Disclaimer: Stephanie owns Twilight. And my name is not Stephanie, because I do not talk in third person.

A/N: Sorry this took a little longer! I was working on my other fic (Maria) and got a little preoccupied. But this story really did help me get away from all the sad plot-line stuff in my other story. Anyway, this chapter’s a bit more cute than seductive. I hope you like it!!

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-

“Edward!”

Still no movement. Honestly, did he really think I thought he was sleeping?

“EDWARD!”

I shook his shoulder. Or tried to, at least. Since he’s a vampire and hard as rock, I ended up just brushing my hand back and forth on his shoulder.

Edward’s been sitting on my rocking chair, eyes closed, and not moving for at least ten minutes now. If that wasn’t enough to make me pissed, the fact that he wasn’t lying next to me this morning added to the frustration.

“Edward! Get up! I know you’re not sleeping!”

Still no answer. And his expression remained serene under his ‘sleeping’ façade.

“And you’re not dead, either!”

The corners of lips twitched a little, but he quickly recovered the façade.

“Edward! What the hell are you up to?!”

With his eyes still closed, he let out a dramatic sigh. And the breath flew across my face, the sweet smell making my thoughts fuzzy. Once I realized he did this, I narrowed my eyes at him. I really shouldn’t tell him things he’ll use to tease me.

“You’re being really childish!” I sang. He, again, didn’t move, and I let out a groan of frustration.

“You,” I said, jabbing my finger in his chest, “Edward Cullen, will spend the day on your own then. So, HA!”

With that, I marched off into my bathroom, cleaning my face and brushing my teeth. When I came out, Edward was still in my rocking chair, unmoving.

“Edward!” I called again. I stomped towards him, resting my hands on my hip.

And then I realized: I can play dirty too.

Grinning devilishly, I rested both my hands on each of his shoulders. He didn’t move, but stiffened ever so slightly from the sudden contact.

“Edward,” I whispered as sweetly as possible, “Get up, please?”

He didn’t, so I sat on his lap, straddling him. His breath hitched, ever so slightly again. I wrapped my arms gently around his neck, bringing my lips to his neck. I let one of my hands slowly drag down to his chest. I could feel his cool skin through his shirt, and I let my thoughts fill with Edward.

I brought the hand over to the row of buttons. I played with one before slowly bringing my hand back up to his collar.

“I really shouldn’t have to do this, Edward,” I murmured against his smooth neck.

I dipped two fingers inside his shirt collar, letting them glide slowly across his collar bone and top of his chest. Edward let out a very quiet whimper, and I gently kissed him under his jaw. I closed my eyes, listening to Edward’s breath stop and basking in the feeling of his smooth skin under my fingers.

When I opened them again, Edward was staring down at me, his gold eyes smoldering me. They were swirling with desire and love. I grinned proudly.

Edward pulled my hand out of his shirt and brought it back up with my other one around his neck.

“Alice was right,” he sighed, “I really am losing my self control to…this…this...”

“Which lust?” I asked with a smug, goofy, smile as Edward searched for a word. He chuckled.

“Which do you think?”

“Well…since you haven’t exactly sucked my blood yet…”

“Not funny.”

I rolled my eyes. Edward wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer to him. Once I was closer, his placed a sweet kiss on my lips.

“So…that’s why you were pretending to be dead?” I asked when we broke apart.

“I wanted to see how long I could resist your advances,” Edward admitted with a sheepish smile, “And Emmett bet that I couldn’t…”

It was cute when he was so bashful!

“Be glad I wasn’t trying to tempt you into my bed!” I said bluntly with a laugh. Edward looked at me, appalled.

“Y-you wouldn’t!” he said, searching my eyes for an answer.

“I might,” I said with a smirk.

“Bella…” he said in that warning tone I was so used to now. I rolled my eyes again.

“Lighten up, Edward,” I giggled, “You know I wouldn’t test your oh-so-sacred self control like that.”

Edward raised an eyebrow at me.

