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Chapter 26

Edward

I had Bella in my arms and she felt a million times more magnificent than I ever remembered. That says a lot, because vampires have impeccable, infallible memory!

I kissed her slowly and gently. I knew she wanted more, but I wanted to show her how much I was going to worship her; how much I cared for her, and how much I wanted to protect her from any pain in her life ever again. I had to show her these things; I just had to.

I pressed my hand to her back, the skin exposed by the ridiculously small sports bra she wore.

Our skin was the same temperature now, and I still couldn't get over the thought.

She was here; she was a vampire and we had eternity to be together.

My unused heart felt like it would explode with happiness.

I slowed our kiss and held her close to me. I wanted more; I wanted everything from her. In fact, I had never been more willing to just seize the moment and take all she had to offer. But…I had to show Bella she was different, she was more important than a quick fuck on her window seat.

We made our way down the stairs, our hands firmly clasped. I expected the family to be shocked, but no one was shocked at all. In fact, they were shocked it took us so long to work out our differences. I could hear the different thoughts from our family; they all echoed the same happy, peaceful thoughts for us and our relationship.

Carlisle's exact thought was, 'Son, you two were fated to be together from the moment you laid eyes on one other, just relax and enjoy your newfound happiness.'

It felt good to have a confirmation of my exact thoughts upstairs. I had to have Bella in my life. I knew that now.

I stood back and watched as Bella and Emmett boxed with each other. I offered to teach her, but she declined. I wanted to protest until she informed me she had other things she wanted me to teach her. She asked me to be patient and wait my turn. As patient as I tried to be, my mind raced with the possibilities.

I knew my skills, I knew my talents and I prayed the things she wanted me to teach her were none of those. I wanted to investigate a new territory for us…well, for me anyway. I would not question what Bella had done while we were apart. I had lost that right. I just had to accept the fact that she was with me now and we would move forward with one other.

All the possibilities of what we could do ran through my mind as I sat and watched Bella take in Emmett's instructions. She looked glorious with her hair roughed up, and her eyes wide in excitement and wonder. Her body bounced around Emmett as he explained what she should do or look for. I watched her. Every single move she made had me mesmerized with her beauty.

I longed to hold her; to make her see how much I loved her. I also needed her to recognize I knew my mistakes; I had learned from them and would never again make that type of decision without her again.

Before I realized it, I walked toward the make shift ring Bella and Emmett currently danced around. I wanted to pull her into my arms and show the world she was mine, right here, right in front of everyone. Unfortunately, Alice and Rosalie cut me off and reached Bella's side before I could.

"Come on, we've been dying to try this, but we've been too busy in Denali and besides we didn't want Tanya with us when we did," Alice commented, but Bella's growl at Tanya's name cut her off.

Rose grabbed Bella's hand and pulled her into the far corner of the room where three metal poles had been secured. My eyes almost fell out of my head when I realized exactly what those poles were for. I turned to walk away, but Emmett stopped me.

"No way man, if we have to be tortured with this, then you do as well. Besides, it just might speed things along for you and Bella there." Emmett nodded toward the corner where the girls stood around a stereo picking out music to dance to. Bella was turned sideways, so I could see her profile and she was obviously happy. Her head thrown back and she laughed a bright tinkling sound that settled inside of my heart and made it swell like the Grinch's. My hands ached to hold her, my lips longed to kiss her, my body needed to possess her.

I was stunned, I was officially a horny teenager and I had found the object of my desire; Bella.

Alice and Rose talked to Bella; they explained a few things they had learned at a pole dancing class somewhere along the way. Who knew there was even such a thing, but I would say this…it did not surprise me those two had taken it. Not at all.

The music started and all three set of hips began to sway. Bella stood off to the side to watch Alice and Rosalie as they started to move around the poles. Their bodies were hypnotizing, but they were nothing compared to Bella's. The small amount of material that covered her body was enticing and frustrating all at the same time. I wanted her covered up more, so no one else saw her body; yet I wanted her stripped naked as she swung her hips around for me.

