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I didn't fully comprehend how much I had been missing out on when it came to sex with Bella until our first few hours spent loving each other between the patches of snow. Rain came and went, but we never stopped. There were so many new things to explore and try, now that there was essentially no limit to what we could do.

We didn't talk much - only when we wanted to let the other know what we wanted to do next or how good a particular motion or touch felt. If there were any animals nearby when we started, they were long gone, our noise being enough of a trigger to scare them away.

Bella seemed to enjoy her new power a little too much, which meant that she got to stay on top and ride me time and time again. I loved seeing her enjoy herself like this - and I didn't exactly mind being underneath her either. At times, the way she straddled me with her thighs hurt a little, now that she was much stronger, but I didn't complain.

When she went down on me, it was surreal. The suction between her warm lips and my shaft felt positively different and brought me to orgasm in an instant. This time I didn't have to worry when I came. My venom flooded her mouth and she swallowed it, while her red eyes locked with mine, to silently commemorate a new first for us.

We didn't need much rest. Bella seemed to be quite insatiable, to my delight - and the fact that she no longer needed to sleep was a blessing for both of us. Her body felt different, yet somehow the same: her skin felt warm against mine, her curves were as gracious as ever and she was incredibly wet. At the same time, she could now change positions without letting me know, because she had just as much strength as I did.

A small part of me wondered how she could do it all and not succumb to the instincts of being a vampire. She had been a newborn for less than a day, yet there we were, making love with such abandon that I couldn't possibly understand how she never got distracted by a new wave of thirst. My curiosity got the best of me at some point towards the next morning, when I got up holding her in my arms, to move us a few hundred feet away, to what looked like an improvised rock chair.

"Bella, love, you have to tell me how you do this," I said.

She was kissing my neck, but stopped.

"What do you mean?"

I laid her naked body on the rock and I kneeled in front of her.

"You're being such a perfectly composed newborn and I didn't expect that at all," I admitted.

"Well, then, what did you expect?"

Truth time.

"For you to be so thirsty that nothing else mattered…" I began. "For you to be overwhelmed by the need for blood. And maybe for you to run away immediately after waking up."

Her expression was filled with outrage.

"How could I have run away, Edward?"

I let my fingers trace the shape of her thighs, feeling a tepid current emanating from her skin as I spoke:

"It's not unusual for a newborn to get scared upon waking up. Carlisle warned me. Waking up in that state, even when you know your creator... It can be overwhelming. Some run away seconds after waking up."

"Fair enough, but you're not some random creator that I happen to know. You are my husband."

Whatever frozen remains of my heart melted each time I heard her say that. Husband. Years ago, I never would have thought that such a simple word could bring so much joy to a person.

"You know, you might want to start giving me some credit," Bella said, her tone demanding.

I smiled and, grabbing her thighs, I opened her legs wide.

"Your wish is my command, ma'am."

She rolled her eyes and laughed.

"I am being serious, though," she pointed.

I made an effort to look at her face, and not at the alluring wetness right in front of me.

"I am, too," I said. "It's getting tiring to underestimate you."

Her hands were in my hair now, pulling me closer to where I wanted to be.

"We'll see," she said.

The fragrance of her arousal was everywhere around me and I could no longer concentrate on our discussion. I inserted one finger into her opening and she let out a small cry, as her muscles tightened around it. Watching her reaction, I slid another finger in. And when she moaned my name, another. And when she begged me for more, another. Soon enough, my hand was moving in and out of her with brutal speed, and I made sure to rub against her most sensitive spot inside. Her orgasm, explosive and wet, came fast. Her wriggling made the rock beneath her crack - so maybe the rock hadn't been my best idea. Before she could notice, I grabbed her and hurled her body to the ground. In an instant I was on top and inside of her.

"God, you feel tight," I moaned as I plunged hard into her depths.

Her nails dug into my back, as they always did when I was on top, and they no longer felt like feathers. They felt sharp and good. I moved fast, unable to understand how we could ever stop when it felt so gratifying. I was thankful we were in the middle of nowhere, where we could afford to make as much mess and noise as we wanted. Back home, we would have to endure Emmett's dirty jokes and cheeky remarks. Of course I knew places far enough away from our family's ears, but I didn't want to have to run away each time I wanted to have Bella all to myself - which, by the looks of it, was going to be quite often.

