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Its in the way that you fool everyone
When you're fallin in love again
So tell me how this ends

And you brighten up the world with your eyes
And you're so damn lovely when you're on my mind
'Cause you're the only one

Bella POV

I walked into the kitchen headstrong, I had a mission and I wasn't going to fail. I was going to walk back out of the room a successful lady and people will finally think twice about messing with me… I am Bella Swan… focused and ready to bring down that stupid man in front of me, bending into the refrigerator with his perfect little bouffant… I walked with my chin high, ready to tackle my mission.

"Edward… there's something I need to tell you…" I started. He turned around and momentarily caught me off guard with his model looks; people like him shouldn't be allowed to turn around like that with such a smile…

But it was time for action…

Pretending to faint heavily on the ground, I could hear Edward's feet tap on the ground and the wind brush past my body as he bent down to me.

"Bella?!" He yelled as he raised my shoulders from the ground and started shaking me. "Bella! Bella! Can you hear me?!" I fluttered my eyelids open like I had seen way too many times in movies and looked up at Edward who looked genuinely worried which I had to admit, made my heart flutter.

"Oh Edward! Sorry, I think it's just the lighting in here… I think I need some air…" His brows knitted in my reasoning but as I shut my eyes slowly again for emphasis, he lifted me from the ground and guided me outside carefully for air.

"Are you okay now Bella?" He asked as he assessed me carefully, staring intensely into my eyes. So intensely I had too look away to gather my thoughts. I looked back at his concerned face and meekly nodded my head.

"Can we get out of here?" I asked, batting my lashes for optimal effect which to my surprise worked. Perhaps I wasn't as bad as acting as everyone told me…

"Sure. Where do you want to go?"

He pulled his keys from his pocket and went inside to get the stupid walking frame for me. He opened the door for me which I couldn't help but smile and threw the lousy hunk of metal into the backseat. As we drove along the main road we kept out eyes open for the first store to come into sight. Luckily it was a shop big enough for me to improvise my mission in.

"Let's go to K-Mart!" I grinned as Edward pulled into the parking lot. I felt proud of how well I was going so far as we walked inside, though when I looked back down and heard the clang of metal, I remembered I had a walking frame and a fluorescent orange vest on. Nothing to be proud of Bella…

We walked around the aisles, making small talk and the occasional joke and I briefly forgot my mission as I fell into the trap otherwise known as Edward Cullen's eyes. I had been there before and knew that it was never a safe place to fall.

As Edward started flicking through some DVD's that were on sale, I figured it was a good enough time as any for my third of the bargain. I looked around looking for it, the inspiration I needed. And then I saw it and felt extremely guilty for what I was about to do. I threw my walking frame into the next aisle and screamed suddenly.

"Hey! Come back!" I screamed at the lady walking in the opposite direction to us. "She stole my walking frame! Edward! That lady stole my walking frame! Look! She's getting away!" Edwards head shot up and looked around the corner at the lady who was surprisingly fast with her walking frame… I would have to ask her for tips… That was if she would survive today and get sent to prison… The poor unsuspecting lady…"Get her!" I yelled quickly as Edward ran up to her and snatched the walking frame from her. "Excuse me; I'll need this back…"

The small lady looked up at Edward and hit him once with her purse.

"You vial man! Help me! Give it back!" She shrieked. He started to walk back towards me when suddenly the lady started shouting louder at him. She reached behind her and picked up a basketball from the sporting equipment stand and threw it perfectly at the back of his head. He fell slightly forward, crashing into the walking frame. I gasped as he turned around to face the lady and shouted, "Ouch! What was that for?! You can't steal walking frames and get away with it you crazy prehistoric grandma…"

"I'm not old!"

"Uh, yeah actually you are… and the wrinkle cream in your basket isn't going to help you much, I think there's a certain amount of wrinkles they can save, and you're just a lost cause…" Edward snarled before turning back to face me with a proud look that would have been dashing and heroic if he weren't crumpled to the floor by a couple of hefty security guards. I winced as I saw the men on top of him pin his arms behind him. This wasn't exactly going to plan…

"That lady stole her walking frame!" He shouted breathlessly as he was still recovering from the heavy man that had been sitting on him.

