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APOV

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His question surprised me, of course. I mean, I hadn't expected him to ask it so soon. I shook my head sadly. "That's not for me to tell you Edward. Only Bella can."

He nodded glumly. "Yeah. Your right. "

I stood up and nodded. "I know," that made him laugh a little. When his eyes met mine I sighed, "Just try not to hurt her brother. She's been… hurt too many times, and she couldn't take you leaving her."

His eyes went wide and I left it at that. Bella was just opening her door as I closed Edward's and I smiled at her. "You look nice Bella."

She blushed, tugging at the tank top that I had bought her. "Really?"

"Yes, he'll love it!" I patted her arm and she looked up into my eyes beaming.

"Your hair looks amazing Alice. Were you really that bored? You could have come out."

I beamed, thinking of the real reason I had done my hair up. "I know. But it's okay. I like it. Now go get him, he's missing you."

She blushed again and nodded, walking to his door and knocking gently.

"Come in!" His voice was… gentle. Like he was deep in thought about something. She smiled and opened the door. I could hear him smile. "Hey Bella."

I shook my head and went back into my room just as my phone started to ring. I rushed to it. Emmett. "Hey brother, what's wrong."

"Sorry to say I'm not your brother Alice," the voice again sent chills down my spine. "Jasper. Sorry to disappoint."

"No disappointment at all Jasper," I said, biting my lip gently as I glanced at my reflection. "What can I do for you?"

"Well, Emmett is trying to read signs and Rose has her nose in a map and they can't figure out what exit they are supposed to take. We were hoping you could give us a hand."

I smiled, and quickly gave him the number. I could here Rose mumble something to Emmett who growled and whispered back. "Doesn't sound good."

He laughed, "They are just acting a couple that's already married, arguing over the map. Rose says we'll be there in about thirty minutes."

"Sounds great! Ready to be rescued?"

His laughter this time was more than a seductive chuckle, deeper and kinkier. "Well, from what I hear of you that line actually makes me nervous. What did you have in mind?"

"I haven't decided yet! But don't be nervous. It will be fun, I promise. We'll go off so you can get away from your sis and me from my brothers. If I don't get out of this house soon I'm going to scream."

He laughed, "Well, as long as I'm not the only one who needs the saving, I feel better. Whatever you want to do is fine. We'll be there soon. Can't wait to meet you all."

"Same here Jasper," I said, biting my lip. It was amazing how it felt like we had already met, already knew each other. "See you soon. Be ready to bolt once introductions are over."

"Not a problem. Bye."

"Bye." I shut my phone with a snap. I hurried over to my bed and dropped my robe, slipping the sleeves of the dress off of its hanger before slipping it on. I was trembling with excitement as I pulled the zipper up and danced over to my vanity to sit and slip into the shoes I had already laid out (pic on the profile) and put on my makeup.

I was just about to do that when exactly what I wanted to do hit me. I dove for my phone and called Emmett's phone.

"Hello?" my brother sounded grumpy.

"Emmett, put your future brother on."

"My WHAT?" he asked, shocked.

That's when I realized how that sounded. How he could think that when I hadn't even met the boy is beyond me. "I meant when you and Rose get married."

"O-oh! Umm, y-y-eah. Okay."

I laughed as I heard Emmett stumble over his sentence while trying to tell Jasper that I wanted to talk to him again. He was laughing as well by the time he was on the phone, "Miss me already?"

I smiled, yes, I did. "I just wanted to know if you liked dancing."

His laughter died a little and I felt my heart stop. If he didn't then my night was basically ruined. "Nothing I love more Alice."

I bit my lip to keep from squealing. "Great! Then I know what we're doing tonight! Better be able to get ready quickly! "

He was laughing as I flipped my phone shut again. When I looked in the mirror my smile was enough to make me blush.

-- BPOV--

Edward patted the bed next to him when I walked in, a smile on his face. I took the spot happily, rolling onto my side and facing him. "Alice came to talk to you?"

He nodded, a little frown in place. "Yeah, I think she wanted to make sure I wasn't mad at her."

I nodded, not surprised. "Oh good. She certainly seem happy leaving here. I take it your okay."

He looked at me, smiling. "Yeah,"

I began to get a nervous feeling in my stomach, the far away look on his face making me shiver a little. "Hey, you know, I think Alice has been feeling a bit left out lately. We should move into the living room incase she comes back out of her room. I feel kind of bad."

He seemed to pull out of his thought then and gave me a real smile for the first time. I returned it, happy to see him back with me. "Sounds good, but first…" he moved so quickly I didn't even realize what was happening until he had me pinned beneath him. "I want a kiss."

