A/N: Hope you all enjoy your latest update see you tomorrow.
I wake up at Five in the morning with Bella still in my arms.
She's as beautiful as ever if not slightly more with her glow.
I run my hand down her stomach and grin into her shoulder.
Where her stomach use to be flat it now has a slight roundness to it. I can't help but smile as I keep rubbing my hands over her slight bump feeling the evidence of our babies growing in their mother.
"What is it?" I hear Bella sleepily say as she breaks the silence.
I smile into the side of her neck and kiss her collarbone.
I take her hand and rub it from just under her breasts over her bump to the bottom of it.
"Oh." I can hear the smile in her voice. "You've noticed then."
I let her Bella roll onto her back before I move to my side near her and carry on tracing patterns over the babies with my middle finger as I lean up on my elbow so I can look down at my beautiful Bella.
She rolls onto her back and ghosts her fingers over my arm.
"I noticed it a few days ago. They really are starting to make themselves known." She says smiling at the ceiling as her finger joins mine in it's dance over her bump.
"You did? Have you felt them move yet?" I ask wondering how it must feel to feel them moving.
"No." She looks at me with a distant look in her eyes as if she is daydreaming. "But I can't wait."
"Neither can I." I whisper before leaning down and pressing my lips to hers gently for a quick stolen kiss that shortly turns into a deep passionate one as our hands clasp together on Bella's stomach.
"We need some more books." Bella whispers against my lips when we break apart panting slightly.
"That we do." I say knowing her penchant for books and reading.
"And some nice…." She whispers as she pushes me onto my back before her lips go to my ears. "Chocolate…." She says as she grinds down on my growing wood with her pussy. "and I think a nice hard cock filling my pussy as I ride it."
I can't help but moan and groan as She grinds harder.
I latch my hands onto her hips before I lose myself in her movements and flip both of us over so I am on top of her.
"Baby I will take you if you continue like that." I growl by her ear before kissing her neck.
"Maybe that's what I want." She whispers back as her hips come up to rub against my body seeking friction.
"And for the next few months I'll be lucky if we get any alone time between you, Dad and the guards." She whispers as she grinds up against me.
I'm stopped by my memories of last night's conversation with dad.
I groan as I roll off Bella, I close my eyes before taking a deep breath.
I slowly release my breath as I try to calm my hard on down.
As much as I want to bury my cock in her I need to talk to her about yesterday and her stupid vanishing act.
I open my eyes and look straight up into hers as I slowly watch her lust and need wilt away as she picks up on something being wrong.
"Bella, can I ask you something?" I plead with my eyes looking into hers.
I know I'll lose the battle with words but with the look in my eyes I hope she will give me this little thing.
"What is it?"
"Why did you take Garrett's phone?" I ask pleading for honesty as I pray she gives it me.
"He called you!" She states robotically, her voice is void of emotion as her eyes move from mine to the ceiling. I watch as guilt fill her face with the slight blush of her cheeks.
"But why? What was so bad about me knowing where you were?"
She turns to me and I can see the tears about to fall from her eyes.
"Edward, I love this family with all my heart but the life we lead can be…." I watch as she looks for a word to describe what she feels. "overwhelming. I don't like someone else controlling my actions or my life. . . . " she looks into my eyes and i can see the pain, hurt, and fear etched into her from years of neglect and abuse.
"Bella, we do . . . . ." I'm interrupted by Bella pressing a finger to my lips.
"Charlie's drug problem was so bad he sold me to three different crime families that we know of." I watch as the fear and emotional pain of years of abuse fills her features and a lone tear rolls from her eye and I lean down to kiss it away. I just wish I could take this all away from her but I can't all I can do is build her life up with love, family, and happy memories.
"I had to look over my shoulder for years in fear of being 'claimed' even after you came into my life." I watch as she cups her hand to my cheek and I turn in to it as I place a gentle kiss on her palm.
"When I got the chance to meet you, I gained my first ever friend and you are still my best friend and part of my family." She smiles and I watch as her hand goes over her bump and gently rubs it.
