AN: Okay so before you read this chapter and tar and feather me, Alice doesn't confess in this chapter either. *Peeks out behind hands*
I'm sorry, she was supposed to but BXE got carried away and I got into the whole Alice thing at the end of this one but I cut it and moved it to Chapter 28 because it's such a big moment and this chapter would have been a monster if I kept going.
Some good things about this chapter that hopefully make up for my broken promise.
- Lots of hot fun time with Edward and Bella
- It's a long chapter! (so grab a glass of wine and relax)
- & there's a lot going on in this one, heart to heart talks and such, so Enjoy!
THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS!!!!
It was the most I've ever got and they were AWESOME! I luv you guys!
If you haven't already, go on over to the Fall For You forum over at Twilighted, links on my page! There's only a couple people over there right now discussing my story. (They rock by the way) I'll be giving updates over there and answering questions along with posting spoilers for the next chapter!
I do not own Twilight!
BPV
I flew into my closet and yanked down the first pair of jeans and shirt I saw and grabbed my bra I had hanging on the door knob and threw them on forgoing underwear for the time being because I felt too rushed to cross my room to the dresser.
I flew down the steps, literally, my feet barely touching every forth step and I came to a sliding halt at the bottom of the stairs and froze. I scanned the room, it was completely put back together. The clothes were gone from the floor, the chairs were upright and put back where they belong, the pot that held my now dried out stew was placed in the middle of the stove off of the burner, and the window above the sink was open wide letting the kitchen air out.
I took a deep, unneeded breath and took a few more steps into the kitchen and paused at the pantry door. Unless you were really looking close, to the human eye the wood splintered along the door wouldn't be that noticeable, but I saw it clearly. I ghosted my fingers over the wood in awe, disbelieving that we didn't leave more damage. I guess Edward was using more control than I thought.
The realization that he wasn't full out with me, that after all of that he had still been holding back sent shivers down my spine and I rubbed my thighs together uncomfortably rethinking the whole no underwear thing. I closed my eyes and leaned my forehead against the door, my palm flat on the wood, I missed Edward already. I could taste him on my tongue, his scent was all over my skin, all over the kitchen. I had heard him go out the back door when I was upstairs so I wasn't surprised when I came down and didn't see him but the emptiness of the room still made my chest ache.
I heard the cruiser pull into the driveway and I pushed off of the wall and made my way over to the cabinet to set the table.
Charlie and I had dinner in silence, he read the paper as he ate while I took turns between watching the clock and staring dazed at the kitchen table in front of me, absentmindedly tracing the grains imbedded in the wood. I pulled my lip in between my teeth as memories from earlier flashed in my head and I uncomfortably shifted and crossed my legs.
I couldn't wait to be back in Edward's arms again.
EPV
I fled from the house clad in only my jeans, my button up and shoes in my hand. As soon as I crossed the outline of the tress I staggered a few steps and fell roughly to my knees. Chucking my shoes and shirt to the side in aggravation I fell forward and dug my hands deep into the damp soil, gripping the dead grass and roots in between my fingers panting in and out in deep rasps.
God, we were so close, I thought, as I squeezed my eyes shut tight.
I stayed there like that for what felt like hours instead of minutes. Leaving Bella so soon after just getting her back was pure misery and I think a part of me held on to that piece of forest ground so hard just to keep me in place, because every inch of my body was willing me to turn around and run back to her.
I could hear Bella having small talk with Charlie before it quieted down and then only the sound of newspaper fluttering about and silverware clanging against a plate filled the air. The ticking of the wall clock in the kitchen drummed in my ears, toying with me, ticking slower and slower with every second that passed. I wondered if Bella was watching that very clock, I wondered if she was thinking about me.
I sat back up on my knees, my mud covered hands falling against my thighs and looked up to the sky, still breathing like I had just ran a marathon as a human. I talked myself out of running back to Bella's house over and over again. Something about breaking through her kitchen door half naked and muddied and grabbing her up in front of Charlie and whisking her away didn't seem like it would sit very well with her father.
I chuckled insanely to myself and shook my head. Concentrating on taking deep, slow breaths I willed myself to calm down, I needed to calm down. I couldn't just show up back at Bella's house like this later, I would attack her. At this very moment I don't think I'd even have the control to wait until I took her from the house, in this state I'd probably throw her to the ground and take her right there.
Fuck what Charlie heard.
Jesus Christ Edward, get a fucking grip!
I let out an aggravated growl and closed my eyes again, I was losing it, this wasn't me.
With every breath I took all I breathed in was Bella. My Bella. Her scent was all over me, covering my skin like a sheen of pure sweetness.
Good god, my lips.
I could still taste her on my lips.
