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Well school has finally ended for the year and with progress reports done, graduation ceremonies out of the way, and my own two beautiful children sent away for the next six weeks (Yee haw!) I will now be able to focus more on the stories I am working on. Sorry for the delay in posting this.

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Chapter 37

Edward's POV

The whole family had watched in shock as Tanya righted herself indignantly. Her thoughts were angry and I tuned them out glaring at her as I told her she should keep her hands and crass words to herself or my children wouldn't be the only ones protecting the one we loved. Tanya had stalked off in a huff while her family watched her go. Their thoughts were apologetic for her actions, but I shook off their responses, it wasn't their fault that she behaved so rudely.

Carlisle, Eleazer and Jasper began to talk at once, while I wrapped Bella in my arms trying to sooth her. The men were talking so quickly that even I was having difficulty keeping up with them, I was barely able to follow the discussion without listening to their thoughts and I knew if I was having trouble, Bella had to be even more confused than I was.

Jasper was the first to pick up on our confusion and when he turned to face us, Carlisle and Eleazer did as well.

"What is all the commotion about?" Bella asked, her voice sounded heavy with worry.

I felt the small wave of calm that Jasper sent towards us, and I felt her relax as it worked its way through her mind and body.

"It's just extraordinary!" Eleazer replied quickly. "I was just discussing with Carlisle the prospect of the infants, they're powerful… or at least they seem to be. They seem to be aware of how you are feeling, Bella. They exuded an incredible surge of power, and according to Jasper they also had a spike in emotions, just before they acted."

I suddenly realized that the flash of thought I had felt must have some from my own children, and I felt humbled by the knowledge.

"I heard them…" I said quietly. Everyone turned to me as Bella looked up into my eyes. Her mouth was parted slightly as her eyes became wet with tears.

"You heard them….?" She repeated questioningly, her voice full of awe.

I nodded my head to confirm her words, and as I held her I let one of my hands slip from her back, down over the soft curve of her hip until it rested against the slight roundness of her belly. I traced my fingers over the subtle curve there, stroking with reverence. My children grew there, protected by her soft malleable flesh, fed by her body, and nurtured by the love she held for all of us in her heart. It was all so much. I had the world in the palm of my hand, in the most literary sense of the word.

Bella reached her hand down and interlaced her fingers with mine as I moved them over her abdomen in silent worship as the other men silently looked on. Jasper sensing the tenderness and love that accompanied our thoughts and actions turned back to the men to discuss the knowledge I had just shared with them.

"It seems that the children can sense Bella's emotions and depending on the intensity and the particular emotion they react accordingly." Jasper said. Carlisle nodded his head enthusiastically at his words before speaking up.

"That makes sense, for when she misses Edward, they react by causing her to become tired. It is possible that a sad, or more tiring emotion causes them to send out a wave of fatigue to help Bella cope with missing Edward. When she was in danger they sent out a physical force to protect her from impending danger, focusing directly on the source of the emotion. Eleazer… what did you sense when everything was happening?" Carlisle asked.

"I felt a wave surge outward from Bella. I was having difficulty sensing the children before that as Bella seems to have some sort of shielding, or blocking power. Were any of you aware of that? She is very powerful herself…anyhow as I was saying when Tanya raised her arm at Bella I could feel a burst of energy burst from within her…it was like a tsunami wave, just so full of power. It emanated from her torso and it sped out in front of her, aimed right at Tanya. I was unable to decipher much more than that as soon as it ended Bella seems to be blocking me again." Eleazar explained.

Carlisle turned to me. "Perhaps that explains why you are unable to hear Bella's thoughts?" He said with a wry smile.

"You are unable to hear her thoughts?" Eleazar asked in surprise.

I shouldn't have been surprised to hear that my Bella contained her own special gift, even if she was unaware of it. I shook my head no while smiling at my talented fiancée.

"What do you mean shielding?" Bella asked softly, her eyes moving from one face to the other. By this time everyone else in the room was standing around and following the conversation intently except for Emmet who was thinking of wisecracks he could make about Super Sperm Babies…wisely he was not voicing them aloud just yet.

Eleazar turned to Bella with a smile as Carmen moved to his side, taking his hand with hers. "Being a shield is a very useful power. Think of it as a physical thing, like a knights shield. Some shields are able to protect you mentally by keeping others out, while others are a weapon in their own right, something you can use to block or hit others." He explained. "It's hard to know what sort of shield you could possibly be once turned, as every shield has unique capabilities, some can project their shields over others, some are able to only block physical attacks. Some shields have to touch an object to protect it…and some are able to do so at a great distance. It is all discovered through trial and error I'm afraid." He added.

