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This is the Lemon, I wanted it to be a surprise, but just in case some are not comfortable I figured I should warn you ;0)
Chapter 12 - Divinity
We each filed out of the room and stood behind Carlisle on the balcony. Alice, on my right, and Rosalie, on my left, each held one of my hands. Jasper moved forward and stood next to Carlisle watching the scene in front of him. Esme was stood in the door of her room. I wasn't sure what Alice had seen.
"Well, Tanya?" I could tell Carlisle's patience was running out with this situation.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Tanya said, her hand came to rest on Edward's shoulder and a roll of anger worked it's way down my spine. I wondered if this was how Jacob felt when he phased. I couldn't stand to see her hand on my husband, the jealousy and anger mingled within me. Creating a tidal wave of pure venomous anger.
Carlisle frowned down at her, his eyes narrowed, as patient as he was, Carlisle could not tolerate being lied to. I wasn't surprised, lies were almost and insult to your intelligence. Carlisle, as forgiving and genteel as he was, could not abide having his intelligence questioned. I wasn't sure how much longer he would let her get away with this, perhaps that's what Alice had seen.
"Edward, well he's fallen in love with me." The lies spilled from Tanya, but her words were full of conviction. Had we not known the truth of the situation, she would have been quite convincing.
"How?" Carlisle's voice had the edge of a blade, and it was cutting. His eyebrows rose challenging her to lie to him again.
"Carlisle, I'm sorry, really," Tanya broke down, her eyes on Carlisle as her hand dropped from Edward's shoulder, she knew he could see what was going on, I was amazed she hadn't figured it out sooner. "I didn't think about the repercussions. I just, well, I . . . you know how I feel, I've spoken with you about it on numerous occasions."
"The repercussions of what?" I asked, stepping forward and glaring over the balcony, cutting off any response Carlisle had been about to give. I could feel Jasper's influence running through me, and I grasped it with two hands. It was borrowed confidence but I wanted to use it, I wanted to confront her. Edward was worth fighting for, and I would put every effort I had into it.
Tanya's face fell and she looked between Edward and I, Edward kept his face blank. He was wearing his poker face, one I knew well from my human days. I raised my eyebrows pushing her for an answer. I didn't want her lies, I wanted answers. Tanya stood looking disappointed and confused, she didn't say a word.
"I think Bella deserves an answer to that question." Carlisle stated, placing his hands on the railing of the balcony. "It didn't take me long to figure it out, Tanya. I know my son well."
"Bella, I'm . . . sorry, really, I am." There wasn't an ounce of sincerity in her voice, her apology was seemingly empty, I wondered what the point of it had been.
"For what exactly?" Rosalie asked.
"Look, I'm not proud of this, I made a bad judgment."
"Go on," I said. The authority in my voice was a shock even to me. The anger was rolling around under the surface of my skin, I'd had enough of these stupid games, I just wanted to go home. My throat burned now, the anger had created my thirst to increase exponentially, Edward had warned me about this. An abundance of emotions and anger drained my reserves.
Edward momentarily lost his poker face as he heard the thoughts pass through my mind. He was concerned, I had yet to lose control as a new born, my extra strength would make it hard for my family to stop me if I lost my temper. I didn't want to let them down like that, but I'd had enough of these lies.
"I asked Soren to fill Edward's mind with an illusion of love for me." she sighed. Her eyes moved over to Edward, they were filled with longing as he stood beside her.
I sighed heavily and tried not to glare at Tanya. At least she was trying to redeem herself, even if it was with persuasion from Carlisle. I looked to my family who were now surrounding me. I was hoping that the unity of our family would give me the strength I needed.
"Well, if you don't mind, Tanya, I would appreciate it, if you would find Soren and reverse your little lapse in judgment." I tried so hard to keep the acidity from my voice. It was harder than I had thought, but the words came out sounding sarcastic, was that better than anger?
