A/N- Ok got this chapter out sooner also. I'll try to have 9 up in a couple of days. I said I was going to update every Sunday, but I've been putting them out sooner. I hope you guys like this chapter or the whole story in general. I can never tell with no reviews.

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Chapter 8

I found that it was a lot easier falling to sleep rather than actually staying asleep. I guess it was the fact of being in someone else's house. Every little noise would wake me up. It could also be that I fell asleep like a grandma at 1 am while the party was still going on. I could still hear people out in the backyard while I was sleeping. Oh well, I was tired damn it, and I did tell Alice parties weren't my scene. I don't fit well in that type of environment. I finally got up around 4 am to peek out of the window and saw there was nobody out there anymore. Only empty cups scattered around the backyard. Idiots, were they raised in a barn or something? Who just leaves trash everywhere in someone else's house? Ok Bella, push the clean freak down, it's not your house.

Alice's parents were out of town on some medical conference. Her dad was some big time doctor here in Forks. Well I guess as big as you could get in Forks. I'll probably be visiting him soon if my clumsiness keeps up. I'm due for another broken leg or sprained ankle soon. She told me her mom stayed home. She was one of those moms who actually liked to be around the house and take care of her children. I couldn't help but think how nice that must be. Her parents wouldn't be back till Sunday. Bummer, I was actually looking forward to meeting them from all the nice stuff Alice had said about them.

I found myself snuggling into the blankets and falling back to sleep when my bladder decided to say "I don't think so, wake your ass up!"Ugh….Right now? You couldn't wait till later?

"I can hold it." I said to myself. I tried to ignore it, but it felt like a 600 pound man was just reclining on my bladder sometimes reaching over to grab the donuts that were lying on my kidneys. I couldn't take it anymore. I groaned and headed for the door. I snuck out quietly into the bathroom next to the guest room. It was quiet in the house. I guess Alice and Edward were asleep already.

After getting rid of the fat man, I was trying to sneak quietly back into my room so I wouldn't wake them up from my possible heavy footsteps or maybe a squeaky wooden floor board. That was until I heard someone clear their throat. I had to have jumped at least 10 feet in the air. Ok….I might be exaggerating, but I was fucking startled by the noise.

I looked to see who it was, and with how my luck has been running lately, it had to be Edward. He was standing in front of his door with a glass of water in his hand.

"Jeez….you scared the fuck out of me. What the hell are you, part cat? You got the sneaky part down. I almost had a heart attack."

"Yeah I'm actually a love cat, and I wasn't being sneaky. I was just coming back upstairs. I needed a drink of water." He raised his glass.

"Wow, I'm surprised. You listen to The Cure. I wouldn't have pegged you for someone who was music literate, especially good music."

"Yeah well, you never asked."

"Touché."

I finally noticed that Edward was not looking me in the eyes most of the time while speaking with me. His eyes seemed to be focused sorta down. What? Was my hair that messed up that I was too scary to look at? I was about to look down to see what he was focused on when I finally figured it out myself. I wasn't wearing pants!! I took them off before I fell asleep and didn't put them on to go to the bathroom. I was standing in front of Edward with nothing but a shirt and Victoria secret boy shorts on. And not just the regular boy shorts. The part cotton and part lace cheekies that make you ass cheeks hang out a little, you know, just enough to say "Hello" to the world. No wonder he wasn't making his way into his room. I was basically giving him a free peep show.

No Bella, You won't freak out. Play it cool and don't spaz out. Calm down and play it off like you know you're walking around with your panties on, and it's no big deal.

I had to give myself a prep talk before I ran into my room looking like a fool and possibly tripping exposing my ass even more. I tried to push the blush down that I knew was bound to show up some time. Come on smart ass Bella, get to work.

"What? Do you have a pair of these in a different color?" I asked while placing my hand on my hip.

"No. I'm just jealous that your ass looks better in them than mine." He smirked.

And cue the blush. Why do I even try? I'll continue on though. I shall prevail damn it!!

"Well a couple of squats each morning can change that for you. You'll have buns of steel in no time."

"I'll try that. Maybe you can be my personal trainer. I'll let you massage my ass if it ever gets sore, which I'm sure it will. Hope you have gentle hands. "

"Pssh…You'll be the one massaging my ass." This was one of those times when you say something and immediately want to take it back because you know nothing good can come out of it.

"Wow, is that an offer Bella? I may have to take you up on that. I'll save that card for a rainy day, and believe me; I have a memory like an elephant, so I won't forget." He smirked.

"Yeah ok Eddie, I'll let you know when that day comes." Edward narrowed his eyes at me.

"Don't call me Eddie. I fucking hate when people call me that."

"I'm sorry Eddie; I didn't realize that. I'll try my best not to call you that, Eddie."

Edward shook his head, "You're such a smart ass."

