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Chapter 10
When conscientiousness visited me the next morning, I realized that at some point in the night we had moved. I was now turned facing away from Edward, laying on my right side. My left leg was pulled up and in towards my chest and I could feel Edward laying pressed up against me from behind. His left leg was thrown over mine and he had his left arm wrapped around me with his hand covering my right breast.
I realized that I couldn't move. I gently tried to wiggle out of his grasp and all he did was tighten his hold on me. I lay there for a moment, and processed everything that had happened the night before. I wasn't disappointed at all, in fact I was far from it. I had been sent to heights like I had never experienced and just thinking about it now made me wet. Pushing my ass back against him, I could feel his manhood starting to harden. Biting my bottom lip, I slowly pushed back against him so that he moved his leg off of mine a little.
Lifting my left leg up, I reached between my legs and found his hardness and I lined him up to my dripping honey hole. Easing back, I felt the head, with its piercing, passing into my moist heat. The barbells rolled along my walls as I panted from the extreme feelings shooting through me. Pushing myself harder, I reached my hand back down to rub my nub and then pushing my fingers further down, I could feel him where he entered my body. Just thinking about the sight made me moan in delight. I reached behind me with my left hand and felt around gently until I found his neck. Turning my head, I could see that he was still asleep. I tried, I really did to be good then, and I was going to try to back to sleep. I wrapped my left hand around his fingers that were on my breast and couldn't help but squeeze it gently. That caused me to grind gently on his hard length. I was still impaled on him and he seemed to be getting harder every second.
Slowly, ever so slowly, I felt his hips start rocking into me, sliding him further into my depths. I grunted when my fingers found my clit again. I really wanted him awake, but yet the fact that he was this turned on by me, even in his sleep was so hot. I felt the heat consuming me as he started thrusting his hips roughly against me. I sped my fingers up and I was almost ready to topple over into oblivion when suddenly he moved his hand on my breast. He pinched my nipples and then grasped my hip firmly as he began pounding into my wet core. I felt my orgasm floating right there before me and when he reached around and pinched my nub, I fell over that cliff and then I felt him grunt out his release as he stiffened behind me.
"Damn Baby! That's what I call a good wake up call!" he thought to me while sighing contentedly.
"Yeah, I know what you mean! Now I don't want to get up." I pouted to him.
He slapped me gently on my ass and then pulled me closer to him. Laying there with his arms wrapped around me made me so content. I felt like I was at home and so safe. I finally pushed away from intending to turn over when he pulled me closer to him and growled slightly at me. I just push against him again before he let me go. I turned to face him and smiled up into his beautiful green eyes.
"Good Morning Baby." I whispered to him. "Thanks for staying with me last night."
"Morning to you too Bella," he replied before leaning down to brush my lips with his own. "It was my pleasure, staying the night with you."
I hugged myself fully against him, found the perfect spot on his shoulder, and nuzzled my nose into his neck. I thought about the night before and hoped that he wasn't upset with me for everything. I mean, I practically forced myself on him. I started to frown from that thought when he squeezed me and let me know that I had not forced myself on him and that he was a fully willing participant. That made me feel immensely better about the whole thing. I didn't regret it in the least and I was glad that he didn't either.
We lay there quietly for a while, enjoying the feeling of our skin pressed together and the peace that flowed between us. I really didn't want to get up, but my stomach chose that time to start growling in protest, making me realize that I hadn't eaten since our supper the day before. Edward gave me a quick hug and suggested that we go find some breakfast.
"I think that's a great idea!" I told him as my stomach rumbled again. "I just need to hop in the shower first."
I regretfully climbed out of the bed and started walking towards the bathroom when I heard him groan behind me. I turned to look at him and I watched him flop back on the bed while throwing his arm across his eyes. I looked myself up and down but didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Yeah, I was naked, but so was he.
"Edward, are you okay?" I asked him while walking back towards the bed.
"Baby, if you want to be able to accomplish anything today, other than staying in this bed all day, then you had better get yourself into that bathroom right now!" he said roughly.
I was really surprised that I had that affect on him. I didn't see anything special about me, but it made me feel beautiful that he thought of me in that way.
"You don't see yourself the way I do. You are absolutely the most beautiful woman that I have ever laid my eyes on, and to see you walking away from me, pretty as you please, naked as the day you were born, UGH! Just go before I drag you back in this bed," he told me as he sighed loudly.
