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Chapter 9

Pleasure and Pain

Hell of a party, if I say so myself. I met a psycho wanna-be-ex-boyfriend of Bella's and our entire family was threatened by werewolves. Yes, Bella and I were starting off this union with a bang.

After our confrontation with Jacob and his pack, it seemed like no one really had anything to say for a while. Bella and I, still in our wedding attire, went to her room and lay across our new bed in each other's arms. Bella and I didn't really need to say anything, our touch said enough. We whispered "I love you's," and found comfort in just being husband and wife. We were in our own little world. Nothing else mattered right then. Not our family and not even our enemies. Emmett was the one to bring us back down to Earth.

Emmett knocked on the door and walked in before we could say anything, covering his eyes. "Are you two decent in here?"

"Yes Emmett, we are decent. You can uncover your eyes." Bella said, laughing at her brother.

Emmett slowly removed his hands from his eyes laughing, "I just came to tell the two love bugs that the rest of us are leaving. Now, I know you two are going to do something wild and crazy like read the original print of Othello but don't get too crazy. We need to come back to a house that is still standing."

Bella started attacking her big brother with the bed pillows. Esme screamed up the stairs.

"Emmett, leave your sister and brother alone and let's go!"

Emmett went dashing out of the room, avoiding Bella's last swing. Bella and I went back to our peaceful and complete silence. We finally decided to get out of our formal wear when we realized the sun was preparing to set again.

"Um... Why don't we share a shower," Bella asked nervously.

It was the best question she had ever asked me but I didn't want to sound too eager. I wanted to be with Bella in every way possible as long as she was ready. She had already expressed her concerns for my safety on several occasions.

"I would love to, but are you sure? We don't have to rush into anything, Bella."

Bella reached up and kissed me passionately. She pulled away from me and looked into my eyes. She was hungry for me, almost as hungry as I was for her. It was the best feeling in the world. She began to undress me as she pulled me towards our bathroom; we left a trail of clothes behind us. Once we entered the bathroom I kissed her urgently as my hands slowly unzipped her gown, and she let it freely fall to the floor, allowing my eyes to drink her in.

Bella's body was perfect and beautiful. I softly began to kiss her from her ear, down her neck, to her shoulder, and back down her collar bone. My hands slowly searched her lower back and held her tight.

Bella let out soft moans as she arched her back, leaning her bust closer to me. The coolness of her near naked body felt so refreshing on my skin. The urgent need to have her grew stronger, but we moved slowly. This was the first time for both of us and I knew Bella was a little afraid. Honestly, I was as well. I didn't know what to expect and feared Bella reaction to our first sexual physical connection.

Bella allowed me to pull her down on the bathroom floor. I was surprised to find plush carpet there. That was new, I was sure it was due to Alice. My hands continued to search Bella's body as our lips continued to search each other. I needed to see all of Bella. I slowly slid my hand up Bella's back, stopping at her bra.

I pulled myself from Bella's lips, "May I?"

"Yes. Please." Bella leaned her forehead on to mine whispering her desires.

I unsnapped the two clips with one hand (I didn't know I could do that) and allowed the strapless piece to fall between us. Deep in my core I could feel myself grow harder and my desire for her grew into a need. As she laid splayed out in front of me I drank in her delicious form, every curve and every feminine swell. I needed to feel her. Hesitantly, I reached out my hand to caress her firm breast. As I ghosted over them, her body responded to my touch with small shivers. With more confidence I cupped my hands and filled them with her. Slowly, I ran my hand down her flat stomach, never taking my eyes off hers. I silently begged her permission. I trailed my fingers over the edging of her panties before gingerly pulling them away from her body. My nerves were getting the better of me, I move so that we both lay on the bathroom floor exposed.

"Bella..." was all that I could get out before her lips came crashing down on mine again with renewed urgency. Bella slowly fell to her back pulling me with her, never ending our kiss.

"Now, Edward. I need you," Bella whispered her plea in my ear.

I pulled up slightly from Bella, staring into her eyes and placed myself at her entrance before slowly pushed my throbbing member into her core. The sensations blazed in every cell in my body. As Bella arched her back I slid deeper into her center, sending the heat through my every atom again.

Our moans mirrored one other as our bodies formed to each other. I dug deeper trying to drink all of her, never seeming to get enough. Bella ran her finger through my hair as I placed wet kisses down her neck and breast all while keeping a steady rhythm that pushed me deeper into her surprisingly warm core. With every push, she pulled and our body moved in perfect synchronicity. We were made for each other.

