A/N: Here's the continuation from Chapter 11 - a special Two-fer for you all to get back to back chapters! Apologies if it's a bit too real or gross since the topic on hand is something as real as monthly cycles but hey, spoiler alert: kind of using this a means of a plot device to show that Edward can be a sweet guy or maybe hint at some more backstory for the poor man? Just wait and see I suppose is all I can say.
Warning: Things will get fairly lemony/limey in the chapter!
-The Twilight Mafia-
Chapter 12
*Edward Masen*
I called up my driver to which he said he'd be waiting for us downstairs - and soon as we got off, we said goodbye to Mr. Hartman before we got into the limo as my driver was indeed waiting for us.
Jasper told him to stop at a local Pharmacy just as I received a text message. I opened it and saw a long list of things that the girls wanted. Usual feminine hygiene products that they needed during this time - pads and tampons - were the first thing on the list. I saw below that pain medication of the strongest type was next, before I saw that there were comfort items listed. Chocolate, junk food like chips and salty snacks, water and energy drinks, ice cream of varying flavors, yogurts, heated pads. The text specified what flavors each lady likes more of. I forwarded the text to Emmett and Jasper so they could see the list and they nodded when they received the message.
"We can split up in the pharmacy and see what they have on hand so we can get all what the girls need. If there's anything the place doesn't offer, we can just drop in at a nearby store to get it. Try to be quick about it boys." I told them just as the driver pulled into the parking lot of the pharmacy we were stopping at. They again nodded to me and we exited the limo. I ignored the stares we were getting from some of the people that were exiting their cars and we strode quickly into the small pharmacy. A bell dinged above us when we entered the building. There were a few people waiting in line to be checked out and I could see a young teen girl working the register who greeted us absentmindedly. I began scanning the aisle signs to see where we'd need to go before I separated from the guys to head to the candy aisle after grabbing a basket that sat by the door.
Emmett and Jasper wandered off with their phones in hands. I was focused on looking through the candy to look for the chocolate before the section. There was plenty of different options between white, dark, milk chocolates, or some based off their percentages of just how much cocoa was in it. I went for the ones that Alice had listed to be Bella's favorites - simple Hershey's milk chocolate as well as Ghirardelli's dark chocolate. I also got some of the other candies that Alice had listed to be her favorite which was Skittles and Red Vines. After grabbing the candy, I rounded the corner into the nearby normal snack aisle, seeing the plethora of salty and normal snacks - chips, pretzels, nuts, and cookies. I grabbed again the specified favorites that were Bella's - both salty and sweet. The basket in my hands was slowly filling up but I still had room for everything else that I'd need. I headed down the aisles before I found the specific medical aisle that had varying items for soothing aches and pains on the surface - such as ice packs and heating pads. I grabbed a box that had stick on heating pads inside before I headed towards the back wall when I could see a million different bottles of non-prescribed pain meds. I found Jasper there and he was near the bottles that I was looking to get.
"We can get two of these big bottles of Naproxen for the gals." Jasper stated out loud when he noticed me next to him. He took one big bottle and then gave me another bottle. Then he pointed to my right. "There's also pain meds there for ladies specifically during this time of the month so you can get two bottles if you want to." He offered and I nodded my head to him.
"Thanks, Jazz." I said to him and he smirked. I walked over and grabbed the bottles he pointed out, stuffing them into my basket.
"I think there's a cold section behind us but I think I'm ready to brave that aisle." he said to me when we began heading down the aisles again together. I snickered as I knew just what aisle he was referring to. The Feminine products aisle. When we turned down on said aisle, I laughed as I looked up to see Emmett standing there, his own basket that was filled with items that were specified for Rosalie at his feet. In his big hands, he was holding two packets between two different types of tampons. "Looking a little lost there, bud." Jasper teased him which caused our huge friend to look up and scowl at us.
"Shut up man. I'm trying to figure out the difference." Emmett growled, shaking both packages in his hands angrily at us. I rolled my eyes at him and began perusing the selection in front of us. Alice did specify exactly which one the ladies preferred but told us that they weren't exactly horribly picky on either option. I knew that some products dealt more with heavier flows or different types of lifestyles ladies may lead. So I think that's what Emmett is referring to for his current conundrum.
"Emmett just refer back to the list." I told him under my breath, picking up the packages of tampons and pads that Alice said that Bella liked more of and stuffed them into my basket. I looked over and saw Jasper was sticking two he found that Alice had pointed out she liked, and we both snickered at Emmett's befuddled expression.
"Fine I guess these two will do." Emmett grumbled and threw them into his basket. I shook my head before slinking around them to head towards the beauty aisle. One extra thing that I think would help Bella would be some self-care items so I was going to see if I could get some for her. I also thought maybe a pair of loose lounge pants would help her since I knew cramping and bloating usually left women uncomfortable in a lot of bottoms they may own so having something nonrestrictive may help her. I came up to the beauty aisle and promptly ignored the two women in the aisle who were looking over some makeup to my left. I found the facial masks and looked over what was available.
I heard whispering and slight giggling to my left and I frowned. I knew they had to be talking about me while I muddled over my options, but I did what I could to tune them out. I picked out some deep moisturizing masks, as well as cooling masks, thinking that'd help her. I also found a face scrub and thought that'd be nice for her to use during this time - from what I recall previously as well, some women may get more acne issues during this time. I didn't know exactly what all Bella's skin could take as I didn't know her normal regime for taking care of her skin, but I guess in due time I'd get to know a bit more of the side of her. For now I was just guessing. Once I was done in that aisle, I was about to leave when I heard a throat clearing. I glanced up and immediately regretted it. The two women who were whispering to one another next to me now were looking over at me with what I could only assume to be seductive smirks.
