A/N: Stephenie Meyer owns all things Twilight. I just borrowed the characters for a bit. I promise to give them back. :)

Chapter 1

EPOV

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Three quick raps on my dorm room door had me shooting off the couch like a rocket. In my haste to get to the door quickly, I stubbed my toe badly on the leg of the coffee table.

"Ow, fuck!" I shouted as I hopped on one foot and wrenched open the door.

"Well, good morning to you, too."

I looked up from my toe and into the smirking face of the gorgeous girl standing in the doorway.

"Ugh, sorry," I said, holding the door open to let her inside. "I stubbed my toe."

She stopped in front of me and I shut the door behind her. "Aww, you poor baby," she simpered before stretching up on her toes and planting a chaste kiss on my cheek.

Bella sauntered past me, her long chestnut hair swaying as she walked, and plopped onto the couch I'd just vacated. "So, wanna get some breakfast before class?" She asked, smiling up at me, her chocolate brown eyes twinkling in delight.

I sat down beside her and pulled her into my side. "Sure, but there's something I want first…" I said as leaned in towards her. "Happy anniversary, love."

"Happy anniversary, baby." she whispered before I pressed my lips to hers.

The door suddenly banged open and hit the wall behind it loudly. "Whoa, whoa," said a booming voice. "Brother in the room, Cullen. Remove your lips from the girl and take a few steps back."

I reluctantly let go of Bella and glared up at my best friend and roommate.

"Shut up, you dork," Bella said, throwing a decorative pillow at the two figures standing in the doorway. "I can kiss Edward without your permission."

Emmett caught the pillow easily and grinned widely at the two of us, his curly brown hair falling in his eyes. "Chill out, Baby B, I'm only joking with you," He chucked the pillow at my face and shoved me off the couch. "So you, two ready for breakfast?" his bright blue eyes twinkled with glee.

"You bet," Bella said getting to her feet. "Where's the dynamic duo?"

"Sitting in our booth at the diner," Rose said, twining her fingers with Emmett's. "That little pixie was at our door at four AM this morning wanting to go for a run with Jas." she huffed angrily. "I was seriously considering whacking her over the head, but I didn't think that you would appreciate that, Edward."

"Yes, Rose, thank you for not killing my sister." I laughed as I got my wallet, keys, and backpack.

"That's so weird," Bella mused as we walked out the door. "I didn't hear her leave this morning."

I took her hand and laced her fingers with mine. I looked down at my Bella and sighed contentedly. Bella and I have been officially dating for six years, since her sophomore year of high school. We grew up down the street from each other in the town of Brookline, a suburb of Boston. Her older brother, Emmett, and I have been best friends for as long as I can remember, just like Bella and my little sister, Alice, have been best friends for as long as they can remember.

When Bella and I got together in high school, I thought for sure Emmett would never speak to me again. But when we told him, he just burst out laughing and said "It's about time. You two have been making goo-goo eyes at each other since elementary school." and clapped me on the back. "You hurt her and I'll fuck you up, Cullen." He'd added in a low whisper to me.

Bella and I had always secretly felt bad for Emmett and Alice. After we got together, they were usually a third wheel. But since they're both such fun-loving people, they never complained. That's why I was relieved when Emmett and I met the Hale twins on our first day at Boston University.

Rosalie and Jasper Hale are twins who came all the way from Texas to attend BU. They apparently have some family issues and needed to get as far away from them as possible. They couldn't be more opposite. Rose is a tall blonde with dark blue eyes and a tough as nails exterior. But she's really a sweetheart on the inside. I wouldn't want to be enemies with Rose; she could definitely beat me up and come out of it without a scratch. Jasper is laid-back and easygoing. He was a really cool guy and fun to be around. The two of them have an apartment off-campus that they pay for with money from their joint trust fund.

As soon as Emmett met Rose, he was a stuttering mess. He couldn't form a single word to say to her. This was a first for Emmett; he was usually an expert at picking up girls. Of course, it was really fun for me to see him acting like a crazy idiot since he was always charming and suave. The weirdest thing of all was when Alice met Jasper. Bella had come to visit me at my dorm one day during her senior year of high school…

The knock I'd been waiting for all day sounded throughout the room and I leapt up to answer it. I wrenched the door open quickly, ignoring the chuckles from the three behind me. As soon as I'd seen Bella's face, I pulled her into my arms and kissed her soundly. She jumped up and wrapped her legs around my waist. In our haste, we toppled backwards and landed on the loveseat behind me with a grunt.

