"I feel terrible that you had to lie to your father like that…" Edward spoke softly as he followed me back around to sit on the couch.

"Hmm. Don't worry about it" I said as I lifelessly flopped down and brought my legs up to cross them. "He knows that I'm safe and that's the main thing"

"Yeah. I suppose you're right" Edward agreed and smiled warmly.

I kept my legs crossed and spun around so that I was now facing him. "So… Sleepover eh? Was that really a spur of the moment idea, or was it something you had in your mind all along?"

His eyebrows immediately shot up and I smiled brightly as his cheeks turned a lovely shade of pink. He quickly averted his eyes away from me and coughed a few times to clear his throat. "I thought it was the best solution, you know? It worked pretty good don't you think? Charlie's happy knowing your safe…"

"You're not answering my question" I interrupted, poking him a couple of times in the arm.

Edward sighed heavily as he rolled his eyes and shrugged. "Ok, maybe the thought had crossed through my mind earlier on…"

I couldn't contain the smirk that quickly appeared on my face. "Therefore when I was put in that situation with Charlie, you knew I'd have to say yes"

Edward ran one of his large hands though his hair while I watched on in amusement as he struggled for words. "Well, I hoped that you would. But enough of these questions, how about we relax and put a movie on?"

I nodded in agreement and Edward sunk back into the couch, happy that I was done with the interrogation. "Sure. What did you have in mind?"

"I've got a rather decent collection down in the drawer under the TV. Feel free to pick whatever you like, while I'll go and get us some snacks."

"Sounds good to me" I grinned, hopping off the couch to go and check out his DVDs. I randomly flicked through them, scanning the titles as I searched for something interesting. Suddenly I gasped as my eyes landed on the perfect movie.

"Found something you like?" Edward called out from within the kitchen.

"I certainly have!" I grinned like an idiot as I took the disc out of the case and placed it into the DVD machine.

When I stood up and turned around, Edward had moved a small coffee table in front of the couch and was now placing a bowl of chips and two cans of coke down onto it. He looked up and found me hiding the DVD case behind my back.

"Which movie have you chosen?"

"Ah, you'll find out soon enough" I laughed at his worried facial expression as I bounced onto the couch. "It's your DVD so you must like it"

"True" He replied as he took a seat beside me and reached for the remote.

"Chippies!" I said excitedly as I reached forward and grabbed a handful out of the plastic bowl. While I was leaning forward, Edward had a go at trying to snatch the DVD that I had hidden up the back of my shirt. "Edward!" I shrieked as a felt his warm fingers touching the bare skin of my back. I quickly grabbed the DVD with my spare hand and sat back, trapping his hand in place. "Where's your manners"

"Where's my DVD case?" He retorted, yanking his hand out from behind me.

I smirked and threw a chip at him. "You just can't feel me up whenever you feel like it, you know" I said jokingly.

"Oh? Well you shouldn't be stealing my stuff and throwing food at me"

"It was one chip!" I scoffed while leaning over the arm rest to place the DVD case on the floor out of Edward's sight.

When I sat back upright, I was instantly bombarded with a large handful of chips. After they'd hit me I slowly opened my eyes and glared over at the smug looking guy next to me. He started full-heartedly laughing at me, so I rudely stuck my tongue out at him. "Stop laughing or I'll throw the whole bowl over you!" I threatened.

"Shhh, the movie is about to start" Edward got off the couch and went over to turn the lights off.

It was at that moment that I realised he was moving around quite comfortably on his injured foot. "Hey, you're hardly limping anymore. Are you feeling better?"

"Yeah" I saw his bright white teeth shine from the light projecting off the TV screen as he came back to sit down. "I told you that it would heal on its own"

I rolled my eyes, grabbed a stray chip off my shirt and chucked it at his head.

"Now don't start that again!" He pointed a warning finger in my direction before reaching out to grab a chip that had previously landed in my hair.

"I'm going to wake up and find one of those in some random place you know" I shuffled on the couch to get comfortable and focused my eyes on the screen in front of us.

It looked as though he was about to say some rude remark or something, but thankfully for him, he held it back and chuckled instead. The opening credits started to roll and Edward immediately sighed in acknowledgment. "Ghost…"

"What?" I looked at him in disbelief. "You don't like it?"

