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Impossible Possibilities
Chapter Four
EPOV
Passports – Check, Wallet – Check, Phone – Check, Bella's snacks – Check. I think we're all set. We will be when Bella gets off the phone of course.
Bella had been on the phone to Charlie for the past hour reassuring him that our sudden three week holiday wasn't just a plan to forget about college and go travelling instead. She was reassuring him that this was just a family holiday before college starts up. From what I could hear he was thankfully buying it.
"Yes dad I know it's sudden... No don't worry about it, I'll ring mum from the airport you know how she gets... Yes I've got my passport... There's two weeks worth of food in the freezer for you... yes I know you can fend for yourself but I'm just trying to be nice okay...I know I'll miss you to...Love you... Bye." She hung up the phone with a sigh and placed it back in her hand luggage.
It may have only been three days since we found out about the pregnancy but Bella was already beginning to show. To most people it would probably just look like she was putting on abit of weight, but within a few more days it would be too obvious to disguise. Carlisle estimates she is around 5 months pregnant at the moment, so doing the maths we realised the baby could be born within two more weeks. We were not going to risk hanging around in Forks a minute longer.
Zipping up my suitcase, I couldn't help remembering Bella's smile the first time she felt our baby move. She had been worried because she could only feel the movement internally while we could all feel it from outside. Then yesterday while she was reading a book in the living room it finally happened. She had gasped and quickly placed her hand on the side of her bump and broke into the most magnificent smile I had ever seen. Tears of joy escaped her awe filled eyes as she felt our baby moving around.
After everyone had felt the movement, she explained that the feeling was a lot stronger than the usual fluttering sensation that time. She said it had felt like someone nudging her from the inside. Carlisle was recording every detail of the pregnancy in a large leather journal and thrilled to not see Bella in any discomfort or pain. We were all relieved at her obvious good health and relaxed a little more about the whole thing. It felt as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders to see my wife looking so radiant and happy. She was positively glowing as she wandered around the house caressing her bump and muttering to our little nudger. She was going to be a wonderful mother. I only hoped I could be a good father aswell.
The only time that her ever present smile had slipped from her beautiful face was when I had denied us our usual intimacy. Ever since our honeymoon a month a go, we had been intimate atleast once a day if not more. So suddenly stopping altogether was a shock to our systems. I hated pulling away from her in the shower yesterday morning as her hands wandered all over my body but I had to back away for all of our sakes. It was clear by my bodies reaction that I desired her, so she of course looked at me curiously as I restrained her teasing hands. When I had huskily explained that I thought we should wait till the baby was born before being intimate again, she had shot me a puzzled look and asked for me to explain.
Once we were out of the shower and dressed, I explained that I thought it best to wait for the babies safety. It is difficult enough having to restrain my strength around Bella's fragile human body, but with our child growing within, I would be scared to cause damage unknowingly with my actions. None the less Bella didn't take too kindly to my little speech. Luckily for me she only sulked for an hour or two before letting me hold her again on the sofa.
We had cuddled together watching a few films with our siblings as Carlisle and Esme made the necessary arrangements for our departure later today. We were going back to Isle Esme with the whole family to monitor Bella more privately. Carlisle had ordered some medical equipment to be delivered to Rio where we would then transport it privately over to Isle Esme. He had also rung a friend in Inhauma, Rio, who works at the local blood bank and reserved a large amount of O+ blood for Bella in case of complications with the pregnancy. Carlisle had outdone himself making sure that Bella and the baby would have everything they could possibly need medically.
Esme had been onto the cleaners who regularly visit Isle Esme to tell them they would not be needed for a month or two and asked them to stock up the kitchen with food for our visit. Also from her thoughts, I could tell she had been doing some shopping for her future grandchild. She was panicking that we wouldn't have anything for the baby once it arrived. She was enjoying her self appointed task far more than she would ever let on. Esme and nursery shopping was a match made in heaven.
