Recap of Last Chapter: Sam introduces his bodyguards and Bella naturally gives them hell. Edward meets Jasper's girlfriend Maria only confusing him more. Bella has to finish her editorial and reluctantly asks for Edwards help. They spend all that good time in the library but things are still tense. Oh yeah… and Alice "persuades" Em to seal the deal… and they did.

A/N: No beta yet… sorry and thanks for sticking by me… this chapter is a doozy so hold on… the good shit hits el fan-o.

LIL Chapter 13- You'll See

Edward's POV

I stood back, sipped my coffee, and watched as Bella in all her five foot two inch glory yell into Sam's face. She had a business dinner tonight and they had been going in circles for roughly ten minutes about the danger verses requirement of the event.

"Five on Feisty," Bella's bodyguard Embry said to the other one…Quil I think was his name.

"You're on, Sam will never allow this," Quil replied but Bella apparently heard them.

"Did you two mutts have something to say… because I have a whole fucking list of errands that I need done today," Bella said her hip cocked out. She was sexy when she was mad… hell she was fucking sexy all the time.

Both bodyguards were silent.

"That's what I thought… now for the last time…. I. Have. To. Go. It will be in a public place and I will text the mutts as soon as I find out where the dinner will be held. They can watch all they want but they are not coming inside that restaurant," Bella explained turning back to Sam who was standing there torn.

"Fine, but I swear to all that is holy… if you do something stupid or reckless than I will personally storm into that restaurant and lock you in my trunk until this is over… got it?" Sam answered.

"Oh Samuel you sound like you know how to treat a lady all proper like…" Bella teased turning to snatch my coffee from me, downing half of it.

"You are not a lady… you are a pain in the ass," Sam commented heading towards the door his hands balled into fist.

I cleared my throat.

"What?" she asked.

"That is mine," I said reaching for my stolen coffee cup.

"Was…" she answered sauntering upstairs to get ready for work.

After a long shower and a little release thanks to the memory of Bella's hands on me last night I dressed and headed down stairs to tell Emmett that I would driving Bella this morning since I had a meeting at Rizer. Em gave me a slight nod and I told Alice and Rose to go wait in the car for him… It was time to have the "big brother hurt my sister and I'll kill you talk"… with my big brother.

"Emmett… please tell me this isn't…"

"I love her," he interrupted staring me down.

"If you hurt her I swear that…"

"Don't worry, I couldn't hurt her if I wanted to… I'm going to marry her," He interrupted again and I was shocked to see this side of Emmett.

"Well… good… I would hate to have to pay off some of Sam's boys to teach you a lesson," I answered but my tone was light.

"Edward, all those men together couldn't keep me from her… don't worry," Em said giving me a bro hug and heading out the door.

A click clack click clack reverberated down the stairs and I turned to see Bella in a form fitting black dress descending the stairs. Her hair was up in a sleek twist and her face was painted and little darker than normal.

The shoes were my undoing… she was wearing the shoes I had bought her and they looked perfect on her sexy feet and toned long legs.

"Damn," I breathed not meaning to say it out loud.

"Excuse me I didn't catch that," she teased knowing full well what I had said but if she wanted to hear me say how beautiful she was… I would scream it from a mountain at her very command.

"I said damn… as in you are too stunning for me to be able to articulate words," I answered picking up both of our brief cases.

"Oh," she whispered before pulling her mask back on, "Where is Emmett?" she asked.

"I'm taking you this morning. I have a meeting with Jasper this morning… I hope you don't mind, it just made more sense," I said holding the door open for her.

"No it makes perfect sense, thank you," she answered walking out to my car and climbing in before I could open her door.

"So what are you and Jazz working on?" Bella asked and I could tell she was nervous.

"Bella, I am holding up my end of the barging as best I can, I wont say anything to him we are just going over some ad ideas for the movie," I answered and her eyes fell to her lap.

"Oh good, he needs to get his ass in gear," she answered and I was confused at her tone towards him. It was not the tone that you had for someone you loved.

"Can you do something for me?" I asked knowing I had no right to ask anything from her especially after I had snapped on her last night in the library.

"Sure."

"Just be careful tonight. Sam is right it could be dangerous," I asked.

"I promise," she answered and the rest of the ride was silent.

When we arrived at her office she waited in the car for me to open her door and I offered my hand to help her out.

