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Chapter 9 Keys

(BPOV)

When we finally pulled away we were both breathing hard. "Wow now that was a kiss" I said

He chuckled "I once heard it does not matter who is first what matters is who's last. Did you see sparks?"

His statement confused me so I answered his question.

"No, I was too distracted to notice"

He smirked

"Oh well you'll have to pay attention next time. Hey are you done eating?"

"Next time?" I mumbled to myself

"Yeah I don't think I could eat anymore" I said louder

"Ok why don't you go pick a movie while I finish cleaning up?"

I wanted to help him. But I also wanted to lick him NOT a good idea Bella you're not a dog

So I did the only sensible thing to do I agreed. "Alright"

The doctor had quite the extensive collection of DVD's wow! There's no way I'm going to be able to choose a single movie that was until three little numbers caught my eye they were double O 7, I'm a closet James Bond fan. He had every single one to date so I picked out one I hadn't yet seen and studied the back.

"Go ahead and put it in I'm almost finished" I heard from the kitchen.

After I had put the DVD in I sat down at one end of the couch and worried my bottom lip I liked Edward a lot. Only I didn't know if it was as a person in general or as in a guy. I felt right with him, and I really hoped that things wouldn't be weird between us. The tension curled in my belly I felt like I was going to lose my dinner. Yeah Bella that's what you need right now to upchuck all over this guy!

I heard the water faucet turn off and my anxiety doubled, my leg started to shake and I began to gnaw on my thumb nail a sure sign I was going to lose it soon.

"You know people have been known to go crazy from biting their nails" I heard him say from behind me.

He dropped a blanket in my lap and said "relax" as he came around the couch to sit on the opposite end. Just like that my nervousness vanished like it had never been there to begin with.

Except he did not sit, he lounged with his head on the armrest and his feet, his toes touching my thighs. I could feel electric currents running from his feet throughout my entire body and back out to him. I looked over at him to see if he felt it too he had a thoughtful look on his face.

"I would have pegged you for the chick flick type not 007 movie fan"

"Well all I can say is I guess I'm full of surprises" I said as I pushed play

I swear I heard him whisper "you sure are", but I couldn't be sure

When the movie began I was sitting upright but as the movie progressed I found myself at an awkward angle with my feet on the floor but my head on the armrest. Edward has also scooted down and his feet had ended up in my lap. About half way through the movie I saw Edward's hand snake towards me. He grabbed my hand and pulled me toward him "You don't look very comfortable, stretch out"

I then found myself lying on my side next to Edward my head on his chest, his left arm was wrapped around me holding me in place "see much better huh!"

I shivered; he without saying anything threw the blanket on me then directed his attention back to the movie.

It was so easy to relax with him I always figured that I would resist any physical touch from a guy that it would take months if not years to be comfortable with a male and yet here I was lying next to a guy I had just met less than a week ago without a care in the world. This brought back the conversation I had had with my mom, "Edward?"

"Yeah Bella" he turned his attention to me.

"I told my parents that I was having dinner with you and well…." I bite my bottom lip

"Well what love?" he asked the endearment made the butterflies come to live again

"Well my mom wanted to know if you would like to have dinner with us next Wednesday they are going to try to adopt Seth and his sisters and we're celebrating."

He had begun to draw circles on the skin of my arm with his right hand, I was now caged in his arms that thought combined with the touches made me shiver, but I did not say anything.

"You don't have to I was just asking."

"No, Wednesday would be great I was just checking my mental calendar I'm off early that day."

"Really?"

"Yeah really. So where do you want to met at your house?"

"No Renee can't cook to save her life, were going out to eat I'll come by and pick you up around 5:30 okay?"

"Ok"

His attention went back to the movie but he never stopped with the circles so by the end of the night I felt… weird. Almost like something was missing

"You really don't have to walk me to my truck I'll be fine"

"I'm sure you will be but, I want to" he had his hand on the small of my back

While we were walking towards the truck I was busy digging around my purse for my keys, when we got to the driver's side he took the keys from me, he unlocked and held the door open for me. I threw my purse on the passenger seat then turned to thank him for dinner. The words got caught in my throat; his suddenly dark green eyes were focused on me more specifically on my mouth. While the look in his eyes thrilled me it also scared me. I took an involuntary step back.