Warm arms snaked around my waist from behind shaking me out of my thoughts. I could feel Bella's exquisite body pressing up against my back and couldn't help the shudder that escaped from the feeling of her hot breath caressing my shoulder. She wasn't helping my resolve by being so sensual all the time. It only made it worse that she seemed completely unaware of the effect she had on me by her simple actions.
Turning around gently in her arms, I wrapped my arms around her lower back and gazed down at my smiling goddess. "How are you feeling love?"
She scrunched her nose up in the most adorably put out expression while replying. "I feel fine Edward. Exactly the same as when you asked me half an hour ago, and the half hour before that, and the half hour before that..."
Bending down I placed a quick kiss on her cute little nose then rested my forehead against hers wanting to be as close to her as possible. "You look beautiful today, have I told you that yet?"
Predictably her cheeks flushed a tempting shade of red at my compliment and she ducked her head down, burying her face in my neck. "Thank you but you're biased.."
Chuckling at the heat radiating from her skin and the embarrassed tone in which she replied, I smoothed her hair down and raised her face back to mine. "I may be biased in your eyes but the world would be blind not to see your exquisite beauty." Before she could voice the protest bubbling to her lips, I leant down and secured her lips to mine.
And just like every time our lips joined together, I felt the world go quiet around me. All of my senses where focused on Bella and the tormentingly alluring way her lips moved with mine. Her hands buried themselves in my hair, tugging me closer and refusing to let me move away. As If I would ever want to! My right hand moved slowly up her side, running over her hips and passed the curve of her breast, trailing delicately up her smooth neck and into her silky hair. Cradling her head with one hand, I deepened the kiss, groaning into her mouth as the smell of her arousal assaulted my senses. I could feel my jeans becoming uncomfortably tight the longer we stayed locked in our consuming embrace. When the hand that had been innocently resting on her lower back started to wander lower with a mind of its own, I pulled away quickly and bent down resting my head against her heaving chest.
Gasping in the air around me like a human who had just ran a marathon, I listened to Bella's heart rate slowly coming back down to normal. Her hands ran lovingly through my hair as we caught our breath and fought for composure.
Lifting my head from its place on Bella's chest, I smiled impishly at my wife's cheeky grin. "Have you got everything you need love?" I couldn't resist stroking her rosy cheek one more time, waiting for her answer.
"I'm ready to go. I was ready last night, I'm just so excited. It feels like years since our honeymoon, not just a month! I can't wait to feel the sun again. Oh my god we have to go to the south side of the island again to see those rare little blue birds! What were they called again... Oh yeah, the Antwrens! I can't believe they are on the endangered list they're so..." Laughing I cut off her excited ramblings by sweeping her into my arms bridal style and whisking her down our stairs. Could she be any more adorable!
Placing her gently in the middle of the sofa, I kissed her precious little pout before running back up the stairs to grab our hand luggage. Before she could miss me, I was back sitting on the seat by her side playing with the end of her ponytail innocently.
"Edward! Warn me next time you decide to run that fast with me, I almost lost my breakfast." Giggling she snuggled further into my open arms.
Then something occurred to me. If Bella's body didn't agree with my fast movements, would our baby be alright!
Leaned back further into the sofa cushions I started firing out questions at Bella's now confused face. "Do you feel okay? Do you still feel the baby moving? Did you feel any discomfort while we were moving? I'm so sorry Bella I didn't even think about the ramifications of my actions. Maybe Carlisle should give you a once over. Can you feel the ba..."
Cutting me off she threw her hands up in the air frustrated and wiggled her way onto my lap so her knees were on either side of my thighs. I tried to ignore the temptingly seductive position she had moved herself into and focused on her warm hands tilting my face closer to hers.
