Summary: Edward and Bella have grown up hating each other. Can being forced to
spend one HOT Spring Break together change all of that?
Disclaimer: I took inspiration from Stephenie Meyer, but I do not own anything of Twilight.
Enemy Mine
Chapter 25: "Moving Forward"
"Edward?"
"Yeah, baby?"
"Shut up and take me home."
"Fuck, you have no idea how much I love how that sounds!" Edward enthused as he pushed Bella backwards onto her pillows and started kissing her neck.
Smiling, she moved her hand into his soft hair and held him to her as she arched her back. "Me too," she sighed as his mouth trailed down her collar bone and towards the edge of her pajama top.
Edward was kissing and sucking softly on her skin and Bella felt her body relaxing instantly. She moaned and stretched contently as his fingers pulled the peach fabric down so his mouth could reach the rounded swell of her breast.
"Ugh, you're so damn soft," he groaned into her chest, his tongue reaching just beneath the satin trim to brush across her hardened nipple.
"Ah!" Bella gasped. "Do that again."
He gladly obliged her, wishing like hell he could rip the damn top off and suck her entire nipple into his mouth. Just thinking about it was making him harder than he could have imagined and he suddenly remembered where they were.
"Don't stop!" Bella panted weakly when he started to pull back.
"Shit, you have no idea what hearing you say that does to me," Edward said, resting his forehead against her neck and trying to catch his breath.
"Don't stop," she whispered again as her hand traveled slowly down his back and over his tight ass.
"Baby… fuck!... you gotta stop that," he begged even as he pushed his body closer to hers.
"Why?" she asked seductively, placing kisses in his hair.
"Because if you don't, then I won't."
"That's the idea." Bella laughed softly, but it sounded huskier that her usual giggle; almost sultry. The sound seemed to have a direct line to his pants and Edward latched his mouth onto her skin just to keep from crying out. "Oh, that feels good," she whimpered as he sucked on her collar bone.
"You're killing me," Edward whined and moved his mouth to suck the skin under her jaw. "You are literally killing me."
Bella moved her hand to his ass again and gripped the denim of his jeans as she pulled him harder against her. Every ounce of tension was fading away from her, just as every thought was fading from her mind except how Edward's body felt as it rubbed against hers.
"Oh, fuck! Edward, please, just don't stop. Not yet, please!"
"Holy shit, baby," he panted as his left hand came up to cup her breast and his right hand moved down her thigh to pull her leg around his hip. His body was lying between her legs now and he rocked against her so she could feel just how much he wanted her.
"Yes," Bella sighed. "More…"
Damn, but he wanted to give her more. He wanted to give it all to her right now… right here…
Except that here was a hospital room where anyone could walk in at any moment, including his parents.
"Oh, hell…" Edward said through gritted teeth.
Forcing himself to pull his hands away from her wonderfully soft body, he raised up on his arms just enough to look down at her.
"We did it again, didn't we?" Bella asked with a guilty blush
She was panting to catch her breath and licked her red lips that Edward suddenly realized he had sorely neglected. Well, that was something he'd be remedying soon enough.
"If you mean we got carried away and couldn't keep our hands off each other then, yeah, we definitely did it again," he told her as he lowered his mouth to hers and kissed her tenderly. He was careful to keep his tongue in check and just moved his lips with hers gently, but their pulses still continued to race together. "I think we are going to have to wait for more of that," he said after forcing himself to break the long kiss.
"Fine, as long as there will be more of that," Bella told him with a pout.
Edward chuckled and carefully pulled himself away from her and off of the bed. "Just you wait until I get you home."
"When?" she asked eagerly. "When do you think that will be? Can't we just go now?"
"Just hang on, baby. We actually do want to be sure you're ready to go. So let's see what my dad says, OK?"
"OK," Bella nodded reluctantly. "But, do you think it will be today?"
"If it's not," Edward told her gently. "I'll just stay here with you until you are ready."
"I love you," she tried to smile at him but couldn't stop the yawn that forced its way out. "How can I be sleepy again?" she whined even as she nestled back into her pillows.
"How can you not be after all you've been through?" Edward leaned down to pull her covers around her as she settled. "Comfortable?"
