CPOV
"How did you do all of this?" Esme asks as I pull out her chair for her.
"It wasn't that hard." I shrug. "Besides I had to do something while you took an eternity to get ready…although I have to say I'm pleased with the final outcome." I smile at her and she snorts—not a particularly lovely sound, but it makes me smile.
"Are you hungry, angel?"
"Starving" she moans and her stomach agrees with a growl.
"Well I hope you like what I made. I wanted to make you a beach-inspired dish, but I've very wary of seafood during pregnancy and I didn't want to risk it. So instead I made you a steak, baked potato, and assorted vegetables. For dessert, there's ice cream sundae supplies."
"Wow." She says. "You really are the perfect man."
I just laugh and lift the cover off her plate so she can eat—which she does with vigor. The moans and sighs she makes as she eats are making my pants slightly uncomfortable and I shift around to help ease the discomfort.
"Are you okay?" she asks.
"Of course." I tell her with a smile.
The sun sets along the horizon as she finishes her meal, and we sit in silence watching the beauty unfold before us. Once it's dark, she sighs and turns to me with a smile.
"Dessert?"
I laugh at the hopeful look on her face.
"Go on up. I'll clean up down here."
She nods and walks up the beach carrying her sandals in her hand. The skirt she's wearing accentuates her backside and it makes my mouth water. I catch myself staring and look away trying to be a gentleman.
It doesn't take me long to clean up our dinner mess. Everything goes back in the storage closet where I got it and I run off to find Esme. Eventually, I find her in the kitchen piling an ice cream sundae with whipped cream.
"Hey, did you find everything alright?" I ask coming over to put my arm around her waist and kiss her temple.
"Yep. Peanut likes ice cream." She smiles at me and I wipe whipped cream off the corner of her mouth. Before I can pull my hand away, she sucks my finger into her mouth. I moan at the feeling of her hot mouth around my cold skin as she licks the sugary cream from my finger.
"Mmmm" she moans as she releases my finger with a pop, and I take her mouth with mine.
"You're a little vixen, Esme." I whisper against her lips and she giggles. It takes everything in me to pull way so she can eat her ice cream, but somehow I manage to.
"Would you like to sit outside with me?" I ask and she nods. I whisk her up into my arms and run upstairs to our room. Outside the glass wall of our bedroom is a patio and I sit down on one of the soft chairs outside. Esme settles into my lap and continues eating her ice cream which she finishes in record time.
"It's so beautiful here." She says leaning against my chest and watching the moon reflect off of the sea.
"Yes it is. I wonder if Edward and Bella would be okay if I had a house built here."
"No, I wouldn't want to invade their island. Besides, it's kind of nice to know I can run outside naked and no one will see me."
I have to suppress a growl at the image of Esme's naked body under the pale moonlight against the backdrop of the dark ocean
"Is that something you're planning to do?" I ask her. I definitely wouldn't want to miss that.
"Probably not." She shrugs. "But it's nice to know I have the option."
I chuckle and kiss her head. Her spunk is one of the reasons I love her so much.
We enjoy the twinkling stars for awhile until she yawns against my chest.
"Time for bed, sweetheart?"
"I guess."
I don't want to let go of her so I carry her into our bedroom and lay a soft kiss on her lips before setting her down in front of her dresser.
"Carlisle, can I have one of your shirts to sleep in?"
"Of course, angel."
I dig through my dresser and hand her a soft, cotton v-neck.
"Thank you."
She walks into the bathroom with it and I hear her brushing her teeth and washing her face. After taking off my shirt and exchanging my khakis for sleep pants, I climb into bed to wait for her. When she comes out her face is fresh and clean, and she looks so young and beautiful. She's wearing my shirt and nothing else, and it's so big that the v-neck falls between her gorgeous breasts and the hem falls to her mid-thigh. I love that she's so much smaller than me. I feel like I can protect her better because I can cover her whole body with mine. Her hair is still in a braid and she's carrying her hairbrush which she set down on her nightstand before undoing her braid.
"Can I brush your hair?" Comes out of my mouth without checking with my brain first.
"Um sure." She says, giving me a strange look.
I take her brush in my right hand and use my left to swoop all of her hair to fall over her back as she sits cross-legged facing away from me. I take my time brushing through her hair, starting at the bottom and working my way up being extra careful to not snag any tangles.
"I love the way you take care of me." She whispers and my heart swells with pride.
"You can't imagine how much it means to me that you feel that way." I say softly.
"What do you mean?"
