Summary: Edward and Bella have grown up hating each other. Can being forced to spend one HOT Spring Break together change all of that?

Disclaimer: I took inspiration from Stephenie Meyer, but I do not own anything of Twilight.


AN: The reviews last time were great! Thanks for letting me know your thoughts, and for putting so much thought into this story. It really makes me smile

There is a lot of MUSHY stuff in this chapter, but it is STEAMY MUSH at least.


Enemy Mine

Chapter 29: "Something Blue"

"Bella?" Rene's concerned voice broke through the sudden memory. "Do you have a message for Charlie?"

"I think dad has a few things to say to me before I even think about talking to him."

Bella walked out of the room without another comment. Alice gave Rene a slightly uncomfortable look before following her best friend up the stairs. When they reached Alice's room Bella immediately flopped face-down on the bed; suddenly finding herself drained and exhausted.

"Are you OK?" Alice asked, taking a seat on the mattress beside her.

"Yeah," Bella muttered into the pillow.

It was hard to explain that it was the force of the painful memory of her father and Billy that had wiped her out more than facing her mom. What she really wanted in that moment was to have a good cry, but she didn't want to make Alice witness that knowing how it would alarm her. So, she blinked back her tears and tried to make her voice steady.

"I guess your dad was right about tiring easily," Bella said. "I've only been up a couple of hours and I feel like I need a nap already."

"Go ahead and take one," Alice encouraged.

"I don't want to miss hanging out with everyone today."

"Don't worry about that. Emmett isn't even up and I'll wake you before we start any movies."

"Are you sure?"

Alice leaned over to kiss her cheek. "You just rest. I'll go tell your mom that you're too tired to come back down the stairs so you asked me to tell her good-bye for you. OK?"

"Will you tell her that I'm glad she came over… and that I'm OK?"

"You just can't stand for her to be upset, can you?" Alice sighed. "Even if she deserves it."

Bella shrugged into the pillow. "It's a genetic defect, I guess. I mean… she's my mom. You know?"

"It's not a defect, Bella, it's just you. But I'll tell her."

"Thanks." Bella closed her eyes, grateful to Alice for conveying her message and for giving her some time alone. She wasn't sure if that was Alice's intention or if it had just worked out that way, but maybe her BFF was becoming a little more sensitive after all. "Love you, Al…"

"Love you too, Bells." Alice shut the light off and the room suddenly fell into darkness.

"Turn the light back on!" Bella cried out as she quickly sat up. "Turn it on!"

"What's wrong?" Alice asked in concern, immediately switching on the light and rushing over to her bedside. "What happened?"

Bella's heart was hammering in her chest with a rush of adrenaline she didn't understand. The room hadn't even been completely dark but she'd felt lost and suffocated by it. Without thinking, she grabbed the throw blanket at the foot of the bed and wrapped it around herself, suddenly shivering with cold.

"Are you all right?" Alice sat beside her and put an arm around her shoulder. "You're shaking, Bella."

"I'm sorry," Bella managed to reply weakly. "I don't know what happened. I got scared when it got dark. I don't know what's wrong with me?"

"I thought you'd rest better if the light was out," Alice explained. "I didn't know you were bothered by the dark. I'm so sorry."

"I'm not… I'm not bothered by it," Bella choked out, still feeling unsteady. "I mean, I never have been before. We sleep in the dark all the time. The room was dark last night."

"I don't know. Maybe it's because you weren't alone in the dark last night and I was about to leave you alone just now?" Alice spoke gently, "But, it doesn't matter why, Bella. If you're scared we can just leave the light on."

Bella shook her head. "That's so silly. I'm being ridiculous."

"No, you're not," Alice gave her a squeeze. "You're NOT being ridiculous at all!.. Are you cold?"

"I don't think so, but I can't stop shaking," she tried to explain when Alice looked concerned. "I felt… just now… like I felt when I was alone on the mountain. Cold and confused and … lost. The darkness was everywhere and it felt like it was suffocating me."

Much to her horror, Bella began to cry. Damn it! She hadn't wanted to do this when Alice was still in the room. Just a few more seconds and she could have spared her this. When Alice began to make comforting shushing sounds Bella tried hard to stop her tears, but they came no matter how much she didn't want them too. Turning her head she sobbed into Alice's shoulder while her best friend hugged her tight.

"It's OK…. It's OK, Bells," Alice whispered as she let Bella cry her eyes out. After a few moments, when the sobs had quieted and turned into hiccups, she asked, "Do you feel better now? I always feel better after a good cry."

"You do?" Bella asked softly.

