Stephenie has it all. I just decided to play with her characters and add some of mine.

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PS1: For those that don't know, I posted outtakes for this story. It's about Edward. And I'm working on more outtakes right now.

PS2: There is a new picture on my FB profile with the house.

I finally replied everyone since my probation is over and there's no job yet. :( Sad, I know...but better. I didn't like the boss at all.

The end of college came quicker than I expected. I was so caught up in my thesis, the other projects, shopping for Rose and Alice's wedding that when I realized I had a week until I had to present my thesis, I had a small panic attack.

"What day is it?" I whispered to Bob, still not believing the teacher I had heard saying it five minutes ago.

"It's June sixteenth," he answered, giving me a weird look.

"Really?" I moaned. Then it hit me hard. Besides my thesis, it was Edward's birthday. "Crap! In four days it's Edward's birthday!"

"You lost track of time?" he joked.

I wanted to pour my coffee on his head, but then again, I should pour it on my head. "So many things happened in such a short period of time…"

"You should have realized it was coming yesterday when we had our last exam."

I scowled at him. "Can you give me some ideas?" I mumbled. I never knew what to get Edward.

"Do you think I know him better than you?" Bob asked amused.

"No, you're a boy," I told him, rolling my eyes.

"And since when do I like the same things as him?"

"You like basketball and you get together so well…" I insisted. "Of what I heard, you were like BFFs in high school," I teased him.

"You should never use that term near a guy's name. For his ego's sake." Bob ran a hand through his hair, drinking from his coffee.

"See?" I said a little too loudly, making him jump. "You even have the same habits!"

"Bella, we're different, trust me. You want specifics? Take this for one comparison." He showed me his coffee cup. "I drink black coffee, he drinks sweet shit. I use Axe, he likes Str8. I prefer Adidas, he switches between Nike and Puma. I'm more a briefs kinda guy-"

"Ooookay!" I drawled. "Stop it there. I get it. Besides, you already helped." I grinned.

Bob chuckled. "I'm sure he won't care what you give him. As long as you're there, it's great."

I nodded, but my mind was thinking possible presents. Suddenly I became blind. Warm hands covered my eyes. That was really tough, I thought sarcastically.

"You're kinda late, Edward," I said, wrapping my hands around his wrists. That's when I felt a strange material against one wrist. It wasn't Edward.

I could feel my cheeks turning red. Before I could panic at who I had mistaken as my boyfriend, I heard him.

"How you wound me, Swan!"

"I told you she won't realize," the person who still had their hands over my eyes said.

I pushed the hands away and looked up to see Jake grinning down at me with Edward next to him, coffee in hand. He leaned down and gave me a short kiss.

"Aw, don't go Spiderman on us," Jake groaned. He must have pushed Edward because he stumbled away before straightening and flipping him off. He came to sit next to me.

"So what were you two talking about?"

"Thesis, next week," Bob answered chuckling.

Edward tensed next to me. "Don't say that word. I feel sick every time I think about it."

"It's not like you're going to med school," Bob groaned.

"Not now. But someday, I might go. And I need good grades."

He was so stressed about his thesis that we barely even saw each other and if we did, I ended up passed out on his bed before we could talk. I swear, I jealous of his laptop. It got to be touched more often than I did.

Edward had to present his thesis on twenty-first, a day after his birthday. I wished to get him to forget about it, to relax him. No such luck.

I stayed with him the whole day on June twentieth and had planned with Emmett and Alice to take to a surprise dinner to a restaurant where their parents would join us. I just had to bring Edward at seven. Easier said than done, I was sure.

I spent the morning worrying about his reaction to my present. I had ended up buying him a shaving and perfume Str8 kit since Bob had been so helpful. I could have found out that on my own but I didn't want Edward to find me snooping through his stuff. He could suspect me.

When he finally woke up, around noon, I had already ran to the deli and brought a few things knowing he wasn't likely to leave the room. I was right. I was watching TV when I heard him waking up. A loud groan then a yawn then came the stretching, another yawn. Yep. Definitely waking up.

