I felt different now. Every time someone would look at me I couldn't help but think that they noticed the change too. Alice had said I was glowing with happiness when she came over last night to show me my selection of dresses for the New Year's party.

But it was more than that, I had change. I was a totally different person now; I was a truly happy person now.

I smoothed out my short black dress with sequins that covered the straps, crossing behind my shoulders, leaving the bare back to leave little the imagination.

It was an Alice guarantee that Edward would love this dress. And as always Alice was right, as I opened the door to reveal a shocked Edward, standing on my door steps with his mouth ajar and eyes wide.

"So….what do you think?" I gave the dress a little spin, before facing Edward again.

"I….uh….I……uh…..you…..uh…." I couldn't help to chuckle at his inability to formulate a complete thought something I had never seen happen to Edward who was always so articulate.

I grabbed my small sequin bag, and made my way to Edward's car leaving him still stunned on my porch.

"Are you coming or am I going to have to find someone else to kiss at the stroke of 12?" This snapped him out of his thought and he quickly made to the car.

Edward stopped in front of me, pinning me to the side of the car, caged in by his strong arms. He leaned on the door and started kissing at the base of my neck slowly making his way up my jaw towards my ear. I was already starting to feel my legs shake as his cool breath swept across my ear.

"If anyone comes within ten feet of you, they will be sorry." I knew he was just joking, so I decided to play along.

"And why do you think you are the only one allowed near me, Mr. Cullen?" My breaths were ragged, my words barely audible. Edward chuckled moving his lips so that they were barely touching mine.

"Because you are mine." Usually I don't like being thought of as someone's possession but for some reason when Edward said that my heart started to beat faster with excitement.

However to keep up the act I put hand in front of his mouth before he could really kiss me, which he seemed a little put off with.

"And what makes you so sure that I am yours?" I lowered my hand back to my side so that he could reply.

"Well for one yesterday, pretty much sealed the deal…." I blushed at the memory of yesterday; the feel of his lips against my skin and the love radiating from his soul. "And because I would die from a broken heart if you weren't mine." He placed one of his hands over his heart and his face twisted to a look of pure agony.

"Well we can't have that now can we." His lips twisted into my favorite grin once more before I captured his lips in a tight embrace and allowing my hands to twist into his hair holding him to me.

Edward's hand now rested on my hip but as the kiss deepened it slowly moved towards my exposed legs causing my dress to ride up slightly. When our lips finally broke, I moved towards his neck leaving a trail of soft kisses.

"How about we skip the party and we kick off the New Year just the two of us." Edward said breathlessly. I giggled and pushed him away which took all my strength.

"Sorry mister but I am already all dressed up for a party, so we are going." I opened the car door, sliding into the soft leather seats.

Jessica's house was packed. I recognized a lot of people from school but there were a lot of faces that I had never seen before. We weren't even the door two seconds before Alice found us and dragged us over to where the rest of his family was standing.

"Oh Bella, that dress looks amazing on you!" Alice shouted jumping up and down, while Emmett handed us some drinks.

"Dude this party is unbelievable. They have an arcade downstairs and a big screen TV!" Emmett said, acting like a kid in a candy shop.

Edward wrapped his arm around my waist as we stood there joking and laughing with everyone. Angela and Ben stopped by for awhile but had to leave because Angela had an 11 o'clock curfew. Things seemed to be going smoothly, that was until they showed up.

"Hey Bella." Jake said as he approached us followed by his gang of friends. I felt Edward's arm tighten around my waist pulling me closer to the side of his body.

"Hey Jake, what are you doing here?" I didn't make eye contact with him, showing that no matter how nice he was to me, I was never going to forgive him.

"Mike and Jessica invited us when they came to First Beach last weekend."

"Said something about a good show and some fireworks." Said Quill as he tried to hide a growing smile on his face. Jake threw him a dirty look before excusing themselves to go get drinks.

"What was that about?" I turned to look at Edward who held the same quizzical look on his face but just shrugged it off saying it was just jerks being jerks.

"Alright attention everyone! Attention! Well firstly I would like to thank everyone for coming out to my party, and to tell you that it's almost time for the countdown. So if everyone would grab a glass of champagne and make your way to the patio where the celebration of the New Year will take place."

Jessica announced as everyone began to file out of the house the back patio which was illuminated with candles and lanterns.

Edward and I found a spot near the pool in the middle of a larger group of people.

"I can't think of anyone I rather be here with right now." Edward said with my favorite crooked grin, as he placed small kisses on my nose.

"Dido." I became lost in his eyes and this was the most coherent thing that would come out of my mouth.

"Alright everyone…..10, 9, 8, 7…." Edward and I lifter our glasses. "6, 5, 4…." Our faces were only inches apart now. "3, 2, 1. Happy New Years!" Everyone shouted at once but before our lips could make contact however, I felt a tugging force on my arm.

I was spun around, my lips being crashed into by a pair of warm yet familiar lips. I pushed away and before I could even register what I was doing I slapped the face of my assaulter. Jake.

I turned around quickly to explain to Edward that nothing was meant by that but when I turned what I saw was even more gruesome. Edward was entangled with a leggy blonde….Lauren.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing, Edward shoved Lauren away but she just lunged back at him trying to capture his lips with hers. I did the first thing I could think of, getting between the two and giving Lauren a slight push causing her to lose balance, falling back into the pool.

"You….You….little witch!" Shouted Laruen as her mascara ran down her face. I turned to find my Edward once more but all I saw was his retreating form heading towards Jake.

AUTHORS NOTE:

NOT THEIR BEST SOUGHT OUT PLAN…..AND FOR ALL THOSE CONFUSED READERS OUT THERE, YES EDWARD AND BELLA DID SLEEP TOGETHER IN THE LAST CHAPTER. WELL YOU KNOW THE DRILL REVIEW! THANKS FOR READING- WISH-ELEVEN.