Chapter 2
When we are back at work on Monday we have to act normal but little glances and smiles are abundant. The text messages are flying. As I leave work for the day I notice that Edward has delayed going to his last break and gets up and follows me to the elevator, making sure no one else gets in with me. Just as the doors are closing I see his hand come through the door, I grab it and pull him in. Laughing hysterically he hit's the elevator stop button and turns around toward me. I grab his collar and pull him to me, again we are hands, legs and lips. We can hear our co-workers calling to us, letting us know help is on it's way…but the kind of help we need isn't from the fire department.
I know that I can't keep this up but I don't want to stop either. I am falling in love, what was it someone told me once? Maybe we aren't meant to be with just one person in our lives?
He puts his hand under my chin and tips my face up to his "Bella, what are you thinking about?"
"Edward, I don't want to be unfair to you. I can't keep stringing you along." I am crying by now. "Baby, did I ask you to leave your husband?" "No, no you didn't."
"Well, then don't worry about it, I love you enough to sacrifice myself for you and if you feel like you can't go on like this anymore then we will just have to be friends. But as you probably can already tell, we are amazing together."
"Edward, I have never had anything like this before not even with my husband. It has never been as easy as it has been with you or as passionate. I love you too but I have to put a stop to this. You deserve more and my husband deserves all of me, not just a part."
"Bella, I will be okay but can you promise me that once a year we will get together to go to see a movie?" "Yes, Edward, I can promise you that at least."
He gets a sly smile on his face, "Bella, can we pretend like last Friday didn't happen? Can I take you out to the movies one last time?"
"Well, what movie do we want to see?" His smiles will be the death of me "Batman and then we can get a Western Bacon cheeseburger afterwards."
"Edward, you sure know the way to my heart! I will try my hardest to meet you on Friday night, but I can't promise. And it has to be a theater out of town."
Just then the elevator doors open and 25 of our co-workers are standing there staring at us. "Wow, thanks for saving our lives, we really appreciate it, now I can get back to work, Good night Bella."
"Good night Edward."
The rest of the week we are perfect angels. I am able to get a babysitter for Friday night since Jacob is out of town.
I arrive at the theater, which is completely away from where anyone would see us. Edward is waiting for me at the entrance of the theater. "I already bought our tickets." "Thanks, I didn't expect for you to that."
"Hey, I'm a gentleman remember?"
"Oh, that's right, I forgot what those are like." He smiles that killer smile and reaches for my hand. "May I hold your hand miss?"
"Of course, but don't get any funny ideas mister just because you bought my movie ticket! Dinner is on me!" We both start laughing and head into the theater.
"Where shall we sit?" I love to sit in the middle of the theater, so we find a great spot and conversation is so easy between us, we keep talking until the previews. As soon as the lights dim, electricity!
Edward's hand moves to my hand and his arm goes around my shoulder. I start to giggle as I see his hand slowly reaching for my breast. I glance at him and he is grinning ear to ear. "You are incorrigible sir!" As I grab his hand, kiss it and place it there so he doesn't even have to try for it.
After the movie as we are walking back to my car he takes my hand. Slowly he starts caressing circles on the back of my hand. I can tell he's deep in thought and it scares me. "Penny for your thoughts?" He stops us and turns to me. "Bella, I know that tonight is our last night to be together like this till next year and I am just incredibly sad about that, I know it has to be like this but it just sucks!"
"I know but I just can't leave my husband Edward. We've been together so long and I do love him and I have my son to think about too."
"Yeah, but you love me too, never forget that!" and he pulls me into his embrace, the embrace that I've been craving all my life it seems. I don't want this night to end but I know that it has too. He slowly lets me go and bends to softly kiss my lips. We are still holding hands as he turns to start to walk toward his car. I can feel the tears slowly running down my cheeks and just as he starts to let go of my hand, I call his name out with a sob "Edward!" He turns and rushes back to me enveloping me once again in his strong arms, this time I know we aren't going to just say goodnight and leave it at that.
