Chapter 9: First Night

That night I cooked Dad Angus burgers, with all the fixing, for dinner. He seemed half scared to eat. I guess my three and a half day melancholy, with sandwiches and TV dinners had him doubting me in the kitchen. It didn't last long. Before I could sit down with my own plate he had eaten half his burger.

"So I see we are feeling better. You two make up?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Son, only a woman can have a man mopping around like you had been the last few days. So did you apologize?"

"Yeah Dad, we made up." I had to laugh at that. I guess we had made up and crossed a few other hurdles as well. "I actually want you to meet her."

"Ooh, I would love too! When?"

"Tomorrow morning. She is coming over early so that we can spend the day together."

"Well I just pray she keeps on doing what ever it is she is doing, because when you are happy I get burgers for dinner!" True to form, Charlie was happy with anything that meant a hot meal for him.

I decided to call it a night just after ten o'clock. Bella and I had plans to spend all day Saturday together and my short stint of depression left me feeling exhausted. Charlie had already called it a night and was snoring, thanks to his desire to do some 4 a.m. fishing. The tapping on my window took me by surprise. I opened the window to find Bella looking up at me.

"This scene is backwards. I am supposed to be at your window in the middle of the night, beautiful."

"Just move out of the way, will you?" I wearily took three steps back. Before I could blink twice Bella had ran up the tree that was perched just outside my window and flung herself into my room. I was shocked and amazed.

"I am a vampire remember. Try not to look to surprised." She walked over to me and softly kissed me. Her scent took over my senses instantly. "So this is what a human boy's room looks like. Very tidy."

"So you don't make it a habit to climb into others windows in the middle of the night?"

"No, you are the really the only person I want to see. Besides I couldn't wait till tomorrow to see you." She stretched across my full size bed, a picture I had imagined many nights. "You don't mind do you?"

"Of course not! There is nothing I want more than to spend every moment with you." I slid onto the bed next to her.

"Those PJs don't look very warm" She looked over my thin, blue cotton night pants and gray "A" shirt that exposed all of my arms. "Hold that thought. I will be right back." Before I realized she had gotten off the bed she was back with a extra blanket. She was worried about my bare skin on her cold body.

"Why should I want more material between us," I asked as she straddled my lap, wrapping my upper body with the new blanket.

"I don't like it any more than you do, but I can't have you uncomfortable and freezing." We leaned in and began a very passionate kiss. I loved the way my hands tangled in her hair, but hated when she suddenly pulled away.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?" I couldn't catch my breath, but I didn't want her to stop either.

"I have to learn self control with you. This is going to be very difficult. And I did not come here to have you tear down everything I built." She quickly kissed me on my lips. "Would you just hold me tonight?"

"I would be honored, but wouldn't Carlisle be expecting you home?"

"No, Carlisle knows where I am. So do the others. Vampires don't sleep, ever, so I will hear Charlie when he wakes up."

We lay on our sides, I was under not only my comforter, but the extra blanket she retrieved for me. She lay on top of both covers. Despite her worry of me getting too cold, I had to wrap my arms around her waist and I pulled her as close to me as possible and I buried my face in her flowing brown hair.

I awoke only when I realized I was too warm. As I sat in my bed I realized it was 8 o'clock and someone was knocking on the door.

"Hello Chief Swan. I am Isabella Cullen, but you can call me Bella. It is nice to finally meet you." I didn't even hear Charlie come back in the house from fishing. I quickly jumped out of bed and hurried down the stairs.

"Bella. It is very nice to finally meet you as well." With that I stepped of the final rung. Dad turned and looked at me wearily.

"Edward son, why don't you go get dressed, you have company. Go ahead – I wont bite her." I returned thirty minutes later. Bella was laughing at my father's story about his struggle to reign in a spare tire he could have sworn was a large bass. Thankfully the story stopped when he heard me coming down the stairs.

"Oh there you are son. So what do you guys have planned for the day?"

"We don't know yet, but Edward here will be meeting my parents later on this evening."

"I will," I asked Bella half confused. We talked about her meeting Charlie, but never mentioned me meeting the good doctor. I guess it should have been assumed.

"Well good luck with that son. You are gong to need it. Fathers don't take to kindly to their daughters bringing boys home." Bella was enjoying this entirely too much.

There went my nerves again. Would the vampire doctor approve of his daughter dating a human?

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