A/N: *Big shock and horror*an update to TWP??
I know, I know, I've totally failed in my promise for a quick update. However, real life gave me a swift kick to the nuts and threw me back into uni work...hard! I've kinda gotten used to being back now so hopefully I'll be able to space out my workload to allow some writing to be done.
I don't like putting A/N's at the beginning of a story, but I'm going to this time because I've got a wee bone to pick with the readers. This story is now on twilighted and although I've only posted three chapters, I've already received more reviews than the five chapters here on . Except for the faithful few who review my work constantly, it's really demoralising to see this story receive so little love. This is my first attempt at fic writing ever and while it may have started off not so great, I'd like to think that my writing has improved over the chapters. I'm not asking for great big essays, but an 'I liked this chapter' would suffice. If you didn't like it, tell me also. Reviews do equal faster updates...trust me!
We have one more chapter of this story and then an EPOV. I'm not sure whether I want to do an epilogue, but I guess we'll have to see.
OK, rant over. Enjoy the story.
P.s. all italics are Bella's thoughts.
Disclaimer: It's not mine.
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"Jacob?!" I gasped.
A multitude of emotions crossed my mind in that instant, ranging from elation at the possibility that he might be nearby, to horror at the thought that he might be hurt.
"Baby, baby, calm down." Edward crossed the room in a stride and sat next to me on the bed. He used his thumb to gently smooth out the furrow that had etched itself into my forehead. "Nothing's wrong with him, it's just that he's here...I think."
"You think?" I asked confused.
"Yeh, in the vision Alice saw us almost...you know, and then it went blank."
"So, how does that mean he's here?"
Edward explained that Alice and Jasper had been in the woods when Alice got the vision, so they came home. One their way, they picked up Jacob's scent, and he had read their minds before they got to the house. I realised that the family was probably downstairs, and as disappointed as I was that we had been interrupted, I got redressed, and we moved downstairs to wait for him. We had just stepped off the last step, when Edward cocked his head to the side and grimaced.
"He's outside. He doesn't want to come inside, so he's asking that you go out there." He growled.
I turned around to head outside, but Edward grabbed my hand, and whirled me back to face him.
"You're not going out there without me." He demanded, but quickly softened his tone and added 'please' when he saw a look of ire that crossed my face. I nodded my head and intertwined my fingers with his, letting him lead me towards the kitchen, and out of the back door. We stood on the steps and looked out into the woods where it was pitch black, and I couldn't see a thing beyond the trees. I called out Jacob's name, and knew when he came out from between the trees, because Edward's stance stiffened. As soon as his massive build became visible to my human eyes, my face broke out into a huge grin. All sorts of emotions flitted through me, but the one that settled was incredible happiness. I didn't think, I just disentangled my hands from Edward's, and broke out into a full sprint towards him. I launched myself into his arms with enough force to knock the wind out of him.
"Ooof! I think someone is glad to see me..." he said, while picking me up by my waist and swinging me around.
I squealed loudly and hung tightly to his neck before he put me down and crushed me to his chest, however the hug didn't last long.
"Eww Bella, you stink!" he said, keeping me at arm's length and scrunching up his nose. He looked at me for a second, before a look of surprise crossed his face. He removed his hand off my shoulder and wiped underneath my eyes with his thumb.
"Bella, I didn't mean it like that! Please don't cry, it's just that you smell like them..."
I hadn't even realised I was crying, but I started to laugh. It was just like Jacob to think the reason I was crying was something as paltry as him being put off by my smell. I must have looked crazy, laughing and crying at the same time, and the look Jacob gave me confirmed my thoughts, which caused me to laugh even harder.
"Bella, are you okay?" he asked, sceptically.
"Never better, Jake," I nodded my head, wiping the remainder of my tears.
He breathed a sigh of relief, followed by a breathtaking smile that threatened to split his face.