I laughed, gave an indecisive look. "Well, I don't know about that."

"Oh no?" he asked, brushing his nose across mine.

"Well, you see, if I give in now you'll think you can have one anytime you want one. As rule I'm not supposed to let that happen." I was trying not to laugh or to pull him in as I said it, his lips so close to mine that my entire body was tingling.

"Whose rule?" he whispered, biting his lip.

"Woman's." I said quietly, fighting the urge to kiss him too much to add any real conviction into my voice.

"Ahh, so, by woman's law, I'm not allowed to think I kiss whenever I want. I see." His nose brushed mine again. "But that's okay I suppose. Man's law states almost the exact same thing about girls."

I smiled before leaning just a little. "And what's the fun of obeying the law?"

He kissed me then, laughing lightly. I melted into him, my fingers burying themselves in his hair as if they had minds of their own. He relaxed a little more of his weight onto my chest, making me want to melt into him. The kiss was gentle and sweet, not like the kitchen earlier. It made my stomach release thousands upon thousands of butterflies. Every cell in my body wanted to cling to him, to kiss him more, harder. They sang for him. When his thumb ran across my cheek the blood seemed to follow it, boiling just under the skin under the exact spot that he touched. After a while I pushed his shoulder gently. He pulled away, looking down at me.

"We better get out there before we get too distracted and forget your sister again."

He smiled, rolling off of me and standing before offering his hand. I took it, sliding my feet to the floor and following him to the couch. He sat down and I took the spot next to him, leaning against him with my head rested on his shoulder. He leaned his cheek against me.

--RPOV

"Hey Alice." He said, smiling out at the signs. He always smiled when he was talking to or about his sister. Alice and Bella were his pride and joy.

"Actually, we're in Seattle! Or, almost. I was thinking about taking a detour and coming out to visit you guys if it was okay. I've got Rose and her brother here with me." He looked over at me, beaming. It made my heart flutter a bit.

His eyebrows pulled together as she spoke and I had the feeling that we weren't going to be going there after all. Then he repeated something she said. "Happier?"

He became quite and thoughtful for a second and I watched, amused. "I don't know; what?"

"FINALLY!!" he cried, pumping his arms up and down and swerving across the highway, making me latch onto the dashboard.

"Emmett! Keep your hand on that wheel! You're going to kill us all! Give me the phone and watch the road." I growled, sticking out my hand to take it from him. Jasper was laughing his ass of in the backseat, taking some of my irritation away.

"Hey Rose!" She sang, taking the rest away. I had only met her once, but there was no one quite like Alice, that was for sure.

"Hey Alice! How are you?"

"I'm great! How are you?" She sounded extremely happy, and I could practically see her bouncing.

"Never been better. So, are we coming over there?" I hoped so. Jasper had heard of nothing but Emmett's family and seemed to take particular interest in Alice. I wanted them to meet. They were complete opposites, but I had the strangest feeling that they would get along well. And that was crucial if I ever wanted to marry Emmett. And I did, that was for sure.

"Of course you are! Like anyone in this house could say no."

I couldn't help but laugh, "Is that why my dear boyfriend here is dancing about or is there more to it?"

"There's more of course. Guess what our darling brother did."

"Made a move on Bella?" I was hopeful. I had seen the way he had looked at her last we were there. Especially when Emmett had lifted her up and started talking to her; I wouldn't have been surprised if he had attacked his own brother. And she moved around him as if in orbit, like she was keeping a safe distance, but being sure to stay near him at all times.

"YES!" It was a screechy whisper, as if she was trying to be quite but couldn't keep it in her chest.

I laughed, beaming. Finally. "Oh good! I can't believe he waited so long! I mean, I could feel the energy between them when he stepped up by her side. If Emmett hadn't told me that they were not dating before I saw them I never would have believed it! I'm so glad! I can't wait to see them."

"I take it the Bella and Edward situation is a go?" Jasper asked, leaning up beside my seat.

"Who's that?" Alice asked in my other ear, her voice lighter than normal. It made me smile at him.

"That would be my brother Jasper." I said, pulling the phone from my ear and handing it to my brother. " Say Hi to Alice Jasper."

He smiled, sitting back, "Hello Alice."

"I've heard so much about you. Everyone really. Neither Emmett or Rose have shut up since I climbed into this car two days ago. It's terrible," his eyes were wide as he spoke, as if she had said something surprising to him.

"Well, it's getting better. I mean, I finally got to meet one of the three people I've been hearing about, right?" he was almost whispering, his eyes still wide.

He laughed quietly and his face broke into a wide smile, surprising me. Jasper may not be uptight, but he was shy. It wasn't like him to take to a conversation so quickly. "You are just like I imagined."

