Chapter 11

"Hello, my name is Gunther and I will be giving you a full body massage. Let me know if I go too deep."

I took in a deep breath and tensed up as I heard a males voice. I was expecting a female and wasn't sure about having any man touch my body other than Edward.

I jumped as two cold hands slid down my back and heard a familiar low chuckle. I leaned up turning my head to look into Edwards glorious eyes. He was leaning down over me shifting my hair to one side of my neck.

"You look absolutely beautiful right now my love…"

My heart was racing. I smiled at him and rolled onto my back being careful to keep the sheet from slipping down revealing more than I wanted.

"What are you doing here Edward? I asked gasping

"The guys are taking a break so I decided to come check on you… I can't stay. Alice is going to be livid that I'm here but I asked your massage therapist Kristi for a few minutes and told her not to let anyone in until I came out…" His eyes were smoldering.

I grinned as he lowered his face to mine. The kiss he gave me was one for the record books. I felt so much emotion and love as his lips moved with min. I felt like I was floating in the clouds as his hands cupped my face. "I love you" I whispered as he pulled away. "I can't wait to be your wife in a few days…" I was smiling as my heart rate started to slow.

"I know. As every hour passes, I cant help but think that it is one less hour until you are my wife and I am your husband!" he leaned back down and kissed my neck before turning to walk to the door. As he reached for the handle, he turned to look back at me smiling, "you are my everything Mrs. Cullen…"

My heart skipped as I heard him call me by his last name. He slowly opened the door and left. I rolled back onto my stomach and tried to relax. Krisit came in a few seconds later. The massage felt great but I had a very hard time focusing on anything but Edwards kiss.

It was time to change stations again and I could tell by the glare Alice gave me that she knew about my visitor. I walked over to her and threw my arms around her, "Oh Alice, I am having so much fun. Thank you for everything. That was the BEST massage ever!" I stretched up and kissed her on the forehead and then looked her in the eyes. "Don't be mad Alice" I whispered, "He just came to tell me he loved me and to give me a kiss… that's all."

She sighed and wrapped me in her arms. "Oh, I know. I'm glad you're having a great time!"

I joined my group after a few minutes and settled down for a manicure. "Did you want your toes and fingers to match in color?" my manicurist asked.

I looked at my nails. I blushed realizing she didn't have much to work with since I bit my nails. She smiled at me, "How about if I give you acrylic nails and turn it into a pink and white set." I looked at her and nodded.

Our night at the spa was over without incident. We all went back to change into the clothes we came in so we could leave to meet up with the guys for your boat ride. I was looking forward to being with Edward again. I hurridley got dressed and went out to the waiting room. Lauren was the only one in there. I cringed as I walked in to join her.

"So, Bella. Where are you and Edward honeymooning?" she asked in a curious tone.

"Um, I think we are going up to a place his family owns in Canada. He said it is beautiful and very secluded…" I blushed.

"Interesting" she spat. "I would have thought you would go somewhere exotic" she mused insultingly.

"Actually Lauren, I asked him if we could just go somewhere quiet and secluded so we could just focus on being together! It was my choice!" I sneered.

Rosalie walked into the waiting room obviously overhearing our conversation. "Oh Bella, have you seen pictures of our house by the hot springs? It is ten times nicer than our home in Forks. It is a mansion and you wont need to leave for two weeks if you don't want to. It is fabulous! Emmett and I go there to get away all the time."

Laurens face went from an evil smirk to red with fury in a flash. I turned away trying to supress my laugh.

We arrived at the pier talking and laughing and enjoying each others company with one exception - Lauren. She was driving me crazy and I was about to tell her to go home until we rounded the building to board our boat for the evening. We all stopped dead in our tracks. Edward was standing on the dock next to the bridge waiting to board the biggest yacht I had ever seen. It was breathtaking. I looked at Edward, he was grinning from ear to ear holding out his hand for me. ME! I couldn't believe how lucky I was to have this man in my life. I heard him chuckle as my face went hot. Behind him stood all the men in his party. All I could focus on was him… The man of my dreams, that man that starred in my dreams. My Edward. I heard the girls giggle behind me

Esme and my mom came to my side and grabbed my hands to get me walking again. I couldn't stop smiling as we approached. Esme let go of my hand to walk to Carlisle. My mom walked me to Edward and gave him my hand. He looked at my mom, "Thank you Renee.." he pulled me into a hug, "Have I told you tonight how beautiful you are?" He pulled back gazing into my eyes.

