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She is fire, coursing through me, consuming everything in me. All of my hate, all of my doubt, all of my pain, all of my sorrow, leaving nothing but the brightness of the flame. Leaving nothing but the light.

Bella

He looked at me in shock.

"I thought..."

"What?" I asked feeling slightly embarrassed, "That I didn't want sex just because I'm a virgin."

"I just had figured that you were wanting to wait."

"Why would you think that?"

"Before, in your bed, when you said that nothing had happened with Edward."

"That was his idea, not mine. Every time I brought it up he rejected me. He practically jumped out the window one night trying to get away from me. I just always assumed that he didn't want me like that. After he left, I've had a hard time trying to believe that anyone would want me like that."

I knew that he was looking at me, but all I could do was stare at my knees.

"Edward was a fool."

"Well what does that say about me then? I'm the one that was stupid enough to fall for him."

"It says that your heart is big enough to feel love. You tried to accept him for who he was, but he took advantage of your trust by leading you along. He knew full well of your needs, and refused to find a way to fulfill them."

"I wasn't going to force him..."

"I'm not talking about that. What you tell me of him...he never showed you affection. He didn't care for you, and he didn't stand by you when you needed him. A man is supposed to hold his woman's hand when she hurts, he's supposed to smile with her when she smiles, and keep her safe from those who would take advantage of her. She should be able to confide in him, and she should be allowed to know him by more than just his name."

"Maybe it was like that before, when you met your ex wife, but it's not like that anymore. Nobody does stuff like that anymore. Nobody cares..."

"I care! Maybe no one else does now, but I do!" He put a hand under my chin, and guided me up to look him in the eye, "It wouldn't be like it was before with me. I will care for you better than he ever could."

The hand under my chin moved up to stroke the hair out of my face and behind my ear. He leaned in and softly, pressed his lips against mine. His hand was cool against my cheek as his lips slipped over and against mine. My hands moved to his lower back, brushing up underneath his shirt, pulling him flush against me. My hands slowly made their way up his back, my nails dragging against his skin as I did so. He deepened the kiss, and let out a moan as I nipped at his bottom lip. I brought my hands up to the first button on his shirt, and paused. He pulled back from the kiss and leaned his forehead against mine.

"Only if you want to," he said, his voice heavy with desire.

I pressed my mouth back against his and he moaned again. I undid the button, then all of the ones following it, and pushed the shirt from his shoulders. I opened my legs to straddle him. I could feel his hardness pressing into me. His hands went to my behind, gently pressing my down into him. I angled my hips for more contact as he pressed me towards him again, this time letting out a low growl. I pulled back, suddenly remembering how thirsty this must have been making him. He looked up at me confused.

"What is it?" he asked.

"Doesn't this bother you?"

"No, why? Is it bothering you?" he replied, this time sounding concerned.

"No, I'm mean, the thirst."

"Oh!" he said, suddenly smiling, "No, it doesn't bother me like that. I'm not entirely what you would call a rookie."