Author's Note: So, I've noticed that you guys read but don't review, or that you used to review but now don't. I want at least 5 reviews before a chapter is posted. The week after this I'm going to be gone, so you might want to think about that... 3 reviews aren't telling me much...

"You know, you're not that charming."

"I'm charming when I'm around people."

"Then what, do tell, am I?"

"A filthy, nasty, bratty, disobediant mutt."

"Thank you. Just remember, Leech, I can wait. You won't grow anymore, I will."

'Wow. When did my baby get so evil? She's always so sweet to me... But to talk to Edward that way. He did diserve it though.' I had just gotten the bandages from the bathroom when I heard their confersation.

I walked into the room to make sure that nothing would happen, since I already knew that my child was strong enough to take down one vampire by herself. "Desire? Edward? I thought I heard you say that you two could get along while I was gone." I wasn't happy, but then again, when was I anymore?

"Hey, don't look at me, it's all her fault!" Edward whined.

My God, I never thought that I would ever hear Edward whine , but there was a first time for everything.

"That's really mature! Blaming it on a five year old!" Desiree fumed.

"Well, if the shoe fits..."

"Enough." I was getting tired of this constant bickering. "Edward, you are over 100 years old, and one child has redused you to this, what do you have to say for yourself?"

"Nothing, but Bella? Can you please pull the bullet out?"

"Sure, just take off your shirt," I comanded.

As he pulled off the shirt, I gasped. I remembered the first time I saw his chest in that meadow, and it was still amazing. Everything looked like it was sculped from stone by a roman artist.

He just smiled at me--he knew how he was affecting me.

"Mommmmmmmyyy, when are you going to pull out that bullet so that we don't have to see him EVER again?" She really didn't like him.

"Hun, I don't think I ever said that..." Edward's smile got even bigger. "Des, why don't you go aggervate Uncle Emmett while I take care of this? I'm sure now that Edward knows he's here, he'll take you on that ride you wanted." My voice was starting to sound very weak.

"Sure! You promise not to do anything?"

"Ummhmm." I wasn't paying attention anymore. But, she did leave.

After about a minute of me staring at his chest still, he coughed. "Bella? Are you going to get started?" His smile was still huge.

I looked back at his face, out of my stuper, and blushed. "Let's get started.."

I looked closely at his bullet wound and it was pretty bad. It had stopped bleeding, but his eyes had gone to black from blood loss. The bullet was wedged in deep in his solar pexis (chest, for you slow students). I really had done a good job!

My hands were shaking as I slowly reached for the teazers that I planned to use to pull out the bullet. "I didn't know that I still had that kind of effect on you.." He breathed down my neck as I went closer so that I could see it clearly. That's what I told myself, at least. We all knew the real reason, I just wanted to get closer to him and smell him again. It sure wasn't a disapointment.

The last time that I had been this close to him, I hadn't had these...erges, but now, man, they were almost painful now. "Bella, are you ok?" I didn't answer him. I was more than ok...

I tried to through myself out of it, but I couldn't. Edward had always made me feel this way and it didn't change anything yet.

It took about ten minutes to completely get the bullet out, and even more time for me to get calm enough for me to be able to talk, but it was finally done.

Desiree wouldn't be back for quite some time, and I didn't want to be alone, so I asked "Edward, would you stay here untill Desiree gets back? I don't like to be alone." I didn't go into details since we both knew why. Since he had left, I had kinda developed an adbandonment disorder. At least, that was what the shrink said.

"Bella, if you would let me, I'd always be here," He replied.

"Edward, let's not get into it right now, ok? Maybe another time. Right now, all I want is to be close to you." Which wasn't a lie, I just ment in other ways than were apropriate at the moment.

"Sure, Bella, but seriously, I never want to be apart from you again." He blew into my ear. What's worse, I couldn't stop it when I started to giggle because it tickled so much.

Then all of a sudden all that sexual tention became the tention that I was used to back when we were--at least, when I was--younger.

During our tickiling match, all that I could think was that I hadn't had this much fun in years, at least, with an adult. With Desiree it was a completely different story.

We were stilling on the couch wihen Edward said, "You know, I'm never leaving you."

I had to smile and reply "So you say right now. But what happenes when Jasper tries to take another bite? Or whe--"

"Jasper's fine now, he can even be around people and comtrol himself." He seemed a little smug about being able to say that.

"Please let me continue. Anyways, what about when some other vampire wants my blood and somehow it gets into your pretty little head to leave me again?" I was just being realistic, even though I knew that we wouldn't be together. I wanted to drill it into his head that it was impossible.

"I promise I wouldn't." He seemed sinsire, but I wasn't done yet.

"I have a child Edward."

"You don't have to tell me twice," He mumbled. But outloud he said "That doesn't matter to me."

"It does to me considering she's Jacob's child, if you catch my drift. How do you think her 'Uncles' would react to a werewolf being raised by a vampire?"

"We could work it out. You're worth it."

"I'm 24, now."

He smiled at me like I was missing something. "Bella, I once told you that I'd be with you untill you didn't want me. That included when you were 80. Do you honestly think that I might not now that you are 24? I'm over 100, so I really don't see your point."

I sighed. "My husband hasn't even been dead a year yet, Edward."

"I'm willing to wait."

"You have an answer to everything I say, don't you?" It was starting to get scary at how good he was at answerring my questons.

"Of course, you haven't changed that much over the years Bella." Then he winsed. "Well, except your sence of shooting."

I grinned. "I won't tell you where I learned it from." I didn't want to hurt his feelings.

But I did, he looked like he would love to cry if he was able to. "What's wrong with you?"

He smiled, but it wasn't a true smile. It was one that was forsed so I couldn't see the pain in his eyes. "You did move on."

"Not willingly."

"But you did." He still looked like he was in pain.

"You know, during all that time when you were gone and I was married, there were nights, many infact, went I drempt of you." I know it was horrible to try to change the subject, but I didn't like seeing him in pain.

Then he smiled that crooked smile that I had loved more than any other. Back when I thought he loved me, that is. It's been replaced by a certain werewolf's. One that I wouldn't see ever again. "Did you?"

"Yes," I sighed.

Author's Note: Remember to review. How else am I suposed to find out what you like or don't like? I did promise you that I would add a little bit of romance didn't I? Well, there you have it!

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Adrian