**The incomparable Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight – we don't. But this plot, yeah, it's ours!**

He's hooommmmeeee!

Yay the second chapter for today! Aren't you all glad that we didn't make you wait a WHOLE week to read their actual reunion? I'm not going to give you a long-winded Author's note cause I know you won't read it. So here's Bella!

Chapter 12- BPOV

May 24th, that date had been circled and highlighted on my calendar for months. My Edward was finally coming home. I fell asleep out of sheer exhaustion the night before and now I was running late. I didn't even have a chance to check my email before I had to run out the door.

I made it to the airport with about 15 minutes to spare, so I found a spot near baggage claim. I knew that once his flight landed I would have another 10 minutes before he would make it out to me. So I pulled out my phone to check my email. I smiled when I saw an email that Edward must have sent after I fell into the bed the night before. I didn't even get past the subject line before I felt myself heat up a little bit. By the time I was done reading it I was pretty close to being incoherent with want. Every word he said in that email made me want to jump him as soon as I saw him walk through those doors.

I read over the email a couple more times, letting my imagination run wild with the picture he painted. I must have lost track of time, because just as I finished reading it for what had to be the fourth time, I felt a presence behind me. I knew it was Edward just from how I felt. Then I felt his warm breath blow across my cheek.

"Hey Beautiful." He said with that low husky voice I had heard a few times over the phone. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I didn't even open my eyes as I spun around and launched myself at him. I felt his arms go around me and I sighed. My hands involuntarily slid up his hard chest.

I froze. Hard chest? I squeezed my eyes closed even harder and ran my hands over his chest and down towards his stomach. When all I felt was rock hard abs, I gasped and tried to pull away. All that was running through my mind was, "no no no, I can't believe I threw myself at a complete stranger.'

I kept my eyes closed as I felt the embarrassment rush up my face. My face was probably turning an odd color of purple. I placed my hands flat against the man's chest and went to push myself away, but he wrapped his arms around me and let out a small chuckle. I lowered my head and finally opened my eyes. I saw a silver belt buckle and a black t-shirt that was tight across some amazing feeling washboard abs.

"Oh God, Edward is probably so mad at me right now." I whispered to myself.

I felt the man chuckle again as he pulled me a little bit closer. I gasped when I felt his very prominent arousal press into my stomach. I quickly got over my mortification and my eyes flew up to the stranger's face. I needed him to let me go, I needed my Edward. But before I could protest and try to pull away again, I got lost in the amazing green eyes staring down at me.

"Somehow I don't think Edward is going to mind." He said as he pulled me tight against his chest and gave me a smile. The same smile I saw every night in my dreams.

"Edward…" I sighed.

"Yeah my Bell. It's me."

My hands that were still pressed against his stomach started roaming everywhere they could reach, over his abs, up across his chest, over his shoulders. "What did you do?" I asked with what was most likely awe in my voice.

"Not much, just got myself healthy."

I was almost speechless. "Edward, you… Wow. How?"

"Let's talk about that later. Cause right now, the only thing I need is to be able to kiss you. Can I please kiss you Bell?"

I couldn't form a proper response so I just nodded. He tightened his hold on me and dipped down to press his lips to mine. The jolt I felt was beyond anything I had ever felt in my life. I wrapped my arms around his neck and poured myself into the kiss. I felt his chest rumble with a groan as he deepened the kiss, his tongue pushing into my mouth. I welcomed it greedily as the sounds of the airport around us seemed to disappear. We pulled apart when I was bumped from behind by someone rushing by with a suitcase.

He gave me a dazzling smile. "I love you my Bell."

"Oh Edward," I sighed, so happy to finally hear that in person. "I love you too, so much"

He suddenly let out a whoop of laughter, picked me up and spun me around. I giggled as he spun me in a circle beside the baggage carousel. He set me back down and wrapped his arm around my shoulders just as the baggage started to arrive. I slipped my arm around his now slim waist and ran my hand up his muscular back. As I glanced around at the other passengers that were waiting for their bags, I cringed and pressed myself into Edward's side as I noticed Mike Newton and Tyler Crowley standing a few feet away staring at us.