"Sorry to bother you, sir, but we were just curious about the contents you have in your basket. Did you need any help figuring out some skincare things for your sister?" one of them, a woman with fake blond hair and green eyes, asked me as she batted her eyelashes. I felt a pang within my chest when she said the word, but I pushed it down and cleared my own throat. I was getting annoyed that they were bothering me just to pathetically flirt with me.
"No I don't need any help as I know exactly what all I need to get for my girlfriend. Thank you for offering to help, but I don't need it." I stressed the word 'girlfriend' to try and get them to back the fuck off, and gave them a tight lipped smile. Their expressions crumbled into disappointment and before I could hear another word from them, I turned quickly on my heel and sped away from them. I passed several aisles before I suddenly spotted a section that had simple clothing. I walked towards the shelves and noted the sight that there was some simple shirts, a couple socks being sold - and then there was a small display of lounge pants. One was for men, another for women. I went towards the women option and looked through the sizes before I found a pair of simple black lounge shorts that were in Bella's size. (How did I know it was her size? Well simple, I had looked at the sizes of her clothing after our shopping trip with the ladies.)
Finally I walked towards the cold section of the pharmacy and saw many brands of ice cream both in big and small containers, as well as a smaller selection of simple yogurt. I referred back to the list and after noting the flavors Bella liked, I picked out some yogurt - a couple cups worth - as well as got some ice cream for her - all in the big containers because I did not want to skimp out for my girl. I then assessed my basket, mentally checking everything off to be sure I didn't miss a single thing. The basket was quite heavy with my spoils and it might've been excessive. But I wanted Bella to be happy and comforted during this time; it sounded like she was indeed suffering during her cycle so I wanted her to at least feel a little bit better about what I'd be gifting her. Satisfied, I headed towards the cash register which thankfully there was no line waiting for me. I placed my basket on the counter top and got my wallet out while the same teen girl who greeted us began scanning my items. I saw a display next to the register that had simple brown bears sitting on the shelves. They were just simple bears, nothing extra like something akin to a Valentine's Day bear would be holding a heart or a rose with something cheesy written on it. It wasn't small but it wasn't huge - it was just big enough for someone to hug it to their chest. So I grabbed it and added it to the pile. I had a feeling she would reject it just because she doesn't view me in kind still - but I wanted to get it for her still because I had just a small hope she'd find comfort with it.
When the teen was nearly done ringing up all my items, I saw Jasper and Emmett joined me in line behind me, their own baskets full of stuff. I nodded to them silently to which they returned, smiles on their faces. I think they were happy with their own spoils and had hopes their girls would appreciate the work they put into getting all of this stuff. The teen finished with ringing up my items and told me the price; I was already swiping my card into the card reader before she finished. I didn't care how much all of this would cost, it was for Bella and that was it. She had been bagging everything for me while ringing it up so when the payment was complete and she printed the receipt, I took the bags in my arms and thanked her before turning and leaving the pharmacy. I headed to the limo and got in, putting the bags at my feet. A few minutes later, Jasper and Emmett joined me, setting their things at their feet as well. I called up to the driver to tell him to take us back to my mansion and he pulled out of the parking lot.
"I hope this pleases the girls in what all we got them." Jasper said in the car while we rode down the highway heading back to my mansion.
"I really wanted some of these snacks they asked, so I kind of doubled up on some of them." Emmett admitted with a smirk and I once again rolled my eyes at him. He was such a child sometimes with his food.
We talked about nothing for the remainder of the ride and soon we made it back to my mansion. We piled out and with the bags in our hands, we reentered me home. Once we did, Alice was there to greet us. "Welcome home boys! Thank you so much for going to the store for us to get us all of this." Alice gushed when we entered the foyer, her smile bright as she slightly bowed to us in gratitude.
"No problem, darlin'. We just wanted to help out and we know that this is definitely something you gals need if you're going to be staying with us." Jasper breezed out to her with a smile; I noted her cheeks tinted at the nickname he donned for her.
"Alice, where is Rose and Bella?" Emmett asked her with a furrowed brow.
"Oh they're upstairs on the second floor, in that spare bedroom we had cleaned her in before. We helped her in a bath and she's been in there for a bit while we waited on you guys. I was going to go up there and help Rose in getting Bella out." Alice said but I stopped her with a raise of my hands before she could sprint back upstairs.
"Boys, take the cold stuff from me. I'm heading up there to help out." I informed them, handing Jasper the bag that had the cold ice cream, chocolate, and yogurt that Bella liked. Both men looked at me in shock, as Alice did as well.
"Uh Edward I don't know if that's a good idea. Bella's... naked..." Alice warned with her cheeks turning a dark red as she said it out loud. Emmett snickered behind me.
"I'm sure Eddie would like seeing that."
"Shut the fuck up!" I hissed at him, scowling at him over my shoulder; he was unperturbed by my rage and shrugged at me. I turned back to the pixie and sighed. "Alice, I know this - I was suggesting my help as I could help her up to our room for her to lay down after she gets dressed."
"You might have to be the one to dry her off." I jumped a bit when I saw Rosalie joined us as she began descending the stairs.
"Rose? Why aren't you with Bella?" Alice asked her with a pout.
"Because, I need my stuff now. I just started and I frankly need to wrangle this in before it becomes a mess. And you're sure to follow, short stuff." Rosalie muttered as she had a scowl on her face. She didn't seem to be happy at the notion that her own cycle just started, seemingly timed just right as we got home. But Alice did warn us ahead of time that once Bella starts, her sister were sure to follow.
Alice frowned even more but huffed and nodded her head. "Well, Rose has a point. Edward did you want to wait for us before helping out Bella?" Alice asked and I shrugged my shoulders.
