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Chapter Twenty-Six
April fourth twenty twenty will forever be my favorite date ever. Yesterday - last night - was amazing. Every single day with my cowboy is amazing. But making love as his wife and him my husband literally rocked my world.
I don't even want to leave this bed today although my college classes do start back tomorrow. I have a feeling I won't be making it. We just got married - we can't rush a honeymoon.
Anyway, I think I'm going to need to switch to online, so that I can live on the ranch with my cowboy and Chip.
I should tell Edward this idea - that I'm still going to earn my teaching degree just that I'll do it from home. Our home. On the ranch. Honestly, I can't wait to get home - to sleep in Edward's bed.
On that thought I cuddle closer to Edward and kiss the ridge of his jaw over and over until he's stirring awake and kissing me back. He rolls into me until I'm on my back and he's holding himself over me.
"Good morning, cowboy," I say, rubbing my hands up his chest.
"Mornin', baby," he says, raspy voiced and so freaking sexy.
"Come closer," I say, wrapping a hand around the back of his neck and pulling him all the way on top of me - I don't even care if it makes it hard to breathe. I press my lips against his, giving him about 100 pecks before pulling back. "I was thinking some things before I decided to wake you up and tell them to you."
"Yeah? What were you thinkin'?" He pushes the hair off my shoulder and slides to my side, his finger tracing along my collarbone, making me want to do better things than talking.
"Well, tomorrow my classes start back up. But I can't just go to school in Washington while you're all the way in Arizona. I think I'd die being married to you and not be with you, you know?" I ask but don't wait for him to answer. "I'm going to transfer to online classes and move into your ranch house and sleep in your bed with you and we'll make awesome dinners at night and then I'll feed you of course…"
Edward chuckles and nods his head. "I like this idea, Swanie. Will we have dessert after dinner?"
I shrug and smile. "Or before…"
"Yeah?" His dimples pop, and it makes my stomach flip.
"Sure. So, it's settled then? I'm moving to River, finishing school and then we'll make beautiful babies, maybe get a friend for Chip and live happily ever after."
"Sounds like a plan, baby." He kisses my cheek and nuzzles my jaw. "I like the makin' beautiful babies part best. Wanna practice?"
My phone rings from somewhere, but I ignore it, turning into Edward and kissing his cute lips. His hands slide down and grip my butt cheeks, pulling me so his erection is pressed against me.
It honestly doesn't take long before I'm so ready I could burst. I tell him this, and he smirks and pushes me to my back, grabbing my thighs and spreading my legs so he can fit between them. "I like bein' your husband, Swanie," he says, sliding inside me. He lifts my arms above my head and interlocks our fingers, gently pushing his forehead against mine.
"I love being your wife," I say, titling my head up so he can give me a kiss. "You're so hot, cowboy." His lips stay on mine, not kissing, just breathing in my breaths, his hips pushing in deeper, making me feel dizzy and needy. "I love you - everything about you."
"Swanie…" he grunts, licking my lips, moving faster, his fingers tightening around mine. "...you're so good, baby."
I tilt my hips up, my feet planted on the mattress, moaning when he goes deeper. His lips slide down to my jaw, sloppily kissing me as he does me faster and harder, never letting my hands go.
"Cowboy…"
"Hmm?" He says in my ear, breathless and hot.
I turn and kiss his cheek, nibble his jaw, lick his freaking ear, really liking it when he shudders and groans. "I need one of my hands," I say, wiggling my fingers.
"You wanna come, Swanie?" He asks, releasing my right hand, and I immediately fit it between us, moaning softly when my fingers slip against me.
Edward moves faster as my fingers move over me, his hot breaths doing crazy things to my body. I love him like this - inside me and when he groans deep in his throat, I know he's close which just turns me on like crazy.
I come before him, but he's close behind, and when we're finished, the sounds of our heavy breaths in the air, I feel freaking amazing and so in love.
Edward raises his head and kisses my nose before rolling off me. Our left hands are still linked, and he brings them down, resting them on his chest.
"You sure you're okay givin' up college?" He asks.
I turn and stare at his beautiful profile. It just seems so unreal that he's my husband - that a little over two weeks ago I was freaking out on that plane, and he sat next to me and my entire life changed.
"I'm not giving it up," I say. "I'll just be doing it from my computer instead. I hear that in some cases it's easier learning online. I'm actually kind of excited. I won't even have to get ready. I can just lay in our bed and do my work. I mean, it makes me sound kind of lazy, but well…"
"I don't want you havin' to give up everything for me," he says, lifting our hands and kissing my knuckles, essentially just melting me into a puddle.