I could feel Bella dragging her fingers across my back holding me tighter. I didn't know how much more I could take. As her walls clinched my throbbing member, I knew my climax was near but I was still so hungry for her. I opened my eyes to look down at the love of my life. Her eyes had changed from her usual liquid topaz into the deepest black as if she was thirsty. It didn't scare me. Though her eyes read thirst, her touch, her lips, and her entire body, read pleasure. She grew tighter and tighter around my length and I knew her peak was near.

"Bella, I love you," I said staring into her deep black eyes, panting each word.

"I love you, too." She arched her back for the last time as I released all I had into her center and I could feel her warm moisture around me. This had to be heaven and nothing could be better than this. I pulled my member from her and I laid at her side. I pulled my love into my arms, unable to bear any space between us.

I couldn't find my voice, I couldn't breath normally. I could feel everything around me as if my body was electrically charged and pulsating. Bella rolled onto her side and into my arms. The electricity passing between our bodies pushed us into a passionate kiss. I didn't understand how I was even hungrier for her. We pulled away from each other, panting even harder.

"Wow. We should have done that a long time ago," Bella said staring deep into my eyes. Her eyes had returned to their usual gorgeous topaz.

"It was worth the wait," I said, brushing her hair out of her face, kissing her forehead. "You are the most wonderful creature I have ever met, love. I can't even explain how much I love you."

"Well if it is even half as much as I love you, Edward, we will have enough love to last us a hundred lifetimes." We continued to lay in each other arms on the bathroom floor. No other words were spoken. No other words needed to be spoken. We stayed that way for what seemed like hours.

"We never made it to that shower," I said, finally breaking the silence.

"I guess we didn't. No time like the present," Bella said with a laugh as she sat up out of my arms.

As I sat up with her my back began to throb and sting.

"Ouch," I reached to my shoulder only being met with more stinging.

"What's wrong? Oh my god! Did I hurt you?" Bella was frantic as she went to examine my back. I didn't want to scare her and it really didn't hurt; it only took me by surprised.

"No, love, I'm fine."

"Edward your back looks like I attacked you!" Bella covered her eyes in anger at herself.

"Bella, it can't be that bad." I went to examine my back in the large mirror. You could distinctly make out eight long scratch marks from my middle back and stretching along to under my arms. I looked down to my mortified wife and I rejoined her on the floor.

"Love, it's fine. It doesn't even hurt. I believe this is very normal. Besides you can attack me any day," I joked as I moved her hand from her face. I began to kiss her again.

We finally made our way to the shower. The steaming water rolled down our backs doing wonderful things to our union. Our passion began to climb again there in the shower until the water began to run cold. I couldn't get enough of my Bella.

Bella and I were preparing to leave for our honeymoon. The remaining Cullens had returned from their extended hunting trip to see us off, plus Carlisle had to work the late shift at the hospital. Bella and I enjoyed our two days of solitude and were anxious for the next month of jumping from continent to continent.

We were taking a late flight to Texas to begin our honeymoon so we had plenty of time to burn. Before heading to the airport, Bella and I stopped at the Seven-Eleven, just outside of Forks to buy magazines for our flight.

Bella, the cashier, and I were the only ones in the store. I didn't remember hearing the door "ding" when the men entered. I was having too much fun teasing Bella in the back of the store. We were making our way to the cash register when we heard it.

"You know what this is! Put the money in the bag. NOW!" The first man was waving a shot gun in the attendant's face. If the robber didn't shot him, the cashier was sure to die of a heart attack. These guys chose the wrong store to hold up. In a town this small, smaller than Forks even, they were happy to make two hundred dollars in sales a day.

The second man, the one holding a gun to Bella and me, was not concern with money; his thoughts kept going back to Bella. He pushed me out of the way and tried to snatch Bella through the store. His grimy hands and mind being on my wife was more than I could handle. Bella could have handled herself, but not without exposing her secret. None of which crossed my mind as I went to defend my heart from the despicable thoughts of the man touching my wife.

I charged him from behind knocking him down. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain and burning in my stomach. It wasn't until I saw the blood on my own hands that I realized I had been shot. I could hear no sound around me, I was sure it was the shock. Even as the pain registered through my body I could only think of Bella. Where was she? Was she okay? My surrounding went black until suddenly it wasn't anymore.

"Dr. Cullen, we can't stop the bleeding."

