Edward

Bella was shifting from foot to foot at my side, agitation clear as she tugged on her t-shirt and twisted the ends of her hair round her finger.

Alice's flight had just landed and we were waiting for a glimpse of her, to be honest it was Jasper I was looking for, Alice was so tiny I would never she her in the sea of people making their way through the airport.

Or so I thought.

Scanning the crowd, I groaned as I saw Alice perched on Jasper's shoulders, waving like crazy. Bella giggled at my side and moved away from me slightly, as if to pretend she wasn't with me. I was having none of that and pulled her firmly back under my arm.

'You promised Bella,' I whispered close to her ear, enjoying the shiver that passed though her body as my lips grazed her skin. 'Remember no sex for a week if you chicken out of this.'

She scowled at me for a minute then sighed, 'as if you could resist for a week,' she huffed.

'Do you want to try me?' she shook her head vehemently and I saw the way her eyes locked onto my mouth making my blood heat and her cheeks begin to flush with bright colour, letting me know that her thoughts weren't exactly innocent.

Jasper's smiling face came closer and Alice was still perched on his shoulders, except instead of smiling now her mouth was hanging open in shock as she took in the sight of my arm around Bella.

There was some frantic whispering and Jasper lowered Alice to the ground, within seconds she was stood in front of us, her accusing glare shooting from me to Bella.

'What's going on?' Alice face was getting scarier and scarier with her mounting wrath, her foot tapping furiously as she stared at us.

'Ww what do you mean Alice?' Bella stammered out.

'Well just how long have you two being in contact?' She turned her hurt, angry eyes on me, 'You didn't want to tell me that you and Bella were in contact again?'

'Alice it isn't like that, I only met Bella again a few weeks ago and I wanted it to be a surprise.' The anger lessened a little from her face and Jasper wrapped a comforting arm around her shoulders while giving me a small smile.

I watched Alice take in our postures, my arms round Bella's waist, her face turned into my body and her expression did a complete one eighty.

'Oh, oh, it's happens hasn't it, I knew it, I'm never wrong,' Jasper looked down at her bemused as she continued. 'You two had me worried there but now it's happened.'

'Would anyone care to let me now what's going on?' Jasper's laconic voice interrupted as he looked between the three of us.

'Long story man, I'll tell you later, for now let's just say I will probably never hear the end of it.'

Alice had taken hold of Bella's arm now and was dragging her away from me, it was silly really but I clung to her a little, our fingers grazing as we parted.

'What happened to you Bella, I can't believe we lost touch for so long.' Bella looked chagrined and began to tell Alice all about her life. They sat in the back of the car as Bella recanted everything from the moment she left Forks to meeting me at Emmett and Rosalie's engagement party.

'So that's Bella huh?' Jasper's soft voice reached my ears and I nodded, barely able to suppress the grin that suffused my face.

'I've never seen you look so happy Ed, not even when you and I were hitting the weed.' I laughed and punched his arm lightly as we drove to my apartment.

I tried hard to listen to Alice and Bella's conversation as I made my way through traffic, but the most I got were various squeals from my sister and Bella's mouth twitching as her eyes met mine in the rear-view mirror.

My sister and Jasper were going to be staying at my place for a few days, usually they would stay in a hotel but seeing as I wouldn't be around to witness their rather too public displays of affection, I was willing to let the stay in my apartment. I would be spending my nights wrapped around Bella's body, breathing in her delectable scent and finding pleasure beyond imagining.

'What's with the dopey look?' My sister's voice jolted me from my very pleasant thoughts; I flushed and tried to ignore the giggling that came from the back of the car.

Helping Jasper bring in the bags I couldn't get rid of the slight pang of jealousy at the way Alice was monopolising Bella, it was ridiculous I know but I wanted her close all the time.

'Wow so you were wearing jeans to this extremely elegant party when you met Edward?' Alice was laughing and saying 'typical Bella.'

'What happened when you saw him?' I was listening intently wondering how she felt when she first saw me after all those years.

'I heard him first actually, he told me not to do it,' Bella had a soft smile on her face as she spoke.

'The voice was so familiar and until I turned and saw him I had never realised just how much I had missed him, I always felt like something was missing in my life and it turned out that missing piece was Edward.' A lump formed in my throat at her words, it was exactly the same for me, my hand found her shoulder and squeezed, Bella looked up at me with adoring eyes and grinned.

'Jesus, get a room,' Alice muttered before shaking her head at Jasper.

Bella

Alice was exactly as I remembered, beautiful, intense, and loving every moment being able to rub in my and Edward's face how she had being right all along.

'Did you honestly never feel that way about him in high school?' she questioned as we sat together on the couch in Edward's apartment, Jasper and Edward were in the kitchen catching up.

