Thanks for the amazing response to the last chapter!

And in this chapter something we've never seen before... questions will be answered... new questions may be posed... because finally we have EDWARD's POV! (in the 2nd half of the chappie) So enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, Stephenie Meyer does.

Chapter 18

BPOV

When Carlisle and I got home from my driving test my family was already waiting with a cake that said "Congratulations!" and another one that said "Happy Birthday" in big cursive handwriting. I smiled and thanked them. It was about 13:00 now and I didn't have plans until tonight so I decided to just read A Game Of Thrones, the first book of the 'A Song Of Ice And Fire' series. I was so engrossed in the story that I hardly noticed as time passed by. I probably would've carried on reading if Alice hadn't come to check on me.

"What time are you going to get ready to see Edward?" she asked me and I could tell she was still uncomfortable about the situation.

I looked down at my watch and gasped when I saw the time. 18:50. Time had flown by so fast.

"Oh shoot!" I exclaimed. "30 minutes ago."

"Bella!" Alice reprimanded me. I glared at her and she realised her mistake. "Sorry, Izzy," she said rolling her eyes. "Come, let me help you get ready."

Alice pulled me up by my hand and lead me to my room.

"What were you planning on wearing?" she asked me.

"Well, I was thinking of wearing this dress with this coat," I told Alice pulling out the body hugging dress I'd gotten from Macy's. It was black with long sleeves and had a lace portion that went across my tummy in the shape of a triangle. The coat was a simple black coat with a belt at the waist.

Alice took a moment to look at the dress and I could see she was going to disapprove of it. She opened her mouth to speak but I cut her off.

"Don't even say it Alice. These are the clothes I like and I'm going to wear them." I told her firmly.

She sighed. "Alright. Wear what you want," she grumbled.

I grinned and took another look at it. I told Alice to turn around as I took off my clothes and put on a new bra and panty set which I had gotten from Victoria's Secret. Even though I know Edward would never see it, I just got a kick of confidence from wearing it. I put the dress on and I was just about to put my shoes on when I heard a knock on the front door. Shit. Edward was here. I wanted to bolt downstairs and go answer the door but Alice held me back.

"Wait, let mom and dad get it," she told me and then started fixing my hair.

"Okay..." I was a bit uneasy about leaving Edward alone with them but I guess Alice knew best. I was also nowhere near ready.

She opened the door to my bedroom so we could hear everything that was going on downstairs.

As we listened carefully I put on my ankle boots and the coat which effectively hid the dress - which was good cause I can't imagine what my parents would say if they knew I was wearing such! My legs would just have to freeze tonight but it's fine. It was a bit warmer out than usual. I put on the same black choker from earlier today. Alice helped me touch up my makeup, even though she didn't like the way I liked it saying "you wear too much eyeliner" and "it makes you look emo". I just rolled my eyes at her.

EPOV

I arrived at Izzy's house at 19:00 sharp. I can't believe I'm meeting her parents already. I never meet a girls parents! Mostly because I never really spend this much time with one girl. When I first met Izzy I had originally planned to hit it and quit it but there was something about her that just kept drawing me in and it's like there was this little voice in my head telling me to take it slow and enjoy my time with her. I was really falling for this girl and it was too late to back out now. I was hooked. Fuck, I can't believe I just admitted that. What happened to me? It's like I'm getting soft.

I shook my head trying to forget about these thoughts and knocked on her door. She had a nice looking house from the outside. You could see her family had money but they weren't necessarily rich. They were upper middle class.

The door was opened by a short girl I'd never seen before. She looked about 11 or 12. I looked down at her confused. Maybe I had gotten the wrong house...

"Hello," she said smiling up at me. I saw her eyes give me the once over and she started blushing like Bella.

"Um.. Hi.. Is this Bella Cullens house?" I asked and glanced towards the number on the house. It was the right address Izzy gave me.

"Yes!" the girl in front of me answered excitedly. "Come right in. I'm Renesme, Bella's sister. And you must be her hot date. She's been so looking forward to this. You should've seen the way she was blushing when my parents asked her about it." Izzy's little sister led me to the couch in the living room and was talking animatedly. I listened intently to every word she was saying, amused and fascinated. "And I don't know if you know this, but she talks in her sleep and she wouldn't shut up about you! See I'm in the room next door to hers so if I stay up late I can hear every word."

"NESSIE! IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE YOU'LL STOP TALKING RIGHT NOW!"

I heard Izzy's voice yell from upstairs. I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Ah, so typical of the young sibling to spill all the secrets. I smirked to myself.

"I thought Izzy only had one sister, Alice." I thought out loud.

