The List

Chapter 2: Brainstorming, Interrupted

BellaPOV

I awoke with a start, half sitting up before my confusion lifted and I realized it was morning and I was in my bed. I smiled softly to myself and settled back into my pillow, laying one arm across my forehead. Light was just starting to brighten the room. I turned to my side and looked at the clock: 5:53. It was too early to be awake. I closed my eyes and tried to convince myself to fall back asleep for a while. But then images of my midnight shower sprang to mind, and I was awake whether I wanted to be or not.

I smiled into my covers. God I haven't felt this relaxed in...ever?

I ran through the fantasies I had created last night. I kept coming back to the one of Edward taking me against the tree at our meadow. He would be rough, and commanding. He would hold my hands above my head against the tree with one hand, and hold my ass to him with the other so I could wrap my legs around him. He would just be urgent and needy and vocal about it all...

God. That's hot.

Okay. We are so doing that. Hmm...the tree...maybe that would be something better left until I was a little more durable. In a fantasy, it sounds great. But wouldn't a tree hurt my back? Maybe not if I left my shirt on...

God, there is truly something wrong with me.

Still, we're doing that.

I turned back over. What else do I want to be sure to do?

Just then, an idea came to me and I slipped out of bed, rifled around on my desk until I found the small spiral notebook and a pen, and hopped back in bed. I kept this notebook on hand to write down story ideas that came to me. Sometimes I liked to write short stories, although I hadn't made time to do so in a while.

I flipped to an empty page about one-third into the journal and smiled to myself as I wrote "TO DO" at the top. I underlined it for emphasis.

1. Against the tree by the meadow

I thought for a minute. Not everything had to be the actual act. There were so many things short of the act we hadn't done and that I so desperately wanted to do.

2. Feel his full weight on top of me

3. French kiss

4. See him naked

I was somewhat less thrilled with the flip side of that, him seeing me naked. But it would be worth it if it meant he would be sans clothing too.

Okay. What else?

5. Shower together

6. Against the cold tiles in the shower

Oh yeah. That brought the full brunt of last night's little experiment back to me full force.

7.

Wow. This is going to be a long list. Immortality is so going to be a good thing. I stifled a giggle. There is something wrong with me after all, since I, as a general rule, am not a giggler. But this whole scenario was giggle-worthy. I just couldn't help myself.

7. In his car

8. On our lab table

He could get us in there, couldn't he?

Just then, a noise at my window broke my train of thought. I shoved the notebook under my pillow. My heart was thundering in my chest.

He jumped lithely through the window and looked over at me, surprised to find me awake. A smile brightened his beautiful face and he took a step towards me and froze. A strange expression shadowed across his face.