"Hey," he mumbled, looking at me through bleary eyes. I didn't even ask for how long he had stayed up.

"Happy birthday," I whispered, leaning to kiss him.

"Thanks." He grinned, rubbing his eye. Another yawn.

That was all. He went to the bathroom and when he returned, the object of my jealously made an appearance. Right on his lap.

"I have something for you," I said urgently as he pushed the power button.

"Yeah? You shouldn't have, Bella." He didn't even raise his eyes. Damn laptop.

"I hope you'll like it," I mumbled.

"Whatever it is, I'll love it. It's from you." Edward glanced at me, showing me that crooked smile of his. It didn't have the usual panty wetting effect. He looked tired, dark circles around his eyes that were set deep inside his skull.

I grabbed the small gift bag and offered it to him, shifting closer. He took out the box that was wrapped in paper. After a chuckle, he ripped it off then he grinned, meeting my eyes.

"Thank you. It's perfect."

"Uh, you're welcome." I kissed his stubby cheek. "You should use it. How long it is since you last shaved?"

"Couple days, but I was busy," he answered, kissing my forehead. "I promise to buy you something nice on your birthday."

I blushed, ducking my head. If I said I didn't need anything, he'd tell me that I shouldn't have bought him anything. We were at an impasse, so I just ate it up. It wasn't that bad. I always loved his presents.

Edward started looking over his thesis, memorizing bits for the presentation as I returned my attention to the TV.

"Don't you have to learn too?" he suddenly asked.

"I know what I wrote about. I could look the day before over it."

He nodded, grabbed my hand and kissed the back of it before returning to his laptop, but kept my hand prisoner. I wasn't going to complain. I might have snoozed considering I had nothing better to do and the TV wasn't helping either.

When my phone started ringing, I shot up. As I answered, I saw with the corner of my eye that Edward was fast asleep over his laptop. He was snuggling with the enemy.

"Yeah?" I mumbled in the phone.

"Are you starting to get ready? There're two hours until we have to meet at the restaurant," Alice reminded me.

"Is it that late?"

"Were you sleeping?"

"Sorta. Okay, we'll get ready. Bye."

"Bye."

I expected to find Edward awake and asking where were we going, but he was still sleeping. I always hated waking him up. He looked so peaceful.

I shook his shoulder. Nothing.

I called his name. Nothing.

I already felt bad for what I was going to do, but I had to wake him up. "Wake up! You're late for you presentation!"

That worked like magic. I wasn't even sure he was entirely awake. I stared as he started getting dressed, trying to put both legs through the same pant leg.

"Hey!" I yelled.

Edward looked at me then at his legs then outside. "Did I miss it?"

I bit my lip. "I'm really, really, really sorry. I had to wake you up somehow. We're still Monday."

"Fucking hell, Bella! You nearly gave me a heart attack." He fell back on the bed. "Why did you want me awake?"

"I want to go out tonight. I won't accept no for an answer."

"I guess I need some free time before this."

That was so easy. I expected him to put up a fight.

"First, you're taking that off." I pointed to his scruff.

"Oh, you don't like my scruffy jaw?" he asked, trapping me under his body and rubbing his chin against my cheek. I squeaked and squealed but he didn't release me…until I started tickling him. We were even.

"Okay, shower time. You look really…rumpled," I chose my words carefully.

He grinned. "Shower with me?"

"Uh, we're going to be late," I mumbled.

He frowned. "Where?"

"Just go and shower." I pushed him toward the bathroom.

I started getting undressed. Alice had given me some nice lingerie. Not like it was going to see the light…tonight. Maybe I should dress the laptop in it?

I sighed and slipped the black lace on me. I really had to thank Alice for this, but I'd rather kill her. Before slipping my dress on, I knew I had to go pee or I'd wrinkle the dress and God forbid that. The problem was that Edward was in the bathroom and I wasn't getting out of his room like that.

I knocked once, feeling my whole skin catching fire.

"Decided to join me? I'm almost done!" he shouted.

