Dear Readers,

Hey, thanks for your patients and loyalty. :) Much appreciated. School is back, and I'll be taking the PSATs soon, which are Practice SATs.. Not too excited, I take them Wed. Morning, the first three classes of my day. That's the only good part, but the bad part is I'll have to play catch up. Damn those tests. And I'll have to take PSSAs soon. Which is something only Pennsylvania does... Grr. and I think Pennsylvania is the only place that does Physical Fitness Testing too. :( I hate that. . . Any who.

So, last time they just started to get 'aquanted' in the whole dominance side. This chapter is going to show you how much Edward really spoils Bella. And it's going to have a few flash backs to their childhood to show you just how Edward was when he was younger, and how Bella was when she was younger.

I hope you guys like it, and I hope you can forgive me for the long waits, I'm truly sorry, I don't mean to neglect you, honestly :)

Enjoy.

-Megan.

To Spoil You, My Love.

Bella walked through the house that Edward had just bought. It was a nice estate that he'd be renting out soon to a farmer and his large family. Edward was always a nice land lord, but he did like to have his money on time. He couldn't help but be a bit greedy. Bella saw that the doors were nice and sturdy in case of a snowy winter. The land was nice and fertile, they had never had any complaints before. The crops that had always come out of this farm house were always very big and very Delicious. Once, Edward's tenets had given them fruits as payment, because they hadn't made their quota, Edward accepted them gracefully and said not to worry about payment. The fruits were succulent and delicious.

"This place is wonderful." The farmer's wife said, her eyes light up to the nice woodstove that had been replaced by Edward. He was always replacing things that had needed replacing. He made sure of it.

"I'm glad you think so. Rent is for shillings a month..." Edward said looking at them, "as a start. I know that it's not the season for planting and harvesting, so I'll start out low." Edward said looking down.

"How high should it get?" The farmer asked, his blue eyes honest and fearful.

"Depending on how good your crops are, three guineas. But, perhaps, if you cannot afford the three guineas I'm always very partial to melons or pumpkins when they are in season." Edward said smiling at the farmer and his wife, they smiled back, obviously appreciative to Edward's kindness.

"I think we will like it here... Lord Cullen." The farmer's wife said smiling.

"Wonderful, there is still wood out back, I assure you, it's cut quite neatly. Mr. Dericks, it's a pleasure." Edward said, Mr. Dericks smiled back and nodded his head.

"Thank you Lord Cullen." Mr. Dericks said, the kids were waiting by the door, and they had caught Bella's eyes, she smiled at them. She had just bought sweets at the market and she always loved spoiling children.

"Do they like cinnamon bread?" Bella asked Mrs. Dericks. Mrs. Dericks looked at Bella in surprise and smiled.

"Yes, My Lady, but you musn't spoil them..." Mrs. Dericks said, her face blushing, it was obvious she didn't think Bella had a need to give them any sweets at all.

"Nonsense." Bella said, she walked over to the children and smiled at them.

"I'm Bella, what are your names?" Bella asked the children, Edward stood behind her, watching her with admirance.

"My name is Darcey!" The little girl said, her sandy blonde hair was wavy and her brown eyes just like her mother's.

"Well hello, Darcey, would you like some cinnamon bread? It's fresh, I had just picked it up this morning." Bella said offering the child a generous sized slice of the bread, Darcey looked at her mother for permission.

"Aye, go on." Mrs. Dericks said, Darcey smiled at Bella and nodded her head, her eyes filled with sparkles, Bella handed her the slice and looked at the boy standing beside her, he was around thirteen.

"What is your name?" She asked the boy, he looked at her, he had blue eyes like his father, his sandy blonde hair was also in waves and had been cut short, his face was becoming angular with his age.

"Blake." The boy said, his voice low, like a male's voice should be.

"How old are you both?" Bella asked as she handed the boy a slice of the cinnamon bread that was slightly larger than Darcey's. The boy accepted it and smiled at her.

"I'm seven!" Darcey said as she took a nibble of her bread, Bella smiled.

"And you, Blake?" Bella asked, Blake looked at her with a small expression that hinted as lust.

"Fifteen." Blake said, well, she had been wrong, he was actually just two years younger than her.

"You're children are wonderful, Mr. and Mrs. Dericks." Bella said to the proud parents.

"Thank you, they like to help out at the farm." Mr. Dericks said looking at the children, they both smiled and ate their cinnamon bread slowly.

