A/N: I don't own Twilight, Stephenie Meyer does. No copyright infringement is intended.

Thank you to my beta, kaydee1005. You are awesome. Thanks to my pre-reader, Padme-And-Anakin-4-Ever for all the advice.

As for the delay in this update, I sincerely apologize. I just didn't find time this week to get this chapter done early enough; this moving thing has really messed up my schedule-both writing and reading. I will do better in the future. I will talk to you again after the chapter.

Chapter 14-No Matter What

BPOV

Feeling the morning light tickle my eyes, I struggled to fight the need to wake up. I didn't want any of this to end so I continued to pretend to sleep. Lying there, listening to Edward breathe while feeling his heart beat under my cheek, I smiled and wished we could stay like that all day. Waking up to Edward was the best feeling in the world.

I felt him squirm as sleep gave way to a new day. I lifted my head to look at his perfect face and found warm, green eyes staring back at me. His eyes matched his smile, and I realized I was grinning as well. We just gazed at each other, both of us smiling stupidly.

I couldn't begin to explain to myself what I felt. I was happy. I was content. I was in love. I was in love with a wonderful man who treated me like a queen, who cherished me, and who loved me back. The fact that he was beautiful was just icing on the already perfect cake.

"Good morning, Beautiful," Edward crooned as he ran his fingers down my blushing cheek.

"Morning."

"I could do this every single day for the rest of my life. I love you, Bella."

I didn't hesitate one bit as I answered him. "I love you too, so much, Edward."

Edward leaned forward and softly kissed my lips. I kissed him back, of course, and before I knew what was going on, we were back to making out. I giggled and excused myself to use the restroom. When I was done, I opened my bathroom door only to find Edward standing there, completely naked—smirking.

"Fancy a shower?" Did he really think I would say no?

"Absolutely, as long as you're there with me." I gave him a smirk of my own. How do you like it, Mr. Smirky-Pants?

"I couldn't think of a more appropriate way to start the day, my beautiful girlfriend."

Edward picked me up and carried me back towards the shower. He reached in and started up the water and waited till it was warmed up before setting me down and joining me under the warm spray. We touched and caressed as we washed each other and often stole little kisses. When we were all clean, I turned around to turn off the water when Edward's hand reached over to stop mine.

"What are you doing, Bella?"

"Turning off the water, what does it look like?" He looked shocked, and I practically laughed at him as I answered. It was just too adorable.

"I'm done with you, just so you know." Oh! Now I knew what his face was telling me. He wanted to fool around in the shower. Realizing what it was that he wanted, I decided to play along, so to speak. I continued to pretend I didn't know what he meant.

"Really? What else did you have in mind? I am clean, my hair is washed, and I even shaved. What am I forgetting to do? You know, I do this every day; I am perfectly capable of knowing how to complete a shower, Edward." I gave him what I hoped to be a condescending look.

"Bella, Bella, Bella…I think you know what I am talking about." Somehow, he had stepped back from me and was now stalking towards me. I think I like being stalked by Edward; he resembled a mountain lion sneaking up on his prey. I found it very erotic, regardless of the tight ceramic space.

"You are very wrong; I have no idea what you're talking about, dear boyfriend." Liar, Liar, pants on fire.

Edward smirked at me. Not the sexy, drop-your-panties smirk, but the you-are-in-so-much-trouble smirk. Oh boy, am I in trouble.

"Don't even think about it, Mister. I have a shower head, and I know how to use it." I didn't think Edward was buying my threatening look.

"Why, Miss Swan, I don't think you will. You lack the courage to take me on."

"Don't test me, I will do it! Just for the record, you don't scare me, Edward."

Edward lunged towards me, tickling my sides and effectively ridding me of the handheld shower head.

"Stop! Please stop!" I laughed and cried hysterically and simultaneously. "Edward, please stop! Uncle…Uuunclllle!"

Edward stopped his tickle attack, and I realized how close our bodies were and how 'alert' we both were. It started off with another sweet and love-filled kiss and quickly got to the point of no return. We were grabbing and pulling and touching each other, everywhere—the shower head abandoned and spraying sideways onto the tiled wall. Edward leaned forward, grabbed the rogue shower head and put it back into its holder. He was gone for just a moment, but then continued his assault of my face, neck, and breasts while the warm spray covered us once again.

