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A/N: So sad. Last chapter. Not going to say much except thank you all so much for taking a chance on my first story. I was on pins and needles the first day I posted, praying that someone would read it. I would have never thought I would make it to 700 reviews.
Those of you who have consistently reviewed were the ones who kept me going, knowing you were patiently waiting for an update. I can't tell you how much your words meant to me. /hug!
Dalloway5906 – I am at a loss for words. I was completely embarrassed to send you that first lemon, but look at me now. I actually use the word 'clit' in this chapter, several times! You keep me real and fix my errors, and for that I can't thank you enough.
The epi will post next Sunday and I will be adding some outtakes and missing POV's to 'Bidding on Destiny' as they are written, so make sure you have that on alert.
Come and check out 'Darkness and Light' if you want a good cry and an (eventual) happy ending. Seriously, you will cry. Edward is blind and I might kill off Jasper, not sure yet.
Please come back. Please come back. Please come back.
Those were the only thoughts running through my head as I stared at the spot where Edward had disappeared through the trees. The putrid smell of burning vampire corpses permeated the air as the boys kept throwing bits and pieces of the newborns into the flames.
After we had made sure that all of the renegade vampires were taken care of, Esme was the first to approach me. I had been unable to do much of anything but make sure I kept everyone covered by my shield, as my mind was occupied with coming up with contingency plans should Edward not return. My best bet was to act quickly so I would not alert Alice to my plans. If I just jumped into the already lit fires, there was no way they could save me. I wondered how Edward and Carlisle had never considered that as a possible way of suicide in all of their research.
I was enveloped in the soft and sweet smelling embrace of Esme just as Alice whipped her head around to me, no doubt having gotten a very graphic vision of me diving into the fire. She glared and shook her finger at me, admonishing me for even entertaining such a thought. I buried my face in Esme's neck, allowing her soothing essence to calm me.
"I'm so sorry Bella, I have no idea what happened. How could I ever have treated you like that?" Esme whispered, her body shaking with anger and disgust.
"It was not really you doing that, I know that. This is the real you." I said, giving her a punishing squeeze to punctuate my words.
She pulled away from me, keeping her hands on my shoulders. The rest of our family was standing around us now, elated that our bond had been restored. I could see Irina and Kate standing on the outside of our little circle, their family having suffered a far greater and more permanent loss than just some misguided emotions. I wanted to apologize for not being able to keep Tanya safe. I wanted to invite them into our family, allow them to share in our love, but I knew they would not. They would go back home to Alaska and mourn their loss for the next few decades. That was the good and bad aspects of having a photographic memory. While Tanya would always be fresh in their minds, so would her brutal death.
Alice's quiet gasp got everyone's attention as we spun around to see her face break into a breathtaking smile. She must have seen something good to garner that kind of response. I spun from Esme's hold and ran full tilt at Alice. She caught the vision of my intentions seconds before I bowled her over, peppering her face with kisses.
"Yes! No better way to end a good fight than some girl on girl action." Emmett cheered, as Rose snuck her hand under his arm and pinched the sensitive skin along his ribs. He yelped like a child and pushed her away from him as he pouted.
"Its good isn't it?" I whispered as I squeezed my arms around her. She laughed loudly and grabbed my face with her hands, pressing her lips fully against mine. Jasper let out a choking cough as he watched his wife making out with another woman.
"It is great! All I can say is thank God for Marcus." Alice yelled as she finally released her hold on my lips. I was completely confused after the extreme display of sisterly love. I sat back on my heels as I watched her.
"Should I know what that means?" I asked quietly as I used my finger to rub off the remnants of Alice's flavored lip gloss. "Ewww Alice, why do you taste like root beer?"
"Umm, that would be for me." Jasper said shyly as we all turned to stare at him.
"What? I like the taste." He stated, as he moved to pick Alice up off of the ground. He pulled her in for a desperate kiss, pulling back quicker than I expected as he turned to glare at me.
"You kissed it all off Bella." He pouted. We all laughed as Jasper helped to lighten the mood, as always.
My eyes were immediately drawn to the slight movement coming from the trees across the clearing. I took off running, leaving my family behind. I threw myself at him, completely wrapping my body around his. I was barely able to make out his words, he was speaking so quickly.
"I love you. I love you. I'll never let you go. You are mine forever. I love you my precious girl."
Using my hands against his shoulders, I pushed him back only far enough so I could look at him. His eyes were wild, black and gold fighting for supremacy. I ran my hands through his hair and he closed his eyes, relaxing against my touch. When he opened them again, they were pure gold and filled with so much love I couldn't look away. He brought his lips to mine, easing his tongue between my parted lips and sighing into my mouth. I sucked his tongue into my mouth and his grip on my waist tightened. I moaned as he reached one hands down to palm my ass while he ground his obvious erection against me.
"I hate to break up the reunion, but we still have some things to deal with." Carlisle said as he averted his eyes while he walked towards us. Edward growled low in his chest as he slowly removed his tongue from my mouth, his venom leaving a sweet taste on my tongue. He was licking his lips, his face questioning as he glanced at his father.
"Oh, I am sorry I missed that. It looked entertaining. Now stop thinking about it you dirty old man." Edward chuckled as he admonished Carlisle, who had the good graces to look embarrassed as he replayed mine and Alice's make-out session.
