AN: Sorry this took so long guys. I know I said I'd see you all Monday, but good old RL got in the way. My apologies.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters. SM owns them all.

Clearing of Debris and Insecurities

BPOV

"Bella..sweetie wake up," Edward said softly and I felt his fingers run through my hair.

"Mmmhmm," I mumbled as I tossed my leg over his waist. He chuckled and kissed the top of my head.

"Love, you should really get up before Emmett storms in here," he said and my eyes shot open.

"Why would he come in here?" I asked confusedly.

"Because he's been threatening to for the last hour if we don't get up," he chuckled and I pouted.

"There should be locks on the doors," I grumbled just as he started banging on the door again.

"Let's go love birds! Five minutes and I'm coming in there!" he bellowed and I scowled at the door as Edward chuckled.

"You wouldn't dare!" I hollered back, seriously lacking judgment skills so soon after waking. The door swung open suddenly and I watched as Emmett's grin fell rapidly and his eyes widened significantly.

"Emmett! What the hell!" Edward roared and I was confused for all of a second and a half until he rapidly pulled the sheet up.

"I'm sorry," he muttered quickly as he spun around. "I thought you two were up and just messing with me."

My face was probably purple as I slid all the way under the sheet, hiding even my face from view. It wouldn't have been that bad had the power not come back on and the lamp been lit next to the bed when he flung the door open. I'm quite sure he got more than just an eyeful, mostly of me. Damn the power for failing and turning the room into a freaking sauna during the night.

"Em, get out and shut the damn door already," Edward growled.

"Uh, yeah. We're gonna leave and check out the damage. Take your time. We'll see you both later...well not see you.. Ugh, sorry," he rambled then I heard the door click as it shut, followed by rapidly retreating footsteps down the hall.

"You can come out now," Edward chuckled as he pulled the sheet back from over my head.

"Do you think it's possible to live in this room for the rest of our lives?" I questioned, not far from being entirely serious. He laughed and pulled the sheet over both of our heads as he turned toward me.

"I'm sure we could last a few days, but what would we eat when we become insane with hunger?" he asked and I feigned a thoughtful expression.

"Room service!" I laughed after a moment and he chuckled.

"Since you have it all figured out, I guess there's no need for us to get dressed," he said as he wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

"We can start our own bedroom nudist colony. We'll have to post a warning sign on the door though," I joked and then grimaced as he laughed.

"What will it say? Beware of sex crazed nudists?" he asked, his eyes sparkling with mirth.

"No," I chuckled as I shook my head. "It'll say Do not feed the naked nymphos." He laughed as he tucked a lock of hair behind my ear.

"Ugh...I'm never going to be able to face him again," I grumbled as I buried my face in his chest.

"I'm pretty sure he's more embarrassed than either of us right now. I'm not even sure of just how much he saw as I already had the sheet half up when he swung the door open," he said, trying to comfort me. I groaned and shook my head.

"Oh God!" I cried out suddenly. "He's gonna tell Rosalie and Alice!"

"I don't think he will, but even if he did, is it that big of a deal?" he asked, looking somewhat hurt.

"It's not them knowing about us that's bad, Edward," I said as I shook my head. "It's the interrogation for details after they find out that rivals Chinese water torture in my book." He laughed and I kept rambling, loving the way it sounded.

"They might as well duct tape me to a chair and pull my fingernails off with rusty pliers, then cover me in honey and stick me in a room swarmed with fire ants!"

"Bella," he laughed as he shook his head. "I'm sure it can't be that bad."

"Ohhh...never doubt the torture twins! They're the spawn of Satan himself when it comes to prying for information," I warned, entirely serious.

"Just ask them to respect your privacy," he said as if the problem could be solved that easily.

"Sure, Edward. I'll do that, and while I'm at it, you go ask a two year old to explain quantum physics and we'll compare success rates afterwards," I scoffed.

"You're so absurd," he chuckled and I snorted.

"You think I'm joking."

"There's no way it can be that bad," he said incredulously.

"Edward, before last night...and this morning... I had sex once. It lasted all of maybe five minutes. The interrogation on the other hand, lasted an entire weekend!" I exclaimed and he eyed me in disbelief.

"Two whole days, Edward. Two whole days, for what was a five minute blip on the radar screen of my life. Two days of interrogation for something I really had nothing to comment on. If I had nothing to say then, and it took them two days to let it go, you better make the best of our time together before they get to me. I have a feeling I'll be old and gray before they return me after this last twenty four hour period," I said as I blushed and heat began to spread between my legs.

Good God. One night with him and I go from sexually repressed to completely insatiable!

"Mmm," he hummed as he descended his lips upon my skin. "When you put it that way, I do believe I will make the best of my remaining time." I moaned as he nipped at my collarbone and rolled on top of him.

Some time later, I'm not quite sure how long it had been since the clock was still blinking, we collapsed next to each other completely and utterly spent. I was seriously contemplating that death by orgasm theory as I struggled to control my breathing. Again, my entire body felt as though it were made of gelatin. I'm fairly certain that if I tried to get out of the bed, I would turn into a puddle of goo on the floor.

"I swear... you'll be... the death of me," he panted and I chuckled as my breaths came in quick and shallow.

