Chapter 4

A/N

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Now on to Friday…. Chapter 4

EPOV

Just pushed our friendship to a new plateau, we showered together.  It was nice but definitely different.  I gave her, her first shower orgasm.  Showergasm?  I wonder if I could coin that?  I couldn't help but memorize all of her in the steam. We had never showered together even though we've lived together for almost four years now.  Her wet body looked as though it was made of silk and the way her hair clung to her face, it was almost too much.  She was the epitome of beauty.     

Bella felt the distance that I had been providing and she let me know in no uncertain terms that she was through with it.  If you saw the scene that I so kindly woke up to this morning you too would have wondered if you were still dreaming too.  I admit it!  I've dreamt about her.  I can't help it.  Eventually over the years Bella became a beautiful woman and my subconscious noticed.  That's why when I found her straddling my hips rubbing up against my junk this morning I seriously considered it was just a very vivid dream.  Unfortunately I reigned myself in and stopped it.  I wanted Bella, there was no question about that but I didn't want it to happen like that.  I decided right then and there that if she was brave enough to call me out on my distance that I would let it all go, for the weekend at least.  Don't get me wrong I still wanted to know what the hell I did to make her cry, but if she really wanted to wait to talk about it I would give her this weekend.  

We packed up my Volvo and piled in for the drive.  We were just beginning our five hour drive to my sister Alice and her husband Jasper's condo in New York City.  My brother Emmett and his wife Rosalie were all meeting us there.  It was going to be one hell of a weekend.  I was looking forward to it just because neither of us had really been out lately. 

When she finally found some music that suited her she relaxed in to the seat.  I had never watched her so much but she fascinated me this morning. I couldn't help but stare.  

"What?"  She asked when she noticed.

"Sorry."  I replied, dumbly. 

"Is there something on my face?"  She asked, self-consciously. 

Yeah you're beautiful and I can't tear myself away.

"No, you look great."  I answered as honestly as I dared for this morning.  

"Oh... Thanks."  She said as that perfect pink coloring filled her cheeks. 

"So do you wanna talk... about the other night?"  I asked.  I figured I'd try to open the door once since this really was the best time to talk. 

"About what?"  She asked, knowing full well what I was talking about.  

Oh just the fact that you asked me to take your innocence one night and then the next you’re crying your eyes out.

"I don't know the whole locking your self in your room crying yourself in to oblivion incident?"  I said laying my cards on the table.       

"You heard?"  She questioned in a low voice.

Ummm yea… you kind of sounded like a banshee… I was concerned you were hurt and dying. 

"Yes I heard Bella and it killed me that you locked the door so that I couldn't come in.  What did I do?"  

"Sorry... I just needed some time to cry it out.  I didn't intend on crying myself to sleep."  

"That doesn't matter... I still don't understand what I did for you to lock me out."

"Can we just talk about all of this when we get back..? I just really wanna enjoy the weekend."

Great… long ass weekend only to end with a terrible conversation when we get home. 

"Sure, sure."  I relented.  

The next few hours were pretty boring. She seemed to get frustrated when the iPod would chose to play anything by Aerosmith.    I wondered if it was because it reminded her of our perfect evening together.  Now she was being distant.  I reached my hand over the console to hold her tiny hand and as soon as are skin brushed she flinched away.  I ignored it for the moment, mentally adding it to the list of everything I needed to talk to her about.  

Alice was out front to greet us and her husband was a saint he waited with two coffees in hand.  Alice hugged the shit out of us and I took my coffee from Jaz giving him a grateful smile.  Bella informed Alice that it had been a long drive and she wanted nothing more than to take a nap.  I frowned thinking she wanted to be away from me so quickly.  Maybe she was regretting our arrangement?  Did she notice that I changed my rules?  Was she pissed about all of that?  Jaz and I grabbed the bags and followed the girls up in the elevator. 

Alice and Jaz owned a pretty spacious three bedroom, three and a half bathroom condo right in the heart of Manhattan.  She was in her last year of NYU fashion so it was unbelievably short walk to class.  We stepped off of the elevator and in to their home.  It was beautiful, but really I would have never imagined it any other way.  Alice had impeccable taste just like our mom. 

