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Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey—'Very cold weather conditions. Also known by the derivative phrase - brass monkey weather'

(Pics of the dresses are on my Prof.page)

Edward POV.

I chastised Emmett as he stood beside me bouncing in excitement as we waited for the girls to come out of their suite. "Patience is a virtue Emmett…"

"Yeah…that I don't posses!" he threw back at me as he gave the door another quick knock.

"Dude, calm down, you are making me nervous." Jasper pleaded as he ran a hand over his hair.

Thankfully, the door opened before Emmett had another chance to pummel the door. "Calm down, don't get your panties in a twist." Rosalie joked from the doorway as she smirked at Emmett. I noticed that Emmett was looking her up and down, taking in her brightly printed, pink polka dot, strapless dress.

Alice pushed past Rosalie and skipped her way over to Jasper, her colourful green printed dress swirling around her as she went.

I looked back to the door as I heard it click closed. There was Bella, in a red, black and white swirl print dress which she looked stunning in. "Hey Green Eyes" she greeted me with a smile as she walked to my side.

"Hey there, you look incredible…" I told her as she hooked her arm with mine and walked beside me down the corridor.

"Thanks, Tanya always brings the best dresses." She smiled at me before she added "I guess I'm going to need another nice dress for our date tomorrow night." She finished with a squeeze to my arm.

"You don't have to dress up too much if you don't want to…" I reassured her, not really knowing if that was the best thing to say or not.

"Ohhh I want to, I'm never going to be able to afford these kind of dresses, I want to make the most of it!" she laughed as we stepped into the elevator.

"I hope you've got your dancing shoes on ladies." Emmett asked as he surveyed their heels. I did the same, but nearly wished that I hadn't. I was met with the sight of three pairs of long, sexy looking legs, especially Bella's.

"We can handle it don't worry!" Alice told us confidently as the elevator doors opened, emitting us to the club's floor. "Come on!" Alice ordered as she grabbed hold of Jaspers hand and began to pull him down to the club.

The first thing that hit me as we entered the club was the amount of strobe lights that they had in there. This place would be an epileptic's nightmare. Strobes ran along the bar, the walls, and any area's where there were steps.

The place was quite full already, so we made a bee-line to the bar. "Why don't you get us drinks, and we'll get yours?" Rosalie bargained as she surveyed a long cocktail list.

"Sure, we'll head over there." Emmett told them with a jerk of the head before he led us away around the corner.

After a quick scan of the menu, I found the perfect one for Bella, 'Green Eyes'. "What are you guys getting?" I asked as I set down my list.

"Jasper Cocktail." Jasper smiled back at me with a chuffed look on his face.

"I'm getting Rose….a 'Kiss Me Quick' cocktail..." he told us with a sly grin before he ordered the three drinks for us. Once we had them all, we headed back toward the girls.

Bella POV.

"God the guys look hot tonight" Rosalie gushed out as we watched them walk away. My eyes strayed to Edward butt, and Rosalie must have caught me. "Go for it Bella…I didn't smack the keys out of Emmett's hands last night for nothing!" she laughed.

"Keys?" I asked, completely confused, I had no idea what she was getting at.

"Emmett and I were the ones to open our suite door last night, but I noticed that you two…" she stopped to point at the both of us, "Looked so comfortable with your hotties, I stalled." She finished with a flick of her hair and then picking up the cocktail menu.

"Ohhh well thanks I guess…" I told her as I surveyed the cocktails.

"Don't you even remember Edward kissing the top of your head?" she asked me with a curious look.

"Yeah…in the library…did he do it again? I though I was dreaming…" I blushed as I realised what I'd just said.

"Ohhhh you're hooked too!" Alice laughed as she set down her menu. "I'm getting Jasper an 'Alice in Wonderland' cocktail." She informed us.

I took a proper look at the menu this time, but Alice was already being served, so I quickly chose the 'Brass Monkey'.

"What did you get for Emmett?" I asked Rosalie once we had the drinks in our hands.

"A Rose cocktail" she grinned as she waved to the guys who were weaving their way through the crowd.

Alice quickly led us all to a quiet corner where there was a small table, and a very comfortable looking booth. I slid in, next to the wall and Edward soon sat down beside me. Alice and Jasper sat opposite us, while Emmett sat on our side and Rosalie on the other.

"So what do you have there?" A velvety voice whispered into my ear. I almost jumped at how close he was to me, but composed myself.

"A Brass Monkey…" I admitted with a sheepish smile as I pushed the glass towards him. "I panicked…it was the first thing I saw…" I tried to explain.

"Ohh well, at least it's a sailing phrase…I'll let you off on that one." He told me with laughter in his eyes. "Here's a Green Eyes." He then told me as he slid a glass of green liquid filled with ice towards me.

"Green Eyes?" I asked in disbelief before I took a sip.

"Yep, I couldn't believe it when I saw it." He admitted before he took a sip of his drink. "I like it." He admitted seriously.