“I wouldn’t! Jeez! You’re so stiff and protective, Edward!”

“You, love, have made me even more uptight and on guard.”

“It’s quite possible,” I sighed.

“But you’ve also made me more happy than I’ve ever been,” Edward said, dipping his head slightly so he could look me straight in the eye, “And that is worth losing my self control any day.”

“Your non-blood-related self control, right?”

“Of course,” Edward said, rolling his eyes. I grinned at him.

I climbed off him, and Edward groaned in frustration.

“I have to get dressed, silly,” I laughed.

“Where are we going today?” he asked.

“The library!”

“….the library?”

I nodded excitedly and Edward raised his eyebrow at me again.

“Why?”

“Because, Edward, I haven’t read a good book in a long time. I thought you wanted me to stop rereading my favorites?”

“I do, but you don’t usually give in to what I want,” Edward said with a sly smirk, “I was just surprised, really.”

He stood, taking my wrist and pulling me towards him.

“Nonsense,” I said before my thoughts could become incoherent, “I’m stubborn, is all. But, I always give you what you want.”

“Always?” Edward asked with a grin.

“I am becoming one of you, Edward, that’s the one exception,” I said quickly, catching on.

Edward rolled his eyes.

“I know that, love,” Edward said, shaking his head, “But other than that…?”

“Okay, so there are a couple more exceptions I could think of,” I said, looking up to the ceiling and thinking of a few.

“But the list isn’t too far,” I sighed. I’m pretty pathetic.

“Hmm,” Edward said, dropping my wrist and inspecting me thoroughly with his eyes, “I’ll have to remember that on our wedding night.”

My heart skipped out of my chest. My imagination was whirling again. Heat rushed to my face, and Edward smirked again.

“I’m going to change now,” I said, clearing my throat and turning around to get my clothes.

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-

Once I was all changed and ready, Edward and I walked hand and hand to his Volvo. I climbed into the passenger seat as he climbed into the driver’s seat.

“You know where it is?” I asked. Edward gave me a disbelieving look.

“Of course,” he said, “I used to go there all the time before I met you.”

“How scholarly!” I teased with a giggle. Edward laughed and we pulled out of the driveway and down the road.

I used to think that you could tell a lot about the driver of a car by who was sitting in the car with them. Except, I couldn’t really see what I told about Edward. Edward was a perfect vampire, for one thing, and I was….a boring human. I tried to comfort myself with the fact that I would be a vampire too. But, I would still be boring, klutzy, average Bella. My personality wouldn’t change. Edward, however, was gentlemanly, charming, and seductive. It didn’t seem that we would mesh…

“What are you thinking about?” Edward asked, curiosity and concern laced in his tone. It broke me out of my thoughts, and I realized I had been furrowing my brow. I relaxed my expression.

“Nothing….of importance.”

“You know I won’t believe that, Bella.”

I sighed.

“Please tell me? Everything about you is of importance, Bella.”

“I was thinking about how you can tell a lot about the driver of a car by who was inside it with them…” I said, trailing off.

“And you thought that you don’t sufficiently explain who I am?” Edward filled in.

I rolled my eyes at his exaggeration.

“Well, of course they wouldn’t be able to tell that you’re a vampire…”

“Bella, you explain practically everything about me,” Edward sighed, shaking his head, “How many times do I have to tell you?”

“I know I mean everything to you. But….I just don’t understand.”

“Your cheeriness and kindness complete my sullen and dry personality,” Edward said calmly.

I was silent, looking at his thoughtful face.

“The fact that you’re still sitting here shows my stubborn and thick protectiveness,” he continued, smiling slightly.

I laughed, rolling my eyes.

“And the fact you’ve chosen to marry me has proven my ability to love,” he said softly, turning his loving eyes to mine.

“Understand, now?” he asked, still not taking his eyes off mine. My smile turned up slowly and I nodded slightly.

I was stubborn, and didn’t quite believe him yet, but I would just let it slide for now.

