A/N: So...a lot of people have expressed deep sadness if i were to end the story and I AM THRILLED. I'm gonna keep it going and I hope that you all take the time to review, becuase it really means a lot to me. I'm so thrilled that you all like this story so much, and I promise that there are more lemons to come soon :)
I slept soundly, not even waking up once. When I did finally wake up I was a little disoriented. My surroundings were not what I was used to in the morning. I turned my head only to find Edward laying next to me, just staring at me. Suddenly it all came flashing back to me, what had happened yesterday, everybody knowing, the movie, and then Edward inviting me to his room.
"How long have you been up?" I asked him
"Oh Maybe an hour or so." he said with a smile.
I groaned "Tell me you have not been staring at me that whole time"
"Not the whole time" he said "I went to check and make sure Alice and Rose weren't up first."
"Oh right" I said "They're sleping still right?"
"I don't know" he said
"But I thought you said..."
"I checked" he said, cutting me off "But the room was empty."
"Ohhh" I said, snuggling closer to him
His hand came up to stroke my hair and he murmered thoughtfully "You know, you talk when you sleep"
OH GOD. My mom used to tell me that, but I never thought that it would be a problem here. At least not until now. I was scared, what had he heard me say?
"Oh great" I said, nervous now "What did I say?"
"Oh you know." he said "Nothing special"
"Edward!" I groaned
"Well" he started "At first it was just murmurs. Then you said my name.."
"Alot?" I asked
"That depends on your definition" he said with a chuckle. In other words yes, alot
I blushed and he just chuckled even more "Don't be embarassed Bella"
"Oh thats easy for you to say" I said "What else?"
"Well, you said you loved me" he said, like this was some big news
I turned so that I was facing him and placed a soft kiss on his lips "But you already knew that" I said
"But it's nice to hear all the same" he said, flashing me a croocked smile
"Didn't you get any sleep though?" I asked
"Yeah" he said "That was all mostly just after you fell asleep. I was up a bit longer"
"How come?" I asked, afraid that even if he didn't want to admit it, that it was my talking that kept him up
"I liked watching you sleep." he said "You looked so peacefull, I couldn't take my eyes off you."
"You really know how to make a girl blush" I said
He laughed and brought his lips to mine. It was a powerful and yet sweet kiss, that had it been up to me, would have lasted all day. But just as I thought that, somebody knocked on the door. Or more banged on the door.
"Bella!"
It was Alice, uh-oh I was caught. I looked at Edward and he looked back at me
"Don't be ridiculous Bella, I know your in there." she said "I hope you two are decent"
With that she burst through the door. Edward was seemingly unphazed by her invasion, but I was shocked
He leaned down and whispered in my ear "You get used to it"
I giggled
"Come on Bella, time to get up and get dressed" Alice said with enthusiasm, not shocked to see me in bed with her brother. Apparently she read my face because she said "Oh like Rose and I didn't both vacate the room shortly after you did"
"I thought you were asleep" I said honestly
'Seriously Bella" she said, as if that was the most ridiculous thing she had ever heard. I had a feeling that life was going to be so much more fun at the Cullen house now. She came right up to the bed and ripped the covers off. She grabbed my arm and dragged me from the room. I took one last fleeting look at Edward, who mouthed 'Sorry', before we were out of the room and she pulled the door closed behind us.
"Ok, ok Alice" I said "I'm up aren't I, you can let go of my arm now."
She did. "Did you honestly never realize that Rose leaves the room whenever we all have a sleep over?"
"No." I said honestly, remembering that she usually slept on the couch. Now I knew why.
"Ah well" she said "Now you do"
"You know I think there are going to be added bonuses to spending so much time with you Alice." I said with a smile, and she laughed
When we made it back to her room Rose was already there. All three of us walked into the closet and started trying to pick outfits. Alice and Rose refused to allow me to chose my own. Instead they went through the closet for me and decided together. I wasn't really going to complain. Now that I was officially with Edward, and people were going to start seeing us together, I had to at least look like I kind of belonged next to him. If that meant playing ALice and Rose's barbie doll, that was fine with me.
It's not so much that I really cared what other people thought, it was more a personal thing. I knew that Edward looked like a god, and that every girl in the school wanted to date him. The fact that I was basically plain stood out to me and I wanted to do something to spice myself up a bit. I didn't plan on changing who I was, I was just going to make an effort to look a bit less like I slept in my clothes.