"Those shoes look good on you," I complimented and she blushed.

"You have good taste."

"Yes, I do," I said and the current was building into a heat that we both knew so well and I couldn't help but smile sweetly at her. The moment passed and eventually we just stood there holding hands… and she became awkward again.

"Err…I'll see you later," she said dropping my hand and turning to walk inside. I felt someone staring at me.

"Good morning Mr. Cullen," Jasper spoke and his expression was pained but wicked.

"Mr. Hale, are you ready for me?" I asked.

"Sure thing," he said leading me inside and up to his office.

We worked well together, as well as we could both knowing the situation between us. He wanted his magazine to highlight the woman star who was "smoking hot" in his words. It made sense seeing how only testosterone hyped men read his magazine. I threw some ideas out and he clung to each one like his last meal. Apparently everyone was right about him, he had no fucking clue how to run this magazine.

After the meeting he gave me a deadline of two days to get something together. Two days for something that should have been in the works two weeks ago, but I accepted stating that it would be completed in plenty of time… it's not like I had much else to do.

"So I see you must have forgiven Bella?" he said walking me out and I turned on him.

"Excuse me?"

"Forgiven her for using you. I mean it really was wrong what she did. Don't you think?" he asked again but I had no idea what he was talking about. Did he really think I was going to stand here and listen to what ever he and Bella had done?

"There was nothing to forgive," I answered trying to leave.

"I mean Phil asked us all to feel you guys out about the merger, Bella just took her assignment a little too seriously... I mean acting all in love with you and shit, it was wrong. That's Bells though… her job means more to her than anything," he explained his arms crossed menacingly across his chest. I was confused and mad and wanted nothing more than to rearrange his wicked face, but that would cost me more than I was willing to give up.

"Thanks," I answered curtly as the elevator doors closed behind me.

I was dazed and how I made it back to my building was all a blur. Closing myself in my office I ran his words over and over in my head.

She was supposed to feel me out about the merger on Phil's command.

I had met her before the merger was offered, before she knew who I was.

Jasper thought she was using me.

Her job was the most important aspect of her life, in their eyes.

Bella told me Jasper was the reason.

She still wanted me, flirted with me, but begged me not to be nice to her.

She dreamed of me.

Wore the shoes I bought for her the night after the Seahawks game.

Wasn't she upset about something that evening?

"Arrg," I moaned trying to put the pieces together but I still came up with nothing. Jasper was trying to pull something over and I knew it. He was with Marie and apparently had been for a while. Bella told me countless times that she felt nothing for him, but why would she let him come between us? Her job? Her feelings?

I moaned again as my email chirped.

From: Isabella Swan

Subject: Just open the email

To my morning chauffeur,

Listen, your brother is about to piss me off. I need help with my magazine too because Emmett apparently knows nothing about women and action movies. If you are still in the building come save me from this big ogre, if not can you fit me into your morning schedule tomorrow? Thanks again for helping me last night, even though I acted out of line. I'll see you later tonight considering that Sam is requiring my lock down indefinitely. Hope Mums is making something yummy for dinner.

Isabella Swan

Editor In Chief, Persuasion Magazine

Rizer Corporation.

Even through my incoherent rage she made me smile. I was happy she would be at my house again tonight. One she would be safe, and two I was determined to talk to her and make her tell me exactly what was going on.

Then it clicked.

It was Jasper's fault that she broke it off, not that she had feelings for him. Did he threaten her? What did he have to hold over her head?

Only me… what he had told me today… it had to be it.

He threatened to tell me. Make it look like everything we shared had been only a means to and end to help her career. Jasper didn't know that we had actually met weeks before and she didn't know how I would take the news? This is what she had kept from me? This is why she had ended it?

She didn't want to hurt me.

What a fucking mistake, this hurt me way worse. As my mind cleared I realized that I was a new man with a shot to get back the women he loved.

From: Edward Cullen

Subject: Cravings

To Feisty,

You knew my brother was bad with women so this is really all of your own doing. I'm already back at the office and have a full afternoon of meetings but I'm available tomorrow at nine, and since you have accepted the "lockdown" I will drive you again. You are most welcome about last night and feel free to get out of line any time you are around me… now stop flirting and get back to work.

How about Italian tonight? I have been craving it.

Edward Cullen

Senior Executive Cullen Advertising.

