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EPOV

Alice and Bella were up to something. They have been giggling together all morning. The pixie had been translating the encyclopaedia in to Mandarin and Bella had been blushing every time she looked at me. I know it could be because she remembered last night but there was more than that in her eyes. There was anticipation and excitement. She didn't even seem to concentrate that well in class which was very unusual for Bella. Had Alice seen a vision and confided in Bella?

"Bella is something wrong love? You are acting a bit odd today."

"No no nothing." She was blushing even deeper now. Something was going on. Well I guess I will have to find out for myself. It was nearly lunch break so we were walking towards the cafeteria. Alice hopped and joined us. As we neared the cafeteria Alice suddenly stopped.

"Hey Bella could you check my hair, I felt something crawling I think it's a bug." Alice gave Bella a meaningful look and she quickly went to examine Alice's hair. I sniffed but I didn't smell any bugs.

"Alice you don't have a bug in your hair." The pixie made a confused face.

"I swear I smelt a bug oh well. I guess it was in Bella's hair." This time she started searching Bella's hair.

"Oh yes. I felt something run on my hair." This was ridiculous. One look at Bella's hair and Alice's hair and a good sniff told me there were no bugs any where around us.

"Alice what are you doing?"

"I think it's in Edward's hair." Oh for crying out loud. If this was some kind of a prank it really was very lame. Bella looked like she would burst out laughing any time now.

"What are you two up to? I know you are planning something."

"It's time Bella we are late hurry."

Suddenly Alice started hurrying towards the cafeteria at breakneck speed. Obviously we were late! We had been searching for bugs for the past ten minutes! Two vampires and a human and the vampires just needed a little whiff of the scent of a bug to pin point exactly where it was. But the fact was that we were all looking for an imaginary bug! We all knew it! Go figure. I knew Alice was weird but Bella? I decided to let them have their fun and watch. They really were up to no good. And I had a sneaking suspicion I was some how involved in it.

When Bella and I arrived there was only one chair vacant at our table and the cafeteria was full. I was surprised since usually there were more than enough chairs for everyone after all Folk's high school did not really have that many students. The little pixie was sitting on the chair next to the empty chair with a very innocent looking smile on her face. I did not trust her one bit, specially since she was still doing the encyclopaedia but this time she was singing it while translating so that it would rhyme. This meant she was trying really hard to keep me out of her mind.

"Oh Edward, look there is only one chair!" Bella exclaimed when we got to our table. I shrugged my shoulders and pulled it out for her.

"You sit love, I don't mind standing."

"No no. You sit I can sit on your lap."

Oh! This was the big plan then. I couldn't believe it. All this bug drama so that Bella can sit on my lap? Well why not? I would love to hold her close to me. It was not that uncommon kids were sitting every where even on tables. It really looked like some of the chairs were missing. And I could just imagine who would have been responsible for that. She was sitting right next to me. The pixie gave a winning smile.

"Ok Bella."

I sat down and pulled Bella on my knees while placing our tray on the table. I noticed that Jessica was sitting right next to us on my right hand side with Lauren next to her. Mike and Tylor were sitting opposite us and the pixie sat on my left. Angela and Ben were in the other corner lost in their own world.

"Bella looks very comfortable in his lap. Looks like they sit like this all the time."

It was Mike Newton's thoughts that gave me a hint of what was going on. I remembered the conversation from yesterday night. Bella wanted to show everyone that I was hers. A show of ownership! That was fine with me. I kissed Bella on her neck at her pulse point and I noticed her heart was thrumming wildly.

"So did you go through the Spring catalogues Jessica? What did you think?" Not those catalogues again! I'd had enough of them.

"Oh yes. I think that they had a really nice collection of tops." Jessica was always eager to talk to Alice about fashion she knew that Alice was an expert at it.

"What does she think she's doing sitting on his lap? I'm sure he didn't want to have her there. She invited herself. He preferred standing to sitting with her." Lauren was really getting on my nerves.

"I'm glad that there were no extra chairs today love, I got to have you on my lap in school too." I know I sounded like a complete idiot but I just couldn't resist saying it.

"So she sits on his lap at home. Whose home? I bet the chief wouldn't allow that at her house."

She was right about that Charlie would surely shoot me if I sat this way in his living room. Bella didn't seem to join in the conversation. She was slowly running her hands across my chest. I really liked it. But there was a problem. Edward junior was paying more attention to what she was doing now. But I didn't have the heart to stop her. She was anyway covering me from the view of others since she was sitting on my lap. I couldn't resist running my hand under Bella's hair caressing the nape of her head.