"I'd be more comfortable if you were in here with me," she teased even as her eyes closed. "But, yes, I suppose this is comfortable enough… for now. Thanks."
"Love you," he said as he kissed her cheek.
"Love you," she answered almost inaudibly as she fell asleep.
Edward watched her for several minutes, trying to make his body calm down. Fuck! They just had no control around each other. When he was sure she was sleeping deeply he walked out to find his dad. He was told that Dr. Cullen was on rounds which made him feel a little guilty about how much time his father had spent away from his usual hospital duties the last few days. He decided not to trouble him and called his mom instead.
Esme had returned home and was already planning a shopping trip with Alice to get a few things Bella might like. She told Edward that Rene and Charlie had left the hospital somberly after agreeing that Bella should stay with them for the time being. Edward was relieved there wasn't going to be a fight to bring Bella home with him and thanked his mom again for sticking up for her.
"Rene is my oldest friend," Esme told him. "I do love her and I do believe she loves her daughter. But, she is going to have to figure a few things out for herself right now. People have been taking care of her long enough."
"You mean Bella has been taking care of her long enough," Edward put in.
"Bella is just the last in a line of people, dear," Esme sighed. "You don't know Rene like I do, but that isn't something for you to worry about. You just worry about Bella, all right? You seem to have a lot of practice at that."
The last part was delivered with a snicker and Edward actually found himself embarrassed. "Mom!" he exclaimed, the laughter coming through the phone only making it worse. "I love you mom, but I think I'm going to hang up now."
The rest of the afternoon Bella slept soundly and Edward surprised himself by falling asleep in the chair by her bed for several hours. By the time the nurse delivered her dinner tray Bella was just starting to open her eyes.
"My mouth feels like I've been chewing up cotton balls," she moaned, pulling herself into a sitting position.
"That's funny, you hair looks a little like chewed up cotton balls right now," Edward teased.
"Shut up, ass-hole," she muttered with a glare.
"Grumpy shrew," he muttered back, leaning forward to kiss her cheek. "How did you sleep?"
"You tell me. Weren't you here the whole time?"
"Most of it but I, uh, kind of fell asleep in the chair."
Bella smiled. "Good, you probably needed it. But, why didn't you just crawl in with me?"
"Because then neither of us would have gotten any rest," he smirked, leaning in to kiss her again. This time he lingered at her lips and slipped his tongue just passed her teeth. "Hmm… I don't taste any cotton balls…"
Bella laughed and shoved him off of her. "You're still an ass-hole."
A throat cleared in the doorway and they turned to see Carlisle standing just inside the room trying to look as if he hadn't heard them. "I have a feeling I'm going to have to start knocking a lot louder," he said.
Bella blushed and glared at Edward as if to say it was his fault they got caught. The fact he looked completely unrepentant and even winked at her didn't help.
"So," she started, attempting to sound casual. "Do you know if you are going to discharge me yet?"
"It doesn't look like this dinner tray has been touched much, young lady," Carlisle replied with a raised brow.
"Oh, I was just… um… waking up," Bella tried to ignore the blush that was flaming her cheeks. "I'm going to eat right now."
"You are?" Edward suddenly jumped up from the chair and grabbed the tray for her.
"You don't have to act so shocked," Bella rolled her eyes.
"I'm happy, baby… not shocked."
"So, if I eat do I get out of here?" she asked Carlisle hopefully.
"One step at a time, Bella," he told her. "But I think there is a good chance… if you eat."
"Nice job with the coercion, dad," Edward beamed at him.
Carlisle tried to hide his smirk. "I don't know what you mean, son."
"Ok, ok, I'm eating!" Bella insisted, reaching for the fork and taking a bite of the salad that was next to a plate of turkey and mash potatoes.
"Seriously?" Edward gaped "You move right passed the real food and go for the lettuce?"
"Ever heard of vitamins?" Bella shot back at him. "Greens are healthy!"
"Dad, that doesn't count." Edward whined. "Make her eat real food."
Bella shot him a glare but stabbed a piece of meat and shoved it in her mouth. "You are such a pain in the ass," she muttered with her mouth full.
Edward just smiled smugly and decided to hold off on a retort about her obsession with his ass until his dad was out of the room.
