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Leading me to Comfort ~ Chapter 11.
EPOV.
I watched my beautiful Bella walk away down to hall to get candles for the table. I could not believe we had only met just a few days ago, and now, here I was, falling in love with her.
My feelings for this amazing woman were like nothing like anything I had ever felt for Tanya, not in all the time we had been together.
I never rushed into things. I never took risks, but asking her to come and stay with me was something I had not even stopped to question. I had no control over it, I had to ask her.
I didn't want her to stay another moment in her place, not just because she would be alone with no heating.
It was more than that.
I could not stand the idea of her not being close by to me. She had not only fed my stomach that first evening in the diner, but also my heart. She was so beautiful and kind. The way she stroked the hair away from my face made me feel cared for, loved even. And I had really missed that.
Tanya had never made me feel that way, even when things were good between us. She had been furious at me when I told her about the job here, and did all she could to talk me out of going for it. She wanted to be in a big city and play the part of the consultant's wife.
I thought she understood that this kind of job that I had always aimed for. I had told her often enough, she thought she would humour me and eventually I would give in and take a city job to please her.
My family had all made plans to move out here and that made her even angrier. We had planned all this before I even knew Tanya. She suddenly realised she was not going to get what she wanted this time, and she was going to have to share my attentions with my family as well.
Tanya did not like to share...unless it came to our bed...she was quick enough to share herself and our bed with James.
I was not angry by this at all now; I felt nothing for her or what she had done. It just didn't matter anymore.
I thought about Bella, she had asked for nothing from me, but I would give her anything. If she asked me to me to move to Alaska, I would pack up and follow her. What was happening to me here?
I knew I was happier now than I had ever been. Bella made me feel so happy; she made me feel sexy and attractive. She made me feel like her man.
She wanted me. I knew she had little experience with men, but that was more than ok, I loved the fact we would teach each other and learn together. I loved the fact I was the first one to share these things with, I wanted to be the last man, the only man she shared this with.
She was playful and shy, but she knew what she wanted.
I always got the feeling that Tanya had somewhere better to be when we were in bed together. I guess now I knew that she did.
It felt like a life time ago. It was BB…before Bella.
Life was so much better now.
I sat the glasses down on the table which now looked so welcoming. I had rarely dined in here. I had hardly used much of the house at all.
Tanya didn't cook, thinking back Tanya didn't eat much either.
We had entertained some of my colleagues here once. An outside caterer had dealt with everything. It was not as if I wanted Tanya tied to the stove. As long as she was happy I would have been happy.
I looked at my watch; Bella's father would be here soon.
I was as nervous as hell…the man scared me…but not enough to stay away from his beautiful daughter. Taking a deep breath I walked back to the kitchen and looked around. Even this room looked so much more homely now too. I don't think the oven had been switched on before Bella got here.
My Mother will love Bella, and I had a feeling Bella would love her back. I couldn't wait to talk to my Mom about it all. I had last spoken to her very briefly yesterday but had told her about my girl.
Bella & I had talked about her so called Mother. A woman, it seemed who had always put her own needs before her child's, and although she had spoken without any anger, I could see the hurt in her eyes. She had been the parent and not the daughter before Renee left to find herself. When Bella had talked about her being a mom one day, how she hoped her child would always feel loved and wanted, I knew then I wanted to be the man she had children with.
A sharp knock at the front door woke me from my day dream.
Charlie Swan stood there, glaring at me, staring into my soul; I would confess anything to this man as long as it meant having Bella in my life. I was whipped!
"Come in Chief Swan."
"Thank you Dr Cullen."
"Call me Edward please."
He simply nodded; I guess he was still Chief Swan to me then.
"Nice place you have here Edward."
"Thank you Sir, come on through to the sitting room. Bella has just gone to her room to collect something she won't be long."
He looked at me.
"Her room...Uh huh."
