Stephenie Meyer, the genius that owns everything, not me the dumbass.

I completely forgot to mention that I have pictures of the dresses that Alice, Rose and Bella wore on Chapters 17(Vintage night) & 19(Theatre) on my profile page. Woops.
High and dry-'Stranded, without help or hope of recovery'

Bella POV

After hearing Edward tell me that he loved me yesterday morning while we were in bed, it gave me that final incentive to tell him how I felt. I did feel a little stupid for the way he found out, but it'll make a good story for the grandchildren. I smacked that thought straight out of my head as Alice ran up to me and enveloped me into a bone crushing hug.

"I can't believe that this is our last night on board!!" she mumbled into me as I tried desperately to pry her freakishly strong arms off of me.

"I know…we need to make sure that we have a good night tonight, have fun, and get a little merry on the wine maybe…" I responded as I took a few safe steps back from her now that I'd wriggled free from her grasp.

"You're right…" she whispered as a pensive look came over her face. She stood completely still for a few seconds before she came back to life and smirked. "I'll go get my camera; I've got a feeling that tonight might be worth capturing." She soon vanished back into our suite, leaving me and Rosalie in the hallway.

I groaned as a variety of images flashed through my mind, consisting of me falling, breaking a leg, causing a pyramid of glasses to crash. The possibilities were endless; I just hoped that Edward would save me from myself.

"Ready teddy?" I heard Rosalie's soppy voice as she sauntered over to Emmett who had just come out of the guy's suite, followed closely by Jasper and Edward.

"I love you…" Edward's silky smooth voice whispered into my ear as he pulled me against him, burying his face in the crook of my neck.

"It's a good job that I love you too then…" I laughed as my fingers played with the hair at the back of his neck.

"Where's Alice…?" Jaspers slightly worried voice came from behind me.

"She just popped back to get her camera, don't worry…" I told him as I pulled back from Edward and held his hand. Jasper gave me a small nod and smile seconds before Alice came out of our suite and ran into Jaspers waiting arms.

"Come on love birds!" Emmett called as he and Rosalie skipped down the hallway, hand in hand like children.

"Has he always been like that?" I asked Edward as we followed at a leisurely pace.

"Pretty much…I think he's got a little worse since Rosalie came on the scene though…no one else would have skipped with him down the hall…" Edward explained as Emmett and Rosalie made a stop outside the elevator and made loud car screeching noises before they burst into laughter. "Has Rosalie always been like that…?" he added.

"Nope, not really, she never usually lets her hair down like that, I'm glad to see that Emmett's helping her with that." I admitted as we reached the elevator that Emmett was holding open for us with one of his gigantic feet.

Once we were in, we descended to the floor where the Vintage night was held and the auction would be held tonight. Just like last time, Tanya met us at the door and led us to the same table as before, in the middle of the room. Once we were all seated, Tanya explained, "The women are up for auction tonight…" That got a dramatic 'Oooooo' from Emmett as he rubbed his hands together. "Anyway…" she began once again while rolling her eyes, "the person who wins the woman can only be with her until midnight." She finished before she was called away, leaving Edward, Emmett and Jasper with smug looks on their faces, knowing that they'd have us for longer than that.

I sat back in my chair as I listened to Emmett and Rosalie bicker about something and then I felt something run from one of my shoulders to the other. I turned in time to see Mike wink at me before he vanished into the crowd.

The sound of a chair scraping on the floor beside me drew my attention to Edward who was on his feet and had a face like thunder. "Edward…sit down…" I ordered lightly as I gripped his forearm. I could tell that he was struggling with his temper as he looked to me, his face softening before he took his seat beside me.

"Sorry…I can't stand that slimy…" his words were cut off by Alice's.

"Why don't we get payback on little Mike…?" she proposed as she twirled her camera in her hands.

"What do you have in mind?" Edward asked as he gripped my hand in his. Once Alice hand finished explaining her plan, the six of us were gasping for breath due to our laughter at Mike's expense.

"It'll work? He'll fall for it?" Jasper asked.

"Definitely." Alice answered confidently before a smug look settled on her face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our auction night where all the money raised will go to charity…" a round of applause washed over the room before the man with the microphone continued, "Now, if all the ladies who would be willing to participate, make their way over here please, we may then begin."

I felt nervous and hopeful that the plan of ours would work as I got up, giving Edward a quick kiss before I followed an excited Alice and a confident Rosalie to the line.

Edward POV.

