A/N
Haha, I figured I would get "I hate you for the cliffy!" But thankfully I didn't :) So this story is particularly for LaVieBoheme76 Tajzanna xomelixo95 and bananapancakes7
Thank you so much for your support! You have reviewed the most out of everyone and I cannot keep my supporters waiting. So here is the THIRD update today! Still EPOV. This will be a long chapter, I think it is the longest one yet. I have a partial lemon coming up :):P please tell me what you think after.
After I got to the ground I pulled her down with me.
"Isabella, Bella. I have to confess to you something I have kept locked up far too long. Would you mind if I shared this with you?" I wanted to still be a gentleman and give her the choice.
"Yes. Please tell me." I could tell she was anxious.
"Bella, since the moment I met you, I have had to hide my true feelings for you. I didn't want to frighten you or make you feel you had to choose over anything else. I can no longer lock away how much I care you you. Isabella, I am in love with you. I knew I was the second I looked in your eyes. I've never loved anyone like I have you. You have made me feel, see, believe, and trust so many things I never believed were true. I cannot believe I have been lucky enough to find you. I will not hide my love for you any longer. I am in love with you, my Bella." The entire time I said these words I held both of her hands in both of mine and I looked deeply into her eyes. She had tears flowing swiftly from them.
"Edward." She choked on her sob. "Edward, I knew it! I knew deep down I was in love with you the moment I felt your hand touch mine in the market, I knew it! I never doubted my feelings for you. I love you too!" Her tears were pouring down her face even harder. I pulled her to me and looked deep into her eyes as I wiped tears from her eyes.
"Isabella, I would very much like to kiss you right now. May I?" I told her with urgency, if she didn't answer quickly I could wait no longer. She nodded fiercely and I pulled her even closer.
I bent my head to hers and ever so softly I pressed my lips against hers. I couldn't believe the sensations that went through my body at that time. How warm and full her lips were. It only left me craving more.
I put as much passion as I could into the kiss without making it uncomfortable for her. Our breaths turned to gasps and I pulled away only for a moment to lean into her ear and whisper "I love you Bella." I kissed her ear lobe and I felt her let out a breath I didn't know she was holding.
"Edward, you have no idea how this feels." She said.
"Oh but I do. I have been holding back for so long, I couldn't wait Isabella." I kissed her again more urgent this time and I felt her pull me towards her as she leaned back. Her being as clumsy as she is, didn't realize we were still on a hill and we both started to roll down onto the flat grass at the bottom of the large hill.
It took me a moment to realize how we landed. I was hovering over Bella while she laid under me. I had landed with my arms propped up around her. I knew she didn't feel my full weight on her.
I leaned back down to kiss her gently but when I did I wasn't prepared to feel her pull my body down on hers. I collapsed gently still staring into her beautiful eyes. I knew this should stop but I couldn't help myself, I kissed her again but still trying to keep a boundary. This girl tempted me more than I thought was ever possible.
"Edward I love you." I almost lost it that moment after hearing her utter those words to me. I had to muster control though. I knew I would wait for my wedding day, but Bella wasn't making that an easy task.
"You don't know what those words do to me Isabella." She reached up and kissed me this time. After our breathing were gasps once again I pulled away and rolled off her pulling her to my side.
"I love you Isabella." And we sat there that way for immeasurable time.
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"Good morning." I whispered into my sleeping Bella's ear.
"Morning." She mumbled with sleep in her voice. I leaned down and kissed her forehead.
"Mother has breakfast ready. Today will be a long day." Tonight was the ball and I was more than ready.
"Ugh." She mumbled. I knew she was sleepy and wasn't looking forward to being made up all day by my mother.
"Come on." I said kissing her forehead again.
"Fine." She whispered sleepily.
We walked down to the dinning room to find my mother and father already sitting at the table.
"Good morning you two." My father called to us
"Morning" We both said.