I looked back at him, did he think Bella and I were living together…in sin? Well I guess we sort of were…
"She is, well, her room is at the third on the left, she doesn't know you are here yet, do you want to let her know and I will turn the oven down?"
Chief Swan nodded and walked away from me towards Bella's room.
I poured a big glass of wine for Bella and I, but stopped drinking after one large mouthful. I had to stay sober tonight, keep my wits about me; this was an important night for us.
I heard Bella squeal in delight as her dad found her room and it made me chuckle, he was everything to Bella. This was all going to be alright.
I turned the heat on under the garlic prawns Bella had prepared and started moving them around the pan.
Charlie appeared again, he was smiling and carrying candles, "Bells is asking if you have matches for these?" I nodded and pointed to a drawer on the side of a unit.
"There should be some in there."
"She has always been the little home maker." Charlie laughed before looking back at me sternly.
"Are you just looking for a house keeper Edward?"
I shook my head.
"No Sir, I wasn't looking for anything, Bella found me. And I am so very glad she did. I care very much for your daughter, I want to get to know her and look after her too."
Charlie nodded. "She has that effect on people."
"You have done an amazing job of bringing her up yourself Sir."
"She told you about Renee?" Charlie asked curiously.
Nodding, I turned the prawns over like Bella had told me to.
"She doesn't speak about Renee much to anyone. I don't even know the last time she heard from her."
"It was an email a few months ago telling her about her latest trip." I replied, frowning at the lack of contact from her mother.
Just then the phone beside Charlie rang. He looked at it and asked if I wanted him to answer it, I smiled and nodded before I carried on cooking.
"Cullen residence… Chief Swan speaking."
I attended to the prawns, lifting the pan off the heat waiting for Bella to come and check if they were ready. I looked at Charlie who was now in a few worded conversation with who ever had called here.
"Uh huh." He nodded. "Is that so?"
I raised my eye brow, without turning to face him of course; maybe it was someone he knew. I wasn't on call, and didn't get many phone calls apart from work and my family.
"So far so good..." He continued.
Thankfully Bella appeared and stood next to me, she mouthed "Who is he talking to?" while pointing at her Dad.
"No idea." I shrugged back at her.
Bella looked puzzled but turned her attention back to me.
I pointed at the prawns.
Bella smiled and sprinkled some chopped herbs over them, swirled the pan before plating them up in bowls for us to take through to eat.
"Dad…?" She touched his arm, he nodded and said to the person he was speaking to "Well best go, Bella has just served up…she is teaching him to cook, uh huh, he did the prawns…" he nodded.
"Do you want to speak to Edward just now?"
I looked at him completely puzzled.
"Uh huh, ok, I will get him to call you back tomorrow, hold on I will ask…" He smirked at me.
"That's your Mother, Edward, she is just wondering if you are ok since she hasn't heard from you today."
I blushed, I was a Mama's boy, always had been.
"Yes sir, I will call her tomorrow if that's ok with her."
"Good lad." Charlie grinned.
"Esme, he will talk to you tomorrow, we are going to eat and then have a nice wee chat."
I gulped, not liking the sound of that at all, Bella shook her head and rolled her eyes.
"Come on Edward, let's go eat, Dad… we are going to start without you."
We carried the food through and a few moments later Charlie appeared.
"Your Mom says she sends her love and she wants to talk to you soon."
I nodded.
"This looks good Bells." Charlie sat down and with that we started to eat.
Charlie stuck with soft drinks since he was driving. Bella and I had a glass of wine each. The conversation was mainly between Charlie and Bella, which was just fine by me. I sat and listened while they talked about Jake and Billy.
"I always thought you would end with Jake." Charlie muttered to Bella.
"I never loved him that way Dad, and he is with Leah, you know that."
"Hmm." Charlie raised his eye at Bella but she never flinched. Now I know for sure where she got her protective streak from.
Charlie told Bella that he had spoken to Tyler about the heating in the apartments; Bella told him she was settled here and had no plans to move back. That brought a huge smile to my face.
