10
VISITORS
Renee and Charlie finally left me the next day with myself and the children crying, Aro had already gone back to the castle much to my chagrin and now my parents leaving put me over the top; I went to our bedroom to be alone but not for long, Thomàs came soon to check on me, he pulled me to him and let me cry for a while until I finally stopped.
"I didn't want anyone to see me cry," I said.
"You know that isn't possible here," he told me.
"I really want my father to come and stay with us but I'm afraid he might find out who we are and not be willing to accept us," I said.
Emma came into the room.
"I couldn't find you Bella, I looked all over the house," she said.
It was obvious she was teary too and Thomàs rolled his eyes.
"Not another cry baby," he said.
We both laughed at him; Edward and Alice came in the room.
"We're getting more visitors," Edward said.
"Who's coming," I said glumly.
"Our friends from Alaska," Alice said, "Remember they're vegetarians just like us."
"Oh yes," I said.
I was trying to sound excited but not really, I remembered that one of the women from Denali, Tanya, had a thing for Edward and one of them, hated the wolves because they had killed her boyfriend Laurent when he tried to kill me as a human, her name was Irina I recalled; Edward came over to me.
"What's wrong Bella?" he asked.
"She and Emma are both upset because her parents left," Thomàs told him.
"I'll get over it soon," I said, "But I'm not sure about Emma," I smiled.
Edward knew immediately what her problem was.
"Emma," he said, "You and Charlie?"
Emma nodded.
"I guess there are no secrets around here," she said.
"Hey," Alice said, "I'm jealous; you had sex with my man?"
Emma blushed and we laughed.
"I think it's catching," she said.
Everyone looked at me then.
"Hey, don't look at me," I said, "There are several people in this room who think sex is great."
"And who does Emma hang around with the most?" Alice asked.
"Oh, so I'm a sex maniac but it takes more than one person to have sex and I'm not necessarily the initiator," I said.
"Well I admit we do force ourselves on you and you fight like the dickens to stop us," Thomàs said.
Everyone laughed but it was mostly because Thomàs kissed me and I immediately put my arms around his neck responding to him; he winked.
Rachel came in and brought the two little ones to feed, Thomàs picked me up and laid me on the bed, Little Thomàs latched on immediately, he knew how to find what he wanted and Baby Isabella didn't need much help.
Thomàs proceeded to take my skirt off and massage my abdomen with some lotion, Alice decided it was time to leave and she stood up.
"When are your friends coming? I asked her.
"This weekend," she answered.
"Where are they staying?" I wondered.
"At our house but they'll come over here to visit," she said, "They'll want to see Edward and meet you and Thomàs, maybe Aro will want to meet them too."
At this point Thomàs was kissing my abdomen and Alice wasn't about to stick around, Edward came over and kissed my lips.
"I'm going to check on the other children love, then I'll be back with Rachel and she can take Little Thomàs from you, Emma will stay until I return, ok?" he said.
"Hurry back please, Edward, I said.
Rachel had already left and Edward and Alice left then.
"Isabella aren't you going to fight me?" Thomàs asked.
"Why would I fight what I want?"
He came up to my face and kissed me.
"I love you Thomàs."
"Open your legs for me, mia amore, I want inside you," he said.
I did as he wished and then I felt him inside me, gentle but firm, I sighed.
"Are you happy now young lady," he asked.
"Very much so," I said.
"Whose father do you miss the most?" he asked, "Yours or mine?"
"Yours of course," I answered readily, "I miss my father as a father but I miss yours because he gives me great pleasure as you and Edward do."
"Would you like him to come?"
"Will he come?" I asked.
"Here's the phone,"
He gave me the phone and I punched in the numbers, Aro answered.
"You miss me already little one?" Aro asked me.
"How did you know it was me?" I wondered.
"I have a special phone just for you my dear, when you dial that number I assume it's a distress call," he told me.
I smiled, "Will you come to me?"
"Of course but Little Aro must be there too, that's my requirement," he insisted.
I grimaced but answered in the affirmative.