"I do," Alice told her. "That's probably why I'm such a drama queen. This may come as a surprise to you, Bells, but I don't really hold in my emotions much."

Bella lifted her head to see the teasing in her best friend's eyes. "Really, Al? I never would have guessed that."

Her sarcastic reply made both girls laugh and Alice hugged her tight again.

"Seriously, though," Alice continued, pulling back again. "Do you feel better?"

Bella shrugged. "I feel guilty for falling apart on you. But, aside from that, yeah… I guess I do feel a little better."

"Why should you feel guilty? Honestly, Bella, you never fall apart. And I do it all the time."

"Trust me. I fall apart on your brother all the time."

Alice suddenly gasped in horror. "Well, now, I'm offended. As your BFF I should get an equal amount of your falling apart, don't you think? Or, at least, thirty percent should go to me! You've been holding out on me all this time? Now, you owe me some serious falling apart, Bella. I mean it! We are talking about real emotional crises complete with irrational behavior and balling your eyes out. Understand?"

By the time Alice had finished her tirade, Bella was laughing for real. "OK, I get it. I've been thoroughly chastised and I promise not to hold back falling apart on you anymore."

"You'd better not," Alice agreed with a stern nod followed by a pinky shake. "Now, do you still feel like resting?"

"Yeah. Even more so now, to tell you the truth."

"Another benefit of crying," Alice said as she stood up and walked back to the door. "It wears you out so you can rest. I'll leave the light on this time."

"Thanks."

"I'll just be downstairs so text me if you need anything."

When Alice had left the room Bella decided to change out of her sundress for more comfortable napping clothes. She found her yoga pants and tank top stuffed into the top drawer of the dresser, probably a well-meaning attempt by Alice to emphasis that Bella should be unpacked for a long stay. She snickered to herself when she opened the drawer below and found a stack of Edward's boxer brief that Alice had hidden in there. Maybe now would be a good time for them to miraculously reappear back in his room, before he got back.

Walking down the hall quietly, Bella hoped Emmett wouldn't come out and see her carrying a pile of Edward's underwear – Oh, the jokes he would come up with if he did! She made it to Edward's room unseen and secretly stashed them back in his drawer. Still feeling chilled, she grabbed a sweat shirt off the back of the door and pulled it over her head, inhaling the linger scent her boyfriend had left on the material.

Well, hell… she was such a sap now!

The next moment, she found herself curling up in his bed and burrowing under the sheets that he had left only a short time ago. Yeah, she was definitely a sap, but she also fell asleep in no time, smiling into his pillow.

She still had her lips pressed into his pillow when Edward found her a short time later. Alice had told him that she was upstairs napping and when he saw Alice's door open he knew where to search for her. Damn she looked so sweet lying there with her face relaxed in sleep. Her nose even twitched a couple of times and if that wasn't the cutest fucking thing ever he didn't know what was. And she was in his bed, wearing his sweat shirt… because she was his girlfriend. And it just didn't get better than that.

Well, hell… he was such a sap now!

Edward sat on the edge of the bed and debated whether to wake her. Jasper was already downstairs with Alice and Rosalie had arrived to wake Emmett up. He knew Bella would want to join them, but she needed her rest too.

"Baby?" he whispered softly, brushing the hair back from her face.

She stirred instantly at his touch and rolled her head towards to feel of his hand.

"Hmmm...?" she murmured without opening her eyes.

"Do you want to sleep some more?" Edward kept his voice at a whisper.

Bella rolled her head back again and started to stretch, revealing a peek of her skin just above her hip where the sweat shirt had bunched up.

Cute and sexy; how the hell did she do that?

"Mmm… Edward?' she managed to ask as she blinked her eyes open. "Oh… you're back."

"Yeah. Did you miss me?"

Bella nodded. "Mm'hm."

"How did the brunch go?"

"It was OK. No bloodshed."

"That was probably best. I noticed mom put out the white table cloth."

Bella smiled. "What time is it? Is it movie time?"

"Only if you don't want to rest some more. We can wait."

"Are Rose and Jasper here?"

"Yes, but Rosalie is still prying Emmett out of bed. You don't have to get up yet."

"No, no. I'm up," she insisted, pushing the sheet off and sitting up as she pulled the sweat shirt over her head.

"You can keep it on."

"I'm not cold any more. Besides, I'll have you to keep me warm."

Edward grinned at that thought and ran his hands over her now bear arms.

"I know that look, mister," Bella warned, pulling back just as Edward leaned forward. "Don't start something now or we'll miss most of movie marathon."

"And that would be so terrible…why?"