"Sweetie calm down. You have to trust me. I would tell you if I was in any discomfort. I would tell you if I stopped feeling our babies movements. I would tell you if I was not okay." Moving her right hand away from my face she grabbed my hand from its place on her hip and brought it round to her mini baby bump. "Feel Edward. Everything is fine. Our baby is fine and so am I. I know you will always be overprotective and concerned around me but you have to believe that you could never hurt us. Your movements did not bother me in the slightest apart from faint dizziness that I always get after your running. Don't forget this baby is half of you. We don't know what he can handle yet. He may inherit your love of speed, we won't know until he's born. There are a lot of uncertainties with this pregnancy that we wont know until he's born, so lets just relax okay?"
It was at times like these that I realised just how perfect Bella was for me. She knew exactly what to say to calm me down. Her perfection reached no limits in my mind.
Leaning down I buried my head into her shoulder, breathing in her tortuously exquisite scent. "I'm sorry love you're right. I just can't help my concerns but I will try to be more relaxed."
She hummed in agreement and started raking her fingers through my hair sighing happily.
As I enjoyed Bella's nails scraping lightly against my scalp, something from her speech came to the front of my mind.
Leaning back slightly, I brought my face to eye level and stared into her beautiful brown eyes. "He?"
It took her a few seconds to comprehend what I was asking but then her face flushed a deep red signalling she finally understood.
Playing with the collar of my shirt she mumbled out her reply. "I suppose I've been thinking of our baby as a little boy. I just can't stop imagining a little Edward growing inside of me."
My grin could hardly be contained as I lifted her head up to look into her eyes. "You're wrong. She is going to be a little Isabella clone. Deep brown eyes, cute button nose, soft brown wavy hair and the most beautiful laugh ever to be heard."
Her smile mirrored my own as silent tears rolled down her flushed cheeks.
Throwing her arms around my neck she pressed herself as close to me as she could get and attacked my lips with fever. Groaning into her mouth I returned her passion full force. Why was I stopping us from being intimate again? I honestly can't remember.
Just thought I should warn you brother dear, Emmett will be in the living room in 5,4,3,2...
"Ha! Get a room you horny devils. Jesus Edward I didn't know you had it in you. Well I knew you did seeing as Bella's all pregnant and what-not but seeing it first hand is kind of shocking. Where has my virginal little brother gone? Hey why is Bella impersonating a tomato."
Alice's warnings were obviously a little too late. I was going to kill Emmett. Bella was indeed a very bright shade of red hiding her face on my shoulder and groaning in embarrassment. Rubbing her back softly I sent a glare Emmett's way, promising myself that payback would be swift.
Shifting Bella so she was more conventionally seated on my lap we watched as the family filed into the room with their respective hand luggages. Soon we were all walking out to our cars and loading up the boots. Sliding into the back of Carlisle's Mercedes, I helped buckle Bella in and get her comfortable for the hour long drive to the airport. With my love comfortable in my arms we turned and watched our home fading away into the distance. The next time we are here we will have our baby with us. Softly caressing her bump, I hoped beyond hope everything would work out for the best. We had to bring home baby Cullen safely.
"Emmett and Carlisle will build the new furniture for the west bedroom and Jasper and I will finish the table in the dining room. The cleaners were happy enough to clean up after your honeymoon Edward, but we couldn't ask them to construct our new furniture aswell, that would have been rude. Plus we all know we can build it so much faster than 100 humans could put together. Atleast the flat packs were shipped to Isle Esme for us. That saves us one trip atleast. Oh, Esme, are you and Rosalie still setting up the nursery tonight while Bella sleeps? I know she's going to love the finished result!" Tapping her head knowingly she paused for a second before continuing her drill sergeant impression. "Don't roll your eyes at me Edward, you know we have a lot to do thanks to your destruction!"
If I could have blushed I would surely have been bright red by now. It didn't help that my brothers were laughing behind Alice's back and making some rather inappropriate gestures. Hearing that your entire family was thinking about Bella and I being intimate for the first time was beyond embarrassing. Even worse, some of their explicit imaginings were pretty accurate in detail.
