Chapter 14
"I'm so sorry." Bella pleaded, looking up at Carlisle.
"No. I'm sorry, this is my fault, I'm the reason you did this." He leant his head to the scar and traced a finger over it, a featherlike touch over her cool skin.
He took his hand away; she looked as if she was hypnotised. He clamped his eyes shut and sighed to himself.
"I'm sorry Bella." He allowed his head to travel downwards towards her face, she still didn't move; he kept moving his head downwards until they were nose to nose, somehow he managed to force his eyes open again, deftly he captured her top lip in between his own and abruptly let go. Her breath hitched and she stared at him watching for his next move. He motioned to get up and Bella grasped his forearm; he was going nowhere.
"You've past the point of no return." Bella croaked to him, dazed.
All of a sudden his lips were grazing hers, and he began to kiss her; slowly and gently; but with a lack of restraint that frightened him to the core. He smothered her lips with desperate wet kisses. Devouring her with every touch of his lips. He let go of her hands and placed them on each side of her neck; she manoeuvred hers into his golden tresses, allowing his hair to filter through her fingers like water. He gently lifted his face from hers as she followed the contours of his features with her careful fingers; he captured them with his own and brought them to his mouth for a gentle kiss. Lifting his body off hers he pulled her to him and cradled her in his arms against the nearest tree, he allowed himself to place soft kisses against her hair as he guided his fingers through it. Bella lifted her own arms and placed them around his waist; relishing the cold, stone body beneath her fingertips.
They sat there like that for an innumerable amount of minutes; he closed his eyes and imagined what it could be like if only things were simple. They were grieving.
"Bella, we should go." He finally managed to remove himself from his stupor and squeezed one of her hands gently.
"I don't want to." She glanced up at him and captured his lips again; he couldn't resist her.