"You better eat quickly Isabella so we can start getting you ready. You will need to be at the ball by 4:00 this afternoon and we will need to have you ready by then." My mother told her
"Yes mam." She ate her breakfast and went to take her shower. After her shower she will be upstairs the rest of the afternoon.
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BPOV
After my shower Elizabeth was waiting in my room to do my hair. She pinned it up in loose curls atop my head. I would have loved her to help dress me but no one has seen the dress, I hid it the moment I bought it. I wanted everyone to be surprised.
"Your hair is done now. I shall be in the kitchen if you were to need anything, I am going to make a quick lunch since it is one o'clock. I will return momentarily to apply a light make-up."
"Thank you."
I took this moment of my free time to put on the undergarments I would be wearing. I had no idea the dress I had would require such things. I was used to my petticoat but this was different for me. I had a sleeveless chemise, which wasn't bad. But the corset? It was beautiful but it looked deadly. It was a Silverado corset with a blue ribbon at the top and bottom with a little lace and a small floral design as well. I never had to wear a corset before so this would be new to me.
I discovered quickly you cannot put on the corset alone. I knew Elizabeth would have to tie this up.
It was a good thing Elizabeth did make a very quick lunch because I was not having the best of luck with that deadly thing.
"Help." I said desperately as she poked her head in. She laughed and sat my lunch on the dresser.
"Take a deep breath and hold it." I did as I was told. I instantly wish I hadn't, my airway was blocked off the moment I took the breath.
"Is it supposed to be this tight?" I gasped out in between trying to breath. She giggled at me.
"It will get better, once the initial shock is gone." She let out another giggle. She was right, I could breath again.
"Have a seat. I will start your make-up then leave you to dress." After a few short moments she was finished and it was a quarter till three.
"There you are. I will make sure Edward is ready now." She left with a smile.
I pulled out my dress. I loved it and thought it was beautiful. It might be a little old fashioned but I loved it. It was a pearly white with a pale gold beading, ribbons, tassels, and trimmings. It had a few pearls around the sleeves and had a train with bows on it.
After I was dressed I glanced in the mirror. Elizabeth could work wonders.
"Is Edward ready?" I called downstairs not wanting to leave if he wasn't ready.
"I am" He called from the bottom of the steps.
I took a deep breath and started towards the stairs. There was an audible gasp from Elizabeth, Edward Sr. and my Edward. I just blushed.
"Isabella! You look absolutely...completely...I cannot describe how heartbreaking and breathtakingly beautiful you look." I blushed again. He was staring at me with his mouth open.
"You are too kind. You look painfully and extraordinarily dashing." He grinned at me and held out his hand. I placed mine in his and he kissed the top of my hand gently while his eyes never strayed from my own.
"I imagine every man in the room will be trying to take you away from me tonight. Everyone of them will be jealous that I am there with the most beautiful of all women there. I must be extra protective of you tonight." He said.
"Don't worry, I only have eyes for you."
Edwards mother was standing there with a huge smile on her face while she was bouncing with excitement.
"You two are absolutely perfect for each other!" She said and gave an even bigger smile to her husband. She looked deeply in his eyes and they whispered I love you to each other.
They turned back to us and Elizabeth walked to me and gave me a hug.
"Have a splendid time, both of you." She said to us.
"Be safe." His father called to us as we were leaving through the door.
I was shocked to see a beautiful horse and carriage waiting.
"You didn't think I would make you walk did you? That wouldn't be very gentlemanly."
He helped me into the carriage and the driver took us to the city hall where the ball was being held.
We arrived precisely at four and Edward helped me out of the carriage extending his arm for me to take.
"I don't want you to leave me tonight." I whispered finally aware of having to dance for the first time. I was frightened. I've never learned how.
"I promise, I won't leave you tonight. I promise that I will never leave you, for the rest of my entire life." My heart fluttered quickly. He was smiling up at me. I wanted to desperately for him to kiss me but I knew he wouldn't do that in public, he was far too much of a gentleman for that.
