A/N:
Surprise! Here's chapter 26!
Everyone voted to wait til the chapter was complete and post a day later. Well, since you all were so sweet with your reviews and showed such patience in waiting for this exciting chapter, I became inspired and finished it earlier than I expected! So, thank you for the encouragement and support… as always – you guys rock!
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OK, enough rambling Juls… we want to know if they're gonna do it or not! I'll shut up now and let you see for yourself.
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PREVIOUSLY on MY PAST…
"I don't want our night to end Bells," I whispered and stroked her face.
"Me either Jake. I never want our time together to end," she said sadly. "But we both know that you're leaving the day after tomorrow."
"I know. That's why I want to take advantage of every moment I have with you."
"Me too."
"Good," I said and took a deep breath. "Because we have a room upstairs just for us," I added quickly, searching her face for any signs of rejection.
Her eyes went wide and her mouth formed the perfect 'O' when she gasped. Was that a good sign or not? God, I hope I didn't scare her away! I would have given anything at that very moment to be a fucking mind reader and know what she was thinking!
BELLA's POV...
A room? Upstairs? For us? We're spending the night? Together? Does that mean he wants to…?
Oh god!
Breathe, Bella, breathe! I screamed at myself.
CHAPTER 26
MEANWHILE… BACK at FIRST BEACH…
"Oh geez! I wonder how everything's going!" Sami squealed.
"Would you quit talking about them for five minutes?" Embry teased.
"I know… it's dark now so they should've seen the fireworks right?" Rachel asked, ignoring Embry.
"Well, what exactly was his plans after watching the fireworks?" Emmett said, trying to hide his snicker.
Rachel's cheeks darkened. "Ugh! I don't want to think about my baby brother having sex!"
"Why not? It's not like you and Sami have been paying any attention to us all night!" Embry pretended to be offended.
"Poor baby," Rachel said.
Quil walked over to them with two girls following close behind. "What up my bruddahs?" he laughed and fist-bumped Emmett and Embry.
Rachel rolled her eyes at Quil's wanna-be harem.
"We're just talking about Jake and Bella and what they're doing right now," she giggled.
"Probably getting naked and pumping her full of his lead pipe!" Quil laughed and hi-fived his boys.
"Ugh! Please!" Rachel yelled and covered her ears singing 'la-la-la-la' to drown out any talk of hearing her baby brother having sex.
"Hey, it was your boy here who hooked Jake up with the room tonight so don't act all surprised!" Quil scolded.
"You what? I didn't know that!" Rachel said shocked.
Emmett nodded.
"Funny how Jake was ready to beat your face in a few days ago and then takes you up on a favor when he got the opportunity to knock some boots!" Quil laughed.
"Nah – I had to practically convince him to use the room," Emmett explained.
"You're kidding me!" Quil said surprised. "After all the shit he did today to set her up for some lovin' why would he think of passing up that fly-ass room?"
Embry shrugged, "He didn't want Bella to get the wrong idea and think that's ALL that he wanted."
"Unlike you, Mr. Pervert, some guys don't expect sex right away," Sami said.
"Pfft! Yeah right! Don't let sweet ol' Embry here fool you little girl! He'll bang you the first chance he gets!" Quil said laughing, at himself mostly.
"Damn it Quil. Knock it off!" Embry seethed.
"It's OK honey," Sami smiled sweetly at Em and then turned to face Quil, "I know he would. But he's more of a gentleman than you'll ever be. He respects me enough to wait." She leaned closer to Quil and continued, "But don't think we're not enjoying each other until that day, cause trust me… I know how to keep my man pleased and wanting to come back for more."
"Ooohhh! Nice man!" Emmett laughed and fist-bumped Embry.
Quil looked like he wanted to say something even more vulgar in return to Sami but looked over at his best friend and decided it was time to go before he shared some stories about Embry that Sami wouldn't be too happy to hear about.
"Whatever. I'm not gonna sit here and listen to you guys talk about sex when I could be gettin' some!" he smiled wickedly. "Let's go, girls!" he added and grabbed each of their hands to lead them away.
"He's such as ass!" Rachel said.
"Sometimes…" Embry said softly.
Emmett and Embry started debating the Seattle Seahawks upcoming season as the girls went back to their romantic, non-sexual, ideas of what Jake and Bella were doing.
BELLA's POV
We have a room upstairs. A room just for me and Jake. We're spending the night here… alone… together. I couldn't help when a huge smile spread across my face at the thought of that.