Relief washed over me. Thank god I didn't pick a vile tasting drink. "Want to dance?" Rosalie called enthusiastically as she got up. Alice and I accepted, but Emmett quickly stated that they'd stay and watch our half finished drinks.

"Okay, thank you, see you in a minute!" Rosalie called as she walked away.

I looked to Alice who was getting out, by going over Jasper. I decided to do the same, instead of causing the trouble of having both Emmett and Edward get out and then slide back in.

I began to shuffle over, ready to pass over Edward, when his strong hands clasped either side of my waist and pulled me onto his lap. My heart beat dangerously in my chest as I sat there, with his hands softly rubbing the sides of my hips. The sensation of friction of my thin, smooth dress was making breathing a difficult task.

After what felt like an hour, but must have only been a few seconds, Edward pulled himself forward, tight against my back as he whispered in my ear in a deep voice, "Have fun." I gasped as he wrapped an arm around my waist and let me down on the bench next to him. I looked back to him and noticed that his eyes held a funny look in them.

"Come on!" Alice called from beside the table as I stared at Edward. I gave my head a small shake before I turned to get out. Thankfully, Emmett was out of my way, stood at the end with his hand out to keep me from stumbling I supposed.

I gladly took his hand and thanked him before I let Alice lead me into the sea of people on the dance floor.

Edward POV.

I let out the deep breath that I'd been holding as she disappeared into the crowd of people. I couldn't believe how strongly I had wanted to simply latch my arms around her and keep her with me when she was sat on my lap. I didn't want to let her go.

"You can thank me later bro." Emmett stated confidently as he sat back down beside me, smirking.

"What? What do I have to thank you for?" I asked perplexed as I tore my gaze from the dance floor to Emmett.

"For that little charade…" he played his eyebrows up and down as he probably anticipated my thanks.

"You mean, having her slide over me?" I asked in disbelief.

"Yeah…she wouldn't have done that if we'd joined them." he nudged his thumb towards the crowd of dancers as he spoke. I shook my head in disbelief that he'd managed to plan that.

"Do you think that they're alright out there?" Jasper asked as he kept his eyes fixed on looking for Alice.

"They're fine man! Relax!" Emmett ordered casually as he relaxed in his seat and drank down more of his cocktail.

A full twenty minutes later, Alice, Rosalie and Bella made their way back to us, and finished the rest of their drinks before Bella demanded that she'd get the next round. "I'll come with you…" I stated as I began to shuffle out.

"No, no, I'll carry them on a tray, I'll be fine, save me a seat!" she called back as she disappeared toward the bar.

I stood at the end of our table while Emmett slid back in, next to the wall. After a few long minutes, Bella returned carrying a tray with seven glasses. I noticed that once of them was already half empty.

I let her slide into the seat beside Emmett, and then I sat beside her as she began to take the drinks off the tray. "Why have you got two drinks?" Alice asked as she pulled her drink to her.

"Because, it's thirsty work getting the barman's attention." She teased. "I'm joking…Mike was there, and I put him in his place, so he bought me a drink to make it up to me for being such a jerk." She told us all with a dainty shrug of her shoulders.

"Good on you girl!" Rosalie called out and gave Bella a high five. After some laughter and teasing of Mike, Bella demanded that we all go and dance. I noticed that she'd finished both of her drinks in the same time that it took the rest of us to drink one.

"Bella…don't you want to just sit here for a few minutes?" I whispered to her as Rosalie, Jasper and Alice began to shimmy out of their bench.

"Nope, move it Edward." She ordered with an agreement from Emmett. I followed the orders and got out. Bella immediately grabbed hold of my hand and pulled me into the crowd.

"Where did the others go?" I asked her as we began to dance.

"Erm…I don't know?" she answered me before she span around, pulling me with her.

Once the song finished, Bella turned to me with a sorry look and asked, "Edward…would you get me some water, I'm kind of thirsty…and my heads spinning a bit from the dancing" she explained as she swirled her arms around to convey what she meant.

"Sure, just…stay right here okay?" I asked and received a salute from her as she began to dance to the next song.

A few minutes later, I made my way back to her, passing Emmett and Rosalie who were lip locked in the middle of the dance floor. They didn't even notice me, so I carried on. I caught a glimpse of Bella and headed towards her, only to see Mike dancing with her. I noted that he was behind her with one of his hands on her hip and the other was snaking around her waist. My blood boiled and a feeling of possessiveness coursed through my veins as I stepped forward and pulled him away from her by the shoulder.

"Hey, what's your problem?" Mike asked me with anger etched in his face and ringing in his voice.

"You are" I growled back at him as I thrust the water bottle into Bella's hands.

"I don't see why, I was only dancing with her" he argued as Bella thrust the water bottle back into my hands.

I continued to glare at Mike as I told him simply, "Well now, you're not dancing with her, go find someone else." I loosened the bottle top as I spoke and passed it back to Bella.

"What if she wants to dance with me?" he had the audacity to ask before he glanced back to Bella.

I smiled as she silently moved to stand beside me and wrap an arm around my waist. "You can go now." I stated simply as I turned to look at Bella.