My tongue darted out and slowly traced my lips, drinking in as much of her as I could on them. My thoughts automatically went to that image of Bella that would forever be ingrained into my memory now. So beautiful. So trusting. So wet. I groaned, digging the muddied heels of my hands angrily across my face as the picture of her sprawled out before me, her legs wide and inviting me in, beckoning me to lick her glistening wet sex dry flashed before my eyes..
I reached down and yanked down my zipper and pushed my jeans and boxers down together, and took my throbbing cock roughly into my dirty hand.
"Fuck." I growled, my head dropping back as I felt myself desperately pulsing in my hand with need.
I needed this. I needed this so I could go back to Bella tonight and act like a man, not like this starving animal I was resembling. My hand moved up and down my shaft at inhuman speed starting off fast, my hips slamming into my hand hard, barreling towards a release. This is exactly why I couldn't be like this around Bella, not now. The first time we make love I want it to be exactly that. Not this. Not while I had an uncontrollable urge just to take her, no foreplay, no working up to things, just primal, animalistic fucking.
No, that would come later.
As I began to reach climax my body fell forward and I caught myself with one hand on the ground as I drove my hips into my fist harder, a ferocious growl bubbled up in my throat and escaped my lips, vibrating off the trees around me. I collapsed on the damp earth and panted in and out, my body shaking as I felt my senses finally start to trickle back to me.
Thank god.
***************
BPV
I was sitting in the living room with Charlie pretending to pay attention to the television when I heard the distinct sound of Edward sliding through my bedroom window and I instantly sensed his smell permeating throughout the house. My stomach tightened and I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face as I jumped up and excused myself for the night. Charlie jumped as I startled him, already half asleep in his recliner and I told him to go to bed. He grumbled something incoherently as I practically skipped up the stairs.
Closing my bedroom door behind me I walked to the middle of the room and didn't see him anywhere. As soon as I sensed him behind me I felt his strong arms slide around my waist and hug me to him before he leaned down and kissed my neck lovingly.
"Hello Beautiful." he purred.
"Hey yourself." I answered, reaching back and running my fingers through his hair.
But what I felt surprised me, I pulled my hand back around to me and examined my fingers that were now caked with mud.
I spun around and looked up at him as he smiled back at me sheepishly, "Edward." I started, staring shocked at a very muddy, very disheveled looking vampire in front of me.
"W-what happened, you're……filthy?" I stammered looking up at Edward. I tried to suppress a giggle as I took in his appearance, his hair more unruly than normal, his clothes wrinkled and matted with dirt, the perfection of his skin hidden by a layer of mud in spots.
He smiled wide and grabbed me up into a bone crushing hug as I squealed and kicked.
"Edward Cullen I….." he cut me off by putting his hand over my mouth and cut his eyes towards the door as we listened to Charlie trudge down the hall and into his room. When his door shut he put me down and got a mischievous glint in his eye.
"Let's go somewhere." he said, looking straight into my eyes still smiling from ear to ear. I loved this side of Edward.
"Does this place have a bath or a shower because you," I giggled, pushing my finger into his chest, "are in desperate need of one."
He chuckled back at me and kissed the tip of my nose, "Yes, now let's go." He reached behind me and grabbed a throw off of the end of my bed and pulled me towards the window but I froze.
"What about Charlie?" I asked, glancing back at my closed door.
"Alice would of called by now if she saw Charlie getting up before we get back," he reasoned.
I shook my head agreeing and jumped out the window behind him. When we hit the ground he pulled me along side of him to take off running but I yanked him back towards me.
"What now, love?" he laughed.
I bit my bottom lip and looked up at him shyly. "I was just wondering if I can ride on your back instead?" I asked softly.
I watched his smile turn into a sexy smirk as his eyes darkened considerably.
"It would be my pleasure," he answered huskily, swinging me around to his back and sprinting off into the woods.
We ran for over an hour but I didn't mind it in the least. The way the bottom of his back moved up and down below me as he ran did amazing things to my lower half that was very damp and very tightly pressed up against him at the moment. I noticed that that fact hadn't escaped him either as every now and then I would hear him breath in deeply before the muscles on the back of his neck would tense and I would feel his grip on my legs tighten. As he slowed down I leaned further into him running my fingers along where his top buttons were undone and kissed his ear.
He stopped and put me down and I pouted, "I'll be good Edward." I whined, "you didn't have to put me down."
He gave me an amused look and shook his head, "That's not it. We're here Bella." he leaned forward and kissed my forehead smiling crookedly against my skin.
I looked around and noticed where we were as I looked up at the steep mountain before me.
"We'll get there faster if we climb separately, is that okay?" he asked, moving me forward.
I shook my head yes smiling, remembering the last time we were here.