"And you're such a jackass." I shrugged.

"Speaking of jackass, are we going to talk about what happened last night?"

"What's there to talk about? Nothing happened." Nothing but a complete hot fucking make out session in which I could still feel his hands, lips, and tongue all over me.

Edwards face changed after hearing that. It looked as if he was a bit disappointed in my answer. Was he expecting me to say something else?

"Nothing huh? Alright, we'll go with that I guess…for now." He was looking down at his cup swirling the water around. "Well, I better get back to bed. Good night again Bella. Stay warm; you'll get a cold walking around with your ass hanging out like that, not that I'm complaining." He smiled. And with that he headed into his bedroom.

He went in first, so he didn't get another view of my goodies, which I deep down secretly wanted him to. What? Don't judge me! A sexy guy checking out your ass is sexy as fuck and you know it!

I walked back into the room and plopped down on the bed. This guy has got me going crazy! One part of me wants him, and the other part just wants to push him away. I'm not even sure why anymore. It was all just so blurry. I needed to find that balance. I needed to not be tempted to jump his bones or be tempted to punch him in the throat. Could that be possible? Could I basically be just friends with Edward? I had to try; I knew that much, but how willing would he be?

I looked at the clock. It was already 6am. There was no way I was going back to sleep. I got at least four hours of sleep and that's all I needed to get me through the day. Any more sleep and I'll be waking up with a major headache. Besides, sleeping is overrated. You'll sleep when you die.

I needed to find something to do. Before heading out of the room, I made sure to put my jeans on this time. What was I going to do at this hour? Was I feeling devilish this morning to go wake Alice up? She did make me come to this party and tricked me into staying the night. Yeah, I think it is time for a little payback.

I slipped on my devil horns and headed to the second floor toward Alice's room. I quietly opened her door and tip toed toward her bed. She seemed to be sleeping right in the middle. I threw myself right beside her hoping the movement of the bed would wake her up.

"ALICE!! I can't sleep. Do something with me."

I heard a deep groan.

"Any ideas of what you want to do Bella? I mean there are three of us and one bed. "

I was so surprised by the voice that I rolled off the bed and fell face down onto the plush carpet floor.

"Jasper! What the hell! What are you doing in Alice's bed?"

I heard him yawn before replying. "Do you want the PG version or the rated R version?"

"PG! Most definitely PG dude, don't even try to push for PG-13!"

"Ok virgin eared Bella. I stayed the night here. It's not so uncommon. I'm known to do that when her parents are out of town. Hell, I do it when they're here also. They don't mind."

I finally got the strength to pick myself up off the floor and sit on the edge of the bed.

"Oh, ok. That would have been good to know before I almost started to spoon you. And you perv, why are you trying to propose a threesome?" I slapped him on his arm.

"What are you talking about? All I was saying was for us to play a good game of 3 little monkeys jumping on the bed! You're the one with the mind in the gutter to think I was talking about a threesome, so who's the perv now?"

"Whatever! Don't turn your dirty mind around on me! I know your mind lives in the basement of Gutterville Inn!" I laughed quietly. "Why is poor Alice sleeping on the edge of the bed while you get this whole spot? Are you one of those bed hoggers?"

"It appears so. We always start off with her in the middle, but by the morning, she's inches away from falling to the ground. I blame her."

"Of course you do. Damn, she's a heavy sleeper. She hasn't woken up once."

"Wrong. I can hear you two, but I'm trying to ignore you guys so I can get back to sleep being that its 6am. Go back to sleep Bells, you crazy chick." Alice said all this with her eyes clothes, not even turning around to make eye contact with me.

"I can't Alice!" I pouted.

"That's what happens when you go to sleep early. Whatever bit you on the neck must have made you drowsy."

"Uhh….. Yeah that could be it, but that has nothing to do with now and me being wide awake." Shit, she hasn't forgotten about the hickey situation. I hope she'll just drop it. I didn't want anyone else knowing what happened between Edward and me. I didn't want it to be made into something it wasn't.

Alice finally turned around and patted the bed next to Jasper.

"Well you can always lie down next to Jasper and I. We'll sing you to sleep." She smiled.

I got up and made a b line to the door. "Yeah no thanks…..I'll find something to do. You guys can get more sleep. I'm out like Seacrest. " And with that I was out the door. I was not about to share a bed with those two. I doubted Jaspers rated R comment. I think it was more like NC-17 or MA. Maybe that's why Alice was always so bouncy and happy.

I went out to my truck to grab things to freshen up a bit. I grabbed my hair brush since I know my hair had to look super scary. A brush to it would do more good than harm. I needed clothes though. I didn't feel right being in the same clothes from last night. I also needed a tooth brush. That means I would have to go bug Alice again. This time I felt a little bad for it. I dragged my feed to the second floor, hoping she wouldn't be mad at me for waking her up again. I quietly pushed the door open to her room. Hopefully they both had their clothes on. I think I got luck the first time.

