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EPOV

I was still deciding which shirt I would wear when I heard a knock on my bedroom door.

My favorite chocolate brown doe eyes were looking at me as I opened the door. Then Bella gasped as she noticed my bare chest. A dark shade of red colored her cheeks before she turned away, heading back downstairs. I quickly ran after her, took her hand and pulled her back into my room.

"It's ok." I said. I hurried to my closet to put on a random shirt.

Bella looked down at my chest again and now chuckled. It only took me a few seconds to realize she was laughing at the shirt I had put on. It was a shirt of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Damn Alice and her birthday presents. Embarrassed, but joining Bella's infectious chuckling, I quickly changed into another shirt.

I pulled out the chair from under my desk and motioned her to sit down.

"We need to talk Bella."

I took the seat next to her and felt the usual magnetic pulse towards her.

"What's wrong?" she asked, her voice filled with worry.

"Your message kept me up all night," I confessed.

"It did? Why?"

"You say you can't give me what I want? What do you think I want?"

Bella stared down, folding her hands in her lap, that lovely shade of pink coloring her cheeks again.

"I don't know." Her voice was barely noticeable.

"I do." I lifted her chin with my hand and stared straight into her beautiful eyes.

"I want you Bella."

Her blush deepened. It didn't take long before she pulled her head away and looked down again.

"You can't have me the way you want Edward."

"You already have a boyfriend?" I asked.

"No, I don't."

"You don't like me that way?" I asked.

"That's not it Edward. I do like you and I would love to give myself to you, but I can't. I'm sorry."

"Bella, please explain to me why. There is nothing I want more right now than to be with you."

She finally looked up at me with teary eyes.

"I won't hurt you Bella, if that's what you worry about. I really won't."

"You will one day. You'll want more."

What was she referring at? I didn't understand.

"Soon enough, you'll want sex and I won't be able to give you that, ever."

She was crying sobs now. As I took her hand in mine, I wiped away her tears with my other hand.

"Bella honey. Stop crying, please. I still don't understand. Are you the kind of girl that wants to wait to have sex after you get married?"

She shook her head.

"Of course not. I believe in sex before marriage, but I'm not ready for sex, at least not soon. And you are no virgin. Why would you wait?"

She looked so beautiful at that moment, so fragile. I just needed to kiss her.

"May I kiss you Bella?"

Suddenly she looked angry.

"Didn't you hear what I just said?"

"I did," I assured her, "But I don't care. I don't want to have sex with you."

"Oh," she whispered, "You don't want to."

"That's not what I meant Bella. I think you are extremely attractive. Do not doubt that. But I want your love above all. I'm in no rush. I'll wait until you're ready to make love to you. I just want to be able to kiss you and to hold you."

I leaned forward waiting for her to do the same. When she did, her breath was so close; it made me want to kiss her even more. A few seconds later I felt her soft lips brushing mine. As our lips were molded into one, my hands reached for her cheeks while her hands reached for my neck. With my tongue I licked her lower lip, asking permission to enter her mouth. Permission granted, our tongues moved in unison together. While Bella tugged at my hair, I took her by her waist and pulled her closer to me. I felt her body rubbing against mine which was the best feeling ever.

It's true I had kissed lots of girls, but this kiss was different. It was heaven. It felt like coming home. It was the first right thing happening to me ever since my mom died.

Needing oxygen, I pulled back and stared into those gorgeous eyes. There were still a few tears on her cheeks but she was smiling now. I immediately felt the urge to kiss her again. I went for a small but tender kiss now.

"I don't know about you," I confessed, "but this was the best kiss I ever had. You're a great kisser Bella."

"Actually it was my first kiss."

My heart jumped at that fact. "Wow, I'm glad I'm the one you had your first kiss with. That makes me so happy." I wasn't able to wash the smile of my face.

Bella stood up and paced around the room. "That's exactly what I mean Edward. There is no way this relationship might work. You are way too experienced. Why would you want to be with me?"

She was getting angry at herself, I noticed. I tugged at her arm, demanding her to sit back down again.

"I want to be with you Bella, because I'm falling madly in love with you."

She stared at me in disbelief.

"I may have lots of experience, but I've never experienced this feeling before. Have you?"

She shook her head.

"Could you love me?" I asked her.

She hesitated but finally nodded, blushing deeply.

While the butterflies took over my entire body, I laughed out loud, picked her up from her seat and pushed my lips on hers. She was giggling. "Put me down, silly."

At 5 PM we had finished catching up and Bella was now up to date, for calculus it is.

"Guess I have no excuse to see you outside school anymore," I pulled her seat closer to mine.

