Happy Friday and Happy Long Weekend! We're back with the final chapter, although there is an epilogue somewhere out there that will we post in the next week or so. As always, we adore MaggieMay14 and smmiskimen for all their help with this story.

We don't own Twilight; Risbee now owns Toots' Magic Ride and CPW had no internet at work for 24 hours and wrote over 10k of a new story.

Chapter Song: Here Comes Your Man by the Pixies

BPOV

"Are you sure you don't want to come with us?" Kate poked her head in my doorway and asked me the same question for the zillionth time.

Kate, Charlotte, Peter and Garrett were all heading back down to the beach for the long weekend. They apparently wanted a last hurrah. Notice that I didn't include Edward and myself in that list. No last minute fun in the sun for us and I was tired of being asked, more like interrogated, about going. I was equally tired of having to answer; nevertheless my answer remained emotionless and unwavering as it had since I realized that we couldn't go- "Next time. We're still on for Thanksgiving, right?"

"Yeah, and if you change your mind, you know where to find us…I'll leave my car keys on the hook in the kitchen just in case." Kate looked hopeful and I just smiled, not willing to completely squelch her dreams, but we both knew it wasn't going to happen. I couldn't and wouldn't go back there without Edward.

Not yet, anyway.

"I'll be fine. I hate that the timing didn't work out, but whatever. With the cuts to the schools and funding issues, Edward was really lucky to keep his student teaching position, so when they said they wanted him to help out with some sort of project on Monday, he could hardly say no."

And I agreed with him, even though I really, really wanted him to say no.

Did I mention that I really wanted him to say no?

Kate sighed and rolled her eyes, mumbling about living life while we were young or something about traffic, I didn't even care. I just wanted her to leave. I wanted all of them to leave so I could wallow in my own depressed three-day weekend of misery.

Thank god for good webcams and empty apartments. Silver lining, right? Assuming I could actually get my friends to leave.

And honestly, it did work out for the best. I had stuff I needed to get done around the apartment and couldn't really afford to leave town, both time-wise and money-wise, so Edward and I took my car trouble and his schedule conflicts as a sign. Fall Break was coming up for both of us and we made plans to go camping.

Alone.

Okay, so the thought of four days alone with him did manage to bring a smile to my face. I couldn't wait to, ahem, yeah…

"Bella?" Oops. I still wasn't alone and judging by the look on her face, Kate knew exactly where my mind wasn't…which was on her.

"Are you sure?"

I took a pillow off my bed and threw it at her face, laughing. "Go on. I'll be fine, promise. I'll watch some football, I'll brush up on my Scrabble, I'll sculpt, draw, paint or do something artsy that you will be proud of or look at with confusion. It will be good. Tell Garrett and Peter that I said hi and for God's sake, keep Charlotte happy and buy screw top wine. She's finally eased up on the paper product rationing."

I tried my hardest not to look over towards my closet where I had a secret stash of paper towels and toilet paper. Yes, it had gotten that bad.

"I heard that!" Charlotte shoved her way past Kate and plopped down on my bed.

Well come on in, why don't cha?

She handed me her bio-chem textbook and said, "I highlighted some things you may be interested in. But I need it back on Sunday to go through my final list. Peter's notes are in yellow, mine are in green." Green…I found that somewhat appropriate, if not a little confusing because I wasn't taking bio-chem. Bio-chem scared the bejeebus out of me. Hello, did she forget I was a studio art major?

Okaaaay. I kept staring at her and she kept making this ridiculous face like she was trying to, I don't even know, mutate into something or someone else. The girl had been spending a lot of time in her room and online doing research for having only been in class for just over a week. Maybe going back to the beach would do her some good.

I wanted to go back to the beach, so I pouted. Hard.

"You know what, this is ridiculous." Kate took her phone out of her bag and started scrolling through her contacts. "I'm going to call Gar now and just tell him we'll go down next weekend. I only have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays anyway, so it doesn't bother me. I'm not going to leave you here alone."

Before I could start protesting, I heard Garrett's voice on the other end and Kate disappeared down the hall. I didn't even realize I had been crying until I felt Charlotte's thumbs on my cheeks and felt her whispering in my ear.

"I know, Bella. I know." And I believed her, but I also didn't think it was possible for her to feel like I felt. Was that just completely wrong and selfish of me to think that she wouldn't be hurting like I was? Or that maybe Kate was as excited to see Garrett as I would have been to see Edward? Who was I to think that what Edward and I had was more encompassing, more passionate, more real than what they had?