"Hmm… OK, maybe that wouldn't be too terrible. But, it would be terrible when we were interrupted by Alice looking for us, which we both know she would."

Edward sighed and his shoulders slumped. "You're right."

"At least we can cuddle during the movie this time." Bella leaned closer again and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Except… aren't most guys supposed to hate cuddling?"

"What? Who the hell would hate cuddling?" Edward exclaimed, pulling Bella tightly against him. "Seriously! That's fucked up! Why wouldn't I want to hold you all the time?"

"Maybe men are just supposed to hate it after sex."

"Well, that is definitely something I'd be glad to look into with you."

Bella giggled at his serious tone. "Is that a promise?"

"Hell, yes."

This time Bella didn't pull back when Edward leaned in to kiss her. Instead she melted into him and opened her mouth. Their tongues stroked against each other a couple of time and they each let out a contented sigh before breaking apart.

"Moive… remember?" Bella asked, her lips still brushing against his.

"Right, right… OK, let's go." Edward pulled back and slipped his hand under Bella's knees to scoop her up into his arms as he stood.

She gasped and threw her arms around his neck before chastising him. "Edward, I can walk."

"Not with me around."

"You're such an ass," she rolled her eyes as he started out the door.

"You want my ass?" he teased, pretending to hear her wrong. "Baby, I know you do but, honestly, we can't right now."

Bella laughed. "Fuck you."

"Not now, baby. We've been over this."

Groaning through her giggles, she swatted his chest playfully. "I really fucking hate you."

"I hate you too, sweetheart."

By the time they made it downstairs, the other four were already seated around the TV.

"The invalid has arrived," Edward announced just to goad Bella and pretended to drop her onto the couch.

"Shut up," she told him as she bounced slightly when landing on the cushions. "I'm not an invalid; you're just a control freak."

"You're such an ungrateful shrew," Edward said with an exaggerated eye-roll as he seated himself along the corner of the couch and pulled Bella back against him.

She leaned into his chest and tucked her feet up behind her. "Asshole," she muttered as he kissed the top of her head.

"Ok, if you guys are done with your foreplay, for now, can we get the movie started?" Rosalie's amused voice suddenly rang out from the chair beside them.

"Rose!" Bella snapped in surprise; her face turning red.

Emmett laughed. "That's my babe! She calls it like she sees it."

"No wonder you guys could keep things a secret so well," Jasper joined in. "You're still acting like enemies."

"Oh, you weren't around for the really be fights, Jazzy. And there definitely wasn't any of the lovey-dovey stuff before," Alice corrected him from where they sat together on the love seat. "But, now that you mention it… maybe they haven't changed all that much."

"If you guys are done analyzing our relationship," Edward jumped in pleading, "I'd love to know what movie we are going to watch."

"Dude! You said relationship," Emmett's booming voice accused as if it was the funniest things he'd heard all day.

"You've got a problem with that particular word?" Rosalie asked, raising her eye brows sharply.

Emmet gulped. "Uhhh… No, Rosie. Babe. Not at all."

"Whipped," Edward muttered at his brother in accusation.

"Oh, and you're not?" Alice winked at Edward.

Bella laughed and groaned at the same time. "I think we'd better stop this conversation and start the movie soon. What are we watching?"

They decided on the newest Star Trek DVD because the guys liked the action and the girls thought Chris Pines was hot. This was followed by Transformers, but only after agreeing to stop with the first one because the sequel sucked. Half way through a Michael Bay explosion fest, Bella felt her eyes begin to droop. By the time the credits rolled she had twisted around so her back was to the screen with her arms around Edward's waist and her head pillowed in his chest.

"That was fucking awesome!" Emmett enthused, standing up to stretch.

"Yeah, but now I vote for something a little quieter," Alice suggested, pointed to Bella curled up against Edward.

"Is she out, dude?" Emmett asked.

Edward looked down at the steady rise and fall of Bella's breathing and nodded.

"Maybe you should take her upstairs."

"No, I think she's fine," Edward held her a little closer. "She'll probably sleep through the next movie anyway."

"Ok, but first I've got to pee!" Emmett announced, stomping down the hall.

"Can you try not to shake the entire house while you walk?" Edward called after him in a hushed voice, pulling a blanket off the couch to cover Bella. She snuggled deeper into his shirt but gave no indication of waking up

"Don't worry," Jasper spoke to Edward. "If she's taking pain medication it will take more than Emmett's big feet to wake her up."

"She told dad she didn't want any," Alice told him. "She said her head wasn't hurting that badly today, but I think she's just being a trooper about the whole thing."