I hit the send key knowing that she would probably try and chastise me for my over the top flirting but she started it… She knew me well enough to know what I meant when I said that I had been craving Italian… I had been craving her and tonight I would get her back.

Bella's POV

How about Italian tonight? I have been craving it.

Damn smooth ass sexy man… how was it possible that he flirted back? I mean I had started the flirting but expected a short reply; it's what I deserved. I had to stop this, knowing that he still wanted me was torture but I was the one wielding the weapon.

I tried to really turn out some work but everyone hour I would open his email rereading his words to me.

Feel free to get out of line any time you are around me… now stop flirting and get back to work.

The man still had the power to turn me on through freaking emails. I was a lost cause and I decided that I didn't want to be lost any more… I was coming clean tonight… after my meeting…

My meeting… shit!

I probably wouldn't even make it back to the Cullen's until late… meaning no yummy momma Cullen Italian.

As if some great being shinned down light on me Ang came rushing into the office at that very moment.

"Phil moved the meeting from dinner to cocktails, apparently he has a friend coming into town… he wants you at Grady's in a hour," Ang said and I began to smile with joy. If drinks were at five then I would no doubt be to the Cullen's in time for dinner, and have all night to gather the courage to tell Edward the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I called Sam and told him the change in plans, getting less lip than I expected.

~*~*~*

"Bella you remember Marcus and Caius," Phil greeted as I walked into the restaurant. Of course I remembered these two, they were long time friends of Phil and were silent partners in the company.

"Of course, good evening gentleman," I answered as Caius pulled out my seat.

"So what's the news Phil?" Marcus asked and I was surprised that I wasn't the only one that was in the dark about this meeting.

"Well there really is no easy way to say this so lets just cut through the bull, I am thinking of retiring," Phil said and they both gasped I just stared. This was too soon.

"Phil stop joking," Caius said.

"It's not a joke, I have had a great run and the company is doing better than ever… I want what you two have… I want a part in it but I'm tired of the long hours… I miss golfing during the week and watching baseball," Phil replied and part of me realized that he didn't really have a life, and if I accepted the job neither would I.

"Okay let talk this through, what did you have in mind?" Marcus asked and all the men turned their gazes on me.

"Well, I plan to stay on until the end of the year and then I will hand it over Miss Swan," Phil answered as if he thought this through.

"No offense Bella, but Phil are you sure?" Caius asked.

"I'm positive, if she wants it, the job is hers," Phil replied sounding a lot more confident than I felt.

"Miss Swan?" Marcus asked and I knew that they were wanting my answer immediately.

"This is news to me as well gentlemen, but I am ready if that is what is best for the company," I said knowing that I didn't need to sleep on it… I just needed to talk to him.

"Of course, sorry for my tone, this is just a little surprising. Phil what changed?" Marcus apologized before turning back to Phil.

"I have found someone that I want to spend time with and I want to do that while I'm still young enough to walk," Phil answered and my stomach turned.

No! Not her, he couldn't be talking about my mother… he had know her for only two weeks half of which she was a thousand miles away in Phoenix.

"That is all I have for you two, if you don't mind I would like to talk to Bella for a few minutes, would you mind waiting at the bar," Phil asked and as my breathing became frantic.

"Nice to see you again Miss Swan and please know that we have the up most confidence in you, we will meet again soon," Marcus said but I could only nod.

"On a scale from one to ten how upset are you with me?" Phil asked as soon as we were alone.

"Well if you're leaving the company to be with my mother, then I would say probably about a twelve and a half," I answered my glare turning cold.

"Twelve and half? I can work with that," he joked taking a long pull from his scotch.

"Can you? Because I don't know if I can, my fucking mother Phil?"

"Bells calm down, yes your mother… I'm crazy about her, I have been since I met her five years ago, but the timing was all wrong. Now it's right and I want to spend the rest of my life with her," he answered and I gasped.

"You don't know her, and she sure in the hell doesn't know you," I snapped anger flooding my face.

"We will get to know each other and I'm not the tyrant that you have been treating me like for the past two weeks, What did I do to piss you off?" he asked as if he was asking what kind of bagels I preferred.

"It's complicated."

"When has that stopped us before?" he asked.

"Edward," I answered.

"What about him?"

"You ruined it," I breathed.

"I didn't do anything," he answered confused.

