BPOV:
For almost two weeks I have 5put everything completely on hold. I was supposed to be starting classes to continue to get my degree but hadn't been able to make the time for Carlisle to take me to campus to do the paperwork.
I was always at Anthony Senior's house helping take care of Edward, and while he was breathing on his own without any support from the ventilators he still hadn't fully woke up. His wounds were starting to close and heal. He no longer needed the blood transfusions or medications he should have woken up.
It was a Sunday when Edward literally woke up out of a dead sleep. I will remember this day for the rest of my life. I wanted to hug him and strangle him at the same time. A physical therapist had been coming out three to four times a week to work with Edward so that when he did wake up he would be able to use his arms and legs and his muscles wouldn't waste.
The therapist had finished his passive range of motion on his legs and was writing something her charts to start on his arms when she approached and began to speak Edward's eyes were still closed but he said something.
"Oh my god Edward, baby did you say something?" I nearly knocked my stool over to get to him and take his hand.
"Yeah, that bitches voice is driving me fucking crazy. And her hands feel like fucking sand paper" he mumbled.
I stood stock still and stared with my mouth hanging open. I couldn't believe he was speaking but I couldn't see his eyes.
The therapist reached out and touched his hand.
"Bitch if you touch me again with your weird feeling fucking hands I'll gut you like a fucking fish" he growled.
"Edward baby, be nice. Open your eyes please. I need to see your eyes" I begged.
Edward opened his eyes for a split second and then screamed "What the fuck?" He sounded like he was in so much pain.
"Oh my god baby, what's wrong what can I do?" I asked and I could hear the panic in my voice.
"shit too much, the fucking burning Lights, the fucking lights. Too bright" he moaned covering his eyes with his hands..
I moved quickly around the room closing the shades and shutters, dimming the overhead lights until the room had only a few muted shadows and I ushered the physical therapist out of the room before she could protest.
"Okay baby I fixed it. I'm sorry" I whispered.
I fought back tears as he slowly opened his eyes and turned towards me and focused.
"I missed you so much" I said as tears streamed down my face.
"Hey baby no tears, I told you I wasn't going nowhere" he said squeezing my hand.
"You scared me. I was so afraid you weren't going come back to me" I said leaning forward.
"I will always come back to you baby. I told you I wasn't gonna leave you come here, stop those tears" he said pulling my face towards his.
His lips were still soft and warm and the kiss was anything but appropriate and I heard the physical therapist clear her throat and I pulled away.
"Your family is going to be so glad to see you awake" I whispered softly touching his hair.
"I just need everyone to be quiet. It's-fucking- dam I swear I got nine fucking lives and I just used eight of them" he groaned.
"I'll get your dad; I know he can give you something to help. I don't want you to suffer" I said fighting back the tears.
"Bella, no baby I'm not in pain, just trying to make my head focus on this shit. I just need you to stay. I don't want to let you out my sight" he rasped out.
"I missed you. I can't even tell you-"
"I knew you was here baby girl" he quirked his lips in a half smile.
"Like I would ever go anywhere else, now you really have to let me get your dad. I know he's worried. I would rather just keep you to myself" I said resting my forehead against his.
"I know babe"
" I'm sure he is gonna be happy you're awake. Emmett is gonna lose his shit and want to talk to you too" I said squeezing his hand.
"Yeah, I think I have get back to my grind" he said.
"Well I'm gonna get home and get the house ready. You're coming home to me" I looked at him and I could have swooned.
"I need a kiss, I missed your lips" he said crooking his finger at me.
"Edward, I don't want to hurt you" I whispered.
"The only way you could hurt me is deny me your lips, honestly baby. I'm fine. I just need to kiss you. Make sure this shit is all real" he reached for my hand and I couldn't deny him. he pressed his lips to mine. He ran his tongue across my lips and slowly and hesitantly I opened my mouth to his kiss. I groaned when his hand slowly rand down my back and only stopped when he had a firm grasp around my ass.
I pulled away.
"Edward seriously; you got shot and were in a coma for dam near a month, the first thing you do when you wake up is verbally assault your physical therapist and then try to molest me. Honestly do you want to hurt yourself?" I scolded
He only smirked up at me and responded: "So I took a nap for a few weeks. And now I need to get my woman under me, I'm a man aint I?"
