BPOV

"I meant it when I said I love you, Edward."

He blushed and whispered, "I love you too."

I couldn't help but smile when I heard him say he loved me. I moved back to him and leaned over, kissing his lips very softly. When I pulled back, I looked into his eyes and bit my lip before moving away from him. I felt his eyes on me as I went into my room to lie down. The grin on my face was definitely not going anywhere. Or so I thought.

I drifted off once my head hit my pillow, and my dreams were filled with Jacob and James. Each scene kept playing over and over in my dreams. I woke up sobbing, curled up in a ball on the bed. The light was gone from the room entirely. I wiped at my face and stayed there on my bed for bit. When I looked at the clock, I noticed it was after nine. I jumped up and rushed into the common room. Edward wasn't there though. Alice and Jasper were on the couch together. She smiled at me when I came into the room.

"He is already in the music hall. He told us to tell you to meet him there. Do you want us to walk with you?"

I shook my head and went back into my room. I dug through everything in the room, looking for a jacket. I threw the first one on that I found and hurried out of the room. There were several students out on campus. I actually found it a relief to have others out. I had felt a sense of dread as I ran from the room. I wasn't sure if I had been ready to be alone on campus.

When I entered the music hall I stopped. Edward was already playing, and it was beautiful. I smiled as I headed toward the room he always played in. He had left the door open this time. He had no reason to hide away in the room. I stood in the doorway and listened as the music he played filled the room and spilled out into the hall. As he finished playing, he looked at me.

"I thought you were never going to wake up. It would have been all right if you had slept all night though. You need the rest."

I smiled at him and moved across the room, sitting down next to him. "I wanted to be here. I hurried over here as soon as I woke up. What are you going to play for me tonight?"

He smiled and looked back at the piano keys. I watched as his fingers started moving over the keys again. I closed my eyes as the familiar notes of Brahm's Lullaby drifted out of the piano. The music coupled with the warmth of Edward beside me put me at ease. I could feel my body relaxing slowly. It was nice to not have to worry about anything for a little while. I got lost in his playing and actually hadn't realized he had stopped.

"Bella, is there something you want to hear?"

I opened my eyes slowly to look at him. I smiled and reached up to touch his cheek briefly, "Just play what you want to play. It is all beautiful."

He leaned into my hand when I touched him and leaned in close to kiss me. Our lips touched softly before he pulled away from me. His smile made me smile more. He turned back to the keys, and I watched his fingers move again. Minuet in G was the next piece that he played. Anything Edward played was beautiful. He was truly a talented musician. As he played, I again let my mind wander off. He didn't pause between pieces. As he finished the minuet he started to play the piece he was writing himself. It went on for hours with him playing song after song for me.

It was well after two in the morning when we both headed back to the rooms. He didn't let me walk alone. It felt good to have someone so close. Edward's touch didn't make me want to pull away like I had feared it would. We would just have to take it slow so that I didn't get scared. We stood there, nervously staring at each other once we were in the common room. We both knew we needed to sleep but didn't want to leave each other.

Edward made the first move, taking my hand in his. He pulled me to him gently and slipped his arms around me. I closed my eyes and leaned against him. My forehead pressed into his chest as we stood there. A few moments later, he reached down and gently took my chin in his hands, tilting my head up to look in my eyes. The love he felt for me was there in his amazing green eyes. I bit my lip as we stared into each other's eyes. Slowly we both moved our faces closer together.

The kiss was a soft one. I could feel how nervous Edward was. He didn't want to push me too fast, but the kiss was a good one. It stayed soft and gentle. Thankfully, the only thing on my mind was Edward. I was still worried though. As we pulled away from each other, images from the days before started flooding my mind. I leaned into him and let him hold me as I cried again. It was going to take some time to get past everything, but I felt with Edward's help I could do it.

EPOV

I don't know how long we stood there in the common room, but I was scared to move. She cried softly into my chest as I held her. I knew that it was going to take some time. I just hated that she could have one beautiful moment with me, and then have it ruined by memories of the past. I knew the incident was still new, still fresh. I just hated her having to feel so horrible.

When I finally climbed into bed the clock said four in the morning. I smiled as I laid there thinking about Bella. It felt great that I had told her how I felt. The soft kisses were amazing, and with each one I wanted more. I knew better then to push her though. I didn't want her to think about Jacob or even James every time we kissed. I wanted her to be thinking about me.

I was still awake when I heard Emmett's alarm go off. I sighed softly as he climbed out of bed and headed straight for the bathroom. I tried not to laugh as I heard Emmett singing some Britney Spears song. There were days I was ashamed he was my brother. I could hear Jasper laughing though, and it just pushed me over the edge. We were both laughing when Emmett came out of the bathroom.

"Em, we really need to discuss your music taste." He was frowning as I spoke. "I mean, no straight man sings Britney Spears."

That caused Jasper to laugh more. I tried to hide under my covers when Emmett came after me. Instead of attacking me though, he started singing again.

"Hit me baby one more time…"

Jasper and I both threw pillows at him. That did not stop him from singing though. He left the room to go make breakfast singing every Britney Spears song he knew.

BPOV

Of course, Emmett's singing woke us up. I heard the groans from both Alice and Rosalie. I lay there, waiting for Alice to get up and yell at Emmett. It was almost a ritual with them. He would sing to annoy, and she would throw pillows and insult him. As if on cue she stood up, grabbed one of the pillows off her bed and headed for the door. Oddly enough though, Rosalie beat her to the door and was out there yelling at Emmett.

"All right, I have had enough. I may love you, but I hate your singing."

Alice froze at the door and looked over at me. We both tried to not giggle when we heard a groan coming from Emmett.

"Oh my God, Rose! Did you just break an egg on my head?"

That was it; both Alice and I couldn't take it anymore. We started giggling as I slipped from the bed and headed into the common room. Soon all six of us were in the room together as Emmett whined about the egg in his hair. I moved to stand close to Edward as I waited on the coffee. I smiled a little bit and bit my lip as I blushed when he touched the small of my back softly. Of course, all eyes were on us, and that just deepened the blush on my cheeks.

Alice handed me a full cup of coffee. "So tell me everything."

I blushed more and sipped the coffee to avoid having to say anything. Edward spoke up for me. "Well, it'll take some time to get past the recent things that happened."

Alice nodded and looked from Edward to me and then back to him, "And that means what to me?"

My eyes shifted to Edward and he smiled. "What do you want it to mean Alice?"

She grinned. "I want to hear how in love you both are, and how happy you are together."

I blushed more and whispered from behind my coffee cup. "I do love him, and I am happy."

Alice squealed and hopped up and down. "I knew it!"

Everyone else groaned as she started rambling on about the six of us going out together as couples. I took my coffee and moved to sit on the couch. I wasn't alone though. Edward sat down beside me, and I leaned against him. I rested my head on his shoulder as I tried to ignore Alice.

"I wouldn't have said anything if I had known she was going to act like that." My voice was barely above a whisper as I spoke.

Edward laughed at me. "She would have figured it out eventually."

I nodded and leaned away from him. I shifted a bit and looked at him. He smiled warmly at me, and I leaned in to kiss him. That brought a whole new set of squeals from Alice. I sighed and kissed Edward anyway. Our lips lingered briefly on each other's before I pulled away. I blushed, biting my lip.

"There is no hiding anything from her. She just knows everything."

I leaned in and kissed him once more before there was a knock on the door to the common room. All eyes were on the door when Jasper opened it. I don't think anyone could have been as surprised as I was when my parents walked in.

Sorry guys. After I posted this on Twilighted I got stuck doing a paper and once it was approved there forgot to copy it here. Please forgive me!

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