I decided that was a problem for another time. Bella urged me to go harder and I happily obliged, pressing on her clitoris with my pubic bone each time I pushed. When she threw her head back and exposed her neck, I felt something primal rising in my core. It seemed that her neck, although drained of the blood that used to enthrall me, still carried the same irresistible quality as before. I held nothing back when I bit it. My teeth didn't penetrate her marble skin, but the flesh yielded softly to the pressure and Bella's groan came out loudly as a response.

"Do it again, please," she pleaded.

She didn't have to ask me twice. I bit once more, moaning along with her as I did. I picked up my pace and I kept my face buried in her neck. I felt overwhelmed by her smell, by her panting, by her body reacting to mine. Soon enough, it became too much and too good, so I came, my venom gushing inside her body. My last thrusts ignited Bella's orgasm as well and she let out a powerful cry of satisfaction in response, her internal muscles clenching around me and squeezing the last drops of venom out of me.

I never wanted to leave that place or that moment. Now that the boundaries were gone, there was only joy. Each hour felt like a minute when I was loving her and I was the luckiest vampire in the world to have a newborn mate whose thirst was manageable. I made sure to tell her how much I loved her and for the first time ever, I had no care in the world.


We couldn't hide from the real world forever. It had been days since we left the cottage and I knew we were being waited for back at home. It took me a great deal of power to tell her:

"We need to head back home, love."

She laid on the ground next to me, with her eyes closed and a smile on her face. Her hair was messed up from our activities.

"Do we have to?" she complained.

"I am afraid so."

She purred and in a second she was on top of me.

"This is unbelievable, Edward," she said.

"What is?"

She took a deep breath in, her face full of satisfaction.

"Everything is so much clearer now - and I am not just talking about my super-vision."

I let my hands rest on her hips, longing to possess her again. But I decided to behave.

"I feel like there is so, so much to do," Bella sighed.

"And by 'so, so much' you mean endless sex?"

She laughed and the sound sent pleasant chills down my spine.

"Am I that obvious?"

"Not usually, my love. But don't worry, I am not much different when it comes to this. If I had it my way, I would do nothing but make love to you."

"Well, what are we going to do back home?"

The humour in her tone was mixed with actual worry.

"We might have to be a little less noisy."

I could already imagine that for Emmett, our rowdy and resounding lovemaking would be an endless joke resource.

"If you're going to do to me what you did here," - her voice went soft and I waited for a blush that never came - "I'm afraid that it will be impossible."

"Well, I know some places back in Forks, of course. I might have to steal you and hold you there as my prisoner until I am fully satisfied."

"Hmmm, I might be just okay with being your prisoner."

Bella lowered her body until my tip was right at her entrance. She slid down effortlessly and gasped. I forgot what I was going to say next, as my hands gripped her buttocks and forced her body down, so that I could enter deeper.

A couple of hours later, I was standing on top of her, with my head resting on her chest. The sun had set, but the sky remained as cloudy as the day we got there. A howling wind haunted the valley. This time, Bella was the one who spoke first:

"Don't you miss it?"

"What is it that I should miss?" I inquired cautiously.

"You know… The warmth, the softness… the blood."

I tried very hard not to think too much of the latter.

"Bella, you are warm," I told her, pressing my palm on her cheek. "Your skin might no longer feel hot to me, but I can still feel your heat. In fact, we are the same temperature now."

She seemed pleased with my answer, so I went on:

"And you are soft, incredibly so. But there's the added bonus of not being so easily breakable. As for the blood..."

I made an effort not to look away from her eyes.

"I definitely don't miss wanting to hurt you."

She bit her lip, seemingly regretting the last part of her question. That wasn't fair. She wasn't supposed to feel guilty about the monstrous hunger that ruled my senses back when she was human.

"That seems fair enough," Bella decided, stopping my train of thought right in the tracks. "I know I'm not missing out on anything, glad to know it's mutual."

In a second, she was no longer underneath me. I looked up to see her standing up, her glorious body smudged with traces of dirt and snow.

"So you're done, beautiful?" I smirked. "You're finally ready to go home?"

"You know I could stay here with you forever, but I am aware that Alice is probably going mad right now. I promised her we would go shopping for a new wardrobe when we get back. The sooner I get it done, the better."