Yellow speedos not withstanding.

"Is it wrong that I'm angry Edward can't go to the beach? Is it wrong that I'm angry that because Edward can't go to the beach I made the decision to not go to the beach? Is it wrong that I'm angry at Edward because he chose to be responsible?"

I knew what the answer was, but Charlotte told me what I wanted to hear anyway, agreeing with my rants and my tears and just letting me snot-sob all over her Snitches Be Crazy t-shirt.

Snitches Be Crazy. It was almost better than the corn shirt. Almost. And that was saying a lot.

By the time Kate came back in the room, I had recovered. Well, to the point where my pity-party had run its course…sort of. I was still disappointed, sure, but it wasn't the end of the world. I'd even decided to look into renting a car and driving to Winston for a quickie or several. I could make this work.

I would make this work.

One way or another, I was not going to sit at home in my apartment alone and mope. Nope, not gonna happen.

My determination to do something about it worked out well considering the boys had already left Winston-Salem by the time Kate called and were already almost to Burlington. She didn't have the heart to tell them to turn around and honestly, I wouldn't have let her if she had succeeded. We didn't all have to be miserable this weekend.

Edward and I were lucky to have each other and that is what I needed to focus on. Not the miles between us, but what brought us together and kept us together regardless of the physical distance.

A quick glance at my clock told me that He's Not wasn't open yet…so I needed to work on my non-liquid persuasion skills. At least until I could round up a few friends to spend the afternoon with. And yes, I knew that drinking wouldn't solve my problems, but you know what…for an afternoon, it would work just fine.

I sat up, effectively shoving Charlotte on the floor before handing her the bio-chem book. That, in turn, made her start with the wonky faces again, but whatever, and I ignored her craziness as I tried to push the two of them out of my bedroom door.

First things first, I was going for a run around campus. It always made me feel better, even if I bitched and moaned with every step until I got back home. Then I was going to go out with some friends. Then I was going to come home and get Edward on the other end of my webcam and do dirty, dirty things in every possible room in this apartment. Maybe even twice.

Because I could.

"Go. Get out. Leave. Go see your boys and have a good time. I will be fine. Promise."

Kate nodded her approval and told me how proud she was…whatever, girl was going to go get laid. I could have said I was going to transfer to Duke and she would have approved. Charlotte dug in her heels and it was all I could do to get her out of my room with all her protesting, but I finally did it.

Like I mentioned earlier, she was freakishly strong and my doorframe had the gouges to prove it.

With the door closed firmly behind me, I started mentally planning my route when all of a sudden the door opened and Charlotte's arm wedged its way in, tossing the textbook back on my bed.

What in the ever living fuck?

When I went to go pick it up, a catalogue fell out. Stapled to it, was a crisp, white business card.

Oh my fucking god…Charlotte sells sex toys.

I couldn't stop laughing.

When did she decide to do this? I always knew she knew her stuff and it was true what they said about the quiet ones, but I had no idea she had the balls to be a consultant. I mean, she couldn't even hand me the catalogue without hiding it in a book, but I had to give her credit. Good for her.

Flipping through, the only thing I could thing was that there were a lot of notes...a lot. Seems she and Peter were down with the freaky deaky. See. Couldn't. Stop. Laughing. And this was way to good not to share.

I had to talk to Edward. Now.

If we happened to peruse the catalog, well then, my run could wait. Hell, I'd probably have more energy to burn. Besides, any purchases I made would be helping Charlotte pay for her education, so win-win. I looked at my laptop, but he wasn't logged on to chat or Skype or anywhere I could see. Eh, the phone wasn't my preferred choice, but whatever, it would do for now.

It rang and rang before going to voicemail.

Well, damn. Just as I was about to leave him a message though, my phone beeped and it was him, so I hung up and answered.

"Hi! You're never going to believe what I just found out!" I settled on my bed preparing to go item by item when he cut me off.

"Bella, I'm sorry. Can I get back to you later this afternoon? I have somewhere I want to be in an hour and I'm running behind. I'm really sorry baby. I'll make it up to you, I promise."

Suddenly, my good mood deflated like a balloon. Seriously. I watched it zoom across the room as all the air left.

"Sure." I said, trying to not sound so disappointed, when really, all I wanted to do was cry. Again. Looked like I was going for that run after all.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have presumed you were just sitting around like I was." I could hear him moving around on the other end of the line, swearing when he bumped into something and sounding actually like he was truly busy.

