New chapter up! Finally! I'm sure many of you were getting a little angry with me and I'm sorry, haven't had a lot of time on my hands lately. Now, I'm sure many of you probably don't even read these little authors notes (like me most of the time) but come on people! WE WANT REVIEWS! Our goal id to get to at LEAST 100 reviews by the tenth chapter. We're almost up to 70 right now, so, we are VERY close! Keep 'em coming! And, now that I am done ranting, please enjoy this chapter.

Sun, Sand and Water

Part I

"Bella..."

At the sound of my name, I turned around, trying to hear where it came from.

I was standing in a small meadow surrounded by trees; the distant sound of a stream was heard.

Glancing down at myself, I noticed I was wearing a long, flowing dark blue dress that came to my feet and was sleeveless. The neckline was low and I unconsciously tugged at it.

On my left hand, I noticed something catch the sunlight. Looking closer, I noticed a large diamond sitting on my finger.

My eyes widened in shock as I tried to understand what was happening.

"Bella."

I heard my name again, only this time closer.

I spun around in circles and tried to find the source of it.

There, standing no more than four feet from me, was Edward.

The bright sun in the sky was hitting his hair, making it look like it was glowing.

The long sleeved white shirt he was wearing was unbuttoned showing off glimpses of his strong chest and well defined stomach. He still wore a pair of black pants, but his feet were bare, standing in the surrounding grass.

I looked into his eyes, and those two bright emeralds seemed to grow with an inner light.

He wore that crooked smile of his, making my heart melt. He looked like an angel.

My angel.

He walked towards me with slow, deliberate steps, almost as if he were afraid he'd scare me away. He stopped less than a foot from me and all I could do was stare into his eyes.

His closeness allowed me to feel the heat from his body, seeping through my clothes.

One long hand reached up slowly. Long fingers ran down my left cheek before cupping it.

He stepped closer and leaned in, his face centimeters from my own, his sweet breath blowing into my face making my head swim.

"Bella...," he said again in a soft whisper.

"Bella...wake up."

I closed my eyes and frowned at what he was saying. I felt a pressure on my shoulder and a light shaking.

"Bella...wake up. We want to get to the beach early, right? Unless you don't want to go, that is. We can go another time."

The shaking stopped and I slowly opened my eyes.

It was just a dream.

I rolled over and pulled a pillow over my head, attempting to fall back asleep.

A soft chuckle was heard before I felt the light shaking return.

"Come on sleepy head, time to get up."

Sighing heavily into my pillow, I pulled it off from my head and blinked a few times from the light that filled the room from the window.

Edward stood next to my bed with that heart melting smile again.

He was wearing his usual black color. Black swim trunks and a black shirt. He still looked amazing though, black was definitely his color. The shorts showed off his muscular long legs while I could clearly see his well defined chest through his shirt.

I swallowed rather loudly and tore my eyes from him, hoping he didn't see me. He either didn't or chose to ignore it.

"I ordered breakfast for you. It's already going on eleven thirty, we should probably leave soon. I'll let you get ready," he said before he left the room, closing the door behind him.

I yawned and stretched before pulling myself out of the bed, almost falling because my feet were trapped in the sheets.

Once free, I dragged myself over to my bag to find clothes and a bathing suit.

My thoughts wondered back to the dream I had.

Edward looked so angelic, so beautiful.

My angel.

I shook my head from my thoughts and pulled out the bathing suits that I brought with me.

Angela had picked them out for me saying I needed to get a tan this year, so, she picked out two bathing suits that would show more skin.

The only problem was that they seemed to be just little scraps of cloth that would hardly cover anything.

One was a deep shade of blue that had a silver buckle on the waist. The other was a colorful one. The background color for the top and bottoms was black, but multicolored polka dots covered it. The bottoms also had ties on the sides.

I decided to wear the polka dotted one and grabbed a pair of shorts and a tank top to wear over it.

Once I was dressed and ready, I grabbed a towel, sunscreen and a book, placing them in a bag I had brought with me and left my room.

Outside, Edward was much like I found him yesterday, sitting on the couch reading the paper. When I walked in, he looked up and smiled at me before gesturing to the food that was set up for me.

I ate quickly, having a light conversation with him.

Once I was finished, I cleaned up my dish and grabbed my bag and room key and waited by the door for Edward. When I was almost done eating, he had grabbed one of his bags and disappeared into the bathroom. A little while later, he came back out with a towel around his neck and placed his bag on the floor again.

"Here," he said, and reached for the bag I was carrying.

"Thank you."

He smiled again at me and winked. I had to focus my breathing for a moment before I opened the door.

As I lead the way to the beach I had seen yesterday, again, we had a polite conversation.

"So, I couldn't help but notice you talk in your sleep," he said with a smirk on his face as our feet hit the hot sand.

I felt my face heat up, and I could only hope that I could pass it off as the heat from the sun.

I knew I talked in my sleep, I have ever since I was little. My dad, Charlie, used to wake me up at night when I lived with him through high school.

Everyone around me had grown so accustomed to it that I nearly forgot that I was with a stranger.

And that I was loud enough that he heard me all the way in the other room.

