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Chapter 21

Bella

"3...2...1... Switch legs and hold that shape for another minute!" I called out to the room as I followed my own instructions and lunged forward with my right leg; pushing down on my knee, I felt the gaining burn in the back of my left leg. When I surveyed the room I saw that a few of the members were shaking in effort to keep the shape, but most of the regulars were able to hold the pose as easy as I found it.

It wasn't often that I took the afternoon Body Fitness class, but Nadia had called in sick, so I said I would take over. Usually on a Friday afternoon I would be finished by 12:30, I'd collect the Twins from nursery, get Coop when he finishes and stay at home until Edward gets home, then I'd go back to work for the 5:30 Zumba class. But because of Nadia's absence, I had to bring the Twins back here after nursery and keep them with Sally in our childcare room.

I had the class shake up and loosen their tight muscles as our hour came to an end. My head was full with 101 different things that I needed to do before Cooper finished school in twenty minutes. If I planned it all correctly I'd arrive at the school just as the bell rang.

I thanked everyone for coming, collected my water bottle and took a large drink before I headed for the reception.

Sally, and all of the other childcare staff, are fantastic when it comes to looking after the Twins; even when there's no kids to look after and they could go home, they'd stay and watch Marco and Ellie until I was free to take them. Sally knew I was finishing at 2:30 so she'd be at reception with my children.

But when I walked up the stairs and rounded the corner, I was met with an amazing surprise. Edward was standing dressed in casual clothes with our children in his arms and a beaming smile on his face.

"What are you doing here?" I asked as they pulled me into a hug.

Edward pressed a kiss to the top of my head, "a certain sister of mine has planned something for us," he shrugged, "all I've been told is that we've to go home and pack a bag and she'll be at our house for 4:30."

I found that very hard to understand. "But I'm working tonight."

"Not anymore, apparently." He grinned.

Well, I wasn't going to complain about that.

We collected Cooper, who was very happy to see all four of us in the car. At first glance, in his green khaki pants and dark blue tee he looked like any other boy at the school, but apparently he was dressed as some boy called Peter - a character from a movie, but that was all I got.

Arriving home, I went straight into the kitchen to knock up dinner for Ellie and Marco; knowing they'd be hungry. Edward went to pack our bag.

Coop joined me in the kitchen and began to open every cupboard he could reach. "Oh... um, excuse me, Madre." He squeezed past me.

"What are you doing?" I had already given him his snack, so he couldn't be looking for more food... could he?

He stopped searching and stood up straight with a sigh. "Madre, do we have any bags of flour?"

Now, I have heard random things from that boy, but that goes to the top of the list.

"Bags of flour?" I copied.

"Yeah. If I wanna be Peeta (who makes lots-a-lots-a bread) I gotta have flour! Duh!"

"Ooh, okay. Who is this 'Peter' character, anyway?"

Cooper looked almost agitated at something that I had said. "It's not Peter, Madre - it's Peeta! Y'know, Peeta Mellark? He's from The Hunger Games."

Now that makes more sense.

"And y'know what I was thinkin', Madre?"

"What were you thinking, Coop?"

"I was thinkin', that my school is kinda like The Hunger Games 'cause, y'know, you gotta be strong to survive, that place pretty much kills you and you're only job is to get outta' there alive!"

I don't know if I want him to watch this kind of film...

"Is this flour for your game then?"

He gave me the stink eye. "Madre, have you ever seen The Hunger Games? People have knives, bow 'n' arrows and amazing, cool electric stuff; I'm sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people." He said sarcastically. "No, I needed it so I can put some on my clothes and make it look like I've just made bread! Or... tasty cupcakes... y'know. But never mind, bye!"

He ran off and I scooped the Twin's dinner into their separate bowls.

"I forgot to tell you something, Madre! Y'know Effie Trinket?"

Nope. "No, not-."

"-Yeah, there's someone at school who looks just like her!"

I took the bowls to the highchairs and a colorful, plastic spoon sat by them.

"Is that right?" I answered and left the kitchen to find Ellie and Marco. Coop followed me like a loyal puppy.

"Yep. She always wears these real weird clothes and high heels, and see when she walks into a class she's always like; morninnng, childrennn. 'Nd that's just like Effie, remember?"

They were found in the play pen, shaking rattle blocks.

"I'm afraid I don't know who she is, Coop. But she sounds very interesting."

Coop insisted that he took Marco when I took Ellie.

"Yep." He panted under the weight of his brother. "I told you my school was The Hunger Games."

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Hotel 1000, or Madison Tower as it's also known, is a five star luxury hotel in Downtown Seattle, and it was our home for a day and night. On the road down here, Edward and I were concerned about leaving the Twins for so long. Even though they have gone many a night without their Daddy, they've never been away from both of us at the same time, so we weren't sure what Alice was going to have on her hands, but we both knew, and were reassured, that Cooper would do whatever he could to help out his Auntie.

Alice also knew that my cell would be on the entire time if she had any concerns of her own, but the look she gave me was as if she was saying, 'like I'll be interrupting your only time alone...'

I tried to brush off that idea, but... come on, like we'd sit and do Sudoku's together.

A cheerful valet helped us unload the bags from the Volvo and handed Edward our ticket before driving into the secluded parking lot.

We entered the lobby, hand in hand.

Once we had checked in, we were given directions to our room - the Deluxe City King Guest room.

From the sleek style of the lobby and what we had seen so far, I knew our room wasn't going to be some standard bedroom, but what we walked into was far beyond what I had imagined.