"I'll do whatever you request just come please?" I begged.
He laughed and hung up.
"What was the face you pulled?" Thomàs asked.
"He wants Little Aro to observe our love making and I'd rather not," I said.
"But you'll agree to anything as long as he comes?"
"Yes," I said.
Thomàs laughed.
"Why are you bothered by Little Aro being here?" he asked.
"Because he's so young and I don't think he should be subjected to that," I said.
"You're very young too," Thomàs indicated, "And you're doing extremely well," he said.
"I'm an adult Thomàs," I said.
"You think you are but in essence you're a little older than he, eventually you'll realize what I'm saying is true, when he matures he'll be closer in age than the three of us and eventually he'll pass you."
"I see what you're saying but he's my son and he calls me Mama," I said.
"In the not too distant future he'll address you as Isabella and you'll enjoy his advances, so you should think of him as a mature boy; he'll be eighteen before you know it and you're eighteen forever, soon he'll pass you by in age but like myself, he'll never die," Thomàs informed me.
"Will he give me children?" I wondered.
"More than likely," Thomàs said.
"Wouldn't it be better if he found his own woman?" I asked.
"What would be better than you?"
"Rosalie, Alice, the Denali girls, to mention a few," I said.
"The three men you are spending the night with tonight would not consider any of those women superior to you, my love, and Papa would not want a woman other than you to bear any of his sons children, it would be like second best and insulting to even suggest it," Thomàs said.
"You've never met the Denali girls, have you?" I asked.
"Edward rejected them and I trust his taste in women," he remarked.
I laughed, "So I can't talk you out of me?"
Papa and I have been around and tried many women but we've stopped looking now, what does that tell you; Edward has chosen very carefully, he knew exactly who he wanted."
"The Denali girls are very beautiful," I said.
"So is Rosalie and Alice, plus I've never bedded an ugly woman," he said.
"So what's so special about me?" I asked.
"I don't know exactly, you're very intriguing as well as beautiful and childlike, I'm drawn to you, you're a sorceress; I knew I wanted you the minute I saw you and I could never give you up or ever want another woman besides you, you're perfection to me. You act more human than vampire and yet we're drawn to you and not the other way around.
"I'm drawn to you," I said.
"But not in the same way a human is usually drawn to a vampire," he told me, "You love me absolutely and unconditionally, I could beat you and you'd still love me."
"Would you beat me?" I asked.
"That depends, you would have to make me very angry such as reject me because I would never let you go," he said.
Edward came in with Rachel and she took both babies.
"I'll bring Isabella back after I change her," then she left.
"Oh Edward, Aro's coming and he wants Little Aro here," I said.
He called Rachel and told her to bring Aro when she brought the baby, Edward looked at us.
"I don't see much of a change since I left, have you two moved?" he asked.
"We've been talking, but if you don't mind I'd like to finish what I started," Thomàs said.
"I'll take a shower," Edward said.
He disappeared into the bathroom.
Thomàs kissed me and I kissed him back, soon we were making love; Aro arrived soon after and by the time Edward came out of the shower, we were all naked in bed, Rachel brought Little Aro who was excited to see his Papa.
"Papa you come?" he asked.
"Yes son, we have some more lessons to learn, are you ready?"
"I love to learn about Mama, she's my favorite woman, Papa," he said.
The night was spent in action rather than conversation and in the morning I smiled.
"You look very happy Cara," Aro said.
"I'm very happy," I said.
"Are you sore love?" Edward asked, "We really gave you a workout last night."
"No I'm used to you all by now," I said.
Aro left soon and Edward took the children to Rachel, Emma came in, she had left last night when Edward had arrived and she seemed cheerful enough; I ran over and hugged her.
"How are you feeling today, Emma?" I asked her.
"I'm over it, how about you Bella?" she countered.
"I'm over it too but I had plenty to keep me occupied last night," I said smiling.
Just then Thomàs called me into the shower and Edward joined us; Emma laughed.
"I see what you mean," she said.