"She doesn't look like someone who would need a walking frame sir…" One of the security guards pointed out as he looked at me who was standing up straight perfectly.

"My legs!" I gasped as I fell to the ground stiffly, my bad acting returning. The second security guard came up behind me and pulled my arms behind my back as well.

"It's for our marriage counseling! She has to have a walking frame and I'm not allowed to show emotion!" Edward tried to explain, still on the ground.

"That's a good one… you can tell that to the chief…"The first guard laughed humorlessly. "How old are you both? Twenty?"

"Actually I'm eighteen…" I corrected. The guard who was pinning arms behind Edward looked up at me, all signs of laughter gone. From the ground, Edward was now banging his head repeatedly on the ground.

"Just saying…" I shrugged.

***

"So I think it's the underage marital union part that brought us here…" Edward frowned. We had been sitting alone in the chiefs office for ten minutes and for that and the entire journey here, we had been in what I called an argument and what he called a discussion of opinions in who was the reason we were in the police office.

"Well you were the one who stole the ladies walking frame!" I justified.

"You were the one screaming for me to get it back!"

He called me out, I had nothing to say to him as I couldn't exactly say, 'Oh yeah, haha, that was part of the prank…funny right?'

I took a deep breath and wriggled aimlessly in the uncomfortable plastic chairs we were both seated on.

My stomach growled loudly and I blushed at the volume of my stomach and frowned when I heard Edward snicker.

"You know Chief Mallard keeps a stash of M&M's in the second to top drawer?" Edward smiled evilly. I gasped with mock horror.

"Mr. Cullen have you been here before?!"

"Perhaps…" He smiled crookedly. The only thing able to keep my eyes away from his lips was yet another growl of my stomach. "Your stomach seems to be quite persistent…" he laughed. I bit my lip for a bit until I couldn't take the hunger anymore. I jumped from my chair and got onto my knees behind the Chief's desk.

Remembering I was handcuffed, I turned around and tried to open it from behind me. But unsuccessful, I frowned at my stubby fingers and sat back on the ground. A smile was playing with Edwards lips as he started to walk over to where I was having my pouting session. He turned around and opened the drawer easily. Him and his damn long fingers…

I saw my target of desire and reached in with my hands behind me to retrieve the lovely M&M's when once again I was stopped by my stupid short fingers...

"I don't think even my fingers are long enough to get them…"Edward frowned. I looked at the lovely prized possession and then went with the first thing to come to mind. I ducked my head into the drawer and pulled the bag out with my teeth, feeling like a complete savage. I smiled as I faced Edward, M&M's in mouth and he started laughing.

"Wait a second…" I said suddenly through my clenched teeth. "How are we going to eat them?" I wasn't sure if my words were decipherable to him or not, seeing as I had a packet of M&M's in between my teeth… but he appeared to be wondering the same question as his laughter stopped and he looked momentarily distressed by the current situation.

"Is it already open?" He asked in a very concerned tone compared to most people when they discuss the packaging of M&M's. I placed the packet on the ground so we could assess it properly. Luckily, they were already opened. Edward picked up the bag on its side from the ground and started pouring some onto the desk.

"Food is served" He grinned. I laughed as he started eating the M&M's from the table in front of him.

"You're not serious are you?" I laughed. He turned his head and looked up at me innocently.

"Why wouldn't I be?" he asked, honestly confused as to why I was objecting eating off of an unknown table.

With another growl of my stomach, I started eating the M&M's as well.

After demolishing our share of Chief Mallards M&M's, we sat back against the wall, satisfied at a job well done.

"So we've been here for half an hour and the Chief still hasn't come back yet… Do you think we'll be here much longer?" I sighed as I rested my head against the wall.

"We shouldn't be. Hopefully we won't get charged either."

I turned my head to face Edward. As I watched him close his eyes and lean back, a wave of guilt crushed over me. He had another bruise forming on his cheekbone from where he was spear tackled. I doubt he was caught up in this much trouble over our time apart.

"I'm sorry" I whispered. His eyes opened slightly and he looked at me confused.