"Uh-hum…" Emmett cleared his throat, "Lets get this party started! Edward, please take Bella aboard or move out of the way!" I could hear the laugh in his voice.

Edward put his arm around my waist and looked at me, "ready beautiful?"

I couldn't talk. I just smiled and nodded with tears in my eyes.

We boarded the boat everyone stood looking around. Edward excused us, "I would like Bella to meet the captain of the ship, we will be right back, but feel free to get started without us!"

He pulled me away from the crowd down a hallway. My head was spinning. I had never been on anything so extravagant. I couldn't even imagine how much a yacht like this would cost. I didn't want to even know I decided. We took the elevator to the control center floor. We were so high off the water and the view were amazing. There were 4 men suited up in formal attire standing around the different controls. We stepped to the middle of the room when one man turned to look at us. He stood up straight and walked to us,

"Good evening Mr. Cullen, welcome aboard. We hope you enjoy your night."

"Carl," Edward replied, "we will. Bella and I were wondering if we could go through the San Juan Islands this evening instead of cruising down the Seattle coastline."

"Of course." he replied.

We got back on the Elevator. Edward turned to me smiling. "Do you like the ship?"

"Of course I do! It is beautiful!" I blushed, "How could someone NOT like this?" I stammered.

"Good. It belongs to our family. Carlisle and Esme bought it a few years ago so we could vacation in the sun without calling attention to ourselves. We like the heat too!" He winked at me.

"I hate to sound dumb, but how do you not call attention from the crew when you are all sparkly?" I giggled.

"Easy, we don't have a crew… we drive the boat. We are all experience sailors!" He picked me up into a hug.

"Of course" I muttered. They could do everything I thought to myself.

We walked hand and hand into the party. "Oh, Edward, can Tanya mess with Lauren a little bit tonight? She is driving me nuts!"

He chuckled, "as you wish!"

We were having a great time playing games and eating the delicious food. I could see that Lauren was miffed sitting next to Tanya who was obviously unleashing her powers on Tyler. I laughed as Lauren got up to sit between Tanya and Tyler. Tanya glanced over to me and winked before inviting Tyler to dance. I thought Lauren would blow a fuse she was so red faced.

I saw Carlisle and Esme stand up and walk to the front of the room. He asked for every ones attention.

"Alright, I want to welcome everyone on board our boat, we want you all to make yourselves at home."

I blushed and looked down. I heard my mom, Phil and Charlie gasp. I felt Edward pull me closer as Carlisle continued…

"I would like to have Bella and Edward come join me and Esme please."

My legs were shaky. I didn't know if I could stand. Edward pulled me up kissed the top of my head as he walked me up to where Carlisle and Esme were standing. I could feel every ones eyes on me. Carlisle began again,

"Bella, I don't know how to express the love Esme and I have for you. You have brought on so many wonderful changes in Edward and our entire family. He is now complete with you by his side and in turn you have completed our family. Welcome to our family Bella." Esme pulled me into a hug and then Carlisle did the same.

I had tears running down my face, "Thank you. You all mean so much to me. I love you all"

Carlisle smiled, "Carry on… lets party!"

Just then, Emmett and Jasper stood up. A calm feeling swept through the room.

"We have a few fun games we would like to play before you guys go off to explore this beautiful vessel. Edward, Bella… since you are standing right here, you will be the first to play." Jasper grinned, "Charlie did you bring the handcuffs?"

"I sure did!" he croaked.

I felt panicked. Handcuffs? What in the world were they planning with handcuffs. I started to walk back to my seat…

"Oh no you don't…" Emmett picked me up and brought me back to where Edward was standing trying to stiffle a laugh. He set me down, "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way… I suggest the easy way, but hey, you choose Bella!" Edward was trying really hard to keep a straight face while I glared at him.

Charlie got up and walked over to Emmett handing him two pairs of handcuffs while winking at me.