Shame and embarrassment flooded me. I couldn't believe I had thought of Bella in such a despicable way. Jasper must have caught my emotions, because he turned to me and asked the question with his raised eyebrow. I shook my head at him. I didn't want to answer this with the girls right there, when I knew Bella would hear everything. He raised his eyebrow higher and I tilted my head slightly in the direction of the girls. He sighed and stood up to move toward Alice.

Jasper's hands hit her hips and he twisted his body to match hers. He leaned down to speak into her ear and she kissed the side of his face. Jasper must have told her what our plans were, because she winked at me as Jasper walked away from her. I remember how it felt to have my face flood with embarrassment, and I was certain it would have turned as red as Bella's usual glow, were it possible.

When Jasper and I stepped outside into the cool night air, I immediately felt too far away from Bella. I wanted to open the door and go back inside to watch her more. Jasper's hand was the only thing that kept me from doing just that.

"No way, dude, we need to talk. What was all of the embarrassment about?" He twisted his head and nodded toward our previous location.

"I…I'm not sure I can explain it." I dropped my head and stared at my lap.

"Hey, man, it's just you and me, talk to me." Jasper's hand waved between our two bodies. I had to admit, if I had to choose any person in our family to even attempt to talk this out with, Jasper was certainly at the top of my list.

"Okay, I love her, with every single fiber of my being. I would take a bullet for her, anything. I get that it's normal and I know I have to earn her trust again, so that's not the issue." I paused. I looked back up at Jasper and saw the clear calm demeanor written on his face. Most importantly, I didn't see judgment, so I continued. "I want her, like bad. I wanna do things to her that before she came into my life, I found disgusting. But…I would never degrade Bella in that way, so why the hell am I thinking of her in such a way?" I slapped my thighs as I finished up.

"Hey, first of all, I know you and I know what you probably find disgusting is par for the norm now. So, first of all, why don't you tell me what it is you want to do to her, so I can be a better judge?" I knew he would ask me to be more detailed in my description. Jasper always liked all the elements before he made a decision.

I took in a deep, unnecessary breath. My old fashioned brain told me it was wrong to discuss this particular topic with anyone, to discuss our love life was in bad form in my day and age. But I didn't live in my day and age anymore. I lived now, so I had to start thinking in modern terms in order to accomplish my task, winning back Bella. "Fine, I want to strip those little scraps off of her and bend her over something. I want to fuck her hard," I spat the word 'fuck' out as if it were something I used every single day. I never used it, but right now the level of desire I had within me, well, fuck was the only word to accurately describe how I wanted to take Bella. I wanted to just simple give in to our passion and allow our bodies to do whatever we wanted with each other. I softened my tone and words because I did want to make love to Bella as well. I wanted to show her all sides of me and how I could love her with all of them as well. "As I kiss and lick each and every inch of her body. I want to whisper all of my deep, dark fantasies in her ear. I want to watch her eyes dilate with pleasure as I make her come. All those positions and things I've seen in all those minds, things that seemed so disgusting before… but now, now I have Bella, I picture her and I in all those scenarios and I want it. With her I want it all." I stood and began to pace around. I couldn't contain my frustration or excitement.

"Well, it is exactly as I suspected. What you find disgusting, she'll probably find exciting. You came from a different era where sex was a thing you simply did to procreate. She is from this time, man, where sex is to be explored and enjoyed. Tell her what you want, talk it out with her, and give her a chance to let you know what she wants. If it's not what you want, then keep talking until you both come to a point where you agree. Bella wants you; I know for a fact she does." He tapped my shoulder with his fist and I couldn't help but grin. No matter how many times I heard it, it still made me smile when I took it in. "This is your problem Edward." He tapped my forehead. "You think too much, just do for once. Trust Bella and do, don't think. She'll love the change and spontaneity of it all and chances are, so will you."

