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It wasn't a lustful kiss wrought with passion—he would never do that to her, not here on the sidewalk, and not for their first real kiss. But it was everything and more that Edward could have hoped for with this beautiful woman.
He lingered, in no rush to move away. Edward cupped his hand gently along Bella's jaw, subtly asserting that she stay close to him and keep her lips pressed to his.
It was only when they needed to move back and breath that he opened his eyes to look upon her face. She was an absolute picture.
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