Chapter 14 Moonlight Talks

Edward's POV

I broke the surface of the water, sputtering and urgently scanning the sea for Bella. I sighed in relief when she came up next to me, also gasping for breath.

"Are you okay?" I asked in concern, swimming up to her and holding her up in my arms as she got all the water out her lungs. Our bodies were fully immersed in the water.

"Yes." she said, taking a deep breath, "Maybe we should keep the kissing for outside the water."

I grinned, I'd been holding Bella in my arms, playfully threatening to dunk her, when I'd leaned down to kiss her and we'd been rudely interrupted by a particularly big wave crashing into us."Or we could just go over there." I motioned to a few yards away where some rocks were protecting a small closed section of water from the waves.

The water there wasn't too deep, I could stand and the water came to just below my shoulders, it came to her neck on Bella.

She swam towards me, looking like the angel that she was in the moonlight, my shirt floating around her under the water.

"Bella?" I asked hesitantly.

She came and wrapped her arms around my neck, almost shyly- she was adorable. "Yes?"

"I noticed how fondly you were talking about Jacob earlier, did you ever have feelings for him?" I kind of suspected that she didn't, but I figured it was a good way to lead up to what I was truly curious about.

Bella shook her head and looked me directly in the eye, I could see her sincerity, "No, I always suspected he wanted something more than friendship though, but he was always just a brother to me."

I nodded in relief, "And the other guys you've dated?" I asked curiously. Bella had never mentioned any guys in her past and it made me curious.

My curiosity intensified when her face turned a bright shade of red and she looked away from my gaze, "I don't have a dating history." she mumbled. I was in shock, did she mean…

"As in you've never had a boyfriend?" I asked incredulously. Bella bit her lip and nodded.

How had she not fancied one of the many guys that must have been after her? Bella was beautiful and a stunning person, it didn't seem possible.

I gently lifted her face up to meet my eyes again, my smile was warm, "Don't be embarrassed Bella. Do you know how refreshing it is to find a girl like you that doesn't throw herself at every guy she meets."

"That wasn't why Edward- guys just wanted nothing to do with me, I liked a few but I was always the friend or the sister in high school."

I really was astounded that no guy had snatched her up, although I had to admit, I was glad she wasn't taken when I met her and it boosted my ego a bit to think that I was her first boyfriend.

"It was their loss my Bella, they never realised what they were missing." I told her sincerely.

She smiled briefly and asked, "What about your dating history Edward?" I smiled at her obvious attempt to get the topic away from herself.

"Nothing serious." I shrugged, "And no one after Jessica. Except for you."

She nodded but still looked slightly embarrassed about her earlier admission.

"Really Bella. Don't be embarrassed- I think it's endearing."

"Really?"

"Really." I smiled and leant down to brush her lips gently with mine. Kissing Bella could easily become a fulltime hobby.

"Edward?"

"Hmm?"

"Tell me a bit more about your brother and Rosalie, I only know what Alice has told me."

"Well," I thought for a moment, "They met in College at gym one night. Emmett, the idiot that he is, spilt water all over her by mistake- she has a pretty ugly temper so it took him days of apologising to get her to talk to him and even longer to get her to go on a date with him." I chuckled, thinking of the earlier days when he'd first met Rose- he'd been completely smitten. "They've been together since. Alice isn't really close to Rosalie." I told Bella, "I'm a lot closer to her, she's like another sister to me although she can get a little stubborn and cold sometimes."

"How much older than you is Emmett?" she asked, I could see that she really was interested in what I had to say about my family.

"Three years." I said, "He's actually not our real brother." I found myself telling her- I wanted her to know the little, unimportant things.

Her eyes widened in surprise, "What do you mean?"

"He's actually from a previous relationship of Esme's- she's originally from Forks so we assume that's where Emmett happened. We don't know much about his father and he's never really asked Esme, Carlisle's been like his real dad for so long now that it doesn't matter."

Bella smiled at me, "Thanks for telling me that, it can't exactly be something your family shouts from the rooftops."

I shrugged, "No not really, but as I said, it doesn't matter- to me he's as real a bother as Alice is my sister." And it was true.

"And Jasper?"

"We've been friends since we were in diapers." I answered, "Esme unofficially adopted him into the family when his and Rosalie's parents passed away a few years ago. He's a phycologist- it's kind of creepy how easily he can get people to open up to him."

Bella giggled, "He's perfect for Alice."

I nodded in agreement and smiled, "Now, Miss Swan, tell me a bit more about your interview this morning."

Bella's eyes lit up and we stayed in the water for a little while longer as she told me about her interview that morning and how she was positive that she was going to get along fine with her new boss. But then I noticed Bella give an involuntary shiver and I frowned.

"Maybe we should start heading back, you're cold and it's getting late."

She agreed reluctantly and we walked hand in hand back up the beach. By the time we returned to the boat, she was shaking from the cold night air.

"You're freezing." I murmured, gathering her in my arms to try and keep her warm, "I'm sorry."

She laughed and moved closer to me, "Don't feel bad, I really enjoyed our swim."

I smiled and kissed her cheek, "Good, so did I. Now, go and take a warm shower and we'll head back home." It had been one of the most perfect evenings of my life and I'd come out of it with a gorgeous woman as my girlfriend- I was completely blissed out.