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COOK WANTED

Sunday

Edward's alarm woke me at 8.00. I had insisted that he set it as I had already had one day off and felt uncomfortable not doing what I was employed to do. He didn't argue. Wise decision. Edward opened one eye as I got out of bed. He huffed and rolled over. I quickly put on his robe and gathered my clothes up and made my way up to my room. With one green orb open again, he watched me as I left his room. I hesitated at the door and blew him a kiss. He smiled a sleepy smile and shut his eye again. I'll have to be better organised and leave some clothing in his room to make this seem less like a criminal offence! Thank goodness no-one was up yet. Emmett would have had a field day. He would enjoy the simple fact that he could get his own back by teasing me for the rest of the day.

I got dressed quickly, tied my hair up and secured an apron around my waist. I made my way downstairs and into my now second favourite place to be, the kitchen. That had now been superseded by Edward's arms. As I unloaded the dishwasher and quietly put things away, I made myself an herbal tea and toast. Once that was ready I sat at the breakfast table and ate my toast and drank the tea, looking out of the French doors onto the garden and the forest beyond. It was raining today. I smiled. That means I actually have time to make a proper evening meal tonight. If Edward gets a little huffy about that then he can roll his sleeves up and help. Oh, Bella you do sound confident!

Before starting on the breakfast I decided to bake a cake. This could then been eaten at any time today. I wasn't sure if everyone would be staying in or going out so if there was plenty of choice in the food department then it wouldn't matter too much what they were doing. I found all the ingredients in the dry goods cupboard and set to work making the mixed fruit cake. Perfect with coffee or tea later on. I switched the oven on to pre-heat. As I mixed the ingredients together I watched a deer appear from the forest on the edge of the garden. It stood very still for a moment, nibbled at the lush grass and then suddenly snapped its head up, its ears pricked and it darted back into the forest. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful! I just hoped that it was not being hunted by anything in the forest, man or beast.

The mixture was ready. I spooned it into a loaf tin that I had greased and popped it in the warm oven. I set the timer for forty five minutes. I put the heat lamps on and took out ingredients for breakfast, from the fridge. I set to work on making eggs Benedict and bacon. Angela had made sure that there was a large, fresh loaf of bread for the weekend. I sliced half of it up, ready for toasting. I set the coffee pot on and finished making the sauce. As if by magic, Emmett was the first to get up this morning.

"Good morning, Bella. How are you this rainy Forks morning?" He asked, pouring himself a coffee and making his way to the table.

"Good, Emmett, really good." I answered with a smile and resumed cooking breakfast. The timer went off. I quickly checked on the cake. It needed another five minutes so I added five minutes onto the timer.

"Umm, that smells like heaven. You're being very busy today. Did you miss not being in the kitchen yesterday? I know my stomach did." He said, patting his stomach to emphasize his words.

"It was nice to have the day off, but this is the job I'm paid to do, so I'm back in the kitchen. Are you ready to eat?" I asked, knowing full well what the answer would be.

"Let me think about that for a minute? As ready as I'll ever be!" His eyes widened as I took the plate over to him.

"Wow, eggs Benedict. This is mom's favourite. Ooh, you are good, Bella. Very good." I decided that Emmett is actually very good for your confidence first thing in the morning as long as it's something to do with food of course!

I made my way back to the kitchen just as the timer went off. I opened the oven door and pulled out the cake. It had browned very well and smelt delicious.

"Is that cake for now or later, Bella?" Emmett asked with a grin on his face.

"Later, Emmett. Later." I replied. His faced looked a little sad for a moment.

"Can I please have another round of eggs Benedict then?" He asked holding out his plate.

I smiled at him having already predicted he would want a second lot. He brought his plate out to me and I filled it up again.

Esme joined me in the kitchen. "Oh, Bella. My favourite breakfast. How wonderful! Thank you dear."

"You're welcome Esme. Make yourself comfortable and I'll bring the plate over." I finished Esme's eggs and took the plate over to her.

"You have had something to eat I take it, Bella?" She looked up at me showing concern.

"Yes, I had toast earlier on. I'll make myself some eggs once everyone has eaten." I reassured her.

Slowly everyone else drifted downstairs. I quickly put together everyone's breakfast.

Edward stood in the kitchen waiting for me to finish. He was a little distracting to say the least but he did stay out of the way. He took the coffee pot into the breakfast room to refill some cups and set another lot of coffee on. I looked over to him and smiled at him, as a thanks for his thoughtfulness. I handed his breakfast to him and finally made my own. A few minutes later I was sitting at the table next to Edward, with the family.

Edward turned to me and kissed my cheek. "Thank you, Bella. This is delicious."

I blushed slightly at his show of affection. I will get used to this. I know I will.

The sound of the doorbell broke us out of our silent moment. Rosalie got up from the table mumbling. "That'll be my Monday morning appointment, one day early!" She said under her breath as she headed for the front door. We all stayed in the breakfast room. Edward fetched the coffee pot and placed it in the middle of the table.

Rosalie entered the kitchen looking for something. She saw the coffee pot on the table and grabbed it to pour out a cup. "This is for Jacob. I won't be long." She stated and disappeared out of the breakfast room.