"You scared me there for a sec, Bells." He put an arm around me, and pulled me to his side. I wrapped the arm that was crushed between us around his middle, and snuggled closer to his warm frame. I looked up towards the kitchen door, and was shocked to find Edward no longer standing there.
Where did he go? I hope he behaves himself...
We walked towards the steps and sat down facing the woods. There was a blanket of silence that covered us, and while it wasn't suffocating, it wasn't entirely comfortable either. There was so much that needed to be said between us. I had so many questions to ask him, but I had no idea where to start.
"Bella, before we start, I just want to say 'I'm sorry'," he said softly.
"What for?" I asked, knowing what he was referring to, but needing him to say it out loud for me to hear.
"For everything, Bella. I was fucking livid when you took himback, even after all the shit he put you through, but I should have been happy for you."
"He has a name Jake, and yes you should have been happy for me. It was a really hard decision to make, but you know, I love him." I concluded.
"I know Bells. You look happy, and I'm glad for you." He smiled, nudging me with his shoulder.
And just like that, a multitude of words was said with those short sentences. I smiled inwardly, knowing that things were going to be okay between us. We started talking about the past several months, and what we had been up to. He told me about school, his friends, and gave me updates on the pack and the shenanigans they got up to. I rehashed the past months of my life to him also, retelling the story of graduating high school. He laughed at me when I told him that I fell, flashing my panties to the whole of the school, much to my chagrin. When he asked why I wasn't packing up for college, I told him that I wanted to take a year out and travel. We didn't talk anymore on the subject because he knew that I was going away with the Cullens to be changed. Silence, once again, fell around us, but before we had time to be caught up in our thoughts, Jacob shocked me with incredible news.
"So, guess what happened to me, Bella?" He smirked, turning his head to face me.
"I don't know. What happened?" I asked, searching his face for a clue. I got drawn to his deep eyes that were shining with an intensity I had only seen in Edward's.
"No. Way." I gasped, my eyes widening.
"Yes, way." He smiled.
"Oh my goodness, Jake, when did this happen?" I gushed.
"4 months, 6 days, 13 hours and 9 minutes ago," he said, without having to think about it.
"Wow," I replied, before punching him in the shoulder. I knew he wasn't hurt, but it surprised him all the same.
"What the fuck was that for?" he exclaimed.
"That, was for waiting 4 months, 6 days, 13 hours and 10 minutes to tell me that you imprinted, Jacob Black!" I scolded.
"I know Bella, I really wanted to, believe me, but I behaved like such a dick to you, I didn't think you would even want to look at me, let alone hear that I imprinted." He looked down into his lap, his face crestfallen.
"That's not a valid excuse, Jake. You were just being a pussy!"
"I am no pussy, Bella," he stressed the syllables in my name.
"Oh yeh? I'm willing to bet a large sum of money, that she was the one who made you come here tonight," I replied.
His opened his mouth, looking for something to retort back, before closing it again. He turned back to face me, telling me that he was had decided to visit me, but she gave him a swift kick up the ass when he almost changed his mind at the last second.
"It's ok, Jake," I chuckled. "Tell me about her, what is she like?"
"She's my whole world." He whispered, looking off reverently into the distance, before looking at me from the corner of his eyes, a blush creeping underneath his russet skin. He looked sheepish, slightly embarrassed at his display of devotion to the one that held his heart captive. I smiled, ridiculously elated that Jacob had found someone to love, someone who would love him back with the ferocity he deserved.
"You know," he started. "I thought I would never imprint. I mean, I always thought it was you, so when you chose the leech-"
"Jacob..." I warned.
"Sorry, I mean Edward. When you chose Edward over me, I was fucking devastated, but now..." he sighed, unable to put his feelings into words. I understood the way he felt, as I often felt that way when thinking or talking about Edward. He put his arm around my shoulders and I shifted closer to him, snuggling into his side while he rested his cheek on my hair.
We sat together for a while longer, just enjoying each other's presence, until he lifted his arm from me. I lifted my head to look at him, my eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"I've got patrolling tonight." He answered.