"I swear I have no idea what to do with you, but I do love that you're not letting this keep you down" I remarked.
"I can't. I gotta get back to work baby. So what did I miss while I was out?" he asked sitting up straighter and looking down at the barely visible bruises.
"Other than me almost beating your grandmother to death and your mother aging prematurely worrying about you and me putting the police in their place, absolutely nothing; been business as usual"
"Oh shit, you and my grandmother?" he asked
"Yep and I don't want to talk about it. Are you coming home tonight or are you going to your fathers house?" I asked.
"I'm coming home. Hopefully in a little while here" he said pushing the covers off of him.
"Are you in pain? The doctor left some pain pills for you." I turned away as he swung his legs off the bed.
"nah actually I'm fine babe. I just need to get out of this fucking bed and move around a little" he said
I couldn't look away from him he was almost too beautiful and fragile at the same time. I needed him to wrap his arms around me and tell me it was all going to be okay but at the same time I felt like I needed to take care of him.
"Baby, I'm fine. Stop worrying Bella, I know what you're doing" he said from behind me as he wrapped his arms around me.
"I don't feel like this is real, like you shouldn't be this well and you should need me to take care of you" I said leaning my head back on his shoulder.
"Bella it's gonna take more than a few bullets to take me out, besides I been resting my ass off. Stop worrying for me baby. I got this" he said pressing his lips to my shoulder
"I know baby, it's just for the last three weeks I been doing nothing but looking after you and keeping the wicked witch away from you, now what am I supposed to do?" I asked.
"Go home and make me a kick ass dinner and know I will be home to you in just a little while" he said smiling against my shoulder.
"Can you do me a favor though?" I asked
"Anything for you baby"
"Find the people who did this to us and make them pay for taking you from me" I whispered.
"Oh you didn't think that was gonna be at the top of my priority list. You don't know me very well" he snickered
"I know, I just wanted to remind you" I said.
"No need. Now can you get my dad and my brother and you can go ahead and head home. I got some work to do baby. I'm fine" he said and started to look around.
"I'll get you some clothes and start a shower for you" I said quietly walking into the closet.
"Who shaved my face? They did a pretty good job" he remarked as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"I knew you would be pissed if I just let you go unshaven and unwashed. So I gave you a bath every day and shaved you every few days" I said as I turned the water onto heat up and set his body wash on the ledge.
"Thank you for taking such good care of me baby. I love how good you were with me" he said looking at me in the mirror over his shoulder"
"You know I'd do anything for you. I love you" I said feeling my cheeks heat up. I looked up and he was pushing the shorts off and he stood up and even though you could tell he'd lost a few pounds he was still toned and his muscled just defined.
"See something you like?" he asked with a smirk as he stepped into the shower.
"Asshole, you know I could stare at you for hours" I mumbled.
"I heard that, I know feel the same way about you. Your ass and your legs when you're in heels" he called out over the sound of the water.
I laughed softly as I headed out of the bathroom. I went over to the closet and pulled out one of his red button downs. A white undershirt and one of his tailored black pants to iron and all Edward would ever wear black silk boxers.
I was getting the rest of his clothes put back into his bag to take home when the bathroom door opened. I could have swallowed my tongue.
Edward dripping wet, a towel wrapped around his waist and another towel hanging over his shoulders. I would have given my left arm to be the droplet of water running down the valley of his chest. I actually wanted to lick up the bead of water.
"Here are you clothes baby" I said pointing to the freshly pressed pants and shirt.
"Thanks baby you're too good to me"" he remarked as he ran the brush through his wild locks of hair.
When he was dressed and finished tying his shiny black dress shoes after he refused to let me do anything or help him get in any way at all. He was convinced he needed to do everything himself. It was surreal to have him sitting in front of me up and moving around.
"Ready to share me again?" he asked standing up.
"Not really but I'll do what I have to do. I have something for you. I promised I'd have something for you when you woke up" I said turning to his dresser.
"Oh yeah, what's that?" he asked standing up and walking over to me. He traced the dip in the back of my black cami with his index finger.
