In the back of my mind I started feeling bad for always having to go to them for help. I wanted to have money and take care of myself. Even more so if I was going to have someone like Edward with me. I didn't want him knowing exactly how poor I was and how much I was struggling to get through every day. Beth had offered me jobs at the restaurant many times, but my dream was to get my store going on my own. I was stubborn like that.

I saw the look on his face when he knew where we were going and he seemed fine with it. I didn't have a car and he never offered to drive so we ended up walking. I enjoyed it and did it every night so it was no big deal. I felt a calmness in his presence as we walked together that I couldn't explain. His scent kept washing over me every time the winter air would blow over us and it made me dizzy.

We had barely exchanged words and I was already hoping the night would never end. I had the urge to get to know him behind the famous mask he held up to the world. I wanted to know the real Edward Cullen for the person he was.

Edward [POV]

I sighed inside as my fears fell out the window and I was only welcomed with her amazing personality. She was nothing even close to the thoughts that filled my head. They could not compare to the pure kind soul that I saw deep in this beautiful person.

We did not exchange many words on the walk through the cold but it was a comfortable silence. I thought it was cute she was taking us to the place where I first saw her. I didn't know if there was a motive behind her choice or if she just liked the food, but I went along with it. We could of continued to walk around in the cold until my toes fell off and I think I would of still been happy to just have her with me.

It didn't take long for us to reach the restaurant and I kept having to scan the area to make sure we weren't being followed. I'm sure she didn't think about the fact she was with someone famous and the many cautions I had to take, but I didn't want her to be drug into the media craze if I could help it. There was no reason to have this innocent woman plastered all over the front cover of tomorrows US Weekly with rumors and exposed to the world. I wouldn't allow it.