A/N: I wish you all a very Happy New Year! A new chapter to celebrate :).
The week passed quickly. We were now in April and my birthday was a little more than a month away. Bella had reassured me about her conversation with Mr. Grant but I must say I was more than a little worried. What if he was bluffing and decided to turn us in? After all, he was a teacher and should be logically shocked by our relationship. I also had to admit that I still didn't trust him, since he had taken her on a date.
Our current situation was not the only thing weighing on my mind recently. I could see that my mother still had a hard time coping with Dad's death. She looked really depressed and anxious about the smallest things. When I mentioned it to her, she got really fidgety and retorted she didn't want to see a therapist anymore. I was surprised, considering she and Dr. Masen seemed to get along just fine before. Emmett and I kept an almost constant watch on her, we were so worried.
I had very little time to spend with my love. It was probably better anyway. The whole Mr. Grant incident had scared us both and we tried to be more careful around each other. Without any other free moment to spare, I enjoyed Bella's presence as much as I could in class. I knew her smiles and tender eyes were only meant for me, as was her blush. She could make it pass for embarrassment when Tyler Crowley paid her compliments but I knew. It was my smirk and the fire in my eyes that caused it.
On Sunday night, we were at home, in front of the TV when there was a soft knocking at the door. Emmett was the one closest to it so with a deep sigh, he went to open while grumbling about our laziness to move. After a week of intense work and stress, it felt good to spend a quiet night with my family. I knew Mom liked it when the three of us were together, and I did too.
When I heard who was at the door though, my whole body woke up.
"Miss Swan?" Emmett's curious voice asked.
"Emmett, hi. I'd like to speak to Edward, if he's not busy of course."
Alerted by the visitor's voice, Mom got up and I followed her, as nonchalantly as I could. It was hard to keep a poker face when I saw her however. All delicious and sexy in a simple white wool dress. I barely repressed a whimper. I had missed her so much.
"Miss Swan! What a delightful surprise. Come in, we have tea ready, would you like some?" Mom asked, her voice animated.
Bella seemed to hesitate for a second but she finally nodded with a smile.
"Yes, thank you Mrs. Cullen, with pleasure. I'm sorry to come here uninvited but I really needed to see Edward." She finished, quietly.
"Is there a problem…Miss Swan?" I managed. I had almost called her Bella. In front of Mom.
"No, don't worry. Just something I wanted to run by you about our project." She said noncommittally. I know I shouldn't be bothered because we had to keep up appearances but I was.
"Alright." I muttered. "Do you want to go…talk about it upstairs?" I saw her swallowing and promptly swiped a grin from my face. I affected her. It made me feel strangely proud and worthy.
"Edward!" Mom admonished. "Where are your manners? Have a tea first, Miss Swan."
She graciously sat in one of the armchairs and chatted with Mom, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. It warmed my heart to see them like this, getting along like two friends. Maybe there was hope for the two of us, even if Mom disagreed at first. Who was I kidding? She'd kill us both if she knew.
After about ten minutes of conversation that felt like hours to me, we finally went up to my room. I didn't know how to act. Days apart from the one you love will do that to you. I shouldn't have worried.
"God, I missed you so much!" Her whisper was hot in my ear and her arms pulled me to her in such a possessive manner I could have cried.
"Me too, baby…" I choked. "So much." I added before pulling her to my anxious lips.
It still surprised me that I was capable of giving myself totally like this. The passion was undeniable with Bella. Our kiss quickly turned heated and almost furious, like we were trying to compensate for lost time. Quiet moans and breathy sighs passed from her to me like we were just one until we both had to pull away for air.
"I wanted to see you and I didn't know what else to do…" Bella panted, her mouth on my neck.
"I'm sorry, I had to take care of my mom this week. She seems troubled and it worries me, well us."
"Edward, you never have to apologize for that. It's great of you to spend time with her, after that horrible ordeal. How are you doing?" She added, her hands cupping my face lovingly.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me." I simply said, kissing her pure forehead.
"You…you know you can talk to me, right? I'm here if you need me." She murmured nervously.
"I know you are but I don't want to talk about that right now." I answered.
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Did you receive my texts this morning?" It was my turn to be nervous because she hadn't answered me. Her expression changed completely and a naughty smile stretched her lips.
"Oh, yes I did. That's actually the reason for my presence." She said, her tone sultry. I shivered and felt the need to clear my throat.
"Really? Wh-why is that?" I stammered.
"Tsk, tsk Edward. Teasing me like this, that wasn't nice of you." She started kissing my neck.
"T-teasing?" God, she had reduced me to a quivering mess.
"Yes, ." Oh, fuck. "Promising to pleasure me with your tongue is teasing, promising to give me your cock as a popsicle is teasing." She moaned and I almost came hearing her saying those things.
"Edward…I have to go but you should know something."
"What?" I squeaked.
"I love popsicles." And with that, she was out of the door.
She left me panting, my forehead pressing on the door frame. I heard her saying goodbye to Emmett and Mom, and just as I was preparing to go back downstairs, I heard her uttering these magic words.
"I asked Edward to come by my house tomorrow after school if you don't mind. We need to work."
I loved homework.
Hi everyone, I know it took me a long time to deliver this chapter. Sorry about that. Two reasons:
-One, I was very busy eating more than humanly possible and getting pampered during the holidays.
-Two, I had a little inspiration problem as I'm sure most authors do.
It's better now though :). I'm going to start a new story soon called "Bitter little girl" and am very excited about it. I also completed my other story "Last interview in Paris", check it out if you haven't.
That AN was loooonnnggg…