"Yes you did! You wanted me to spy on the man that I loved to make this little merger you wanted ,so badly, go smooth," I answered in a rush.

"You loved him? Jesus Christ Bella! Why didn't you say something? It's not like I wanted you to bring me insider information, I just wanted to know how he was feeling. You really think that low of me?" he asked mad now.

"I don't know what I thought, but I didn't want to jeopardize my job," I said confused now.

"You should have fucking told me is what you should have done! You are so much smarter than this Bella," he continued still mad but then his eyes softened, "I'm sorry I truly didn't know."

"What a fucking mess," I said covering my face with my hands before he could see the tears welling in my eyes.

"You got that right doll… what are you going to do to fix it?" he asked. This was true Phil strategy, Phil always knew the answer to these questions but he thought we learned more if we fixed problems ourselves. What was I going to do?

"First, I don't want this merger. Not because of my feelings for Edward but I think it would be a bad idea. The reason that they are so good at what they do is because they have a wide variety of clients, making them always stay sharp," I said waiting.

"Okay, what else?"

"Second Jasper is finished, not because of my feelings for him either but because he is running Intrusion into the ground and pisses me off on a daily basis," I continued my brain working quickly with ideas for my new position.

"And?"

"I need to find a kiss ass replacement," I finished.

"Good, remember the pupil should always become better than the master… that's what I have done in you. I have three months to get you ready and you have three months to get your replacement ready… now what about you?" he asked.

"I need to talk to the Cullens, I'll do it tonight. All of them. Then I have some explaining to do with Edward, I'm sure groveling will be included. Last I need to talk to my mother, hussy didn't even call me this week," I explained.

"Well that won't be too hard, she will be here later this evening," Phil answered his expression sheepish.

"Phil if you hurt her I swear to God I will burn the building down with you in it."

"I understand, you know she likes me too," he answered his face looking younger than I had ever seen.

"I'm not calling you dad," I joked and he rested his hand over mine.

"I don't expect you too, but we are in this together… probably for life, I won't hurt you again Isabella, but if I do… you have to talk to me."

"I understand, just keep an eye on her… she can be a little crazy," I said.

"Hump… don't I know it," Phil said and I made a disgusted sound making him chuckle, "let's get the other's back over here, we have lots to talk about and I have dinner plans with a beautiful woman."

We each had a couple of cocktails and the bash brothers as I called them, Marcus and Caius joined us. They all listened as I spilt the different ideas I had, vetoing ones that sucked and praising ones that didn't. It was almost seven when I sent Sam a text and went to excuse myself.

Phil followed stopping me at the door.

"Don't make the same mistake I made Bella, it's just a job. A demanding, life sucking, drive you crazy job… but it shouldn't be your life… just eighty hours a week of it," he teased but I knew his words were serious.

Edward's POV

"Maybe we should wait on Bella?" Alice said as mom finished up dinner. I had completely forgotten that Bella had a meeting with Phil and would most likely be missing dinner.

"I don't think she will be here for a while," I answered as Jake came through the door not bothering to talk to any of us, instead heading straight towards Rose and kissing her full on the mouth. It sucked to be stuck in a house with all these kissing hugging loving couples.

"I missed you," Rose whispered and Jake pecked her on the lips again.

"Me too babe, dinner smells delicious… is it ready?" Jake said dropping Rose and heading towards the food.

"Almost," Esme answered swatting his hand away from the bread.

"We should wait, Bella should be here in a few minutes. Sam just called," Jake answered and I smiled.

"I thought she had that meeting?" Rose asked.

"Apparently it got moved, Sam said they were on their way back and that was half an hour ago," Jake answered successfully stealing a piece of bread and shoving the entire thing into his mouth.

"Anything new?" Em asked.

"Not really, the boys can't find anything unusual," Jake answered his eyes locking on Rose.

"We should just go find who ever this is our selves," Em offered.

"Not a chance," Esme chided as we heard two cars pull up out front. I stood to go get the door and saw both Carlisle and Bella walking up the steps.

"Son," my father greeted passing me but I just stared at Bella. She looked exhausted and her eyes showed me that her brain was running at an incredible pace. With out thinking I went to her but stopped myself a foot from her.

"Bella are you okay?" I asked.

"Yes, let's talk later… I could smell that food from the gate and I'm fucking starving," she answered and I nodded following her into the house. Yes we would in fact be talking later no matter how much she begged me to drop it.

