A/N: Apologies are needed to everyone out there. I'm sorry this chapter took so long to post BUT the good news is that it's long. This is the longest chapter I ever wrote. Real life does suck but at least I'm here now, trying to work on my stories and finish it like I wanted.

I'm still in search for a beta. Soo I'm warning you now that if you see any errors, gramatically or anything else, please let me know. I know you people don't want to hear me ramble sooo, on to our story.

Btw, Twilight belongs to Stephanie Meyer. I just borrow the names.

Thanks to everyone for sticking with this story. I 3 you all big time!!

CHAPTER 7

COMPLICATIONS

The joyous sounds of giggles filled the room as Bella held on to her cell phone and danced around the room. Edward had just called her and arranged to meet up tonight for a special dinner that he teased her about, not giving her any other information other than it was going to be a night they would never forget. Caught up in her emotions, she dropped on her bed with the biggest smile anyone has ever seen. She let out a childish squeal as she kicked her legs and flailed her body on the bed in pure and unadulterated joy and excitement. She felt her heart beat faster and the tingling of delirium flow though her veins. Bella bit down on her lower lip as her mind drifted to thoughts of Edward.

In her mind's eye, she saw him stand in front of her with that devilish, sinful yet addicted crooked smile that always stopped her heart for a mere moment. She took in the sight of his semi muscular body hidden under a somewhat close fitting t-shirt and hip hugging jeans. She felt the desire for him surge up and down, in and out of her body and all she wanted was to be close to him at that moment. Her skin raised in goose bumps as her mind took her back to the valley where she straddled him. She wanted so much more at the moment, especially for their clothing to be gone and they were connected to each other physically.

Desire and lust slammed into her hard as she felt her hands roam over the skin of her stomach. She was too much into her own world with her Edward that she didn't notice a shadow outside her balcony door.

He watched her as she laid on her bed, slowly touching her body and he longed to be her hands, to touch her like he wanted to, to love her like he was meant to. He and only he would claim her as his own and after tonight, it would. He knew he shouldn't be here because of their mothers but he needed to see her, even hold her close to him as he sniffed her hair.

Deep in her thoughts, he felt so real, like he was right there with her. She smelt him and it made her body fall deeper and deeper into the lustful mist that surrounded her body. With one hand moving to her breast and the other moving down between her legs to her pulsating sex, her mind filled with images and feelings of every brush of his hand against her skin and the way he'd hold her when they were alone and she wanted to be close to him, more than anything at the moment.

Though from such a distance, his body was in tune with hers. He heard her soft breaths as her fingers roamed her firm breasts, pulling and tugging at her puckered nipples as the other hand slid down to the outside of her shorts, rubbing and pressing against the apex between her legs. He felt his body come alive and throbbing with need, to be her hands.

"Edward..." she whispered into the lust filled air and he had to hold himself back from bursting into the room, ripping off their clothes and pushing himself deep into her, joining them. He wanted... no, needed her so bad he felt like a drug addict, needing their next fix and his was Bella.

"Bella!" Renee's voice put a halt on their lust fuelled thoughts and actions. Bella sat up quickly, her head turned to the direction of the door.

"Yes, mom?" She asked shakily. She was trying to calm her body down by force after thinking such thoughts about Edward and herself.

"We're having some guests over in a bit. Could you please come and help?" asked Renee.

"Yeah, I'll be down in a bit." Bella stood and walked toward her dresser. She looked at her flushed face and smiled. She hadn't finished and her body wanted release but her mind was different. In her mind she thought to herself that she would find relief and it wouldn't be at her hands, it would be from Edward's. As soon as Edward's name was thought, the pulsating need was now full on throbbing. It was so intense Bella had to hold on to the dresser, breathing deeply and exhaling, trying to control her body.