"Bella? What's wrong?" Edward asked with concern in his voice.

"Other than the fact that Mike Newton is here, nothing at all. What the hell is he even doing here?"

Edward looked in the direction I was looking and narrowed his eyes. "He was on my flight. He hasn't changed one bit has he?"

I just shook my head. "Thankfully, I wouldn't know. After Dad laid in on him, he has avoided me."

Edward let out a loud bark of laughter. "What's so funny?" I asked as I smiled up at him. I loved the sound of his laughter.

"Newton was sitting across the aisle from me on the flight and decided to strike up a conversation. The douche tried to tell me that you dated him for a few months after I left for Chicago."

My eyes went wide before I started to laugh myself. "Oh my god. He must be severely delusional if he thinks I would ever date him."

Edward snickered again and squeezed my shoulder. I turned my back to Newton and wrapped both my arms around Edward's waist and pressed my face to his chest. I took a deep breath and let out a happy sigh. I felt his chest rise with his own sigh as he wrapped his arms around me. I felt him press his lips to my forehead. I looked up at him and saw his love for me shining out his eyes. We stood there like that until he noticed that his bags were passing us by. He easily pulled them both off the carousal and we headed to my car. I was so giddy that he was finally home that I was bouncing beside him as we made our way through the crowd to the parking garage.

"Baby, I think you've been spending too much time with Alice." Edward said with a laugh as I bounced beside him again. "You're bouncing around just like her."

I gave him a playful glare. "Well sorry for being excited that my man is finally back within arms reach."

His eyes darkened a bit as he looked down at me. "Your man, huh?" He asked, his voice an octave lower than normal. I shivered a little bit knowing what that tone of voice meant.

"Yup, and as soon as we are behind the door of OUR apartment, you will know just how much of my man you are." I said casually as I pulled my keys from my pocket to open the trunk.

Edward made a sound that sounded like it was caught between a growl and a moan.

"How long of a drive is it?" For some reason he sounded a bit tense.

"About 30 minutes. Why?" I asked innocently.

He stepped over to me, pressed me against the car, and claimed my mouth. I moaned as his hands lowered down my sides and over my hips. He pulled away a few moments later to take a breath and to answer my question. "Because if we don't hurry up and get somewhere private, I am going to lose what little control I have and show you just how much of your man I am; right here…right now."

Rendered speechless again, I just nodded my head and clicked the button on my key chain to unlock the car. He gave me a tense smile and pulled away to put his bags in the car. I climbed into the driver's seat and took a deep breath. He climbed in and we made our way to what would now be our apartment. Edward kept his hand on my leg just above my knee, rubbing small circles into my thigh. Each swipe of his thumb gave me tingles. I kept glancing over at him; I couldn't get over how much he had changed. I knew it was only physical, he was still my Edward. But now, he looked like a girl's wet dream.

"Your parents know that you're back today, don't they?" I asked, trying in vain to take my mind off of the sweet tension that was building in the car.

"They do, but they also know not to expect me at their house until at least Tuesday after you've left for class. I am not leaving your side until I have to. And I told my little sister that if she tries to interrupt our weekend, I will have to hide her credit card."

I snorted a laugh. "I threatened a pair of shoes she bought last week."

"Smart girl. I knew there was a reason I loved you." He said with a smile in his voice. I glanced over at him while we were stopped at a red light and sure enough, he had a huge grin on his face. He leaned over and gave me a kiss. I hummed as he pulled away.

"God I love being able to kiss you." He said as he squeezed my knee a little bit.

"Mmm. I have to say the same thing. I just love you being here. I've missed you so much." I took a deep breath and willed myself to calm down. "So, before I pull this car over and risk us getting charged with indecent exposure, you need to tell me what brought on this change. Tell me what you did."