"I got something for you too, you know if you can be quiet" he whispered. I could feel his eyes boring into the back of my neck.
"No, tonight, if you come home, you can do whatever you want" I said turning slowly and showing him his favorite crimson tide hat.
"Now that's what I'm talking about he said putting it on with the bill to the back and slightly to the left.
"See, I swear you don't look right without that hat, like something is missing" I said kissing him on his cheek.
He took my hand and we walked out of the bedroom and down the stairs. We got to the bottom and I looked at him.
"Are you okay?" I said worried
"yeah, come on Bella, what am I gonna have to do to prove to you that I'm good babe. I'll tell you if I'm not and I promise I won't overdo it" he said lifting my knuckles to his lips and placing a soft kiss on them.
I thought I'd landed in the middle of a bad episode of punked when he led me into the living room my hand still in his.
"Well holy shit he fucking lives" Emmett said as him and Edward stared each other down.
"Emmett watch your-Oh my god my baby" Esme said as she turned into something that resembled an Olympic track star as she sprinted towards Edward and pulled him into her arms.. Edward barked out a laugh.
"Jesus mom, I'm fine. Calm down" he said softly as she squeezed him.
"I know but dammit you had me worried" she said holding him at arm's length.
"You worry about everything woman, I'm fine. Now I got work to do, so let me go ma" Edward complained brushing her off.
"Edward Anthony, you just came back to us after being out for almost three weeks and you're not going to take any time to rest?" Esme demanded.
"If you ask me the boy took enough time to rest, he's showing his dedication. Let the boy be Esme" Edward senior complained as he walked into the room
"Glad to have you back son, now we go to the library it looks like there is some things we need to talk about" he said walking out with Emmett on his heels.
Edward turned to me. "I'll be home in a few hours. Go ahead and go home, get something for us to eat and relax. I'll be there soon. Make sure you lock the doors" he said kissing me on the forehead turning and walking out of the room.
I'm not sure why but at a time when I felt like a hole in my heart should be closing it just felt like a bigger more gaping hole was being ripped into my chest. I watched him walk out laughing about something Emmett had whispered to him and it felt like I was losing him all over again and he was just going right up the hall for a second it felt like I was plugging my nose preparing to be dropped into cold water.
I stood there for a second proud that I stopped myself before I gasped and dissolved into a puddle of tears and said in the most controlled voice I could manage "I'm gonna head home to get his dinner ready for him" not wanting to turn around and look at any of them
"Want some company?" Rosalie asked.
"Yeah that is actually not a bad idea but I need to go get gas in my car and go to the grocery store so you can just drive yourself and just meet me at home I be there right after I go to publix" I said my back still to the room.
"Bella sweetheart, are you sure you're okay?" Esme asked stepping up beside me putting her arm around my shoulder.
"Yeah, I think it's just been a stressful few weeks" I said quickly formulating an excuse.
"Okay, well I'll stop by your house drop off some of yours and Edward's things so you'll be more comfortable before I head home" she said with a sympathetic smile.
"That's fine. I just want to make sure Edward has something to eat when he comes home" I said quietly.
"Bella, I know you were expecting something else when he woke up, like the reaction you just got from him feels wrong, but I'm telling you he would drive you crazy if he was at home with you" she said squeezing my shoulder.
"I know Esme, but it doesn't make me feel any better or make it hurt any less" I said as she hugged me tight.
"I'll see you later, it's gonna be alright" she said. I nodded stiffy and grabbed my purse and keys and all but running towards the door.
Rosalie stopped me with a hand on my shoulder.
"Dude you really shouldn't be by yourself right now" she said
"I really should I need a few minutes to just I don't know I just need a few minutes" I said softly.
"Fine go to the gas station, but I'm meeting you at the store, so hurry up" she said stalking off towards her black Maserati
I felt better when I got in the car and away from the house. I felt even better once I was on the pac highway and in the sun I dropped the top and cranked the Kings of Leon, Closer blared through the angry station I had programmed into my Pandora dock. I turned into a gas station to fill up the car.
