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"Alice you can't be serious." I hissed, my eyes glued to her. She wouldn't really do this to me, would she?

"What do you mean Bella?" she asked, her eyebrows pulling together. I glanced at Edward who was watching us intently; not his normal move in awkward situations. Alice noticed my glance and I saw a sneaky smile appear on her lips. "Of course I am. You need a new bra and Edward is not coming with me and seeing the dress. And you certainly can't walk around by yourself! So, off you go."

"Alice…" I couldn't even finish the statement.

She leaned toward me and whispered so quietly I could hardly hear which assured me that he couldn't either, "Just go Bella. You're twenty-two. I think you can handle shopping with Edward. Besides, I can only imagine what will be going through his mind in all of this. Just ask lots of questions about what he thinks and watch him turn red. It will be the sweetest torture and best revenge."

"But Alice, I really-" She was already walking away. My heart jumped into my throat as I looked at Edward who was still watching me. "Well, lets go."

He nodded and put out his arm again so I would have support. I took it carefully as I watched the store come into view. Oh god. We walked in and, before we had taken three steps, one of the staff zoned in, her eyes glued to Edward. "Hello! Is there anything I can help you with?"

I looked up at him, wanting to see what he thought of this beautiful woman. He wasn't smiling and there was a noticeable strain in his eyes. It made me smile and tighten my grip on his arm as I turned back to her, a little confidence welling up; "No, I think we're fine."

Her eyes flicked down to me, then over to our arms. There was no reason to think that we weren't together and she frowned, before looking away. "Okay, just let me know."

I smiled at her before tugging on his arm and leading him into the store, not really looking at the racks and racks of bras and underwear until we were halfway to the back. Then I stopped and released him before walking over to a rack to begin my hunt. The confidence I had felt earlier didn't fade as I looked over a few plain white bras. I glanced at Edward who was staring pointedly at his feet. I remembered what Alice had said about asking him questions. I really didn't have anything that called for revenge, but I would eventually. With that, I began a new hunt; rather than just searching for a strapless, I searched for lingerie as well.

The first thing I found was made of black lace. The straps were extremely thin and would probably prove to be uncomfortable, but the rest of the bra was adorable. "Edward?"

He looked up, a question on his face. I saw his eyes flick to the bra in my hand before meeting my eyes. "Yes?"

"I figured while I'm here I mine as well do some more shopping as well. What do you think of this? I mean, you are a guy after all; what would you say if you saw it on your girlfriend?" I asked, holding back the smile as best I could.

His eyes bulged a little and his lips parted ever so slightly, giving him the sexiest flustered look I had ever before seen graced on a man. It took him a minute to look back at the bra and answer. "I don't know. It's cute enough, I suppose." He paused and looked back at me. "And you know that I don't have a girlfriend Bella. It makes it hard to picture."

"Then imagine it on the girl that greeted you when we walked in. Or the one gawking at you in the last store. Or an ex girlfriend. Or even me. Just picture it. How would you react?" Okay, so I was really teasing him more than I should, but it was just too fun. Alice had been right, he was blushing like mad.

"Ummmm… I suppose it depends on the situation. When are you planning to wear it?" His cheeks got a little redder. It made me want to laugh. How could this god, this man of absolute perfection, who could have anyone he wanted be embarrassed about bra shopping?

"Well, I don't know. A bra is meant to make a girl feel sexy or comfortable. I don't necessarily have to have someone at my house; but lets say that was the point. And, bear with me here, say it was you. I just want to know if it would be a good choice in your personal opinion. Or," I reached back into the rack and pulled out a red lace one that clasped in the front and was extremely thin, but rather sexy, "would this be a better choice? I mean, red is an extremely sexy color."

Edwards jaw was all but touching the floor as his eyes ran from one bra to the other than back to my face then back down. I was all but laughing straight out now. I couldn't believe that I had managed to fluster Edward! It was one of my very few life achievements and I actually had to thank Alice for it. But, as his eyes met mine again, I stopped thinking about exactly what I was doing and began wondering where all this confidence had come from. I had never felt anything like this before. He was just about to answer, his lips forming into a words when a different employee came bouncing over, her eyes glued to Edward.

