Chapter 17-

Bella's point of view

Lights were flashing everywhere, temporarily blinding me. The strong, firm hand that I held guided me to our destination. This morning, I found out something I hated more than writer's block. Paparazzi.

They pushed at one and another and snapped randomly at us. Edward led me to his car, which was parked in a parking lot a long ways from where my apartment was. It had seemed so close last night, but I guess it really wasn't.

Edward opened the passenger door for me and I climbed in willingly as quickly as I could. He closed the door after I was buckled in and weaved his way through the thick crowd that surrounded the car. He climbed into the driver seat and started the car. He back out slowly, letting the paparazzi have time to disperse to the side. Finally, we were out on the streets safely with no one from the paparazzi hurt.

Edward turned to me and smiled sweetly.

"I'm sorry about that," he apologized.

"It's not your fault that they love you," I shrugged but on the inside, it hurt really bad. Of course everyone would love him. What would they think if they found out that their beloved Edward was see such a plain girl like me. I didn't even know what 'we' were actually. Were we just friends are more? I didn't know, and I didn't want to disappoint myself by hoping for more.

"What are you thinking?" he asked curiously.

"Nothing," I lied and he let out a frustrated sigh.

"Bella," he chastised and it was my turn to let out a sigh.

"I was just wondering what 'we' were exactly," I whispered, a blush rising to my cheeks.

"Oh," he said simply. I turned my head and looked at him.

"What are 'we' exactly?" I asked. He let out a sigh and pulled to the side of the road. He dropped his hands from the steering wheel and held my hands. He fiddled with them for awhile before bringing them to his lips, placing a kiss on each palm.

"I would love for you to be my everything," he finally said and looked deep into my eyes. A blush rose to my cheek and I pulled my hand away from his grasp to wrap it around his neck. I buried my head into his chest and inhaled his intoxicating scent. I let our a sigh of content.

"I would love to be," was all I said before he placed a hungry kiss on my lips. I was lost in him when I saw a flash of light out in the corner of my eyes. I looked up and saw the paparazzi surrounding Edward's car again.

"This is going to be all over the newspapers by this afternoon," I groaned and buried my head his arms. He let out a chuckle.

"Good. I can't wait until everyone finds out that you're mine," he whispered into my ear and I smiled.

This was perfect.

I really am sorry for not updating for so long. I have been very busy lately. I am also very sorry for not being able to respond to your reveiws. I do truly hate highschool, but luckily, in a couple of years, I'll be out of it. But then I'll be going to college. Anyway, this story is quite short, but the next chapter will be longer. Well, good bye.