Edward stared at her in longing. His pants were tightly uncomfortable and he just wanted to push her against the dresser and free himself from the confines of the jeans he was wearing. Unconsciously, his hand roamed the front of his jeans, landing on his erection that was tightly packed in. He felt a shiver of pleasure as allowed himself to stare at her and rub himself through his jeans. The friction of his jeans and his hand, though uncomfortable felt better than he thought. He bit down hard on his lower lip as he watched Bella walk away from her dresser and towards her bed, crawling on all fours to the other side of her bed to retrieve her cell phone.

Her ass looked enticingly delicious and he couldn't wait for the way when she'd be in the same position, naked with him behind her, ready for him. His libido was raging and all he wanted was his pleasure and his release.

"Bella...." he whispered as he watched her walk around the room, organizing her room before she went down. As he whispered her name, she stopped and stared outside the door. He quickly pressed himself against the wall behind the door but was still in a position to see her. The captivating brown eyes peered into his soul. He quickly pulled himself together, trying to calm the sexual energy that was emanating from him. He wanted to treat her like the woman she is and creepily playing with himself as he stood outside her balcony door was not treating her with the respect she deserved.

He watched her walk to her door as her mother's voice shrieked her name from downstairs. As she closed the door behind her, he turned his back towards the room and made his way to his car. Ignoring his throbbing and uncomfortable erection, he was hoping that tonight, Bella would be able to help him with his release as he professed his love for her.

With that last thought in mind, he drove off quickly, hoping that everything went according to plan.

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After hours of helping Renee in the kitchen making tasty appetizers and baking scrumptious pastries, Bella was now in her bedroom, standing in the front of her closet covered in a lacy red bra that made her breasts look tantalizing and matching cheekie underwear, looking for something appropriate to wear. She decided that whatever she wore while meeting these mystery guests, she'd keep it on and just meet up with Edward later.

She eventually made up her mind and pulled out a v-neck wrap dress that hugged her body perfectly, showcasing her curves and ample bosom and if there was going to be anything more to this evening other than a "special" dinner, it would be easy to remove. Bella smiled at the prospect of being with Edward. With the slam of the front door, Bella was pulled out of her thoughts. She heard a mix of deep voices intertwined with a rather high pitched voice she recognized as her mother.

Bella grabbed her purse and dropped in her cell phone, her compact, lipstick, gloss and her keys. She took a deep breath and stared at herself in the mirror.

"Okay you..." she pointed to the mirror. "Just relax and enjoy this evening. Don't screw it up or else you won't be able to meet Edward." She smiled as his name left her lips.

"So go down there and make your mama proud!" she declared as she raised her chin in confidence and made her way downstairs.

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The tension in the air along with the perverse smiles and stares from the four males that sat in the same room with Bella and her parents was making her extremely uncomfortable. Her mother shot her a pointed stare as Bella shifted around in her seat, trying to find some find of comfort in this uncomfortable situation.

Before her sat James Masterson and his three adult sons, Arlo other known as Aro, Caius and Marcus and in her eyes, they all looked at her as if she were something to eat.

James Masterson was the son of the current Major in the town. Rumours of his sexual prowess and fetishes polluted the town by the mouths of ex lovers and girlfriends. He was disgusting as a human. Of course he put across the look of being this aristocratic being but behind closed doors, publicly or not, his true colours would emerge. It was also said that even his sons participated in his trysts, sharing the same woman, sometimes at the same time.

Bella knew all these things about them and felt a shiver of fright run up her spine as they locked her in their sights. They all had plastic smiles on their faces but Bella saw right through them and her mind started working, trying to figure out what was their purpose in her childhood home.

"So Bella, tell us something about yourself. We've been sitting here quite a while and heard your lovely mother speak your praises and now we'd like to hear from you." James asked somewhat pleasantly.

"Well, I work at Crowley Incorporated. I'm the head of their HR department. Ummm..." Bella shifted trying to get comfortable, feeling anxious and nervous as the eyes of James and his sons. "I'm not quite sure what else you want to know. I'm pretty much a homebody and rather boring if I do say so myself." Bella tried to play it off as a joke as dove into her fake persona and giggled at the self deprecating joke.