"You just missed Aro," I called from the shower.
"Oh my goodness how was that?" she asked.
"I had a wonderful night for the most part," I called to her, "They were very gentle and loving to me."
"What wasn't so good?" Edward wanted to know.
"I'm still having a hard time with Little Aro being there," I said.
I looked at Thomàs.
"You mean after our talk last night, you're still having a problem?" Thomàs asked.
"I'm afraid so," I admitted.
"Maybe I will have to beat you," Thomàs said.
He tried to grab me but I was slippery.
"As soon as you're out of the shower, I promise you," he said.
I ran out of the shower and Emma had a towel for me as well as one to wrap around my hair but he came out at the same time and dried himself off sooner than me; he picked me up and threw me on the bed, he turned me on my stomach and started spanking me hard on my behind, Edward came out of the shower laughing and no amount of screaming on my part caused Edward or anyone else to come to my aid.
"Please stop," I begged Thomàs, "You're hurting me."
"I want to hurt you," he said laughing.
I struggled to no avail and his strong hand continued to pound on me.
"You can't make me change how I feel," I said tearfully.
He stopped and turned me over.
"Whose choice was it to become a vampire?" he asked me.
"Mine but I didn't know any of this," I said with tears streaming from my eyes.
"If you had known these things would you have changed?" he asked.
"I love Edward too much, I couldn't live without him but at least I would have had a choice, everyone else I met was just a couple and didn't live such complicated lives."
"Do you love Papa?"
"Yes of course," I said, "I'll do whatever he makes me do, I promise, I already have."
"Do you love me?" he asked.
"I did until a few minutes ago," I said.
He kissed me and I started to fight him but soon my arms went around his neck and I kissed him back.
"I think you still love me," he determined.
"I think I do," I said.
Edward by this time was dressed.
"I'm leaving you two alone, I have things to do," he said.
Thomàs had continued to kiss me and soon we were making love.
"Didn't you have enough last night?" Emma asked.
We didn't answer, we were too busy.
The visitors arrived on the weekend at the Cullen's residence, Edward said it would be easier for them to come over to our house than for us to go there, so we waited for them and they came in the afternoon; I made sure I was breastfeeding the two youngest children because I wasn't sure how they'd react to my lack of clothing.
Aro was going to come over later but when they arrived he wasn't there, Edward and Thomàs both held me around my waist as we stood to greet them while the older children stood close to us; Rachel and Emma were close by, I was nervous and both men knew it.
"Settle down Bella," Edward said, "There's no reason for you to be nervous."
Tanya was first through the front door and her eyes immediately lit on me, she spoke to Edward.
"Edward I missed you so much, how are you?"
"I'm very well," he replied, "Let me introduce you to Thomàs, he's Aro's son and this is Bella our wife."
Thomàs and I said together, "How do you do Tanya?"
Thomàs spoke, "These are my children, Little Thomàs and Baby Isabella."
Edward spoke again, "This is Jenny, our soon to be adopted daughter and these are Aro's latest children, Aro and Carlotta, they're twins; why don't you join us in the living room."
All the Cullen's had come over with them and seating was scarce so Thomàs pulled me onto his lap on the chaise lounge and Edward sat beside us. The conversation continued around me and I concentrated on the babies as they fed, at some point Little Thomàs wanted to go and play and I let him go; he ran out of the room to find the other children who had gone off to play.
Tanya concentrated her conversation mostly towards Edward and Thomàs but she looked at me a lot and even though I tried not to look at her, I was conscious of her looking at me and I was embarrassed. Aro finally arrived and normally I would jump up to meet him but this time I continued to try to be inconspicuous.
"Well good day everybody and how is my good friend Carlisle," he said flamboyantly.
Carlisle stood up and introduced everyone and found a place for Aro to sit, Aro looked at me.
"Isabella, come to me child," he said.
So much for my being inconspicuous, Thomàs helped me stand and took the baby from me; I walked to Aro and he pulled me onto his lap and kissed me.
