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Chapter 5
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it- Jim Goodwin
Bella's POV
To say I was stressed would be an understatement. Between seeing Alice off on her way back to Harvard, babysitting Avery, packing for Paris, and hiring lawyers for my firm, I was spent. Edward of course was completely collected and had all our arrangements for Paris settled. We'd be leaving Thursday night and arriving back in Seattle Monday morning. I had never been more excited about anything in my whole life. The only downside to planning this trip was that I saw less of Edward than I wanted to. We both needed to catch up on our work and thus were putting in major over time hours so we could enjoy our weekend alone in peace. There would be no cell phones, blackberry's, or emails for us in Paris. Even worse than that, Edward and I rarely ran into each other in the mornings or evenings. We were always leaving the apartment at strange hours and coming home when the other person was already asleep. Our only form of real communication was the notes we left each other on the fridge promising to call each other on our lunch breaks but it never worked out…
As I awoke from my sleep on Wednesday morning, I prayed that today would be a better and easier day then the previous ones. Nothing had seemed to be working out for me lately. My car had broken down and needed repairs, I lost my keys countless times, I fell down the stairs one night and broke the heel right off of my favourite shoes, and worst of all my blackberry went on the fritz. All my files, emails, and appointment reminders had disappeared into thin air and I was at a complete loss.
I flung my legs over the side of the bed and sighed. My gut told me this wasn't going to be a great day either. I ambled over to the kitchen and poured myself a cup of coffee. I slumped into the bar stool and sat there quietly sipping my coffee. I debated faking an illness and not going into work but I knew I had to go. I told myself it was just one more day of hell before I was in the most romantic place on earth. With that I chugged the rest of my coffee and headed back to my room for a shower. Edward still wasn't up yet so I tried to be as quiet as possible as I grabbed some fresh towels from the dryer.
I stepped into the shower and awaited the hot water to come pouring on me. Instead only cold water sprayed out of the nozzle. I cursed under my breath, not understanding how we could be out of hot water this early in the morning. I shut the tap off quickly and figured I'd give it another try. As I turned the knob I finally felt warm water trickling down but the pressure sucked. I cranked the shower knob completely to the right when suddenly I heard loud snap and freezing cold water began to spray at me from odd directions. I tried to shut the water off but it wouldn't. Water was now coming at me full force, spraying into my eyes.
"EDWARD!" I yelled as loud as possible, hoping he would hear me through the walls. I tried to block my face with my hands to avoid the water but it was no use. I pushed on the door trying to open it but it wouldn't budge. The shower was beginning to fill with water and I wasn't even standing on the drain. I had no idea what was going on.
"EDWARD!" I screamed again, almost on the verge of tears. I was freezing cold and trapped. Finally I heard Edward fidgeting with the door handle. I couldn't remember if I had locked it or not. I saw him rush through the bathroom, his shadow lingering on the opaque glass.
"Bella what the hell is going on?" he shouted, pounding on the shower door. My teeth were chattering now.
"Get me out" I stuttered while clinging to myself, attempting to keep warm. Edward yanked the shower door open. Water pooled onto the floor immediately. He whisked me out the shower and secured a towel around me. He then proceeded to grab something from beneath the sink and slammed it against the shower knob. The spray of water stopped.
"Bella are you okay?" he asked while rubbing the towel on my body and pulling me into his bare chest. He looked distraught.
"I'm fine" I chattered
"What happened?" he questioned while grabbing another towel from the vanity and throwing over me.
"I don't know. I heard something snap in there and then the knob got jammed and only cold water was running. The drain must be blocked too because water was building up" I explained to the best of my ability. Edward stole a glance back towards the shower with a puzzled expression on his face.
"That's the weirdest thing..." he mumbled. I nodded, my forehead rubbing against his chest.
"Thank god you were here to save me or else I would have ended up like Lucy and Vi in that episode of The Lucy Show where they install a shower…" I sighed. Edward burst into a fit of laughter.
"That's something I'd like to see…" he laughed.