"If anyone's going...to be convicted of murder...it'll be you," I laughed breathlessly. "You'll be the first person...to ever be charged...with using orgasms...as a lethal weapon."

"I can't help it. Watching and feeling you cum is better than any fantasy I've ever had," he replied as he turned his head in my direction. His eyes sparkled and smoldered as we gazed at each other, both of us finally getting our erratic breathing under control.

"Hey, I'm not complaining," I chuckled. "Just giving you time to put your alibi together."

"No complaints, huh?" he asked and I laughed as I shook my head.

So much for heeding that alibi warning...

"Not even one?" he whispered against my lips. I shook my head as I gazed into his eyes.

"Not one," I whispered back, my lips trembling in anticipation.

"Mmm," he hummed as our lips finally met. He pulled back way too soon after only placing a series of chaste kisses against my lips.

"As much as I'd love to stay here all day, testing your death by orgasm theory, I really should join the others and give them a hand," he said softly as he pulled away. I pouted at him, severely saddened by the thought of him covering his gloriously naked body with clothing.

"Are you going to come with me?" he asked with a hopeful expression. I laughed and kissed his chin.

"As if I'd send you out into the open with all those crazed women lusting after you alone," I chuckled and he laughed as he rolled his eyes. "Besides...if they get too close they'll see my brand on you."

His eyebrows pulled together and I chuckled as I pointed to his shoulder where I had bitten him the night before...or was it this morning?

"Nice," he chuckled. "I don't think I've ever been branded before."

"You know what they say though... There's a first for everything," I laughed and he pursed his lips at me.

"How come I don't get to brand you?" he asked as he quirked an eyebrow at me.

"I never said you couldn't...but if you start now I guarantee you we won't be making it out of here before dark," I warned as I pointed a finger at him. He smirked and I rolled my eyes as I pushed on his chest.

"Out of the bed you sex crazed nudist!" I yelled playfully.

"You first you anorexic nympho!" he laughed back and I scoffed.

"Anorexic?"

"Hell, I don't know about you, but if we did lock ourselves in here and put your sign on the door, I hope someone doesn't heed the warning about not feeding the nyphos!" he chortled and I laughed.

"Alright, alright. Point taken...so we don't go with the do not feed sign," I chuckled as he nodded.

After a few more kisses, we both slid out of the bed and I eventually headed off to take my shower in Alice's bathroom. He suggested showering together to "save water", but I insisted that it wasn't safe with us being sex crazed anorexic nudist nymphos and what not. He pouted but I forced myself to walk away from him after tying a robe around myself...just in case someone else still happened to be in the villa. One bout with accidental voyeurism was enough for me for one day...hell for one life.

I quickly showered, shaved, and dressed after drying off. I brushed my hair and pulled it into a messy bun before heading back to my room to brush my teeth. Edward was already showered and dressed, wearing different clothes than he had shown up in the night before. I looked at him curiously and he chuckled as he pointed to a bag that was sitting on top of the bed.

"I brought a bag with me last night, I guess you didn't notice it with everything else that happened," he said and I nodded.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

"Yeah, I just have to brush my teeth and put shoes on," I said as I wandered off into the bathroom. He leaned against the doorway, watching as I brushed my teeth. I felt overly self conscious about having toothpaste foam dripping down my chin.

Yeah...because he's seen every inch of your naked body but somehow being a sloppy hygienist will turn him off... I scoffed mentally as I inwardly rolled my eyes at myself.

"What?" I asked as the toothbrush stilled in my mouth. He chuckled lightly and shook his head.

"Nothing...nothing at all," he replied, still smiling.

"No, really...what?" I asked again, fighting the blush that wanted to color me red straight to the roots of my hair.

"It's nothing... I'm just having a hard time believing that you're real," he said and I snorted. Yeah...not a good thing to do when you have a mouth full of foaming toothpaste. I choked slightly and started coughing as I spit the contents of my mouth out in the sink and filled a plastic cup with water.

"Are you okay?" he asked worriedly as he strode toward me.

"I'm fine," I croaked as my eyes watered. "Inhaled toothpaste."

"I really am going to have my hands full keeping you safe, aren't I?" he asked and I nodded as I cleared my throat.

"You have no idea," I replied hoarsely. "You might want to rethink what you're signing up for."

He cupped my face gently in his hands and looked deep into my eyes. "Never," he said simply as he lowered his lips to mine. I chuckled as he pulled back and wiped a smudge of toothpaste from his lips.

I finished brushing my teeth and rinsed my mouth out as he continued watching from the doorway. I have no idea what his fascination was with watching me do something as mundane as brushing my teeth, but if it brought him enjoyment who the hell was I to knock it? I will, however, draw the line at watching me use the facilities. That crap is best saved for people who have been married for years, have had kids together, and can no longer be repulsed by anything that comes out of another human being's body. Even then...there are just some things that people need to do in solitary confinement.

"Okay, I'm ready," I said as I smiled freakishly, showing off my pearly whites.

"Beautiful," he chuckled as he shook his head at me.

He took my hand and laced our fingers together as he led me out of the villa. I gasped as we stepped onto the porch and I looked around at the mess that the storm had caused. Palm branches and coconuts were strewn across the ground haphazardly, mixed with a small amount of trash. A large number of employees were walking around with large garbage bags, filling them with everything they came across in their areas.