When I'd finished eating, I began to clear the table. Edward helped to take the dishes out to the kitchen. The rest of the family seemed to be very happy to stay at the table in relaxed conversation. Edward and I loaded the dishwasher and I wiped down the counter tops. I stood still for a moment looking out of the window. It was still raining. Edward stood behind me and snaked his arms around my waist. I rested my head on his chest and shut my eyes for a moment relishing his closeness.

"Jacob wanted to say 'hi', Bella." Rosalie's voice broke me out of my moment. I jumped slightly. Edward didn't let go of me. He huffed into my hair. I know how you feel my love.

We both turned toward the kitchen door still in our embrace. Rosalie rolled her eyes at Edward. She seemed rather put out by Jacob's request.

"Hi, Jacob. How are you?" I asked in a light and polite voice.

"Great thanks, Bells." Edward tightened his grip by a degree at the name 'Bells'. Jacob's eyes shifted from my face down to Edward's arms that were around me.

"So, Bells. Things are going okay, are they?" He asked, looking at my face again. I understood the double meaning of his question. I knew that it had registered with Edward. He leaned into my hair and planted a kiss on the back of my head. Okay, Edward I think his getting the message!

"Yep, everything is just fine. So, you've signed your life away then." I stated, trying the change the subject. I smiled at him.

"Yes." He looked over to Rosalie who was busy studying her nails. "I suppose I'd better get going. The business is not going to set itself up. I'll catch up with you during the week, Mrs Cullen, to organise another meeting before we order the machinery." He said. Rosalie nodded to him.

"No problem. Jacob. Ring my office tomorrow and I'll let you know when I can come over to the premises." She replied and gestured for him to leave.

"Bye, Bells. Edward." Jacob said as he walked down the hallway.

"Bye, Jacob." I called out. Edward stayed silent. He sighed into my neck, sending a shiver down my spine.

I turned around in his arms. "Relax. He's gone." I reached up to his cheek and kissed him. He nodded.

Rosalie returned to the kitchen looking a little less tense. "Em, I'm going to go to the gym for a work out. Are you going to join me?" She asked getting a bottle of water out of the fridge.

"Sure Rose. I'm on my way!" He said, heading down the hallway.

Rosalie smiled and got another bottle of water out of the fridge. She followed Emmett.

"Better stay out of the gym for a while. I just hope they remember to lock the door this time." Edward mumbled. "It's not a pretty sight, believe me, Bella." He said. I blushed.

"Hey, Bella. I'm going to make use of the pool today. Jasper says exercise is good for me, especially swimming. Care to join me?" Alice asked as she walked through the kitchen smiling at us.

"Yes, Alice that would be great. I'll go and get ready." Edward released me from his grasp.

"May I join you?" He asked, looking at me from under his lashes.

"How can I say 'no'?" I kissed him quickly and made my way upstairs to my room.

A short time later, changed and ready to meet Alice, I walked into the pool room. Edward was already in the water. Alice was sitting on one of the loungers. I went and sat next to Alice. Edward didn't take his eyes off me.

"Is Jasper going to join us?" I asked her. She looked over to Edward and smiled.

"Yes, I think he is. I think you'd better get in there, Bella, before he combusts." She giggled.

I made my way over to the ladder and slowly lowered myself into the pool. Edward's eyes were still locked on me. Poor man. I think I'm having too much fun.

I swam over to him and stood in front of him, keeping my hands down by my sides.

"You're killing me, Bella." He wrapped his arms around me. "I love you so much. Have I told you that today?" He asked, kissing my forehead.

"Not today, no. I love you too you know." I answered and rested my head on his damp chest. His heart began to beat erratically.

"I think we should get on with some swimming, don't you?" I said, wriggling out of his arms.

Alice lowered herself into the pool and Jasper joined us a short time later. We spent our time swimming gently. There were not going to be any racing games today with Alice in the pool. Eventually the whole family joined us. We had a lot of fun. Once Alice had had enough, I joined her at the side of the pool. We wrapped ourselves up in large towels and made ourselves comfortable on loungers.

Esme got out of the pool and joined us. We looked on as all the men and Rosalie decided to play an odd game of water polo. I checked the time with Esme. It was fast approaching one o'clock. I checked with Esme if toasted sandwiches would be okay for lunch. She nodded. I made my way back to my room and took a quick shower. I smelt of strawberries and freesia once again. I got dressed and put a clean apron on and made my way back downstairs.

As I put together the sandwiches ready for toasting I decanted some ice tea into a jug and set it on the tray with tumblers and took it through to the pool room. Esme came over to the table as I set the tray down.

"Thank you, Bella. Great idea. They're going to be very thirsty once they've finished playing this game. I'll pour, Bella." She patted my arm.

Back in the kitchen I toasted the sandwiches and set them on a large platter with some green salad and a bowl of fruit. I made my way back to the pool room setting the platter and bowl down and quickly got some picnic plates, Esme indicated to, in a cupboard by the fridge. Everyone had now had a shower and were drying themselves off ready to eat.

