Chapter 19: Inferno
Bella and I rushed around the bedroom. Throwing on the first articles of clothing we could find. For me that meant my blue jeans that were on the floor that I quickly paired with a dark reddish brown funky looking turtleneck shirt that I grabbed out of the closet. While I dressed, Bella put together an odd assemble of her own, which happened to be a pair of black and blue striped tights, a red and green spotted blouse and an orange skirt. Though the outfit was peculiar, she looked absolutely beautiful.
It was early Saturday evening and we were in a hurry to get dressed before Alice and Jasper arrived to carry out our plans for this evening. Our agenda was for them to meet up here and for all of us to go out to a restaurant so Bella could enjoy a nice dinner instead of eating gas station snacks for dinner as she had for breakfast and lunch, then go do something fun. Which Alice was keeping that part of our evening under wraps.
Even though we had made these plans with Alice this morning when she called. Bella and I were dashing around the room now, trying to locate our shoes, knowing that my brother and sister would be here soon. We were in a rush all because we had gotten a little side tracked earlier and ended up on the bed making love instead of giving ourselves a reasonable enough time to get ready. We only finished when Alice called, letting us know that she and Jasper would be here in less than ten minutes. Almost nine minutes had passed since then, if only we had stopped out enjoyment when she called instead of a couple minutes ago. Time was really slipping away from us.
Looking around the room I finally found my left shoe by the closest, right underneath a large pile of torn fabric from those crazy purple pecker pillows that I tore with my teeth. I put my shoe on and ended up finding the other one under the bed. That poor bed has surely seen better days, the headboard is mangled beyond repair and the mattress has bite marks as well as holes from my fingers.
I definitely owe my brother and sister a new mattress and frame. I ruined it as well as the wall above the headboard. It's cracked into a million pieces, going all the way up to the ceiling. It looks horrible. I'm just glad that it's the bed and wall and not my Bella that's hurt, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I ever harmed her. With each time we make love as amazing as it is, the morid possibility of doing the unthinkable lingers right around the corner along with the monster who is biding his time, taunting me. I badly wish the monster would go away once and for all. I'm running out of those crazy pillows to bite and each time we are one the urge to bite seems to get even more powerful than the last.
"Found it!" Bella called out as she stood by the window, holding up her missing shoe in triumph. Her voice pulled me out of my thoughts. She put it on at the same time I heard my siblings pull up. "Now how did my left shoe get on the window sill?"
"I'm not sure." I shrugged my shoulders.
Looking around the messy room it was obvious that we had been having fun and not caring about being neat. Nothing was organized. Since last night we haven't been doing much else but making love, with the exception of taking little breaks for her sake. The order of the room really collaborated on that.
"Yoo-hoo! We are here!" Alice's cheerful wind chime voice called out as the front door opened.
"We're in the bedroom." I called out to my sister.
Jasper and Alice had entered the living room now. I heard their thoughts. Hers were very enthusiastic to see Bella and go out in the town for a while. His thoughts were a bit hesitant, worried about interrupting us. However, Alice knew we were dressed and he trusted her.
Bella's chocolate brown eyes widen. "We got dressed just in time." She said with an adorable blush coloring her face. "Glad you listened to me and ended our fun when we did."
Closing the distance between her and I, my arms were instantly around her small waist. "We really dodged a bullet." I said with my lips pressed against her ear.
She shivered from my cool breath. "Yeah." She agreed.
My lips found hers as Alice and Jasper were gliding into the hall. Before we had a chance to be locked in a passionate kiss there was a knock on the already open bedroom door. That was their way of telling us we were no longer alone. Bella and I quickly ended our kiss.
Alice prance in the room with a little twirl. She bypassed the destruction, for she had already "seen" it, therefore it severed her no interest. Jasper on the other hand, stood at the foot of the bed. He resembled something of an impressed supervisor at a demolition site.
"Well, so much for not ruining the love shake." Jasper teased in his southern drawl, looking at the wall and the bed.
"All fix the wall and replace the bed." I promised.
'I know.' Jazz turned his head toward me, his eyes that were dark with a hint of gold ment mine, the color of his eyes mirrored my own. "I'm not worried about that. I know you're good for your word." His thoughts and the expression on his face were evidence that he wasn't upset but impressed. He looked back at the destruction, this time looking up at the ceiling.
I shook my head at my brother's thought process.
Alice didn't pay any mind to the damaged items. She already had seen it. That was old news to her. Immediately she was standing before Bella and I with a disapproving expression upon her face and her hands on her hips as she looked at us, her eyes going up and down.
"Now both of you better think twice if you believe you are going anywhere dressed like this." She shook her head. 'Honesty! What were they thinking when they got dressed?'
"What's wrong with what we are wearing?" Bella questioned, not understanding why Alice seemed irritated.
Alice shrieked, causing Jasper to turn his head and take a good long look at the three of us instead of at my destruction. I seriously do not understand why both of my brothers find the disfiguring of inanimate objects I can create during an intimate moment fascinating. It makes no sense to me.
Jasper stood by the bed taking in the sight of mine and Bella's mismatched clothes. He did not hide his amusement. He could only guess why we looked like we literally pulled on the first pieces of clothing we could find.
"Serious, Jasper!" Alice scolded him. "This," She waved her hand gesturing to what she considered to be our fashion disaster. "Is no laughing matter."
I looked at my small unhappy sister that stood before my wife and I. It never fails to amaze me how she gets so worked up over clothes. There was a time long ago that I used to think that Rosalie was bad with having to color coordinate her outfits no matter where she went, which I found ridiculous. But then Alice became my sister and I quickly learned that my blonde haired sister had nothing on my spiky-haired sister, fashion wise.
"We don't look that bad." I pointed out.
My reply made Alice let out an exasperated sigh that was followed by a loud shriek. I ignored her and Bella shook her head.
"It could have been worse, doll." Jasper busted out laughing. "We're lucky they had the common courtesy to get dressed." Amusement was following from his body now. Bella blushed before his mood affected the rest of us.
Once the atmosphere in the room returned to normal Alice kicked Jasper and I out of the cabin. She insisted that both of us needed to go for a quick hunt while she had to put her fashion expertise to work and make Bella look magnificent. I shook my head at that nonsense. Bella was beautiful no matter what.
Bella had an expression of horror as Alice literally pushed me out of the front door with Jasper by my side. I could only imagine what was going through my wife's silent mind as my sister told her she needed a fashion makeover. Alice then informed me that she would pick a suitable outfit out for me that I'll have to change into when Jazz and I return. With that she shut the door.
Jasper and I shrugged off Alice's over dramatic behavior regarding fashion. We then ran into the forest.
My brother was silent but his thoughts were not. He was really getting a kick out of the damage I did. He was also picking up on my slightly irritated mood. He knew I wasn't exactly annoyed with him. Or even Alice, who was making Bella and I leave the cabin instead of leaving us alone to enjoy each other for the rest of our weekend. How I wished with every fiber in my body that we could just stay in the cabin and fuck without taking any braeks. I knew that it was my irrational teenage hormones that were making me feel this way.
"Congrats. You're finally a real teenager, little bro." He noted, sampling my mood.
I scoffed. I had been an internal teenager for eighty-seven years and having these raging hormones were still quite new to me, I never had experienced this need before Bella. I wasn't sure if I'd ever get used to the alchemy of being buried deep inside my wife to the point of not being able to find my way out of her. That's where I wished I was right now. Instead of running into the forest with my brother to catch our evening prey.
"I would like it on record, officially." I said with slight sarcasm, zigzagging through the trees by his side. "That I was perfectly content with being confined inside the cabin, or "Love Shack" as you put it. With nobody but Bella."
'Oh.' Jasper laughed. "Finish with your little rant?" He whispered as we ran deeper into the forest.
"No. Not really." I admitted without shame.
'Of course not.' He thought, then added out loud in a teasing tone. "You sure have come a long way from your days of Amish foreplay."
I groaned in annoyance. I should have guessed that he wouldn't be above bringing that up.
It's been months since either of my brothers have teased me about how I spent two weeks on second base when Bella and I began our practicing in the summer. How both Emmett and Jasper tested me to no end when they learned that she and I had kept all of our clothes on for thoses whole two weeks we stayed on second base. All I can say is that I was being very cautious. My brothers thought it was weird and ended up giving the title "Amish foreplay" to what Bella and I were doing. Despite their brother bantering they were extremely embarrassed for me as well as by me. That's when they took it upon themselves to give me recommendations, both silent and verble of what to do next. Those helpful tips made me realize that my fears were irrelevant. Thankfully, I ended up listening to Jazz and Em.
"I'm seventeen." I stated the obvious. "All I want to do is be locked away with Bella and never part from her."
'That's understable.' He nodded his head, thinking of how he didn't want to leave the hotel room but Alice had insisted they needed to get out of bed. "Well, you need to hunt and she needs to eat." He reminded me as we continued to run, picking up a less than mouth watering scent of white tailed deer that either of us wanted.
I rolled my eyes. I knew that was true but it wasn't something I necessarily wanted to hear.
We kept up our conversation as we ran. It didn't take us long to catch a scent to our liking. We came across a herd of moose and quickly took down one each, letting the blood coat our taste buds and sooth our burning throats. I was full before Jazz was. He made one more kill before we headed back to the cabin.
When we entered the cabin the most beautiful girl in the world was waiting for me in the living room with my sister. At once Alice grabbed Jazz's hand and whisked him off to go change his shirt, leaving Bella and I alone.
