FIC REC: Wedlocked by chynnadoll36 This fic will make you want to smack both BxE … hard and repeatedly … but I loved it :)

A/N: I forgot to mention our pre-reader Jan is who suggested the little idea to have her think it was a dream last chapter, so thanks! And thanks to Mana and SaraBeth also for their comments along the way. Super special thanks to kitchmill for her excellent beta work and suggestions. Every now and then I tweak after, so all mistakes are mine.

EPOV

As soon as I'm in Denver and settled into my hotel room, my brothers are at the door. I'm supposed to meet Bella in her room in a few, but I promised them an explanation and they're here to collect.

I open the door and give 'em both a hug. I missed 'em and it's good to be together again. We've always been tight and never spent much time apart. After we get comfortable I start.

I tell 'em that I'm in love with Bella and that I'm lucky enough to have her love me back. Emmett's happy for me, but Jasper's a little skeptical.

"Man, you sure this is the path you wanna take with a woman?" he asks me.

"Whacha mean?" I ask him back, 'cause I don't know where he's going with this.

"I mean, are you sure you wanna end up with a woman who's been with other men?"

I don't know how to respond to that. I mean, of course she hasn't, but that's Bella's business. It's not my place to talk about her sex life, or lack thereof, with my brothers. So I go with evasion.

"Just 'cause you're havin' trouble with Alice don't mean you can put Bella down like that. She's my one, there's no doubt in my mind, and I'm gonna marry that girl one day." I lay it out there for him so there'll be no misunderstandings.

He holds his hands up in a placating motion. "Okay, bro, sorry. I got ya. No problem here. I like Bella and'll be lucky to have her as a sister one day."

"Thanks, man." I give him a fist bump, and of course Emmett gets jealous. Never one to be out done, he jumps on the bed and starts a wrestling match.