I nodded as my reply.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, all this talk about bending people over and fucking 'em has me horny!"

I pushed him away from me and slapped my hands over my ears as he ran back to the garage door. I heard his dark sinister chuckle at my reaction. As sick as it sounded, it made me jealous that he and Alice would be upstairs in a matter of minutes doing the things I wanted to do to Bella. I watched as Jasper ran past me with Alice in his arms. She winked and nodded toward the now open door.

When I stepped back into the brightly lit room, the music still played as Bella danced alone on the small stage. Rose and Emmett must have left while Jasper and I talked.

This left Bella and I alone in the room, with our sexual tension.

I felt it. It radiated off of both of us and crackled in the middle of the room where it met.

Bella's back was to me as she faced the mirror, watching herself dance. At some point after I left, she had removed her workout pants. She danced around the pole in her sports bra and a small pair of…something I had never seen before. They were tight, like biker shorts, but they were smaller. I had no idea what they were called, but I loved them. Bella's ass was shown off to perfection in them. I wanted to touch her so much so, that I moaned.

Bella spun around to catch me watching her. Her eyes showed as much lust as I was sure mine did. The song changed and she began to dance for me. Her hips and chest swung independently of each other and her body seemed to undulate to the beat of the song. Her skin seemed to glow, almost as if she were covered in a light sheen of sweat. I knew that wasn't possible, but it certainly played with my mind when I saw her. Her smile was innocent and yet seductive as she danced. She knew exactly what she was doing and she enjoyed every single minute. Well, two could play that game.

As I stood rooted to my spot, my shirt came off. I unbuckled my belt and undid my jeans. I pushed them down and toed off my shoes, so my jeans would slip over my feet. The white socks followed my jeans. I stood only in my tight boxer briefs, my cuff and a leather necklace, Jasper bought me last year for Christmas.

I moved with purpose and approached Bella. She startled slightly when I came into view in the mirror. Her eyes widened as I stepped up and pressed my almost naked self against her skin. My hands settled on her hips and I swayed us together in time to the music. Bella's hand dropped to cover mine, almost as if she wanted to hold me closer to her. I had no qualms with this. I couldn't have let go of her body right now if my life depended on it.

Bella leaned back against me and moaned when I pressed closer to her. My head dropped to her shoulder and I placed a small kiss to her skin. I wanted to shout out with joy when I saw Bella shiver when my lips touched her skin.

I had no plan, I had no thoughts; I would just do and see where it got me. If we ended up in bed then fine, if not, then okay too. I wanted Bella and I wanted to prove to her she mattered to me. That was my only goal right now.

About halfway into the song, the rhythm changed and became more seductive. A woman began to sing about her longing and pain, because she couldn't be with her man. Bella's hands left the spot on top of mine as she raised them above her head to dance. I took it as my chance to remove her sports bra. I wanted to see her, completely in all of her naked glory.

Thankfully, she didn't argue when I did. She flipped her hair out of the way and allowed me access to her beautiful pale neck and shoulder. I kissed them both. I licked and sucked and pulled Bella closer when she seemed weak from all the attention I paid to her body.

"Please, baby, please let me hold you and love you. We can go as far as you want, but I need you in whatever form you'll give me," I begged her.

She nodded and bent down to put on her sports bra again. I walked over to my clothes and pulled my jeans back on, but didn't zip or button them. They wouldn't be on long enough to necessitate any further action for them. I picked Bella up once she was covered again and ran out the door.

I took a left away from the house and ran through the woods. I wanted to take her to the small cabin Esme remodeled when she bought the house. It was originally designed to be servant's quarters, but for us it served a different purpose. For us, it was a safe haven to get away to when we wanted alone time with our mate, without the prying ears of our family. I figured Bella would appreciate this for our first time doing whatever she wanted to do tonight.

E/N:So there's dear old Edward...always too much in his head, looks like he got over himself and pulled it together, about time...right?

Till next time...