It was Emmett who started to nod off during the next film, mumbling something about never letting Alice picked the movie again. Bella opened her eyes briefly and shifted against Edward's chest. She smiled when he leaned down to her and returned his quick kiss before closing her eyes again.

The movie was just coming to an end when Carlisle came home from the hospital, loosening his tie as he walked into the room.

"Rough day, kids?" he chuckled as he observed the lounging group.

"Give us a break, Dad," Alice replied. "School starts again Monday."

"Forgive me; that does sound dreadful," Carlisle chuckled at his daughter again before turning to Edward and nodding at the sleeping girl lying against him. "How's she doing?"

"She was awake for about half the movie watching," he replied.

Carlisle nodded. "It's good she's resting. Is your mother around? I've got a bit of a surprise for her."

"What surprise?" Alice piped up with interest.

"A colleague of mine had dinner theater tickets tonight that he isn't able to use so I was hoping to treat your mother to a night out on the town."

"Forks has a night life?" Edward joked.

"Well, the theater is actually in Port Angeles," Carlisle explained. "I know it's not exactly the symphony in Seattle, but it's…"

"Mom will love it, dad," Edward assured him. "Seriously! She'll be thrilled."

"Do you think you kids can manage to feed yourselves dinner?"

Alice rolled her eyes. "Dad, just go!"

"Speaking of dinner…" Emmett sat up after his dad had left the room and snaked his arm around Rosalie. "Can I take the most gorgeous girl in the world out to eat in whatever Forks does have to offer as a nice restaurant?"

Rosalie laughed. "You can be so cute sometimes."

"My brother is cute?" Edward scoffed.

"Adorable," Rosalie replied, not missing a beat, and gave Emmett a smacking kiss on the lips.

"Is that a yes?" Emmett asked and kissed her back when she nodded.

"Jasper and I are going out too," Alice informed them. "Although he still hasn't told me where."

Jasper smiled and said, "But I can tell you that it won't be where Emmett and Rosalie are going."

"So cryptic," Alice squealed in delight. "But how can you be sure?"

"Oh, just trust me. I know," he replied smugly, but broke into a grin when he saw how delighted Alice was.

"Good," Edward nodded at all of them. "A quiet house for the night is probably just what Bella needs."

"Are you sure?" Alice asked. "She's not going to think I… we… abandoned her?"

"I'm not even sure when she'll wake up, Al," Edward told her. "In fact, I think I'm just going to lay her down upstairs." Edward gathered Bella up gently and stood with her in his arms. "You guys have fun. We'll see you later."

"Edward," Alice suddenly stood up and went after him as he carried Bella through the kitchen and towards the stairs. "Don't turn the light out when you put her down to rest."

"What?" he asked in confusion.

"When Bella was lying down in my room early, I turned the light out for her," Alice explained quietly. "It scared her. She kind of freaked."

Edward looked concerned. "But, Bella's not scared of the dark."

"I think she is sometimes… now, anyway. So, just keep the light on for her. OK?"

"I will. Thanks, brat," he smiled, feeling a little proud of his sister right then and remembering why he's always loved her so much.

Edward decided to put Bella in her bed in Alice's room instead of his own in case she did sleep through the night. Being sure to leave the light on, he went downstairs to heat up a microwave pizza for himself and checked on Bella briefly before retreating to his room and his computer. Esme checked on him once before leaving with Carlisle, telling him she'd peaked in on Bella and reminding him to call them if they needed anything even if it interrupted their show. Alice came in to tell him good-bye too, saying she had also peaked in on Bella and Edward wondered how his girlfriend was staying asleep through everyone checking on her. By 6:30 the house was blissfully quiet and empty. Suddenly Edward found himself wanting to peak in on Bella too, but he forced himself to leave her alone to rest after all the visitors she'd already had.

It was just after seven when a quiet knock came from the hallway.

"Am I dreaming?" Bella's soft voice sounded as she slowly opened his door. "Because it feels like we actually have this entire house to ourselves right now?"

Edward turned in his chair and just about fell out of it when he saw her. Bella was standing in his bedroom doorway wearing his sister's cream colored robe that only reached her mid-calf with her hair mussed from sleep and pink slippers on her feet. Too fucking cute!

"No, you aren't dreaming, baby," Edward said, holding his arms out to her. "Everyone else went out for the evening. How was your nap?"

Bella crossed the room to sit in his lap. "How long was I sleeping? I don't remember the end of the last movie."

"Actually, I don't think you saw the beginning of the last movie. You were in and out for several hours."