Edward stayed directly behind me as we climbed and I looked back at him incredulously, "You can come up here you know, I'm not going to fall." I laughed.
"Oh yes, I know that love," his voice silken and sexy as hell, "but if you don't mind I'll stay back here, I'm actually quite partial to the view."
I ducked my head when I realized what view he was referring to and he guffawed back at me.
When we got to the top even though I had seen it before I was still in awe. It was magnificent. Everything was exactly the same. Last times experiences echoed in my mind, the laughter, the new feelings, Edward…….
I pulled my lip in between my teeth and bit down as I recalled our encounter that night and felt a wave of heat spread down my body.
"You know," he said softly, pulling me from my thoughts, "it drives me insane when you do that." He reached up and freed my lip from in between my teeth and then moved his fingers over the spot where I had been biting before leaning in slowly and taking my lip into his mouth, biting down on it lightly.
"Mmmmm," I moaned into his mouth, another gush of wetness escaping from my body.
I wrapped my arms around him and threw myself into his kiss but he pulled back his head and looked me in the eyes.
"I brought you here to talk Bella." I visibly cringed and he pulled me tighter to him. "You promised me earlier we'd talk about this later." he reasoned, with a look that said he wasn't taking no for an answer.
My eyes dropped from his face as I fidgeted with the open buttons on top of his shirt, admiring the top half of his sculpted chest peeking out.
I smiled to myself as he watched me closely and I leaned forward and began to kiss every inch of his exposed skin in front of me.
"Bel-la." he moaned, his eyes snapping shut. His head fell back the slightest bit and I took it as an invitation to move up to his neck, kissing and sucking his heavenly taste into my mouth.
I felt his hands gently grab the sides of my face and pull me back, he held me out of reach from him and I whimpered softly. An amused smile broke out on his face before he cleared it and put on a serious mask.
"Bella." He warned, trying to keep his voice steady, but I could here it break some. I had him on the edge, I probably only needed a few more minutes before he forgot all about talking.
I took advantage of my free hands and took a brave desperate step and reached out and grabbed him through his jeans.
I felt how hard he already was. Yep, definitely just a few more minutes.
He hissed as his grip tightened on my face. Before I knew what was happening he had spun me around and was holding me from behind, my arms held to my sides by his arms wrapping securely around me.
"Bella. We're going to talk." he rasped out, taking deep, uneven breaths.
"Didn't you at least want to rinse off first? We could go for a midnight swim." I purred, grasping at straws, desperation thick in my voice.
"No Bella." His answer was short and final.
I growled out in aggravation. "Edward, you do know I'm letting you hold me like this right now, don't you? Tell me you haven't forgotten how much stronger I am than you." I cringed as I heard the bite in my tone and then felt instantly guilty when Edward's arms dropped from around me.
I turned around slowly and looked at him. He was standing there, shoulders slumped with a desperate look on his face, he was looking at the ground until I spoke and when I saw his eyes it broke my ghost of a heart.
"I…I didn't mean…." I stuttered, trying to apologize but he waved me off before bringing his hand up and pinching the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger.
I gulped. This wasn't good.
"Bella, I don't care about what you just said." He pushed out the words between his teeth, and then dropped his hand roughly to his side looking at me with a pleading look. "You are trying so hard to get out of talking to me about what happened last night, I have no clue what went on but I see the panic in your eyes at me just even mentioning it," he dropped his eyes and his voice got soft, "you're scaring the hell out of me…..I need to know Bella."
I stared at him, all my reasons not to tell him dissolving with his plea. I thought about if the situation had been reversed and how selfish I was being.
Huffing out in defeat I walked past him and grabbed his hand on my way by pulling him along behind me to the embankment, plopping down a few feet away from the sparkling water I brought him down beside me.
I stared out into the darkness, the only light was the illumination from the stars and the moon. I watched the light fall down towards the earth and scatter across the water as I took a deep breath, keeping my gaze away from him.
"Last night I was doing dishes after dinner, Charlie was in the living room watching t.v. and I was talking to him from the kitchen. I looked up from the pot I was washing and out the window I ……saw someone." I whispered the last part.
"Who Bella? Who did you see?" He asked from the side of me, his voice tight.
"I…..I don't know." I stuttered, slowly shaking my head in aggravation. "They were at the furthest point across the yard covered by the outskirts of the trees, all I saw was a dark silhouette. I was so startled and I dropped the pot into the water drenching the front of my shirt and I….I only looked down for a second but when I looked up…. it was gone."
An involuntary shudder shook through my body and the more I tried to control it - more for his benefit than mine - it only got worse. I felt him squeeze my hand that he was still holding tighter in his before he wrapped his other arm around me and leaned me into his side, holding me protectively. I still wouldn't look him in the eyes.
