Bella Swan
I woke up all of a sudden. The room was dark and I was naked. It took me a minute to realize where I was and to remember what happened. I smiled to myself and looked over to see if Edward was in bed with me. I pouted a little when he wasn't. I pulled the sheet around me and rolled out of bed.
"Edward?" I asked quietly.
He didn't answer and I was beginning to worry. "Edward, where are you?" I said a little louder.
Edward grabbed me from behind and I shrieked. I turned in his arms and smacked his shoulder. He had a giant grin on his face and he was chuckling. "What?" He drew the word out.
"You scared the hell out of me!" I smacked him again for laughing.
"Aw, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sneak up on you," he ducked his head innocently and bit his lip.
"Yes, you did," I pouted. I wasn't going to let him get off so easily.
"Okay... maybe a little bit! But, in all fairness, it was much too easy," he ran his fingers over my face to see how angry I actually was. I jutted my bottom lip farther out in my pout and he sighed. "Please, I'm sorry..." He said a bit more seriously.
"I don't know, Edward. You really scared me..." I said a bit sarcastically. He noticed and his lips twitched, giving away the smile he was trying to hide.
He decided to the cute approach would work better. He dropped down to his knees, grabbing my sides as he went. "Please Isabella, I'm begging for your forgiveness..." He nuzzled my stomach, sending his warm breath over my stomach, even through the sheet.
I opened my mouth to say something but my stomach growled loudly and Edward chuckled. "Fine, fine, fine. I forgive you. I guess..." I teased. "But, you have to feed me."
"Well, that's easily done. I ordered us pizza and it should be here any minute," he stood up and I realized he was wearing pants.
I looked over at the clock at it was two in the morning.
"You ordered pizza this late?"
"Yes, there are places here that are open twenty-four seven. Besides, I wanted you to try some deep dish Chicago style pizza," he told me with a smile. He pulled me over to the couch and set me down onto his lap.
"Wait. Shouldn't we head home? Aren't your parents going to worry?"
"I've already called them and told them we decided to stay out for the night."
I blushed furiously.
"What did they say?"
"My mom said 'have a good time and don't be too bad'," he chuckled a little to himself.
I was completely mortified, "your mom is going to think I'm a slut or something."
"Bella, I don't think you could do anything wrong in my mother's eyes. I think if something ever happened between us, which it won't, she would disown me and adopted you," he played with a piece of my hair.
I giggled a little bit, "I like your mom. And, your dad for that matter."
There was a knock on the door and he carefully set me down beside him. I wrapped the sheet around me tighter as he opened the door. I realized that he already had the money ready. I felt guilty for not helping him but I was too embarrassed to go to the door.
"Hi. One large deep dish pizza with extra pepperoni, mushrooms, and Canadian bacon with a two-liter Coke?" The gruff looking man asked. I blushed and looked away from his appraising stare. I was glad Edward couldn't see it because he would have punched the man. Or, I think he would anyway.
Edward handed over the money after taking the pizza and the soda. The man lingered for a minute before finally leaving. As soon as the door was closed I went to help him carry everything. I took the soda and held it to my chest.
"You know, people shouldn't ogle my girlfriend. Even if she is just wrapped up in a sheet..." He trail off with a small smile on his lips.
"Ugh... How did you know?"
"Please. He's a man and he'd have to be dead not to want to look at you," he said with a smile. "I hope he didn't make you too uncomfortable."
I rolled my eyes as he teased me. He seemed so light. I poured us two glasses of the soda before sitting down on the couch. Edward had the coffee table pulled up closer to eat. He lifted the lid and my jaw dropped.
"That thing is huge. I don't think we're going to be able to eat all that," I complained.
"It's good. I promise... This place has the best pizza in the city," he offered me a slice. Honestly, it would have been easier to eat it on a plate with a fork. It was such a mess.
Edward Cullen
Bella moaned in delight at the pizza which made me happy and jealous at the same time. I liked to be the one to make her make those noises.
I didn't mean to scare Bella earlier, not really. I just wanted to hold her close to me but when she cried out like that and jumped I couldn't resist teasing her.
I felt so much lighter for some reason. Perhaps it was because I knew my future with her was far more secure. No, I hadn't proposed yet, but I knew she would love me no matter what. That's what mattered most to me.
I wasn't lying when I told her what I thought about my parents. They would take her side, I think. They had fallen hopelessly in love with her, just as I had. She was a wonderful girl and who could not love her?
When I heard the heavy breathing of the smelly pizza man I sighed inwardly. I was angry, at first, but then some other emotion set in. Pride. He wanted my girlfriend and he couldn't have her. I would be the only one to have her.
The poor thin girl could only eat about a slice and I will admit that I pigged out a bit. Bella teased me as I finished my fourth piece. "You're going to pop."
"Nope," I dismissed. "I need to store up my energy. You wear me out."
"Aw, I'm sorry. Maybe I should stop..." She let her words trail off.
