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Previously: "I think I have an idea ladies and may I make one suggestion?" They nodded in my direction to continue. "Wear your best bra and panty set but nothing too see through."

BPOV

My eyes were wide and my mouth open. I'm not sure just how long I stood there looking like a store mannequin. Alice was jumping around the room like she had just won tickets to a sold out concert.

"Bella, snap out of it!" Rose laughed. "You're great at poker. I don't think we need to worry."

"Rose, I always just play for fun." I could feel myself getting more nervous by the minute. "I'd never been pressured to win."

"Well, they haven't said what the ante is yet, but I am just making my 'thinking like a guy' guess." She said tapping her finger on the side of her cheek, "and you should have no reason to be nervous because if I'm correct and we somehow end up in our bras and panties, they will be the ones looking all nervous!" Rose's laughter filled the room.

"Bella, we need to make sure you are wearing something really cute." Alice chirped as she rummaged through a dresser drawer. "Ha! Perfect for you and the tags are still on so you are more than welcome to keep it too!"

A satin panty set floated across the room landing on the bed next to me. I carefully examined them to see how much coverage they could possibly provide. They were such a beautiful baby blue and felt so soft. The edges of the bra were lined in lace as well as the panties. I was actually excited to wear them.

Alice chose a pink leopard print set and Rosalie selected a black and beige lace set which thankfully was lined to provide enough coverage. We all quickly changed into our cute underclothes, modeling for each other, before putting on shorts and a tank top.

"Wow, those are adorable," commented Rose. "Bella, you are going to make Edward lose his concentration!"

"You guys look really great too." I returned the comment with a grin. "Ladies, I am going to make sure the guys lose this game. I don't plan on sitting down there in my underwear in front of my brother." Determination was showing on my face. "Even though we play on our own, that doesn't mean we can't team up too!"

"Damn straight!" cheered Alice and Rose.

"Now let's go kick some ass!" yelled Alice trying to look mean. This caused Rose and I to burst out laughing as we went to find the boys.

When we were down the stairs we followed the sound of laughter. A round card table was set up in the media room and there were bowls of munchies and a pitcher of lemonade on a side table. The boys were huddled together by the stereo no doubt coming up with the ante. As soon as they noticed us they quickly stopped talking, stood up straight and put on serious faces. I couldn't help but let my eyes glance up and down Edward's body. Whoa, baby! He was wearing a pair of pull on navy blue sweat shorts and a gray Michigan t-shirt. He looked very sporty and his hair was still wet from the shower. Wow I would love to run my fingers through his damp hair. My eyes finally locked onto his and I tried to fight the warm feeling that was building in my face giving me away. I took a deep breath and made myself focus on what was about to happen tonight. At that moment, my brother gave me a jolt back into reality when he opened his mouth and a bunch of royal crap came tumbling out.

"Ladies, are you prepared to lose and bow to the masters of poker?" Emmett grinned as he stuck out his chest proudly. I half expected him to start beating on it like a gorilla or something. Jasper and Edward just nodded their heads and stood next to him with their arms crossed.

Are you kidding me? They're actually that confident? They are so full of themselves.

"Emmett, give it a rest." I said shaking my head. "I sure hope you brought a box of tissue with you for when you lose and start crying like a baby."

Rose and Alice were snickering beside me. They each had their hands on their hips giving the guys attitudes with their bodies.

"Remember baby sis, you learned from the master and I didn't teach you ALL of my tricks." Emmett tried to point out to me while he wagged his finger back and forth in front of him. What the hell is that all about?

"You know what Emm, BABY SIS has a few tricks of her own…so BRING IT!" I replied as I did a very sassy SNAP in his face and turned to go fix myself a glass of lemonade.

"OOhhhhh, Emmett she just dissed you!" Jasper started snickering but was silenced rather quickly by Emmett's punch in the arm. Edward thought it better to stay quiet.

