A/N: Well, as many of you have probably noticed on the news, Tropical Storm Fay has dampened much of Florida. Luckily for all of you, this storm has given me two days off from school because of flooding in the area. This means that you get an update a couple days earlier than expected. I hope you will enjoy it. It was a little dangerous yesterday with tornados springing up all around me and my home town. I was all prepared, however, so no worries. I didn't even lose power once.

Please continue to review. I really appreciate getting your input. Also, I have a new poll up on my profile. "Do you think Bella and Edward should have sex before the end of the school year?"

Now, on with the story…

DISCLAIMER: You know the drill by now, at least, I hope you do.

BPOV

April 5, the beach

The last three days had been perfect. Edward and I had only been back together for three days, but in a lot of ways, it seemed as if we'd never broken up at all. That first night in the hot tub was, for lack of a better word, amazing. I had never even considered doing anything like that before, but something came over me when I was in that warm water with Edward. I guess my hormones had ruled my body that night, because before I realized what I was doing, I had my hand on Edward in a rather intimate way.

I'm not an idiot. I knew that Edward, or any guy for that matter, would enjoy having a girl do what I did. I was surprised that I had the guts enough to do it though. I mean, I hate showing too much skin to anyone, and what happened with Edward… well, let's just say that it surprised me more than if aliens were to land and take over the planet.

After those intimate moments, we returned to our suites and tried to sleep. I say tried, because I only fell asleep at six. We spent the next two days walking around the various theme parks. Most of the time we were with our friends, riding rides, eating with our family, and enjoying the sun. There wasn't a lot of time left to just our self. In fact, it was as if everyone knew what had happened between us on that night. Although, Edward and I both promised the other that we hadn't spoken of what happened to anyone. Alice seemed to be, almost annoyingly, intrusive on any alone time between Edward and me.

Now, we were arriving at the beach at our new location. The sun was shining, and I was surprised when I thought about how it hadn't rained for more than 15 minutes since we arrived in Florida. Now we were arriving in front of the Atlantic ocean with white, sandy beaches. Alice was beside me in our car practically bouncing out the window every time she was able to catch a glimpse of the ocean.

We were soon checked in to our rooms and headed out to the warm beach. I had started to get a tan, but now I would have the opportunity to devote two days to getting darker. I didn't have to submit to Alice's shopping trips, riding rides with friends, or anything besides relaxation. I could only hope that Edward wouldn't mind if I were to spend a lot of time lying on the sand. I had tried to find a more "suitable" bathing suit, but every one I found was just way too expensive. So I was stuck with the skimpy navy number that Alice purchased for me.

I had gotten over my skin exposure (slightly) since that night in the hot tub, but decided to stay uncovered so I could get my best tan. I was laying my towel out on the beach when I two strong arms wrapped around me from behind. "Do you know exactly how tempting you are in that bathing suit? Especially when you're bent over putting that towel down?" I heard that velvety purr in my ears as it sent shivers down my spine.

I stood and turned around to face Edward. He was in only his trunks and looked positively edible. His skin was glistening from a small amount of sweat that had formed all over his chiseled torso. "I think you have that backwards, Mr. Cullen. You are the tempting one." I reached up on my toes to place a quick kiss on his nose before laying my head against his chest. We stood that way for a few seconds before he released me to join the boys in the water. I sighed as I sat down on my towel and prepared to bake in the sun.

I could see the boys swimming and splashing around in the water as Alice and Rose placed their towels on either side of mine. We kept quiet for a while just sitting in the sun and watching our boyfriends. Finally, Alice sighed. "I can't just sit here all day ladies. I'm going to get out there. Let's go, because you can't just sit here either."

Rose and I looked at each other as Alice ran down the beach towards the boys. Our eyes turned towards the water in time to see Emmett scoop up Alice and quickly throw her into the water. Rose and I tried our best to hold in our giggles as Alice's squeals rang across the sand. However, we couldn't hold it in because of how silly it looked. Rose and I knew that if we joined Alice, we would probably be joining Alice in being thrown in the water.

However, we didn't get to enjoy the show that long because Emmett and Edward came bounding up the beach and quickly swooped down to grab Rose and I and carry us back towards the water. Both of us were trying our best to get out of our boyfriends' grips, but it was pointless. Soon we were looking like Alice, drenched from head to toe and looking angrily at our boyfriends. Alice was coming over to Emmett and smacking him across the chest, hitting him hard enough that a red hand print was plastered on his chest.

Edward wrapped his arms around my waist as he apologized for drenching me. "I'm sorry, love. You were just to far away from me, I needed you near me. Can you forgive me?" He looked into my eyes hoping for forgiveness. Part of me really wanted to make him squirm, the other part just couldn't find it in me to be angry with him. This internal debate lasted maybe five seconds until my lips made my decision for me. I quickly tangled my arms around Edward's neck as our lips fought for dominance.

We spent the rest of the afternoon splashing in the water and sitting on the sand. As the sun began to set, we went inside to get something to eat. Dinner was pretty uneventful, and passed quickly. After dinner, everyone was headed back upstairs to our rooms when Edward grabbed hold of my hand. He started leading me back towards the beach. I looked at him a little confused until he told me what he was doing. "Bella, would you like to join me for a nighttime stroll on the beach?"

I beamed at my incredible boyfriend and nodded my head with probably too much enthusiasm. My energy made Edward laugh slightly, but he took my hand again and led me towards the sand. We were silent for a while as I held my shoes in one hand and Edward's hand in my other. The water crashed beside us, and the stars glistened above us. Occasionally, Edward would pull our hands to his mouth to kiss the back of my hand. I pulled my hand from Edward's which caused him to stop walking. I surprised him by wrapping my arms around his waist and pulled him closer to me.

We were soon just standing beneath the stars kissing and holding one another. I was quiet and peaceful, like nothing could hurt us or our relationship. "Bella…" I head Edward whisper near my ear.

"Yes.."

"I…."

He what?! What was he going to say?

"I can't believe how lucky I am to have you in my life. Thank you for giving me a second chance."

He reached down and kissed me again. Part of me was ecstatic at his wonderful words. Part of me had wished he used those three little words that everyone wants to hear. That part of me also knew that Edward and I would have time to tell each other those words in time. We didn't need to say it today.

April 7, airport

I can't believe that our vacation is almost over. We're already sitting at our gate getting ready to board a plane back to rainy weather and Washington. Edward was sitting beside me holding my hand and whispering in my ears. I really didn't want to get back to Washington. I was worried that when we returned home that we would be torn apart, but Edward promised that nothing would tear us apart again. He wouldn't let it. I prayed that he was right.

A/N: So I just got a phone call that said my school will be cancelled for the rest of the week. This means that I have plenty of time to write this week. So you will probably see an update posted tomorrow or Friday. Thanks for your continuing patience. I hope all of you are well and that you will vote in my poll. Thanks all…