I grinned wickedly to myself. I pounced on her, making her squeal in delight as I began to kiss and nip at her slender neck. "No, don't stop because I know I never will..."
I picked her up to carry her to bed for the second time. This time I would be joining her but not before I showed her how much I loved her, again.
Bella Swan
The light poured into our open curtains and I groaned. I moved to cover my eyes but as I did I caught sight of Edward. He was laying on his stomach, his face turned towards me. He was still fast asleep, his beautiful reddish brown hair wildly spiked everywhere. I grinned at the memories of how it got that way. Honestly, I would have been surprised if he would be able to walk. We really hadn't been together in a week, except for Christmas Eve, and I was the only one to get any relief then. I think he had stored up all his sexual frustrations and let it out on me in the night, four times. Or maybe five. I lost count.
I moved out of the bed into the living room area of the hotel suite. Our clothes were scattered around the room. I decided to pick them up so Edward wouldn't trip over them. I laid them on the armchair. The last item I picked up was Edward's leather jacket.
The jacket was huge and soft to the touch. It smelled like him, sweet and delicious. I slid the jacket around my naked body. It went to my knees and I had trouble finding my hands in the long sleeves. I carefully pushed them up my arms. I pulled the jacket tight around me, bringing his collar to my nose to breathe him in deeply. Something thumped against my hip. Curiosity took over and I let my hand go to the pocket.
I figured it was his cell phone or something but what I pulled out surprised me. It was a tiny black velvet box. I slowly opened it to look inside and I gasped. Inside was an ice rink of a ring. It was beautiful, antique looking. It was a square cut blue sapphire surrounded by smaller white diamonds. I don't know why I took it out of the box to slip it onto my finger. Perhaps because I already knew it was mine. It fit perfectly.
Was it what I thought it was? Was he really going to propose? What would my answer be? Was I ready for it? I bit my lip and looked away from the incredible ring. Maybe I was worrying for no reason. Maybe it was just another Christmas gift. Maybe it was just because. Even then it was too expensive. I didn't think I could accept it, even if I loved it. I would be scared to lose something so beautiful and precious.
I sighed heavily and put the ring back into the box.
"Bella, love?" His husky voice called. I quickly closed the box and stuck it back into the pocket. I tore his jacket off of my body and set it with the rest of the clothing. "What are you doing?" He asked from the archway to the bedroom. He was standing completely nude, a sweet smile on his beautiful face.
"Just picking up," I told him honestly. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his waist. His hands ran down my body, checking to see if I was still completely nude.
"Mm, it's still early. Why don't we crawl back into bed?" He kissed my forehead lightly. I could tell the exact reason he wanted to crawl back into bed.
"Why don't we get a shower and then something to eat?" I countered.
"If we must..." he sighed playfully. His fingers wound into my hair as he pulled me closer. He kissed me deeply on the lips, making sure to let his hand rest on my backside to pull me as close as possible. "I love you," he whispered as he pulled away.
"And I love you," I told him as I ran my fingers over his cheek. He leaned his face into my palm and kissed it lightly.
The shower was long and pleasant. I wouldn't have been surprised if we used all the hot water in the entire hotel. I was pretty much a prune when we got out. We dressed in our clothes from the night before.
"Bella, angel, would you like to go Navy Pier with me?" He asked as he helped me into my jacket.
"What's Navy Pier?"
"I don't know if you noticed but there is a Ferris wheel. You can't really miss it, apparently. That's Navy Pier."
He slipped his glasses on for the first time in fourteen hours. I sighed sadly but leaned up to kiss his lips. "That sounds like fun," I tried to say lightly.
Edward Cullen
"What's wrong?"
"The glasses. I'm going to miss looking into your eyes," she admitted softly to me.
I sighed to myself and removed them, placing my glasses into my pocket.
"Better?"
"I don't want you to be uncomfortable because of me."
"I don't want you to be sad because of me," I countered.
She pulled the glasses from my pocket and returned them to my face. Her hands rested on my cheeks afterward. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder. I'll just have to make up for it later, okay?"
I smiled at her sweet action and lowered my lips to her forehead.
We took a cab to the pier. It didn't sound all that busy but it was chilly outside. But the wind wasn't too bad though, for once. We walked hand and hand together. Bella would oh and awe at certain things and it made me happy to hear her so enthralled.
"Can we go on the Ferris wheel?" She asked quietly.
"If it is your wish, it is my command," I told her with a smile. She giggled at my cheesiness but pulled me towards the ride.
We were the only ones in the gonadal and I was grateful for it. I was sure the view of the city and lake from there was amazing. Bella snuggled against me, resting her head on my shoulder and her tiny hand on my stomach.
"This is great, Edward. I'm so glad I came to Chicago with you."
I nuzzled her hair and kissed her cheek tenderly. "I'm glad you came, too."
"I wish we could stay like this for forever," she said with a happy sigh.
"We can if you want to, you know. We could move up here and buy a little apartment. Go to school here. I like Centenary, but to have you here with me, along with my family, would be heaven."