He nuzzled into the top of my hair and stayed there as he spoke. "Did you go outside? Was there a scent or tracks or anything, love?"
I bit my lip. "No….I was about to go out but Charlie came out into the kitchen to see what the commotion was and I couldn't, I went upstairs instead to change and then you called." I answered softly.
"So all of that happened right before I called, that's why you sounded so upset?" he clarified, hugging me tighter to him.
I hesitated knowing that wasn't it and I felt his body go tense, he reached down with his finger and pulled my face up to look at him. I fought the urge to close my eyes as he searched them, afraid of what he was seeing.
"What else happened?" he asked, his face looked worried and I felt my hand flinch wanting to reach up to soothe him.
"Right before you called," I paused and averted my eyes, "I felt like someone was watching me again when I was changing out of my wet shirt.." The words came rushing out, as I felt the pressure in my chest reflect what I had felt last night.
He growled deeply and closed his eyes for a second before reopening them again. "I really wish you would of told me this on the phone Bella….."he breathed.
"I'm sorry." I whispered in a small voice.
I swallowed hard and met his eyes, "But that's not all though."
I watched his eyes darken as he stared back at me, his nostrils flared as I watched him try to calm his erratic breaths. "What else?" he asked, he's teeth clenched.
"Later that night when I came back to my room after my shower……." I paused and he nodded for me to continue. "I felt the same thing I felt last time it happened, like someone had been in my room. I looked around for any sign to prove my feeling but didn't find anything until I noticed my bedroom window had been opened and it was definitely closed when I had left the room Edward."
"Are you sure?" He asked as he moved to stand up.
"Yes." I answered quickly.
I watched him from my spot on the ground as he began to pace back and forth in front of me. His fists clenched and unclenched as he mumbled incoherently in some foreign language I wasn't familiar with. I waited, knowing he needed to work this out in his head first.
He abruptly stopped and kneeled down in front of me. "And you're not leaving anything else out, that's everything?" He searched my eyes desperately.
" Just what you told me now and then the only other time that I already knew about, right?" He shook his head willing me to agree with him hoping beyond hope that he was right.
I made the mistake of hesitating for too long, my mouth opening and closing as I tried to form the right words that I knew were about to crush him and he jumped up and began pacing again.
"Tell me." He ordered, his voice taking on a sharp edge. I instantly went from feeling guilty for keeping all of this from him to royally pissed off.
I sprang to my feet and crossed my arms in front of me not saying a word.
He stopped and turned to me. "Bella?" He asked, taking in my defensive posture.
"You will not talk to me like that Edward Cullen, do you hear me?" He flinched at my tone but held his ground.
"Bella," he warned, "tell me."
"Hell no." I spat. "This…." I said, waving my hand in his direction, "is exactly one of the reasons I kept my mouth shut. You're overreacting and we don't even know what we're talking about yet, or if there's even anything to talk about."
He closed the space between us and held me by the shoulders, ducking his head so his heated stare bore right into my eyes.
"Don't you see Bella? The fact that we have no idea what we're talking about here makes this situation even more dangerous. If I don't know what we're dealing with, how….." he dropped his head and took a deep breath, "how am I supposed to protect you from it?" His voice broke as he finished softly.
I lifted his chin up with my finger, "Edward, you don't need to feel like you have to protect me, I can take care of myself, I just need to stop freaking out so much." I replied, willing him to believe my lie, I did need him but I was too proud to admit it.
He shook his head vehemently back at me. "You're wrong Bella." He said as he cupped my face in his hands. "I will always feel the need to protect you, no matter what."
He laid his forehead against mine and I could feel his sweet breath fan out over my face as he breathed in and out in desperation.
"When will you understand how vital you are to my existence Bella? I didn't start living until the day I met you and if anything ever happened to you…." he trailed off, his thumbs caressed my cheeks as he spoke, his eyes willing me to see the depth of his words, "my life would be over, my reason for existing would be gone."
He touched his lips to mine in a slow but desperate kiss. "I will do anything and everything in my power to always keep you safe."
We stood there, our labored breathing the only noise filling the night air before I broke the silence.
"At the club." I whispered and his forehead scrunched up in confusion before realization hit him.
"Why didn't you say something." He asked, trying to keep his voice steady.
"We were walking down to the dance floor when I felt it, like someone was watching, but Alice didn't say anything and Jasper hadn't even noticed my reaction so I kept my mouth shut. The night had already started out so bad …..," I felt his muscles tense under my fingers.
EPV
The memory of the beginning of that night flooded me and I tensed. I was out on the balcony when she needed me, she hadn't said anything because I had already reacted so badly.
I shook my head and closed my eyes inwardly berating myself when I felt her soft touch flutter over my eyelids.
