Hope you enjoy this. Glad to have been able to pump a few chapters out quite quickly.
So...I know some of you (or most) is going to be pissed at how this chapter ends...let me have it :)
"I want you so much Baby," I moan, his harness pressing against me.
He lifts me slightly and when I come down he's inside of me, filling me, stretching me and utterly completing me.
"Not as much as I want you," he whispers.
I look down to where we're connected and moan as he leisurely pulls out and pushes back in.
It's a heady feeling seeing how we merge as one.
Edward's hand cups my breast, his fingers pinching and pulling my aching nipple and I know it won't take long before I completely lose it…the feeling hovering just out of reach.
"Fuck Bella, you're so close already Baby…I can feel it," he says breathless just before his mouth comes down on mine, the water of the shower mingling with our tongues.
He pulls back slightly as his hand dips between us and swirls around my clit, the running water adding a sensation I've never known.
"So close…" I moan as I grip his shoulders harder, needing to know I'm secure before I lose it.
"I'll never drop you Bella," he murmurs at my ear. "Never in a million years."
And with those words and his fingers gliding and circling and his steady rhythm filling me and stretching me I let go and give in to the hot and cold tugs and pushes within my body…the force of my orgasm quaking through my body. I let my head fall forward and I cry into his shoulder as he pushes into me four more times before stilling. The way he whispers my name into the crook of my neck makes me love him that much more.
We wash each other, taking our time, comfortable in the silence and the sound of running water.
I cry when I run my hand over the bruise that is forming on his side where Sam hooked him. He kisses me lightly, assuring me that he's okay. And when his fingers glide over my cheek his eyes are filled with a mixture of ancient sadness and unbridled rage and I rest my head on his chest as he holds me.
Eventually we're forced to turn off the water as it starts running cold. I open the closet in the guest room, taking out a sweatpants, spaghetti top and underwear. I always have a stash of clothes here in case I decide to sleep over.
Edward finishes before me and sits on the bed as he watches me brush my hair.
A soft knock on the door has him getting up and opening it to a still pissed as hell Rose.
"If you guys are finished, we need to discuss what happened tonight. Bella, I've poured you a glass of red wine. Edward, Emmett wants to know if you want a beer or joining him and Jasper for a whiskey?"
"On the rocks, thanks Rose."
She leaves and Edward waits for me to tie my hair back and we make our way to the lounge.
Just before we round the corner I hear my brothers' angry voice.
"Rose, I swear…if I find out you've gone anywhere near him on your own…"
"So what do you want me to do Emmett?" she shouts back as we walk in but no one has noticed us yet.
Whatever is happening is some sort of a standoff, with Jasper firmly next to Emmett and Alice beside Rose, glaring daggers at them both.
"Did you see her fucking face? He had no right to touch her or speak to her that way. I don't care if I'm alone Emmett, but I'm telling you right now, I will confront him. Only cowards hit women and that's exactly what he is!"
I pull away from Edward and approach the scene in front of me swiftly.
"Hey!" I shout and all attention turns to me.
Emmett backs away from Rose, throwing his hands in the air before turning away from her and gulping down some whiskey.
No one answers but they all look somewhat demure.
I shake my head slowly as I fight back tears once again.
"This is the last thing I need right now," I say as I walk around the kitchen counter to Emmett. "I have enough on my conscience to deal with…the last thing I need is for you guys to be fighting."
"She's right," I hear Edward behind me. "We're all involved in this. We aren't going to help Bella if we fight among each other."
I look over to Alice and see her and Jasper sharing that look they so often share. She wraps her arms around him as he holds her close.
I shift my stare to Rose. She glares at Emmett for a few seconds before looking over at me, her gaze softening and I give her a small smile.
"I can't bear it if you and Emmett have problems because of me. Please Rose, let it go for now. We'll all figure this out together. For my sake?"
She huffs and takes a sip of her wine before looking at Emmett again, her gaze this time filled with that love I know grows stronger every damn day.
"Okay Emmett," she relents. "I promise I won't confront him if you're not with me."
He nods and looks more at ease but as he wants to pass me to get to her I stick out my arm, holding him back.
I roll my eyes.
"Left hand Rose," I say as if it bores me to do this.
"What?" she asks innocently but I can see she knows she's been caught.
"Promise him again with both hands where I can see them," I smirk at her and she coyly pulls her hand from behind her back, her two fingers crossed.
Alice starts giggling.
"I promise I won't confront him if you're not with me," she repeats with her hands in front of her, sounding like a robot.
And then Alice loses it. Her laughter fills the house and it's not long before we all join her, my brother taking his place next to Rose where he should be.
We all head into the lounge and get comfortable with our drinks.
Emmett begins.
"Marcus, one of the bouncers at Flamingo's, called me after we got back. They don't know who called the cops but Sam and his pack refused to press charges. I wasn't actually worried about it; you know we've always sorted things out amongst ourselves. By the way, it was Seth that came and called us. Thing is Bella, this has gone way beyond some high school pranks and backyard tactics. He hit you. We've known him our whole lives, he was never as close as Jake and Leah but fuck, he was still part of us, you know? What I need to know is, how do you want to handle this Bella?"
I sigh and lay back against the couch. Everyone is looking at me for an answer.
"What do you think I should do Emmett?" I ask tiredly. I wish we could have this conversation tomorrow. All I want to do is crawl into bed and lie in Edward's arms.
"I want you to press charges Bella. I don't care if he didn't do it to us. We're big boys; this is how we've been sorting shit out our whole lives. But hitting girls has never been part of it Bella and it sure as hell isn't going to start now."
I get up and walk over to the front window; the view of the moonlight sparkling on the ocean surface is comforting.
I don't turn around when I voice what I've known my decision to be the very moment Sam laid a hand on me.
"I can't do it Bear. I won't do that to Sam."
I wait for an explosion of some sort, a mixture of angry voices and above all I expect my brother to be jumping down my throat right about now.
But there's nothing…not a sound.
Shit, this is going to be harder than I thought.