Jaz lead me down the hall to what would be Bella and I's room during our stay.  She was in the attached bathroom obviously trying to wash the grime off from the drive.  Alice came in to help hang up her clothes and situate mine in the dresser.  Bella opened the bathroom door timidly and I felt like an outsider for the first time.  I felt like I should leave and give her, her space.  I walked across the gigantic suite and reached for the door but her arm reached me first.

"I'm taking a nap."  She said softly as she pulled me back towards the monstrosity of a bed. 

What do I say to that?  Okay?  Why is she pulling me back with her?  I thought she would want to be alone after the uncomfortable drive we just had. 

She pushed me down to the bed forcefully, now I was sitting on the edge.  She straddled my hips just like this morning and I couldn't help the obscene thoughts that assaulted my mind.  It was I could do to not take her right then and there.  Then she pulled off my shirt, mumbling something about how I should never wear these to bed.  I didn't even know what to do.  My arms acted on their own accord snaking around her tiny waist pulling her as close to me as I could manage.  She traced her hot fingers across my chest and it sent charged jolts through my body with her feather light touch. 

"Bella..."  I murmured.

"Shhh."  She hushed.  She hushed me?  What the hell?

Then she kissed me with this sexy kiss that varied in pressure and made me feel all sorts of emotions at once.  One part of me wanted to throw her against the bed and ravish her and another wanted to make love to her sweetly right there, just bare my soul.  But I knew neither would be an option at the moment.  Her tasty little tongue eventually poked out and lapped at my bottom lip, I reveled in the sensation for moment before I happily granted her access.  When it began to massage mine I couldn't contain the moan that escaped and she moaned right back. 

She began rocking her hips against my now obvious hard on.  I couldn't help it!  She’s fucking gorgeous and hell she was making me feel things I had never felt before.  It was all becoming too much.  I knew I would have to stop it all soon or I would be canceling those dates. 

"Bella..."  I tried again.

"Yeah?"  She asked with her lips still pressed against mine. 

"I thought you wanted a nap?"  I said pulling her back a little.

"Yeah..."  She whispered sounding defeated. 

She crawled off of me and rolled on to her typical side of the bed.  I pulled back the covers for her and debated whether I should leave or not.  "Stay... Please?"  She mumbled as she covered her face with the blankets.

I nodded and slid in beside her.  I wrapped my arms around her knowing that's what she needed.  Her body wracked as she tried to cry silently, I wanted to beg her to tell me what was the matter, but I knew that it wasn't the time or the place.  I just held her tighter and nuzzled deeper in to the nook of her neck.  I wanted her to feel that I wasn't going anywhere. 

We stayed like that for a few hours.  She never really slept just cried silently and snuggled further in to me.  Then around five there was a soft knock on the door and I knew it was Alice.  I whispered, "Come in."  So how I felt like I should let Bella believe that I didn't know she wasn't asleep. 

Alice waltzed in and took a moment to appraise how we looked together in the bed.  She smiled sweetly and whispered something about how perfect we looked together.  I nodded in agreement not wanting to disturb Bella.  She focused her attention on the closet that she hung Bella's clothes in earlier and retrieved a pair of skinny jeans and silky top.  Throwing them on the bed she grinned at me wickedly and reached under the bed.  She pulled out a familiar pink bag and took two black pieces of fabric from it and tossed them on top of the jeans and shirt.  I gulped and shook my head.  She had obviously done some more shopping for Bella after she got my flowers. 

"You can tell her that I know she's not sleeping and that if she doesn't wear everything that I've laid out for her that I will make her get on stage tonight."  She said, grinning like a fool. 

I nodded trying to contain my smile as well. 

"Bella..."  I whispered, while nudging her. 

She cooed and rolled to her back.  God I was having some serious issues controlling myself.  As soon as I saw her hardened nips I wanted her.  I wanted to push her down in to the mattress and have my way with her.  I made myself move from the bed so I didn't do anything I would regret later on.  And she visibly frowned.  I knew she was awake so I picked out some club worthy clothes and headed for the bathroom.  A few minutes later after washing my face and changing I strode back through the bedroom and noticed she was still stubbornly sprawled across the bed. 