"What time is it now, Bella?"

I glanced at my watch. "A little after 11, why?"

"Shit. I'm later than I wanted to be. I really need to run. Look, we'll talk this afternoon. Promise. I really hate to cut you off like this, but…"

"It's fine." I said, even though it wasn't.

"You sound mad."

"I'm not. I need to go for a run anyway. Skype around 3ish?"

"I will see you at 3, yes. I could handle a little face time with you."

"Just face time?" I teased, hoping to god he got the hint.

"Bella…" the tone of his voice let me know that he did, in fact, get it.

"I love you Edward."

"Love you too, baby. See you soon."

I wish, because now, more than ever, I wanted to see him. Not during Fall Break, not next weekend, not even tomorrow. I wanted to see him now.

A flash of silver caught my eye and forget renting a car…I wanted to borrow Kate's. And yes, I was totally going to ask her first. I did have some manners. I know she said it was okay if I wanted to use it to come to the beach, but I didn't want to make the assumption that she'd be okay with me taking it in the opposite direction. Not that her saying no would have stopped me.

She didn't answer her phone and Charlotte didn't answer hers either. Maybe they stopped for lunch or to get gas or something. Maybe their music was up too loud. Ugh. Why didn't they answer their stupid phones?

After calling each of them three times, I finally resorted to leaving Kate a message practically begging her to let me use her car and promising whatever she wanted in return. Dangerous, but so worth it.

Now, all I had to do was wait. I didn't wait well. Ever.

So I grabbed my iPod and went for my run. I needed to make sure Edward was going to be home anyway, so I couldn't leave until I talked to him. This worked out well. I'd run, shower, talk to him…and be there in time for dinner.

And dessert.

I was a big fan of this plan. It would work. We would see each other and there would be sunshine and rainbows in my life again.

I swear a bird just flew beside me and high-fived my brilliance. I was like a fucking Disney Princess.

With every step, I went through my new to-do list, from what I was going to pack and if I wanted to grab dinner for on my way there, and what to pick up, finally deciding on Chinese because it heated up better…and lets face it, we weren't going to be eating dinner right away if I had my way. My steps grew lighter and my shoulders left their new favorite spot up by my ears. This was good.

The run went well. The shower felt amazing. I was completely lost in my thoughts and my excitement to the point where I didn't even notice the shower curtain pulling back and a certain boy with mischievous green eyes and a beautiful crooked smirk standing there looking at me.

Of course I screamed!

Looks like things had come full circle.

God, I loved that boy.

EPOV

"How in the hell did you get in here?" Bella yelled as she wrapped her arms around her, her soaking wet naked body pressing against my fully clothed one. I didn't really give a shit that she was drenching me. "I mean…I locked the door behind me and how did you know where my apartment was?"

"Kate." It was all I could really say. She had helped me mastermind the entire surprise visit and even though I did have to go back and help with a project on Monday, I didn't have to be there until two in the afternoon. That gave us two whole days alone together, plus Friday night and Monday morning.

"That conniving bitch," she said as she pushed back from me and stood there with her hands on her hips as water poured down against her body. Fuck, she looked even better than I remembered, with her gorgeous and perky breasts, slim body and bare…

I yanked my damp shirt off over my head as fast as I could and continued to stare at Bella as she began yammering on about how Kate had conned her for the past few days. She mumbled something about how we both sucked as I finished pulling off the rest of my clothes and climbed in the shower with her, cutting her off mid ran as I sucked one of her nipples into my mouth and she began to purr.

"Oh fuck, do you ever suck, baby," she forced out as I pushed her back against the tile wall, my hands roaming across her wet skin as I nibbled, tugged and sucked on her breast, before switching to the other. "Oh god…"

"Did you miss me, Bella?" I asked, fighting back the hiccups that had been threatening to come ever since I had gotten in the car to come visit her.

I had been extremely nervous about the success of Kate's scheme, but when she called Garrett one day and insisted on talking to me to let me know how depressed Bella had seemed, I knew I had to do something. Thankfully, Kate had a plan and it was a good one.

"Yes…yes, I missed you," Bella replied through clenched teeth as I lifted one of her legs onto the edge of the tub and began to run my fingers softly between her legs. I knew I was teasing her, but I was growing more confident sexually with each day that passed. It had to be the influence of my insatiable girlfriend that helped in that regard.