I couldn't help the smirk that crossed my lips as I sauntered into the bathroom. After taking care of my personal business and brushing my teeth, I leaned in to start the shower. While I was waiting for the water to heat up I looked at myself in the mirror. What I saw staring back at me was truly amazing. I looked like I had been thoroughly sexed up and that I had enjoyed every minute of it.
Giving myself one more once-over, I turned and got into the shower. I stood under the steaming water for a minute before turning around to wet my hair. I had leaned my head back, getting it thoroughly soaked and reached out blindly for my bottle of strawberry shampoo. I felt it being placed into my hand and opened my eyes to see Edward standing there, his eyes raking over my body.
I smiled at him and invited him in. He smiled in return as he climbed in with me. He took the shampoo back from my hand and squeezed out a generous amount into his hand.
"Turn around Baby, let me wash your hair for you," he told me while rubbing the shampoo between his large hands.
I turned slowly and felt his fingers scraping through my heavy hair, spreading the shampoo to the ends before he started to scrub it. He started at my scalp and massaged the shampoo in there, before going all the way to the ends. The fact that he knew how to wash long hair was so great. He didn't pile it all up on my head and create tangles like a lot of people would have. After he had finished, he turned me around to face him as he rinsed the soap out of my hair. I wrapped my hands around his waist and just held on. My eyes were closed and I was so blissful. I really enjoy having someone mess with my hair, be it washing it, brushing it, or just playing with it. It puts me into a pleasant trance and his fingers were magical!
After making sure all of the shampoo was out of my hair, he turned me once again to put the conditioner in it and worked it to the ends that fell to the top of my waist. Then, he found my body wash and body pouf. Squirting in a good sized amount he squeezed it until it started foaming up before he started to wash my body for me. He was so tender as he slowly ran the pouf over my shoulders and down my arms. There was nothing sexual about the way he cleaned my chest and stomach before dropping to his knees to soap up my legs all the way down to my toes.
He dropped the pouf and ran his hands back up my legs, gathering up the soap in his hands before he gently started washing my lady bits for me. He slid his fingers through my folds as he gently lathered me up. After making sure that I was thoroughly clean he rinsed me off.
He was still on his knees before me. Slowly leaning in, he placed a kiss on my nub before gently licking it. I couldn't hold in the moan as I felt my knees start to give out. My hands were gripping his shoulders as he ministered so gently to my wet slit. There were no rushed touches, everything was slow and easy as he slid first one and then another long finger inside me. He curled them towards my bellybutton from the inside and found that wonderful place that made me squirm from pleasure.
"Edward!" I gasped out as I tugged on his shoulders.
He looked up at me and then slowly pulled his fingers from my heat before he traced them over my stomach up to cradle my breasts in his palms. Standing up, he stopped to lick first one nipple and then the other before he trailed kisses up my chest to my mouth. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I kissed him back with all of the feeling that was coursing through me. He hissed slightly when I nipped gently at his bottom lip. He slid his hands from my breasts, down to my waist before reaching around to cup my ass in his hands. Easily lifting me up, he held me against the wall of the shower while he softly kissed my lips and tangled his tongue with mine. I could feel his erection pressing into my stomach and moved softly against it. There was still no pressing sense to rush things.
He squatted slightly before wrapping my legs around his waist and sliding inside me. I could feel the muscles in his thighs bulging beneath my legs as he started to slowly move in and out of me. Still going slow, we moved gently together to find our release amid soft moans and gentle sighs. I felt as though I was on a tight wire, ready to plunge off at any moment when he reached between us and flicked my clit with his fingernail. That sent me over the edge and as I clamped down on him, I felt him stiffen against me and chant my name with his release.
He held me to him for a moment before gently sitting me back down on my feet. There were no words needed between us as we exchanged gentle kisses along with soft sighs. We just stood under the fall of warm water and let it wash us clean.
Sighing gently one last time, I moved from his arms to grab my shampoo. Looking up at him I arched a brow and motioned for him to kneel once more. He smiled gently at me before doing as I asked him. I reached up and pulled the removable shower head down so that I could wet his hair. After is was soaked, I handed him the shower head while I lathered his hair up. I gently massaged his scalp and pulled his hair through my fingers. Reaching for the shower head, I rinsed all of the shampoo out before grabbing the conditioner. I raised my eyebrow in question about the conditioner before I put any in it. He nodded his head and I gently tugged on his hair as I conditioned it. I left the conditioner in his hair and motioned for him to stand again. He stood up and I grabbed my body wash and squirted it into my hands. I didn't want anything between my hands and his taut skin. Starting at his shoulders I worked my way down his body making sure to clean every inch of his skin. As I was kneeling at his feet I looked up his body to see him standing there with his head thrown back while he reveled in my tender ministrations.