"Dad! I cannot believe you are in on this!" I was glaring at him.

Emmett and Jasper called our names in unison. We looked over to see them each dangling a pair of handcuffs with their pinkie fingers. Edward moved behind me and slid his arms around my waist hugging me from behind.

He leaned his head down to the side of my head and whispered, "This should be fun Bella. We even get to keep the handcuffs when the game is over! I guess Charlie thinks we would enjoy them!" He snickered quietly.

I was starting to sweat and my face was red hot as Edward started pushing me toward his brothers from behind me. I could hear our friends and family giggling and whispering amongst themselves. I am glad they could see the humor in this. I hated being in the spotlight.

Jasper cleared his throat to regain every ones attention. "Charlie, I am sure you have wanted to do this several times since Bella and Edward got together… would you do the honor of 'cuffing' Edward, make sure the handcuffs are tight and behind his back…"

I heard Charlie get up while laughing… He was more than happy to ablidge. He walked up to Emmett, grabbed a pair of handcuffs and turned to face Edward. Clearing his throat he began in his most official voice:

"Edward Cullen, you are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say may be held against you…"

Edward cut in, "Excuse me Chief Swan, can I ask what I did wrong?" He was trying to be serious.

"You are being charged with theft. You stole my daughters heart!" Charlie looked at me and winked. I stood there looking at Charlie goofing off with Edward and smiled.

Emmett called out, "Hey Newton! I know you have probably fantisised about this many times, do you want to come put handcuffs on Bella?" My eyes were wide with embarrassment as I heard Emmett. Just what I needed, Mike role-playing.

Mike got up with a big smile on his face more than happy to be of assistance. Jessica glared at his back knowing all too well what was probably going through his head. Mike took the handcuffs from Jasper and turned to look at me with a big smile on his face. "This should be fun…" he purred. I felt sick.

I could sense Edwards mood switched from playfulness to irritation obviously after hearing Mikes thoughts. As Mike walked by Edward, I heard Edward say "Hey Mike, even in handcuffs, I can still kick your…."

"Behave!" I hissed Edward. Mike ignored Edward and walked behind me pulling my arms behind my back and placing the handcuffs on my wrists.

"Hey Bella, wanna see if there is a bed on this boat?" Mike asked loud enough for Edward to hear, obviously taunting him. Edward clentched his teeth and his fists balled up.

"Um Mike… please get your hands off me and go sit with your girlfriend you perv!" I said annoyed.

Mike sauntered back to sit by a sulking Jessica. Emmett now told us our instructions…

"Alright, the goal is to move your handcuffed hands from your back to your front and then you have to get your arms around each other so you are in a hugging stance. If you can do this in less than 2 minutes you will win a really awesome prize… Jasper looked intently to Edward and I saw Edward nod his head. I looked into Edwards eyes waiting for an explanation, "I cant use vampire speed" he whispered in a volume only I would be able to hear. I grinned.

"On your mark, get set… GO!"

I immediately dropped to my knees and tried to get my bottom through my connected arms.

"Ouch!" Not so easy… I tried again focusing on stretching.

"aaahhh… this hurts my wrists!" I complained glairing at Emmett and Jasper.

I tried again and finally gave up.

"Its impossible to do that unless you have freakishly long arms!" I muttered as Edward got his arms in front of him. He flashed me a grin as he bent down and grabbed my shoulder to pull me up to stand. He lifted his arms and slid them over my head and down to my waist hugging me close to him.

"I like this game…" he mused. "I like having you handicapped…" He leaned his face to mine and kissed me gently. I blushed remembering my parents were in the room watching us kissing.

I pulled back a little and whispered, "my parents are watching Edward."

"So are mine love…" he kissed me again. Suddenly I didn't care. I kissed him back enjoying it. It felt great standing in Edwards arms knowing he couldn't let go as easy with handcuffs on. I leaned my body into his…

Edward started to chuckle and looked over to Jasper, "thanks for the mood change brother!"

I stiffened. That dirty cheating vampire! I glared at Jasper… "Cut it out!" I muttered under my breath now understanding the feelings he had sent over to us a second ago…

Everyone howled with laughter watching us. Oh well… I was still blushing.

