BPOV
The first thing I notice when I wake up is that I'm oddly warm. It doesn't take me long to figure out why. I'm under a mountain of blankets in our giant bed, and Edward is nowhere to be found. Slipping out of bed, I throw on one of his t-shirts before going in search of my mate..
As soon as I open the bedroom door, I'm assaulted with the smell of breakfast. The smell draws me in and I quickly make my way through the living room to the kitchen where I find my Edward cooking. He's shirtless and his pajama pants are hanging so low on his hips that it make me lick my lips. He's seriously delicious.
It's impossible to sneak up on a vampire, so of course he knows the minute I walk through the door.
"Good morning love. How did you sleep?" he asks smiling at me.
"I slept really well. Better than I have in a week. I missed you when I woke up though." I tell him while coming over and laying my face against his chest. I'm still trying to wake up.
He, of course, puts his arms around me, and kisses the top of my head.
"I'm sorry. I wanted to make you breakfast. I was hoping you would stay asleep so I could bring it to you in bed."
"I got hot without you." I tell him, looking up into his eyes and pouting.
"I'm sorry. I should have taken some of the blankets off of you before I left, but you looked so cute under that mountain."
"By the way, how did I get into bed? The last thing I remember, we were…in front of the fire." I ask him, my cheeks turning red.
"Once you fell asleep, I carried you to bed and tucked you in. I didn't want you to hurt your back by sleeping on the floor." He's seriously the sweetest man ever.
"Oh. Well thank you."
"No problem." He tells me and kisses my lips lightly. "Your breakfast is finished. I hope it tastes okay. I made it all by myself."
"Wow, I'm impressed." I tell him, and I really am. There's pancakes, bacon, and what looks like fresh squeezed orange juice. It all looks and smells great.
He makes me a plate and I take a seat at the island to eat.
"So I was thinking that maybe we could go for a hike today." He tells me and I just raise one eyebrow at him.
"A hike?" I say after swallowing the food in my mouth. "You want to take me hiking?"
"Well there's probably some beautiful views up the mountain a little bit. I thought you might want to explore and find some. I can carry you if you'd like."
"No, I can walk. I hope Alice packed me comfortable boots though."
"She did, I made sure of it. I'll pack a bag with our skates in it in case we find a pond. We can also take a picnic lunch if you'd like."
"Sure that sounds great."
"Good. We'll go once you've finished eating."
After breakfast, which was surprisingly very good, we headed upstairs to get dressed. Edward insisted that I dress really warm. If I thought I was dressed like an eskimo before, I was wrong. I have on a tight, long sleeve t shirt over a tank top and bra, with a light blue sweater over it. My sweater matches my new winter set from Rosalie; sometimes you gotta love Alice. I have thermal leggings on over my panties, and on my feet I have wool socks on under my hiking boots. I feel like a marshmallow and I don't even have my coat on yet.
Edward is in the kitchen packing food for us to take with us and our skates, and as soon as I'm dressed, I go to meet him. As I enter the kitchen, he zips up a backpack and throwing it onto his shoulder.
"You ready, love?"
"Yep."
"Good, make sure you put your coat on."
I just roll my eyes as I head into the living room to grab my coat and put my hat, gloves, and scarf on.
Once I'm sufficiently bundled up, we head out. Edward wants to hike up the mountain a bit to see if we can find a pond to skate on. I don't know much about hiking or mountains or directions, so I just follow his lead. He takes my gloved hand in his bare one before leading us on and up.
We've been hiking for about an hour when we find a clearing in the mountain. We decide to explore it a bit and find a beautiful frozen pond surrounded by trees and mountains. It's so beautiful, it takes my breath away.
"Wow" I breathe out.
"Yeah." Edward whispers back.
We walk over to a fallen tree to sit down and Edward takes his backpack off.
"You ready to try skating, love?" He asks pulling out our skates and undoing his shoes.
"I think so." I answer while chewing on my bottom lip. I'm a little nervous.
Edward picks up my feet one by one to put my skates on for me. I want to protest that I can put my own skates on, but I know how much it means to him to take care of me, so I let him do it.
Once we're both suited up, he stands and helps me up. My legs are shaking as I awkwardly waddle my way to the pond. Edward insists on going first to try it out for safety reasons, and I have the pleasure of watching him skate alone for a few minutes. He's so beautiful and graceful; I know vampires are automatically that way, but I can't help thinking he has a little extra. He moves like he's dancing, slowly and surely gliding along the ice. It takes a few minutes before he deems it safe enough for me.
He takes my hands and slowly helps me walk until I'm almost on the ice. Before I can step on, I jerk him to a halt.
"Please don't let me fall." I beg looking up into his eyes.
"Never" he replies making my heart skip a beat.
I nod and let him pull me onto the ice.
At first I look like a baby deer learning to walk, but the more I try, the better I get. I remember this feeling from when I skated as a kid and I'm not great, but at least I can hold my own.
