Hello again! Sorry for the long wait, I've been trying to write this chapter for about a week now. This really should be 2 chapters, but I just kind of got rolling and now this is just under 7,000 words! Some of it isn't my best writing, but I do really love this chapter.

Enjoy!

The morning of Edward's birthday dawned sunny and a bit humid; a perfect day for swimming. I was happy that I would finally be able to go swimming again; it had been far too long for me. I had always loved it as a child, but I hadn't really had time for it in recent years because of school. I was never really good at being competitive, but I still loved the feel of the water around me.

I got up and had breakfast. Charlie was working a half day today so that he would be home when Edward came to pick me up. I had 5 hours until then, and I was struggling to find things to pass the time.

I lounged around the house for a while, watching cartoons and reading a magazine. At around 2, I finally gave up and took a shower. I took my time, and when I got out, I decided to blow dry my hair. I knew it was probably pointless because of the humidity and the fact that I would be in a pool later, but I needed something to do.

After my hair was dry, it was finally almost 3. I went to my room and picked out a simple tank top and shorts with my bathing suit underneath. Having to change into it at Edward's house would be a hassle. Once I was dressed, I dragged out a small beach bag from my closet so I could bring a change of clothes with me to the party. I really wasn't looking forward to being stuck in a wet bathing suit for the rest of the night.

As I was making my way downstairs, the front door opened and Charlie came in.

"Hey dad," I greeted when I reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Hi. You look nice." He smiled.

I rolled my eyes a bit, but responded with a mumbled "thank you."

"What time is Edward getting here again?"

"Dad, I told you twelve times. He will be here at 3:30. So that gives you," I glanced at the clock in the kitchen, "twenty-eight minutes to come up with a plan to intimidate him somehow."

He rolled his eyes. "I'm not going to intimidate anyone. I just want to meet this kid who is going to be taking my daughter out. Is that too much to ask?" He looked at me in an almost pleading way. I really was being a bit rough on him about this. He would never actually go out of his way to embarrass me or intimidate Edward.

I walked to him and hugged him quickly.

"No, it's not. I appreciate your concern. With mom, she didn't care and she hated that I had a boyfriend in high school."

He nodded and went into the living room and sat down. I got my bag and my purse and set them at the foot of the stairs and joined Charlie. I had some time to kill, and to be honest, I was feeling a bit antsy.

After watching some sports show and biting off all of my nails, it was finally 3:30. In past experience with Edward, I knew that he was rarely on time for things. He was never on time for work and always used some charming excuse to get out of Sofie's wrath, so I really wasn't expecting him to be there at 3:30.

But, promptly at 3:32, there was a knock on the front door. I jumped up quickly and rushed to answer it. I stopped, took a steadying breath and opened the door.

Edward was standing, looking down a bit, with his hands in his pockets. He was wearing a loose t-shirt and a pair of plaid shorts. He looked adorable.

When he heard the door open, his eyes lifted to look at me. A grin broke out on his face when his eyes met mine.

"Hi." I tried not to sound breathless, but it really didn't work.

"Hello," he greeted. I had to restrain myself from grabbing him and kissing him. I doubted my father would like that very much.

"Uh, come in, my dad is right in the living room…"

"I'm right here, no need to come all the way into the house. I only want to say hello."

Charlie was standing in the door way of the living room, leaning against the door frame. Edward stepped into the foyer and I walked to the stairs to grab my bag.

"Hi, Edward." Charlie took a step forward to shake Edward's hand. "So this is your 21st birthday party today?"

"Yes sir, Chief Swan." I almost giggled at how formal he was being in an effort to make a good first impression with my dad.

"I assume that you will be drinking?" Charlie didn't sound accusatory; he just seemed to be attempting to get the facts straight. Edward looked a bit worried at the question and tried to answer it the way he thought Charlie wanted to hear it.

"Yes. My parents are going to be there as well. I won't let Bella drink, I know she is underage."

Charlie just waved his hand. "I'm not worried about that. Bella is responsible and I know that she will make the right choices. I was just concerned about how Bella would be getting home. It's your 21st birthday party, you should enjoy yourself."

"Oh, well I could just follow him in my truck, Dad, it's not a big deal."

But Charlie waved his hand again.