"Fine," she spat. She looked around the gathered group and headed towards the game room, where I knew the others had been listening. our raised voices would have been hard to miss. All of us stayed silent until the latch on the door clicked.
I was trying to be the bigger person, I was trying to be forgiving, but it was so much harder than I thought it would be. I think it was the nature of the lie that had made it so unbearable. if it was a wrong against me, I could have looked over it, but she had messed with my family, it was harder to find forgiveness for that.
"Redemption," I muttered, trying to convince myself to let her off the hook.
"Not really," sighed Alice. "She was forced into a confession by Carlisle."
Rosalie coughed back her giggle.
"Alice." Carlisle's voice reached us quickly, "Bella is trying to be forgiving, I really don't think that's helping."
"I don't think she should forgive her." Rosalie said squeezing the hand of mine she was still holding.
"Forgiveness is divine, Rosalie." Carlisle sighed.
My breath caught in my throat as his words hit me. For just a moment the world around me stood still, a memory, distant and long forgotten ran through my mind almost making me choke on the air in my lungs. It felt like a lifetime ago that Charlie had muttered the same words to me, yet it had only been earlier this year. He'd said it when I refused to forgive Jacob after he told me he'd rather see me dead than a vampire. The image was dull but I could still see it.
"Bella?" Alice's voice pulled me from my reverie. "You alright?"
I smiled weakly and my eyes met Edward's, I knew he'd seen it too.
"I'm fine, Charlie said that to me once, it reminded me of him . . ."
"Bella, I . . ." Carlisle started but I cut him off.
"No, no, Carlisle, don't apologize, it was just a silly memory."
Alice squeezed my hand gently and briefly rested her head on my arm. "He's fine, Bella. I check on him everyday." She whispered gently.
I kissed her inky black hair and smiled at her. I knew she loved Charlie, almost as much as I did. They'd developed quite a friendship in the years we'd been friends. I should have known she'd keep an eye on him for me, for both of us really. Charlie had a good heart, he was warm and loving with absolutely no idea how to show it, I knew it because I had inherited it from him.
The memory slackened my anger a little, but it was still there, a faint roll of thunder under my skin. I hoped I had more self control than to leap from the balcony and behead a family friend. Edward chuckled below us. I knew he was listening to my thoughts. I peeked over the balcony and grinned at him. I could do this, I could be the bigger person. That's what Charlie would encourage me to do.
I heard the footsteps before the door opened and I straightened up. Edward's eyes were still on me, the smile was gone and a slight tinge of remorse covered his perfect features.
'Stop it, Edward. There is absolutely no reason to feel guilty.' I thought to him. My thoughts of Charlie had brought out his unnecessary anxiety about changing me.
Edward took a deep breath and faced the new additions to the room. I felt like judge, jury and executioner on the balcony. Edward was alone down in the middle of the living room with the barracuda and her illusionist. I tugged gently on Alice and Rosalie's hands.
"I think we should go down there."
Alice nodded, she'd seen my decision and I was sure she'd seen the reasoning behind it, so we made our way downstairs. Emmett appeared from his room as we passed, I was sure he'd been listening the entire time, but his acting skills probably made me look like an Oscar® winner. He followed us to the stairs, now all of the Cullens were assembled.
I hoped this wouldn't escalate into something more. I pushed all of the air from my lungs as I reached the bottom of the stairs. being on the same level seemed to bring things into perspective, but being so close to Soren, intensified the nudging around Edward's mind, I tried to strengthen the barrier,make the walls thicker. Edward's eyes flashed to me as my thoughts reached him.
Soren stood ahead of us as we crossed the floor, Tanya was at his side, refusing to look up. I still couldn't find my anger towards him. He was a stranger to us, one that didn't know our bonds, he had no loyalty to us. I was sure if any one of us had approached him he would have agreed, but I wondered what his price had been.
"Bella," Soren's head was held high as I stopped next to Edward. There was no remorse, but I never expected there to be. I felt an extra nudging at the confines of my protective barrier, but it was aimed at me this time. It seemed soren was still testing me.