"Jesus...I didn't realize the wind was that bad," I muttered as I continued surveying the area around us.

"This is nothing...a few years ago we had a hurricane blow through here, and there were bits and pieces of a few of the villas mixed in with everything else. It took down our entire activities shack and our equipment was blown everywhere," he said as he shook his head.

"How often does this happen?" I asked as I looked back at him.

"A few storms like last night every year. That hurricane I told you about was the only one we've been through since the resort was built though," he said as he shrugged nonchalantly, as if he was talking about a light sprinkling of rain and the gust of wind from someone sneezing.

"What can I do to help?" I asked, avoiding letting my word vomit tendencies get the better of me at the moment. My internal rambling was sarcastic enough, no need to pollute the air between us by sharing that sarcasm out loud.

"You don't have to help, Bella. You're a guest here...it isn't right for you to be working," he said as he looked at me sadly.

I rolled my eyes and shook my head. "I want to help, Edward. Consider it my Good Samaritan act for the last decade of my life," I said jokingly and he laughed as he nodded.

"I'm going to grab some bags, and I guess we can just help with the cleanup effort around here for the time being. Anything outside of the resort can wait until we can get to it," he said and I nodded as I followed behind him.

We walked past the pool area and he opened a door on the side of the lobby building that led into a giant supply closet. He fished out some bags and two sticks with extremely pointy ends...not something I should really handle if no one within my vicinity is supposed to be hurt. I cleared my throat and looked at him in question. When he looked up, I pointed to the sticks and he laughed as he nodded and put one away.

"Right...no sharp objects," he chuckled and I bit the side of my cheek to keep from laughing.

"You sure you don't want to rethink your decision to be with me? Dating me is like having a child. I'll keep you on your toes every moment of the day as I come across sharp, hot, or dangerous objects, and even things as seemingly harmless as dust particles, which I trip over constantly," I said, doing a fairly good job at keeping the amusement out of my tone. He stopped what he was doing and threw his head back as he laughed.

"Never," he said as he grinned at me. "I'll just have to adjust like any new parent."

"Alright," I sang as I shrugged. "As long as you don't start asking me to call you Papi in the bedroom."

I couldn't hold it back anymore, I erupted into laughter at that statement as he stared at me with the funniest expression I had ever seen. It was a mix of shock, amusement, and a bit of disgust. It was the perfect recipe to bring me to tears with my laughter.

"Bella, if you ever called me that in the bedroom I'd probably go limp," he said as he shook his head. His comment only made me laugh harder at the thought. He was like Iron Man in the sack, I highly doubted one silly word would cause him to be Noodle Boy.

"Come on...it might be fun. I could call you Mi Papi Chulo and you could reply by saying Aye Mami," I cracked up, snorting as I laughed. He dropped his head and shook it, but his shaking shoulders gave his amusement away.

"Where do you come up with half of the things you say?" he asked as he grinned at me, his eyes sparkling beautifully. I scrunched up my face and shrugged...I really had no idea.

"Blame it on the word vomit," I said as I waved it off and tried to step around him as my sight landed on a pair of gloves. Those would definitely come in handy.

Ha...handy...God I'm dumb...

"It would take me an eternity to figure out how your brain works...but I love it. I love your word vomit too. Come to think of it...I don't think there's a damn thing I don't love about you," he said huskily as he caught me by the waist and pushed me up against a wall inside the room. His lips crashed down onto mine fervently and I moaned as his fingers tangled into my hair, his tongue licking across my lips practically begging for entrance, which of course I granted.

"You would think...after last night...and this morning...I'd be able to control myself...for a few hours," he said in between kisses and I chuckled against his lips.

"I thought I was the only one with that problem," I responded as I looked up at him through my lashes.

"We should get out of here before we get out of hand and someone walks in on us," he said as he reluctantly pulled away.

I stifled my chuckle as I saw him adjust himself, because hell, I was just as aroused at the moment and at least I could hide mine. I couldn't bring myself to laugh at him for not being able to hide his. It's kind of impossible to conceal something that massive behind a simple pair of khaki shorts when it was standing at full attention.

I grabbed the pair of gloves that I had been heading for when he had given in to his urges and followed him out of the supply closet. Kelly passed by just as we walked through the door and she smirked and winked at us. Edward's head fell forward as his shoulders started to shake and I bit the side of my cheek, trying to hold back my laughter. We may as well have been caught in the act seeing as how she thinks that's what we were doing in there anyhow.

"Think we're going to get a reputation around here?" I snickered and Edward pinched the bridge of his nose as he laughed. He tilted his head to look at me and laughed again.

"We seem to be on a roll toward achieving one," he chuckled and I nodded as I shrugged.

He handed me a bag and I put the gloves on, just in case there was anything sharp that needed to be picked up. Can't be too safe where my accident prone nature is concerned. Edward and I took a space of beach right in front of our villa, and started picking up the debris. He instructed me to toss the coconuts into a pile to save them because his Aunt Di makes bird toys out of the shells. I thought that was incredibly cute.

I'm not sure how long we had been working, but my legs were killing me from constantly crouching and standing again. We had already filled about five bags each of debris and trash, and I decided to take a break as Edward, Emmett, and Jasper started hauling the bags away. Rosalie and Alice headed into the villa to grab something for all of us to drink and I sank my rear into the sand.