"You have a lovely room here, nicer than the other place." He nodded.
"We will show you around after dinner," Bella offered. Charlie nodded. He kept looking at me, it was like he was silently asking questions, and I wasn't sure he wanted the answer's to them.
"How are all your classes going Bells?" He looked back at his precious daughter, a softer smile now on his face; he loved her that much was obvious.
"Yeah, they are going well, I can't wait to be done with it all now though, not long to go till I am finished the ones I am doing now."
"What are your plans then?" he asked.
"Find a job." She smiled.
"I was speaking to Mrs Quail, she is looking for me to do some more hours over the holidays in her books store and she is talking about finding someone full time to start running it so she can cut back a bit. Then I can quit at the diner and just work in the bookshop."
Bella loved books; she told me she had always done so.
They had kept her company while her father was busy at work. Her beloved books where now unpacked, in a spare book case in our study. I sighed.
Our study…
Our Home…
"Are you ok there Sweetie?" Bella asked, lifting her hand up and placing it on mine. I smiled and nodded back at her.
"I am Bella Love, thank you."
The oven timer went off, that was dessert.
"Do I smell Apple Pie?" Charlie asked breaking the spell between Bella and me.
"You do Chief Swan. I will go and get it."
I stood after giving Bella's hand a gentle squeeze.
"There is ice cream in the freezer to go with it Edward." Bella reminded me before looking at her father with a glare in her eye. I had barely reached the kitchen when I heard her address him.
"Why is Edward still calling you Chief Swan, Dad?"
"Well...maybe…it's because the boy is just being...em...respectful?" He replied in more of a questioning tone than as an answer really.
"Why have you not asked him to call you Charlie?"
"I don't know him that well." He laughed.
I shook my head and attended to dessert, deciding to take the whole pie and tub of ice cream through.
I knew this would have driven Tanya crazy, but this was a family meal, and I wanted more than one delicious piece.
I smiled as I returned to the dining room; Bella had a mat on the table waiting for the hot pie.
"Oh good you took it all through, I have plates here for it Sweetie." Bella grinned. Charlie raised his eyebrow at me again, before smiling at Bella.
"Is this your Grandma's recipe?"
She nodded, "Well mostly but I have added a little more spice and orange." Bella handed me a portion and I passed it to her father before taking the second plate from her.
I waited until she had cut herself a smaller piece before offering her the ice cream.
The pie was heavenly, I moaned as I tasted it.
This was better than any pie I had ever tasted in my life.
"Good?" Bella asked grinning, nodding, I smiled back.
"It is very good." I said as soon as I had swallowed my first bite.
"Bella is a great cook." Charlie added.
"I am so lucky that she is teaching me to cook, I can do basic foods but not too much else." I admitted.
"Is your Mom a good cook?" he asked.
"Yes sir, she is."
"She seems like a nice lady." He continued, I grinned.
"I am lucky I have a wonderful family."
"Yet...you live so far away from them?" he continued.
"They are planning to move, my sister is just finishing her studies and then they are all moving here." I smiled, delighted that my family would be nearer to me.
"My Mom has seen a house online she wants to look at." I explained.
"It is one of the reasons I took the job here. My father had plans to retire here, he loved it when he worked near here years ago, and they have just been looking to get the right place for Emmett and Rose to start up their business up and for Alice to be ready for the move. She has an online jewellery store, is learning all about business studies, her husband has a transfer organised for the local hospital where he will continue his practice."
Bella's father looked at me.
"So you have no plans to move away anytime soon, taking my daughter with you?"
Bella scolded her father. "Dad…really that is none of your concern!" "Your Dad is just looking out for you Honey." I tried to soothe her.
"I have looked after myself for a few years now Charlie. Edward and I will make our own choices and if need to, I will follow him where ever he goes."
Bella spoke the last few words looking into my eyes and not her Father's. I knew she was feeling the same way about me, that I was about her.