This man was the epitome of beautiful. He was covered in tattoos. From his full sleeves to the family crest over his heart. There was a phoenix on the outside of his left thigh that was beautiful. As I made my way back up his body I traced over the lines of his tattoos and wondered what the meanings were behind them. They were like a story map of his life. He had a dragon that started at his waist and climbed up his back to peek over his right shoulder. The artwork was truly amazing. I wondered how long he had sat under the needle to get all of it done.
"Hours and hours, baby! Hours and hours," he thought to me in response.
I kissed my way up his chest, lightly tracing my tongue over his nipples before making my way up his neck. I couldn't reach any farther because he was so tall. He obligingly leaned down to meet my mouth with his own. We exchanged several soft kisses before parting.
I reached over and grabbed the shower head again and motioned for him to kneel once more so I could rinse the conditioner out of his long hair. Once I was finished, I reached over his head to turn the water off. He quickly licked at the nipple that moved into his line of sight. I shuddered lightly, before gently smacking him on the shoulder. I hung the nozzle back up and pulled the shower door open. Reaching out I grabbed a couple of large towels and handed one to Edward while I started to dry off with the other.
He reached out and grabbed it from me, before he proceeded to dry my hair and then my body.
"Go on Baby, go get dressed. I'll be out in a minute." he told me softly.
"Alright" I replied before stepping out of the shower while wrapping the towel around my body. "Oh, I'm setting you out a toothbrush, it's a new one." I told him before placing it on the counter.
I left the bathroom and saw the dogs staring at me. Delilah whined a little and I knew that she wanted out.
"Come on guys. You want to go out don't you?" I asked them as I led them to the patio doors off of the living room.
I slid the door open and as they rushed out I took a deep breath of the clear morning air. Even though it was near the end of June, it hadn't gotten too hot here yet. That was one of the benefits of living here in Colorado, it didn't get so extremely hot in the summer. It was just a nice heat, nothing like South Texas. I looked over the yard and noticed Samson and Delilah making there way to the barn. Glancing over at the clock on the mantle I saw that it was already 8:30.
I was late feeding the horses and I knew that they would be looking for me. I turned and made my way back to the bedroom. Edward was sitting on the bed in nothing but his towel when I walked in. There was a thoughtful look on his face and I walked over to stand between his legs. Reaching my hands out I cupped his face in one and he leaned into my palm before turning his mouth to kiss it.
"Everything alright?" I thought to him.
"Yeah, Baby, I'm great actually. I was just sitting here, thinking about my life before I met you. I don't know how I made it without you. I lived such an empty existence. I thought I had everything I wanted, but until I met you, I really didn't know what it was I wanted. Thank you for being in my life Bella. Thank you for letting me get to know Gracie. You just being here with me, it makes me feel so complete. I hope this sounds better than it feels coming out. I don't want to screw this up, this thing we have between us." he thought to me in return.
"Edward, I don't think it's even possible for you to screw this up. I feel the same way. When I think of the fact that we've only known each other for less than a week, it's so very hard to believe the intensity of my feelings for you. But, Baby, they are there. We are the ones living our lives, and I think that as long as we can accept how fast this thing between us is growing, then I think we'll be okay." I told him softly as I rubbed my fingernails lightly against his shoulders.
He smiled up at me before leaning up to give me a quick kiss. "Okay, Baby. Thanks for understanding," he told me.
He pushed me gently away from him before telling me to go grab my clothes. I moved to the dresser to pull out a bra and the matching panties. They were pink and had black stripes on them. I moved from there to the closet. I went in there and dropped my towel so that I could pull on my underthings. After sliding on my panties I pulled my bra on. I decided that since I was going to be on the ranch that morning that I would wear my shorts and a tank top to work in.
I found an old worn pair of Levi cut-off's and grabbed a black tank top. I pulled them on quickly and exited the closet to find Edward standing by the window, fully dressed.
