BPOV:

I looked around the room to make sure everything was perfect. I walked over to the bed, straightening the pulled down sheets, mostly because I was nervous. I folded the sheets far down to the end so the mattress was exposed and fluffed the pillows once more. I then started rearranging the rose petals, which I had thrown over the bed. There was also a trail of rose petals from the door to the bed that I had made sure was even as humanly possible.

I walked over to the candles I had made myself, and used my nails to scratch the uneven parts off. Back in Phoenix, during the winter, Renée and I would make our own candles. She liked to make them into different forms, like hearts or fruits. They were easy enough to make. I had made mine so they were a mix of white and red – white because of its pureness, and red for many things; heat, love and, however strange it might seem, blood.

I wanted everything to be perfect, and since Alice had done everything last time I knew I had a lot to live up to.

''Relax, Bella. It's not like he's going to make a fuss over the room. It's just to make it more sensual.'' I tried to comfort myself, but then just felt sad. I really hoped Edward would like what I had done with the room, and even if he wasn't a girl but a man, I knew he wasn't like Emmett and he would appreciate my effort – but would he like it?

I started hyperventilating nervously as I rushed around the room, examining candles and rose petals, all while I kept feeding myself with strawberries and chocolate. Just as I was rushing over to check that Edward's stereo had the right CD in, – a mixed CD I had made, which was also my backup present if he didn't like his original one – I stopped by the mirror Alice had set in the room, as vampires didn't really need a mirror to look good but humans did.

I looked at myself with judging eyes, straightening my clothes and fluffing my hair like Alice did at times. I then turned to the side and looked at my figure, thankful that my stomach was tucked in. I was afraid of getting fat from all the chocolate and disgust Edward, but I looked thinner than usual thanks to Edward's chose of lingerie.

''Bella?'' I heard Edward call. I gasped and looked around the room once more, suddenly feeling like an inexperienced virgin all over again. I saw the doorknob turn but the door didn't open. ''Love, why is the door locked?'' He asked. When I spoke my voice was timid and nervous.

''Hold on! And don't breath!'' I ordered, not wanting him to breath in my scent nor the scented candles just yet.

''Bella, what's going on?'' He asked in a concerned voice, though, I knew he wasn't breathing as I had requested.

''I'm just putting the finishing touches on your present.'' I said, looking at my reflection in the mirror again.

''Why aren't I allowed to breath?'' He asked, even more concerned. ''Are you bleeding?'' He sounded anxious.

''No. I'm not doing anything dangerous.'' I promised.

I tied the thigh high robe's silk tie into a bow. I looked at the bed and tried to remember how I was going to lay on it. If I was on my back I could very possibly end up just looking lazy. If I lied down on my stomach, there was a chance of me disturbing all the petals or the sheets or ending up in a ridiculous position. If I was on my side there was a chance I would look lazy too or just too boyish. So how was I supposed to lie?

Or maybe I didn't have to lie down at all. Edward mentioned that he loved it when I looked innocent.

I ran over to the door and unlocked it. I turned on the stereo and waited for a second, my heart pounding. Edward didn't open the door, clearly waiting for me to let him in, which I was thankful for. A feeling of déjà vu coursed through me and I was wondering if Edward did as well. I worked on calming my breathing as I walked over to the bed and positioned myself. I took in one last breath, hoping that Edward would like his gift.

EPOV:

''You can come in, but keep your eyes closed and don't breath yet.'' She said, finally, her voice as soft as the music I could hear.

I closed my eyes and continued to hold my breath. Besides the closed eyes, I felt a slight feeling of déjà vu from standing outside the door. I put my phone back in my pocket, having looked at the picture of Bella I had taken before we left. I opened the door and walked inside, using my hearing and feeling senses to watch where I walked. I went over to the dresser, in serious need of changing my ruined jeans. I took my jeans off and heard Bella's heart picking up speed. I held my hand out and touched the dresser.

''I'm just going to change my pants. The mountain lion ripped them and I'm worried there's some blood on them as well. Though, I can't smell any.'' I said as I put the jeans on top of the dresser, feeling a rather strange heat coming off of it.

''Edward.'' Bella whispered.

''Yes?'' I asked, keeping my eyes closed as I opened the dresser. It was becoming hard to speak without breathing.

''Open your eyes.'' She whispered, her voice sounding a bit shaky. ''But don't breath.'' She added.