"Your family swept in and rescued me after I had spent years doing nothing but looking after myself.
You, Carlisle, and Emmett were there every time I needed rescuing, in some form or another.
But I'm still the kid that spent so much time being reliant on herself. I did my own cooking, the cleaning, the shopping with what I could scrounge all whilst going to school. I never relied on anyone else.
It was just me looking after myself and my home for years. So every now and then I just need some me time." I can hear the pain still fill her voice. "Every now and them I need a me moment a chance to breath and be me."
She takes a deep breath and I watch as she slowly releases it before sighing and turning to me. It's when she brings a hand up to wipe her tears from her face that I notice her hands shaking slightly and tears falling from her eyes in a constant stream. I kiss the tears away from her face.
I can't help but feel compelled to find out why she has never said anything to me.
"Why have you never said anything?" I lean up so I'm looking down into her eyes. Rather than the side of her face.
"Because you do what you need to and I do what I need to do to survive in our world." She whispers looking into my eyes.
"Bella, you can't do that anymore my love." I say firmly.
I need her to understand how much danger she puts herself in.
She's no longer the girl the Cullens adopted or the bastard child of Carlisle Cullen.
She's the mother to the first princes and princesses of our generations, The next in line to the Cullen mafia crown.
"And why not?" she snaps back staring into my eyes.
I can see the insult she believes I've given her over my need to protect her.
"Because of these three." I say placing my hand on her stomach soothingly but protectively.
"These three change nothing." She glares at me and I can understand why she feels that way she doesn't want to lose control.
She doesn't want to be seen like she can't look after herself.
"You need to make her think she is in charge." My Dad's words of wisdom float around my head.
"They change everything. You're a bigger target now Bella. You're carrying the heirs to the Cullen mafia family. These three will be princes and or princesses of the mafia world and high ranking ones." I implore her to listen and understand.
I can't loose her and from the first time we admitted our feelings for each other she became my one and only weakness.
"Edward . . . . . " I press a finger to her lips as I beg her to let me continue.
"If you need time away from the family to relax or chill or even to gather your thoughts you need to talk to me. I can sort something out but you have to leave your security detail armed and with their equipment."
"Edward." she whines and I suck a breath in and let it out.
How the hell do I make her understand?
I'm desperate to make her understand how lost I would be without her here.
It's when I realise that I am about to panic and I remember the panic room incident.
I take a calming breath before I look into her eyes.
"Remember when you use to hide in the panic room?"
"What does that have to do with this?" she raises a brow at me in question and confusion.
"When we talked about it do you remember what you said?"
"Yes, I use to lock myself in there because I was afraid to be on my own." She whispers as she fights the tears and fear.
I lie over her body and hold her tight to me.
"How do you feel now?"
"Safe, secure, loved." She whispers turning to kiss me.
"The panic room safety net you used when you first came to us is the same safety net your guards give me, knowing where you are is the same as lying here in bed with you like this." I whisper meaning every word of it.
"Edward, I'm so sor..." I press my lips to hers and hear her moan.
"Don't say it show it." I say breaking a few millimetres from her lips then bend back to kiss her deeply.
That one kiss then leads to gentle kisses and caresses and fabric peeling away to reveal sweet flesh.
My hands and lips keep exploring her body until our time finishes with Bella crying my name as I watch her fall into a blissful tranquil state of mind as she cums over my cock for a second time before I join her.
I wake up to sunlight peeking through the curtains and feel Bella in my arms naked and pushing up against my hardening cock.
I slowly lick the tip of my finger and push it between Bella's pussy lips till I hit her nub.
I press my thumb down rubbing in tight little circles as I bury my head into her neck and nibble and kiss her collar, neck and earlobe.
She starts moaning in her sleep.
"Come on baby." I whisper in her ear and grab her left breast with my free hand and start massaging that before pinching and pulling at her nipple.
"Edwardddd." She moans as she tries to turn out of my arms.
"No." I snap and massage her clit faster.
"Ahh." She mumbles as she pants pressing back into me –Rubbing against me.
