So, here you go people, a new chapter! I have a feeling you all will LOVE this chapter, if you catch my drift;) Enjoy and please review!

BPOV

I was so excited when I woke up this morning. It seemed like a common thing lately, waking up excited for the day. I don't know what I was more excited about, the fact that I was finally getting to have a big family Christmas or the fact that my big family Christmas experience was going to be with Edward and his wonderful family. I couldn't get the fact that he almost kissed me out of my head. After analyzing it pretty much any chance I got yesterday and all of last night, I had come to the conclusion that it had to have meant something and I am now bound and determined to figure out what that something is!

I grabbed my stuff and ran for the bathroom to find it empty. Yes! Victory is mine! Edward and I have been in a little unspoken competition lately to see who can be the first one to claim the shower in the morning. It would seem that I am the winner today!

I was waiting for the shower to reach the perfect temperature when I looked at the mirror and noticed a post-it stuck there. I walked over and grabbed it.

I win yet again Swan!

Damn it, I thought I beat him. I was grumbling the whole time I was in the shower about how I would win at least one day. I brushed my hair and my teeth, got dressed and went to put my stuff back in my room before going down to join the family. I put my stuff on the dresser and stopped short when I saw a cup of coffee sitting there with yet another post-it. I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face when I saw that. I walked over, picked up the coffee in one hand and the note in the other.

In a false quarrel there is no true valor!

I smiled, shaking my head as I laid the notes in on my dresser. I walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Edward was leaning against the counter with a smirk on his face watching me as I entered.

I walked over to the coffee pot to top off my cup, totally ignoring him and went into the dining room. I grabbed plates out of the buffet were they were kept and started setting the table. I went back into the kitchen to grab the silverware, still acting oblivious to the fact that Edward was watching me. Two could play his little game, I thought with a smirk while placing the silverware on the table.

I sat down, waiting to see what Edward would do next.

He came into the dining room and silently sat beside me. I could feel his eyes taking me in. I looked at him out of the corner of my eye. His eyes were narrow and you could just see the wheels turning in that pretty little head of his.

"What no comeback?" he asked, with a smirk.

I looked at him with a very innocent look on my face. "I don't know what you are talking about" I said, batting my eyelashes at him. I really hoped I looked innocent and not like the fool I felt like.

He scoffed and shook his head. "You couldn't come up with a quote to comeback with, could you?" he asked with a cocky look on his face.

Oh I did enjoy our little game we were playing!

I looked him square in the eye. "'In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.' It's not Shakespeare like yours but I think it will do. There feel better now?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him, with a smirk of my own. I looked out of the corner of my eye again and saw Edward's jaw hit the floor.

I quickly removed myself from my seat and flew into the kitchen before he could say anything back.

Edward didn't say anything to me all through breakfast or even while we cleaned off the table.

It was decided that the women would be in charge of bringing up the boxes of Christmas decorations while the men went out to chop down a tree.

I was standing in the kitchen when Emmett came bounding in. I turned to look at him and out of reflex to the sight in front of me, my coffee went spraying out of my mouth. There was Emmett dressed like Mr. Bounty in his tight Wrangler jeans, red plaid button up shirt and a red plaid winter hat with the ear flaps. I thought I was going to pee my pants because I was laughing so hard.

He came up to me with the biggest grin and threw his arm around my shoulders. "What's the matter Swany? See something you like?" he asked, wiggling his eyebrows at me. I saw Rosalie come up behind him, raising her hand. I looked at her and said "No, no! Allow me!" and I reached up and smacked him in the back of the head.

He quickly withdrew his arm and started rubbing the back of his head with his hand.

"Man and you guys wonder why I'm not as smart as you! That's gotta cause some brain damage every time!" he yelled. He pouted, crossed his arm and walked out of the room.

Rosalie and I were in stitches. She raised her hand, indicating she wanted a high five and I obliged. We were still laughing when Esme and Alice walked in the room. Alice just shrugged and opened the basement door.