After a little horse-play with my brothers, I get up and head to see Bella.

~~~~~POP RELIGION~~~~~

We spend the rest of January touring the northern states and some in Canada. After Vancouver, we fly to Alaska then head down to Seattle where we meet back up with our busses. That's a crazy show. Being as Bella's from there, it's sold out and tons of fans bombard us at the hotel and anywhere they can get close.

There's even a frat from U Dub that tries to get backstage and cause a scene. You can hear 'em hollering for her all the way to where we are. She's all cute and shy from the attention.

I like seeing that sparkle in her eye, knowing they love her 'cause they feel she represents 'em, even though she calls LA home now. And really, she was only in Seattle a little while 'fore she was discovered, but they showed up in droves all the same. I know she wishes she could've represented 'em as her real self instead of Issa, but it's still great for her.

After a trip down the west coast, we finally head to LA.

While we're here, we're called in for a label meeting. Something about seeing how the tour's going so far. I've never met the LA heads so it's gonna be an interesting experience to say the least.

We're meeting Marcus and Caius at the headquarters. It's just us and "Issa." When we get there, we're led into Caius' office.

Both men stand from their seats to greet us, Caius behind his desk and Marcus off to the side. "Good afternoon, gentlemen, Issa," Caius says, reaching out to shake our hands one by one and giving Bella a kiss on her hand and hug.

We shake Marcus's hand too and take a seat in the chairs arranged in front of his desk. He has a huge corner office in downtown LA with spectacular floor to ceiling windows covering one whole wall.

"Nice to finally meet the group that's making this tour of Issa's stand above our competition," Caius says as he takes his seat. "So how's it been going out on the road?"

As I sit there, I start thinking this is the perfect opportunity to get in a dig on Mike and some answers on why nothing's been done.

He asked, right?

"Well … the tour itself's been pretty great," I start. "But I have to say we've had some issues."

"Oh?" Marcus raises a brow. "What type of issues?" he asks.

Bella breaks in. "Oh, it's nothing, really. Just some problems with the paps and fans trying to get too close," she says, turning to give me a look like I better shut my mouth.

But that ain't happening. I'm here and these men are gonna hear what I have to say.

"It's more than that," I say firmly, looking at Bella to let her know I won't be stopping. "We've had problems with some of her back-up people, too."

"Ah, yes. I've had a complaint from Emily, but really it sounds like nothing to me," Caius speaks up.

"Nothin' because Mike's your nephew?" I raise a brow in his direction as I pose the question.

He looks taken aback by my accusation.

Marcus cuts his eyes over to Caius and asks, "What's this? I've heard nothing about any complaints."

"It's nothing, really." Bella tries once again to put a stop to me running my mouth.

"No, it's not nothin'. Mike's been doin' drugs and attacked Bella." I look between the two as I speak.

Marcus clears his throat. "Well, I'm sure something can be done to settle this matter. I'm sorry, but I knew nothing of it prior to this meeting."

"Hold on just a minute," Caius says raising his hand in the air. "This meeting was called to discuss a completely different … infraction."

"Infraction?" Bella questions.

"Yes, it seems there are many misdeeds going on during this tour," Marcus says, looking between me and Bella.

"Excuse me, sir, but I don't know what kinda misdeeds you're referrin' to, but I can assure ya the most serious problem you got is gonna be Mike," I tell him.

"Yes, we'll get to that. First, let's take care of the reason we asked to see you all." Caius is trying to switch gears on us.

"By all means." I wave my hand for him to go ahead and put an expectant look on my face.

Caius tents his hands and rests his chin on 'em as he starts speaking. "It seems there has been some impropriety going on. Someone has informed us that there has been a relationship formed between you"—he points toward me—"and Issa," he finishes, shooting her a glance.