In true Cullen fashion we were all sitting across from each other, girls on one side guys on the other as my parent took there seats at the ends of the table. Esme had a spread of food that almost covered the length of the table and I knew that this is how she always wanted it… a big family all together.

"I would like to make a toast," Carlisle said holding his glass of wine in the air, we all copied him

"To this wonderful family may we all share each other in happiness and may our lives remain safe and prosperous," Carlisle said raising his glass higher before clinking it with Jake. Everyone toasted each other and I felt Bella's eyes boring into my face.

"To happiness," I repeated reaching across the table to lightly tink her glass.

Dinner seemed so normal but every once and while I could feel her eyes back on me, and when I caught her she did not look away. I needed to get her alone, and fix all this mess between us. When dinner was over Bella spoke up.

"Carlisle?" Bella asked.

"Yes dear?"

"If you have the time I would like to speak with you, Emmett and Edward as well," she asked and Emmett's face whipped over to mine but I just shrugged.

"Of course, the study?" he asked and she stood.

"It won't take long, and I'll be back to help clean up," Bella said to Esme.

"Don't worry about it dear, I have plenty of helpers," Esme replied and Jake rolled his eyes.

We all followed my father into the study and sat down in various seats. Dad and Bella sat in the arm chairs beside one another and Em and I dropped onto the couch. All eyes were focused on her and we waited for her to speak.

"There has been some new…err… developments and I want you to reconsider the offer Phil gave you," Bella started. Was she here to get us to sell?

"Reconsider?" Carlisle asked.

"Yes, we would like you to refuse it, we have already sent you a contract therefore we are legally bound and cannot terminate it, however if you refused the offer than it would be null and void all together," Bella answered.

"What do you mean when you say we?" Emmett asked.

"Phil and I."

"Have you decided to use someone else?" Carlisle asked.

"No, of course not, but I think that you could better serve us if we kept things the way things are. Except that you will still keep the work from the film department," she answered and Carlisle looked at my brother and I, we both were clueless.

"Bella why don't you tell us of these 'developments' if you are at liberty to do so," Carlisle asked and she giggled. I missed that sound.

"Well as of January first, I will be talking over as CEO of Rizer," she paused letting her words sink in, "and I will be making some changes, changes that include your company." My eyes were struggling to stay in my skull… C.E.O.?

"Phil is retiring?" Dad asked and Bella laughed this time.

"Yes, to spend time with my mother," she answered.

"Damn I need a drink for this," Em said standing to retrieve the decanter of scotch and four glasses. He took a large gulp from the bottle.

"I'm just getting started so you might want to save some of that," Bella joked as Emmett filled our glasses and handed us all some aged goodness. I saw Bella take a large sip before making a disgusted face. We all smiled at her.

"So as I was saying, me new CEO, old CEO with my mother… oh right… changes. I plan on replacing both of the Editor positions for the magazines and keeping you guys as our only ad company. However I want you to keep your other clients. That is what makes you guys the best, because you get experience from all genres of clients. I need the best," she said taking another sip, Em and I downed ours and he refilled them. The burn of the liquor was the only thing keeping my mind in check.

"That is a lot of information to process," Carlisle stated beginning to drink.

"You're telling me, so do we have a deal?" she asked talking only to Carlisle.

"I believe we do, I didn't really want to sell anyways. This is my company, my life, and I wish it to stay within the family," he answered his eyes beaming proudly at his sons.

"Okay, well I have another proposition. I want you to relocate," Bella said.

"Relocate?"

"Yes we have two open floor in the Smith Tower and we could cut your rent by half. You would be close and have more space than you do now. Remember just because you won't work for me directly doesn't mean that I don't want you at my beacon call," she teased.

"I'll think about it," Carlisle answered.

"Also I need to find replacements… like yesterday… so I need you to keep your ears out for any new talent. I want someone young that I can train but is bright as hell and can handle the heat," she explained.

"We will help, now if you don't mind I have a few calls to make," Carlisle said standing, finishing his drink, and leaving the room.

"You never seize to amazing the shit out of me," Emmett said stealing my words.

"That's what I do, how do you two feel about all this?" Bella asked.

"Well, it seems…" Em stuttered.

"Perfect," I said finishing his broken sentence.

"Really?" she asked.