"I'll talk with Bella about it if she'd rather wait for her sisters or if she doesn't mind my help." I told them and walked past them to head to the spare bedroom that had the adjacent bathroom that I knew they were talking about. I heard Rosalie and Alice scuffling downstairs with Emmett and Jasper for their things, just before I entered the bedroom. I could see that the bathroom door was almost fully closed, and I heard Bella shifting in there, groaning quietly. I frowned at hearing the noise, knowing she was in pain for sure while she was in there. I was quickly reminded of past memories once again of similar days I went through with her.
I knocked quietly on the door and called out to her. "Bella, it's me."
She gasped as she heard me. "Why are you here? Where's Rose and Ali?"
"Uh they said they needed to get their own stuff since Rosalie started her cycle and she said Alice was sure to not be too far behind so they'd be a bit before they could help you." I informed her and I heard her groan again.
"Great... so I'm stuck in here until they can come back." I heard her mutter to herself in a slightly hoarse voice.
"Well... I could help you if you want it. I'm not going to force myself to help you unless you want it. If you'd rather wait for them to come back to help you that's fine. But I figured you'd rather get some stuff on and out of the bathroom sooner or later." I told her through the door, pursing my lips. She was silent for a few moments, probably mulling over her options here. I waited patiently, shifting slightly on my feet.
Then I heard a slight shuffling noise inside, something being pulled down and then after a few more minutes, I heard her clear her throat. "Erm... okay fine. I want your help. You can come in now." I heard her murmur out, sounding a bit shaky. I furrowed my brow but otherwise took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
Bella was in the bath tub. She had one of the spare dark blue towels thrown over herself which covered her naked body underneath. The tub was empty of water and she sat there with her legs curled up and she was looking up at the door apprehensively. Her long brown hair was slicked back and darkened due to her soaking in the tub. She had a deep flush to her cheeks and I could see the blush going down to her neck, going under the towel. Her eyes looked puffy like she had been crying. I did what I could to cease the dirty thoughts that threatened to come up when I spotted the vulnerable state she was in, and I successfully reeled them back in. She's in pain, she's weak and going through shit during this time - don't be a monster and think about her like that. I chastised myself internally and stepped into the bathroom, shutting the door behind me. Bella shifted uncomfortably in the tub, wincing slightly. I set the bags I had in my hands down on the floor and stepped cautiously over to her.
"I can help you stand from the tub, Babydoll. I promise I'm not going to do anything to make you uncomfortable or hurt you." I reassured her when I stood over her. She looked up at me warily, unsure if she could really believe my promise.
"Well the problem is if my towel shifts, I'm worried you're gonna get an eyeful - and frankly I wouldn't be able to hold back on socking you if you did." Bella threatened in her raspy voice, puffing out her cheeks. I couldn't help the smirk that came about my lips.
"Bella, seriously. I won't look if that happens." I told her and she rolled her eyes, not believing me. "I'm trying to help and make you less uncomfortable right now." I added and she sighed.
"Sorry, I know I'm being snarky."
"You're also being rightfully guarded since you're going through your cycle around a dude that you have zero trust in." I told her, and she looked up at me with a look of shock in her face. "It's true and I get that. But please, I get that right now you're in pain and going through emotions that is putting your brain through whiplash. So please, just let me help you where I can." I offered with a small smile.
Bella returned it and then sighed again. "Okay, okay. Just don't let me slip and fall in here." she muttered and then began shifting herself in the tub, pushing herself off the wall. I chuckled at her statement but crouched to help her by putting a hand under one arm and then grasping the other that was clutching the towel to herself, gently holding my hand over her forearm. I helped her up slowly, noting the grimace on her face once she stood. "God throwing my legs over the side of this tub is gonna be ugly." she grumbled with the blush remaining in her face.
"Don't think about it, Bella. If there's a mess, we'll clean it up. Don't be embarrassed about this." I cooed - really I cooed? what the hell - to her and waited patiently for her to be ready to move. I wasn't forcing her to go quickly as I knew that commonly for some, quick movements were the bane of women going through cramps just about as much as slow movements were the worst. She had to move when she was ready.
Bella continued to frown but she huffed after a moment. I kept my arms on her arms and helped her as she lifted one leg over the side to stand on the bath mat below us. I could see just ever so slightly, the red streak going down her leg. She clamped her lips tightly together while she hoisted the other leg over the side. Once I saw she was standing fully on the ground I straightened and gently squeezed her arm in reassurance. "Here, take the bags and go sit on the toilet. I'll hand you your clean underwear." I told her, reaching down to grab the bags and handing them to her. She held the towel together to her body tightly with one hand and then with her other, she grabbed the bags and looked up at me.
"Thanks..." she murmured and I nodded my head to her. I turned around and began looking for her clean clothing pile, noting that it was by the sink. I kept my eyes down so I wouldn't look at her in the mirror when I walked over to the countertop and heard her shuffling behind me towards the toilet that was in it's own little closed off room; she had a door that she could shut at least for some privacy. When I stopped at the sink, I noticed that her soiled panties that had a stain on them as well as her shorts were sitting in there. I took the clean clothes first and went over to the toilet room; I didn't even peek in there on her, I just reached around the corner with the clothing in my hand and offered to her. "Oh, thanks..." I heard her said graciously once again. I hummed to her and once she had taken them and shut the door, I went to the sink.
Normally I knew that the maids could handle this but I knew what I was doing with this before me. Back then during some cycles that she endured, she'd ruin her underwear or pants - or both - and felt so bad and embarrassed by it. I had taken it upon myself back then that in taking care of her, that meant doing everything to take care of her. I had asked my grandmother at the time for some advice in some of the more troubling areas - and one of those was at least trying to get rid of as much blood that stained the clothes if girls got their cycles suddenly and they weren't prepared. I knew more treatments would be needed to really get rid of the stains but I was fine in trying to help with some of the work.