"I have to use…the toilet," I mumbled. Shit. He was going to see the lingerie.

"You can come in. I don't care."

"It's gross," I insisted, looking at my red toe nails.

"Okay, I'll step out for a minute. But then the bath's mine. I have to shave." He opened the door and gasped loudly. "Holy fuck! Oh, shit!" Then his lips were on mine, moving urgently. "Fuck going out! Fuck everything."

Edward scooped me up and carried me to the bed, dropping me there and after pushing the black devil away, he turned his attention to my neck then to my breasts that were spilling out of the cups. I almost said thank you.

"Don't get too excited. We're still going out. When we come back…you can do whatever you want," I murmured in his hair.

"Too late," he chuckled. "Already excited." I felt his dick against my thigh…without any barrier between us.

Again, I almost allowed him to continue, but I knew we had to be at the restaurant. I pushed against his shoulder and rushed to the bathroom. After I was done, I washed my hands and before I could tell him to come back, he was already there, pressing me against the sink.

"Please, love. I miss you." His lips attached to my neck. I didn't stand a chance, not when he was sucking that spot.

"Don't rip the panties." It was all I could say.

Edward chuckled, triumphant that he had won yet again. "Lean forward. Grasp the sink."

My breathing sped up. Was he really going to…from behind? We hadn't tried anything like it before, but I was open to new things…positions. He kissed down my spine, dipping his tongue in the dimples above my ass while he lowered my panties. I stepped out of them carefully. Edward leaned over me, opening the cabinet and grabbing a box of condoms. He took one out, ripped it open and dropped a kiss on my shoulder. I felt him moving behind me and my clit throbbed. I needed him. It had been too long.

"Are you okay with this?"

I could only nod, not trusting my voice. He pushed one of his hands on my back and the other tugged at my hips making me move closer to him, at the same time bending further over the sink. After a finger probed inside me for what felt like an eternity and I nearly came from that alone, the finger disappeared only to be replaced with the tip of his dick. I moaned louder than a porn star, but I couldn't not make embarrassing sounds.

"Shit, relax, Bella."

"I am relaxed," I moaned, my wrists turning white at how hard I was gripping the sink. My inner muscles were clamping around him because I couldn't keep my impeding orgasm at bay. He inched further inside me and that was it. My head turned up toward the ceiling as a sound close to mewling left my mouth as everything burst around me. I felt Edward slipping out of me, my inner muscles closing around air. It couldn't be over. If it was, I would blame myself.

A moment later, I felt his tongue on me and shuddered, falling against the sink. "Oh, God!"

Edward drank everything I gave him and it seemed to never stop. When my tremors subsided, I felt his lips against my thigh. "Fuck, that was sexy."

I raised my head from the sink to glance behind. He was still hard. "Again," I breathed. "I promise not to finish so soon."

He chuckled, getting up. "Love you," he whispered before slipping inside me again.

"Harder." He obliged with a groan. His hands came to rest on my pelvis so I won't bruise from the sink and then he started moving and…it was pure heaven. This was what I'd always wanted and didn't know. Forget missionary position. Forget cowgirl. This was the shit.

Just as I was getting there, Edward slipped out and turned me around, pushing me against the wall between the sink and toilet before raising my leg and going back inside.

"I have to see you when you come. As much as I loved it, I couldn't bear not seeing your face," he said softly, burrowing his stubby face to my neck.

I clawed at his back, trying to find some leverage as my world fell apart again and again. I might have shouted. I wasn't sure.

"Raise your leg." I heard Edward saying softly.

Huh?

I peered down at him as he knelt in front of me with my panties in his hands. "Come on."

I put my left leg though the hole then the right one and he raised them. It was strange and yet so sexy to have him dressing me. "I think I blacked out," I giggled.

"That was pretty intense," he agreed, kissing the top of my head. "It was…amazing."

"It was wow," I told him grinning. "We have to do it again."

"Maybe in front of a mirror. I want to see your face."

"That sounds great." I nodded, linking my arms around his neck and kissing him hungrily. "Did I tell you happy birthday?"