"Don't worry. I was just going to suggest that you stay at the Cullen's tonight. Alice will be there, right?"

I stared. He was suggesting that I stay at the Cullen's. With the boy that I was seeing. Overnight. Who was this man? He sure as hell wasn't my father.

"You really want me to stay at Edward's?"

Edward seemed to be just as surprised as I was because he was staring a bit open mouthed at my father.

"Well, I don't want you to have to worry about driving home so late, and I don't want him to not enjoy his 21st birthday party just because I made him pick you up so I could meet him."

I stared for another moment before I just went with it. If I stood there questioning him, he might change his mind.

"Thank you, really, Dad. I'll just run upstairs to grab some clothes to sleep in," I said then I dashed up the stairs.

Two minutes later, I had a pair of pajama shorts, a tank top, my toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste in my hand as I hurried back down the stairs. I didn't want to leave Edward stranded with my dad for too long. As I came down, I saw Edward leaning casually against the wall near the front door. Charlie was sitting back down in the living room, watching TV. I shoved my stuff into the bag I had and looked up to smile at Edward. He smiled back.

"Ready to go?"

I nodded and turned into the living room to say good-bye to Charlie. I walked up to him and kissed his cheek. He looked up at me, a little startled.

"Thank you." I said it with as much gratitude as I could. I knew that he probably struggled with letting me do this, but he didn't want to hold me back.

He just nodded at me a bit awkwardly. "I will see you tomorrow when I get home, all right?"

He nodded again. "Have a nice time, Bells."

I smiled and squeezed his shoulder before turning and rejoining Edward in the foyer.

"Ok, I'm ready."

Half an hour later, we were pulling up to Edward's. I figured he would pull up to the main house, but he turned toward his cottage instead.

"Isn't the party up there?" I asked, a bit confused.

He chuckled. "Yes, but I thought you might want to drop your stuff off down here. There's going to be a lot of bags at the house, I don't want yours to get misplaced."

"Oh, thank you." I beamed at him. He was too good to me.

I got out and followed him to the door. When I reached him, he slid his hands over my shoulders and leaned down to kiss me. His lips were soft and gentle and simply moved across mine, not seeking anything but the contact of my lips against his. He pulled back and pressed his lips to my forehead.

"I wanted to do that at your house, but I didn't think Chief Swan would have liked that very much."

I giggled and kissed him again.

"I think that he liked you though. Or else I doubt he would have offered for me to stay here tonight."

He grinned and plucked my over night bag out of my hands. He opened his front door and placed the bag inside before closing it again. He held his hand out for me and I took it.

"I want to talk to you about something later, okay?"

I wondered what he would want to tell me, but I nodded.

We walked up the sloping lawn towards the Cullen's main house. It was gigantic. I was a little awestruck at finally seeing it up close. Edward saw my reaction and just chuckled.

We made our way to the back of the house, where most of the party-goers had congregated. Everyone seemed to notice us at once and started to cheer greetings at Edward. He smiled widely and waved.

We reached the patio where Alice, Jasper, and Emmett were standing.

"There's the birthday boy!" boomed Emmett. "And Bella too!" He grinned widely at me before coming over and hugging me tightly. I froze, unsure of what to do.

He finally let me go, and I knew I was probably blushing.

"Hi, Emmett," I mumbled. He just laughed and handed Edward a beer off of a nearby table. "Would you like one too, Bella?"

"Bella doesn't like beer," Edward responded for me, shooting me a smirk. I just rolled my eyes at him.

"How…what have I missed?" demanded Alice. "Bella, you've never had beer."

I smiled a little shyly. "Last weekend, Edward made me try some because I told him I'd never had any alcohol before. It was awful." I made a face at the memory.

Emmett snorted and Edward was chuckling as he draped his arm over my shoulders.

"Like I said, it takes an acquired taste."

He moved back a few steps to lean on the railing of the deck. He pulled me with him and positioned me between his legs with his arm wrapped gently around my waist.

"Alice, my dad is letting me stay here tonight."

"What?! He's letting you sleep over? How did that happen?"

I shrugged. "I have no idea. He was talking to Edward and then he was like 'You should just stay at the Cullen's.' I just stared at him for awhile before it sunk in. I couldn't believe it."