"That's wonderful, is there anymore family that will be moving in?" Bella asked, she had to know so she knew how many people would be living here.

"Three more, my sister and her two children will be coming. She's a widow, she is." Mrs. Dericks said looking down at the wooden floors.

"Of course," Edward said nodding his head in understanding.

"How old are her children?" Bella asked, her maternal side was definitely coming out.

"Her boys are twins, they're both five." said, Bella's eyes light up in excitement.

"My apologies. Bella does love children so." Edward said grabbing a hold of Bella's waist admiring her love for children, his eyes showing love, and nothing but love.

"Oh, are you going to have one of your own, Lady Cullen?" Mrs. Dericks asked, Bella's eyes got big as she looked at Edward.

"We've not decided yet." Edward said calmly. Edward was always very calm.

"Oh, well they are such blessings." Mr. Dericks said smiling at his children who had come to walk beside them, they both smiled.

The Dericks seemed to be a jolly family. The mother was slightly plump, and her husband was a rather generous size. The children were both small sized and had sandy blonde hair as their father had. The mother had dark brown hair and brown eyes, which made Bella think of herself. Blake looked like he was going to grow up into a fine, hard working, strong man. He looked as if he had already worked like a man.

"Well, you can expect Bella every month, then." Edward said smiling, "she does love children, and she loves to spoil them." Edward said, it was true. But the homes that they normally rented out was to people who's children had grown, or families that had not planned on growing.

They rode off as soon as Edward and Bella made sure that they were settled in to the farm house. Bella looked over at Edward, admiring him for being so kind and generous to the family. Edward hardly ever was generous to families, but for some reason, he was being quite kind to them.

"Thank you for letting me spoil their children." Bella said in a small voice, Edward looked over at her, bemused by her smallness.

"You're quite welcome, love. I know how much you adore children." Edward said smiling at Bella, Bella nodded her head, agreeing with him completely. "Anyways, the Dericks are a nice family, they seem well on their word and I'm sure and am confident that they do have money. They just like to work for it." Edward said looking at her, Bella's expression changed.

"You mean they're wealthy?"

"No, no. Middle class perhaps, but they're not poor." Edward said looking at her, smiling.

"Then why give them the house so cheap?"

"Because, they've got another child on the way, and her sister coming to live with them." Edward said simply.

"She's withchild?" Bella asked in surprise.

"Yes, Mr. Dericks informed me before hand." Edward said looking at Bella, smiling at her lovingly.

"Am I allowed to visit monthly?" Bella asked hoping for a yes.

"But of course, Bella. Would I deny you when you never deny me?" Edward asked, Bella blushed, her brown curls falling infront of her face. Edward pushed them back with a swipe of his hands, he smiled at her. "You were positively wonderful last night, love." Edward said, he took Bella's hand and kissed her wrist.

"Thank you, my lord." Bella said, she had liked calling him that when he adored her so.

"No, no, the thanks is mine to give." Edward said kissing her arm, he then looked at her attire, and was surprised. By god, if the carriage wasn't warmed by the coals under neath the floor, Bella would be freezing by now.

"My darling, we're going in to town to the seamstress's." Edward said as he called the orders to the coachmen.

"Why?" Bella asked in surprise.

"You need some winter attire, I'm surprised you hadn't froze." Edward said looking at her, her breasts heaving out of her dress, his eyes wandering to the vally of her breast which he had feathered kisses on last night.

"Oh, of course. I know it is November, my lord." Bella paused, "but I do adore this gown."

"Then I shall buy one just like it, in heavier material." Edward said smiling at her, Bella smiled back. Bella wore a green gown, it was silk and had ivy leaves on the wrists and on the bottom of the gown, her gown had many petty coats under it, but she was still rather cold. Her body couldn't deny that it would like a nice wool dress right now.

"If you wish." Bella said smiling at him, Edward looked over, his green eyes showing lust.

"I do." Edward said smiling, Bella blushed and looked down at her feet to see her emerald slippers.

With hours spent in town and spending a lot of money, Edward walked Bella to the carriage and smiled her her, he had bought her fourteen gowns, all different, but some were similar to her spring attire.

"Edward, these are truly wonderful, you needn't buy me so much." Bella blushed, her face almost pink everywhere.

"I would like to spoil you like you spoil children." Edward said kissing her fingers, Bella blushed.

"Tis hardly the same!" Bella said smiling, Edward smiled at her.

