AN: OK. I know this was a long awaited chapter. This year has been pretty hectic for both of us, so hopefully things have started to settle down now and we can focus on this story. Thank you all who have continued to stick with us, you're true fans! Oh! And don't forget to check out our new story "Operation Phoenix" under our joint account DeepRedRhapsody.

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I turned to Edward, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Thank you so much. I didn't know what to do."

Edward chuckled deeply in his chest.

"It's alright. It looked like you needed some rescuing. I figured I'd step in. That guy didn't look too safe anyways."

I laughed a little nervously at his comment, remembering the way he was looking at me. "Thank you again, though," I said, before turning to go and sit back down. Before I could go far, I felt a large hand gently grab hold of mine. Turning around, I saw Edward looking at me with that heart stopping crooked smile on his face.

"May I have this dance, Bella?"

I hesitated a moment before nodding my head slowly and walking over to him. As soon as I was close enough, he placed his other large, warm hand on my waist, while holding my other hand. Placing my free hand on his shoulder, I could feel his strong muscles ripple beneath his shirt. I almost moaned out loud at the thought of the strength he possessed.

"You know, I should probably warn you, I'm a horrible dancer. At my prom, I think my dance partner may have lost permanent feeling in his feet by the end of the night," I said while blushing and looking down at our feet.

I felt more than heard the laughter rumble in his chest. Looking back up at his face, his bright green eyes were alight with laughter as well as that beautiful smile was on his face. I felt the heat rise in my face even more, and turned my head to look anywhere but at him. A moment later, he removed his hand from my waist and placed it under my chin and turned my head to look at him.

"It's alright Bella. I'm not worried about you stepping on my feet. Besides, it's all about the leading. I don't mean to brag but I am a fairly good dancer," he said with a soft smile on his face.

We continued to dance gracefully and without incident-first for me. The song came to an end before a faster paced song began.

"Um, well, thank you for the dance Edward, but I don't think that this type of music is really my style," I said, laughing slightly at the other people who were surrounding us attempting to simultaneously dance to the playing salsa song and look 'sexy'.

Edward laughed as well before releasing me, but kept hold of one of my hands. "The pleasure was all mine, Bella."

And then he did the one thing that nearly made me faint on the spot.

He bent at the waist and placed a warm and gentle kiss on the back of my hand, just like a true gentleman.

I blushed when he pulled away and could still feel the spot on my hand where his lips had been, a tingling sensation left behind. I blinked a few times, afraid that if I made a motion to move, my legs would give out on me.

"Excuse me, but, I was wondering if you would dance with me."

I turned my head to see the same blond from the beach earlier staring lustfully at Edward. I knew right away what she wanted too. Her dress and face said it all. Bright yellow strapless dress that showed an obscene amount of cleavage and hugged her curves like a second skin. Needless to say, it was easy to tell she was not wearing a bra underneath. It came to about mid thigh and she wore a pair of matching yellow heels that must have been at least four inches high. She certainly wasn't looking for a dance from Edward.

A sudden feeling of jealousy surged through me as I looked between the two. Edward looked tormented, like he didn't know what to do.

"You two go ahead, I'm just going to get some air. All these people are making it awfully warm in here," I spoke, the words quiet and rushed, before turning and walking towards the large opening that lead to the deck.

Leaning against the railing, I let the cool ocean breeze relax me. I sighed before turning to look behind me at the dance floor. What I saw sent a pain through my chest.

Edward and the blond were dancing gracefully along the floor to the fast Latin beat. Every now and then she would grind herself against him with a wistful smile on her face. I couldn't get a clear view of Edwards face, but I could only assume he was enjoying it. After all, he was a guy. But the pain I was feeling was so confusing. I don't have feelings for him, I couldn't! He's a complete stranger to me.

A complete stranger that makes my heart beat fast every time he smiles at me. Makes my body feel like jell-o every time he talks. Makes me want to jump on him every time he touches me...

Whoa. Where did that come from?

I shook my head to try and clear my thoughts, grabbing a flute of champagne from a passing server. I sipped my drink slowly while looking around, trying to keep my eyes from wandering back to the dancing couple.. As I was looking around, I saw James sitting at a table in the back, staring at me with dark eyes.

A shiver went up my spine as I continued to look around. What caught my eye next made me let out a loud groan of annoyance.

The server from the restaurant when I first arrived here was pushing a cart of food around. Luckily, he hadn't spotted me yet. I quickly finished off my champagne and placed my glass on a passing tray, and walked quickly away from everyone, going farther along the deck.

For a while, I reached a spot where few people were, and leaned against the railing, watching the sunset. I was so engrossed in the view that I almost missed someone shouting to look out.

Turning my head, I saw one of the larger food carts coming straight towards me. Thinking quickly, I jumped up onto the rail, attempting to avoid getting hit by the runaway cart. As I jumped up however, my foot got caught on the rail, and I let out a scream as I felt myself tipping backwards over the boat. I thought I had heard my name yelled, but I was falling too fast to register it. Sudden pain erupted in my head as I hit something on my descent, before I fell into the frigid water below, darkness overcoming me.

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