Chapter 25 - Sneaking
Edward's POV
As I stood in front of Bella's mirror examining the 1918's style suit Alice had made me, I was struck by a sudden fit of nerves. I really was becoming more prone to human emotions. Was this what they called cold feet? I was sure I didn't have cold feet as such, but I really was scared that something would go wrong at the last minute. There were only three more days to the wedding. Bella had her fitting in the morning. And I had my fitting at the ungodly hour of 4am. Yes, it was ungodly because you see I could be nestled right up against my warm barely dressed fiancé instead of being poked and prodded by Alice.
Alice was pulling out all the stops trying to manage many things within the limited amount of time remaining. Although, Bella had told her to concentrate only on the wedding and not the decorating of the cottage she couldn't keep Alice away when the pixie rushed in whenever she got a new vision. She was moving so fast these days that even I was finding it difficult to exactly figure out which direction she was moving and what she was doing. Bella had put her foot down and told the pixie to walk at a human pace if she didn't want to have her end up in the hospital with a heart attack. Poor Bella had had several scares with Alice suddenly appearing out of nowhere. Alice was a walking robot or more like a streak of black.
"I am not a robot!" The pixie huffed while making the final adjustments to my suit.
"Okay, okay you're not a robot; you are my very own Tasmanian devil." I managed to finally grab hold of her and spin her around in the air. We were talking at vampire pitch so we didn't wake Bella who was fast asleep in her bed, where I should be I might add.
"Edward put me down! I have so much to do. Carlisle's suit needs some adjusting. He wants it to look a bit more like the 1600's."
"Good lord! I sincerely hope Jasper doesn't decide to wear his civil war regalia. The wedding might turn out to be a fancy dress parade." The look on Alice's face made my frozen heart freeze even more.
"Oh shit! He's going to wear it isn't he?" I gulped in an unnecessary breath.
"Well, you see…I really tried. I had already made him his suit and everything. Then after Bella informing everyone that she makes the final decisions about the wedding, he went behind my back to Bella. She gave him the go ahead." I groaned. Trust Bella to want to make everyone happy.
"Please, please tell me he's not going to wear the gun at least."
"He'll be in all his glory, but there is one bright spot." Alice was actually grinning.
"Okay, tell me what that is?" I couldn't wait the hear what possible bright spot there could be.
"Bella asked him to wear the standard bridal party suits till the ceremony gets concluded and the photographs are taken. He only has the authority to change after the cake cutting and the first dance." I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face.
"She really is amazing, isn't she Alice?"
"She is Edward. We are all incredibly lucky to have her join our little family. Now put me down before you crease the suit." I pulled her in to a hug and kissed the top of her tiny head.
"Love you Alice, thank you for everything."
"Love you too Edward. Now down bro unless you want me to look into your honeymoon."
"You wouldn't." Would she? I cringed at the thought.
"Oh yes I would." There was an unholy gleam in her eyes which I didn't trust so I quickly lowered her to the floor and she finished the final adjustments. I removed the suit and handed it back to her climbing back into bed with Bella in my boxers. I loved feeling her warm body right next to mine. So, the less clothes the better.
"Oh! And one more thing…is anyone else wearing any other err…costumes?" Please tell me no.
"Well, come to think of it Emmett was saying something about a handyman outfit…or was it a bear?"
"Sweet Jesus!" Before I could say anything else, Alice vanished. Oh god, we were like the Adam's family. We were all kooky, and some of us creepy and spooky. I sincerely hoped that Charlie and Renee don't refuse to give their daughter in marriage to me when they see the wedding ceremony. All the talk about the handyman outfit made me very horny. I held Bella closer to me, placing feather light kisses on her peaceful face.
Bella had finally finished decorating the cottage except for some minor finishing touches and the decision on where to put the sculpture. She and Esme have done a wonderful job. I also had a hand in some of the decorating like the library. Bella wanted me to make it just like the one I had at home in Chicago. I was proud with my work. I had made all the shelves just like the ones in my old home. We had broken down one wall and put in a large door connecting it to the living room making our living space bigger. We could close it anytime we want and make it a bedroom. The guest bedroom was furnished separately and held the record collection which I rarely used, but I can't help recalling the afternoon she played that record.
Flashback
I was in the living room adjusting the furniture placement when I heard the music filter out. I followed the music into the bedroom to find Bella standing in the middle of the room looking at the door smiling. She was waiting for me.
"Bella?"
She extended her hand and said, "Sir, if I may be so bold, would you do me the honor of dancing with me?" She was blushing and I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face.
"Why ma'am, I'd be honored to have this dance with you." I bowed and took her hand. I pulled her to me and we molded into one. I moved us around the room as Claire de Lune played.
"May I ask what brought this on?"
"Well, I just thought it would be a nice break and I wanted to be held in your arms." She shyly stated burying her head into my chest. I loved that feeling.
"This is more than a nice break and I always want you in my arms, but that sometimes can be difficult when I'm trying to put a table together or moving furniture." I laughed.
"I know. It was strange, all of a sudden I just felt like you were too far away. Does that make sense?" More than you know.
"Absolutely, I've had that feeling when Alice has dragged you off to do something or other at times too." I didn't want to scare her by telling her it was part of the mating.
"It's the mating, isn't it?"
"You are too smart for your own good love. Yes, it's part of it."
"How does Esme stand it? You know, Carlisle going to the hospital every day?"
"Years of practice."
"Oh, so it will get better." She smiled and then changed the subject. "Do you think in your time that we'd dance like this?"