Edward growled low under his breath and took a step towards Soren. My hand shot out and landed on his chest with a light thud, the intensity was enough to stop him from taking another step. It seemed obvious to me that Soren would try again, my defenses seemed to make them curious. Jane had also tried her luck again in the clearing, after the newborns had been defeated. It made sense that they would test my ability to withstand them.
"I apologize, Edward. Just testing." Soren laughed, his face was thoughtful. "What is curious, however, is that your jealousy is aimed at the wrong woman. You should be drooling over Tanya. Not defending Bella from me."
I could hear the excitement in Soren's voice, he seemed pleased that we'd given him a challenge.
Edward shrugged his shoulders. His eyes darted to me and back to Soren. "It seems there were rather large holes in Tanya's plans." Edward said, carefully. I sucked in a deep breath as my thoughts processed Edward's words, but my mind came to only one conclusion . . . Oh crap! It was definitely about to hit the fan.
Tanya's eyes danced between Edward and I, she hadn't considered anything other than executing her plan. She'd been too distracted to notice Edward's coherency, even our terrible acting had fooled her. Well, the terrible actually only applied to myself and Emmett. The rest had been impeccable, as always.
"Holes?" Soren asked, curiosity lacing his tone.
"Tanya forgot our family's fortuitousness. We have many gifts, my wife has just added to that. It was quite a disadvantage for Tanya when she first forgot Alice's gift though."
Soren laughed heartily, "Of course, Alice would have seen the decision."
"Even with the knowledge beforehand, there was nothing to stop the situation from occurring. Tanya and yourself had already made the decision. So Bella tested herself, she wanted to help, luckily she found what she was looking for. She was able to stop it, but not before showing my family what Tanya was capable of."
Tanya shot an evil glance at me and her eyes narrowed in anger. I felt my surprise arise with my eyebrows. After everything she had done, she still had the audacity to hate me. I pushed the anger that was growing within me to the back of my mind. It was growing increasingly difficult to ignore it, but it wouldn't help to lose my tempter.
"So how exactly is Bella blocking this?" Soren's curiosity had taken over.
"It's the same way she protects herself, but she has found a way to extend that to protect others."
"Genius." Soren mused.
"I understand your fascination, Soren, but do you think you could stop your illusion now?" I asked, as glad as I was sharing my mind with Edward, it meant I had to control my thoughts, something I wasn't completely used to just yet. the nudging that had intensified since our little revelation was also becoming slightly distracting.
"Oh, yes, of course."
The nudging instantaneously disappeared altogether now, I took a deep breath and released Edward from the confines of my mind. The shape formed around my mind easily. I hadn't realized the effort it had taken to keep the barrier up for so long. I felt a little emotionally drained.
"Why, Soren?" I asked rubbing my temple gently, "Why would you do that?"
"I mean you no disrespected, Bella, nor you, Edward, but the only answer I can give you is that she asked. I had no questions to ask, I don't need to know the reasoning, she paid me well. As a drifter, I take my opportunities when they arise."
His answer didn't surprise me, he was a drifter, there was no reason for him to feel guilty about his decision, he offered a service and Tanya had paid his fee.
Silence filled the room as we processed what this all meant. It seemed, with this new information, Tanya had only just found her anger.
"How could you be so . . . so . . . deceitful?" Tanya spat, her anger was directed at Edward.
Edward laughed at the irony, I had to admit the woman had seriously lost her mind if she couldn't see the comparison in situations.
"And how would you describe your actions, Tanya?" Alice asked, stepping forward to defend her brother, a dainty smirk planted on her lips. "You don't see that as deceitful?"
Tanya growled menacingly under her breath, it was a hollow angry sound, it sounded like more than a mere threat and it created a reaction within me. I stepped forward, I didn't like that she was directing her anger towards my sister. My natural instinct to protect Alice was taking over, I could feel the tension building in my muscles. I could taste the anger on my tongue and it pulled my hands into fists, anger and defense of my family seemed as though it could be a deadly combination. I was close to seeing red. The gentle simmering under my skin exploded into the full furious force of undiluted anger.