Rosalie's face appeared on the screen of my phone as Buck Cherry's crazy bitch screamed from my phone as I stood waiting for the gas pump to click.
"So are you gonna be here soon?" she asked as I replaced the gas pump.
"Yeah I just finished pumping the gas, I'm like five minutes away jeese how the hell did you get there so fast" I asked.
"Meh it wasn't that far, but hey you gotta do me a favor"
I stared at my phone wondering what exactly Rosalie could need from me. "Depends on what it is " I said
"I need you to make whatever you making for Eddie for Emmett too" she pleaded as I slid into the driver's seat. I snorted for a second before I busted into full out laughter
"What the hell are you laughing at Swan" she hissed as I turned up the volume on the GPS.
"Why can't you just cook him something yourself instead of making me slave over a hot fucking stove for my man and yours?" I said my giggles calming down as I drove toward the Publix.
"Because if you remember right you bitch my cooking seems to put people in the hospital and I feel like if I don't learn how soon Emmett is gonna go start sniffing around some other bitches kitchen if you know what I mean" she whined.
"I doubt he would be that stupid, besides he loves you no matter what you can or can't cook for him. You have absolutely nothing to worry about" I said shaking my head.
"That's easy for you to say Ms. Perfect. I heard Edward and Emmett talking; Edward was gloating about how you're a master chef in the kitchen and can deep throat and suck his cock like a porn star. You're the only one with nothing to worry about. Bella seriously you have to help me" she pleaded
I was at a loss for words. I had never seen Rosalie vulnerable. For some reason this bothered me. Rosalie had been my rock. She'd done everything for me.
"Rosalie, you know me. I would do anything for you, you're my sister and I'm gonna help you. Don't even worry; and just for the record. I don't suck anything like a porn star" I kidded to lighten the mood.
"Well you shouldn't have to I mean Daddy gives you everything you need" she teased.
"I can't even fucking believe Alice told you about that. I'm going to kill her, and if you ever speak of it again, I will intentionally poison Emmett's food and blame it on you. Now I'm gonna go I'll be there in a second" I said not even giving her the chance to respond before I ended the call.
A few minutes later I pulled into the parking spot at Publix right next to Rosalie's we both exited our cars and she had an evil smirk on her face.
"I swear Rose, we're not talking about this" I said holding my hand up.
"Oh we won't talk about it now, but we are going to talk about it, you little whore" she whispered.
"I'm going to shake the life out of Alice. Just wait until I have some dirt on her" I grumped.
"Come on you're like the baby sister of the group, we wouldn't be good big sisters if we didn't give you shit" she said softly punching my shoulder.
"Yeah but that night, that was something really private between Edward and I-"
"Bella seriously, in this family, in that house, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy especially with Alice lurking about, the bitch has the hearing of a fucking bat, I swear her ears are like sonar radars. She could work for the feds. I mean the first time I was ever with Emmett, she said repeated something he said to me in the throes of orgasm that had me seriously choking to the point Carlisle had to do the Heimlich maneuver at my first family dinner"
"Oh my god, are you serious?" I asked as we both got carts and headed for the Starbucks at the front of the store.
"An Iced mocha sounds amazing right now" I confessed
"Yeah, it's been a pretty stressful few weeks, are you alright?" she asked.
"For the environment we're in right now. I'm fine" I replied when I got this feeling.
Thankfully Rosalie got my hint and dropped it and stopped talking altogether about family. Her questions turned to food and cooking and I got the feeling she really wanted to learn how to cook.
The whole time we were walking through Publix. I felt like we were being watched.
"Rose, do you feel like we're being followed?" I asked quietly as she bent down to get Emmett's favorite cereal.
"I know we are, there are two Barbie looking bitches from TMZ. They have been on our ass since we were standing in the Starbucks line. I thought you knew, why you said what you said earlier" she calmly looked at another box of cereal.
"Oh my god you evil witch. How come you didn't say anything?" I hissed.
"For one I thought you're figured it out and for another thing is you need to learn. Besides, it's not like we're heisting the dam store, we're grocery shopping. Who cares?" she asked as we went down the aisle I grabbed some noodles and a few cans of crushed tomatoes and fire roasted peppers.
