Okay. Time for some real romance. Hope you like.

Ch. 4

"Al- ice," I whined, "Can we go now. It's been four hours." I don't know how much more of this I can take. I have been trying on clothes for two and a half hours, and shopping for another two. I couldn't take much more. Most of the bags were from…dare I say it… sex stores. I just wanted to go see Edward. I missed him.

"We have one more thing to do before we leave alright?" Alice stated.

I groaned. When I looked up we were standing in front of a hair salon. "My hair!" I cried. "What in the world is wrong with my hair?"

"Bella," Alice sighed, "it's so plain. We are going to make it look sexy."

I blushed as Alice shoved me through the doors.

"Welcome how may we help you?" the woman behind the counter asked.

Alice did all the talking. "Yes. This one here," she pointed to me, "needs a shampoo and then layer her hair and add some blonde highlights. Make the layers a little choppy and give her bangs a sexy look."

I gaped at Alice. She was kidding right? Apparently not because I was being led to the hair washing sink.

TWO HOUR LATER!

"Are you ready Bella?" Alice asked. I had refused to look as the hairstylist chopped off my hair.

"I guess," I mumbled.

The chair turned and I gasped. I looked good. I slowly reached up and ran my fingers through my hair. Oh my God! I looked hot. I turned my awed expression to Alice who burst into a fit of giggles. "Do you like it Bella?"

I stood and wrapped her into a big hug. "Thank you. I love it!"

She laughed. We paid and Alice left the stylist with a large tip. I glanced at Alice who was sporting a cocky look.

I rolled my eyes, but stopped when I saw something interesting.

Noticing my sudden stop Alice asks, "What's the matter Bells?"

She followed my gaze and smirked. "You want to get one?"

I looked at her like she was crazy, "Yeah right. If Charlie ever found out I would be dead. There's no way."

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him. You should get a tattoo."

I thought about it and decided that I was going to get one. I opened the door and walked in. A very huge man greeted us. "How may I help you ladies?"

"Um…actually I was looking to get a tattoo," I spoke.

"How old are you?"

"18. Do you need to see my I.D.?"

"No. For some reason I trust you girls. Now what do you have in mind?"

I thought for a few minutes, and finally an idea came to mind. "Can you do a sword that is being surrounded by dragons? One made of fire and one made of ice?"

Alice looked shocked and then pleased. The man looked appalled and then relaxed. "Of course. Where do you want it?"

I pointed to the area on my lower abdomen at the right side just before my nether region. Again Alice looked shocked. The man just smirked and asked, "Who is this for?"

I glanced at Alice. "Boyfriend of three years."

"Ah."

He told me to sit in a reclining chair, kind of like one at a dentist office, and pull down my jeans to expose the skin. Then he prepared the ink and sterilized the tools.

I was slightly nervous about having a needle in my skin, but once he started the nerves vanished. I had felt far worse pain. Yes it bled a lot, but I've had much worse. Thankfully, I had made Alice leave while he was putting it on or else we would have had a serious problem.

All in all it took about three hours, and when he was finished I was very happy with the result. So was Alice. She couldn't stop smiling. Again she paid for everything.

At that point, my stomach decided to make itself known. Alice looked amused and suggested that we get something to eat for the human. We sat down after I had my food and made idle chat until Alice's cell phone rang.

"Here you answer it. It's Edward."

I took it a little too eagerly. "Hello."

"Alice! Where are you? Is Bella okay? How much longer are you going to be gone?" he sounded like he was about to freak out.

"Calm down Edward. I'm fine," I reassured.

"Bella? What's taking so long?"

I decided to be funny. "It's Alice. What do you expect?"

"Hey!"

He chuckled, "I miss you."

"I miss you too. Oh! Guess what. I got my hair cut."

There was a silence and then, "Did Alice make you do it?"

"Well yeah, BUT I like it. I really like it."

A group of skater guys walked by and one yelled, "Hey sexy. You look fine!"

Edward flipped, "Bella! Did he yell that at you?"

As you all know, I'm a horrible liar, "No."

A feral growl could be heard on the other line, "Edward calm down. He walked away."

"I don't care."

"Please Edward. I'm fine," I begged.

I heard him take a few deep breaths. "I'll be home in a few minutes anyway. We're just about to leave. So be patient. Love you."

"Alright. Love you too."

I hung up and finished eating.