"Edward, none of this is your fault, please stop." she breathed and I opened my eyes to look back at this angel who could read me so well.
"I probably wouldn't have said anything anyways," she reasoned, rubbing her fingers lightly down my cheeks, "even now I feel crazy talking about it, none of it makes any sense. I mean Alice hasn't even seen any of this."
At that moment something I had been missing instantly clicked and I broke away from her and began pacing again, this time with more fervor.
"Edward, what is it?" She asked, her voice frightened.
"Wolves." I growled out between clenched teeth. "It's those damn dirty mutts, it has to be."
"Edward." I vaguely heard her panicked voice softly in the background as my thoughts turned murderous. I saw red as I thought about them being anywhere near her.
"Edward." She yelled, her voice finally coming through clearly. She stepped in front of me blocking me in mid stride.
"Be reasonable." She pleaded. "I don't have any experience with wolves but…Edward whatever it is, it was in my room, wouldn't we have sensed them? Wouldn't we have automatically known they were there? Wouldn't you have heard their thoughts at least, or something?"
I growled as I shook with aggravation. Where Bella was concerned I couldn't focus, every point she made was right and I was too quick to jump to conclusions. Now we were back at square one.
"Carlisle won't be back until morning, we should call him." I said flatly, feeling useless. All my years on this earth and none of this was making any sense.
"It can wait until tomorrow Edward, you don't have to bother him tonight." She pleaded.
"I need to call him Bella, give him a heads up and then we can sit down and talk to him about it tomorrow." I reasoned, pulling my cell phone from my pocket and pushing his speed dial.
She huffed in defeat and walked back towards the water.
My conversation with Carlisle was quick. I rushed out the story, my voice tight as I filled him in on all of Bella's experiences she'd been having. He stayed quiet, taking in every detail I told him until I was finished and then he promised me he would think on it until we spoke about it again tomorrow.
*************
I made my way over to Bella, grinning at her from behind as I watched her dip her now bare foot playfully into the water and brush it back and forth causing tiny ripples in the flat surface
Moving to stand flush against her back I wrapped my arms around her tiny waist and kissed her neck before closing my eyes and burying my face into her shoulder.
"Feel better after your talk with Carlisle?" She asked, I could hear a small smile in her soft voice.
"No." I answered her honestly after thinking about it for a moment. "But I don't doubt he'll have at least some insight for us by tomorrow so at least now I don't feel so useless. I feel like we've made a step in the right direction. I'll feel better when we figure all of this out."
I trailed soft kisses to her ear trying to distract myself from the anger boiling deep within me from just talking about it and she hummed in pleasure. I felt my body began to relax as her sweet little noises brought me peace, breaking down my tension sound by delightful sound.
She reached back and dug her fingers into my hair, pulling my face closer to her. I swirled my tongue in and around her ear, my hands sliding down to the hem of her t-shirt but she spun in my grasp and smiled at me coyly.
"You really need to rinse off." She giggled, reaching up and unbuttoning my shirt, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
I helped her pull my shirt from my arms as she moved down and worked on my pants, she bent down and pulled them down my legs as I stepped out of them for her.
I stood before her clad in only a pair of tight charcoal gray boxers, my arousal standing at attention as I looked back at a fully clothed Bella, an amused smile plastered on my face.
"You." I teased, pulling her to me as I watched her eyes grow heavy as she felt me press into her upper thigh, "are far too overdressed my love." I leaned down and enveloped her into a deep wanting kiss.
"Mmmm." she hummed, looking up at me hungrily.
"You go ahead, I'll be right behind you." She breathed, pushing me towards the water.
I looked back at her quizzically but let her push me away and I jumped fluidly into the water. The liquid skimming along my body as I dove into the dark abyss, not a single ripple in the water until I broke the surface.
I ran my fingers through my wet hair, pushing it back from my face and looked towards Bella. Treading quietly in place I watched with awe as she bent over, her backside turned to me as she shimmied her jeans down her long, lean legs. My insides twisted as they hit the ground with a soft thud and I silently dammed her long t-shirt that hung to her mid thigh for covering too much of her soft skin from me.
She turned back around and gave me a sweet smile before jumping in and swimming towards me. I grinned in anticipation as I watched her agile form glide under the water to me and my insides tightened as I felt her slide up along the length of my body, before breaking the surface and hugging herself to me.
