It was so hard to stay sitting on our couch waiting for Bella to arrive while every cell in my body called me to run to her. I was grateful to Carlisle for arranging time with her. Every member of my family was still blocking their thoughts from me in some way though and it made me more nervous. Had Alice seen something they didn't want me to know about?

"Alright, kids. Jasper and Emmett, take over Edward's video game. It's weird for teenagers to be playing chess these days. Edward, Esme dirtied up some dishes for you in the kitchen making Bella some snacks, go look busy washing them. Don't step out to talk to Bella until Charlie leaves. Rose, you can keep doing what you are doing in the garage, he won't expect us all to be in plain sight. Alice, you can greet them with me when they get here. Be very apologetic. Charlie doesn't want her without parental supervision. He's driving her over in the police cruiser." Carlisle finally said.

I gladly stood up to go 'wash dishes' and wondered how long it was going to be difficult for me to see Bella. There was always school though. Ditching class was healthy sometimes, after all. She must be extra embarrassed to have to ride over in the cruiser.

My thoughts drifted to her lovely blush that she was likely to still be wearing. I nearly dropped the plate I was holding when Esme appeared beside me. She giggled at my expression. "I remember my first time with Carlisle. We're really happy for you, son."

"You know, most normal parents tell their teenagers not to have sex." Jasper said with a laugh from the living room.

"Final inspection passed!" Emmett shouted. "There are no more condoms in the living room!"

Esme shook her head with a smile. "Get it all out now boys before Charlie gets here."

"Get out all of our sex talk? Yes ma'am!" Emmett shouted. "I bet Bella got something all out of you, huh, Eddie?! Bet there was a ton of it after a hundred years of not touching yourself! Ew, wonder if it was dusty!"

"Did she wrangle you like a Texan snake last night? I wonder how she talked him into it." Jasper added.

"There was no talking. There was just a lot of mwah muah mwah." Emmett said, making kissy noises into the air.

I simply looked down at my hands and washed the dishes with a big grin on my face.

"If I would have known that's all he needed to lose the stick up his butt, we would have tried to bribe Tanya years ago." Emmett laughed.

"God no." I said, shaking my head furiously to try to get rid of his mental images.


"He's pulling up the driveway." Carlisle called, warning us to be quiet. My unbeating heart skipped a beat. I was beyond ready to see her.

"Ready, Jaz?" Emmett asked just before they both launched into a long string of inappropriate words, neither stopping for a breath. "Penis. Pussy. Vagina. Sex. Cum. Jizz. Dick. Cock. Tits. Fuck!" They both laughed uncontrollably for a minute and then Jasper used his ability to calm them down.

I tried to hold it in but giggled like a schoolgirl. Jasper had to help me wipe the grin off of my face just as Carlisle opened the door with Alice standing behind him. Esme was delighted, her thoughts pondering that she had never seen me this happy before.

I watched through Carlisle's thoughts as they walked inside. Alice ran to give Bella a hug and apologized again to Charlie for running off like they did. She assured him that she was grounded from shopping and many of her favorite things for several months and that she understood now that she should have involved an adult. Bella was shyly looking down at her feet.

My heart couldn't take it anymore. I had to see her. I stepped barely into the threshold of the living room and her heart rate picked up when our eyes met.

I smiled shyly at her, causing her to stop breathing for a second. She was gorgeous. And she was faintly blushing just like I had imagined. Her dad's thoughts were immediately angry, and his face reddened at the sight of me.

"Edward." Carlisle said sternly. "Remember what we told you. Go finish the dishes and then see what else Esme wants you to do. You are not to be in the same room as the girls today."

"Sorry father." I replied, returning to the kitchen, barely able to wait for Charlie to leave so that I could run and take Bella in my arms, but we had a part to play for now.

"Now Bella." Charlie said. "You listen to Carlisle and Esme. You do whatever they tell you to without question. I want you to stay away from Edward. This is all his fault, and he deserves his punishment, just like you do. I don't like doing this to you, but you have to learn to be mature. You can't just go skipping school and running away from your responsibilities."

"I understand." She answered shyly, quietly. The sound of her voice ignited my passion for her, and my need to hold her.

Alice gave Charlie a big hug, making him blush uncomfortably and thank Carlisle before he left. I waited until the cruiser was thirty seconds down to driveway to be safe and ran to grab Bella in my arms. "I missed you so much." I whispered, kissing her hair.

"I missed you too. I was so scared waking up without you. I found your note though."

"I'm sorry. I didn't want Charlie to find me there."

"I know."

"We're going to play baseball." Carlisle announced. "If Alice sees Charlie heading this way, we'll all run back before he gets here."