"Toy of the week wasn't enough for him, huh? Had to turn you into hired help as well?" a familiar nasally voice called from behind me. I turned and narrowed my eyes at the curly brunette holding a tropical drink in her hand.

"Actually, he didn't ask me to help. I volunteered," I said dismissively. She rolled her eyes and took a sip of her drink.

"That's what they get paid to do. You wouldn't catch me paying this amount of money to stay somewhere and then volunteering to do grunt work around the place," she retorted condescendingly.

"Yeah well, we wouldn't want you to break a nail or anything," I scoffed and turned back around.

"Face it, honey. You're paying to be his slave...in more ways than one. When you leave he'll be the one laughing with his friends while you're crying your eyes out over losing something you never had to start with," she sneered and I started to stand.

"What is your goddamn problem? I've never done anything to you. I've never said anything to you. What I do and with who is my business, not yours," I spat as I faced her. She took a few heated steps in my direction and glared at me as she came face to face with me.

"My problem is seeing someone like him waste his limitless opportunities on someone like you. You don't fit with him. You don't belong with him...it's damn near blinding to have to witness it," she sneered, and because I'm a wimp like that sometimes, tears began to prick at my eyes.

"What's damn near blinding to have to witness is the way you flaunt your horrible excuse for a boob job in everyone's faces," I heard Rosalie's furious voice say and I turned my head to see her stomping down the steps of our villa and angrily making her way toward us.

"Listen up, pop tart. I've had about as much of your collagen injected lip that I can handle. He doesn't want you, he wants her. Get over it and move the hell on. It isn't her fault he rejected your silicone ass, so leave her the hell alone," Rose spat in her face.

I almost laughed at the way she paled and began to shake as Rose glared down at her. The poor bimbo was my height so Rose had a good five inches on her with her 5'9" statuesque frame.

"What's going on?" Emmett asked as he looked at them with furrowed eyebrows.

"This stupid bitch," Rose spat as she pointed at the bimbo, "can't get over the fact that your brother rejected her and she insists on taking it out on Bella."

"Whoa, whoa...Rosie baby, calm down. What's your name?" he asked as he looked down at the bimbo.

She smiled flirtatiously as she looked up at him and in that damn sickeningly sweet voice said, "Jess...it's short for Jessica."

"Don't even think about it wench...I'll smack that collagen right off your face," Rose threatened and I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing.

"Rosie, honey. You have nothing to worry about. I'm all yours, baby," Emmett said as he pulled her behind him, probably fearing for bimbo's safety.

"Look, Jessica. As a guest here, I'm going to have to ask you to respect the other guests that are vacationing here as well, or I'll have to ask you to leave," he said calmly.

"You can't do that," she sneered as she narrowed her eyes at him. "I've already paid to be here."

"I can, and I assure you I will. It doesn't take much to refund the money for the time you haven't used here," he replied, keeping his demeanor calm and collected. "We won't tolerate having any of our guests harassed."

"How can they be considered as guests when apparently you're all involved with each other?" she asked with an incredulous look.

"They're guests because they're here on vacation, the same as you. The fact that we're all involved is just further reason that harassing them will not be tolerated. If I, or anyone else, witnesses you disrespecting them again, you will be asked to leave. Is that clear?" he asked, his calm composure slipping slightly.

"Crystal," bimbo sneered and stormed off.

"You okay, Bells?" Rose asked softly, all evidence of her anger erased from her tone.

"Yeah," I sighed as I nodded slightly and looked at the ground.

"You know what she said was bullshit right?" she asked as she put a hand on my shoulder. I bit the side of my cheek, unwilling to look her in the eye as I nodded to her.

"What exactly did she say?" Emmett asked as he stepped behind Rosalie.

"She said that Edward was wasting his opportunities on her and that they didn't fit or belong together...which is bullshit," Rose answered and my eyes pricked with tears once again at hearing bimbo's words repeated.

"Who said that?!" I heard Edward growl and my eyes shot up to see his angry expression and stiff posture.

"No one, don't worry about it," I said and shook my head just as Rosalie scoffed and said "Ms. Busty Botox from yesterday."

Edward's expression softened as he looked over at me. I tried to laugh it off, but it came out sounding like someone was strangling a cat so I walked off. "Can we just get back to work?"

"Bella, stop," Edward said as he gently grabbed a hold of my arm.

"Edward, it isn't a big deal. It's over with...let's just get back to work," I said as I looked at him, pleading with my eyes for him to just drop it.

"It is a big deal because for some absurd reason you believe it. I could see it in your eyes when you looked up at me. Why would you believe something like that?" he asked and I rolled my eyes.

"Because! Look at yourself, Edward! Even after working for hours you're the epitome of perfection and I look like a goddamn drowned rat with the sweat pouring off my ass! You're perfect and I'm plain. What other reason do you need for me to believe what she said?" I retorted.

He stared at me blankly for a minute before shaking his head. I crossed my arms across my chest and waited for him to say something, but he never did. Instead, he bent down and tossed me over his shoulder and stormed his way up the beach toward the villa.

"EDWARD! PUT ME DOWN!" I screeched as I tried to wiggle my way off his shoulder.