I watched Bella closely as she walked away, and as she lined up with the rest of the women. I didn't pay any attention to what was happening until a familiar name came over the speakers. "Miss Rosalie Hale!" I tore my eyes from Bella to watch Rosalie's auction. I couldn't help but chuckle as I watched Rosalie 'casually' jut out her chest, causing the bids to increase dramatically.

Emmett seemed to look unfazed by the high bids that Rosalie was getting which confused me slightly. I wondered if he'd be thick enough to let some other guy win her. Finally as the bidding came to the end, Emmett called out an obscenely high figure out, effectively winning Rosalie.

"Emmett…that price was nearly double what the other bidder was willing to pay…" I told him as Rosalie sauntered triumphant, towards the table.

"Edward…you forgot our casino money!" He laughed at me before he stood and pulled Rosalie possessively to him and kissed her roughly.

"Miss Alice Brandon!" The crowd clapped while Jasper, beside me smiled adoringly at her. I had no doubt that the reason that Alice wasn't moving an inch on stage was because she was staring just as intently at Jasper.

Just like last time, as the bidding came to a close, Jasper called out another ludicrously high figure as he walked toward Alice. Once it was officially announced that he was the winner, he threw a screeching Alice over his shoulder and carried her back to the table.

"Miss Bella Swan!" the man called drawing my attention immediately. I could sense that the others had tensed up as much as I had as we anticipated the possible result of the bidding.

I watched as my angel made her way on stage, looking apprehensive as she stood, awaiting the first bid. Once they began, they soared. As expected, Mike bid alongside me and the rest of the men in the room. In the end, it was between Mike and I. Once I could tell that Mike was stealthily running out of money, I 'gave up' by shaking my head, dramatically looking disappointed as I gave the table a small thud with my fist while giving Bella a quick wink.

From the corner of my eye, I watched her jump off the stage and take Mikes arm, leading him out of the room and hopefully to the main deck with the swimming pool as planned.

Once they were out of the door, the five of us got up and made our way out, following them as quietly as we could as to remain inconspicuous.

We followed them up in the elevator once they'd gone and reached the deck. I prayed that Bella was alright, I knew she was strong but so was he. I still remembered the night at the club and was almost positive that he was the one to slip the drugs into her drink even though I had no proof.

"Loosen up Edward, Bell will be fine…" Alice reassured me as she gave my arm a pat. I smiled back at her, trusting her judgment after having heard so many of her funny premonitions or visions of the future.

Once we were up on the deck that they were on, we quickly hid around a corner and watched Bella.

Bella POV

"Come on Mike…it'll be fun…" I tried my best to persuade him to play along with my ploy.

"But aren't you with that guy? Edward?" Mike asked as he looked at me with a strange twinkle in his eyes.

Finding confidence in Alice's assurance that the plan would work with enough persuasion on my part, I stepped up close to Mike, hiding my repulsion the best I could as I ran my hands over his shirt, along his chest while I whispered seductively in his ear, "While the cats away, the mice will play…don't you want to play with me Mike?" I added as I unbuttoned the top three buttons of his shirt before pulling away and walking around the poolside.

"I was hoping you'd say that…" his triumphant and lusty voice came from behind me making me wince as I heard a rustling sound coming from his direction. I smiled, victorious as I understood that he was taking off his clothes. "Come on…" he urged me as I turned to look at him.

I had to admit, he was well built, muscled, but he had nothing on Edward. Mike was a chubby cherub amongst Gods. I smiled slyly at him as I looked over him, noting that he was still in his boxers, which I silently thanked him for. I didn't think that my stomach would take it if he was completely naked.

"Why don't you wait for me over there…in the dark while I get out of these?" I pointed to a dark spot in the distance before I then gestured to my dress and shoes.

"Over there? Why? I thought we were going in the pool?" he asked as I began to unzip my dress.

"I thought it might be fun to play in the dark first…a little frisky…" I almost cracked up at the last part, but what the heck, it worked. The lout smiled excitedly at me before he walked over to me. I panicked, hoping that he'd go away into the dark as planned.

Mike stood right in front of me, closely, causing me to back up. Unfortunately he advanced at the same time, leaving me pressed between him and the rail behind me. He dipped his head down to whisper in my ear, "Why don't I undress you and then we can go into the dark and get frisky…?" he finished as he tugged at the zip of my dress which I had only half opened.

My mind raced as I tried to find a way for him to comply with my ideas. Over Mike's shoulder I could see Emmett and Jasper holding a furious Edward back as he struggled against them, gagged by Rosalie's hands.