My eyes roamed up and down my wife. Bella looked absolutely stunning. Her hair was done up in an elegant bun, that complemented the minimal makeup that looked nice against her creamy skin. My eyes went to her tight blue dress that emphasized every single one of her curves, then back to her gorgeous face. Absolutely marvelous.
"Sorry about the makeup." Bella apologized, knowing my prejudice against makeup when it comes to her natural beauty.
Lost in the trance of her astonishing beauty I was confused of why she would feel the need to apologize. Then it dawned on me. She was mistaking my marveling over her outer world beauty for staring in disapproval, due to the makeup. How did she misconstrued those two things? I do not know.
I took her in my arms. "Apologies are unnecessary, love. You look absolutely gorgeous." I reassured her.
"I do?" She wondered in disbelief.
I nodded my head. How she never saw herself beautiful was beyond me.
"You look drop dead gorgeous." I kissed her forehead. "But I can't wait to get back here and undress you." I whispered, my mind drifting off to what she might be wearing underneath this tight exclusive dress. I began to feel myself becoming hard as I pictured her in nothing but her bra and panties. Oh god! I hoped she was wearing a thong.
"That sounds nice." She said, her body leaning into mine.
At once my hands went from her back down to her perfectly round ass. To my delight I could feel that she wasn't wearing her usual style of panties.
I pressed my lips to her ear. "Are you wearing a thong?" I had a feeling of the answer but wanted to hear her say it.
"Yes." Bella said simply.
With her close to me and thoughts of her in a black thong wriling around my mind I was impossibly hard. I pressed my hardness up against her belly. She leaned into me and moaned. I was already considering forgetting the whole evening and just retrieve to the bedroom and continue when we left off before we were interrupted by my brother and sister.
Opse. My brother and sister. I had already forgotten they were here. Right on cue they stepped into the living room.
'Control is they key, little bro.' Jasper's thought, holding himself aloof to my emotions. He found my behavior funny. "You guys ready to go? He asked.
'Don't even think about skipping out on this evening, Edward.' Alice's thoughts were not too happy. After all, she just had an assortment of visions and knew how I wanted to spend the rest of the night. "You need to go change your clothes before we leave." She instead, her tone made it clear it was not a suggestion.
I quickly adjusted my erection and reluctantly parted from Bella.
"Sure thing." I said to Alice.
'Now don't start thinking you're Emmett.' Alice warned.
Where Jasper found my hormonal teenage conduct amusing, Alice was a little peeved by it. Maybe the differences in their moods was the fact that he could only feel what I was feeling instead of "seeing" the array of ways I wanted to have my way with Bella.
I gave Bella a kiss before I went to the bedroom to follow my sister's orders to change into the clothes she had laid out for me. Which was a pair of Khaki pants, a long sleeve shirt that paired well with the pants and my favorite hoodie. I didn't take long to get ready.
In no time at all the four of us were out of the cabin and in my car. I drove with Bella by my side, holding her hand while my brother and sister sat in the back seat while we made our way to the nearest Denny's. I would have much rather taken Bella out to a nice fancy, romantic restaurant to commemorate our one week anniversary of being married. But of course, she didn't want to go anywhere fancy so she finally settled on Denny's. Unwilling, I might add. When will she ever let me spoil her?
It didn't take us long to arrive in the small town.
"I'm perfectly fine with eating a gas station sandwich for dinner." Bella insisted as she looked out the windshield while the town passed us by in a blur.
"Nonsense." I said, as the restaurant's iconic sign came into my view. "It's a special night. I want to treat you." I brought her hand up to my lips, placing a gentle kiss on her warm skin.
Besides, with all the calories she burned off since last night, she needed to eat a proper meal. I was not going to buy her a sandwich from a gas station for dinner. She needed to eat a decent meal.
Bella opened her mouth to protest but Alice prevented that from happening.
"Bella, my brother is right." Alice said in a sing-song voice, bouncing in her seat. "It's a special night for the two of you. We need to celebrate. A spectacular restaurant with a giant cake along with an orchestra band to serenade you would have been nice."
From my peripheral vision I saw the horrified expression on Bella's face and her body stiffen up. I rubbed the back of her hand as my sister jabbered on about what Bella and I should do for our six month anniversary when the time arrives. Scared to death by the picture Alice was painting, Bella didn't say a word about it, though her breathing did become uneven.
Between Alice's excitement and Bella's anxiety I felt Jazz give off a wave of tranquility, calming both of the girls as we pulled into the parking lot.
"Really," Bella said in a rush, looking at me. "Eating out isn't necessary."
I rolled my eyes. I don't know why she thought that way. Her getting nutrients was necessary.
"Bella, we don't mind going in while you eat." Jasper, who was picking up on her emotions reassured her.
'Oh! So that's why she doesn't want to go eat out.' Alice thought to herself. "Yeah. We are more than happy to keep you company while you eat."
"You're sure?" Bella questioned, turning in her seat, her eyes darting from me, to Alice and Jasper, then back to me.
"Yes." The three of us spoke in unison.
Driving into the parking lot I couldn't understand why she assumed she would be causing an inconvenience to us if we went with her out to dinner. Sure, we don't eat but she needs to. Did she think we would be bothered by it? It's not the first time we've sat with her while she ate. It made no sense to me of what could be going through her mind.
I felt calmness and persuasion overtake the car's atmosphere.
"Alright. Let's go eat." Bella spoke with enthusiasm. She was suddenly overcome with persuasion. I quietly thanked my brother for that.
I found a parking spot that was close to the entrance. I pulled in and cut the engine.
All of us got out of the car. Immediately Bella and I were by each other's side as were Alice and Jasper, who were walking a little bit in front of us. Trying to appear as a group of normal teenagers we entered the restaurant. At once we were greeted by a friendly hostsee.
"Oh hi!" The hostsee spoke in a tone of put on friendliness.
A chorus of polite greetings was heard from the four of us.
"Table for four." Alice excitedly spoke.
"Of course." The hostess smiled as her hand came in contact with the plastic menus that were on the wall next to her. 'They are really good looking kids. I wonder if they are models or movie stars.' Her thoughts were all on asking us if we knew where she could find a modeling agent for her baby.
I found the hostess's thoughts a bit unusual but I was glad she didn't find any of us atricvie.
"Right this way." The hostess voice broke me out of my thoughts.
We followed her to the back of the restaurant where she led us to a booth. We sat down and she informed us that our server would be right with us.
The four of us all picked up and looked at the menu that was placed in front of each of us. Bella was the only one actually concentrating on what she wanted to eat, my siblings and I were only parenting. Though I did hear Jazz's thoughts and Alice's that immediately followed his, that they could order some food that we could take to-go so Bella could eat it later. That sounded like a good idea. I decided to do the same.
When the waiter finally came over Alice who served as a happy spokesperson for our table, placed our appetizer and drink order. He wrote it down then went on to the next table.
"Alice," Bella looked across the table at my sister. "Was there a reason why you ordered so many sodas?"
That was a very good question considering my sister ordered three sodas for herself. Only Alice would think of doing something like that. Always going overboard when it comes to spending money.
"I'm very thirsty for Mt. Dew." Alice winked at her before turning her attention to Jasper. In an instant they were locked in one of their private conversations.
When they were done having a chat that only they could hear, Jazz put his arm around Alice. She leaned into him as her excited thoughts ran through her mind at a mile a minute. His thoughts were happy too, though less exhilarated.
"I finally found out how and why I received all of the strange items that I differently did not order." Alice was very animated when she spoke.
"Really? What happened?" Bella questioned. She was very curious and so was I.
"Let me guess," I began, since her thoughts weren't making much sense, I could only assume what happened. "You accidentally clicked on the wrong items?" I teased.
Alice's eyebrows pulled together and she gave me an annoyed look. Thinking I was right I gave her a smug smile that seemed to upset her.
"No!" She said a little too loudly as our waiter was bringing our drinks.
The sharp sound of my sister's voice made the waiter jump, accidentally spilling two of the seven drinks on the floor. He placed the remainder of our drinks on the table, apologizing for spilling the other two drinks. He then proceeded to quickly clean up. When he was done he went back to the kitchen, brought us our appetizers, more drinks for Alice and took our food order.
"Honestly! I do not get my orders mixed up." Alice insisted when the waiter left our table. 'Get real. Honesty, Edward. When have I ever?'
I laughed at my sister's annonce and Bella who began to dig into the appetizers, didn't take her eyes off of Alice.
"It was actually a complete mixup." Jazz spoke, amused feelings radiating off of him. "Quite interesting actually."
Bella took a bite of food, swallowed, took a drink then opened her mouth to speak. "So what happened?" She asked Alice.
"My order, the stuff I actually ordered with all the water-wedding items." Alice glared at me. "It was somehow switched with Alice Cullens's order from Olympia. Well actually, her name is Allison Gina Cullen, but Alice for short. She has no relation to Carlisle." Alice was literally bouncing in her seat now. Her overly excited mood was really getting to Jazz. His mind was a very happy place to be. "Her whole name is merely a coincidence. As was our orders getting switch."
"Okay…" Bella let her voice trail off. "So there's another girl out there in the world with your name and a shopping addiction. What are the odds?"
It was a well delivered line. Jasper and I busted out laughing.