"Oh yes, extremely. So, tell me what has my sister and Emmett so worked up! I can't be left out now," he bit his lip, making me nudge Emmett and nod toward the rearview so he could see this.

"I'm sure it was," he whispered, making Emmett smile as he looked back at the road. I reached back, waving my hand to the phone. He just watched me, amused for a second, but I punched his leg. He sighed, "Okay, my sister is trying to hit me so she can talk to you again."

"You too Alice. It won't be too long I hope." He handed me the phone, still smiling as he turned to look out the window.

"Okay, so we are just a few hours away! We'll see you soon Alice! I can't wait to see Edward and Bella together! Bye!"

"Bye Rose!" she sang, then the line went dead. I turned to eye my brother.

He didn't look at me, just shrugged and kept his eyes trained outside of the window. It made me irritated. "Well? I take it she made a good impression."

He smile widened, "She's exactly how you described her."

"And… that's a good thing, right?" I pressed.

"Yes." God, such a horribly short answer, but I accepted it.

About an hour passed of absolute silence. Emmett was staring at the road, driving as quickly and safely as I always expected him to. He had gotten better at that since we had started dated. It was after that first half hour that I noticed his eyebrows pulling together though, his lips moving as if he was trying to remember something.

"Emmett? What is it?"

He gave me a sheepish. "I can't remember the exit number… or the town name… can you pull out the map from the glove compartment."

I nodded, unfolding it quickly and searching across the map to find where we were.

"Okay, we're on I-90" he said, still looking confused," we've been driving for an hour; we should be halfway there…"

I looked around, the mountains were definitely smaller than they had been, so we were on the outskirts. "What was the last town you passed?"

He shrugged. "I'm not sure."

I sighed and looked up again, before turning my eyes back to I-90. "Okay, along I-90 we have Cle Elum… I think we already passed that… then we have Ellensburg,. Then off the a bit we have Moses Lakes, then Ritzwille, Sprague, Cheney, Medical Lake. Those are pretty far though…"

He was shaking his head, "No, none of those sound right…"

"Are you sure its on I-90?"

He glanced at me, "No."

I growled, reaching into my lap and grabbing his phone and tossing it back to Jasper, "Call Alice, ask her the exit number so I can find it on this map."

"Yes ma'am," he said, laughing.

"Sorry to say I'm not your brother Alice," he said, smiling "Jasper. Sorry to disappoint."

"Well, Emmett is trying to read signs and Rose has her nose in a map and they can't figure out what exit they are supposed to take. We were hoping you could give us a hand."

He listened closely for a minute than looked at me. "Okay, just after Ellensburg get on 82 and then Yakima should be the first exit."

"If we hadn't called Emmett," I growled, "we would have followed this and been screwed. Next time you get lost, tell me as soon as you know."

"I wasn't lost Rose, I just couldn't remember where we were going," he said, looking at a sign. "Okay, here's Ellensburg."

I looked back at the map and turned back to my brother. "It will only be about half an hour, give or take."

He was laughing "They are just acting a couple that's already married, arguing over the map. Rose says we'll be there in about thirty minutes."

His laughter became louder as he looked away from me. "Well, from what I hear of you that line actually makes me nervous. What did you have in mind?"

He laughed again and I couldn't pull the shock from my face. What were they talking about? Were they making plans for tonight already? "Well, as long as I'm not the only one who needs the saving, I feel better. Whatever you want to do is fine. We'll be there soon. Can't wait to meet you all."

"Not a problem. Bye." He waited a second then closed the phone and gave me an innocent look when he saw me staring at him blatantly. "What?"

"What's going on?" I asked, taking the phone and handing it to Jasper.

"Nothing." He said moments before the phone started ringing it again.

Emmett answered, his voice grumpy. "Hello?"

"My WHAT?" he said, his eyes hardening as he looked up into the rearview. I felt my lips twitch, wondering what she had said about Jasper to get that reaction.

His face relaxed a little, his cheeks turning red as he shook himself awake. "O-oh! Umm, y-y-eah. Okay." He turned a bit. "A-lices asked… she wants to talk to you I think, I mean…"

Jasper laughed as he took the phone and I bit my lip as I gave my boyfriend a questioning look. He just shook his head and looked forward.

"Miss me already?" Jasper laughed from the back, making me smile. But his laughter became quieter and I looked back to find his smile wide enough to outshine even Emmett's. "Nothing I love more Alice."

He started laughing again before closing the phone and giving me an excited look while he handed over the phone. "Well, what did she want?"

"Just to ask a quick question," he managed to control his face again as he looked out of the window.

I couldn't, as a sister, allow that. "About what?"

