My oh my, I AM SO ABSOLUTELY SORRY for updating soo late. I'm having trouble with my laptop so I'm currently using my dad's. But anyways, I hope I'll be able to make it up by posting a new chapter for now.

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P.S. I don't know when I'll be updating the notebook. Its just that I LOVE writing this story so much i HAD to update

The dinner with my parents and Edward's went absolutely fantastic. While our parents chatted in the living room drinking coffee, Edward and I went up to my room. Nothing fishy happened but we did have our exchange of first month anniversary presents.

I closed the door behind me while Edward sat on my bed casually. He acted like this was so normal for us to be alone in my bedroom.

I joined him on my bed giving him a warm hug.

"Happy anniversary, Edward," I whispered into his ear.

In response, I got a swift kiss on the lips. Gently, he reached into the pockets of his dark jeans and pulled out a green box.

It said Tiffany and Co. on the top.

"Uh, Edward…please say there's no diamond in here," I quivered. Had he spent a lot of money on this? Stupid question, of course he did.

"I don't want to lie to you, Bella," he said with a wink.

I sighed and reluctantly opened the box.

Inside it was the most beautiful necklace ever made; the chain was interlinked with one another and the color of silver; the pendant was stunning- it had five diamonds on its front and was heart shaped.

"It's beautiful," I kissed his cheek. I turned around for a bit while he locked the necklace around my neck.

"I love you, Bella," he said wrapping his arms around me.

Without noticing it, my legs had become tangled at the foot of my bed. I tried to untangle them without having to let go of Edward but we both ended up falling backwards on my bed; with me on top of him.

"Oops," I blushed. His strong fingers traced my lips and softly touched my cheeks.

"You're blushing," he smiled gently.

"Before I forget, I have something for you too," I crawled away from him and went to my bedside table. Grabbing the black box, I kissed him and handed the box over.

He opened the box containing the 32 GB iPod Touch.

"I know it probably doesn't cost the same amount as what you gave me," I said as I touched the silver heart, "But Alice said your Nano had to little memory."

He placed his hands on my shoulder and kissed my hair, "Bella, the price doesn't matter. It's all your thoughts and wonderful ideas that matter."

The memories of that wonderful night would fill my head until I'd die.

It was now Christmas Eve and the entire "family" was spending Christmas eve at the Cullen home. The family included the us Swans, the Hales, the McCartys and of course, the Cullens.

I was still rummaging through my closet looking for my red scarf. Already, I was wearing a pair of red skinny jeans and a white halter blouse. With it, I had my Santa hat on my curled hair and a pair of white Prada flats.

"Bella, sweetheart, hurry up and get ready. Its almost five and we still have to load the presents in the car," Renee said through the door.

I glanced at the Christmas tree in my room. It was real and about six feet tall; a mini version of the giant one in our living room.

The presents were all for my friends coming over to the annual party.

For Alice, a black Burberry trench coat; for Rosalie, an entire set of YSL and MAC make-up; for Jasper, a pair of binoculars from the Civil War; for Emmett, a football helmet signed by his favorite team- the Steelers; for my mom, a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes; for my dad, a Nokia N97; and for Edward,two pairs of custom Nike 6.0's with his name on the back.

I didn't buy any of the other parents any presents since my mom told me she'd "take care of the task immediately".

I finally found my red scarf and grabbed my white leather Juicy out of my bed and took my duffel bag with my clothes for the sleepover tonight. Stuffing all the presents into a large laundry basket, I headed downstairs.

"Finally," Charlie joked. He was wearing a pair of black slacks and a red striped sweater.

I heard the sound of Renee's stilettos as she entered wearing one of her own designs.

"Oh, Bella, finally you're finished. I thought we'd have to leave without you," she laughed.

My dad took the basket out of arms and said he'd load them onto the car. He came back later panting heavily.

"You women," he pointed at Renee and me, "buy too (inhale) many (exhale) presents"

My mom laughed it off and told us she'd meet us in the Escalade.

"Dad, I'll just get something upstairs," I said.

He nodded.

I ran up the stairs and grabbed my Fuze which I had forgotten next to my Mac.

We arrived awhile later in front of the Cullen's extravagant Victorian style home. Carlisle and Esme came to greet us and Renee and Esme immediately began talking. Carlisle and Charlie meanwhile, struggled to get all the gifts out of the car.

I ran inside their house just like I was a little kid again. I opened the door to the place where I had spent half my childhood in.

Alice greeted me at the door. "Bella! I haven't seen you since break ended last week!"

I laughed and hugged the little pixie back. Grabbing my hand, she lead me into their entertainment room where Edward and Emmett were playing Guitar Hero World Tour.

"And….I win the battle!" exclaimed Edward. Emmett huffed and plopped himself on the giant couch.

"Hey guys, Bella's here," Alice practically screamed. Edward's face immediately lit up and he walked over to where I was standing.