"Yeah, I'm the youngest so I don't really get much recognition." Nessie or whatever responded.

This child was a clown. I couldn't help but smile at her.

"Edward, are you smiling?" Emmett said suddenly appearing. "Whatever happened to the obnoxious smirk?" he asked me half teasing me and half genuinely curious cause I never smile.

I shrugged and we greeted with the typical man hug that wasn't really a hug but more a shoulder tap. He sat down on the other couch and motioned for me to listen to him. He looked at me seriously before speaking.

"Listen Edward, Bella's my sister. And if anything ever happens to her," Emmett left the threat up in the air while staring at me, eyes turned into narrow slits, and I noticed he slightly flexed his arms so his biceps were on display. I had never been so scared of Emmett Cullen in my life!

I gulped before responding. "Yeah man, don't worry. I'd never hurt your sister," I told him staring back at him straight in the eye.

We probably stared at each other for 5 minutes before Emmett nodded and finally looked away. I exhaled a breath I didn't even know I was holding. Damn, this family was something else.

"So," I said looking at the youngest sibling, "tell me more about Izzy's dreams." I smirked. At the back of my mind I was wondering why Izzy hadn't come down yet. She was probably still changing or something.

Renesme looked at me excitedly and opened her mouth as though she was going to go off with another story when suddenly two older figures walked in. These must be Izzy's parents. I immediately stood up.

"Hello, you must be Edward," the woman said. She was a beautiful young looking woman with caramel blonde hair and a warm smile.

"Yes ma'am, I am." I replied extending my arm for a handshake.

She looked at my hand for a moment and I thought maybe something was wrong but then she brought her hand forward and shook my hand. The look on her face was as if this one small action made her the happiest woman alive. She was absolutely beaming.

"I'm Esme, Bella's mother," she told me.

"Pleased to meet you," I told her politely. I then looked to Izzy's father. He was looking me up and down and there wasn't even a hint of a smile on his face. I felt nervous under his scrutinising gaze but I didn't show it as I held my hand out to him.

He shook my hand and said "I'm Bella's father."

"Pleasure to meet you, sir," I said shaking his hand as he stared me down.

"You can call him Carlisle," Esme said smiling sweetly at me.

"I think I quite like 'sir'," Carlisle said not even glancing towards Esme.

I gulped under his intense stare.

"Dad!"

Finally!

Izzy came down the stairs and gave her dad a reprimanding look. "Stop trying to scare him!" she said glaring at her father.

I didn't pay attention to what her father said next because I was now staring at Izzy. She looked absolutely gorgeous. The black hair really suited her and the dress she was wearing hugged her body nicely in all the right places. Every time I looked at her it's like she got more beautiful. She was absolute perfection.

Izzy caught me staring and blushed a deep shade of red. She looked even more beautiful when she blushed, if that was even possible.

Bella's father coughed and I suddenly remembered we weren't alone and attention was on me. I snapped my eyes back to him. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Alice nudge Emmett and she gave him a look which I didn't understand. When did she get down here? I didn't have time to think about that. Bella's father was speaking.

"Edward, let's go over some rules," he said in a stern manner.

Izzy rolled her eyes. "Ugh dad, can we just go please?" she begged him.

He ignored her. "I want her back by 01:00AM latest. And no funny business. Keep those hands to yourself."

Bella looked mortified by her fathers words and was blushing a deep shade of tomato red.

I nodded immediately. "Yes sir. I'll keep it strictly PG." I told him hoping that would please him.

He smirked and reached out to grab my shoulder. He squeezed my shoulder slightly and looked me straight in the eye. "Keep it 'Family' rated."

I mentally slapped myself for forgetting that PG wasn't the lowest rating!

Izzy's eyes widened. "Dad! Alright, we're leaving now."

And suddenly Izzy was pulling me away by my arm. I wasn't sure but I swear I heard her father laughing as she pulled me out of the front door.

"I'm so sorry about them," she immediately apologised as I led her to my car.

"It's okay. They have your best interests at heart," I said smiling at her. I could see she didn't believe that.

I opened the drivers door for Izzy and she got in with a smug smile on her face. I went to the other side of the car and got in the passengers seat.

"Ready?" Izzy asked me smiling too widely.

"Not so sure I'm ready to die. I quite like this life." I said messing with her.

She rolled her eyes but started driving and we were on our way.

Don't kill me! I know everyone's been waiting for the date but it's REALLY long (It's 3,962 words!) and I didn't want to make this chappie too long. Sorry. The date will be next chapter and it will be an extra extra long chappie! :D

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