I nodded my head in understanding and we made to stand up from our seating position. I hugged him fiercely and made him promise to bring her to visit me. I made sure to suggest that the meeting place be at my house, because I wasn't sure how comfortable the imprintee of a werewolf would be in a house full of vampires. I watched him walk into the woods, and sooner than I would have liked, he became indistinguishable from the trees. With a happy sigh, I turned back into the house.
Edward looked up and switched the TV off as I re-entered the living room. He opened his arms to me, and I sat by his side nestling against his chest.
"Welcome back, my love, did you have fun?" he asked.
"I did. Hope you didn't miss me too much," I quipped.
"It was agonising, babe. I just wanted to grab you, take you upstairs and ravage your body with my mouth," he said, as he placed an open mouthed kiss on my temple.
I was left speechless as his words caused a familiar heat to spread over my lower region. He sniffed the air repeatedly, obviously picking up the scent of my arousal, and lowered his head to sniff along the column of my throat.
"Urgh Bella," he gagged, "You smell horrible..."
"So I've heard," I rolled my eyes and noticed that Alice and Jasper were missing again. "Did Alice and Jasper go out again?"
"Yes, they went to finish their hunt," he paused, before adding, "You know, I never actually gave you my present."
"Then what was the piano playing?" I enquired.
"That was my way of saying 'I love you so much Bella, my dead heart drowns in a sea of agony each time I'm away from you."
"Wow," I blinked. "That's was terribly corny, even for you Edward"
He chuckled low in his chest, bending his head to place a kiss on my temple, before recoiling back in horror at my smell. He explained that the gift was in his room, and asked me to wait while he got it. In the blink of an eye, he had returned, clutching a small parcel in his hands. In all the times I had seen Edward move faster than the human mind could comprehend, it still startled me when he moved so fast. The cool breeze that followed his rapid departure caused an involuntary shiver to run down my spine, and my nipples to harden slightly. He sat down beside me, putting an arm around my shoulders, and handed me the box. Carefully, I untied the ribbon that had been manipulated into an intricate design atop the lid of the box.
He could have just tied a simple ribbon, but no! Trust him not to do things by half.
My inner ramblings caused a small smile to grace my face, but when I opened the lid of the box, the smile became exponentially wider. A beautiful Elsa Peretti bracelet sat cushioned in the velvet box, adorned with round aquamarine stones that caught the light, making it dance. It was the bracelet I wanted, the only one I liked out of the whole catalogue, which I just happened upon, one day while in Alice's room; its appeal to me was accentuated by its simplicity. Somehow, he found out that I was mesmerised by the bracelet and then purchased it for me. My eyes welled up with tears as I turned to face him, placing a gentle kiss on his lips, and whispered my sincere thanks. He carefully lifted the bracelet out the box, clasping it firmly around my wrist, and lifting my hand to kiss just below it.
"Thank you Edward. It's beautiful."
Cupping both hands around his face, I placed a gentle kiss on his lips, before taking up his bottom lip into my mouth. It wasn't a lust-filled kissed but it sent a warm shiver down my spine. This time, it was due to the intense feeling of love that swirled in the air around us. He pulled back slightly to whisper against my lips.
"I love you so much Bella."
"And I, you," I whispered back.
I couldn't remember a time where I had ever felt a powerful emotion such as this. It was quite stifling and I feared that I would be overcome by it. I wound my arms around Edward's shoulders, and buried my face into his neck, breathing in his scent. As he stroked my back softly, I knew then, that I wanted to be with him forever. I wanted him to change me, and be by my side for all eternity. With the revelation, I clung tighter to him, breathing him in even deeper, and I placed kisses on his neck.
"Bella, it's late. I should take you home," he half moaned, half whimpered.
"Or, we could go upstairs. There's nobody here," I replied, while moving the kisses around his throat to the other side of his neck.