I brushed my fingers through her hair.
"Perhaps after college. Think we could get our little gang to come with us? Alice would die over the shopping. Jasper would like all the history. Rosalie would just like living in a bigger city. Shreveport is too small for her. And, well, Emmett would follow Rosalie anywhere," she giggled.
"As long as they lived in a different apartment that would be fine with me," I chuckled.
"Thank you. Thank you for bringing me here. For giving me a chance to see new things. I love it. You are a great guy, you know that? One day... " She paused, seeming to chew over her words for a moment. She shook her head, and I felt the movements against my chest.
"One day what?" I asked.
"It doesn't matter," she tried to push away from me but I held her close to me.
"What, Bella?"
"Do you ever worry we're moving too fast?" She asked out of the blue.
"No. Not really. But, that's not what you were going to say. What were you going to say?" I pushed her. She heaved her chest and this time I let her up. "Bella, do you feel like we're moving too fast?"
"A little," she admitted quietly. She sounded as if she was about to cry. I pulled her to me again.
"Bella, if it's too fast we can slow down. I just want you to be happy. I will be by your side no matter what," I tried to soothe her fears away. I didn't want to scare her off.
"Really?"
"Yes, of course, silly girl. I'm not going anywhere. I will give you whatever you need. If you need us to slow down, we'll slow down. If you want me to whisk you off to Vegas to be married by an Elvis impersonator..."
She giggled and pressed her forehead to my chest. "No. No Vegas yet." Her arms slid underneath my jacket as she slid onto my lap. "I want things to be like this for a while. Is that okay?"
I nodded and kissed the top of her head.
Did she know I wanted to propose? Had my mother or father let it slip or was I that obvious? I could tell she was trying not to hurt my feelings. It did hurt a little but I did understand one thing. She didn't say no. She just said not now. I could understand that. We had only been together a few months. I was going to spend the rest of my life with this girl. I could give her as long as she needed to be comfortable with the idea.
I could understand her reluctance about marriage. Her parents had set a poor example. I had always been around my parents who loved each other deeply. They fell in love and married so quickly it seemed natural to me. Most people saw quick marriages like theirs as doomed. I had to admit that my parents were the exception and not the rule.
When we stepped off the Ferris wheel I pulled Bella towards the music. "Where are we going?" She giggled.
"If you get to ride the Ferris Wheel, I get the merry-go-round," I teased.
She laughed at my playfulness but went along with me. I helped her onto one of the horses and stood beside her as the ride started.
"You're not going to ride one of these things?" She asked.
"Nope..." I grinned.
"You know what?" She said. I felt her lean towards me, her lips an inch from my ear. "I just think you wanted me to ride something other than you for a little while."
I threw my head back in laughter.
"You're a feisty one, Ms. Swan"
She giggled, "well, I'm surprised you can walk, Mr. Cullen. I barely can."
"Oh, and why is that?"
"You're not sore from all of our... exercising last night?" I could just imagine the blush on her cheeks as she said this. I reached my hand up to face to feel the heat. I grinned to myself.
"You forget I run at least four times a week and get quite a bit of exercise."
"Yeah, well, that's no excuse. It's unnatural how good you are at everything," she muttered.
"I'm not good at everything..." I paused for a second and my grin widened. "Wait, did you just say I was a good lay?"
"Edward Anthony Cullen!" She chided me, slapping my shoulder. I threw my head back in laughter again and she giggled alongside me, "you are so bad. Stop it. We're in public."
"Okay okay... I'll be good," I pouted a little bit. "But, only because you asked. Come on. Let's get some lunch."
Bella Swan
It surprised me how well Edward took my little hint. He didn't seem upset about it. I didn't want him to misunderstand me. I wanted to marry him. I really really did. Just not too soon. I thought it would have made him depressed or at least upset. He actually seemed to be in a very cheerful mood, which I was glad for. I wondered briefly how long he had been carrying that ring around with him. I also wondered what he was planning. He never did anything small.
I sat on his lap in the craziest McDonald's I had ever seen. I nibbled on a chicken nugget as I watched all the kids playing with different things and watching the laser show. "Can't have a normal Mickey D's, can they?" I asked.
He chuckled, "it's not like every fast food place here is like that. Go big or go home, I guess."
I fed him a fry and he playfully nibbled at my fingers. "Edward, have you thought about New Years?"
"A little. Why?"
"What are your parents doing? No more parties, right?" I asked quietly. I don't think I could have handled another party with Tanya.
"They're going to a friend's party. They usually stay at the Drake or something like that afterward. Why?"
"Can we just stay home in our pajamas again?" I asked, biting my lip. I didn't want to ruin his plans if he had any.
"You don't want to go see the fireworks or anything?" He asked, surprised.
I leaned in closer to him. I blushed crimson with my thoughts "I think what I would like most is to make love to you as the clock strikes twelve."
"I think that sounds like a perfect way to end a year and start a new one."
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