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"Emmett is a nice guy," Bella remarked as they were getting ready for bed.

"Did that surprise you?" Edward said.

She was slipping into one of his T-shirts, allowing him a glimpse of her naked body.

Esme had been trying to talk her into eating cake and sandwiches and scones this afternoon, looking like a sad puppy when Bella had only nibbled at the pastries. Esme had stopped after Edward gave her a stern look. Bella's eating disorder was in the past, but some things were hard to overcome. He had grown used to her habits, which didn't bother him as long as she did eat enough, and that was it for the time being.

"No," she replied, climbing into bed next to him, and turning to her side. She pulled the blankets over her shoulder and looked at him.

"I imagined him different, that's all."

"How so?"

Edward yawned slightly and took off his reading glasses so he could see her properly.

She shrugged.

"You know that Jasper knows him from school. From what he said, I though he'd be more… serious."

"Emmett is anything but serious. He's a goof."

"I get that." She smiled and ran two fingers down his bare chest.

"You do," Edward said. "I didn't, until recently."

"What do you mean?"

"When Ro and Emmett married, I wasn't… well, let's say I wasn't at the top of my game. I didn't really get to know him back then because I was too caught up in my own problems."

He pulled her a little closer and Bella rested her head on his chest.

"And now?" she asked.

"Now I have you," he said and kissed her temple. "And I can see more clearly."

"Thank God," she whispered, placing a warm kiss on his chest, following it with a dozen more.

She moved so she was straddling him, her hair stroking over his skin as she kissed her way up until their lips met in a deep, tender kiss.

Edward's hands wandered to her bottom and the fabulous silkiness of her panties. It didn't take long until his fingertips were sliding into her underwear and she answered him with a joyful moan.

She was equally fragile and soft, innocent and sinful. And utterly seductive. Especially now, kissing her way down on his body, her whispered words fanning over his skin. She may have thought of herself as shy in the bedroom, but the effect she had on him was anything but that of a shy woman.

Especially now, as she was pulling at his pyjama pants, making him lift his butt so she could take them off. Her licks and kisses were not those of a shy woman. Her hands, manipulating him in the most delicious ways, were not the hands of a shy woman. And her mouth… A joyous moan escaped his lips as his fingers entangled in her hair.

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She snuggled up to him with a little smirk on her lips.

"Are you going to work tonight?"

Edward's breathing had just returned to normal and he chuckled.

"Baby, work is the furthest thing from my mind right now."

That seemed to satisfy her, because she closed her eyes and sighed.

"There are other things I'd like to do though," he growled into her ear.

"Huh?"

Her eyes went open.

She squealed when he turned them around and dived beneath the covers.

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Some of you had questions about everyone's ages. Bella is 24, Edward is 40. Rosalie is 44, Emmett is 38. Vera (from Rosalie's marriage with Royce) is 19. Alice is 32 and Jasper 38.

Thank you from the deepest depths of my heart for your ongoing support!

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