Jake continued to stare at me while I continued my inner dialogue. He looked so nervous; but then his smile slowly grew across his handsome face until it matched mine.
What are we still doing sitting down here when we could be upstairs… alone? I wondered.
Jake must have read my thoughts because time we jumped up at the same and practically ran towards the elevators. I was giggling the entire way and Jake's huge grin looked like the cat that just ate the canary!
We stepped off the elevator, continuing to tickle and tease each other down the hall until Jake stopped in front of the door to our room. He slid the electronic key card in the slot and pushed the door open.
My smile disappeared and I gasped when I saw a million pillows and the biggest, whitest comforter on top of a king-sized bed. It looked like the fluffiest cloud I had ever seen. I couldn't help myself when I ran, jumped on it and landed by free-falling on my back. Jake stood at the end of the bed, watching me as I pretended to make snow angels on the sea of white that I was engulfed in. I giggled again when I saw him looking at me acting like a silly girl.
But instead of him stopping my actions, he joined me by mimicking my plunge onto the comforter. Our limbs became tangled together as we kissed and laughed at ourselves. I was so happy in that moment and wanted to memorize that contented look on Jake's face forever.
JAKE's POV
She looked like a little girl engulfed in this sea of white on the bed. She was laughing, playing and looked so peacefully happy right now. I never wanted to forget this moment.
But my nether regions reminded me that I was lying on a huge bed in a private room at a beautiful resort with the girl of my dreams. But she was no longer the girl I first kissed on a beach so many years ago… she was an amazing, beautiful, strong woman. And she was all mine.
I didn't realize I had begun to stroke her hair while I adored her face. She sighed under my touch and I moved my caresses lower to her neck and shoulders. As we laid side-by-side, she looped her hands around my neck, pulling me closer. Her eyes fluttered shut as her glorious lips brushed against mine, softly and slowly.
I took her top lip in between mine and we continued this dance with our mouths until she nipped my bottom lip. I couldn't hold back anymore; my tongue swept across hers and I devoured her mouth. I rolled her onto her back and tried to keep my weight off her as my upper body blanketed her.
When I finally pulled away to look at her face, we were both panting. Her eyes were glazed over and she lifted herself up to kiss me again. But I stopped her. I wanted her to know right now that I was perfectly fine if all we did tonight was just this… kissing. OK, who am I kidding? I'd love to plunge my dick deep inside her right now, but I respected and loved her too much to push her to do that.
"Bells… baby wait a sec."
"No talking Jake," she whispered and kissed me again. I complied but managed to pull back again.
"Babe, please just let me say one thing, OK?"
She nodded.
"This," I motioned with my hand, "tonight, everything… doesn't mean we have to have sex. We'll have fun and I'll feel and taste you one way or another, but I don't want you to think that I did all this just to sleep with you."
BELLA's POV
After hearing that, how could I NOT want to make love with him? I mean, I did want to, right? The thought of actually doing it made me completely nervous and unsure of myself. But I loved Jake with my entire being. I couldn't imagine myself with anyone but him. It made perfect sense for me to give my virginity to the boy, now man, who stole my heart years ago. But a small part of me was scared. I still wasn't 100 percent sure of sleeping with him, but not because I didn't love him.
"I love you Jake."
"I love you too Bells. But I'm serious. No pressure, I swear."
I chuckled at how somber he had become in the past few seconds.
"Let's just have fun and when the time comes, I guess we'll know if we're ready or not, OK?" I smiled.
He nodded and leaned down to kiss me again.
JAKE's POV
We must have kissed and made out for what seemed like hours. I couldn't get enough of her. I kept thinking about how I wouldn't be able to feel her this way until I returned home on leave, which was weeks, even months away.
My hands seemed to have a mind of their own as I spent a lot of time feeling and memorizing the topography of Bella. I couldn't believe that we had remained clothed for this long. But I was content so far in feeling her soft skin, tasting her delicious mouth and sucking on the warm and sensitive flesh of her neck.
She seemed to be wanting more, as did I, when her hand moved to my crotch. She rubbed the fabric of my pants and I moaned against her lips. I moved my body on top of hers and ground my erection against her heated core. She lifted her hips in response and we rubbed and kissed until I couldn't take it anymore.
I needed to slow down or I wouldn't last long. I stopped the gyrations of my hips and buried my face in the crook of her neck as I tried to control my breathing.
