45 Nights

Thanks to everyone who is reading this. I wish you would leave feedback if you like it. It would make me so happy! I love writing when I get an idea like this that won't go away…so I think I have a couple more chapters in me. That will bring us up to Breaking Dawn. Well in my mind, anyway. Here's part 4. I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 4

Bella awoke from her champagne induced nap not sure right away where she was. The light colored sofa was big and comfortable, and she realized she must be in the Cullen's living room. All the guests had left and it was dark, but she could see a nearly full bottle of champagne on the coffee table. She swiped it and managed to stumble up the stairs. The house was silent. Of course, no one was sleeping, but they were all having their own version of down time. When she got to Edward's room, she clumsily banged on his door.

"Edward Cullen, get your smokin' hot vampire butt out here!"

Edward put down the journal he had been writing in and smirked. She was obviously still intoxicated. He had come home just as the wedding shower was running out of steam. Against his better judgment, he had let her sleep on the sofa when Alice explained that Jessica and Angela had given her a few too many glasses of champagne.

In his and Rosalie's room, Emmett laughed, and started to get out of bed in order to make as much fun of this situation as he possibly could.

Rosalie stopped him. "Let them be alone. You will have plenty of time to antagonize her in the morning."

"And it is going to be fun!" Emmett replied as he went back to the DS game he was playing.

In their room, Alice lay in Jasper's arms and smiled. "I guess I should have been watching her more closely. I just never thought about her drinking. It didn't cross my mind."

Jasper was equally amused. "You can't think of everything, my love. And I have to admit, I am enjoying this side of our Bella. I can't wait to hear what she says next.

"We shouldn't eavesdrop."

"Well it's not like she's even trying to be quiet. But if you really don't want to hear her, we can go for a run or a hunt." Jasper offered.

"No, I'm fine, just feeling a little guilty is all."

Jasper kissed her forehead and pulled her more tightly against his chest.

Bella pounded on the door again. "Hey! What are you doing in there?"

Edward opened the door smiling at the clearly disheveled Bella, her deep blue cardigan hanging off one shoulder exposing the spaghetti strap of her printed sundress. Alice had chosen the outfit. Her shoes were long gone, and she was barefoot.

"Are you a little drunk, Bella?"

Bella looked at him like he had two heads, and when she moved too quickly, he did. "NOT!"

"Not what?"

That was a confusing question, and Bella proceeded to ignore it. "Where have you been all night? I woke up; alone."

Controlling the volume of her voice was obviously lost to her intoxication because she was yelling. "Shh, Love. I'm right here."

He moved aside and allowed her to walk crookedly into his room. He closed the door behind them, knowing that it would muffle the sound, but not to vampire ears. He hoped they were not annoying the rest of his family.

"Bella, speak quietly."

Bella whispered, a stage whisper. "Is it a secret?"

Edward chuckled wishing once again that he could read what was going on in her very confused mind. "Is what a secret?"

"Shh, don't tell anyone," Bella said as she put her finger on his lips.

Edward could not resist teasing her further. "I won't tell if you won't."

Bella appeared to be deep in thought. She took a wobbly drink from the bottle. The taste of the champagne reminded her of why she came upstairs in the first place.

"Edward." She exclaimed way too loudly. "I want to lick this cham-champagne off you...your…"

Edward clamped his hand over her mouth, but it was too late. He could hear Emmett's raucous laughter, Alice's embarrassed titters, and Jasper's amused chuckles. He could feel Rosalie rolling her eyes, but he knew she was amused as well. Though Edward could tell they were trying to block out what was going on in the privacy of his room, Carlisle and Esme, couldn't hide their very amused thoughts.

Bella pulled away from Edward's grasp, and he allowed it. She was frowning as she stalked away from him. She headed for the bed and jumped on it, landing face down.

Edward could not suppress his laughter as he went to her aid, and turned her over. "You need to rest, Love."

"I don't want to rest. I'm always resting. You never rest."

"Well that is simply not true. I rest every night while I hold you in my arms. While you sleep."

"You never sleep."

Edward wondered where this train of thought was taking her, so he answered. "Right. I don't sleep. This is not news to you, Bella."

"I want you to sleep with me."

Edward smiled, not sure he knew what she was asking for, but deciding to go for the easier answer. He took the champagne bottle from her hand with a bit of resistance on Bella's part. Then he put it on the night stand and pulled the coverlet down, gently lifting her. Then Edward climbed up on the bed with her, pulling Bella to his chest where she lay her head as he gently stoked her hair.

They lay together for a few moments, but Edward could tell Bella was no closer to sleep. What was she thinking? What plan was she concocting in her mind that would break him from his sanity. As he worried, he smiled as well. He had enjoyed losing control (just a little bit) with her. She made him so happy, something he had never even let himself imagine.

Bella stealthily slipped the button on the bottom of his shirt through its hole. Quietly, soundlessly, she un-did the next button and the next, thinking she was not being noticed. She managed to work each button until only her head was blocking the two top buttons. Now was the time to make her move.

Edward continued to smile as he felt her hot little fingers undressing him. He could imagine the look of concentration on her face as she sneaked toward her goal. Then she stopped unbuttoning because she would have to move her head to go farther.

Instead, she snaked her hand under the soft cotton material and gently explored the contours of his chest and abdomen. For Edward, the softness, the heat, was bliss. He stifled a moan as he allowed her to run her hands over him.

Had she been less intoxicated, she would have known that he was allowing this. But in her mental state, she thought she was getting away with something. She felt naughty as she quickly moved her hand lower, palming his burgeoning erection. It instantly hardened and she rubbed again.