I use my hand to let go over her breast and latch onto her thigh, pulling it over my elbow and up into the air.
She moans loudly as she comes undone and my cock is thrust into her before she finishes.
"Fuck." She shouts between pants.
"That's exactly what I'm doing." I reply in her ear as I kiss around her neck.
Gently grinding my hips against her I know she can feel me but this makes her climax a little slower to achieve, and I want her begging for more.
"Edward, stop being mean!" She cries in frustration as her head shakes from side to side.
"Fine." I snicker as I roll onto my back pulling her on top of me. She huffs and I smirk.
I wait till she sits up then wrap my hands around her hips and start pulling her down on me hard and fast.
She throws her head back and I can't help but look in the mirror of our wardrobe doors and watch as my cock emerges and then disappears in her body.
"Bella." I whine as her hand travels down her body till it reaches her clit and she starts rubbing.
"I want to do that." I stretch my arm around but she slaps it away.
"Tough, you'll have to watch from the mirror wishing these were your fingers, feeling my clit engorge as you pound me hard with your cock."
"Oh god baby that's it. Fuck I'm close!" I cry. She knows that her talking dirty to me takes me over the edge.
"EDWARD!" She screams as I feel her squirt all over my cock and balls.
I come deep inside her before she falls backwards onto me and I gently rub my hands over her body as she calms down.
"Bloody hell Edward." I chuckle knowing she enjoyed herself.
"Are you hungry now?"
"No, but the babies are." I hiss as she gets up and I withdraw from her body.
She turns around and straddles my lap till she hugs me.
"And what would they like to eat then?" I ask stroking her bump and admiring the physical mark I make to claiming her as mine.
"Pancakes." She says into my collar and I feel a grin press against my shoulder.
I roll over and grab the phone to call room service.
After placing my order I lie down and place my head just above her bump.
"Ti amo I miei figli." I whisper declaring my love for my babies before I kiss her stomach three times, one for each child and then I kiss their mother.
When my lips lock with Bella's I wrap her hair around my hands and kiss her passionately.
I release her hair and run my hands over her body while we make out.
I won't take her again.
I want her to rest now and relax.
Twenty minutes later there's a knock on the door.
"I'll get it." I shout to Bella who is in the shower.
I climb out of bed and grab my trousers on from last night, as I head for the door.
I give the bellboy a tip and walk to the bed with Bella's plate.
After eating breakfast I get showered and dressed while Bella reads a book.
"When do we go home?" I look to the bathroom door to see Bella looking in from the bed she's resting on.
"In three days." I smile and hold my arms open for her. "I've booked us some outings and activities to do though."
"No staying in the hotel?" I watch as her eyes light up with excitement.
"No baby." I smile as she runs to me squealing and jumps in my arms.
I throw my head back and laugh as she peppers me in kisses.
"Bella, we are only going out if you take it easy."
I look into her face and see her full of joy.
How long has it been since I last saw this expression?
"I promise." She whispers then jumps out my arms and runs to the door.
I look her over and laugh as she runs out the door in her Eeyore pajamas and doggy shaped slippers.
"Edward?" I look at the door and see my dad looking down the hall shaking his head as he obviously watches Bella.
"Yes Dad?" I ask as he walks into the room. He raises an eyebrow in question and points over his shoulder.
"I told Bella we were going out."
"Could you have at least waited till she was dressed properly?"
We both laugh and get talking about the wedding plans until Bella re-enters the room blushing about twenty minutes later.
"Hello Sweetheart." Dad says smiling at her.
"Hi Dad." She looks down and toes at the ground.
"How far did you get this time Sweetheart?"
"The entrance." She then turns to me and glares. "You could have said something."
"I didn't get a chance." I chuckle as I shake my head.
"Come on Dad, let's give Bella a chance to get dressed and calm down from her embarrassment." He nods his head and we leave the room hiding our chuckles.
"Don't forget the quicker you are the more time we get out of the hotel."
Bella just grins wider as she runs around the room grabbing pieces of clothing.
After twenty minutes Bella reappears holding a pair of heels and a pair of ballet pumps.