"We failed Emmett" I meekly said.

"Excuse me? Do you have a mouse in your pocket? I didn't fail… I did what I was supposed to do Bella" Edward grinned and then leaned down to kiss my forehead. I groaned in defeat.

Emmett called out to Rosalie, "Hey Rose, since they couldn't do it, do we get to keep the prize?"

Rosalie started laughing, "No Emmett, they still get it, they have to earn it though!"

Edward grinned, I glared.

"Lighten up Bells" I heard Charlie croak. He was enjoying this more than he should…

"NEXT" I yelled… "Get these cuffs off me. My wrists hurt Alice… I will have bruises on my arms for sure…" That did the trick. Alice leaped up and bounded to me as fast as 'humanly' possible. She put her hand out to Jasper and he laid the keys in her hand.

She unlocked my cuffs and then giggled, "Do you want me to keep Edwards locked Bella?" Oh how tempting…

"No, you can free him Alice. Thanks for offering though…" I stretched up on my tippy toes and kissed his cheek. It felt so good to be free. I hugged Edward while Alice unlocked his cuffs. She handed both sets and the keys to Edward and he chuckled.

"Keep em kids!" Charlie shouted. My mom and Phil were doubled over in hysterics now. Looking around the room I saw Jessica was still irritated with Mike and Lauren was glaring at Tanya. Angela and Ben were snuggling together on a couch looking very content. Esme and Carlisle looked overjoyed watching us. I felt warm inside watching everyone having fun.

We played a few more less embarrassing games and before I knew it we were back at the dock saying goodbye to our friends and my parents.

Charlie came over, "See you tomorrow night Bells. Have fun with the girls tonight."

I blushed… I had forgotten that I was having a sleepover with the sex-crazed vampires tonight. Thankfully Charlie didn't notice. My mom and Phil came over next. My mom pulled me into a tight hug, "Bella, I am so happy you found Edward. You both look so in love with each other. You look so happy together." she was getting emotional… Great! Just what I needed… Now I was tearing up.

"Mom, I love you and am so glad you came tonight…" I pulled back to look at my mom.

"So am I. I can tell you will be taken care of very well by Edward. He has a great family too. You fit right in. It is almost like you were destined for their family…" She paused, "I love you Bella. Have fun tonight with the girls, don't stay up too late. You look tired."

I smiled at my mom and Phil as they walked away. I turned to Alice,

"Where to? I'm ready…" I looked at Edward and then at Alice and Rosalie.

Alice giggled. Well, we thought we would hang out on the boat for another hour or so. I think Edward would like to give you that tour anyways. Esme wants to catch up with Kate, Irina and Tanya. You guys go play and I will let you know when it is time to go." Alice winked at Edward and then went to Jaspers, grabbed his hand and led him down a hall. Rosalie winked at me and grabbed Emmett's hand pulling him in the opposite direction. Suddenly I understood that they were going off to find their rooms and blushed. I felt Edward's cool lips on my neck.

"Want that tour I offered earlier?" he whispered in my ear.

I spun around to face him. "Oh… I would love to." I was excited. He grabbed my hand and led me outside. We walked to the back of the boat holding hands. I glanced over to where my parents and friends had departed from and was shocked to see that the boat was moving away from the dock again.

I turned to Edward, "Where are we going now?"

He smiled, "we are going to see the city lights now. Lets get upstairs. We'll get the best view from there."

My heart started pounding harder as we entered the elevator. The doors closed and I could feel the movement as the elevator went up. When the doors opened again I gasped. The room was beautiful. There were no lights, instead the room was lit up by hundreds of candles. There were rose pedals scattered across the floor and soft music was playing in the background. I felt Edward pull on my arm slightly leading me to the far end of the room where a big leather couch sat facing the floor to ceiling window. Edward sat down before me and then pulled me down next to him. I snuggled into his side and laid my head on his shoulder. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath inhaling his scent. I smiled. I was in heaven. I didn't want to be anywhere but here. Edward reached over with his free arm and gently stroked my cheek.

"what are you thinking Bella" he whispered softly.