The conversation about clothing was flowing back and forth between Jessica and Alice with an occasional comment from Lauren and Bella. I concentrated on it to see whether Alice was trying to do something to get at Lauren and Jessica. Suddenly I felt Bella's hand on my waist band. The trousers Alice had brought me today had elastic for the waist so I didn't have to wear a belt. They had drawstrings in front. The shirt I had on was a bit loose on me. In fact my whole outfit was selected by Alice today because Bella and I had slept late again after last nights activities. The next thing Bella did nearly made me fly out of the room.

"Relax Edward. Be a good sport. Play along. Bella wanted to do this it's her plan."

Alice was smirking at me.

Good god! She was touching me through my underwear. I thanked my lucky stars that she hadn't decided to touch my bare skin. Edward junior was now very high. I was finding it extremely hard to concentrate. Staying in place without pushing myself into her hand was exceedingly difficult. Oh god! We were in a public place. The others must have noticed this. I quickly glanced around the table. Mike Newton and Tylor were discussing an upcoming game. Alice was still speaking to Jessica but Lauren's eyes were on Bella's hand. Holy shit!

"Is Bella's hand in Edward's trousers?" She leaned in closer to get a better look. I squirmed uncomfortably but managed to hold still but I just couldn't act normal. I was way past that.

"Do you like it Edward?" Bella whispered in a sultry voice in my ear. My Bella was turning out to be a very good seductress. I was completely under her spell. I started kissing her wherever I could reach. I forgot all about Lauren and everything around me as I held Bella closer to me.

"Look at Lauren's face Edward! This is exactly what Bella wanted. What are they thinking Edward?" Alice was screaming in my head.

I raised my head with the greatest difficulty and took a discrete look at Lauren. Jessica and Lauren were now both staring at Bella's hand in shock. I looked down but my erection was fully covered because Bella was sitting on my lap. She was sitting sideways facing them. Bella's right hand was around my neck and her left hand was inside the waist band of my pants touching me. The cafeteria wall was behind them so other than the two of them no one else could see the position of Bella's hand. Alice and Bella had really planned this to perfection. I focused on their thoughts with dread at Alice's request. I knew it was going to be bad but I also wanted to know whether Bella's plan had worked.

"She's covering his dick. Such a pity. I really wanted to get a good look at it. I'm sure he's fully erect now. His face looks gorgeous when he's high. He looks like a Greek god. So handsome…. the rest of him must be the same… wish I could be Bella right now. Then I would know.." Well at least Jessica seems to understand that Bella is the one who is doing this to me.

"What the hell is happening here? She's touching his cock and he's so far gone he doesn't even seem to remember that they are in a public place. He's so taken with her. What I can't understand is what this mouse of a girl has to offer him that I don't? Look at her? Is he blind? Or is he going for an easy lay… in that case I could give it a try if this tart was out of the picture."

Lauren was so very venomous in her thoughts. I was scared that she might try to harm Bella in some way. The thought that Lauren thought my Bella was just an easy lay decided me on what I was going to say.

"Alice did you and Bella find anything for our engagement party in the Spring collection? I don't think we should wait till the last moment to order things."

Now everyone in the table was staring at me in shock including Bella. She blushed bright red but didn't say anything. She was surely going to get very angry with me for what I said but I really didn't want Lauren or Jessica degrading Bella. It was important that they knew that my intentions towards Bella were honourable and what we were doing… oh hell .. what we were doing was normal behaviour for an engaged couple about to be married.

"I've been going through it with Bella. We still haven't found anything.. may be I will have to order something from Paris."

"Oh! I'm so happy Edward. Did she say yes? I only saw you asking. Then again I blocked off most of the visions. Where's the ring? Why didn't you say anything? Why didn't Bella say anything? Oh please let me plan the wedding… please please please Edward." The little pixie was practically vibrating in her seat! She couldn't contain her excitement.

I gave Alice a slight nod saying no.

"You mean to say she refused?" I nodded no again.

"She wanted time to give an answer?" I nodded yes. "Then why did you say you were engaged? I mean why did you imply you were engaged? Edward you idiot! Bella is going to kill you."

I gave her a desperate look.

"Oh no I'm not getting involved in this it's your grave you dug it. Now go bury yourself in it!"