Everyone fixed a drink and found a seat at the table. We alternated boys with girls so no one could purposefully talk to each other and cheat. We were going to have to watch carefully for that stuff. Jasper and Emmett were on either side of me placing Edward across the table in my line of sight. Those green eyes were going to make it a bit hard to concentrate but there was a lot at stake in this game so I had to keep my focus. I could stare at those green eyes all night after the game if I wanted to. And I really, really wanted to. I was glad we were going to have tomorrow off from work.

"Okay, here's how it's going to go," Jasper cleared his throat before he continued. "We are playing Seven Card Stud and…"

"And that's right; we're playing the game that was named after ME." Emmett crowed.

"Shut up Emmett!" everyone yelled at once. He grimaced and stuck out his lower lip in a pout. I saw Rosalie blow him a kiss from across the table which made the smile return to his face.

"As I was saying, we are playing Seven Card Stud and we have adjusted the ante a bit." He proceeded carefully to make sure we all understood, "the winner of each hand will call for the ante at the end of a round."

Rose was nodding her head, she knew exactly what was coming and we knew she was right.

Jasper continued, "The ante will be a piece of clothing from ALL of the losers of the opposite sex. If a boy wins a hand…ALL the girls ante up, and if a girl wins a hand…ALL of the boys ante up. The winner of the final hand gets to decide the fate of the losing sex. The ultimate prize being; a punishment of some sort." He finished with a grin directed at Alice.

I looked at Rose and Alice and we rolled our eyes at once. Emmett was smiling devilishly at Rose while Edward just shrugged his shoulders and gave me that adorable crooked smile. I would almost do anything for that smile, even if I had to lose just to let him see me in my new satin panty set. NO Bella! What are you thinking? We have to win this game and get to the ultimate prize.

"We won't make things uncomfortable since we have siblings in this game so, everything stops at underwear." Jasper stressed looking directly at Emmett who had a cheesy grin on his face and was raising his eyebrows at Rose.

"What?" Emmett asked innocently only to feel my hand slap the back of his head.

"Behave you animal!" I scolded him. "I better not ever hear you give me a hard time about MY behavior!"

"Okay Bella, okay," he held his hands up in surrender. "Jasper deal the cards."

After shuffling a few times the cards were dealt. Each of us received two cards face down and the third card was dealt face up. We would normally place our bet based on what was in our hands at the time but since our ante was paid at the end of a hand we just continued on. Three more cards were dealt face up. We could now see four of the cards that each of our opponents had lain out in front of them.

I took a moment to look around at everyone. Taking in their expressions and body movements. It was very quiet while the concentration took over.

Alice was wiggling in her chair with a big smile on her face. Both she and Jasper had an Ace showing on the table but Alice was also showing a King.

Jasper was keeping very solemn trying to read the faces of the rest of us but cracking a grin as he noticed Alice's giddiness.

Emmett was Mr. Serious as he tried to not give anything away but I already knew that meant so far he didn't have shit in his hand. The only thing he had showing on the table was a King and some very low cards.

Rose was doing well and stayed very calm, she was hard to read. A queen and a Jack were her high cards. She didn't seem very worried; she was too busy being amused by watching Emmett.

Edward was looking at me and moving his eyes up and down. Don't you dare dazzle me at this table Mr. Masen! I quickly looked away after I noticed he only had low cards showing on the table.

The final card was then dealt face down and we each picked it up carefully. At the same time I heard a sigh, a squeal, a growl and a giggle.

"I dare anyone to beat this!" squealed Alice as she put down a flush of five Clubs.

"Son of a …" I quickly slapped my hand over Emmett's mouth as we all lay our cards on the table.

"Alice it's all you girl." I said with a smile, as I looked at all the cards.

"Yahoo boys, gimme those shirts!" she jumped out of her chair and ran around the table collecting her bounty and doing a happy dance. When she reached Jasper she very slowly pulled his shirt off for him letting her hands trail along his chest. Rose took advantage of his arms being in the air and poked him in the side making him laugh.

