7

Bella stood at the end of the aisle, rendered utterly speechless. Her husband looked...indescribable. There were no possible words that would do him justice. Forcing her legs to walk, she began to move towards him. Gazing at him in complete awe, her eyes wandered over his body. She trembled as she eased her way up the illuminated path, trying desperately to control her emotions, but with each new step, the fight was becoming increasingly more difficult. Her legs were shaking, her heart was racing, and if she didn't feel Jake's safe arms around her in the next three seconds, she was certain she would crumble to the ground.

Continuing toward him, she kept her eyes firmly locked with Jake's; not daring to look away because she was scared that if she did, this mind-boggling vision before her would fade away like a mirage in the desert. Putting one foot in front of the other, her heart skipped a beat when she saw him slowly inching toward her. Breathe, Bella. Breathe.

After what felt like an eternity, but in actuality was only a few minutes or maybe even seconds, they stood opposite one another. As she stood before him, she took a long, shallow breath trying to calm the rapid beating of her heart, and slowly extended her arm until she was touching her man. Biting her lip, Bella stepped closer so they were toe-to-toe and cupped Jake's smooth, freshly-shaven cheek with her hand. Goodness, he was so perfect.

~FY~

Jake sucked in a shaky breath as her soft palm touched his skin, and he couldn't help but lean into her. Closing his eyes, he revelled in the warmth of his wife and sent a silent thanks up to the heavens. She looked so fucking beautiful. His heart damn near stopped when he saw her floating so gracefully up the pathway toward him. In that jaw-dropping black dress and heels, she looked like the perfect mix of heaven and hell -angel and sinner- all wrapped up into one extremely sexy little gift.

Opening his eyes, he gazed down at his gorgeous wife and smiled. Reaching out, he laced his fingers with hers and dipped down leaning his forehead against hers. As their bodies touched, they each sighed in relief and contentment at being back together before nuzzling their noses. With each other, they were finally home.

~FY~

Standing in the middle of the woods, surrounded by rustling trees, hooting owls and the inky dark night, Bella should've felt scared or maybe a little uneasy, but being here with Jake, she had never felt safer.

Her hands journeyed down from his cheek, her fingertips gently grazed his jaw, then caressed his neck, before finally resting on his pectorals. She couldn't help but smile as she peered up into his big brown eyes. They were filled with love, awe, devotion and adoration. The way he was looking at her, as if he was seeing her for the first time, had her utterly breathless.

"Jesus," she just caught her husband's stunned whisper as they gazed intently at each other, "How'd I get so lucky?"

Smiling coyly, she averted her gaze to the ground before looking back up at him, "You didn't. I did."

While keeping their fingers intertwined, her smile widened as her husband leaned toward her and skimmed his soft mouth over the tender flesh of her earlobe, "You're beautiful, Mrs. Black, and I'm the luckiest son of a bitch alive to be able to call you my wife."

Peering up at him from under her dark lashes, her hands lovingly caressed his chest as she vowed, "I love you, Jake, so much."

Jake lowered his eyes, rolling them over her body and looking upon her in wonderment, "Love you more, Beautiful." Bringing her hand to his lips, warmth soared throughout her body as he placed sweet kisses on the inside of her wrist, "Dance with me, Baby."

Laughing softly, she replied, "There's no music."

Beaming, he touched his lips to her forehead and winked, "That can be easily fixed." Before she could say anything else, Jake ran over to his car, put the key in the ignition and turned it until the radio came on. Almost instantly, Bruno Mars's "Just The Way You Are" poured from the speakers.

Butterflies formed in her stomach as he walked back toward her with a sexy and slightly sly smile on his face. Pulling a hand out from behind his back, Bella's breath caught in her throat as another stunningly beautiful rose appeared before her. "For you, my angel," he whispered.

Overcome with joy and love, a wetness gathered in her eyes. Placing her hand over her mouth, Bella tried desperately hard to hold in the wave of tears forming in her eyes, but seeing the man she loved in front of her, looking at her with such happiness, she couldn't fight it any longer and two silent drops fell from her eyes.

