BPOV

The foundation was ready to open the week before Andrew turned two months old.

He was growing well and had begun to sleep for longer periods. Motherhood was everything I hoped it would be.

I could spend hours cradling him while sitting in the rocking chair as he slept in my arms.

His smile was almost identical to Edward's, but our son definitely had my brown eyes.

As I read Peter Rabbit to him, I could hear footsteps from down the hallway.

"I think someone is here to see us, little one," I said to him while placing the book on the side table.

"How are you two doing this afternoon?" Edward asked as he came into the room. Automatically, Andrew turned his head upon hearing his father's voice.

"We missed you tremendously, and he is getting sleepy. How was the meeting? Is the opening ceremony set for tomorrow?"

"The meeting was great since all of the details came together. The press have been confirmed to arrive at least thirty minutes before Dad makes his speech. We had one last walk through with the building inspectors, and everything is ready. I'm ready to focus on my amazing family."

He took Andrew from me and I stood up to stretch. My body healed well after he was born; I felt happy, calm, and relaxed.

As I stood there watching them, I was lost in wonder; this was everything I'd wanted.

Edward was a wonderful and attentive father, always wanting to help me in any way possible.

I took a few minutes to warm up some dinner for us. He came downstairs as I was setting the dishes on the table.

"He looks adorable and so very much like you." Edward laid him in the swing near the table. "The older he gets, the more he favors you," I told him while he drew me into his embrace.

"Please forgive me if I sound like a broken record, but you gave me the two greatest gifts, Sweet Girl - your heart and our son. My life is complete now because of you."

He placed soft kisses on my brow as I laid my head over his heart.

"I never tire of hearing that. Being your wife and the mother of your child make me feel deeply treasured. I can never thank you enough for all that you have given me."

"Come and sit down to eat. I have plans for us later on and I need for you to have the proper nourishment."

There was a look on his face that I simply loved, and I was looking forward to every minute of our evening together.

We'd settled into a happy pattern since our little one was sleeping for longer stretches of time.

Edward was never gone for long periods, though, and he made sure that there was a bodyguard for me.

I prefered to stay at home when he was gone, though. It was easier for me to take pictures for me here.

Andrew began crying just as we finished eating, and I scooped him up. "Would you mind putting away the leftovers and dishes while I feed him?"

"You know I never mind helping, and I'll be upstairs in a few minutes," After he placed a kiss on Andrew's head, we shared a soft one before i went to his room.

After changing his clothes, I sat down to take care of him. A tiny smile came across his beautiful face; my heart felt like it would burst.

"Oh little one, you couldn't know how much you are loved. Your Daddy would move heaven and earth for us so we would be happy and safe," I whispered to him as I covered him up tighter in his blanket.

Nighttime would fall soon and he would probably sleep for several hours. I made sure that he ate as much as he wanted since he slept better with a full stomach.

Edward walked into the room, turned on the music, and asked if Andrew had fallen asleep.

"He's almost there, and it'll only be a matter of a few minutes before he closes his eyes one more time. I think he wanted to know his Dad was close before going to sleep."

He kneeled close to both of us. "Son, I'll always be close by to you and your beautiful Mom, but it's time for you to close your eyes. We have a busy day tomorrow and I need to make sure she is pampered before falling asleep."

I ran a finger over my husband's face; the warmth of his affection was present in his gaze.

"Princess, I'm going to run a bubble bath for us." He stood up in front of us. "When you are done tucking him in bed, I'll be waiting to take care of your needs."

A thrill went down my spine as I thought about his words and he went to start the bath.

Andrew was now slumbering peacefully. After placing a few kisses on his face, I carefully laid him in the small bed. "Sweet dreams."

I took one more glance at him before going to meet my husband.

The scent of strawberries was the first thing I noticed. He opened the door for me after I announced that I was waiting, and I was met with soft candlelight.

He walked towards me and placed a kiss on my mouth. "May I please undress you?" he asked after pulling back.

"I prefer that you always take my clothes off," I told him before sliding the straps of my dress down.

In between kisses, anything that i was wearing soon met the bathroom floor.

"You're so damn beautiful," he murmured as I slid his boxers off. "I love you with all of my heart, Angel."

"And I love you with all of mine as well," I responded. Soon he had me encircled in his arms as the warm water soothed us.

The kisses he placed on my wrist and fingertips were heaven . As I slid closer, I could feel his erection pressing near my hip.

"Do you know how much I thought about you today?" he asked with an eyebrow cocked upward.

"Obviously I wouldn't be privy to that information, so I'd rather hear it from you," I grinned.