Bella took in all this information as she always seemed to. She was quiet and reflective. But I wasn't able to worry about her reactions for long as Carlisle spoke once more.

"And your thoughts on the babes?" He queried.

"Well." He began." As much as I was not able to determine a great deal, I can sense that what we felt was not a power that came from one child, it actually came from both of them…together. And I have to apologize for regardless as to what my daughter said we know these children are supernatural in nature." Eleazar finished, Carmen nodding enthusiastically by his side.

"There was never a moment of doubt!" I hissed angrily, reminded of the horrific accusation that Tanya had implied regarding my Bella. "If there is ever a moment that anyone here doubts the paternity of our children they can answer to me!" I seethed with a deep growl.

"No one doubts, Edward." Alice said softly. "Even Tanya only said it because she is jealous of Bella."

Everyone murmured their agreement with Alice's words. Bella reached up to run her hand along the edge of my jaw. I could see her watching me carefully.

"Edward, "she said softly, "We know that these miracle's are ours, let's try not to let Tanya ruin this time…even if I already did once." I leaned down and kissed Bella soundly on the lips, pressing my cool lips to her warm moist ones. I could feel the pulse of her blood rushing beneath her skin as she molded her lips against mine and tried to taste me with the tip of her tongue. I had to suppress a moan at her motions. She leaned back and looked at me, her eyes twinkling briefly before she reached up to rub her eyes slowly.

"I think I need to go lie down for a little while." She said with a yawn. I nodded realizing that this last hour must have taken a great deal out of her. I scooped her into my arms and turned away from my family who continued talking too softly for Bella to hear, about the babies and their powers. I had to admit that I was intrigued about the whole idea as well, but the sight of Bella's beautifully flushed face and deep, heavy breathing had me focused on her.

With each breath her bosom rose and fell enticingly, her aroma surrounded us as we entered our room and I closed the door to surround myself with her scent. I gently laid her back on the bed, looking up to see that her eyes looked half closed as she gazed at me a small smile playing on the edges of her lips. She must be more tired than I realized I berated myself. I was a horrible husband to be for not being more attentive to her and her needs.

I lay down beside Bella and went to pull up a blanket to keep her warm when her hands suddenly grasped the front of my shirt, fisting the fabric in her hands. My eyes darted to hers to find them ablaze now.

"Bella?" I asked worriedly, wondering if something was wrong. She answered with a smile and she leaned towards me running her fingers lightly around my neck. She crashed her lips to mine so roughly that I worried she might have hurt herself. The scent of her arousal suddenly flooded the air around us and I inhaled it deeply. Bella propped herself up on her knees and pushed her upper body against mine as she continued to kiss me deeply.

I opened my mouth to hers, letting in her soft probing tongue, and tasting her exquisite flavor for myself. I felt my length twitch and tighten in response to her desire…she was just so damn sexy. She leaned further over me as she lapped at my mouth and I moved to let her hover over me. Bella moved back slightly and my manhood throbbed as I took in her appearance. She was almost panting as she looked at me. Her eyes were an inferno and she was running her fingers over my body from my chest to my neck and back again, when suddenly she grasped the fabric of my button down shirt and in a move that would have made any vampire proud, she ripped the shirt wide open, scattering the buttons in every direction.

I wanted to flip her over and to ravage her, to show her that her desire was matched with my own, but I saw the determined look on her face and I forced myself to stay, to let her show me what she was feeling.

"Do you know how much I love you?" She asked between breaths.

I nodded, unable to speak.

"Then can you imagine how much I wanted to rip off that…that… woman's face for touching what was mine?" She asked before raining a flutter of kisses down over my now bared chest. She traced trails across my chest with her tongue stopping to nip at my nipples.

"Mine!" she whispered as she kissed each pectoral. "Mine." She repeated as she made her way down over my abdomen, kissing each plane of flesh with her heated lips. I was broiling with desire as she made her way along my body. I wanted to reach up and to show her how much my body wanted her, how I craved to fill her with my throbbing shaft, but I was unable to move as I watched her dominate over me. Each second only caused my penis to get impossibly harder.

Bella stopped at my waist, eyeing my belt buckle for a moment before she reached to open it. I watched, fascinated as she breathed her heat all over my abdomen. As Bella opened my pants and began to tug at my clothes, I lifted my waist for her. She didn't even wait until my pants and boxers were to my knees before she began to kiss down past my navel towards my throbbing shaft that stood erect for her. She nipped and licked lower and lower until her hot little mouth suddenly stopped over my painfully hard stiffness and she growled, "Mine." Once, fiercely before she slid her mouth over my pulsing length.