After a minute or two, Emmett coughed loudly and no doubt purposefully. Bella pulled back and giggled. "Oops," she whispered to me, before turning to everyone. "Hey, guys," she greeted them brightly and slightly out of breath.

"Hi, Bella," Rose, Emmett, and Jasper chorused.

She laughed and climbed off of me to go hug her brother. "Mom says to call her soon or she's coming up here herself." Bella warned before giving him a smacking kiss on his cheek.

"Ew," Emmett whined, rubbing at his cheek. "Now I have Edward spit on me!"

We were all laughing at Emmett's attempts to clean his cheek when another person appeared in the doorway.

"Sorry that took so long. Trying to find a parking space around here is like trying to find Prada at Old Navy…" Alice trailed off, looking around the room. "Oh, hello, strangers in my brother's dorm," she said moving into the room and shedding her coat.

"I'm hurt, squirt!" Emmett exclaimed, clutching his chest. "I've known you since you could walk!" Alice swatted the back of his head.

"Oh, sorry Ali," I apologized. "This is Rosalie and Jasper Hale. Rose, Jasper, this is my little sister, Alice." I hurried to make introductions.

Alice looked Jasper up and down, seemingly trying to decide something. She smiled. "So obviously, I've missed a lot," we all looked at her quizzically before she gestured to me. "Edward has his 'Bella just attacked me' hair."

She went over to Jasper and deposited herself in his lap. And hasn't left in four years.

"Edward!" Bella's voice called me back to the present.

"Yeah, babe?" I asked dazedly. We were already outside our usual diner.

She raised her eyebrow at me. "I said do you want to have breakfast here, with everyone, or would you rather go somewhere else?"

"No here's fine." I said. "Besides," I whispered to her. "Didn't you want to tell them today?" I asked.

She nodded and we continued into the diner. The diner looked like the diner that those kids hang out at in Grease. It had black and white tiled floors and big, red stuffed booths with grey Formica tables. There's an old juke box in the corner that actually works, an old soda fountain counter, and an old-fashioned kitchen in the back. All the waiters were dressed in typical 1950's clothing too.

The four of us slid into our usual U-shaped booth beside Alice and Jasper.

Alice leaned around Bella to give me a kiss on the cheek. "Morning, everyone!" she chirped. "Happy Bella and Edward's sixth anniversary!" For some reason, she insisted on celebrating it too, as if she was in the relationship.

We grumbled "Good morning," back to her and I heard Emmett mumble something like "Too damn early to be that chipper," I snickered.

The waitress came by then and we ordered our usual breakfasts. Emmett gets two eggs, sunny-side up, with a side of sausage and hash browns; Rose gets warm oatmeal with strawberries on top; Jasper gets eggs Benedict and bacon; and Alice gets Belgian waffles with whipped cream. Bella and I split our food. She gets French toast and I get pancakes, then we each take a little of bit of both.

"So we have something to tell you guys," I said to everyone as I stabbed the last piece of her French toast.

"Eee!" Alice screeched. "You're pregnant!" she exclaimed as she grasped both of Bella's hands.

Emmett choked on the sip of coffee he was taking and I did a double take. That was definitely not what I was thinking about.

"Uh, no, Ali," Bella said, blushing red as a tomato. "I'm not pregnant."

Emmett visibly relaxed while Alice slumped in disappointment.

"What we were going to say was that Bella and I have decided to move in together in a month, over winter break." I said as I took Bella's small had in my much larger one.

"Ooo!" Alice clapped her hands together. "Can I help decorate?" she asked eagerly.

Bella laughed. "Of course, I wouldn't have it any other way." she looked to Rose. "We would love your help too, Rose."

Rose smiled and nodded.

"Where are you thinking about moving?" Emmett asked as the waitress took our plates away.

"Downtown, I think," Bella said with a glance to me. "Beacon Hill or Back Bay, somewhere nice but still close enough to all of you and to school so I can finish my Masters and Edward can start his PhD." She smiled her gorgeous smile up at me and squeezed my hand.

The waitress brought us our second round of coffee of the morning and told us she'd be back in a few minutes with the bill.

"So have you two picked a date yet?"Jasper asked as he added his fourth packet of sugar to his coffee.

"Uh, yeah," Bella said as she swallowed a sip of coffee. "We've talked about some time over spring break." I brought Bella's hand up to face and pressed a kiss to the ring I'd given to her last Christmas.

"About time," Rose snorted. "You two have been engaged for almost a year." She smiled teasingly.

"Oh, please, Bella!" Alice exclaimed.