"I thought I was hallucinating, to be honest," chuckled Edward. I laughed a little with him and he squeezed my hip.

"This is awesome, Bella! I was planning on staying because Jasper was. It will be a sleepover!" She was bouncing slightly. I just rolled my eyes at her and smiled.

"Do you want to go swimming?" Edward whispered in my ear and I turned to look at him. He took a sip of his beer, raising his eyebrows at me.

"Sure. I forgot a towel though."

"I'm sure there are more than enough down by the pool. My mother loves towels."

I looked over at Alice, but she was completely wrapped up in Jasper now, and I'm sure she would be for a while. Emmett had disappeared too, but I figured that Rosalie was here somewhere or he was looking for more booze.

Edward took my hand and we trailed back down the lawn to the pool. There were only a few people around the pool, for which I was grateful. I didn't need the whole party watching me swim with Edward.

"I'll go grab some towels from the cabinet in the pool house." I nodded and he walked off. I quickly slipped out of my tank top and shorts, laying them on a chair at the side of the pool. I tested the water and it was warm. They probably had a heater since it hadn't been warm enough this summer for the pool to be as warm as it was.

I walked to the deep end of the pool and decided to try something I hadn't done in a while: swim the whole length of the pool in one breath. I used to do it all the time when I swam more in Arizona, and I had gotten quite good at it. But I highly doubted I would be able to do it today since I was out of practice.

I took a few deep breaths in an effort to stretch my lungs and calm my breathing down. I closed my eyes and took one final deep breath before I dove in.

The water felt refreshing against my skin as I broke through. The temperature didn't feel like bath water like most pools with heaters did. I dolphin kicked for as long as I could before I lost my momentum, and then I started to swim with all my might to make it to the other side. I guessed I was about halfway before my lungs began to burn. It wasn't too bad though and I kept going. I tried not to think about my lungs and pressed on, releasing some of the air to relieve the pressure. Finally, I saw the wall of the shallow end and I rejoiced in my head, I was going to make it. The burning was becoming unbearable and my hand slapped the wall and I broke the surface, gasping.

"Oh my God, Bella! I saw you dive in and you didn't come up!" Edward was now splashing down the stairs into the pool. He reached me and gripped my arms tightly. "Are you all right?" He looked very concerned.

I was still catching my breath but nodded. "I'm sorry…I scared you," I panted. "I should have warned you I was going to do that." I took a deep breath. "I always used to do that when I went swimming, so I wanted to try it today. I didn't expect to make it."

He was still giving me a look of concern and disapproval but he nodded. "I was terrified that you drowned or something." He pulled me a little closer and pressed a kiss to the top of my head. When he pulled back, I smiled at him.

"I'm safe and sound. No worries."

Edward had apparently just realized that I was in a bathing suit. I doubt he heard what I had just said to him because he was staring a little dreamy eyed at me. We were at the shallow end of the pool, so the water reached to about my thighs. I was on full display.

"See something you like?" I goaded.

"Yes." He responded breathily. I rolled my eyes and giggled before shoving him backwards so he fell into the water.

"Hey!" He sputtered as he came back up. I laughed gleefully and attempted to swim away from him. But he was much larger and faster than me and caught me easily.

"Oh no you don't." He gripped me tightly and dragged me a little deeper into the pool. He waded to the wall and leaned back against it, moving me into his lap. His hands skimmed lightly against my bare legs.

"Are you having a nice time?"

I smiled. "So far, yes. It's really gorgeous here. There is so much property."

He nodded and tugged me a little closer, locking his hands behind my back.

"I loved playing hide and seek with Emmett out here when I was little. I was smaller than him, so I always found the best hiding places." His smile was a lot like a little boy's as he revealed this.

I slid my arms around his shoulders. "What did you want to talk about?"

His hand came and cupped my face and he kissed me gently. "Later. When everyone is gone and we go back down to the cottage."

"But I thought we were sleeping in the house."

He grinned a little roguishly and slid his hand down to cup my thigh. "Well we need to go down to the cottage for your change of clothes; you did leave your bag down there, after all."