Alice completely ignored that remark. "No. Actually she's in her early thirties." She began. "And besides, it was Ted's order, well most of it. He needed all of the cleaning items because of his OCD. He has to have everything thoroughly clean. He hates dirt and germs which explains the fifty-six boxes of rubber gloves, hair nets, medical mask, bleach and the box full of feather dusters. His cleanliness really gets on poor Alice's nerves." She shook her head, a look of sympathy on her face. "But on the bright side Ted loves warming lube and is a freak in the sack and loves buying lingerie for Alice. Which balances out everything and is why she stays with him."
Bella and I exchanged a weird look.
My sister was acting like she knew Allison Cullen and whoever Ted was, for years. Even her thoughts were all warm and fuzzy for them. It reminded me of last year when she had visions of her well developed friendship with Bella long before I even had a conversation with her.
"Umm. Who is Ted?" Bella wondered. Apparently she thought that was the most important piece to this peculiar puzzle.
"Ted is Alison's fiance." Alice's tone added the of course. "Now please, Bella. Stay focused and follow along."
Bella rolled her eyes.
"I hate to ask." I said, feeling a bit perplexed. "But how did you find all this out?"
With my sister's thoughts being an excited tornado swirling around in her head. I was unable to read any of them. I felt as out of the loop as Bella did.
Jasper remained relaxed with his arm draped over Alice. He was feeling the effects of her good vibes.
The polite waiter brought out our dinner at that very moment. We thanked him as he removed the half eaten plate of appetizers as well as the empty glass that was next to Bella. Once again, he was on his way.
I looked at the four plates full of food that now sat before us as Bella began to dig into her dinner. Considering that there was only one person at our table that was capable of consuming food, I began to think that maybe we ordered too much. The plates were huge.
"Well, how I found out of the whereabouts of my packages," Alice began explaining when the waiter was out of ear shot. "Was simply tracking my water-wedding items." She winked. "I just had to see my order and then I saw where everything went. It was simple once I put my mind to it."
"I should have guessed." I mumbled.
Of course Alice would be trying to "see" where her strange useless water items that none of us needed were when they didn't arrive at our house. Not like she actually needed them. I was really hoping the items would not be returned. It's a shame she found them. I had this odd feeling in my gut that if those crazy items were returned to Alice, she would do everything she could to make someone in our family get married on the water just so she could put her purchases to use. Since my parents would never go though that kind of wedding and neither would Em and Rose, the only ones left were Bella and I. I cringed at that thought.
"That, and a little detective work." Jasper explained. His thoughts weren't jumbled like Alice's. They were clear and easy to read. I saw how he assisted her with finding those packages.
"Detective work?" Bella asked. She had no idea what my brother meant by that even though I did.
"As well as a little private investigating." Alice amended, kissing Jazz on the cheek. 'It pays to know people.'
"You got that con man of yours to investigate the missing packages?" I saw it from his mind but still, I was in disbelief.
"Exactly." Jasper grinned. 'He'll do anything for me as long as he gets paid.'
I shook my head. Of course I knew that my brother knew a very skilled con man that he sometimes used when we needed documents that went beyond his expertise of forgery or hacking. But I never thought I'd see the day when my brother would seek out the skills of this con man to find Alice's useless packages. That to me was unbelievable. But then again, Jasper would do anything to make Alice happy. Just as I would do for Bella.
"Not only did we find my packages but we also found Allison and Ted!" Alice was bouncing up and down in her seat. The way she said the last part of her sentence sounded funny.
"How did you know those people were missing?" Bella's words were full of sarcasm. She then took another bite of food.
I laughed at my wife's sense of humor. I loved how that little bit didn't go unnoticed by her.
"Oh be serious, Bella." Alice smiled. 'If only she would show up clearly in my visions other that when her and Edward are having sex. Then I would have already "seen" this conversation.' She shook her head. "I never knew they existed before we located my packages and I talked to her on the phone immediately after acquiring her phone number."
"It was quite a morning." Jasper added.
From my mind's eyes I saw that Jasper was on his phone with his conman before the sun was up. While Alice was trying to "see" where that designer speedo she had purchased for me went. Oh! I hoped that unwanted speedo would not find its way to our house. I had never worn one of those tight fitting mens swimwear and I wasn't about to now.
"Are you and Alillson going to switch the packages that you received with the ones you had originally ordered?" Bella's tensed voice broke me out of my thoughts.
I looked over at my sister, waiting for her answer. From the corner of my eye I saw how nervous Bella looked. I could only guess that she was feeling highly strung as she waited for Alice's answer.
The thought that was on my mind and I'm sure that my wife was thinking it too. If Alice were to get a hold of all those crazy water items, would she go back to wanting to throw us a second wedding that took place on the water? My answer was probably.
"Switching the items back would seem fitting." Jasper gazed lovingly at Alice. She looked at him and they shared a smile.
Alice turned to Bella. "Actually Allison and I have decided to keep the packages we ended up with. With the exception of those yellow long johns. Those are being sent to Ted." She grimaced, remembering the long johns she found highly offensive. "I swear, that girl was so happy that she ended up with useful items instead of Ted's usual monthly cleaning supplies." She was beaming with pride from knowing that she made someone's days with the items she purchased.
"Monthly cleaning supplies?" Bella's jaw hung open and her fork fell out of her hand, landing on the plate with a loud clatter.
I stared at my sister. Surly she was confused. The excessive amount of cleaning supplies we received could not be for a whole month. A whole year yes. But how could anyone use all those cleaning products in a time frame of thirty days?
"Yes." Alice answered matter-of-factly. "They use all that every month. She's tired of it. Since Ted is away on business she is just going to tell him she has no idea what happened to everything he ordered."
I blinked. My mind went back to all the cleaning supplies that were in our living room last night. "Why would anyone need that much bleach?" I was stunned.
Jasper shrugged. "The guy has obsessive compulsive disorder."
I said nothing more on the matter. Neither did Bella as she counted to finish the food that was on her plate.
Our conversation shifted from the strangers that Alice was clearly now fond of to our plans for tonight. As time in the restaurant passed slowly I found myself overcome with a familiar hunger. But it wasn't for the sweet blood of my beautiful Bella. No. The hunting trip had helped and I wasn't thirsty. However, the sight of her in the tight dress when she got up to go to the ladies room sent my desire for her body a blaze, I felt like a raging inferno was creeping up on me. First starting in my core and spreading through my frozen veins, throughout my whole body. I was barely aware that our group conversation had ended when Alice got up from the table to go with Bella to apply more makeup. Like either of them need it. But I wasn't concerned with makeup. My mind drifted to the thong that was under the dress my wife was wearing. I was dying to see it, to feel it, to rip it off of her. With each thought my member was quickly awakening, wanting to play.
"Geesh." Jasper chuckled, kicking my shin under the table to get my attention.
I met his gaze. At first I was annoyed that he interrupted my thoughts, then I realized that he was catching all of my emotions. He didn't need to be able to read my mind to know where my thoughts were.
"What?" I asked with put on innocents.
'Yeah, like I don't know.' Jasper rolled his eyes. "Stop thinking about it, right now." He kept his tone fast and low, so only I could hear. "Or you'll drive both of us crazy and the four of us will end up getting kicked out of here for fucking in the restrooms."
His words were a serious warning. Though they made me laugh. For he, and definitely not myself, have ever been removed from an establishment for fornicating in public. Nope. That had always been Emmett's territory.
"Live for the moment." Jasper spoke sternly, trying to put me in check. "Enjoy the time out with us, then you and her will have that kind of fun later. There'll be plenty of time for doing the Devil's dance.Got it?"
"I'll try. I hate to wait." I did not hide my honesty.
With a smirk, Jasper shook his head.
Soon the girls joined us back at the table and I was doing my best to remain in control of my emotions but failing as the group conversation picked back up about something, I'm not sure what. I was only half paying attention to what was being said when the waiter brought a small ice cream Sundae for Bella's dessert, along with three styrofoam to-go boxes to put our food in.
While Alice scooped the food from the plates into the styrofoam containers she chatted away. No one was the wiser as my left hand slowly slid under the table, resting on Bella's right knee. She continued to eat her ice cream as my hand seemed to have a mind of its own, my fingers began walking up her thigh and under her dress. Bella's reaction to my touch was to get very quiet and straighten her back which made her perky breast stick out, begging for my attention and shoved a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth.
I was completely ignoring my brother and sister now. Even their thoughts I was not aware of. I wasn't doing it on purpose exactly, I was just finding it easy to tune everything else out as my fingers walked up their path, getting closer and closer to her hot center. Her heartbeat was pumping like crazy, exciting me more for some reason.
My middle and index finger finally came in contact with her thong. My hard on was now pushing on the zipper of my pants, begging to be freed. I knew teasing her like this wasn't doing me any favors. Carefully I moved the delaite fabrice of her thong to the side as my figures came to rest on her outer lips. I was only teasing and not about to enter while she shoved another spoonful of ice cream into her mouth.
My fingers did not move from their soft resting spot where the heat was deliciously warm with just a hint of moutsire that drizzled on my finger tips. The forecast looked promising. I knew she was ready for me. My eyes didn't leave Bella's face as she once again put a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. She was eating it so fast that for a brief moment I thought I should be concerned about her experiencing brain freeze. I let that thought go when another spoonful of ice cream made its way to her mouth as she simultaneously shut her legs, making my hand her prisoner.
With my hand locked in place between her things I began to wonder if anyone from the restaurant staff would notice or catch us, if Bella and I slipped off to the restroom for a quick minute. Just long enough to have a little fun and let go of our much needed release.