Cullen? Carlisle! I was at Forks Medical Center. I tried to open my mouth to speak but I felt too heavy. I couldn't move any part of me. I needed to know were Bella was. I needed to know she was okay. If Bella was okay, safe, than I knew I could die in peace. I could let go if I knew my heart would go on.

I could feel nothing; I could only hear. I could hear the voices and their thoughts as they worked frantically over me. I searched everyone's thought to find information on my Bella. Suddenly Carlisle's thoughts told me what I needed to know and more.

"Edward I hope you can still hear me. Isabella is fine and they have arrested the man who shot you. Edward you're losing too much blood. You're going to die. Bella told me to save you. Just hold on."

There was only one way Carlisle could save me. Bella asked Carlisle to change me. Was this Alice's vision? Suddenly a white sheet was pulled over my face and the steady one tone beep of the heart monitor was all I could hear but I wasn't dead. What was going on? The silence seem to last for forever. I could feel myself slipping away despite Bella's decision to stay with me forever, I was going to die anyway.

The table I was on jolted to life. I seemed to be moving at a high rate of speed. I could feel the air flowing over the top of my sheet covered face. My nose was assaulted by ammonia and I felt extremely cold. I knew I wasn't dead; I was too aware. Where was I? As if I was speaking a loud, Carlisle answered my question again.

"Edward, I have you in the morgue and only Bella is with us. I am going to bite you. Try your best not to scream. Bella will then run you home and tend to you. I will be there soon."

"I love you, Edward," Bella said through a cracking voice.

The pain that broke through my body proved I was still filled with life. My neck felt as if I had been assaulted by razors, but that felt like a pinch compared to the sudden burning that consumed me. The fire began in my neck and rose quickly to my head. I tried my hardest not to scream. The fire was excruciating and had consumed my body. If I could imagine my body I was sure I would be nothing more than ashes. Though the pain was devastating, it at least made me move. I arched my back in response and my eyes shot open, only seeing the ceiling light or the morgue. Is this ironic, being given immortality in a room surrounded by death?

"I know it's painful Edward, hold on. I will have you home soon." Bella's voice seemed to cure the pain some. I had to tell her to keep talking and let her voice sooth my agony but I couldn't. I couldn't open my mouth. I was too afraid if I spoke it would only be a blood curdling scream. I couldn't upset Bella that way. She didn't want this for me. I wasn't going to make it any harder on her. I would endure this, suffer in silence. As I felt Bella run at super speed through the forest, I focused only on how her cool touch felt on my skin, how now we would be together forever, on anything and everything but the fire consuming my body from the inside out.

We were at the Cullen Estate in what I counted as only three hundred seconds. Carlisle must have called Esme as soon as we left the hospital.

"Take him to Carlisle study. We have already cleared the space."

The movement stopped. I couldn't open my eyes again, the flames sealed them shut. The one thing that seemed to sooth the pain was Bella and I had no way of getting it. I focused on the conversations around me, mentally thanking whoever addressed Bella.

"It will be okay, sweetheart. Alice said her visions of him had not changed so you know he will be okay. You have to be strong."

"I know Esme, but I know the pain he is in, we all do. There is nothing I can do to help him," Bella needed to cry; I could hear it in her voice. To think Bella was once in this much pain saddened me. I would have suffered for her if the scene was reversed. I had to do something to show her I was okay. I had to show her I would bear more than this pain to be with her.

I clinched my left hand as I concentrated lifting my arm. I had to crush my teeth together to keep the scream from betraying me. I slowly lifted my hand, just enough to get someone's attention.

"Oh my god! Bella!" Alice voice rang through Carlisle's office.

"Edward!" Bella's voice once again soothed the fire that now covered every inch of my skin. Her cold hand grasped my fist and in the same instance I felt like I could relax. I was in no threat of screaming. As long as Bella stayed at my side I could handle it.

"I love you Edward Anthony Swan."

Two hundred fifty-nine thousand two hundred seconds later I began to feel the fire extinguish. Someone was holding my hand. I made it with out letting a single scream escape. Why was I trying to keep from screaming? Who was I protecting? The hand that was securely wrapped around mine was almost warm but it was comforting, unlike the fire that had me.

"It's time, Bella." I couldn't make out the voice. It was high pitch but some how familiar.

"It's almost over, love." The voice of the body that held me spoke as she squeezed my hand a little more with each word.

I opened my eyes and I somehow knew everything would be different. Nothing was the same. I couldn't recognize the voice around me and all of their faces were unfamiliar. My throat ached. I didn't know how and I didn't know why but all I could think about and all I wanted was blood.

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