"Ungh, crap." His voice was strained, almost as if he was arguing with himself, whether to heed my suggestion, or to insist on taking me home. As much as I wanted us to move to the bedroom, I knew that he was right. I needed to go home, because I told Charlie I would be back at a reasonable time.
I should have just told him that I'd have a sleepover with Alice...damn!
With reluctance, I pulled away from him and kissed him once on his lips.
"Come on then tiger, take me home," I chuckled.
*****
The steady stream of the shower beat on my shoulders, slightly massaging my taut muscles, which were tired from being active all day. I set the temperature of the shower so hot, that it caused the bathroom to fill up with steam, as I reflected back on the evening. It had been a crazy, emotional ride, from enjoying the company of my family, to Edward playing for me, seeing Jacob again, and finally realising that I couldn't live without Edward, and I never wanted to again. When the shower began to run cold, I hurried out, stopping at the sink to brush my teeth and hair, before exiting the bathroom. As I stepped out, the steam billowed out and filled my room, causing my full length mirror to fog. I opened the window to allow a bit of the steam out, and went back to the mirror. As I reached up to put the hairbrush on my shelf, the towel dropped from my body. I began to bend down to pick it off the floor, but my reflection in the mirror startled me. I hadn't really looked at myself naked after I started the workout, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My eyes widened in surprise as I took in my new form. The soft roundness that used to encase my stomach hips, and thighs had been replaced by taut skin, stretched over the beginnings of firm muscles. I could even see the outline of the muscles in my stomach. I ran my hands over them, slightly relieved that my skin still retained its softness and femininity. I turned to look at my side profile, and was even more impressed.
I heard a rapid intake of breath by the window and whirled around to come face to face with Edward. On seeing the lust ridden look on his face, my mouth went dry and my heart rate tripled. I felt a deep heat creep up from the soles of my feet, setting my entire body alight. My fingers were tingling, anxious to run themselves across his cold, stony but perfect chest, up his neck and into his hair, whose softness could rival that of the finest cotton. I stared into his honey coloured eyes, tinted with dark edges that were due to the rising level of lust that hung in a thick fog around us.
"Bella..." he whispered.
I don't think I was meant to hear it but the mere sound of my name rolled off his tongue in a breathy tone, his voice thick with what I could only describe as pure desire sent chills down my spine. I took tentative steps away from the mirror towards him but stopped short after one, unsure of my next move. His eyes bore into mine with the intensity of the sun before travelling down my body, scorching my skin with his gaze.
"Are you ok?" he asked, gulping audibly.
The question confused me. I wasn't sure I had heard him correctly, so I tilted my head slightly, my eyebrows furrowing.
"Yes, I'm fine?" I answered with a question, suddenly aware that I was naked before him and moved to bring the towel back around my body. With incredible speed, he moved in front of me and grasped the towel with his hand.
"Don't cover yourself Bella, you are so beautiful," he reached up, releasing my hair from its bun and kissing my forehead. He leaned backwards and looked into my eyes for an immeasurable amount of time, before kissing me softly on the lips. He moved one hand to cradle my face, while the other settled on my lower back. At the feel of his cool skin against mine, I gasped against his lips, allowing him to slip his tongue into my mouth. This was unlike any kiss we had ever had. It was a tortuous dance, with his tongue gliding against mine so slowly, I felt like I was melting from the inside out. The hand on my lower back pressed me into his body, pulling me flush against him. I whimpered against him, my body vibrating slightly with the onslaught of intense need for him. His lips travelled down the column of my throat stopping to suckle on my collarbone, making my head drop back, and a moan to escape my lips.
It was as though I was having an out of body experience, so when he reached for my hand, I gave it to him freely, without questions, without hassle. I knew the direction we were heading in, and I had never felt so ready for anything in my entire life. We moved towards the bed, silently, but saying so much at the same time. As we reached the foot of the bed, he turned to me, his eyes darker than they had ever been, and he leaned down to kiss me.