I rolled my eyes back in pleasure. This was …I...couldn't…so damn good!

"Bella…" I moaned as I reached out to clench the sheets with my fists. She moaned in return, causing vibrations along the length of my erection. I looked down to see her moving her head up and down the shaft of my penis. I couldn't describe how erotic she looked if I had tried. Bella licked and sucked her way up and down, softly running her hand against my thighs as her hair brushed softly around me, causing shivers to shoot up my spine from the contrasting sensations and pleasures.

"So…good…Bellaaaa." I moaned as she swirled her tongue around the head of my length. Bella moved herself back and released me with a soft sound. I looked at her to see her face heavy with passion and need. Rather than ravish her, I held out a hand to her and begged her to make love to me, to let me feel myself inside her, filling her the way she needed to be filled. I barely had to wait a moment before she loomed over me, suddenly bare and opening her flower to my waiting manhood so I could fill her, which I did as she thrust herself down over my waiting length.

Every moment we had ever been joined flashed through my mind, and just as they all had, this one stood on its own. Bella began to move on me, sliding herself against my shaft for friction, as she ground her pelvis into mine. I reached up to rid her off her top, but she pushed my hands away and took it off herself, freeing her beautiful breasts. They swayed as she writhed on me, entrancing me with their movements and the way they darkened with her desire, her nipples tightening with her arousal.

I held her hips and gently moved upwards against her as she started to moan out my name.

"Ohhhh…Edddddwaaarrrddddd… "She sighed as I moved against her, rubbing her soft bundle of nerves that caused her to quiver. I responded with her name, spoken like a prayer, even as I watched her breasts sway from her thrusts. She became louder, and as much as I wanted to let her scream my name, I knew she would be embarrassed if a household of guests heard her screaming from her pleasure.

"Bella love…so…hmmm…good… but…. They…will hear us…" I said it, even as I continued to move against her, my body fighting against my mind.

Bella's eyes flashed open and for a moment she didn't say a word, simply staring straight ahead as she let me thrust into her, and rock her from below. Suddenly a small smile spread over her lips, and her skin flushed with embarrassment, and to my surprise a fresh wave of potent arousal that nearly caused me to climax on the spot.

"Let them…" she said breathily, her eyes turning to face me, glowing with want and need.

I didn't argue…nothing else existed anymore either, instead I held her hips more firmly as she began to rock even harder against me. With each motion I could feel the delicious friction between our bodies, and I tilted her hips slightly to allow my manhood to hit that spot inside her that made her overwhelmed with sexual tension and need.

"Edward!" She gasped as I hit it the first time. I watched with delight as she leaned her head back and revealed her neck to me, causing me to increase my thrusts as I watched her veins pulse with life.

She gasped again and continued to chant "Oh…Oh…OH," over and over, more and more loudly, as I met her movements with my own. I felt her tighten like a vice on my shaft only a moment before she screamed out my name, "EDWARD…!" Her body milked mine with it spasms, causing me to release into her with my own feral cry of joy. I would never get enough of the way we felt together, our bodies, our minds…our love. She was everything I ever wanted or needed and just as she had said to me, I now returned her words, as I gathered her soft form in my arms. "Mine!"

Bella's POV

I had thought about Edward's words for a moment when he had told me that his friends and family might hear us. I considered trying to quiet down as it would be mortifying to have his family and guests hear us being intimate. Just as I was about to respond my eyes drifted forward to Edward's window, and my eyes narrowed in anger.

There watching us with a scowl on her perfect face, was Tanya. She had already upset me earlier, touching Edward when it was obvious he belonged to me, and he didn't want her. Her blatant display downstairs made me feel possessive, I had felt the need to hold him fiercely, to touch him, to make love to him. My need for it was almost overwhelming. I felt like an animal marking its territory, but I didn't care. I loved him and wanted to show him that.

But now here the little witch was, watching us! Of all the nerve, suddenly I didn't care anymore. Let them hear us…let her hear us and what he does to me. What I do to him, let her see why we are supposed to be together and why she is nothing to him. I turned away from the window and I told Edward my response. His manhood pulsed inside me, causing me to no longer care about anything except that he was mine, and that our bodies were together again, fueling the flame that always existed between us.

I forgot Tanya and her family and his family as I felt him respond to my body, filling me with his need, moving me so he could fill me. The results were intense as earth shattering as he threw me into blinding lights and stars with the suddenness and intensity of my orgasm. I felt all of my worry and all of my concerns disappear when he took me in his arms and repeated my earlier mantra to me..."Mine!"

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