Marcus picks it up from there. "So much so that you've kicked the other dancers off the girl's bus and are forcing them to bunk with the boys."

I'm a little stunned, to be honest. They must have some nerve to complain knowing all the crazy things they've done. I can't believe they'd be that stupid.

"Sir, I assure you that mine and Bella's relationship has nothing to do with why we left that bus."

"As a matter of fact," Jasper speaks up, "I'm the one who kicked 'em to our bus after I caught 'em doin' coke off my guitar." He's got his stern look on and these men know he means business. "All of 'em."

He skips the part 'bout the ruckus afterward, including his guitar getting broke, but his point's made. Both men know they don't want nothing 'bout no coke getting out.

"Hmm, well, that changes the circumstances a little bit I think," Marcus responds, giving Caius a side-eye.

"I don't think it does." That's Caius. "I think we can't have our 'Pure'"—he makes air quotes—"Christian rock group sharing a bus with our not so wholesome Issa."

"Wait just a damn minute," Bella barks out. "You don't get to tell me what I can and can't do in my personal life. I may pretend to party and make appearances, but you don't own me."

She's a little pissed and is it strange that I find that hot?

"We sell you as single and ready to mingle, and them as unobtainable. We can't have it looking like you've corrupted them." Caius gives Bella a stern look and she deflates—all her fire gone.

"You don't 'sell us' as anythin'," Jasper breaks in. "We choose how we lead our lives. It's not some gimmick for you to profit from. I'll go have sex tomorrow if I wanna and you have no say whatsoever."

"You may have a point there," Caius answers. "But if it gets out that the lead singer of Pure Religion is 'hooking up' with Issa, how do you think your fans will react to that news? The backlash will be huge, and it will all be thrown her way."

He does have a good point and I'd never let Bella be hurt that way, but I ain't getting back on that other bus. "Listen here, sir. I'm gonna go ahead and tell you this now. What goes on between me and Bella is frankly none of ya business and it'll stay that way. I won't be goin' back to that bus with those idiots, and if you don't like it you can find a replacement for us to finish the tour."

Bella gasps and looks over at me and I give her a reassuring smile. I love her and'll follow her the rest of the trip if I have to, but I won't be made out to be wrong by some suits. I mean what I just said.

"I agree." Emmett finally finds his voice. "You'll keep Mike and the rest of 'em as far away from us as possible and everythin' will go smoothly from here on out."

Marcus speaks up then. "As long as you can keep whatever this is"—he points between me and Bella—"private and out of any tabloids, then we can assure you Mike will keep his hands to himself."

"I don't know if that's good enough," I tell him. "I want him to not talk, touch or look at Bella, unless they're on stage performin'. And even then he better keep his hands to himself."

"I'll have a talk with him myself," Caius assures us.

"You keep him in line or we will." Jasper again, and there's no doubt in my mind they know he's serious as a heart attack.

"And ya needa know that I'd never put Bella's career at stake like that. So you have no reason to be concerned about anythin' between us gettin' out. But is has nothin' to do with what you think. We'll go at our own pace and decide what's right for us. Right now, Bella and me want to stay private, but neither of us are gonna allow ya'll to dictate our love life," I tell 'em seriously.

"We understand, but if it does get out, just remember who it will hurt the most." Caius gets one last reminder in knowing it's the key to keeping us in line.

"We're happy we could come to an agreement." Marcus claps his hands together. "All right, that about wraps this meeting up. Nice meeting you and keep up the good work." He stands and offers his hand only to usher us out of the room so he and Caius can talk alone.

He seemed a little blindsided by the Mike news. Maybe he'll give Caius a good reaming.