I tried and failed to suppress my laugh. I knew about Alice's plan. Bella seemed brave now, but I knew she wasn't going to last long - not for what my sister had in mind. A part of me still hoped that this plan could be postponed, despite Alice being so certain in her visions.

But I couldn't deny the fact that Alice had also seen me stopping - and she had been right about that.

"Well, you will definitely need new clothes," I smiled, trying to keep the mood light. "I've already started thrashing the ones you have, in case you didn't notice."

I was pleased to see a hint of shock on her face.

"Come on, let's go," I said. "If I stay here any longer with you, I don't think I'll ever leave."

I got up and started picking up the remains of our clothes from the ground. The road back to our cottage was short and Bella once again managed to outrun me. It didn't help that we had to run naked due to the fact that our clothes were unwearable after we had ripped them to shreds - I almost wanted to remain behind her, so that I could study the sensuous movements her buttocks made when she ran.

Back to the cottage, I threw away the pieces of clothing and we got into the shower together, to clean ourselves up. We didn't resist and soon enough I found myself pinning her against the bathroom wall and making love to her all over again. This was quickly becoming a habit and I had to find a way to channel my excitement so that I didn't become too overwhelmed. In our frenzy, we managed to break parts of the tub. I tried not to dwell on it, knowing that there was plenty of time to repair the damage before Alice and Jasper's next visit.

When we were finished, we dressed up. Seeing Bella clothed again helped with bringing some of my reason back, but not entirely. I asked her if she was feeling thirsty, but she assured me that she was fine. On the outside, I took her word for it. On the inside, my anxiety was boiling. After all, we were going to be close to humans soon and God knew how she was going to react then. I needed to read her mind so much.

Before long, we were back in the car. It was time to discuss the less pleasant things in our lives, such as the fact that we needed to move out of Forks as soon as possible, so that there was no chance of anybody noticing Bella's change and no need for us to organize a fake funeral. Bella knew about this and wasn't too thrilled, so she had tried to evade the discussion each time I brought it up in the past few months - but she knew this was coming nonetheless. Our best bet was the rainy Cardiff, in the United Kingdom, all the way down in Europe. We already had everything set in place there. Bella was adamant about meeting up with Charlie one last time before we left, but I wasn't so sure that was a good idea.

At some point during this conversation, Bella's attention drifted away. A deep sigh evaded my throat, as I felt the air getting thicker with a particular smell: the smell of human blood. It was a mile away from us, coming from a driver who was getting closer. There was barely any burning in my throat, but it wasn't me that I was worried about. I turned around to look at Bella. She didn't look at me. I knew exactly where her mind was wandering and I knew I had to find some way to bring it back.

"Love, you need to focus," I told her.

Her hands were now closed into tight fists.

"It will burn pretty badly when he'll get closer," I continued. "Probably worse than when we went hunting."

She inhaled deeply and growled. This wasn't good. I pressed firmly on the acceleration pedal, but I wasn't fast enough. Bella had already opened the car door, ready to jump out. Gathering all the strength in my body, I grabbed her by the waist with one arm and pulled her back in with all my force, before she could do anything reckless that she might have regretted after. I closed the door and locked it.

"This is not happening, Bella!" I snarled.

She was breathing fast and I could tell that she was enraged.

"I need it," her voice was raspy.

"Yes, but not like this."

I kept my arm in front of her, like a seatbelt. This was all my fault. How could I have been so oblivious to believe her when she said she wasn't thirsty? I exhaled with relief when the other car passed us by and Bella didn't move.

"Okay, I will stop the car," I announced. "It is time for a little detour."

I could see further down the road a small entrance in the woods that flanked the road and I took it. It was tight, but the car managed to fit. I stopped the car and only then did I move my arm away from Bella. She still didn't look at me.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

"Yes, I am now."

"I'm sorry I wasn't more careful. We should've gone hunting once again before we left."

"It's fine, I said I wasn't thirsty."

"Yet you are, so it's time for round two."

The second hunting session involved less running and more blood. Bella managed to find two deers and I helped her hunt them down. As she was feeding from the first, I quickly broke the neck of the second one and carried it to her. She drained them and blood got on her clothes - again.