"Bella, I can't make love to you on the ground again or in my car like we're two horny teenagers, you deserve better than that!"
"I know, I know Edward but I can't just leave you tonight without us being together one more time!"
He looks across the street and there is a hotel. His eyebrows raise, "shall we?" I grab his hand and we are running towards the hotel, thank goodness this isn't a rent it by the hour and it's a respectable hotel, it would be so degrading but appropriate in the scheme of things.
We walk up to the desk and Edward asks if they have a room available? The desk clerk asks for the name and Edward says "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and we both start cracking up! How appropriate.
We take the key and head up to our room. My heart is pounding so hard in my chest that I think there is no way Edward cannot hear it. We find our room, Edward's hand is trembling so badly he fumbles the card key and drops it on the floor. As he reaches down to pick it up I jokingly hit him on his arm and say "Nice job" he grabs my hand and pulls me toward him as the hotel door swings open. We back into the room, the adrenaline is pumping through my body now making me feel lightheaded, Edward's mouth is on mine and he is pressing me against the wall, the desk and then like in my dream we are tumbling backwards onto the bed, laughing. His kiss is deep and intoxicating and I simply cannot get enough.
He pulls away and is leaning over me, "I could stay like this with you forever." I love and hate when he says those sort of things, it's just a reminder that this is not real and we cannot stay like this forever. "Please don't make this harder than it needs to be, this moment is for us to remember when it gets rough out there." He responds by pulling off his shirt and pulling me close to him. My shirt and bra are a close second to his shirt as our naked flesh touch and we both shiver, not from the cold but from the intensity of it. Sensations and movements come in bursts as we stop to laugh or stare at each other.
Finally Edward clasps me tight towards him, holding me still while he starts kissing my neck, it was a sensation all to itself. He lets me go and I fall back to the bed. He stands up and starts removing my jeans. His fingers are so warm and skillful, he has them off in one quick movement.
I start to laugh, "What?" "It would seem sir that you've had some experience with this." "Oh, no 'mam, you are my first" "Yeah, right." "OK, well to be honest not my first but I am not that experienced." He was beginning to blush and the perfectly beautiful smile, the one that always made me melt was playing on his lips. He held his hand firmly to my face. A shiver of delight ran through me as I quickly shimmed out of my panties. "you miss seem to have some experience too". I laugh as I reach for his boxer briefs, "Have I told you that I love your fruit of the loom?" "Oh, really?" "Yes, I'd love to see them over there on the floor!" and in one quick movement they are gone.
He leans forward clasping my face between his hands, he pauses and sighs "You are so beautiful." I respond by pulling him down on top of me, the warmth of his body is amazing, his lips and hands are everywhere, he places his hand on my knee and he runs it slowly up my thigh. I start to squirm under his touch, he grazes his other hand across my breast and I melt for him.
His knee is between my legs as he opens me up to him, different from the last time is the gentleness that he is taking, he is taking his time and sparks begin to fly, he slowly enters me and I start to move up to meet him. The sensations are mind blowing. We move together deliberately, falling into perfect rhythm. He presses his body to mine feeling his bare skin against me. Our noises grow louder and he grabs one of my hands and links it with his. "I love you so much" I thrust my hips and grip his hair. My body is starting to quiver as I feel the world start to spiral out of control. He hitches my knees up further, thrusting deeper. I nuzzle his neck tasting the saltiness of our sweat as we slide together smoothly. A loud moan escapes Edward's lips as he comes and I am right behind him. He collapses onto the bed next to me and I curl up next to him. I look over at the clock on the nightstand, it is 1:00 am. "Oh my gosh Edward! I have to go home! He grabs me, "No, I will not let you go, because the minute you walk out that door begins the longest next year of my life!"
"I know, please know that it will be so difficult for me too but we must keep everything professional from now on". I slip from the bed and quickly get dressed. "Edward please stay here, I can't bare to have to say goodbye to you again". I lean quickly over and kissed his lips and ran out the door, tears streaming down my face as I could feel the distance between us grow.