"No, we're settling this right now," he said as he stomped up the steps. I heard Alice, Rosalie and Emmett laughing as Edward shut the door behind us.

"Edward...put me down...please?" I asked as he started taking steps through the villa.

"In a second," he said as he made his way into my room. He shut the door behind us again and then practically flung me onto the bed. As soon as I sat up, he knelt down before me and started removing my socks and shoes.

"What are you doing?" I asked, wondering why he was taking off my socks and shoes to settle an argument. He smirked and kissed both of my ankles before putting them down.

"Do you have any idea what just thinking about you does to me?" he asked as he trailed wet kisses up my legs.

"Edward, stop. I'm all sweaty and disgusting," I complained as I pushed on his shoulders. He grabbed a hold of my hands and held them to the side of the mattress and continued kissing his way up each leg alternately.

"Don't care... you didn't answer my question," he said and then nipped at the skin just beside my knee.

"No...I don't," I replied, fighting the urge to moan as his kisses trailed even higher. He pushed me back gently against the bed and nestled himself between my legs, grinding his hips against mine slightly.

"Do you feel that?" he asked and then placed a lingering open mouthed kiss on the side of my neck.

"Yeah," I moaned, mentally pleading for him to rock into me again.

"All day, Bella. I've been walking around like this all fucking day. All because I've been around you. If you're so plain, as you put it, why would I have this little problem?" he asked as he lifted his head and gazed into my eyes. I chuckled and shook my head.

"First of all, little is the last thing I'd call it. Second, I don't see it as a problem," I replied as a slight blush rose to my cheeks.

"Ohhh...it is a problem though, love. It's a problem when we're outside surrounded by people and there's nothing I can do about it," he chuckled and rocked his hips into me. I moaned and wrapped my legs around him, keeping him pressed into me.

"I love hearing you moan, but we won't be doing much of that until you agree that we belong together," he said and I whimpered.

"I love you, Bella. You. There isn't a woman on the planet that can compare to you in my eyes. Some people may think I'm crazy for thinking this way, but here's what I know. I'm twenty eight years old, I've been in one long term relationship where I never felt even a fraction of what I feel when I'm with you, I've met a ton of women over the years and have never been attracted to any of them the way I'm attracted to you.....and if you keep rocking your hips that way and I'm not inside you in the next few minutes, I'm going to explode," he said as his voice deepened. I chuckled as his eyes closed and his head tipped forward slightly.

"Ungh," I moaned and arched toward him as he rocked his hips into me roughly and lifted his head.

"Think you're funny, do you?" he asked as he smirked and I stifled another chuckle as I shook my head.

"So what's it gonna be, Bella? Do you love me and want to be with me, or do you want to believe that we don't fit or belong together?" he asked with a serious expression as he stared deeply into my eyes.

"If this is multiple choice...where's my C option?" I asked as I fought off the hideously wide grin that wished to grace my face.

"You're killing me," he grumbled as his head dropped onto my chest.

"Edward," I said as I cupped his face in my hands and lifted gently. "Of course my answer is I love you and want to be with you," I responded sincerely.

"Good,

because I want to be with you and I don't give a damn who thinks we don't belong together," he said and then crashed his lips into mine.

It was a frenzy of tangled limbs, lips on skin, and flying clothes as we rolled around on the bed, moaning, gasping and grunting before we were finally naked and pressed against each other. He didn't waste any time as he buried himself deep within me, both of us crying out at the sensation as he stilled at the furthest depth he could reach.

"Can I just stay right here, just like this forever?" he asked breathlessly.

"No! Cause if you do, I'll explode!" I wailed and he chuckled as he started to move within me.

His rhythm was perfectly timed, his thrusts deep and powerful as he devoured my mouth and neck with his tongue and kisses. When his mouth descended upon my breast, my back arched as I began to clamp down around him.

"Oh shit...Edward...I'm gonna...ungh," I moaned breathlessly.

"Come my love," he panted as his thrusts came harder.

"God, Edward....right there...don't stop," I panted as my climax began to wash over me in waves. I moaned and arched as I shuddered beneath him. He continued to move at a slower pace as I came back down to Earth and attached his lips to mine.

He rolled as our mouths broke apart and his hands grasped my hips firmly. Instead of guiding me in an up and down motion, he pushed back and forth on them, exchanging the thrusting sensation for grinding and it felt fabulous. The way he completely filled me, and I could feel every inch of his hardened length within me was maddening.

"Do you feel that, Bella? We fit perfectly," he said and I moaned loudly as I nodded. He took hold of my arms and pulled me down gently so our chests were pressed together.

"I love you. There's no one else I'd rather be with," he breathed in my ear and I whimpered as he started rocking his hips gently below me.

"I love you, Edward...God how I love you," I panted as I kissed up the side of his neck.

"Show me, Bella. Show me how you love me," he murmured and I pulled my head up to look into his eyes. In them I could see everything. I could see the pain that love had caused him in the past, and the hope that our love could heal that pain, but most of all, I could see the love he held within him for me. It was blazing and bright as it shimmered in his eyes...it was beautiful.

"Close your eyes," I whispered as I trailed my fingers over his eyelids as light as a butterfly's touch.

