A/N Thank you all so much for all the awesome reviews, you guys are awesome. So here it is EPOV :)

Rescued.

Chapter 9

Edward's POV

"Well, I really don't like to put label's on relationships but..." Bella said turning to me and stroking her fingers over my cheek, she really would never do that if she had any idea how her touch affected me. "The last thing I felt before I closed my eyes last night were these lips." she said stroking her fingertips over my lips making my dick twitch, she snaked her hand around my neck and pulled me down towards her, and brushed her lips against mine so softly my cock almost busted through my jeans at the touch, I had wanted to kiss her from the first moment I had set eyes on her, even through my panic I could still feel a pull to her. Much to soon she pulled away and stroked her hand down my chest, my cock was throbbing so hard I was left feeling weak at the knees, then her hand moved lower, oh god please let this be real. "and the first thing I felt before I opened my eyes this morning was this." She said her voice seductive, and fuck me she stroked her hand over my cock and then cupped me through my jeans, there was no way that she could miss the fact that I was rock hard under her hand. And just like that the rest of the world disappeared, there was only the two of us, my hips automatically thrust against the heat of her hand.

"Baby you know what it does to me when you do that." I said, empowered by her touch. She grinned up at me. Half the women here thought they had some sort of claim to me, I'd never done more than make out with most of them, I was always too shy for that as a teen, Masen had pretended to be me so that he could go back for seconds with them all. He had been the man whore, the one with all the confidence. I usually took the blame for him when the police caught him up to no good. He had been the bad boy but it was may name that had the reputation, he never settled down until he met Kate and they had Vanessa. I was the one who didn't have a clue how to talk to women, so I had no idea how to get these girls to back off. I wasn't slightly interested in any of them, not one of them affected me like my Bella, she felt so good pressed against my side, and she fit there so perfectly. She scrapped her nails over my zipper and fuck, my eyes rolled into the back of my head, she was driving me crazy. "Bella." I murmured pulling her closer. "Will be my date." I said looking down into her eyes, she was so beautiful and my need to be inside of her was growing out of control. She had no idea that I had never been able talk or behave the way I did around her with anyone else before.

"I don't have anything to wear." she whispered as I buried my face in her hair, inhaling her strawberry scented curls. Then I stupidly started to imagine her with no clothes on... fuck I was just so close to making a mess in my boxers

"I'll take you to get something tomorrow, you'll have to help me find something for Nessie." I told her, then I tightened my arm around her waist and lent in to her ear, rubbing my nose around her ear, "I need you to protect me from all the bridesmaids." I said, she had to go, or I'd never get through the day.

"Let me guess, you've done them all at some point." she said, I looked at her with faux horror, I'd have to explain the truth to her at some point.

"Not exactly, though, not for a lack of trying on their part." I said making her laugh.

"Yeah, sure, like I'd believe that." she replied.

"Hey, you are the one cupping me remember." I said, blowing my breath across her ear, she shivered and blushed.

"What are you two whispering about?" Alice asked. Angela and Alice were just two of the fifteen bridesmaids that Jessica had running around after her, in this week of prep. When I looked up at them finally I saw Rose, she was glaring at Bella's hand, well I didn't want Bella to have to face Rose so I needed to get out of there and fast.

"Well if you'll excuse us ladies, I need to get my girls home." I said, biting back a moan as Bella moved her hand off of my restrained hard on. I had a serious case of blue balls going on, every time she bent down to pick up Nessie, I throbbed to be inside of her, I'd never wanted to be with anyone like this. The memory of last night coming back to me, having her in my arms, we had slept for a full twelve hours, I'd never done that before, not in my entire life. I'd never slept well in the same bed as anyone else before, I was lucky to sleep for four hours with Tanya in my bed, it just wasn't comfortable, and yet here was Bella, the only one who made me feel complete, she seemed to fill the gaping great nothingness inside of me. For the first time ever I was imagining a future, and she was definitely a big part of it. I could talk to her better than I had ever spoken to any woman besides my family, was it possible that she couldn't see that?

