Edward's POV:

The last bell rang, signaling school was finally over. To say I was excited to spend the afternoon with only Bella, would be an understatement. She came over our house a few more times, but it would never just be me and her. At least one of my family members would always be around, no matter how many times I secretly glared at them, wishing for them to go away.

I walked to my locker, thankful that it was close to my last class. I took out my book bag and stuffed my books inside. I slammed my locker shut with a bang, and jogged outside to wait by Bella's truck.

Because I rode in Emmett's jeep today, I had no other choice but to ride in Bella's truck. We would be driving to my house first, so that we could switch cars. Bella didn't see a problem with driving in her truck, but I literally begged her to take my Volvo. Her heart of gold quickly agreed, mostly because she didn't really care.

I leaned against the truck bed, and pulled on my black sunglasses. Forks was experiencing it's first sunny day in a long time, but I was not one to complain. This kind of weather would definitely make my afternoon with Bella much more special.

My eyes quickly scanned the parking lot and rested upon Bella's face when I saw her walk outside with Alice by her side. She seemed to feel someone staring at her and looked up. When she realized it was me, she quickly smiled and waved at me. I returned the wave, and made a "come here" gesture with my finger. I noticed what kind of shirt Bella had on today and tried with all my might not to look at it, but my efforts were futile. My eyes trailed down from Bella's face to her waistline. I saw a slither of skin showing, and was once again turned on.

She was wearing black baggy pants with a chain on them, and a short tight gray shirt. It was a nice juxtaposition, that gave off an edgy feel and made her look absolutely mouthwatering. I looked back up, and noticed a smug grin on her face.

Bella's POV:

I walked outside to the parking lot, listening to Alice chat on and on about the latest fashion trend. I felt someone staring at me and looked up to see none other than Edward Cullen. He was leaning against my truck and wearing black sunglasses that made him look extremely cool, though I'd never boost his ego by admitting it. I briefly waved at him, and he gestured for me to come to him.

His head tilted down an inch and I automatically knew he was staring at the exposed skin on my waist. I smiled, and let him have his quick look.

Alice noticed his staring too. "Well, well, well. What do we have here? Edward seems to love the shirt your wearing today." She looked back at her brother and then at me.

I laughed and looked back at her. "Yes, I know."

"And you're okay with that?" She raised her eyebrows, and I suddenly knew why she was so incredulous about me being okay with Edward looking at me the way he did. All through school, guys kept staring at me as if I was a piece of meat, and I would glare at them. They seemed to take the blatant hint, and would look away quickly. With Edward it's different, I knew he'd never take advantage of me in any way so I trusted him. I couldn't say the same thing about those other guys though.

I shrugged my shoulders and simply said, "I trust him more."

She beamed at me when I said that, and gave me a quick goodbye hug. I saw her retreat over to Emmett's jeep and Jasper's ever-waiting arms.

I walked over to Edward with a smug grin on my face, and saw him look back up at my face.

"What were you staring at, Edward?" I asked, as if I didn't already know the answer. My hands moved to Edward's face, and took off his sunglasses. I saw the hunger in his eyes, and was satisfied that I had that kind of effect on him. Alice told me that Edward hadn't liked any of the girls in school, and in their old school there were only a few girls that caught his interest. I suspected as much because someone with Edward's physicality would definitely have no problem getting a girlfriend.

He noticed the smirk on my face, and had one on his face as well. "I think you know."

"Ah yes I do, but I want to hear you say it." I threw his sunglasses in between my hands and stared at him, waiting.

He brought himself close to me, and leaned his head in to where it was right by my ear. "You..." he whispered. Then, he kissed the skin right below my ear, leaving me in pure shock.

He pulled back. When he noticed the look on my face, he smiled, obviously very proud of himself. One of his hands reached out and caught the sunglasses in mid-air, and put them back on.

Once I composed my face to one of nonchalance, I went around him to the drivers side, unlocked the door, and climbed inside. I was always the one to leave him in shock, that was my everyday game. But I guess he found his nuts and decided to play as well. Well, I've always been one for challenges, so let the games begin.

He followed suit, and climbed into my truck as well. Once he was safely inside, I started the engine and pulled out the parking lot, while rummaging through the different music stations. I came across the rock station and decided to see what was on. Next Contestant by Nickelback started playing.

I judge by what she's wearing

Just how many heads I'm tearing

Off of assholes coming onto her

Each night seems like its getting worse

I smiled at the song, and nodded my head to the beat. It's not that I supported it's message because I didn't. The song was about some jealous, testosterone-filled boyfriend who was offended when another guy or girl, for that matter, looked at his girlfriend in an inappropriate way. Come on, just because a random guy is gawking at your girlfriend, doesn't mean you have to tear their heads off.

Is that your hand on my girlfriend?

Is that your hand?

I wish you'd do it again.

I'll watch you leave here limping.

I wish you'd do it again.

I'll watch you leave here limping.