"That's quite alright with me Bella. I'm sure I'll get to know everything about you in the future to come." James was now sitting forward with his elbows on his knees as he peered sinisterly into her eyes. She recognized the flicker of lust in his eyes as he trailed his eyes slowly from her feet over her body. She felt disgusted and molested just by his gaze.

Needed to get out of there before she threw up, she plastered on her Oscar winning fake smile. "I'll go get another pot of tea. Excuse me." She slowly stood up and walked out although her body was pushing for her to run. She felt the burn of eyes on her back and when she passed through the threshold of the sitting room, she turned around and also collapsed at what she saw.

James, Aro, Caius and Marcus were looking at her with intense lust and want in their eyes and weren't masking it. They licked their lips hungrily as one stared at her backside, another's gaze lingering on her breasts, the other on her legs and lastly, another staring deep into her eyes. Bella quickly felt bile rising up in her throat but she suppressed it and quickly made her way out and into the kitchen, far away from those men. She felt scared and was praying that she could leave.

Bella sat at the kitchen counter with a glass of cold water as she rested her head on her hands. Her head was in pain and she felt sick to her stomach that her parents were entertaining these men. She heard the familiar clacking of heels against the tiles in the kitchen and didn't bother to look up. She knew there was hell to pay for her prolonged absence.

"Isabella, why are you still here? You're supposed to be entertaining our guests. How can you be so rude?' Renee seethed as she stood in front of Bella with the counter between them.

"Mom, could you please drop it? I don't feel well. I'll come out when I feel like it." Bella just wanted to see Edward and didn't want to be under the perverse scrutiny of the Masterson males.

Bella suddenly felt a strong grip on her upper arm and she lifted her head quickly only to be looking into the steel grey of her mother's eyes.

"You listen to me Isabella Swan and you listen to me good. That man in there came here because of you. He is one of the richest men in this town and if you think that I'm going to let you ruin the chances of this marriage, then you have another thing coming!" Renee was practically foaming at the mouth as she spat her words angrily.

Bella's eyes widened in shock at the word marriage.

"What marriage are you talking about you?" Her mind was now spiralling out of control, like a tornado and she couldn't hold down any rational thought.

"To you, of course. James came here for you. He was looking at you for some time now and approached me and that's why he's here." Renee's temper had cooled just a bit and spoke calmer than before.

Bella's eyes bugged out of her head and she felt herself on the verge of hyperventilating.

"What.... what... I can't... I... I... don't...." Bella held on to the table as the blood drained from her face. She felt lightheaded and tried to control her thoughts.

"I won't get married to him." Bella said in a vehement whisper.

"This is the perfect opportunity. He's rich! You can get what you want. So what if his kids are older than you?" Renee replied, trying to convince Bella to change her mind.

"I won't marry him! I refuse to!" Bella's anger was now surging through her. Her voice was no longer a whisper but a full force, stepping towards Renee and looking her straight in her eyes.

"Why? He is the only man just as rich as Carlisle and probably even better than any of these hicks in this town. Esme will have to eat her words when she hears about how big your wedding is going to be." Renee smirked as her mind drifted off to the world where Esme was now bowing to her.

"Is this some sort of competition between you and Esme? I'm not a fucking toy Renee!" Bella seethed as she walked away from her mother and towards the backdoor.

"Get back here Isabella! Don't you dare talk to me that way!" Renee pulled Bella by her arm and stared into her eyes.

There they stood eye to eye, the tension in the room was stifling and neither one had said one word.

"This is about Edward isn't it?" Renee spat out his name as if it was a dirty world. "Listen to me Isabella, dear Edward will never be with you because of his mother. He is a mama's boy and will do what she wants. Don't you dare think for a moment that he's going to turn against his family just for you." Renee pushed Bella away from her and looked down at her pitifully.

"I love Edward." Bella said strongly, finally admitting out loud her love for Edward but Renee was not the one who she wanted to be saying those words to.

"Yeah? Well too bad. He's never going to love you after his mother gets done with him." Renee's words tore at Bella's heart and she felt like she could die. Renee started to rub out the invisible creases that were on her pants and strapless top.