"Bella..."  I called as I packed my wrinkled driving clothes away. 

She simply murmured and rolled away from my voice.  She was going to be just as stubborn as usual.

"Bella love... You gotta get up baby."  I said, sweetly as I knelt beside the side of the bed she was curled up to.

"No..."  She whimpered and turned her head away from me.

"Love... what's the matter?"  I asked, now letting my concern for her take over.

"I don't wanna go out there and watch you..."  She whispered, letting the end trail off.

"Watch me do what?" 

She rolled her head back to face me and I could see her hurt.  Her eyes were glassy orbs and I just wanted to crush myself against her and take away the pain.  "I don't wanna go out there and watch you with other girls tonight..."  She said holding my gaze.

I chuckled silently thanking god it was an easy dilemma.  "Bella as you will recall, I'm your date tonight, unless you find someone you'd rather spend the evening with."  I answered her honestly remembering how I jumped at the opportunity to be her birthday date.

"I thought you were just joking."  She said in a small voice.

"Nope."  I said, grinning as I popped my 'p'. 

"Okay."  She sighed and smiled. 

I helped her up from the bed taking my time to pick her up completely and hold her against me for a moment.

"We're gonna have fun tonight."  I whispered in to her hair, I placed a kiss on her forehead and then left her to get ready. 

I was in deep.  I could tell I was so far beyond where I should be with my best friend.  I was all piling up now.  We had gone from best friends with benefits to so much more.  We needed to sort all of this out soon.  I sighed and walked back down the hallway to Alice's huge living room.  Jaz was reclined in his massive chair thoroughly enthralled in what was playing on the TV.

"Where is she?"  Alice asked as she appeared at my side. 

"Getting ready... Finally."  I answered.

"You two looked awfully comfy in there."  She commented.  "Is that how it always is?" 

"Most nights."  I answered honestly.  Why lie now?  We had always played down our arrangement, but I knew Alice could see what I was feeling.  I could tell she would just call me out on it if wasn't honest. 

"I see."  She breathed.  "When are you gonna tell her?"  She hissed looking really pissed.  How did she just flip her moods so quickly?

"Tell her what?"  I asked, biting back my frustration with my moody sister.

"That you're in love with her."  She answered simply.  Alice said it like she was asking me to grab some milk.  Like it was plain as day. 

I just stood there and blinked at her. 

"You should do it soon.  If not, she's going to pass you by."  She said in a knowing tone.  My sister always had this annoying uncanny ability to predict things.  Unfortunately for me, she's never been wrong.  I'm not saying I've always gone along with her advice, but even when I don't she predicts the outcome right down to a t. 

I didn't answer her; I decided to go check on Bella.  As I walked down the hall I screamed in my head about just how right Alice was. 

BPOV

I looked good.  Alice had picked out a simple, comfortable outfit that somehow just barely crossed the line of sexy.  It was exactly what I wanted.  Edward had officially sated my stupid brain and confirmed that he was my date for the weekend.  I was more relieved than anything since that essentially meant that I wouldn't have to sit idly by and watch the hordes of woman in New York City throw themselves at him.  I assumed that if his hands were full of my hips he wouldn't be hit on.  Alice had done my hair and insisted that it needed to be large and bouncy.  After that, I applied some light make up and deemed myself viable to go out.  We were headed to dinner first to meet Rose and Emmett.  I was so excited to see my big brother that I wanted to leave that very moment.  

Edward called from the other side of the door asking permission to enter.  I giggled at how formal he was I chalked it up to his sister being present.  

"Come in dear."  I said.  

"Hey... Wow!  You look incredible."  He said sweetly as he crossed the room to me.  He picked me up off the floor and hugged me.  I was a little disappointed but I accepted it.  I took it for what it was; we were friends above all else.  Even though he was supposed to be my date.  I wasn't going to cry about it.

"Thanks."  I muttered. 