"Sorry if I woke you, I forgot to mention that," I mumbled as an excuse as we stopped walking.

He shrugged his shoulders.

"It doesn't bother me," he said before he glanced at me sideways with a sparkle in his eye and a smirk on his face, "though, I wonder what you were dreaming about that you were saying my name. Nothing bad I hope."

My eyes grew wide and I felt my cheeks flush again.

He laughed before placing my bag down and taking his towel off from around his neck and laying it down on the sand.

I did the same, pulling out my towel. Looking around, I noticed that there were quite a few people here on a weekday afternoon.

"Um, Bella, I was wondering, could you possibly put lotion on my back for me? I can't reach and I really don't want to have a lobster back."

I turned around and saw him sitting on his towel, looking up at me with his bright green eyes.

I couldn't seem to be able to tear my eyes away from him; all I could do was nod my head.

He grinned up at me and reached for the bottom of his shirt, pulling it up and over his head, tousling his hair.

The sun beat on his bare chest and stomach, and I couldn't seem to tear my eyes away. I did notice however, that I wasn't the only one who noticed the god that sat in front of me.

A little distance away, a girl with blond hair was openly staring at Edward, running her eyes up and down his body.

The white bikini she was wearing left little to the imagination, and many men were staring at her with lust.

Too bad for them that she only seemed interested in one man.

"Bella?"

I turned to look at Edward and he was holding a bottle out to me.

"Sorry," I mumbled quietly before taking the bottle from his outstretched hand and kneeled down behind him.

Hesitantly, I poured some of the lotion into my hand and rubbed my hands together before placing my hands on his back.

His muscles relaxed as I worked the lotion in and his head fell forward slightly. He made sounds of appreciation that had me nearly out of breath.

While rubbing his back, I glance back up to where I saw the blond sitting and found her glaring daggers at me.

I almost smirked at her, but kept it at bay.

After spending longer than I probably should have on rubbing in the lotion, I moved away from him and sat on my towel.

"Thank you, Bella."

I nodded my head, too afraid to speak. He picked up the bottle I had put down and squeezed some lotion into his hands and worked it into his legs, arms, chest and face.

I'm pretty sure my mouth was open as I stared at him. His strong muscular hands moved like a skilled musician over his skin. It made me wonder what his hands would feel like on my skin, caressing…

Stop! I should NOT be thinking these things.

Looking away, I pulled out my own bottle of lotion and applied it to my legs, arms and face, prolonging when I would have to take my shorts and shirt off.

Call me crazy, but I was feeling embarrassed. I was afraid of what Edward would think. I shouldn't be worried about what he thinks, but I was.

I decided to face the inevitable and stood up and unzipped my shorts, sliding them off. Without looking, I took my shirt off next.

Sitting down, I took the lotion and quickly added it to my chest and neck. I chanced a glance at Edward and nearly fainted at what I saw.

He sat, starring at me with dark eyes. I looked away from him and pulled out the book I had brought with me.

I had just started to read when a shadow came over me. Looking up, I found Edward standing behind me, the bottle of lotion in his hand.

"You missed a spot."

I was about to reply that I didn't when he knelt behind me. I felt the coolness of the lotion hit my hot skin before his large hands began to work it into my skin.

The sensations that were running through my body were unbelievable. My eyes began to close of their own accord and my head tilted to the side as he worked out the muscles in my neck. I moaned as he moved his hands farther down my back.

All too soon, his hands were gone from my back and he moved back to his towel.

I attempted to try and relax my hyper body by reading my book, but that didn't seem to work well, so, I decided to go for a swim, hoping the water would cool off my body.

The waves washed up against my feet as I got to the shore. I walked slowly into the cool water. Immediately, my body began to cool down and I kept going until I was neck deep.

For a while, I swam around before I looked back to where Edward was.

There, sitting on my towel was the blond that was throwing lustful looks at Edward and glares at me.

She seemed to be having a conversation with him, and she was running her hands up and down her legs in an inviting manner.

Disgusted, I turned away and went underwater. Resurfacing, I swam a little further out before I felt something grab my leg.

I screamed and turned around to come face to face with a man.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."

I nodded my head and tried to catch my breath. I looked back to the shore and saw Edward standing up looking at with a worried expression on his face.

"I'm James by the way. Again, I'm really sorry"

"It's alright I'm fine. Though, I think people around us probably think I was just attacked by a shark."

He laughed and moved a little bit closer to me.

"I wouldn't mind attacking you though, you seem like you would be tasty."

Feeling uncomfortable at his closeness and his comment, I began to move away from him, heading towards the shore.

"Well, I probably wouldn't taste that good, so you know, I don't think there will be any attacking today. I think I'm going to head out and dry off. It was nice to meet you," I said hurriedly as I began to swim back.

He waved to me before disappearing under the water.

Once I reached the shore, I quickly went to my spot and noticed Edward was still standing.

I glanced up at him and noticed that he wasn't looking at me, but where I had been with James.

And he had a murderous look on his face.

Now, another little note. I will probably only be able to get up one more chapter before July. I will then be away for two weeks and will be without a computer for that period of time, so, bear with me! And again, PLEASE REVIEW! Thank you!