2O MINUTES LATER

We pulled into the drive way and my angel was waiting for me. He sweetly opened the door and helped me out. To my shock, as soon as I was on my feet, his lips sealed over mine. I stiffened and fought for my control. I felt him smile against my lips and wrap his arms tightly around my waist. I decided to be adventurous. I slowly, as to not push him too far, laid my hands on his chest. Ever so slowly I trailed them to his shoulders. That was as far as I got before, sadly, Alice made her presence known.

"Um if you two could stop making out for a second and help me with these bags, it would be much appreciated."

I glared strongly at Alice and laid my head on Edward's chest. His hold on me didn't loosen either. "Alice go away," I said.

Edward laughed heartily, "Bella that was mean."

"Wh- at? She interrupted our kiss," and then I did the most immature thing in the entire world; I stuck my tongue out at her. She just rolled her eyes and laughed along with Edward.

"You're impossible Bells," she said as she walked past us and into the house, hands full of bags.

"I'll make it up to you, but first let's get these bags inside. Where did you two go? It looks like you bought everything in the mall," he teased.

I sighed overdramatically, "Yes imagine my torture when Alice forced me into lingerie from Victoria Secret." Not realizing what I said, I was answered by a crooked smile from Edward. When I did realize what I said, I turned a lovely red.

"Victoria Secret huh?"

"Shut up," I grumbled. I turned and walked into the house.

He just chuckled and yelled, "By the way I love your hair!" Then he followed me inside.

Once inside, I put the bags in Alice's room. She would help me take them home later. Then I went to Edward's room and lay down in his bed. He was currently doing something with Jasper. I closed my eyes and my mind began to wonder. Next thing I knew I was opening my eyes only to have them sealed again with the feel of Edward's lips on mine. He kissed me with so much passion, that it left me weak in the legs. I was so thankful that I was lying down. His lips worked magic upon mine, and his hands found my hips, pulling me closer to him. This was so unfamiliar to me, but I was not about to complain. Like earlier, I slowly moved my fingers up his chest to rest them on his shoulders. I let them stay there for a few moments, giving him plenty of time to pull away. When he didn't, I slowly wrapped my arms around his neck and threaded my finger throw his messy hair.

I felt him smile into my lips. I was so proud of myself. I hadn't fainted or lost control yet. Edward's kiss softened a little and he moved his lips sweetly with mine. My heart was racing and nearly leaped out of my chest when I felt a cool tongue run over my bottom lip. I struggled for control and managed not to lose it. I kept my lips closed and felt him pull away. He kept his face close to mine, but we were both breathing deeply. His sweet breath fanned me and left me light headed. My eyes were still closed and I almost hesitantly opened them. I gazed into slightly darker gold eyes. It took me a minute to comprehend what that meant. When it hit me, I smile brightly. Edward chuckled at me and smiled brightly himself.

"Wow," I breathed.

"Yeah. That was amazing," he agreed. "I'm proud of you my beautiful Bella; you didn't lose control."

I rolled my eyes, "It means so much that you have confidence in me."

"You can't really blame me. Nine times out of ten you either faint or move to fast."

I couldn't disagree so I averted my eyes. He laughed at me with his eyes. I decided to bring it up, "Your eyes didn't turn that dark."

"Yeah. That wasn't as hard as I thought. As long as we both move slowly, I'm pretty okay. You did amazingly well, so it was easier for me to keep control. It was nice kissing you for real, angel," he cooed.

I smiled, "I agree. That was an amazing kiss."

He was still very close to me. His hands were rubbing gentle circles on my hips. It felt so good! I shifted a little and he moved to lie beside me. We stared at each other in silence for the longest time just enjoying each other's company.

Finally he spoke, "Why don't you call Charlie and tell him you're spending the night with Alice?"

"Okay." I quickly picked up the phone and called Charlie. It took about two minutes and we were lying back in silence again. I began to think about the tattoo I had gotten. I was about to tell him about it, but once again I was stopped by his stone cold lips on mine. I would have stopped him if his lips didn't feel so damn good!

REVIEW!I'm going to be evil and stop here. Ha! I decided to make Bella a little rebellious. don't realy know if i got the tat info right, but oh well. I was going to wait a little while to do ch. 4, but the reviews were so nice, so I went ahead and did it. Keep them coming. Ch.5 will be up soon!