She leaned into me, kissed me on the cheek and whispered in my ear: "Be inventive, I'm sure you'll find other ways."

"Isabella Marie Swan! Are you seducing me?"

Bella blushed but didn't look away. That was a first.

"Are you a bit more used to us now?" I asked her.

She nodded.

"A little bit," she admitted and took my hand.

"And you think I am? I am still flustered with every move, every kiss and every look you give me."

I took her hand and placed it on my chest, near my heart. As I leaned forward to kiss her, my heart rate increased every inch her lips got closer. I sure hope she felt it as well. My mind wasn't able to capture why Bella never had a boyfriend. That girl was perfect in every way. I surely was crazy about her and I could only guess lots of boys would be.

"Do we need to hide this?" she asked.

"Hide what?"

"Are people allowed to know we're… together?"

I had heard the rumors at school. Mike, Tyler, Devon… they were all going out of their mind, hoping Bella would notice them. But she was mine. I would make sure they knew that. As from tomorrow everyone needed to know this beauty was my girlfriend.

"I can't stand an entire day at school without kissing you. So if you don't mind, I prefer that everyone knows."

She smiled.

"I don't mind. But I have to go now. I still need to study English for my test tomorrow."

"Is your mom picking you up?"

She nodded.

"That's too bad," I pouted.

She punched me in the ribs. "You baby! Instead of pouting, you should use those five minutes we have left."

I got up, pulled her from the seat straight into my arms and kissed her. She settled her entire body in my arms and I laid my arms around her waist, rubbing the bare part of her back I had discovered when pulling her shirt up a bit. It felt like we had melted into one. I didn't want to let her go. I wanted to kiss her all night long. I moved my hands to her butt and I let my hands slip inside her jeans pockets.

We obviously got lost in the moment, because suddenly we heard someone scraping her voice. Rosalie was standing at the door, staring at us. Bella jumped away from my embrace.

"Sorry to disturb you," Rosalie teased, "but Renee is waiting downstairs and I let her in. I told her you were still rehearsing calculus. Am I right?"

She smiled at us and Bella ran over to her, turned her around and went downstairs with her. I dropped myself on the bed and closed my eyes. Suddenly soft lips brushed mine and I opened my eyes to find those brown eyes staring.

"Pick me up tomorrow morning, ok?" Bella asked. I nodded and kissed her tenderly but quickly.

Rosalie and Alice entered my room merely a few minutes later. They both joined me on the bed, Alice on her belly next to me and Rose at our feet.

"Wow! That was one hell of a kiss you shared. Guess she does like you after all."

"In the future Rose, could you knock before entering?"

"I knocked Edward. Maybe you should close your door when you're about to have sex."

She giggled, only like a fifteen year old would and Alice followed quickly.

"Shut up girls, we were not having sex. We were just kissing."

"If you say so. You looked pretty passionate about her."

"I am. She's perfect."

Rosalie giggled again.

"I've never seen such a smile on your face Edward," Alice noticed, "You are clearly in love with her."

I looked at her and had to admit she was right. I was madly in love with Bella. I was addicted to her.

"You probably should know it's her birthday next Saturday," Alice mentioned.

"It is?" I looked up at Rose for confirmation. She nodded.

What gift should I get her? I had never bought a birthday gift for my girlfriend. Tanya had been mad I had forgotten her birthday last year, but I didn't care about her the way I did about Bella.

I knew I had to get the perfect gift for Bella. Maybe a bracelet would please her. I had noticed she didn't have any jewels yet.

"Are you coming to the mall on Wednesday with me girls?"

Both Rose and Alice avoided my gaze. They were so alike sometimes, teasing me.

"Please?" I pouted, "You need to help me find a gift. You don't want Bella to receive a bad gift do you?"

"Of course we'll help you." Rosalie smirked while leaving the room.

"By the way Alice, who was that guy yesterday evening?"

"What guy?" she asked totally oblivious of who I was talking or acting as if she was.

"At the movies, the group of sophomores, there was this blond guy. You gave him a hug."

I turned to my side facing her. She was blushing. And I can assure you, Alice never blushes.

"Oh… that's Jasper. He's a guy I've been seeing."

"So you kissed him already?"

She shook her head.

"He's a bit shy, I think. But I think he likes me. I sure hope one day he'll kiss me the way you kissed Bella."

"You'll get enough kisses Alice. Bella is a year older than you. Please don't grow up too soon. My poor heart can't take that. You and Rose, you are my baby girls."

She looked at me, laughed out loud. And when I thought she'd go running out the door, she hugged me real tight.

"I love you, Edward. You are so sweet."

"Love you too Alice."