"For the love of God, just take his shirt off!" groaned Emmett, while Edward slapped his hand to his forehead before closing his eyes and laughing.

She skipped back to her seat with a satisfied grin and tossed the shirts behind her on the floor. "We can now continue." She announced while she calmly placed her hands on the table in front of her.

It was Rose's turn to shuffle. She made sure she shuffled a couple of extra times just to mix the cards up more. One by one we received our cards with the first two face down and the next one face up for all to see. We then took a moment to see what everyone had on the table and the dealing continued. Three more cards were given face up and the last card face down. Everyone was staring at their cards and then at each other to get a clue as to who may have the best hand. I was having some rotten luck because I just wasn't getting the cards I needed.

Jasper was staying calm and was still hard to read. He took a sip of his drink and then sat back in his chair. He must have a so, so hand.

Rose crossed her arms and started looking around the room. Nothing on the table for her and nothing in her hand either I would bet.

Alice had her nose all wrinkled up and was mostly sitting still. Nothing there either.

Emmett was sitting bolt upright in his chair looking very smug. Oh shit, I think he's holding some good cards. There was an Ace showing in front of him and that could mean trouble.

Edward, Edward, Edward…why can't I see any of your cards? Bella you silly girl, you're staring at his chest that's why! OH Crap! Glancing up to break my daydream I once again met his emerald eyes and couldn't help returning the smile he was giving me.

"Bella….hey space cadet, are you ready to show your stuff?" Emmett elbowed me.

"Show my… what?" I came crashing back to earth.

"Your cards Bella, are you ready to show your hand." Asked Edward with a smirk.

"Sure, sure." I said and placed my cards down on the table with everyone else.

"Yeah, baby!" shouted Emmett. "Woohoo! Read 'em and weep! Boys I do believe I have just leveled the playing field." Jasper grinned while Edward placed his hands behind his head and rocked back in his chair balancing it on the two back legs.

It was now Emmett's turn to collect his winnings as he paraded around the table. Alice winked at Jasper as she pulled off her shirt and tossed it behind her to Emmett. Jasper seemed quite pleased with what he saw as he stared intently at Alice. It was almost like those two had some kind of an invisible beam of comprehension going on between them.

I hesitantly grabbed the bottom of my shirt and then, just to get it over with, quickly tugged it over my head. As I did this, the band that was holding my hair back in a ponytail slipped out. My hair cascaded over my shoulders at about the same time that Edward fell backwards in his chair.

"Edward, are you okay?" I asked running around the table and leaning over him. He was on the floor flat on his back next to the tipped over chair. As he lay there laughing at his situation he looked into my eyes and then let them look down to my barely covered chest. WOW! I read his lips perfectly as he mouthed the word so no one else could hear. Realizing exactly what he was looking at, I stood back up feeling the blush cross my cheeks.

"Edward give me your hand, and Bella you better sit down now." Said Emmett, shaking his head with a laugh as everyone snickered at us.

As Emmett made his way over to Rose she stopped him in front of her. "I can manage myself sir." She said and wiggled her way out of her shirt as he watched." He nodded his approval at her current clothing situation and returned to his chair in a daze.

"Okay back to the game," said Jasper.

This continued on for two more hands with Rosalie winning the next round resulting in the boys standing to drop their shorts in unison while the girls whooped at them. Then Jasper won the hand after that and we mimicked the boys and got it over with quickly by dropping our shorts all together also.

Luckily Edward's chair was firmly planted on the floor this time. I think my face stayed quite red for the next few minutes as I shyly glanced down at the table after I noticed that Edward was looking at me.

"Holy heaven Rose!" exclaimed Emmett.

"Yeah Rose, can you say exhibitionist?" asked Jasper with a grimace then he turned his gaze over to Alice who was playfully waving at him. Alice and Jasper began intently flirting with each other with their eyes. It was very intense and once again I found myself looking down at the table waiting for the cards to be dealt.