Edward's arms snaked around my waist and he pulled me to his chest, as much as his touch calmed me, it did nothing to placate my anger this time. My eyes narrowed slowly and a growl arose in my throat. I wasn't alone in my reaction, Rosalie, now encased in Emmett's arms, was baring her teeth in anger. Tanya had gone too far.
Jasper stepped in front of Alice protectively, she didn't necessarily need protection, but each of us had an overwhelming need to defend her, it was in our nature to protect the members of our family unit. We would have done the same for anyone.
"ENOUGH!" Carlisle's voice rang through the room with stern authority. "No one is in the right here, Tanya, you should have never even considered this, let alone act upon it. I was shocked, I thought you were a mature woman with morals . . . And the rest of you took this too far. You should have confronted Tanya to begin with, when Alice had her vision, there was no need for this charade, we're all adults here. I have never been so disappointed in you!"
My anger fizzled out at Carlisle's words, he was right, and the rest of us knew it too. He wasn't going to let this divide the two families. I had to agree with him, in that, this world, still so new to me, had dangers that were above and beyond us. Coming together was one of our many defenses, we couldn't afford to be divided. As much as I hated it, I took the initiative. I still disliked this woman intensely, and I believed she deserved a good slap, but Carlisle was angry, and the situation was getting dangerously tense. I had to do something.
"Tanya, I am truly sorry we deceived you." I said swallowing my pride along with the acid that fought to fill my words. "I'm sure you appreciate where I was coming from, I was angry. I won't apologize for my anger, but I will apologize for the deception."
Tanya nodded, her features relaxed a little and she straightened her stance. Rosalie, Alice, Emmett and Jasper relaxed with her.
"I owe you all an apology." Tanya said, her regality reappearing, "I made a mistake in the heat of the moment. I was consumed by my jealousy. It won't happen again, and I hope that you, Edward and Bella, can forgive me."
I nodded, and I felt Edward do the same. The situation wasn't completely diffused and forgotten, but we had come to an understanding of sorts and a truce was being called. I doubted that Tanya and I would ever be friends, but we would at least tolerate one another.
"Tell me one thing, Tanya," Edward said, loosening his grip on my waist. My hands interlaced with his. "What did you expect to happen once Soren left, you couldn't have expected him to stick around forever."
Tanya shifted uncomfortably, her eyes met mine briefly, then shifted to the windows behind us.
"To be honest, Edward, as naive as it sounds, I hoped that the temporary state would make you realize that it was, in fact, me you wanted, I hoped that you would just need that push, that boost in the right direction, like I said naive, but it's what I hoped for, and it's the only way I know how to describe it. I honestly don't know what came over me."
Edward nodded, I was sure he was playing the what would of happened version of events in his mind. I could feel the contracting and relaxing of the muscles in his arms.
Soren watched the scene with a bemused smile, I was guessing that he had never seen anything quite like it in his travels. I could only imagine what this looked like to an outsider. A seemingly close family torn apart by unrequited love, how very Shakespearean.
An awkward silence fell upon us all. I wasn't sure what to say or do and it seemed as though everyone else felt the same way. No one moved. We stood this way for a while, some seemed lost in thought, others seemed uncomfortable.
I needed some air, I needed a chance to get the last of the anger out of my system, the room, as big as it was, had begun to feel claustrophobic to me, the slight irritation in my throat gave me the escape I was so desperately looking for.
"I think I need to hunt." I whispered to Edward. I hoped he would understand my need for escape.
His arms tightened around my waist as he shifted his body.
"I'm taking Bella hunting, we won't be long." Edward directed his comment at Carlisle, I imagined there was a silent conversation going on behind the words.