"You look kind of lost, sir. Is there anything I can help you with?" There was a small, provocative smile on her face as she looked up into his face. I wanted nothing more than to attack her and pull everyone of the hairs from her scalp. That thought made me inhale sharply; what was I thinking. I had no claim on Edward! And I had even less right to want to attack a girl for simply gawking at the same guy I was. She must have heard my breath because she turned her eyes to me, her smile replaced with a frown. "Is it between these then?"

I shook my head, clearing my thought. "No, I was just asking his opinion."

"Ah," was all she said as she looked back up at him, but his eyes were again shooting between the two hangers.

"I suppose the red Bella," he said, not looking back up into my face. "Great color, it would accent your cheeks."

I blinked for a full minute, I'm sure, before pulling myself out. He had actually told me which would look better on me. Not just in general. Didn't that mean that he had just pictured…. SHUT UP BELLA! DON'T EVEN THINK IT!

"Okay." I squeaked, looking at the girl that was still standing next to Edward. "I'll get it then."

"Is that all for you two today?" She looked so defeated.

"No." I said, trying to smile rather than sneer. "I have a few more things to find. Thank you though."

She just walked away, not even really acknowledging my sentence. I placed the black one back on the rack, but kept the red one in my hand, a small smile playing on my face as I felt the confidence rise again. She had thought that Edward was taken, that he was mine. As much as I wanted it to really be true, I had no problem in letting others just believe it for a while. "So, partial to red are we Edward?"

I glanced at him from the corner of my eye and saw him flinch. "Sometimes."

"And what about this one?" I asked, pulling a light blue one off a rack that we passed; it was made of what appeared to be silk, a sky blue with white bands that were braided up the side.

He stared at it intently for a moment before nodding. "More innocent then the red, but just as nice; maybe even flirty."

I had to smile again as I kept the hanger and continued to walk. This was actually quite a bit of fun! Not to mention that the way his eyes were tracing anything I held up for him sent shivers down my spine. And his all but complete ability to ignore the flirthing women and simply focus on me was the biggest turn-on ever. While every set of eyes turned to him he never acknowledged, just kept an eye on me to make sure I didn't trip over myself. If that didn't make me feel like I was walking on air, nothing would.

Now in search of the strapless I had actually come for, I stopped at a rack full of them an began to browse. There were several that I like and I pulled them out and hung them on my arm until I had on through the entire selection. When I turned to Edward I saw that, despite the discomfort that was still evident on his face, he was staring directly at a table nearby that was covered in gauze baby dolls. Edward had taste. "Would you like one Edward? I'm sure it would look fabulous on you."

His cheeks darkened as he looked at me, but he laughed as well. "No, I can think of someone that it would look considerably better on."

I felt a little jealousy flare up at the thought of him picturing that someone in it, but I hid it as best I could. After shaking myself a little I lifted up the three bras I had chosen. "Which of these do you think?"

He stepped forward, not seeming nearly as nervous about the task he had been. He looked at the them each in turn, starting with the black and white striped (it was cute and fun), then the plain white one that had a subtle sex appeal with the intricate pushed pattern, and ending with the silver and black one (the black being the base with silver stitching creating a Celtic knot work pattern). He took another step forward and took the last one from me. He turned it in his hand, studying it carefully. "This one."

I smiled. "Why?"

"It's elegant at the same time that it's sexy."

I took it back slowly. "Good choice. I may have to take you shopping with me more often."

"I can be easier to handle then Alice," he said simply, as if agreeing to go. I smiled to myself and he noticed. "What?"

I shook my head. "Absolutely nothing." Then I began walking toward other racks, wondering how far I could go, how far I could push him before he would really blush. I stopped when I saw a rack of things. Could I dare? I considered it before deciding that I could and would. Edward blushing was so rare that if I didn't bring it out there was no telling how long it would be before I had a chance to see it again, if ever. I began flicking through the rack, glancing at Edward out of the corner of my eye. He was watching me with wide eyes as I pulled out a dark blue one with chain sides and pretended to study it. He was looking between me and the micro-cloth.

"You must be joking Bella," he finally said as I lifted the price tag to take a look.

"What do you mean Edward?" I turned toward him still holding the thing I would never wear.

"It's just… I just…" he was rather flustered as he looked between me and the fabric again.

"It's not sexy?" I almost laughed as I lifted it and turned it. "I've never been good at this."