"Yeah man, don't roll your eyes. It's your fault that I'm stuck building furniture as soon as we get off this boat. I've got to admit, I am kind of proud. Was there a single surface left over that you two didn't get down and do the bad thing on?" Emmett burst out laughing at his own hilarity, completely ignoring the death glares I was shooting at his idiotic face.
Soon the others joined in and I was happy Bella wasn't awake to see their display. Idiots.
"As I was saying! Carlisle, will it take you long to set up your office as the birthing suite? You're picking up the equipment from Rio tomorrow morning and Esme's going to go with you to shop for a few last minute things. Could you get some postcards for Bella to send to Charlie and Renee? We need to make sure they aren't worried about her."
Carlisle nodded to Alice's request before turning back to stare out over the choppy water at the approaching Isle Esme. His thoughts were full of adoration for the woman smiling out at her approaching Island. Maybe my Bella would like her own Island...Isle Isabella...
"Edward..."
Smiling down at my sleeping beauties sleepy expression, I brushed the hair away from her face and placed a tender kiss on her forehead. Sighing happily she snuggled further into my arms and sighed out my name one more time. Ever since the plane landed in Rio a few hours ago, Bella had been almost dead on her feet. Being the stubborn woman that she is, she of course refused to sleep on the plane or in the car on the way to the boat yard. As soon as we stepped foot into Carlisle's mini cruiser, she finally lost the battle with her eyelids. She had been asleep for the past 50 minutes, wrapped in blankets cosy in my arms lying on the seating of the deck.
I knew she would want to be awake to see Isle Esme nearing in the distance, but I couldn't bring myself to wake her up from such a peaceful slumber. She needed her sleep. I would give her ten more minutes.
After five minutes she made my decision for me. Her eyelids started to flutter as her heart rate picked up its pace, signalling her gradual waking up. Slowly her eyelids flickered open and I was met with a pair of adorable sleepy brown eyes.
"Hello love. Pleasant dreams?" Smiling sleepily she nodded her head while yawning widely into her hand.
My laughter at her adorable actions died in my throat as she started to stretch her stiff body across my lap. Letting out a husky moan as her muscles protested the lack of movement, she threw her arms over her head and arched her back while stretching out her legs and moaning happily. Her movements were so fluid and inviting it took all my strength not to lean down and cover her body with mine. She was not helping my resolve by being so unintentionally tempting.
"Hey sleepy. Get over here. Land ahoy!"
At Emmett's words she leapt up from my lap with more force than necessary and started toppling unsteadily towards the ground. Wrapping my arms around her waist, I steadied her and waited till she was used to the movements of boat.
"Are you okay?"
Smiling shyly she reached up and pressed a quick kiss to my lips before moving towards the side of the boat, towing me along behind her.
As Isle Esme slowly became clearer to see, I watched Bella instead, becoming more excited and eager by the second. The horizon held little interest for me with Bella's radiance in comparison. She held my arms around her middle, unwilling to let me move even an itch away. As if I would want to.
The crackling sound of the mini tanoy being turned on alerted us to the cabin where Jasper stood steering us in to dock.
"Good afternoon folks. This is Captain Jasper Whitlock speaking. Welcome to Isle Esme and thank you for travelling with Cullen Inc today. Have a pleasant stay. Over."
We all laughed at Jaspers formal speech and grabbed our bags ready to disembark. Alice however was currently imagining Jasper in full naval attire and wondering where in Rio to buy her newest role playing gear.
Shuddering at the images running through her mind, I tried to block out Alice's thoughts and focus on the others. Carlisle and Emmett leapt out of the boat and onto the dock with the moors in either hand. Once the boat was successfully secured to the dock they came back over and helped us all with our luggage. Somehow I ended up with one lone messenger bag slung over my shoulder while the others ran off with the rest. Sensing my opportunity, I swiftly swept up my giggling wife bridal style and started jogging towards the house.
