Never Again, Chapter 13: There's a Difference

Edward Cullen: Say it. Out loud.

Me: No!

Edward: Say it!

Me: Bite me, bitch!

Edward: *sighs* Fine. I'll bite you, if you just tell everyone the truth.

Me: I DON'T OWN TWILIGHT! I DON'T OWN TWILIGHT!

Edward: *runs away, giggling*

Me: *sobs*

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"And you're sure you're gonna be OK, Bells?" Jazz called up the stairs to me. "Edward'll be here soon, right?"

"Yeah," I called down to him. "Have fun with Alice."

I heard Jazz chuckle, and then the door banged. I glanced at the clock; I had twenty minutes.

I went downstairs, looking for something to keep me busy, but Jasper had already cleaned up from dinner. Weird. And annoying.

So, I sat on the couch to wait. That wasn't my smartest idea. Inevitably, my mind started to wander…

We had to be making a mistake. Did I really want to do this? Did Edward? Did he just think I wanted to? Was he even a virgin? Did he hate me because I wasn't? Ugh. Oh God…when was the last time I took my pill? I had to run to the calendar, and saw that I'd checked off the right day. Well, that was a relief.

All this thinking was really hurting my head. I glanced at the clock again- surely my revelations had killed some time- what? That had to be wrong. Eighteen minutes.

"Ugh!" I groaned, banging my head into the couch cushions. Maybe, if I stared at the clock hard enough, time would actually move faster…

A knock at the door stopped me from putting my theory into practice. Eager to pass the time, I ran to the door and yanked it open.

"Sorry," those beautiful green eyes were apologetic and that grin sheepish as I opened the door to reveal my personal Greek god. (Copyright S Meyer. lol) "I know we agreed six, but I had to get out the house. Emmett and Rosalie…" he trailed off, shaking his head with a shudder as he walked into the house. He turned to face me, and greeted me with a kiss.

"Hey," he said, his penetrating green eyes holding mine.

"Hi," I smiled. I brought his lips back to mine, and pulled him towards the stairs.

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Yes, I'm doing a Steph. You all know what happens! :D

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The next morning, I woke up to the sound of heavy rain against my bedroom window. Typical. But, weirdly, that didn't make the shit-eating grin across my face disappear.

Because, lying next to me was the most gorgeous thing going.

He laid there, my favourite crooked grin present even in sleep, with the covers loosely thrown over him but keeping his glorious chest on full show. I couldn't stop the staggering feeling rushing through me that he was mine. That he loved me, and wanted me just as much as I wanted him. I couldn't stop the happiness that overwhelmed me as my brain flicked through the night's events, and I couldn't stop the exhilaration that ran through my blood as they did.

How could I ever have doubted it? It was perfect. He was perfect. He was what I needed; what I'd been waiting for. For once, someone was good for me, being good too me. Since meeting Edward, I'd felt like a completely different person. It was as if all of the shit going on in my life had never happened, and never would it happen again.

Edward's eyes flickered slightly, and then they opened fully, revealing my favourite part of him. Well, second favourite. Alright, favourite facial feature. Happy?

"Morning," he said cheerfully, grinning hugely. Aww, bless him.

"Hey," I smiled, snuggling into him. This had to be my new favourite place in the world. My happy place.

"So…" Edward started.

"So?" I'd anticipated this. I knew what he was trying to say, and I couldn't be bothered to help him.

"Was I… I mean, how…did you…?" He was looking kinda frustrated at himself. Hehe. He took a deep breath, closing his eyes. "Was I any good?" he asked, without opening them.

My smile got bigger, and I pushed my lips to his fiercely. "Yes," I murmured against them. I pulled myself on top of him, giggling at his cuteness…

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Use your imaginations!!

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"Anybody home?" I called as we walked through the door into Edward ad Emmett's house.

"In here!" Emmett yelled from the direction of the kitchen. We walked into the kitchen, and- what? Is this the wrong house?

Emmett and Rosalie were sat extremely close to one another, both of them looking blissfully happy. Rosalie was feeding Emmett pancakes, who was looking like he'd died and gone to heaven. Rose was actually smiling.

"Ugh, get a room," Edward muttered as he followed me into the kitchen.

Emmett chuckled. "So, what did you two get up to last night?" He waggled his eyebrows suggestively.

I expected Edward to blush, stammer and blurt out the first thing that popped in his head. Instead, he said calmly, "We went to sleep, Emmett." There he goes again, always surprising me. "What did you two get up to?"

Emmett looked at Rosalie, grinning. Rosalie pretended to whack him upside the head and then cleared her throat. "Yeah, same same," she told us.

Awkward turtle. No one really had anything to say now that we'd established that everyone had in fact been 'sleeping'.

"Well…I'm going to work," Emmett announced, standing up. He kissed Rose goodbye, saluted Edward and me and then walked out of the door.

Rosalie sighed wistfully, and I snapped my head towards her accusingly.

"You f**ked him?"

"So? You f**ked him!" She nodded towards Edward.

"I'm not going to break his heart!"

She sighed. "Bella, this is different, OK? Seriously, I really like Emmett. He makes me feel so…" she trailed off, seemingly incapable of finding a word to finish her sentence. "I'm not going to f**k this one up." She promised me earnestly.

I nodded. "Good. I can't be doing with family domestics before we're even married."

Edward got a really funny look in his eye. Crap. Me and my big gob.

"Married?" He repeated. "Do you…think about that stuff a lot?"

Rosalie laughed, and then got up. "Good luck, kid!" she called as she left the room.

Oh God oh God oh God oh God.

"Well…" I started. Lie? No. Tell the truth. Ugh, but he'll think I'm a freak! "I guess I-"

Edward stopped me with a kiss. "Me too," he murmured against them.

YAAAAAAAAAAAYYY!!

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