For this to work, I needed Edward to trust me and relax. I gasped as I felt Mike's hand run over my back now that he'd finished unzipping me. Thankfully, he took my gasp as a good thing and continued to amuse himself by stroking my back, giving me time to wrap my arms around him while signalling frantically for Edward to calm down and get back around the corner.

Fortunately they complied and I exhaled as I saw Edward relax and shrug off Emmett and Jaspers hold. Mike must have taken me exhaling as another positive sign of his 'seduction' as I felt him press closer to me, showing me his desire a little too much, and causing my stomach to churn.

Quickly, I hooked my thumbs in the waist band of his boxes as his hands began o fumble with the clasp of my bra. "Mike, don't…why don't you go and wait for me in the dark…it'll make undressing me from my underwear more fun…" I finished as I quickly pulled my hands off of him and dusted my hands behind his back as if he was contaminated.

"Whatever you say sugar…" he whispered in my ear before he pulled back and went to kiss me.

I stuck my index finger on his mouth, preventing him from kissing me as I whispered with a sly grin, "Why don't we keep that for the dark…make it all the more exiting…" Thankfully, my seductive act must have worked as he gave a scary, but what was probably supposed to be a sexy growl, and then staled away, glancing at me over his shoulder every now and again as he went.

I slowly pulled of my heels, knowing that he was still watching me because I could still see him. Once my shoes were off, I pointed at him to get into the shadows as I began to slowly inch my dress off one of my shoulders.

The pointing was also a sign for the others to attack. I grinned as I heard a yelping noise a few seconds later. I zipped up my dress the best I could before I threw my shoes back on and chucked Mike's clothes over board, into the sea.

As I watched Mike's clothes float into the darkness of the night, I felt two familiar arms wrap possessively around me while his lips pressed along my bare back, shoulders and neck.

"God Bella…I couldn't stand it, seeing him all over you…" I couldn't help but feel sad at the torn sound in his voice at his admission.

I heard some more muffled screams and grumbling from the darkness and smiled as I realised that our plan was going along nicely. I turned in Edwards arms and kissed him before he got a chance to utter a word. I sunk my hands into his hair, pulling him as close as I could as our tongues stroked forcefully against each other.

"Edward…" I gasped as I felt his hands run along my bare back where I hadn't finished zipping up my dress.

"I'm sorry…I shouldn't, he just did that..." I picked up the disgusted undertone in his voice as he went to finish closing up my dress.

I quickly held his face between my hands and whispered pleadingly, "Please Edward…don't stop, I don't want to feel his hands on me, I want you to make the memory go away…"

"I love you…" he whispered in my ear once I'd released my hold on his face and his hands roamed over my back and down to my butt where he gave it a playful squeeze. "Better?" he asked as he nuzzled my neck.

"Much better…" I sighed before I asked him to zip me back up. "I want to see what they've done to Mike…" I told Edward as I took hold of his hand once he'd done as I asked.

"Get on my back, we need to hide who we are as much as possible, to keep the evidence at a minimum." He told me as he dropped my hand and turned. I jumped up and wrapped my arms around his neck while he clasped his hands around my thighs securely.

"Don't say a word, leave that to Emmett and Jasper…he hasn't heard them speak before…" Edward advised me in a whisper as we made it to the shadows. Edward followed the glow of lights ahead of us which I realised were cell phones.

I smothered my laughter into Edwards shoulder, and smothered his by placing a hand over his mouth as I saw what everyone else had been doing while Edward was distracting me.

They all held their cell phones, shining the lights at Mike who was writhing and screaming against a gag while he stood bound up against the rails of the ship, naked as the day he was born and completely humiliated.

My laughter finally subsided and as I felt Edwards tongue gently tease the palm of my hand, I realised that he'd finished laughing too. After a few moments, I could see that the two cells, that I guessed to be Alice and Emmett's by the height that they were being held at, began to shake as if they were laughing. Seconds later a blinding light washed over the darkness, further hiding us in its glare, but illuminating Mike. Alice took a few more pictures while Mike protested noticeably through his gag.

"Don't forget to smile Mickey!!" Emmett disguised his voice horribly, making it sound creepy and funny at the same time as Alice snapped the last few pictures.

After a few more minutes we all left silently, safe in knowing that he wouldn't freeze in the tropical warmth of the night. Once we were safely out of earshot, in the elevator, we all burst out laughing

"My god Bella, I didn't think that you'd make it there, I thought Edward would escape and tear the guy's head off!" Emmett laughed as he gave Edwards back a pat.

"Yeah it's great to know that I can seduce a total sleaze…" I laughed as I shook my head.