They decided on a midnight blue tank top, a dark denim half jacket, a black leather skirt, and a pair of blue hightops. I was suprised. For them, this was tame. I was expecting an out of this world outrageous outfit. Alice seemed to know what I was thinking.
"Baby steps Bella" she said, and I knew this was only the begining, and I was actually glad.
"Haha Alice" I said "Besides, I think I'm up for the change"
"I'm glad to hear that Bella" Rose said "Because it's time for your make up"
On any other day, this really would have been the last straw, but today I was a new calm Bella. Besides, if I really hated it I could always wash it off. Rose and Alice new me well enough to know that I was not the type that liked a lot of makeup and they kept it very basic. A light layer of coverup, some eye liner, mascara and a very neutral eye shade. A bit of lip gloss later and I was ready to go. We made our way downstairs and the guys were already in the living room, waiting for us.
We all went out to the garage. Alice was riding with Jasper, Rose with Emmett and I was going with Edward. We got in the car and the electric spark returned, just as it had on the way home yesterday. But this time it was easy to identify and I wasn't as nervous as yesterday. When we were all settled and ready to go he pulled out of the driveway and took my hand in his.
"You look beautiful this morning" he said, kissing the back of my hand
"Thanks" I said "Alice and Rose dressed me."
He chuckled "They did a good job. I love that colour blue on you."
I laughed, and he was a bit surprised
"Whats so funny?" he asked
I took another look at him and said "I didn't notice before, but we kind of match"
He looked at me and then looked at his own shirt, a black beater under and open dark blue buttondown dress shirt, and chuckled "You're right"
We talked and laughed all the way to school. When we pulled into the parking lot, I started to feel a bit nervous again. Not that it really made a difference, but I wondered what people were going to think about us.
"Whats wrong?" he asked
"Nothing" I said
"It's not nothing." he said "It's something. Tell me?"
"It's just...well...I dunno, it's probably stupid" I said
"Bella" he pleaded
"Alright." I said "I'm just nervous about what people are going to think"
"Why?" he asked
"Cuz, think about it." I said "I'm just plain me. You're on the football team, you're one of the most popular guys in school, and I mean come on, LOOK AT YOU!"
"Bella, you're being ridiculous." he said "You don't see yourself very clearly at all Bella. There are a lot of people who want you at this school. Trust me"
"Yeah right" I said, sure he was lying to make me feel better
"You don't have to believe me" he said seriously "But don't think about them. They don't matter. I love you, and you love me. That's all that matters"
"I know" I said
He leaned in and kissed me gently, it was strange how one kiss could wipe away all my worries. I took a deep breath and was ready to go.
"Alright," I said "Lets go"
He smiled at me and we got out of the car. There were only a few people in the parking lot, but EVERY single person was looking at us. As I grabbed my book bag bag from the car, I felt lots of eyes on me. Edward was already at my side. He wrapped his arm around my waist and kissed the top of my head. We walked together towards the school and as we approached, more and more people were staring.
"You know everybody is staring" I said
"Good" he said with a smile "Then they'll all know that you're mine"
"I'm serious" I said
"So am I" he said
We walked to my locker, and I grabbed the books I'd need for the morning. Then we went to his locker. Emmett and Rose were just a few lockers down, at Emmett's locker, and Alice and Jasper were at Jaspers locker. The all smiled as we walked by. Once at Edwards locker I leaned against the wall, while he got his stuff out. People were still staring and it was making me very uncomfortable. I knew it was to be expected, but it was going to take some getting used to. Secretly I hoped that they would get bored and start gawking at something else, but who was I kidding, nothing good ever happened here.
When the bell finally rang people were forced to move faster and couldn't stare as long. Edward took my hand and walked me to my class. I held his hand tight and moved closer to his side. When we made it to the class he brough my hand up to his face and kissed it.
"See you at lunch" he said, smiling
"See you" I siad
A/N: Ok beautiful readers, time to review. Y am I such a freak for reviews you may be asking yourself. The reason is that I love feedback. I love criticism and I love knowing what you guys are thinking. It makes me happy to know that you like it and to know what you are looking forward to seeing in the story. Thanks for sticking with it so far and I hope y'all like it enough to see it throught till the end
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