Carlisle nodded. This was the cue everyone had been waiting for. Each couple turned and began walking to the stairs, I had an idea that we would be leaving soon. The dust would need to be settled before we interacted as a family again. I was relieved, but I would miss the beauty that surrounded us here.
Edward guided me from the house, one of his arms stayed in place around my waist. His touch was a comfort to me still. I was worked up, my muscles were tensed, and the ability to relax had evaded me. The crisp air cleared my mind as we stepped out into, what felt like, freedom.
"That was intense." chuckled Edward, his arm moved from my waist trailing along my hip, he took my hand.
I nodded, not trusting my voice. I'd used up the last of my calm to apologize, and the little move Edward had pulled hadn't helped my train of thought. He took off into the forest with me at his side, the feel of my muscles bunching and releasing eased my tension, my anger melted away slowly. Edward kept his pace to where I could keep up with him. He was so much faster than I was, but he never pushed me, he was always so considerate of me, sometimes a little too considerate.
It was nice having my mind to myself again, I was able to think through the whole situation again and process my emotions without having to consider the fact that someone was listening in. It was comforting to know that I could speak to Edward in my mind when I felt the need, but for now, I needed the space to think.
We ran through the trees swiftly, listening for the gentle thrums of heartbeats. There were so many around it didn't take us long to find what we were looking for. We circled a small group of caribou, their hearts rang out loudly and the speed increased as they heard our footfalls come closer. My anger was gone completely now and gave way to the excitement. It grew, filling my entire being as I willed my feet to move faster.
"Race you to the biggest one." I sang out to Edward.
"You're on." he chuckled. I could see him applying a bit more speed.
We both headed towards the group at top speed, weaving in and out of the smaller animals. I could hear the quick paced thud of the largest male before I saw him, he stood above the rest even as he ran, his clumsy hooves hitting the ground with a rhythmic steady thud. I ran quickly, my body lowered itself to the ground for the pounce. My speed picked up as my body became more aerodynamic, I was so close.
My hands hit the ground and I sprang with all four of my limbs, the extra boost my arms gave me sent me propelling through the air towards my prey. I hit him in the side, the gentle crack of his ribs indicated my impact. His body hit the ground and slid to a stop, his legs flailing in the air as his body drug along the ground.
My teeth were at the vein in his throat before he had time to get up. The venom immobilized him as I drank.
It didn't take me long to drain the animal, the satisfaction of the kill and the ease of my throat as the liquid slid easily into my body, made me feel better, my entire body relaxed now. I took a deep breath and stepped away from the carcass.
I looked down, checking my blue sweater that Alice had meticulously picked out, I was getting better about spillage it seemed I had more flecks of blood than stains nowadays. I was surprised to see nothing, I hadn't wasted a drop, the blue was still blue. The euphoric feeling of sweet victory filled me. I had been trying to get it right for weeks, and finally, when I could have cared less, I succeeded.
I spotted Edward a little way away from me in the forest he had just finished the second largest caribou in the group. I grinned at him.
"Look," I said, my voice was full of musical laughter and pride. "No mess, I'm clean."
Edward chuckled and nodded. "Me too!" He laughed sarcastically.
I stuck my tongue out at him, laughing. I could only describe the feeling as elated. In this moment I felt free and so very alive, excitement coursed through me, the incident pushed aside for my celebratory moment. Edward's eyebrows raised, and with a large grin he fell into a crouch. It seemed he was in a playful mood just as much as I was.
I laughed out loud and took off into the trees, I heard Edward coasting through the air before landing after the pounce, but I was gone before he had landed. I was running with every inch of power that my legs afforded me, I was pushing myself forwards weaving gently through the trees, the wind blew my hair over my shoulder, my laugh trailed behind me. I had missed this playfulness, this freedom between Edward and I. I slowed down and listened for his footfalls, there was nothing but silence.
I giggled to myself, another wave of excitement flowed through me, I knew he was here somewhere, he was hiding himself. I slowed down to a walk and listened closely, I couldn't even hear his breathing. I'd either lost him or he wasn't playing fair. I leaned against a tree and listened to the breeze, closing my eyes so that my other senses would be heightened.