"But it isn't thundering." Bella said, right in time for the sky to darken and rain to start pouring down. She giggled cutely. "My bad."

"We missed you so much!" Alice exclaimed, running to hug my mate.

"Now that you're fully conscious, we want to apologize to you, Bella. We shouldn't have left you like that. You are a member of this family. We will never do it again no matter what happens. We're going to apologize in the only way we know how. We're going to leave you two alone for the day to catch up." Carlisle said, opening the door.

"Catch up, my ass!" Emmett shouted with a wink as he ran outside.

"Your ass?" Jasper asked. "No, I think it's Edward's ass she wants."

Bella's blush intensified and she couldn't look at any of us. I chuckled and shook my head as my family left.


"They know, don't they?" She asked.

"Afraid so."

"I am so embarrassed."

"Do you regret it?" I asked, holding her back from me a little bit to look at her.

"Regret that? With you? Never! It was the best night of my life."

"Mine too."

"Although I feel bad for talking you into something you didn't want to do."

"Didn't want to do? Bella, you have no idea how much I've wanted to do that with you. You tempt me in more ways than just your blood."

"But I forced you into it."

"No, trust me. I was more than willing, but always too scared. You did talk me out of my fears, and I needed that. I will never regret making love to my mate. It was transcendental."

"I'm glad Emmett isn't here to hear you say that."

"Me too." I laughed. "But enough about Emmett today. Do you want to come up to my room?"

"That sounds nice." She smiled at me and I picked her up to carry her, refusing to put any distance between us.

"I love you so much, my Bella."

"I love you too." she answered with a smile. She watched my face as we climbed the stairs, her warm hand caressing my cheek.

I froze when we stood in my doorway. "What's wrong?" she asked.

I simply sat her on her feet, wrapping my arms around her from behind so that she could see my room too.

There was a new bed that someone must have snuck in during my hunt, a large king size covered in a gold bedspread. This was also exactly where my brothers had moved all of the blown-up condoms to, as well as the banner that said, "Congratulations on your manhood!" hanging over top of the bed.

"Oh. My. God." she whispered, blushing furiously. We were speechless for a minute. This was clearly the reason everyone had been blocking their thoughts, which meant all of them were involved, even my parents.

"My family is very…proud of us."

"So much for secrets."

"I promise I didn't tell them. Although I haven't been able to stop smiling since last night."

"Are they always like this?"

"Usually."

"Edward." she said, turning to face me and hug me tightly. Tears started falling down her face.

"What's wrong, love? I'm sorry if this is too much. I didn't know what they were up to. They blocked their thoughts."

"That's not it."

"Did I do something to hurt your feelings? I'm incredibly sorry if I did."

She breathed deeply and relaxed somewhat, keeping her face pressed against my chest. "I just got so scared when I woke up and you weren't there. I was afraid that last night was a dream. That this was all a dream. That you were still gone."

"Oh, Bella. I will never leave you again. Promise. I can't do it. You are my entire life. I will convince you of that, no matter how long it takes me. I am more sorry than I will ever be able to tell you." I caressed her hair until she calmed down and pulled back a little.

Then, I kissed her, her warm lips sending a pleasurable tingling up and down my entire body. Moving on instinct, I slowly led her to the bed, never taking my lips off of hers and laid her down carefully, hovering over top of her.

When she needed to breathe, I worked my way across her jaw, down her neck, her shoulders, her arms and down to her fingertips before kissing a trail back up and to the other side, grateful that she only wore a thin t-shirt over her bra. "I worship you, my goddess." I whispered against her skin.

The scent of her arousal caused my needs to make themselves known as well. My mating growl only for Bella started rumbling quietly in my chest.

I only stopped my trails of kisses when she gasped and pulled her arm away a little. It was then that I noticed the bruise.

"Did I hurt you?" I asked, terrified.

"No."

"Bella, I'm so sorry! I never meant to hurt you. I can't-"

"You didn't hurt me."

"Then why are you bruised?" I was overcome with fear that I had hurt her more than she was telling me.

"I got distracted."

"Distracted how?"

"I was in the shower and I…uhhh…lost my balance. I caught myself but not before hitting my arm on the soap holder."

"I didn't hurt you?" I asked, wanting to be absolutely sure.

"No."

"How did you hit your arm if you lost your balance? Wouldn't your hand have – oh!" I figured out the answer to my own question. She blushed furiously and I moved back up to her eye level. She was avoiding looking at me. "Well, that's incredibly hot." I purred.

"No, it's embarrassing."

"No, it isn't."

"I bet you've never -!"

"Oh, you want to bet?" I smirked at her. She finally looked me in the eyes with a gasp.

"I don't believe it."

"You notice my eyes are golden again?"

