"Carlisle?" I murmured half asleep as lips gently caressed my forehead and it sent pleasure through my body.
"What?" Edward's voice responded, his lips still in mid-caress.
I opened my eyes and saw Edward looking down at me with an unreadable expression. I smiled up at him, thrilled that he was back. Then, my pleasure from seeing him slowly faded away as I realized whose name I just murmured in my sleepy haze.
"Bella?" Edward was still looking down at me with a strange expression on his face.
I laughed lightly, trying to it play off as nothing. "Oh, I fell asleep watching a movie last night in the den. Carlisle found me and brought me to bed. I must have thought that you were Carlisle when you woke me up."
"Bella," Edward sat back on his heels and gave me an amused look, "does Carlisle usually wake up you up with kisses?"
Relief flooded through me as Edward bought my excuse and was able to look at the occurrence with humor. Laughing, I sat up and playfully swatted him on the arm. "All the time, I thought you knew!"
"Well then, I'm going to have to have a talk with him. Because you are mine, all mine!" He finished this statement with an evil "Mouhaha", and I had to laugh as Edward took me into his arms and kissed me.
I moaned softly as Edward gently ran his tongue along my bottom lip, seeking entry. I parted my mouth for him and his tongue gently caressed mine. He held me to his body and I could feel the tension rippling through him. My arms wrapped around his neck on their own accord, and my heart beat furiously against his chest.
"I missed you." The words were muffled, but I heard him clearly. I felt guilty, because I didn't miss Edward as much as I normally did. In fact I slept great with out him. As a response I kissed Edward harder, which in the end I regretted, because Edward pulled away in an attempt to cool our ardor.
I sighed and Edward chuckled. It was our usual dance. Chaste kisses to start, followed by passionate kisses and it finally ending with Edward pulling away, leaving me with a lot of pent up passion and need. "Edward." I said his name pleadingly.
His response was to climb off the bed and run his hands through his hair. "Come on Bella, time to get up. Carlisle and Esme are downstairs making breakfast for you."
I looked at the time and saw that it was almost 11am. I was shocked that I had slept so long, then I cringed as the guilt came shooting back. I never slept this well with Edward gone.
Edward patted my bottom as I jumped out of bed and headed for the washroom. I looked back at him and smiled before closing the door. I stripped off the bikini I still wore and Edward's button-up shirt and climbed into the shower. The water ran down my body and washed the chlorine off of me. It felt great.