"Now be a good girl and get back in there." Renee's voice was firm and cold but Bella didn't care. She quickly grabbed up her purse that laid on the counter. She briskly made her way out the front door and slammed it shut when she closed it behind her.

She didn't care if James and his perverted sons heard their argument. She wasn't going to marry James and there's no way in hell Renee was going to make her.

She clumsily dug into her purse and pulled out her cell phone. She scrolled to his name and pressed the call button.

After three rings, he picked up.

"Hey sweetie." His warm voice soothed her but somehow she started sobbing at the sound of his voice.

"Bella? Bella? Honey, what's wrong? Please baby, talk to me..." Edward was now panicking at the sound of Bella and her distress.

"Ed...ward.... please......" she hiccupped, barely able to talk. She opened her mouth to say words but only sobs of pain came out.

She heard a plethora of swear words as she heard him run to the car with keys in hand. He quickly jumped in and started the car, peeling his way out of some driveway.

"Stay on the line sweetheart. I'm coming for you." Edward assured her that he'd be there in no time although he didn't know where she was. Deep down, he knew he'd find her. After all, he had his very own Bella GPS and knew he'd find her no matter where she was.

"Hurry.... please..." her sobs were now lessening to cries as she wrapped her arms around her stomach and dropped to the wet grassy path on the side of the road.

Edward spoke loving words to her, reassuring her that he'd be there and he'd never let anything happen to her and that he cared about her so much and all she could do was cry.

Bella didn't know how long it was but soon she heard the screeching of tires and though her head was down, she knew it was him.

Edward jumped out of the car and ran towards Bella. He knelt beside her as he brushed the hair from her face.

"Bella? Baby? I'm here." He whispered with his voice full of love and concern.

Red and chocolate brown eyes looked at him and his heart shattered at the look on her face. Like magnets being drawn to each other, he lunged for her as she lunged for him, both slamming into each other with force and holding on tightly to each other. He pulled her onto his lap as she wrapped her arms around his neck and glued her head to his shoulder.

Her cries increased as they both held on to each other as both hearts broke. Tears filled Edward's eyes for reasons unknown to him but he raised his head to collect himself. He kissed her forehead and buried his nose into her hair and whispered against her skin.

"Shhhh, baby. No one is going to take you away from me. You'll be safe. It's okay love. I'm here now. I'm here and I'm never letting you go. " Edward's words floated from his lips and penetrated Bella's heart, kindling the near dead fire back to its true self.

Edward clung to Bella tighter as her cries became nonexistent. Time was forgotten from the time Edward received that phone call to now holding his love in his arms.

"Edward?" her voice croaked.

"What's wrong baby?" he asked as she extracted her head from his shoulder.

"Ummm, my feet are getting numb." She gave a soft smile as he chuckled and released his grip from her body. He stood up first and pulled her into a standing position. He looked down at her with all the love he held in his body for her and caresses her tear stained face.

"What happened baby?" his voice full of concern.

Bella wasn't sure if she should tell him. After all, if this was her reaction to the news, how would her best friend and hopefully, future lover react? She stared down at her feet as she twisted her fingers nervously.

A strong masculine hand covered hers and felt a finger lifting her face. She stared at the green haze she fell in love with and saw that he was concerned.

"Don't you hide from me love. Tell me, its okay. I'm here for you." He whispered as he pulled her hands up to his lips and placed soft kisses against her knuckles.

Bella felt the tears pooling at her eyes but blinked them back down. She knew she'd have to hell him eventually and rather tell him now than later. It would be the best for both of them.

"My mom is marrying me off." Bella's voice was so low he couldn't hear what she said.

"What's that, love?" he coaxed her with a gentle smile as he rubbed the back on her hands with his thumbs.

Her already broken heart felt like it was being pulverized as the words came out of her mouth. "My mother is marrying me off to James Masterson."

He stood wide eyed and stared at her, hoping this was a trick. He dropped her hands quickly and grasped her face between his strong hands, staring deep into his eyes. He only saw the pain and knew she was telling the truth.