Suddenly a flash of images went through Alice's mind to mine. Like a flipbook of pictures I saw Bella and I in a bathroom stall lost in pleasure. A toilet break under the pressure of my foot that had kicked it, water gushed around our feet though we made no attempt to stop. An angry manager knocking on the stall, interrupting us before we were even done. And finally, the cops escorting us out of the restaurant.
"Honestly, Edward!" Alice chided. "You. Are. Not. Emmett." She emphasized the last four words as she clapped her hands to get my attention.
Jasper snickered.
I did not reply. What was I going to say? That I'm way worse than Emmett? That was true but somehow I felt that wouldn't be the appropriate response.
Bella's heavy eyelids looked around the table, a sheepish expression was upon her face as she opened her legs and I slid my hand out. It seemed that she had foreforten that we were not alone.
Jasper kept up a double dose of clam that he was throwing in waves at Bella and I while the most beautiful girl in the world finished the last bites of ice cream. Once Bella was done with dessert we decided it was time to go. I grabbed the bag full of leftovers, Alice left a generous tip and Jasper paid for our food before we left. Alice looked like she was on a mission as she grabbed Bella's hand, almost dragging her out of the glass door of the restaurant, off into the parking lot and into the backseat of my car. She was in a hurry to get us out of there before anything should happen. Jasper and I quickly followed suit and took our places in my car, him driving and me riding shotgun.
The sun had long since set as the town blurred past us as we were on our way to our next destination. Alice was really excited and chatting away as we got closer and closer to a new under twenty-one nightclub we were going to. Jasper seemed enthusiastic about it too. Bella and I were more or less going because we didn't have a choice in the matter, with the help of my brother she didn't protest about going.
We arrived at the nightclub that had bright neon lights outside. We got out of my car, like magnets Jasper and Alice gravitated towards each other as Bella and I did as well. The atmosphere outside the club looked very lively with teenage children, some younger than us and some older, hanging around in the parking lot and by the entrance.
There was a bodyguard outside the door, making sure the people entering the club were of the correct age to be here and that no one was bringing in booze or drugs, which was against the club's policy. Especially since the cubs occupants were under the legal drinking age. The bald overweight bodyguard checked the four of us, giving us the all clear, he lifted the red rope and let us pass.
I could feel Bella's reluctance as we entered the noisy club, her hand clung to mine like I was her life preserver. Jasper felt it too and put her at ease. She began to relax.
Strobe lights shone bright in the dark room, bouncing around and making a rainbow of colors bounce off the walls, floor as well as the crowds of dancing teenagers. We walked further in, the excessive warmth washed over me from the body heat from all the dancing kids. The smell of soda lingered in the air. Numinous aromas of cheap perfume and Axe Body Spray made their way to my nostrils but did nothing to cover up the stink of body odor. There was also the unmistakable essence of sex. Who in the hell would be having sex in a teenage nightclub? Vibrations from the bass quivered under my feet and around me, rocking my body like an earthquake but it was nothing compared to the deafening music.
The club was so loud with so much going on. So many smells. I wasn't sure how anyone could consider this fun. I looked at my brother and sister. They seemed to be enjoying this. Were they not experiencing sensory overload like I was?
At least the mental chatter was just white noise in my head. My mind turned into the most familiar mental voice in the crowded club. Which was Alice's, her thoughts were glad that Jasper had hunted and that he wasn't tempted. She looked ahead for him and then for me, she saw that both of us would hold up just fine. I then saw what she was going to do next.
Alice let go of Jasper's hand and was beside Bella in a blink of an eye. "Come on Bella, let's have some fun." She untangled Bella's hand from mine. "Let's dance!" She grabbed Bella's hand.
"What!?" Bella yelled. It was too loud for her to hear Alice's voice over the blaring music. Alice repeated herself and Bella's eyes grew wide with horror. She shook her head 'no'.
"Yes, girl. We're going to dance!" Alice lightly pulled her out onto the dance floor. 'She needs to have a little fun and lighten up.'
Jasper and I quietly stood there, watching this play out.
"Are you trying to kill me? I can't dance!" Bella's voice was heard loud and clear when the song ended. Heads turned her way and an embarrassed blush colored her face.
Snickers from kids as well as Jazz and I erupted around us. Though my brother and I were trying not to make it obvious that we found it funny. Alice ignored everything around her as she continued to guide Bella further on the dance floor. Bella looked so nervous but didn't protest any further as another song came on. My eyes never once looked away from the most beautiful girl in the world. I was witnessing her demeanor go from lacking confidence and not wanting to dance at all, to giving in to her best friend and finally being comfortable with dancing by my sister's side.
To my amazement Bella was actually dancing. Not gracefully. Kinda awkwardly as she tried not to trip over her own two feet, but moving along to the music. It was adorable and she seemed to be enjoying herself. I was happy about that. Alice appeared very proud of herself that she had Bella out there dancing. That was actually an accomplishment. Only time Bella has ever danced for me was for that amazing exotic lap dance she gave me on our wedding night last weekend. What a dance that was.
The song ended and to my surprise Bella carried on dancing with her overly happy small dancing partner.
After a while Jazz and I made our way over to our girls and cut in. Alice had a big smile on her face as she and Jasper showed off their moves. Bella however, looked and felt as stiff as a board next to me. Peculiar.
I leaned down, my lips next to her ear. "You don't want to dance with me?" I asked, my voice kinda loud in an attempt for her to hear me above all the racket around us.
I wanted to try to understand what the problem might be. After all she had danced with my sister only moments ago. Did she not want to dance with me?
Bella's unsure eyes looked into my eyes. She was as still as could be while everyone around us was feeling the beat of the music while they danced. The seconds passed and I began to see fear in her eyes. I wasn't sure why. I couldn't imagine what was going through her head.
Again, I pressed my lips to her ear. "Don't want to dance with your husband?" I teased, trying to hide the discomfort in my voice.
Bella shook her head. I raised an eyebrow. I wasn't understanding her. Why couldn't her mind be available to me?
She placed her hands on my shoulders, standing on her tiptoes as I leaned down. "It's not that. Not exactly." She spoke close to my ear, her warm breath on my neck.
I turned my head to her ear. "Then what?" I wondered.
"I don't want to embarrass us." She sighed. "You'll be dancing gracefully and I'll just resemble a funky chicken having a seizure. It won't look right."
Her words were very serious but made me laugh at the same time as a younger boy, maybe about fourteen smoothly fell into Bella. His hand coming into contact with her ass as she fell into me, I caught her in time before she could crash into my solid form and injure herself. The boy apologized profusely, the whole incident appeared to be an accident, though his thoughts told me otherwise. I wasn't sure if I was annoyed or flattered by the child's thoughts about Bella being smoking hot. For a fraction of a second I considered confronting him, but what was I supposed to say? That I heard his thoughts and I knew him touching her ass was perfectly orchestrated? I would sound crazy. I decided to let it slide as I convince my wife to dance with me, just for one song.
All through the next song Bella and I moved to the beat of the loud music. She more or less copied my moves, sort of. She didn't dance like anyone else but she was enjoying herself and that's all that mattered to me. A few times I saw that overly hormonal boy dancing dangerously close to Bella, his thoughts tipped me off of where his hands wanted to go. The second time he danced close to us I turned Bella around real quick so his grubby hands did not come in contact with her. The third time I saw him I knew I had to put a stop to his childish game of grab ass before it got out of hand. When his eyes met mine I gave him a murious glare that told him he better run if he knew what was good for him. His eyes looked like two large green emeralds full of fear as he quickly disappeared off into the crowd.
As the song ended Bella tripped and fell into a girl that wasn't much older than us. She was about ready to let Bella have a peace of her mind until I stepped in, the girl who had been raging mad seconds ago took one look at me, lost all train of thought and ended up being the one to apologize to Bella.
Not wanting to have any more accidents Bella made it clear that it was time to take a rest. We went over to the bar, where children sat on barstools sipping sodas. This all seemed a bit strange to me. This place was set up to look like a nightclub that adults would hang out at, minus all the perks of alcohol, since this place was for minors and the owners didn't want anyone getting punched drunk like a washed up celebrity.
The bartender, or would be sodajerk be the correct term? Maybe that title would be too old school since it went out of style with malt shops, slicked back hair with sideburns and poodle skirts. Anyways, the gentleman behind the bar who was serving soft drinks took Bella's and my drink order, placing glasses full of soda in front of us. Thirsty from dancing she downed hers. Since I wouldn't be drinking mine, I trayed her empty glass for my full one. She gladly drank that too. We sat back at the bar for the duration of five songs, the whole time I had no idea where my brother and sister went too. I didn't see them anywhere.
Time passed and I was able to convince Bella to have another dance with me. Walking out onto the dance floor my mind tune into the two most familiar minds that were still in the nightclub coming from a dark corner. First I heard Alice's thoughts then Jasper's. Catching a few words I rather not hear, that tipped me off to what they were doing and why they preferred to hide away in a private dark corner instead of be out on the dance floor. I acted like I had now idea where they were when Bella asked.
Out on the dance floor I watched the tight blue dress cling to Bella's luscious perfect little figure as she swayed back and forth to the music. I marveled over how the fabric was emphasizing her breast and ass, and every other curve that was all for me to touch and caress when we were alone. How I couldn't wait to have her beautiful body once again. The thought ignited the flames of the raging inferno in my body. I was hard, pressing myself up against her body, letting her feel the effects she has on me. She pressed her ass even further into my hard member.