Since we had been apart, we had indulged in phone sex, cyber sex and we had even Skyped once. That had been my favorite since she showed me her favorite toy and just how well she could use it on herself. I jerked off at my pc and had to get a new keyboard after that. It was worth it though. However, being in the flesh with my girl was ten thousand times better than being online or on the phone with her.

"I missed you too, sweetheart." I kissed the side of her neck as her hands found the back of my neck, pulling me closer to her as I pushed two fingers inside of her wet warmth. I groaned against her slick neck as I pumped my fingers inside of her slowly, bringing her to the edge of release, but not letting her come. I kissed my way up her neck to her chin and then her lips as the water continued to pelt our bodies and I decided it was time to throw caution to the wind and show her more of my newfound confidence.

"I missed kissing you, touching your beautiful body and fucking your sweet pussy," I whispered to her as I heard Bella gasp in surprise.

Yeah, talking really dirty wasn't my forte, but I was working on it. Though it was embarrassing as fuck to be caught by Peter as I tried to practice in the bathroom mirror. He thought I had turrets, and I hiccupped for two hours after that incident. "I can't wait to fuck you, right here, against your shower wall, my dirty girl."

"Yes...please," Bella murmured breathlessly as I wrapped my arm around her waist and lifted her to press her against the wall. She wrapped her legs around me effortlessly, and lined my dick up with her slit. The moment Bella grabbed my face with her hands I groaned and slid into her with sigh of relief and overwhelming love. I was so in love with this girl and her kicking my ass with her heel to get me to fuck her only solidified this.

For the next few minutes, I rocked and thrust into her, our bodies moving perfectly together as we moaned, kissed and panted our way through to release. Bella's fingers dug into the skin of my shoulder as she kissed my lips frantically. I couldn't help it when I neared the edge, so I gripped Bella's ass and pressed her harder against the shower wall as I dropped my hand between us and she followed, both us rubbing her clit with our entwined fingers as I pressed as deep inside of her as I could.

"I want to watch you…like on Skype," I whispered to her as I bit down on her earlobe and I noticed her entire body tense. Hmm…she liked the dirty talking, huh? "I want to watch you fuck yourself with a toy, baby."

"Oh…fuck…"

"Yeah…I want to see you cum all over that toy before I shove my cock inside you and fuck you so hard you'll be begging me to stop."

"I'll never tell you to stop," she shouted as I felt her grow rigid and shout out my name as she came. Honestly…it was the hottest thing ever and not two seconds later I grunted out my own release, just as the water turned cold.

"Holy shit," Bella shouted as she moved to climb off of me, twisting our bodies around and tangling us together awkwardly. I tried to get Bella to stand still, but as she was reaching to turn the water off, I slipped, taking her down with me and the shower curtain onto the bathroom floor.

I looked at her with worry as she suddenly burst into an uncontrollable fit of laughter. "Are you okay?"

"More than okay," she said with a giggle as she wrapped her arms around me and began kissing across my face and then my chest. "I love you."

"I love you too."

Thirty minutes later found me and Bella curled up on the couch in each others arms. I was twisting her slightly damp hair in between my fingers as she yelled at me for surprising her.

"I was about to steal Kate's car and drive down to see you. I can't believe you."

"Grand theft auto is not something I want you doing on my account, baby."

"I know but…it was just…it's rough being away from you after having you so close for two months, ya know?"

"I know, Bella…I do. It's the same for me. I hate having to call you, email you, text you etc…when before I just had to turn to my left and there you were. On a positive note, I made it here in under an hour from Wake, so we should be able to spend a decent amount of time together."

"That doesn't excuse you from the heartache I've felt for the past few days over us not going to the beach with our friends."

"You can't tell me you are disappointed by that, right?" I asked with a wink as I leaned down and kissed Bella's temple. "Do you really want to be back in that house with them when we have your apartment all to ourselves?"

I wrapped my arm around her waist and flipped her onto her back on the couch, spreading her legs as I settled between them. Yeah, I was already hard again but it was really difficult for me not to be in her presence.

"Hmm…do I want to spend time dodging our friends good intentions or making love to my gorgeous boyfriend?" Bella asked playfully as she moved her hips against mine and then kissed my chin softly. "I do believe I'll choose option number two."

"Good answer," I said sternly as I hooked my fingers in the waistband of her boy shorts and yanked them off of her with a wide grin on my face. "I do believe I owe you some quality over quantity."

"Can't it be both?" Bella asked as she licked her lips and then smiled brightly at me.

Hell, as far as I was concerned, she could have anything she wanted for the rest of our lives.