I whispered into the room, "Pssst….Alice."

I heard her voice ring out seconds later, "The clothes and toothbrush are on your bed."

"What? How did you….Never mind. Thanks."

"No problem Bella." I could hear the smile in her voice as she replied. She enjoys the fact that she freaks me out with her creepy psychic abilities, if that's what they are. It could be that I'm just very readable.

I headed up stairs to the guest room, and sure enough, everything was on the bed. I quickly changed into the jeans and shirt Alice provided me with. It was something I would not have worn, but I figured Alice wanted a chance to play dress up with me knowing I'd have no other choice, sneaky little pixie.

So, what to do what to do? I went downstairs to the kitchen to get a drink of water. Maybe that would help me figure out something. As I stood there in jeans just a little too short for me and a peasant top that totally clashed with my chucks, I stared out into the back yard. I took one last sip and said to myself, "Bingo!"

I rummaged through the cabinets to find trash bags. I found them in the third set of cabinets I checked, under the sink. I grabbed a couple and headed out into the back yard. I figured I could put my clean freak qualities to good use while I was bored. It was the least I could do.

I started going through the back yard first picking up the plastic red cups that were on tables and around the gazebo. I dumped each cup that still had beer in it. Gross, the smell of beer was disgusting. Their backyard was gonna reek of it as I kept dumping it on the ground.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I turned around to see Edward walking down the deck toward me.

That was a stupid question. "I'm cleaning up. What does it look like?" I continued picking up the cups.

"I know that smart ass, but why? This isn't your house, and it wasn't your party. You shouldn't be doing this." He said while grabbing the trash bag from my hands.

"I don't care. I was bored and needed something to do. It wasn't major. It's not like I was painting your whole house or anything; I'm just picking up cups. No big deal." I snatched the bag back from him.

I heard him sigh as he shook his head. "Well at least let me help you. Do you think you can stand me in your presence for a bit while we pick up trash?"

I crossed my arms and put one hand to my temple tapping it with one finger pretending to be in deep contemplation. I threw in little "hmmm" noises just to bug him.

"Come on already! It's not a million dollar question."

"Don't rush me…..you might alter my decision."

He groaned and crossed his arms.

"Ok, my answer is……sure why not."

"Why thank you oh great one for allowing me to keep you company while we search for red cups." He bowed.

I did an awkward curtsy almost tumbling over, but I caught myself. "No problem. Now get to work minion." I smiled.

"Ooooo woman in authority, I like that."

I laughed….."Yeah yeah yeah."

"Wow, no comment back for that? Are you broken? Is there a possible malfunction in your system?" He said this while lifting up the back of my hair and looking closely at my neck. I could feel his breath on it, and I involuntarily shivered.

"What are you doing?" I turned around. Edward was closer than I thought as I almost bumped heads with him.

He was breathing a little heavier and was staring at my lips. "I was looking for your mother board or control panel. Whatever they call it." His eyes were still looking me over. I felt myself starting to get closer. I had to feel his lips on mine again. I NEEDED to.

"You feel this too don't you, this pull that seems to be putting us together?" I asked.

I felt Edward put his hand on the back of my head to close the gap between us giving me his answer. I felt the sensation that I had been thinking about since last night. Was it possible that his lips felt even better than before? I savored every touch and memorized the feel and taste of Edward as he continued to kiss me. How was it possible for a guy to taste this sweet? His taste would be the beginning of an addiction, I could just sense it. This kiss was gentler rather than last night's desperate feverish kiss. It was just as hot, but definitely different. I stopped thinking altogether and just let myself enjoy the kiss as Edward ran his hands along my back and into my hair. My hands automatically went into his hair just like before. This would be another addiction to add to the list.

I finally came back to reality and pushed Edward away. "Ok, this has to stop! We can't keep doing this."

Edward was looking at me in my eyes this time trying to understand the words I just said to him. "Why?"

This wasn't the asshole Edward, no; this was a different vulnerable part of him that I had yet to see up until now.

"This just can't turn out well Edward. You see how we are with each other. How could this possibly turn into something good? Someone will end up getting hurt here." I said while looking down and biting my lip out of nervousness.

"How do you know what will happen? You're just assuming Bella!" He sighed and ran his hand through his hair that my hand had just been in. "Are you really not that willing to try?"

"I…I…I just don't know right now Edward. Part of me wants to, believe me." I put my hand on his cheek. "But another part is just telling me to wait." I shrugged.

"Wait?" He scoffed "You want me to wait for something you KNOW you should do already. You know what to do Bella. You're just not accepting it." He shook his head.

And with that, he threw his arms up and walked away leaving me standing outside surrounded by cups.