Turning when he heard me enter the room, he held his hand out for me to take. I twisted my fingers with his and let him lead me to the kitchen. I quickly pulled out the ingredients to make omelets. We worked well together as he asked me questions about the ranch and the horses. He wanted to learn about what ranching entailed and so I told him that I would take him out on the four-wheeler later to show him around. It didn't take long to finish breakfast and clean up our dishes.
We both lit up a smoke as we walked out on the porch. I laughed silently at our unintentional coordination. He just quirked a brow and grabbed my hand again to lead me towards the barn. We walked slowly, just enjoying the morning, while we finished up our cigarettes. We made it to the barn door and I showed Edward the pot that I used to put my smokes out in. After dropping them in, he opened the door for me. As soon as I walked in, I heard Luna and River nickering at me in complaint for being so late to feed them. It was now almost 9:30 and they were not happy to be kept waiting that long.
I reached up to pet Luna's muzzle as I apologized to her for being so late. Edward just snickered at me before he walked over and rubbed River's muzzle. I showed him where the feed was kept and how much to give each one. I walked him into the stalls so that the horses could get to know him. He did great with them and didn't seem at all nervous around them. They in turn could tell and stayed relaxed the whole time. Since everything was going good, I left him in the stall with River to go get the water hose. I pulled it back to where I needed it, and handed it over the stall door to Edward so that he could fill River's water bucket. When it was full, he handed it back to me. I took it into Luna's stall and filled her bucket before turning it off.
I took the hose and put it away and then grabbed the grooming tools. I went into River's stall and showed Edward how to curry the horses and then how to pick their hooves. He was a quick study as he remembered a lot of it from when he was a kid. It didn't take us long to finish up with them and he led River as I led Luna out of their stalls. Leading them outside, we walked around the barn to the pasture there and turned them out. They would stay there for the rest of the day.
After closing the gate behind them, I turned to Edward with a smile on my face. "So, you wanna go on that tour now?" I asked him. "Well, when Gracie gets here. Alice should be here soon with her. Gracie loves to go out on the four wheeler with me."
His face lit up and he told me yeah. I led him to the back of the barn, under the shelter and showed him my four-wheeler. It was a big thing that would easily hold both of us and Gracie.
I climbed on and patted the seat behind me while telling him to climb on. He was soon sitting behind me, with his arms wrapped around my waist. I flipped the switch and started the motor up.
"Hang on Baby!" I told him as I took off from under the shelter.
I drove us around the barn and to the front of the house. Turning the four-wheeler off, we sat there and talked while we were waiting for Alice. It was only a few minutes later that I heard her car coming down the driveway. I looked over and saw her waving to us. She parked the car while we climbed off of the four-wheeler and walked over to the car. I opened the car door to an excited Gracie bouncing in her seat.
"Momma! Are we gonna ride? Please can I ride?" she called out as soon as the car door was open.
"Yeah sweetie, we're gonna take Edward to our thinking spot. You think that'll be fun?" I asked her as I unbuckled the straps to her seat.
She started clapping her hands in excitement before I could get her out of her seat. When I put her on the ground, she took off running over to Edward and grabbed his hand, trying to lead him to the four-wheeler. We all shared a laugh at her antics and I had to tell her to wait for a minute. She pouted out her bottom lip a little and I watched as Edward sank down to his knees to talk to her.
I could hear whispers between them and then Gracie hugged Edward before she came running back over to where Alice and I were standing by the car. She bounced around our legs while we finished up our conversation. She gave Alice a quick hug goodbye before she went running back towards Wulf. I had to laugh at her antics and told Alice goodbye.
After watching her pull out of the driveway I turned to the four-wheeler to see Edward and Gracie perched on the seat, ready to go. She was sitting in front of him and he was holding her waist so that she didn't fall off with all of her bouncing around.
I smiled as I walked over to them. Edward nudged Gracie and pointed her in my direction. She smiled her beautiful smile and her big green eyes danced in excitement. Gracie loved to ride on the four-wheeler. It was her favorite thing to do other than ride the horses. When I got close to them she scooted up as far as she could towards the handlebars so that I could get on. It was something that I had taught her when we first got the four-wheeler. I kissed her on the cheek before reminding Edward to lean back so that I didn't kick him by accident as I swung my leg over the seat to get on.