"Almost ready?  Alice says we have reservations for seven."  He said and I glanced at the clock.  It was six thirty.  

I nodded and he grabbed my hand to lead me out of the room.  "Wait I need shoes."  I said stopping him.  

"Okay."  He smirked.  

"Which ones you think?"  I asked as I pointed at the now open closet.

"Alice didn't pick any out?"  He said eyeing the black stilettos.  Oh the thoughts that went with those... I could see my legs wrapped around him while he was buried in me.  I would dig them in to his ass in hopes that he would press deeper.  I shuddered uncontrollably and it looked like he noticed because he licked his lips and stared at me like I was something to eat.  I was and I wanted it but I knew Alice wouldn't give us time for that. 

I shook my head and he grinned. 

"I like these."  He said nonchalantly, gesturing to the very ones he'd been staring at.  

I agreed and slipped them on.  I wanted to make him happy and at the very least I hoped the fuck me heals would provide me with some attention to make him a bit jealous. 

Five minutes later we were strolling our way down the street towards the restaurant.  After a fifteen-minute walk through the warm New York evening I squinted and I could finally see a figure I recognized.  He stood there hulking and chatting like a child with the model standing next to him.  I slid my arm out of Edward's and I took off at a run.  I was thanking my lucky stars for all the heel lessons the girls had given me because for the first time in a long time I didn't trip.  Nope!  He didn't even know what hit him.  

I jumped in to his arms and wrapped my entire body around him.  I kissed his face like crazy while he started to chuckle.  "EMMY BEAR!"  I shouted as I hugged him even tighter.  

"Baby Bell” He said grasping my thighs and holding me even tighter to him.  I heard Edward mumble something about how he should move away so he'd get that reaction from me and it made me smile.  

"I've missed you so much my big football stud!"  I admitted. 

"Yeah well if you'd get off your ass and move back to Forks where you belong we'd get to see each other a hell of a lot more.  Mom and Dad would be a whole lot happier too."  He said smoothing my hair.  He was holding me up with one hand!  He was fucking ripped.  

"I just gotta finish school Emmy, then I hope to move back closer to home.  Maybe even Seattle?"  I hedged.  I hadn't really discussed any of this with Edward but it was true I missed home.  And the only reason why I didn't break down on a nightly basis was because of Edward. 

"Hey I'll kick Rose out if you wanna stay there."  He joked grinning widely.  She hit his arm playfully and chided him.  

I slid down from his arms and we all went in for a group hug.  I noticed though that Edward was closest to me.  

"Well I guess we should go in and get this over with I suggested."  Groaning at the fact that Alice would have a ridiculous cake and a wait staff to make a huge show to sing to me.  

Everyone chuckled a bit and we walked in, I couldn't believe it when it happened but I was almost grateful.  Edward placed his large hand on the small of my back giving me the courage to walk through the door.  And though the touch was well above any 'sacred' area it felt way more intimate than anything he had done before.  I turned my head to look at him and he fucking winked at me.  

The hostess was nice enough and hurried to seat us at our private table, but she stared just a bit too long at Edward and I had to bite back the urge to tell her off.  He of course acted like he didn't even notice her.  He slid past her and pulled out my chair waving his arm indicating he wanted me to sit.  After a silent eye conversation with Alice she switched seats with him and he took the one next to me.  I giggled at his determination.  

"So how the hell is everyone?"  Emmett asked as he adjusted himself in the too small seat.  I felt bad for the chair.  

"We're good."  I said gesturing between Edward and I.  

"Everything is great."  Jaz said. 

"I'm in love with this city."  Alice added. 

"I've missed this so much."  I admitted blinking back the tears threatening to spill over. 

"Missed what?  Alice and I just saw you."  Rose said.

"I know but I guess I just miss all of us being together like the old days."  

"Awe."  Emmett said with a gagging noise.

Our waiter had arrived and we placed our orders.  I immediately ordered a long island ice tea. 

"Trying to get wasted tonight?"  Edward asked in my ear. 

I nodded and winked back at him.  If he could wink so could I.  