'Not in the romantic sense, we were friends, the best of friends. I guess we needed to grow up, all I know is that as soon as we starting talking I knew I never wanted to be without him again.'

A huge sigh left Alice's mouth and she looked all self satisfied as she raised her eyebrows at me.

'Okay, okay, you are all knowing Alice, I will never doubt your abilities again.'

'That's all I'm asking Bella,' she grinned and looked over the back of the couch into the kitchen.

'So what do you think of my southern hunk of man meat?'

I spluttered and goggled at her as she laughed.

'He seems great, quiet, a nice contrast to you.'

'Oh believe me he can be very loud.' I gag and roll my eyes, excusing myself to get another drink.

As I approach the kitchen I hear Edward telling Jasper about how us being together came about.

'You were right Jasper when you said that Bella was a big part of my life, hell she is my now life.' My breath caught for a second hearing Edward say those words, I wasn't frightened despite the intensity of emotion that coloured his voice, in fact I revelled in it.

Edward turned to see me standing in the doorway and smiled, not in the least embarrassed that I had heard his words, he reached out his hand toward me and pulled me into his arms.

Jasper watched our display with a smile and when I pulled away he held out his hand and said ' we haven't being officially introduced but I'm Jasper, arm candy and all round good guy.'

Laughing I shook his hand and took in his twinkling dark eyes, he was calmness personified, he actually seemed to radiate the emotion. I liked him immediately and as Alice came to join us I watched the way they complimented each other perfectly.

Alice gave Jasper a quick kiss on the lips before turning her attention to Edward.

'Bella has accepted my omniscience, now it's your turn brother dear.' Edward clenched his teeth and I shrugged apologetically at him as he mouthed traitor at me.

'Come on Edward she did call it,' but I could see he was going to be stubborn.

'Yes but if I concede now who knows where it will end,' he hissed at me. We all stood there looking at him and finally his shoulders slumped in defeat.

'Fine Alice, you know everything and I know nothing.' Alice danced gleefully round the kitchen, stopping in front of Edward and sticking her tongue out cheekily.

That evening is spent out on the town with Alice and Jasper and it turns out to be more fun then I could ever have imagined.

Alice cannot handle her drink, not in the she gets a little tipsy way either, she is stinking hammered as between us we half carry, half drag her back to Edward's. She's singing I Will Survive appalling off key in between hiccupping giggles.

'She won't survive if she doesn't bloody shut up,' Edward muttered as he pulls his sister up to stop her from hitting the sidewalk face first.

Our night's entertainment has consisted of Alice trying to play darts, she actually nearly took a guy's eye out when her phone started vibrating while she was taking a throw, needless to say we had to make a hasty retreat. Next came her playing pool, and let's just say that Edward came so close to having a cue up his ass that Jasper and I nearly died laughing.

I was feeling pretty mellow by the end of the evening as Jasper pleaded with us to help him get Alice home, he was having a hard time defending himself against her aggressive mauling of his person, she seemed intent on pulling his pants down at every opportunity.

'Jasper you're sooo pretty,' she crooned as we approached the doorway, my laughing eyes meeting Edward's disturbed ones, and as she as Alice and Jasper are inside the apartment Edward grabbed my hand and pulled us out of there.

'I know what comes next and believe me you don't want to witness that,' we were breathless as he ran us down the steps and out of the building as quickly as possible.

'Just take me home,' I said wrapping my arms around his neck and nuzzling my face against his chest.

'Your wish, my command.' Before I knew what was happening I'm hoisted onto his back and he's running with me clinging on and giggling the few blocks to my place.

His urgency turns me on and I place soft kisses on his neck as he opens the door and carries me through to the bedroom.

'At last we are alone,' he growls as I slide from his back onto the bed.

'You drive me crazy Bella,' he murmurs while undressing me and running his hands all over my body, the light touch of his fingers making my body spark and want more.

'To sit and watch you and just want to have you to myself, its like torture' his quiet words inflame my passion as I lay there panting, watching his eyes darken, as his lips possess mine.

'I'm always yours Edward.' I whimper a little as his mouth moves over my breasts, tugging at my nipples while his hand slips beneath my underwear feeling how wet and ready I am for him.

My previous fuzziness is washed away as my body meets his; it's so incredible every time. Every thrust, every touch just seems to make me crave him more.

'So I'm your missing piece huh?' I'm laid with my head on Edward's chest and I lift my face to look at his, the soft light in his eyes as he looks down at me letting me know how much those words meant to him.

'Yes,' I say softly.

Edward touches my face with gentle fingers, the tender caress full of love.

'Never got lost again okay?'

'Never,' I promise before entwining my fingers with his and falling into a peaceful sleep.

A/N So sorry for the late update, a nasty tummy bug hit the family and it wasn't pretty.

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