Once I was settled, Edward slid right up behind me and wrapped his long arms around me and held onto Gracie. I leaned back against him for a minute before starting the motor up and putting the four-wheeler into gear. Making sure that everyone was ready, I took us out to the pasture and then along the creek that flowed along the western border of my property. I didn't have time to show him everything, but there was one place that I really wanted to show him. It was a bit of a steep climb from where I parked the four wheeler, but when we got to the top, I heard him inhale sharply at the view before us.
"Bella, this is beautiful! How did you luck out to find this spot?" he asked me as he looked around.
"Well, I was out riding one day and happened to look up and I saw this cliff. I knew that there had to be a way to get up here. It took me a while, but I finally figured it out. The first time I got up here, I just sat for what seemed like hours, just breathing. It's where I like to go when I need to think. That's actually what I call it, My Thinking Spot." I told him laughingly.
"Well, that's as good of a name as any," he told me.
We sat down on the outcropping of rock that made a natural seat. Edward sat down, straddling the rock, before he pulled me down between his thighs. I in turn pulled Gracie onto my lap so that she wouldn't get to close to the edge of the cliff. I leaned back against him as he wrapped his arms around me and rested his chin on my shoulder.
There was such a tranquility up here, away from everything and everyone. We watched the birds soaring on the breeze and the deer in the far reaches of the pasture. Taking turns, we answered Gracie's many questions about the different animals that we saw. We got lost in the scenery for quite a while. Edward finally roused himself enough to look at his watch and cursed lightly into my ear.
"Bella, I really don't want to go, but I have to open the shop in a little over an hour. Can we come back sometime?" he asked me quietly while nuzzling against my ear.
"Yeah, we can come back anytime you want." I told him as I leaned my head over to give him better access to my ear.
We got up, a little stiff from sitting still for so long. Making our way carefully back down the rock face, we soon reached the bottom again. I went to get on the four wheeler and Edward reached out and pulled me back.
"Hey baby, can I drive back?" he asked me.
I looked up into his sad puppy dog eyes and couldn't resist him. "Sure, just don't go fast okay? It's really hard for me to trust another driver. The one time I did, he ended up flipping us over. Not a great experience, ya know?" I told him seriously
"Bella, I promise to be careful, okay Baby? I wouldn't do anything to put you or Gracie in danger," he told me, just as serious as I was. That made me feel tons better about the whole thing.
I motioned for him to get on and when he was settled I lifted Gracie up in front of him. I then sat behind him in trepidation while wrapping my arms tightly around his waist. I knew he promised, and I was trying to trust him but I kept having flashbacks to the last time I let someone else drive. I had been riding behind Gracie's dad, James, and he was being cocky about taking a hill, when he went too fast at the wrong angle, he flipped the four wheeler over on top of us. I was just thankful that we didn't get hurt beyond a couple of bruises and he ended up with a broken wrist.
Edward caught those thoughts of mine and reached up to squeeze my hands before putting his back on the handle bars. He started us off slowly and kept at a steady, even pace. The longer we traveled the better I felt. I loosened my grasp on him a little, so that I was no longer trying to strangle his waist in my arms.
We were nearing the barn when I came to the conclusion that sometimes you have to trust the one you care about to take care of you. You have to have faith in that person to see to your needs and do what is right for you. As I realized this I quickly wrapped my arms underneath his and gave him a big hug.
"Thank you so much for helping me with this. It was so hard for me to give over that control to you, especially after what I had been through before, but I am so glad that I did." I thought to him quickly.
"Your welcome Bella. I'm glad that you placed your faith and trust in me. I know it sounds funny to say that over a ride on a four wheeler, but I also feel like it meant more, ya know? I just hope I'm right. I trust you too you know? It's also hard for me to trust people, but I want to learn with you." he thought back to me as we pulled under the shelter.
He parked the four wheeler and cut the engine. We sat there a moment, realizing that our time together was coming to an end for the day. I scooted closer with that thought. I really didn't want him to go. I truly enjoyed his company.
Sighing sadly, I slipped off the four wheeler and watched as he carefully sat Gracie down on the ground and held her steady before she went running out to the yard to play with the dogs. I stood to the side and waited for him to get off of the four-wheeler. When he was standing beside me, he reached out and grabbed my hand and pulled me close to his chest. Leaning down, he buried his nose in my neck and breathed in deeply. He started kissing softly on my neck and made his way up to my lips. He nibbled softly from one corner of my lips to the other before sliding his tongue into my mouth. He explored for a bit before drawing back with a sigh.