"Sneaky bastard," I stated, but giggled at him. He smiled and leaned in to kiss me again. His hand on my thigh began to knead the skin there and his hand that was on my back began to slide up my spine. My lips parted and his tongue slipped in teasingly. I smiled and pulled him closer.

"All right kids! Enough making out!" called Emmett as he jumped in to cannonball right in front of us.

Edward groaned as water splashed over both of us.

"This is why we are going down to the cottage to talk later," he murmured in my ear.

We swam for a bit before I started to get hungry.

"There's stuff up on the grill," Edward offered as my stomach growled loud enough to hear above the water.

"That sounds lovely."

"Okay, let's grab some towels. You get to meet my dad now." He smiled that smile that made me all warm and fluttery.

I climbed out and he was already holding a towel open for me. I walked over and he wrapped it around my back tightly before tugging me forward. He cupped my face in both of his hands and kissed my gently.

"Thank you for coming."

I smiled softly. "You are most welcome."

He dried off quickly before slinging his arm over my shoulder and leading me to the grill side of the deck. Edward's father was there, talking to a few people who I presumed were either work associates of his or relatives.

"Hi Dad. What do you have that's ready to eat?"

Edward's father turned around and smiled at me before answering Edward's question.

"Well there's some chicken that is already cooked and there are hot dogs which only take a few minutes to cook. If you want a hamburger, those will take a little while longer."

Edward looked at me for my response.

"Oh, um, the chicken will be fine."

He nodded. "And just throw a couple of hot dogs on for me."

"All right. Edward are you going to introduce me to this lovely young woman, or not?"

"Oh right. Woops. Dad, this is Bella, Bella this is my father, Carlisle."

I smiled warmly at him and offered my hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Dr. Cullen."

He took my hand and waved his other one at me. "Please, call me Carlisle. I'm only Dr. Cullen at the hospital. It is a pleasure to meet you as well. Edward has said so many wonderful things about you; it's lovely to finally meet you properly."

"Thank you."

He handed me a plate with grilled chicken and some grilled vegetables and handed Edward a plate with two hot dogs.

"Enjoy. Don't wander off Edward, your mother wants to bring the cake out soon."

Edward groaned and Carlisle chuckled before he shooed us towards a table.

We sat and ate for a bit before the rest of the gang came to join us. Rosalie was with them this time, but didn't really talk to us. She really only paid attention to Emmett.

Sure enough, about 10 minutes later, Carlisle's voice rang through the backyard.

"All right everyone! If you would direct your attention to the back door, and the table right-" he walked over to where we were sitting, "here. It's time to sing happy birthday to my son."

Edward had an embarrassed smile as Esme brought the cake outside. She was making her way to the table so I started to get up to move out of the way, but Edward grabbed me around the waist and pulled me to sit between his legs. He pressed his face into my shoulder in an attempt to hide.

"Ah ah ah, Edward. Head up! We are all going to sing to you!" Carlisle was beaming and shot me a wink. I giggled.

Emmett started the chorus of "Happy Birthday" loudly and rambunctiously. Carlisle looked to be struggling to remain composed as Emmett raised his arms to conduct the crowd of people that gathered. Edward's face was a little red as he watched Emmett waving his arms around.

When they finally finished, Edward whispered to me, "Help me blow the candles out," so we both leaned in to quickly extinguish them. I was faintly aware of flashes going off around us. When I looked up, I saw Esme standing in front of us with her camera. She smiled softly at me and turned the camera around for us to see.

In the screen, I saw myself, nestled between Edward's legs on the bench of the picnic table. His arms were around me, my back almost to his chest, with his head next to mine. Our faces were all lit up by the candles below us. Except, Edward wasn't blowing out the candles, I was blowing them out. He was simply looking at me, watching me blow out his birthday candles.

"You let me blow out your candles."

He just shrugged. "I didn't need to wish for anything."

I just stared at him as Esme began slicing the cake and handing it out. He just squeezed me closer and began to eat his cake.

It was around 10 now, and most of the guests had left. Edward opened a few presents and then we went down to a deserted part of the lawn and played with a set of lawn darts that Emmett had found in the garage. Playing with him was dangerous, he tried to actually aim for people.

