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Chapter 17 : Day 4 of DEC : Steamy ;)

Two hours before dawn Alice had called me downstairs so we could go out. Apparently we were going hunting without eating anything. In truth she just wanted to tell me what to wear today. I smiled, running over the conversation in my head.

*Flashback*

'Damn, girl! You are good! I mean, not only did you manage to get away with going around topless you also gave Edward a lap dance and drove him crazy with lust! I don't know what you did yesterday but I don't really care, this is so fun!'

'Thanks Alice. Now, what am I going to be wearing today and give me something to do this afternoon.'

'Ooooh. Today you can wear ... Black shorts with fishnets underneath and that hot pink tube top, okay? And in the afternoon take Edward ... Swimming - no! Take him skinny-dipping!' We giggled and decided to head home.

*Flashback over*

Edward was still in the bathroom when I got up doing god knows what. I knocked.

'Hey, Bella. Come in.' I walked into the bathroom and Edward was doing his hair quickly. I could see where Jasper and Emmett were coming from when they told me they thought he was gay. I turned on the shower before removing my clothes and throwing them into the bedroom. Edward only had a towel on and he'd moved onto cleaning his teeth, staring at me too much to notice that the toothpaste was dripping down his face. I stepped in the shower and grabbed my shampoo, running a handful through my hair, massaging it in. Edward had turned back to the sink and was cleaning his teeth again but I saw his eyes flicker back to me in the mirror occasionally.

I kept washing my hair in a slow human rhythm and Edward was finished in the bathroom before I had rinsed my hair out.

I flicked the shower off and stepped onto the bath mat.

'Carp!' Edward darted into the bathroom and leant against the door frame, folding his arms across his chest.

'Are you okay?' His eyes raked up and down my body and he smiled.

'Yeah, I just forgot to grab a towel and my clothes are in the bedroom. Do you think you could get my towel for me, please? It's on the radiator in our room.'

'Sure, Bella.' He reappeared with my big fluffy pink towel. 'Here.' He passed it to me. I wrapped it under my arms and walked over to him, kissing him slowly on the lips.

'Thanks, babe.' I walked past him into the walk in wardrobe and a zip-up clothes bag in the corner. I knew exactly what this bag contained - my outfit for the day. I unzipped the bag and already felt like a bit of a skank, the pink tube top staring me in the face. I sighed and pulled on some plain black pants and a plain black strapless bra. I pulled the fishnets from the bag and twisted them around my fingers, staring at the black material as if it was unholy.

I growled and tugged the fishnets on, deftly pulling on the black shorts over the top. I looked in the mirror and comforted myself in the fact that the worst part was over, the tube to wasn't that bad. Or so I thought. The fabric clung to my skin and cut off above my belly-button. I tried to ignore this and find some shoes but I had no idea which so I did the only thing I could in the situation, whip out my phone and text Alice.

Just before I started to type the phone buzzed in my hands. Message from Alice.

Black knee-high tight leather boots. Rack to your left. Second row down.

Well, that was simple enough. I found the boots quickly and pulled them on. Crap, the heel was high! If I was a human I would be screwed. But I wasn't human, I was a vampire and my balance kicked ass.

I took a deep breath and walked out into our bedroom.

Edward's point of view:I was sitting on the bed, surveying the extent of the damage from the other day, wondering what was wrong with Bella.

I heard her breathe in deeply and looked up to see her shyly walk into our bedroom. My mouth dropped open and I fell off the bed. Bella giggled then pirouetted, showing off every angle of her body.

'What do you think?' She asked. I ran my eye up and down over her body.

'Perfect.' And she was, everything about her. Her lustrous hair, her soft lips, her delicate features. Then the colour the pink gave her face and how the fishnets and boots made her legs look even longer.

An impish glint grew in her eyes and she walked forward, sashaying her hips. She stopped just in front of me and pushed me back onto the bed, proceeding to crawl along up to me.

'How perfect?' God, she looked like a tigress when she did that. I felt like blushing when a certain area between my legs got even harder.

'So damn perfect that if you don't behave yourself then I'm going to take you right here, right now.' She giggled and I took advantage of her momentary distraction, grabbing her waist and flipping her over so I pressed gently onto her. My lips crushed onto hers and she opened her mouth so I could slid my tongue next to hers.

Then she had my hands in an iron grip over my head and was pulling away, smirking lightly at me.

'What's wrong love?' I asked.

'Sssh, nothings wrong babe. We have plans for today ad if you don't behave I might forget them.' She explained and I looked up, smiling at her.

'What are our plans for today?' She smiled back at me and stood up, dragging me along with her.

'Follow me.'

Bella's point of view:

I dove out the third story window, arching my back before turning a neat somersault and landing about a hundred metres from the house. I looked for Edward and saw him land softly a few yards to my left.

'Where next love?'

'Due north at a sprint for about ten minutes. Ready?

'Sure.' I grabbed his hand and we darted silently through the forest together. The trees flew past us but I couldn't feel the exhilaration coming off Edward as usual. He stopped suddenly and turned to face me, his face heavy with pain and sadness.

'Bella.' I looked to him.

'Yes, Edward?'

'Do you still love me?' I felt my face slip into a horrified frown.

'What?'

'Well, this past week you haven't touched me, you won't let me touch you, you've barely kissed me, you won't stay in the same room as me and you've been avoiding me in general.' I sobbed and Edward touched my cheek hesitantly, to reassure me. I jerked my head away, covering it with my hands.

'Of course I love you Edward! How could you think any different!?'

'Look, Bella. I don't understand what's going on, it's all so confusing. Please explain to me.' I curled myself into a ball on the ground and rocked myself in a ball, crying into my knees.

'I love you, Edward. I love you.'