The room was long, with a beautiful view overlooking the surrounding water below. The walls were cream, along with the bedsheets, however the cushions were turquoise, and one orange-bronze. Bronze cabinets lined the wall opposite the grand bed.

But what got me, was not the beauty of the room of the view, but the bathroom. A clear piece of see-through glass separated the bathroom, with a blind incase you would rather bathe in private. In the ceiling above the bath was a fitted silver dome where the water neatly fell from to fill the tub.

We're definitely making good use of that.

Like the cushions of the bed, the bathroom walls were painted a matching shade of turquoise.

"This is incredible." Edward broke the stunned silence. His thumb brushed over the back of my hand.

Unlike other hotels I have stayed in, where you could hear the conversations of people walking past your door, you couldn't hear any outside noise - it was like we were the only two people around, and that idea of privacy had never felt better.

"I can't believe Alice planned all this." I dropped my bag beside the bed - hardly caring what happened to the contents inside.

Edward took my waist gently in his hands and pulled me forward.

It was the most relaxed I had seen him in such a long time.

"I wonder what she wants in return...?" I muttered.

Edward smiled and laughed lightly, "I don't wish to talk about my sister right now."

His lips found my own, and once again, it was just the two of us.

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"Urgh." I grunted as I stroked my legs and felt the prickle of hair as my hands ran up them. "I really wish I had had time to shave." Even though, when I was reaching the end of my pregnancy and when the Twins were newborns, Edward had seen my hairy places in a much worser state. But still, you want to feel as sexy as you can at a time like this.

"Bella, I think we have passed that step in our relationship and it no longer bothers me if you have the legs of a man or a Swedish supermodel." He looked so happy with his answer.

"You saying I have the legs of a man?"

"Of course you're the Swedish supermodel!" He quickly sputtered out in response.

"Hm... nice save. Anyway, I'm stealing your razor."

I knew there was something I forgot to pack.

"Is that really necessary?" Edward was lounging back on our bed, hands behind head, waiting on me to get ready so we could go for dinner.

"Yes! You might not be bothered, but I am."

I could feel his eyes watching me as I ran the bath.

My arm reached for the cord of the blind when a voice said "don't you dare..."

I'm marrying a dirty, dirty man.

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Dinner was spectacular - we dined with candles, wine and a sweet serenade of music from the surrounding speakers.

We found out that the package deal Alice had bought us came with complimentary champagne, chocolates and rose petals for the bed and the bath. Edward cracked open the champagne with a pop! Together, with arms looped and a delicate kiss to my mouth, we spoke our love and took a draw from the flutes.

Edward surprised me later that night with a bath (topped with mountains of bubbles), lit only by candles, and rose petals decorating the top like sprinkles on a cupcake. He had another glass of champagne waiting on the side corner.

"I thought you might like a bath." He whispered in my ear from behind me. A sensual tingle ran down my body from the husky tone in his voice.

"Only if you're joining." I replied with a hint of flirtation.

Okay, I admit, maybe a lot of flirtation.

"Hmm..." His warms hands roamed my sides and came to rest on my waist. "What a perfect idea."

We slipped into the bath. Our legs linked together for a short time we simply held each other. My head lay back on his chest. I couldn't remember the last time I felt so comfortable. Of course the kids were in my every thought, but I could breathe easy knowing that Alice was there.

"I know I've been working a lot recently, and things have been hard for you, so I hope this does the trick and helps us both to unwind slightly."

I turned in the water - tiny waves splashed up the sides. "You couldn't help any of that, Edward. And I haven't felt more relaxed in a very long time. You take the best care of me."
He kissed my lips sweetly, "that's because I love you, so very much."

I returned his gesture, with more passion that time. "I love you, too." We both got lost in the kiss, which soon turned into a heavy make out and Edward hooking my leg over his lap. With nothing in between us, it became much more difficult to hold back. With every thrust I felt that pull.

"Edward..." I urged. All it took was for him to take my hips and slip inside with a gentle stroke.

The tempo increased, water was spilling from the sides. But neither of us cared.

"Fuck me..."

"I'm so close, baby..."

I watched his face crumble into one of satisfaction as we both found our orgasm and released simultaneously.

The water had chilled, our bodies had pruned, but neither of us gave a damn; we stayed in that bath with Edward's caring arms around my body till we found the energy to move again.

We didn't have to wait long.

Before I had the chance to slip some panties on, Edward had me pinned against the wall.

I woke up twice during the night for round three and four.

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"We should do this more often."

Edward drove us home again, but one hand was constantly holding mine between the seats.

"As much as I would love that, we can't afford hotel breaks every couple weeks." Cooper's hospital bills had taken a major chunk out of our budget, and every penny counted.

"It doesn't have to be weekends away." Edward laughed. "I just mean we should create more time at home for us."

I would like that...

"Even if it means we have the afternoon alone when the kids are at school and nursery, at least it's something."

Edward brought our hands to his mouth and kissed the back of mine, "exactly."

We were driving through a quiet, secluded part of town where not much was happening. I wasn't taking it in, until the car was felt slowing down. I first thought we were running out of gas, but the wicked grin on my fiancé's face said it all.

"One more round before we get home?"

This weekend turned Edward into some sort of sex fiend...and I love it!

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I am literally leaving for my vacation in 2 hours time. So this will be my last update for a wee while. Leave your thoughts, and thanks for reading! X