I really was worried now. What if Bella broke off with me because of this? Shit what had I done. I seemed to do a lot of foolish things lately. I was brought out of my misery when I felt someone squeezing junior. I looked at Bella she was talking causally to Alice and the others about party dresses. She kept on purposefully fondling me and moving her hand. She even wiggled her bottom a few times while swinging her legs. I felt her thumb go under the elastic waist band of my underwear and she touched my pubic hair. I buried my face in her hair and inhaled her scent trying to control myself but I couldn't take it anymore. I grabbed Bella's face and kissed her hungrily as I released then and there. I knew I was shaking. I couldn't control it.

"Did you enjoy that Cullen?"

I felt myself shuddering at Bella's husky whisper. When I looked at her she gave me a wicked wink. She'd done it on purpose to punish me. She hadn't touched junior under the briefs and I was very thankful for that. I really had no idea what I would have done if she had touched his bare skin. I might have even ripped off both of our clothes and made love to her then and there. Bella still hadn't removed her hand from my pants and was stroking me lightly again I was already hard ready for the next round. Just then I heard a loud crash.

Mike Newton was standing on the other side of the table staring at Bella's hand with his jaw hanging open in his surprise. I noticed that he had dropped his tray.

"Bella's hand…Cullen's pants" He kept repeating that in his mind. His thoughts were incoherent.

"Hey man, pick up this shit you dropped it." Tylor bent down to the floor to pick up the remains of Mike's lunch.

"No. Way. Oh Man."

Tylor lifted his face from under the table and gave me a shocked glance. I smiled at him.

"Wow. Just wow. They must be having incredible sex. The lucky bastard no wonder he's marrying her. Pity she didn't want to be with me. Oh well."

I was really enjoying myself now. I knew I should be embarrassed at being caught in such a compromising situation with Bella but I felt proud. I wanted everyone to know that Bella was my girl the same as I was hers. I just hoped….. my thoughts were interrupted by the screeching sound of a chair being pulled back by force. Lauren stood up with her tray with an angry look on her face. She glared at Bella sent daggers at Tylor and strode purposefully away.

"That slut. I'm sure she's pregnant and he's fallen for the oldest trick in the book. Why didn't I think of that? Should have got him drunk and.."

I didn't want to listen to the rest. I heaved a sigh. There was no way that we could convince Lauren. She had her mind set on disbelieving what was right in front of her eyes. At least Jessica seemed to have realised that Bella and I belonged together. She was asking about engagement party plans. Somehow the pixie was planning an engagement party and I could tell Bella was not a least bit happy about it.

I looked towards Ben and Angela they still looked unaware of the whole fiasco absorbed in each other. Well I was thankful for that. I didn't think that Angela would approve of what Bella and I did today. I didn't want to be in the receiving end of her wrath again.

Bella finally pulled out her hand from my pants and leaned into whisper in my ear. She ran her tongue over the ridge of my ear and then bit my ear lobe.

"This is not over Cullen. That is just a taste of what is to come. You are not getting away with what you did today."

I felt a shiver run down my back. An unbelievable feeling of euphoria along with fear and excitement combined overtook me.

"I can't wait my Bella.. I can't wait…" I whispered back.

Bella insisted that we speak to Charlie and tell him the truth about the engagement before he hears it from anyone else. I really felt like a monster for making that remark about the engagement. It was such an ungracious move on my part because the lady in question hadn't even said yes to the proposal and I'd implied that we were holding an engagement party. But to my surprise Bella took it in her stride. She was all on to damage control now. She asked me all about what Jessica and Lauren and the others were thinking during the whole fiasco and when I told her about Lauren's thoughts that tarnished her reputation Bella was furious. I guess that was why she forgave me for what I said. At least I hoped she had forgiven me. I had profusely apologised but she had just started at me with a very penetrating glance. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what she was thinking. It was no longer possible to read her thoughts from her eyes like I used to do. I could only do that when she decides to open up to me. At other times she was very good at masking her thoughts and the blank expression I so dreaded comes over her face.

The rest of the school day passed without incident. I kissed Bella once again before leaving the cafeteria. She was mine I wanted everyone to know that. I put an arm around her and held her to me when we walked from class to class. We didn't speak much but I could tell we both had a lot in our minds. I was dreading the coming confrontation with Charlie. Alice no longer left my clothes out for me so I selected a blue shirt and dark trouser to go with it. I picked some more flowers and borrowed a ribbon from Alice to tie them. She seemed to have one with the exact colour to go with the bunch of wild flowers I'd picked. I didn't go to question her how she knew anyway it was not against Bella's rules to borrow a ribbon. When I left the house Esme and Alice both came to the front poach with me. Esme straightened my collar and touched my cheek.