"Hell yes! I cannot believe all this, but how stoked are you… CEO before thirty," Em said raising his glass to her.

"I am still shocked but happy I think, it's just unexpected," she answered relaxing into her seat.

"So you are getting rid of Jasper?" I asked.

"Yes, he is useless and destroying his department. We will be asking him to resign tomorrow morning. I was curious about Seth?" she asked.

"What about him?" Em asked.

"Well, he does have a masters in journalism from Brown and I think that he could work well for us. I didn't want to say anything to Carlisle until I looked over some of his writing," she answered.

"Bella, that is a big jump. We only promoted him a couple of months ago and I think Editor in Chief would be a bit of a stretch for him," I answered. Seth was brilliant and a better writer than an Ad rep but I still felt that the job was too big for him.

"I understand that Edward, but the job was too much for me when I took it. The best way to become great is to make a shit load of mistakes and learn from them. It's just and idea," she offered.

"I agree with Bella, that's how we all were when we started but look at us all now… all doing well in the major leagues," Em joked.

"This coming from the man that couldn't come up with one decent idea earlier today," Bella joked and I laughed at Em's hurt expression.

"Keep the gloves up B, that project was tough as hell," Em tried to take up for himself.

"So that's it, I guess we will all have to see how it turns out… we have time," she said her eyes locking with mine.

"So any news about our stalker slash psycho?" she asked.

"Nothing," Em answered.

After a few minutes Bella and I both declined another drink when her gaze focused on me.

"Em would you mind if I had a word with Edward, alone?" she asked and my heart took off beating like helicopter blades.

"Sure, good luck with that one bro," Em said patting me on the shoulder and closing the door behind him.

This was it.

"Edward, I need to tell you…" she started but I held my hands to cut her off.

"Don't, let me go first," I said and she sat back and nodded.

"Did you think me finding out would change how I felt about you?" I blurted out letting the last eight hours of thinking about what to say fly out the window.

"What?"

"Did you think you couldn't have told me? That I would have been mad?" I asked again but she just studied my face not knowing that I knew.

"Jasper told me," I said giving her a clue and her eyes shut tight.

"Look at me," I said.

"Edward it was so complicated and out of my hands I never meant to hurt…"

"Answer the questions!" I said starting my normal nervous pace around the room.

"I didn't know what to do," she whispered finally opening her eyes.

"What do you mean you didn't know? I thought I had made my feelings for you quite clear over the last two months," I answered.

"Please Edward try to understand. I didn't want to hurt you or your family but I thought Phil would fire me, I was already seeing you when Phil asked me and I never told him anything. Jasper gave me only two choices. Break it off or he would tell you," she answered standing as well.

"There wasn't only two choices, you could have fucking told me… talked to me. I would have understood," I snapped.

"Really? You would have just understood when that guy, a guy you knew I had this fucked up past with told you I was just using you? You would have hated me," she said, now just as mad as I was and her anger and her words brought me out of my haze back to my true feelings.

"Isabella, I could never hate you," I said softly taking one measured step in her direction.

"Stop being so nice! I have made a mess of all this… you SHOULD hate me. You should yell and scream and tell me you never want to see me again," she yelled but I didn't hear any of it, I only saw her, the one I loved.

"Stop! When will you realize how much I love you!" I yelled back and her hand flew up to her throat. I didn't mean to scream it at her, but she needed to understand. Her eyes closed and I knew that she was seconds from crying. Hell I felt like crying.

"Bella, look at me. Please," I whispered and when she opened her eyes I was standing less than I foot from her.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. You shouldn't love me, I'm all wrong," she said through her tears.

"I don't care what you think, not this time. I love you and nothing has ever felt so right in my life, stop fighting it," I whispered my thumb reaching up to touch her face for the first time in what felt like forever. She didn't pull away but instead leaned into my touch only making the current crackle around us.

"Edward what if I…"

"Tell me you don't love me. Tell me and I'll leave," I demanded softly making another round of tears fall from her eyes.

"I can't…"

"Then tell me you do," I said brining my other hand up to cup her face and she looked into my eyes for a long moment before bringing her hands to rest on chest, no doubt feeling my thundering heart beat.

"I do," she whispered and my heart was instantly back to life, "but I don't know how to fix this."

"Then let me," I said as I bent down to press my lips to hers. It felt like I was a blind man seeing the sun for the first time, a hungry man receiving food, and a man with a broken heart getting put back together.