"Sorry," she said with a sheepish smile, laying her head on his shoulder. "I can't believe I slept the whole day."

"Not the whole day. You went through the whole visit with your mom earlier, and you did just get out of the hospital yesterday. You're supposed to take it easy."

"Well, I'm not tired now," she said suggestively, tilted her mouth to kiss his jaw. "So, what should we do with our evening?"

Edward met her lips with his own and gave her a slow kiss; tasting her top lip first and then moving to suck on her lower lip before pulling back.

"Celebrate," he told her, running his hand down her arm and back up to her neck.

"Hmm…," Bella shivered as his fingers caressed the spot behind her ear. "What are we celebrating?"

His hand suddenly left her neck and moved to open the desk drawer behind him. Retrieving a rectangle box covered in white satin, he held it out to her with a smile.

"Happy Anniversary, Bella."

"What?" Bella leaned back and looked between him and the elegant box. "Edward, what is this?"

He grinned wider as her usual blush started to stain her cheeks. She was flustered, shifting on his lap, but her eyes were practically dancing.

"It's an Anniversary present," he told her. "It's our one-week anniversary today."

"It is?" Bella asked, feeling dumb the moment the words were out and her blush growing because of it.

This time Edward laughed softly at her confused expression and couldn't resist kissing the red on her cheeks. "Yes, it is, Beautiful. At least, it was one week ago tonight that I first kissed those perfect lips of yours and knew I could never get enough."

"A week ago?" Bella shook her head in amazement and joined him in smiling. "I guess you're right. It's been a week."

"It's been a hell of a week."

"Yeah," Bella nodded, her face becoming more serious; her smile more wistful. "A week I'd never have survived without you."

"Well, I'd never want to survive without you," Edward whispered sweetly, giving her a light kiss. "I mean it, baby. This week was hard, but it was kind of important for us too. Not all of it, of course, but I sort of feel like this awful, wonderful, insane week was like the start of us. Do you know what I mean?"

"I do," she told him, brushing her fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck. "I'm just a little overwhelmed that you see it that way too."

Edward nodded and handed her the gift. "I wanted you to have something to mark the good stuff that came out of this week. And also something from me to keep… you know… to remind you how much I love you and all," he finished a little awkwardly, clearing his throat in embarrassment.

Bella's hand was on his cheek now and her other clutched the white, satin box. Her eyes were getting teary as she watched his face turn red like hers. "You are just adorable, you know that?"

"Are you going to open it or not?" Edward replied as he shifted nervously in his seat. "It's the first time I've bought an Anniversary gift for anyone and I'm a little anxious to find out if I did it right."

Bella's grin widened as she turned her attention to her present and opened the lid.

"Edward!" she gasped, her smile replaced with shock. "What did you do?"

Neatly arranged against the lining of the satin jewelry box was a silver necklace dangling a sapphire pendant in the shape of a tear and held in place by a set of tiny diamonds.

"Do you like it?" he asked nervously when Bella only stared into the box without breathing. "It makes me think of you every time I look at it. But… do you like it?"

"It's my birthstone," she mumbled breathlessly, her eyes glued to the necklace. It was a lame thing to say at such a moment but her brain just couldn't seem to find any other words.

"Yeah, I know," Edward laughed self-consciously. "The jeweler told me it was a September birthstone when I asked to see it. But… um… I actually had another reason for picking it out at first."

"What was that?" Bella asked, her fingers now caressing the stone still without taking her eyes away from it.

"It sort of brings back my own good memories. Specifically, the memory of that damn blue sweater of yours that drove me crazy last Friday night."

Bella finally looked up at him when she heard that comment.

"It's the same blue," he told her with a wink. "And I still can't get that image of you in that damn sweater out of my head."

Bella stared at him blankly for a split second before they both started to laugh.

"So, you still haven't said if you like it," Edward pleaded.

"Are you kidding? I love it! It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!" Bella gushed. "But, Edward, it's too much… it's too expensive…"

"Oh, you are seriously not going to start that," Edward rolled his eyes and put his finger to her lips when he saw her about to protest again. "Shut up. I mean it. This is an important anniversary for us. And, besides, I've been dreaming about you wearing this necklace all day. Damn, you're going to look gorgeous in it and sexy as hell too."

"Well, then, put it on me and see what you think," she relented, unable to hide her excitement. She really did love the pendant and she wanted to hold onto his first anniversary present, even though she knew he had to have emptied the bank of Edward to get it for her.