"Nothing important."

"Obviously it was if she had to call to ask. Don't hold back on me Jasper, what did she ask?"

He sighed and looked at me, a small smile on his lips. "Rose, does it really matter so much to you? She just needed help with planning something."

I sighed, knowing not push Jasper too far if I didn't want to irritate him. "Okay." I handed the phone back to Emmett before sitting back and meeting his eyes. "And what did she say to make you so surprised?"

He shook his head. "I just misunderstood her."

"What did she say?" I pressed again. Men do not know how to share details.

"'Put your future brother on the phone.'" He repeated, his eyes still trained on the road.

I started laughing. "And you thought she mean she was planning to marry him? Emmett, I love you, but sometimes…"

He smiled, "Well, as long as you love me."

--BPOV

I didn't move my head from his shoulder once. Didn't move at all really except to put my legs across his lap. He held me, closing his eyes not long after I did, and we relaxed, happy to just be together. Alice didn't come out of her room once, which made me feel kind of bad. We seemed to have left her out of everything today. Even the talk we had had earlier had nothing to do with her or her questions. I was going to have to make it up to her tonight. But how? Maybe taking her out to dinner, just the two of us, and gushing? No, that would leave Edward out. But maybe that was what was needed…. It was hard to decide.

I was still running through ideas, from shopping trips to makeovers, when I heard a hard crunch of gravel. I looked out the window but the headlights were already cut and with no lights on in the living room or outside I could see little more than an outline. I stood up, walking to the door and opening it. Two seconds later I was pulled outside, a scream escaping my throat. Two seconds after that I was on the wood of the porch, my attacker having been tackled by Edward, sending us all to the ground.

I rolled quickly away before stopping and hopping up, looking at the mass not to far, wrestling. It was the deep laughter that made me sigh in relief. "Edward, get off your brother."

I saw the figure straddling the other freeze, fist in mid air. Emmett kept laughing as I ran inside and flicked on the porch light. Sure enough, Edward had Emmett pinned.

"Edward! What are you doing to Emmett?" Rose yelled from the car, "That's my job!"

Now everyone was laughing as Edward hopped up, sticking out his hand to help his brother. "Well, that's what happens when you grab someone out of their house!"

"No," Emmett said, "that's what happens when you don't turn the light on and check to see who is outside your door Bella."

I smiled and gave him a big hug. "What are you doing here? I wasn't aware that you were coming."

Rose frowned as she stepped onto the porch and gave me a hug. "Alice didn't tell you?"

I shook my head, noticing the third person coming up to the porch and figuring it must be the brother I had heard so much about. "No, but it's fine of course as long as someone doesn't mind taking the couch. You are always welcome here." I watched the tall, blond figure step into on the porch, looking rather nervous as he smiled at me, then Edward, his eyes flicking to the door momentarily. He looked rather disappointed. I stepped up to him and stuck out my hand, not wanting him to feel out of place, but knowing that Edward was caught up talking to his brother. "Hello. I'm Bella. Your Jasper, right?"

He smiled and nodded taking my hand. "Yeah, I am. Its nice to meet you Bella."

"Emmett! Finally! Your late." Alice sang from the door. Jasper and I looked over at the same time that Emmett encased her, leaving nothing for us to see. I glanced back up at the man standing in front of me to see him watching eagerly.

"Alice! We have a new guest!" I said, watching as the arms were removed to reveal a beautifully primped up Alice in a sweet pink dress. She looked over at us, her eyes meeting Jaspers, both of them beaming.

"Hello Jasper!" she sang as she hurried over in her wicked high heels, making her my height rather than the few inches shorter. She didn't even meet his shoulder as she stopped close to him.

"Hello Alice."

"How did the rest of your trip go?" she asked, proving my suspicion about them already talking correct.

"It was incredibly… long." He laughed, before sticking out his hand. "But I finally get to meet you now, so there's nothing left to keep me in such suspense."

She blushed, laughing as she took his hand. "I'm glad to finally meet you too Jasper."

I looked over at Rose who was smiling at them like no other, obviously having already seen this coming. Emmett, however, was watching his sister with a little frown. I met Edward's eyes and smirked. He winked at me and nodded.

Alice, seeming to have woken up, looked over at me, "Well, I see you've already met Bella," he nodded, smiling at me for a second before looking back at her. She turned and nodded toward Edward, "That is my other brother, Edward."

Edward stepped forward and extended his hand, "Great to meet you Jasper."

"You too Edward. I've heard all about you and Bella and Alice. I'm just glad I finally get to put a face with the name."

Edward stepped back and I stepped up, "Okay, lets get off this porch!"