"Shut up," I say, a little breathless, a lot freaking in love with him. "I want to live on your ranch and in your house. I want to know what your bed feels like with you in it with me. I want everything with you especially the ranch life. I think it's going to be so freaking fun. And hey, if you feel like it, you can help me with my homework."
He chuckles and looks over at me. "I want all that, too, Swanie. I'll give you a fun life."
"Okay," I say, smiling at his handsome face.
He puckers his lips, and I roll and smash mine against his, enjoying every second of the morning after our wedding with him until my phone rings again. "Ugh," I groan onto his mouth. "I bet it's mom wanting to meet for breakfast."
Edward slides from the bed and searches for my phone. It stops ringing by the time he finds it, but he brings it to me anyway.
"Yeah, it was mom. I'll call and see where they want to meet."
"I'll start the shower, baby," he says, and I hit send on mom's name, my eyes on Edward's perfect booty until he disappears around the corner.
"You're finally awake," mom says in my ear.
"Hey, mom. Sorry."
"I can't believe you're married, sweetheart. Edward is gorgeous. Those pictures did not do him justice."
"He really is beautiful," I say, smiling, my eyes on the ceiling. "He's freaking perfect."
"No one's perfect, dear, but he does come pretty close," she says, making us both giggle.
"Are we all going to do breakfast?"
Mom laughs. "Bella, it's almost lunchtime."
"What?" I pull the phone from my ear and look at the clock. "Oh! So, lunch then?"
"There's this seafood place not far from the hotel…"
"Yeah, we've been there," I say. "We'll meet you in an hour?"
"See you then."
We hang up, and I toss my phone on the bed before slipping from the bed and joining Edward in the shower.
His hair's all stuck to his head and his smile's all nefarious when I pull the curtain open.
Holy cow!
"It's already lunchtime," I say, stepping in, and sliding my arms around his waist, my hands finding their way to his perfect butt cheeks and squeezing. "If we hurry, we'll have time to make love in the shower."
"Alright, Swanie, I can be fast." He lifts me up and plasters my back to the wall.
"Okay," I say, running my fingers through his hair.
"Okay," he says, slipping inside me. "Hold on, wifey."
Oh my God, he just called me wifey. How freaking cute is that!
I smile and wrap my legs tight around him. "I'm ready, hubby."
He grins, and then he gives me good shower love, and when it's over and we're drying off, I beg him for bathroom counter sex. I mean, I don't have to beg very long.
"Mom says we'll meet at the seafood place down the road," I say once we're in the elevator. Unfortunately, we did have to put clothes on and leave the room eventually.
"I'm used to it just bein' us, Swanie. I don't really wanna share you."
God, my heart!
"Same, cowboy. We'll have our visit and then I'm sure they're all going to fly home. Then it's just you and me for our long trip home. I can't wait to be on the road with you again but only because I know we're going to the same place, and I never have to leave you. Or you're never leaving me. You're stuck with me."
"I don't mind, baby. I wanna be stuck with you. You're the love of my life, remember?"
"Oh, I remember," I say, just as the elevator doors open. "And same."
He chuckles and leads me through the lobby and into his truck. The drive to the restaurant is too short, and soon we're pulling into the parking lot.
"I like your outfit," he says, sliding me across the seat once he jumps down from the truck. "You're always so fucking pretty, Swanie."
"It's just shorts and a tee, cowboy," I say but feeling all warm and fuzzy anyway.
He shrugs. "You're still pretty."
"Gosh, you're so sweet. You're making me blush." I run a finger over his lips, and he pretends he's going to bite it, making me giggle like a fool head over heels in love with her cowboy.
"Shut up," he teases, yanking me gently from the truck. "Let's go eat. I'm hungry."
"Me too. My stomach's been growling for the past hour."
"I know," Edward says. "It's almost as loud as your snorin'."
"Oh sure," I say, rolling my eyes but grinning the entire time.
He winks all sexy and pulls open the door. I find our family immediately and even though I want our Edward and Bella time, I freaking love that our family is together and getting along. I especially love that Granny's here to celebrate with us. Her years are limited, and she did say she wanted to be around for our wedding.
Mom spots us first and waves us over.