I smiled, "I am thinking about how wonderful I feel. I am so content just being here with you. Tonight was perfect. Earlier I was so caught up in my worries and it was all for nothing. Tanya and her sisters seem so nice. I had fun with them at the spa… I am glad you didn't take me away in order to escape tonight. If you had, I would have missed the best part…"

"Oh? What is that?" he was smiling.

"Being right here with you. Enjoying the peace and quiet and seeing the beautiful lights of Seattle. I don't ever want to move from this couch. Lets just stay here forever ok?" I whispered.

Edward chuckled, "Are you saying you would rather sit here than get married in a few days?"

"You know what I mean. It is just so calm and peaceful being up here without anyone bugging us."

Edward reached over and pulled me onto his lap. I knew what he wanted. I leaned closer to him and our lips met. They moved with each other in harmony. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he wrapped his arms around my waist. I could feel his cold hands sliding up the back of my shirt resting on the small of my back. I shivered out of pleasure. I felt Edward smile as his lips moved down to my neck. I tilted my head up so he could reach better and let my fingers get tangled in his hair. I moaned as he kissed my collar bone. He pulled me tighter to his chest as his hands slid up over the back of my bra to my shoulder blades. I felt dizzy as he moved his mouth back up to mine. My skin was burning under his touch. I pulled away and leaned my forehead against his, looking into his smoldering butterscotch eyes.

"I love you" I whispered short of breath.

"I love you too." I felt him move me back a little on his lap. "Alice is coming up…" He rolled his eyes, "She is threatening me that if I don't get you off my lap and things go further she will have to die your dress from white to off white…."

I blushed and pulled myself closer leaning in to kiss him again. He gave me a quick kiss and then set me back on the couch next to him just as the elevator doors opened.

"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen! What has gotten into you tonight? I am enjoying a loving moment with my husband and all of a sudden guess what pops into my head? Guess what I see! Talk about a mood killer!" She had marched over to where we were sitting and her hands were in fists on her hips as she glared at us.

I giggled, "Alice, nothing happened, we were just kissing… what do you expect when we are in such a romantic setting? If you didn't want us to snuggle and kiss you should not have made it so intimate up here!"

She glowered at me, "I didn't do this! Edward? Was this your idea?"

"Nope, it was all Tanya. She asked where we would be watching the lights and I told her. She just wanted to give us a moment I guess…" He looked lovingly into my eyes and then leaned closer to kiss me again. I saw a flash of white and then Alice's hand was in between our lips blocking their path. I heard a loud growl coming from Edwards chest and he glared up at Alice.

"If you don't like seeing me and Bella together than keep us out of your head! Do you think I enjoy listening to every detail between you and Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett? Do you think I enjoy hearing Carlisle and Esme? I can block you out when I am busy doing other things, so concentrate on NOT seeing our choices! Now, if you will leave, Bella and I would like to finish our moment. When the boat docks, you can have her for the night unless she calls me asking me to come get her." He hissed.

Alice glared back. "Fine, but you only have a few minutes. Behave you two!" She turned and danced back to the elevator. Once she was safely inside and the doors were shut Edward put his head back to rest it on the back of the couch. "Talk about a mood killer!" He said, irritation showing in his voice.

I climbed over him straddling his legs and put my hands on his face. He opened his eyes and picked his head up so it was on the same level as mine. "I love you Edward Cullen. In a few days we will be married. We will have as much alone time as we want… We will be free to be together without interferences. We will spend however long I want - days or weeks, I don't know yet, before I allow you change me…" A look of sadness flashed in his eyes. "I know you still struggle with wondering if it is right to take my life away, but I was meant for you, you were meant for me. I have no reservations on my decision. I knew it on the first day we spent at the meadow. I love you and want you in every way. I can't wait to hear you say 'I do' and for me to say it back. I am looking forward to every minute we share as husband and wife…" I leaned closer to him giving him a hug. I felt his arms wrap around my body crushing me to him. I whispered in his ear, "I cannot wait to give myself to you in every way… I want you every minute of every day…"

I pulled back to look into his eyes again, "I love you."

He pulled me closer hugging me to him again, "I love you too, so much it hurts sometimes."

I climbed off his lap and snuggled into his side again. He wraped his arm around me and kissed the top of my head. "Its time to go downstairs. We are docking."