"The dances will start soon enough. They will wait until the clock strikes seven before they begin." I nodded.
"Edward? What if...what if I can't dance?" He smiled his crooked smile at me. I lost my breath and this time it was not from the corset.
"That's alright Isabella. I will help you. Don't be afraid." He looked me deeply in the eyes and smiled again. He pulled my hands to his chest. "My Bella."
I loved hearing him say that I was his. It was true. I was deeply in love with him and wanted desperately for him to make me forever his with our vows.
"I love you Isabella."
"I love you. I always will and I can promise that I will for the rest of my life."
"The rest of your life?"
"And longer."
"Would you do something for me then?"
"Anything Edward." He pulled me by my hand and walked me across the street. "Where are we going Edward?"
"You shall see." He wore the biggest most beautiful smile. He was gorgeous.
After we walked about a block he pulled me behind a building. We walked into a beautiful garden that had a pathway lined with flowers upon flowers and trees. There were little lights along the sidewalk to show the path at night.
He pulled me to a gazebo and walked under it letting my hand go. I stopped and stared at him as he walked to the center of the floor.
"Isabella." He held his hand out. I walked towards him and took it. This place was the most beautiful place I've seen.
"Isabella? Did you mean that you would love me for the rest of your life?"
"Of course I meant it. You are my reason to even be alive. Not being with you, even for a few hours, it feels like half of me died. The love I feel for you is like no other. I cannot express the love I have for you Edward."
"Will you do something for me then?" I nodded. He dropped to one knee and took my left hand. I gasped loudly and stopped breathing.
"Isabella Marie Swan? Will you please take me and love me for the rest of your life? I promise you that my love for you will only grow. I promise to take care of you and be with you when you need it most, even the times you do not. I promise to be loyal, faithful, and true to no one but you. Most of all, I promise to love you to no end, even in death. I swear to love you forever. Will you please tell me you will be my wife?"
I cried. I couldn't respond. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a box. He took the ring from it and slid it on my ring finger. It was a beautiful gold ring with a diamond in the center and three smaller diamonds on each side.
"Please Bella, be my wife?" I nodded vigorously, that was response I could get out.
He stood and embraced me tightly. He looked deep into my eyes. He kissed me with a passion I didn't know could exist within someone. His lips were on mine hungrily. One of his hands locked on my waist and pulled me tightly against him, the other was locked in my hair. I was surprised by his eagerness. He never got this close to me. I decided to take advantage of it as long as it would last, I put my hands in his hair and pulled him even closer.
He opened his mouth slightly and I could feel and taste his warm breath. He opened his eyes and looked at me for permission to continue. I opened my mouth slightly showing him I approved. His tongue touched my lower lip and I shivered. The feel of it was amazing. He slightly grazed my tongue with his for a moment and then his tongue was against mine feverishly.
I didn't know what to do so I followed his lead. I twirled my tongue when he twirled his and let his tongue guide me. He would pull my tongue into his mouth and then I would pull his back to mine.
He pushed me backward until I felt the column against my back. His hand that was on my waist slid to the front of my body and he brushed his hand lightly straight up from my stomach until he met my jaw. I gasped out of breath and he tilted my head back and kissed gently along my jaw line to my ear.
"You have no idea how desirable you are to me Bella. I could take you right now." My heart was pounding and I was breathing heavily.
"I wouldn't stop you."
"I know. That is why I need to stop now whilst I have some small, very small, measure of control."
I pressed my lips to his eagerly, he pushed back with the same hunger as before. He locked his hands around my neck and pulled me closer to him and once again our kiss deepened with his tongue in my mouth.
He, very slowly, lowered one hand from my neck down to my shoulder sliding it down my arm to my side, to my waist and then my hip. I was gasping for breath. His hand cupped my hip and pulled me into him. He made a noise in his throat as I did the same. My dress was thick with layers but the front happened to be a little thinner than the rest, I knew he could feel enough.