"Bella, are you sure?" he asked.
"I've never been so sure of anything." I whispered. "I love you Edward."
I fingered the hem of his t-shirt for a second, before lifting it higher to expose his abdomen. As more of his skin became available for me to look at, I could feel heat pool in my lower region, causing my breathing to become laboured. After his shirt had been discarded, he wordlessly circled his hands around my waist, bringing me closer to his body. I gasped as my naked chest met with his, the vast difference in temperatures causing my head to spin slightly. I threw my hands around his neck, and he buried his face into my neck, peppering small kisses up and down the column of my throat. I could feel him hard against my stomach, his jeans constricting his length in a prison of denim. I ran my hands down his chest slowly, taking time to map out the contours of his chiselled abdomen. As I reached the button of his jeans, I heard him emit a low hiss so I opened it slowly; drawing down the teeth of the zipper at a snail's pace, carefully watching his face for any inclination of discomfort. Once fully opened, I kissed him on the lips gently and began to push his jeans over his hips. I must have been taking too long because his hands covered mine and pushed it down faster. With his jeans pooled around his ankles, I looked down to find that he had nothing on underneath. I looked back up to his face, raising an eyebrow in question.
"Commando?" I purred, while moving to nip at his jaw. "I like."
He moaned out loud before moving me back to step out of his jeans.
We stood together, as naked as the day we were born and the air crackled with intense longing for each other. Gingerly, he ran a hand down the length of my arm, which gave rise to goose bumps breaking out over my skin. I stepped closer to him, also running my hands up his arms, across his shoulders and into his hair. His lips met mine, parted and in search of my tongue. The dance was like the previous one, tortuously slow, but leaving me in want of more bodily contact. I was in need of air, so I disengaged my lips from his, moving to kiss along his jaw line up to his ear, pausing to nibble on his earlobe.
"Bella, that feels so good," Edward moaned.
Encouraged by his words, I pecked his cheek and stepped away from him. I sat down on the edge of the bed, scooted towards the headboard where my back was propped up by pillows, and watched as Edward crawled on the bed towards me, a predator seeking to devour his prey. As soon as he reached me, I grabbed his face and pulled him down for a heated kiss.
This is more like it...
It was frenzied, our lips meshing together in desperation, hands roaming everywhere and anywhere. He palmed my breast, flicking the nipple and causing me to moan into his mouth. His lips started the familiar descent down my neck, across my chest and wrapped around my erect nipple.
"Ungh, baby," I arched my back, pushing my chest closer to his face.
He continued his trail, his hands massaging the flesh of my waist and hips before moving round to cup my ass. He moved me down the bed so I was in a more horizontal position and placed a pillow underneath my ass so he could have better access. I was writhing in anticipation and spread my legs open for him. I saw a small smile steal across his face, but it disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. The pad thumb ran up the slit of my pussy, spreading the wetness that had gathered. I moaned softly as his lips placed wet kisses on the inside of my thigh, moving slowly to the place I needed him the most. He slipped a finger in me, moving his kisses to the other thigh and I clutched his hair tightly, a moan escaping my lips.
"God, Edward please, I need your lips," I begged.
He obliged.
He withdrew his finger from me, and I whimpered from the lack of contact, but moments later, I felt his tongue licking away lazily at me, drawing nonsensical patterns into my centre and around my clit. The last time Edward performed this act on me, it had been great, leaving me feeling well taken care of. However, it paled in comparison to what he was doing now. Where last time had been fast and frenzied, this time was a slow and drawn out procedure with his tongue moving at a leisurely pace. He had been down there for several minutes, with me gasping and moaning as loud as I dared. It started off as a slow burn across my stomach, but as it increased, my squirming also increased ten-fold until the point where my head thrashed around from side to side and my hands clutched at his hair wildly, as if in a crazed manner. Each lick over my clit fanned the flame, taking me higher until I almost couldn't handle the scorching sensation. Guessing that the end was near, Edward inserted two fingers into me and I reached breaking point.