Bella looked at her like she had four heads. "Please what, Alice?"

"Please let me do your wedding!" Alice pleaded.

Bella and I chuckled. "Don't worry, Ali," I said. "We were planning on asking you to anyway."

"Eee!" The five of us had to cover our ears. Her happy screech was so loud. "Thank you!" she cried as she flung her arms around both of our necks. She sat back in her seat and beamed at us. "Ooo!" she clapped her hands together excitedly. "Can it be a destination wedding?"

"No," Bella and I said at the same time. Alice pouted in disappointment.

"Just something small and local would be great, Alice." Bella said, putting her hand on my chest and leaning her head on my shoulder.

After a few more minutes, Jasper glanced at his watch. "Gotta go, gang," he said jumping up from the table. "We'll be late for class."

We quickly settled our bill and left the diner together. I gave Bella a quick kiss goodbye, promised to see her later, and sent her on her way with Alice to the Education building. Alice was getting a degree in early education to be a preschool teacher and Bella was getting her dual Bachelors and Masters degrees in English. She's always wanted to be a high school English teacher although I do know that she enjoys writing short stories in her free time.

Rose and Emmett headed back upstairs to our dorm room since their classes were later on in the day. Emmett was studying to be an athletic trainer/ physical therapist and Rose was getting a degree in interior design and business, in hopes that she would open her own design firm one day.

Jasper and I headed off towards the opposite end of campus. He was on his way to his first Architecture class of the day and I was going to Developmental Psychology class, my only class of the day. Once I had my PhD in Psychology, I could join my Uncle Liam's psychiatry practice as a practicing psychologist. I'd rather not go to medical school just so I can earn more money – I'm not really a fan of blood.

After listening to the professor drone on and on for two hours, I practically ran out of the room when class was dismissed. I wanted to see my Bella. The few minutes I'd spent with her this morning was the only alone time we've had together in several days.

Bella had another class today so I had at least another hour until I saw her again. I trudged back across campus to my dorm. Once I got back to my suite, I dropped my bag by the door and flopped down on the couch next to Emmett.

Emmett took one look at my face and leaned around Rose to throw me a beer from the cooler next to the couch. "Here," he grunted. "You look like you could use this."

"Thanks," I said appreciatively. I leaned my head on his shoulder and pouted. "Emmett," I sighed. "I miss Bella…" I simpered overdramatically.

Emmett shoved me off of him and over to the other side of the couch as I snickered. "Oh no you don't," he warned pointing a finger at me. "I'm leaving the room if you're gonna do that shit again."

I laughed remembering all the times I'd teased and tortured Emmett in the only way I possibly could, talking about his sister as my girlfriend. I pretended to sulk as he turned on the end of the pre-game coverage of the football game that was scheduled for this afternoon.

As soon as Emmett and I started whooping and hollering at the TV, Rose rolled her eyes and pulled out a thick magazine and her iPod, effectively tuning us out.

I jumped at the sound of approaching feet in the hallway outside. I eagerly waited for the door to open so I could see Bella's beautiful face again.

"Hey, guys!" Alice greeted us brightly as she set her bag down by the door. "Rose, are you ready to go?"

Rose grunted "yeah," without looking up from her magazine.

Bella came over to where Emmett, Rose, and I were sitting on the couch and bent to give me a kiss in greeting. "Hi, baby," she whispered as she rested her forehead against mine.

"Hey," I said back. I got to my feet and pulled her by her hand into our little kitchen area. One of my hands rested on her hip and the other came to rest on her cheek, pulling her in for a long, lazy kiss. "There," I whispered, slightly out of breath. "That's much better."

"Mhm…" she agreed. "How was class?" She rested her head on my chest and my arms wound around her waist, holding her to me.

Even after six years of being together, it still felt like we were in the "Honeymoon Phase", as people call it. We've always been very loving towards each other. Sure, we've had our considerable ups and downs. Once, Bella and I were fighting over something completely ridiculous and we didn't speak to each other for three days. But Bella and I have always been good at communicating with each other, our relationship is still strong. I had a feeling we would always be this happy together.

"Boring," I answered her, planting a kiss on the top of her head. "Long," another kiss. "Tedious," She giggled as I ticked her ribs slightly. "I was really anxious to see my beautiful fiancée again."

"Beautiful?" she snorted. "In your biased opinion,"

I clucked my tongue. "I'm certainly not the only one who thinks so. If it weren't for me, there would be hundreds of men waiting to knock down her door."

"Hmm…" She hummed. "I'll have to meet this fiancée of yours to see if you're right."