I opened my eyes and turned to look at Bella. My eyes widened and I felt my jaw drop as I saw her.

''Bella.'' I gasped, breathlessly – literally.

I tore my eyes from her only long enough to skim the room, seeing red and white candles set on not only my shelves but the dressers as well – I had not only been close to burning myself but my jeans too, which I quickly removed and accidentally threw on the floor. There was also a trail of red rose petals from the door to the bed. My stereo had been moved and was playing romantic and relaxing, but also a tad sensual, melodies.

When my eyes returned to Bella I couldn't look away. She was looking at me, nervously, and biting her lip like she usually would when she was shy. I immediately recognized the blue silk robe she was wearing as being part of the blue set we had seen in Victoria's Secret, but she had seemed unsure of it – she hadn't bought it, had she?

The thought of her wearing the blue set, along with the image of my little, shy, innocent human, sitting on the bed with her legs pulled to her chest and her arms around them, her right cheek resting on one of her knees, made me groan and become quite excited. Rose petals were cascaded on the bed as well, circling her. The candles provided the only light in the room – it wasn't very late, but it was already dark outside – and only made her look even more innocent than she already did.

''Happy birthday.'' She whispered.

Oh, God…she did all this for me? Can she be even more perfect?

''You can breathe.'' She said.

As soon as her scent hit me I went into a frenzy. I practically sprung like I would spring on a prey. Her back fell down against the pillows and I pinned her arms over her head, holding on to her wrists. I buried my face in her neck and breathed her in. Her scent was heavenly…no, alluring…no…an indescribable temptation like no other. Only once had she smelled like this. That night when she seduced me and then pleaded me into making love to her.

If I was not in a frenzy, common sense would perhaps have had a chance of getting my attention. But that wasn't happening. It had only been my fear of hurting her that had made me rational last time – but now that I knew I had nothing to fear, as long as I remembered to hold on to anything but her, I didn't need to be rational or sensible. I had an absolutely gorgeous, fantastic, divine, perfect woman underneath – and I knew I was going to claim her as the vampire I was.

''Do you like your present?'' She asked, her voice still a mere whisper.

''Bella, why do you…smell…oh, God.'' I growled and licked her neck, desire and lust overcoming me.

''It's a living thing.'' She giggled. ''I can make myself smell like this if I want. And…maybe when you want as well.'' She purred.

Oh good God, did my Bella just purr?

''Do that again.'' I demanded.

''What?'' She asked, running her left hand through my hair, tucking at it. I let out another growl and I could smell her reaction to the sound. Hadn't Rosalie said that Bella found it sexy when I growled?

''Purr.'' I demanded, shamelessly. I normally wouldn't act this way – normally I was better composed and knew how to control myself. However, Bella's smell put my mind in the gutter.

''Y-y-you…you like…that?'' She asked. She cleared her throat and then shook her head with a slightly irritated expression.

''I love when you stutter, even if you might hate it. It makes you seem so fragile, so pure and so precious. Just like your blush and your frantic heart.'' I whispered, huskily. ''And other times you're a vixen. Seductive, sexy and such a temptation – it makes me forget how innocent you are, and when I'm reminded, it tempts me even more.'' I murmured as I licked down her throat to the top of her robe that annoyingly covered most of her chest. I blew over the trail and she shivered.

''Oh, Edward.'' She purred. I let out a groan in return. ''Do you want to unwrap your present?'' She whispered, seductively, though as I looked at her face I saw her blushing.

''Very much.'' I grinned at her as I forced my face away from her alluring throat that was sending off the most delicious aroma – and the lust I felt had very little to do with my thirst for blood.

''Well. Lay down then.'' She said with a mischievous expression.

She put her hands on my chest and I let her push me down on the bed. Her eyes glanced at the petals around us, but she just shook her head. I couldn't help looking at the petals once again and noticed how even the trail was. Even the candles seemed completely even, yet, it was more than obvious that they weren't store –bought.

I looked at Bella, who was looking at me with a nervous expression, glancing around the room as well – she must have seen me looking around. I knew what was going through her head, even if I couldn't read her mind. She was wondering what I thought, about what she had done. I very much appreciated the effort she had put into everything, but more than that, I loved the fact that she had bothered to do such a beautiful job for me – this beautiful angel had done it for me.