I felt him before I heard him, his hands ran down my arms as he stood in front of me, his breath bathed my face, filling me with his sweet scent, I couldn't have opened my eyes if I'd have wanted to, he was intoxicating me. His face buried itself into the curve between my neck and my shoulder as his hands clasped around mine. A soft sigh escaped my lips as his breath stroked my skin.
In one swift movement, he had my hands pinned to the tree above me, they were held in place by one of his strong hands. The other hand stroked my cheek gently.
"Open your eyes, Bella." his whisper was soft, gentle and full of love.
My eyes fluttered open, obeying his command, they drank in the magnitude of his beauty, his eyes, a warm gold from our recent hunt drank me in, they were full of every emotion that was running through me. He wanted me, just as much as I wanted him. Nothing was going to stop us this time.
His lips crashed onto mine with such ferocity I had to arch my body away from the tree to avoid contact with it, our lips, moving together with such intensity, sparked the fire in my soul. The flames ran through every avenue of my being as my body began to ache for him. My arms were still pinned above me and there was no sign of freedom, Edward was taking control, and it made me shudder with excitement.
His free hand moved from me cheek and slid down the side of my body, pure fire followed it's touch as it reached the edge of my sweater. My back arched pushing me towards Edward's body, he was like a magnet pulling me to him. I needed his touch, I craved it. His hands slipped lightly under my sweater, the feel of his soft, yet strong hands against my willing body sent electric bolts through me.
His mouth released mine and made it's way along my jaw, a soft whimper of pleasure escaped me as his hands danced up my stomach towards my breast. The anticipation of his touch and the fiery trail of kisses, had my body reacting without thought, my back fell against the tree to support me as my legs wrapped around his waist. The need was causing my entire body to shake and tremble, small explosions of joy sparked within me.
Edward's hand cupped my breast over the dainty material of my bra, and my body reacted reaching for him, a burst of breath escaped him as he felt my arousal. The tingling of the air on me had me gasping. His thumb stroked gently around the raised skin, creating a spasm of warmth to explode between my legs. The warmth traveled through my body shooting through my limbs and escaped as a moan. The pleasure was insurmountable, my hips bucked forward, searching for his body, it was an instinctual need now, I needed him, I wanted him, he was mine.
His hand left my breast and traced the skin against the line of the material, it traveled to my back, a fire following the smooth movements as it traveled. His eyes met mine as his fingers found the clasps. A fire burned in his eyes as his finger nimbly unhooked the material, with it's work done, his hand traveled down my back and across to my searching hips, he was teasing me. My tongue danced across my lips drawing his eyes to my mouth. My teeth pressed against my full lips, too gently to break the skin.
The desire in Edward's eyes was evident, the hunger of his passion was surfacing, I could feel his arousal as my hips ground into him again. The revelation stirred a new wave of excitement to course through me, a new wave of fire to spread throughout my core.
Edward's lips crashed against mine sending a shudder through me, my eyes fell closed at the feel of his gentle mouth against mine. His free hand ran up my stomach toward my recently liberated breasts, The sensation of his skin against my naked breast caused my stomach to pop in arousal. I couldn't think straight anymore, I wanted my hands released so I could touch him, but his control made this so erotic. His fingers teased my aroused nipples as they danced in circles around the tender flesh, I moaned freely into Edward's mouth, the noise amplified his excitement and his body was flush against mine pushing me into the tree, his hips rocked gently perfectly in time with his breaths.
The hand that was pinning mine above my head released it's hold, but my hands stayed in place, frozen by my desire for his control, his hand ran down my arms and continued down my sides, stopping at the edge of the sweater that covered my aching body. The hand that had held my breast met the other at the edge of the material. In one, swift motion, his lips were gone and the sweater and bra were over my head. His hand once again pinned the two of mine to the tree. I trembled lightly under his touch, his mouth was at my neck and his tongue danced across the skin, trailing paths of ecstasy in their wake. My hips rocked forward against him, finding his arousal again. My breath hitched in my throat as his hardness ran along my core.
