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It Will Rain

By: EJJCullen

The steady pitter patter of rain pelting the glass window woke me from the most restful sleep in years. I could still smell Isabella in the air when my eyes finally opened, taking in the brightness of the morning. As my eyes slowly adjusted I stretched and yawned. I lay in the middle of my bed, with a sheet haphazardly covering my waist, alone.

My heart ached as the reality of the word sunk in. Alone. She hurt me again, and I let her in. I opened myself up to this the moment I kissed her back and asked her to come home with me. I had tried so hard to keep this from happening; I had shut myself off for so long, I don't think I could recover from this again.

Tossing the sheet aside I sat up and pulled on a pair of gray sleep pants, ran a hand through my hair and grabbed the pack of cigarettes from my night table. As I walked through the apartment towards the sliding glass doors I pulled a cigarette from the pack bringing it straight to my lips. With it hanging from my lips I looked around the kitchen for a lighter. Usually there were a few lying around, mostly outside on the balcony.

"Looking for this?"

I looked up to see Isabella walking in from the balcony holding the blue plastic lighter out to me. Her eyes looked unsure of herself and a slight pink blush began to stain her cheeks as I stood there dumbfounded.

"Uh, yeah." I said with a slight cough, and a head shake. Walking towards her I plucked the lighter from her fingers and continued on to the balcony.

I lit up the moment I was passed the glass doors, not even bothering to shut them behind me. I leaned against the white metal railing and let the smoke spread throughout my lungs. I closed my eyes letting the burn radiate through me and feeling the spray of the rain wet my face from where it snuck past the awning.

I gasped as I felt her warm arms wrap around my waist. Dropping my own hand to cover them as her cheek pressed against my back. I forgot how much smaller she was compared to me. We stayed like that as I finished my cigarette. After stubbing out the butt in the astray I turned in her arms and pulled her flush against me, my face diving into her hair and just breathing her in. My chin rubbed against her jaw tickling her with my stubble and earning a quiet giggle that melted my heart.

I pulled back slightly to look at her. Her hair was hanging in messy waves around her shoulders and she was dressed only in my old Fork's Senior Class t-shirt. It was a faded red and the fabric was thinning due to use and age, but she looked stunning in it. The shirt hung to about mid-thigh where her bare legs led to her bare feet. Her eyes found mine and I could have sworn they twinkled as she smiled hesitantly at me.

"I hope this is OK," she said pinching the shoulder of the t-shirt and lifting it slightly. "I didn't have anything else to wear."

"It's fine." I breathed, smiling to put her at ease.

"I made coffee," she said tilting her head back slightly towards the kitchen. I reluctantly let her go and followed her into the kitchen. I sat on a stool at the island as she retrieved the coffee pot and looked left to right trying to locate mugs.

"Over your left shoulder, top cabinet." I said, pointing her in the direction of the mugs.

She nodded slightly and then spun around to open the cabinet. As she stood on tip toes to reach the mugs the shirt had ridden up putting her naked ass on display.

"Jesus" I panted, dropping my hand to my now very hard cock to adjust myself.

"Sorry" she giggled, cheeks pink from embarrassment. She placed the mugs on the island and poured both cups before returning the pot to its rightful spot and stretching the shirt down further. After fetching both sugar and half and half from the fridge, I watched in awe as she prepared my coffee perfectly.

"Light and sweet, right?" she asked hesitantly as she pushed the mug towards me.

"Perfect." I said, referring to more than just the coffee.

We sipped our coffee quietly, steeling glances now and again with the island separating us. It was a little awkward to be honest. I wanted to ask her questions, maybe even make some plans, but mostly I needed to know what was going to happen now.

"So," she started, averting her eyes from mine as she wiped up an imaginary drop of coffee from the countertop. "I was thinking that maybe we could start over."

"Start over?" I said finally meeting her eyes. She looked so vulnerable, scared almost as to what my reaction might be.

"Yeah, you know, get to know each other." She said.

"Bella, I already know you."

"No, I mean get to know who we are now." She explained. "I don't know anything about you."

"OK," I breathed, not wanted to show how much this was affecting me. I wanted to get to know her again; I was willing to start over. "What do you have in mind?"

"Well, you know, like date I guess?" she said, once again looking at the countertop instead of me.

"Date?" I said, letting the words roll around in my head and liking the images it conjured up.

"Yeah, exclusively," she clarified, looking up to gauge my reaction.

I rubbed the back of my neck, carefully not showing any type of reaction. I wanted to make her sweat this out a bit, even though in my head I was shouting "Yes" since the word date was uttered.

"Well," I paused, watching as she seemed to shrink back with anticipated rejection. "It would have to be exclusive, and were going to have to tell Alice, which of course means my parents and I guess yours as well."

She was momentarily stunned by my response, but her breathtakingly beautiful smile broke out as she dashed around the island before throwing her arms around my neck and landing in my lap.

I groaned as her body came in contact with my still hard cock and unconsciously grabbed her hips grinding her into me again. This time the groan came from her as she trailed open mouthed kisses along my jaw and throat.

"I am so happy Edward, you make me so happy. I feel like I haven't truly smiled in years, and one night with you and my cheeks hurt from my constant smile." She said nuzzling my neck. "I swear, we are going to get it right this time."

I pulled her closer to me and just held her. Reveling in the utter bliss I felt knowing that we were going to give this another try. We wouldn't fail this time, I wasn't letting her out of my sight again.

"Move in with me." I said before the words aloud without even thinking.

"What?" she gasped pulling back to look me in the eyes.

I hesitated a moment before realizing that this is what I wanted. I wanted her back in my life, yeah we needed time to get to know each other again, but we hadn't changed THAT much. I wanted to see her, be with her, wake up with her and most definitely fall asleep with her.

"Move in with me." I said with more determination this time.