A/N: So if you are my sister reading this: Don't make fun of me. If you are Cyndy reading this: not all of this chapter is 'Cyndy appropriate'. For everyone else; thanks for the reviews and support!

I was so focused on my book for the last few hours that I didn't even notice that there was no conversation within the car.

I looked up towards the front seats and noticed that Rose looked asleep. Emmett's eyes were focused out the windshield and there was soft music on the radio.

I looked to Edward to see that he was listening to his iPod and was leaning his head back on the seat and looking out of the side window. Studying him further I could tell he was tense. His jaw was clenched and his knee was bobbing up and down rapidly.

I reached over and placed my hand on his bouncing leg. He didn't turn to face me he just put his hand over mine on his leg and stilled the movement.

I closed my book and shifted on the bench seat to get closer to him and pulled one ear bud from his ear. "What are you thinking about so seriously?" He just shrugged his shoulders.

"Hey Emmett, where are we?" I called out to the front of the car.

"We're coming up on Rapid City, South Dakota." He shouted. "It's the halfway mark for today."

I looked at Edward who seemed to have flinched when he heard his brother's voice. "Do you think that we can stop and rest for a while? Get something to eat maybe?" I asked eyeing Edward.

"Sure, I'm always ready for food." He smiled back at me. "I'll take the next exit."

We pulled off the road a few minutes later once we found an exit that looked to have a couple of restaurant choices. I pushed for a sit down place instead of fast food. If I had to eat another greasy hamburger I was going to hurl.

We all jumped out of the car happy to stretch our legs. Rose and Emmett were walking ahead of us and were almost to the door. I took Edward's hand and pulled him off to the side of the entrance. "Get a table, we'll be right in." I told them. They nodded and opened the door and went inside.

"I can tell there is something wrong with you. What's up?" Edward just looked at me and shook his head slightly. I rolled my eyes at him. "Please tell me."

He stayed silent.

"Look, we are only halfway to our destination for tonight." I said rubbing his arm. "We've got about five more hours of sitting in that car."

"I…" He sighed. "Emmett is irritating the hell out of me."

Now we're getting somewhere. "I know me too, but there is not much we can do about it." I said as I slid my arms around his waist and looked up at him with a small smile.

He leaned down and captured my lips in a kiss. And of course like clockwork, just as we were getting in to it…

"You guys, will you stop with all of this Lovey Dovey crap and get in here. I want to order." Emmett whined and stormed back inside.

Edward leaned his forehead onto mine keeping his eyes closed. I rubbed my hands up and down his back a couple of times before I suggested that we go in.

Once we were back on the road, Edward seemed to be a little bit better. Being confined in such a small space for too long was too much for him. At the time, I thought that the trip was a good idea, bonding with his brother and all.

I leaned into his side and whispered in his ear. "We can be annoying too you know." He turned his head slightly in my direction and grinned.

What annoys Emmett? Hmmm…

Before I could come up with anything, Edward turned to me and put his hands on both sides of my face and crashed his mouth to mine. I smiled inwardly and wrapped my arms around him pulling him closer.

"Knock it off back there!" Emmett shouted glaring at us from the rearview mirror.

Edward pulled away from me and leaned in between the front seats. He stretched his arm forward and shoved the rearview mirror off to the side so that it would be impossible for Emmett to see into the back seat or anywhere for that matter.

Edward returned to me and continued from where he left off, but chuckled to himself before giving me his full attention.

We pulled into the motel parking lot and Edward and I released a sigh of relief.

"I hope we can get more sleep tonight." I mentioned to Edward as he was pulling out our suitcase from the back of the trailer. "I don't think I can sleep in that sauna again, and that snoring! Ugh!"

We both looked at each other for a split second before we both started talking. "We'll get us checked in." We said in unison.

Edward and I walked out of the office grinning from ear to ear. At the car I dropped a keycard into Rose's hand. "Room 112." I told her. She looked at me curiously for a second before she picked up her bag and headed towards the room.

I headed down that hallway to our room behind Rose and Emmett. Edward was following me with our suitcase.

Rose slipped the keycard in the slot and opened the door. Emmett pushed past her into the room. Edward and I kept walking. "Where are you going?" Rose asked.

I looked at her and smiled when I brought out another keycard and slid it into the lock on the door next to them and opened the door. Rose stood there looking at me with the 'you'd better explain this' look in her eye; her hands on her hips.

I ushered Edward into the room and closed the door in his confused face while I remained in the hallway.

Rose shut her door too even thought Emmett was saying something to her.