Everyone piled into the living room while Emmett went back out to get some of the bags from the car. Alice pulled me away quickly, "Bella, will you do me a huge favor?"

I smiled at the pixi, already knowing what she was going to ask. "Keys are in my purse in my office Alice. Have fun."

She laughed, giving me a big hug before running to the room. Jasper never looked away from her. I went over to Rose and bumped her lightly, "Your going to have to tell me what's happened you know."

She smiled, "Actually, Alice is going to have to tell both of us. All I have is one ended conversations. But, we'll get her."

"It will have to wait till she gets home with your brother. She's stealing him apparently." Rose looked positively shocked, making me laugh, "You didn't know evidently."

She shook her head, watching Alice as she came back out of my office, keys in hand. We both looked at Jasper at the same time who was smiling at Alice. It was one of the cutest things I had ever seen! "Okay, we'll be back."

"Where are you going?" Emmett asked, coming through the door with three bags and a frown as he watched Alice grab Jasper's hand and tug him toward the door. "With Jasper…"

"I'm saving him for a while. I can't imagine what has happened to his poor little mind after being in a car with you two for so long. I'm not sure how he survived. Now we are going to extract all the horrible images you have placed in his mind. We'll be back in a while. I have my cell if anyone needs anything. Bye!" She shut the door behind her.

"God I love that girl," Rose said, laughing as she stared at the door.

"Agreed." I said, walking to the couch where Edward sat and taking the seat beside him, keeping a safe inch between us. "Now, the question is what are we going to do without the little party planner?"

Emmett, who had still been frowning at the door woke up, a smile spreading across his face. "We need to go out to get some drinks in celebration."

"Celebration?" I repeated, looking at him.

"Don't be coy Bells, Alice already told us."

I opened my mouth before closing it again and looking at Edward, he was smiling at me. I returned it, unable to hold back when he was looking at me like that. "Okay, and where are we going to celebrate? It's already almost 8."

"Let's go party!"

"Where would you like to do that?" I asked, surprised.

"Let's go to that underground club in town we passed the other night. It looked like it got good business." Edward said, shrugging.

Before I could answer Rose got excited. "Come on Bella, let's get ready! I have the perfect thing and Alice has told me that you need help when it come to stuff like this, is that true?"

I didn't answer before I was pulled off the couch and outside to the car. Alice and Jasper were already gone with my car. Alice opened the back end of Emmett's Jeep, selected a bag, and pulled me back to the house. She had to let me show her where my room was, giving me a chance to give Edward a pleading look, but he just shrugged, not sure what to do.

She pushed me to my bed and turned to look at me. "Okay, so I'm gonna go get dressed into mine and I want you to pick out your bottoms. If you choose well I'll let you choose the shoes too… but we'll probably have to compromise."

Oh my god, it was Alice all over again. But, before I could say anything, she had closed the door to my bathroom, obviously dismissing me. Okay, so it was official, if I wanted to survive the night, I had to play by her rules. So, not jeans. That would not end well. But there was no way in hell I would wear one of the super short skirts that Alice had picked out before which I knew was exactly what Rose would put me in as well… but hadn't there been one? I quickly ran out of the room and into Alices closet where she still had the ones I had liked lined up. Sure enough on of the first ones I saw was a long, white, flowing skirt. I smiled and grabbed it before running back to my room and grabbing the phone off the end table. Alice answered nearly immediately.

"Yes?"

"Hey Alice, Emmett wants to go out and Rose is trying to help me get ready, mind if we borrow some things?"

"Of course not!" she said, then hung up. Whoa. I laid the skirt on the bed and looked at the bathroom which was still closed tight. Without a second thought I hurried out of the room again and went to the living room. Edward looked at me and smiled, opening his arms to me. I quickly ran over and hopped into his lap, paying no attention to Emmett.

"Is she being terrible Bells?" he whispered, kissing my forehead.

"Not yet, but she's the one getting ready right now."

He laughed, holding me tighter. "Do you think I'd be able to keep you here and all to myself or is that just too much to hope for?"

"Of course it is Edward. You can't be selfish like that. Now let me have Bella and I'll get her back to you soon," Rose said, coming down the hall. I pushed myself deeper into his chest, trying to sink in so I couldn't leave.

He leaned down by my ear and whispered for only me to hear. "I can only keep you here for so long Bells. But, if you let Rose take you for a little while now I'll make it up to you later. I promise."

I turned my head and looked into his eyes before nodding. He gave me a final squeeze before letting me up. Rose automatically took my wrist and tugged me back to my room. "Okay, so I like your choice for the skirt. I take it Alice picked it out originally?"

I nodded, sitting down where she pointed. "Yeah. She did."