The waiter thankfully returned with the boys’ beers and us girls’ drinks.  I chugged mine while he finished passing them out and I asked for another.  He quirked an eyebrow at me and I explained that we were celebrating my birthday and that this behavior was completely acceptable.  

"You might wanna slow down."  Edward suggested lowly. 

"Why?"  I asked, in an almost angry tone. 

"Well I think Alice was planning on going dancing after this and if I have to carry you out of dinner, I'd be sad."  He said in a whisper. 

"It hasn't been that long since you've been to dinner and dancing."  I chided loudly.  My head began swimming from the large amount of alcohol that just got introduced into my system. 

The waiter returned with my second drink a moment later and I smiled warmly at him.  He was slowly becoming my new best friend.  I sipped slowly at it, taking a mouthful as Em began to talk. 

"So Eddie!  Now that I have to live vicariously through you, when's the last time you visited tacoland?"  He asked loudly. 

My mouthful of the special brew tea was now on the tablecloth.  I blushed furiously, trying not to make eye contact with any of them.  Alice was the only one who really knew all that had happened between Edward and I and Rose knew most, but I made them promise that they wouldn't mention anything to their husbands. 

Edward bit back a giggle when he saw what a mess I had made.  He helped me in a sweet way dry up all of it before clearing his throat to answer.  

"It hasn't been too long."  He said stealing a glance in my direction. 

"Oh come on... give me something!  A name, a hair color… something..."  Emmett begged and I cringed.  

“Wait weren’t you trying to get with some Sarah chick not too long ago?”  Jaz asked. 

I was weirdly jealous and not only that I was really upset that he never told me about it.  We were best friends after all. 

“Ehh… not really,  I found someone else.  Way hotter!”  Edward said trying to comfort me. 

“So what’s her name?”  Emmett prodded.

"Uh well her name was Marie,” He said with a Mexican accent as I heard my middle name roll off his tongue.  I chuckled loudly.  "She was a petite brunette."  

He finished. 

"Oh god she sounds exotic."  Emmett groaned.

"Oh she was."  Edward agreed and winked at me again.

“When was that?”  Emmett hedged.

“Oh I don’t know like a week or so ago.”  Edward lied.

“God, you’re so lucky.”  Emmett confessed.

“Why?”  Edward asked.

“Because you get to work whatever hours you want, keep whatever hours you feel like, go out on hot dates-” Emmett began but Jasper interrupted him.

“But still come home to a clean apartment and a home cooked meal.  And Bella.”  Jaz added. 

“He really doesn’t keep odd hours.”  I defended.

“That you know of, hell he could be sneaking out at two o’clock in the morning.”  Emmett suggested.

“Why would he be sneaking out?”  I asked.

“You’re right.”  Emmett said dropping the topic. 

“So Bella babe, any peen visits lately?”  Emmett asked me directly.  I knew it was coming. 

“Nope I’m still a card carrying member of the elusive V club……… For now.”  I answered.

“Ah!  I see.  So do you have someone interested in that card of yours?” 

“I dunno if he’s interested in it as much as I’m interested in trading it in.” 

“Isabella!”  Rose chided. 

“What?”  I asked, wondering how brazen I was going to become from my liquid courage.

“Whose the dude?”  Emmett asked.

“A friend from school.” 

“So is this like some kind of sick arrangement?”  Jaz asked.

“No!  He’s a good friend and I need-I mean I want to get rid of this one last piece of innocence so I can really consider myself an adult.”  I answered. 

“So you actually sat this guy down and asked him to deflower you?”  Emmett questioned me.

“I made him dinner first.”  I offered weakly.

“Isabella Marie Swan!”  Jaz chided loudly.  I knew he was pissed.  The playfully kidding was behind us and now I was in trouble.  Jaz and Em had always acted as my protectors and they would never accept this behavior.

"Have you met this asshole?" Emmett asked looking right at Edward.  

"Yeah." He replied and I wondered how much he was going to tell them.

"What’s he like? Is he good enough for our little sister?" Jaz asked eyeing Edward seriously.

"Well I've never thought of her as my little sister, but yeah, I'd say so."  He said and the grinned like a fool.

