The Monster Exposed

"I'm heading to get some more milk for Ness in the morning. I can't believe I forgot to run by the store," I muttered as I put on my coat to keep up appearances. Bella barely looked up from her book to acknowledge that I was leaving.

"Yeah you've become very forgetful lately," she muttered dryly. "And your forgetfulness always seems to occur on the same night of the week. Edward is there something you want to tell me?" I was so frustrated my hand was on the doorknob. Leah worked night on Wednesdays and Saturdays I thought I'd been clever enough to alternate my stalker like mannerisms to keep Bella off my scent. It wasn't like I was cheating anymore I just wanted to see Leah. I wanted to watch her move and experience her visually.

"Tell me what you're really doing Edward. Where are you really going? Please don't lie to me at least respect me enough to be honest." She put her book down and I sat down beside her.

"I don't know where to start," I confessed as I looked into her eyes.

"Don't worry Edward we have all the time in the world," she went to grab my hand and I moved it away.

"You're going to hate me. I hate myself for the way I have been behaving. I'm not the good person you thought I was. I'm am the undead and I have no soul. I warned you Bella that at my core I was a monster and that I'd hurt you. Our marriage was good a bit monotonous but I still loved you enough to be faithful until … Leah." I ran my hands through my hair and Bella nodded her head repeatedly as the hurt and pain reflected in her eyes.

"I knew it. I knew you were with her. I could smell her in my house but I told myself that you wouldn't do us. You wouldn't defile our marriage that way," Bella forced herself to speak through dry sobs. "So how did she lure you in?" I looked at my wife out of the corner of my eye. I immediately realized what she was trying to do. She wanted to lay the blame on my temptress. She wanted to cast Leah as the villain. She wanted Leah to have been the one suggest that we be intimate the reality was she had denied me but my power to lure her in was simply too great.

"Edward, what did she do?" Bella was practically screaming and I looked back I didn't want her to wake our daughter.

"I was in the woods," I started the tale that belonged to Leah and me. I watched as the horror entered my wife's eyes.

"So that's why … us outside … you were pretending I was her! Oh my God Edward!" She got up and stood in front of the fireplace and refused to look at me.

"I was only with her the one night," I said for lack of anything else to say.

"Is that by choice or did she put a stop to it?" Bella asked a question that if I answered it honestly she wouldn't like that answer she'd receive. I couldn't bring myself to respond. Bella chuckled darkly and then shook her head.

"Do you love her?" Again another question that I dare not speak on.

"I'm obsessed and infatuated," I confessed but I wasn't sure if love really described what I felt for my temptress. I knew I wouldn't mind making love to her by the fire again like we did that night. I remembered caressing the sides of her face while I made love to her slowly. I remember looking deep into her expressive brown eyes as we experienced each other.

"You didn't answer my question, but that's okay it doesn't matter. I want you out of my house Edward Cullen." Her tone was dark and scary. Her tone was so low and laced with hurt.

"Okay," I whispered. I didn't bother with my car because I didn't want the motor to wake Ness. I knew where I was headed even though I had shamed my house and hurt my wife. I still wanted to be near my temptress. She called to me. Her shift was way over I hadn't realized how long Bella and I had been discussing my discretions. It was passed midnight and I was sure that Leah was fast asleep.

I found myself in front of the Swan house debating whether I was going to sneak into her window. I didn't debate for too long I knew that's where I wanted to be. I only waited long enough to ensure she was sleeping. I was able to easily gain access to her room. Charlie really needed secure the latches on his windows. I watched as she lay in her full size bed with her black comforter covering everything I wanted to see. She took a deep breath but I knew I could move around pretty freely. Shape shifters had the tendency to be heavy sleepers. I moved the foot of her bed and pulled her comforter down ever so slightly. Leah slept in her white sports bra and I was sure that her panties were matching. I didn't pull the blanket down enough to see even though I wanted to. I watched as she turned to her side and her dark locks now covered her face.

"That will never do," I whispered as I moved her hair out of her face. I allowed my pointer finger to trail along the side of her face just for a moment. I needed to feel her. I stared at Leah's beauty and even though I was so close the monster didn't seem to awaken. I was seeing her through my normal logical eyes and I still found her exotic beauty flawless.

"What am I going to do Leah? I've ruined everything and now I will have no one. Maybe that's exactly what I deserve." I mused over my situation as I watched this woman sleep. I imagined telling her that Bella knew and her asking me why I confessed. She would know it was because I was confronted and not because I wanted to.

"Le-ech," she muttered as her dreams drifted to me. She thought of our conversation in the hall at Ness' recital. I'd grabbed her arm but the words were different.

"Leah, I'm leaving her tonight. I can't stand making you so unhappy baby. I love you," I whispered in her dreamed. I watched as the dream version of myself roughly collected her into his arms and kissed her right there on the spot.

Leah was always so eager in her self-conscious. I watched as the dream became X rated. Leah's body began to squirm and move and her dream became more vivid. I could now smell her desire as her subconscious beckoned for me. Leah's thoughts were more than enough to stir the monster within me.

"I, I have to get out of here," I muttered to myself. I didn't want to be this close to temptation especially when she was helpless in her dream world. I exited her room and immediately knew where I had to go next. I needed to let my family now of the change my life was taking.

Author's Note: I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. I didn't want this to be a story about a typical affair. Those have been done … so the secrets out. I wonder what's going to happen next.