Edward's breath caught. "Bella, no!" he breathed, but he made no effort to stop her.

She knew that was a good sign and continued to stroke is shaft. She managed to climb up so that she could reach his lips with hers. She took them in a passionate kiss. He tasted better than the champagne, and feeling his body respond to her, was making her crazy with desire.

She reached down with her free hand and started unbuttoning his jeans. She managed to get them open and ran her hand inside them to feel his cool, but throbbing erection.

Edward never wanted her to stop, but he couldn't allow this, not while she was so drunk, not while his family was so near. He grabbed her hand.

"Bella no. God, Bella, we can't."

"Let me touch you. I know you want it."

One floor down at the other end of the house, Emmett couldn't hold back his laughter any longer. "This is the funniest thing I have ever heard!"

Rosalie rolled her eyes, just as Jasper and Alice knocked on their door. "Come in."

Jasper was first to speak. "We have got to get out of here, kids. This is embarrassing."

Emmett smiled. "How much do you want to bet, she gets him to put out tonight?"

Jasper smiled at a new betting opportunity. "I'll take that bet. $50."

The two men shook hands as Rosalie rolled her eyes again.

"Let's just get out of here before I have to hear one more insipid 'Bella no!' come out of Edward's mouth." Rosalie grouched.

Emmett nudged her. "I seem to remember a time when you were saying no to me like that, my sweet."

"Ages ago, and you were just a little too eager back then."

Esme and Carlisle entered the room, trying to remain as if nothing untoward was happening upstairs.

Carlisle spoke. "How about a run; anyone want to make a trip over to the sound and look at the lights of Seattle?"

Alice was on board. "Great idea, let's go."

They headed for the stairs, and were out of the house before they had to hear one more word of Bella and Edward's private evening.

Bella was not taking no for an answer, with her free hand, she started her ministrations on him again, tucking her head into the crook of his neck and kissing and nibbling at his tough skin.

"Oh, God…Bella. You…you're biting me." Edward moaned. "D…don't."

Edward did not know how she managed to sap all the strength out of him, all his will to do the right thing. He was 100 times stronger than she, yet her hand managed to move over him despite his grip on her wrist. He gave in to her then, knowing his family was long gone, and they were truly alone.

Bella maneuvered her body again so that she could bring his face to hers and kissed him fervently. Slowly she worked her mouth over his squared jaw, to his ear where she nibbled the lobe.

Edward's breath caught as she bit him. Bella smiled at the realization that he liked it. She kissed down his neck, pausing just to the left of his Adam's apple and bit down lightly squeezing his skin between her teeth. His skin was too tough to suffer any damage, but Bella tried to be gentle nonetheless.

"Oh, God…Bella!" Edward breathed.

Bella smiled against his neck. "You like the biting." She stated as she licked his Adam's apple.

"I like the biting." Edward cooed.

Bella moved her mouth to the other side of his neck, this time biting a little harder before licking and kissing the hallow of his throat above his collar bone. Edward growled and held her head against his body.

Bella ran her hands over Edward's strong squared shoulders and down his arms, pulling his shirt down and off him as she did. Her mouth worked its way down his torso. She paused at one nipple and gave it a rough nibble. Edward moaned and she did the same on the other side of his chest. Her hands roamed the musculature of his chest freely until they reached the top of his jeans again.

She lightly ran her hand over the hard bulge in his boxer briefs. She heard the sharp intake of breath from Edward as he arched up to her touch. She looked up and his eyes were closed, but his brow was furrowed as if he was suffering in some way. Bella knew it was him fighting his natural instinct to feel good. He was so used to denying himself any physical pleasure that it was difficult for him to give in.

"Let me make you feel good, Edward." Bella whispered.

Edward's eyes opened wide and stared into Bella's. She continued.

"I love you…let me make you happy. Let me take all the tension; make all the bad things go away.

She was gently massaging his stiff shaft over the fabric of his boxer briefs. Edward growled in ecstasy and even lifted his hips to allow her to remove his jeans and boxers all at once.

His erection was firm against his abdomen. Bella was shocked at the size. She had felt it against her body, but seeing it was something new. She didn't realize it would grow that much. It was fascinating. She grasped it in her hand, and instinctively began to rub up and down the shaft. Edward groaned at the sensation.

Of all the times he had read about this feeling in some one's mind, nothing could have prepared him for how incredible it would feel to have Bella's hand working him into a frenzy of desire. Never in his life had another creature touched him like this. For it to be Bella giving him this pleasure was beyond comprehension.

Suddenly sober, Bella remembered something she had read in Cosmo, and began to gently massage his scrotum with her left hand. He squirmed a little and she could tell he liked that. She rubbed two fingers on the skin behind his testicles because that was something the article had mentioned.

"Bella! " Edward gasped.

She was thrilled that she could give him such pleasure. He had given her so much, and he suffered so much over what he was, and what he was taking from her. There was finally some way she could make him feel good, for just a little while.

Edward's mind was clouded. Though he had always been capable of processing many thoughts and feelings at the same time, his mind was singularly focused on what Bella was doing to him, and how much he wanted to touch her back.

He balanced himself up on his elbows, and beckoned her to him. Bella could not resist the lustful look in his eyes, and climbed up to him trying to continue her ministrations on his penis. He reached behind her neck, and pulled her face to him forcefully. Bella knew he was not even using a tenth of his strength, but she liked him being less gentle. It sent a surge of excitement through her.

He kissed her ardently, forcing his tongue into her mouth, and probing hers. They kissed that way for a long moment, and Bella realized she had stopped pleasuring him. She pulled away from the kiss and reached down again, but Edward sat up now, and stopped her.

"No…I want to touch you now."

TBC