I didn't wait before I crashed my lips to hers, my hands blindly trying to push her wet hair back from her face as I explored the inside of her mouth. Our tongues tangled and pressed together in an exotic dance as I devoured her mouth, my arms wrapping around her back to pull her tighter to me. I traced the outline of the soft flesh of her lips drinking her in, the sweet taste of lavender and vanilla coating my throat. When I took her bottom lip in between my teeth she whimpered and dug her nails into my back, encouraging me to bite down harder. She let out a guttural moan into my mouth and I froze thinking I may have pushed too far and hurt her but she reared back and dove into my neck kissing and sucking my skin into her sweet little mouth with a renewed fever. If I was human I would have been with out a doubt marked from her attention on my skin.
"Uh, Bella." I rasped, as I tangled my fists into her hair and pulled her closer.
My hands slid roughly down her back to her backside and I grasped her through her shirt pulling her towards me as she wrapped her legs tightly around me. I frantically pulled up her shirt to grab her ass in my hands, to mold that area of delicate flesh that I worshipped so but I froze, my body tensed as I came in contact with her bare skin.
I leaned back and looked at a very sheepish looking Bella with my eyes wide in shock.
"Um Bella, Wher- …..I mean uh, wha..?" I stammered, never feeling more like a seventeen year old boy as I did in this very moment, my fingers flinched in anticipation as her soft skin molded with the slightest flick of my hand.
She smiled at me biting her lip and I couldn't stop my eyes from drifting down to her soft pout and staring at it, I licked my lips as my fingers clenched into her soft cheeks a little harder without my consent, begging me to move.
She giggled, breaking my trance from her mouth and my eyes snapped back up to hers.
"Bella, where are your panties?" I whispered, not trusting my voice.
"I..um, wasn't wearing any?" Her answer came out like a question. She was completely unaware of the power that one statement held over my entire body.
I lost the battle with my hands as my fingers dug deep into her soft skin, pulling her up against me as we groaned in unison at the contact. Her heated center pressed directly onto my throbbing need for her.
"Bella. Bella. Bella." I chanted into the crook of her neck as I rocked her up against me and she grinded into me in return.
I leaned down and attacked her breast with my mouth through her soaked shirt and thin bra, her hard peaks pushed out against the wet material. My hand traveled down her stomach and found it's way in between us. She gasped as my fingers brushed up against her hot center, stroking the outside of her slick folds. The temperature of the water surrounding us was a sharp contrast to the warmth radiating from her. I took her nipple in between my teeth through her shirt and lightly bit down as I thrust a finger inside of her, hissing into her chest as she tightened around me.
"Oh Edward." She panted, grasping at my neck and pushing down onto my hand.
I pushed another finger inside of her and she screamed out in pleasure, her head falling back as she continued to rock into my hand.
"Fuck Bella. Uh. You're so fucking tight." I rasped, leaning back to watch the delicious emotions playing out on her face.
Without my permission images from earlier in her kitchen flashed through my mind as I pumped my fingers into her.
Pressing Bella into the door, grinding roughly into her ass.
Harder
Laying Bella out onto the table, stripping her clothes away from her perfect body.
Uh, Harder
"Oh god Edward, oh god, I'm ….. I can't." Her voice carried through the darkness surrounding us.
Bella completely naked, spread out before me, my head buried between her open legs.
Fuck!
I tore us from the water in a blur of tangled, wet limbs and laid her out before me on the throw I had brought from her room. She propped herself up on her elbows looking up at me kneeling before her with a disorientated look in her eyes as she panted in and out harshly.
I lifted her left leg painfully slow up to my mouth and kissed her ankle softly before running my tongue along the backside of her calf, worshipping every inch of her delectable skin. I made my way to the front of her knee where I began leaving a soft, slow heated trail of kisses up to her inner thigh. My nostrils flared and my eyes rolled back into my head the closer I got to her heated sex, the tantalizing aroma teasing and beckoning me forward. When I made it to the top of her inner thigh I sat back up and she whimpered before I took her other leg in my hands and repeated the same actions as before, worshipping her skin inch by perfect inch as I massaged her skin with my fingers.
This time when I reached the end of my trail I pushed her legs softly apart opening her wide for me, her sex glistened in the pale splendor of the moonlight. I blew a light breath over the heated area that was calling me to it and she shivered, her hands grasping at the throw on each side of her.
I leaned in slowly taking one long deep breath and she moaned as she watched me. When I chanced a glance up at her angelic face her hooded eyes were burning sinfully black with desire and my breath hitched as the intensity of her stare engulfed me.
I turned my attention back to her sex and I brushed my lips against her lips lightly before giving her one small kiss.
"Ohhh God." She breathed huskily, her voice strained.
Her words pushed me forward and I placed one long lick down the center of her wet folds from back to front as she whimpered and shifted under me.
I reached around her thighs to hold her in place and I pushed my tongue inside of her, groaning in sheer euphoria as her sweet nectar slid across my tongue, trickling down my throat as I lapped up her juices hungrily, instantly needing more.