He dropped his hands to his side and started walking backwards to his car, looking at her scared eyes. His heart was being ripped apart. How dare Renee took away what was his?

"Fuck! Motherfucking stupid ass bitch!" he yelled as he took out his frustration on his beloved Volvo. He punched at the hood and kicked the passenger door. Rage took over his body as he saw red only. Profanities flew freely from his mouth as he cursed Renee after everything he knew.

He could barely hear the screaming voice of his angel calling his name.

"EDWARD! STOP!" Bella screamed to the top of her lungs. Her throat was in severe pain from the sobbing and now the screaming but she had to break Edward out of his rage after she noticed the blood being left on the hood.

Edward turned around to see the scared woman in front of him. He had scared her and he promised he'd never hurt her in anyway. He always wanted to protect her. He quickly closed the distance between them and pulled her to his body.

"I'm sorry baby. I'm soooo sorry." He pleaded with her as her tense body was pressed against his.

He kissed her forehead and felt her body relax into his as she wrapped her arms around his waist, holding on tightly.

"Distract me, love. Talk to me so that I don't go to your home and rip your mother apart!' Edward growled angrily. He didn't want to be this angry but Renee wanted to take something that was his and give it to another man that wasn't worthy of Bella.

Bella knew from the sound of his racing heart how angry he was and though she wasn't feeling at her best, the least she could do was calm Edward.

"Ummm, I'm wearing red lace underwear." She said shyly. She couldn't think of anything and that was the first thing she thought about.

She felt his body shake and thought he was having a seizure. She looked up quickly to see his grinning face looking down at her, his alight with calmness.

"Really? " he asked as he chuckled through the question. She nodded her, affirming the answer.

His mouth broke out into that famous crooked grin as he bent down and kissed her nose. Bella looked up at him and smiled to herself. Her mood was now becoming better with Edward around. He rubbed her back and looked down on her lovingly. He prayed to the gods that he'd never allow her to look like this again and would do anything in his power to make her happy, no matter what happened to him.

"Bella, love. Listen to me. You are mine, alright? No one is going to take you away from you. You belong to me and only me. Do you understand baby?" he said firmly, looking into her eyes as a hand rested on her lower back, pushing her body closer to his.

Her heart felt mended and whole and a surge of desire and excitement filled her body at his words. She longed to hear those words for so long and now she couldn't believe it. A true smile pulled across her face as she wrapped her arms around him tighter and stared into his eyes. He looked down at her with love and she started back at him with the same look.

"I am only yours, Edward." She smiled as he pulled her closer and they clung to each other.

"I love you." He whispered against her ear as his lips softly kissed her lobe. He was no longer scared and though it wasn't the setting he'd hope to declare his love for her, he had the guts to do it and it was better than any plan he had.

Her heart jumped for joy and she felt her body lift to the sky. "I love you too." She said against his neck as she placed a soft kiss against his skin.

Excitement filled both their bodies as they both declared their love. Though it was a disaster a while ago, what happened overshadowed it and they both would always remember this moment. Feeling drops of rain on his head he pulled away from her, holding her hand and smiling.

"Come on baby, let's get you out of here." He grinned at her while she smiled right back.

He opened the damaged passenger's door for her and closed it after she slid in. He ran across to the driver side and opened the door. He didn't realize how cold it was outside until he saw Bella wrapping her arms around herself. He started the car and turned up the heat, aiming the vents at her.

"Thank you." She smiled and looked at him shyly, blood filling her face as she blushed, hard.

Finally feeling real happiness and love, she took his hand and brought to her lips. She kissed his bruised knuckles and looked at him with such innocence. She loving stroked her cheek and caressed her face as she leaned into his touch. He bent forward and gave her a chaste kiss against her lips and they both felt a tingling and heat fill their bodies.

With wide smiles and happy hearts, Edward drove off with Bella, both euphoric in their declarations of love.

Gasp! What happens now? lol

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