"Why are you sorry?"

"For coming back… You've had nothing but trouble since I've been here."

He smiled and shook his head. "Don't be sorry. It's more fun this way… Can you imagine us if we were together in high school?! Now that's an exciting life… I just always hung out in my room, never did much… and now I have a reason to… well I don't exactly have a choice with you. You sort of take me with you in your hurricane of a life. I just wish I never left in the first place. I missed you. More than you know possible…"

I didn't have a single response for him so I lent in and gave him a kiss on the cheek but as I pulled my face away, his lips brushed along mine and kissed them softly. My eyes opened as I saw his just a few centimeters away from mine. His breath washed over my face. Wanting more, I quickly kissed his soft lips again. Suddenly before I was aware of it, my lips were pressed firmly into his and the kiss was deepening quickly. I wasn't sure who was navigating but whatever was happening it felt surreal. As the taste of lips coated mine, the lust taking over me grew unbearable. Suddenly I was glad Alice had given me a top that was so easy to rip open, but I had no hands. As Edward's lips trailed along my cheek and then across my neck, my fingers tugged at first the two layers of material on my back. Both ripped off easily as if I had tugged them from the front. I pushed myself further against Edward, wishing I could wrap my arms around him and pull him closer to me. Suddenly all I could think of was the need to deepen the kisses he was planting along my jaw and have him closer. I was so overcome with lust and need that I wouldn't have heard the door opening if not for the booming voice of an angry man.

I flew off of Edward; face possibly the reddest humanly possible without my face exploding. I really needed to gain some self control if I was going to be spending more time with Edward... stupid hormones...

"Chief Mallard!" Edward choked; traces of my green M&M's across his face and neck. Who knew I was a messy eater?

"Young lady where is you're shirt?!"

"Where the hell did your shirt go Bella?" Edward asked curiously. I glared at him and trailed my fingers along the ground behind me, trying to find where it actually did go.

I found my shirt and used the tips of my fingers to grasp the material before remembering my hands weren't able to reach in front of me… and another part I wasn't too happy about… it was in tatters… Great… beingin a room topless with the boy you haven't seen in eight years and the towns Chief… nothing beats first introductions.

***

"So let me get this straight, you went to a marriage counselor- not because you're married and having issues, but because your siblings needed entertainment and thought you were both strange enough to fit the criteria?"

"Yes" Edward and I both said in unison.

"And this lady, Mrs. Hamilton suggested to you both that you- the topless girl – should wear an orange vest and use a walking frame so you don't hurt innocent civilians?

"When you put it like that-" I started.

"And you… green cheeks, you were told you weren't allowed to show any traces of emotion… right?"

"If you could refrain from calling me green cheeks-"

"So why did you feel the need to harass the elderly lady if you were provided with your own walking frame?"

I sighed heavily. "It was an honest mix up, I misplaced mine and jumped to the conclusion she stole mine…"

"You two both failed…"

"If we're not going to be charged can we please leave?" I begged as I remained seated minus a shirt.

"You'll need to call for someone to pick you both up. You can use the phone at the front desk." The Chief laughed. I shot death rays at him, hoping he could feel the pain I was shooting towards him. It was times like his I wish I had super powers.

As Edward and I walked through to the front desk, we received raised eyebrows, snickers and I even received a few snorts. I impatiently waited for Edward while he phoned his home phone five times over.

"Nobody's answering…" He growled as he turned back to me.

"Look's like you'll have to catch the bus or walk…" The lady behind the desk giggled.

"Can't we get a courtesy ride or something?"

***

We both sat in silence on the bus as we waited until we reached Edward's house. Even though once I had the handcuffs removed I was able to put at least my orange vest on, I felt on the verge of nakedness.

It didn't help matters much when I got the Velcro stuck on the bus door, revealing myself once again. Not too mention every seat on that bus was full and it just so happened that everyone's attention seemed to be on the girl flashing as she paid for her ticket. Once again I was the weird one on the bus.

Never again…

"Hi Bella" A voice from behind me spoke. I turned around and was shocked to see my old school teacher. "I thought you would have gone for a job in writing or teaching…"

Never, ever, EVER again...

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