"So have you met our beautiful Isabella and the children? Isabella is pregnant again and will give us another child in September I believe; she's a wonderful mother to our children and they love her very much. My young son Aro is very partial to her, my older son Thomàs makes babies with her and he delivers them too" Aro informed them.
I held my face close to Aro's shoulder still trying to be inconspicuous; he moved his hand up and down my back.
"What's wrong Cara, are you feeling sick?" he asked.
I saw a way out and nodded my head.
Thomàs would you take her upstairs, I think the morning sickness is affecting her," Aro said.
Thomàs picked me up and as we left the room, I heard Aro still talking about me.
"You didn't tell us you were sick Isabella," Thomàs said.
"I didn't want to bother you," I said.
"I thought you were more quiet than usual," he said.
Emma had followed us up stairs and she came over as Thomàs laid me down.
"Can I get you something Bella?" she asked.
"No I'm fine really," I said.
I didn't want to be fussed over but I didn't say that.
"I'll get her some medication if you'll bring her a glass of water," Thomàs told her.
"No Thomàs I'm fine," I said again.
He indicated for Emma to continue and soon she returned with the water, Thomàs insisted I take the medication; I took it reluctantly, in truth I did feel nauseated but not from the morning sickness, it was more from embarrassment
Carlisle came up to see me.
"I gave her something for nausea," Thomàs told him, "I actually think she was stressed because of our visitors, her morning sickness hasn't started yet; she was fine this morning."
So he knew me very well, Thomàs watched me very closely, he knew everything right or wrong with me.
"I'll go and report back to Aro, he's concerned and he'll probably come up to check on her," Carlisle said.
Carlisle left and I felt so miserable, tears began to flood my eyes and soon I was sobbing into the pillow.
"Isabella what's wrong?" Thomàs asked.
He sat beside me on the bed and pulled me up so he would see my face; he wiped the tears from my face with his fingers but they still kept flowing.
The words suddenly tumbled out, "Thomas I'm so embarrassed, I tried hard not to bring attention to me and I ended up being the center of attention, Tanya kept looking at me from the moment she walked in the door and I know she was wondering why on earth Edward picked me over her, she's so beautiful and I was wondering why too and then I was the only one half naked, I'm sure they're laughing at me; then Aro started to bring more attention to me and I just wanted to become invisible."
"Well I'm sure you'll hear from Edward what her thoughts actually are and if Papa touches her, he'll know too, but young lady what does it matter what anyone thinks, so long as Papa, Edward and I think you're the most beautiful creature ever created and we want everyone to see what we see," he told me, "Your breasts are beautiful, perfect, why would you want to be covered, my rings encourage people to see another very beautiful part of your body which I won't allow to be covered up; now it's time to go back downstairs, hold your head up and be proud of who you are."
Of course I had no choice but to do what he insisted so I pulled myself together, Emma straightened my hair and Thomàs fixed my skirt just so; he took me to the mirror and made me look at myself; I saw a beautiful young woman with perfect looking breasts and body, absolutely gorgeous hair and she was smiling at me, I looked at Thomàs through the mirror, he was smiling at me.
"Am I right?" he asked.
"I don't see this as me, she's someone else and yes she's beautiful," I said.
He touched my nipples so they stood out and so did the girl's nipples.
"It appears she has the same reaction," he said, "I think she must be you, little one."
I turned around to him and he kissed me.
"Are you ready now?" he asked.
"Yes Thomàs I'm ready," I said with determination.
"Let's go then Isabella," he said as he took my hand.
We went down stairs slowly and I held my head up high; as we reached the bottom step, Aro saw me; Thomàs let go of my hand and I ran to Aro as he stood up, he gathered me into his arms and kissed me heartily before speaking.
"I think you must be feeling better Isabella," he said smiling.
"I'm feeling much better, Thomàs cured me," I said.
I turned to our guests feeling very confident now.
"I'm sorry for neglecting you, I feel much better now, I'm pleased you came to see us," I said.