"Not at all, it would've been scandalous."
"Really?"
"Yes, the fact that you asked me, we're alone with no chaperon and me holding you against my body this way. Very scandalous." I whispered the word scandalous into her ear and she shivered.
"Hmmm…so this would be appropriate?" She leaned her hand down to squeeze my ass and I laughed and quickly retaliated with my hand on her ass.
"Not a chance and even this..." I kissed her deeply. "Would have caused a shotgun wedding."
"My dad could arrange that you know." She said and we laughed.
We continued to dance and it was one of those wonderful memories that make me so thankful that I'm a vampire and will never forget or fade from my mind.
End Flashback
Renee was in Seattle with Esme to bring back some things for the kitchen which Bella had selected and ordered online. Today was the big reveal; we were going to finally show the cottage to Charlie and Renee. Bella had wanted to keep it a secret from them until she finished furnishing it. Renee was currently into the hippy 1960's style designs and after Bella heard about that she decided not to ask Renee to help with the cottage except for selecting stuff for the kitchen which she said was for a small pantry near my room at our house. Although, it may have also been the fact that Renee suggested that tie-dyed curtains would look good in Bella's bedroom at Charlie's.
I cuddled closer to Bella. She turned towards me and snuggled into my bare chest. Her breathing on my chest made me shiver in delight.
"What time is it Edward?" She yawned, squinting her eyes and looking up at me.
"It's 5am love. Go back to sleep, I just finished the final fitting with Alice for my wedding suit." She suddenly sat up.
"I'm hungry. Let's go down." I followed her down watching her bum move under the filmy folds of her night dress. I liked these much better than the sweats she used to wear to bed before. She munched on a pop tart while looking at me questioningly.
"What do you want to do now? I'm not sleepy anymore."
"I can think of a few things." I wiggled my eyebrows suggestively at her.
"I can too." She winked at me. The little minx.
"So what would you like to do, love?" Now that we can sneak off to have some alone time, I had to know what she had in mind. I knew what I had in mind; some naked time was on top of my list.
"Hmmm, I was thinking of dipping." She wrapped herself around me and the man below immediately perked up.
"Dipping?" I inquired.
"Yes, skinny dipping." I was totally on board with that plan and I'm sure my face showed it.
"Hell yes!" I picked her up and twirled her around. She was giggling up a storm, but then I thought it was probably not a good idea to pass the house.
"If we went to the lake, we'd have to pass the house and might get caught by you know who, mad wedding planner who masquerades as my sister."
"True, so shall we err…go home?" Why would she want to go to the lion's den even after I warned her?
"But everyone is at home love. We won't have any privacy."
"Not that home you silly goose, our home." Bella smiled mischievously. Wait? What?
"We can go to the cottage and open the roof to that fabulous tub in our bedroom and skinny dip in there?"
"I like that; we'd be outdoors, yet in nice warm water and best of all naked." I whispered the last part and she shuddered in my arms.
"Sure!" My girl was brilliant.
"And I could cuddle the little monster and have a bit of fun with him." She fondled me down there. Shit! Now I had an arousal the size of Africa.
"Hop on." I grabbed Bella's jacket at the front door wrapping it around her so that she wasn't too cold during the run. It felt very liberating and exhilarating to run in just my underwear. For a moment I thought about how it might feel to run totally nude. We could try that at the island. Mmm…and Bella naked on my back too! Oh, the island clearly had infinite clothing-less possibilities.
As soon as we got to the cottage, I filled up the tub adding some bubble bath. We both quickly got naked and climbed in. It was amazing.
"Edward, I can't wait to live here. We can do this every day." I couldn't think of a better way to start or end the day than this right here, being with the woman I love and holding her in my arms.
"I know love." I pressed the remote so that we can open up part of the roof to watch the stars. I pulled Bella over my lap. She slowly started grinding on my hard-on. I started rubbing her bundle of nerves while kissing her passionately on the lips.
"Mmm…Edward that feels amazing." I used my other hand to squeeze her left nipple. Turning sideways Bella covered Edward junior with her hand and started stroking me.
"This is heaven…that's it love faster…"
"Oh god Edward...do you think there is life on other planets?" Huh? How can she wonder about aliens when we were this occupied with more important matters?
"Why…mmm…d…do you want to know about aliens all of a sudden?" I was barely able to speak.
"I just…er I think I saw one in the sky…oh Edward I'm close…harder urgh…yes right there more." I moved my fingers slightly between her folds inserting one shallowly stroking her more intimately.
"That's it, I'm coming…" She squeezed me harder in her pleasure while biting my bottom lip and that was all it took for me to fall over the edge with her.
"Hello there earth creatures, greetings from the universe…" Two creatures covered in green colored leaves popped their heads from the sun roof looking down at us. Bella screamed throwing herself at me and I wrapped my arms protectively around her. Although, my last thought was thank god for the bubbles.
I think my heart was pounding in my chest, oh wait that was Bella's. She had me in death grip and then she started to peek upwards and moved her head right back against me.
"Please don't hurt us." Bella mumbled into my chest and both of the creatures laughed.
"Today is not a good day to die." Green alien one said.
"Live long and prosper earthlings." Green alien two said, giving some strange hand signals and then they slipped away.
A/N: A big thank you goes to my absolutely amazing beta Dazzleglo, I wouldn't have got this chapter done if not for her. I just hit a blank and she gave me some inspiration and here we are. Please leave a review and let me know what you thought.
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