Before she says anything I answer her question. "Pumps are best for what we are planning on doing today."
She smiles as she sits down and puts the pumps on.
When her shoes are on and she has her coat we walk out the room.
As I lock our room Dad says goodbye and tells her that he and Esme are going to the casino. He winks at me and we head downstairs.
On our way through the foyer we bump into Alice and Rose who both tell Bella they are going on a shopping spree and hope she has a good day.
When we leave the hotel entrance she smiles and calls out.
"Hi Stranger." I look up and smile as Emmett climbs out the car. "What are you doing today?"
"I'm dragging Jasper up to the shooting range." Bella rolls her eyes as she hugs him goodbye and climbs into the car he just got out.
I chuckle and then do the brotherly hug thing.
"Make sure everyone knows to keep it quiet." I whisper before I join Bella in the car.
We leave the hotel I look into the rear view mirror and smile as I see all four of the cars trailing us.
We have our guards in their own car and then Mum, Alice and Rose are in the rest of the cars with their security details.
Our first stop of the day is to a little bakery to select a wedding cake.
The wedding may be small but it will be just as beautiful as her dreams.
I watch as she tastes different cakes with the ones she loves she moans.
The ones she hates she scrunches her face and shakes her hands as if it will help with the taste.
I had to hide my laugh when she tries the coffee cake and this time does a little dance till the manager gives her a glass of water that she empties in one go to get rid of the taste.
I snap a photo to remember the moment and to use as ammo against her when I need it.
Between the decorations round I send Rose several photos of the decorations she loves.
I question Bella between this on what colours she likes.
After an hour of tasting cakes Bella declares her favourite to be pineapple and we leave.
I text Rose that Bella loves the pineapple flavoured cake and five minutes after we leave Rose enters the bakery and places the order for our wedding cake.
Our next stop is a garden centre under the pretence that we are re-landscaping the garden to make it more child friendly.
When in actuality we are looking for her wedding bouquet.
I find she loves purple carnations and white roses as well as anything with mild floral scents.
Strong scents cause her morning sickness to play up.
I text Mum to make sure there is one single white carnation in the bouquet next to a purple Germini.
Our signature mark to say we are responsible.
I smile as I look back at those hilarious few months in our life where we played stupid jokes and tricks on each other.
When we first moved out into our separate apartments we would prank each other. We started off doing it by leaving our names then eventually we started leaving a calling card.
No written name.
No postics.
Just a single white carnation and purple gemini flower was left somewhere nearby.
Mine was a white carnation and Bella's was a purple Germini.
The tricks started off small like changing Bella's in car programmed radio stations to the Disney and opera. Her two most hated music or me finding she had replaced the coffee with gravy granules.
You would think I would have noticed but I didn't and once I realised I had no filter coffee left I grabbed the instant coffee out of the cupboard made it and then drank it just to spit it out as I tasted more gravy.
On one occasion I came home to find my car covered in shrink plastic and attached to the car park railing.
It took me an hour to undo and when I got to the boot I found a note in a box, alongside her flower, 'haha guess who?'
I went through security footage to find it was Bella and she was laughing the whole time.
She had spent three hours wrapping my car up in shrink plastic.
The following month Bella went home for dinner as usual but I had to stay where I was for a sit down and the fact I knew I wouldn't of been able to look Bella in the face and not burst into laughter.
I had four of my men break into her apartment and painted it Barbie pink.
They also replaced all her furniture with Barbie or pink related items.
After the decorators left a few of my techs went in and set up surveillance cameras so I could see her reaction when she got home.
She hated pink, so when she came back she screamed before she ran around the apartment.
I watched for over an hour as she ran through her apartment checking what had been changed.
I laughed when she saw all her clothes in her wardrobe had been replaced with pink clothing.
When she finally calmed down I watched as she called mum.
When she hung up the phone she mumbled something about killing with kindness.
For the next three weeks I got a different cake from the patisserie down the road delivered to try every day.
It pulled me into a false sense of security.