The guests looked at me in amazement, I was so different from before; Aro walked with me while I went around to talk to everyone just as Aro had taught me to speak to diplomats and other important people; I laughed at the funny comments they made or grew serious when it became necessary, I held on to Aro's arm and his other hand patted mine, showing he approved of me.
Edward and Thomàs beamed at me from across the room while our guests seemed to enjoy my interaction with them; Tanya still observed me even when others tried to claim her attention, Aro and I finally sat down in the circle of chairs where she sat and I opened the conversation with her.
"Well Tanya how do you like Italy?"
"It's a beautiful country so far that we've seen," she said.
I had decided to try to draw the conversation away from myself but somehow it always came back to me.
"Aren't you from the States?" she asked.
"Yes I am," I answered.
"I wondered because of your accent," she stated.
"Oh well," I said, "I speak Italian most of the time since I've been here, Aro and Thomàs are Italian and the children speak Italian; of course you're probably aware that Edward is fluent in the language.
"Yes of course but I'm amazed at how you have adjusted from being a mere human," she said.
"She was never a mere human Tanya," Edward interjected.
"And I'll second that," Aro said, "Isabella was amazing to me from the moment I first laid eyes on her and she continues to amaze me Tanya."
"Me also," Edward said, "I thought I wanted to kill her when I first saw her but now I know I could never have killed her."
I could see the conversation had turned towards me and I didn't want to talk about me.
"There are many things to see around here," I said, "Have you had any opportunity to see sights yet?"
"No we just came straight to the Cullen's but we're here for two months until the weather starts to warm up," she said.
"We almost came to school in Alaska but Edward thought Dartmouth a better choice, I would have loved to see for myself how beautiful it is there," I said enthusiastically.
"You can come anytime and visit us, the weather is most appropriate for our kind," she indicated.
"I'd love to come, I think the children would like it too, even Jenny."
I smiled at Edward who pulled a face as if to say he wasn't excited about Alaska.
"Thomàs will take me there, won't you please Thomàs?" I smiled my beaming smile at him as I pleaded.
"Isn't Alaska all snow and more snow?" Thomàs asked.
He obviously refused to be taken in by my smile.
"That's exactly what it is," Edward said.
"Now Edward you know it isn't that bad," Tanya complained.
"Why do you think we moved from there Tanya, Forks has a good amount of rain and occasional snow but come on, be real," Edward said.
Emmett who was sitting with us nodded.
"I definitely agree with you Edward," he commented.
I rolled my eyes and they laughed at me.
"I guess it's our turn to be stubborn now," Edward said, "Definitely no Alaska.
"You're so mean, you shouldn't say that in front of Tanya," I said frowning.
I was actually frowning because I would like to go to Alaska.
"Oh Tanya already knows how we feel," Edward informed me.
"I'm used to these guys putting down where we live, Bella," Tanya said, "But if you can persuade them to bring you, you're welcome anytime."
"Maybe I'll have to go without them," I said hopefully, tongue in cheek.
"You can try, Miss Stubborn," Thomàs said and he was grinning.
"Oh Aro," I said, trying some feminine charm.
I slid onto his lap putting my arms around his neck and I kissed him, he kissed me back but then pulled my arms down.
"Not now Cara, you can try to persuade me later," he laughed as he spoke and winked at Thomàs.
He didn't however remove me from his lap but held me there and I put my head on his shoulder.
"I love you," I whispered.
"Even if I say no?" he asked.
"I'll always love you," I said and he pulled me closer.
"This child can be very persuasive indeed," he said.
He was sitting on an easy chair and leaned back with me.
"I think it's time to feed the children, your breasts feel quite full," he said.
He called Rachel to bring the children and Little Aro came too.
"I came to see you Papa," he said.
"When the two little ones are satisfied, you can come up with us son," Aro said.