"It is to me, love. You deserve what a Duchess's deserves. Get used to being fawned over, my love. You're going to be a Dutchess, you must learn how to accept my expensive gifts gracefully." Edward said, a smirk to his lips, Bella smiled and looked at him, he came closer and kissed her lips lightly, a feathering kiss like had laid on her whole entire body last night.

"Thank you, graciously." Bella said smiling, Edward had smiled too, his lips stretched across his teeth perfectly.

"Now, we must go, I've a meeting with the King." Edward said quietly, Bella looked over.

"Is this over why we're to be wed?" Bella asked, Edward's eyes looked out of the corner as the carriage started to move.

"Isabella, please do not ask this of me. I cannot tell you now, the time it is not right.." Edward said quietly, Bella had tried to get it out of him for the past two weeks and yet, there had been no budge of any information.

"Edward, I beg of you." Bella said, her hands grasping his, "please tell me."

"I cannot, Isabella." Edward said turning away from her, but still holding her hand tightly, "please stop it."

Bella looked down, she had seen that Edward was quite serious, so she had let it go, he wasn't telling her any thing, and Alice would not tell her, nor would Rosalie. She sighed.

"Am I allowed to have Alice come tonight?" Bella asked, Edward snapped his head over, he looked at her in surprise. She never asked for Alice's company, she had always just called upon her.

"Of course you may." Edward said in a slightly higher voice, he was surprise that she had thought that he'd deny her such a treat.

"Thank you..." Bella said. She hadn't seen Alice in a week, and Alice was almost positive that she was indeed with child and she'd like to show people her form soon, at a ball, perhaps. She would start showing soon, and Jasper would begin to notice. She said she would tell everyone the Christmas ball, it would be a grand present for the family. Another Cullen, it would be marvelous.

Edward had dropped Bella off at his home and he rode off to meet the King... Bella sighed, she had remembered the first time she had walked into this house.

- - - Flash Back- - -

"Come along, Isabella, do not drag your feet!" Her father called her.

Bella was twelve, and she walked into the home that was being revised for her childhood friend, Edward. He was calling upon Bella to help him manage his Dukedom. She was to be his secretary for lack of a better term, and she would do many tasks for him.

"Hello, Sir Swan." Carlisle, Edward's father, had approached them, shaking hands with Charlie, Bella curtsied like she always had to Carlisle.

"Ahh, Miss Bella, come here." Carlisle said, Bella walked forward, she looked at the handsome man, he was so young, and he looked beautiful, his blonde hair surely should have gone to one of his children, but sadly, they all had darker hair. Alice had black, Emmett had brown, and Edward had an unnatrual rust-red color of hair.

"Lord Cullen." Bella said smiling at him, He smiled at her, and kissed her hand delicately, her hand gloved, and his, not.

"You called upon me, Father?" Edward said walking to his father's side. Edward was now of age to have his own home, he was ready very handsome, and Bella was to live here, with Edward.

"Ah, yes, son. Here is Miss Swan." Carlisle took off Bella's glove, and handed her hand to Edward, who's hand was also ungloved, Bella blushed instantly.

"Oh, my apologies, I did not mean to take your beautiful silken glove." Carlisle said, he smiled sheepishly, "how careless of me." Carlisle giggled to himself, and Charlie looked at Bella and Edward's bare hands touching, it had bothered him to no end.

"Tis alright, My lord." Bella said taking her hand out of Edward's grasp, which was strong, she held her delicate hands out of her other glove, and Carlisle placed it in her palms.

"You needn't wear gloves in my home." Edward said boldly. "we've known each other since childhood, Bella. No need." Edward said taking the gloves off of her hands, She blushed instantly.

It was unlady like to not wear gloves.

"I think she should wear gloves, she's thirteen yet!" Charlie said in an angry voice, Carlisle put his hand on Charlie's shoulder and calmed him.

"Oh come now, Charles, I'm sure it's fine." Carlisle said as Edward lead Bella's bare hands into the house, and he smiled at her, Bella smiled back, as Edward kissed her hands.

- - - End of Flash Back- - -

To this day Bella never wore gloves unless it was out, and even then Edward took them off of her. He did not like her to hide her delecate, beautiful hands, he loved her hands.

After hours of waiting for Edward, Bella had settled on eating her dinner in her quarters. She ate quietly as Jessica had come in to take her tray and hand her a cup of coffee.

"Is he back?" Bella asked, her voice almost hollow. Alice had left an hour ago.

"No, I'm afraid not, Ma'am." Jessica said regretfully, Bella nodded her head. "Would you like to go out, 'tis late, but I am sure it is not too late." Jessica said looking at her.