"You did." He laughed. "One hell of a birthday. Now, I have to shave."

"Can I do it?" I blurted out.

"Sure. Just be careful."

It took me a few minutes to get the hang of it, but once I was confident, my hand moved smoothly over his face. It felt really intimate, like it had felt when he put my panties on me.

"Tip your head back," I instructed, cleaning the razor.

"Be careful, the neck is tricky."

"Do I look like a vampire?"

He tried to laugh without moving too much. "You have a very sharp razor."

I was almost done, just two more slides. That's when my phone rang and I startled and…I cut him.

"Shit," he hissed.

I bit my lips, watching the blood sliding down his neck. I grabbed toilet paper and pressed it there before dashing inside the room to grab the phone.

"Hello?" I answered, my voice sounding a little shaky.

"Are you leaving already?"

"We'll…be a little late, Emmett. There is an incident," I mumbled, watching Edward in the bathroom as he put band aid over his neck. He glanced at me and poked his tongue out.

"I don't think I want to know," Emmett grumbled.

"I'll see you soon," I whispered and hung up.

"Who was that?" Edward asked, coming to me. I tried not to look at his naked glory but my eyes wandered making him get a cocky smile.

"Your brother."

"Oh, did he call and I missed it? It's like everyone forgot about me."

Our plan had a glitch. Oops. No one had called to wish him a happy birthday.

"Help me with the dress," I said, hoping to distract him.

He tugged a pair of boxers on then came to zip me. "This is really nice. Where do you want me to take you?"

I looked over my shoulder, smiling innocently. "Over the sink."

"Shut up!" He laughed. "Seriously now."

"I'm serious."

"Bella, you're going to kill me. Do I have to wear dress pants too?"

"It will look weird if you don't."

Ten minutes later, we were dressed and ready to go.

"Where are my car keys?" Edward groaned, pushing stuff away from his nightstand.

"Here." I dangled them over my finger. When he leaned to snatch them, I moved my hand behind my back. "No, I'm driving."

"Bella," he whined. "Shouldn't I get my way on my birthday?"

"You already got your way in the bathroom. Now it's my turn," I said smirking.

After many complaints, I managed to get him inside the car and with a scarf around his eyes. I made sure to make the scarf black so he wouldn't see a thing.

"Is this the moment you take me to the forest and execute me?"

"No, honey. It's the moment I dress you in your bunny costume and leave you at the mall," I joked.

His hands went to the scarf, ready to rip it off.

"Don't!" I shouted. "Don't make me handcuff you."

"We can explore that in Chicago," Edward whispered. "If I survive tonight," he added softly.

"Do you think Dad will give me a pair of handcuffs?"

He moaned, shifting in the seat. I could imagine him naked and handcuffed to our bed. I had to stop thinking about him naked or we wouldn't make it to the restaurant and we were already late.

I parked in the lot close to the restaurant and helped Edward out. He squeezed my hand.

"Considering your shit coordination you'd break my neck in five minutes," he muttered.

"So much confidence in me. It's astounding." I pushed lightly on his shoulder.

Arriving at the restaurant, I told the hostess "Cullen." She nodded and gave me a small note. They were at the back of the restaurant. I was glad she had played along or the surprise would have been ruined.

"Where are you taking me?" Edward groaned loudly.

"Shh," I hissed, looking embarrassed at the people around.

Finally, I saw his family at the table in the back. It was a big table.

"Here we are," I said, stopping and reaching to take the blindfold off. "Keep them closed."

"Yes, ma'am."

I put the scarf on the table and angled him so he could see everyone. "Open," I mumbled.

"Surprise!" they shouted.

Edward stared at them with his mouth hanging open then he turned to me. "Thank you," he murmured, kissing me softly.

"Happy birthday, sweetheart," Esme said warmly, coming to hug him.

Everyone took turns at hugging and kissing him. After Alice released him, Emmett slung his arm around Edward's neck hugging him and saying something in his ear. Too loudly.

"Experiments gone wrong?" he asked, looking at Edward's neck.