"We have to meet him first." Emmet said seriously.

"Why!" I whined.

"Because this isn't the way to approach this and if you're not gonna do it out of love then we have to approve of the guy first." Emmett explained.

"How is that gonna work?" I tried to recover, after all he lived in Seattle and Jaz was a long five-hour drive away.

"I don't know.  You'll have to figure that out if you really wanna give this asswipe your V card."

I said to hell with it and just decided to admit it to them.  I was sick of this fucking conversation like a half hour ago.  "You really wanna know who the asswipe is?  Because you know him."

"Bella." Edward warned.  

"No, it's fine, they'd find out one day anyways."

"Yeah Ed, let her talk."

"The fine gentleman that agreed to alleviate my situation is Edward."

I'm pretty sure Jaz passed out for minute.  His eyes glazed over and his jaw went slack.  Emmett on the other hand just got pissed.  I was suddenly very grateful Alice had gotten us a private table because when his fist hit the table it created quite a clatter.  We really didn’t need any of the patrons being an audience to our little gathering.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?"  Emmett sneered. 

"What is that supposed to mean?  She propositioned me." Edward explained defensively.

“You couldn’t say no?”  Emmett asked.

“Listen you just don’t understand.  I trust him and although it’s not the fairy tale that every little girl dreams of I need him to help me with this… unless you two would prefer some drunk frat boy heaving over me for my first time than just stay out of it.”

“So are you two like together…?”  Jasper hedged once his eyes unglazed. 

“For this weekend, I think we’re living in the moment right now.”  I answered knowing the liquor wanted to say more. 

“And what can I get you all for dinner?”  Our waiter asked as he broke up our conversation.  I felt Edward’s hand come to rest on my thigh after we placed our order and I smiled.

Thankfully no one else said a peep about Edward and I’s little agreement for the rest of the trip.  I felt that they had a right to know but honestly I didn’t need their opinion on the subject.  

We ate happily and thank god there was no cake.  I was more than pleased with Alice’s decision to forego a cake.  After that we left on our pursuit for more drinks and some hot dancing.  Edward suggested a salsa bar a couple blocks up and we all agreed.   

Emmett seemed to fume as Edward wrapped his arm around my waist.  All I wanted to do was to turn around and say that this was what I’ve been waiting for, for almost twenty years.  But I didn’t I kept my damn mouth shut and snuggled in tighter. 

We found the bar and I could hear the Latin music billowing out from a block away.  Edward smiled and lightly squeezed my hips.  With just that simple squeeze my body betrayed me.  My panties were officially ruined.  The new lacy ones that Alice had bought me to wear especially for Edward. 

We walked in to the club and went straight for the bar.  After a drink I felt Edward come up behind me.  He grabbed my hips firmly and began rocking them to the beat of the music.  The wetness was pooling now. 

“You wanna dance, Beautiful?”  He whispered in my ear.  I wasn’t so sure that was a good idea though.  I was five in now and with another in my hand that made six and I felt fuzzy.  I didn’t want to hurt or maim him.

I shook my head no.

“Bella I really wanna dance with you.  Don’t make me beg baby.”  He tried again. 

“I think I’m a health hazard to you right now.  I’m not really a dancer, you know that.” 

“I don’t know about that, you were pretty great the other night.” 

“That was only the second time you ever danced with me.”  I argued.

“Maybe just didn’t have the right partner all this time.”  He suggested.  And that was it.  There was now moisture on my thighs.  I couldn’t help it; he was actually trying to be smooth now.  I wanted to hate him for how he made me feel, but I was too far in and I let him take control of my body and guide me out on to the dance floor.  

He softly brushed over my sides and whisked my about.  I felt light as a feather and surprisingly in his grasp I didn’t falter.  He was very strong with his lead and kept me shiny side up the entire time.  

After an hour of the seductive dance I noticed that our friends were watching intently.  I blushed crazily.  I knew they could see it and I just wished he could too.  I wished, hoped, prayed even that he could see how perfect we were for each other. 