Then two hours before a family party; I found all my suits were too small and the only things I could fit into was a golfing outfit and a tweed Victorian outfit with the purple Gemini in the pocket.
We spent months pranking each other and I enjoyed every moment of it.
Eventually we had to stop pranking because of Bella's homework and family business commitments, (Didn't help that my father had caught on and banned me from doing any more jokes against Bella) but I still look back with fondness at those times.
I break out of my thoughts when the car stops outside an expensive evening dress store and I climb out before holding my hand out to receive Bella's and help her out.
I tell her she needs a dress for the theatre tonight.
The whole time we are shopping for a theatre dress I can't help but grin in delight at my deception.
I smile as I think about Rose and mum in the wedding shop on the opposite side of the city.
We are here so we can get ideas of what her dream wedding dress is like.
As she tries on dresses I pretend to work when I'm actually taking photos of her in the different dresses then sending them to Rose. I also throw in questions every now and then.
We leave an hour later and I send a final text to Rose and tell her we've left.
I tell her to meet up with Alice and help her out with what's left to be done.
Alice has been sorting out the reception venue and marriage paperwork.
Twenty minutes later we arrive at the theatre and are shown to our box seats.
After Bella sits down I tell her the name of the play we are watching.
"Edward, what are we watching?" She asks once sat down.
"A lovely play called the Three Musketeers."
"Really?" She smiles brightly at me.
"Yes." I say kissing her cheek before taking a seat next to her and wrapping my arm around her shoulder.
I sit back and watch as Bella enjoys herself through the first half laughing and smiling.
I look on with confusion as she bursts into laughter after the intermission curtain comes down.
I look at it wondering why she is laughing. It says Intermission in bright comically fonted letters and I can see nothing anywhere near funny.
It's only when you look better you can see an arrow with the words 'Pee pee break!' written in a smaller font and I can't help but laugh at that one.
I get up when Bella does and look at her questioningly.
"I'm doing what the curtain says." She smiles sweetly before leaving me and I watch as her guards follow her.
I send a text to Alice telling her I owe her for this as she found out that this production was on.
We are getting married at three tomorrow afternoon then we are going off to party with the family and friends who have managed to fly in and be with us.
The plan is for Bella to know nothing till she walks into the chapel at quarter to two.
I hear our box door open and turn around to see Bella walk in smiling at me brightly.
I stand up and allow her to sit down before I sit back down and then I sit down next to her.
The second I sit down Bella grabs my hand and squeezes me gently.
I look over and smile before I lean over and kiss her cheek.
The lights go out and I watch as Bella get immersed in the play again.
I can't help but to imagine how beautiful Bella will look further down the road where the Babies can be seen more.
I suddenly feel like I am being watched and look around the theatre to try and find who I think has been watching me.
"Edward?" I break out of my search and look at the beautiful woman next to me.
"Yes my love." I smile down at her.
"Is everything okay? You look stressed." She whispers looking at me worried.
"Everything's fine love, I'm just thinking about some work meetings I need to go to when we get back." I whisper lying through my teeth to a degree.
I do have some meetings to go to but they are nothing essential.
"Okay." She says as she turns back to the stage.
I turn back to watching her and I love seeing Bella like this.
It's moments like this that reminds me why I fell in love with her in the first place and to see her happy makes me happy.
I never want to see her frown or upset again and she never will if I get my wish.
If I'm being honest with myself my greatest fear is something could happen to Bella or the babies she is carrying.
My greatest strength is also my biggest weakness.
I hear her sigh and look over as she places a hand over our children protectively and lovingly.
I lean over and place a hand over her hand.
I'm rewarded by her shifting her body and snuggling towards me. I wrap my arm around her waist and pull her too me before kissing her shoulder.
I'm rewarded with a sigh and her melting further into me.
I use this position to hide my hands as I drag my thumb over her bump.
Am I supposed to be this attached so early on in the pregnancy?
I lean forward and place a hand over hers.
"I love you" I whisper before burying my head into her neck and enjoy the feel of her fingers brushing against the back of my hand.
As she laughs and continues to watch her play.