"What?" she slyly smiled at Jasper as she stared at Emmett across the table. "Am I distracting you?"

"Everybody, sit please?" Edward begged with a shaky voice.

"Sounds like you boys are going to have a hard time concentrating for this next hand." Giggled Alice.

"Yeah, I need to sit." Said Jasper in an almost whisper as he watched Alice bouncing on her toes.

We all took our seats so we could finish up the very last hand. The guys were only looking at the table in front of them or stealing glances at their girl and noticing that we were doing the same to them. Everyone had a nervous grin plastered to their face.

I could feel the heat of Edward's eyes staring at me and I cautiously let my eyes drift up to meet his. I wondered if he could see me trembling. As I looked into his eyes I saw something that seemed to calm my nervousness. I'm not sure what it was but I could tell he was waiting for me to look up at him. He stared deep into my eyes for a moment and then nodded his head slightly as that adorable crooked smile made its way to his mouth. I smiled back at him feeling better that he was not gawking at me like some weirdo the way Emmett was doing to Rose. Gross!

The winner would get to make the losing team do as they wished. Even though I was nervous about it, I knew this was going to be fun. All eyes were on the cards as Emmett dealt and everyone's expression stayed blank.

First two cards were dealt to each of us face down. Emmett took a moment to pause and let us look at our cards, but no one gave away anything with their face.

The next card was placed face up in front of each of us. All three of the boys were showing an Ace and their faces all lit up at the same time as they nodded to each other.

We watched intently as we each received three more cards face up. Once again, Emmett gave us a moment to look around the table at what was showing. Oh no! Edward now had two Kings with his Ace. This could be a problem. In front of me, I looked to see a Ten of hearts, Three of clubs, Five of diamonds, and Queen of hearts. I was holding the King and Jack of hearts in my hand. Lady luck I need you now!

"Here goes." Said Emmett and hesitantly passed around the final card face down.

The guys seemed very smug like they had this one in the bag but I knew just by what was on the table that no one was going to beat my hand. I was so confident that I jumped up on my chair and tossed my cards face up on the table.

"SNAP!" I shouted and laughed loudly at the expression on Emmett's face.

"Holy Crap! A Royal Flush!" he yelled. Then his bottom lip poked out as he gave me the sad puppy face. This only made me laugh more until I realized everyone was staring at me as I stood on my chair in only my underclothes.

"Oops," I whispered quickly stepping down with the help of Emmett so I wouldn't fall.

"Looks like you boys are now at our mercy." Said Rose grinning devilishly.

"Girls, huddle over here and let's discuss the punishment." Grinned Alice.

EPOV

I watched the girls all get up from the table and make their way into the kitchen making sure to grab their clothes along the way. I watched Bella's retreating form not able to tear my eyes away from the way her hips swayed with each step. Once she was out of site, I stood up and put my clothes back on as Emmett and Jasper followed suit.

"That was one hell of a hand Bella had." I mused as I pulled my shirt over my head.

"Yeah, I guess I DID teach her all of my tricks." Emmett said while rubbing the back of his head.

We put the card table away and sat on the sofa waiting for the girls to come back with their punishment. I was nervous as hell and had no idea what they would come up with. I knew how devious my sister could be and was certain Bella would go easy on me but I wasn't sure about Rose. "What do you think they're going to have us do?"

"Dunno but I'm sure it can't be that bad. They're girls, they'll probably have us feed them breakfast in bed or something." Emmett quipped with a smug smile on his face. I was almost positive it wouldn't be that good; serving Bella breakfast in bed would be more of a reward than a punishment.

"You're an idiot Emmett if you honestly think it will be that easy. I know my sister and she's going to want to embarrass us." Jasper retorted while smacking Emmett on the back of the head.

"Ow, what is it with people hitting me on the head?" Emmett asked while rubbing his scalp.

"Maybe it's because we think it just might help knock some sense into that pea brain of yours." Rose responded from the doorway. Alice and Bella flanked her and each of them was holding a hat. Unfortunately, Bella had put her clothes back on but her shorts and tank top were tight enough to still give me a nice view of her sensuous curves.