"See I knew you could do it" Edward says once he's confident enough to let me go on my own.
I smile at him as I slowly skate around. Every now and then I have to throw my arms out to regain my balance and I'm sure I look like a mentally handicapped bird.
Edward bursts out laughing.
"You look beautiful, love. You look like every bit of the swan you are."
I blush and concentrate on skating. Edward takes my hands, not to guide me, but just so we can skate together, and I love it. I feel so graceful and beautiful.
After a half hour or so, I'm ready to take a break. I've always considered myself to be in pretty good shape but my legs are starting to ache in muscles I didn't even know I had.
"You ready for a lunch break, love?" he asks worried and I just nod at him.
We go back on the fallen tree to sit and Edward pulls the food out of his bag.
"This is all I could think of that would stay fresh without a cooler." He says looking embarrassed at the peanut butter and jelly sandwich in his hand.
"This is great, Edward. I haven't had a PB&J in forever." I really am excited. There's no beating a classic.
He smiles while handing me the sandwich and a water bottle.
It doesn't take me long to finish my lunch, I didn't realize how hungry I was.
"Do you want to skate some more, or do you want to go back to the cabin?" Edward asks as he takes my trash and puts it into his bag.
"Let's go back to the house. I wanna get warm and rest my legs."
"Okay love. Do you want me to carry you?" He asks. I can see the worry all over his face and it's so sweet.
"No Edward, I'm fine. But before we go can we do something?"
"Sure love. Anything you want."
"Let's take a picture. Did you bring your phone? I never want to forget this place." I ask sheepishly.
"That sounds perfect. We can set the timer and then put it on that tree right there. That way it will get both of us and the scenery in the picture."
I quickly agree and he goes to set up the camera. Taking our places on the ice we pose for our pictures. We take one of us smiling, and one of us kissing. They're beautiful and I want to make them poster size and hang them up in my room.
Once he puts his phone away, Edward slings his bag over his shoulder and grabs my hand.
It takes us less time to get down the mountain than it did to climb up it, and were at the house before I know it.
I guess Edward was right about my eskimo clothes because all I can think about right now is getting warm. I'm frozen to the bone, and can almost hear my bones creaking with every step.
After dropping our shoes and coats off in the entryway, Edward swings me up into his arms and runs to the bathtub. I'm so excited, I've been wanting to try this tub out since we got here. He fills the tub with water and squirts in a little of my vanilla bubble bath before turning to me and pulling my shirt off. I'm shivering so I'm not much help in getting my clothes off, but it doesn't seem like Edward needs it. In less than a minute, I'm naked and he helps me step into the water. It feels so good against my cold skin and I sink down until the water is up to my chin. Edward quickly undresses himself and climbs into the other side.
The tub is almost a triangle shape without the sharp point at the end. The end with our feet is skinny and then it widens so that there is room for more than one set of shoulders. There are headrests behind us and jets all around.
Once Edward sits down, he lifts his arm so that I can duck under it and lay against his chest. The warm water is seeping into both of us, warming our skin. His will never be as warm as mine but it's nice to cuddle with him without having to worry about it. Lifting a hand, he flips the jets on and I moan as they massage my body. My muscles are sore from our hike and skating today, so this is like a religious experience.
When I moan again, Edward tenses underneath me.
"Bella, please. You're killing me with those noises."
"I'm sorry." I moan. "It's hitting just the right spot."
He groans like he's in pain.
His hand that is running up and down my arm, slips down to my waist and holds on tight. When he starts tracing patterns on my belly with his other hand, I'm moaning for a completely different reason. When I maneuver my body to kiss him, a jet hits my core and I moan out. I try to move away but Edward holds my hips in place. His eyes are black as he watches between my legs. His fingers come up to play with my nipples and I moan again. Leaving the jet blowing on my clit, he reaches down and slowly sinks one of his fingers into me. He pumps it in and out in the same rhythm that he fingers on my nipples are using. I don't know if I can take any more of this, the pleasure is so intense that I feel like I'm going to burst.
"Edward" I whimper
"Come for me Bella. Now" he orders and simultaneously sticks another finger inside of me. That throws me over the edge and I come harder than I ever have before.
Before I can come completely down from my high, his mouth is on mine and he pulls me into his lap. I moan into his mouth as his hardness comes into the contact with my core. There really is something to be said about vampire stamina. After he brushes against my clit a few times, I cant take it anymore and I slam myself down on him.
"Bella" he yells out and grabs my hips with his hands.
He always feels so good inside of me and I can feel myself building up again. I start moving up and down on him quickly chasing my orgasm. He's so beautiful with his head thrown back and water dripping out of his hair down to his chest and rippling into the tub. Suddenly he grabs my hips and pulls me down hard on him. I cry out in pleasure as I come around him and he spills into me.