I heard a huffing noise. When I looked back I noticed that he'd done the wise thing and left.

"Thank you Edward…I didn't want to dance with him!" Bella gushed as she hugged me tightly. I was grateful that I'd gotten her the water; she seemed to be slightly drunk.

After some more dancing, I began to get a little worried, Bella seemed to be getting more drunk, but she was only drinking water. I even asked for some of her water to make sure it wasn't laced with vodka. When I clarified that it wasn't, I put it down to the idea that maybe it was just taking time to catch up with her.

I kept a close eye on her, so I noticed the second that she twisted her ankle and began to fall. I enveloped my arms around her waist and pulled her close to me. "Bella, are you alright?" I asked as she released herself from my grasp.

She turned around, nodding her head before she caught me by surprise as she flung her arms around my heck and crashed her lips to mine. I held her close to me as my body coarsed with a feeling of want, but regrettably detached her lips from mine. I realised at that point that something was wrong.

"Bella? Are you alright?" I asked in concern as her arms loosened their grip on my neck and her head fell to rest on my shoulder.

I looked down to her as she whispered, "Edward…I feel funny…" My body began to fill with panic at her words. I realised that her drink had most likely been spiked. I'd seen Bella drunk only the night before, this wasn't how she reacted.

She staggered beside me as I pulled her to the exit door. I caught a glimpse of Jasper, so I held up my room keys for him to see. It was a silent message that I was heading back up to our suite. He gave me a quick nod and a pitying look as he took in Bella's demeanour. He obviously thought that she'd had too much to drink.

Once we were out of the door, I quickly stuffed Bella's half empty water bottle in my trouser pocket while she gripped tightly to my arm. "Edward…I can't…" she mumbled as her grip on my arm weakened.

I swiftly scooped her up into my arms and headed towards the elevator. I swear I head some people utter the words 'in love' and 'how romantic'. If only they knew the real reason that I was carrying her like this.

I quickly punched the number to our floor and gave her a little shake to make sure she was alright. She thankfully mumbled back something incoherent in response each time I shook her or called her name as I carried her to the end of the hallway, to my door.

"Bella. I'm going to have to put you down for a few seconds." I told her after a few failed attempts of unlocking the door while she was in my arms. She gave me a jerky nod before I gently let her feet down to the floor. Her legs gave way the moment I she her on her feet.

"Hold on…" I whispered in her ear as I unlocked the door with one hand and held her upright, against me with the other. I gave the door a fierce kick once I'd opened it and then picked Bella back into my arms once again, lying her down on the bed. I quickly chucked the bottle of water from my pocket to the corner of the room and fetched another fresh bottle from the mini bar.

I turned her to lie on her side and crouched on the floor beside her as I asked if she felt alright. I rubbed her hands in mine as I panicked. I felt her hands move slowly to latch onto mine as her eyes locked on mine. "Bella…how do you feel?" I asked nervously as she seemed to regain some of her senses.

"Scared…tired…" she whimpered as a tremor ran through her body. I pressed a kiss ho her hands as I promised her that she would be better in a little while. I felt her hands attempt to squeeze mine as she whispered a torn, "Stay…with me."

I nodded my head before I moved to lie on the bed and wrapped my arms around her protectively.

A while later, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper and Alice stumbled into the bedroom after having tried the living room and veranda.

"Hey Eddie, had fun?" Alice asked me in a sing-song voice as she looked from me to Bella.

"Edward…what is it?" Jasper asked me in a totally serious voice. I never understood how, but he could always read how I felt.

They all quietened down after hearing the worry in Jaspers voice. I told them, "I think her drink got spiked".

Alice and Rosalie immediately ran to her side and started to rain kisses over her face and hands. "Get off me…closet lesbians" Bella mumbled as she began to sit up. I helped her to sit against the headboard as Emmett and Jasper found some space at the end of the bed to sit while they laughed.

"Bella are you alright?" Alice asked in almost tears as Jasper pulled her to sit in his lap.

"Yeah…I feel a bit rough though." She admitted with a weak smile. I handed her the bottle of water from the mini bar once I loosened the top.

"Ohhh baby….sorry that we weren't with you…" Rosalie whimpered as she reached to give Bella's leg a pat.

"It's fine, Edward was with me the whole time…" she reassured her as she leant towards me. I wrapped an arm around her shoulder and kissed the top of her head as Bella ordered while shaking her head, "Emmett, stop her crying will you…"

"If I must…" Emmett sighed dramatically as he lifted Rosalie's chin up and kissed her tenderly.

Bella let out a yawn before she moved herself closer to me, curling up against my side. "Go to sleep." I commanded in a whisper as Emmett and Rosalie moved to the bed side sofa on the left and lay together. Alice and Jasper did the same minutes later on the sofa to the right and fell asleep almost instantly after a quick kiss.

Don't worry one and all! Mike will get his comeuppance. From all of the 'Throw him off the side of the ship' reviews that I've been getting, I think I better sort him out good and proper before then end of the cruise. (I was going to anyway!)

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