His eyes flickered closed and I kissed each lid gently as my thumbs traced over his eyebrows. He whimpered slightly as I rocked against him slowly, continuing my adoring affections on his perfect features. With each one I caressed, I followed it with a gentle kiss. His forehead, his nose, his cheeks, chin, and finally his perfectly full and soft lips.

His eyes flickered open as I laced our fingers together and brought them up beside his head. I stared deeply into his eyes as I kept my slow and steady rocking rhythm against him, occasionally kissing his chin, nose, or lips, but never breaking my gaze. His whimpers continued as his eyes would temporarily close, blocking me from their emerald beauty. His breaths coming in either short pants or hitching in his throat all together. I hadn't yet witnessed him as he climaxed, and I desperately wanted to... needed to. He tried to unlace one of his hands from mine and move it to my nub, but I caught it quickly, lacing our fingers back together and shaking my head at him.

"Honey...I can't hold it back anymore...I'm gonna come," he panted and I lowered my face to his just enough that our lips were barely touching.

"Come, Edward. I want to see you. I want to feel you," I said softly against his lips as I kept my eyes locked on his.

Closing the distance, I placed a moist kiss against his lips and rocked my hips into him harder. He moaned and broke away from my lips as his head tilted and pushed back into the pillow. I continued to watch him as his breathing became even more erratic, his hands gripping mine tightly as my name fell from his lips in a continuous mantra of whispers. Edward fully clothed and innocent was beautiful, but Edward naked beneath me, caught up in the throws of sinuous passion, moaning and climaxing within me was goddamn glorious.

There wasn't a single fucking better sight in the world to my eyes, and just the view of it, mixed with the sounds of his orgasm, pushed me over the edge just as he started coming back down to Earth. I collapsed on top of him in a breathless heap, still spasming and contracting around him as his arms wound around me, holding me to him tightly as we calmed our erratic breathing and frantic pulses.

"That was the most amazing thing I've ever felt," he said suddenly and I leaned up and grinned like a goon. I can't even describe the happiness that his comment filled me with, knowing that even with my limited...practically non-existent...experience, I'd been able to make him feel the way I do every time he's inside of me.

"It's always amazing with you for me," I said, flushing slightly. His eyes locked on mine as he pushed the hair away from my eyes.

"Every time with you is amazing, but that was...in-fucking-credible," he replied with an awed look.

We laid in silence for a few minutes more before he sighed and I tilted my head to look up at him.

"We should really get back out there," he said and I nodded to him.

"I'm just going to take a quick shower," I said as I slid out of the bed.

"Mind if I join you?" he asked and I laughed at the uncertainty of his expression.

"Of course not...but I'm warning you buster...if you don't keep your hands to yourself it's going to be a while before we make it out of there," I warned, only half joking. He smirked and stood off the bed.

"Is that a threat?" he asked and I chuckled as I backed away from his predatory approach.

"No...it's a promise," I said as I held my hand out in front of me to block him. He smirked again and crouched, looking as though he were getting ready to pounce, as I continued to take steps backwards.

"Edward...don't...Edward....EDWARD!" I shrieked as he grabbed a hold of my outstretched arm and tossed me over his shoulder as he laughed.

"Alright Captain Caveman....put me down," I chuckled after he had entered the bathroom.

"Captain Caveman? I don't have long hair, or a loin cloth...and I do not walk like a Neanderthal," he laughed as he lowered my feet to the floor.

"No you don't... but you do have a way of tossing me over your shoulder and stalking off...and we can always get you a loin cloth," I chuckled as I held up a hand towel to him. He laughed and shook his head as he tossed it aside and pushed me toward the shower.

Sadly, he did keep his hands to himself...mostly. Under different circumstances, I most definitely would have pushed it further, but I felt bad having everyone else outside working while we were selfishly focusing our labors on each other. After quickly washing up, and forgoing washing my hair, because really I was just going to get sweaty all over again, we stepped out of the shower and toweled each other off. We got dressed quickly and headed back outside to join the others who had moved a bit further down the beach while we had been inside.

Edward stepped in to help Emmett and Jasper haul some freshly filled bags away, leaving me with Alice and Rosalie, who unfortunately were quick to pounce on me.

"Bella... I highly suggest having that shit hole apartment of yours soundproofed," Rosalie guffawed and I turned straight up crimson.

"What?" I asked when I managed to pick my mouth up off the sandy ground beneath me.

"We heard the two of you from the beach...shit I thought you were loud during that damn storm...which by the way, damn girl! I never knew you had it in you to scream like a banshee like that!" she guffawed again as Alice was bent over laughing hysterically.

"Oh God...we're that loud?" I asked as I became flooded with embarrassment.

"Bells...you sounded like you were in Dolby surround sound the other night...he's no better," she chuckled and I started to laugh despite my mortification.

"You know...they say it's the quiet ones you always have to watch out for," Alice giggled as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Does this mean we can skip the interrogation for details?" I asked hopefully.

"Bells...we've heard more details through the walls than you would ever provide us. There isn't a lingering doubt to be found that he's doing his job...and thoroughly well I might add," Rose said as she shook her head. I let out a sigh of relief and bent down to pick up a palm branch.

"You know...I never imagined it could be this way," I said as I tossed the branch into one of the bags.

"Holy shit..is the Bella Swan going to talk about it?" Rose exclaimed incredulously. I looked up and scoffed as I shook my head.