He took a breath and gave me a quick rundown of the last year and half of his life. That he was sick of Newton and his buddies embarrassing and humiliating him in front of me. That when he got to Chicago, his cousin Emmett and Em's girlfriend Rosalie helped him every step of the way. I had never been more proud of him.

"But why didn't you tell me you were doing this? You know I would have supported you 100%"

"I wanted to, and at first, I was just too ashamed of everything, of myself. Then after you told me that you loved me, I didn't know how to tell you. You were the reason I started on the path to getting healthy, I wanted to make myself better for you."

I started to protest. He was perfect for me no matter what his size. But he cut me off. "Bella, I know you love me, I've never questioned that, but I needed to do this not only to make me feel like I deserved you, but to make sure I got healthy, so that we could be together and have a long, happy and healthy life together. "

I felt the tears spring to my eyes. "Oh Edward. I love you." I said as I felt a tear streak down my cheek.

"I love you too sweetheart. Now let's get home."

The rest of the drive was fairly quiet. We got his luggage upstairs and before I even had a chance to take my shoes off Edward had me pulled up against his chest and was kissing me.

"God Bella. It feels like I've been waiting my entire life to do this." He whispered against my neck as he placed a gentle kiss just below my ear.

"I know what you mean. I've wanted this since that one little kiss you gave me before you left." I stood on my toes and pressed a kiss to his Adam's apple. He hummed a little bit and wrapped his arms tighter around me and captured my lips again. It only took seconds before we were both panting.

"Bella, I really love kissing you, but right now I need to take you into that bedroom." His voice was deep and full of tension.

I didn't say a word; I just untangled myself from his arms, took his hand and led him down the short hallway to our bedroom. I walked into the room and turned to face him. His eyes were darker and the look on his face was a cross between love and want. He sat on the edge of the bed and pulled me between his legs. His hands slid up my legs and rested on my hips.

"Bell, I know once I have my clothes off, I won't last. Not after the last year and a half of waiting for this moment. So I am going to take care of you first. Okay?"

I just nodded as I felt his hands slowly slide underneath the back of my t-shirt

His warm hands sent shocks through my entire body. As he lifted my shirt over my head, it sounded like he stopped breathing.

"Edward?" I questioned with a sigh.

He looked like he was shaking his head to clear it. "You're beautiful Bell. So amazingly beautiful." I felt the blush rise across my cheeks and the tears build in my eyes as he placed a loving kiss over my heart.

I squeezed my eyes shut, willing the tears away. I felt Edward trace my cheek with a finger. "What's wrong?" He asked softly.

I opened my eyes and met his. "Nothing, Happy tears. I love you and I am so fucking happy that you are back here with me."

"I love you too."

He kissed me and let his hands start to roam again. He slowly removed the rest of my clothes, kissing every bit of skin as it was revealed to him. Once I was completely bare to him he stopped again and just stared at me for a moment. If it wasn't for the look in his eyes, I would have wanted to hide myself. But he looked like he wanted to devour me, and a second later, that is just what he did. He let out a noise that sounded like a groan mixed with a growl as he pulled me close and claimed my mouth. He didn't say a word as he started kissing my neck. He paid special attention to each of my nipples that peaked up at his kisses. Slowly, he continued to kiss down my body and when his face was hovering over the spot I wanted him the most, he looked up at me.

"I've never done this before, but I have wanted to taste your pussy since the first night I heard you come over the phone for me. I want you to make those sounds for me again."

I didn't have a chance to reply before he dove in. He kept his eyes on mine as he rubbed two of his fingers over my clit. I shuddered and let out a low moan. His fingers kept moving and he dipped them into my pussy, which I was sure was dripping wet. I couldn't describe the feelings he was creating as he started to pump his fingers in and out and using his thumb on my clit. He shuffled himself down the bed a bit so that he was face level with his fingers. He looked up at me and gave me a smile that almost made me come right then. He leaned in towards me and replaced his thumb with his tongue. The sensation almost caused me to fall off the bed, but he used his free hand to pull me closer to him instead.