After I made sure that my sleeves were secure in being up, I started to work on the underwear. I felt just a bit more uncomfortable as I was handling Bella's panties - when she and I were not even remotely close to one another so this was something that would surely freak her out if she saw me doing it - and I was rubbing the stain out of her panties with red cheeks for a few minutes. Just as I finished her underwear and went to get started on her shorts, the door to the toilet room opened. I glanced up at Bella through the mirror and saw she was wearing her clean clothes. She had put on the new shorts I got her - of which I couldn't help but smile slightly at the sight - and she was wearing a white tank top. It was then that I noticed in her hands was the towel she used over herself, and a bra. Fuck did she take it off? I thought to myself in a slight panic, happy that my lower half was shielded by the countertop when I realized this. I could feel the slight strain down there and I felt a bit disgusted with myself; Bella's breasts were probably tender during this time and she didn't want to be confined. I thought she wouldn't be remotely comfortable to go braless around me - but she is always one to surprise me.
She eyed me cleaning her clothes with a bit of confusion written on her face. "Feeling a bit better?" I asked her after clearing my throat and went back to scrubbing.
"Uh... yeah kind of." I heard her reply behind me, and when glancing up at her again through the mirror, her dark eyes were narrowed at me at the sink. "Um... are you cleaning my clothes?" she asked and I shrugged my shoulders to her while working out as much of the stain as I could.
"Yes. And?"
"I'm not sure I feel grateful or weirded out that you're doing that."
I chuckled to myself, finishing up the scrubbing before shutting off the water. I washed my hands quickly and turned around to find her still standing behind me.
"Bella, I know it looks weird considering you and I are not even remotely close. But I get right now you're in a lot of pain and discomfort during your time - and I'm just trying to help." I admitted to her, sighing. "Believe it or not I've been around someone else who has had similar symptoms to their cycles like you have currently. I know what I'm doing and I'm just trying to make it a bit easier on you in however way I can."
Bella pursed her lips at me, and then shifted awkwardly on her feet. "Like... a sister?"
I winced at the words; it was a natural reaction still for me to be upset just hearing about any mentions regarding her. Bella noticed the reaction and frowned at me. "Yes." I answered shortly, shaking my head to try and dispel the memories that came to mind.
Bella nodded her head slowly, still looking like she wanted to push for more information or something - she just looked like she wanted to say more. But instead she held it back and took a deep breath. Then she looked up at me and I saw a small smile playing on her lips. "Thanks, Edward. I really appreciate that you got all of this stuff for me." she murmured and I felt my heart skip a beat when she said this. No snark, no biting undertone. She was grateful. I thought to myself when she had said this. I returned the smile and just gave her a quick nod.
Together we walked out of the bathroom and I watched as she went upstairs to move her bag of pads and tampons up to our section of the mansion, before I turned to head downstairs. I heard a lot of noise coming from the kitchen so I entered it to find that Rosalie and Alice were in there while Emmett and Jasper were missing. Both women were standing around eating their ice cream out of the containers. They looked up when they heard me entering.
"Did things go alright with Bells?" Alice asked me in a concerned tone, watching as I went towards the pantry to get myself a snack.
"Yeah I managed to help her fine. She seems to be a bit more comfortable with her things in order." I told them, digging out some trail mix.
"Thanks for helping her, Edward." I heard Rosalie say to me and I looked over at the two of them to see them nodding to me in appreciation.
"No problem ladies." I said, walking over to stand across from them at the breakfast bar. I then recalled a piece of information that had yet to be answered, and looked over at Alice with furrowed brows. "Um... do you think you could explain to me what you meant on the phone about Bella?" I asked her quietly. She looked confused for a second, tilting her head. As did Rosalie, who was looking between the two of us.
"Oh!" Alice suddenly remembered, her mouth popping to form a small 'o' when she realized what I was talking about. Then she giggled and set her container down. "Well, you see, you know how I said that most of the time Bella's cycles gets really bad?" I nodded to her to show her I remembered. "And how I said on the phone that she sometimes goes into a state of delirium with her mood swings?" Again I nodded. "Well... I'm not joking when I say this but her mood swings are like a huge 15 on a scale of 10 when she's on her cycle."
"Uh..." I trailed off, not sure if I was fully understanding what she was trying to get at. Rosalie realized then what Alice was saying and began to snicker behind her hand. I stared at the two of them as if they were from Mars, fully not comprehending what was going on here.
"Edward uh..." Alice tried to start explaining again but she was biting her bottom lip as her cheeks flushed pink.
"Look, I'll put it bluntly." Rosalie cut in then and looked at me with a serious expression. "So you know chicks, they get real moody when we're on our cycles. We get emotional easily - angry, happy, sad, whole gambit." she started and I again nodded to show that I followed this much. "What you might also not realize is that... We sometimes get... also really horny." Rosalie whispered the last part and then suddenly my cheeks flamed. Both women in front of me began to giggle when they saw my reaction. Huh well that... I didn't know. I thought to myself, coughing.
"And when I say she goes into a delirium with her mood swings - it's just awful. So when she's really angry, she's really really angry. And if she's..." Alice trailed off, expecting me to put the puzzle pieces together. Oh sweet Jesus.
"Seriously?" I squeaked out, coughing again and looking at Bella's sisters as if they had grown two heads. They nodded to me slowly and I groaned, putting my head into my hands. This woman will be the death of me if I ever encounter her during that mood swing. Trust me, I am definitely turned on by Bella quite easily, but I'm not trying to force myself on her and want her to feel comfortable with me before I even start actually anything like that. She hates my guts as is and probably would like to grab the nearest kitchen knife to slice off my family jewels - why she hasn't even attempted that, I'm surprised really but probably for a plethora of reasons. So how am I supposed to keep myself under control if she gets into a mood like that?