"No...I'm not going to talk about it... I'm talking about the way he makes me feel," I said as I bent down to pick up another branch.

"That's love for ya, chickadee. I've had some damn good sex in my life...but trust me when I say that none of it has ever compared to what I've shared with Em," she replied, and where I normally would have cringed and admonished her, I found myself smiling goofily at her. Her smile faded as her eyes widened as she looked at me, Alice's eyes widening significantly as well as she stumbled toward us.

"You...you're...you're in love with him! Aren't you?!" Alice stuttered through her shocked expression as she waved an accusatory finger in my direction. I flushed and nodded, my goofy grin still intact.

"Oh my God...Bella Swan fell in love," Rose muttered, still wide eyed, but her lips were twitching as she turned to look at Alice. I knew it was coming...any second now.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!" Alice squealed as she jumped up and down and Rosalie guffawed. My head fell back as I laughed freely, joining my inner nerd with Alice's wind chimes and Rosalie's inner dude, the combined sound probably assaulting anything with functional hearing within a mile radius of us.

"I told you, Bella! I told you...that first night at the luau!" Alice sang and I laughed again.

"Yeah, yeah...the all knowing, future seeing pixie strikes again," I joked and she snorted.

"You doubt my abilities...for shame. You'd think you'd be a believer by now!" she chided playfully as she poked at my arm.

"Sometimes I swear it's like everyone around me has super powers but me," I laughed and Rosalie quirked an eyebrow at me.

"She's the only freak in this crowd," she laughed as she pointed at Alice. Had anyone other than Rosalie or I called her a freak, she would have probably found one of her spiky heels and turned them into a shish kabob, but instead she just laughed and shrugged.

"So what's with these super powers that you're rambling on about?" Rose asked and I chuckled.

"I swear you can manipulate people's will power and force them to do whatever you want them to. Sometimes I think Edward can read my mind just by looking in my eyes, Jasper has this insane calming ability that even works on Ms. Caffeine Methamphetamine over here, and Emmett radiates happiness that even managed to seep through my concrete barriers. Don't even get me started on Diane and Marcus after talking to Kate," I laughed and they just shook their heads.

"Ali...I think our dear little Bella has finally lost her last marble," she said as she eyed me with mock concern and put a hand to the side of her face as she spoke to Alice, pretending to be secretive even though I could hear her plain as day.

"Oh come on! You can't tell me that you haven't noticed this crap too!" I wailed and they snickered.

"Bella, really. Think about this. I'm just a persuasive person, Emmett's just happy, Jasper's just calm, and Edward...well Edward can probably tell what you're thinking because once your guard is down, your face is like an open book. There's nothing supernatural about it," Rose said and I scoffed and rolled my eyes as I tied up the bag I had been filling.

"HEY! ARE YOU ALL HUNGRY?!" Emmett bellowed down the beach as they walked toward us.

"A LITTLE!" Rose hollered back and they stopped walking as they waved for us to come to them. I took a quick look around, and was pleased to find that the beach was almost totally cleaned up. I was starving, seeing as how Edward and I had neither breakfast nor lunch as we had been otherwise occupied.

We met up with them and walked up to the buffet by the pool. Apparently I wasn't the only ravenous one at the table as Edward, Emmett, and I all made multiple trips up to the service area. After we had finished our last plates of food, and I felt damn near ready to explode, we ordered a round of drinks for us, and beers for the guys.

"So I'm staying with Emmett tonight, and Alice is staying in Jasper's villa. Are you going to be okay by yourself?" Rose asked as the guys made their way to the desert buffet.

"I'll be fine, Rose. Edward will probably end up staying with me anyhow," I said reassuringly. She smiled and nodded as she lifted her frozen daiquiri to her lips.

"Jasper told me that they're going to be making a supply run soon, he didn't know exactly when, but he said they're usually gone for a few days," Alice said as she frowned slightly.

"We're leaving the day after tomorrow, actually. Jasper and I discussed it this morning," Emmett said as he sat back down with a plate filled with different slices of cake and a giant scoop of ice cream in the middle. How he managed to stay in shape baffled me as I watched him dig into the most delicious looking piece of cheesecake I'd ever seen. If I wasn't so stuffed I probably would have gotten a piece of it.

"Where do you guys go for supplies?" Alice asked curiously and Emmett held up a finger in her direction as he finished chewing and took a swig from his beer.

"A few places in Brazil. We keep a truck and trailer on the other side to load up as we go and bring it all back to the boat when we're done," he said and she nodded just as Edward and Jasper came back to the table.

"Talking about the supply run, huh?" Edward asked as he wrapped an arm around me and offered me a piece of his cheesecake as he shook the fork in front of me. I couldn't resist the temptation so I took it as he grinned and winked. I involuntarily moaned slightly and clapped a hand over my mouth as four other sets of eyes darted in my direction.

"Edward, hands above the table!" Rosalie chided and I almost choked.

"They are!" he cried out and I swallowed before laughing.

"Sorry...but that's absolutely delicious," I said as I pointed to the strawberry covered cheesecake on his plate.

"Like it huh?" Emmett asked as he grinned and I nodded. "It's my mom's recipe."

"Damn...tell her I'll trade her rights to one of my books for it," I laughed and they all chuckled.