I tried to become invisible. Of course it had to be Emmett to comment on that!

"Oh, what happened?" Esme asked worried, seeing the band aid.

"It's nothing," Edward groaned, pushing Emmett away. "Shaving accident."

"You never had a shaving accident."

"Emmett, fucking drop it."

But the ever bright one, Emmett turned to me, a huge grin on his face. Crap. "Aw! Aren't you cute?"

"Should we sit down?" Carlisle asked, giving Emmett a stern look. "I thought you learned your lesson the last time," he added.

"Oh, Dad, but it's always fun to embarrass little Eddie here."

Edward ground his teeth, plopping on the chair next to me. "I'm bigger than you."

"Are you sure…" Rose clapped a hand over Emmett's mouth. "Excuse him. He's stuck in his pre-school years."

"Got to keep up to Alice's height," Emmett answered against Rose's palm.

Esme and Carlisle were focused on their menus, probably used to the banter. I was still getting used to it.

"This is really nice. Thanks," Edward whispered, leaning into me.

"I'm glad you like it. I was worried I wouldn't be able to get you out of the room."

"I had to take a break, I guess." He shrugged, opening his menu.

"Yeah, you were spending too much time fingering your laptop," I grumbled.

"Ah, jealous of unanimated objects, Swan?"

"When you spend more time with them, yes. Cullen," I shot back playfully.

"I did not! You were there the whole time," he defended himself.

"But you were too busy, right?"

"And they're back at it!" Emmett boomed.

I jumped startled, looking around. Everyone was looking at us. Edward dropped his eyes on his lap and I turned red.

"But don't let us interrupt, this is like foreplay to you."

"Emmett, I swear, I'm going to kill you if you say another embarrassing thing!"

The arrival of the waitress broke the fight. For the moment.

Dinner went smoothly, with light conversation that ended up in discussing the wedding. Everything was settled, just a few last minute changes.

"We still need a photographer," Alice whined.

"Alice, I'll take the pictures if you want, but five thousand is too much," Carlisle told her calmly.

"I want…" She pouted, but nodded in the end.

I didn't even want to know how much they were spending on their wedding. And they were helping us with the house too.

When it was time for the cake, Edward made them promise not to start singing…they didn't listen. I had never seen his face so red in my life.

"No, I can't," I told Esme when she offered me a piece of cake.

"Hey! Eat! It's my cake."

"Edward, I can't," I moaned.

"One bite," he conceded, scooping a forkful from his plate and nudging my lips with it. When we were alone in Chicago, it had felt nice but there with his family…it was weird. He didn't seem to mind, leaning to peck my lips. "Love you."

"I love you too," I whispered, kissing his cheek.

Emmett jumped out of his chair, hollering in pain. Rose looked too innocently. I couldn't feel bad for Emmett. She had saved us from more embarrassment.

"You just had to stab me with your heel!" he protested. "I won't be able to walk for weeks."

"Don't be such a baby! Besides, you have to learn to keep your mouth shut."

"Alas! Someone to put him in his place," Carlisle chuckled.

"Dad, aren't you supposed to be on my side? She hit me!" Emmett groaned.

"I would have too. It was enough for one night. I'm surprised Edward hasn't said anything back."

"Like he'd fight back! He's such a pussy!"

With the corner of my eye, I saw Edward's forkful of cake bending backwards and then the food zoomed like a miniature cannonball toward Emmett's face hitting him on his right brow.

"Damn, missed by a few inches," Edward groaned. He had been too quiet not to plot something. I knew him better.

"This means war, Eddie!"

"Will you ever stop calling me Eddie?"

"Let me think…no?"

I slapped my hand on his thigh to keep him down when I saw him getting up, but my hand missed his thigh and landed on…Toto. Oops? He whimpered, shifting a little.

"Sorry," I mumbled. "Just stay put. We're in a public place," I whispered to him.

Rose was having a similar conversation with Emmett, I was sure considering he was frowning and she was glaring at him.

"Oh, Jazz, we're the only ones that get along!" Alice exclaimed.

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