A/N: So the story continues. I have say, I will be exploring some changes in Edward. He is leading me where he wants to go ;)

Enjoy. Thank you for reading!

"We'll be down in a minute Jasper, just after Bella recovers her coloring"

Edward walked me out to the car, keeping his hands off my body and only one hand on my own. It fit perfect in mine. He did manage to behave all the way down and out to the car where Alice was waiting impatiently with her face basically plastered on the window. I rolled my eyes and turned to kiss Edward on the cheek. His radiant smile made my heart do a little flip.

I could not possibly be…No. It was too soon for that. I was attracted to him. I'd have to be blind, or dead in order not to. "Thanks again,"

"Anytime" He responded with a smile, brushed his hand on my left arm in what would have been a simple gesture if it wasn't for the tiny giggle that we heard behind us. Coming from Alice. Edward chuckled, wished me luck with her and put my stuff in Jaspers trunk. I reluctantly stepped in the car.

Jasper has barely driven out and on the main road when Alice turned her entire body towards the back and gave me an expectant look.

I tried to put my poker face on. Even though I had no idea how to. "Hi, Alice. How are you?" I said in response to her stare.

She rolled her eyes. "I would say I am doing superb, but that is yet to be determined. I want all the details!" Jasper chuckled and continued to drive. I could feel the heat rush to my face and I pushed a strand of loose hair behind my ear. It would probably be easier to tell her the truth than to lie to her and create a monster who'd want details about sex that had not occurred. I thought about it for a second.

I could Alice getting ready to burst, and decided to pop her bubble. "Let me start of by clarifying a very important point. We did not have sex." Her face fell, visibly. Jasper choked on his own saliva and the car swerved, just a fraction.

Alice did not blink, or look towards Jasper as he cleared his throat. "Believe me when I say that I am all for listening to you ladies talk about your 'juicy affairs' as Alice would put it, but seeing as you would be talking about my brother… I would prefer if you could reserve it for when you are alone. Just the two of you." He said very slowly, almost teasing. He caught Alice's attention then.

She turned towards Jasper and gave him her biggest pout. "But Jaz! Bella has not had a juicy story for me in DECADES!" Jasper winced a little on the last screamed/whined word.

I felt a pinch of sympathy for Jasper having to put up with pouty Alice, but more for myself when I said, "Alice look, we are basically home. I will tell you all you want to know then." All in an effort to save Jasper from his apparent misery. It seemed to placate Alice for the moment.

After a few minutes, Jasper was on his way away from our girly conversations about his brother and I was left to a very over enthusiastic Alice.

Sure enough, a moment later she rushed me towards the sofa and began her inquisition. "Just because you said you did not have sex, does not mean that there isn't juice! You have spent the last week with Edward! There has to be something. Now spill. From the beginning." Trapped, I begin to confess it all. The actual truth. Alice face went from being shocked, to concerned, to delight. I gave her credit for not actually interrupting me very much, except to oooh, ahhh, or squeal.

"I think it's adorable how you guys spooned. Says a lot about Edward that he kept his hands to himself, well for the most part." She finished winking, and I knew she was thinking of the moment at the top of the stairs. "Who knows how long he'll be able to keep up this gentleman routine." She continued. "I have managed to squeeze a little information out of Jasper and a lot more from Rosalie. Apparently, he has a bit of a…bad boy side. Looks like it's starting to show over the tough boss, and gentleman act." Now that was something she had not shared with me. How did I not know this?

Not as reluctant now with the new information, I shared a little more of my own. For her benefit of course. "Also…there was a small moment in the office...actually, two small moments"

Her eyes went wide as did her smile. "I knew you were holding out on me. SPILL!" Half way through relaying the elevator scene, I actually started feeling excited about sharing all of this with her.

"That is so cliché!" She commented when I told her about Edward clearing his desk for a hot make out session. "Jasper and I did that last week" she said winking. "Although we went a little further than making out, if you know what I mean…" I did know what she meant. She laughed at my expression. Somehow I could not, would not, imagine Jasper being so crazy and doing it on top of his desk. An image of Edward and I on his desk crept into my head and I pushed it away. Alice sighed and I knew she had just relived the moment in her head.

I laughed at her dreamy expression. "Anyway, do you think Edward and I are going a little too fast, that maybe him being my boss will complicate things?" I was so worried about that last part that I almost bit my lip off. Alice considered it for about 20 seconds.

"No. If anything, it will make things more interesting. It has been 6 months since you guys met. I think it's taken you forever to get here! You need to stop over thinking" So maybe she had a point there. I shouldn't be feeling guilty or rushed. Then I realized that the only reason I felt guilty was because of the office problems, how people might see it as unethical. How maybe if I tried to get a job designing, word may get around to them that I slept my way up. Which I did not. I highly doubt that Edward would let that happen regardless. Alice waved her hands in front of my face.

I blinked and smiled. "Sorry, I was processing."

"I can see that."

Without thinking I said, "I think I forgot to tell you that Edward invited me to be his date tomorr—"

"OF COURSE HE DID!" I covered my ears as she did a little dance, and squealed. For the twentieth time this morning. "We must go shopping, RIGHT NOW!" And before I could object, I was being hauled out of the apartment and towards the mall.