Edward and I had curled up on one of the large Adirondack chairs on the back porch. He had given me one of his t-shirts to wear over my bathing suit, and we had one of the towels draped over our legs. He was nursing a beer, resting it on the arm of the chair, while his other hand played with my hair. We had been sitting in comfortable silence for a little while as he drank his beer and I watched the stars.

He took the last sip from the bottle and rested it down on the floor of the deck.

"Do you want to head down and get changed? I think Alice is planning a movie marathon or something in a little while. I think my mom is helping her." He seemed amused at the prospect of Alice and Esme putting together a movie night for us.

I suddenly got a little nervous, remembering that he wanted to talk once we were in his house.

"Sure. I'm getting a little cold anyway."

"Why didn't you tell me?" He rubbed his hand up and down my arm.

I shrugged. "I didn't really want to move."

He smiled at me and grabbed my hand. "Come on."

We made our way down the hill, with Edward helping me navigate in the dark. We reached the cottage and he lead me inside, grabbing my over night bag and walking down the hall, without turning any lights on. I figured he was going to show me the bathroom, but he tugged me into his bedroom instead.

"You can change now if you want to, and we can talk after that. The bathroom is right across the hall."

I shook my head. "No, I can change in a little bit, I'm ok for now."

He nodded and sat down on the edge of his bed. I sat next to him and looked around while he was collecting his thoughts. It was a decent sized room, not too much clutter andwith a definite air of masculinity. It smelled like him too.

He sighed and laid back on the bed scooted towards the pillows. I joined him, nestling into his chest. He placed his hand on the back of my head and tilted it to look at him. He looked a bit pained.

"Edward, what's wrong?" I reached to smooth the lines on his forehead.

He sighed again. "I don't know how to do this. Being with you is…difficult for me."

I froze. What did that mean?

He sensed my distress and pulled me closer to him. "That doesn't mean what it sounds like."

I relaxed but waited for him to elaborate.

"When I met you, I wasn't looking for a relationship. I didn't want anyone. I was just at a place where I was content with just me, because I was tired of being hurt by people." He closed his eyes and seemed to debate with himself. Then he chuckled darkly. "This really isn't exactly what I wanted to talk about, but I guess it's necessary."

I snuggled a little closer and rested my head on his shoulder.

"I started dating this girl a few weeks after I started at Dartmouth. She was amazing, smart, funny, everything. After a short period of time, I really saw myself with her for the long haul. She was the first real girlfriend I ever had. I honestly thought she would be the last. I was with her for about 6 months before we started sleeping together, and that's when things started to change between us. Around the beginning of March the next year, she told me she was pregnant."

I tried not to react, I really did. I snapped my head back to look at him, but he just shook his head at me.

"I was 18 and I freaked out. I didn't know what to do. I wanted to be there for her, to be responsible for my actions. I called my dad and he was really supportive of me. He made me man up and do the right thing. A few weeks later though, she got really sick and she miscarried the baby. I was devastated. I didn't realize how much I wanted this baby until she told me she lost it. I had never really had a chance to go with her to any of her appointments because of school. I felt awful, and it really hit her hard. About a week later, she told me she wanted to try again for a baby. I didn't know how to tell her no. She was so distraught."

He seemed to be going to a place that was no longer here with me in his bedroom. I just held him as tightly as I could.

"I just kept making up excuses to not have sex with her. I had to write a paper, or I had a group project I had to do. She caught on and picked a fight with me. She accused me of blaming her for losing the baby. I was so depressed. My grades started slipping. I started blowing off class to avoid her. I finally called my dad again to let him know what was happening. I felt like I was drowning. He flew out and helped me take care of her; help try to make her better. He talked to her parents and got her help. She was checked into a mental health facility. I thought that she was going to be ok, once she took care of herself again. But it never happened. There was never a chance to…"

He broke off, and took a shuddering breath. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. This wonderful man that I knew had been through so much, so early in his life.

"She faked it all."

This time I literally snapped completely away from him. I stared in complete disbelief at the words he had just spoken.

"What?" My voice was barely a whisper.

He just rolled onto his back and stared straight up at the ceiling. "She faked the pregnancy. She faked it all. She tortured me. She tried to trick me into actually getting her pregnant. I almost let her." He said the last part lowly, as if he was ashamed of himself.

I laid myself next to him, cradling his head into my chest. We lay like that for a few minutes before he pulled back.

