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Chapter 9: 20 Hours Part Two

Edward was positive he had heard wrong. There was no way she just said that. His pants were telling him a different story though. They said she most definitely said that.

"Is that an invitation?" he asked her.

"More like a special request."

"Oh, so I'm a V.I.P.?"

She turned around in his arms and looked directly into his eyes.

"Do you want to be?" she asked, and held her breath for his answer.

"Absolutely," Edward told her before kissing her lightly on the lips.

He drew back, taking hold of her hand, and they continued on their way. They stopped at almost every booth and bought a few more pieces of jewelry for their piercings. Bella told him what it was like to have hippie parents and Edward expressed his jealousy over the fact that the Swans were so open with one another. He explained the difficulties of coming from an affluent family and being the black sheep.

Bella was enjoying herself so much that she was shocked that an entire hour went by and they had to go back to Caius' booth. Felix had them sit right in front while Tanya had her tattoo done. There was a decent sized crowd watching Caius work, and Edward was becoming more interested in finding out what else Bella had inked on her skin. Of course, he knew about the stars on her shoulder, but he wanted to see the others.

"Where else are you inked?" he asked.

She gave him a coy smile.

"Wouldn't you like to know," she said, handing a customer their bag.

"Yes, I would. That's why I asked."

"I figured you'd want to explore yourself."

"You're killing me, Swan."

"But isn't it a sweet death?" she asked before kissing his cheek.

For the next half-hour, they worked side by side in harmony. Edward was having the best time. If he had he known that being with one girl would be so much fun, he may have done it sooner.

No, he thought, it's Bella. No one had challenged me enough to even think about taking the plunge.

"What if I tell you about the next tattoo I want?" she asked, interrupting his musings.

"Okay."

"I want a tree on my right side. From here," she said pointing to just above her waist, "to here," she ended just at her shoulder blade.

"Very cool." And incredibly sexy.

"I'm just not sure if I want it to be a specific tree. I always loved cherry blossoms but everyone seems to be getting them these days."

"Yeah ,but Caius would draw it up so it would be unique and Bella-like."

"Bella-like?" she questioned.

"Yes, something that would suit Bella. I'm working with Webster's on it," he joked.

"How's that going?"

"So far, so good. Wanna get out of here in a bit?"

"Sure, if it's okay with Caius."

"If what's okay with Caius?" the man himself asked.

"That Bella and I leave in a little while," Edward told him.

"Yeah, of course bro, no problem. Thanks so much for helping out. Especially since it's your first date and I put you to work," he said winking at Edward.