Ch. 2.

I awoke to the soft chirping of birds outside my window. Wait! What time was it?! I gasped as I rose from the bed in a jerky motion. I glance at the clock on the nightstand. I was late! Preparing to spring from the bed, I felt cold hands pull me back down. I struggled to break out of Edward's grasp, hitting myself in the forehead in the process. Finally, I just gave up and laid there.

"Edward," I whispered softly, "Aren't we late for school?"

He let out a small guffaw and responded, "We would be if it wasn't Saturday."

I groaned and rose up again, rubbing my now sore forehead. "Is your forehead okay?" Edward asked sincerely. I replied with a quick yes and walked over to grab my toiletries. For the first time that morning I turned to face him, "I need a human moment."

"By all means."

I smiled and left for a fast shower. I gently turned on the shower on a reasonable temperature, and stripped down. My eyes caught the sight of my reflection in the mirror. I sighed. I looked so ordinary. I could clearly point out several flaws on my body. It wasn't fair. Edward was so perfect! My gaze stopped at my breasts. No they weren't flat, but they were not big either. One thing I could be thankful, though, is that I had a flat, toned stomach. Give you one guess to why that is… Emmett.

I snapped out of my reverie and stepped into the shower. My chain of bad luck struck and I slipped and hit the bottom of the shower. I groaned in pain. Before I could comprehend what had actually happened, the door flew open and there he stood. His eyes held worry and concern.

"Bella I heard a bang? What hap…" he trailed off as he took in my naked form slowly standing up. His eyes widened and I knew that if he could, a huge blush would be on his face.

"Edward! Oh, I'm sorry I made you worry. I slipped. He he," I giggled nervously. When he didn't answer I looked closely at him. Wait! I followed his gaze… he was staring at my chest. Oh yeah! I was naked.

Then I did what any relatively normal girl would do; I screamed. He quickly started to apologize. "Oh Bella I'm so sorry. I'll just leave now!" he squeaked and shut the door behind him. Ok maybe I shouldn't have screamed like that, but hey, I was surprised and my butt hurt.

Returning to the task at hand, I quickly finished my shower and was dressed in speed that I didn't know I had. When I looked into the mirror again, I noticed that I had a deep blush on my cheeks. I didn't know why though. Hadn't we agreed last night that we were working for a better relationship? My gaze followed the path from where he stood to where he had speedily departed. I couldn't help it, and before I knew it, I was giggling uncontrollably. I don't think this was what either of us had in mind for the first day.

Strangely, after I thought about it, I wasn't embarrassed at all. I mean, he was bound to see me naked sometime. Poor Edward, I bet he is dying of embarrassment. Probably blaming himself for the whole thing too even if it had been me and my klutzy self who fell over in the first place. Oh well. What's done is done.

I harshly drove a brush through my hair and threw it up into a messy pony tail. I gave myself a once over and smiled in approval. I opened the door quietly, and made my way down the stairs. I was proud. I only tripped over the last two stairs! When I walked into the kitchen a plate of fruit and a beautiful vampire were there to greet me. I smiled and immediately began to dig in. I paused when I noticed him staring at me with a guilty expression. Before I could say anything, he beat me to it. "I'm so sorry Bella. I never meant to do that. I should have knocked first. Please forgive me!" he begged pitifully. I hated to see him beat himself up over nothing. He had been to medical for Christ sake! It's not like it's nothing he hadn't seen before. Okay, bad excuse.

I gently set down my fork and looked him straight in the eye, "Edward Cullen don't you dare blame yourself for that! What happened a few minutes ago was my fault. And besides what does it matter, I love you and you love me. You were bound to see me naked at some point right?" I blushed a little at my straight forwardness.

His mood did a complete 180 and a smirk plastered itself to his face. "I'm flattered Bella. I had no idea that you wanted me to see you naked." Okay now he was pushing it. This his smile turned very endearing. He stalked over to me and lifted me smile and pulled me flush against his marble chest.

"I think now is as good time as ever to try something a little new Bella. What do you think?" he asked, his voice teasing with a hint of… what was that…lust? I somehow managed to stop myself from losing complete control and threading my hands through those gorgeous reddish brown locks. As if sensing my struggle he persisted even further, "Behave Bella. Can't have you failing your part of the deal now can we?"

"It would be a lot easier if you would stop teasing me and kiss me already!" I growled in frustration.

"As you wish milady," he murmmered. And just like that his lips were sealed over mine, but unlike the cautious kisses of our past, this kiss was much deeper. Not one of those goodbye kisses that I was afraid of. This was a hello kiss; one with promises of the future. I couldn't help but smile softly into the kiss. Although it took all my restraint, I managed to keep my hands still and let him devour my lips. When he pulled away I was certain that my heart could be heard throughout all of Forks. Edward was literally supporting my entire body weight as I tried desperately to clear the pleasure filled haze that threatened to kill all rational thought. I was out of breath and gasping for air.

I wasn't the only one affected. Edward stood with his arms wrapped tightly around my waist, where they had involuntarily fallen when he kissed my. His breath was uneven as he took in air he didn't need. Maybe this deal would actually work. The doubts that had been poking at the back of my mind vanished as I stared into his eyes and saw nothing but love and admiration in those…oops… onyx orbs.

"Edward are you okay?" I breathed the question.

He said nothing and did nothing save for the gigantic smile that spread across his flawless face.

"Edward?" Now he was freaking me out a bit.

"Bella that wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. As long as you kept still I was fine. Maybe we can do this. Oh Bella! Now I'm so excited. We are both going to have to work at this, but I think we can do this!"

I didn't try to stop the laughter that flowed from my slightly swollen lips. Edward looked like a kid in a candy store. I had never seen such excitement and determination in his eyes before. I softly laid my head against his chest. His arms squeezed me lovingly as I embraced him. We stood in silence for a few minutes before I muttered, "Just wait until Alice hears. I won't hear the end of it from her, and you are going to be in for a hell of a teasing from Emmett and Jasper."

He laughed and just told me to shut up and not ruin the moment.

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