My fingers dug into her thighs as I pushed my tongue deeper inside of her.
"Uh, EDWARD!" She yelled hoarsely, as she reached down and tangled her fingers feverishly into my hair, pushing my face into her.
Fuck yes.
I swirled my tongue around, reaching up with my fingers and spreading her apart further before diving in, devouring her and licking her dry.
I removed my other hand from it's iron grasp on her thigh and slid it under her shirt, over her stomach to her breast, pushing her bra up and out of the way. I groped her soft mound, molding her into my palm, pinching and pulling on her nipple desperately, eliciting frantic moans from her sweet mouth, her body thrashing under me.
I pushed two fingers into her as her hips bucked up against my face and I licked her bundle of nerves before grazing over it with my teeth..
"I can't…I can't," she breathed, her body clenching around my fingers.
"I'm….god I can't hold on any longer Edwa……..," my name trailed off from her lips turning into a deep moan as I bit down lightly on her clit, my fingers thrusting one final time deep inside of her as my other hand laid flat on her chest where her heart would be.
She shuddered and writhed below me whimpering, I couldn't help myself as I licked her clean, devouring every last drop, humming in pleasure as I buried my tongue deep inside of her.
I honestly don't know if I would of stopped on my own if she hadn't pulled my head up to her face. She looked lazily into my eyes before looking down and scanning my glistening lips. I felt her wetness coated around my mouth, my chin, the tip of my nose and I smiled back at her like a kid in a candy store.
She giggled and reached up to meet my lips, "Let me help you clean me off of you," she whispered before devouring my mouth into a deep, passionate kiss.
I moaned into her mouth and she leaned back and giggled.
"God, you're so sexy." I rasped, nuzzling my face in her chest. "I don't know how I got so lucky." I mused, grinning like a fool at how much my life had changed since Bella walked into it.
She hummed and ran her fingers through my hair, "I love you Edward," she whispered into the night.
"I love you too Bella." I replied, moving to rest my chin on her chest so I could look into her eyes.
**********
I groaned as I watched her pull her jeans up her legs and she looked up at me as I stuck out my lip in a pout. I felt my fingers twitch with the need to go to her and pull them back off.
"Edward Cullen, you are insatiable." She quipped, smirking at me.
I let go of my pants I had been fastening and they fell to the ground in a heap around my feet, I pointed at my erection that was fully agreeing with her at the moment and I watched her eyes glaze over as she licked her lips.
"I told you I would take care of that for you." She purred softly.
I pulled my pants back up and chuckled to myself, shaking my head trying to convince my body not to give into her. "I know love and I told you tonight was your night, let me give this night to you, please." I pleaded mimicking our conversation from just a moment ago.
We scaled down the mountain and jumped to the ground. "Your chariot Madame." I smiled and bowed in front of her as she giggled and jumped on my back, attacking my neck in kisses.
I laughed as I took off running. "Keep that up love and we're not going to get very far." I warned.
She laughed and hugged herself to me tighter.
As we neared her house I helped her down and hugged her to my side as we strolled through the woods taking our time, basking in the peace that surrounded us for the time being.
The last 48 hours had been such a whirlwind of emotions that I could hardly keep up and I wondered if this was how it was always going to be. I smiled to myself as a sigh of contentment escaped her precious lips and I pulled her tighter to me burrowing my nose into her hair.
I'd be willing to have the bad days if they all ended like this.
I kissed her temple and leaned down to her ear as we walked. "Have I told you how sinfully exquisite you taste Bella?" I smiled as a shiver ran down her body.
"Only about a hundred times in the past hour." She replied, as she smiled at the ground.
"Hmm, I see. Well….you can make that one hundred and one because….," I smiled big against her skin, " You. Taste. Sinfully exquisite my love."
"Mmmm." She hummed, pressing back against my lips before turning into me and giving me a slow, sensual kiss.
I pulled back from her and froze, staring at the direction of her house as a steady stream of faint thoughts hit me.
"Five o'clock in the morning and she's still not home."
"How could she do this? I thought she was getting better."
"She's with THAT BOY. Ten more minutes and I'm going to march over to their house and shove my shotgun so far up his ass……."
My eyes shot back to hers with panic as she struggled to figure out what was going on. Her senses weren't as strong as mine yet so I pulled her forward as she stared up at me in confusion, the sound of Charlie pacing her bedroom floor coming in clearer with each step we took.
"Edward, what……," she started but then she froze, her hand coming up to cup her mouth.
"Oh my god, Charlie!" she gasped behind her hand.
I wrapped my fingers gently around her wrist and pulled her hand down, wrapping it securely into mine.
"Don't worry love, I'm going in with you. We'll face this together." I assured her ducking to meet her worried eyes.
