This one just kind of flowed.
I just love my Bella and Edward! And I have some love reserved for my Jasper as well.
It's a few hours later when Esme and I get home. I feel infinitely better. I love how Esme talks to me. Without knowing I open up and I allow her to coach me in the right direction. I guess that's what shrinks do.
No one treats me differently when we get home and I am grateful for that. It's as if this morning never happened.
Edward is next door getting more garlic and I take a walk over.
His torso is hidden by the fridge door as I enter the kitchen.
"Enjoy the morning with my mom?" he asks without looking.
"How did you know it was me?"
"I don't know," he says as he closes the door, a tub of garlic in his hand. "It's like a feel you."
My heart melts at his words. Can he be any sexier and appealing to me than he is at this moment?
"I love you," I whisper. "I'm sorry I ran…again."
He puts the garlic down and closes the gap between us, taking me in his arms.
"I understand the need to run sometimes. As long as your road always leads you back to me."
"I don't deserve you Edward. You're too good for me."
His kiss is one of love and understanding and everything good in this world.
"You'll always be who I want you to be Bella," he whispers against my lips.
"And what's that?" I ask, our eyes still locked.
"Just you."
I shiver as he kisses me again, our tongues twisting and tasting and stroking.
"You're everything to me," I whisper as he ends the kiss.
"How about you show me later?" he asks, a wicked gleam in his eye.
"Deal," I say as he kisses me swiftly again and he picks up the garlic.
"So, what are you cooking?"
"Lemon crumbed abalone strips for starters, my signature seafood dish that you love so much and Alice is making a Blueberry Lavender ice cream for dessert."
"That sounds amazing. I feel so bad that you guys are doing all of this. To be quite honest, I can only cook the basic of basics. I've never been much interested."
"We enjoy it Bella. Don't feel bad about it. Just let us do what we love doing and enjoy it."
The neighbor across the road is cleaning his pool and a stream of water is running down my driveway to the drain.
I squeal as Edward quickly picks me up. I wrap my legs around his waist to steady myself as we laugh and he carries me across the water. He doesn't put me down. Somehow we end up in the garage and all laughter is lost as I'm pushed against the wall, his kisses suddenly raw and animalistic, my legs squeezing him closer, the friction he's creating between my legs an agonizing rhythm of desire.
The tub of garlic crashes to the ground as he grinds into me, his hands gripping my ass in an almost painful way. He knows exactly how it affects me.
I cling to him, needing him like the earth needs rain.
"Can you come for me like this Bella?" he whispers raspingly at my ear, sending my senses into overdrive, making my insides clench with anticipation.
"So close," I moan just before he kisses me again, absorbing my sounds of want.
And then it's there…in my reach. And as he pushes against me again I grab it and I lose it all at once, my fingers in his hair gripping him to me as I whimper into his mouth, my body rigid as wave after wave of ecstasy rolls through me.
He eases his movements as I come down, slowly but surely stopping, still holding me tightly, kissing me softly all the way.
"I love watching you come," he says, his voice still hoarse. "There's nothing more beautiful."
I giggle, knowing I must look all mussed up but not caring. If Edward loves me this way I know I'm okay.
"Bella! Are you in here? Did you find…Oops!"
Edward lets me down easy, still holding onto me as I laugh into his chest, embarrassment replacing the pure pleasure I felt a few seconds ago.
"Jazz," Edward acknowledges through his own chuckles.
I turn my head but still keep it on Edwards' chest as I look to Jasper.
"Well," he says, trying to keep his laughter in. "I guess we'll have to make a trip to the shop for some more garlic?"
Edward and I look to where the tub is behind us, the lid off and most of the garlic on the garage floor.
"Yes, it seems so," Edward says sheepishly, running his hands that were just wrapped around my ass moments ago through his hair.
And then Jasper can't keep it in anymore. He starts laughing so hard that he sits down on the step that leads from the house to the garage.
"Jasper, what's so funny?" I hear Alice a second before she peeks into the garage.
She takes a few seconds to look from us to the garlic to Jasper laughing his ass off.
"Are you two at it again? Really, Edward? What if mom or dad walked in?"
"Alice, really, what do you think I am? A Neanderthal?" Edward says, feigning disbelief at his sisters' accusation. "I dropped the garlic because I was carrying Bella over the water outside."
Jasper starts laughing louder, burying his face in his arms. He knows the truth. The compromising position in which he found is was evidence enough.
"Really? Then why is Jasper laughing so damn hard he can't stand?" she asks, a twinkle in her eye as she crosses her arms over her chest, waiting for an answer.
"Don't know," Edward answers innocently as he takes my hand and squeezes us past Alice in the doorway. "Why don't you ask him?"
I giggle as Jasper laughs even harder still, Edward dragging me to the kitchen.
Edward and Carlisle run to the shop for garlic and some other things Alice needs.
The rest of the day is spent enjoying each other's company while preparing for dinner. Alice puts me in charge of laying the outside table but Esme jumps in when she sees me pondering and changing things a million times. I'm not used to this. Dinner for one has been my routine for so long I've forgotten how good it feels to have so many people around me.
Edward and I steal kisses and touches whenever we can. Jasper keeps a close eye on us and spends most of the day laughing, refusing to tell Carlisle and Esme what he's laughing about. I think they sort of know. They seem happy that Edward and I can't stay away from each other for longer than a few minutes without seeking the other out.
Around four the surfer in some of us breaks free and we head down for a quick run before Emmett and Rosalie arrives. The sun is out and the sea is calm, the wind just a gentle breeze, enough to take away most of the heat.
Back home the three of us head for showers while Esme, Alice and Edward enjoy the lovely weather poolside.
I wonder what the use of the shower was because Carlisle and Jasper return with board shorts and I with my bikini and a wrap. We get laughed at, which results in our three loved ones ending up in the pool.
As I get out I see Emmett and Rosalie standing at the sliding door watching us. I can see it on their faces. How happy they are for me. How my laughter warms them up inside. How they already love my new family, because I am loved by them.