"You hardly know each other." He spat out, "You will not be taking my baby anywhere."
"I have no plans to take her from you Sir." I replied trying to stay calm.
"Talking of babies…are you being careful?" He asked a now mortified Bella.
"You want to ask me about my sex life Charlie?" She stared at him; he blushed but held his own.
"Are you asking me about my sex life DAD!" She never broke eye contact with him at all.
"I am still...at this moment in time...a virgin!" she was absolutely furious with him, and not about to back down.
"Is that what you wanted to know, am having sexual intercourse with Edward?"
Charlie looked at me and back at Bella, but I didn't know what to say to him… Not at the moment Charlie, but I hope to de-virginize your daughter soon? No...I didn't think that was going to help at all.
"I am on the pill, I have no plans to have a baby just quiet yet, but when we decide, Charlie…when Edward and I decide to have a baby, I will let you know!"
Her fingers were tapping on the table in agitation; I carefully placed my hand on top of hers and started stroking the back of it with my thumb, soothing her, trying to comforting her.
"Why are you on the pill, if you are not…active?" he asked uncomfortably, but still continuing his interrogation.
"Menstrual cramps." She replied looking him straight at him.
Charlie just about choked on his pie. "Oh…right…"
He looked at me for assistance.
I turned to Bella and asked softly "Does it help?"
She smiled at me, "Mostly, it can still be sore, but it's not as bad now I am on the pill."
"Good, no need for you to be in pain." I replied as I topped up her water glass and mine.
"I can't believe we are discussing this at the dinner table." Charlie groaned.
"You started it." Bella shrugged her shoulders. "Don't ask questions when you don't want to hear the answers Charlie." She sighed.
"I guess Edward is a doctor." Charlie muttered.
"He is not my doctor Charlie, he is my boyfriend." Bella looked at me softly, and I raised her hand up to my mouth and tenderly kissed her knuckles.
We sat there eating the rest of our dessert quietly. Bella glared at her father before she left the room to put the coffee on, mouthing "behave" to her dad on the way.
He nodded his head ever so slightly.
"So your family will be moving through here?"
"Yes Sir."
"Your Father…he worked through here before?"
I nodded. "A few years ago, his name is Carlisle Cullen."
Charlie looked at me, "You are Carlisle's boy?"
I smiled and nodded. "I am one of his two boys, Sir, yes."
"Fine man Carlisle, he set Bella's arm the first time she broke it." "The first time…?"
"Yeah…she fell out of a tree, was climbing up after Jake threw her toy in the tree, and scared the living daylights out of me." Charlie's face softened. "She is everything to me Edward."
"I understand Sir." I whispered back.
"Do you?"
"I am falling in love with your Daughter Sir, I cannot imagine her not being part of my life, I will do all I can to make her happy."
"I can see that Edward. She is easy to love."
I grinned at Charlie, just as Bella came back into the room. I stood up to help with the coffee tray. "How do you take your coffee Chief?"
"Black with one sugar Edward and you can call me Charlie."
BPOV
I was so proud of my Edward; the way he stood tall in front of my dad, I had known many people to lose their nerve with his intimidating behaviour. The thing was… he was just a pussy cat to me.
I loved my Dad...and Edward...
I loved him too!
I realised… that I was completely in love with Edward.
~~~ LM2C ~~~
We worked together like a team in the kitchen. Edward was singing away softly to himself as he put the dishes I had rinsed into the dishwasher.
"What are you singing Love?" I asked as I stopped to listen to his soft words.
"I heard it on the radio today…" he replied before singing me a few lines. I shivered and smiled at this gorgeous man before me.
"I have that song on my iPod."
I fetched my player and set it up on the docking station, found the selection I wanted, and set it playing.
The music played softly, Edward sang along to the music as we both carried on clearing up.
I just needed to put the glasses away. "Which cupboard do you keep the good wine glasses in Honey?" I asked.