Edward groaned at the feel of it, his free hand circled my thigh and pulled me further up his body, I whimpered in protest but the sound was drowned out by my moan as he took my aroused nipple into his mouth. My legs tightened around his waist as a surge of pleasure rocked my body. The heat between my legs was permanent now, it was a fire that could only be extinguished by Edward's touch.
My head fell back as his tongue explored my breasts, the movement caused my intimate center to grind against his rocky abs. The resistance caused a louder moan to escape, I had never wanted anything more than I wanted him at this moment. His hand, that still circled my thigh released me, but didn't travel far. His finger trailed a line of pure torturous pleasure along my intimately sensitive center, the sensation was almost too much, causing the area around his fingers to throb relentlessly, this was something only he could remedy.
I fought one of my hands free from his grasp, my fingers tangled gently through his hair as his mouth continued to explore my aroused chest, pangs of anticipation were formidable as the shook my body into waves of trembles.
My breaths were coming as pants, as the excitement drove me on. Edward's hand, still clasping the wrist of mine against the tree moved to interlace our fingers together. I squeezed on his fingers as a throaty moan escaped my lips. The sound pushed Edward on, his mouth left my breasts and met my lips again, My hand moved down his back and clawed the the material of his shirt, I wanted the barrier removed, I wanted my skin against his.
Understanding what I wanted, he released my hand from the tree along with the hand that aroused my core, I hissed at the loss of his touch, but my hands moved with his to remove his shirt. He pressed his bare chest against mine, the majesty of the moment took my breath away as my entire body shook is spasms of joy. Edward, feeling the same need as mine, wrapped his arms around me and cradled my neck. Our kiss deepened to new levels of intimacy, his tongue explored the plump skin of my bottom lip as my hands traced intricate designs on his back.
Simple touching like this was not enough for me at this moment, I needed him in the most animalistic way. My hands traced down his back and flowed out to his hips, they continued on up my own thighs and stopped at the buttons of my jeans. I popped the button. The sound pulled Edward's lips away from mine but when his eyes opened and they connected with mine it stole my breath from my lungs. I had never seen such intensity burning in his eyes before, the color of his eyes seemed to explode like fireworks around the dark black pupil.
My hands released the rough denim of my pants and cradled his face in my palms. My thumb traced his bottom lip gently as I studied the fire in his beautiful eyes.
"Bella," his voice was rough and husky with passion.
I nodded, knowing what he wanted, what we needed. My hands moved back down to the denim around my waist and I pulled the zipper down torturously slow. Edward growled, bringing a smile to my lips. My hand traced down my body to where our bodies were connected, we were once again matched perfectly and his arousal ground slowly against my heated center. My hand traveled up and down the length of him gently through his jeans. A throaty hum escaped Edward's lips, his eyes ignited at my touch.
My hands stopped the motion and molded to his shape, my thumbs traced the outline of him. A grunt filled the air between us as I teased him.
I let one of my hands leave his throbbing manhood and it traced up to his belt. I slowly pulled the excess leather through the loops until it was free of it's binds, I pulled it back on itself until the small metallic clink sounded indicating it had been freed from the hole, I slipped my index finger gently between the metal and leather and slid it apart.
Edward's hands released my neck and slid down my back until both hands held my plump cheeks in their capable palms. My fingers fiddled with the button that held the pants together, my eyes, still never leaving Edward's, the effect of them held me prisoner. I popped the button free with my thumb and index finger, the slow movement was making him impatient but he didn't rush me, he just continued to hypnotize me with his gaze, growling softly.