"Jake, I want you," she whispered in my ear.
Did she mean it? Like want me-want me? I wasn't sure and didn't want to sound like a fool and ask her, so I just decided to continue with what I knew she would be comfortable with.
BELLA's POV
He had stopped and I knew this was hard (no pun intended) for him. I told him I wanted him and wasn't sure if he knew exactly what I meant by that. But before I could clarify things, he started kissing and sucking my neck and collarbone. He continued to leave a blazing trail of opened-mouth kisses as far as my dress would allow.
He sat back on his knees and lifted me up to a seated position. Reaching behind me, he slowly unzipped my dress as I pulled each of my arms free from the fabric and let the top of the dress fall to my waist.
I laid back down, never taking my eyes off Jake's. It was like he held me in some sort of seductive trance. He followed my movements and resumed kissing down my cleavage to the top of my breasts that were peeking out from my bra. His fingers slowly pulled down the straps and I arched my back so he could maneuver his hand to unhook the clasp.
He threw my bra to the floor and attacked my breasts. I gasped in surprise and then moaned appreciatively as he paid attention to each by sucking, kissing and nipping one with his mouth while his big hand massaged the other. My hands instinctively went to his head to hold him in place. His mouth felt so good on my skin.
JAKE's POV
I cannot begin to describe the feeling of her hardened nipples in my mouth. How they would pebble when my tongue would lap roughly against them. I don't think women will ever understand how much we love to kiss, suck and lick tits. Maybe it's because it's a part of the body we don't have, so we want it even more.
I moved my attentions lower and Bella whimpered when I pulled away from her glorious breasts. My mouth moved over her stomach, peppering kisses along the way. My tongue dipped into her belly button and I grabbed her hips, holding her in place and she started to squirm under me. I dragged my tongue from one pelvic bone to the other and laid my cheek on her stomach, resting to enjoy the feel of her soft skin against my face.
I lifted my head and tugged on her dress that was pooled around her hips. She raised up and I slid the material out from under her and tossed it off the bed. I gazed at her… her naked chest heaving with panting breaths, her hands trembling as she tried to cover her stomach in response to my stare. My eyes roamed to her bikini underwear and down her long legs. She looked like a goddess before me.
I reached and pulled a shoe from each of her feet and glided my fingers slowly up her legs. Sliding my thumbs inside each section above her hips, I pulled the last remaining fabric from her. She laid there completely bare in front of me. I don't think I could have gotten any harder than I already was but I know my dick was straining to get out of my pants badly.
BELLA's POV
I was completely nude and surprisingly comfortable that way in front of Jake. I was about to begin to help him undress when he buried his face between my legs and made love to me with his mouth. I was already so turned on by his sensual kisses, soft caresses and slow teases that the very instant his tongue parted my folds, I nearly came undone. We had done this before but not with this much foreplay to get me so worked up.
He inserted one finger, and then another inside of me, and began to slowly pump them in and out. His tongue was working its magic on my clit when Jake curled his fingers inside me, hitting a spot that he never had before. I yelped his name as I felt my walls clench around him and I exploded hard on his hand.
Once I felt in control of my senses again, my eyelids fluttered open to find Jake licking his fingers clean. He had this lustful look in his hooded eyes and I felt the need to taste him too. I quickly sat up and tucked my legs under me, grabbed his face and kissed him hungrily. I could taste myself on his tongue and it only spurred me on.
I feverishly began unbuttoning his shirt, trying to feel his warm flesh under my hands as fast as possible. Once Jake's arms were free, the shirt joined my clothes on the floor. I continued to kiss his delicious mouth as I ran my hands across his massive chest. Feeling a little more brazen, I pushed on his shoulders to get him to lay down on the bed.
He turned so his head was near the top of the mattress. I straddled him and began placing feather-soft kisses everywhere I could reach. When my mouth started to explore his amazing abs, I began unbuttoning his pants. Jake was kind enough to help me and I quickly deposited the slacks on the floor as well.
With his erection begging to be freed from his boxer-briefs, I slithered down his thighs and kissed his cock through the fabric. He groaned and lifted his hips. I pulled down the material as his rock-hard dick sprang free.
JAKE's POV
Bella smiled as my dick twitched in anticipation. She seemed to be as turned on as I was but I kept reminding myself that THAT might not happen. I thought if I had a little talk with my cock ahead of time, it wouldn't be expecting to go all the way and appreciate whatever attention Bella decided to pay it.