"Trust me when I say it gets real bad. I slept in the same room as her and I tried to give her some privacy if that happens - it's awkward as all hell if I walk in on her. She... had toys at least to help."
"Alice stop, you talking about that is not helping me." I groaned out, frowning with now red hot cheeks as the two sisters laughed at me. God, this is mortifying to hear. I'm getting all sorts of images now of Bella that I should not be having but Alice is not helping with her explanation one bit.
"I mean, at... best? Or worst, however you see fit - Bella might just be a bit of a grumpy bitch if she's in that mood swing." Rosalie suggested and I sighed.
"I at least appreciate the warnings regardless." I muttered and both sisters snickered at me.
"Alice, Rose?" I suddenly heard Bella's voice calling to her sisters, where I could faintly hear her walking around near the theatre room.
"In here, sis!" Alice cried out to her, smirking at me as I rubbed a hand over my face. I needed to dispel these damn thoughts about her, and get rid of my embarrassment before she's to see it. I heard quiet padding and then Bella rounded the corner to join us in the kitchen. Still sans bra, god damnit. I thought to myself when my eyes briefly flickered lower to her chest and could see the evidence looking right back at me that she was still braless. Bella looked between the three of us, looking confused as to why I was here talking to her sisters.
"Did you want your ice cream or yogurt Bella?" Rosalie asked her while she began walking to the fridge.
"Yogurt. I'll save the ice cream for later tonight." Bella said, and then surprised me when she stood next to me. I could feel the electricity between us begin again, humming between us. I shifted on my feet while she took the yogurt Rosalie had pulled out for her and the accompanying spoon. "Thanks bitch." Bella thanked her sister, winking as Rosalie rolled her eyes. I looked over at her with raised eyebrows while Alice snickered.
"Don't mind us, Edward. We like to mess around with each other like that." Alice tried to reassure me. I shook my head and smirked as well.
"So what were you three talking about in here before I showed up?" Bella asked after spooning some yogurt into her mouth, while she looked pointedly at me.
"Nothing really, just telling him some stories about your awful Bella monster moments while PMSing." Alice lied quickly. Bella's eyes narrowed into a scowl at her sister as Rosalie laughed.
"Never get on Bella's bad side during her time of the month - she's punched holes into walls, stabbed some people's tires, and hell even one time she's punched a dude in the jaw." Rosalie told me with a smirk. I grimaced at this information being spilled, not because it led me to being fearful of her - but rather Bella was looking more and more angry at her sisters for revealing this information to me.
"It's nothing compared to your guys' tantrums." Bella grumbled, angrily spooning out more yogurt for herself.
"Bella don't be embarrassed by your past reactions while PMSing. You're a terror and scary, but like a badass." Alice tried to comfort her sister through her giggling. I'll admit that honestly hearing some brief retelling about her past cycles and her angry reactions if someone pushed her buttons - it did turn me on just a bit. My woman had claws. But still I also had a bit of fear instilled in me; I definitely did not want to be on the receiving end of any of her angry moments during this time.
Bella rolled her eyes at this but kept quiet.
"Well, I must excuse myself for the time being, I have some emails I need to look over before dinner. If you need me, you can find me in my office." I said then, leaning away from the counter with my trail mix in hand. The three women nodded to me before I left the kitchen and headed upstairs to my office. I entered it and locked the door behind me, leaning my forehead against the door afterwards to glare down at my lower half. "You just can't get your emotions under control..." I grumbled to myself, angry that it was still pitched. I was thankful that I had slinked away when I did and that the ladies didn't seem to notice my problem - or if they did they were gracious enough to not point it out to me blatantly.
I stalked to my desk and sat down in my chair with a huff, running a hand through my hair to tug at the strands in frustration. I've been trying to keep the feelings at bay for most of the day, if not just trying outright ignore them. But everything sinful that was about Bella kept coming to the forefront of my mind today - I've been a mess more than usual since yesterday when I saw her bare chest in the pool. The first time I saw her breasts when I stumbled in on her in the bathroom when she was getting dressed. Then our heated kiss in the elevator when we were tearing off our tops to get at each other. The sight of her boobs in the pool when she turned to face us none the wiser that her top was gone. Knowing her nude body was under that towel when I helped her stand from the tub today and if there was one false step in her part I could've caught sight of more than she wanted me to see. Hearing Alice detail about how she cant become extremely horny during this time, and before she was here she had toys - of all things, goddamn toys, to help her through it. Just imagine that sexy woman writhing in her bed playing with herself... "Ugh, stop!" I hissed at myself, burying my face in my hands while panting as the images flashed back at me.
I felt so disgusted with myself when thinking back on these memories as well as where my imagination was slowly trickling to. I shouldn't be thinking of her like this. She did things to me that made me feel like an animal and god did I want her. I mean I let it manifest to an unhealthy obsession and kidnapped her and her sisters to be stuck here with me. And now I was just waiting for her to fall in love with me before I could be more serious with her. It was agonizing to wait; I tried my best everyday to be patient with her - it only continued to prove difficulty considering we'd usually be butting heads since we were both stubborn people. I've been pushing the sexual frustration I've had for her down each time the thought would intrude my mind, but it was boiling over at this point. It was becoming increasingly painful that I had to keep giving myself blue balls because I've been too embarrassed to try and take care of the problem when I felt disgusted with myself that I kept having these thoughts. Besides my grandmother's words kept echoing in my head telling me that I need to respect the woman I get romantically involved with and never to act like a heathen around them - and goddamn feeling so damn horny over a woman is one of the things that I tried to keep at bay.
