A/N: I know you're anxious to know so here it is…Be prepared: tea, stuffed animal, anything to make you feel good :).

I was lying in bed, the moon casting a soft light in the room. It was one of the most beautiful nights I've ever been lucky enough to witness, the sky clear and full of stars. Everything was quiet, there was not a noise in the house. I felt anything but calm though. My heart was beating a mile a minute and my body was humming with excitement and satisfaction.

My first experience was nothing like I had imagined it. I had always thought it would be a surreal moment, like a figment of my lately very active imagination. It hadn't been though. The sounds, the sensations, the pleasure, all of it had been perfectly real and palpable. Very selfishly, I was very proud I could bring Bella to ecstasy. I guessed the first time was magnified when you were desperately in love with the other person. I never thought I was alone in my feelings but tonight had confirmed it.

It was weird how love could change the perception of the outside world. In a way, when Bella entered my life, she had helped me cope with Dad's death, albeit unconsciously. The strangeness of it all was that she had opened my heart to everything, my former distance melting like butter under the sun. Only now was I realizing the loss we had all been through, the pain Mum and Emmett had unwillingly embraced months ago. Surprisingly, the shock and pain of losing my father reached me during what should have been the happiest period of my life.

I could barely sleep, somehow managed a few minutes of rest during the night but I felt perfectly fine when I got ready for school in the morning. Today was my favorite day, which also included one of my favorite classes of the week. I needed to see her like I needed to breathe because I wanted a proof that last night hadn't been a dream.

After French class, I still had a hard time wiping a smug smile from my face. My Bella looked tired, the good kind of tired. Our activities had not been a dream at all visibly and they had left her as sated as me. Discretion was the key though and I left just with a few soft spoken words, even if all I wanted to do was showing everyone that I was hers and that she was mine.

The day seemed to drag on forever after that. My classes were suddenly boring and uninteresting which kind of shocked me because I was usually a good student. All I could think about was Bella's skin, Bella's scent when I kissed her, her moans and reactions to me. I felt pretty silly, feeling like nothing else mattered anymore. Not that I had been a social butterfly before or anything but my standoffishness was beginning to annoy even Lauren and Jessica, the girls who couldn't get a clue. Usually hanging over me, they gradually were becoming aggressive and I caught them more than once whispering while looking at me suspiciously.

After my last period, I couldn't help but feel disappointed that I didn't get to see Bella again during the afternoon. A quick glance in the hall, a subtle smile or look helped me so much even if they were little gestures. It proved that we were not a sick fantasy, created by my lusty, love starved brain. She loved me.

"Mr. Cullen? May I see you in my office?" A dry voice interrupted my musings and brought me back brutally to reality. Mr. Banner was in front of me, his eyes severe and his arms crossed on his chest.

"Of course, sir." I answered politely. It probably had to do with our poetry project and my heart beat faster at the thought that Bella would maybe be in his office. I didn't understand why he sounded so cold though, he was usually such a warm and nice man.

I was disappointed to see two empty chairs in front of Banner's desk. His office was eerily quiet, the noises from the outside miraculously left at the door. It made me kind of nervous today even if I couldn't understand why yet.

"Sit down, Mr. Cullen." I was more and more surprised by his behavior. I saw no trace of the man I knew and liked.

"Is there a problem, Mr. Banner?" I blurted, decided to solve the mystery.

He sat in front of me, a deep sigh escaping him, his shoulders low. He looked at me with a mix of pity and anger. That made me snap.

"Sorry, sir but you're scaring me, what's the matter?" I asked, my voice more forceful than it should have been when addressing the Principal.

"You put yourself in a fine mess, young man." He declared, defeated. A slight trembling was agitating his hands.

A terrifying feeling of panic and devastation suddenly took control of my body and brain. I could literally feel the cold sweat marking my back. He knew. He knew.

"What…what do you mean by that?" I managed, my eyes trying to focus on the corner of his desk;

"Look at me, Mr. Cullen. I think it's time you face reality, don't you think?" His tone was severe but strangely sympathetic.

"Mr. Cullen, by some revelations earlier today, it was brought to my knowledge that you were having a relationship with one your teachers."

Protect Bella! My mind screamed at me. She could lose everything in this. Her job, her friends, her future. I couldn't allow that.

"I don't know what you're talking about" I answered, as detachedly as I could, praying that my voice wasn't shaking.

"Mr. Cullen, there's really no need to do this." Banner sighed again, his left hand massaging his temples like he was fighting the biggest migraine of his life.

"I really don't know what you're talking about, why should I say otherwise?" I insisted, desperate to convince him.

"Stop lying, Edward! Miss Swan has already told me everything so you see, there's no point."

I felt like he had punched me in the gut. The shock was so violent I had to plaster my hands in front of my mouth to keep from vomiting all over his beige carpet.

"I called her in my office earlier today and confronted her. She confessed everything." Banner looked like he had aged ten years.

I managed to pull myself together enough to catch my breath and stop the nausea feeling. I needed to know.

"What's going to happen to her?" I whispered, my voice raw.

"She quit her job this morning."

I know, I know. Don't yell at me ;)! Yes, actually, you can do it since it took me forever to update. A lot of RL issues caused the worst writer's block I'd ever known. Things are looking up. I'll try to update soon but with family visiting, it could be a challenge…Please, review!