When she was done, I took her in my arms and started planting kisses on her hairline. She had a lot to learn, and I was ready to teach her everything I knew. She was already much stronger than any newborn I had ever encountered - and that alone had to be a blessing of some sort.

Back in the car, things were easier. Bella had to change her clothes again, since the old ones were splattered with blood. She no longer freaked out when we approached humans - but I kept my guard up, in case her instincts got the better of her. Strangely, they never did.

"So about Cardiff," Bella began. "How exactly is it going to be? Will we enroll in highschool or…?"

"Yes and no. Rosalie and Emmett will be off to college, studying business. Esme is planning to teach some Interior Design classes there - this will be a first for her actually. Carlisle has some connections in Cardiff and he already has a position in place at the Royal Infirmary."

"Wow, that's… quite a different dynamic from Forks. What about Alice and Jasper?"

"They're going to repeat highschool this time around. Alice isn't exactly keen on the idea, but she does it for Jasper. He needs a not-so-challenging environment and he needs her there to calm his thirst down - even though he'll never admit the last part to her face."

Bella looked away for a moment, seemingly sad.

"Okay, what about us?" she asked, her glance still lost somewhere in the distance when she spoke.

"Well, since you are so adamant about taking a gap year before college, you'll have that - not that it would've been such a good idea with you being a newborn and all that," I laughed bitterly. "And we'll be the newlyweds of the family, which is not so far off from the truth, if you think about it. We'll have our own place, of course, and I might take up teaching, just like Esme."

"That's new! What will you teach?"

"Modern Languages, most likely."

"Hmmm, professor Cullen," she muttered, a smile blossoming on her lips. "I bet the female students will be all over you."

"And it won't mean anything to me, because I will be all over you as soon as I get home."

"Maybe even a few male students," she continued her teasing.

"Too bad none of them are my type."

"You'll be quite the heartbreaker, Edward."

"Not with you, my love," I said. "Never with you."

By the time we got closer to the eternal green halo of Forks, I felt more tense. From that moment on, we had a little over a month to make amends and tie up all loose ends. We had to be in Cardiff by the beginning of August. It felt rushed, but it was the only way we could evade suspicions.

Back home, everybody was thrilled to see Bella - with the predictable exception of Rosalie, whose thoughts made it very clear to me that she considered me a soulless monster. They had many questions for her and I was surprised at how well she handled it all.

One question remained unspoken though, one that had been floating through their minds ever since they saw the red tint in my eyes. I knew Alice hadn't told them about my plan, but it wasn't hard to guess what happened. Emmett was lowkey impressed, but he surprisingly decided to tell me that out loud later, when Bella wasn't going to be around. Rose, on the other hand, felt pure disgust towards me. I couldn't totally blame her. Carlisle was the only one that held no judgement against me - not negative, nor positive. His thoughts were surprisingly neutral. Almost as if he expected me to do what I did.

Alice's patience had reached its peak at some point, when the discussion drifted away from Bella's second hunting experience. She grabbed Bella by her waist and dragged her away from the sofa, where she was sitting.

"Okay, she's had enough of your questions, guys," she announced, with her arms wrapped protectively around Bella.

I could see a hint of relief in my wife's eyes. It was brief - so brief that the next second it was no longer there. This took me by surprise: when did she get good at hiding her facial expressions?

"Besides, I had already booked a full day with her in advance."

"Don't you think Edward might have plans with her already?" Esme scolded her gently.

I could hear Emmett's inappropriate laugh in his head before he said the words:

"I think if we let them have their way, we won't see them around here too much."

Bella rolled her eyes and I smiled. We both knew how right Emmett was.

"It's all right, actually," she said. "I promised Alice I'll be all hers today."

And you'll be all mine tonight.

My eyebrows raised in surprise at my own thought. My brain was so easily distracted by the intense desire I felt for her, it was almost ridiculous. As much as I needed to find a balance between our sex life and everything else, I wasn't so sure I actually wanted that. I enjoyed the ecstasy of constantly wanting her too much.

"Can't she take her and go already?"

Ah, I hadn't missed Rosalie's snark one bit. I knew she was furious with me, but her mean thoughts towards Bella still sparked my anger. Jasper saw my hands closing into fists and unleashed a wave of calmness over me. He met my thankful glance and smiled.

"You're welcome. Whatever that was for."