His cheeks reddened a bit more. "It's not that. I just… cant' see you in it."

I smiled. "Well, you won't have to." I pointed out, feeling a bit of disappointment that I was careful not to let show.

He began to stumble over his words again, "Are you… I mean… Jesus Bella, you can't really be considering buying it. It's hardly labeled underwear!"

I smile. "Hardly means it still is. That dress could hardly be labeled a dress and yet I'm going to be forced to wear it as if it were. Why should this be any different."

His eyes narrowed. "Because no one is forcing you to buy it!"

"Is there anything you need help with? You seem to be having some trouble," a girl said, wandering over with a beautiful smile pointed at Edward.

"No, we're fine," he said, not taking his eyes off mine. I watched her walk away with a disappointed look on her face.

"What's wrong with it Edward? It's not like you are going to be the witness." I whispered harshly, glaring as best I could while I fought off the smile that threatened to break surface at any moment.

"Maybe not, but I just can't allow you to expose yourself like that!" Maybe not?

"Edward, it goes under clothes; there are an extremely amount of people that will see it. Besides, it's more about how sexy it makes me feel! I don't have to wear it for someone at all if I so choose." It's amazing what I had taken in from Alice without being aware of it. She had told me multiple to buy sexier things so that I could feel that way.

"And you are more than sexy without that," he snapped, still glaring. "Anyways, it should be about comfort too and there is no way that the chains on the sides would be even semi-comfortable."

"First of all, don't try to get me to bend to your will by calling me sexy. And second, comfort is subjective! If feeling the chains makes me feel good and I fell comfortable feeling attractive, then it's all okay, right?"

"Whoa; I've never seen you guys fight like this. And over underwear no less." I spun to find Alice standing there, a smirk on her face. "But I'm siding with Bella here Edward. It's not like you are the one whose gonna se it."

I looked back at Edward who was still staring at me defiantly. I raised an eyebrow at his defensive stance. What was going through his mind? I smiled a little as I gave Alice a quick glance before looking back at the man before me. "Don't worry Alice; I wasn't actually planning to get it anyways. His reaction was just too priceless to tell him that."

I watched as his frown deepened, but his shoulders relaxed a little. His eyes fell out of their glare. "That's not nice Bella."

I smiled and put the hanger back. "That shouldn't be so out of the ordinary. Besides, there is nothing quite like making you blush."

He sighed and looked away from me. My smile widened as I turned back to Alice and winked. She laughed quietly before asking, "So, find a strapless."

"Yes, along with two others. You know, I'm beginning to wonder if Edward is a better shopping better. He has good taste and doesn't fly around." I said, lifting the bras and smiling at her so she knew I was only teasing, and wouldn't actually be insulted.

She laughed, "I didn't realize Edward. I may just send you out with Bella more often. Then at least someone else can deal with her whining."

I laughed as I glanced over at him, smiling. He met my eyes and waited a minute before smiling back. It was good to know that he didn't seem too pissed at me. I walked over to his side, putting the bras behind my back. "I didn't irritate you too much, did I?"

He laughed. 'No. I have a feeling I deserve it anyways. I probably should have helped you talk Alice out of the that dress."

I smiled again and patted his arm before walking toward the cashier. She took my hangers with a fake smile and rang them up, her eyes constantly shooting over my shoulder to Edward who was talking to Alice quietly. It was beginning to irritate me, so, after glancing back to make sure he was still out of earshot, I leaned forward. "Isn't he gorgeous?"

She smiled, for real this time, as she leaned toward me. "Extremely."

I laughed to myself. "I know! And I just can't wait till tonight! We're going clubbing and I just bought one of the cutest dresses." I shot another look over my shoulder, making sure he wouldn't hear this, then turned back. "I swear, if I don't have him in my bed again tonight I'll be surprised."

Her smile faltered a little and I saw the pale touch her cheek. "Again? Was he that good?"

I smiled again; it hadn't exactly been a lie. He had been sleeping in my bed last night, technically. Now I had to bluff though, "Better than I could ever imagine. And the man just doesn't tire!"

Her eyes grew wide and I could see the jealously as she looked over my shoulder again. "You're so luck."