"No, no it's not that at all. I think it's a good choice"

I smiled and turned back to stare at the screen. "Good, because Patrick Swayze is awesome!"

As we sat in silence enjoying the movie, I couldn't help but notice that every now and then Edward would glance over at me. Was he making sure I was still awake? I wasn't sure what the reason was. As the night went on, it had started to rain outside and I suddenly felt a little chilly. Edward had noticed and instinctively wrapped his arm around my shoulders, holding me against his warm body. I smiled happily and rested my head in the crook of his neck.

"Hey... what are you doing?" I mumbled incoherently as I slowly rubbed my eyes. Somehow I was cradled in Edward's arms and was being carried off somewhere.

I felt the vibrations travel though Edward's chest as he chuckled at my drowsy state. "You fell asleep near the end of the movie. I'm taking you to my room. You can have my bed for the night… I'll sleep on the couch"

My eyes suddenly popped wide open as he pulled back the covers on his spacious double bed and placed me down on the mattress. "What? No!" I winced as my voice sounded terribly hoarse.

"Bella, close your eyes and go to sleep. I'll see you in the morning" He started to pull the covers over my body but I protested and pushed them away.

"No" I repeated, grateful that my voice was back to normal again. "I can't let you do that!"

Edward watched me curiously as I hopped out of bed and stood in front of him. He furrowed his brows and placed both hands on his hips in serious manner. "I'm not going to argue with you Miss Swan. You're my guest, and I want to make your stay here as comfortable as possible -"

"I'd be more comfortable on the couch" I hastily interrupted.

He scoffed and looked down at me like I was completely insane. Even though I could easily tell that he wasn't about to give in anytime soon, I stood my ground.

"I'm not letting you give up your bed for me"

"Why not?"

I sighed in annoyance and stepped around him to exit the room. Unfortunately Edward anticipated what I was doing and raced me to the couch. Damn his fast healing foot! He laid his body out face down across the length of the couch and pretended to instantly fall asleep.

I stared at his childish behaviour and frowned. "Come on Edward, get up!"

Then he started to fake snore! A frustrated groan escaped my mouth and I tried to grab his shirt to pull him off, but he clung tightly to the couch. Fine. Clearly I'm never going to move him… So maybe I'll have to try another tactic. I placed both of my hands on his shoulders and lifted my right leg over his body so that I was straddling his back. A huge grin spread across my face when I felt his body tense underneath mine.

"I'm sorry, did I wake you?" I said in a pleasant tone.

Edward was silent for a moment. He was either still pretending to be asleep, or struggling for the right words to say. I let my eyes run over the contours of his back, up to his perfect dishevelled looking hair. Hmm, maybe I could just let my fingers run through it for just a few seconds…

"Fine, you win!" He suddenly blurted out.

"Huh?" I snapped back to reality when I heard the sound of his voice.

Edward suddenly turned his body to the side, grabbed me by the waist and slightly lifted me up so that he could roll onto his back. I stared blankly at him as he continued to place me down onto his stomach. Ok, this was kind of awkward. My cheeks instantly heated up and I gently bit down on my lower lip in embarrassment.

"You win Bella" He repeated, smiling brightly up at me. "If you want the couch so badly, you can have it"

"Really?" I asked rather sceptically.

"Yes… but on one condition"

I narrowed my eyes and crossed my arms firmly across my chest. "What?"

Edward suddenly reached up and gently unfolded my arms. He then continued to slowly run his hands up to my shoulders and suddenly stopped. We stared into one another's eyes for a brief moment before he spoke softly in his seductive voice "Kiss me"

I swallowed a dry lump that had formed in my throat. "Hmm, I don't know about that…" I teased him.

"Alright, then I win" Edward smiled and took his hands away from me and tucked them casually behind his head. He stared at my stunned expression for a few seconds before trying to sound serious. "What are you waiting for? My room is that way"

Without hesitating a second longer, I leant forward and hovered my body over his chest. "I never said that I wasn't going to kiss you Edward Cullen" And before he got the chance to even blink, I grabbed his face firmly within my hands and kissed his soft heavenly lips.