I had reached out and begun my own journey of his body, starting with his shoulders, running my hands down his back, grabbing his ass, traveling around his hips and ending on his hardness. As I gripped his impossibly hard cock, he groaned into my mouth. It was a good thing too, because I was quickly running out of air. I swallowed his breathy moan and answered with one of my own as his fingers found my clit and began working me into yet another frenzy.

He paused for another moment as he put on a condom. Where did he get that from? Oh no, we forgot one last night. I will deal with that later, but for now, I needed something else from him and it definitely involved that newly-applied piece of latex.

Edward wrapped one of my legs around his waist, gaining better access to my wetness as I closed my eyes. He was somehow able to continue his efforts on my swollen clit while also pushing two of his long fingers into my pussy. Thrusting in and out, he curled his fingers towards my front, and I lost it—completely. I cried his name as bright spots under my eyelids burst into color. He worked me until my body was trembling and weak. He lifted me up against the wall and I wrapped my other leg around his waist. He held my ass as he aligned himself to my pussy. He pushed into me, excruciatingly slow, until he was finally inside. Once he was all the way in, he whispered 'I love you' in my ear. I rested my head against the wall as he helped me move onto him and off again. It felt amazing; he was amazing. He continued thrusting in and out while he sucked and nipped on my neck and breasts.

"Bella, Baby…You feel so good wrapped around me. I love you, so much."

Gasping for breath, all I could do was mumble my response, but that just wasn't good enough for Edward. He began pounding into me further, making me scream as I came around him.

"Say it, Bella. Tell me who belongs to you."

"You! Edward, it's all you. I love you, Edward!"

"Bella…always and forever, Baby."

He pushed harder and deeper into me. I began to feel that coil tightening in my abdomen and couldn't believe this was happening again. I came hard, but this time at the same moment as Edward came. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever experienced. My name fell reverently from his swollen lips, almost like a prayer. I would never forget how he made me feel cherished and worshiped by him. I could only hope that I made him feel that special and worthy.

The shower ran cold just as we finished cleaning ourselves again, and we abandoned the shower to snuggle in bed—still in our towels.

EPOV

I woke up from one of the best nights' sleep I had ever gotten, followed by shower sex and the world's best nap. I could tell before I opened my eyes that we had slept in and the sun was high in the sky. I would guess it was around noon. I could feel Bella lying next to me, her arm thrown over my chest as I held her under her neck and my other arm around her waist. We were still wrapped in our towels—well, wrapped up as much as possible after sleeping in them. I could still feel the moisture on the towels, creating a muggy warmth all over. As much as I enjoyed sleeping with Bella, I needed to get out of that wet towel before I got too uncomfortable.

I slowly pulled my arm out from under Bella and stood next to the bed. I watched her as she slept peacefully; she really was the most beautiful woman I had ever laid eyes on. Her breaths were even, and she had a slight whistle in her nose every time she exhaled—it was captivating. I watched her until she started to stir, and then quickly turned around to put on some boxers. I still couldn't believe she found me going commando last night. Apparently, she liked it.

"I know you were watching me, Edward." I heard Bella speak, and even though I knew she was waking up, her voice still startled me. I turned around to see her leaning on her elbow holding her head up in the palm of her hand.

"Can't I watch the woman I love as she sleeps?" I asked mockingly.

"No, it's kinda creepy." Bella rolled her eyes.

"It's fascinating is what it is. Did you know you talk in your sleep?" Just thinking about her talking in her sleep, my love for her grew.

"No way, I do not!" The horrified look on Bella's face told me she had no clue about this.

"You do, and I love it. That is one reason why it is fascinating to watch you sleep. I don't understand most of what you say, but what I do hear sounds…amusing." Amusing and sexy as hell I might add.

Bella playfully slapped my shoulder and pretended to sulk. But I knew better; she wasn't mad at me in the slightest.

"Well, mister-creepy-sleep-watcher, let's get out of these wet towels and have some breakfast." Breakfast with Bella? Yes please.

"Sounds like a good plan. What are you making me?" Bella asked me with still sleepy eyes.

"What makes you think I am making breakfast?" I had to contain the chuckle that threatened to give my plan away. I had every intention of making my love breakfast, but she didn't know that. I decided to play a bit with her.

"Edward, it's your house. I don't know where anything is at, or what you even have." God, she is adorable when she is annoyed, and I do love teasing her.

"Relax, baby. I plan on cooking, I was just teasing you. C'mon, let's get dressed and I will cook you a feast."

