Chapter 16

Extended vacation? (Edward)

Raining kisses down Bella's bare back caused her to groan and arch her back even though her breathing told me she was still asleep. It was the middle of the night and I couldn't get back to sleep so I figured what better way to exhaust myself again than to wake Bella up and do what parents did in the dark of the night. I trailed my kisses from hip to hip as I slid my hands down her bare thighs to her knees where I pulled one up so I could have easier access to her center. "Edward…" She groaned when I slowly trailed my dragged my hand up the inside of her thigh, inching slowly towards her soaked center.

"Mhmm." I moaned in response as I trailed kisses across the round firm cheeks of her ass before continuing down her hip and onto her leg. "Wake up, beautiful." I smiled as she spread her legs a little more as her breathing sped up letting me know she was waking up.

With a strategically placed kiss against her slick folds she came fully awake and reached back grabbing my hair. I growled at her as I ran my tongue along her folds causing her to arch her back and push her hips back into my face. I slid my hand up her thigh to join my mouth in bringing her to orgasm. When I circled her swollen nub with my knuckle it caused her to pull her knee up giving me more space to lay between her legs. Sliding two fingers knuckle deep within her caused her to groan deep in her throat and tighten her grip in my hair almost to the point of being painful. I slid my tongue back to circle her tight rosebud which sent her over the edge. With a final kiss to her slick folds I pulled myself back up the bed until my chest was pressed against her back and my hand slid beneath her stomach until I was cupping her folds and could feel her still throbbing. "Ready?"

She nodded quickly as she pressed her hips back into mine seeking friction. I shifted my hips until I eased inside her slick heat causing us both to groan as our bodies slid together slowly. I kept my movements slow and hard as I pressed my fingers against her throbbing clit. When I felt her insides start quivering I groaned as I buried my face in her neck because I hadn't wanted this to be over so quickly but I couldn't fight the milking sensations her walls were doing to my cock.

Pressing my fingers hard against her nub I pounded into her in long hard strokes as I rode out her orgasm before emptying into her body. "Oh God!" She screamed into the mattress as her hips shook from the force of her third orgasm.

"Not God, baby, just me." I told her with a chuckle against her cheek as I pulled out of her and collapsed beside her.

She rolled over cuddling into my side and draping a leg over mine. "That was one helluva wake-up call."

"Sorry, I couldn't sleep and your bare back was simply irresistible." I told her with a kiss to the top of her head.

After a few minutes I eased out of the bed and headed into the bathroom where I cleaned myself up before bringing a warm washcloth back to clean Bella up. I couldn't help but smile at the sight that greeted me when I stepped back into the bedroom. She had slipped my t-shirt on since we likely wouldn't wake up before the kids and had curled herself around the pillow that I had claimed as mine over the past few nights. Gently, without waking her back up I cleaned my cum off her lips and legs before tossing the cloth into the hamper and joining Bella in the bed.

"Mom, what's going to happen to our old house?" Molly asked as she poured Bubbles some dog food while Bella heated her pop-tarts up in the toaster.

With a sigh, Bella turned around to face her oldest daughter while Mia listened intently from the table. I was at the stove fixing Mia and I some oatmeal since she didn't want pop-tarts. "It's not livable anymore, sweetheart. That's where Edward and I were yesterday and the reason you had to stay with Aunt Ali for a bit after school. I got everything out of it that could be got out and now it's going to be cleaned up and I'm going to sell the property." She told them honestly.

I looked at her wide eyed because I figured she would sugar-coat things a bit more for the girls instead of being brutally honest with them. "My boxes?" Molly asked with tears in her eyes. I had no clue what she was talking about but apparently Bella did and knew how important these 'boxes' were to Molly.

"I've got them, sweetheart. We will have to find you some new boxes but the insides are fine." She told her as she pulled her into a tight hug. She looked at me and mouthed 'I'll explain later' before kissing the top of Molly's head and sending her to the table with her breakfast.

"Butter and sugar?" I asked Mia as I spooned some oatmeal into her little plastic bowl. She nodded her head and held her fingers up just a tiny bit apart to indicated she only wanted a little bit. I smiled back at her as I fixed her oatmeal with a little bit of sugar, butter, and a few blueberries.