But now, I don't think I can hold back anymore. I growled at myself for letting my feelings win out over logic and decided I better take care of this now and quick. I know I wouldn't be able to have the privacy anymore at night to take care of this nor would I be able to hold out until tomorrow morning. I hastily stood from my desk and closed the curtains to the windows, and walked over to my door to lock it up; I feared the worst case scenario if one of my boys walked in on me or even worse, one of the women. Once I locked everything up, I headed back to my chair while unbuttoning my pants and pulling it down with my boxers. I kept myself turned away from the door and once I had sat down, I glared down at myself in how taught I was. "You're a damn dirty fucker but fine, you win." I muttered to myself while looking down, before sighing and taking ahold of myself. I hissed when I wrapped my fingers around my member.
I began to stroke myself slowly while closing my eyes. My mind conjured up several images while I sat here. I imagined Bella's chest once more, seeing her flushed pink skin, her pert tits and the pink nipples that greeted my memories. Then I began to imagine just stumbling upon Bella once again without her top on - and before I could turn away in shame for having caught sight of her half naked, she'd pull me into the bathroom and shut the door.
I imagined her planting that snarky mouth of hers on mine in a heated kiss, much like how we had furiously made out in the elevator. Her tongue would peak out to entice me to take it and I'd open my mouth to meet her tongue with mine. My hands would be roaming her body and caressing her soft skin from her thin waist, her smooth stomach and up her back before coming around to her front. I'd take both breasts into my hands and massage the skin there, my fingers playing with her nipples while she'd moan into my mouth. She grunt and hiss when I'd twist and pinch them, whimpering when I'd lower my mouth down her neck and take a nipple into my mouth to lap up at the sensitive bud there. My panting was increasing along with the speed of my stroking.
Bella would pull my mouth away from her chest and bring me back up to her mouth, her kissing urgent now. Her hands would hastily work in ridding me of my shirt and my pants, where I'd hiss when her hand would graze my erection from my bottoms. Then we'd both remove the last bit of clothing that kept us from each other. I'd pull away from her mouth and have my hands go down to the back of her thighs and pick her up; she already would have her arms wrapped around my neck. "Bella..." I quietly moaned to myself, thrusting my fist into my mouth to bite down while I increased the pressure of my pulling on myself. Ragged breaths were escaping me as I could feel the tension within my gut building.
I'd turn us around and press her up against the door, and easily slide into her warmth which we'd both moan at the feeling of finally being connected. We'd continue to make out loudly while I pumped in and out of her in a harsh rhythm. I kept up with the speed I had set up for myself in my fantasy, in real life and the tension grew. I don't think I'd be lasting much longer. Bella would be tugging at my hair and demanding that I'd go faster and deeper into her, and I was happy to oblige to my woman's needs. I would be slamming into her and we'd be grunting loudly now as we could both tell we'd be nearing our climaxes. I would reach down with my hand to take her most sensitive bud of nerves in between my fingers and pinch her - and this would send her over the edge. "Edward!" Bella would screech and she'd let go in giving into the orgasm that she held at bay. One more thrust and that was all it took for me to come undone with her.
Just as I had imagined letting go with her, I let go in real life. "Fuck!" I hissed once I let my orgasm hit me, biting down on my hand to try and hold back the moans that I would've otherwise screamed. I sat there breathing heavily while releasing myself. I didn't have time to catch myself in my boxers and now I glared at the offending white substance that sat on my skin. When my breathing was under control, I turned in my chair slightly to grab tissues from the nearby box that I kept on my desk and wiped off the traces of what was left behind, before through it away in a waste bin. I then pulled my bottoms back on and turned back around fully now to face my laptop. I had felt only a small sense of relief after what I had done, but my shame came back at me tenfold.
I shook my head and pushed it all out of my mind before turning my laptop and focused on what I needed to get done. The afternoon progressed on then while I set about my work with my emails and getting things ready for more business meetings, finance reports and the like. It took me several hours of just getting through it all and before long, I heard a knock at the door. I paused in what I was doing and stood up, heading over to unlock it and opening it just a smidge. Bella was standing there, dressed casually still. And still no bra; gah, fucking stop Masen. Focus on her face. I thought angrily to myself while looking down at her.
"Dinner's ready, you've been holed up in here for the whole afternoon. Time for you to take a break and get some food in you." Bella muttered to me, and I scrunched my face at the tone she was using. I'm guessing this is one of her moods, so better keep back your anger at her. Remember she's in pain and her hormones are all over the place. I reminded myself.
I nodded my head to her and said, "I'll be down in a few then, just got to shut things down. Thanks for coming up to tell me." Bella nodded her hand and turned around to head downstairs. I quickly saved and closed everything that I had open before leaving my office. When I entered the dinging room, my friends and their girls were sitting down and eating, chattering away. Bella was seated at our end quietly eating her food. I took my place beside her and began to eat.
"You were real busy up there today man, everything alright?" Jasper suddenly asked me and I glanced up to see everyone looking over at me.
"Yes, everything is fine. I had a lot of emails and reports to get through today." I stated cooly, spearing the pasta on my plate and bringing it up to my mouth. Bella was eying me while I ate but kept quiet.
"All for your company?" Alice asked and I nodded to her.
Thankfully they dropped the conversation then and went back to their own topics. I ate in silence next to Bella. Dinner carried out with no fanfare, as did the rest of the evening. Bella turned in early as she complained about her pain, while the rest of us stayed downstairs in the theatre room watching a comedy film. It was enough of a distraction for the time being while I tried to keep my thoughts clear. However when it was getting very late, I got up and headed upstairs to the bedroom. I said goodnight to my friends and their women since they were staying up for one more movie, and walked up to the top floor. I entered the bedroom and found Bella was under the covers while watching late night talk shows as usual. She was scowling while looking at the TV. I could feel my face contort in confusion once more but I quickly wiped the expression from my face before she could notice and went to my closet to change into my sleep pants. I left my chest bare like usual and reentered the bedroom. Bella's brown eyes flashed to me and I could've sworn I saw it but it went away quickly before I could analyze the look. Her scowling deepened when her fiery eyes settled onto me briefly.