Edward's lips crashed onto mine with no warning, his tongue explored the inner confines of my mouth and danced gently with mine. The kiss was a distraction. I felt his hands fly to his waist as he unzipped his jeans quickly, one of his arms wrapped around my waist pulling me away from his body gently, my hands landed on his chest as my back ground into the tree behind me. I felt his pants slide away from us as they fell to the ground. Edward pulled me close to him again, but I needed the closeness to be more intimate, I dropped my legs from his waist and pushed down the form hugging jeans. His free hand moved to pull the fabric from me, but he never let me go. I was finally free of the constricting jeans and my legs once again moved around his waist pulling him closer. I felt his stiffness as it probed the skin around my womanhood.
A loud moan escaped my mouth breaking the kiss apart, but it was Edward's turn to tease me. He rocked his hips away from me, leaving the air between us. I moaned but it tangled with the growl of my frustration. My entire body was alive with electric waves, every inch of me tingled in anticipation for him.
Edward's body pushed me up against the tree, the rough bark fused the sparks that ran down my spine sending my mind spiraling into a wave of pure pleasure, his arm stayed firmly around my waist as his other brushed the strands of hair from my face.
My arms and legs pulled him towards me, my body crushed against his as he teased me again, I could feel his arousal as it danced around my willing center. The hand that had brushed the hair from my face led another trail of fire down my body stopping at my trembling thigh. He traced a line to the inside and let his fingers dance towards my tortured core.
My eyes rolled to the back of my head as the pleasure consumed me, I could feel Edward watching me but I couldn't focus, I couldn't function.
His fingers traced the outside of me and my hips bowed forward at his touch, my body wanted him, I wanted him, I was paralyzed by ecstasy as his fingers found my intimate self, he explored the inside of me creating snaps of electricity with the movements of his fingers, my pants and moans were mingling together creating a fusion of sound. There was a pressure building inside of me, one I couldn't explain, but I knew the release it needed. I needed Edward, I needed him to make myself whole, I needed him to fill the void that the pressure filled.
"Edward," his name filled the space and carried the growl I had released with it. The pain of wanting him was tangled in a complex stream with the pleasure he was allowing me. He knew what I wanted, he could feel the muscles aching for him.
"Bella," his voice was almost unrecognizable in this context, but it was something I would never forget, it was the sound of love and passion.
I opened my eyes and found his, I nodded, rocking my hips forward to get my point across.
"I love you," he sighed.
He entered me then, the full, throbbing, length of him filled me. I gasped and buried my head into his chest. He rocked his hips gently to begin with, his hardness creating a warm friction between us, the explosions of my body continued into a constant throb of joy. Both of his hands found my hips as his pace increased. My right hand tangled in his hair and the other grasped the tree behind me. My fingers dug into the wood as our tempo increased. The feeling of warmth as our bodies became one was overwhelming, the pressure continued to build inside of me, but it felt so right.
Edward pulled me into his chest and lowered me gently to the ground, we never parted as he picked up his speed, his hands found mine, his fingers interlaced with mine contracting and relaxing with our motion. My hips rose from the ground, willing him to go on, willing him to fill me, we were one in our movements, perfectly synchronized as we rocked. The friction increased with our speed sending another wave of pleasurable fire through me. My breaths were moans and my moans were breaths as we reached our peaks.
"Bella," Edward's strangled cry of my name, explained everything, I could feel the pressure peaking within me, clawing for release, my entire form trembled with the exploding jubilation. I could feel the heat running through my entire soul.
The release came and shook my body violently with the purist pleasure I had ever experienced, but it was not so violent that I didn't feel his release, he throbbed within me, a small shudder of pleasure shook him. Every muscle in his body tensed as we molded together as one.
A/N: Eh . . . What did you think?? This turned into my longest chapter ever. It seems I had a lot to say lol.
I know the whole Tanya thing was a little anti climatic, but . . . I swear it will al make sense!! So the Lemon, probably could have been dirtier, but to be honest I don't like lemons that come out sounding crass and emotionally detached, I wanted it to be about the emotions and the love they had for one another. i hope it came out that way.
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