"I don't want to leave," he said with a disgruntled sigh. "What are you doing tonight? Do you want to bring Gracie and come in with me to the shop? I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to. I'm just not ready to leave you yet." he asked me.
"I'll tell you what, how about I come in a little later and we'll bring you some supper? That way I can get the evening feeding done, Gracie her bath, and all. What would you like to eat?" I asked him.
"You don't have to make me supper, Baby. I just want you to come see me." he replied.
"I know I don't have to, I'm doing it because I want to! Isn't that what you told me just the other day?" I asked him with a smirk on my lips
"Fine then, if you insist on making supper, then just make what ever you guys want and I'll eat it. I'm not particular about food much," he told me with a smile.
"Okay, I'll think of something. So what time do you have free for supper? What time should we be there?" I asked him as we started walking back to the house. I looked for Gracie and saw her playing with Samson and Delilah over by her swing set.
"Well, hang on a minute," he told me as he pulled his iPhone out of his pocket. He quickly pulled up iCalendar and checked his schedule for the day. "I have an appointment scheduled from two until four thirty. I'll be free after that until six. You want to come in then? You guys can hang out with me and maybe we can work on your tattoo?"
"Yeah, that sounds fine," I told him as we neared his car.
I looked over and realized that my truck wasn't there. "Um, Edward, I think we're going to have to ride in with you now though. I forgot that we left my truck at your shop last night. I can grab it and head over to the store and pick up something for supper."
"Oh, yeah, I had forgotten about that too. Why don't you hop on in and we can go," he told me as he opened the door for me.
"Um, Edward, you do realize that I have to go get a car seat for Gracie to ride in and we have to get the dogs up and then I have to go change clothes," I told him while a smile played around my lips. "Can you hang on for a few minutes while I do those things? I asked him quickly.
"Sure, that's fine. Are you going to take Delilah with you today?" he asked me before calling Samson over to the car to get him loaded up.
"Yeah, if you don't mind. I just hate to leave her alone. Do you think she could stay at the shop while Gracie and I run to the store? I'll stop on the way back and pick her up." I asked him.
"Nah, that's fine. She's welcome anytime." he told me
I called her over so he could get her loaded with Samson. I brushed a fleeting kiss against his lips before rushing into the house to change clothes. I hurried into the closet and grabbed a pair of faded Levi's and a black tee shirt to put on. Dressing quickly, I went over to the bathroom to pull a brush rapidly through my hair. I decided to clip the front back and go. I was back out the door going to the car in seven minutes.
I called Gracie over to us and led her in to use the restroom before we left and to change her into some clean clothes because she had gotten a little dirty wrestling with the dogs earlier. Once she was ready, I pulled her long blonde hair up into pigtails and led her back out the front door to the car.
As I slid into the passenger seat after getting her buckled up in the extra car seat that I kept at the house, he looked over at me and said, "that was fast. I figured I would be waiting at least fifteen minutes or better."
I started laughing at him and told him, "I'm not your typical girl. I'm not obsessed over my clothes or looks so it doesn't take long for me to get ready. Gracie is easy too, because I just put whatever on her."
"That's good. Besides, I think that you're beautiful just like you are!" He told me with a wink.
I blushed lightly at his compliment before asking, "Can I smoke in here?" while starting to pull out a cigarette.
"Yeah, that's fine." he told me in reply.
I lit up as I sat back into the comfortable leather seat. He had a really nice car. It was a large SUV, a Toyota Sequoia to be exact. I was surprised at how roomy it was inside. Samson and Delilah fit easily in the back. Edward had converted half of the backseat so that it made a large platform for the dogs to lay comfortably on. He had placed Gracie's car seat on the other half behind me. Since I was sleeping last night I hadn't noticed anything about it at the time.
Edward started up the car and soon we were on the way to the shop. We chatted about his appointment later that day and about the supper that Gracie and I were going to bring him. I had decided on Chicken Alfredo. It was something that was relatively simple to make and tasted great. We pulled up in front of the shop and sat there for a moment while we finished our conversation. I started to open the door but Edward told me to stay. I was a tad bit confused, but I did as he asked of me. Soon, I found out why as he came around and opened the door for me. I smiled up at him as he reached in to grab my hand to help me out.