"So do all those things go in the lasagna?" she asked
"Yeah, my lasagna is always really chunky, and I use three different kinds of meat and four different kinds of cheese, the more meat and cheese, the better, especially if you're cooking for guys as big as Emmett and Edward"
The Barbie twins never got too close, and tried not to be obvious but were doing horribly especially when they took the too obvious cell phone video of us at the meat counter. I almost had to confront them, but Rosalie pinched me and told me to behave.
I pretty much forgot about them as we went down a few more aisles and got all the food we needed to stock up both houses. We ended up with three carts and by the time we were headed for the checkout. I rolled my eyes as the put our bags into the baskets while we were all but surrounded by people taking pictures and video with their cell phone and the chicks from TMZ had gotten a couple of camera men.
"Hi Rosalie, where's Emmett?" one of the girls politely asked as we walked out of the store.
I was shocked at how quickly Rosalie turned on the charm. She flipped her hair over her shoulder.
"Hi girls, he's at work, they're working on the ideas for a new club" she smiled brightly
"Hi Bella; It's so good to finally see you, where have you and Edward been? How is he healing from his gunshot wounds?" she asked
"We're both fine. Edward is with Emmett working and I'm grocery shopping. Pretty boring" I joked.
"Bella, how come you and Edward have been so MIA lately? No one has heard or seen either one of you; the Cullen family wouldn't comment on anything. Can you tell us where you guys have been?"
"Well nearly getting shot in broad daylight tends to scare a girl and Edward being my white knight was just protecting me. Nothing more nothing less" I shrugged it off.
"We were at both the Cullen house and Edward's townhouse and saw neither one of you. Can you explain that?" the girl was starting to get pushy.
"Good god woman are you a stalker much? We were at his parent's house. Their property is huge; did you ever think that he had me chained in the basement having his way with me?" I asked and Rosalie covered her snicker with a cough.
"Ooh how fifty shades of grey" The girl said and I think the giggly demon actually swooned I think I almost threw up.
"Yeah no Edward is a lot better than that hack, he's richer and I'm sure a lot better in bed. We were just being a couple out of the public eye and I decided to go with Rosalie grocery shopping. I know pretty boring but sorry girls there is nothing exciting about cooking dinner for your boyfriend" I said as we put the groceries in the trunk of my car.
"Does Edward know how to cook?" the other girl asked.
"You'd have to ask him. I just prefer to cook for him. I'm nothing if not traditional" I winked and waved before getting in the car.
"I swear I become more in awe of you every time we encounter the press" Rosalie laughed as we started our cars. I winked at her and waved as I gunned the engine and left them snapping pictures of my car.
She called me as soon as we were on the freeway speeding towards home. I smiled at her car in the rearview mirror as I answered without even saying hello I explained my reaction to the Barbie bimbos.
We chatted about some other things but the end of the conversation as we exited the freeway and headed up the block towards our gated community turned back to the press as Rosalie commented on how quick I've learned to not let them rattle me too much and to always be so charming.
"It's really nothing. More or less I was seriously just appeasing them and trying not to be a bitch. The last thing I would ever want to do is embarrass Esme and Carlisle and get into trouble with Edward" I said as I pulled into the driveway.
"I doubt you ever could be a bitch and besides you're like Esme's baby. I doubt you would ever embarrass any of us. Seriously Bella it was like you were born for this" Rose said and
"Okay you keep thinking that, now come on and let me teach you about making some lasagna" I said shrugging off her praise
We got all the food into the house and attempted to give Rosalie a cooking lesson, but I have to admit the rumors about Rosalie in the kitchen were true; the girl was a hot mess around food. She became so flustered and crazy that she was making me flustered and crazy and I finally told her to get out and I would feed the guys and would pick up her lessons another time.
I quickly moved around the kitchen fixing everything that Rosalie had left in her tornado of destruction. I looked up and when I heard between the raindrops from my phone began to ring and vibrate.
I balanced it against my shoulder and answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey baby girl, what are you doing?"
I smiled at the velvet voice that came in.