Edward pointed up as he carried on clearing the dishes.
"I will get them though, they are up high."
I had already pulled a chair over and was standing balancing on it attempting to reach the shelf when Edward noticed what I was doing.
"BELLA… I have just promised your scary father that I will take care of you, after he told me what a klutz you are!"
Edward crossed over to where I was standing and pulled me into his arms.
I would usually have been really pissed at anyone being all over protective towards me, but I giggled when he pulled me into his embrace. Edward sat me down to sit on the work top counter and wrapped his arms around me. My legs moved round his waist and locked him in place. The song Edward had been singing on before started to play.
This time when he sang it, he was holding me, looking into my eyes.
"When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I would offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love"
He made me feel all wobbly inside. He was singing just to me.
"Dance with me…?"
"I can't dance…" I whispered back.
Edward lifted me up off the counter and I slid down his body until I was standing still wrapped in his arms.
"Sure you can...It is just us moving together Baby." He said softly before he started singing again.
"I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong
I'd go hungry, I'd go blind for you
I'd go crawling down the aisle for you
There ain't nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love"
"I was hungry before I met you Bella." Edward whispered into my ear, before kissing the sensual skin under my ear lobe.
My heart was racing, this kind of thing only happened in stories, not in real life.
"We are dancing Edward…" I giggled, as we spun around the kitchen to the music.
"We have been dancing since you took my hand in the diner and led me away from Mrs Stanley."
"The storms are raging on a rolling sea
Down the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
But you ain't seen nothing like me yet
There ain't nothing that I wouldn't do
Go to the ends of the earth for you
Make you happy, make your dreams come true
To make you feel my love."
We stood still as the music finished.
"I would go to the end of the Earth for you my Love." Edward took my hand and placed it above his heart.
The hesitation I had been feeling previously was now completely gone.
"Let's go to bed Edward."
He looked at me, as if he was trying to understand what I was saying.
"I will lock up and meet you in my room in a few moments my Love."
I smiled, and leaned up to kiss his lips lightly.
I lifted the iPod knowing he had another docking station in his room and ran down to my room to change into the night dress I had put on last night, but not worn for very long. I didn't put any panties on this time. I needed to get some more nightwear.
But this was my second attempt and it was perfect for tonight. I took a few breaths to settle my nerves and heard Edward passing my door heading into his room.
I knocked on the bedroom door and took a step in. Edward must have been in his bathroom. I put the iPod on and found the song we had been dancing to just a few moments before. It was as Edward had said, just us, moving together, something we had done a few times now.
But I wanted more, and I want to do this with Edward…and I was ready tonight.
Quickly I moved back over to the door, and waited.
I heard Edward switch off the light in the bath room; I had put on a bedside lamp and stood at the door facing into the room. Our eyes met as he walked into the room. This time I reached up and flicked the light off while never taking my eyes away from his.
The song started again and Edward raised his eyebrow as a soft smile appeared.
"Dance with me Edward, please?" He walked towards me as I took a step forward.
"I will always want to dance with you my beautiful girl."
"I would offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love."
"You look beautiful Isabella."
"I feel beautiful because of you Edward."
"I love you Bella. I am falling more and more for you every moment we are together."
I blushed,"You love me…?"
He smiled and leaned down to kiss my lips. "I love you."
"I love you too Edward, I really do."
"I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong."
"Edward…I have made my mind up, I have no doubts, and no hesitation…I am ready. I want to dance with you, I want to make love with you, and I want to be with you. Take me to your bed."
"Are you sure? I will wait until you are ready."
"I am ready now."
Edward lifted me up into his arms bridal style, and carried me slowly over towards the bed.
"This is not my bed, this is now our bed, you can keep your room, but after tonight, this is our bedroom, our bed…my Love."
He stopped almost beside our bed, and looked at me with the softest smile; I could see his nerves creeping in. I took my hand up to his cheek as he whispered to me.