We were just getting finished bringing the last boxes up when the boys walked in the back door. They looked like they had just won the lottery because they all had huge smiles on their faces. They carried the tree through to the living room and placed the trunk into the waiting tree stand. We had already moved everything that needed to be moved out of the way and put the stand with water into the corner by the front window.

We decided that we would have lunch before we started decorating and all the girls pitched in making sandwiches and getting together a fruit salad.

It was decided that the tree would be the last thing that we decorated, so we went through the other boxes and got out all of the decorations for around the house. Esme and Alice were giving everyone instructions on were all the decorations should go. The house was filled with the smell of fresh pine and the house finally glowed with the look of Christmas.

Jasper had lit a fire in the fireplace and Esme went around lighting all the Christmas candles that were placed strategically around the house. Rosalie turned the lights off and the house was just glowed. We all stood around and just took it all in. It looked like something right out of a magazine, it was breathtaking.

Carlisle came into the room with a huge bowl of popcorn and I heard Alice squeal. She ran into the kitchen and come back out with a huge needle and a roll of string.

"Come on Bella, it's time to sting some popcorn!" she basically yelled in my ear, grabbing my hand and pulling me to the couch!

"It's my turn to be the engine!" Emmett pouted, crossing his arms over his chest.

"No, Bella is our guest! Let her be the engine this year. You can do it next year!" Alice calmly informed him. Emmett stocked out of the room, looking like a five year old throwing a temper tantrum.

I honestly had no idea what they were even bickering about but the sight of a grown man, the size of Emmett, acting like a five year old was too much and I couldn't help but giggle.

"Here" Alice said while shoving the needle and thread into my hands.

"Alice, what was that about?" I asked.

"Oh, it's just a funny little thing that we came up with when we were kids. Every year, we make popcorn strands to put on the tree. We sit side by side on the couch and we always alternated who would be the "engine". It just refers to the person who is in charge of threading the popcorn. The rest of us will push the popcorn down the line. It's really fun!" Alice caught me up.

"Oh, it sounds like it but I don't want to cause any problems, Emmett can be the "engine", I don't want to interfere with tradition" I told her.

"Don't be silly Bella. Emmett will get over it" Alice waved me off and walked over to the TV.

She grabbed a movie out of one of the boxes and put it into the DVD player. She grabbed the remote and took a seat next to me on the couch. I was sitting by the far of the couch next to Alice. Next to her was Jasper, then Edward and lastly Rosalie. We were all squished together snuggly.

Carlisle walked over and placed the bowl on my lap and winked at me. Alice finished up lacing the needle and handed to me. She turned on the movie and I giggled when the credits came rolling up A Charlie Brown Christmas.

The kids were lying on their bellies on the floor in front of us.

I looked at Alice and she just scoffed.

"What? We watch it every year while we do this" she told me with a shrug.

"Nothing, I love this movie" I told her with a giggle.

I started threading the popcorn and watching the movie. I paid very close attention to every piece I was threading because let's face it, me being me would probably miss and stick myself. I'm pretty sure the Cullen's wanted white popcorn, not red.

We had been stringing the popcorn for awhile but the string just didn't look right. I eyed the end of the string very confused. We should have been done or very close to done by now, huh, that's weird. I set the needle down in the bowl and set the bowl on the floor.

I walked over to the side of the couch to check out what the problem was. Recognition quickly set in when I saw a very guilty looking Emmett sitting on the floor by the end of the sting. He saw me looking down at him and he quickly started darting his eyes back and forth like he was innocent. I crossed my arms over my chest and gave him an 'I know what you're up to' look. He shrugged and gave me a 'kid caught in the cookie jar' look.

"EMMETT!!" I squawked.

Everyone's heads whipped around and saw what I was looking at. Everyone started roaring at him at the same time. Alice picked up a pillow off the couch and threw it at him, which he dodged.

I went and grabbed the bowl and went to make more popcorn. I came back in and looked at Emmett square in the eye.

"If you promise not to eat all the popcorn, I will let you be the engine" I stated while holding out the bowl to him. He quickly jumped up and crushed me into a bear hug, lifting me off the ground.

