Disclaimer; I do not own Twilight, I have simply just borrowed a few lines for this chapter.

Thanks to 'SPOONS Secret Agent Alice'

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It was finally Saturday and I was as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Thursday and Friday had practically flown by; it just consisted of catching up on work in my other lessons from the beginning of the week. And of course my morning drives with Edward and Alice. Edward wasn't too pleased about Mike taking me home after college, so it had become somewhat of a routine for Alice to stay at mine until either him or Carlisle could pick me up, and on the night that I work Edward was going to make sure he finished in time to pick me up. I think the whole thing is a little overboard but neither Alice nor Edward will be deterred from this new routine. I'm one for my own independence, but this way I get to spend more time with Edward and Alice so I kept the complaints to a minimum.

It had just hit noon and I was alerted to Edward's presence by the buzz at my door. I carefully made my way down the stairs to the lobby, not because I was worried about tripping, but because I was trying to calm the butterflies that were colliding with my stomach. Seeing his beautiful face smiling at me through the window next to the main door wasn't helping, it just helped send them into overdrive.

Once I was through the door he gave me another dazzling smile before we quietly walked over to his Volvo. He opened the door for me and before I'd even managed to put my seat belt on he was in the car and putting his on.

"So, are you going to tell me where we're going?" I asked. He'd been very secretive over what exactly we were doing, the only thing I'd been told was to wear casual clothing. And that was because Alice kept harassing him over the importance of clothing and all its functions.

"Not a chance." he said with a sly smile playing on his lips.

Edward had been driving for a good ten minutes and I practically had my head out of the window like a dog, trying to figure out where we were going. At the moment we were in the middle of town.

"Why are we in town?" I asked confused.

"You'll see."

"Will I see anytime soon?"

"Impatient aren't we?" he said still with that sly smile on his face.

"It's not impatience, its curiosity. I like to-" I stopped mid sentence realizing he was parking. "The greenery? Well I'm afraid to say you won't be winning Mr. Orginality this time Edward, you're obviously not that interested about seeing inside my place." I said smugly.

At this he leaned over to me, so our faces were only inches apart, "I'm interested in everything about you Bella." as soon as those words left his lips he pulled back, turning off the engine and getting out.

I was still slightly dazed by the closeness, that I'd barely managed to fumble with my seatbelt before Edward had opened my door, undone it himself and pulled me out.

"Well, at least it's not too busy." I said glancing at the people lying carelessly around.

"You really think I'd share you with anyone else today?" he said with a chuckle, walking over to the boot of the car and opening it.

"What are you doing?" I asked confused.

He pulled out a picnic basket with a blanket placed delicately on top of it. He must have seen my amused smile "My mum." he said sheepishly.

"Aw, that's nice of her."

"She caught me in her kitchen making a mess and put me straight." he said with a smile while locking his Volvo and taking my hand with his free one.

"Over there looks quiet." I said pointing to a somewhat deserted corner.

Edward just smiled at me and carried on leading me across the greenery, over to the section that leads into the woods.

"You're joking right?" I asked. I'd been into these woods a few times and ended up getting terribly lost every time, resulting in me wasting several hours of my life which I'm never going to get back.

"Don't worry, it's only a few miles." he said calmly as we left the soft grass of the greenery and entered the uneven ground of the woods.

"A few miles? But there's no trail, how will you know where we're going?" I managed to squeak out shocked, I'd only ever walked half a mile at most in here and still ended up off track.

"I won't let you get lost." he said smiling at me, but obviously seeing my tortured expression.

"Do you want to go home?" Edward said, slowing to a stand still and looking at me with the same sad eyes Alice had unleashed on me several times this week, letting go of my hand in the process.

I sighed, looking into the dark woods which, right now, looked never ending and then back at Edward who looked so hopeful with the picnic basket in his hand. I guess since him and Esme went through so much effort I could at least walk a few miles in return, and being lost in the woods with Edward doesn't sound too bad if I'm being honest. With much more confidence than I actually felt I grabbed his hand and began marching forward, Edward easily keeping pace with me.

"Are you okay?" Edward asked his voice gentle.

"I'm not a good hiker, you'll have to be very patient with me"

"I can be patient. Bella I work in a hospital, if I didn't have patience I'm sure I would have killed someone by now. Besides, it means I get to spend more time with you." he said the last part cheerfully, giving my side a slight nudge with his.

"Okay," I said defeated, "but if we do get lost I call dibs on the blanket to cocoon myself in when it gets cold and 75 of the food. I'm a growing girl Edward, I need my food." I said seriously, but was distracted from my mini rant by the angelic sound of Edward laughing.

Conversation went on from there, ranging from talking about our favourite television shows to what memories from childhood. Edward's were particularly entertaining since they usually involved Alice and all her crazy little plans. After what felt like years but was probably only an hour or so, I finally saw light up ahead, and eagerly hurried my pace, dragging Edward along with me, who laughed at my impatience.

What I saw took my breath away; it was the loveliest place I had ever seen. It was a small meadow filled wild, colourful flowers, near the edge I could see and hear the bubbling of a clear stream running all the way through and back into the dark woods we'd just escaped from. It dawned on me that it must be the start of the small lake that runs past the greenery, I'd never really thought about where it came from.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Edward whispered into my ear, he was so close that his chest pressed against my back. It took everything in me to remember how to breathe, never mind formulate a reply. So I just nodded in awe at the beautiful site around me and the beautiful man stood behind me.