Edward smiled, leaning over to place a quick kiss on my lips. When he pulled away, I gasped.

“Edward! Eyes on the road!” I gaped. Edward chuckled, making a show of driving with one hand and gluing his eyes to the roof of the car.

I smacked his shoulder lightly.

“Show off,” I muttered, crossing my arms and turning forwards. Edward laughed again. He lifted my hand and kissed my knuckles. My heart swooned. He was too good at this.

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-

We got to the library, and walked in the door. It swung open, a light squeak sounding through the silent room. I was smiling, glad to be back in a library for once. Edward looked down at me, smiling too and wrapping his cold arm around my waist.

There was a middle aged woman perched at the librarian’s counter, writing something in a book. She looked up at us and smiled warmly. We waved slightly towards her and Edward chuckled lightly once we were away from her.

“What?” I asked in a whisper.

“She was wondering what a ‘pretty, young couple’ like us was doing in a library,” Edward whispered back.

“I bet she expects we’d be doing different things. You know, things fiancés usually do,” I whispered suggestively.

Edward smirked as he brought his lips to my ear.

“Plenty of that later, love, I promise,” he murmured against my lips. That sent a chill through my body, and I felt Edward smile as he pulled away from my ear.

“Stop teasing at let me read, Edward,” I chided playfully. I skipped away from his grasp, and down the aisles of books.

I got to a shelf, and began my search for a new, good book to read. I was talking quietly to myself, arguing between books to read.

“I thought you only talked to yourself while you were asleep,” Edward’s voice whispered from behind me.

I jumped, letting out a quick yelp. Then I clapped my hand over my mouth, glaring at Edward’s amused face.

“Don’t sneak up on me like that!” I whispered furiously, placing my hand on my heart and feeling it hammer like crazy, “Especially in a library!”

Edward bit his lip, trying to conceal his laughter as he nodded silently and slowly to me. My heart hammered harder….because it noticed how incredibly sexy Edward looked right then.

Edward noticed my heart beat, and stepped closer to me, grinning.

“Something got you flustered?” he whispered, his voice thicker and huskier. I narrowed my eyes at him and he chuckled slightly.

He held the back of my head with his hand, pulling me towards his lips. His lips grazed mine momentarily before he pulled away slowly. I almost whimpered.

“I’ll let you read now,” he whispered, looking at me through his lashes. Stupid tease.

He turned and walked away before I could protest, and I shook my head, clearing my thoughts so I could focus on finding a book.

It wasn’t easy.

The air was kind of stuffy and hot in the library, and intensified all the smells. My nose was sensitive, and I could smell Edward. And that did nothing to help clear my head.

As I got to the end of the shelf, I found Edward leaning against it. His eyebrows were knit in thought, and he was looking up at the ceiling. He turned his head up towards me, eyebrows still pulled together.

“Your smell…” Edward said, his eyes flickering with desire, “It’s everywhere.”

His words came out a little strangled and I got a bit worried. Maybe he was uncomfortable in here.

“Are you okay?” I asked, stepping towards him cautiously. Edward nodded, his eyebrows relaxing.

“I just never knew a library could smell so good,” he said with an impish grin. I giggled, and he pulled me towards him. He pressed a kiss into my forehead and wrapped his arms around me.

I sighed contentedly.

“C’mon,” I said, pulling on his hand, “Let’s go read something!”

Edward laughed, shaking his head.

“I love you,” he said, really meaning it. My heart swelled again. I kissed him, meaning for it to be quick.

But I got too wrapped up in Edward, and the kiss lasted for longer. Not that I could complain. As he pulled away, I smiled at him, giving him one last kiss on his nose.

“I love you too,” I said dreamily.

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-

Aww! Yeah, this chapter was a bit more lovey-dovey. I just finished reading a smut-filled fic, so I needed a little break from all the saucy stuff. I wanted to touch on the adorableness of Edward and Bella! I hope you liked it! Review, please!