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Chapter 26

EPOV

I carried her to my room, her legs wrapped around my waist with her core so close to me. I could feel the heat coming off of her there-it was driving me crazy. It was an effort to not drop her to take her against the wall of the bathroom, but she deserved better than that. I deserved better than that.

I had been nervous, seeing her naked in the shower, knowing what I wanted but unsure of how to get there properly. I should have known it would be natural for us. How could it not be? Seeing her exquisite body was a dream and I was instantly hard. Stepping into the shower with her made it worse, but seeing her looking at me while she thought my eyes were closed brought me joy. She wanted me too. Beyond that, I could smell just how much she wanted me-her arousal smelling almost as good as her blood used to. It was an effort in self-control to ask to touch her and keep myself at least acting respectfully when all I wanted to do was bury myself inside her.

And now, carrying her into my room with her heat against my stomach, I didn't feel guilty about my hardness between us. Vampires loved differently, and the need to claim each other was intense for us both-it left no room for shyness or hesitation. I nudged the door of my room open with my foot and gently set her on the bed. Thankfully I had a bed here as I typically went without. I briefly wondered if Alice had foreseen my need for one in this house before Bella's naked form captured my attention wholly.

She had scooted back to the head of the bed and was now propped against the pillows. I swear, I could have died again. The sight of her, the scent of her, was enough to make me come right there. I crawled towards her, nudged her legs apart with my knees as I made my way towards her before kissing her once again. She was gripping my neck and exploring my shoulers when I moved my mouth away from her lips and started kissing down the long column of her neck.

"So perfect," I breathed into her.

I kept kissing down further until I reached her right nipple, teasing it with my tongue. I could instantly smell the reaction from her pussy as I felt her body arch towards me. I looked up at her eyes to gauge her reaction there.

"Do you like that?" I asked as my hand cupped her other breast.

She was chewing on her lip, nodding.

"Mmm" was all I said as I switched my attentions to the other nipple, replacing my lips with my hand of the first. She moaned and I almost lost it again. I wanted to go slow, but she was making me ravenous with want for her.

"Be good-I want to savor this" I warned her.

Surprise lit her expression before she agreed.

I made my way down her stomach, kissing lightly, before I reached the apex of her thighs. Since my body was between her legs, she was already spead open for me. I could see her sex glistening with the moisture from her arousal. I licked my lips in anticipation.

"Can I touch you here, Bella?"

I wanted to be sure she was okay with this before going any further.

Her only response was another quick nod.

I hovered my hand over the small amount of hair covering her there. I slowly moved my hand down to trace lightly around the outside of her. She bucked her hips at that. I looked up at her, and she whimpered. Clearly, my love wanted more.

I drug my finger back to the top of her, to the bundle of nerves at the top, lightly grazing her. Her head fell back as her legs spread wider.

"Absolutely stunning" I said as my finger circled her entrance. Quickly, her slickness had covered me enough that I felt I could insert a finger with minimal pain.

I moved a finger into her slowly, hoping it wasn't too much.

"You have to tell me if it hurts or is uncomfortable."

Her head whipped back up, her eyes locking onto mine.

"I promise, Edward. But please, please stop teasing me. I can't handle it."

I smiled at my impatient mate, knowing she would enjoy everything coming.

"As you wish", I grinned back to her before pumping my finger faster. Her head lolled back again as I brushed my thumb against her clit, continuing to finger her.

"Oh my god" she moaned.

I took that as a good sign and couldn't hold back-I had to taste her. I replaced my thumb with my tongue and her reaction become more uncontrolled. She writhed beautifully above me as I lapped and sucked her clit. I could feel her tightening around my finger and knew she was about to come. The surge of wetness and the way her pussy gripped my finger as she did was glorious, but the look of pure bliss on her face was what ultimately made me come as well. I groaned against her mound as my cock spilled against the bed. I removed my finger, gingerly licking the length of her still pulsing orgasm before moving over her.

As she came down, she locked eyes with me, looking down between us and grabbing me. She began to stroke me when she felt the evidence of my release.

"Did you come too?" she asked.

"I couldn't help it. You felt too tight, tasted too sweet, and the look on your face..." I throbbed in her hand again.

Her eyes darkened. She moved her body slightly so her center lined up with the head of my cock.

"I want you, Edward. Please."

Her words pushed me further towards what I had already planned. My tip grazed her slit, already wet but I made sure to get as much of her arousal on me as possible to make this easier on her. I locked eyes with her as I pushed in slowly, holding my breath. Her face scrunched a moment as her body adjusted to the feel of my inside her this small amount before I could feel her relax. She met my gaze again and nodded, spurring me to push in deeper.

I pushed slowly until I was as deep as I could go. Her eyes looked at me with so much passion and love in that moment that I could have cried. The feel of her heat wrapped around me, being buried so deep inside of my mate, was unlike anything I had ever felt. I slowly pulled myself out of her, scanning her face to make sure she wasn't in pain, before moving all the way inside again.

This time, she let out a small moan. I was holding back, but that sound had me moving faster. I was still trying to move carefully, but was pumping in and out of her more quickly. Again, I could feel her squeezing me tighter and tighter with each thrust. I was feeling the ecstasy of my orgasm creeping up too so I leaned my face close to her to kiss her lips. At the feel of my mouth, she let me in, swiping her tongue across mine and moaned into me while I continued moving inside her. With me forehead against hers, looking deep in her eyes, I told her I loved her for the first time.

She bit her lip, her pussy tightening around me as she cried that she loved me too and came on my cock as my own orgasm took over. I allowed myself to spill inside her, pumping through until we both stopped coming, resting my body on top of hers. I pulled back to look at her again.

"Wow, "she said to me with shining eyes.

"Yeah...wow", I agreed.

She laughed, which I felt since I was still inside her. I hadn't lost my erection entirely, but at the feel of her squeezing me when she laughed, I was instantly hard again.

Her eyes opened wide with shock.

"Already?"

"Yes", I said dropping my head to the side, nipping her earlobe. "But I can stop if you want to."

I pulled back to look at her face. She smiled at me and somehow flipped our bodies with vampire speed, all while keeping me inside her. She was now straddling me, looking down at me like she wanted to devour me and said, "you may be able to stop, but I can't". I pulled myself up so my chest was flushed with hers as she began riding me. I held her tight, both of us refusing to break eye contact this second time around.

It was going to be a long night.