"I applied for a transfer not too long after that. I couldn't stay there after all of that. I finished the year and just came home. I did say good-bye to her though. I didn't even yell or anything. I was just broken.

"Then you came along. I dated a few girls since I came home and started going to school here, but I really didn't want any of them. They were fun to be around, but there wasn't anything to keep me around for long. I began to wonder if I would ever find someone again. But then you walked into my life. And I fell for you."

He was looking at me now, square in the eyes. His face and voice were so full of emotion; my eyes nearly began to tear.

He smiled weakly at me. "We now come to what I had originally wanted to talk about. It's hard for me to be with you because I'm scared. I'm scared of the way I felt in New Hampshire. I loved her, and she nearly ruined me. I'm scared of that happening again. I know that you won't do that to me though, that's what's keeping me here. You are different. I'm just not sure I know how to be that boy anymore. But I want to try. I want you. Only you."

I knew what he was asking. I looked into his handsome face and saw fear and vulnerability, but I saw life and conviction in the way he looked at me. I nodded vigorously.

"Yes, Edward. Yes."

His mouth crashed to mine then, conveying everything he had been feeling throughout our time in his room. There was a tentative fear in this kiss, but there was so much vigor, like he was claiming me. I responded in kind, letting him do what he needed to feel safe again. I ran my hands up and down his back to soothe him. He shifted so he was fully on top of me now, supporting his weight on his elbows, and his hips pressed between my legs. His tongue plundered my mouth almost violently, and I gripped his hair in an effort to pull him closer. He groaned deeply into my mouth before dragging his mouth down my neck and nipping the skin there.

He slid down my body, slipping his hands under my borrowed t-shirt and moving it upward until it bunched above my breasts. His lips followed his hands, dragging from my belly button to the valley between my breasts where he nipped and sucked against the skin he found there. I ran my hands through his hair and down over his back, feeling the way his muscles shifted as he moved. He moved back down until he came to the waist band of my bathing suit. He pressed his lips to a spot right above them before he lowered his lips right over my center. He pressed a kiss and then nipped me through the material of my bathing suit. I squeaked in surprise and jerked away from him.

"Bella? Are you ok? Did I do something wrong?" He had sat up now, leaning forward on his hands and looking at me in concern.

"No, you just startled me. No…no one has ever done that…to me…" I trailed off, feeling like an idiot.

He stared for a moment before he cleared his throat.

"Are you…are you a virgin?" His voice was soft, soothing.

"Oh…no. But the guy I was with previously never…did that." I wanted to crawl into a hole.

He smiled at me and pressed his face into my stomach. He dragged a sloppy kiss down to where he was before and began to drag my bikini bottoms down. I trembled slightly in anticipation.

"Well, I'm going to show you how it's done." He lifted my legs so that my feet were planted flat on the bed, bent at the knee. He looked at me and placed a soft, sensual kiss to the inside of my knee. He shifted more fully between my legs and gently pressed them further apart. He leaned up and pressed his mouth just below my belly button again and looked up at me. Then he moved his face between my legs.

He started slowly, easing me into it. He took short, gentle licks, starting at my entrance and working his way up to swirl around my clit. It was the most intense feeling. I was panting and squirming, unable to get used to the sensation. He slid his arms under my legs and ran his hands up my sides. He started to increase his pressure now, taking a nip here and there, and sucking every so often. He splayed his fingers across my ribs and gripped me tightly, holding me in place. I placed a hand in his hair in an effort to get him closer. I was starting to relish in the sensations I was feeling, letting out a guttural moan when he moved to suck my clit into his mouth. I felt him smile against me. Finally, the pressure started to build to a breaking point, and I began to rock against his face, eager for my release.

"Oh, yes Edward, please." I was moaning uncontrollably now, and I could hardly find it in myself to care.

I felt the flames rise and let them overtake me as I finally came with a deep moan of Edward's name.

He continued to move his lips against me gently as I regained my composure. He finally moved upward, planting kisses randomly over my stomach and chest before he reached my face. He kissed me deeply, and I moaned softly into his mouth.

He turned and buried his head into my neck, clutching me tightly.

"Was that okay?" he whispered in my ear.