"Maybe another day" I giggled, not feeling as bad about the situation anymore. Then it struck me that Edward was holding my naked form to his body. I felt my bare breasts pressing against his chest, my thighs rubbing against his, his hands sitting just above my ass, pulling me close to him. My cheeks began to flush and Edward noticed the change in my body heat.
"You're getting warmer" he announced while his head came to rest on mine.
"Yes" I fumbled to agree. I was now focusing on the fact that Edward had seen me naked. I wondered what he was thinking.
"Really warm…" he whispered in my ear. I laughed nervously yet I was so enthralled in him.
"Really, really, warm" he said softly before placing a kiss on my neck and trailing them down to my collarbone. His hands caressed my bare hip and I shuddered. I felt myself loosing control, my whole body tingled. This was moving far too fast but I couldn't help myself. I wrapped my leg around his and felt him smile into my skin. He proceeded to lift me from the floor causing all the towels that once covered me to fall to the ground. Now my legs wrapped around his hips. I should have felt awkward about my lack of clothing but my mind was mush. Instincts took over and I forced my lips onto his while my hand tangled in his hair.
He carried me out of the bathroom and laid me onto my bed. I pulled him down with me, never breaking our kiss. His hands flanked my head as he pushed his body onto mine. I felt his body heating up now. His heart pounded as fast as mine. My hands made their way to the elastic of his pyjama pants and he groaned as I slipped my fingers behind. He broke our kiss and moved his face to my ear again.
"We haven't even had a second date…." he reminded me.
"I know" I shot back with a sigh knowing that we shouldn't be doing this right now.
"Maybe this is enough for now…" he suggested as he pulled himself off of me and stood away from the bed. I nodded as I sat up on the bed. Edward looked at my body, his want for me reflected in his expression. I quickly grabbed a sheet from my bed and wrapped it around my figure. Edward looked disappointed.
"Paris is close" I whispered, hoping that would make him feel better. His face lit up with a huge smile and desire once again smouldered in his eyes.
"Not close enough…" he said while biting down on his lip.
"You're telling me" I giggled before standing up from the bed and making my way to his shower.
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Work sucked. Between answering phone calls and emails I had no time to even grab something to eat. When seven o'clock rolled around I finally convinced myself it would be okay to leave. I wouldn't be coming in tomorrow since I'd need the day to prepare for our trip.
As I stepped into my car in the parking garage my blackberry beeped. Edward had sent me a text message.
"B
I just left the office. I'm heading to the mall to pick up some stuff for our trip. Care to join?"
I smiled like a little kid. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend time with Edward even though I was exhausted and mentally drained. I wrote him back quickly as I pulled out of the lot.
"Cullen
I'd love to join you. It'll be our second date. I'll be there in five.
xxxxxxxx"
I raced to the mall and found Edward waiting for me at the front doors. Of course he was dressed in his work clothes much like me. We looked a tad bit dressed up for shopping but what could you do. I pulled my black skirt up a bit just to show some more leg. Edward would get a kick out of that.
"Hi" I breathed as I approached him and pecked his cheek.
"I was expecting a better kiss than that considering all those "kisses" you texted me" he laughed before pulling my face to his. We both pulled away once we figured our public display of affection may be bothering other people. I wiped the lip gloss that had smeared on Edward's lips off with my fingers.
"Shall we shop?" I asked playfully while throwing my hand into the back pocket of Edward's dress pants.
"Let's do this thing" he said in a very macho voice. I laughed when a picture of Edward as Hulk Hogan popped into my head. I had no idea how I related the two but it happened.
The mall was fairly empty and Edward and I managed to get everything we wanted with ease. As we were about to leave a store sign caught my eye. Victoria's Secret. Of course I needed to go in there to pick up a few things for Paris and I decided I'd need Edward's opinion. This would be fun…
"Edward would you mind helping me with one last thing?" I asked as I lead us towards the store. He noticed the store sign and his eyes widened.
"What exactly do you need help with?" he asked with a grin. I pulled him into the store.
"All you have to do is tell me what you like" I chirped. I'd never seen him look so happy before.