Edward's eyes softened as he brought them back up to my eyes, he smiled as he leaned towards me and pressed a kiss on my forehead then another to the corner of my mouth. My forehead and lips tingled. "Have a good night Irish drive carefully and let me know when you get home ok"

"Ah-ha" I squeaked

He handed me my keys back and helped me climb in to the truck, before he shut the door he locked it and walked to the front of my truck. As I was backing out his phone rang when he saw who it was he got a huge smile on his face and winked at me. My face flooded red.

(EPOV)

The kiss with Bella was out of this world I could not wait to repeat it but the way she had had taken a step back from me while we stood next to her truck told me that she needed more time, time that I was very willing to give her. So I resigned myself to just drop a kiss on her forehead but then I could not resist and dropped another on her cheek breathing her in she smelled like strawberries it was intoxicating. I asked her to let me know when she made it home. As she was backing out my phone rang when I check the screen for the caller I chuckled this was the call I had been waiting for all day my mother. I looked up and saw Bella watching me so I winked at her, she blushed and I decided then that I would try to make Bella blush often.

"Hello Mom how is it going?"

"How's it going? I'll tell you how it's going my baby boy has a girlfriend and does he think I deserve to know about this? No I have to find out from my oldest son who by the way thought of the most inappropriate way to tell us the only good thing is that Rosalie was not in the room. We'll have to break it to her softly you know how she gets"

"I know mom, not to seem cruel, but she really needs to move on I took the first step this week and it's been liberating"

"You sound happy Edward."

"I am mom, I am"

"So tell me about her."

"Oh mom she's… she's a breath of fresh air she's wonderful."

"Emmett said she's pretty"

"More that that she's beautiful, her name is Bella"

"Hummm"

"Mom how did Em tell you about Bella?"

"Oh he and Rose came over for dinner and when she went to the Bathroom he said 'guess what our Eddie's finally getting some he got himself a girlfriend' you are being careful aren't you?"

"Eww… Mom gross not something I want to discuss with you, besides Bella's a proper lady you know what I mean."

"Tell me more" she said

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Both my and Bella's schedule kept us too busy to do more that text and talk for a few minutes at night she was fast becoming my best friend. It was Wednesday and I was dressed and ready to meet her family. Oh who was I kidding I was as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs, her dad was a cop and last night she told me that her brother would kill me if I hurt her. She of course told me jokingly, but I also had a sister and every guy who even looked at her Emmett and I would scare away. Not that we had to worry about other guys, she only ever had eyes for our best friend Jasper. So I knew that it was not an empty threat.

At exactly 5:30 my door bell rang I could not get to the door fast enough, I pulled my door open and was greeted by a vision she had on a white poufy skirt, a white tank top over that a dark blue jean jacket, and white flats.

"Hey right on time so where are we going?"

"Oh the Vineyard on Thayer St. Have you been there before?"

"No but I heard they have the best Italian food ever, well at least here in Arizona."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing come on lets go," I said and guided her to my car.

"Hey I'm supposed to drive you."

"Well plans changed I get to drive, I want to, no I need to drive."

"Why?" I did not let this deter me I opened the passenger door to my car and helped her get in.

"Driving relaxes me and I need to relax"

"Why?" she was sure full of questions but I didn't mind she was in my car and we were on our way hopefully I would not die.

"Because I'm about to meet your family and your dad carries a gun"

She laughed "Oh Edward your silly"

"I'm glad my impending death amuses you"

She laughed again and then she did something that surprised us both she put her hand over mine on the gear shift. The minute our skin touched I felt an electric current running throughout our combined hands; I heard Bella take a sharp breath but said nothing. She kept her gaze averted but did not remove her hand from mine.

When we got to the restaurant I parked the car and went around to help her out of the car my hand felt empty without her hand on mine so I grabbed hold of it as we walked inside.

This was for you Kri5ti cuz you asked so nicely. Now I'm going to bed b/c it's past midnight here good night and I hope ya'll enjoy let me know what ya'll think it seems I live for review funny did not know that until I got on!