Seriously, I'm just so freaking happy I could scream - the good kind of screaming. I can't believe I thought I'd be okay with no one witnessing me marrying Edward. I'm so grateful they loved us enough to hop on a plane and surprise us.
This is the best weekend ever.
"Now, here's the happy couple," Granny says.
Edward kisses her cheek, doing the same to Esme and mom - mom looks all starry eyed. I don't blame her at all.
I hug dad's neck from behind and kiss his scruffy cheek. "Hey, dad," I say, softly.
He pats my arm. "Hey, Bells."
Edward rubs a hand along my back as he passes by, and I kiss Charlie's cheek again before I go around the table and say hi to my new family before finally taking my seat between Granny and Edward.
"You're glowing, girl," Granny leans in and whispers, making me giggle. She pats my leg before turning her attention to mom and Esme.
Mom smiles at me, and I smile back feeling so freaking giddy.
"You happy, Swanie?" Edward asks onto my ear.
I turn my head and smile. "Yeah. Are you?"
"Yeah, baby."
"Okay."
He gives me a quick kiss before the waitress stops for our orders. Edward orders us the same as last time, and I'm seriously starving.
"So, Bells, what's going to happen with college?" Dad asks. "You're not quitting, right?"
"No. I'm going to switch to online. We're going to live on the ranch," I say, catching Carlisle's eye. He grins like he's okay with the idea. "Classes start tomorrow, so I'm going to call my counselor first thing in the morning. I can't wait, actually. Edward has a dog named Chip. I'm going to adopt him." Carlisle chuckles, and Edward squeezes my leg. "I'm thinking Chip should have a friend right away," I tell Edward. "Maybe a girl friend. They could have puppies. That would be so cute!"
Edward smiles. "I'm thinkin' you're makin' it sound cute, Swanie."
"So, no to the puppies?"
"I didn't say no."
"So, yes?" I ask, excitedly.
Edward chuckles. "Sure, baby."
"You're going to have your hands full," dad says to Edward. "Good luck."
"Dad!"
Edward wraps an arm around my shoulders and kisses the side of my head. "I'm thinkin' I'm gonna enjoy every minute."
I smile to myself, well everyone sees it, so I smile at everyone, feeling so warm and cozy.
"You're going to be so far away," mom says.
"You can come visit. We'll visit, too. Did you know Esme lives in Seattle? We can all plan a visit together. We can go to the Space Needle. I've read that it's fun. They have a restaurant."
"Can't wait, honey," mom says.
Our food comes, and it smells freaking delicious. Edward feeds himself which just plain sucks, but I can see how that's kind of our thing - a private thing.
We share a huge piece of brownie with ice cream, though.
Everyone has a flight home today, and I loved that they all came, but now I want my cowboy time. It's a little selfish, but I kind of don't care.
We say our goodbyes in the parking lot. I tell Edward's family bye first before talking with mom and dad. "I think we'll head to Washington first. I need all of my things."
"I'll pack it up for you," mom says, pulling me into a tight hug. "We're going to miss you like crazy, but you're in good hands. That boy's crazy about you."
I nod and smile at dad who rolls his eyes in his dad way. I know he's happy for me, too, he just doesn't want to let go yet.
"Love you, Bells," dad says, stealing me from mom. "You call us if you need us but I suspect you're going to be just fine."
"I love you, too," I say, not really wanting to let go of his hug yet. "I'll call all the time. And FaceTime."
I feel him nod before he releases me. They both tell Edward bye before getting into their rental and driving off.
Edward hugs me from behind, and I let a few tears fall - happy ones and sad ones. This is kind of harder than I thought it would be, but I wouldn't change it for the world.
"You ready to go home, Swanie?" Edward asks, squeezing me gently.
"More than ready," I say, turning in his arms.
"Yeah?"
I nod and tippy toe, kissing his chin. "Yeah. I've loved the crap out of our road trip, cowboy, but I want to be your wife in your bed - your house."
"It's all yours now, too, baby."
"I can't wait to see it again," I say, bouncing on my toes. "Like I'm seriously excited."
He grins and kisses me, and it lasts a long time, so long, my lips are so tingly when he's done with me. "Then let's get you home," he says, rubbing a thumb across my lip.
"Okay," I say, smiling.
"Alright," he says, grinning with those freaking dimples.
"I love you, cowboy."
"Love you more, Swanie."
As if!
I'm thinking just an epilogue now although it does make me sad to think about. I LOVE these two and their entire families. *heart eyes*