"I've got an overwhelming sense of de ja vu right now Edward."
I knew exactly what she meant. I was having some very vivid flashbacks at that very moment.
"That's a good thing is it not love?"
Looking up at me from under those thick lashes she huskily replied. "It's a very good thing. Very good."
She was going to be the death of me!
Picking up my speed, I carried Bella over the thresh-hold and into the living room where the family had gathered around the new ready to be built furniture. Placing Bella on her feet, I threw the messenger bag on a nearby armchair and ran my hands frustratedly through my hair. It had only been five days since we were last intimate and I was already beginning to lose my mind.
"Woah chill out Edward. You've got one serious case of sexual frustration going on right now!" Everyone laughed at Jaspers teasing words as I frowned down at the ground annoyed with myself.
Bella wrapped her arms around my neck from behind, pressing her delicious body into my back tauntingly. Her hot breath assaulted my neck as she leaned up on her toes to whisper seductively in my ear. "I can help you with that if you'd like..."
I was already groaning at her words but when her hot little tongue swiped across my earlobe I was done for.
Growling, I turned around and lifted her quickly into my arms and sped off to the main bedroom. We were on the bed before the door had fully closed. Our lips attacked each others passionately as we let our desire pour into our actions. My hands travelled all over her body, applying more pressure at the curve of her waist and the swell of her breasts. Her hands had buried themselves in my hair and refused to leave. With a mind of their own, my hands drifted lower until they were firmly squeezing her supple cheeks and grinding her into my body.
Moaning, Bella wrapped her legs around my waist and arched herself off the bed bringing her core in direct contact with my prominent arousal. It was then that reality came flooding back into focus with one tiny movement against my stomach. The very reason we couldn't do this was making itself known.
Slowing down our movements, I started peppering gentle kisses across Bella's face and rubbing her arms soothingly. When her heart rate returned to normal, I pulled back to stare apologetically into those beautiful brown eyes. "I'm sorry love, I just got carried away. Forgive me?"
Sighing she offered me a small smile before replying. "You weren't the only one getting carried away Edward. You do know pregnant women have sex all the time though?"
Nodding, I kissed her irresistible pout a few times thinking how best to answer. "I know love, but they aren't having sex with a vampire. I know your body can deal with me but I don't know how strong our baby is. I can't take that risk. You both mean the world to me, please understand?"
Staring into my eyes I saw understanding reach her features. "Okay honey. I still want you though."
God if only she knew how much I wanted her! "Trust me, I want you to!"
Giggling she buried her face in my neck trying to control her laughter. She could clearly feel how much I wanted her. Now all I had to do was think of something revolting... I know, Jasper in full navy gear. Done!
Snapping me out of my disturbing yet useful thoughts, Bella's stomach decided to announce itself to the room. Jumping up from the bed I offered my wife a hand and pulled her back into my arms. "Let's go get you something to eat." With a quick nod we walked back out into the living room walking towards the kitchen.
There standing by the fridge stood Emmett with a proud expression on his face. Stepping aside I saw what was grabbing his attention. There on the wall by the fridge door was a deep dent in the wall in the obvious shape of my fist. Emmett's thoughts were full of pride for my sexual prowess and was thinking of ways to fish for details.
Bella broke the tension in the only way she knew how. "When did that happen?"
Without having to think about it I answered her question. "Day seven, 4.36pm."
Realisation dawned and she quickly turned beetroot and wandered towards the pantry in search of her dinner. That had been a good day. That was the day she wore the blue bikini. Sadly it didn't last long as I shredded it with my teeth.
Walking past, Emmett placed his hand on my shoulder and directed his thoughts straight to me. Well done brother, well done.
He wandered away in search of Rosalie leaving me to follow my wife into the pantry. We had christened the pantry a few times that day aswell. I would have to fix a few of those shelves at some point. Once again. Totally worth it.
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