We made sure that Alice had first choice and then the rest of us filled our plates. After lunch I cleared up and took everything back to the kitchen. I began to get things ready for the evening meal. I looked through the fridge trying to decide on what to cook. I remembered that there were salmon steaks in the freezer. I checked the freezer to make sure there were enough for everyone. Yes! Salmon parcels and couscous. Nice, easy and quick. We had plenty of fruit that could be used, so I decided to prepare a fresh fruit salad and I would add a scoop of ice cream to each bowl. Filling but not too heavy. I took the fish out of the freezer and set them to one side so that they could begin to defrost. I cut up some sheets of baking paper to wrap the fish and couscous in. I also prepared some vegetables to add to the couscous mixture. Everything was organised. I stood back from the sink after washing my hands.

"There you are, beautiful." Edward walked over to where I was standing. "Are you going to be staying in here the entire afternoon?" He reached for me and turned me around to face him.

"I've sorted out the food for later. I can take a break now, for a little while anyway." I answered making sure he understood that I was cooking tonight. He reached for the ties of the apron at the front and undid them. He took the apron off, leaving it on the counter top.

He took me by the hand led me back to the pool room. Everyone was still relaxing there. I sat down next to Alice on one of the loungers.

"Bella, when I've contacted the bakery I'd like you to come with me for the meeting. After that I'd like you to take over liaising with them, until the tiers are ready. Is that okay?" She looked at me waiting for a reaction. I nodded. "I just think that it would be a good idea for you to take over completely. You know far more than I do. I'm always here if you need to talk about any of it."

I reached over to her hand and gave it a small squeeze. "I'm only too happy to take over, Alice. I'm just a little surprised that you have so much faith in me, that's all."

"Bella, if I can't trust you to do this, then who can I trust. You are the best person for this job. Remember we start tomorrow." She patted my hand.

I stayed in the pool room chatting to Esme for a short time before it was time for me to go and cook the evening meal. I excused myself and went to the kitchen to start work.

The meal was ready an hour later. I called everyone into the breakfast room, to eat. I placed a parcel on each plate and set them on the table.

"Hey, this looks different, Bella. Are you putting us on a diet or something?" Emmett asked as he looked at his plate with a frown on his face.

"No, silly. The food is inside. Just be careful when you open it. It'll be very hot." I instructed him.

He sat down and looked at it for a moment. He then started to open the parcel.

"Oh, look there's the food?! Hey, Bella this smells good." He said finally smiling.

"Enjoy it, Emmett." I replied and sat down to join the family.

Edward helped to clear the plates and I brought out the large bowl of fruit salad and made sure there was enough ice cream in each bowl. Everyone helped themselves. Edward put on the coffee pot to end the meal. We sat drinking coffee and chatted about everything and nothing. After I loaded the dishwasher and cleaned up in the kitchen I said 'goodnight' to the family.

Edward followed me up the stairs, he hesitate on the first floor landing. "Aren't you coming with me?" He said looking a little puzzled.

"No, you're coming with me." I said, looking at him and holding out my hand to him. He took my hand and I led him up to my bedroom.

"I thought you may as well stay here tonight, as your robe is up here." I said pointing to his robe on the bed.

He smiled and pulled me into his arms. "Bella, have I told you how much I love you today?" He grinned.

"Yes but I don't mind if you say it again." I grinned back.

It didn't take us long to get undressed and make ourselves comfortable in bed. He carefully let my hair down out of its binding and laid it across the pillow.

He leaned in close and nuzzled my hair, taking in its scent. "Umm. You smell wonderful." He said leaning on his side, stroking my cheek. My stomach was twitching at the sensation of his breath fanning over my face. I reached up to run my fingers over his lips. He shut his eyes for a moment and reached across my body, pushing himself up and hovered over me. He lent down and kissed my neck in all the right places. My body responded immediately. He kissed my mouth gently at first and then with more force, begging for me to allow his tongue entry. I parted my lips and my legs at the same time.

He moaned into my mouth at the sensation of my legs now wrapped around his waist. He entered me gently and began kissing my heated chest. I raked my fingers through his hair fisting it at every wonderful new sensation running through my body. He set a steady pace holding his body up by his arms so that he could lavish kisses over my breasts. My back arched and my breathing became more erratic. As the first wave of my orgasm hit me I let go of his hair and grabbed at the pillow under my head, digging my nails into it. I couldn't keep still, so I matched my movements with his. We were perfectly synchronised. He finally met his lips with mine again, our tongues dancing and tasting each other. I held him closer to me, my core pulsating as a fresh wave ran through me. He grunted softly in my ear as his pace increased.

"I love you Edward. I love you." I said breathlessly, kissing his neck. My words were all that were needed for him to take me with him over the edge. As his pace slowed I stroked his face and kissed his cheek. I let him lay still on me for a while until our breathing gained some kind of normality. Eventually he pushed himself up and rolled over onto his back in one easy movement. He lay there next to me, his body illuminated by a shaft of light, from the full moon, shining through the curtains. He looked amazing. And he was all mine.

End of Chapter

Authors note; Well I think Jacob finally got the message don't you? Please review whether you liked it or not. I can't continue without knowing how you feel about this story. Thank you.