Alice found the perfect dress for herself, which in my opinion was going to make Jasper's eyes roll to the back of his head. It was pastel yellow, off one shoulder, open in the back and dipped way to low, and was mini-skirt short on one side. Like I said, this dress was a do-a-double-take-and-choke-on-your-tongue kind of dress. For my dress, I managed to convince Alice to let me show less skin. I ended up with a light pink, halter, backless, beaded, chiffon dress.

Finishing her make-up, Alice rushed me to get my shoes on. "Edward will be here any minute now, and you are basically ready. You don't want to make him wait. He's gonna choke when he sees you. His eyes will pop out of their sockets. They better anyway." Smiling, I went over to the room and put on some very sexy white high heels. Alice called them sexy sandals. There was nothing sandal like of these death traps. Sexy death traps.

"Let me see you!" Alice yelled from the bathroom. I obliged by walking out in the hall, then stopped in front of our full size mirror when I caught myself. Alice nodded in approval and patted herself on the back.

I was admiring Alice's work in the mirror when there was a knock on the door. I jumped and walked nervously to open it.

Edward stood all man in a navy blue suit and a crisp white shirt with the top two buttons undone, no tie. Smiled his crocked smile. "Hey, gorgeous" He said it with such mischief that I stood there gaping for a long minute trying to catch my breath. He chuckled, put his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him. Our faces only a centimeter apart. I could feel his breath on my lips. My eyes closed as his hand went from my waist to my bare upper back.

I shivered. "Hi" my voice only a whisper.

His other hand made its way up and down my arm. Only skimming it with his fingertips. "Why don't we skip this party, and do something that is actually fun?" My body felt like melted butter. My eyes were closed.

I heard Alice answered for me breaking the spell. "Because you cannot miss your own company's party, and make me very upset after I spent all this time making her even more gorgeous for you!" Edward's hand ran down my back and stopped just above my bottom. My body jolted, and my eyes popped open.

Edward kept his hands were they were, one on my arm and another on my lower back, then shrugged. "It was worth a shot." He said, and winked. Kissing me lightly and withdrawing his hands only to turn me towards Alice then away and out the door. "See you, Alice. " His out of character words and actions kept me in shock and quiet. I did not notice him leading me into his car until he closed the door and sat in the driver's side. Where had this outrageously sexy, playful Edward come from? Had he decided to finally show me the bad boy Alice had just today told me about?

I blinked several times and turned towards Edward. "What just happened?" I asked confused. He chuckled and handed me my handbag. Alice must have gave it to him some time during my shock.

He turned on the engine and began driving. "I suddenly find myself in a very good mood."

The party went out without a hitch. Beautifully organized, and very fun. Edward continued to be playful and to tease. A dangerous comment here and there, winking, running his fingertips on my arms and bare back. Driving me insane. What has gotten into him? I began to follow his lead praying I didn't look stupid when I attempted to bat my eyes, and lean close to him. Too close, so that our bodies almost molded into one while we danced. Surprisingly I wasn't doing so bad dancing tonight. We danced to a Spanish song, a type of bachata.

When it ended I looked up at Edward, and was about to ask if we could get drinks when I saw a glint in his eyes. "Let's get out of here." My only response to his statement was to raise my eyebrows, and he led me out of the party. Nodding politely at people as we passed, and waving at others. One of those others being Alice. I saw her give me a look that said, I told you so.

I tried to catch up to his pace as he pulled me out the doors and into the parking lot. "People will miss you in there. Where are you taking me, mister?"

His hair was a disarray from the dancing and from constantly running his fingers through it. He gave me a reckless smile. "They will survive without me." Without warning he swiftly pushed me against a car and his mouth took mine. Had we made it to his car already?

I felt a tingle run down my back and my stomach fluttered. He licked my bottom lip asking for entrance and I granted access all too willing. "I'm tired of doing what's proper." His words soft, with a hint of desperation. My heart gave a little flutter. I could not feel my toes.

He broke the kiss abruptly and took my hand. Pulling me through the parking lot in a rush, I almost tripped over my feet. No surprise there. I suppose that had not been his car. God, oh God. I wanted him. Did he want me just as much? As if responding to my unspoken words he turned me and yet again pushed me against a car. His car this time. One of his hands held my waist tightly while the other roamed the side of my body. I felt the temperature increase one hundred degrees as he made his way up my thigh and brought my leg around his hip. In one fluid movement he took his other hand and cupped my bottom, pushed me up, and I immediately curled my legs around him.

His mouth left mine only to travel all over my neck and down my chest just a bit. "I want you, Bella. Please don't say no." I couldn't even if I tried. His mouth came back to mine and our tongues did the sexiest tango imaginable. "Tell me what you want, Bella."

We were both breathing hard, our foreheads together, and his hands roaming my body. "You." I heard myself say breathlessly. That was all the approval he required. He gave me another passionate kiss, unlocked his car and we climbed in the backseat. I could only shush the little voice in the back of my head that told me why is something that seems so outrageously wrong, feel so damn good?

It was my last coherent thought for quite a while.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed where Edward is leading me. I think he is becoming quite the character. Always have had a sweet spot for bad boys.

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