"The sole purpose of a male vampire is to take care of his mate. It's why we're here. It's what gives us purpose. From the moment I saw you, I wanted to make sure you have everything you could ever want and need. It makes me happy to make you happy." By now her hair is falling down her back in a river of liquid caramel.
She turns and takes my face in her hands.
"You do make me happy. I'm so ecstatically happy that sometimes I can't do anything but smile."
"Good." I smile at her. "That's how it should be."
"I love you, Carlisle."
"I love you too, Esme. You have no idea how much."
"I think I do." She whispers and kisses my lips. She's pouring love and passion into this kiss and it makes me moan. I lay her down on her back and let the soft pillows cradle her head.
"Mmm I love your mouth." She whispers against my lips.
"It loves you too" I smile at her giggle before kissing her again. My hand goes down to her thigh and caresses the soft skin there before pulling her leg up over my hip. She gasps and I take the opportunity to lick along the inside of her mouth, groaning at her taste.
"More." She moans into my mouth and her nails scratch against my shoulders. Sitting up, I reach for the hem of her shirt, and look at her for permission and receive a nod. I groan out loud when I see she's completely naked underneath. Her arousal is thick in the air and my mouth waters at the scent. My hands run up her body as I lay back down, eventually smoothing her hair that's disheveled from slipping the shirt over her head.
"You're a goddess, Esme." I whisper to her and she smiles at me as she takes my lips with a new hunger.
While I absolutely love her mouth, I need to taste other parts of her. My lips move over her jaw down to her neck sucking the skin as I go. My tongue darts out to taste her pulse point and she moans. I can feel her heat through the thin material of my pants and it's both exhilarating and excruciating. My mouth travels down her neck to her chest and eventually to the valley between her breasts. She turns her body and arches her back so much mouth lands on her breast where she wants it. She whimpers and I quickly do what she wants. The skin here is so soft as I suck and kiss along the swell of her breast eventually reaching her nipple.
"Oh god." She moans as my tongue circles the tender flesh and I moan in reply.
Once I've given her breasts adequate attention, I move on to her gorgeous baby bump. Giving a quick kiss to my peanut, I move lower. When I kiss the soft skin of her hipbone (my favorite place on her body) I moan. She feels softer than rose petals against my lips. I suck the sensitive skin into my mouth and she growls low in her throat. The sound tells me how she may sound if she ever becomes a vampire and I almost fall apart when I hear it.
Kissing and licking my way from one hipbone to the other, I give that one special attention too. She must be very sensitive there because she whimpers and growls as I work it over with my tongue.
Eventually I tear myself away from her hip, leaving a small love bite behind, and kiss down to her thigh. When I move my face to her center, she pulls away.
"Esme?" I ask looking up into her nervous eyes.
"You don't have to…I mean I don't…no one's ever…" She stammers and I smile.
"I won't if it makes you uncomfortable, but I would really like to, actually thats a lie, I would absolutely love to. I've been dreaming about it for a long time." Her legs relax a little at my words.
"Are you sure?" she whispers still a little nervous.
"Completely. It's vampire instinct to love you with my mouth, but I won't if you don't want me to. Just say the word. This is your show sweetheart, remember?"
She bites her lip for a second before nodding and relaxing her legs.
"Thank you." I whisper and kiss her inner thigh.
I nudge her legs apart so I can see all of her and she blushes as she complies. She opens in front of me like a delicate flower and I'm convinced I've never seen anything more beautiful in my entire existence.
"You're even beautiful, here." I whisper and place my nose on her soft patch of hair so I can inhale her sweetness. I growl and the vibrations must transfer to her body because she moans and her arousal increases. I want to start out slow so I don't frighten her so I start by placing open-mouthed kisses on each of her outer lips. Her moans tell me I'm doing something right so I tentatively circle her swollen clit with the tip of my cold tongue. When her hips buck into my face, I smile. Slowly, I explore every inch of her with my tongue until she's writhing on the bed. I know what she needs and I'm eager to give it to her as I move my mouth up to her clit, teasing it with my tongue before sucking it into my mouth. She shatters against my tongue unconsciously rubbing her sex all over my face to prolong her orgasm. I love it and lick up everything she gives me, it's like she marking me and it couldn't be sexier.
"Mmm" I hum and lick her as she comes down from her high. She spasms around my tongue and I groan. I lift my head, licking my lips and find her eyes still closed in ecstasy. I lay small kisses all over her skin as I make my way back to her mouth.
"That was…that was amazing." She whispers with her eyes shut and my chest puffs out in pride that I pleased her.