I pushed the thought out of my head and climbed into bed beside her, the usual pillow that acted as a barrier still up. I grabbed the book that I had left on my bedside table and picked up where I left off from the bookmark inside, focusing on the words on the pages - and not the angry beauty laying next to me. She was still angrily watching her talk shows but I paid no mind to her. I wanted to leave her be as I figured this was one of her many mood swings that her sisters warned me about - and I was not wanting to be on the receiving end of the beast that may be Isabella Swan. We sat there in silence for another good hour before finally she shut the TV off and hunkered down further on her side after she turned off the lamp on the table beside her. I eyed her briefly as she shifted to lay on her side with her back facing me, but I kept quiet. I put the bookmark back in the book and set it back on the table, before shutting off my lamp and lowering myself further under the blankets. I had my back facing her as well, and then I shut my eyes.
Soon I let my brain shut down and I fell asleep.
A couple hours later...
I was aware that something was pressed up against me and that is what slowly stirred me awake. I blinked rapidly to try and dispel the sleep that still hung heavy over me, and looked around. The room was still dark as ever, telling me that it had to be early morning. I glanced at my bedside clock and saw it was just a little after two am. I sighed, frustrated that I was woken up - and then my mind brought me back down to Earth when my brain took into account that there was something still pressed up against my side. I was laying on my back now as I must've turned in my sleep, and I desperately tried to shake off the sleep to wrap my head around as to what was going on.
Then I heard it. A quiet moan. My heart stuttered when I heard it. It wasn't me that made the noise. Quickly, I glanced over in the direction of where the noise had come from and that's when I felt my breath hitch.
Bella was wrapped up on left side. She had scooted closer towards me in the bed. Her hair was a mess behind her, she had thrown an arm over my chest to have one hand on my shoulder. A slender leg of hers was thrown over my lower half to be around my hips, and she had kicked off the covers in her restless sleep. She was still wearing that damn white tank top with no bra on, and she had gotten rid of her shorts where now she was only in cotton black underwear. Her top was a mess on her; the lower part had ridden up on her torso and her smooth stomach while the top portion had been pulled down and it only amplified the sight of her cleavage.
Bella in her sleep whimpered and then in all of her sexy glory in her slumber, ground her hips and her heated core into my hip.
"Fuuuck." I hissed and winced when she did this.
Fuck what am I supposed to do? Let her hump me in her sleep and I suffer again? Or wake her up and face the wrath of disturbing her sleep? I know I couldn't lie here and do nothing because honestly I could feel myself become aroused with each time she'd move her hips against my side. It was starting to become too much and my breathing was becoming heavier with each thrust she made. She was grunting and moaning in her sleep, my resolve crumbling the more she'd utter her noises.
Screw it. I need to get her off of me or I'm going to bust a nut just from her doing this. I thought to myself with steely resolve. I shifted around next to her and pulled myself out from under her. Just as I shifted to sit up, Bella in her sleep grabbed me around my neck and suddenly yanked me down. I grunted at the pull, not realizing she'd be this strong in her sleep, and landed now ontop of her. Our chests were pressed up against one another and in her pulling, she had shifted in her sleep to be on her back with her legs spread and bent at the knees; there was enough space now where after falling on top of her, my groin was pressed against hers and I bit my lip to keep the yelp from escaping me when now my erection was pressed against her heated lower half.
Just as I fell on top of her and grunted, she awoke with a startled gasp of her own. Bella and I locked eyes with each other. Our cheeks darkened and then she narrowed her eyes.
"Uh... what is going on?" Bella whispered in shock.
"Don't look at me, you pulled me on top of you." I muttered, clearing my throat.
"What?! No I didn't!" Bella hissed but I could tell even in the darkness, her cheeks became a darker red. She was lying.
"You did but you can keep telling yourself that babydoll." I grumbled. We didn't move from our spots as much as I felt like I should've. But she wasn't pushing me away either. She bit her lip while staring at me, and I sighed. "You were dreaming something obviously very vivid since I woke up to you halfway on top of me." I muttered, grimacing when she scowled even further.
"I... don't know what you're talking about." Bella murmured and I snickered.
"Of course you don't." I muttered and she huffed. "Why haven't you pushed me away then?" I taunted her, and she bit her lip again. I shifted on top of her finally because I knew I had to be making her uncomfortable just laying on her, next to my weight most likely crushing her. But as soon as I moved, my lower half rubbed against hers and I hissed at the feeling. And then Bella groaned and kept me against her; the sudden jolt when she locked her arms had me nearly sprawling back down onto her. I caught myself in time though and had my arms propped up on either side of her head. "What the - Bella?!" I whispered in a panic, staring down at her confused.
"I can't believe I'm uttering this out loud..." Bella whispered and then looked up at me. Her eyes were darker than usual, and the blush was so prominent now on her skin. From her cheeks down her neck and to the top of her bust, she kept me over her with her lower half still firmly against mine. "Edward please... I... I'm so fucking horny and you feel so good down there." Bella stuttered out and I let out a shuddering gasp of breath. Holy fuck! Is this a fucking dream or what?!
"Wha - What are you asking me?" I breathed out, staring down at her wildly.
"Please I know you need relief too..." Bella whispered out and then suddenly moved her hips again where she humped me. I groaned at the sensation it created and knew I would've fell down on top of her then just from what she did, but I did my best to keep myself steady. Bella moaned when she did it and stared up at me with her lower lip sucked in. She was pleading me with her eyes, begging me to give her satisfaction.