"Its gorgeous and I know that the top I bought for you at that cute little boutique will go really well with it."

I bit my lip, remembering it. I suppose she could have chosen worse. "Okay. Its in my closet."

She smiled and went in, finding it nearly immediately and bringing it back out. She handed it to me and waved her hand at the bathroom as she reached for my phone. "Go change, I'm going to call Alice to make sure its okay if we borrow a pair of shoes."

"I already called and she was incredibly short. We can use whatever we want." I automatically kicked myself.

--APOV

"I honestly don't know how you survived Jasper. I would have murdered someone. I know how Emmett can be."

He laughed, making me take my eyes off of the rode and look at him. He was absolutely gorgeous, the masculinity of his voice matching the rest of him perfectly. I shivered, just looking at him, and forced myself to turn my eyes back to the road. It was incredibly busy tonight. "So, Alice, tell me more about you."

"From what you told me that's the last thing I would think you would want to hear about."

"I don't want to here their opinions of you," he corrected, "but from you…"

I smiled to myself. "I would rather not. Why don't you tell me about you? I don't know nearly as much, I'm sure."

"Well… there really isn't much to know honestly." Was his response, letting our voices fade into an extremely full silence. There was a heaviness to the air, a warmth, like it was humid… but in a good way. When I bit my lip and looked at him again I saw he was watching me, making me smile. "So, where are you taking me?"

"Well, there's a little club that I saw."

He leaned toward me a bit, "So you like to dance as well."

I turned my head to look straight into his eyes again, a clear blue, "Oh yes, very much."

He smiled again, my heart began to hammer in my chest. He was about to say something when my phone began to ring. Oh my god, we had just left! I managed to keep from growling until I had wrestled my phone out of my purse and had it to my ear. "Yes?"

"Hey Alice, Emmett wants to go out and Rose is trying to help me get ready, mind if we borrow some things?" Bella asked meekly, obviously confused by my irritated tone.

I smiled a little, glad that she wasn't going to be getting ready by herself and hoped that Rose would do her up. "Of course not!" then I closed the phone and slipped it back into my pocket. "I have a feeling that they had the same idea that I did. We'll have to see how long we can avoid them. Unless, of course, you want to go somewhere else."

I saw him smiling out of the corner of my eye, "No, now I want to dance. I think we can handle them for a while."

--EPOV

It was nearly thirty minutes after I had let Bella go that they were finally ready. I knew that Rose had been ready long before and that the time was spent on my poor Bella. Rose led the way out, blocking my view of my angel and she met my eyes. "Okay, we're ready."

"What did you do to her Rose?" Emmett asked, smiling from beside me as he waited, much more comfortable than I was. I could only imagine what could have happened, how upset Bella could be.

"She put me in terrible shoes!" Bella said, walking out from behind the taller woman. I practically whimpered as I looked at her. She was so gorgeous! Her long white skirt had a high slit in it, revealing her well toned legs that ended in a pair of at least three inch red heals that matched the color of her low cut tank top (all on my prof of course. I also have the dress link working again as well as Alice's shoes up! Not to mention the fact that I forgot to post stuff from… chapter 14 or something. The shirt that Bella wore under Edwards shirt… IT'S ALL THERE!). I could hardly move as I stared at her. Rose had curled the ends of her hair which she was pulling over her shoulder and stroking as she watched me digest what I was seeing. I was all but panting when I could finally move to her. She smiled shyly as I extended my hand to her.

"I don't think they are horrible." I said, smiling.

"Well, she does. The only reason I got her wrestled into them at all was because I told her that it would-" she stopped quickly as Bella shot her a cold look. I smiled and wrapped my arms around her.

"Don't worry Bella, I'll make sure you don't fall."

She smiled up at me and bit her lip hesitantly before looking over at Rose and Emmett who were staring at us with massive grins on their faces. Her face instantly went red and I laughed as she hugged me just a bit tighter.

"Okay, come on. I want some time to dance!" Rose sang, placing her arm in Emmett's and walking out the door. I closed the door as Bella and I followed them to the Jeep. The entire ride was quiet except for Bella who directed us. The streets were really busy tonight but I hardly noticed. Once we were in the car I had pulled Bella across my lap where she quickly relaxed and my eyes never really left her until we had parked.

Once the other two were out of the car I quickly pulled Bella's face to mine for the quick kiss I was yearning for. Well, what the one I wanted was far from quick, but if I didn't feel her soon I knew I was going to explode. She kissed me back, obviously not wanting to let go either, but all too soon there was a knock on the window and we both looked over to find my brother looking peeved as he waited. My eyes went back to her. "How angry do you think he would get if I locked the doors and kept you in here?"