"Making dinner for you and Emmett I tried to teach Rosalie how to make lasagna. But I think I will just cook tonight and give her some lessons another time"
"Babe that girl can't boil water. I think you fighting a losing battle" he said with a laugh
"No I'm not Edward, she is really worried about keeping Emmett happy" I scolded
"Please just like you, she has nothing to worry about, Emmett would never step out on her"
"When are you coming home?" I said changing the subject
"Give me about an hour or so, we're just finishing up some stuff. I just wanted to check on you" he said.
"I'm fine babe, I just got your dinner in the oven and it will be done in about an hour. I miss you" I whispered.
"Miss you too, be home soon" he said and ended the call and I sighed. I seriously have no idea what I felt like I was missing, but shit there was something and I couldn't honestly figure out what it was. I held my phone against my chest and leaned against the counter.
"The family business will always come first"
I turned and Rosalie was standing in the doorway with a large glass of wine.
"What?" I asked
"That's what has your feelings all hurt, you feel like he should be giving more to you when you just got him back from the brink of death but instead you think he's walking right back towards the edge of the cliff and the one thing you need to realize is that the business will always come first, money and power over everything but if he could put you first and when he can put you first he will. You own his heart, but Carlisle and the syndicate own him period. Blood in Blood out" Rosalie said handing me a glass of wine.
"I just- I know it probably looks really fucking stupid but it's like jesus the boy just woke up and instead of-"
"If you were with a normal boy that is exactly how it would go, but you don't got a normal boy, you got a made man, and he is really giving you all he has and if that's not enough, Bella you should really walk away now, he can't change, he won't change. I know, I tried to do it to Emmett and he's nowhere as deep as Edward"
"The first cut is always the deepest and most painful. I'll be fine and I will be strong for him and I love him and I refuse to let this beat me or come between us" I said squaring my shoulders and gulping down my wine.
"That's a girl, you're a bad bitch, you just need a reminder every now and then. It's okay to cry and lean on me"
"I hate feeling like I'm the weak girl I use to be back in Arizona. I mean it wasn't that long ago, but it almost feels like a different lifetime you know?" I asked
"You grew up Bella, you are changing for the better, it's what happens when you have more room to grow and more support" she simply said.
"When did you get so deep?" I asked bumping my shoulder lightly to hers.
"Bitch please, what you thought I was just a pretty face, no way I got some good stuff going on up here" she said tapping her temple with her blood red finger nails.
"Yeah, well I need to go get the bread and salad ready, the guys should be here in about thirty minutes. You think you could handle shredding some lettuce and dicing some tomatoes or is that too far out of your wheel house?" I said kidding.
"Hey! no making fun of me. I really wish I could be a Betty Crocker type bitch like you and Esme but that shit missed me
"No shit, but no worries, I will teach you how to cook if the shit kills me. I think I hear the guys" I said when I heard a couple of car doors slam.
Rosalie looked over at the counter where I'd put the two large pans of lasagna to rest and frowned.
"God I really hate that I couldn't help you more"
"Rose it's honestly no big deal. I'm gonna teach you but the first thing is you have to calm down and remember that shit will happen" I shrugged and grabbed some beers out of the fridge as the boys burst into the back door Edward was seemed pissed.
"Are you fucking kidding me, I all but handed that shit to him, what the fuck dude?" he said his voice coated in venom.
"I don't know bro, for real I wasn't sure how the fuck that shit was supposed to work out" Emmett said.
Edward shrugged him off and rolled his eyes as he walked into the dinning room.
"Fuck me something smells good, hey baby girl you been busy or what?" he asked walking up to me wrapping his arms around me.
"Something like that. I hope you boys are hungry. Rose and I worked really hard on this" I said looking over and winking at her.
"If she had anything to do with this I won't touch it. It means the shit is suspect as hell" Edward said giving the table a suspicious glance.
"Okay well starve, but me and Rose are going to enjoy the fruits of our labor" I said pouring myself another glass of Moscato and inclining my head towards to table asking Rose to join me.
We sat at the table and she put some salad and bread on a plate and handed it to me as I handed her a plate of hot cheesy lasagna. The guys stood there with their mouths gaping open as Rose and I basically forgot they existed and enjoyed our dinner and served each other.