It didn't take long for us to leave the dance floor in search of an empty dark part of the club to makeout and be alone. Just as my siblings and countless other couples had done.
In the darkest part of the club there was an empty table with one chair. I didn't question where all the other chairs went that should be surrounding that table, for all we needed was the one chair. I sat down on that lonely chair, quickly pulling off my hoodie. Bella sat on my lap, sitting sideways grinding her perfectly round ass against my erection. I covered her lap with my sweater as my right hand went to her thigh, wasting no time and going up to the heaven between her legs as we began to kiss. Through the thin fabric of the thong I felt her desire for me. She was soaking wet!
Our passionate kiss grew and so did my urges for her that were growing unbearable with each passing second. She tugged at my hair while my thumb slid under the fabric of her thong that was drenched from her arousal. My jaw locked but no venom flowed as my thumb found her slit, slid between her folds that were so wet. I began rubbing her clitoris with such devotion. Her body shivered from my touch, she moaned into our kiss as she became even wetter.
The little bundle of nerves thrubbed under my thumb, her breathing became erratic and her back arched. I didn't need to have unlimited access to her mind to understand that my rubbing was bringing her to her much needed release. I broke away from our kiss.
"Edward, don't s-stop. I'm almost there..." Her words quivered into my ear.
"I won't." I whispered the promise into her ear. "Just feel it. Enjoy it. Let go, love."
Her body responded where words were not needed. She tucked her face into the crook of my neck, muffling a moan as she shook with delight, her juices flooding over my thumb and on my palm. I kept my thumb there rubbing the last remains of her orgasm.
Lost in the haze of our love we needed no words to know what the other was thinking. At the same time I unbuckled my belt and undid the button and zipper to my pants, Bella pulled up her dress and slid down her underwear. Without removing my boxers completely I released my membor, who was begging to be inside the warmth of Bella. Still concealing herself with my sweater she lowered her body onto me. Her warm hand gilded me into her tight vagina, my own personal paradise.
With the pleasure that was Bella I was almost oblivious to our surroundings as we discreetly became one. I felt a calm haze wash over me, but I wasn't concerned about what that was or where it was coming from.
Music blared around us as she grinded her body against mine, her tightness surrounding my penis, bringing me the best pleasure I could dream of. Her movements were devine. She seemed to be keeping her wonderful movements in time to the beat of the music. Which was good. If someone should pass by they might assume that she was only sitting on my lap, enjoying the music instead of enjoying the pleasure that only we could bring each other. Thankfully no one passed by.
My face was inches away from her neck, her fragrance wrapping me a sweet thick cloud with every move she made. Remaining in complete control of my monstrous urges that were not a treat, I thrusted my hips up, going deeper. I was proud of myself, there was no venom in my mouth, no urge to bite. For the moment I was merely a teenage boy drunk off the alchemy of sex and not being tempted by her blood. I wasn't quite sure why that was nor did I care. The pleasure was too good to think about anything else. The wonderful pressure was building up in my core. As if she could read my mind her movements became faster, that was just what I needed.
Bella leaned her head to mine, she whispered my name close to my ear. That wonderful sound that sounded like an angel singing a prayer had my knees weak and the fire pulsing through my frozen veins. At the same time her body came down on mine I thrusted my hips into her and I was done. I bit down on my tongue to prevent a loud groan escaping as I exploded inside her. It felt so good. For a minute I rested my head on her shoulder before we kissed and our bodies parted from each other.
Coming down from our high we quickly readjusted our clothes trying not to make it too obvious why I was fastening my pants and she was pulling up her pink thong and tugging down the hem of her dress. I stood up, putting my arm around her waist as her lips met mine. Parting from our kiss both of us giggled at what we just did in a public place. Who would have ever thought we would have sex in a nightclub? At least it was dark and no one interrupted us, that would have been embarrassing and very awkward if we had been caught.
"I think I should go to the bathroom and clean up." Bella informed me as she squeezed my hand.
I nodded. That was probably a good idea. "Sure. I'll walk you over there."
She answered with a smile.
As we walked through the dark club guided only by the strobe lights we were met by Jasper and Alice who were exiting the dimly lit hallway that led to the bathrooms where numerous kissing couples stood. There was an unspoken understanding of our absences as well as theirs. Bella quickly went into the ladies room and Alice, who pulled out a purple brush from her purse, holding it like a magic wand, followed after Bella ready to fix her hair that was slightly messy.
Jazz and I waited in the hallway for the girls. Both of us ignoring the couples making out. I could feel him holding himself aloof to the intense emotions that were thick in the air around us.
"I got to admit, little bro, that was pretty exhibitionist for you." Jazz wiggled his eyebrows up and down. 'Funny.'
I rolled my eyes. Why did I always have to endure my brothers' cruel jokes just because I'm the youngest?
"I could say the same about you." I retorted.
He smirked. "Not my first rodeo." He punched my arm in a playful manner. 'First time engaging in public sex was 1940 at a Sears and Roebuck. Right in a woman's dressing room. Alice sure gave me one hell of a reward for watching her try on dresses for five and a half hours.'
I said nothing. I ignored his thoughts as I returned his punch with one of my own.
Alice and Bella soon exit the restroom. Bella looked beautiful and stunning with her hair down now instead of up with a very light fresh coat of makeup. She took my hand just as we quickly decided that all of us were done with the club scene. The four of us gilded through the dark crowded club.
Once again we were in my car but weren't calling it a night just yet. The night was still young. I don't know whose idea it was initially to stop at a nearby park but that's where we ended up. Our spontaneous trip to an empty park had the four of being goofy teenagers, cutting up and acting like fools. Especially Jazz and I as we played a game of tag hollering while chasing each other in a zigzag motion through the swing sets where Alice and Bella were chatting as they casually swang. We ran through the sandboxes and on and around the play equipment. Neither of us were bothering to keep our movements slow and human, since it was late and there was no one else around. So maintaining our speed was not necessary.
Our game continued on for the longest time as the girls stayed on the swings chatting away. Tag quickly became wrestling in the sand as our horsing around became a competitive competition. I heard his thoughts, saw his intent and had him pinned in two seconds flat. Jazz was so high on all the good vibes that he found it hard to stop laughing as he overpowered me, flipping me over and pinning me with my face in the sand.
The sand was coarse against the side of my face as his knee dug in my back. Though we were only playing I felt his strength in the way his hands held my wrist, restraining my arms behind my back. After a minute of his dominants and taunting he loosened his hold on me, only then was I able to get out of his vise grip. We carried on with our wrestling match.
It was no surprise when Jazz won our wrestling match. Though part of me wanted to demand a rematch, the part of me that's still a cocky seventeen year old who had his pride wounded after losing a friendly wrestling match to my older brother in front of the woman I love. The only reason why I didn't, had everything to do with the most beautiful girl in the world that came over to me with Alice by her side. Bella sweetly dusted the sand off my face and out of my hair as Alice did the same to Jasper. In an instant my siblings disappeared off behind the Rec center that separated the park from the basketball courts as well as the baseball and soccer fields.
I'm not sure if it was Jazz's doing or if we were just in an immature silly mood. But whatever it was made Bella place a kiss on my lips running away and giggling as she made her way up the play equipment. I laughed, watching her climb the plastic rock wall, ready to catch her if she should fall. When both of her feet were safely planted on the metal structure I made my way up to her. I chased her on the uneven bridge that wobbled with every step we took. She was easy to catch, of course, her clumsy attempts at running were no match for my speed. Nearing the end of that wobbly bridge I grabbed her and stole a kiss, following her earlier move I then ran away from her. I laughed as I ran past the windy slide, over to the one that resembled a tunnel. I slid down. Seconds later she followed after me, sliding down the same slide.
Our feet hitting the sand as she ran after me trying to catch me to plant a kiss on my lips. Finally she succeeded, only to giggle and run back up the play structure, this time using the metal stairs. I however, didn't take the easy way. I went over to the yellow monkey bars. I was showing off a bit as I attempted to make it from one side to the other only using one hand. In retrospect that was probably not the brightest idea. To my surprise and her amusement I ended up falling on my ass when I looked at her and got distracted.
"Are you ok?" Bella couldn't help but laugh as she asked.
"I'm fine." I answered, standing up and dusting myself off. Only my dignity was injured as more giggles slipped from her lips. "Haha." I mocked. "It wasn't that funny." I shook the grains of sand from my hoodie.
She shook her head. "You should have seen your face!" She did not hide her giggles as she sat down on the side of the play structure, her legs dangling from the side. "You looked hilarious when you fell."
"Mmmm." I eyed her curiously, cocking my head to one side as I stepped closer to her. "I wonder if the look on my face will be anything like I suspect the look on your face will be when I catch you." I teased.
"Oh no!" She laughed, retrieving her legs and standing up at once.
She tried to outrun me and slide down the double slide to make her great escape. It was all in vain as I jumped up, blocking her way. She then quickly changed directions. Our silly game of kiss and chase went on for a good fifteen minutes, only ending when our need to kiss each other longer overtook both of us. We were standing above the windy slide as I then took her in my arms. Her hands wound in my hair and our kiss became deep and long. Sparks of passion were ignited between us as we sat down in the spot where we had been standing.
