AWoC ch37

BPOV

He shivered as his whole body lay on top of mine and we both tried to get our breathing under control.

"Edward?" I whispered but he just shook his head against my chest.

I ran my fingers through his hair, hoping to calm him down and figure out what was wrong with him.

It took a few minutes of silence before it hit me completely.

I had sex.

I had sex with Edward Cullen.

I gave my virginity to Edward Cullen.

What the fuck is going on? This isn't like me. I don't do things impulsively or as spontaneous like this.

Fuck.

Charlie knows that I'm with Edward. He's going to know that we had sex; then he'll want to have the 'talk'.

"Are you okay?" I finally asked Edward after he'd been silent for far too long. It had started to make me think that I'd done something wrong.

He brought his head up so that he could look at me, his eyes as crystal clear as I'd ever seen them. But somehow I'd never seen a look like he gave me in that moment.

"I'm better than I've ever been, Bella," his voice was soft and intense; it caused me to shudder as he slowly moved up to touch his lips to mine.

His kiss was pure and it felt like something different.

I couldn't put my finger on it but I sensed calm emanating from Edward, it felt off or even strange because I'd only ever felt chaos coming from him.

It almost scared me with its intensity.

But, the butterflies in my stomach were all aflutter as he pulled back to rest his forehead against mine.

"Caterpillar," he whispered as he stared at me.

Again there was this look in his eyes. It was a vivid burning, like he'd discovered some great treasure or secret.

The sensation of hands on me, the rush of his breath on my skin, the realization that we were naked and entangled against one another … it made me feel overwhelmed.

The shrill of my cell phone forced both of us to jump with the intrusion inside our bubble.

"It's probably my dad," I managed to say while we both still shook.

He sat up, nodded and made his way to the bathroom while I searched for my phone.

I saw 'Charlie' on my screen as I pulled the phone up to my face to answer it.

I sat up, pulling the sheet higher under chin before I spoke, "Charlie?"

"Bella, I need to know where you and Edward are," his voice was rough, like he hadn't slept in a while.

"Portland," I answered with no elaboration.

He sighed heavily, "Where is he, let me talk to Edward."

"What? No way. We're fine, Charlie. You aren't going to yell at him. We've had a shitty night and neither of us is in the mood for any lectures." I didn't normally speak to my dad like that, but there was no way that I was going to let him loose on Edward, especially now.

He grumped and cleared his throat, "Young lady, you will let me speak to him. He needs to know what's going on with his family and what I expect for him in regards to your safety. Now, let me speak to him."

I hadn't expected my dad to speak so frank with me, but I knew that he meant business.

"Hold on, he's in the bathroom," I said and laid the phone down on the bed. I pulled the sheet around me as I stood up, walked to the bathroom door and knocked.

I heard the water turn off, obviously he'd taken a quick shower.

"Edward, Charlie wants to speak to you. He promised it wasn't to yell at you," I spoke quietly as I heard the door open.

There was half naked Edward, in nothing but a towel with water still glistening on his skin.

I felt my body react immediately.

He smirked as he caught me checking him out.

"Why don't you take a shower while I talk to him then we'll get something to eat, I'm fucking starving," he said, then gave me a quick kiss and left me to stand there, in a daze.

I didn't have any clean clothes or underwear, plus I wasn't sure that I wanted to wash the remnants of our first sexual experience off my skin. But, I figured that I needed to freshen up, especially if I wanted that to happen again.

And, it would give me a few minutes to figure out what all had just happened between us.

I walked back into the room to pick up my t-shirt, bra and panties as Edward picked up the phone.

"Chief Swan," I heard him say.

I didn't want to eavesdrop but I really wanted to know what my dad was saying to him.

I saw a tear run down Edward's cheek so I sat down beside him and held his free hand in mine.

"I don't want to see her, sir," he replied to something that was said. I could hear mumbled sounds where dad was talking to him again.

"I understand all of that but it doesn't change my mind. It would do more harm than good to have me there, I assure you," he sounded defeated as he spoke.

It broke my heart, again.

"We're safe for now," he tensed as he talked and I assumed the conversation had now shifted.

"Yes Chief, I'll keep her safe," he pulled his hand out of mine and wrapped it around my back, holding me close to him.

I couldn't make out what Charlie was saying but it caused Edward's grip to get tighter against my body.

"What kind of deal?" The intensity on his face was hard and I knew that, whatever it was, it couldn't be good.

"No sir, I've never been inside your house. I don't know anything about any missing drugs." He spit the words out, defensively.

"No, until tonight, I don't think that Riley ever knew about Bella and I being friends. Did he see us?" Edward's fingers spread and dug into my side, the tips of his fingers held me firmly.

"Fuck," he sighed as he listened.

"We're fucked unless I help you, huh?" His voice sounded deflated but I watched his face for any sign of what was being discussed.

"Hold on a second, Chief," he put the phone down and covered it to hide what he was about to say.

"Baby, go take a shower. We'll talk about this after I'm off the phone," his eyes looked into mine, fiercely.

"Fine, but I want to know whatever the hell the two of you are talking about, understand?" I meant it and he knew it.

He nodded, pecked my lips and pushed me to get up so I could go to the bathroom.

He didn't start to speak again until I had shut the door behind me.

Fuck.

Were we ever going to just have it easy or normal?

I was a bundle of nerves, full of anxiety and ecstatic about the events that had transpired.

This was the most chaotic forty-eight hours of my life and it all involved him.

But, I honestly don't think I would have changed a single minute of it, because it had all included Edward.

Something had definitely changed between us, connected us even more, and I just hoped that I would be strong enough to help us both make it through all of this emotionally intact.

I had to be strong enough … he felt like my entire world now.

And, I liked that feeling.

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