Disclaimer: I own nothing but my overactive imagination. Stephenie Meyers owns TWILIGHT!

Written with kpeabody

Two Too Shy

Chapter 14

Charlie's POV

The wedding went off without a hitch and that was relief. Surprisingly, Renee and Phil opted to go to a hotel near the airport in Seattle for their departure. I was not going to look a gift horse in the mouth, the sooner they left the better. On my way home from dropping them off I was startled when I saw a woman standing in the road. Being the Chief of Police, of course I stopped to see if she needed assistance. Before I knew what happened I was dragged into the woods and slammed up against a tree. That's when I saw her face. She was a friend of the Cullen's. It was Tanya and did she look pissed.

"You and your daughter have ruined everything!" She growled in my ear.

"What are you talking about?" I sneered back.

"He was to be mine! It was only a matter of time before I made him see the light!"

"You can't blame us if Edward wasn't interested in you, not that I blame him," Yeah…bad idea to infuriate a vampire.

"Oh…really, well let's just see how much she likes losing her father…," She growled as she leaned in so her teeth were an inch from my neck.

Just as her teeth pierced my skin I heard growls coming from the bushes, that's when I saw them, Jacob and Paul in their wolf forms. Tanya released her grip on me and I crumpled to the ground as I felt a harsh burning sensation start coursing through my veins. I felt like I was on LSD as I watched them sparing with her. One minute they were there the next they were somewhere else, then they were back again. I can't say how long this went on but after a while I stopped caring. The pain of feeling like I was on fire was too much to bear, eventually I just shut down.

Bella's POV

We didn't reach Seattle until midnight but I wasn't tired, quite the opposite. I was excited and nervous, since today was stressful and wonderful at the same time. First with Tanya then the ceremony, it was a lot for one day but I finally stopped worrying about Edward's feelings for me. I now know he loves me as much as I love him. That only left one finally act to make everything official and that's what scared me. What if I didn't make him happy? I should have bought a book on it so I would at least know what would please him.

Thankfully, Alice had pre-registered us at the hotel so all we had to do was go straight to the room. I did notice his hand shook as he opened the door. In the hallway he scooped me up bridal style and carried me across the threshold. I couldn't stop the giggle that slipped out, I was too happy to even try. He deposited me onto my feet, my nervous anticipation escalated when he shut the door behind him.

I closed my eyes, bit my lower lip and released a calming breath. When I opened my eyes Edward was only two inches from my face. The kiss he placed on my lips was sweet and full of love, "I love you Bella," he whispered as he stroked my blushing cheek. "I love you too," I breathed out.

"I…um…ladies room," I stuttered out and ran for the bathroom. After slamming the door I slid down it until my butt thumped against the floor.

Oh God! How was I going to do this? I had no idea where to begin! Should I go out still dressed, go out naked as a jay bird or perhaps wrapped in a towel? It was then that I saw a shimmering piece of fabric on the countertop. I smiled when I reached out to touch it and discovered a note on top of it.

B,

Have faith in me, he will love you in this! Have fun and relax, it will end well.

A.

Well…if Alice saw it how could I fight that, no one bets against Alice and I wasn't about to be the first. After closer inspection I gasped, it was a blush colored satin baby doll with a matching thong. Really? I shook my head and started removing my dress and placed my pump on the counter. The baby doll fell over my shoulders and laid softly over my slight curves. The thong was a whole other story, I yelped when the string ran up between my butt cheeks.

"Bella?" Edward called from the other side of the door.

"I'm fine," I crocked out as I tried to de-wedge myself.

I tried unsuccessfully to calm my breathing before I opened the door. I expected for Edward to be standing there but he wasn't. When I peeked around the wall I saw Edward sitting on the edge of the bed only half undressed, he was still wearing his shirt that was unbuttoned and his trousers. His head shot up as he held his breath, he was just as scared as I was.

"Are you okay?" I whispered.

"Yeah," he patted the bed next to him silently asking me to join him.

I bit my lip and took one step out from behind the wall effectively exposing him to the sight of my undressed state. He hissed as he released the breath he was holding. As he stood up I couldn't help but gawk at his glorious six packed abs. All you could hear in the room was the sound of my feet shuffling across the carpet. I giggled when he couldn't wait and joined me in the middle of the room. The blush that covered my face spoke volumes as he traced my cheek with his thumb, "You're so beautiful," he breathed out as he leaned in for a long passionate kiss. It was made deeper when I slipped my fingers into his hair and pulled him closer. Our tongue fight had just begun when he broke it off causing me to whimper at the loss.

Before I knew what was happening he growled, "Mine," and he had me on the bed. I giggled again when he crawled up my body so he could purr into my ear. That one sound made me shiver in delight. Being bold, I slipped my hands inside his open shirt and traced from his chest to his abdomen, Feeling his skin against my hand was electric, I wanted that shirt gone so I could fully enjoy every inch of him. When I slid my hands to his shoulders, he shrugged to help me remove it easier. Seductively, I slid the shirt off his shoulders and down his arms, which would have come right off…if either one of us had unbuttoned the sleeves. Effectively, I had managed to trap his arms in the shirt, he…of course, groaned when he looked down. So much for seduction!

After a brief struggle on both our behalf's I managed to get them undone and pull off the shirt. Since he had sat up and straddle my hips during the shirt fiasco, I had a perfect view of his upper body. Is there even a word to describe beyond perfect? Yes there is, it is Edward. He sighed happily, as I grazed over his chest and around to the back of his shoulders, he leaned in closer so I could reach all the way up to the back of his neck. My moan was silenced by his lips latching onto mine. I wiggled my hips when I felt the damn string in my butt again, I think he liked it. My breath caught in my throat when he sat up and glared at me with his pitch black eyes. He lowered their view until he was staring at my baby doll.