"Okay? I think that was far more than okay, Edward." I felt him shake a little with laugher when I felt just how much he had enjoyed the activities as well. I was determined to hold up my end this time.

I nudged him over onto his back and moved to straddle his stomach. I tugged on his t-shirt, signaling to him that I wanted it off. He sat up a bit and whipped the t-shirt off and discarded it on the floor, before he grabbed my own shirt and stripped me of that as well. I began to kiss down his chest until I got to the waistband of his own bathing suit. I felt him start to talk, probably to protest. I sat up and looked at him.

"You did for me, and now I will do for you. It's only fair. I still feel bad about leaving you with blue balls last weekend."

He stared at me for a moment before he began to laugh.

"You never stop surprising me." And he laid back down without a complaint.

I untied the drawstring of his bathing suit and tugged it down his legs. After I tossed it to the floor, I looked back at what was waiting for me.

He was average, a bit on the larger side, but not some monster cock that I always hear described. It would be more than enough to keep me satisfied, I was sure.

I wrapped my hand around the base and took his head into my mouth. I squeezed a bit as I sucked his head, causing him to groan and lift his hips off the bed. I smiled and began to take more of him into my mouth, running my tongue along the underside of him slowly, while adding more pressure as I went lower. I could hear his breathing getting harsher so I squeezed him again and he moaned louder. I grinned wickedly. I began to bob my head, moving my hand in time with my mouth. I applied more suction as I got closer to the tip before swirling my tongue around his head with each pass, and then bringing my head down again. His hand came down to cup the back of my head as I began to increase my pace, ready to get him off. His hand moved up and threaded into my hair, gripping tighter as he got closer. His hips were jerking now, so I moved my free hand to still them as best I could.

"Bella," he panted. "Baby, I'm close, oh I'm…"

He groaned loudly and lifted his hips, coming into my mouth in quick little spurts. His hips and arms dropped to the bed and he was panting harshly. He was still groaning lightly every few seconds and I had to smile at him. I leaned up and kissed his mouth before moving to lie next to him. He turned to me and buried his head into my cleavage, wrapping his arms around me tightly. We stayed like that for a few minutes before he looked up at me, a bit in awe. He reached his hand out and gripped the base of my neck.

"You are completely and utterly amazing, I hope you know that. That was literally the best blow job I have ever had, in my life." He pressed his lips to mine a little roughly, biting and nipping at my lips. He was rolling me onto my back when I heard a phone go off.

"Fuck!" he groaned and rolled off the bed. He walked to his dresser and retrieved a cordless phone from under a stack of papers. I leered at his naked ass a bit.

"Hello? Hi mom….Yeah we will be up in two minutes, Bella and I were just talking…all right….I'll see you in a few minutes." He hung up and put the phone back on the dresser, leaning against it for a moment before opening one of the drawers and pulling out a pair of boxers. He turned back to me walked to the side of the bed.

"Apparently, our time is up. Movie night is starting and we are not allowed to miss it." He smiled at me and offered me his hand. I got up and walked to the spot where Edward had dropped my over night bag and quickly pulled on my pajama shorts, discarded my bikini top and pulled on the tank top I had brought. I ran across the hallway quickly to brush my teeth.

When I walked back into Edward's bedroom, he was sitting on the edge of the bed, his elbows on his knees, looking down at the floor.

"I'm all set."

His eyes snapped up to me and he smiled, raising himself off the bed. He took my hand and we started toward the house.

As we passed the pool, he stopped me, wrapped his arm around me and pressed a kiss to my temple.

"We could always blow off movie night and go skinny-dipping."

I pulled back.

"No way am I skinny-dipping with your parents inside. Are you out of your mind?"

He laughed and pulled me over to the edge of the pool. The lights had been turned on, so there was a glow emitting from the water of the pool. The night had gotten cool and the water was warmer than the air, so a light steam was rising up from the surface. It was a gorgeous sight.

"Are you sure you don't want to go skinny dipping?"

I debated for another moment.

"Maybe when everyone is asleep."

He let out a giddy laugh and pulled me toward the house.

So there you have it. I'm going to try to start Chapter 10 today or tomorrow so that it will be out later this week. I always feel bad leaving this story without an update for too long. I will see you soon! Don't forget to review :')