"Excuse me, Dr. Cullen," a nurse suddenly peaked in from the hallway. "There is a visitor here for Miss Swan and I wasn't sure if…"
"Still no visitors other than family, please" Carlisle said kindly. "I'm sure her classmate will understand."
"Yes, doctor, but I don't think this is a classmate," the nurse explained. "And she is very… insistent. Actually, she is begging, sir."
"Begging to see me?" Bella asked, swallowing a second bite of turkey. "Who is it?"
The nurse looked at Carlisle and waited for his nod before replying. "She said her name was Leah and she asked me to beg you to let her see you for just a minute."
"Leah?" both Bella and Edward said at the same time as they looked at each other in surprise.
Carlisle looked apprehensive as his mind flashed back to Bella's account earlier that day and how much stress it had placed on her. "I'm not sure that is such a good idea," he told both Bella and the nurse.
"But, I think I'd like to see her," Bella replied, taking another bite of food in hopes of proving she was fine. "I think I'd actually feel better if I could see that Leah was all right."
Carlisle nodded reluctantly and followed the nurse out to speak with Leah. He wanted to be sure she was here for a friendly visit only before allowing her into Bella's room. That young lady had been upset more than enough for one day.
A few moments later the door was opened again and Leah came cautiously inside. Her head had a wide bandage wrapped completely around it that plastered her dark hair against the sides of her face, but she looked well in every other respect. She entered the room timidly at first. When she saw Bella sitting up in the hospital bed with Edward standing next to her, though, she seemed to run to the bed almost as if she was afraid something was going to stop her.
"Bella!" she explained in relief coming to a sudden stop. "I've been trying to get them to let me in to see you. Are you all right?"
Edward had stepped back some when Leah rushed forward and Bella shared a curious look with him over Leah's shoulder. "Yeah, I'm OK, Leah. I think they are going to let me out of here soon," Bella told her. "How are you? I was really worried when I saw you hit your head…"
"You have got to be the stupidest, most reckless person on the planet!" Leah suddenly snapped at her.
"What?" Bella asked in surprise.
"What were you thinking?" Leah raised her voice, leaning forward slightly to peer right into Bella's face. "Going to that cabin?… Trying to warn me?… Standing up to Jacob when you knew what he was like?… That has got to be the dumbest, most irresponsible, careless thing anyone has ever done!" Before Bella could even respond, Leah suddenly threw her arms around Bella's neck and squeezed her tightly. "Thank you," she said, choking up. "Thank you! I'll never be able to thank you enough for being so stupid."
"Um, OK," Bella said lamely patting Leah's back with her good arm and giving Edward a dumbfounded expression.
Leah was actually choking back tears now and Edward decided he should give them a few minutes of privacy. Bella nodded to him over Leah's shaking shoulder as he motioned towards the door. The movement brought Leah upright slowly, as she wiped furiously at her tears in embarrassment. Her eyes moved to followed Edward as he exited the room before she looked back at Bella.
"You're boyfriend's really hot," she stated matter-of-factly as she sniffed away her remaining tears.
"I think so," Bella said with a smile, biting her lip to keep from giggling at the random comment.
"I can't believe I thought you'd ever go for Jacob," Leah muttered.
Bella held her tongue, remembering that Leah had been interested in Jacob at one time.
"I'm sorry he hurt you," she said instead.
Leah nodded. "I'm sorry he hurt you twice. And I'm sorry I didn't believe you when you tried to warn me. Why didn't you just let me get what I had coming to me after the way I acted."
"Leah!" Bella said sternly. "You did not have anything coming to you! How can you say that?"
Leah shrugged.
"You had faith in a friend," Bella sighed. "Unfortunately, he betrayed that faith, but that doesn't change the fact you were just trying to be a good friend."
"I feel so stupid, Bella," Leah muttered.
"Yeah," Bella said softly, "I know exactly have you feel."
"But you stood up to him."
"Not at first. Shit, if I had done things differently… not been so ashamed to begin with….? I don't know. Just, maybe things would have been different." But Bella remembered her father's reaction when she finally had told him; and her mother's lack of reaction. "Or, maybe nothing would have been different. We just can't know."
"But you stood up to him when it counted the most."