I placed a kiss to the side of Bella's head as I headed to the table with Mia's bowl of oatmeal. "Molly, you sure you don't want any? I have plenty left."

"I'm good, thanks though. Dustin brings me breakfast every Friday." She told me with a smile before popping a piece of pop-tart into her mouth.

"Ahh, smart man." I told her with a pat on the shoulder and a smile.

Leaning against the counter beside Bella with my own bowl of oatmeal we watched the girls eat in silence before putting their dishes away and heading to their rooms to get ready for school. "Why the scowl?" I asked her as I took a bite of my breakfast.

"I hate how this tragedy has affected my kids. Mia has went back to not really speaking and clinging to her blanket. Molly's more emotional about small things, she teared up when her favorite purple shirt wasn't in her closet yesterday morning. I think Maci's too young to really understand what's really going on." She explained with a heavy sigh as Mia came back up the hall with her hairbrush and two green bows to match her shorts.

I watched curiously as mother and daughter communicated without words. Without a single word spoken Bella sat Mia on the counter and pulled her hair into a single ponytail before splitting it and braiding it into two separate braids. When she clipped the bows onto the ends of each braid Mia beamed at her before popping a kiss to her cheek and pointing to the ground. "You're welcome, my precious girl. Don't forget to brush your teeth." Bella called after her before leaning back against the counter beside me with a sigh.

"Have you ever thought about sign language?" I asked softly as I wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

Bella nodded. "When the girls first came to live with me we all took a sign language class in town but Mia got frustrated and started crying in the middle of the first class so we just never went back. She gets her point across in her own version of sign language."

"Yes she does. Maybe we can all make a trip to the zoo or something tomorrow to just have some good old fashioned fun." I suggested as I rinsed my bowl out in the sink.

"Sounds like a plan. Are you sure you don't mind watching Maci while I run the girls to school and to the grocery store?" She asked for probably the fifth time since we woke up an hour ago.

I pulled her to stand in front of me with my hands on her waist. She placed her hands on my chest as she leaned against my reclined body. "I'll tell you once again that it is fine to leave the babies sleeping while you go take the girls to school and do whatever errands you need to do. Maybe you could run by your job and check on what we talked about last night while you are out and about." I suggested softly as my thumbs found their way under her tank top to stroke the smooth skin of her stomach.

She stood on her tiptoes to place a gentle kiss on my lips. "PG-13. You promised." Molly said as she came through the kitchen heading for the living room.

With a chuckle we broke apart.

When Bella left with Molly and Mia I stuck my head into the room that Maci and Noah were sharing and smiled when I found them both still sleeping soundly. I grabbed my laptop and settled in at the kitchen table with the baby monitor to get some work done and check in with my clients and on my home. With a few clicks of my mouse pad I had the last four days worth of video surveillance playing on my screen. My blood ran cold when I saw a familiar blonde headed figure knocking on my front door and looking through my front windows. "Tanya." I muttered just as I heard the kids rustling over the monitor. I spent the next several minutes scrolling through the various cameras both inside and outside of my house but I didn't rest easy when she hopped in her car and left my driveway. That was the day she called me ranting and raving about taking 'her' son around other women.

Once I was satisfied that my home was relatively safe I pulled up my work email and spent the next twenty minutes replying and answering work emails before a soft "Dada." Came through the baby monitor.

I pushed away from the table and headed for the nursery. Once in there I noticed that both kids were awake and sitting up in their cribs. "Good morning, you two. Who needs the bathroom?" I asked as I headed for Noah who was now standing up and holding his arms up for me.

"Pee, E, pee!" Maci said as she gripped between her legs and started what I called the 'pee pee dance' in her crib. Scooping Noah up I quickly grabbed Maci under the other arm and hurried to the hall bathroom. I quickly sat Maci on her feet where she pulled her pants and still dry pull-up down and quickly sat on her little potty chair while I pulled Noah's down for him and quickly sat him on the big toilet. I knew it wasn't ideal for them to be using the bathroom together but desperate times called for desperate measures.

