A/N - Sorry I haven't updated in a few days. I was actually quite busy, which is a change for me.

Chapter 13

I skipped up the stairs. I was elated at the step forward in my relationship with Edward. I had dreamed about finding the perfect guy, especially because of the amount of dreamy boys in my movies. No matter how much I found them hot, I had never felt an emotional attachment to them.

But now, now I had found my perfect man. Well, perfect with one small hitch.

I was smiling all the night until I went to bed. I lay there thinking about being a vampire. I still didn't know the full of it yet. I especially didn't understand how he could walk around during the day. He would have to explain it all.

I lay down in bed and was asleep in minutes after the day I had had. But my peaceful slumber didn't last long.

I awoke slowly. I didn't move a muscle.

There was someone pacing in my room.

It couldn't be Charlie, he was on the nightshift. I opened my eyes a tiny little bit, to see it was a shape of a man. He wasn't paying attention to me, he just kept pacing. He turned his head to look at me and I closed my eyes again. I tried to keep my breathing even, as if I was asleep. It was deathly silent in the room. My heart was pounding so loudly I was sure the man would hear it. He sighed and turned towards me.

"Ah, Bella," he mumbled quietly. "How peaceful you look at night. I wonder how that is possible, considering the events of yesterday?"

Only two people knew what happened to me yesterday. And that's when I knew.

"What the hell are you doing in here?" I sat up and shouted. To say I took Edward by surprise was an understatement. It looked like I had scared him to death. That would be his second death in the whole of his life then.

He just stared at me, open mouthed.

"Bella! You- I- well- um- you see- I wasn't-," he stuttered. He regained his composure. "I was just checking up on you, making sure you were ok after yesterday. I'll just go now."

He headed over to the window.

"Wait, I'm confused. Why were you standing in my room watching me at night, when you would see me tomorrow?" I struggled to keep my cool. "Sorry, Edward, but that is more than a little bit creepy."

He lowered his head, seemingly ashamed.

"I just wanted to see you." He wouldn't look me in the eye.

"If you had asked, then it would have been different," I said softer. "I would have said yes."

No one moved. No one said a thing.

I got up and walked over to Edward, pulling him into a tight hug.

"Thank you for checking up on me, but next time, just ask." I looked up at his face, my arms still around him. I titled my head and slowly went on my tiptoes to reach his face. But he moved away.

"Bella, I can't, not yet."

"So you can watch me when I sleep but you can't kiss me?" It was a low blow, but it felt necessary.

"That's not it," he sighed. "I just don't know if I can control myself around you yet. I don't want you to get hurt."

"Well, Edward, I don't think you will hurt me. So the consequences of my actions will be on my shoulders, ok?" I said.

He looked confused for a moment. That was all the time I needed.

I quickly put my arms around his neck and pressed my lips to his. It was quick, but I felt the full force of the kiss in my bones. As soon as our lips met, I was tingling with anticipation. I really don't know how to describe what this felt like. The really cheesy things like fireworks came into my head, but it was more than fireworks. It was like a full blown explosion passed through my lips.

Edward tried to back away, but I kept my grip firm on the back of his neck. I tried to deepen the kiss and Edward obliged. I was happy for a slight moment, and my grip loosened giving him enough time to break away from my grasp and fling himself across the room.

"You tricked me!" I squealed. I felt cheated out of the perfect moment.

"Bella, what did you think you were doing?" he said, trying to keep his voice calm.

"I could have killed you," he said through gritted teeth.

"But you didn't," I said playfully. He didn't see it as a joke.

"I was thinking of it."

I frowned. "Well how can we go out, if we can't kiss! I've wanted to kiss you since the first time I saw you. How can you blame me for that!"

"I don't blame you. I felt the same, apart from kiss to me was bite your neck."

"And what is it now?"

"A little bit of both. God, Bella, you don't know how much I want to kiss you, but I can't. I haven't got control," he squirmed.

"We can work on control," I whispered. I made my way back towards him, and he looked slightly scared, for he had no where to go. I stood in front of him, waiting for him to move first.

He hesitated, but quickly pecked me on the cheek. I gave him an 'Are you kidding me?' look. He smiled, then pecked me on the lips. I was happy a him finally trying now. It was amazing what these 1 second kisses were doing to me. It was a tingling sensation everywhere his lips had touched.

I looked up at him with my best puppy dog eyes. They must have worked, as he put his hands on my face and brought his lips down on mine. This time it was more amazing than the rest. It was probably because he wasn't struggling this time. As much as I loved this, I needed more.

I brought my hands up, and ran them through his hair. I could feel him smiling as I kept them there. His lips were cold against mine, a feeling that would probably take some getting used to. It was like holding an ice cube to your lips. I just hoped that his lips would stick to mine, like an ice cube would. I tried to deepen the kiss again, but he pulled back an inch.

"Not just now, Bella," he breathed onto my face. His breath was warm and smelled amazing. It felt good, the warm breath against my now cold lips. We stayed like that for a while, as my lips turned a natural colour again. I hope Edward didn't notice how cold they were, or he probably wouldn't kiss me again.

Finally, I pulled away first.

"I'm tired, I kind of need to sleep. I'm not like you, never sleeping," I joked.

I moved towards the bed. Edward looked uncomfortable, unsure of what to do now.

"Do you want to join me?" It was an innocent question, I meant nothing with it.

"Bella…" he started.

"Just to sleep," I informed him. I was elated when he accepted. He pulled of his shoes and climbed in next to me. I was instantly aware of how cold he was, and of the fact that I was only wearing very thin pyjamas. He could sense I was shivering.

"Wrap the quilt around you, to keep you warm," he ordered me.

"No, I want to be right next to you," I whined.

"It won't help us if you die of hypothermia."

I huffed, but pulled the quilt around me, secretly grateful for the warmth.

At first, it was rather awkward, Edward with his arms around me, and me, trying to sleep but far to aware of his presence. He started humming a tune that sounded quite like a lullaby.

It made my eyes close, and just as I was drifting off I thought I heard Edward say, "Goodnight, my angel."

But I will never know.

I woke up with someone kissing my head.

"Time to get up Bella."

I turned over to face Edward. He was smiling at me.

"Did you know you talk in your sleep?"

"Ugh, yes," I said burying my face in his chest. "What did I say now?" My voice was muffled.

"I could only make out a few words, but Edward came up quite a lot."

I peaked up to see what his reaction was. He was smirking down at me, obviously pleased with what I said. My cheeks went red and I buried my head again. He kissed my forehead and brought my chin up with his hand.

"Don't worry, you only said good things." The crooked smile was back, the one I was sure that was saved only for me. I felt my cheeks flushing again as he laughed.

Waking up to see Edward was something I was going to really enjoy.

A/N - I hope you don't kill me for not updating sooner but I will update more soon. Please review!