"Nice Rosie, real nice. Just go ahead and insult your boyfriend a little more and see if you get any tonight." Emmett said smugly.

"Emmett, you know better than to threaten me with abstinence. As if you could go a day without this." She replied while moving her hand up and down her body like Vanna White.

"I was just kidding baby." Emmett pleaded.

"I know sweetie." Rose said as she walked towards us. "Now you boys move the furniture as close to the wall as possible. We need lots of space in the center of the room to be able to conduct your punishment."

We stood up with confused expressions but moved the furniture as Rose directed. Once we were finished, we walked to the center of the room where the girls were standing. They all had smug expressions on their faces and were still holding the hats. What do they plan on doing with those damn hats?

"What's with the hats?" I asked while gesturing to the fedora in Bella's hand. Emmett and Jasper nodded in agreement to my question.

"What, this?" Bella said coyly as she put the fedora on her head. That looks so hot on her! Mmmm, I can picture her wearing that and nothing else. Snap out of it Edward! I had to shake my head to clear the naughty thoughts of Bella away.

"Well, the girls and I decided that we really did enjoy seeing you three in your boxers." Rose said as she placed the top hat she was holding on her head.

"But what we enjoyed the most was watching the process of getting you down to your boxers." Alice continued while placing the derby she was holding on her head.

"Pardon me?" I was so confused and had no idea what they were leading in to. The three of them were standing in front of us wearing hats and complimenting us.

"Well, of course you liked us in our boxers. We're three hot guys, duh!" Emmett said sarcastically. I sighed and rolled my eyes at him. He was going to make this worse for us I just knew it.

"Oh Emmie, of course you are. And you're going to showcase for us just how hot you are." Rose said demurely as she winked at us.

"And how do you propose we do that? Um, showcase for you?" Jasper stammered out.

"And you still haven't explained why you're wearing the hats." I pointed out.

"Oh the hats aren't for us Eddie, they're for you." Alice said with a giggle as I cringed at the shortened form of my name. "Girls, shall we?" She asked as the girls nodded and walked towards us.

Bella walked up to me and took off the fedora. She looked at me expectantly and I reluctantly bowed my head so she could put the fedora on me. I wanted to protest but the way she looked up at me through her eyelashes made me acquiesce immediately. God, what this woman does to me!

Alice walked up to Jasper and he sighed as he leaned over for her to put the derby on his head. Emmett simply chuckled as he took the top hat off Rose's head and placed it on his own.

"I OWN this hat! It looks good on me doesn't it!" Emmett asked as he puffed his chest out.

"Where did you get these hats anyway?" Jasper asked.

"They're Carlisle's; he's got a closet full of 'em." Bella said never breaking eye contact with me.

"Okay, we're wearing the hats….now what?" I asked while still gazing at Bella.

Rose walked over to the light switch on the wall and dimmed the lights. She then made her way to the sofa in front of where we were standing and sat down beckoning Bella to sit with her. I reluctantly looked away from Bella to Alice who was also sitting on the sofa as she toyed with the stereo remote in her hand.

The music started and it finally dawned on me what they wanted us to do. The sounds of "You Can Leave Your Hat On" by Joe Cocker filled the room and I immediately froze. I turned to Jasper and Emmett with my mouth open and my eyes wide. Jasper was shaking his head and mouthing no while Emmett simply laughed and began taking his shirt off.

"Less gaping and more stripping boys." Rose demanded.

"You want us to strip for you?" I asked completely in shock. I looked over at Bella and she was blushing but had a sly smile on her face. She winked at me and I couldn't stop the blush from tingeing my own cheeks.

"That's the plan and now you've messed up the intro." Alice said while stopping the song.

"I'm not doing it!" Jasper stated coldly.