I giggled as he rubbed his nose against my neck.

"Ew," Emmett whined, "Get a room."

"No thanks, Em. I think we'd get kicked out of the room as soon as Rose arrives. And Bella and I don't like interruptions," Edward grinned.

I blushed.

He led us to the giant leather sofa. Alice and Emmett were now battling on the game. So we just sat there cuddling innocently.

"Bella!" I heard a familiar voice yell.

No way!

"Sami!" I ran to the door and saw my cousin standing there still in London wear; trench coat, skinny jeans, leather boots and a woven hat.

I hugged her deeply.

"Man, I missed you," I jumped.

She laughed, "Yeah, I can tell."

"Sami!" the ringing bells exclaimed. I saw a blur of black hair and immediately Sami was in a pixie hug.

I heard Edward and Emmett behind me and they greeted my sister with a hug too.

His arms immediately snaked around me and he whispered, "Why'd you leave me, again?"

I laughed and kissed him, "Because my sister just arrived. Now be nice, it's Christmas Eve."

"Awh, Esme look at these two. Aren't they adorable," Renee exclaimed from behind us.

We both jumped away from each other.

Esme and Renee laughed, "Its alright, kids. We know everything"

I felt the blood rush to my cheeks.

Edward grabbed my hand and excused us politely from our mothers.

"That was so awkward," I told him.

He smiled and brushed my hair behind my ear, "I know. I think we've got a lot more of those to go through one day."

The Hales finally arrived a few minutes later and to no surprise, Gabe was with them.

Sami practically attacked the poor boy when she saw him walk through the door. He laughed when she did this and said, "I missed you too."

Alice and Jasper were now playing Wii Boxing while Edward and I stayed in his old tree house on the oak tree in the backyard.

I sat on the edge, escaping reality with the gorgeous angel beside me.

"Do you remember when you and Alice would try to get up here and I'd always say 'No girls allowed'?" He said as I sat on his lap.

I laughed, "Yeah! And sometimes you'd even throw water balloons at us." I pouted at him

He kissed my hair, "Yeah. But I didn't know that the cute little brunette would grow up to become into someone so beautiful, she'd knock the lights out of me every single time I see her."

"Thank you," I kissed his perfect lips.

I stared out at the green yard and suddenly, I found myself reminiscing the old days.

"Eddie! Let us up there," Alice whined. She was looking up at the brown tree house where Edward was hiding from us.

"Alice, maybe we should just leave him alone. I think he doesn't like us very much," I said quietly.

"Go away both of you! Girls have cooties!" the red head boy yelled down at us. Jasper was also up there with him and Alice thought he was cute.

"Yeah!" Jasper joined, "Alice stay away, I'll never like you back! You too, Bella!"

Alice pouted and I tried to drag her back into the house.

"Alice, why do you even wanna go up there?" I asked.

"Because, my pink scarf is up there and mommy said it was expensive so I should take care of it."

"Can't you just tell on them?" I told her.

"No. Its for cowards," Alice complained.

So eight year old Alice and I stood there under the tree until Jasper came out again and said, "Hey Edward, the two brats are still down there!"

I heard a "grumph" and saw Edward come out.

"What do you want?" he crossed his arms.

"I want my scarf back!" Alice yelled.

"I don't have it," Edward rolled his eyes.

"Yeah you do! You're using it as the flag," she pointed to a pink flag on the top of the big tree house.

Edward said, "If you don't get out of here, we'll have to throw bombs at you."

"Go ahead then," Alice stood there like she wasn't scared at all.

The two boys came back with blue water balloons in their hands. The first one landed on Alice and she screamed. Another one was thrown and I saw it hit my arm. It hurt.

"Ow!" I tried to run but I tripped over one of the rocks lining the path and scraped my knee.

I felt something wet in my eyes and I could still hear Alice screaming at Edward and Jasper.

"Bella, what happened?" an eleven year old Rosalie said as she picked me up from the ground.

"I hurt myself," I cried.

"Mrs. Cullen! Bella got hurt!" she cried into the kitchen.

Esme ran out with her apron still on her.

"What happened sweetie?" she asked me.

"I was running from the boys," I kept crying. It stung a lot.

"Boys! Edward, Jasper! Get over here!" I heard Esme yell. She sounded kinda mad.

Uh-oh. I think I just got them in trouble.

I laughed at the thought.

"Why are you laughing?" Edward asked.

"I remembered the time I scraped my knee running from you boys," I blushed at him.

He chuckled, "I got grounded after that. No TV and games for a month."

I looked up at the mansion and noticed two shadows in his room. The two shadows were moving in the most *cough* of ways.

"Ugh, Edward," I pointed at his room.

"Oh crap. Now I have to get my sheets washed," he let go of my arms and went inside the tree house.