"I'm fairly sure she'd give it to you free willingly within minutes of meeting you," Edward whispered in my ear and then nipped at it, causing my entire body to break out in goose flesh as a shiver ran through me.

"Get a room...a soundproofed one at that!" Rose guffawed and Edward stiffened next to me as I fought off my laughter. I tilted my head and lost it when I saw how red his ears were with his embarrassment.

"Sorry," I muttered quietly as I fought my goofy grin. "We're apparently a bit vocal."

"A bit?" she scoffed. "I've been to concerts that didn't render me as deaf as your cries of passion did."

"Rose!" Alice shrieked. "Stop! We've had to hear you on occasion as well."

I felt so bad for Edward. The poor thing looked as if he wanted to slide underneath the cover of the table and never emerge again...not that I didn't feel the same way with having both Emmett and Jasper sitting right there.

"Alright, alright..I'm done," she said as she held her hands up, her quivering lips giving her away that she was still laughing hysterically on the inside.

"You okay?" I whispered as I cupped the side of his heated face. He leaned into it slightly and nodded.

"Yeah...just caught off guard. I thought your bouts of word vomit would have had me better prepared for something like this," he chuckled quietly. I kissed his cheek and snickered against it.

"It's contagious. I have the chronic strain, Rose suffers from the acute strain," I chuckled and he laughed.

"Soooo... what are you all going to do while we're gone?" Jasper asked, trying to relieve the awkwardness at the table. It was then that I noticed how uncomfortable Emmett looked at the moment and I felt bad for him.

"Probably head into town one of the days and just relax on the beach the rest of the time," Rose said and Emmett relaxed slightly. "How long will you all be gone?"

"Two, three days tops," he responded quickly and then chugged the remains of his beer.

"I'd rather be with you," I whispered and he looked at me sadly.

"Love, it's boring, stressful, a lot of work, and it makes us cranky and not very fun to be around," he replied quietly as he cupped my cheek.

"I'll be back before you know it. Just do me a favor and stay away from sharp objects, any people while you're brushing your teeth, and make sure you look both ways before taking a sip of your drink," he joked and I slapped his arm playfully.

"That was mean," I pouted, only pretending to be upset.

"Aww...I'm sorry," he said as he kissed my protruding lower lip. "It was funny though."

"Sure...when you're not the victim of homicidal inanimate objects," I retorted and he laughed.

"You're a survivor, not a victim," he chuckled and I snorted.

"Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that the resort is all cleaned up. Esme called this morning, she's having a crew come in tomorrow for the rest of the island. I'm heading home for the night," Kelly said as she plopped down in a chair at our table.

"Thanks, Kel. You know you didn't have to come in for this today," Emmett said as he looked at her gratefully. She waved it off and stole a piece of his left over cake from his plate.

"Please...this place is like my second home...you know that. Jason will be coming in tomorrow night to stay until you guys come back from your run. I think he's bringing Greg with him as well," she said and he nodded.

"If we don't see them, tell them we said thanks. They're saving our asses," he said in reply and she chuckled.

"So it's true then? You guys really did fire Tyler?" she asked and they all nodded.

"One down...two to go," she chuckled.

"It won't be long...you know neither of them can hold off on being a schmuck for very long," Edward chimed in and she nodded.

"So what are you ladies gonna do while these three misfits are gone?" Kelly asked and we snickered.

"Probably just lounge around the beach or pool and relax," Alice answered and she nodded.

"Well...if you guys get bored lemme know. There are a couple of really good night clubs just across the way," she said as she pointed toward the mainland.

"Kelly, I don't know that that's such a good idea. You know some of those areas aren't very safe for tourists," Edward said with concern etched all over his face.

"Is that Worry-ward I see breaking through the surface?" she asked sarcastically and then gasped. "My Lord, it is!"

"Very funny, Kelly. I'm serious," he said as he leaned forward and rested an arm on the table.

"They'll be fine, Edward. I'm a local and they all know me over there. They'll be perfectly safe," she said and he grunted.

"Anyway...lemme know if ya want to go," she said as she stood from the table. We all said our thanks as she waved and walked away.

"Well, what do you ladies say to a dip in the pool?" Jasper asked after a tense silence fell over the table. It seemed that none of the guys really wanted us venturing off into unfamiliar areas on the mainland without them.

We nodded and started to stand from the table. Emmett, Rose, Alice, and Jasper walking off before Edward and I. I hated that tension surrounding us. It was so thick it was damn near palpable.

"Edward," I sighed and he stopped walking and turned toward me.

"Bella, look. I'm not trying to make decisions for you, or control you, or anything like that. But, please don't go to one of those clubs without us. It really isn't safe," he said frantically and my breath hitched as I saw the amount of worry behind his eyes.

"Okay," I sighed. "I won't."

"Thank you. I just don't want anything happening to you. I love you," he said and I nodded.

"I know. I love you too," I said as I leaned up to kiss him.

Dear God...please, please, please don't let them ask me to go. There's no way I'm breaking my promise to him...

AN: It might be a while before the next chapter is posted. I'm trying to work on it as hard as I can, but my sense of humor, and creativity at the moment are severely lacking. Please be patient, I'm sure I'll have something posted by the end of the week. Leave me some love. Reviews feed my addiction to keep writing and keep me happy. ~Jersey~