Edward gently placed his hands on my shoulders and turned me around so I was facing him, he gave me a quick cheeky smile before stepping aside. On the ground behind him he'd spread out the blanket on the grass and placed the picnic basket in the centre of it. I must have been admiring the meadow for a bit longer than I thought. I walked towards it with Edward by my side, loving the strong rays of sunshine bouncing off my skin; it's not often that we get much sun here. I sat on one side of the basket, curled up with my chin resting on my knees with my arms curled around by my ankles. Edward lay on his back propped up by his elbows with his head tilted back and his eyes closed, basking in the sunlight.

"Ladies first." he said while nodding his head toward the basket that lay between us.

I uncurled myself and knelt beside it, carefully opening it to see what was inside. I gently reached inside and started pulling out the contents, moving the basket to the side and laying the food and bottles of water and various other drinks in between us. I glared at him when I picked up a packet of hobnobs, "You're never going to let me forget this are you?"

"Not a chance." he said laughing.

"You know, you could have just asked what sandwiches I like instead of making about ten different kinds." I said with a chuckle, looking at the piles of various sandwiches, I even had the choice of white or brown bread, there were even a few in baguettes and crusty rolls. "This is a little..." I trailed off unsure how to finish.

"Over the top? Yeah I told mum you're not even half as high maintenance as either Alice or Rose but she wouldn't listen. Having them as daughters does that to someone. She also didn't want me to have to ask you and ruin the surprise." he said while reaching for one of the ham and cheese sandwiches on white bread. I picked up a ham salad, which was also on white bread incase you're wondering.

We sat quietly munching on the feast before us, giving each other shy smiles when we reached for more or made eye contact. When we'd eaten plenty more than our stomachs could handle we put the remains back in the basket and wiped away stray crumbs before lying on the blanket next to each other.

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I opened my eyes to see that the sun had set and I had been woken up by a cool breeze which was still running through the meadow, giving the wild flowers motion. I turned on my side to see that Edward was still asleep next to me. He looked even more beautiful than normal, he wore a peaceful expression with a hint of a smile on his lips. Not being able to help myself I reached out with my hand, caressing his cheek. I briefly stroked over his eyebrow before moving to the perfect shape of his nose and ever so gently, I brushed my thumb over his lips. I yanked my hand back when Edward began started smiling and opening his eyes to look at me. I felt mortified that he'd caught me, I was sure that he was asleep.

"You can't imagine how that feels." he sighed, "The blush on your cheeks is lovely."

Mirroring my previous actions he gently placed his palm on my cheek, rubbing his thumb gently over my face. He then moved his hand and slid it down my neck and over my collarbone, tracing little circles with his thumb as he did so, moving all the way down to my hand where he then entwined our fingers. It seems our hands have been permanently entwined recently.

"We should probably leave soon, it's getting a little chilly." I said as another cold breeze swept over us, raising goose bumps on my arm.

"You're right, how long was I out?"

"No idea, I'd only just woken up myself." I confessed.

"Yeah, I bet you've been feeling up my face for hours." he said with a cocky smile before standing up and stretching his long legs.

He offered me a hand which I of course eagerly took, but when I stood up Edward had to hold on to me before I fell. During my little nap it seems I must have been lying really uncomfortably on my side, especially on my leg and ankle which now had a horrible cross between a bad cramp and pins and needles. Which, all and all, wasn't very comfortable.

"You okay?" Edward asked worried.

"Pins and needles... cramp." was all I managed to say between trying to stretch my leg out.

"What am I going to do with you?" he said, while sitting me back on the soft grass while he packed away the blanket and put it into the basket.

"Right, come here." he said while pulling me back up so I was stood on one leg. "Okay, get on." he said while turning around.

"Excuse me?" I asked.

"Get on my back. I'll carry you back to the car. You'll have to carry the basket though." he said, by the look on his face I could tell he was trying figure out a way to carry me and the basket without me having to do anything at all.

"Edward don't be silly I'm sure if I start walking it'll go away, it always does. It's just an uneasy process."

"Bella, I don't mean to be rude. But I'm sure we'll get back twice as fast if I carry you."

"Well I warned you I wasn't a good hiker." I said in a huff before jumping on his back, he handed me the basket and then took off into the woods.

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I'll admit we got back to the Volvo in about forty minutes, which was pretty much half the time of actually getting there. Edward was persistent to carry me the whole way, even across the greenery. Only putting me down to place me in the passenger seat.

When he got into the drivers side I couldn't quite place the emotion on his face.

"Is everything okay?" I asked.

"I was thinking about something when I was carrying you back." he said, staring intently into my eyes.

"About how heavy I was and how you wish you never offered to carry me back?" I asked jokingly.

"About something entirely different actually." he said. Before taking my cheek into his hand like he had earlier on in the meadow, then he hesitated as if to gauge my reaction before finally placing his soft lips on to mine.

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Please review. I left it there cause I'm not sure whether to carry on their night or skip to tomorrow, so please review and let me know. Although I'm not sure what's going to happen in either scenario but I'll try and whip something up.