Delicately removing the necklace, Bella handed it and the empty box to him so she could pull her long hair away from her neck. Edward bent down and placed a kiss on her exposed skin, causing goosebumps to form on her shoulders, before draping the chain around her and fastening it. The blue tear-drop fell to just the top of her breast bone where the gems sparkled against her ivory skin.

"Perfect," Edward breathed, touching the stone with his finger tip.

"Thank you," she answered sincerely, leaning in to kiss his lips. "I love it. And I love you."

"I love you too, baby."

Edward moved to kiss her again, but Bella turned her head so his mouth landed on her cheek. Not discouraged in the least, Edward moved his lips down to her jaw and kissed a path around to the back of her ear.

"I have to confess, I didn't actually think of today as our anniversary before now…" Bella began, tilted her head as he moved down to towards her shoulder. "But I already had a package for you too and I wanted you to open it tonight."

"Really?" Edward's head came up to look at her in surprise. "Where is it?"

Instead of answering him, Bella leaned down to kiss him again. Her mouth was open on his and she quickly moved to deepen the kiss, stroking his tongue with hers until she heard him moan. Pulling back slowly, she locked her eyes with his and moved from his lap to the bed beside them. Edward watched transfixed as she lay down against the pillows and pulled her feet up, slipping off the pink slippers in the process.

"You should know what I'm talking about," she teased him in a soft voice as Edward stared at her lying on his bed. "You still haven't seen the whole package yet, remember? I thought you might like to tonight." She finished almost shyly, toying with the sash on her robe while keeping her eyes on his.

Edward gulped. "You mean… you're… under there…nothing?"

"I'm not sure that was exactly a question," Bella smirked. "I know how much you like my panties, though… So, I hope you aren't too disappointed if you don't see any tonight."

"Holy shit…" Edward stammered, swallowing again as he tried to grasp the fact that she was completely naked under that robe.

"So, are you going to open this and see your whole package, so to speak?" Bella held the end of the sash out to him. "I think I'll leave my necklace on, though. I'm sure you won't mind that."

An image of Bella bare body wearing nothing but the sapphire pendant against her chest flashed through Edward's mind and he nearly fell from his chair. When his vision cleared he moved cautiously to sit on the edge of the bed. She smiled encouragingly as he pulled on the sash, loosening the tie and making the robe hang open just enough to reveal a hint of cleavage. Bella lay still, her arms falling to her sides as she tried to look relaxed, even though her heart was pounding a mile a minute.

Edward paused to make sure she wasn't having second thoughts, but the look in her eyes told him she was almost as excited as he was. Slipping his fingers under the loop at the center of the ties, he gently tugged until the two ends were disconnected completely. His fingers hesitated at the gap between the seams before slowly pulling the robe open.

Bella kept her eyes on his face as she watched him take in the entire sight of her. His breathing stopped completely for several seconds and then picked up again with greater speed as his gaze swept down her body from the hallow of her throat to the pink tips of her rounded breasts; then along her smooth stomach and soft patch of auburn curls; all the way down her firm thighs to the bend in her knees.

She was breath-taking.

His eyes rolled back up her form again and his hand reached out to follow as if it has a mind of its own. The skin on her thigh was warm and smooth without a mark on it except for one small mole along the top near her hip that he remembered being transfixed by the first time he saw her in a bathing suit. Edward's fingers trailed further up the curve of her hip until they could press down on the point of her hip bone, mere inches from her curls.

Bella let out a soft moan, almost a sigh, and Edward quickly looked up to see her eyes had closed. His fingers continued their gentle pressure and Bella moaned again as his moved them up her side and across her belly-button. Her stomach quivered under his touch and he glanced at her face again to find her watching him with hooded lids.

"You're so fucking beautiful," he gasped, realizing it was the first words he'd uttered since untying her robe.

Bella smiled weakly but didn't reply. Her eyes glanced at his hand again and Edward's gaze followed hers as he moved his fingers to trail them along the valley between her breasts. Bending his head slowly, he placed his mouth above one peaked nipple and just grazed the bud with his lips. Hearing Bella's whimper he looked up to see her hooded eyes still watching him. Without breaking their stare, he slipped his tongue out just enough to tweak the aroused bud causing Bella whole body to jerk. He kissed her nipple almost reverently before sitting up and placing his hand ever so gently just under her other breast. They both watched as his hand first caressed the underside of her breast softly before slowly tracing every inch of it with his nimble fingers and then finally cupping it in his palm.