Once they had done their morning business, we washed our hands, and headed for the kitchen to get some breakfast. "Oatmeal and yum-yum's?" I asked them as I got a small pot of water boiling on the stove for the oatmeal.

Noah nodded enthusiastically while Maci cocked her head in curiosity. "Yum-yum's?"

"Yum-yum's good!" Noah said slapping his tray in his excitement.

Instead of attempting to explain to the little girl I just grabbed some fruit from the refrigerator and chopped it up for the two of them. When I sat the small bowls in front of them they both dug in but Noah's exclamation of "Yum-Yum's, Dada!" let Maci in on what they were. While I waited on the water to boil I fixed each of them a cup of milk and slid it onto their trays.

They dug into the cut up fruit and oatmeal with vigor but unfortunately they were still learning how to use a spoon and get everything into their mouths so by the time they were done eating they needed a bath. I used a baby wipe to clean a bunch of the mess off of them but they both had oatmeal stuck in their red hair so I stripped them of their pajamas right there in the kitchen before ushering them to the bathroom for a morning bath.

When Bella walked into the house three hours after she had left her arms were loaded down with grocery bags but her face was lit up with a smile. "Honey, I'm home." She sang playfully as she sat the bags down on the table.

I chuckled at her as I raced horses around a race-track mat that I had brought from my house with the two kids. "Mama!" Maci yelled out immediately abandoning her horse and racing for her mother. She had been asking about her for the past hour so I had distracted her with a horse racing game.

Bella scooped her up and began placing kisses all over her face and neck causing the little girl to squeal and giggle loudly. "Hello my sweet girl." She said as she sat Maci back on her feet as she motioned for Noah to come to her as well. He quickly pushed up off the floor and headed her way with his arms held up hi. "Hello to you too handsome boy." She told him as she placed the same kisses all over his face and neck causing him to join Maci's giggle fest.

"What's got you so happy?" I asked as I helped her unload the bags of groceries.

She turned around and hopped up on the counter top motioning for me to step between her legs as she draped her arms over my shoulders. "I had a good meeting with my boss and have amazing news."

"Really?" I asked as I placed my hands on her hips tugging her to the edge of the counter. I could hear our kids babbling to each other in the living room.

"Yeah, they let me take a leave of absence for six months with job security. I explained that I was going to scout out Tennessee for me and my girls and they said to let them know and they would try to find a clinic to transfer me to so I didn't have to start over at the bottom. Isn't that amazing?" She asked excitedly.

In response to her answer I placed my lips against hers for a quick yet passionate kiss before placing a small one to her lips. "Does that mean you are up for an extended vacation in Tennessee after Florida?"

She nodded against my lips. "Absolutely." She breathed before sealing her lips to mine in a passionate kiss.

Bella and I spent the next several hours scrubbing the furniture we recovered from her house as well as washing and re-washing all the clothes and bedding we brought back with us. "I'm so sick of doing laundry." Bella said as she sprawled out on the garage floor where we were scrubbing the dressers down with vinegar and baking soda to get the smoke smell off of them when she heard the buzzer sound for the dryer go off.

"I'll get this load if you wipe the dressers down with the warm water?" I said as I handed her the rinse rag and the bucket of clean warm water.

"Deal. Thanks, handsome." She told me with a huge smile as she dipped the rag into the warm water.

Chuckling at her I placed a kiss to the top of her head as I headed into the house. I checked in on the sleeping babies before pulling the load of sheets from the dryer. After three washes the smoke smell was finally gone from the laundry and they smelled like Bella's laundry detergent. Quickly folding the sheets I stacked them on the table along with all the other laundry we had washed today before pulling the wet clothes from the washer to my nose to make sure no smoke smell remained before putting the them into the dryer and starting another load in the washer.

By the time I got the washer going I spotted Bella coming in from the garage with the baby monitor in her hand. "One of them is stirring." She said with a nod to the nursery. "The dressers are drying for what is hopefully the last time. Will you check on them and I will get the food going to take to Alice's?"

Nodding, I grabbed the monitor from her as she stepped into the kitchen heading for the refrigerator.