''It's perfect.'' I said, cupping her right cheek in my hand. She leaned into the touch and smiled, softly. I left my serious questions for later, not quite in the mood to interrogate how she had been capable of doing all this work. ''Can I open my present?'' I smirked.

''Have you been a good boy this year?'' She giggled, running her hands up my chest and on to my shoulders, squeezing them.

''What happens if I say no?'' I teased.

''Well…'' She sighed and started to get off me, but I grabbed a hold of her hips and held her to me.

''I've been good!'' I exclaimed like a frantic, nervous, hormonal, human boy would have. She smirked and I was sincerely glad that my nervousness boosted her ego and provided her with some confidence.

''Good.'' She purred.

She leaned back and undid the tie's bow, pulling it free from the robe and letting it fall to the ground. I sat up, Bella still in my lap, so I was leaning against the headboard. I rested my hands on her shoulders and slipped the silk down her arms, slowly. My breathing turned heavy as I saw what she was wearing underneath – it was definitely, and also torturously, the blue set. I had an urge to grab her, squeeze her and just keep her as close to me as possible. She looked too alluring for her own good – literally.

''I thought you didn't buy this.'' My eyes kept running up and down her body, once again shamelessly.

''What kind of present would it be if you knew what it was?'' She replied with a shrug. ''Or rather…what kind of present would I be.'' She giggled.

''Oh, love…you're the best present I have ever gotten in my life.'' I growled, holding her thighs in a tight hold.

She was mesmerizing in her chosen clothes. She was wearing a dark blue, strapless, silk corset with a black rose pattern adorning it. I knew from when I saw it in the store, that it had black strings on the back to tie it with. The bust pushed her breasts further up and together, making them more pronounced, and as her chest moved with her breaths so did her breasts, seeming as if they were very close to spilling out of the corset. To cover her lower half, she was wearing silk boyshorts and I couldn't help but smile at the similarities and also great differences between the two materials. It was almost adorable – however, the word didn't quite fit into our current situation.

''I love you.'' I said, hating the fact that I hadn't told her that once, today. She deserved to hear it a thousand times in just one hour. ''I love you so much but I don't deserve you.'' I whispered.

''You have me, Edward. Every part of me.'' She whispered. ''Take me.'' She purred in my ear.

''Bella.'' I groaned, however it quickly turned into a growl as she rubbed her lower half against me. ''Bella.'' I repeated, huskily.

In the blink of an eye, I had her flipped over and laid above her. She looked so petite underneath me. Petite, gentle, soft and harmless. She was like a little lamb. When Emmett joined the family, he took it upon himself to assign various of animals of which we were each alike. Alice a cat, himself a bear and I had been chosen to be the lion. It was strange how fitting it almost seemed with Bella and me.

The lion and the lamb…the very masochistic lion that fell in love and coveted the sweet lamb, which naturally should have been his prey. Yes, it fit well…and hearing it in that way really showed how wrong it was. And yet, I didn't care the tinniest bit – not here, not now, not like this. I loved this woman and I would give my life for her – I'd take a life for her, if ever needed. I would fight to have her with me, forever.

''E-E-Ed-ward.'' She breathed, heavily, when I sucked on the spot where her neck and shoulders connected. She seemed to quite enjoy whenever I paid attention to that particular spot.

''So beautiful.'' I groaned, my eyes looking her over.

I started from the bottom, wanting to make sure she thoroughly enjoyed this. I felt as if our first time hadn't been right. I had been fighting control when I smelled her blood and my actions had been frantic. The second time was too quick. Washing each other couldn't be considered foreplay as we had been just been sharing an intimate moment.

This time would be different, however. She had done all these things for me, and now I would do this for her. I would give her whole body the attention it deserved before we truly got started. And I began with her legs. I kissed her left ankle as I massaged her foot. I couldn't help running my nose over her smooth leg, feeling addicted to her scent. I placed her ankle on my shoulder and kissed down her leg. Her breathing was already turning into pants and I had barely touched her.

''Edward, you don't-'' She started but I cut her off.

''Shhh. I'm enjoying my birthday present.'' I said.

After making sure I had kissed every inch of her leg, I switched to her right and mimicked my actions, massaging her foot and kissing every inch of her skin. I enjoyed the responses I got from her as I worshipped her body. When I finished with her legs, I moved further up. I placed little pecks on her calves before I turned my attention to her thighs. I started with her right, nuzzling my nose against the inside of her thigh.