Maybe it was the liquid courage that I had been consuming all night or maybe it was my internal need to prove to our friends that this was more than fucking around, but at the moment I saw them watching us I pulled his face down to me forcefully.  He searched my eyes for a moment and read my need, and then he crushed his beautiful lips in to mine.  Although they had already seen us kiss, this one was different from our simple kisses that had been pressed before.  This one included his tongue and you could feel the heat radiating off of our embrace. 

I sought out his mouth and gently massaged his tongue.  There was no fight for dominance, it was sweet and reassuring that we would always be there for each other.  There was a hint of need and desire but that was to be expected.   

We broke away for the first time that night after the kiss, I gathered the girls and excused us to the ladies room. 

We all went in to the bathroom and quickly popped the lock behind us.  As we stood under the harsh fluorescent lights we all fixed our hair and fussed with our make up. 

“So…”  Alice hedged.

“So what?”  I asked, smoothing my top.

“So that was some kiss!”  Rose squealed, excitedly.

“You think?”  I asked, trying to keep straight face.

“Yeah I think!  He was really in to it!”  She continued.

“If I didn’t know you were a virgin Swan I would think you guys were already fucking.”  Alice said bluntly.

“All that just from one hot little kiss?”  I asked.

“All that from the way you two have been acting all night.  Also he felt way too comfortable with your body out there.  He knows what you like.” 

“Well we know they’ve been fucking around for a while.”  Rose said.     

“But the boys don’t.”  Alice added. 

“Oh well.  I don’t care anymore.  This is for me and if I get hurt, then so be it.” 

“Well he seems to be really in to it tonight.”  Rose observed. 

I dug out my lip-gloss and nodded.

“So you two are definitely gonna go through with this huh?”  Alice asked, referring to our agreement.

“Yeah… I mean he had a request but it wasn’t too bad so I accepted his terms.” 

“What did he request?”  Rose asked. 

“It was really kinda weird.  He wants three dates first.”  I said.

“Three dates?”  Alice asked. 

“Yeah, remember you told me to agree to whatever request he had.  Well that was his request.” 

“Huh.”  Alice said tapping her foot.

“So when do these dates begin?”  Rose asked.

“Next Saturday actually.  I kind of hoped for sooner, but I really want it to be him so I relented.”

“I think he’s falling for you.”  Alice said with her eyes glazed over.

“Why do you say that?” 

“Easy!  I can see it.”  She said proudly.  

“Everyone says that.  I just wish he’d see it, but whatever.  I’m happy with how things are right now and I’m not gonna pressure him in to changing anything else.” 

They nodded and we went back to find our men. 

“I think we better head home, Allie.”  Emmett suggested.

“Why?”  She asked.

“Because if Eddie turns down another girl in here I’m afraid their gonna start to think he’s gay, and I don’t wanna be here for when they gays start asking him to bend over.”  Emmett explained and then began to laugh loudly.

“You know if I was gay I don’t think I’d be the one bending over.”  Edward said snickering.

“You’d be someone’s bitch… definitely.”  Jasper stated firmly and then joined Emmett in his uncontrollable laughter. 

“So home it is then.  I’m tired anyways.”  I answered glancing at my watch. 

Edward took my hand in his and led us to the exit.  Once we were out on the street I felt his arm snake around my waist and I took advantage of it by leaning in to him.  If he was going to change our friendship I certainly wasn’t going to encourage him to stop. 

Once we got back to our room everything was different.  Where there would normally be a casual conversation there was kissing and sweet murmurs of beauty.  Where he would normally stop he didn’t.  I felt his hands everywhere on me.  He stripped me slowly and kissed me tenderly.  This was new.  This was all different. There was no race to get one another off. 

After a couple of hours of palming and caressing followed by filling the room with pants and names spilling over our lips we were both satisfied.  We laid in each other’s arms staying naked.  This was all new and I appreciated it.  Though my innocence was technically still in tact I felt like it was gone.  He touched me intimately and there was certainly nothing innocent about it.  He knew what I needed and was more than willing to give me it.  

Well there’s Friday for you… The rest to come soon!  Tell me what you think!