"I don't want to hurt you."
I smiled back at him. "I know Baby…I trust you."
I took his trembling hands and moved them to the thin straps on my shoulders.
"If you don't want to…that's ok Edward."
"Oh Honey…I really want to, I am just savouring this moment, and you are giving me an amazing gift."
We both needed to take our time.
I felt so very precious as Edward started to unwrap me. The silk fell down my body and pooled at my feet leaving me standing before him completely naked,
I took my shaking hands and used my finger tips to slide down his ribs and stopped at the waist band of his sleep pants.
"May I?"
I looked up and bit on my lip waiting for his answer.
Edward nodded.
I pushed the material down past his hips and onto the floor; Edward stepped out of then and lifted me up again.
I wrapped my legs around his waist.
We kissed softly as Edward walked the last few steps towards our bed.
"Hold on baby." He climbed up onto the bed still holding me close as he moved into the centre of the bed on his knees, before laying me down in the centre of our huge bed. We moved our fingers over each other's skin. It was almost as if we were discovering each other's secrets all over again.
Lips found tender spots, shivers when secret areas were caressed with loving kisses. I gasped as his tongue and lips teased my nipples, the areola puckering with the extra ordinary sensations building in me.
It was all getting almost too much. Edward's fingers teasing my thigh before moving into the core of my heat. I knew that most women didn't climax during actual sex, so was not expecting anything once he was fully inside of me.
"Let me love you my Darling…"
I could feel his whispers against my breast.
He played my body like a musical instrument, fingers moved in and out, and round inside me while his thumb pressed then circled my clit.
Gasping, I tried to call out his name as I began to lose control, no words were heard as my mouth opened...my eyes shot wide opened and turned to look at Edward as I fell undone.
A huge smile broke on Edward's face but before I could recover he moved from beside me to lying above me, nudging my legs open.
"Are you sure Baby?"
I nodded, still unable to speak properly.
"Do you want me to use a condom?"
I shook my head.
We were both clean and I wanted to feel all of him.
"I love you Baby…you are everything to me…" His hand cupped my cheek, his lips ghosting over mine.
"Take a deep breath my beautiful, beautiful lover."
I trusted this man with, and did as he asked; he moved closer and nudged his enormous arousal between my lower lips. I could feel the intrusion, stretching me, a slight burning…then he pushed, and I blew out the breath I had been holding. There was no real pain, but then I didn't expect there to be.
Edward grunted as he shifted and pushed himself home inside me.
We both held still for a moment, Edward's ribs were now shaking as he focused, obviously struggling.
"Are you …ok…Isabella…?"
"I am more ok my Love."
I moved my hips slightly and we both started to move.
"Dance with me Baby." He whispered.
We found our rhythm, and moved slowly together.
"I need more…" I whispered.
I could feel the coil building inside me; Edward began to move harder and faster within me.
"Oh, I think I am going to…" Unbelievably, I was starting to feel my climax building again.
"Edward, I am going to…"
I gazed at him, watching his sexy smirk appear; closing my eyes as I felt him building up the momentum within me.
"Please...Open your eyes for me…let me see you come undone for me…while...while I move inside you...for the first time baby..."
My hand reached up to his cheek again, as his hand moved down between us and found my centre of nerves.
I shuddered, my whole body shook, my insides clamped down on his ever increasing girth. Edward roared my name as he emptied his seed inside me as we came together.
We collapsed and Edward rolled us so I now lay on his body, while he remained inside of me, holding each other close.
"I was planning on making this all romantic with roses and candles Baby." He confessed.
"It was perfect Sweetie…it was everything and so much more."
"I am glad your dad asked if you were a virgin this evening and not tomorrow!" Edward laughed.
"I don't want to think about my dad at all while you are still inside me!" I giggled.
We both burst into fits of laughter and held onto each other tightly. It was perfect.
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"To make you feel my love." By Bob Dylan.