"You're going to spoil me if you keep doing all this for me." I told him as I stood beside him.
"Well, you deserve to be spoiled a little," he replied as he brushed my hair from my face.
"You say that now," I told him with a slightly disbelieving look on my face.
"And I'll always mean it." he told me with a look of truth on his face.
I reached out and gave him a hug while I thanked him. Pulling away from him I told him that I needed to head over to the store. He leaned in and softly kissed me before letting me go. I sighed in pleasure from the brief contact of his lips on mine. I reluctantly moved away from the shelter of his strong arms and turned to open the back door to get Gracie out. He stood there and waited for me to get her out before we walked over to my truck, Gracie bouncing between us.
I walked around to resettle Gracie in her seat and then went back to get in. Edward reached around me to open the door. I climbed up and sat there for a minute before reaching over to start the truck.
"Be careful, Baby," he whispered before closing the door for me.
I nodded to him before putting the truck in reverse and backing out of the parking spot. I got the truck turned around and looked back in my rear view mirror to see him.
Edward was standing in front of his shop with Samson on his right side and Delilah on his left. I wished at that moment that I had my camera with me so that I could take a picture to keep with me to remind me of that moment.
I pulled into traffic and navigated my way to Wal-Mart while Gracie and I talked about cooking supper for Edward. She was very excited to be able to help and was looking forward to going back to the shop that night. After finding a parking spot close to the door, I got her out and we held hands as we walked into the store. I let her pick out a cart and of course she chose the big blue children's cart, the one that was hell to drive, but provided a seat for her to sit in.
We made our way to the grocery section and soon I had all of the ingredients that I needed for the Chicken Alfredo. I also picked up the steaks that I wanted to marinate overnight. I plan on fixing them for supper tomorrow. I also got some snacks, bottled water, and a case of Mountain Dew. I had made it up to the register without running into anyone that was at the shop the night before, and I was thankful. I really wasn't in the mood to field questions about Edward and I, or our relationship, especially with Gracie right there.
I had just finished putting all of my things on the conveyer belt when I heard a throat clearing behind me. I turned to see Molly Pierce, the Pastor's wife, standing behind me.
"Hello Mrs. Pierce, how are you today?" I asked her while I was waiting for my groceries to be rung up.
"Oh, Bella dear, I'm doing well. How about yourself? I heard that you were at that tattoo parlor last night. Sweetie, you have to be careful of the company you're keeping, I would hate for a nice young man to hear that you frequent tattoo parlors and take your little girl in a place like that too! It turn him away from you! Why, that would be just awful!" she told me with a smile on her face, like she hadn't just judged my actions and found me wanting.
"Mrs. Pierce, you know that I don't judge people by their looks, and besides, Mr. Cullen is a very nice man. He has been nothing but helpful the times that I've needed it," I told her quietly.
It was about that time that Gracie decided to throw in her two cents with, "Edward is nice and he has a dog! Samson is big like Delilah and he is so funny! He likes to lick me!" she finished with a giggle.
I smiled down at her as I loaded the groceries back into my cart. I looked over at Mrs. Pierce with a smirk. I couldn't help it! My three year old had just put her in her place a little and I had really enjoyed it.
"Oh, Dear, I didn't mean to come off as being judgmental. I am just concerned with your reputation!" she spouted self-righteously.
"Well, don't worry about my reputation. I'll take care of that, myself." I told her, starting to get a little angry.
"Well, if you say so, Dear," she told me.
I finished loading up my bags, nodded to her and I pushed my cart away from the register. I paid no mind to any of the other people that I passed on my way out of the store. I was still fuming to myself about Mrs. Pierce as I loaded up the groceries in my truck and put away the cart.
I got Gracie in and then I paused by my door to light up a smoke before climbing up in the seat. Rolling down the window, I blew a long stream of smoke out before pulling out of the store's parking lot. It didn't take me long to get back to Skin Deep. I was looking forward to my evening of cooking for Edward and having supper with him.
I parked the truck before hopping out, getting Gracie, and going inside. It was almost time for the shop to be open, and Edward was busy in the stock room unpacking a box of ink.
"Hey Baby! I'm back!" I called out to him as I gave Samson and Delilah a pat. Gracie had run straight to them for her own hugs and kisses.
"Did you find everything that you'll need?" he asked me as he walked through the door.