"Don't tell me that's what happens!"

"No!" She made me crack up laughing. "Silly girl. You will be the death of me someday I swear." I couldn't stop laughing to explain. "I missed you so much." I moved to kiss her lips. She surprised me by pulling away.

"What are you saying, Edward?"

"That I hunted by myself this morning and couldn't stop thinking about how much I love you. All of you."

"So you - ?" It was cute how she avoided certain terms. She was so easily embarrassed.

"Well, it wouldn't have been wise to come home and face my brothers until my little problem was dealt with."

"I don't remember it being so little." That was a nice stroke to my ego.

"You don't remember it very well? Is that what you said? Do I need to show you how much I love and adore you again?" I whispered in her ear, half in a purr. The smell of her arousal increasing hit my nose and it was heaven.

"Please." was her quiet, breathy whisper. Needing no more encouragement, I removed my shirt in one quick motion and kissed all over her face and neck as I removed hers as well.

She gasped softly when my cold hands made touch with the warm flesh of her waist, but judging by her heart rate, it was a gasp of pleasure, not discomfort.

I kissed the swell of her breasts and lifted her ever so slightly up to unclasp her bra. She was panting as I gently kissed all over each breast and then took a nipple into my mouth, pleasuring the other with my fingers.

I loved how responsive her body was to my every movement. I pressed my erection, still covered by pants, against her thigh and my growl increased a little in volume at the contact between us.

"Edward." she whispered softly. There was no sweeter sound, except for maybe her quiet moans as I loved her so intimately.

With one hand on her breast, my lips kissed down her chest and stomach, whispering between each kiss. "I love you." "My mate." "My life." "My love." I looked deeply into her eyes as I slowly unbuttoned, unzipped, and removed her jeans. "I'm yours. And only yours. Forever." I said, just before I also removed her panties. "God, you're so gorgeous." I thought that I might actually shed tears from the sight of my mate, alive and well and beautifully naked before me.

Happily settling my face between her thighs, I spread her legs gently with my hands. "Every touch is my way of telling you how much I love you. How much you complete me. Every kiss a promise." I made my point by gently spreading her lips with my fingers and placing a soft kiss on her clit, causing her to moan loudly. I kissed slowly all the way down to her entrance and she squirmed beneath me.

My tongue felt along her folds while my hands carefully gripped her hips, holding her closely to me. I started tracing patterns with my tongue along her clit and her moans increased in frequency just as I slowly slid a finger inside her.

Her squirming increased and her sweet arousal started dripping out of her. I quickly licked it up before returning my attention to her clit.

She tangled her hands in my hair and it was heaven. She came hard a moment or two later, moaning and whispering my name. My heart surged with joy and my erection was pressed against my pants, begging again to be set free.

"Edward, please." She whispered. "I need to feel you." No further encouragement was needed. My pants and boxers were gone in less than a second.

"Never doubt or forget how much I love you." I purred in her ear, lining my cock up at her entrance. "How much I need you. How I can't live without you. The things you do to me…" I slowly slid inside her and we both moaned loudly.

She wrapped her legs around me tightly and I started thrusting within her. She was warm and held me so snugly, so completely inside her. There were no other thoughts but my mate as we moved together, nearly every thrust met with a moan or a pleasurable whimper.

Her hands held my back, tugged at my hair, and even once grabbed my ass roughly, encouraging me deeper inside of her. My mating growls couldn't be stopped, nor could her moans. I grabbed her lips with mine and kissed her passionately, completely blacking out every sensation but her touch and her scent as it surrounded me.

Our pace increased desperately, and her walls tightened around my cock, spasming and sending rippling sensations of pleasure up throughout my entire body. "Feel what you do to me." I whispered in her ear, just before coming hard inside of her, increasing the pace just enough to send her over the edge with me.

I brushed her hair out of her face and smiled at her, so incredibly happy. Her eyes were sparkling, and she pulled me in for a kiss. No words were necessary. She whimpered when I pulled out of her.

"I wish you could stay there forever." She said, causing me to chuckle. "Me too, love. Me too."

"It's so hot when you growl like that."

"I'll keep that in mind."

"You weren't even tempted to bite me this time, were you?"

I paused, shocked. "Not a bit."

She smiled. "Told you so."

I kissed her face and held her tightly to me. "I'm so incredibly sorry that I ever doubted you."

She started laughing and I was momentarily worried that I had done something wrong. "Are you alright?"

"Look up."

Puzzled, my eyes followed her line of sight. Above the bed, nailed to the ceiling, was another banner. "Hi, Bella!" along with a crude drawing of a penis.

"I'm going to kill my brothers."

"I get to watch, right?"

"You can light the fire."