She smiled. "Not nearly as irritated as Rose."

"Think we can take them?"

She glanced out the window at them before turning back to me. "I'm willing to try it if you are."

I winked at her before turning her over, onto her side so we were both lying on the seat, my hand pushed down the lock as subtly as I could manage as did so. It wasn't until after my lips were back on hers that there was another knock on the window, harder this time. Neither of us looked over. Bella, however, did roll on top of me so her back was to the window. Another knock, harder still. She chuckled as she pulled her lips from mine and hovered over me, mischief dancing in her beautiful brown eyes. "I don't think he's enjoying this as much as I am."

"Is he supposed to?" I asked, before breaking into a grin. "But you are?"

She tried to hide her smile as she shrugged, "Eh, you okay I suppose."

"I suppose we're perfect then, huh?" I asked, not managing to hide my smile as well as she did.

"And what is that supposed to mean Edward?" her fake bewilderment made my smile grow.

"Just that your… alright. I guess."

"Ohhh, what an insult," she whispered, the smile finally really cracking across her face, "I'll just have to prove you wrong."

I vaguely registered another knock. "Oh, you just might."

"You know," she said, "I do believe it was you that said long ago that one could only do as well as ones leader. Doesn't that mean that my apparent impairments are your own fault?"

God, that was my Bella. "If you remember correctly I was referring to dancing. But, if you insist on implying that here, who says I was the one leading?"

She giggled, her head dropping as her hair fell forward. There was another hard knock on the door.

"Come on you guys!" Rose yelled, "I don't want to come in there to get you!"

Bella lifted her chin and smiled at me. "One more kiss and then we should probably get out there if we want a ride home. Why didn't we take your car?"

I shrugged; too busy staring at her lips to think about it. She noticed and smiled before lying her lips back on mine, making my heart race as I closed my eyes and wrapped my arms firmly around her tiny body. She sighed, her breath bleeding into my lips, allowing me a taste of her. It was absolute perfection. All of her was. There was nothing closer to an angel then my dearest Bella Swan. I had always known that, but had done nothing but pushed it too far; she was too angelic for me. I couldn't break such an amazing thing, such a perfect thing. And there was no angel that could ever want me. But look at us now. My arms tighten around her again and her hands climb from my cheeks to bury themselves in my hair again. It all seemed like a dream; this morning, this afternoon, now. All of it was just too surreal and ideal to be really happening for me.

A bang on the widow. "We're going in! Don't you dare do anything in my car!"

Bella started laughing before she pulled her lips from mine and smiled down. "Come on."

She slid down my body as she sat up, making me shiver. I watched her move as she unlocked and opened the door. Once she was standing upright outside the door she reached for my hands and slid me off the leather seats and into a standing position right in front of her. She beamed up at me. "Hey, there you are. I was missing you."

I beamed, "Here I am."

She smiled and pulled me after the couple that was heading down the sidewalk before stopping and looking back at me, an odd look on her face. Kind of confused. "Have you said that to me before?"

I raised an eyebrow, slamming the door shut while I thought about it. "I don't think so. Nothing jumps out at me. Why?"

"Just a case of déjà vu," she said, smiling again as she wrapped her around mine so she could walk without falling in her heals. We caught up with Emmett and Rose pretty quickly and Bella latched her arm onto Rose's with a smile. Rose looked down and smiled as well.

"I hope you didn't christen the car before we did."

Bella went red instantly and shook her head while she kept her smile in place.

--APOV

I was keeping an extremely close eye on the door as we danced, wanting to see what Rose had dressed Bella in, but it seemed that I was easily distracted tonight. We had somehow made it to the middle of the dance floor without ever moving. My arms were around Jaspers neck, my back to his front as we danced to the heavy beat, the lights pulsing around us in time with the music. I leaned my head back against his chest and smiled to myself as the arms crossed on my stomach tightened. There was no denying how overheated I was getting, we hadn't stopped moving since we had walked into the club, but I refused to stop until I couldn't take it anymore. Jasper was not only an amazing dancer but had already had to deny four girls who tried to steal him from me. I couldn't imagine what would happen I took him off the dance floor.

Of course, this was when I remembered that I should be watching something. I swiveled in his arms to look up at the door just in time to see Rose stepping through, clinging to Jasper as she whispered something in his ear which made him grin. I stopped moving for a moment as Edward escorted Bella in, a top I vaguely recognized matched with the white skirt I had bought for her and kept in my closet so she wouldn't know it was actually hers. The slit opened as she took a step in, laughing at something Edward was saying to her, revealing a pair of my three and a half inch Pleaser's that I had bought for another dress that I had. She looked amazing with loose curls hanging around her shoulders and what appeared to be golden blush. Rose did well, that was a fact I would have to remember.