"You can seduce me any day to test that theory…I'm sure 'm not a sleaze and that you could seduce me…" Edward whispered as he turned his head to look at me, his eyes sparkling. I gave him a kiss and a smile before I dropped my head back onto his shoulder while the rest of them explained how they captured the wimp and tied him up without much resistance.

"Maybe he thought it was Bella and she liked to get kinky!" Rosalie laughed against Emmett's chest.

"That guy was deluded…" Jasper muttered as he rolled his eyes.

We all got out of the elevator and headed down the hall to our doors. I locked my arms and legs around Edward even tighter, reluctant to let go of him as he made to help me down. "Stay…" I begged into his shoulder as I maintained my tight grip on him.

"Whatever you want love…" he whispered back as he moved one of his hands from my thighs to hold my hand that was around his neck.

"If Edward staying over, then Jasper is too…" Alice declared cheerfully as she opened our door.

"I suppose you can come as well…" Rosalie smiled as she pretended to sound exasperated. Emmett responded by throwing her over his shoulder and carrying her through the door seconds after Alice and Jasper had vanished inside. Edward carried me in and let me down on the bed.

"I'm just need to go change…I'll be back in a few minutes" he whispered to me before he leant down and pressed his lips to mine.

"Why don't you wear the hoodie and sweats of yours that I wore last night?" I asked, not wanting him to go especially after the Mike game and knowing that this was our last night together.

"I'm going back to change because I want to see you wearing my hoodie and sweats that I gave you." Edward told me, smiling before he pressed a lingering kiss to my forehead and left after Emmett and Jasper.

I sighed, and got up, heading to the closet to get the hoodie and sweats. I changed quickly, finding that Alice and Rosalie all ready had. "I don't want this to be our last night…" Rosalie admitted as she threw her hair up into a messy up do.

"It's going to be weird…seeing the guys only on the weekends or in the holidays…" Alice added as she smoothed down the collar of Jaspers expensive black shirt.

"There's always webcam…" I laughed weakly before I headed to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. Once I was done I paced the bedroom restlessly, waiting for Edward to return.

"Would you stop it?" Rosalie grumbled through a mouthful of frothed toothpaste. She spat it out before she turned to me with desperate eyes, "You're making me tense, I just want to relax with Emmett tonight." She finished and then soon joined me on the bed, throwing an arm over my shoulder.

A few seconds later, there was a knock on the door that Rosalie answered while Alice finished brushing her teeth hastily. I remained on the bed, waiting for Edward.

He soon rushed through the door and surprised me as he jumped at me, like a mountain lion, landing on top of me, but not resting much of his weight on me as he supported himself on his forearms. "I've decided that you can keep those clothes because you look so much better in them than I do…" he whispered as he touched his nose to mine and stared into my eyes.

"Good…'cause I wasn't going to give them back anyway…" I laughed before he lowered his lips to mine and kissing me passionately as one of his hands began to inch up, under my hoodie.

"Hey, hey! Brothers in the room!!" Emmett called as he jumped on the top end of the bed in the same spot that he and Rosalie had been last night.

Edward gave me an apologetic smile before he rolled off of me and moved to lie at the bottom of the bed. I soon followed him and lay against his chest while Alice and Jasper took the same spot that they occupied last night beside Emmett and Rosalie.

We all lay together, chatting and laughing as Alice passed the camera around, showing us the pictures that she'd taken of Mike, tied up and helpless. I felt slightly sorry for him, but I knew that he deserved what he got; it was probably a long time coming anyway.

"Ohhh no, we're going to need to pack tomorrow…" Alice groaned as she turned into Jaspers chest, wincing. Jasper rubbed her back, not fully understanding the problem that Alice had as Rosalie and I did. That girl had three suitcases that were packed to bursting point when we arrived, and now that she'd bought more stuff, she had no where to put them unless she stuffed the stuff in our cases which I guessed she would try to do.

"I'm going to send Renee an e-mail tomorrow, just to let her know that we're coming home and that I'll visit her sometime." I yawned as Edward kissed the top of my held and pulled me closer. "I love you" I mumbled as I tilted my head up, blind with sleepiness, searching for Edward's kiss.

I sighed against his lips as they met mine and then smiled as he told me that he loved me against my lips. I dropped my head back to his chest as sleep began to take over. The last thing that I remembered before I fell asleep was feeling Edward twining his legs with mine and four other voices murmuring their love.

Two more chaptersto go! And I've got a laptop on the way, so my sister and I don't have to fight for time to type up our stories on the computer!! Result!! AND Wales won the Grand Slam in rugby!! Me sooo Happy!!!Read and Review for me please!