Little Aro sat down near his Papa and waited patiently, Baby Isabella finished first and Thomàs took her and showed her off to Tanya while Little Aro climbed up to take the baby's place. He had gone through a period of just wanting to hunt as Carlotta continued to do but his Papa encouraged him to pay attention to me, he liked to breast feed again and his Papa encouraged him in that; he liked to cuddle with me especially when Aro was with us, I had an enormous milk supply, probably because everyone liked the flavor. Little Thomàs would drink until he was overflowing so Thomàs watched to make sure he didn't overdo it and then took him from me.
"Now it's your turn Papa," Thomàs said.
I pulled Aro's head towards my breast and he took it in his mouth, it gave me satisfaction to do this for him and I felt a 'let down' so I knew so I knew there was plenty for him, I held his head to me and I bent my head and kissed his head often; I became teary because I was so overcome with love for him, I wanted to make love to him now.
"I love you so much," I whispered to him.
Fortunately the attention had strayed from me and I looked at Thomàs in a pleading way, he knew what I needed.
"Papa, I think you need to take Isabella upstairs, you're making her crazy," he said.
Aro stopped and looked at me.
"You need me Cara?" he asked.
I nodded and he immediately stood up and lifted me off the chair; Little Aro jumped up too.
"Come little ones," he addressed me as well as Little Aro.
He took me upstairs and laid me on the bed while he undressed.
"Help Isabella out of her skirt," he told Little Aro.
Soon we were naked on the bed and he kissed me.
"I'm not finished drinking Isabella, but I want to give you pleasure too," he said.
The anticipation of his love making made me gasp with pleasure as we made love.
"Do we have to go back downstairs to our guests or can we stay here until morning now?" I asked him.
"What's your preference my dear?"
"To stay here with you," I said.
"In this you shall have your way, but as far as going to Alaska, you'll have to fight that out with Edward and Thomàs, my love."
"Please persuade them Aro, I'd love to go to Alaska,' I said.
"Won't you miss me if you go?" he asked.
I snuggled into him.
"Why won't you come with me? You can feed from me until we return," I asked.
"You probably could sustain me young lady, it's an idea worth considering, I could probably arrange a week out of my schedule and I'll have you all to myself; we could bring whichever children wish to come and of course Emma and Rachel.
"Thomàs wouldn't want to leave me for a second," I said.
"In that case he'll have to come too," Aro said.
"I love you, I love you so much," I said.
We kissed and our love making accelerated.
"I should let you have your way more often," he said smiling, "Don't you think so son?" he asked Little Aro.
"I think you should always be good to her Papa," Little Aro said.
When Edward and Thomàs came upstairs after the guests had left, we told them of our plans.
"Why don't you go after school starts and then you don't have to take the older children?" Edward suggested.
"Well Jenny will be in school but Aro and Carlotta are still too young aren't they?" I asked.
"I suppose we could wait until the summer but physically the twins are close to six years old and mentally they're much more mature, I could find them a tutor for now because they really need to start learning," Edward said.
"School starts immediately after the new year, right?" Thomàs asked' "And your friends are staying for two months?"
"Oh yes that's right," Edward said, "So you possibly could go back with them."
"There's just one problem, Isabella's pregnant and I don't want her traveling after she's three months along, I told her mother that too, plus which it will be spring break around that time,"
"Thomàs it's only for one week and if all the children go to my mother's house except the baby, it won't be that stressful, please I'll be barely three months along, I promise I'll be good and you and Aro will be there to take care of me," I pleaded.
"And who wanted to be pregnant?" Thomàs asked.
"I do want to be pregnant and I don't want you to stop making me pregnant but how can one week be a problem, Thomàs?" I asked.
"Who's the doctor, you or me?" he asked.
"You are," I conceded, "I guess I can't go Aro, Thomàs is right, if I don't listen to him he won't make me pregnant anymore and I couldn't stand for him not to make love to me."
"I'm glad you agree mia amore because I don't think I could stay away from you either," Thomàs told me.
"See Aro, all you have to do is take away the sex and she'll do anything," Edward said.
"Well in this case it seemed doable but you're the doctor, Thomàs, I'm perfectly fine with your decision," Aro said, "The children are going to visit their grandmamma in Florida?"