"Oh thank you Bella! I knew I loved ya for a reason!" he put me back on my feet and grabbed the bowl.

Laughing, I went and got down on my belly next to EJ on the floor. We finished watching the movie about the same time the revamped popcorn strand was done and decided it was time to finally decorate the tree.

Esme made some hot chocolate, Carlisle pulled all the ornament boxes over and Alice turned on some Christmas carols. We decorated the tree with all different types of ornaments. There were some really old ornaments that Esme informed me belonged to her parents and the other half belonged to Carlisle's parents. There were some homemade ornaments from the kids when they were small. Every single ornament that they hung on their tree had a piece of history and a story attached to it. I could have stood there all night listening to the stories.

There are certain types of people who have to have their Christmas trees perfect and organized. They have to have all matching or coordinated ornaments, spread equally apart. In other words, the tree has to be perfect. The Cullen's were very proper people but when it came to their Christmas tree, it wasn't organized or elegant; it was full of family history. And that made it the most beautiful tree I have ever seen.

I hadn't even noticed the single tear that slid down my cheek until Edward stood in front of me with a very concerned look on his face.

"Bella, what' wrong? What happened?" he questioned with panic in his voice.

I smiled up at him and he looked confused.

I turned back to look at the tree and the family that was standing around it. "Nothing's wrong, I just envy you and your family so much. You guys have such a beautiful family history and I just think it's wonderful. I can't wait to have that for myself someday" I informed him.

He reached his thumb down and whipped the tear off my cheek. When I looked back up at him, he was smiling. He reached over and wrapped his arms around me in the biggest most comforting hug.

"Ahem!" we heard Emmett clearing his voice. Edward had his hands on the tops of my arms and we both looked over to see what Emmett was up to. He had the biggest grin on his face and nodded his head upwards, looking up at the ceiling. My head snapped up at the same time Edward's did. That's when I saw it, dangling there, right in my face. Okay, so it wasn't right in my face but you know what I mean.

Mistletoe!! When did that get there? I could have sworn that was NOT there a little bit ago!

My eyes must have gone wide because Emmett's booming laughter filled the room. When I looked up at Edward, who had his gaze permanently locked on the floor, he was blushing.

I leaned up and kissed his cheek, which made him blush even redder and then looked at Emmett triumphantly.

"OH COME ON!" Emmett yelled, rolling his eyes dramatically. "You two can do better than that!"

I looked at Edward, who still wouldn't look at me. "We don't have to do this if you don't want. The last thing I want is to make you uncomfortable" he whispered.

With that, I leaned on my tiptoes, grabbed his neck and brought his face down to mine. His eyes finally snapped up from their place on the floor and he stared right into my eyes. I wanted him to kiss me first, so I didn't pull him to my lips. I figured my actions would give him the clue that it was ok with me if he kissed me.

He closed the distance between us very slowly, keeping our eye contact the whole time. I felt his lips softly touch mine and I taught I was in heaven. I felt his arms wrap around my back and he pulled me to him, hardening the kiss. For a closed mouth kiss, it was filled with more passion then I have ever experienced in my life.

I completely forgot where we were and in who's company we were in until I heard someone clear their throat.

We slowly pulled away from each other and for a brief second Edward placed his forehead against mine before pulling all the way away from me. He smirked, letting go of my waist and walked into the kitchen.

After collecting myself the best I could, I chanced a look at everyone who was standing there watching us. Rosalie's eyes were wide, Emmett was smirking wiggling his eyebrows at me while Jasper and Alice just stood there, with their arms crossed across their chests, looking smugly at me. I blushed and looked away from their stares, turning my eyes to my feet.

Alice walked past me very slowly with her arms still tightly crossed. I looked at her smug face as she passed.

"You're welcome!" she said with a wink.

*Exhales loudly!*
Ok, so that was the LONGEST chapter yet? What do you all think?? You got your first kiss FINALLY! Was that review worthy of what;)

I would like to personally thank TwiHard24 for giving me the popcorn idea. I actually wanted to have them string popcorn but never would've thought to have Emmett eat it:)

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