Her painfully and torturously alluring scent mixed with her delicious arousal, made me almost painfully hard. Her arousal only got stronger when I sucked on her thigh, leaving a hickey before I kissed the area. I did the same to the other thigh, all while kneading both of them. When I looked up I saw Bella biting her lip, her eyes shut closed, tightly. I ran my nose over her cloth covered core and she shivered.

''Oh, God.'' She moaned.

''Edward, actually.'' I chuckled.

''Edward.'' She groaned, sounding like she wanted me to do something.

''There you go.'' I teased.

''Edward!'' She huffed.

''Yes, love?'' I asked, nuzzling my nose against her core once more. She moaned and her body trembled slightly.

''Lay down…please.'' She said, breathlessly.

I lied down next to her, willingly going with everything she wanted me to. I would do anything she asked me to. She had put so much thought into all of this, so I would let her go through with her plan. As she crawled over my body, straddling my thighs so her core was pressed against my easily seen hard on that was only restrained by my black boxers, I remained still and fought the urge to rip her clothes off and thrust into her. I simply watched the vixen above me as she grinned down at me.

She started unbuttoning my shirt, kissing the newly exposed skin. I hoped I hadn't gotten blood anywhere from the hunt, and was thankful that vampires didn't sweat as I hadn't had the chance of showering since returning. When all buttons were popped open, Bella beckoned me to her with her index finger, a seductive smile on her red lips. I leaned up from the bed and crushed my lips to hers. She wrapped her hands in my hair, tucking at it. I held back a growl, loving the feeling. I thrust my tongue past her lips, exploring her mouth. I assumed from the moan I received that she didn't mind.

Our tongues danced together, fighting for dominance. I let her win and she began to suck on my tongue. I moaned and bucked my hips upwards, causing her to moan as well. I moved my mouth down her neck and she tilted her head to the side, providing me more access. While I pleasured her neck, she slipped the shirt off of me. She put her hands on my chest and I had to admire her strength – perhaps being around a vampire family physically strengthened you – as she pushed me.

Bella crawled down my body, until she was straddling my legs instead. She looked at my erection, blushing and smirking. She took a hold of my boxers and slipped them down, lifting herself off of me to get them past my legs. She thereafter threw them to the side and looked down at my erection once more. I was a bit wary and slightly worried when I saw a glint in her eyes. I couldn't read her mind so what she did next took me off guard. She wrapped one hand around me and my eyes rolled into the back of my head. She slowly, but firmly, started moving her hand up and down.

''Bella, fuck.'' I cursed. She stopped and looked at me with shock. Just as I was about to apologize, her eyes filled with lust.

''Edward.'' She breathed and crushed her lips to mine, letting go off my manhood as she did so.

I decided that she was wearing way too much clothes and rolled us over, without removing our lips from one another. I pressed my body to hers as we kissed for a while longer. When we pulled away I trailed my lips down her chest, kissing everything that wasn't covered by the corset. I slipped a hand behind her and undid the corset with the flick of my hand. Well, technically I ripped the entire back, causing the corset to split and pop open.

She gasped and for a moment I thought I had hurt her, but she only seemed even more excited. I removed the ruined corset and threw it out of the way. I looked down at her bare chest and immediately attached my mouth to her right breast. I licked a spot before sucking on it and thereafter left a kiss on the hickey – I was leaving plenty of those all over her. I sucked on her nipple and she started moaning and bucking her hips, upwards.

I ran a hand up each side of her, smiling softly. Her chest was heaving with her panting and her body was flushed. She smiled back and sat up on the bed, wrapping her arms around my waist and nuzzling her face in my neck, placing a peck now and then. I kissed her hair before pushing her back down on the bed.

I crawled down her body once more, kissing her stomach as I spread her legs, bending them so her knees were up in the air. I slipped the last remaining clothes from her body and placed my head by her core. I blew on her core and she shivered. I darted my tongue out and licked her slit. She moaned and bucked her hips. I placed my hands on them to keep her still as I began to lick her. She fisted her hands in my hair, pulling and digging her nails in as she threw her head back on the pillows.

''Edward!'' She screamed. ''Yes, yes, yes, yes…'' She chanted when I inserted a finger in her, capturing her clit between my lips.