~FY~

The moment Jake saw tears slip from her eyes, his chest felt like it'd been bludgeoned repeatedly with a baseball bat. "Bells, baby, what's wrong?" he asked, anxiously.

Laughing through her tears, she sniffed, "Nothing's wrong, honey. Quite the opposite. This," she motioned around them, "it's all perfect."

Chuckling, Jake inclined toward his wife, smiled and cupped her neck before closing the final few inches of space between them and kissing her tenderly on the lips. Pulling back, he rasped, "You're worth it, Bells," against her plump, wet flesh before going in for another kiss.

~FY~

Bella stood on her tiptoes to gain better access to his delicious mouth, as her lover deepened the kiss and slid his tongue into her mouth. Pressing her body against his, she threaded her free hand into his hair and tugged ever so slightly, causing him to groan. Their heart rates escalated, their breathing became harsh and laboured, and their hands began to roam freely over their bodies.

Withdrawing from the kiss, Bella smiled in amusement and cupped the nape of his neck, "I thought you wanted to dance?"

Jake closed his eyes and dropped his head into the crook of her neck and amorously skimmed his lips over her skin, "I'm more concerned about kissing those perfect lips."

Closing her eyes and nuzzling his cheek, she breathed, "Well, why don't you kiss me and dance with me at the same time?"

As he pulled back a deep, guttural growl ripped through him and sent a shiver throughout her body. Taking the rose from her hand, Jake set it down on the ground next to them before taking her and snaking his arms around her waist. Locking her arms around his neck, her heart swelled with love as they gazed into each other's eyes, moving and swaying together.

Resting her forehead against his chest, she smiled as she felt the soft, yet frantic, thud of his heart beating in his chest. Smiling, she touched a kiss to his shirt before letting herself bask in the romantic ambience her husband had created.

~FY~

A few minutes later, the music slowly faded to nothing and Bella lifted her forehead from his chest and slid her gaze up to his. Their lips were inches apart as she moved her hands from around his neck and framed his face, "Thank you, baby."

Kissing her forehead, he pulled back, "For what, honey?"

Taking a hold of his hand, she brought it to her lips and kissed his knuckles, "For all of this. For being amazing."

Brushing his thumb over her the corner of her lips, a gentle smile tugged at his lips, "Anything for you."

~FY~

Hand in hand, they walked leisurely toward the cabin and took a seat on the porch steps. Holding his arms open for his wife, Jake smiled as she sat down happily on his lap. "So, I have to ask...how long have you been planning this? Because I can't imagine it's just something you threw together."

Kissing her temple and holding her closer, he replied, "A while, but I wanted everything to be perfect. You deserve perfection."

Jake couldn't help but close his eyes and she ran her hand through his hair. "It is perfection, babe. And I love you so much for doing all of this," she averted her eyes to the ground, shame shadowing them. "Especially after the way I've treated you for the past few months."

The notes of sadness in her voice broke his heart in two. Cupping her cheek, he turned her to face him and looked deep into her eyes. "Bells, you were grieving. You're going to feel the the world is out to hurt you. But nothing you could do or say to me would ever make me stop loving you. I've loved you since the moment I saw you in high school and I'll love you 'til your heart stops beating. So I don't want anymore of those thoughts filling that beautiful head, okay? You're my wife and I'm always going to be there for you. Just like you were with me," he finished, delicately kissing her hand.

Bella nodded and burrowed into his body, resting her head in the crook of his neck. Reaching up, Jake began to stroke her silky locks, "Would you go somewhere with me?"

Nuzzling his neck, she said, "I'd go anywhere with you, babe."

Smiling, Jake lifted her into his arms, "Good."

Yelping in surprise, she snaked her hands around his neck and looked at him in a state of bewilderment, "Now? I thought we were going inside."

Carrying her bridal style towards his car, he answered, "Yup, now. And we will be, but I have something I want to do with you first."

Bella raised an intrigued brow, "Do?"

Jake smirked knowingly, "Do."

He fully intended on spending the night locked inside the cabin with his stunning wife, but first they each needed a little fun...