Bella's head fell back as she just felt the pleasure of Edward's massaging hand on her breast. His other hand began to softly rub her stomach, causing the sensation of butterflies inside her. Moving lower, his fingers splayed out along her pelvis and Bella once again had to watch his face as he moved lower still until he was lightly brushing his fingers through her curls. She saw his eyes go wide and he explored a little deeper between her legs and discovered the dampness that was collecting there. Swallowing down her nerves at this new experience, she tentatively relaxed her legs so that her thighs opened a little more for him. Without taking his eyes off of his hand, he slipped his fingers into the new opening at the base of her thighs and stoked backwards until he was stopped by the mattress. Bella opened her legs even wider, and his fingers moved back against her outer lips, collecting the moisture that was sweeping out of her.

By now Edward was panting and hard as a rock. "Too perfect," he mumbled, almost in pain. "You're so damn perfect… in every way."

Bella was panting too, but she found her voice and smiled. "You know that's not true."

"I, of all people, know that is true," Edward insisted, looking back into her eyes with a strange intensity. "No one could be more perfect. Not to me. Not ever."

Before Bella could respond again, he quickly leaned over to kiss her. She kissed him back instantly, matching his intensify with her own. His hands came up to caress her face and neck, pausing at the chain around her neck. He broke this kiss just long enough to move his mouth to her chest where he sealed the pendant against her skin with his lips.

"This is your's always," he told her. "Just like I am."

Choking back a cry that threatened to rise up in her throat, Bella grabbed her face and kissed him again. At any other time those words might have made her smirk or joke, but this moment was too intense and she knew he actually meant exactly what he said. He was hers, and she was his…. And they wanted all of each other.

They continued to kiss - mouths, cheeks, jaws, anywhere their lips couch reach as their chests rubbed together. Bella sat up, never breaking apart from Edward's mouth, and slipped the sleeves of the robe off her arms. Edward felt the bare skin of her back as he held her and moved his hands down to cup her naked ass. Wanting a chance to do the same, Bella pulled at Edward's green-striped T-shirt until he got the hint and reached behind to pull it over his head. They immediately came together again and the sensations caused by their bare chests pressed together made them groan loudly.

Edward lay Bella back down and covered her with his body as they kissed and stroked. Bella's hands quickly reached for his tight ass but whimpered in protest when she felt the denim of his jeans. Forcing her hand between the tight press of their bodies she pushed her fingers against his growing bulge. Remembering that he was going commando today, she rubbed against the seam of his jeans even harder until she found the zipper and started to work it down.

Edward had lowered his mouth to the top of her breasts and was sucking on the soft flesh there when he felt Bella's first finger make it inside his jeans enough to graze his bare arousal. The air left his lungs instantly and he nearly bit down on Bella's skin before stopping himself.

"Fuuck…" he choked out as Bella continued to tug at his zipper.

"Off," she gasped in a desperate voice. "Take them off."

Edward's brain managed to work just enough for him to roll over so he lay on his back beside Bella. Before could contemplate his next move, though, he gorgeously naked girlfriend was kneeling beside him and finishing the job of undressing him. When she opened the button and started to tug down his waist band, his erection sprang up so suddenly it could have startled her. Instead, she found herself fascinated. Like Edward, she has seen and felt much, but never the whole package at one. He was actually quit stunning.

Watching her gape at him brought Edward back into some semblance of focus and he kicked off his jeans so they were both completely bare. For a second he worried Bella might be feeling apprehensive, even afraid, at seeing him fully aroused. But then he saw her lick her lips. And he nearly came on the spot.

In the slow, reverent motion that mirrored his own from before, Bella leaned down and lightly kissed the bulging head. She felt some moisture there and, without giving it much thought, her tongue came out to tweak it too.

Edward literally came off the bed.

Sitting up quickly, he backed away towards the headboard to put some distance between them, fast.

"Did I do something wrong?" Bella asked in confusion. She was pretty certain that would have felt good so why…

"Per-perfect," Edward panted. "Too… perfect…. Shit…"

Bella may have been a virgin, but she thought she understood now what her boyfriend's problem was at that moment.

"Oh," she said with a coy smile. "Sorry. I just… I wanted to."

"Fucking going to kill me…" Edward closed his eyes, still panting.

He felt more than heard Bella move closer to him until they were both leaning against the headboard side-by-side. His breathing started to slow, despite the intoxicating scent that was now coming from her. He felt her naked shoulder press against his, her own breathing labored.

"I want you," she whispered.

Opening his eyes slowly, Edward turned to stare into her own right beneath his. They were filled with heat and desire too and he was kissing her again before he realized it. Bella grabbed him around the neck and pulled his body down on hers. Their legs tangled and his weight on top her made delicious sensations run through her muscles. Her hands finally felt the firmness of his bare ass and she squeezed repeatedly as she felt him settle between her thighs.