"So did you, Leah! You hit him and got him off of me so I could get away. You fought back!"
Leah smiled for the first time since entering the room. "We both fought back," she said, "And we got the motherfucker, didn't we?"
"My dad says he's in custody being charged right now," Bella nodded.
"Do you think it will be enough to have him locked up for awhile?"
"I don't know, but I hope so. I'm going to do whatever I can to help make sure they throw the book at him."
"Me too," Leah said with renewed determination. To Bella surprise she suddenly grabbed her hand in both of hers. "I promise you're not going to have to do this one alone, Bella. I'll back you up all the way."
Bella found herself smiling in return. It seemed she'd made a true friend in Leah now. How fucking weird was that?
When Leah finally left the room a few minutes later she noticed Edward waiting just outside and winked at him.
"Take good care of her, Mr. Gorgeous," she said with a smile. "She's strong, but she's been through hell."
Edward was far too stunned to say anything in returned. He walked back into Bella's room trying to decide if he was more shocked from the name she'd called him or the fact that Leah Clearwater had just given him advice on how to treat Bella.
"What the hell's the matter with you?" Bella asked with a laugh when she noticed the look of consternation on his face.
"Baby, does it ever feel to you like the universe is trying to turn on its head."
"Pretty much every day this week," Bella nodded. "So, did you find your dad out there?"
Forgetting Leah for the moment, Edward grinned. "Nope! But one of the nurses found me with a message from him asking if you'd like to take a shower first or just get the fuck out of this place."
"Out of this place!" Bella beamed, already starting to pull her covers back.
"Really? I kind of hoped to help with the shower," Edward teased. "But, I suppose you can always take one at my house."
Bella laughed and flashed him a happy smile. "Who know, you might just get lucky."
"Well, hell! Let's get you out of here, then!"
When the nurse came with the wheel chair just 30 minutes later, Bella was already tapping her foot impatiently.
"I could have walked out of here on my own 20 minutes ago," she grumbled to Edward, but the grin on her face showed her good mood.
She had put on a loose pair of jeans and a blue, hooded sweat shirt that Alice had brought for her. Her awkward sling had been discarded, to her delight, but only after she had promised she would still be careful to favor that arm.
"What's this I hear about your dissatisfaction with our fine hospital?" Carlisle asked, walking into the room behind the nurse.
Bella knew he was teasing, but she still felt the need to clarify. "It's the best hospital on earth, but there is still one place I'd rather be." Turning serious for a moment she added. "Thank you for taking me in and letting me stay with your family, Carlisle. You've no idea what it means to me."
"Taking you in?" Carlisle smiled back. "Young lady, don't you know we had to fight to get you?"
She knew he was trying to lighten the subject for her own comfort, but it still felt good to be told she was wanted.
That feeling only intensified when they arrived at the Cullen's house a short while later. Edward wanted to carry Bella from Carlisle's car up the front steps, but Bella insisted she had been still for too long. They finally compromised with a promise that Edward would carry her up the stairs to the second floor when the time came.
The house was dim when they first walk into the foyer. The sun was just starting to set but all the lights were off in the house.
"Where is everyone?" Bella asked, clinging to Edward's arm as they walked towards the living room. She wasn't quite as steady on her feet as she had thought she'd be.
Instead of answering, Carlisle walked in behind them and turned on the light revealing dozens of colorful balloons scattered around the room and at least three poster boards signs reading, Welcome Home, Bella!
"Surprise!" Alice exclaimed loudly as she suddenly bounded through the kitchen door and dashed across the dining room to them.
"It's not her birthday, you know?" Emmett teased as he followed her out of the kitchen with Rosalie on his arm.
"But it is a celebration," Alice sang as she continued to dance across the room until she could throw her arms around Bella's neck. "Welcome home, Bells!"
You really couldn't help but smile when Alice went into ultra-enthusiasm mode. She looked ready for a party in a short sun-dress, with her hair pinned up at the sides. The coffee table was covered with snacks and a cake that looked like it could feed most of their Junior class.
"For heaven's sake, don't knock her off her feet," Esme chided gently from the kitchen doorway.
Bella put her arm around Alice's back, the other still touching Edward's waist. She felt a little overwhelmed by so much sudden attention, but only in a good way.