"When I got into the car, I could smell your sweet perfume, and during the meeting, one of the administrative assistants had long brown hair. It wasn't nearly as beautiful as yours is, but I imagined how it looks when I tuck it behind your ear."

Our faces were only inches apart as his green eyes met my brown ones. "I was aching for your touch, my love," I whispered before brushing my lips next to his.

He cupped my face gently as our kiss deepened. His tongue slid over mine while I let out a moan.

My hands roamed down his chest as he moved his mouth down my chin to the base of my neck.

"I did have a few images in my mind of your gorgeous naked body under mine," he told me as his fingers moved down my back gently.

My fingertips brushed over his cock and he called out my name. Soon his mouth was moving over mine.

As we were lost in our passion, I could feel his fingers moving near my clit; it was the sweetest torture.

"Does this feel good? Do you want me to continue?"

"Please...please Edward," I responded and waves of pleasure moved through my body. His thumb lingered over my clit while he slid his fingers inside me.

"I can make you come if that is what you want, my Bella." He was touching that spot - the one that could make me come undone so easily. "Tell me what you want."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm...I'm so very close."

Then, as if he could read my mind, he moved his fingers faster inside me, bringing me that much closer to the edge.

"Is this what you need?" His question was my breaking point and my head fell back as I came.

While my orgasm ebbed away, he kissed my lips softly and I clung to his body.

"You were determined to take care of my needs, weren't you?" I asked and he let out a laugh.

"When I take of what you desire, then I'm also fulfilling my wants. It's a two way street, Angel, and I want to make love to you in our bed now."

Edward slid out of the tub, grabbed an oversized towel, and, once I was out, he dried me off lovingly.

Soon he laid me on the bed and nudged my legs apart. I gasped as he teased my pussy with his tongue.

"I had to have a taste of my wife," he smirked before he came inside me. We found our familiar, yet beautiful, pattern of lovemaking soon.

Our bodies were intertwined as we shared open mouthed kisses over and over. Promises of love and devotion were murmured as we succomed to our orgasms.

"You're my everything - my Angel, my Princess, and the woman I'll love forever," he told me as we were lying in each other's embrace.

He stroked over my back while I traced over his hairline. "My life is wrapped up in your heart, Edward, and I love you so deeply."

After several more kisses, he gathered the blankets around us and I could no longer keep my eyes open.

When the sun began to rise, I heard the sound of our son calling out for me. I slipped on my robe and walked into his room.

Andrew looked up at me with a smile. "Good morning my little one! Did you sleep well? It's time to get up and eat."

I enjoyed our quiet time as I took care of him. Listening to his sweet coos made it even more special.

After I fed and changed his clothes, we went into our bedroom. Edward was beginning to wake up as I sat next to him.

"Someone wanted to come and tell you hello," I said as he looked over at his father.

"Well hello to you too, son. From the looks of things, I'd have to say that you look rather happy."

"That he is my love. If you need to take a shower before getting dressed, that's fine by me. I was going to make breakfast."

He leaned over to kiss my cheek. "If that is what makes you happy, then I'm satisfied." His lips moved to mine to leave a lingering kiss on them.

"Don't take too long because I need more of those," I said to him as we got up to go downstairs.

Andrew was content to look at the panda mobile while I cooked; I kept looking over at him.

Edward came down to join us, and he looked very handsome. He told me that I needed to get dressed because I was tempting him while wearing a flimsy excuse for a robe.

I stopped by the nursery to pick out something for him to wear; I kept it simple with a dark blue onesie and khaki shorts.

It only took me a few minutes to decide on a purple dress that I hadn't worn in some time.

As I looked at the woman in the mirror, I was happy with how much I had grown. No longer was I afraid of life or anxious about the future.

The glow on my face was not just because of my makeup.

I went back to Andrew's room to find my husband dressing our son. "You look like a very sexy and beautiful Angel," he said as I tossed in a few extra clothes in his bag.

"We look amazing together, Edward. I have everything I need if you're ready to leave."

Minutes later, after the car seat was secured, he pulled out of the driveway. He took my hand in his and placed kisses on it.

Occasionally, one of us would peek in the back to see how he was doing, but the car ride lulled him to sleep.

The foundation was on the outskirts of town. His family arrived after we did, and Esme wanted to see her grandson immediately.

We went inside to wait in the press room while she held him. Over the next few minutes, she and I talked about how much he looked like Edward as a baby.

I was engrossed in our conversation that I didn't notice that the press had started to come inside.

The foundation was going to serve the state of Washington, and they board of directors wanted to have more facilities built in the future.

Edward took a seat next to me. The governor, as well as a few state representatives came over to shake our hands.