I smiled and nodded as I handed over my money. She couldn't seem to smile as her eyes again shot out to Edward. Then I heard his velvet voice in my ear, his breath washing across my face and intoxicating me. "Are you ready? Alice has declared it lunch time and skipped off to the food court."

I laughed a little, taking my bag and change from the woman before giving her a wink and taking Edward's arm. We walked out of the store together slowly as I tried to get my money in my pocket and walk at the same time. His supporting arm was the only thing that kept me balanced. Once I had it all in I glanced back and, making sure we were far enough away from the store, began laughing. It was simple snicker at first, but her face just kept coming back and eventually I was practically doubled over. Edward watched me closely for a minute with amusement. "Do I want to know what's so funny?"

I grasped, trying to catch my breath and barely squeezing out, "I really doubt it."

His amusement seemed to increase as I began to clutch my side as the first points of pain shot through it. I watched him as my favorite smile spread across his beautiful lips and his shoulder began to shake as he watched me, my arm still on his.

After a few minutes I managed to calm down. "Well, I feel better now."

He still had that smile on as he led me on and I saw every head turn and stare at him. "That's good. Now, you have to tell me what was so funny. You were in hysterics."

"Don't be dramatic."

"I'm not."

I laughed a little as I glanced up at him. "You depressed the cashier."

His eyebrows pulled together and he looked down at me. "What do you mean?"

"Because you were shopping with me she assumed we were together and when you offered me your arm she looked like she was about to cry." I said, smiling a little. "It wasn't particularly funny unless you were part of our conversation. That girl wanted you bad."

He cocked his eyebrow as he continued to lead me toward the food court. "Tell me about your conversation."

"Absolutely not. I wouldn't dare betray her confidence. Besides, the minds of women are just as horrible as those of men; I could never allow you and unfair peak into our psyche. It would put you at an advantage to the rest of the male population." I said, smiling.

"Not even a little peak?"

"Nope." My laughter rang out as I scanned the food court for Alice. She was sitting at a table, a tray of Chinese in front of her. She saw me and waved before swooping her hand toward the restaurant, telling me to eat. "She wants us to get food first."

"And what would you like to eat Bells?" There was a sweetness to the way he said my name and I had to look at him as he scanned the choices. I smiled to myself as I looked away again. "Pizza?"

"Sure." I said and spotted the place at the other end of the court. Of course he had to make it difficult for me. I began walking but as we passed near the table Alice sat at he pulled me to a stop.

"Why don't you go sit? I'll bring you back whatever you want. No need to give you a chance of hurting yourself."

I smiled sweetly and bit my lip as I though. "I guess just a slice of cheese then. And a bottle of water." He nodded, escorting me to the table. Before he left I pulled the ten out of my pocket and shoved it into his, feeling bold enough to do so. He looked at me with raised eyebrows. "If you're going to get it, I'm paying."

"Bella, you don't need to-" he was digging in his pocket, fishing the money back out.

"I know I don't need to. But I am." I said as I sat down across from Alice.

He just sighed and walked away. I watched him for a minute, not being able to stop myself from staring at his ass. God, what a guy move of me. Then I looked over at my table partner.

"So, where did this come from?" she asked, tilting her head with a smile.

"I honestly don't." I admitted. "We just walked into the store and this woman comes up and is just hitting on him, but he didn't even look at her. I don't know why, but it gave me a bit of confidence. I can't really explain it."

She smiled. "I understand." She took a few bites of her lo mein. After chewing for a while in silence she looked at me and smiled. "So, what did you say to that girl at the register? She looked completely defeated when she looked at Edward."

I laughed, loving the memory. It wasn't so much that I wanted to hurt her, just the fact that she believed me when I had told her I had been with him. Why on earth would anybody believe such a thing? "She just believes we're together."

"I'm sure most people in there did. You were certainly arguing like a couple."

"A couple? Really Alice. I don't think if we were together underwear would have been the problem," said that melodic voice. I turned my head toward Edward as he sat down next to me with tray. He handed me my water and plate with a slice of cheese. "I mean, not about what she would not be wearing."

I laughed a little as I brought the piece of pizza to my mouth. After chewing for a moment and mulling the words over in my head I turned toward him. "Wait, are you saying that if we had been together, you would have let me get that?"

He smiled as he took a bite, not answering me. I waited patiently as he chewed swallowed, needing the answer.