"Why did you get two rooms?"

She had slept through all of the commotion from last night.

"Edward is getting a little…" I didn't want to tell her that Emmett was driving Edward crazy. I didn't need for her to tell on him and make it worse. "…stressed, and I think he needs some time to relax. It's too claustrophobic in one room with four people."

"Ok, let me know if you need anything."

"I will." I hugged her goodnight.

I walked back into the room and Edward was laying back on one of the beds with his arms over his face and his legs hanging off of the side.

"Oh. We each get our own bed. How roomy." I said bouncing up and down on the other bed on my knees.

"Yep." He said kicking off his shoes and scooting up onto the middle of the bed and stretching his whole body out.

"Well I'm gonna change for bed then." I smiled. I went to the suitcase and pulled out some pajamas, a little something that I bought at the vending machine in the lobby when we were checking in, and went into the bathroom.

I slid on my usual tank top and looked at myself in the mirror. I chuckled and rolled my eyes at myself.

I walked back out into the room and threw my pajama pants back on top of the suitcase and went to my bed and pulled back the covers. I looked back over my shoulder to see Edward watching my every move. I turned my face away from him. I knew that I was most likely a little pink in the cheeks.

I climbed into the bed and turned off my light on my side of the room. I turned away from him and faced the wall. "Goodnight Edward."

"Goodnight."

I heard the rustling of what was probably his clothes, the light clicked off, and then silence. Ten minutes must have passed before I heard him whine. "Bellaaa." I tried my best to not laugh, but I couldn't hold it in.

"Are you laughing at me?" I held my hands over my mouth. "You are. You're laughing at me."

Before I knew what hit me, Edward was on top of me and my blankets straddling my legs with his hands on either side of my head. I looked up at his face, but could barely make out his features from the sliver of moonlight that was coming through the curtains. What I could see was that he was practically naked in just his boxers, and my face was burning.

"Just what do you think you are doing over here on my bed?" I scolded.

"If you want me to leave and go and sleep over there all by myself…just say so." He challenged.

"Just get under the damn covers already." And he did.

"Edward?"

"Hmmm?" He hummed against the skin on my neck.

"Today at the restaurant and later in the car…" I started. "…you know when we were kissing. Why don't we do that more often?"

"What do you mean?" He said pulling back to look at my face. "We kiss all the time. I'm kissing you right now."

"I know. It's just…we don't do much more than hold hands in public."

"Bella, I promise to grope you more in public from now on. Ok?"

"Ok." I giggled.

"You're weird."

"But you love me."

"I do." He said continuing his assault on my neck.

He brought his attention back to my lips as his left hand slid under my tank top and up my back. I shivered at the contact, but I was anything but cold.

He pulled his head back and looked me in the eyes silently asking if I was Ok. I nodded and crossed my arms in front of me and gripped the hem of my shirt and wriggled it up and over my head.

I took a hold of his hand and placed it on my bare breast. "You don't even know what you are doing to me." He groaned.

"I think I have a pretty good idea." I said tugging at his hair to pull his mouth back to mine.

Within just a few moments we were both lying together completely naked.

"Wait a minute." I said reaching under the pillows for the thing that I had stashed there when I got into bed and pulled it out and handed it to him.

He raised his eyebrows and chuckled. "These come with the room?" He said inspecting the small box holding two condoms in it.

"Edward." I groaned.

"Are you trying to seduce me Bella?" He smiled. "Because it's working."

I had taken birth control pills since I was fifteen due to an irregular period, but I was still not going to take the risk.

He pulled away from me and tore open the box. Seconds later he was back on top of me settled between my legs.

This was right. This is what we both wanted. All of the fear of this moment that I had was gone. I was completely relaxed and ready. His kisses only reassured me of his love for me, though I didn't need any reassurance.

We locked eyes as he slowly pushed forward. The pain was considerably less than I had expected. Maybe because I wasn't nervous, I was giving myself to him freely with no reservations. I smiled up at him to show him that I was fine, and we began to move together like this wasn't totally new to both of us.

A shock of electricity shot through me originating from where we were connected, and I moaned loudly into his shoulder. I looked to Edward's face in time to see his eyes close tightly like he was in pain, but I knew that it was the complete opposite. He collapsed on me and I could feel his hot panting breath on my neck. After a few seconds he rolled onto his back and his hand found mine, and he weaved his fingers through my own.

We laid there for a few minutes catching our breath before I snuggled up into his side and laid my head on his chest. We didn't speak. We didn't have to. He just held me tight and kissed the top of my head.