"Make sure you get something pink and beautiful for our flower girl, Edwoooord, and don't forget they'll be expecting you at the bachelor party on Thursday." Lauren called after me, damn that girl had no idea how she made my skin crawl, I can quite understand why Masen always wanted to gag her when he had her, well at least the sound of her voice had solved my erection problem.

"All female guests are required to wear pink." Jessica added in her usual haughty way.

"Pink?" Bella said looking horrified as we stood at the check out.

"I'm sure you will look more beautiful than all of them put together in a pretty little pink dress." I tried to assure her whilst surreptitiously trying to adjust myself.

"I am not what anyone would describe as pretty in pink, I can't stand the colour on me." she said sheepishly, then her eyes roamed down my body, spying me adjusting myself and she bit into that sexy, pouty lip of hers and just like that I was hard again. "You still have a problem down there?" she asked looking a little confused.

"After your performance what do you expect?" I countered, she gasped at me releasing her lip.

"I thought that was because of the..." she broke off, what? No fucking way, how could she not know it was her, I needed her to know this and I needed her to know this now.

"Bella you were practically seducing me back there, what do you expect, I'm only human." I pointed out to her.

"Well then I guess I should be happy that my performance looked convincing." she said, a little sadly.

"Bella, you were man handling me, of course I was going to react." I said.

"Well I apologise for my over handling the situation, I thought you were begging me to rescue you from your ex's, and that's the first thing that came into my head." she said defensively.

"Did I say that I was complaining? Because I sure as hell wouldn't, I am very grateful, but I am going to have that memory of your hand on me for a long time, and its going to have the same effect each time I think about it." I told her, picking up the grocery bags as Bella looked all shocked and muttered something to the cashier, then walked away smiling. So hopefully she gets it now.

Once we were back home Bella and Nessie set about making the banana bread. I watched as she sat Nessie in my lap so that I could help her mash up the bananas. Nessie had come out of herself so much in just a day, she was chatty and full of life, and hearing her laugh at Bella was so heart warming. Bella had done so much for me in such a short time, imagine the impact she would have after being with her for five more days.

The three of us laughed and played as the bread was made, and then we helped Grandma whilst the bread was in the oven, seeing mom smile as she watched us interact was kind of disturbing the way she kept eyeing me and smiling at me in that I know something you don't kind of way. But nothing at all could compare to Bella's face as she watched us all devour the three loaves she had made, it was without doubt my favorite food in the world now, and I think I was in awe of Bella, she was just so good at this parenting stuff with Nessie, and considering her up bringing its not something she has learnt, its just natural... just Bella and her beautiful caring nature.

Later that evening after her bath Bella encouraged me to read a book to Nessie before she went to sleep, though she insisted on sleeping in Bella's bed again. I couldn't complain, last night was the first time she'd slept without waking or having bad dreams. Once she finally fell to sleep I went and took a shower, I had barely had a chance to wash my hair before the thoughts of the grocery store came back to me, the way Bella's lips had felt against mine. I put some body wash in my hand and stroked my hand over my now pulsing cock, and imagined that it was Bella's hand stroking me, as again I felt her lips on mine, I know it had been a long while since I had been with anyone but damn I came so fast and so hard I almost face planted on the tiled wall, I turned and lent against the wall. What was I doing? I was falling so hard for this girl, this woman and yet she was only going to be here for five more days, then she'd be heading back to her own home in Seattle. But I lived in Seattle too, surely we could work something out, be part of each others lives. I was sure that she felt the same about me, I wasn't blind but maybe I was just seeing what I wanted to see, but if she was in Seattle too I could get back to my old life sooner. No that wasn't what I wanted, I didn't want my old life. I'd have to get back to finishing my residency soon, and I'd be away from Nessie so much, would Bella want to be there to help out? I needed to pull my head out of my ass and just ask her. I could speak to her better than I ever had talked to any girl I liked, except maybe Rose... fuck, fuck, fuck... I'd have to explain about the Rose situation, and before she meets Bella, fuck. This could be bad... this could be very bad.

A/N What did you think of how Bella handled the skank situation? What do you think the problem is with Rose?

Another chapter coming your way tomorrow :*