"Yes Rachel will go with them, they should be fine," Thomàs said, "Aro is a big boy and he'll help with the other children."
"Papa, I'd rather stay with you and Isabella," Little Aro said.
"But you will go if I desire it?" Aro asked.
"Yes Papa," he answered glumly.
The next two months were very pleasant, we got to know Tanya's family well, they came over to our house frequently, probably because Tanya wanted to spend time with Edward, which was obvious, but Edward on the other hand was not interested in Tanya other than as a friend; nor could she persuade him to visit her in Alaska.
"Bella can't come and I wouldn't want to visit there without her," he said.
Later he told me he didn't trust her without me around, so during most of the two months, both Edward and Thomàs would constantly be near me, only when Edward was at school would I be alone with Thomàs; of course I enjoyed being with both of them.
"If I'm with you she won't bother me," Edward said of Tanya.
"She really has a thing for you Edward," I said.
"I know but I'm happy with just you love, I don't need another woman in my life," he told me.
"You make me feel so selfish," I said.
"Why love?" he asked.
"Well I don't want you to have her and yet I have two other men," I said.
"It wasn't your choice love, but at least you love them, I don't love Tanya and I never have, but I do love you and I always will," he said.
"I love you too Edward," I said, "Everything I have, Aro, Thomàs and the children, would mean nothing if I didn't have you, I don't know how you put up with me, making love to other men and enjoying it."
"There's something about your happiness, I'd hate to think I'd forced this on you and you were unhappy," he said.
"But you didn't force this on me, Aro did," I said.
"I had a choice, I could have said no and fought him for you, I would have won, but I knew it was best for you, then when Aro devised a way for you to have children, I knew I'd done the right thing, of course when my friend Thomàs came along and claimed you; I knew I had no choice in this. The good thing is that Thomàs makes you pregnant which is very good for you and I reap the benefits too; I still have you, we have children, and we have great sex together. I love when you're pregnant, you're smart, you're finishing school, you learned to dance, play the piano, speak different languages, you're very beautiful, you're body retains its shape after each pregnancy, my family loves you and we have a home together; what more could I ever want?" he finished.
"When you put it that way, I guess we do have everything," I said.
"You do continue to amaze us all though," he said.
"How's that?" I asked.
"Well the fact you can get pregnant and breast feed for one, you're the only vampire I know who can't stand human blood, the fact that you actually get sick, you cry, you throw up, you're so human and yet not human, you get along with humans without wanting to kill them and you get along with most vampires too; they absolutely love you at the castle."
"Everything I am I owe to you Edward, you changed me into who I am and I don't regret my existence at all," I said.
"I realize I was slow to give you what you wanted, but we still have eternity to enjoy what we have," he told me.
One day shortly after this conversation, I was working on my school work and Tanya came over.
"Edward's not here," I told her as she followed me into the living room, "He's at school."
"I'd like an opportunity to talk to him alone," she said frowning.
"I'm not sure he wants to be alone with you," I told her.
"Bella, would you help me, I know you two are married but you do have two other men so you're into sharing and I want to share," Tanya said.
"What do you want me to do?" I asked.
"I want you to ask him to sleep with me, plead if you have to, I'm sure I could make him love me too if I had the opportunity to prove it," she said.
"You're asking me to ask him to do something he wouldn't even do for me until we were married, I'm not sure I can do that, he doesn't go for multiple relationships; I'm the first and only woman he's ever slept with and I love him too much to force him into a relationship," I said.
"Please Bella, I love him too, I've always loved him and I need the opportunity to prove that he can love me," Tanya was pleading with me.
"I can't believe I want to help you but I do, I have no doubt that he loves me and so I can see sharing him with you if he agrees to it, I'll ask him but there are no guarantees, I will at least insist he talks to you; if he knows I allow it he may agree," I said.
"Thank you Bella, I'll always be grateful to you," she said.
Thomàs was with me during this conversation and he had heard the previous conversation between Edward and me; when she left he came over to me.
"I think you're wonderful to allow Tanya to share Edward with you but based on the conversation you had with Edward the other day, I don't see him going for her."