There goes the next contestant.

I chuckled at that and a question popped into my head. "Are you like that?" I asked Edward.

The look on his face told me he had no idea what I was talking about. "Like what?" He asked.

"Like the guy in the song. Would you get jealous if guys came onto your girlfriend?" I turned the music down to where it was simply background music and glanced at him, before returning my attention back to the road.

He smiled at me and said, "To be honest, yes I would. I wouldn't literally rip their heads off, but I would be jealous. What guy wouldn't? Lets say for instance, you were my girlfriend. And some guy was staring at your butt or something. I would not be very happy, and would feel like ripping their heads off."

I thought about what he said for a moment. "Why would you feel threatened, though? I would be your girlfriend, not his. " I asked curiously.

He said in all seriousness, "True, but you are mine, meaning no one can look at you in that way or else I won't like it."

His eyes bore into mine, before I looked back at the road. A slight blush rose to my face, and I felt his hand caress my burning cheek. I made a right turn and pulled into his driveway. I shut off the engine, and just sat there, unmoving. His hand found its way to mine, and gave it a tight squeeze before letting go. "We better get going." He said, though he made no move to leave.

I looked at him and lightly, playfully punched his chin, which automatically killed the intense moment we just share as I intended for it to do. "Alright, lets go buddy."

He smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.

Edward's POV:

We quickly switched cars, and headed towards the diner. The atmosphere in the car was pretty tense, and neither one of us were willing to speak. I decided to break the silence with a question that was the foremost thought of my mind.

"Why did you call me that?" I tried to make my voice sound trivial and uncaring, but I really wanted to know.

"What are you talking about?" She asked.

"When I told you we should get going in your car. You called me buddy." The word came out of my mouth as if it were a curse word.

Her eyes widened in realization. Then, she looked back at me and said, "Why does it matter? Honestly, with everything that we talked about in the car, that's what you decide to remember?" Her voice sounded a bit harsh, and I desperately wanted to know what she was thinking.

"No, its just everything was going so smoothly. When you called me that, it kind of ruined the moment."

"What moment?" That simple question made everything heartbreakingly clear to me. She didn't feel the connection I had felt before.

We came to a red light, and I took that opportunity to stare at her. "You didn't feel it." I didn't mean for her to hear it, but she did.

"Wha-what are you talking about, Edward? You're not making any sense!" She practically yelled. I wondered why she became so angry over nothing.

My voice turned cold, "Why are you yelling at me, Bella? I've done nothing, unlike you..." I murmured the last part, thankfully she didn't hear it this time.

She pushed a button on her door, and let the window down slightly. I watched her take a couple deep breaths, steadying herself. "Maybe we shouldn't do this..." she said. Something in her voice made me realize that she wasn't just talking about the date, she was talking about... us.

I wasn't thinking clearly when I whispered my next words, "Maybe... maybe you're right..."

I pulled the car over on a random street and quickly shut it off. I walked outside and leaned on the hood, while taking out a cigarette. I was trying to quit smoking, but at that moment I needed to.

I tried sorting through my thoughts for a few minutes. My mind was telling me to just end my feelings for Bella. To stop thinking about her, and the endless possibilities with her. I wished, with everything inside me, that I listened, but I just... couldn't. It didn't feel right because my heart wouldn't let me.

"I didn't know you smoked..." Bella said, startling me. I turned around and saw that she took her hair down.

"Sometimes its necessary for me." I continued staring at her, trying to truly see her for what she was.

She nodded her head in understanding. "I'm sorry for yelling at you. I just get overwhelmed easily."

"I noticed, and apology accepted. I'm sorry too. I realized I really wasn't making any sense back there."

She looked back at the sun and tilted her head up. Ever so slightly, her body relaxed again the car door and her palms turned upward. Her beautiful brown eyes slowly disappeared from my vision, leaving her eyelids to cover them. It seemed like she was soaking up energy from the sun, like it was giving her some sort of strength.

I threw my cigarette on the ground and stomped on it, putting it out. Slowly, I walked over to her, as not to disturb her peaceful state. Once I was close enough to her, I observed the beauty in front of me. Her skin was aglow from the sunlight radiating it. Her dark pink lips were turned down into a cute little pout that I just wanted to kiss away. And her long brown hair was caught in the slight breeze, and flowed around her.

After a few minutes, I was beginning to think she'd fallen asleep. But she surprised me by opening her eyes, looking completely rejuvenated. "Hi..." She gave me a little smile.

"Hey,are you okay?" I asked, unsure.

"I'm completely okay. Do you want to just go back home?" She stood, and walked up to me.

"Yeah, I guess. We could just hang out at my house for a while... if that's okay with you?" I took one of her fly-away hairs and secured it behind her ear.

She grabbed my hand before I could pull away, and gave it a quick squeeze before letting go. "I'd like that."

I nodded my head, and walked over to the driver's side, but not before hearing a quiet whisper of, "I did feel it..."

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