Bella settled comfortably in my lap as her lips parted, inviting my tongue in. Her favor danced in mouth. Her wonderful favor and the smell of her arousal surrounded me with each breath I took. My arms wrapped around her holding her close. In one fluid move I slid down the slide, gracefully stopping when my feet came in contact with the sand, never once parting from our kiss.
Under the starry sky and the bright lights that lit up the park Bella and I sat on the bottom of the windy slide, getting lost in our kiss and the feel of each other. Ever so gently my hands were in her hair as her hands pulled with all their might at my hair, our lips moving together in the sweet symphonies of a love song.
The familiar warmth that started in my stomach once again felt like a raging inferno. Bella untangled her left hand from my hair to place it on the growing bulge in my pants. She immediately took her other hand from my hair, placing it on the wasted band of my pants. My lips were still on hers when she unbuckled my belt, undid the button of my pants and pulled down the zipper, freeing my member that was unbelievably hard from my anticipation from my boxers.
The night was heating up. Her warm little hand stroked my hard penis. That motion felt so damn good. My hands left her hair, dropping down to her back and finding their way to her chest to her perfectly round breast.
Without warning Bella broke away from our kiss. "Shhh." She placed two fingers over my lips at the same time the speed of her hand slowed its pace and stopped.
I didn't have time to protest anything. The next thing I knew, Bella was on her knees in the sand, placing herself in between my legs. She grabbed my penis, taking it in her warm wet mouth, I let out a growl of pleasure. Her head began bobbing up and down, her tongue licking up and down my shaft, right on my vain. On their own accord eyes shut from the magnificent pleasure. The delicious motion drove me wild.
"Oh god, Bella!" I spoke through clenched teeth. She took a break from sucking me and grabbed my penis, at that moment and swirled her tongue around my tip. "What are you trying to do to me?" I threw my head back, lost in the pleasure.
Still holding my penis she removed her tongue. I silently wished for more but took into consideration that her mouth might need a break.
"I'm trying to get you ready to make love to me." She said seductively, rubbing up and down my length.
I opened my eyes to look at the most sensual sight known to mankind. Her face was inches away from my penis with her hand stroking me in precise motions.
"You want me to make love to you in a park?" I questioned, just to be sure I understood correctly.
Bella smiled a sexy little smile. "Edward, I want you to make pure sweet love to me. Right here on this slide." Her hand that wasn't on my hard member patted the side of the slide.
My eyes widen. I'm not sure why but her words had my head spinning. That was the most erotic thing I have ever heard. She wanted me to make love to her right there on the slide, who was I to deyne her what she asked for? I would not be so selfish to say no. Not even bothering to keep my movements slow and human, I stood up, taking her in my arms. As gently as I could, as if I held a wine glass that I dare not break, I placed her on the slide on her back, while my pants and boxers fell to my ankles. At our sudden shift in position Bella had a look of confusion on her face. She quickly blinked it away.
I leaned down, my knees in the sand. She slid her dress up for me while I removed the tiny cotton barrier that separated us. I placed her damp thong in my pocket for safe keeping. She looked at me with curiosity but did not question my motives.
Placing my hands on her knees, her skin that was burning from desire felt like hot lava under my cold touch. I was sure I was going to melt from the intensity of her warm skin when my hands trailed up to her thighs going up to her waist, pulling her down a little. She eagerly opened her legs for me, her smooth folds were so wet, the light from the giant lamp that was a few feet away from us shone bright, making the sap between her legs glisten under the rays of the light. The sight was divine. I was hard now to the point of pain.
"I love that you're so wet." I purred, placing myself above her.
"You make me that way." She smiled.
"I see that, love." I more than enjoyed that I could make her so wet with desire, just like she could make me achieve a level of hardness that I never thought possible until she came into my life.
I impatiently grabbed my penis, slowly guiling my tip inside her folds. Her wet tight inner walls welcomed me in. I thrusted my hips, going further in.
Her body heat lapped at my frigid skin and I was almost certain I was being burned when I started moving inside of her, for that's the sensation I felt from her hands, that were grabbing my ass and her legs that wrapped around my waist. Despite her overheated body temperature, this was heaven. Everything was perfect, she was perfect. I leaned in, giving her a long kiss.
I couldn't imagine anything better than this.
Bella moaned into our kiss and I felt her inner walls that were already so sensitive contract around my shaft. Feeling that excited me. My thrusting was no longer slow, I was now keeping up a steady tempo to the rapid rhythm of her heartbeat. I parted from our kiss as the same time her body began to shatter beneath me. I thrusted faster. The sight of her climaxing was divine. I wanted nothing more than to witness this amazing wonder from beginning to end, while the flames in my stomach coursed through my frozen veins, knowing I was so close to going over the edge too.
With my approaching release and Bella currently having an earth shattering orgasm she made no attempt to keep her beautiful moans to a reasonable volume. Especially when she screamed my name. Anyone from a mile away could hear her. I quickly silenced her with a kiss. Her body shook profusely while her muffle moans were caught in our kiss. She came hard on me. Making her deliciously wet.
The tandem of our kiss and her extreme wetness had me thrusting erratically. The aftershocks of the last of her orgasm rode out like waves. She was riding her high from her climax when we parted from our kiss. Her skin was rosey and plump. So beautiful.
"Oh, I'm close. I'm… Almost there..." My voice was low and breathless.
I felt her hand on my cheek. "Come inside me." She raised her hips up, muddering words of encouragement to me.
That was all I needed. With one final thrust my muscles started trembling. I grunted at the same time I heard plastic crack beneath us. I explode inside her. Streams of venom shot out of me, filling her up. Her tightness wrapped around me, squeezing out every last drop of venom. Riding the waves of my wonderful climax I gave her a kiss that she gladly returned. Before we could get carried away with our kiss and break the slide any further, I heard the voices of my brother and sister on the other side of the park calling out to us, saying that it was time to go. I would have happily stayed there on that slide making love to my wife all night, but I knew it was late and we better get going. She would need to sleep soon.
Right on cue, the lights in the park shut off one by one, emphasizing that it was too late to be in the park. I slide out of Bella, standing to my feet and pulling up my boxers and pants. Bella stood up fixing her dress.
"Um… Can I please have my underwear?" Bella wondered, an adorable blush coloring her face.
Even as quick as my brain works it took me a minute to process what she was talking about.
Reaching into my pants pocket I pulled out her thong. "I really wanted to keep it for a souvenir." I teased.
A funny smile played at the corners of her lips. "I'll give you these to keep before we go home tomorrow." She promised while she was pulling up the thin fabric on her legs and over her thighs.
"Really?" The word was more enthusiastic than I intended.
She nodded her head. "It'll probably be a long week again. I want you to have something that makes you happy and reminds you of me until next weekend when we can be together without limitations."
Her gesture might have seemed small but to me it was huge. I took her into my arms, wrapping her in a big hug. I will never understand how I got to be so lucky to be loved by such a wonderful unselfish creature. Always thinking of me. Putting my needs above her own.
"That would be very appreciated." I placed a kiss on her forehead and we parted from our embrace.
"You know," Bella began, looking back at the direction of the slide. Without the lights on it was pitch black in the park, I doubted she could see well. "I will definitely never look at a slide the same way." She giggled. "Not after what we just did."
"Yeah." I agreed, taking her hand in mine. "Slides and parks for that matter, now have a new possibility. As well as meaning."
She giggled at that and so did I.
Bella and I started walking out of the sandbox and away from the play structure. It was time to go find my siblings and head back to the cabin.
Alice and Jasper met us in the middle of the large park. We trooped to the parking lot where my black Volvo sat waiting for us in the empty parking lot. We piled in. I turned the engine on and stepped on the accelerator. I hit thirty before we were out of the parking lot, picking up speed as we zoomed down the street. The sleepy little town passed us by in a dark haze. We quickly arrived at the cabin. Parting ways with my siblings they got in the front seats and drove off.
Bella and I entered the cabin. She walked through the door before I did, she only took a step before getting her shoe caught on the lip of the door. She stumbled forward but I caught her, steadying her before she could fall. She thanked me with a kiss and an 'I love you'. I gladly returned each.
We went into the kitchen to put away the leftovers from the restaurant in the fridge. She and I quickly decided on our plans for the rest of the night, lay down on the couch and watch a movie before retiring to the bedroom for the night. That sounded nice. Bella and I headed off to the bedroom. I changed into thick black sweatpants and a dark red long sleeve cotton shirt, while she grabbed her pajamas which happened to be a light pink baby doll. She headed off to the bathroom to take a shower and complet her nightly routine.
I drifted off to the purple living room. Turning on the TV I heard the water from the shower turn on. Not wanting to become hard for the simple reason that I didn't want to wear her out with as much amazing sex as we had today as well as last night. I did not let the fantasies of what I assumed my sexy goddess was doing with each passing second. Instead, I sat on the couch flipping through the channels, trying to find something that would keep me occupied until she joined me and we would decide to watch something together.
Finally I came upon a zombie movie. I hadn't seen this one before, it seemed like a good choice so I began watching it. About four minutes into watching the movie I heard my phone that was in the other room make a small noise and knew at once that I had received a text messed. Hoping that we wouldn't have a repeat of last night with Alice sending me an insane amount of text messages I immediately got up and went to the bedroom, retrieving my phone and flipping it open. To my amazement and relief it was not Alice who text me but instead Emmett. Of course he wanted to know if I broke a lot of stuff. He was under the assumption that Bella and I were at a hotel.
