"Well, don't bother getting dressed" Edward murmured in my ear. I smiled, and wrapped my arms around his warm body. The sunlight was shining brightly through our window, reflecting off the tiny pond in the garden. My husband swept me off my feet, so quickly that it surprised me again.
"Hey!" He didn't bother responding, and instead pressed his lips to mine. I forgot about everything surrounding us, from the white bed to the sand-colored floor to the bright sunlight filtering in from the window and reflecting off the pond. I wrapped my arms tighter around him, and kissed him back. His eyes focused on mine with a love so deep, it nearly matched mine.
"Wait" I murmured once. Edward jerked back, willing to do anything I wanted but surprised and hurt by my words. I smiled and stroked his cheek with my fingertips. He moaned, low in his throat, and bent his head to kiss me again. I kissed him back, and then gently pulled away. I tried to show him that I didn't want to stop, but wanted to do some thing else. He set me on my feet, and slid his lips down to my neck. It was very distracting as I put my hands on his face. Edward realized what I was doing at once, and instantly pulled away. His face was full of excitement. He squeezed his eyes shut, and locked his muscles into place as best he could. I smiled, leaned against him, and shoved my shield out of my mind. It wasn't nearly as hard as it had been earlier, I noted to myself. I was confident that I wouldn't forget it, thanks to my vampire mind. I felt Edward suddenly twitch, and I jerked out of my daydreams in surprise and worry. Edward's eyes opened in response to something.
"Don't worry, love" he murmured. "I'm fine." I was shocked for a second, until I remembered that I was projecting my thoughts. Edward smiled; obviously he found my thought path funny. I looked into his light amber eyes, wanting to show him the effect it had on me. He heard what I was thinking, and bent his head to kiss me. I didn't remind him of the shield distraction, but he remembered. Edward froze in place, thinking before he realized he could still hear my thoughts. I thought about the morning sunlight on his face, and the beautiful effect it had on his face. He hesitated for a moment, then bent his face and brushed his lips against mine. I sighed, feeling and thinking the effect it had, and the happiness it brought. His lips were like a warm satin robe in a warm summer day.
"It doesn't distract you, love?" Edward murmured, his lips moving against mine. I suddenly realized that he could still hear me, even though our lips were touching-something that would have, should have brought the shield back down, shrouding my mind from him. I explored the shield briefly, and found that I could now hold it back with less difficulty. I smiled against Edward's face, and curved myself deeper into him. Edward couldn't help himself, and yanked me over to the big white bed. It was all I could do to avoid hurting him as I curled into him until our bodies were once more one.
"Not distracting?" Edward asked again, with puzzlement in his voice.
"Apparently not" I realized in shock. Perfect, I thought. Looks like we can practice this while doing our…nightly activities. Edward laughed at my wording for what we were doing, and we sat there in peace.