"What are you looking at Alice?" Jasper asked.

I turned my attention back to him fully just as the new song started. I shook my head and smiled, a new found energy as I started dancing, rubbing against him happily at the techno beat of the new song. He watched me, grinning as he moved with me exactly. You would think we had danced together before. Like we had always been dancing together.

--BPOV

After an hour I had still managed not to trip. Granted, most of this was because I was clinging to Edward like I would die the minute I let go, but I was still pretty proud. What was even more exciting, by far, was the fact that despite the fact he had been asked what felt like at least twenty times to dance by absolutely gorgeous girls, he had not left my side once.

Now it was the six of us sitting around a bar table in the back of the place, laughing and drinking. Edward was holding my hand under the table, constantly running his thumb over my knuckles and the back of my hand. Emmett and Rose kept sharing these secretive looks. Alice was absolutely glowing as Jasper denied yet another dance from a different petite blonde without taking his eyes off of the smile on my friends face. They were adorable together, seeming to have already fallen, and really hard at that. I wondered if Edward and I were ever that cute. Of course the thought of him made me turn back to him with a smile. He had his eyes closed as he slowly nursed a Fat Tire, a small smile on his lips. I bit my lip before leaning to him slowly, trying to make him aware of it. He kept his eyes closed until I blew lightly on his neck again, a shiver rippling through him.

He opened his eyes and looked at me, grinning as he set down his beer. "Trying to play games now Bella?"

I smiled innocently and laid my head on his shoulder. "I don't know what your talking about Edward. I never play games."

He chuckled and said, "Just remember last time."

"You mean when you watched me strip?" I whispered, teasing him, but managing to keep a straight face.

His eyes flashed and red creepd across his cheek. I couldn't keep the smile from coming out now and her returned it. "You know Bella, I don't know how I managed to leave the room after that. I mean, without you."

I laughed and lifted my head, kissing his nose while my free hand grabbed his beer. He didn't notice until I leaned away and lifted it to my lips. Then he gave me a scandalous look, which, though it was meant to be sarcastic, was sexier than hell. I shivered and took a swig, the last actually. I watched him as he just stared at me, the sarcasm leaving his face and something gentle coming back. I had seen that look before; it always made me feel safe. I swallowed hard and held his eyes though I could feel a blush rushing across my face. How could I be so lucky? He was so beautiful, so perfect. He was absolutely amazing in everyway. He was too good for me.

That last one made me shiver, just because I had been avoiding those thoughts like the plague. I didn't want to think about the truth of that statement. I looked away from his eyes. He used the hand that wasn't still entwined with mine to touch my arm.

"Hey, you okay?"

I looked back at him to see a little frown on his face. I managed to pull a smile and nod. "Yeah."

"Okay, I'm gonna go get another drink. Want anything?"

"No, I'm okay, I'll just drink yours again," I said, laughing. He smiled and kissed my cheek.

"You can have anything of mine that you want Bella," he whispered in my ear as he took the bottle from the table in front of me and walked toward the bar. I bit my lip as I blushed again, then I looked back at Alice. She was whispering something to Jasper who was smiling and nodding. My eyes went over to Rose who was strung across Emmett's lap now, her lips at his ear as she whispered something quietly. I sighed and looked away. This was so surreal. The only question is when am I going to wake up? I mean, Rose and Alice would deserve someone like Edward, yes, but not me. We were not even close to the same league. We never had been. That was why nothing had ever come of it.

I looked over my shoulder at Edward again, now standing at the bar, his back to me. I had to go see him, touch him, make sure he was real. I slid from my stool and walked toward the bar, flinching with every step that my swollen feet took. I moved slowly, my eyes glued to him. Then I saw it, or rather her. The bartender was leaning over the bar toward him, a flirty smile on her lips as she spoke. Her top (featured on my prof) was corset like and, with the way she was leaning, gave even me who was still only half way there, a clear shot down. Her face was striking, thin and well defined with a small, perfect nose, perfectly shaped eyebrows, long wavy blonde hair, and a skinny frame. My stomach churned as I watched her lean closer to say something else. I bit my tongue as my hands began to shake and I stopped moving. She was beautiful and perfect, everything that I wasn't. Oh god no. I took another step without thinking, just wanting to get to Edward, but stumbled and tripped, hardly catching myself as my head spun. A second later I had a hand on my back. I looked at Alice before looking back at Edward while she helped me back to my feet. The woman had moved her hand to his face and whispering something to him.

My jaw began to tremble and I looked away, tears stinging my eyes.