'I have to think Bella. I'll meet you wherever you were taking me in about ten minutes.' I nodded dumbly and picked myself up, running to the lake I was taking Edward to.

As soon as I reached the clearing the lake was situated in a fell to my knees and doubled over, sobbing my eyes out.

'Mom?' A hugely pregnant Nessie stood across the lake, Jake next to her in wolf form. I shook my head, still sobbing. 'Mom!'

Edward's point of view:

I had made my decision, there was just one thing left to do - tell Bella. I turned around and started to follow Bella's scent to wherever she had been taking me when I heard her crying, I was a few miles away but I could still hear her. I ran even faster as I heard a louder sob came and was about to enter the clearing but Nessie was next to her.

'Let me go, Nessie!' She yelled struggling to get out of our daughters grip without hurting her or the baby.

'Not until you tell me what's wrong!' Nessie replied. I read her thoughts, she was thinking "Oh my god, what has he done?" over and over.

'He thinks I don't love him!' She wailed. What had I done? Way to go Edward! Ruining everything again! Jake growled, the dog may not be in love with her but he still loved her as a friend.

'If that's what he thinks he isn't worth it!' Nessie told her. I swooped into the clearing and gathered Bella into my arms.

'Sssh, Bella. I'm here now.' Nessie and Jake hissed at me in sync. Great, now even my daughter hates me. Bella jumped out of my arms and stood glaring at me a few metres away.

' "You're here now". That's nice. Thanks Edward.' Sarcasm, it just sounded so harsh in her voice. I flinched.

'Bella, love. I just had to think.'

' "Had to think". I thought you'd left me again. I was about to somehow tear myself to pieces and set fire to them!'

'No, Bella! I would never leave you!' I was suddenly aware of six extra voices in my head.

Crap, what did Edward do now? Emmett.

Oh my god, what did he do to her? Rosalie

Why are they fighting? They shouldn't be fighting! Esme

Son. You need to calm Bella down. If she gets to angry or upset it could turn her savage. Carlisle

Hello! Edward! If she gets much angrier then she'll go wild! Jasper

Alice had no words, just a vision, but it shocked me more than the rest. Bella, my beautiful Bella, eyes bright crimson, angry as anything, being taken by the Volturi for exposing us to several humans. I had to word my next sentence perfectly.

'Bella.' She sank into a crouch and growled at me, her irises turning black. 'Bella, I love you.'

'No.' She hissed at me.

'Yes. I love you, I love you, I love you.' She got up and appeared at my side.

'Prove it.' She whispered, an impish glint appearing in her eyes which were almost back to gold.

'How?' I asked her. She smirked.

'Like this.' She said and kissed me passionately. I responded to her intensity and she dragged me to the waters edge. She pulled her boots off and her fishnets so she was just in shorts and a top.

'I hope you know how to swim.' She stated, then dove gracefully into the water.

Bella's point of view:

My head broke the surface and I sent a look to Alice, telling her to stay no matter what. Then I searched for Edward.

'Come on, Eddie! I won't try to drown you, promise!' He chuckled and pulled his shirt off, jumping in after me. I swam over to him and kissed him working at his trousers with my feet. They were gone and he was just in his boxers so I dove underwater quickly.

'Bella?' He called from the surface. I swam up beneath him, grabbing his trousers and whipping his boxers off before throwing myself onto the bank next to our clothes.

'What are you doing Bella?' He asked. I smiled at him and gathered our clothes into my arms. 'Can I have my clothes back Bella?' I pulled my boots on and shook my head.

'It's called punishment Edward. An everyone's standing here until you leave.' I blew Edward a kiss then turned and ran back to the house, listening to our families laughter and Edward's curses.

Edward's point of view:

Bella turned and ran out of the clearing, clutching my clothes. Everyone burst out laughing and I cursed.

'Never underestimate a girl,

Gets anything she wants,

She's never gonna stop.

(You know it ... We know it)'

'Shut up Alice!' I yelled. I hated that song.

'Oh my god! Bella is definitely part of the Cullens now!'

'Shut up Rosalie!' I yelled, wishing to hell they would leave me be.

'Haha! Guess what Eddie!' Okay, so I'm pretty sure I didn't want to know.

'What? And don't call me Eddie!'

'Haha! Eddie! I can see your doodle!'

'You soooooo did not just say doodle, Em! As funny as Edward's predicament is right now if you ever say that again...' I tuned Rosalie out and calculated my chances of escape. I could dig but the water might make that slightly awkward and I could get my sense of direction screwed up. I could sit underwater for a few hours, days, weeks, whatever until everyone was gone but they could wait as well as me. I growled, there was only one thing left. I swam to the edge of the lake, listening to everyone's thoughts.

Bella is definitely a Cullen girl. I didn't know she was capable! I hissed at Rosalie.

Hehe, Eeedddieee! I can see your doooodle! If Emmett didn't stop that I was going to kill him. Everyone else's thoughts were similar and I hissed in frustration. Nessie looked at Jake suddenly.

'Jake, honey. Can we go home now? The baby's kicking again.'

'Sure, Nessie.'

Alice had a vision suddenly. Damn it! Now I had no element of surprise!

'He's gonna run everybody!' Everyone shut up and turned to look at me, apart from Jake and Nessie who were heading home. I growled. I just had to coil my muscles up to get the best head start I could and 3...2...1. Everyone look it's naked Edward running through the forest at invisible-to-human speeds.

Muahaha. What did you think? Just thought I would torture Edward a bit there. Y'know. As you do. I actually did this to one of my guy mates when we all went skinny dipping. Needless to say being chased around a beach then thrown into the freezing cold sea when it's dark and cold by one of your best guy mates (who is naked) is neither fun or amusing. And very cold. ;)

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