I had no idea where I was. The light behind my eyes was blinding, but in time its intensity subsided, allowing me to see my surroundings more. I was met with Edward's dark eyes, burning with a fierce desire. His tongue darted out to wet his lips and I couldn't wait any longer. I wanted to cement our relationship. I wanted to become his in every way. I wanted him to make love to me.
"Edward, I love you," I breathed.
"I love you so much, Bella," he replied.
He aligned himself at my entrance and without breaking eye contact, he pushed into me. As he filled me, I felt him push past my innocence and I sucked in a sharp breath at the wincing pain. He stilled, giving me time to get used to the intrusion and once I nodded my ok, he continued filling me, stopping when his pelvis was flush with mine. I wrapped my arms around him, feeling an incredible amount of fullness, and knowing that it was meant to be. We lay there, joined emotionally and physically for a few minutes, until Edward pulled out and pushed back in slowly, grunting softly in my ear. As he continued to thrust slowly, the uncomfortable feeling soon gave way to pleasurable feelings and soon enough, I was moaning alongside with him.
"Oh god, Edward go harder baby, I can take it," I assured him.
"Fuck Bella, you're so tight, ungh," he moaned, increasing the force of his thrusts and changing the angle at which he entered me.
"Yes Edward like that, I'm so close," I told him, my moans combining with his to reverberate around the room. His head bent to capture my nipple in his mouth while simultaneously worrying my clit with the pad of his thumb.
"Edward!" I exclaimed, the muscles of my pussy clenching around him as I came. A couple of thrusts later and he joined me with a roar, spilling his cool seed into me.
He slipped out of me and lay down beside me, pulling me into his chest, his legs entangling around mine. I clutched to him with all my might, feeling the implications of our love making. Things would never be the same between us again, I felt it as soon as he came and I knew that he felt it too. We lay there in silence, with only the sounds of our heavy breathing being heard, holding on to each other for dear life, lest we floated away in our orgasmic bliss. An immeasurable amount of time passed before the sweat cooled down on my body, causing me to shiver against Edward, the temperature of his skin doing nothing to help. Wordlessly, he shifted away from me, grabbing the comforter from the chair in the corner of my room to wrap around my naked form.
"Thank you baby," I whispered, afraid to raise my voice any higher. I lifted my head to gaze into his eyes, hoping to express that my gratitude was for more than his concern for me.
"I love you so much, Bella," he revered. "Words can't describe what I feel at this precise moment."
"I know baby, I know. I feel the exact same way," I said, leaning up to kiss his lips.
Another moments silence followed, with Edward's fingers drawing lazy patterns against my arm.
"I can't believe we finally did it," I gushed, ending the silence.
"I know."
"It wasn't half bad either," I joked, chuckling softly to myself.
"It was more than I ever thought it would be," he said, looking straight into my eyes with a serious expression on his face.
I pulled his face down for a gentle kiss, letting him know that it was the same for me. I snuggled deeper into his chest, hoping to stay and talk some more but my body had other ideas, an involuntary yawn escaping my mouth.
"Tired Bella?"
"Just a smidgen, I had a stallion work my body thoroughly tonight," I replied.
"A stallion eh?" he smirked, while raising an eyebrow cockily.
"Goodnight Edward." I quipped shortly.
He chuckled deeply and made to get up from the bed, but I grabbed at his arm, not wanting him to be too far away from me.
"Stay with me baby, I want to wake up with you here."
"I'll stay until you sleep sweetheart," he smiled, leaning down to kiss my temple, "but I need to go hunt."
Noticing the panic that flashed across my face at the mention of his leaving, he quickly added that he would be back before I woke up. Satisfied that I would wake to my beautiful boyfriend's face, I burrowed deeper into my covers and fell asleep to dreams of his lithe body sending mine to pleasure horizons never before reached.
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