"What is all of this, Al?"
"Your homecoming, silly," Alice said as she released her. "I wanted to invite everyone from school, but dad said it would be too much for you right now."
Bella really loved Carlilse at that moment. "Alice, you didn't have to do all of this…"
"Oh, it wasn't just me!" she enthused, pulling Bella by the hand. "We all did it together."
"I even helped!" Emmett bragged with his wide grin.
Rosalie smacked his chest lightly. "If by 'helped' you mean testing all the snacks then, yes, babe, you helped a lot."
"And I can assure you, Bells, they are all excellent," Emmett declared, puffing out his chest proudly.
Bella suddenly let go of Edward and Alice to walk gingerly across the room. Rosalie just had enough time to step back before Bella was wrapping both of her arms around Emmett's solid waist and burying the side of her face against his big chest.
"What's all this for?" Emmett asked, hugging her back.
"You are the best big brother anyone could ever have," Bella said, her voice muffled in his shirt. "And I'm officially claiming you as mine forever. Thank you."
Her voice choked up at the end and Emmett patted her back. "What kind of drugs did you give her, dad?" he teased. "And did she bring a doggy bag home to share?"
"I'm not on any pain pills, you big dork," Bella laughed, pulling back slightly. "I just haven't had a chance to thank you yet for finding me and Edward before we froze to death."
"I didn't think you remembered any of that."
"I don't remember much," Bella admitted, biting her lip. "But I remembered you being there and, as Edward put you, you saved both our asses."
Emmett laughed. "Well, it's not like he was going to leave you to go get help or anything sensible like that."
"Hell no!" Edward agreed from across the room. "Even if I could have pulled myself up from the ledge, which you know I couldn't because you had to haul my ass up yourself."
"Well, you might have thought to get help before you jumped onto a ledge where you'd be stuck, Bro. But, that's OK, because I like getting to be the hero," Emmett teased, throwing his arm around Bella's shoulders to hug her to his side.
"So, what are you saying, Emmett?" Rosalie chimed in before Bella could jump to Edward's defense. "That you would have left me alone and hurt on the side of the mountain if it was the sensible thing to do?"
"Shit," Emmett cursed under his breath before turning to smile at his girlfriend. "No way, Rosie. No way in hell!"
"Kids, I have an announcement to make," Esme said brightly, patting Emmett's shoulder affectionately as she walked to the center of the room. "We are going to have a swear jar in this house starting tomorrow. One dollar for every curse word, and two dollars for the 'F' word. Isn't that a wonderful idea?"
Everyone looked down guiltily, even Bella and Rosalie, as they agreed to the new plan.
"There goes my gas money," Emmett finally admitted, making everyone laugh.
The rest of the evening was peaceful and fun. Everyone gathered around the cake and snacks in the living room, just laughing and telling Bella again how happy they were she was safe. When Bella asked Alice where Jasper was she said he would be over tomorrow to say hi, but Bella got the impression that Alice had asked him not to come over tonight so she could focus on just Bella being home. It wasn't really necessary, but it was clear Alice was trying to make up for her 'Jasper-centered' attitude earlier in the week.
When the time came for Rosalie to go home, her father having become even stricter with her now, Bella stood up from the couch to give her a hug.
"I'm not sure we make the best partners in crime, girl," Rosalie told her as she hugged her back. "But I'm glad you are OK… and I'd still have your back any time."
"Same here," Bella told her. "We can even ask Leah to come the next time we go looking for trouble, now that she's being pretty cool about everything."
Rosalie surprised her by agreeing, "I'm pretty sure that chick has some serious claws. We'll definitely bring her along next time."
"What about me?" Alice jumped up, looking almost offended.
"Who do you think we are expecting to find the trouble, Al?" Bella was teasing, but her reply seemed to make Alice happy.
Carlisle and Esme walked Rosalie to the door and then announced they were turning in for the night. Carlisle went back into doctor mode first, though, and reminded his children that Bella still needed her rest.
"I suppose we can save the movie marathon for tomorrow," Emmett announced after his parents had gone down the hall to their room. "Guess I'll go up and grab a shower."