We got dressed, finally, but it seemed to take forever. Both of us kept getting distracted by watching each other. Our kisses and touches got in the way. We made our way down the hall to the kitchen, and I helped Bella onto the stool at the breakfast bar.

I raided the refrigerator and found some eggs, peppers, mushrooms, bacon and orange juice. I prepped the veggies for the omelet and got the bacon cooking. I got out a couple slices of bread and put them in the toaster. I whipped the eggs when the bacon was almost done, poured the eggs and veggies into the skillet and popped the toast down. I grabbed a couple plates and poured the juice. I put the final touches on breakfast by buttering the toast and serving the omelets and bacon on plates. I slid Bella her plate, and she looked at me in astonishment.

"What? Why are you looking at me like I am speaking a foreign language?"

"You can cook." That was all Bella would say to me, the shock still evident in her features.

"Of course I can cook. Do you think I only eat at McDonald's? I am a grown man living on my own. If I left it up to Emmett, we would have frozen waffles and ready-to-serve frozen sausages for breakfast. That or Fruit Loops. Neither of which sounds appetizing at all."

"Sorry, Edward. I've never actually seen a man cook, so I was just shocked. It looks delicious though. You have really impressed me, with all of your skills. Now, come sit with me and eat."

I sat down next to Bella, and we both ate in silence. She sighed and moaned a couple times, and I assumed it was because of the food. I needed to learn what her sounds and faces meant. I hoped to have a lifetime to figure them all out. As I sat thinking about Bella and our future, she spoke and pulled me out of my thoughts.

"Thanks, Edward, it was delicious. Maybe someday you could teach me how you did it."

"No way! That is a secret I will take to the grave, sorry."

"Seriously, you won't tell me how to make these delicious omelets? You are so infuriating sometimes. I just hope you change your mind."

"Maybe I will, maybe I won't. I guess we will just have to wait and see. Maybe you can tempt me by cooking me breakfast at your house some morning."

"Pfft, yeah, like I can compete with that, Edward. I might as well make frozen waffles."

Bella and I bursted out in hysterics. Once our laughing and giggling wound down, I gave her a kiss and thanked her for forgiving me and spending the night. It was then, that Bella got serious and I got worried.

"Edward, we need to talk about something…serious."

Why did this not sound like a good thing? I couldn't begin to think about what may have gone wrong. I was sure she wanted the same thing as me, but maybe I was mistaken. I swallowed hard and was barely able to choke out a reply.

"Wh…what is it? What's wrong, Bella?" She couldn't answer me soon enough, and I got even more nervous, unable to stop my knees from bouncing.

"Last night, the second time…"

What was she talking about? I thought it was all wonderful. I looked at her, and she just stared back in fear. Did I do something wrong? I mean, if she was scared, she certainly wasn't acting like it, especially after our shower this morning.

OH…Oh shit! We forgot to use a condom. How could I be so careless and stupid? The thought of a baby so soon scared me, but excited me at the same time. A baby wouldn't be the best thing this early in our already too fast relationship, but I couldn't get past the vision of Bella carrying our baby or holding it for the first time. Tears threatened to escape my eyes as I choked on another breath.

"Bella, I am so sorry. I feel like such a fool; I shouldn't have been so reckless. No matter what happens, it will all work out, I promise."

"Edward, I love you so much, but I am not on the pill…yet. I am really freaked out; the timing is not good. What if…"

I cut Bella off with a kiss on her forehead. I placed my hands on the sides of her head and looked her in the eye.

"Like I said, no matter what."

"But…"

"But nothing, Bella. I love you, and if it happens, we will deal with it. I am not going anywhere. Can I be honest?" Bella nodded her head. "I wouldn't see it as a bad thing whatsoever. If may be too soon, but I desire this for both of us someday. It may be happening out of order, but I would be thrilled if you had my baby. Remember, forever."

Her face turned white and her body completely froze. The stunned look on her face was beyond tormenting; I was a fool for speaking my mind so early on. I can't lose her now, not over this.

A/N: Again, sorry for the delay. I have already started the next chapter, so next week we should be good to go. What do you think of Edward's big mouth? Still getting ahead of himself. I know it is all really quick, but that is just how the story is flowing through my fingers. Like I have mentioned before, this story has been taking a life of its own, I just type what I am told. Remember, I love your reviews, and answer every single one, so don't be shy, tell what you liked/didn't like about the chapter!

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