"Yeah. Oh, I picked up some steaks for supper tomorrow. I would have grilled them tonight, but I like to let them marinate overnight. How do you like yours cooked?" I asked him as I wrapped my arms around his waist.
"I'm a medium-rare guy, how about yourself?" he asked me as he wrapped his arms around me.
I smirked up at him and told him, "I'm a medium girl myself."
He laughed and told me that he was going to file that away for later use. "So, I was going to ask you later, but would you like to go out with me tomorrow evening? I know that tomorrow is Sunday, and not a normal date night, but I have Sundays and Wednesdays off."
"Yeah, that'll be great. I can call Alice and ask her if she can watch Gracie for me. Where're we gonna go?" I questioned him.
"I'm not sure yet. We could take Gracie with us, if you want. I don't want to exclude her, ya know? I like spending time with her too. Do you wanna see a movie, go eat, or both? Or we could find something else to do. Is there anywhere in particular that you like?" He queried.
"It all sounds good, so just surprise me," I told him. "I can put the steaks in the marinade tomorrow, instead of tonight. I'll also call Alice and see about Gracie staying over with her. If she can't we will take her with us. I just kinda want our first date to be just us. Is that wrong of me?" I asked him with a frown.
"Baby, that isn't wrong of you at all. You're a great mom and you deserve some time for yourself. We can take Gracie next time, OK?" He told me sweetly.
"All right, I'll be thinking about it and let you know when you come back later," he said while he played with strands of my hair, wrapping them around his long fingers.
Looking over at the clock on the wall, I saw that it was time for the shop to open. "Baby, it's time to open. I should really be going. We'll be back in a little while with supper. I hope everything goes great with your first session!" I thought to him while smiling into his warm, hazel eyes.
He leaned down and placed a soft kiss on my lips before coming back more firmly. I ran my hands up his chest, over his nipples while pausing briefly to gently circle the barbells there, causing him to shudder from the effects it had on him. I smiled into his mouth while I pushed my hands into his long glorious hair. I wrapped my hands in it as he traced a path from my lips to my collar bone, nipping gently. I hummed in pleasure and he attached his sensuous lips, sucking lightly, to the hollow at the base of my throat. Unconsciously, I tightened my hold on him. I didn't want to let him go as memories from that morning came flooding back. Regretfully, I tried to move away from his warm, strong arms.
"Bella, what am I gonna do with you? You come in here, get me horny as hell and then try to leave me!" he teased in a whisper with a roguish smile.
"Tell you what Baby, I'll take care of that, not so small, problem for you . . . later! You have an appointment in a few minutes and I really don't want anybody walking in on us while said problem is being taken care of!" I teased him huskily in return.
You can bet your sweet ass that I'm gonna hold you to your promises!" he thought to me, while giving me one last kiss, before pushing me away from him reluctantly.
I decided to make haste in leaving, before we both got caught up in the moment and forgot that there was a client due in momentarily. Calling to Gracie and Delilah, I made my way to the door while Edward followed behind us. Once outside he walked me over to the truck and opened the back door for Delilah while I went around and put Gracie in her seat. After Delilah had jumped in Edward closed the door and leaned back on it. Looking around as I walked to him, I saw that his client hadn't arrived yet so I stepped up to lean against his big body. I couldn't help but notice the firm bulge in his well fitting jeans. He grabbed my hips and pulled me roughly against his body.
"Baby," he whispered roughly, "you're playing with fire here! If you want to make it home soon, then you had better take that beautiful, sexy as hell body of yours away from my horny as hell body, and get in this truck right now!" He emphasized his words by grinding his erection into my soft stomach.
Letting out a whimper of desire, I slowly ground against him, causing him to let out a guttural groan of longing. Moving quickly, I removed myself from temptation and jumped in the truck. I looked in my side mirror to see Edward standing there with his fists clenched, covering his eyes.
I felt bad about teasing him, yet at the same time, it made me feel powerful that I had that sort of effect on his body. I started the truck while looking at him, standing there, and wished that we were alone and had time right now to take care of him like I wanted to.
He finally lowered his fists and looked over at me and scowled as he caught that thought.
"Go Bella," he said stepping away from the truck.
I put the truck in reverse and started backing out of the space slowly. Looking over at Edward I saw him place two fingers on his lips and then waved them at me with a grin. I smirked before placing my fingers on my lips and returning the favor. Shooting him a brilliant smile, I pulled out of the lot and headed home.