"Wait, this is seriously fucking happening?" Emmett asked with a confused tone to his voice.
"I'm not really sure, the fact that the food looks edible and Rosalie had something to do with it still has me on some other level shit" Edward said.
"Fuck it man, seriously the shit smells too fucking good and I'm fucking starving bro" Emmett said as he came and sat down at the table.
"Are you hungry babe?" Rosalie asked sweetly piling salad and bread on a plate for Emmett.
"Come on doll face, have you met me? I'm a growing boy babe I'm always hungry" Rosalie got up and walked into the ajoining kitchen and came back with another round of beer and handed one to Edward and then sat one in front of Emmett and whispered something in his ear that left a cocky smirk on his face. I honestly didn't even want to know what Rosalie said.
Edward's grumbling stomach eventually got the best of him and he eventually sat down next to me, but by then I was more than a little pissed. Sure Rosalie was a disaster in the kitchen but she tried her ass of and stepped out of her comfort zone to try to learn and he'd just shit all over it, not to mention he dam near ruined the first dinner we would have in our home together.
He reached for my hand and I yanked it away and turned my glare on him.
"What's the matter with you?" he asked filling his plate with lasagna.
"You being a shit head is what's wrong with me" I grumped.
"Look babe I was playing around, just joking, it's no big deal" he said trying again to reach for my hand.
I again yanked it away again and started to eat. Edward sat there like a sullen child but he ate and groaned at how good everything was. I rolled my eyes at him quite a few times. Yeah I was seriously mad at him.
It was mostly quiet as the boys polished off a pan and a half of my lasagna and all the salad and a few more beers. Rosalie suggested we sit outside by the outdoor firepit and finish the wine and I didn't want to but she was acting like she was having such a good time. I started to clear the dishes and clean the kitchen I was in the sink getting some hot soapy water ready for the saucy pan to soak in when his arms came around me from behind.
"I'm sorry I was mean to Rose babe, come on forgive me, I'm sorry" he crooned in my ear.
"she tried really hard Edward and she is seriously embarrassed by this and when you openly mock her it makes it worse, I mean you destroyed Ben's reputation for doing the same thing to me back in Arizona, what makes Rose so different, she's family?" I said as he placed open mouthed kisses along my neck and shoulders.
"I'm sorry babygirl I didn't know it got to you, I promise I won't ever do it again. Dinner was amazing, I'm happy she has you to teach her" he whispered in my ear.
"Are you really sorry or are you just not wanting me to be mad at you?" I asked as he continued to kiss me.
"I never want to do anything to upset you or hurt you, I'm really sorry baby, tell me you forgive me" he whispered, I felt him harden against my back side.
"Edward seriously, we have company, we can't" I whispered pushing back against him.
"Your words say we can't; but your body is telling me you want it" he said his hands moving
"Jesus Edward, what if Emmett or Rosalie walk in?" I whispered as he undid the side zipper to my skirt.
"They know we been apart, they know you were feeling some kind of way when you left my pops house earlier, and they know I need to make things right Bella. I'm sorry baby, I would have loved to have come home with you, but-"
"I know Edward the family has to come first, I just wanted-oh god-to-" I couldn't even finish my sentence before my skirt was pushed down around my thighs and his fingers were pushing inside of me.
"I know baby, you know where I need to be, but you also know where I want to be right?" he questioned as he pushed his fingers in and out of me"
I bit my lip to keep quiet but my moans were escaping and getting louders as he bent me further over the sink"
"I need you please don't stop please" I panted.
"I won't but baby you have to be quiet, you don't want them to come check on you to see why you're screaming do you?" he whispered with a sinister tone to his voice
"No I promise, please baby I need you" my voice whiny and needy
"Such a good girl baby, dam so wet for me. I wanna give you something baby, you can't scream, you make a noise and you tell them what we're doing. Can you promise not to tell?" he teased in my ear as I heard his pants unzip.
He plunged into me deep and hard with one thrust of his hips and his hand came over my mouth as the squeak left my mouth.
You wanna talk about a man who takes what he wants, that's Edward to his very core. The filthy things he whispers in my ear has me on the verge of loosing my mind before he tenses and finishes and pulls out leaving me needy and whimpering and wondering what the fuck just happened.