Her lips parted and I tilted her face to deepen the kiss and her sweet taste filled my mouth making me whole once again. I was desperate for more and I felt her hands wrap into my hair holding my mouth against her lips. Too soon I was breathless and pulled away resting my forehead against hers.

"God I miss you," she breathed not releasing her hold on me.

"Don't ever do this to me again, do you understand me?" I said seriously but my tone was soft.

She didn't answer but instead pulled my face back to hers. This time her kiss was greedy and as my emotions settled they were replaced with want and need. I felt her hands all over me making her intentions and desires known. Her touch was rushed as I felt my shirt falling from my body then my fingers found the zipper of her dress. Roughly I pulled the dress to her waist and pushed her body back into the piano to lavish her neck and chest. She whimpered as my teeth nipped across her skin and my memories had not done justice to the sound.

"Edward… ah… Edward?" she asked.

"Umm?" I said my lips never leaving her flesh.

"We are at your parents house…" she said but her hands were digging into my shoulders.

"I don't care," I whispered biting her nipple through the back lace.

"Then lock the door," she answered and my eyes met hers, two deep pools of flaming chocolate. I moved quickly to lock the door and when I turned she had discarded the dress leaving her in matching black lace and the black heels I had bought for her.

She was a goddess my goddess.

"You're so beautiful, I want you. NOW," I said stepping out of my shoes and socks before letting my pants fall to the floor. Her eyes assaulted my body and then she bit that fucking delectable bottom lip. As I approached her, she slowly unclasped her bra letting in fall the floor between us.

"Love me then," she commanded and I needed no more invitation. I reached for her as she reached for me and I hoisted her up my body loving the feel of her legs wrapped around me again. As much as I wanted to let my desire rule me, this was not going to be rash, it was going to be slow and very needed. My hands stroked the length of her legs until I found her shoes behind my back trying to take them off but they were bucked around her ankle. I felt the couch behind me and she unwrapped her legs to slide down my body pushing me sit allowing me to take in the glory that was this woman's body… my woman.

Her right foot came down in between my legs and she nodded towards the shoe. My fingers unclasped the shoe and pulled it slowly off of her foot, before I leaned forward to kiss the arch. It was the most erotic sight I had ever witnesses and her eyes watched me as I repeated the same on the other. My hands moved over her hips to hold her small rib cage in my hands jerking her body to my waiting mouth. My lips tasted the skin of her flat stomach and licked across her sexy navel before she tugged hard on my hair.

"Edward please," she moaned and I met her gaze dragging her black lace panties down her lean thighs before she climbed slowly on top of me.

My hands gripped her body tightly as if I was never letting her leave my side, but she didn't seem to mind my rough touches. In fact, by her moans she wanted it, maybe needed it, as much as I did. Her hips danced over my cock and her head was thrown back giving me access to her neck… then I bit her… marked her as my own.

"Fuck," she groaned and my bite released all of Bella's carnal nature. Together we worked the fabric separating us and I kick the boxer briefs across the room. My thumb found her clit and hers found my throbbing shaft, we watched each other pleasure the other with our hands until the heat became to hot to play with, we needed to be consumed by it.

As she slid down over my hard length everything felt right again in my life, her heat and her warmth were the only nourishment my body needed. She stilled above me allowing us both to adjust to the fire blistering through our veins, but the lack of friction only caused the embers to smolder through my body. Then she began to move over me like a belly dancer. Bella would rock her hips up my entire length and then grind against my body when she reached my base. It was slow and deep and very sensual and my teeth ground together trying to find an outlet for the searing pleasure. I could feel every inch of my cock sliding against her walls and her clit as it rubbed against my pelvic bone. One of my hands hooked around the side of her neck as the other guided her hips up and down my length. Some times we would kiss and lick while others we would simple gaze into each other's faces. Bella's face was never more beautiful than when engulfed in pleasure, pleasure I brought her.

Her moans were soft and each time she whispered my name, my balls tightened and my hands pulled her harder over me. Every affection I had for this woman spilt out of me as I told her how gorgeous she looked with me inside of her and nothing in my life would ever feel this good. Bella liked it when I talked to her and I liked it when she moaned into my mouth. Sweat covered our bodies and as much as I wanted to make this last forever she felt too good, too wet, and too tight.