"Bella I - What do - God! Woman, you are making me dizzy doing that! I don't understand!" I hissed, lowering down now where I was pressed up against her. I moaned into the pillow next to her head when she proceeded to wrap her legs around my waist to keep me locked with her heated bottom half, and I could feel her breasts pressed up against my bare chest. "What the fuck are you wanting? You don't even like me - you can't even tolerate me! But now you're asking if I could get you off?" I asked her while still talking into the pillows. She had to have lost her damn mind if she was begging me to give her sexual gratification.
"Edward please! I - I just need to get relief because god damnit this is painful being so fucking horny and bleeding out of my uterus! Please, I'm begging you - be fucking damn happy that I am because if I had something else I wouldn't be asking you this. I know you need relief too so take advantage of this moment!" Bella growled into my ear, causing me to let out a cry of both pain and pleasure when she actually leaned over to bite onto the skin.
"Fuck! Bella!" I growled at her when she did that, and it led to me instinctually grinding my hips into her. Bella moaned and I pulled back to stare down at her in bewilderment. "You are giving me whiplash with this!" I ground out in a rough voice, feeling my will crumbling. She bit her lip and rotated her small hips into mine once more and I let out a moan at the feeling. "Shit! Fine, you win - but we are talking about this tomorrow!" I hissed and Bella groaned. She pulled me down and shocked me again while she had me plant my lips on hers in a heated kiss. Fucking hell, what is this woman doing to me? I thought to myself while we made out sloppily. I couldn't believe myself that I gave so easily into this - it felt so wrong and backwards, but I was selfish and losing myself to the tension she caused with her body.
Soon we were grinding against one another in a set pace. My heart was racing in my chest while I aggressively kissed the woman below me, groaning every so often when she'd match her thrusting with mine. Bella pulled away and let me move my mouth down from her face to her neck. She mewled when I nipped at the heated skin there that was exposed, and freeing a hand from around my neck she grabbed my left wrist. I wasn't paying attention to where she was leading my hand at first but then I gasped when she forced my hand under her shirt towards her left breast. "Shit!" I growled when my hand came into contact with her bare boob. She cried out in pleasure when I squeezed her flesh, frantically wiggling her hips when I teased the nipple. I've dreamt about touching her there for so long and now I am.
The thrusting between us quickly picked up in pace and we were losing ourselves in the tingles that was happening between us while we humped each other through our clothes. I teased her chest while I had pushed my lips back onto hers; she growled and shoved her tongue into my mouth, fighting for dominance. I easily overtook her hot pink tongue with mine while twisting and pinching her nipples between my fingers. "Ungh! Yes!" Bella rasped out around our kissing as best as she could. The heated coil within my gut was becoming more and more wound up - I knew I was close to losing it. Bella shoved her fingers into my hair and scratched at the scalp with her fingernails, and I growled at the sensation that created. "I'm... Fuck! Edward!" Bella cried out and pulled me down on top of her to where no space was left between us. She thrust her hips into mine just one last time before her eyes slammed shut and I could feel her writhing underneath me. Her orgasm hit her and I felt her rolling.
That final move from her and seeing her come undone beneath me sent me over the edge. "Gah! Isabella!" I hissed into her skin and let go the restraint I had, feeling myself cum into my boxers while still pressed tightly against her. My eyes were shut tightly and I shuddered above her, losing myself in the feeling of pleasure that had occurred between us. What world did I wake up into to deserve this? We both lay there while letting our climaxes subside, our breathing heavy. Bella's shirt had ridden up considerably due to me fondling her tits and I could feel her bare breasts touching the skin of my chest. Our skin was starting to become sweaty after what we had done. When my breathing had calmed down, I pulled myself up slightly to look to Bella; she had calmed down as well and her eyes were half-lidded while she looked up at me. Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes looked dazed. I managed to roll over back to my side and fell back heavily onto the mattress with a gush of air leaving me.
"Uh..." Bella tried to formulate an explanation as to why she suddenly begged me to accept her invitation to hump together so we could get off, but she was at a loss of words since she was silent after her attempt. I turned my head to look over at her beside me and saw she was looking over at me still with red cheeks and biting her bottom lip. She was embarrassed with what happened, that much was obvious. I was feeling a tinge of shame in the fact I let myself act like that with her when she wasn't even my girlfriend, much less a fucking friend to me. We couldn't stand each other all that well still - even if I felt like we were making progress over time after our talks previously on our pool day, we were still nowhere near reaching that point. But somehow we were more than comfortable just losing ourselves to lust tonight. What is in the air tonight?
I smirked at her and shook my head. "Don't try and rationalize what happened just now, Bella. Let's just go back to sleep - we're going to talk about it tomorrow though as I'd like for us to have clear heads if possible before discussing..." I trailed off, and weakly lifted a hand to gesture between the two of us. When my hand fell back down, Bella nodded her head shortly. We climbed back under the covers and turned our backs on one another again, saying goodnight to each other quietly.
I closed my eyes and forced my brain to shut down once more, trying to keep my mind blank so I could sleep. I couldn't help the stupid smile on my face however, but eventually, I went back to sleep.
A/N: Hoo boy! That chapter took a turn.
So might be incredibly OOC of Bella to ask that of Edward. We're going to try and rationalize things between the two of them in the next chapter hopefully and we'll see where this takes our couple. Keep in mind Bella is physically attracted to Edward as seen in previous chapters, and so is Edward to Bella.
Will this lead them to be enemies with benefits perhaps? Or start opening doors for something more?
We shall see.
Apologies if there's any grammar errors or any other mistakes that I might've glossed over - I proof read to the best of my abilities but sometimes it's just my brain moves way too fast to catch every detail.
Any feedback is appreciated!
~Lady Eleanora~