"Why are we here?" Edward asked timidly as he scanned the club over, looking like any minute he was going to bolt.

"I need to see how you interact with other people; so I know what we need to work on with you." I voiced calmly, hoping my peaceful persona would help ease Edward's anxiety.

Edward did not reply. Instead, he stuck to my side like glue carefully making sure not to bump into anyone, as we proceeded further into the night club. The way Edward was acting was as though the partygoers were on fire and he was afraid of being burned.

I was started to get a clearer sense of just how un-socialized Edward was.

I took a seat at the bar as Edward awkwardly stood by, seeing as all the other stools were occupied.

We were both too young to drink. I was 18 and Edward would be 18 in a month's time.

Thank goodness for all age's night.

We weren't there to drink anyway, but lord knows a drink or two would have done Edward some good, loosening him up. He was always so tense.

Does he ever loosen up?

I ordered us two cokes, hoping maybe some of the caffeine would help ease Edward.

I sipped my soda as I scanned the club, smirking once I spotted a lone, pretty, well groomed girl who looked around our age.

She was sitting at a table, watching all the people dancing looking longingly at them, eager for attention.

I nudged Edward in the arm and he nearly dropped his coke in surprise. I had to bite my lip to hold back my snickers.

"You see that girl over there?" I shouted over the music.

Edward nodded in the direction I was pointing as he took another sip of his soda.

"She has being eying you since you walked into the door…" I said, winking at the girl to get her attention, she blushed and then gave a small smile in return.

A little white lie but who would know.

"…Go say hi and start a conversation with her." I insisted.

Edward's eyes grew wide in fear.

"I don't want to, I mean, I don't know." He muttered, rubbing his arm in discomfort.

"Edward, it wasn't a suggestion, now go." I demanded, taking his soda away from him.

He blinked at me a couple times with his mouth agape. When he realized I was being serious he took a deep breath to calm himself and slowly headed over.

I was thrilled to no end that Edward was obeying. For a moment there I didn't think he would do it but as soon as I ordered him, gave him no choice he went to it.

Hmm, so Edward takes orders well.

Good to know.

I'll have to remember that for later on.

I watched in the distance as Edward hesitantly slow walked over to the girl's table. I swear he was walking as slow as a damn turtle. Shit, probably slower than that, a snail. It felt like twenty minutes passed before he finally reached the blondes table.

I wanted to hear the conversation; I wanted to hear how Edward talked to people, women. I quickly made my way over to the other side of the club, pretending to be waiting in line to use the bathroom as the lone girl finally noticed Edward.

She gasped at him, I wasn't sure if it was from his looks or in surprise someone was standing there but I prefer to think it was his looks.

The smile that soon after covered her face, proved my theory right.

"Hi, I'm Lauren." She said all flirty like, batting her eyes.

I watched as Edward just stood there like a ghost frozen in panic.

Edward, start talking!

It felt like five minutes flew by before Edward finally opened his mouth to speak.

"I'm… I'm… I gotta go…"he replied in a loss of words, before jetting back over towards me with the look of panic on his face.

"Why did you make me do that? I look like an idiot now." He voiced with colored cheeks.

"Edward, that's exactly why I had you go over there, we need to break you from your shell. You need to stop thinking, relax and just be you."

"If I was being me, I wouldn't be wearing these hip clothes, I would be wearing my old, dorky, unfashionable wardrobe and I wouldn't be here right now, I would be in my room enjoying a nice book with my goggles as you like to call them or playing the piano in the serenity of my room."

I shook my head disappointed.

"This is what I mean Edward, your hiding. We need to get you out of your comfort zone."

Alice is right.

If Edward doesn't change his ways he could very well end up alone the rest of his life.

"Come on, let's dance." I said pulling him by the hem of his shirt to the dance floor as the music played.

"No, I can't, I don't know how." Edward replied sounding defeated, looking down at the ground embarrassed.

I lifted his chin yet once more silently reminding him to look at people as he speaks.

"I can teach you, it's easy. Just move your hips to the beat and your feet with follow." I voice lightly, gripping the edge of Edward's hips showing him how to move them side to side.

He immediately breaks out of my hold, wide eyed.

"I… I have to go to the bathroom!" He voiced freaked, nearly running through the cowards into the men's bathroom leaving me on the dance floor.

Wow, he must really have to go.

I waited a good fifteen minutes before worry set in. I made my way into the restroom area calling Edward's name by the door not wanting to disturb his privacy too much.

"Edward? Is… uh, everything okay?" I asked, peeking into the bathroom.

A moment later one of the bathroom stall doors opened and I'm greeted by him. His eyes still don't reach mine and it bugs me but I let it go as he finds the courage to speak.

"I didn't really have to use the bathroom. I… uh, you just freaked me out when you touched me like that."

"I'm sorry Edward; I didn't realize it would be a problem. I guess it must be quite odd having a guy touch your hips." I said awkwardly scratching my head.

"No, you don't understand." He continued, shaking his head in disagreement.

"What don't I understand?"

"You're the first person to have ever touched me, besides my family, I mean."

You have got to be kidding.

"You never interacted with anyone, shook someone's hand never hugged a friend."

"What friends? I keep to myself Jasper; you know my sister is the only one I hang with."

I frowned at this. Clearly not liking, how little socialized Edward has had over the years. Knowing I had much more work to do than I have previously thought.

Wow, talk about a head fuck.

"So you never kissed another person before, been on a date, nothing?"

"No."

Oh, wow. This is going to be harder than I thought.