Author's Note: Updates should be more frequent now, I'm on a bit of a roll and have a little more free time on my hands at the moment. Here's to Bella and Riley's first date…..

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or it's characters.

Edward and Tanya I should say really, fuck queue the awkward moment I thought as we approached them. Maybe they wouldn't see us?

"Hey aren't they your friends from the other night?" Riley asked as he spotted them.

Double fuck. If I ignored them now it'd look bad and then raise a whole range of questions I was not prepared to answer.

"Uh yeah, I didn't notice them for a sec" I replied trying to sound offhand.

"Want to go say hi?" Riley continued.

Not really I thought desperately, "Erm maybe we" I started to say just as Edward turned around and spotted us.

Crap.

He didn't look particularly happy when he saw who he was with, but mind you I was feeling the same way about the certain blonde hanging off his arm. I tried to smile at him as Riley lead the way over to where they were standing but I was certain it came out like a grimace more than anything else.

"Hi Bella, hi…" Edward greeted me before pausing.

"Riley" Riley introduced himself shaking Edward's hand, it looked like a death grip rather than a handshake.

"Sure yeah from the other night" Edward replied still looking at me.

"Oh hi Betty" Tanya sneered. Bitch! She was playing the same game I was Friday night.

"Bella" I replied tersely, "Tracey, nice to see you again" I added trying not to laugh.

"It's Tanya, how damn hard is that to remember?" she asked angrily. I was right about her not being very bright, she got so worked up by me calling her Tracey she forgot we were playing the same game.

Edward now looked mildly amused.

"Right, my bad" I replied not feeling bad at all.

It turned out we were all going to the same movie, joy, and to top it all off we were sitting next to each other. The universe must hate me.

In a show of possessive maleness Riley put his hand on the small of my back and led me into the theatre. We found our seats easily and before I knew it Edward and Tanya had done the same.

The seating arrangement was beyond awkward, from left to right, Tanya, Edward, me and then Riley. I figured there could be a number of reasons Edward was sitting next to me, the most plausible being that he was keeping me and Tanya apart; a very wise move on his part.

As soon as the lights went out I could feel the air between Edward and I crackling with electricity, I knew from previous experience that he could feel it too. This was going to be one hell of a long movie.

Half an hour in I couldn't tell you what it was about, at all. Concentrating with Edward sitting next to me was impossible. I desperately needed a distraction; I glanced towards Riley who had at some point placed his hand upturned on the arm rest between our seats.

I wanted a distraction, this would have to do. I placed my hand in Riley's and he turned to grin at me. I smiled back.

I could see Edward tense visibly beside me, I wonder what had him so worked up I wondered.

When the lights finally came on I had never felt so relieved, we headed out into the foyer. Edward and Tanya had disappeared already so there were no worries about another round awkwardness.

"Can I walk you to your car?" Riley asked still holding my hand.

"Sure" I replied leading the way.

We talked about the movie as we walked down the street to where I had parked.

"I had a great time with you tonight Bella" Riley said when we reached my car.

"I did too" I told him.

"I'd like to go out with you again" he continued, "If you want?"

Did I want to? I wasn't sure how I felt. But I decided I needed to get myself together. Edward and I weren't going to happen and Riley was a nice guy, I should give it a go and see where it leads.

"That sounds great, call me?" I asked smiling.

"I will" he replied kissing me on the cheek.

We said our goodbyes and he promised to call soon, I drove home feeling completely confused to find that of course Alice and Rose were waiting in the living room eagerly awaiting a full account of the evenings events.

"Hey" I greeted them plonking myself down on the sofa beside Rose.

"Spill!" Alice demanded.

I smirked and shook my head; "You guys are not even going to believe this" I started before launching into my story.

Both of them waited patiently until I had finished my account before saying a word.

"Considering how awkward that must have been I think you handled it well" Rose spoke first.

"Well it certainly was awkward" I replied shaking my head again.

"You're definitely going to go out with Riley again then?" Alice asked.

"Sure, I guess, I don't have anything to lose. Besides this is just a silly crush on my part, Edward doesn't feel the same" I added.

"I wouldn't be so sure of that" Alice replied.

"Why?" I asked, "Do you know something we don't?"

"No I just have this feeling" she replied.

We talked a while longer before heading off to bed where I lay awake for a long time before finally drifting off and once again dreamt about Edward.