"Hey, wait a minute! Ladies first." Alice protested. "I need to wash my make-up off and Bella is the recovering patient so she should have dibs on the hot water. Plus, Edward hasn't been home since yesterday afternoon so…"
"No fair!" Emmett whined. "I won't have any hot water left at all."
Bella saw Edward's face suddenly brighten. "No, Edward," she cut him off just as he was about to speak. "We are not going to 'conserve water' together."
"Huh?" Alice looked at the two of them, clearly confused.
Emmett caught her meaning right away, however, if the roar of his laughter was any indication.
"Fine," Edward pretended to pout as his brother slapped him on the back and laughed even harder.
Alice still didn't get the joke, but she rolled her eyes at the guys anyway and started herding Bella upstairs.
"You were supposed to wait for me," Edward protested as he caught up with them half way to the landing.
"Edward, I can walk up a flight of stairs by myself," Bella said impatiently, although she did hold the railing a little tighter than usual.
"Oh shit! What was I thinking?" Alice exclaimed. "You just got out of the hospital! Edward, don't just stand there. Pick her up!"
"Don't you think you are going a little overboard?" Bella asked even as she looped her arms around Edward so he could lift her more easily and laid her head comfortably on his shoulder.
"Stop being difficult," he told her.
"Stop being a nag," she told him back.
"Just take her strait to the hall bathroom, Edward," Alice instructed. "I'll take it from there."
"But, I want to help," he whined playfully, earning a swat on the back of his head from his sister and a 'shut up' from his girlfriend.
When Bella had finally shooed Alice out of the bathroom, having convinced her she wasn't going to slip on the tile and give herself another concussion, she stepped into the steamy shower and let the hot water wash over her. She didn't forget that others were waiting, but she couldn't help taking just a moment to savor the relaxing sensation. Of course, her mind started wandering almost instantly to another time when she'd showered in this room earlier in the week. Damn, a lot had happened since then! Still, she remembered the exciting feeling of knowing Edward was standing in the room while she washed herself just behind this curtain and the way she had teased him … which reminded her that he still had her panties and she still needed to pay him back for that.
The object of her thoughts was waiting just outside the door when she exited the bathroom wrapped in a large towel. Noticing his pleased expression, she couldn't help but laugh.
"Just what are you smiling at?" she asked.
"I was just waiting for my turn in the shower," Edward told her innocently, although his gaze hadn't quite made it to her eyes yet.
"I don't know how much hot water is left," she teased.
Edward ran the back of his hand down her bare chest and caught a drop of water just before it dripped into her cleavage. "I seriously don't think I'll be needing any," he replied in a deep whisper that made her body shiver in a way that had nothing to do with cold.
Fuck, how did he have this effect on her? Her breath was speeding up along with his as he backed her slowly against the wall. Before he had a chance to settle his mouth on hers, though, she thought quickly enough to grab his hand and pull him back into the relative privacy of the bathroom. They were kissing before he had even closed the door and she only just heard the sound of the lock clicking into place when Edward lifted her completely off the ground and slammed his body against hers.
Bella couldn't help the almost guttural groan that escaped when she felt him already hard and pressing against her perfect spot.
The towel couldn't have come off if she wanted it to, their bodies were pressed so tightly together against the wall, but Edward's hand quickly moved under the edge of it so she could feel his warm fingers against her smooth skin. She groaned again and tried to bring her leg up enough to encourage his hand to wander more. Her arms were on his shoulders, bracing her body and giving her just enough leverage so she could pull herself even closer. Edward didn't need much encouragement. He moved his hand to the inside of her thigh and caressed her even higher until he could feel her downy curls against the back of his hand. Bella gasped, which gave Edward a perfect angle to thrust his tongue in her mouth just as he pressed his hand harder against her core.
Instant sensation overload! Holy, holy shit!
The only sound she could make was a sort of mewing whimper from deep in her throat as she sucked hard on Edwards tongue and rocked her hips against the back of his hand. The feeling was fucking incredible!
Edward grasped her bare hips under the towel, temporarily removing contact against the wetness between her legs. Before Bella could cry out her protest, he pulled her flush against him just as his pelvis slammed her harder against the wall. She felt his solid erection make contact with her aroused core and it was as if the thin cotton barrier of his pants didn't even exist.