I spun her around so her back was pressed against my chest. I pointed to the reflection of both of us in the toaster. "There she is,"

Bella giggled. "Eh, she's just okay." She spun back around and I swatted her ass playfully.

I pressed my lips to hers again. "So are we still on for tonight?" I asked hopefully. Our sixth anniversary, I can't believe it. It feels like only yesterday we were in high school I was terrified of asking her out. We were celebrating our anniversary a few days late since we both had big papers due last week.

"Of course," she answered right away with a smile. Her smile faded into a grimace. "Well, your sister is dragging me shopping me beforehand, but I'll be ready by seven."

"You're going shopping again?" I groaned. "You just went last week!"

Bella grimaced. "Believe me, I know." Her face suddenly changed and a small smirk lit up her face. "I promise I'll buy you something for you."

"Alright, love," I assented. "But don't let Alice pick it out. The last shirt she bought me had this…"

Bella cut me off by pressing a finger to my lips. "Who said you'd be the one wearing it?" she purred, reaching into her shirt collar and tugging on her bra strap as a clue.

Oh. I chuckled quietly at her words. "Well then by all means, knock yourself out, love." I pulled her in closer so she could hear what I had to say next. "But remember, it will probably be spending more time on the floor tonight than it will be spending on you…"

Bella opened her mouth to reply when someone else spoke for her.

"We can all hear you two, you know." Emmett growled from the couch.

Bella blushed. "Shut up, Emmett." She growled back.

About twenty minutes later, Alice and Rose dragged a very reluctant Bella out of our suite to shop. I was just settling back on to the couch next to Emmett with a fresh beer in hand, when Jasper came storming into our suite. He threw his bag in the vicinity of the coat closet and slumped down in the recliner.

I glanced at Emmett who shrugged. "What's up, Jas?" I asked cautiously.

He looked up at me, a gleam of helplessness in his dark blue eyes. "I have a predicament." He said, warily.

"Whoa," Emmett said, throwing up his hands up. "If this is one of those 'guy problems' we really aren't the people you should be talking to."

I laughed as Jasper threw him a disgusted look. "No you asshole," Jasper said disgustedly. "It's Alice." he sighed.

I stiffened and glared at him. "What the fuck do you mean?" I said through gritted teeth. If he did anything to hurt my little sister…

"It's nothing bad," he hurried to say. I relaxed slightly but was still cautious. "I love her and I want to ask her to move in with me." He said with a small smile.

"Then whats the issue?" Emmett asked, his brow furrowing in confusion.

"I… I…" Jasper struggled for the right words. "I don't know how to ask her."

Emmett and I laughed. "That's it?" Emmett guffawed. "Fuck, Jas, you had us thinking that she was dying or something."

"Yeah," Jasper looked sheepish. He turned to me and his face turned hopeful. "Actually you may be able to help me with this, Edward."

"Me?" I asked incredulously. "Why me?"

"Well, Alice is your sister and the fact that you, I don't know, have one of the most perfect relationships I've ever seen." He said, like it was obvious.

"It's not that perfect…" I scoffed.

"The hell it is!" Emmett boomed. "You've been together for six years and you two barely fight. You always look like you're shitting sunshine, you're always hugging and kissing, and don't forget I share a wall with you." He grimaced.

I scowled at him and punched him in the shoulder. "You listen?" I hissed. "Do you know fucking disgusting that is?" Jasper howled in laughter.

"I don't try to," Emmett looked sickened. "You two aren't exactly quiet."

I turned away from Emmett in abhorrence. "So how can I help?"

"Help me figure out how to ask her." Jasper said desperately. "How did you ask Bella?"

"Well…" I sighed, running my hand through my hair. "We were waking up one morning and she said something about how she liked waking up next to me." I smiled at the memory. Emmett made a face at the implied image of us in the same bed. "I realized that I never wanted to wake up without her again. I wanted to come home to her everyday and vice versa. So I just asked her."

"Just like that?" Jasper asked incredulously. "No grand gesture?"

"Nope, I just asked her. It suited our relationship, you know? Simplicity," I said, shrugging.

Jasper sighed before a smile spread across his face. "I got it."

He sat back in the recliner and turned back to the TV, munching on a few chips he grabbed out of a bowl on the coffee table.

Emmett and I just stared at him. "Well…?" Emmett asked, impatient as usual.

"Not saying," Jasper mumbled.

"Jackass…" I grumbled and sat back on the couch.

A/N: Hope you liked my first chapter! More later.