Technically, the place was huge; three floors, it was around five hundred square feet total. It had a front balcony and the first floor had one room with three bean bags, a small TV, and a mini fridge. There were lights all around and chests of toys all around. A small winding staircase led up to two small rooms- one with an airbed and a small lamp and another with a DVD player and three sleeping bags. A ladder led up to a top balcony where there was a flag post and that was where I found it.

"Edward!" I called to him downstairs.

He climbed up the ladder and looked at where my eyes were.

He laughed when he saw it. The pink scarf waved around in the wind. Pulling it down, I scrutinized the small thing.

The poor Louis Vuitton was battered and rather pale from years of battering weather.

"Well, mission accomplished," I turned around to face him.

"So, you've been dating me to get back a pink scarf for Alice," he smiled, "You're a devil, Bella."

His face lowered to mine and I kissed him full on the lips.

Kiss me out of the bearded barley
Nightly, beside the green, green grass
Swing, swing, swing the spinning step
I wear those shoes and You will wear that dress.

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

Kiss me down by the broken tree house
Swing me upon its hanging tire
Bring, bring, bring your flowered hat
We'll take the trail marked on your father's map

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

Kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

"Yeah. I definitely don't like you," I kissed him again.

His arms were around me, "Mhm. For sure, you're just up here to get a scarf."

He kissed my neck and I quivered. He had never done that before. But it felt so good. Continuing his journey, he kissed along my jaw.

My breaths were getting ragged.

"Edward…Edward…" he pulled away.

"Did I do something wrong?" He had concern in his eyes.

I giggled, "Actually you did everything perfectly. It's just that we've been up here for half an hour and we might actually become worse than Em and Rose in the future."

He chuckled and sighed, "Alright, let's head back to our families then."

Walking back to the house hand in hand, it didn't take much time until we smelled the honey ham and mashed potatoes with bacon bits in them.

We stopped by the kitchen and looked at the adults cooking dinner.

"Sorry kids, no food until eight. But Jasper and Gabe are in the basement playing pool if you want to join them, Edward. Bella, Sami and Alice are in her room," Esme said without lifting her eyes from the stove.

"Thanks," we said in unison.

"Time to part ways?" He said to me. I kissed him one last time before going up the stairs to Alice's bedroom.

I found her room at the end of the hallway. When I opened the door, the room seemed to look the same as always.

The next two hours, Alice, Sami and I watched "The Exorcist" on her plasma screen. During the movie, I practically pissed my pants while Sami and Alice laughed the movie off.

After the movie, we still had an hour left before dinner so we just goofed off in her room.

While we played with each other's phones, Alice said, "Are you guys sleeping over?"

"Yeah. Of course we are. This happens every year, remember?" I laughed.

Dinner passed by casually and without too many events. After dinner, we all stayed in the basement and enjoyed the time until we went to bed at eleven so we could wake up as early as possible tomorrow.

Sami, Alice, and I waved goodbye to Emmett and Rose who were going away to the Caribbean until after New Year's. We prepared our sleeping bags in the living room since the boys were sleeping in the old tree house.

I was already in Lakers basketball shorts and a purple A&F tank top when Alice walked in wearing silk pajama pants, a pink Juicy shirt, and a white sweater.

"Bella, I honestly don't know how you can sleep in basketball shorts, I can't even stand wearing them," she said.

I laughed, "It's a matter of being casual, Alice."

She rolled her eyes and all three of us went to sleep.

I woke up all of a sudden from the strangest dream I had ever experienced.

Alice and Sami were sound asleep in their sleeping bags and I felt rather alone in the living room. I knew I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep anytime soon and my parents, the Hales, and McCartys would have been sleeping in the four-bedroom guest house already.

I stood up from the pile of pillows and blankets and headed for the giant Christmas tree. It was about as big as the one we had at home except with three times as many presents. The lights were still on and I sat in front of it thinking of nothing.

All the presents were piled on top of one another and I suddenly remembered Sami's present. I quietly walked back to the living room and dug through my duffel bag and placed the blue box under the tree.

Next to it was a red silk box with the tag, To Bella. Merry Christmas (: I love you, Edward.

I really, really wanted to see what was inside but perhaps Edward would notice it in my face tomorrow morning. After all, I was an open book.

I continued my journey around the house and I came to stop in Edward's bedroom. I had never been inside of it except the time when Alice and I decided to paint Edward's room pink. I was ten back then.

I opened the door and walked inside. He had two rooms, just like Alice; the first part was like a sitting room and the second, a bedroom.

His sitting room consisted of a flat screen and a plush couch. On one side was a whole shelf of CD's with a stereo next to it. On the other, was a shelf of books filled with classics and a whole array of pictures.

The picture in one of the frames was both of us- on a roller coaster ride during our trip to Six Flags.

I picked it up and stared at it. Our hands were intertwined and we were both screaming our heads off.

All of a sudden, I felt a hand cover my mouth.

OhMyOhMy . Is it a safe kind of surprise or is it a dangerous one?

Is it James? Royce? Edward? Random villain?

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