Flashbulbs went off as Carlisle walked to the podium. The pride he had for all the hard work that Edward had put into this was evident in his speech.

He walked up next to his father to make a small presentation; I smiled at him while he began speaking.

Andrew became unsettled, so I made a quick exit to a back room to take care of him.

"Ssssshhhhhh, my little one," I whispered as I tended to his needs. "Thank god I knew that I could come back here. I'll bet you're hungry, aren't you?"

As I fed him, I simply looked into his eyes - our son was completely dependent on us for everything.

I whispered that I loved him and kissed his soft skin. Then I heard an alarm ringing from far in the back.

There was the sound of glass breaking. Instinctively, I pulled Andrew closer to me, and opened the desk drawer to search for a way to protect us.

My resourcefulness paid off when I found a pair of very sharp scissors inside. I looked up to see that James had pushed open the door.

"Look at you, Bella - is that your baby? So you finally replaced the one you got rid of? It might be time for me to get rid of you finally!"

As he walked closer, he pulled out a gun and aimed it at the two of us.

"I killed your father because he couldn't finish the job for me! Seems like a real man was needed for the job!"

A state trooper stormed through the door and drew his weapon.

In a flash, James turned when he told him to raise his arms, but he took aim instead.

Within a matter of moments, the trooper shot him, and his body fell to the floor. The noise was almost deafening; my son began to cry.

I needed to be strong for him, so I held him tightly while holding back the tears.

Edward came running into the room and gathered us into his arms. "Oh god, oh god, oh damn...he's dead...James is dead!"

"We need to get out of here, Bella," he said to me as he led us away from the room. For the next few minutes, I focused on trying to get Andrew to calm down.

Esme stayed with me, holding him while I took deep breaths and let the gravity of the situation wash over me.

The person who had traumatized me, abused me, and, last but not least, tried to kill me was finally gone.

My emotions ran from relief to slight shock. Even though I despised my father, James was responsible for his death, too.

I finally let out a few tears, and Edward held me as I cried. There was deep concern in his eyes as he looked at me.

"It's over, Sweet Girl. The damn nightmare has ended - we can have our happily ever after. I promised I would do whatever was necessary to give you one," he said while brushing back the tears that fell.

Eventually, we left the foundation, which was going to have a delayed opening obviously.

When we pulled into the driveway, I told Edward I had never been so happy to be home.

Andrew was able to fall asleep after I brought him into his room; it was very relaxing to rock my son.

I would not allow myself to dwell on how close I came to losing him, as well as my life.

Instead, I said a prayer of thanks and set him in his crib with a kiss on his forehead.

Edward had his laptop open on the bed after I came into the bedroom. He held me while pressing his lips to my face.

"How would you like to take a weekend trip? I have this need to get my family out of Dodge for a few days."

"That would be wonderful, my love, and I'm sure our little one will be happy so long as we are close."

"I've found a place that is thirty minutes outside of Seattle. It's called Salish Lodge and I think you'll like it there."

The images on the web site were grand, spectacular even. The thought of being away from Forks just for a few days was undeniably inviting.

He made reservations for the weekend; we were going to leave Thursday morning.

After setting aside the laptop, Edward said that he wanted to give me a massage.

I let out a deep sigh as he gently rubbed his fingers down my spine. "Despite what happened," he began, "I loved seeing my family in the front row today. You looked like an angel, and I hope this is helping you."

"Actually, that feels amazing," I told him as I looked over my shoulder at him. "But I think you're wearing too many clothes."

He smirked at me and I rolled over to undress him.

"You have the absolute most wonderful touch, Princess - I love your little hands." He lifted them up this his mouth to kiss both of them.

"Love has conquered the day again, hasn't it?" I asked with a smile on my face.

"It always will for us, my Bella because I love you more than words could say."

"Mmmmm, love you too, Edward until the sun goes black." He laid me on my back and we kissed deeply.

I shuddered as his hands moved over my body slowly, as if he were memorizing the curve of my hips and the hardness of my nipples.

He took them into his mouth while spreading my legs. Affection and warmth were in his gaze as he fingered me to an orgasm.

"Please show me how much you want me," I whispered as he pushed his cock inside me.

"Sweetest Girl, I'll never have enough of you, and...ugh, I have to use my entire body to love you. My heart alone isn't enough."

We clung to each other while losing ourselves in our lovemaking. It was reverent, beautiful, and tender.

As we gave our bodies to each other, we shared kisses and sweet touches until we were fully spent.

Edward pulled me close to him as we gazed into each other's eyes.

"This is how we start our happily ever after, my Bella," he said to me while running his fingers over my mouth.

"And this is everything I need for it," I said to him just before we became lost in one more kiss.