~~~~~POP RELIGION~~~~~

We catch a flight out of LAX and head to Hawaii, where we perform outdoors on the Big Island. That place is beautiful, and I promise Bella we'll make it back to explore one day.

The following week we hit Vegas.

Now that place is unreal. They don't call it Sin City for nothing. All those instant marriage places make me imagine what it'll be like when I marry Bella.

'Cause I am.

One day.

I'm sure of that.

Just knowing her makes every day better than the one before. I think of her when I open my eyes and before I go to sleep. I've spent my life waiting on her. I didn't even know it, but I'm so happy to've found her.

She's my life now.

We've been getting a little hot and heavy at times and I can barely contain myself. She tempts me in ways I can't even describe. But I made a promise and she'll thank me for it when we're finally able to take that step. Maybe I can even get her to marry me sooner rather than later, with all the heat between us.

I'd ask her tomorrow if I thought she'd go for it. But my Bella's not had a good example for a marriage with her parents being not so in love anymore—if they ever were.

But she'll marry me, of that I have no doubt.

I'm irresistible.

After leaving Vegas and all the marriage feels behind, we drive to Phoenix, Albuquerque and Oklahoma City before we hit Texas. We do three different cities there and it's down to Mexico we go.

~~~~~POP RELIGION~~~~~

Mexico City is the last stop here and we're at the airport after the show, where we catch a flight to Cancun for a week's vacation. Our shows in Mexico were pretty decent, but nothing like the ones in the US.

It's the first week in April and we're all pretty excited 'bout this small break.

There's been no trouble with Mike or the other girls, thank goodness, and they're even booked at a different hotel for our vacation.

I'm hoping we can stay under the radar while we're there and Bella and I can really enjoy ourselves. The place is pretty exclusive and our villas are private.

After landing and getting settled in, there's only one thing to do.

Hit the beach!

I think I need a shower session before I'm'ma be able to see Bella in her teeny tiny bikini.

We went shopping in Dallas and she bought one in a deep blue color with barely-there scraps of cloth. I wasn't even sure it was gonna fit but she assured me it would. I can't wait to see the end result.

I head to the shower to try and be preemptive.

As soon as the hot water's steaming over me I take myself in hand. He needs no encouragement. Just a few images of what I imagine Bella to look like in those scraps has me ready to go.

I close my eyes and imagine her standing in front of me, untying those little wisps of material at her creamy hips and neck.

I'm already stroking.

The bikini's gone and she's standing before me in nothing at all. I take in her full breasts that've filled my hands before and her flat, toned stomach.

I speed up a bit, squeezing a little harder.

She drops to her knees in front of me and places her hot, wet mouth right where I need it most, sucking me deep.

I almost come just imagining it.

She uses her hand to hold me where she needs me and starts bobbing in earnest. My head falls back to hit the shower wall from the pleasure.

Base to tip.

My legs are tingling and my balls are starting to tighten. It doesn't take long before I come in long spurts down the shower drain.

I'm wiped out.

Just the thought of Bella and her mouth on me has me a panting mess. I don't know how I'm gonna handle the real thing, but I can't wait to find out one day. I catch my breath and finish my shower.

After dressing in swim trunks and a tank, I head to the living room to see if Jasper and Emmett are as ready to hit the beach as I am. Emmett's already waiting on me and Jasper's nowhere in sight.

"What's up, man? Where's Jasper?" I ask him, walking into the room.

"Ah, you know him. Alice needed him so he's already gone." He rolls his eyes.

I chuckle a little. "Yeah, and he was worried 'bout me and Bella."

"Don't worry 'bout that, bro. I can see it. You two got somethin' special. I know me and Rosie do too. I just gotta convince her of that," he says, looking a little down about it.

"Oh? I thought you were just friends." I'm confused now. He and Rose have never even attempted to make a go at it. I figured maybe they learned from Jasper and Alice's mistakes early on.

"Yeah, we are," he answers then mumbles hoping I can't hear. "That's the problem."

"Are you sayin' you want more?" I ask. "I thought it was clear she wasn't into settlin' down. And I know you ain't gonna do casual."

"Yeah, man. I know, but I'm just sure Rosie's my one."

That shocks me. Emmett's always said he'd know. I just never thought it'd put him in this kind of pickle.

Rose and Alice are nothing like my Bella. They're world wise and've explored a few things. I guess I'm the lucky one of us.

To have Bella keep herself pure, like she was just waiting on me to come along, is everything to me. I'm sure I'd love her regardless, but that's just the sweetest icing that could've topped the cake that is my Bella, ever.

"Do ya really think that?" I ask him.

"Yeah, I do." He looks sadder than I'm used to seeing from my big, exuberant brother.

"So what're ya gonna do?" I'm trying to give him a sounding board. Help him figure some things out.

"Nothin' I can do. Just gotta hope she sees the same things I do … eventually." He's so down, I gotta perk him up a bit.

"Come on, man. We're in Cancun. No time to be worryin' 'bout things you can't be sure of. Let's go hit the beach and take in our girls in some bikinis." I wiggle my eyebrows at him.

He groans. "Aw, don't remind me, bro."

We get our stuff together and make our way to the girls' villa.

When Bella opens the door, my jaw 'bout hits the floor. She's standing there in her teeny bikini with a white mesh cover up barely hiding anything and a big straw hat on top of her head. She smiles when she sees me standing there and grabs my arm to pull me in.

Emmett follows and goes directly to Rose, who's sitting on the couch dressed for the beach.

"Are ya ready to get some sunshine and sand?" I ask Bella after a long, slow kiss.