It was very happy when her soft fingers grabbed a hold of it and began stroking, slightly turning when she brought her hand up each time. I had to remind myself that she was a virgin and still couldn't figure out how she was such a natural at this. But I was more than thrilled to be on the receiving end of her ministrations!
My eyes were closed, enjoying the fabulous hand job my girlfriend was giving me when I felt her wet, warm lips wrap around the head of my dick.
"Ahhhhh, Bells!" I cried out in pleasure and placed my hand in her hair.
She worked me… licking, sucking, dragging her teeth and bobbing her head like a pro. If I thought I wouldn't last long before she even touched me, I knew I would explode soon. It only took another few seconds of her actions before I shot my load down her throat.
She moaned when I came, the sensations of her hum causing me to buck and jerk under her longer than I expected. She kissed the tip and crawled up to kiss me on the lips. I could taste the saltiness of my seed, mixing with the sweet essence of Bella on my tongue. It was pure heaven.
Her legs straddled my hips and I could feel her juices dripping down her thighs and onto me. We kissed and held each other. I was honestly sated and perfectly content to fall asleep with Bella in my arms, but she seemed to have other intentions.
She shifted slightly and her wet folds enveloped my growing member. She slid her hot core up and down my throbbing dick. It felt incredible, but I wasn't sure if she wanted to stay like this or take things to the next level. I didn't want to assume, so I quickly reversed our positions so I was on top of her.
She looked into my eyes and nodded.
BELLA's POV
I wanted this. I wanted him. I was ready. There was still that teeny-tiny part of me that was afraid but my ever-growing lust and love for him won that battle.
I nodded at him but he remained motionless. I think he was still a little unsure and needed to hear me tell him it was OK… that I was finally ready.
"Jake, yes…"
He kissed me hard and I grabbed his ass and pulled him against me, the need for friction against my clit evident. He groaned at my action but didn't advance. He was kissing my neck and panting in my ear.
"Jake, please?"
I could feel his hands trembling as he resumed caressing my body. Maybe he was just as nervous as I was. But that was when I realized that I wasn't nervous at all anymore. I was never more sure of anything in my life.
"Jake?"
He lifted his head and looked at me. I saw such love in his eyes.
"Make love to me," I whispered.
JAKE's POV
She said the words I had been longing to hear. As I stared into her beautiful eyes, I saw no hesitation or fear. She meant it; she was ready and wanted to do this.
I couldn't help the smile that took over my face and I felt like I had just been given the best gift.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes," she smiled and brushed her fingers across my face.
I kissed her again and then got up to find my bag.
"Where are you going?"
"Uh, just getting some, um, protection."
She blushed. After finding the condom, I returned to the bed and resumed my position on top of her. Surprisingly, she didn't seem nervous at all anymore. I think I was more nervous that she was at this point. I only had sex twice in my life, and I don't recall the first time at all.
We were kissing and touching each other. When I reached down to make sure she was still ready, I found her folds still slick with desire. I grabbed the condom, ripped it open and rolled it onto my dick. Bella watched my movements and her eyes found mine again, nodding for me to continue.
As if it knew exactly where it wanted to be, when I placed myself between her legs again, my dick searched out her hot box, like a heat-seeking missile and slid along her folds. Reaching down, I rubbed my cock along her slick core. She moaned at the sensations of my dick grazing her clit.
Placing myself at her entrance, I paused. But Bella was having none of that because she lifted her hips, making my head slip inside her hole. We both froze.
BELLA's POV
Bracing himself with a hand on each side of my head, Jake leaned down to kiss me. I couldn't believe this was happening… we were finally going to make love. I don't know why I say 'finally' because we've only been together again for about two weeks, but it feels like a lifetime.
Just feeling his head inside of me felt amazing. That small intrusion of my most private and intimate parts made me crave him and want more of him. Jake began inching his way inside of me. Each movement, bringing him deeper into my sex. I could feel my walls stretching, painfully stretching, as he continued, but he tried to distract me with his tongue and kisses.
Jake was a big man, bigger than I had realized even with my hand and mouth explorations. I knew it would hurt but he felt incredibly huge as he continued his passage inside of me. I felt it would never end… inch by painful inch, grunts and pants, quick breaths and moans. Finally he stopped pushing inside of me but I knew he was only about half-way in.
He pulled his lips from my mouth and lifted his head to look at me.