I stood in the room responding to his text that he immediately replied back to. Reading his response I chuckled and rolled my eyes while I typed out my reply. Hitting send I heard a noise from the bathroom that had me concerned. There was a loud bang and thump, followed by the unmistakable sound of shampoo bottles falling in the wet shower. What was happening in there?
"Ouch!" Bella's voice was loud and sounded pained. "Oh shoot!"
Hearing her in distress I was out of the room and in the hall, still holding my phone in my hand.
"Bella, are you alright?" I called out, in a hurry to rush to her aid.
A very sweet delicious scent perfume the air, making its way to my nose.
"Yes." She called. "I just… Ouch... Darn it! Oh no. Shoot ! Not again. You gotta be kidding me." She stammered. "Edward, don't come in here." She warned as something plastic echoed as it fell on the floor of the wet tub.
I was right outside the bathroom door, wondering what was going on. My hand hovering over the door knob. That's when it hit me. The aroma that was equally appetising and frightening wayfield through the air, penetrating my nostrils and filling my lungs. Blood. Her blood.
Everything pieced together in my mind. She had cut herself shaving. This was bad. I knew that. The enticing scent was thick in the air with the warm steam from the shower that it was making it more appealing. With each breath I took her scent clouded my mind, driving me insane.
Holding on to my last drops of sanity I moved my hand from the door knob, bringing it up to my face, covering my nose and mouth. Before I even had a chance to think about my next move I turned around and was down the hall. My head felt heavy in a very strange way and my vision was somehow blurry. Like a drunk man I stumbled through the living room, out the front door, and hobbling out into the fresh air.
I didn't dare take a breath until I was far enough away from the house where the maddening sent was no longer a threat to me.
I stood with my back pressed against a tree. Only then did I realize I was shaking and hyperventilating. Memories of the first time that I smelled the sweetest, most alluring blood when Bella was assigned the seat next to me in 10th grade science class came flooding back to me. Just as I had felt erratic and scared to death back then, out of my mind with fear that I would make a mistake that would affect my entire family, I felt the same feelings now.
Immediately my eyes stared at the open phone that I was still holding. This phone was now my lifeline. My fingers were shaky as I pressed the number I needed. It started ringing. Taking a shaky breath I pressed the phone to my ear. I closed my eyes tightly when I was met with the voicemail greeting. I was not giving up. I press redial. I would make this call as many times as it would take until the person I needed to talk to answered.
Luckily the ringing stopped on the first ring this time. The voice I needed to hear answered. I was overcome with relief.
"Hello?" The familiar voice that I have known since my first moments of my second life spoke into the receiver. Hearing that voice I felt less stressed. Though for some reason his voice sounded off and really out of breath. Maybe he had been out hunting or running.
"Dad." I spoke in a very shaky voice, using the title that I reserved when I really needed his attention.
"Edward, what's the matter?" Carlisle questioned, fearing the worst. In the background I heard my mother's concerned voice that was also out of breath along with the odd unmistakable sound of heavy chains rattling. Without knowing the reason for the call my father could not offer reassurance to her.
I was quiet while I listened to my parents and the sound of chains. I couldn't figure out what was going on with that.
"Son?" Carlisle spoke the word like a question. "Are you still there?"
"Yes." Came my whispering answer.
He took a deep breath, studying his breathing pattern. "Tell me what's going on."
"It's... it's... " A lump was forming in my throat making it difficult to speak. I swallowed hard and choked out one word, "Bella."
Without having the correct information to know what exactly was going on I heard the panic in my father's voice when he questioned me about what was happening and what had already taken place. Even though I didn't have access to his thoughts I could imagine the possibilities that we're going through his mind.
"Bella's okay." I clarified. "She cut herself shaving in the shower. I smelled her…" I could not bring myself to say the next word but he understood.
"A simple shaving accident. Of course Bella would do that." Relief colored his tone.
"What happened, dear? Are the children alright?" My mother's voice was heard in the background.
The sound of chains rattled through the phone at the same time my father explained to my mother what was going on. She then spoke words of regret for not sending a First Aid kit along for our trip. My father regretted that too. For any injury is possible with Bella.
I silently listened to my parents' spoken words. The whole time I was wondering what the hell was with the rattling of the chains. Especially when it sounded like the heavy piece of metal fell to the floor. I could not keep my silence then. I questioned where they were and why I kept hearing the weird sound of chains rattling in the background.
"Oh. Well, since we have the house to ourselves tonight, your mother and I are cleaning out the garage." Carlisle casually answered my question. "Your mother is over here dropping the snow chains." He chuckled and my mother let out a laugh that sounded nervous and muffled.
I don't know if it was on purpose or an accident but I heard a chain fall to the floor at that very moment. The sound made me realize that two things weren't quite right with the answer my father spoke: 1. The chain that was being dropped sounded too heavy to be chains for tires. 2. It didn't sound like they were in the garage but more like somewhere inside the house. Though, there was something unmistakably suspicious about that situation I didn't say anything.
"Okay…" I let my voice trail off, letting the odd topic go by. "What should I do about Bella cutting herself?" I needed help with that.
"Where is she now?" He asked, sounding oddly relieved that we were no longer on the topic of the "snow chains."
"She's inside the cabin. I'm outside." I explained and quickly added. "The smell was too irresistibly good. I couldn't stay in there for another minute without doing something I know I would regret." I took a deep breath. "It wasn't easy. I almost entered the bathroom where she was."
Confessing my temptation was not the easiest thing to do. It made me feel all wrong inside. I had no name for the emotions I was experiencing right now.
"I know it's difficult to resist, Son. But the fact that you did shows your willpower to do what's right." He praised me. "You are too intelligent, too gifted to fall victim to our predatory instincts."
"Thanks, Carlisle." I really was not looking for compliments and I know how he could get if he wasn't stopped. He could keep the compliments going on for hours.
"Yes, of course, Son. Any time."
"What do I do regarding her fresh blood?" I wondered, bringing us back to that question that I wished was avoidable.
"What to do for her wound." Carlisle spoke in his professional voice. It was just a natural response to him since the topic was medical related. "Make sure she keeps it covered and applies pressure to the wound until the blood stops following. And remember to hold your breath if needed." He exhaled. "If it's a serious gash, which it could be." Of course he knew my question was not about how to treat her cut, I knew how to take care of that. But he couldn't help adding that information. "Take her to the hospital for sutures. Even though you've had medical training, do not attempt to take care of it on your own." He warned.
"Sure thing." I said reassuringly.
For a normal person there would be no need to even take into consideration that a shaving accident may result in a trip to the hospital. But Bella was anything but normal. Before she and I began dating, even before she and I actually met, she and Charlie were well acquainted with my father. Over the course of the two years that we moved back to Forks, summer had proved to be a very, very busy time for my father at the hospital. It was kinda like how the Christmas season is for retailers and greeting card makers - a booming time for business. Those six weeks when Bella was in town visiting Charlie, she was also making unavoidable trips to the hospital, my father seemed to always be always on call. My family could never understand how one human girl could be so accident prone until we actually met her. Thankfully, since I have been in her life I have prevented any life serious injuries from happening, and there have been many close encounters.
Carlisle and I talked for a little while longer. Hearing the sound of his voice calmed me down. He stayed on the phone until I made the decision to disconnect, he wanted to make sure I was perfectly fine before letting me go. A minute before we hung up he let me know to not hesitate to call him, he would answer his phone sooner if I should call again. I reassured my father that if I needed him I'd call. I then closed my phone and made my way to the front door of the cabin.
Stepping into the cabin I was met with the overwhelming scent of pine tree air freshener. Bella, who was sitting on the couch, watching "The Notebook", had a wash rag pressed to her left ankle and another one to her right knee, had sprayed the air freshener to mask the scent of her blood. Judging by the air that was heavily oversaturated with the artificial scent, I'd say she used a full can of air freshener.
"How's your cuts?" I asked sitting next to her on the couch.
"Fine." She answered, scooting over and leaning into me. "Sorry I chased you out."
I didn't respond. I only draped my arm around her and kissed the top of her head. Only she would feel obligated to apologize for bleeding and me having to leave for her safety.
Words were minimal between us as we settled on the couch to watch the love story play out on the flat screen. I layed on my back and she layed comfortably beside me with her back against the couch cushions and her head on my chest. The warmth from her body enveloped mine. Being cuddled by her I felt complete bliss in her embrace. I held her close, kissing the top of her head. I wished we could lay like this for the rest of eternity, never having to part.
Time passed quickly. I laid there with her in my arms watching TV and listening to Bella's heartbeat. The most precious sound in the world. She was tracing invisible circles on my chest over my shirt.
I buried my nose in her wet hair, taking in her flavorful scent of fresca and lavender. She stirred under the weight of my arm, making me aware that she wanted to move. I removed my arm from its resting place on her back to lean against the couch. She positioned herself over me, propping herself up on her elbows, her face hovering over mine.
Bella gave me a mischievous smile. She began placing little kisses on my lips that I gladly returned.
Our shower of kisses that we shared started out small and quick at first. Just little pecks. Gradually intensifying. It wasn't long before my hands roaning her body, hers were in my hair, with my hard member pressing against her belly and her sweet arousal was in the air.
"Haven't you had enough today?" I mumbled my question against her lips.
"Never!" She pulled back from our kiss. Her eyes twinkled while her right hand ran down from my hair, to my neck, chest going down a straight path to the harness in my sweatpants.
