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That´s What Little Girls Are Made Of...

Chapter One-Oh-Eight

EPOV

I was worried about how Bella was dealing with all things, graduating, the move, having her parents´ bodies exhumed and relocated to Chicago, and the biggest of all, losing her virginity. All those, on top of having to attend Esme and Carlisle´s memorial service tomorrow.

Each one of those, in their own right, was a lot for a young girl to take in.

Bella was young, and this should be a very exciting time in her life. But, instead, we were grieving a loss that none of us saw coming. And the fact that Carlisle and Esme´s bodies were never recovered, we didn´t get the normal closure that everyone else gets when they lose a loved one.

I had to keep a very close, watchful eye on Bella because I wasn´t sure if she was being extra flirtatious and sexy to try and take her mind off of things or if my girl was just horny.

Don´t get it twisted, I all but beat my fucking chest like King Kong when I saw my girl walking a little bow-legged last night. I had officially fucking beat my little girl´s pussy into submission.

Truth be told, she was still a little gapped in the legs this morning when she got up; it was a total fucking ego-booster knowing that I was the one who did that to her. Didn´t hurt that Jacob Black was batting for the other team either, but I digress.

Empting out years´ worth of memories and loading them into a single eighteen-wheeler seemed a bit surreal, but such was life. We had to do what we had to do.

And, surprisingly, things went smoother than I thought they would. The only off thing about the whole day was that I hadn´t been able to get in touch with any of our friends.

Em, Jazz, Alice, and Rose all knew that this was going to be an extremely hard day for the both of us. And yet, we hadn´t heard a single word from either one of them. Even odder was that the phone went directly to voicemail anytime I called one of their phones. I couldn't put my finger on it, but something seemed amiss.

The day turned into night, and exhaustion became my primary focus. Mentally and physically, I was drained. Bella and I ordered room service and each picked at our food instead of eating it. She was going through a lot, as was I, but I kind of had a better handle on my emotions.

Or so I´d like to think I did.

Not wanting to push, I watched her move around the room doing things in a daze. She arranged and rearranged her clothes for tomorrow at least a dozen times, before finally choosing to take a shower.

The atmosphere was thick and stagnant in the room, and I had no clue how to make it better.

Even the blue balls that I´d been sporting all day dissipated when I heard Bella´s sniffles on the other side of the bathroom door. Placing my hand against the cool wooden surface, my heart broke for her. I´d had my fair share of breakdowns over the last eleven and a half months, but I tried to keep Bella from seeing them. My tears would do neither one of us any good.

Wiping away an errant few, I step away from the door just as I hear the handle jiggle. Pretending to dig in my suitcase, I mumble an "Okay" when Bella said that the shower was free.

Standing under the hot water, I let go of my emotions.

If I was going to be strong for Bella, I had to get all my crying out of the way now.

I turned the water on to the highest level I could without scalding myself, and just let it beat away at me. My flesh burning momentarily was a momentary distraction for me and, a welcomed one indeed.

All too soon, the water ran cold, and I could no longer hide out like the coward I was. Pulling on a pair of boxers and nothing else, I finished my nightly routine and headed back out into the bedroom.

Bella was already in bed. Her back was facing away from me, so I couldn´t tell if she was asleep or not. Crawling into bed, I got my answer. Quicker than I thought possible, Bella´s warm body was melding itself into mine.

Letting out a little sigh of relief, I tighten my hold, silently telling her that I was here.

Laying there, wide-awake, in pitch darkness, I allowed myself a moment of indulgence, and just this once wished that someone would be there for me, like I was going to have to be for Bella.

Suddenly, telling the gang that we didn't need them to be here seemed like a bad idea.

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