"Bella!" Edward cried out as he rocked against her again; and then again even harder. "Fuck! Bella…"
Her mouth now free, Bella pressed her lips to his shoulder and bit into the fabric of his shirt to keep from screaming. He quickly yanked her head back with his hand, though, so he could kiss her again. The action caused her to slip down to the floor where she barely kept her balance on her bare feet. She recovered quickly, though, wrapping her arms around his middle and kneading his back almost frantically with her fingers.
Edward would have tried to push her towel down if he could get either of them to step apart for even a second, but that seemed impossible. Bella was already tugging at his shirt, trying to pull it over his head so she could feel his bare skin against her. She was just about to rip the material when Edward drew back.
"Baby… baby, slow down a second," he panted.
"Why?" Bella panted back, trying to grab his lips in another kiss.
Edward held her away from him just slightly so she leaned against the wall, and lowered his mouth to her neck. "So, I can do this," he told her as he carefully slid his hand between her legs again and stroked upwards until he was caressing her curls.
Bella gasped and closed her eyes, resting her head against the wall as Edward slowly slipped one finger passed her outer folds.
"You're so wet," he whispered into the skin of her bare shoulder.
Bella rolled her hips into his hand. "That's what you do to me," she whispered back to him, trying to control her breathing.
His finger found her clit and stroked it softly, causing Bella's whole body to quiver. He kept flicking it lightly in time with the rocking of her hips and she soon found herself barely able to breath at all.
"Oh, fuck, Edward," she whimpered.
"What baby," Edward kissed behind her ear. "Tell me."
"Oh, shit… so good…"
"Does that feel good, Bella?"
"Ah… yes… Edward…" she replied grateful for the wall holding her up.
Edward moved his lips to hers and kissed her once before whispering against them. "I want to try something, but tell me if you want me to stop. OK?"
"Huh?" Bella panted. "OK?"
Edward moved his finger away from her clit but quickly replaced it with his thumb, keeping up the same rhythm. He stroked two fingers along her slit, feeling the moisture pooling there, and rubbed from front to back. After a few moments of focusing on her clit again, he finally slid one finger back to her opening and gently pressed it inside. When she didn't protest, he slipped it in further and started to move it in and out just slightly.
Bella arched her back and cried out in pleasure but all Edward could focus on at that moment was how incredibly… unbelievably… small she was. How the hell was he ever going to keep from hurting her?
"Edward," she whimpered, her teeth biting into his shoulder as he held her trembling body against him. She could feel his caress inside of her and with the way his thumb relentlessly teased her clit she was certain she would fall apart in any moment. "Oh, fuck, I'm gonna die."
"Not exactly," he assured her just a moment before he felt her walls contract around his finger.
Holy shit, he hadn't quite expected that! That had to be the hottest fucking thing in the entire world!
Bella bit his shoulder even harder as the tremors rocked her body and she pulsed around Edward's hand. Even after they had stopped she still found it difficult to catch her breath or stand up on her own. Her legs felt like jelly and she let Edward just rock her slowly in his arms while she recovered.
That was definitely like nothing else she'd experienced before. Not even like what she'd experienced with him before. It was hard to believe it was going to get even better.
"Are you OK?" Edward asked softly, unable to hold his concern in any longer.
"I'm pretty sure I did just die," she replied. "But, I'm definitely OK."
"I didn't hurt you, did I?"
Bella tilted her head back to look at him lazily. "You worry too much. And you definitely didn't hurt me. However…"
"What?" Edward asked, his concern still evident.
"However," Bella continued as she stepped free of his arms. "Now, I need another shower."
"Oh. Right." Edward chuckled in nervous relief as he watched her move across the room and pull the shower curtain back. When she bent over to adjust the water, the towel road up to show the curve of her ass. Fuck! As if he wasn't hard as stone already. Swallowing twice, he turned to face the wall again. "Emmett's probably waiting so maybe I should go tell him that…"
"Edward…" Bella interrupted him in a soft voice. "I never said you had to turn around."
"W-what?" he stammered, unmoving.
"You can face the wall if you want to," she went on, knowing damn well he had heard her. "Or…."
"Um, or what?"
His answer came when her towel suddenly landed at his feet.