Once he was sure I was secure, he used both of his hands to part my lips and then took a long languid lick of my entire slit. I moaned loudly and felt a gush of wetness. He dove in again and used his tongue and fingers to bring me to the brink. He must have realized just how close I was because he stopped licking for a moment and took my extremely sensitive clit between his teeth and gently bit down. That sent me over the edge. I felt my arousal shoot out of me as I incoherently cried out. He continued to lick me softly as I came down from my high. When he was finished he rested his chin on my stomach and gave me a lazy grin.

"So I take it you enjoyed that?" He asked with a slightly cocky smirk.

I huffed out a laugh. "You could say that. Now get up here and kiss me."

He climbed up the bed, ran his hand up my chest, lightly squeezing my breast, then skimmed up to rest his hand on the back of my neck. He pulled me close and kissed me tenderly. We did that for a bit, the kiss deepening as the minutes went on. We broke apart once we were both panting again.

"I need you Edward. Please." I almost begged as he peppered more kisses across my jaw.

"You have me Bell, anyway you want me."

"Well right now, I need you naked."

I tugged his t-shirt out of his jeans and started pulling it up over his head. I stopped when I saw the black ink on the left side of his chest. There, right above his heart, etched into his skin in black, was a beautiful swan with my initials underneath in wavy letters to make them look like water. I ran my fingers over it and sighed.

"Do you like it?" He asked nervously.

"It's beautiful. When did you get this done?"

"About two weeks ago. I wanted someway to have you with me always. "

I didn't answer him as I lightly kissed the ink. Then I continued to divest him of his clothes. I ran my hands over every newly defined muscle and watched as his skin prickled with goose bumps and how he shuddered when I lightly ran my fingers over his nipples.

"God Edward. You're beautiful" I sighed.

He just chuckled as he helped me remove his boxer briefs. Finally he was bare. His cock was standing hard and proud. I had inadvertently felt it before he left for Chicago and then again at the airport, but I didn't think I imagined it this big. He was thick and had to be at least 8 inches long. I felt my mouth water and I had to swallow hard as I took it into my hand and realized that I couldn't get my hand all the way around it.

I gripped him and leaned over and lightly licked the tip. He moaned loudly and rested his hands on my head pulling me away.

"Baby, as much as I would love for you to suck my cock. I need to be inside you when I come for the first time with you."

I nodded and leaned back on my knees. "So then what's taking you so long?" I teased.

He chuckled darkly and before I realized what was happening I was on my back. He kissed me deeply and started to push himself into my pussy. We both moaned loudly at the feeling. I had never felt so full in my life. I couldn't even describe the feeling.

It didn't take long before I could tell his control was starting to give. He had warned me that he wouldn't last very long the first time, so I wasn't disappointed.

"Oh god, Bella. I am so fucking close. Do you think you can come for me one more time?"

His words caused a gush of arousal to coat his cock as he slid in and out of me. I wrapped my legs tightly around his hips and started meeting him thrust for thrust. It only took a couple of pumps before I was crying out again. My orgasm took his last bit of control and he buried his face in my neck and moaned out my name as he released inside me. He collapsed a bit on top of me, his forearms braced on either side of my head, stopping him from falling on me. He gave me one last kiss and then pulled out and fell onto the bed beside me.

He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me to him, kissing the top of my head and whispering his love for me. We lay like that for a few minutes before I climbed out of bed to clean up. He followed me into the bathroom and we took a quick but chaste shower together. When we were done it was only early afternoon, but both of us were exhausted from not sleeping the night before, so we fell back into bed to take a nap.

"Thank you Bella." Edward said as he pulled me close and kissed my forehead.

"For what?" I asked as I snuggled into his chest, my head resting on his tattoo.

"Just for loving me, you've always loved me for me, and I don't think you will ever realize just how much that means to me. I love you." He yawned after his declaration.

"Of course I loved you. You're my Edward. I'll always love you."

We kissed tenderly and then we fell asleep wrapped in each other's arms.

A/N: Soooo what did ya think of their reunion? Next up will be the rest of his homecoming.