"I might have to get you some of that lip gloss myself. It does taste good." Edward whispered in my ear as he swatted my behind, encouraging me forward.
We held hands as we followed Carlisle back through the trees. Everyone wanted to hear how Edward had managed to defeat Maria and Zafrina and he was more than happy to share his good luck in having Marcus as an ally. Jasper wanted to hear all about the fight, move by move. His inner soldier was trying my patience, all I wanted to do was get my man into a hot bath and then into me.
I had an idea as to how to best distribute the crowd and luckily Alice was able to stop me in time. She grabbed me by the back of my shirt and towed me inside, yelling towards the others as we went.
"I need to get this one in a cold shower ASAP or we are all going to be brutally embarrassed. Edward get your ass in here!" Alice yelled while I unsuccessfully tried to hold in my giggles.
Edward came running into the house, looking from where Alice stood smirking at the base of the stairs to where I was slumped on the couch trying desperately to curb my laughter.
"What is going on?" He questioned with a smirk on his face as Alice was no doubt trying to think of anything to distract him from what I had been planning. He would have been furious at me if I had followed through with my plans, but I knew Alice would not let me go through with it, which was what I was counting on.
"Your fiancé needs some attention." She said before flipping me the bird and flouncing back outside. "We will head out to hunt so you can have some privacy."
"Thanks so much sis!" I yelled after her. I turned my eyes to the master of my heart and body and could not restrain the sigh of relief that we had been successful.
"God I love you." He whispered as he walked over to where I sat and tugged me up into his arms.
"I love you." I breathed as I let my tongue ride along the shell of his ear. I closed my eyes as I felt him speed up the stairs, stopping only when he reached our bathroom.
"Shower or tub?" He offered as he started to slowly strip the clothes off of my body. I debated my options before quickly choosing the shower. We had already made love in the tub once, and I was not really craving a slow, drawn out session of lovemaking. I wanted to celebrate our success and I thought the best way to do that was to have him fuck me up against the shower wall.
"Shower." I moaned as he was finally successful in peeling my clothes from my body and had captured my nipple in his mouth. I pushed him away and attacked his clothes, leaving us both naked and panting. He adjusted the temperature and I stifled a laugh as I remembered him walking in on me in this very shower while I was still human. There were so many things we had crammed into such a short time.
He walked backwards into the stall, crooking his finger to me as he stepped under the spray. I stood immobile as I watched the water slide over the defined muscles of his chest. The clear liquid caressed his abdomen as it slowly made its way to his engorged cock. I thought my dead heart would beat out of my chest as it twitched as I watched it.
"Come here!" He growled, causing a flood of moisture to seep out of me. His nostrils flared as the moist heated air brought my scent to him. I stepped into the stall and shut the door behind me. Before I could blink he had me up against the wall, my thighs spread across his hips. He lowered his mouth to mine, our tongues battling as I ran my hands up and down his spine. I slid my hands around to his chest, moving down until I cupped him in my palm. I had barely gotten possession of his cock when he pushed my hand away roughly.
"I'll cum baby." Just let me make you feel good first." He whispered in my ear as he lowered himself to his knees, keeping my body against the tile wall. He placed my thighs on his shoulders and buried his face between my legs. I was really glad he did not need to breathe, because what he was doing felt so good I was not going to let him come up for air. He circled his tongue around my clit before moving lower and teasing my opening. I cried out as his fingers joined the party and he thrust two of them into me while sucking gently on my sensitive bundle of nerves. I was chanting his name over and over with a few "oh God's" thrown in for good measure. I lost count of how many orgasms I had, but finally Edward must have figured I had enough, because he dropped my legs to the ground and slowly stood up. I mauled his face, sucking his tongue into my mouth and moaning loudly as I tasted myself on him.
"Turn around baby and grab the bar." Edward whispered as he pulled away from me. I was more than happy to comply as I bent at the waist and spread my legs wide, reaching over to grab the towel bar imbedded in the tile wall.
"Is that what you wanted?" I asked sweetly as I swayed my hips back and forth. I could hear his rough growl as he grabbed my hips and quickly slid his cock deep inside me. We both cried out as he started to thrust his hips against mine. The water had turned cool by now, but neither of us noticed as he pushed against me again and again. His hand reached around and pressed against where we were joined and I fell into ecstasy again and again. I felt him stiffen moments before he came, calling my name.
We fell in a heap together on the shower floor, the cool water now a balm on our overheated skin. I looked down into my hand and was shocked to see the towel bar still gripped tightly in my fingers. I laughed loudly and Edward looked over my shoulder to see what was so funny. He chuckled softly as he pulled the ruined bar from my hand, kissing where my pinky and ring fingers should have been.
"Even without all of your fingers you are still breaking stuff." He laughed.
I looked up into his smiling face and realized that it did not matter to him if I was missing fingers and was still the most uncoordinated person in any room, in his eyes I was perfect. I knew I would hear it for the rest of our lives from our siblings that Edward technically owned me, since he bought me at an auction, but I knew the truth. I owned his heart and he owned mine, forever.
Sorry it is short, I am out of practice writing fluff! Look for the epi next week. Love you all!