I was more than pleased with the response I got. I was thrilled that I could make her react like this. She started thrashing around on the bed when I inserted another finger, and I tried my best to keep her still. I inserted a third finger and her head flew back with a gasp. Her hands fisted in the sheets and her body started to shake.

She started to tighten around my fingers and I placed a kiss on her stomach, pumping my fingers in her faster. She let out a scream as she came and I slowed my fingers, placing butterfly kisses on her stomach. I removed my fingers, licking them clean from her delicious arousal, when she calmed and was no longer gasping for air but merely panting. I kissed my way up her body and nuzzled her nose with mine.

''Edward…that…was…amazing.'' She panted, hugging me to her.

''I'm glad you enjoyed yourself.'' I murmured.

''Can I…return the favor?'' She asked, both nervous and panting. I thought about her doing to me what I had just done to her. I groaned at the thought but shook my head.

''Too risky. If we, you, did that…if I got rough, just the slightest bit, with you in that position…'' I shook my head once again.

''Okay.'' She said with a slight pout.

''But that doesn't mean we're done just yet, love.'' I smirked, rubbing my hardness against her core.

''Ohhh.'' She moaned.

I entered her, slowly. Her eyes closed and her mouth dropped open, letting out a breathless moan. I pushed as deeply into her as I could and stayed still, enjoying the feel of her tightness around me. I growled at the sensation and buried my face in her neck, my mouth filling with venom. I wasn't sure which urge was strongest – the urge to bite, smell or just take her. I took in a deep breath from her neck, taking in her scent. I lifted my head and looked at her face.

I kissed her forehead and she opened her eyes, locking them with mine. We just lied there, staring into each other's eyes. I smiled softly and she returned the smile, lifting her hand to caress my cheek. I turned my head and placed a kiss on the palm, still looking into her eyes. No words were needed to know what was being said between us. I could see the declaring of her love for me in her eyes and I was sure my eyes mimicked hers.

After what could have been hours, but surely was just a few minutes, I started to move inside of her. Her eyes narrowed, clearly showing that she was fighting the urge to close her eyes. I controlled myself and moved slowly. I pressed my body down to hers and she sighed in what sounded as contentment. She kissed my chest and moved to bury her face in my neck, pecking and nuzzling my skin. I buried my face in her hair, breathing in her scent as if it was a drug. My own personal brand of heroine.

I moved my hands to the headboard, just to be safe. She scratched her nails down my chest, making me groan. It felt amazing. Her hands came to rest on my back, her nails trying to pierce through my marble skin. I picked up speed until I was thrusting inside of her. Her right leg wrapped around my hip, and her moans became louder.

I moved my hands to grip the sheets and lowered my face to her neck. Her heart was pounding and her blood was rushing through her veins. My mouth filled with venom and I bared my teeth, pressing them against her skin but not biting her. I smelled her arousal growing and heard her chanting my name. I loved hearing her scream my name in the throes of passion.

I wasn't exactly silent myself and was soon moaning her name over and over. I forced my mouth shut, doing my best not to bite her. The urge wasn't as strong as the first time we made love. Then I had to bite something, and of course that ended with a torn headboard.

I pampered her throat and neck with kisses, leaving little licks. Beads of sweat were covering her surprisingly hot body. I had expected it to be somewhat cold because of my freezing body, not that I was complaining. I loved feeling her heated skin against my cool skin. I was very close and I could feel Bella was as well. I sucked on the sensitive spots on her neck, helping her closer. I thrust harder but made sure not to be too rough.

''EEEEEDWARD!'' Bella started screaming. She tightened around me and I felt her reaching her climax. I released inside her and we came together, screaming each other's names.

I stayed inside her, unmoving, just enjoying the feel of her around me. I pulled out a little while after, sighing at the loss of her around me. I wanted to stay inside of her, but knew she must have been tired. I lied down beside her and she wrapped herself around me. I put one arm around her shoulders, holding her tightly to me. I placed a kiss on her forehead and she smiled up at me. I thought she would drift off to sleep, so I reached to wrap the sheet around her, but she moved and straddled my waist.

''Bella?'' I looked at her questioningly.

''What? You thought we were done?'' She smirked, rubbing herself against my once again growing manhood.

''Bella.'' I moaned as she wrapped herself around me.

''Happy birthday, Edward.'' She moaned.