"Are you… OK, Bella?" he panted.
I nodded, unable to speak and afraid any noise that would come out of my mouth would sound like I was in pain and that would make Jake stop – and I DIDN'T want him to stop.
He lowered himself to his forearms and wrapped his arms under my back and braced himself with his hands cupping my shoulders. Placing open-mouthed kissing along my neck, he pulled his hips back, sliding his wet cock out of me. That part didn't hurt at all; it actually felt good... really good. Then he slowly pushed himself back inside of me, up to the same half-way point and then repeated his movements.
I couldn't figure out why he was stopping at that half-way point and now that his dick had slid in and out of me a couple of times, each time feeling better and less-painful than the last. Why didn't he go all the way in?
Jake continued with his slow, slick movements and looked at me again.
"I don't want to hurt you," he whispered.
"You aren't; not anymore," I moaned. "You feel so good Jake."
"But it will, Bells. I haven't pushed all the way through yet."
I immediately understood what he meant and nodded to let him know it was OK for him to continue. We kept our eyes locked on each other as he took a deep breath and forcefully broke through my hymen.
"Aahhh," I whimpered and closed my eyes, feeling a tear drip down my cheek.
"I'm so sorry baby," he repeated over and over as I laid motionless under him until the burning subsided.
JAKE's POV
Making love to the girl of my dreams was the best thing to ever happen to me. But knowing that I was causing her pain during the process tore me apart inside. I never wanted her to hurt because of me and I had hoped that the pain would go away quickly, but she laid there completely still after she cried out in pain.
As if my prayers had been heard, Bella gently moved her hips under me. When I was sure that she was OK, I pulled out and slowly re-entered her hot core again. Soon, Bella was matching my movements and lifting her hips to meet me… her cries and whimpers turning to moans and groans of appreciation.
I buried my head in her neck and closed my eyes, enjoying this indescribable feeling of her walls around my cock. With each pass, I pushed myself farther and deeper inside of her, being sheathed by her tight core. Even though I just had a release, I knew I wouldn't last long like this. Being inside of her couldn't compare to her hand or mouth around my dick. This was like heaven, pure bliss.
The knot in my stomach grew and I felt myself swell inside of her.
"Bells, baby. I, I'm sorry… I can't hold... out… I."
"Ahhh. It's OK Jake," she breathed with each thrust. "Just. Let. Go."
And I did. "Ungh! Ahhh! Belllll-laaaaa!" I screamed, shooting my load into the condom.
Once the aftershocks as passed, I leaned up onto my elbows to find my angel smiling with her eyes closed.
"You… Are you… OK Bells?" I panted.
She nodded and hummed in response, making me smile.
BELLA's POV
That was a-maz-ing! Yeah, it hurt at first, but he was so sweet and gentle. I couldn't have imagined it to be any more perfect that it was. Wow - we did it! I'm not a virgin anymore; Jake and I just had sex; I just gave my virginity to Jake, were the thoughts rolling around in my head.
I continued smiling and softly humming as Jake rolled onto his side, pulling me against him. He held me like that, placing kisses along my face and head as I stroked and kissed his chest.
He lifted my chin with his finger, "Bells, I love you."
"I love you too Jake. Thank you," I smiled.
"No, Bells thank you for waiting and saving yourself. I know I didn't have a right to feel that way when you were living in Arizona; and after what happened with Mya, but I can't tell you how it makes me feel to know that I'm the only one you've been with."
"I can't imagine my first time happening with anyone but you Jake."
I could feel him starting to soften inside me. Wow, that really felt different! He pulled out and I whimpered. After having him inside of me, I didn't want him to be anywhere else. I told Jake as much and felt a little silly for admitting that to him.
"Don't baby. I feel the same way. Just let me get rid of this and I'll be right back," he said and headed to the bathroom to dispose of the condom.
I was so glad he had thought of protection. I obviously hadn't, but then again, I didn't expect any of today's surprises, especially this romantic evening!
And then it hit me… did Charlie know I wouldn't be coming home? Where did he think I was? I sat up in the bed and called for Jake.
"Yeah?" he answered, popping his head around the bathroom door to look at me.
"Um, where does my dad think I am? He's gonna kill me!" I groaned and threw myself back against the pillows.
"Calm down. Sami covered for you and said you were spending the night at her house."
Whew! The last thing I wanted was for my dad to be putting out an APB for me.
