Chapter 23- Ours
This time is ours
If I could hold this moment in my hands
I'd stop the world from moving
I'd stop the clocks from turning
This time is ours
Inside a frozen memory of us
And we are motionless, motionless
Gone like a dream
That I have just awoken from
Fading away, just out of reach
And we are here
But I already miss you
Even as you're lying next to me
-The Bravery
From Chapter 22:
I walked her to her room that night and just like every night I kissed her tenderly. As I moved away, her fingers wrapped around my wrist, each one claiming me in a way I had never felt.
My eyes traveled from my wrist to her face. Her eyes were bright, golden and shiny, and I felt the breath I didn't even need catch in my throat.
"Stay with me."
Bella POV
I said the words. As he began to walk away from my door I couldn't let him go. I had experienced a closeness with him I had never felt before and could feel the walls surrounding my heart crumbling. I needed him to stay with me.
I pulled him into the room, closing the door behind us. I rested my trembling hand on the door before turning to face him. He must have seen it too because I felt his arms come around me, and he gently pulled me back against his chest.
He whispered in my ear. "You're shaking. Are you nervous?"
I was. Me inviting him in could mean so many things, but was I ready for any of them? I just shook my head at him, not wanting to admit my anxiety, and turned in his arms. He was smiling down at me. I put my arms around his neck and pulled him down to my mouth. His kisses electrified me. He swung me up in his arms and took me over to the bed.
He sat me down on the bed gently, and I lowered my head until I was lying back on the pillow. He reclined next to me and ran his hand down the side of my neck. The love and wonder in his eyes chased away any doubt I had left that allowing him close to me in this way was wrong.
"I need you. I want to love you." He caressed my cheek and softly brushed his thumb across my lips.
I shivered from his touch and nodded at the unspoken question in his eyes. I wrapped one hand around his neck and used the other on his waist to pull his body on top of mine. The feel of his weight on me was amazing. I wanted him to kiss me but he pulled away slightly so he could still see my face.
"I love you so much. There is never a moment I don't want to be next to you."
My throat thickened with emotion, and I pulled him closer for a kiss. I still expected to feel the coolness of his lips; a human memory that had not been lost. The heat of his mouth surprised me, and I deepened the kiss. My hands twisted his shirt and all thoughts of anxiety were gone. I needed him.
Edward pushed my shirt up and kissed his way across my ribs. I couldn't help but gasp at the intense pleasure I experienced from his touch. I ran my hands up over the muscles in his back and reveled in the noises he made when I lightly ran my nails over his skin.
Our clothing came off in moves that were slow—human slow. There were no quick vampire movements in our foreplay. Even though I felt frantic and needy, I wanted to remember every moment of this night and rushing would have made that difficult.
When he moved my legs apart and came over me I thought I would die from the thrilling feel of his bare skin against mine. The warmth, the pressing weight of his body, the way he looked at me with utter wonder, all made me throw my head back and call his name, begging him to come closer.
He kissed my neck, and his hands were suddenly everywhere at once. He seemed to be as overwhelmed by the new sensations as I was. He made love to me thoroughly, and when we finished together, the peak seemed to go on higher than I had ever imagined possible. We made magic together.
We spent the night exploring each other and discovering what each of us wanted. I never wanted it to end, but the sun began to rise. The unofficial ending to our first night together. I lay there on my side, my back pressed tightly against his chest, a sheet wrapped loosely around our bodies. I wanted to go to sleep. I couldn't, of course, but I felt an ache in my chest for the sweet oblivion sleep would bring. We didn't speak, the only noise in the room were the breaths we took. I was afraid to break the moment and knowing Edward, he was over-thinking it more than I was.
"Bella." He kissed my shoulder. "I love you."
I smiled. Those simple words were what I needed to hear. We made it here through all that had complicated our lives, and from this point on, I wanted my life to be simpler. I wanted our relationship to be easy. We had baggage. We had heartbreak and pain, but we also had forever to forge this new life. I decided then and there in his arms that I was only going to focus on the blue skies and not the rain clouds.
xoxoxo-
Short but hopefully sweet.
This chapter is 100% unbetaed. I was too impatient to wait for the amazingness that is Jessypt's deft hand. The wait for the next chapter will be short. It is done and only needs a quick readover before I submit it.
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