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Alice POV

"Please Edward? It will only take a minute, I swear!" I wanted to stop at the local grocery store to grab a couple of fashion magazines. It wasn't like we had all these shopping options in Forks.

"Alice" he said my name like it was a disease or something! "I don't want to go into the grocery store!"

"Ok, Fine. Don't go in. Just sulk in the car and Jasper will go in with me. Right Jazz?" I smiled over at my lovely mate.

"Of course honey." He smiled sweetly at me. God! He was so freaking cute I could just eat him up! Ohh he just made my entire body sizzle.

"Fine. I'll wait in the car for you two. 10 minutes, Alice. 10 minutes! Or I'm coming in and dragging you out by your spiky little head! Edward glared at me.

"Why are you soooo melodramatic?! I will be out as soon as I can. It may or may not be 10 minutes." I told him curtly.

He rolled his eyes at me as I got out of the car.

"Jasper, please keep her focused." Edward sighed at Jasper.

"I'll do my best, but it is Alice we're talking about here Edward." He smiled and winked at me as he said this.

"Oh, you just wait Jasper Whitlock!" I squealed and pinched his arm.

"Ouch. That really hurt."

"It was supposed to. Come on, my hair is going to get all icky from the rain!" I sprinted off towards the door of the grocery store. Jasper was right behind me.

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Edward POV

How did I let her talk me into this stuff. I told her 10 minutes and it had been nearly 20. I got out of my car and ran into the grocery store. Fuming as I strode down the main aisle.

Alice was such an irritating little waif at times. She had to have something up her sleeve to come into the grocery store of Forks. I just wasn't sure what it was yet.

I was so lost in my thoughts and irritation that I didn't see, hear or smell anything. I was focusing completely on finding Alice.

Should have been paying more attention to my surroundings because suddenly something slammed into me with an "Omph! Shit. Sorry."

I automatically reached out to grab whomever it was that smashed into me.

As I did this I looked directly into the most wonderful brown eyes I'd ever seen. Bella Swan.

Wow. She was even more beautiful up close. I couldn't help but stare at her, here she was in my arms looking like a deer stuck in headlights.

"Hmmf." What an analogy. I was the big Mac truck bearing down on her and she was the deer. Although in this case I was the one that got hit…she did run into me.

"Uhhh." She was looking up at me. I quickly pulled me arm away from her. It was probably cold as ice on her. Oh, but it felt so good to have her warm body pressed against my cold one. I inhaled her scent. So wonderful. You know how when a dog has been in the rain and it's smell is so much stronger? Well that was how hers was. Only she didn't smell bad like dogs do. She smelled like flowers and rain. It was so wonderful. I inhaled deeply again. Suddenly I heard her let out a little whimper and I realized I was still holding unto her. I pulled my arm away from her warm body and she swayed a little bit.

"You ok?" I asked because she seemed to be a little unsteady on her feet. Her face got a little pink and her heart rate sped up. God she was so beautiful. I could stare at her all damn day.

"I, yeah, I am." She seemed really nervous, most people are when they are around me.

"Umm, thanks, really. I appreciate it." She smiled this rather forced smile and her face was starting to get a more crimson hue.

"It was nothing. Be careful." I tried to smile at her to let her know that I wasn't going to hurt her, but I just couldn't get myself to do it.

"I'll try. Thanks again." She began backing away and ran into the shelf behind her spilling it's contents on the floor. "Sorry." She mumbled. God, I think she was really scared. I know people are always nervous around me, but she seemed positively frightened.

"I don't think the Mac and Cheese are hurt." I tried to laugh and make a joke to put her more at ease. She was bright red by this point and I think she was going to climb the shelf to get away if I didn't try to sooth her somehow.

"Do I need to escort you through the store to make sure you don't damage anymore processed food?" I attempted to joke again as I helped her pick up the boxes and replace them on the shelf.

"No. Thanks, I'll manage. I need to finish and get home. Thanks!" She spun around and hurried back down the aisle from which she had just came.

I sighed deeply. She was so perfect. I couldn't help but stare at her. I really hated being me.

She glanced once back at me. Probably wanted to make sure I wouldn't follow her.

Then I heard an unmistakable giggle from somewhere close. Alice was in so much trouble! Just wait pixie, thought. She did this on purpose!

I walked over to the aisle she was on with Jasper and glared at her.

"Oh, Edward." She sounded really hurt. "I was only trying to help you out. Please don't look at me like that." She said in her little sing~song voice.

"Are we quite finished here then?" I wasn't about to forgive her just yet.

"Yeah, I guess so." She hung her head like a puppy that had just gotten scolded.

"Arrgh..Alice" I smiled at her. She was just so manipulative, and she knew it.

We left the store to head home. Rosalie, Emmett and Esme should be almost back from Port Angeles.