"And you'll have to tell me how it looks on me too… if you don't mind" I whispered in his ear before starting to walk away. He linked his fingers with mine and let me drag him towards the lingerie. I could see Edward practically drooling while I picked up various items and held them to my body for him to look at. Once I collected what felt like twenty things to try on I led him towards the dressing rooms. I pushed him down onto one of the chairs that sat outside of the individual rooms.
"Be good. Don't move" I said before kissing him.
"I wouldn't even dream of moving…" he chuckled as I locked the door to the dressing room behind me. I piled my items onto the table that sat in the room and stripped down. I already knew I'd be buying everything I tried on but it would be fun for Edward nonetheless. I slipped on a very sheer, black, halter baby doll first. I checked myself out quickly in the mirror and was pleased with what I saw. I unlocked the door slowly and stepped out of the room to stand in front of Edward.
"What do you think?" I asked while I twirled around in a little circle for him. The look on his face was priceless.
"I'd say that's a keeper" he finally managed to blurt out, his eyes never leaving my body. I smiled and skipped back to change into something else.
"Do you like purple?" I shouted over to him while slipping on my next item.
"Sure!" he yelled back.
"Good. I'm sure you'll like this then" I said while I emerged to show him what I had on. I had chosen a deep purple baby doll with lots of embroidery and beading around the bust. A small peep hole that was cut in the fabric showed a hint of my stomach. Edward admired me once again.
"Thumbs up?" I asked with a smile. He nodded.
"God I love purple" he sighed. I laughed headed back to try something else on. I threw on a bustier that was black and covered with white poka dots. I attached the garter belt and threw the door open.
"Is the garter too much?" I questioned knowing full well Edward enjoyed what he was seeing.
"No it's amazing…" he practically whispered as he scanned my body for the third time.
"So I should stick with the garters" I noted.
"Most definitely" he laughed before requesting to see something else.
"Be ready Edward! This is the last thing I'm going to show you tonight" I announced before presenting myself to him. I had picked a silver, silk, empire waist, baby doll as my last look for him to see. The halter neck was completely covered with pearls and revealed a good portion of my breasts.
When I stepped out to reveal my look to him his jaw nearly hit the floor.
"I look that good huh?" I asked while I walked up to him and closed his mouth by pushing his chin up.
"Uh huh" was all he managed to mumble. I giggled. Mission accomplished. I had made Edward gawk at me. I kissed him quickly before heading back to get changed into my regular clothes. Along with the four items I had shown Edward I decided to buy a few more things: two more bustiers with garters, and an apron baby doll in blue. It looked exactly like a sexy French maid's outfit and I figured it'd be appropriate for France.
I told Edward to wait outside of the store now while I paid for everything. I didn't want him seeing everything I bought. I traipsed outside of the store, my huge pink bag in tow, and hooked my arm into Edward's. We began walking towards our cars.
"Thanks for doing that for me. I know it must have been painfully boring…" I sighed dramatically as I looked up at him.
"Believe me it was my pleasure. In fact, I'd like to offer you my services any time you decide you need to do lingerie shopping again" he said very seriously.
"Woo hoo!" I cheered playfully as we approached my car. Edward could help me with anything, anytime. I didn't care what it was.
I unlocked the doors quickly and threw all of my purchases into the back seat. I felt Edward's hands wrap loosely around my waist and I turned to face him. Het let his forehead rest on mine.
"We'll be on our way to Paris at this exact time tomorrow Bells…"
"I know! I'm so excited!" I giggled while my hands came to rest on Edward's chest.
"Is there any way you could bring one of those baby dolls with you in your carry on?" he laughed as his fingers traced the hem of my skirt.
"Tisk Tisk Mr. Cullen. Patience is a virtue. You'll have to wait until we're actually in Paris before you see any of those items again" I explained before touching my index finger to his nose. He chuckled and then pulled away, grabbing his own keys from his pocket. He headed off to his car, shaking his head, and then shouted something back towards me.
"You suck!" he laughed as he paused to look at me once more.
"Maybe on the third date…" I yelled back with a wink before hopping into my car.
AN: If you didn't understand my refrence to the Lucy show scene check out the link on my profile!