His cold lips pressed against mine, making my heart leap into my chest. I could feel electricity pass between us, shocking me. The kiss lasted for a mere moment, because he pulled away. His cold fingers ran down my cheek, his eyes watching mine. We stared at each other, looking into each other's eyes. He pulled me softly into a hug and we sat on the couch, cuddling for a few minutes. I turned my face to look at him.

And that's when Edward looked out the window.

I could faintly see the outline of Charlie's cruiser, so I jumped up and called Alice down. She suddenly appeared, smiling mischievously. "Having too much fun, now are we?"

My eyes widened. Instead of insulting her, I said, "Don't tell Charlie."

She laughed and nodded.

Charlie walked in then, suddenly stopping as he noticed our guests. He smiled, slightly confused, and said, "Hello, Alice. How are you today?"

"Good! You?"

"Doing great. Bella, who is this?" he said, nodding to Edward. There was a tint of dislike in his voice.

"Oh, sorry, sir. I'm Edward Cullen, Alice's brother," Edward said, smiling and sticking out his hand to shake.

Charlie smiled, seeming to like Edward and shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, Edward."

"Well, we must go," Alice said, smiling brightly. She grabbed Edward's hand and began to drag him out the door. "See you at school tomorrow, Bella!"

"See ya, Alice!" I called back, laughing.

"See you in Biology tomorrow, Bella," Edward said, smiling at me and catching my eye, making me blush. He closed the door behind him.

"Bella, are you blushing?"

"No," I said, hiding my face from Charlie. He doesn't need to know these things!

"Sure, Bella. I smell dinner, so let's eat!"

We ate dinner in near silence, enjoying our food. Charlie finished before I did, so he cleared his plate and went to watch T.V.

I finished and did the dishes, scrubbing and putting them in the cupboard. I grabbed my bag from the La-Z-Boy (A/N: I learned how to spell it! =D) and hurried up the stairs to do homework.

I walked into my bedroom and turned the light on. I was digging through my bag went I turned around. I didn't see him at first, but if I had, I would've screamed.

A hand suddenly covered my mouth and my bag fell from my hands. They didn't make a sound, because they never made it to the ground, for Edward had caught them.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," he said softly, handing me my bag and taking his hand off my mouth.

"It's fine, as long as you want me to die early from a heart attack!" I gasped.

Edward chuckled. "No, please don't die early. I like you alive." He looked into my eyes, his hand on my cheek. "Will you forgive me?"

"Yes," I replied, "only as long as you help me with my homework."

He chuckled again. "Of course."

We sat on my bed and he quietly helped me with homework, pointing out my mistakes and helping me correct them.

We finished my homework at lightening speed (that's what it felt like). We sat on my bed, our backs against my wall and our feet over the side of my bed.

"Thank you," I said softly, looking at him.

"No, thank you," he said, smiling mischievously.

"You're welcome?" It came out more like a question.

"Thank you for understanding what I am. Thank you for accepting it. Thank you for letting me like you. Thank you for liking me." He turned and looked me right in the eye as he said the last part.

I smiled, my heart feeling like it was going to explode. I scooted closer to him and put my head on his shoulder. "Thank you for understanding what I am. Thank you for accepting it. Thank you for letting me like you and thank you for liking me," I said, feeling the heat in my face flair up.

He rested his head on top of mine and we sat like that in silence for a while.