I caught her hand before it could find its way inside the waistband of my sweatpants. With my hand holding her wrist she pouted. In no way was I putting an end to her fun and mine, I only wanted to switch positions. But that didn't mean that I couldn't have a little fun teasing her.
"You are so human." I teased, with a smug smile. I then brought her hand to my lips and kissed the back of it. "Always ruled by your hormones."
"I know that. Isn't it fun?" She said honestly, grinning at me.
I stared expressionless at my chocolate brown eyed beauty queen. How could she possibly not understand that I was only teasing? Wasn't it obvious that I too had an extremely high sex drive? Wasn't today proof enough for that? I thought it should be.
Wasting no time at all I pressed my lips to hers. I flipped us over so I was hovering over her. In the process of changing positions, her knees knocked into mine. I should have thought more about that as we continued our kiss, getting carried away with her lips locked on mine but I did not. Not until I caught the intense aroma.
The sweet odor vapored through the air, covering the room in a massive wave of the most delicious smell in the world. The aroma that was my own personal Heaven and Hell combined into one, overpowered every other scent in the room. Especially the unnatural pine tree scent from the air freshener. With each whiff of this powerful scent venom flooded in my mouth.
I was overcome with want and need that was greater than anything I have ever known before. I pulled back from our kiss, only by a few centimeters, licking her lips with my tongue. The sweetest of smells made its way to my nose, filling up my lungs and clouding my mind. I gave no thought to taking a long breath. That beautiful aroma that was all for me had me losing my mind.
Unable to make a coherent thought. I placed my lips back from hers while the perfume that was made for me pulled me in. I was now blindly acting on instinct instead of reason, all because of that wonderful delicious fragrance. Why did it have to be so strong?
It was not the beautiful scent of her arousal that was making me lose my mind. No. Not this time. This time it was the sweet forbidden scent of her fresh blood.
My lips pulled back from my teeth, digging into the plumped ruby skin of her luscious lips. An ear piercing scream echoed throughout the cabin. The sweet delicious blood that was already lingering in my nostrils now danced on my taste buds. There was no question about it. I had to have more.
Another scream rang through the air and her body spasd underneath me. She was beginning to burn. My brain was not focused on any of that. My primal instincts had taken over and the only concern I had was of her delicious nectar that was trickling down my throat.
With my hand heavily pressed on her chest, inches above the base of her throat my face moved down to her neck. Without a thought in my mind, my mouth aligned to the place that would give the most liquid; her jugular. My teeth sunk into the thin skin of her neck. She wailed in pain. Every muscle in my body locked in place. Simultaneously another long, loud scream escaped her lips while warm delicious blood coated my tongue and slid down my throat. Instinctively her body wiggled, she kicked her legs while she tugged at my hair, but I was holding her in place while I drank relentlessly. She was doing everything in her power to free herself from me. It did not work.
It was a hell of a feeling to have the precious warm blood inside my mouth, filling me up. It felt like a dream. The taste was exquisite, like nothing else I have ever experienced. It was so much better than animal blood. So sugary and pleasant, the best human blood there ever has been. I knew that to be a fact. After all, I have tasted human blood before. Long ago when I rebelled against my father and went off on my own. I had spent years feeding off horrible humans. Though the blood I tasted then was never pure. Nothing to this extent. Almost always were the blood of my prey tainted with bitter drugs or booze and often both.
The memories poured in while I savored the taste that I knew I would never find again. All the while I subconsciously tune out the screams, distancing myself from the situation while I satisfied my craving for this luscious blood.
I remembered one of my victims that served as my meal long ago during my first couple weeks on my own, had the worst taste ever. Unbeknownst to me, right before I had cornered him in a dark alley behind the bar he came out of, where he was preparing to make his move on a young teenage girl. He had just taken this designer drug that was brand new back then with a glass of Gin. That drug that he took was meant to help older males perform in the bedroom when they were unable to get their pecker hard naturally. I really have a feeling he took more than was prescribed. Imagine my surprise after draining all of his blood and ending up with a 3-day boner. I was still young back then and the whole concept of my body being in that state was unfamiliar to me. Not at all what I signed up for when I was out hunting for my dinner.
Though, that was not the worst of the blood I even tasted. There was once a man who beat his wife on a daily basis, his breath smelled like whiskey, his blood however had the unmistakable taste of champagne, cocaine, gasoline and everything in between. I can never come to terms of why a human would consume gasoline but I know he did, it's an unmistakable bitter taste. To say the least. He did not make a very good meal.
Nore did the loud stampy woman with a weird wig that was out on the pier, on the prowl for pubescent boys on a crisp summer night. When she crossed paths with me she thought she got God damn lucky. Her intentions were no good, it made me sick to see the images in her mind of what she had planned for me. I remembered she reeked of sardines as she leaned into me, trying to seduce me and lureding me on her fishing boat. That rinky-dink boat had served for many young boys as the last place they saw before she had her way with them, did the unthinkable, unhooked her boat, going out to the middle of the ocean and dumping their remains where they would never be found. However, I wasn't her victim that night nor was any other teenage boy. She was mine. Her pungent blood was tainted with Heroin, an odd mixture of prescription pills and was saturated with beer. She also was not a very good meal.
Those were the worst and this was definitely the best.
I swallowed a mouthful of the sweetest blood there ever was. The bliss I felt was strong.
While I drank there was no sign of the monster. For he and I were one. Both receiving what I had denied us for so long.
I felt soft delicate hands wrap around my neck. These hands were both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Where they were once loving and warm they were now cold and shaking with fear, clawing at me, trying to pull me off without success. I did not let that stop me. Didn't give it much thought.
My feeding frenzy continued. I was barely aware when I heard the door flew open, crashing to the wall with a loud bang. The rush of the cold air from outside swirled in with heavy footsteps. Though none of that mattered to me. The only thing that mattered in the world was this tenacious flavor.
I heard the high sound of heaven and the low sound of thunder cry out, "Stop, Edward! You're killing her!"
A whisper gurgling cry rang in my ears that was followed by those voices again. The voices that I mistook earlier to be heaven and thunder now sounded more like Alice and Jasper. I felt hovering bodies over me as they continued to yell, urging me to stop.
But I couldn't stop. With my lips to her flesh I was like a little kid with his favorite flavor of a Capri Sun pouch. Loving every minute of the deliciousness and wanting to drink every last drop.
Something the same temperature as my own body touched my forearm. The touch was light and delicate, yet strong, tugging at me. In my current state it did not register what it was or who it could be. I wanted it to let go of me.
"Edward! C'one! STOP!" Alice yelled.
"Listen to her, man! You don't want to do this!" Jasper shouted.
I felt an annoying tugging sensation at my arm at the same time something else wrapped around my waist. I had no idea what it was. I found this very infuriating. I wanted to feast in peace. Using all my strength I flung my arm out to the side and backwards, causing whatever was tugging at it to finally let go. A crash from across the living room was heard. It sounded like glass shattering and a truck slamming into a house, making a wall crumble and items crash to the floor in the process. Followed by Alice shrieking in horror and Jasper yelling at the top of his lungs.
Too concerned with the blood that I was drinking, my brain barely registered any of this as noise.
"What the hell!" Jasper roared as I felt something squeezing my waist. The pressure caused a horrible ache in my abdomen, but I still did not let go. "What are you trying to do? We're trying to help you!" The tone of his voice was now a growl.
"Jasper, don't hurt him!" Alice screamed, "seeing" what was going to happen. "He's in a frenzy." Her voice was loud closer to us now. "That's why your gift is not working on him." She pointed out. "He knows not what he's doing."
Jasper mumbled something but I did not hear as another mouthful of blood coated my throat. A faint scream was heard from somewhere in the living room and the pressure lessened on my abdomen.
"I'm fine, Jazz. Please don't worry about me. It's her who needs our help." Alice's voice was full of panic, she "saw" that I was lost. "We only have a small window of precious time before it's too late. We must use it wisely." Her voice was worried as she ran through the possible outcomes of this situation. Few looked good.
"Understood." Jasper spoke in his military voice.
The stronghold that was around my waist changed positions and wrapped around my back, locking at my chest and pinning my arms to my sides. Though I felt the hold on me and heard the echoing thoughts of my brother and sister of hope and fear. They were hoping that I would let go and fearing that we were running out of time. I continued to drink.
A shallow screech echoed in my head.
A horrible dark image of Bella's cold body limp and pale in my arms, me holding her lifeless body in shock and grief. Made its way from Alice's mind to mine. That horrific image ended and another one took its place. Bella by my side, holding my hand out in the snowy forest. A smile on her face, her skin pale as my own and her eyes crimson red.
"Jazz!" Alice shouted, a mixture of optimism and terror in her voice. "There's still hope. But time is quickly running out-"
"Where is Carlisle right now?" Jasper demanded. It was evident from his mide that they had informed our father of our current event as soon as Alice had "seen" the outcome. "We need him."
Alice checked. "He's on his way. But he'll never make it in time." Her voice was grim. "It's up to us."
Another faint scream echoed through the living room.
"Brother!" Jasper spoke, sounding more like an officer of the military carrying out an order, than my older brother who I had just horsed around with a short time ago. His strong arms were still around me, not about to release me. "I know this is difficult. Believe me, I do. But you must find your will and let go of Bella."
I did not want to let go. I did not want this sublime banquet to end.
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Well, Edward finally gave into his predatory instincts and his thirst got the best of him. Is it sad? Yes it is. But it was bound to happen sooner or later with how Bella's blood appeals to him.
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