"Bella." He whispered breathing into my neck "If there is any intention on stopping, we need to do so now. I wouldn't be a gentleman if I kept going."
I was out of breath. I pulled him to me again and he gasped.
"I would hate to take you right now. But it will happen if we do not stop. Now."
He made the same noise in his throat again as I pulled him against me one more time.
"Bella." He said out of breath. "We need to stop." But he kept pushing against me, I didn't stop pulling him. "Bella?" He whispered again. I was stupid enough to ask
"Hm?" That seemed to break him from his trance a little. He stopped and looked down at me.
"We need to go back to the ball. We're supposed to be dancing remember?" I sighed. I knew he regained his control.
It was like he could sense my hesitation
"Don't worry love, we can pick this back up after we have a few dances." He smiled that crooked smile and leaned down to kiss my neck. "We have to be able to say we danced to at least one song." He chuckled.
"Let us hurry then." My hope for a continuation growing.
We walked back to the city hall and immediately started dancing.
"You really do look beautiful tonight Isabella." He said as he twirled me
"And you really do look dashing." He smiled
"I am so very lucky." He looked down at the ring he put on my finger. "That ring belonged to my grandmother. After she died she gave to my mother. She knew I was going to ask you to marry me, she wanted you to have it. Mother loves you as if you were her own daughter."
"Your mother is very kind. I look to her as if she were my mother."
We continued dancing for another hour. The time was nine o'clock. We were not expected back until at least midnight.
"I have somewhere I would like to take you. Would you protest?"
"Never." He took my hand and guided me back to the carriage. The driver knew where to go, Edward didn't have to speak.
We walked to the most lovely river. It had a lot of trees and flowers, much like the garden, but it had a fountain in the middle of it. It was gorgeous.
"What do you think?" He asked me as he pulled me to a rock.
"It is beautiful." I was in awe.
Before I knew it my back was against a tree. Edward had his arms on either side of my head and his eyes were on fire.
I took a deep breath in.
"I love you Isabella." Before I had time to respond his lips were on mine, hard. I felt a rush go through my entire body. His tongue circled mine and his hands grazed from my neck to my hips back and forth slowly. He was making me weak and had to hold me tighter. He was pushing himself against me again.
"This is rather difficult with your dress." He stopped kissing my ear and knelt to the ground. He stood back up and pulled my dress up with him. I inhaled quickly. Edwards eyes shot to mine.
"I am so sorry. That was wrong of me." He dropped my dress and looked to the ground.
"No, it is fine. Truly. It just took me by surprise is all." I bent and lifted the dress a little ways letting him know he could proceed.
He took the dress from me and pulled it back up above my stomach. He started to lean in but paused and looked for permission again. I pulled him to me.
We began where we stopped earlier. The pace quickened slightly and he suddenly stopped.
"What is wrong?" He just looked at me. He unbuttoned his shirt and threw it to the grass.
I stood there in shock of his amazing upper body. He was perfect.
"Want to swim?" He asked while pulling his pants down.
"You don't want to get your dress wet, you might want to take that off." He smirked at me.
"Help me?" He had the burning look in his eyes again. He walked toward me and turned me so my back faced his chest.
His lips pressed against the back of my neck while he unzipped the top. He made a trail of kisses of the exposed skin down to the middle of my back. I was panting. He pulled the skirt of my dress down.
"You are exquisite." He whispered in my ear. I shivered. He instantly grabbed my hand and pulled me to the rock and pulled us over the edge to dive in the water.
A/N
So what did you think????? Did you like the partial lemon? Please tell me what you thought about it!This will continue in the next chapter. I just like to keep people anticipating. :) As if you couldn't tell. So the dress, ring, undergarments even will be on my profile. A few more reviews results in a few more updates :) REVIEW PLEASE!!!!!!!