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When the morning light started shinning through our hotel window, I groaned. After last night I wanted to spend the day in bed sleeping. Edward had other ideas, as he tickled me mercilessly.

"Wake up little wifie," he chuckled.

"Hey!" I growled.

Without warning he tore the sheet from my body and carried me into the bathroom chuckling the entire time. That's when I noticed I was dressed and my pump was back in. When did he do that? He started the shower before leaving me to do my morning rituals. The hot shower felt so good as it pelted my sore muscles untying every knot. I was surprised when I got out of the shower Edward had left me clothes on the countertop, per Alice's instructions no doubt. After dressing I went to join Edward, he was wheeling around a room service cart.

"How?" I knew he spoke with me now but outsiders were still a big NO-NO.

"Email," he shrugged and smirked.

I giggled and looked over the selections. After settling on a croissant I went and sat on Edwards lap as he goggled touristy places in Seattle.

He decided I needed to see the Space Needle so an hour later we were parking on Broad Street. It was astonishing to see from the outside but that paled in comparison to the view from the top. In just forty-one seconds we reached the top. The panoramic O Deck, gave us a stunning view of Seattle's snow-capped Mt. Rainier to the south, the Cascade Mountains to the east and the majestic Olympic range to the west. It definitely left me breathless.

Edward's POV

"Oh my god," she gasped as I held her tightly smiling back at her.

"It's not as beautiful as you," I breathed in her ear so no one would hear me.

It's strange feeling comfortable enough to talk to someone, not just anyone but my wife. I never thought I would have a wife or a mate. The view was astonishing though not as astonishing as my Bella. We snuggled for an hour taking in the whole view. When I smelled Bella's neck I knew we would need to leave soon so I started leading us to the elevator.

After we left the Space Needle we strolled around taking in the sights of the city. We didn't walk around a lot since I knew Bella had a rough night last night. We stopped off at a little café and Bella had a spinach salad and half an egg salad sandwich, I ordered the same. Watching her eat started me thinking again about last night. She never meant to hurt my feelings; she was scared and honestly, so was I. But…it all worked out in the end and it was amazing. I was brought out of my thoughts when the waitress asked, I nodded to have my meal wrapped to go. For the first time in weeks Bella looked relaxed, her smile was radiant.

She seemed tired when we reached the Volvo, so when she nodded off on the car ride back to the hotel I let her sleep. As I parked the car she woke up. Once back in our room she decided we needed a movie night who was I to turn her down. After checking the selections on pay per view she decided on 'Don't mess with the Zohan,' she thought it was funny and giggled through the whole thing. When dinner time rolled around she wanted to eat my lunch instead of room service. Since she has moved in with us she hasn't had an issue with her blood sugars, which is a good thing.

After changing into some comfortable clothing we settled back on the couch for another movie, this time I retrieved some microwave popcorn and sodas from the mini bar. She started the movie while I made the popcorn. When the movie began I really wasn't watching because I was too distracted by Bella's head lying on my lap.

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Bella feel asleep lying on my chest so I carried her to bed without waking her. There was something magical about watching her sleep, sometimes I would close my eyes and just shut out the whole world, it was as close to sleep as I could get.

"Good morning," I purred playfully.

"Already?" she whined.

"Yes…love," I decided to kiss her awake.

It worked, of course she whimpered when I leapt out of bed. I laughed at her cuteness as she pouted. It wouldn't work, I had plans for today. I had her breakfast delivered before she was out of the shower. She was excited when I told her we were taking the Seattle Monorail. It was easy enough to find Thomas Street.

The brochure told us all the places we could visit like the Space Needle, Experience Music Project, Science Fiction Museum, and Pacific Science Center. Since we had seen the space needle yesterday, we went to the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum first. I found the Music Project to quite enjoyable, I've never been a fan of sci-fi but it was still okay. It was quite funny watching Bella trying to play guitar, one day I will have to teach her. We avoided the most of the interactive exhibits because we didn't want people watching us. I made sure to document our visits with pictures so I could send them home on my cell phone. Alice and Rose were making a photo album for after Bella's change so we could help her remember those precious moments.

After a quick lunch we visited the Pacific Science Center to experience the live science demonstrations, an IMAX® film, the planetarium and a laser show. My favorite was the Dead Sea Scrolls and real fossils. We also explored the intersections of science, art and math with Animation and Chris Jordan: Running the Numbers exhibits.

As dinner time approached I wanted to go out but Bella just wanted pizza back at the room. This being our last night in Seattle I made sure we went out to a proper restaurant. She reluctantly agreed to let me have my way. I found a nice respectable restaurant on the way back to the hotel. After pointing out our selections we spent put time just holding hands and cooing each other. Her food arrived fairly quickly, I have never wanted to be a piece of steak in my life then I did the moment she started chewing on it. I knew she knew I was watching every bite and it had nothing to do with her diet.

Bella was tired again when we reached the room so I got comfortable in silk sleep pants while Bella went to the ladies room and got changed. I gasped when she came out wearing a baby blue chemise, it made her blush stand out.

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I didn't wake her this morning since we were heading home instead I started packing and left her a change of clothes in the bathroom. When everything was ready her breakfast arrived so I moved it in to the room after signing for it. Around 10:00 she decided to join the living so I put down the morning paper and let her sit on my lap with her eggs and toast. I knew a serious conversation was overdue when we got home. She was too tired all the time, she was getting worse and we all knew it whether we wanted to admit it or not.

A/N sorry for the delay I was working on this when the next chapter hit me so the next update will be by Friday.