"Edward," Carlisle's mental calling interrupted the usual clamour in my head. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

I sighed, because I knew exactly what he meant. Bella had been a newborn for a little less than a week, so going out and getting moderately close to humans was quite a risk. However, sheltering her was not the best long term solution. Besides, she wasn't going to be alone. Alice was going to be right by her side at all times - and she had already planned to take Bella hunting for a few mountain lions beforehand, to take all the precautions necessary.

Of course, the only thing that actually eased me on the idea was monitoring Alice's visions. They spinned in so many directions, but not one of them indicated danger.

I nodded a silent 'yes' towards Carlisle.

"I hope Alice is not pushing her limits."

I hoped so too. But Alice was confident. Her visions made her so.

"So I'll see you tonight," Jasper said, as he approached Alice to kiss her. "Don't scare Bella away."

They laughed and Alice's mind filled up with images of all the department stores and designer boutiques she planned to take her to. Less than a second later, Bella was standing right next to me.

"You've got to give me a clue: how bad will it be?" she asked.

I laughed. The mental image of Bella trying on new clothes for hours was irresistibly funny.

"That remains to be seen, love."

She sighed and reached out to press her lips on mine. I responded willingly, immediately putting my hand on the nape of her neck. I felt the tip of her tongue on my razor-sharp teeth and I pulled her closer to my body, drunk on her scent.

"No, no, there is plenty of time for that later, don't be greedy!"

Alice's thoughts were angrier than her face when she grabbed Bella, interrupting our kiss.

"Come on, he can wait," Alice chirped.

"That's debatable," I smirked. "On the bright side, Bella, the sooner you go, the sooner you'll be back to me."

I felt a primal longing to grab her ass as she turned around to leave, but I behaved, since we were anything but alone in that room. Nevertheless, Emmett caught me staring and grinned.

"My bro is so getting that ass."

I couldn't help but roll my eyes at him. As weirdly sexual as his remarks could get, I at least knew for a fact they were harmless. He never looked at Bella - or any other woman, besides Rosalie, for that matter - the way that I did. But that didn't stop him from being over-joyous over the fact that his brother was finally having full-blown vampire sex.

"He's getting it all night long."

"Save it," I said.

"You know I'm right though."

"Yes," I smiled, hoping he would leave it at that.

Before I knew it, Bella and Alice were gone. Carlisle and Esme followed them soon after. They had to tie a few loose ends at the hospital, now that we were leaving. The locals had received the news with chagrin - after all, they knew that Carlisle was quite a blessing for their little town. Whoever was going to take his place had some large shoes to fill in.

Rosalie made the spontaneous decision to rearrange her closet and disappeared upstairs. She was still angry, but not in the mood to get it all out on me.

"So," Jasper began. "Can I entice you with a mountain lion or two?"

"No chance of that, he seems full already."

I cringed upon hearing Emmett's thought. Mostly because he was right. But also because I owed them a few explanations about my red eyes.

"I might take you up on that offer," I said, although the mere thought of hunting and drinking blood that would wash away the sweet aftertaste of Bella brought me disgust. I knew at some point I would feel thirsty again and I would have to hunt, but that point seemed to be far away. The memory of my wife's blood on my tongue was too good to be tainted.

"Come with us," Emmett said. "You can watch if you're not thirsty."

"Subtle as a brick," Jasper's mental voice echoed my own thoughts.

"Sure, why not?"

"Up for a race, dude?" Emmett offered.

"You've got no chance, Em," Jasper smiled.

And in all honesty, he really hadn't. Most of the time, I was the fastest among them. It was a rare - if not entirely impossible - event when one of my brothers or sisters managed to outrun me. Now that Bella's blood was flowing in my system, more powerful than the blood of any animal, I was even more confident in my abilities.

"Jasper's right, but I'll indulge you."

Emmett gave me a playful bump and, as usual, offered himself an unfair head start and jumped outside through the closest open window. I shook my head and watched as Jasper did the same.

I waited ten seconds or more before I sprinted out of the house. Rosalie was singing a happy song upstairs, in a bid to forget about how mad she was at me for changing Bella and how mad she was at Bella for getting all the attention.

It took me less than a few seconds to find Jasper and Emmett - and even less to outrun them, as I plunged deeper into the familiar woods, to which I had to say goodbye to sooner rather than later.


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