I fall onto his chest exhausted and panting. He is breathing hard, even though he doesn't need to, and running his hands all over my body.
"Jesus, woman, you're going to kill me."
But what a way to go. I think to him and smile when he laughs lightly.
"I love you so much, sweetheart." He whispers to me, breaking the silence.
"I love you too, Edward. More than my own life." His breath hitches and he holds me to him tighter.
After a few minutes, I break out intimate silence, "Edward I think we need to get out, I'm all pruney."
"Okay love." He tells me laughing.
He gently lifts me off of him and we both groan. Standing up, he picks me up and gets out of the tub. He sets me on my feet on the bath mat before grabbing a towel and drying my body.
"Why don't you go get dressed while I drain the tub and clean up in here." He tells me. I nod in reply and he kisses my forehead before I turn to leave.
In the bedroom, I search through his suitcase for one of his button-up shirts and throw it on. Finding some clean, lacy panties out of my bag, I put those on too. I wonder why Alice packed me so many suitcases and only packed Edward one. She should have known that I would just steal his clothes. I guess she was hoping that I would change my mind and wear some of my own.
I'm brushing my hair on the bed when Edward comes in with just a towel around his waist. My mouth goes dry and I have to force my eyes away. He's dressed in less than a second and comes to sit next to me taking the brush from my hand to run it gently through my hair.
"What do you want for dinner, sweetheart?" he asks me. "I had the housekeeper make several meals and put them in the refrigerator for you. I didn't want you to have to cook."
"We have a housekeeper?" I ask him.
"Really she's a house sitter and a housekeeper. She stays here all year round including when the owner is here. Since we're buying the property, I will be giving her time off when we're here so that we can have our privacy."
"Okay. So really she lives here?"
"She takes care of the house, yes, but we own it."
"Hmm" I hum in reply. I'm not sure how I feel about someone else living in my house when I'm not there. Does she sleep in our bed? Take baths in our bathtub? I blush at that last thought.
"The master suite will be locked at all times, love. She has her own bedroom that is off of the kitchen. She has orders not to come into this room. This is our place. I don't want anyone else in here."
"Good" I tell him as he sets the brush down. "I'm starving, lets go see how good of a cook Ms. Housekeeper is."
After warming up some chicken picatta and vegetables, we head back into the bedroom. I want to eat in front of the fire, so Edward started one for me.
The food is delicious and I'm looking forward to eating more of it tomorrow. Edward takes my plate into the kitchen once it's empty and I move to lay down on the rug in front of the fire. He comes back a few minutes later with chocolate dipped strawberries.
"Mmm where have you been hiding those?" I ask him licking my lips as he sits next to me on the floor.
"I made them this morning. I hid them in the back of the fridge."
"Chocolate dipped strawberries are my favorite." I tell him, eyeing the plate like a lion hunting a gazelle.
"I know." He says with a smirk. Stupid all-knowing vampire.
When I reach for one, he pulls the tray away. I pout up at him and he chuckles.
"I would like to feed you love. Is that okay?" he asks shyly.
"Um yeah I guess."
Picking up the strawberry, he puts it to my lips and allows me to take a bite. I moan as the flavors explode in my mouth. He quickly offers me the next one and I greedily open my mouth for it.
After 5 strawberries, I'm full and happy. Edward sets the plate down on the table between the chairs and lays back down with me. He pulls me onto his chest and combs his fingers through my hair before taking my left hand in his and laying them together on his chest. We lay in comfortable silence until he starts fidgeting and pulls my face up to look into my eyes.
"I love you so much Bella. Everything I am is because of you. You are made for me and I, you. My world is nothing if you aren't in it. We are two halves of a whole, incomplete without the other. I didn't even know that I could love anything as wholly and unconditionally as I love you."
I'm speechless as I look into his eyes and he bears his soul to me.
"Bella…I want no one else for the rest of eternity and I hope you feel the same way. I want you with me forever, as my mate, my lover, my girlfriend, my sweetheart, my love, my heart and soul. But most of all, I want you as my wife. Isabella will you marry me?"
My jaw hits my chest as I stare at him in shock. There's something cold nestled around my ring finger and when I look down I see the most beautiful ring. It's an oval shape with diamonds encrusted all over the face. It's old-fashioned and perfect.
"This was my mother's. Carlisle saved it after she died. She always told me that I would one day give it to the woman who had my heart. The one who knew me better than I know myself."
"Edward" I whisper as tears roll down my cheeks.
"Marry me Bella. Be my wife. Forever."
"Yes!" I squeal out. Of course! How could he think I would say no? This is what I've always wanted.
I lean over and lay a passionate kiss on his lips before he breaks away chuckling. He wipes the tears away from my face, before leaning his forehead against mine and smiling.
"Forever." He says looking deep into my eyes.
I smile at him before kissing his nose.
"Forever."