesitate to poke fun at him, remembering all the times that he'd had his fun making me blush.

"What's wrong, Emmy?" I cooed. "Are you scared?"

He sent death glares toward me, and turned back toward Rosalie. One of her eyebrows was arched above her eyes, and she sat tapping her manicured nails against the table top. I could see the hint of a smirk on the corners of her mouth, and she shot me a wink.

"Rosie, baby, you know you're the only girl that can't resist me, the other ones pass over me like I'm scum on the side of the road. And even if the others couldn't resist me, I would let them because you know you're the only girl out there for me." He stated, stroking Rosalie's cheek.

What a load of crap.

"Aw!" Alice declared, leaning into Jasper's side.

Rosalie's eyes softened, and she leaned into Emmett and kissed him softly. How the big idiot manages to get her to forgive him every time is beyond me, but he does. I'd asked him about it once, and he'd replied, "Because no one can resist my charms," which was how I knew what he was saying was a load of cow manure. But, truthfully, Rosalie was the only person that could put up with Emmett's idiocy.

The waitress arrived with our drinks then, and distributed them accordingly.

"Alright, are you guys ready to order?" She asked somewhat hesitantly, and I guess it was because Emmett. I didn't blame her, he was too much to handle when you first meet him.

Thankfully, we ordered our meals without a hitch, thanks in large part to Rosalie distracting Emmett enough for him to not want to harass Liz.

"So what do you guys wanna do after graduation?" Jasper asked us, playing with Alice's hair.

"What if we went to LA?" Rose suggested, picking at her napkin.

"But, for what?" I asked, confused as to why she would choose that destination when we'd never dicussed going there before. We couldn't just take a road trip to LA without a valid reason; our parents wouldn't allow it.

"Well, I want to act, Alice wants to design, and you want to write, we can check out what they have to offer; or at least that's what we'll tell Mom and Dad. It can basically just be a vacation for all of us." She answered, looking up from her pieces of napkin.

That sounded...nice. Just a little getaway from all of the things here. It would take a lot of stress off of me; looking for colleges and all. We could just lay on the beach all day, basking in the sunshine that we never got in Forks. That actually sounded like a great idea.

"Excellent idea, Rose." Alice praised, smiling at her.

"Do you guys think you can convince your parents to let you go?" Rose asked the guys. We couldn't go to LA without them, it would be pointless and boring.

"HELL YEAH, WE WILL, ROSE!" Emmett exclaimed, causing us to cringe in irritation.

We just shook our heads.

"There's no way we'll let you guys go without us." Edward chimed in from my side. He'd been quiet for what felt like forever. Swiftly, I swooped in and pecked his cheek. He turned and shot me my favorite crooked smile. My heart fluttered, and I focused back to the conversation at hand.

"Then it's settled, we're going to LA for the summer!" Alice squealed, excited, I'm sure about the possibility to shop on Rodeo Drive.

Liz brought our food to the table then, and we each dug in, hungry from waiting. We made idle small talk while we ate, not really going into anything to big, not wanting to ruin the mood. We were all enjoying ourselves, making little jokes toward each other.

"Hey, Bella!" Emmett called toward me.

"Yeah?" I answered, looking up from my mushroom ravioli I'd been chomping on.

"Look, it's you!" He exclaimed, pointing to his plate. He'd ordered lasagna, and cut it out to resemble a face. The tomato sauce was smeared to be most of my face, with only the cheese being my eyes, nose, and mouth.

"Very funny, Em." I sarcasticly answered, picking up my fork, and stabbing his lasagna repeatedly. But in the midst of me stabbing his plate, I ended up flinging some sauce onto him, worsening the situation.

"Hey!" He whined. "You're gonna pay for that."

Picking up some cheese from his plate, Emmett proceeded to chunk it across the table, making sure it landed smack in the middle of my forehead. I shrieked, grabbing a napkin to get it off.

"Whoa, Emmett!" Edward warned, stealing a noodle from Rose's plate and throwing it at Emmett's head.

"Hey, nobody throws food at my man!" Rosalie exclaimed, throwing her lemonade at Edward. He spluttered, then smirked at Rose, grabbing his whole plate, and dumping it onto her perfectly straight hair.

"Oh, no you don't, Edward!" Alice piped, taking a handful of spaghetti and chunking it at Edward, who ducked at the last minute and it ended up landing on Emmett, who in turn 'accidently' spilled his water on her.

"Emmett." Jasper warned, and when Emmett turned to look at him, he shoved his plate into his face.

Thus commenced our public food war.

We'd each grabbed a handful of food and just started throwing it; the food landing in any spot available. We were all cackling nonstop as we were flinging food toward each other and shrieking whenever food came in contact with us. I couldn't remember having this much fun in a while, we'd have to do this more often.

Of course, our food fight didn't last very long, maybe 5 minutes tops, before the manager came out and swiftly asked us to leave, commenting on how our behavior showed, "lack of maturity" and that we were just a pack of, "troublesome teens". I scoffed, he didn't know the half of it.

We waltzed out of the restaurant, guffawing and chortling as loud as can be, all of us on a high from the adrenaline, we'd just felt.

"I haven't had that much fun in a really long time." I stated once we'd calmed down a little.

They all agreed.

"Yeah, but I'd bet you have more fun riding the disco stick." Emmett mocked, sending everyone but me and Edward into another round of laughter. My face must have been burning, because when they all glanced at me, they'd just laugh again. I sighed, and shook my head.

"I've never figured it out, what is a disco stick?" Edward inquired, a confused look gracing his beautiful features.

"Edward, it's your -" Jasper started, but was shut up by Rosalie clamping a hand over his mouth. But, Edward was going to find out anyway. Because Alice was too short to reach Emmett's mouth, he leaned down toward Edward and whispered it into his ear. Edward's face went blank, and his jaw dropped.

"Emmett!" I screeched, stalking toward him.

He just stood there, a smirk upon his face as I continued to advance on him. Apparently, he didn't think I was seriously going to pounce on him, because he didn't move until I was ready to spring. Without warning, he took out running, trying to get away from me. Quickly, I swooped down, undid my shoes, threw them to Rose, and took off after him, chasing him all through the parking lot and through the restaurant we'd just got kicked out of. Well, one things for sure, we were never going back there.

So, hope you liked the chapter. Honestly, it's one of my favorites. Just a little fluffy time from our favorite group of people.

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~ TTP