"Does he have a choice?"
"I suppose not if you agree," Thomàs said.
"Well wish mw luck, I promised I'd try so I will; if he'll talk to her at least," I said.
When Edward came home after school, I kissed him as passionately as I could muster, Edward looked at Thomàs
"Go for it she obviously wants you now," Thomàs said.
The three of us went up stairs and Edward and I made love, Thomàs pretended to read but he was obviously interested in how the conversation would go.
"Edward I spoke to Tanya today and she'd really like an opportunity to speak to you alone," I said.
He kissed me.
"I know what she wants Bella, I already told you I'm not interested," he said.
"Would you at least talk to her?" I asked.
"Why do I need to do that?"
"Because I'm asking you to Edward," I said.
"If I talk to her alone, she'll come on to me," he said.
"Would it make it easier if I give you permission?"
"Why would you do that?" he asked suspiciously.
"I feel sorry for her and I want her to know how wonderful you are,' I said, "You encouraged me to be with Aro and I didn't want to but I did and it turned out to be a good thing; so now it's my turn to encourage you," I said.
"Bella?" he said.
"All I'm asking you to do is talk to her, if things go further, I won't mind because I know you love me," I said.
"Bella?"
"Please Edward, at least talk."
"Bella I love you too much to sleep with someone else."
"And I love you too much to force you," I said, "But I do give you permission if she persuades you."
"I'm afraid she will persuade me, she's tried before and I almost gave in," he said.
"Well for now give in to me," I said seductively.
We made love again and then Thomàs came over.
"I think you need to go for a walk, Edward, Tanya's here," he said.
"I'll just talk to her downstairs," Edward said.
"You can use one of the spare rooms if you need it," I said, "Thomàs I think you and I need to go for a walk, call Emma please."
Emma came and fixed my hair.
"I probably should take the baby with me," I said.
"We'll get her on the way down," Thomàs said.
We stopped in the nursery, picked up Baby Isabella and then Thomàs, Emma and I came downstairs; we left as discretely as we could.
When we returned later, they weren't downstairs and I decided she had persuaded him and they were probably in a spare room.
"I think she persuaded him Thomàs," I said.
"Never mind them, come and sit with me," he said.
Thomàs and I enjoyed each other for what seemed like hours and finally Edward and Tanya came downstairs, she seemed happy; he took her out to the car and Thomàs and jumped up to see how they said goodbye, it was a long kiss.
"Well," I said when Edward finally came in.
"I have to admit it was pleasant and I made her happy but she isn't you," he said.
"Are you going to make her happy again?" I asked.
"I plan to before she leaves but if she wants me after that she'll have to come here, I'm not going to Alaska," he seemed determined.
"Do you think you can love her?" I asked.
"I'm not sure Bella, I don't know if I have room in my heart for two lovers," he said, "I'll sleep with her if that's what the two of you want but I can't promise to love her."
He kissed me and I knew he wanted me from the urgency of his kiss, he pulled me down onto the chaise lounge and we made passionate love.
"This is heaven," he murmured, "This is my preference."
The next day when Edward was at school, Tanya came to see me again.
"Thank you Bella, your persuasion worked," she said.
"I'm glad you're happy Tanya," I said.
"Is he happy with me?" she wanted to know.
I decided to be truthful with her.
"He said the experience was pleasant," I told her.
"Enough to do it again?" she asked.
"He said he would at least until you leave but he won't come to Alaska, you'll have to come here if you want more," I told her.
"I'll come as often as I need to," she said, "I'll make him want me."
She left happily and it became usually for her to come every day to see Edward after he returned from school and they made use of the spare room; he always wanted me after she left and he refused to spend the whole night with her even though she pleaded with him.
"Oh Bella," he said one day, "Why did I agree to this?"
"I'm sorry Edward, it was my fault," I said.
"Why don't you tell her the deals off?" Thomàs wondered.
"She'll be leaving soon and I'll persuade her not to come back," Edward said.