More kissing; more fondling and caressing as they explored each other's bodies. Soon, Edward was hard against her core and running his length between her wet lips. This time she wanted more, though. They both did. Arching her pelvis slightly, Bella blindly tried to seek the tip of his long erection. Her movements made Edward groan and his bit her lip lightly. Bella moaned at that but then thrust against him once more.

"I want you inside me," she managed to say into his mouth as he continued to kiss her.

Her words forced him to pause briefly as he panted between his kisses. "Are you sure? Are you ready?"

Bella nodded, her mouth still attached to his, and he continued to kiss her as he reached down to position himself at her entrance.

"I'll go slow… so you can tell me when it's too much."

"I trust you." She kissed him again. "I love you so much."

"I love you too," Edward said as he pressed the tip of his head against her until it started to ease inside. "I love you so damn much."

He pushed in deeper until the head was completely inside and he could feel her walls expanding around him. No feeling in the world could ever compare to this. He could feel Bella's warm, wet walls coating him and squeezing him at the same time. He was actually inside of her. A part of him was inside of her; connected to her like two part making one whole.

"Am I hurting you?" he managed to gasp.

"No," Bella said weakly. "It just feels… a little strange. Like pressure."

Forcing himself to hold still, Edward kissed her neck. "Do you want me to stop?"

"No, keep going… just… keep it slow."

Bella wasn't sure what she had expected it, but it was a different feeling than she'd imagined. It wasn't bad, at least not yet, but it wasn't exactly good either. It had felt incredible when Edward had rubbed against her core on the outside; sliding along her clit. She was amazed by the thought that he was inside her body and that, even though he was so hard, their connection felt almost soft like they were supposed to fit together. The tight feeling of him being pressed inside her excited her, but it wasn't arousing her the way she had expected.

"Ow! Wait!" Bella suddenly gasped. "Just stop for a second."

"Did I hurt you? Do you want me to stop?" Edward asked in alarm, still panting from the effort of not going even faster.

"Don't pull back," she assured him, her voice strained. "Just… give me a second."

"Bella, I don't want to hurt you."

"It's not hurting now. It just hurt was for a second. When you went a little deeper. Maybe… maybe you could move a little just don't go forward any further?"

Edward thought he understood what she meant and slipped out slowly until just his tip was still inside her. Son-of-a-bitch, that felt incredible. He pushed back inside her even more slowly, trying not to go too far and cause her pain. When he felt increased resistance he stopped.

"How was that?" he asked, cautiously.

"Actually, that felt… nice," she replied.

Edward tried to give her a reassuring laugh, "Don't sound so surprised."

Smiling into his neck, Bella whispered. "Can you do that again."

Edward repeated the movement of pulling back slowly and sliding back in. This time he went in a little further before he felt her body tense, signally her discomfort. Immediately he stopped and started to slide out and in again.

"Is this all right?" he asked, continuing his movement.

"Yes," she sighed.

The friction he was creating inside was suddenly arousing her in a different way. It felt similar to when he touched her clit or stroked her folds, but it was different too. It was a deeper, pounding arousal that had a signature all its own. She'd never realized her body could feel arousal in more than one way. Suddenly Edward reached between their bodies and started to circle her clit with his hand while he continued to pump lightly inside her. She was overcome by the feeling of being stimulated on the outside while this new form of arousal grew within her.

"Oh, fuck, Edward," she heard herself moan. "Oh, that feels so good!"

"It does?" he panted, a surge of joy flooding through the already intense feelings he was having.

"More," Bella panted. "Just a little more. Not too deep…. Just, um, faster."

"Oh, shit baby," Edward groaned, increasing his tempo and continuing to rub her clit.

Bella started to meet his thrusts and found her hips circling against him. Edward was sucking on her neck to keep from crying out and hoping like hell he could hold on another minute. He couldn't imagine anything ever feeling better than this and he never wanted it to end.

Suddenly Bella was jerking against him, even taking him in deeper with her own movements. Edward could feel her body fluttering and quivering against him from the inside and suddenly his hard erection was being squeezed even more by the throbbing of her orgasm.

"Edward… Edward… Oh… Oh….Mmmm….."

Bella's back arched roughly, pushing onto his erection and causing him to cum hard. His teeth bit into her shoulder and the pillow that muffled his coarse cry as his gave several quick thrust and pumped all of himself into her.


AN: If you want to see the inspiration for Bella's anniversary gift, there is a link to a picture of the necklace on my profile page.

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