The next morning after a long shower we made it to the motel's attached coffee shop. We walked in hand in hand to find Emmett and Rose already sitting on the same side of a booth. We slid in the other side and started to peruse the menu.

I looked up and Rose was examining me from across the table. "What is everyone having?" I asked.

"I'm just getting some yogurt and a fruit plate." Rose said never taking her eyes off of me. "You want the same Emmett?"

"Aw hell no. I'm getting the biggest damn thing on here. I'm starving." Emmett stated as he showed Edward the picture of the food he was ordering.

We finished up breakfast and I headed into the restroom before we hit the road. I was washing my hands when Rose came out of a stall and headed to the sinks.

"So…" She started. "What's with Edward and that goofy grin he's been sporting all morning?"

"A good mood?" I said in the form of a question raising one eyebrow.

"I don't know Bella. Why don't you tell me?" Her hands were on her hips at this point.

I wasn't ashamed of what we had done. I just wasn't ready to share all of the details that she would want from me. I would wait until we had Alice on the phone or something; I didn't want to have to repeat it over and over like a gossip crazed teenager. I wanted it to remain private between Edward and me. For now at least.

I shrugged my shoulders and left the restroom.

One more night on the road and 22 hours later we had finally reached New York.

We drove around in circles for what seemed like hours looking for our new apartment.

"Damn it Emmett, let me see the directions!" Edward shouted again from next to me. He was getting agitated again with Emmett's driving and lack of direction. Edward was doing really well up to about six hours ago. The memory of the night in Sioux Falls had lingered in him until then. We had been forced to share a room in Chicago due to the price. Chicago was expensive.

"Here it is!" Rose exclaimed pointing at a building that looked nothing like the apartment we had rented. Oddly enough there was a loading zone in the front of the building. We pulled in and parked the Jeep. Emmett jumped out of the car and headed inside.

"Rose I don't think that this is it. In fact, I'm about 100% sure of that." I said with my head between the front seats. Edward was sitting with his arms crossed in front of him looking rather pissed.

A few minutes later, Emmett emerged from the building with a smile on his face dangling some keys.

I looked at Edward and he looked just as confused as I felt. "This is it." Emmett informed us through the window shaking the keys in one hand. "Come on."

I climbed out of the car and looked up at the tall brick building. It wasn't as tall as some of the buildings but it was at least eight stories high. "They should have taken better pictures for their website. It looks much better in person."

Edward still looked skeptical even though Emmett was holding keys to the place.

We walked into the lobby and I was still amazed that this could be the same apartment from the pictures that I have seen. There was a big desk like a fancy hotel lobby with a fountain in the middle of the room.

We headed straight for the elevators and got in once the doors opened. Emmett hit the '8' button and the doors closed.

The elevator opened to a wide hallway with several apartment doors. Emmett headed to the door marked '810' and inserted the key and opened the big door.

Emmett and Rose's faces had huge smiles plastered on them and they walked into the room and stepped to the side.

I took Edward's hand and we followed them in. My mouth fell open and I let out a little squeak before I covered it with my hand.

Standing in the middle of the room were Edward's parents.

Esme ran over to us and put her arms around both of us the best that she could. "Surprise!" She announced when she let us go.

I looked around the room to find out that it was actually a loft. One whole side of the room was a huge window with glass doors that lead out to a balcony. There was a big open kitchen with silver appliances and granite counter tops. The floors were hard wood and there were columns throughout the large open room. There were a couple of doors on one wall, and a set of stairs was on one side of the living area.

"What's going on?" I asked as I looked into one of the doors to find a small bedroom. The other door was a large bathroom.

"After seeing where you two were planning on living, we decided to investin an apartment for you for your stay in New York." Carlisle spoke up. "We wanted to help you out."

Edward stood in stunned silence. Did I mention that the place was furnished?

"I don't know what to say." Edward said quietly.

"Just say 'thank you Mom and Dad' and give your mother a hug." Carlisle smiled.

"Thank you." And he hugged Esme until she started laughing.

"Anything for you, baby." She said kissing his cheek.

"Well let's see what's upstairs." I said grabbing Edward's hand and pulling him towards the steps.

Upstairs was a bedroom loft. Our bedroom. It had a king sized bed and a large walk-in closet. The bathroom was all marble and had a huge Jacuzzi tub and a separate shower.

"I could get used to this." I told Edward wrapping my arms around his neck. He smiled and I stood up on my toes and kissed him.