He was slightly stunned at first, but it didn't take long for him to quickly respond to my actions. His arms wrapped around my waist and gently pulled my body down on top of him. I smiled against his lips and moved my hands up to run them though his thick bronze hair. Kissing Edward was truly indescribable! Words wouldn't be able to justify how elated I felt as my heart fluttered wildly in my chest. Somehow I had rolled my way over to the side, and was now pinned between Edward's body and the soft material of the couch. He took this opportunity to wrap one of his legs over mine.

As much as I was seriously in heaven right now... I knew that I had to make my move soon or later. Edward was now right on the edge of the couch and with as much force that I could muster, I pushed him off. He vanished from my sight and landed on the floor with a loud thump. Breathing heavily, I grabbed onto the edge and peered over at his totally stunned face.

"I win!" I breathed.

Edward lay there in defeat and shook his head in utter disbelief.

"What are you waiting for? Your room is that way" I snickered as I repeated his previous sentence back to him.

"I'll get you a pillow and some spare blankets" He muttered as he got up off the floor and headed for the bedroom.

"Thank you!" I sang out cheerfully.

He returned shortly after with a pillow, which he playfully chucked at me and some warm blankets. I tried to ignore him as he stood there watching me while I made myself comfortable. Of course I regretted ending the kiss with Edward like that, but it was the only way I could get him off the couch.

"Are you sure you're going to be ok?" He asked in a serious tone.

I happily closed my eyes and nodded my head. "Goodnight Edward"

He sighed heavily before having a quiet chuckle. "Goodnight Bella, sweet dreams"

I mumbled a weak sounding 'you too' and slowly felt my body drifting off into slumber.

I'm not sure how long I had been out for, but a loud clap of thunder suddenly jolted me from my peaceful sleep. I sat upright and waited for my eyes to focus on my surroundings. It was still dark, and I had no idea what time it was but I suddenly felt the urge to use the bathroom. I pushed the blankets off me and slowly got up off the couch. I jumped once at the violent sound of the thunder while I made my way across the room. As I got closer, I wondered if Edward was still fast asleep or not. I ignored the urge to peek into his room and proceeded into the bathroom.

While I tiredly walked back to my makeshift bed, something dark on the ceiling caught my attention. I moved closer, thinking it was simply a smoke alarm or something. But as the lightning from outside lit up the room, I saw exactly what it was! My hand shot up and firmly covered my mouth to stop the scream that itched to be released. There, up on the ceiling above the couch was a huge, black spider! I groaned and quickly looked away from the hideous creature as my body shivered at the thought of it landing on my while I slept. Now what am I suppose to do? Taking a quick glance around the room, I couldn't see anything that would be long enough to reach it. And even if I did manage to whack it off, it would probably run underneath the couch.

Then I turned to face Edward's bedroom. Perhaps I should wake him up and he could take care of it… I crept forward until I was right outside his room and timidly peered around the doorframe. He was sleeping on one side of the double bed and his bare feet were poking out from under the covers. His steady breathing indicated that he was fast asleep. As I stood by the doorway thinking of what I should do, a second idea suddenly popped into my head… Hmm, I wonder what he would think if I actually got into bed with him? There was plenty of room… and I would be well and truly away from that horrible black spider. My feet instinctively started pacing towards the empty side of the bed as if they had made up my mind for me. But I stopped on the spot when I got a closer look at Edward. He was shirtless! My heart started racing a million miles per hour. Not only because he was shirtless, but what if he was actually completely naked under those covers!

Oh good God!

After forcing my heart rate to calm down by taking a few deep breaths, I tip-toed around to the bottom of the bed and decided to peek under the covers to see if I could see the ends of his pants. To my relief, yes he was wearing pants. I gently bit my lower lip as I then proceeded to make my way back around to the side of the bed. This feels so wrong, I thought to myself… But surely he wouldn't mind.

The sound of heavy rain pelting down outside was somewhat soothing. I ignored the thunder, blocked out the thoughts of the spider, closed my eyes and smiled as I listened to Edward's steady breathing. Hopefully I won't regret this decision in the morning…