"Yes it was." I agree and kiss her cheek softly.
"You mean you…liked doing that?" she looks nervous and I smile at her.
"I loved it. Your body is extremely sexy, every inch of it."
"So we can do that again?"
"Anytime you want, angel." I tell her and I mean it.
"What about…you?" she asks gesturing to the large, steel tent in my pants.
"I'll be fine. If it makes you uncomfortable I can leave until I…calm down."
"No" she says loudly and I look at her confused. "Can I um…I want to see all of you too." She bites her lip at her words.
"I'm yours, sweetheart. Whatever you want, you can have." I tell her. "But don't make yourself uncomfortable. I'm perfectly happy stopping here."
She doesn't answer, she just moves her hands to the waistband of my pants and pulls them down to my ankles where I promptly kick them off. She takes her time looking at me, her gaze traveling from my bare feet, up my legs, and finally stops as she takes in my erection. I'm oddly nervous as she inspects me, and I ache to please her.
"You're beautiful." She whispers and I breathe a sigh of relief. "You belong in a painting or a statue somewhere. How did I ever get so lucky?"
"Believe me, angel, I'm nothing compared to you. If Leonardo Di Vinci had met you, Mona Lisa would be a nobody and you would have been the standard of beauty for centuries."
She doesn't say anything in reply, she just fuses her mouth to mine in a passionate kiss. After several minutes of intense loving each other with our mouths, she rolls on her back and pulls me with her. I have to pull back and look at her.
"Angel, I can't do this. It's too difficult to stop. Being like this and laying here with your gorgeous body under mine. I can feel your skin against every inch of me and I'm afraid I won't be able to stop."
"Then don't stop." She whispers and I'm shocked.
"Are you sure? I would love nothing more than to make love to you, angel, but you have to be sure. I refuse to let you regret this."
"I'm sure Carlisle. I love you and I'm not scared. I want to love you completely with my body and I want you to do the same. I need it. Please."
"Don't beg angel. You should never have to beg for anything." I whisper before kissing her again. I want her so badly, but all of the sudden I feel like a teenage virgin.
"You're sure?" I ask one more time placing myself at her entrance. I almost groan at the heat and wetness there just waiting to envelope me.
"I've never been more sure of anything in my life. Love me Carlisle."
That's all I need to hear and I start to slowly push forward. She feels like heaven and I have to concentrate to go slow. I never knew it could be like this.
"I love you so much." I whispers into her ear as I bury my face in her neck.
"I love you too. So much." She moans. "Move please. You're killing me, Carlisle."
I live to give her what she wants. As I move slowly in and out, her wet heat clenches around me. I never knew I could feel completely one with someone. It's like I can feel her in my soul.
"You're my everything." I whisper to her.
I can tell she's getting close. She's whimpering and moaning, and for the first time, I feel her orgasm while I'm deep inside of her. She squeezes me tight and I release myself into her. I growl with my orgasm as I lose myself in the pleasure of her body.
She's sweaty and panting as we both come down from our highs.
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." I whisper in between feather-lite kisses I'm laying on her neck. When wetness hits my face, my head shoots up in concern. There are tears streaming down Esme's face from her closed eyes.
"What's wrong? Did I hurt you? Esme, please talk to me." I'm sure she can feel my worry as she smiles and opens her eyes. She takes my face in her hands and lays the sweetest kiss on my lips.
"Everything's absolutely perfect." She says still crying softly.
"They why are you crying? I don't understand." I tell her, begging for her to just throw me a bone.
"This is what love is supposed to feel like. I've been missing it my whole life and I've been looking for it. I just didn't know it was you I was looking for. I couldn't experience that with anyone else. I was made to love you and be loved by you. I'm not upset. I'm happy. This was perfect."
"Yeah it was." I grin at her and she returns it.
Esme whines when I pull out of her and go into the bathroom. Quickly I wet a washcloth and appear back at her side. When I try to open her legs, she clenches them together.
"I can do that." She says blushing.
"Please, let me take care of you." Apparently that's the magic phrase because she opens for me. The sight of our mixed arousal dripping our of her makes me growl, and I carefully swipe the warm cloth through her swollen, pink folds. Once I'm done, I throw it into the bathroom and climb back into bed with my mate. When I gather her into my arms, we both sigh. Her naked body pressed against mine awakens my body again, but I quickly will it to calm down. She needs rest, not another round.
"Sleep my angel." I whisper in her ear and comb my fingers through her hair.
She sighs and snuggles deeper into me like she can't get close enough, and I feel the same way. I will never get enough of her.