"That's what happens when you get a wild hair up your ass and pretend you're mad at me. You wanna be mad at me well that's just fanfuckingtastic, but you will discuss that shit with me and just me. I don't need the whole fucking world in our business. I'll decide when I'm ready to give you what you need. I act how I want to act when I want to act like an asshole I will, and you will take it and accept it. I love you Bella, but I run this, not you. And tonight you'll learn what your tantrums get you" he winked as he stuffed himself back into his jeans and walked out the back door onto the back porch. I stood stock still and stunned for a second before my brain caught up to Rosalie's heel clicks getting louder and closer. I quickly pulled my skirt up and was in the process of fixing myself to not look like a freshly used whore when she rounded the corner and stopped dead in her tracks.
"A little slow on the uptake are we, I was fucking afraid of this?" She muttered as I zipped up my skirt. I looked up and knew the look in my eyes must have been murderous because she raised an eyebrow and stepped back.
"Who the fuck does he think he is?" I seethed.
"Uhh, what? I don't-" Rosalie stuttered.
"He fucking thinks he is some kind of fucking king that has his whore waiting on bended knee to service his every whim, are you fucking kidding me?" I stamped my foot like a petulant child.
"Okay before you go out there halfcocked and insane can I give you a little tip?" Rosalie asked her voice guarded.
"Why not, can you tell me why the fuck he thinks it's cool to use to me to get his rocks off and not give a-"
"Bella you just basically disrespected him in front of one of his men, Emmett may be his brother but this business runs on loyalty respect and his ability to command his crews, if he can't even get his woman to control her temper and you acted like that in front of someone who wasn't family. Edward and the family stand to lose a lot, in this business respect is everything, and if he can't trust you to honor that then…." Her voice trailed off.
"But he-"
"It doesn't matter what he says or what he does, you handle your shit with him at home in private, as far as the rest of the world should know you have the perfect marriage, no one needs to see or hear it. The way you acted, had Carlisle been here. I hate to think, but seriously, he needed to get control back, and his mission was accomplished and it looks like his victory was flawless" Rosalie said setting her empty wine glass on the counter and walking out.
I couldn't believe it, as I thought about how I acted at dinner, it was out of character for me, but for Edward to take me like that with his brother less than fifty feet away where he would have humiliated me if he had-
"Jesus fucking Christ" I muttered as the realization hit me. Humiliation and loss of respect i.
Duh. I had to fix this, I had to show him I could behave and I would never challenge him in public again. The last thing I would ever want to do is make Edward embarrassed or be the cause of him losing business, if anything I wanted to be the reason he would be on top.
Edward was outside with the Emmett for a while. I stayed in the house giving him space and cleaning the kitchen. I was just finishing the dishwasher when I felt his arms around me.
"Hey, you gonna come outside?" he whispered in my ear.
I was fighting back the tears. "Edward; I'm so sorry baby" I squeaked out as the my traitorous tears began to fall.
"Bella; Bella baby you have so much to learn. I didn't want to do that to you, but I never want you to be experience being corrected by my father or worse, my grandfather" he said his lips ghosting over my ear.
"I was so mad at you; I swear I almost-"
"I know, Bella I heard everything and I'm going to love teaching you, but most of all I'm going to love being able to love you" he said turning me around in his arms holding me to his chest.
"I think we're going to have one hell of love story" I said softly pressing my lips to his neck
"A thousand fucking years from now they'll talk about you and me" he said resting his head against mine.
"No they're going to talk about how fucking nauseating the two of you are" Rosalie said standing in the doorway with her back to Emmett's chest",
No. all you are fucking wrong. They are going to talk about our family and how we are a strong tight awesome family.
"I can live with that" Edward said with a nod to Emmett.
A/N: I just want to say thank you to all of you who have stuck in with me. I also want to say that I'm working on getting the Bronx Bombers taken to a OF and ready for publishing. So I have a lot on my plate.
This chapter is a happy birthday so one of the best fans a writer could ask for: Nicole Graham. Happy birthday my friend! Thank you for always having my back. I hope you enjoy this!