"Yep, I've got my bag ready and a cooler with some drinks." She turns to Emmett. "Could you grab it off the bar?" she asks him.

"Shoot yeah. I'm ready to get my beach on!" He's back to himself and's all excited and ready to go. "Rosie, you ready?" He looks to her as he picks up the cooler.

"All ready," she replies. "Alice and Jasper should be there already."

"Cool, let's hit it then!" He grabs the cooler and heads toward me and Bella, with Rose following right behind him.

I grab Bella's hand and lead her out the door. It feels good to be able walk out in the open like this. I hope it lasts the whole time we're here. No wig or disguise makeup; just my Bella all natural and beautiful.

The villas are located right on the beach so it's only a short walk 'fore we're feeling the sand between our toes. We stop and look around, hoping to spot Alice and Jasper.

"Look." Rose points. "There they are."

We head on over to join the little beach party of two they got going on. "You finally made it," Alice says as we approach. Like we took forever or something. It ain't our fault she wanted to try and seduce Jasper with her barely-there bikini before everyone else was ready.

"Yep, here we are," Bella says, giving her a look.

"It's about time. I feel like I'm already toasted to a crisp." She seems exasperated with us.

Must be all that sexual frustration.

"Let's hit the ocean then!" Emmett exclaims, grabbing Rose's hand and running toward the water with her screaming at him the whole way.

I just shake my head and laugh. Then I look to Bella with my eyebrow raised, asking if she's ready too.

She knows what I mean and drops her stuff then holds out her hand. I take it, and we head to the water at a slower pace than Emmett and Rose did.

Alice and Jasper get up and follow us. Not holding hands. I don't know what's going on with those two. I just hope my brother knows what he's doing. She's a spitfire, that one, and could break him in two.

Once we're all in the water, which is warm and soothing, we do our own thing. Rose and Emmett are splashing each other and diving under in a game of cat and mouse, and Alice and Jasper are just floating around calmly a little ways away.

I pull Bella farther out, where the water's up to our chest and rises even higher when a wave swoops in. Then I grab her in my arms and give her a kiss like I've been wanting to since I first saw her.

It's long and slow and deep and makes me wish I didn't ever have to breathe. Tongues tangle and slide, moans and groans can be heard and parts I thought I'd taken care of take notice as well.

I lean my forehead to hers. "The things you do to me, woman."

"How do you think I feel? I'm about to explode from all the tension I carry around daily," she tells me, looking me in the eyes.

I lean back and look at her and can't resist. "I can help you with that."

"Edward," she sighs. "Don't make promises you can't keep."

"Oh, I'll keep 'em, all right," I say, wiggling my eyebrows at her. "Come here." I pull her to me, in real close, and start kissing her again.

We're out in the ocean with the water covering our bodies almost to the neck. No one's gotta know nothing. I slide my hand up so my thumb can reach her nipple, and she moans in my mouth when I rub against the already peaked bud.

Her legs wrap around me and she slides her warmth right against my hardness, almost making my knees buckle. "Bella, mmmm …" I moan out.

She picks up the pace of her movements as I rub and pull her nipples. The water makes this all easier 'cause it helps support our weight. I start to respond to her thrusting with my hips and reach in and kiss her good and deep to keep us both quiet.

I know I probably shouldn't be doing this, but I'm not losing my virginity and neither is she. We're together and clothed.

That's allowed, right?

She picks up her movements and I slide one of my hands down so I can press my thumb over her clit.

She moans louder then. I break the kiss and move down her cheek to her ear. "Shhh … baby, you gotta keep quiet," I breathe out, barely able to talk.

"It's just … so good …" She kisses me all over my neck and the sensations are building. "I'm almost there," she whispers with a suck to my ear lobe.

"Me too, baby, me too." And I am.

When I think I can't take it no more, I hear her breaths speed up and her trying to hold the moans in. I know she's coming. It doesn't take but a few seconds for me to join her once I stop holding back for her.

I reach in and kiss her once more as we slow it down. As the kiss ends, I lean my head beside hers and whisper, "Baby, you're the most important thing in my word, and that was amazin'. I won't ever regret it." I lean back to look into her gorgeous brown eyes. "You're gonna be my wife one day, and I can't wait to experience the real thing with ya."

She sighs. "Thank you, Edward. I love you, and there'll never be anyone else for me."

"I love you too, pretty girl."

~~~~~POP RELIGION~~~~~

The rest of our time at the beach is amazing. We're able to just … be. Only once do a couple of teen girls recognize Bella and ask for an autograph, which she smiles and gives happily.

We even walk to a small pub one night and get a little tipsy. We have a blast, and I have to admit, I like them fruity concoctions. Things almost get outta hand between me and Bella that night, but she dials us back a notch and sends me back to my villa.

The next morning isn't as good. After some aspirin and plenty of water we decide no more alcohol for a while, but it's all in good fun.

We don't see Mike and crew at all 'til we met 'em at the airport to catch our flight back to Mexico City.

Paul, Jake and Sam are waiting on us parked at the airport ready for our long drive back to the states and on to New Orleans.

That was just what we needed to unwind and relax after these last few months, and twenty-three cities, since Christmas. A little over two months left and I don't know how I'm gonna handle not seeing Bella every day like I'm accustomed to.

That makes me start thinking more seriously 'bout ways to keep her.

I wonder if she'll go for it.

Nine months isn't a long time, but all I needed was 'bout four of 'em to know.

Now I just gotta convince her.

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