"And you can also thank her and Rachel for packing a bag for you with clean clothes," he said pointing to the tote against the wall that I didn't notice earlier.
That was good news. I could just imagine Charlie's face if I walked in the house tomorrow morning wearing the same clothes from the day before!
Jake walked out of the bathroom, in all of his naked glory, and smiled at me. He was holding a towel in his hand.
"Um… I thought you might want to clean up," he said and walked closer to me.
I blushed, realizing what he meant. I nodded and reached for the towel but he stopped.
"Can I, uh…" he paused and sat down on the bed. "Will you let me?" he whispered.
My eyes widened at his question but I nodded slowly as he parted my legs and brought the warm cloth against my center.
JAKE's POV
I don't know why this intimate gesture of cleaning her up meant so much to me, but it did. I made me feel like she fully and completely trusted me. I also knew she might be embarrassed to find some blood on herself. Embry admitted what happened to him and Sami during our campout and how Bella helped her through it.
I slowly and carefully wiped the inside of her thighs, her folds and along her center. There was very little blood on the sheets; it was more of a pinkish tint after mixing with her fluids. I think I had the most of it on me when I took off the condom. I wasn't even grossed out of freaked by seeing blood on my dick. It actually made me feel like I claimed a part of Bella tonight and she left her blood on me as a symbol of our union.
I saw her stomach muscles twitch as I brushed the wet towel across her clit. That's when I realized she didn't cum when we were having sex. I felt like the most selfish guy in the world; like a typical jerk who doesn't care if the girl has any satisfaction and is only out for himself.
"What's wrong?" Bella quietly asked after seeing the look of disappointment on my face.
I shook my head, "I'm so sorry Bella. I didn't wait for you to cum. That was so selfish. Please let make it up to you."
She giggled, "You're so silly Jake. You actually think I would be upset by what we just did? Jake, with everything my body just went through in the past few minutes, I honestly don't think an orgasm was on the top of my mind right then!"
I just continued to stare at her.
"We just made love; we were together for the very first time. I'm sure we'll have plenty of times in the future for you to have me screaming your name during sex! Besides, it's not like you didn't make me cum earlier tonight."
I shook my head again at her. "You're amazing Bells. I'm so lucky to have you."
I took the towel from her and moved closer to kiss her.
"But you did enjoy it, right?"
BELLA's POV
Did I enjoy it? This big, sexy, crazy guy can't be serious!
"Did I enjoy it?" I asked and sat up. I kissed him hard and placed my hands against his chest, pushing him back.
He laid back and I climbed on top of him, continuing to caress his lips and tongue with mine.
"I more than enjoyed it. Baby, you felt incredible inside of me. Knowing that we were connected like that, sharing and giving of ourselves… it was amazing."
I wiggled my hips down until my pussy was directly over Jake's dick.
"I want to feel that connection again," I whispered into his ear and dragged my tongue down his neck to his Adam's apple. He instinctively gulped in response as I felt him starting to grow hard beneath me.
I smiled to myself, knowing I could make him feel good.
"Ready for round two?" he asked, wiggling his eyebrows, and eliciting a giggle from me in response.
Oh yeah, I was definitely ready for round two and I knew Jake would have me cumming in no time!
A/N:
So... they did it! And that's thanks to all of your votes in the poll that was on my profile (89% voted for them to have sex). I hope you all were happy with the way I portrayed their first time.
I didn't mean to jump around so much with the POVs but I wanted you to see what each of them was thinking/feeling right then.
So now what? Well, they have the rest of the night at the resort and then one final day together. *sniff-sniff* But this story isn't over just yet!
We can't forget about Eddie boy who's still lurking out there, Bella's new job, Cara's birthday surprise and everything else that's stored in my crazy little head!
As one of my dear friends on here pointed out, it took 26 chapters before they had sex! I don't konw if that's some sort of FanFic record or not, but thank you for sticking with me and enjoying some lemons along the way!
Remember, they've only been back in each other's lives for 2 weeks! Granted, they were friends prior to that, but after not seeing someone for 4 years, it takes time to work up to where they are now in their relationship. I didn't want it to seem like she decided to sleep with him just because he's leaving. But the timing did play a factor in her decision. They would have eventually done it, but the Navy helped speed up the process.
OK - I have the next chapter nearly done and then it might take me a while to get through the goodbyes. I will end up crying as I write it so it will take longer than normal.
Hugs,
Juls