With her legs wrapped around us I laid us out on the couch and my body became frantic with need. My cock dove into her depths and she whimpered below me with each thrust. The second her walls began to clamp down around me I lost it and pounded into her body showing exactly how much I wanted her and exactly how good a life with me could be.

"Your mine," I grunted.

"Yes," she screamed in a whisper.

"Say it." I demanded thrusting as hard and as fast as I could.

"Yours."

"Again."

"Fuck I'm yours…" she moaned her fingernails digging into my flesh making me wild.

My hand held onto her thighs keeping her open for me as I became mad inside of her, she came I began my almost violent release.

I could feel her fingernails break through my skin as I thrusted one last time within her. Her insides spasmed around me only making the aftermath that much sweeter and so sensitive that it was painful, the most mind numbing kind of pain.

My head rested in between her breast and with one final twitch she laid limp below me, both of us panting.

"You bit me," she breathed and when I looked up her face was peaceful and her smile was sweet. Bella looked good satisfied.

"Your mine to bite," I answered leaning into kiss her with every bit of passion I had but I pulled away still breathless.

'That was ridiculous," she said and I crooked and eye brow at her.

"Amazing, mind-blowing, orgasmic… those are the words that are appropriate… I don't like ridiculous," I said moving the hair out of her eyes hoping my weight wasn't crushing her. She felt to good to move off of her body.

"I mean, it was ridiculous how amazing, how mind blowing, how orgasmic that was," She clarified.

"Then by all mean keeping using your stupid kiss stupid kiss stupid word," I teased tasting the sweet salty flavor of her collarbone.

We tried our best to find all of our clothes and she giggled when she found my boxers hanging over a picture frame. After we were dresses we walked hand in hand up to my old room, her room now… maybe our room.

"Will you stay? I haven't been sleeping well," she asked.

"Well it must be uncomfortable with out being able to steal the covers from someone," I teased pulling her into the room and locking the door behind us.

She sat on the edge of the bed and her expression changed, almost pained again.

"Edward?" she asked and I walked over to sit beside her.

"Yes love?"

"Did you have something else you needed to say to me? You have had a long time to be upset with me and I don't want a week to go by and you realize that you are still angry with me or didn't get something off your chest. I would rather deal with it all now and start fresh… if you still want me," She said but I just stared at her.

"Bella, love, I'm not angry with you. I never really was, just confused and hurt… not angry and as long as you don't do something moronic again… then we shouldn't have a problem. I still want you, that won't change," I teased and she just nodded as if she didn't believe me.

"Stop over thinking this, we are passed it. You did what you thought was right and it was wrong, you are allowed to make mistakes," I answered stroking her hand

"Why are you so damn understanding?" she asked as if it was a bad thing.

"What would you have me do? Do you want me to rake you over the coals for something that in all honesty was a misunderstanding? Yell? Scream? Because I refuse to do any of it. You said you were sorry and I felt it."

"So we can be us again? Like before?" she asked her voice quite.

"No not like before, better…" I answered pulling her into my arms. We were still dressed when we got under the covers both too emotionally and too physically drained. She was back laying across my chest and suddenly I knew that tonight I was going get good sleep for the first time since the last time she was here in my arms.

"How long?" she asked and I pulled her face up to meet my gaze, I knew what she was asking.

"A while."

"Do you remember when it happened?"

"No," I breathed, "in honesty I can't remember I time that I didn't. Maybe the first time I saw you, or when I found you again… I wanted to tell you a hundred times in a thousand of different ways."

"Say it again," she asked and I looked at her with every bit adoration I held for her.

"I love you Isabella," I confessed and it was the most freeing words I had ever spoken. The room was thick with our current and she moved up my body to cup my face in her tiny hands before she kissed my lips very soft and very sweet before pulling away.

"I love you more, Edward," she confessed and my body and mind screamed with joy as she told me the only words I had ever actually craved.

"That's impossible love," I said kissing her again before she nuzzled back into my chest.

"You'll see," she whispered as we drifted off to sleep together.

A/N: Yeah they are back together and in love… because that's how it should be, but don't forget that there's more than just hidden emotions lurking in the shadows. The story will turn a bit more suspenseful and packed full of love and lemons from our couples.

Next chapter is started and hopefully will be up midweek.

I know that you might have some questions so just ask me… and I'll reply to your review… Promise.