I swallowed hard and pulled her forward along with me. Even though I knew Charlie was harmless to me there was something about that man that sent my usual cool confidence into a tail spin.
Bella stopped and yanked me back.
"No, you're not coming in," she said, staring straight ahead in deep concentration.
"Bella I can't let you….," I started to protest but she cut me off.
"Edward, if he sees you it's just going to make things worse, please just stay out here until I'm done." She pleaded finally looking up at me.
I took a deep unneeded breath and nodded my head, I couldn't deny her anything when she looked up at me like that.
She gave me a quick kiss on the lips and took off towards her house as I made my way to the outskirts of her yard to sit and wait.
I heard her use her key and go in the front door before reluctantly padding up the stairs. She took a deep breath before opening her closed door and going inside.
I closed my eyes and waited for the onslaught of angry words, but instead she gasped as Charlie closed the space between them and held her in a desperate hug.
"Bella. Where in the hell have you been? I've been worried sick all night." His voice was worn and gruff.
"I'm sorry dad." She murmured into his shirt.
I could hear his clothes rustle and the springs on her bed give way as he sat down.
"Where were you?" He demanded, his worried tone turning into anger and I flinched, wanting nothing more than to go to her and be by her side.
"I'm not telling you." She answered softly.
"You're…wait WHAT?" His voice boomed and echoed through her small room.
"I'm not telling you Charlie," her voice becoming more defensive. "Look, I made a mistake and I'm sorry. I'm sorry for sneaking out, I'm sorry for worrying you, and I'll except the punishment I deserve."
My brow scrunched up in confusion which I'm sure only mimicked Charlie's at this very moment but I saw Bella through Charlie's thoughts and I saw nothing but confidence on her face as she jutted her chin out stubbornly. I couldn't help the grin that broke out on my face as I recognized that look, having been on the receiving end of it on more than one occasion.
"Isabella….," he warned, "You will tell me right this very second where you have been all night or I will have you on the first plane back to Phoenix young lady."
My chest constricted at the thought of Bella leaving and I knew without a doubt that I would follow her to the end of the earth if I had to.
But as Charlie's words were harsh, he was inwardly pleading for her to be reasonable, he didn't want to lose her already after just getting her back.
Fury covered Bella's delicate features and I watched as her fingers clenched and unclenched in anger. "I'm not going anywhere."
"Isab……," he stood up and started to argue but she cut him off and he mentally stumbled as she took him off guard.
"You can punish me for sneaking out Charlie, I deserve it, but that's it. I'm not leaving here, this is my home now." She said with conviction.
His heart swelled as she referred to Forks as her home until an image of my face flashed into his mind and then all he saw was red.
"This is all because of that boy isn't it? Well I forbid you to see him." he bellowed.
I watched her face twist in pain before a calm mask took over.
Shit. I thought as I stood up warring with myself on whether or not I should intervene. Even though Bella had extraordinary will power for a new born deep down I wasn't sure how far Charlie could push her before she snapped.
"Charlie….," she started off slowly, "I am eighteen years old, you can't force me to go anywhere I don't want to go and you can't forbid me to see anyone. I will stay in Forks and I will continue to see Edward, his name is Edward. If this is going to be a problem for you I'll move out tonight."
His thoughts were frantic and muddled as Bella waited patiently for him to respond.
"This is exactly what happened in Phoenix Bella, you're letting some boy ruin your life again."
I flinched.
"His name is Edward and this is nothing like that," she snapped. "This was one mistake and I'm accepting my punishment for it but that's it, anything else is unfair Charlie, I haven't done anything to deserve the rest."
Charlie swallowed hard and marched towards her door, "We'll finish this when I get home from work," he spun on his heel when he got to the hallway, "You are to come straight home from school, do you hear me, no Edward."
He slammed the door behind him and I heard Bella crumple to the floor, I was climbing in through her window in less than a second.
"Shhh love, it's okay." I murmured into her hair as I pulled her onto my lap.
She grasped at my shirt and shook her head against my chest. "I'm fine,' she said softly. "He's just so… infuriating. I feel like I'm going to go crazy, I'm not the same person I was in Phoenix anymore."
"It's okay, it's okay." I cooed, as I rubbed soothing circles across her back.
"Why hasn't Alice called?" She whispered brokenly into my neck. "Why didn't she see?"
My fist clenched into tight balls as she asked the same question I had been asking myself over and over again since I first heard Charlie in her room.
"I don't know love, but I'm going to find out." I promised.
*****************
Bum, Bum, Buuuuum. Okay so there it is, Alice's confession next chapter, Edward's going to be pissed. Review please because I know you guys are just awesome like that. Plus, I might toss a very worked up Edward your way if you do. Question: Anyone know how to make a banner for a story???