"Oh yes you are! We won the poker game fair and square and the prize was that the loser had to do whatever the winner wanted. Well, we won and you lost and WE want YOU to STRIP. NOW STRIP!" Alice was standing with her hands on her hips and Jasper simply nodded and sighed.

"Make sure to keep the hats on boys." Rosalie said with a wink.

"Um, and the boxers please." Bella said rather shyly.

I shrugged and looked over at Jasper and Emmett. "This is so embarrassing."

"Get over it Eddie, they've already seen you in your skivvies." Emmett teased.

"You don't have to dance or anything Edward." Bella was trying to comfort me but she still had that sly grin on her face. Something tells me she's looking forward to this.

"You can at least wiggle a little bit!" Alice yelled.

"Fine! But don't think I'll forget this Alice." I snapped.

"Boys, let's give these girls a show to remember. Don't let me down!" Emmett said proudly. "And Rosie, I'll give you the Full Monty later babe." He said as he winked at her.

The music started again and I was resigned to embarrass myself fully in front of Bella. Or I can give her a taste of what's to come.

Baby take off your coat
Real slow
Take off your shoes
I'll take off your shoes
Baby take off your dress
Yes, yes, yes

I looked to my left to see Emmett swinging his hips in a circular motion as he slowly pulled his shirt over his head. Jasper was on my right not moving much as he kicked off his flip-flops. I stood there as still as a statue contemplating what to do.

"Just pretend it's only you and Bella." Emmett whispered in my ear. I can do that, I think. I closed my eyes and began to sway my hips side to side very slightly. I gripped my shirt and pulled it over my head. I opened my eyes and saw Bella gawking at me or rather my chest. I tossed my shirt at her and it landed in her lap causing her to look at my face. I winked at her and she giggled as the blush stayed permanently stained to her cheeks.

You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on

Emmett was now pulling his shorts off as he tried to do some sort of spin. He lost his balance and fell on his face. The girls giggled as he quickly stood up. Jasper was now shirtless but was still not moving much.

Go over there, turn on the light
Hey, all the lights
Come over here, stand on that chair
Yeah, that's right
Raise your arms up in the air
Now shake 'em
You give me reason to live
You give me reason to live
You give me reason to live
You give me reason to live

I slowly pulled my shorts down trying to tease Bella the entire way. I watched her eyes follow my hands as they pulled the shorts down. Her eyes followed the shorts until they landed on her lap. She looked down at the clothes in her lap and then back up at me. She was staring at my crotch and I had to look down to make sure everything stayed tucked away. Jasper and Emmett were now in nothing but their boxers. The three of us must have looked absolutely ridiculous standing in the middle of Carlisle and Esme's media room in nothing but our underwear.

Sweet darling, (you can leave your hat on)
You can leave your hat on
Baby, (you can leave your hat on)
You can leave your hat on
(You can leave your hat on)

The girls were clapping and cheering us on as we wiggled a little bit longer until the song finally came to an end. Once it was over I could do nothing but laugh. Emmett pat me on the back and Jasper looked like he could cry.

"Thanks for the show boys." Alice and Rose said in unison. The girls were laughing hysterically as they fell over each other on the sofa.

"Yeah, yeah. Care to play another round of poker ladies? You know, give us a chance to even the playing field a little." Emmett asked as he wiggled his eyebrows up and down.

"Not a chance!" Bella said enthusiastically. We all enjoyed a good laugh before we placed the furniture back. I walked over to where Bella was sitting on the couch to grab my clothes. She was holding onto them tightly with a devilish smile on her face.

"Bella, do you think I could have my clothes back now? I'm feeling a bit exposed."

"Um, I guess. I mean, if you really feel the need to cover up that gor..um, I mean if you really want to." She was blushing and wouldn't make eye contact with me. Was she about to call my body gorgeous?

"Tell you what, you can keep the shirt but can I at least have my shorts back? I'm afraid if I sit down you may get more of a peep show than you bargained for." I said with a chuckle. She looked up at me with a smile and nodded. She handed me the shorts and I thanked her as I put them back on.