"Have a nice time son. I'm sure she will still be able to come on Saturday. I know everything will go well with Charlie. He will be so lucky to have you for a son-in-law."

Only my mother would think that a monster would be a good son-in-law. Alice was bouncing up and down in her excitement. She gave me a huge hug and a kiss on my cheek. She didn't say anything to me and I didn't try to read her mind. She was even clapping her hands in glee when I turned to wave at them. I couldn't help but be curious as to why Alice was so happy. May be something major was going to happen soon. Well never mind. Let Alice enjoy her visions I was going to live them after all. So I will just concentrate on the moment.

When I approached Bella's I could hear Charlie's thoughts. Bella had informed him that we wanted to talk to him about something important as we were now dating. I was surprised that she had been so direct with him. I was even more surprised to hear his thoughts once we told him about my proposal. Bella had made sure to tell him that I had proposed and she had still not accepted. She explained that she did not want to rush into anything and that she wanted to make an informed decision after taking her time to consider this from all angles.

"Well I guess I should have expected this. There has been a marked change in her behaviour since his return. She smiles and even laughs. It's as if she is beginning to live again. The sparkle in her eye is back. I don't like it that she is again spending any additional time with him. But I guess it is better than the nothingness that was there in her eyes during his absence. When I met Carlisle at the hospital the other day he told me that Edward also did not take the separation well. I guess that's why he was suicidal. I guess the kids do really care about each other deeply. I will not stand in the way of Bella's happiness. I hope he really does take things seriously this time and not leave her. I will track him down and shoot him if he dares to do that to her again."

I shuddered at the thought of getting shot at. I knew it wouldn't cause me any damage but I still didn't want to face that situation. I guess I will have to win Charlie's trust as well as Bella's. While we were still in the middle of this discussion Alice burst in.

"Charlie I'm so happy! We are going to be related."

"But but…." Charlie was stammering.

"I know I know Bella needs time. But I'm planning the engagement party! And I know the best person to help me. You!"

Charlie was putty in Alice's hands and although he was red faced he had also accepted by then that Bella would say yes.

"Does anyone want to hear my answer?"

Bella was fuming beside me. Alice nor Charlie seemed to pay much attention with Alice overwhelming Charlie with details of the proposed party.

"I do love and I'll wait as long as you want to hear it.." I told her and tried to calm her down. But she was beyond mad now. We were sitting next to each other in the couch.

"That's it! I'm not having an engagement party! Edward said to take my time and I'm going to take my time. So there will not be a party in the near future."

She was shaking with anger. I can understand her situation and I felt more and more upset at my outburst. I didn't know how long Bella was going to take to answer me now and I didn't even know whether she'll say yes. I felt my heart tearing to pieces. I glared at the pixie.

"Edward I had to tell him about the party. Everyone is going to be talking about it. He will get caught unawares and I didn't want you to have to tell it although it's all your stupid fault that got us into this mess. I'm only trying to help. I know Charlie can't stay angry at me for that long and neither can Bella."

I guess the pixie was right and I had in fact told about the party to the most famous gossips in the whole school it will go around town in no time at all. I gave her a sheepish smile.

"There's always the graduation party Bella! I'm anyway having one for you, me and Edward after all how many times do we graduate from high school."

I heard Bella sigh in defeat. I squeezed her hand.

"Bella you are coming for the picnic and the swim in the river tomorrow right?"

"Ah, Bells I forgot to tell you I'm going on a weekend fishing trip with Billy tomorrow." Charlie piped in.

"Oh then Bella can stay with us for the weekend and go to school on Monday. The boys will anyway be going off on a camping trip after the swim."

"Well I guess so. I don't want her to be alone in the house, specially with those murders in Seattle." Charlie also seemed relieved at the idea.

Alice sure was a miracle worker. I looked at Bella. She was still fuming.

"Bella you still have that bug assignment you were working on for biology to complete."

Bella perked up immediately at the mention of the word 'bug'. Oh! Not again. I then remembered what the previous bug plan had entailed and I couldn't help wondering what Bella had planned for me.

"Well why not?" She smiled and agreed with Alice giving me a wicked grin.

"I still have a score to settle with a little someone if you know what I mean."

Bella pulled a cushion on to my lap and squeezed Edward junior. Oh! For the love of god! I couldn't believe it. Was I still dating the same Bella? We were in front of her father for heaven's sake. At least he seemed very engrossed in what Alice was saying. The worst part was that I was enjoying it. Every moment of it. I couldn't help whispering back.

"I'm looking forward to it love."

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