"No, no. Could you bring me my cross hatching?" Bella requested, Jessica nodded her head and walked over to the basket near the sofa and handed it to Bella who was on her bed setting.

"That all?" Jessica asked, Bella nodded her head.

"Yes, of course, thank you Jess." Bella said as she kept knitting a hat for Alice's child. She had made it a lovely midnight blue. Alice loved to spoil children, too. But she liked to buy the clothes, and Bella enjoyed to make them. The only think Alice would allow her child to wear that was made is a bonnet or a night cap. Bella had agreed to make as many as possible. Alice liked making booties for the child, but Bella knew the child would only wear them once or twice. Jasper was into spoiling children even more than Alice.

An hour went by and Bella called on Jessica to draw her a bath. Bella laid in the warmth of the water, remembering her childhood, running around Cullen Castle.

- - - Flash Back- - -

"You cannot catch me!" Edward called, Bella was at the top of the stairs, and Edward at the bottom. Edward always ran fast when they were children.

"Come on Edward! Taint fair!" Bella called as she ran down the stairs to him, but she fell, the smile on her face disappeared as she had found she scraped her knee and had ripped her stalkings.

"Oh dear, Isabella, are you alright?" Edward walked up to her, and looked at her knee, it was bleeding, he sighed and picked her up. Edward was several years old than her, but it never bothered her. It never bothered him either. Bella was seven, and Edward was fourteen. He was young, and strong. He enjoyed playing with Bella when they were children.

"What's happened?!" Renee said walking up to them, her gown dragging on the floor. Edward held Bella out and showed her that Bella had scraped her knee.

"Oh dear, you're father mustn't see the stockings ripped..." Renee said, Charlie was always big on money, and didn't like Bella to ruin such things as stockins because he had always bought her expensive silk ones under Renee's request. "Edward, be a dear and go get a pair of Alice's." Renee said, he nodded his head and ran up the stairs to go retrieve them.

"Ma'ma, he carried me." Bella said, a blush on her face, "I could have very well walked." Bella said smiling, Renee smiled too, her eyes crinkling at the sides.

"That is because he likes you, darling." Renee said quietly as she caressed her daughter's face.

"He likes me?"

"Aye. Oh, Edward, thank you, darling." Renee said as she grabbed the stockings and picked Bella up.

"Ma'ma I can walk." Bella protested, Renee just ignored her and carried her off to help her change her stockings.

- - - End of Flash Back- - -

Bella had been woken up by a feeling of new warmth, she had then felt an hand caressing her hand, Bella's eyes opened to see Edward standing near her naked body.

"Good evening, Isabella." Edward said looking at her, smiling, she smiled back.

"Good evening, Edward." Bella said, letting Edward play with her fingers, he brought them up to his lips and kissed each one lightly.

"I'm sorry I had taken so long with the King." Edward said sincerely. Bella nodded her head in understanding.

"Of course, I understand." Bella said closing her eyes, feeling Edward's green eyes boring into her body.

"Are you well?" Edward asked, Bella opened her eyes to see Edward's eyes furrowed, Bella looked at him, confusion on her face.

"Of course I am, why would you think other wise?" Bella asked, Edward shrugged his shoulders lightly and looked down at her hand and his hand.

"I had just wondered, love." Edward said quietly, she felt his lips on her collar bone as she had closed her eyes. "The water is still warm, may I join you?" Edward asked, Bella nodded her head.

Edward undressed in front of her, his muscles prominant as he took off the white cotton shirt and let it lay on the floor, he had closed and locked the door, forbidding anyone to interrupt them. Bella scooted forward, allowing Edward to set behind her.

"May I wash your hair?" Edward asked, Bella smiled

"Jessica has already done so." Bella said quietly, Edward shrugged and wrapped his arms around Bella's naked torso.

"May I wash your hair a second time?" Edward asked, Bella smiled and nodded her head yes.

"If you wish to spoil me, then do so." Bella said smiling, Edward smiled and kissed her behind her ear, then on her shoulder.

"I always wish to spoil you, my darling."

That night, instead of her being his submissive, she was his lover. He had taken her in her bed as a lover, and did not require her to submit in any way shape or form. He had made love to her, and he was gentle, and was not forcing at all, he was not dominant, he had given her as much rein as he had. And they became one, harmoniously.

Bella slept soundly in Edward's arms... Dreaming of possible reasons for the need of marriage.