We decided to watch a few movies before we called it a night. Bella wanted to make some popcorn and made her way into the kitchen still clutching onto my shirt. I followed her wanting desperately to kiss her after staring at her in her bra and panties all night.

"You know, you may need to put the shirt down to make popcorn. It's going to take both hands I believe." I said from the doorway causing her to jump. She dropped the shirt and blushed furiously. I walked over to her and picked it up.

"For some strange reason you are holding onto this shirt like it's your security blanket. Not that I'm complaining, I think it's cute, but you seem reluctant to set it down so you can make your popcorn. I have a solution if I may? Lift your arms." She held her arms up above her head and I put the shirt on her. It was huge on her, falling to her mid-thigh making it hard to tell if she wore anything under it. She looked so sexy wearing my clothes. Note to self, going forward she needs to be naked, in a bikini or in my clothes. She leaned her head down and inhaled deeply.

"It smells like you." She said with a smile causing me to smile widely in return.

"Is that why you were holding onto it?" I asked curiously. It made me happy that she wanted to keep a part of me close to her.

"Yes. Is that okay?" She was blushing again and I couldn't stop my hand from reaching out to stroke her cheek.

"It's perfectly okay. You can have that shirt if you'd like." She nodded and I leaned in and softly pressed my lips to hers. We were interrupted by laughter coming from the media room. I grabbed her hand forgetting the popcorn and led her back to the room. We sat on the sofa and she curled up next to me, resting her head on my shoulder.

We watched several movies but I couldn't tell you what they were. I was paying more attention to Bella than what was on the screen. She had her hand on my bare chest and was tracing the lines and contours of my muscles. I had my arm wrapped around her rubbing gentle circles on her back. I could feel her warm breath on my neck and each exhale caused me to become more aroused. Calm down Edward! I was trying to build up the courage to ask her if she'd sleep in my room with me but if she knew my current physical state she'd probably run screaming in the opposite direction.

Emmett stood up saying something about "sleep" while using air quotes. He pulled Rosalie up and flung her over his shoulder as he headed toward the stairs. I heard him faintly mention the Full Monty he had promised her. Alice and Jasper said they were headed to bed as well but I was sure there'd be no sleeping in that room either. I heard him mumbling something about her deserving her own punishment, which caused me to shiver.

I turned to Bella who was looking up at me hopefully. Now's the time to ask Edward. "Bella, would you like to sleep in my room tonight?" I was holding my breath in anticipation.

"I thought you'd never ask Edward. I was starting to think I'd be stuck on the sofa." She giggled and I released the breath I was holding.

I realized I hadn't qualified my question properly. I wanted desperately to curl up next to her and hold her close to me. "Um, I mean would you like to sleep in my bed with me or I can sleep on the floor if you like….." She cut me off by placing her fingers on my lips.

"Don't be silly Edward, I knew you meant your bed and I'd love to. I trust you'll be a proper gentleman of course." I took the hand that was pressed against my mouth and kissed it softly before responding.

"Scouts honor, no funny business…..unless of course….." I raised an eyebrow and tried to look seductive but it caused her to giggle and slap my arm as she said my name exasperatedly, "Edward."

"Can't blame a guy for trying right? I'm joking Bella. Shall we?" I stood up and extended my hand to her to help her up. We walked hand in hand until we reached the stairs to the loft. I tugged her hand gently before ascending the stairs.

"Are you sure you don't mind?" I was hoping she wouldn't change her mind.

"I don't mind." She kissed me on the cheek and ran up the stairs. I stood at the base of the steps for a moment to catch my breath. One thing was certain; I wasn't going to get any sleep tonight.

A/N: And guess what? I am betting the rest of you won't get any sleep tonight either- these damn cliffhangers! We should do a poll right now asking how many of you are cursing us at this moment. LOL!

Well we are going to give you something to think about…Frisky Edward. You will see him next chapter along with a fun filled shopping trip for everyone lead by Alice.

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