Chapter 9 EPOV

Oh Emmett, why do you have to be so crude. I could hear his remark to Bella in his mind before it came out of his obnoxious mouth. All this poor girl wanted was to be able to take a shower in peace, and Emmett has to go and embarrass her again.

I followed Alice and Rosalie's thoughts upstairs, hoping to catch a glimpse of some more lingerie. I should be ashamed of my voyeurism, but I could not be bothered. I would take anything I could get when it came to that brown haired beauty. Alas, there was no peep show, Alice and Rose left Bella to undress and shower on her own.

I was thankful for vampire hearing as I listened to Bella get undressed in the bathroom. Each article of clothing piled onto the floor, and I could only imagine how wonderful she would look as the water cascaded across her pale flesh.

Alice's thoughts were yelling at me seconds before I heard Bella's actual scream.

Edward, help her.... hurry.

"Holy shit!"

I flew up the stairs, my feet barely hitting the treads. I could hear the thundering of Bella's heart over the sound of the water, and was terrified of what could be causing it. I crashed through the door and froze. How could I have forgotten that she was nude? Gloriously nude. She was in the shower stall being pelted with freezing water. I could see the goose bumps covering her entire body. I was irrationally jealous of those bumps.

"Oh God, please help. My skin is starting to turn blue." She shouted.

I hesitated for a second, before I started to worry about the effects of hypothermia. I rushed into the shower, and reached around her body for the dials. My hand covered hers on the lever as I adjusted the water temperature.

Words tumbled from my mouth before I could stop them. "I heard you scream. I was worried you were hurt." I did not even recognize my voice. The effects of being so close to her made my voice deeper.

I cleared my throat, as I attempted to leave with some dignity. My body's obvious reaction to our close proximity was prominent, and I could only hope she would keep her eyes forward. I was caught in a trance as I watched the now warm water flow down her perfectly sculpted back. She had dimples where her lower back led into her backside, and I wanted to taste those indentations. I would not be surprised to find that my thumbs would fit perfectly in those divots, she was made for me.

My mouth was suddenly filled with venom, which I was realizing was a sign of arousal. I coughed, trying to clear the fluid and drew my eyes up her body to find her mocha eyes gazing into mine. Oh no, I had been caught staring. What would she think of me? I mumbled something about getting a towel and flew out of there as fast as I could.

I had to find that little midget Alice and give her a piece of my mind. Little psychic snot, totally set that up. But first I needed to get into some new clothes and try to get the smell of Bella out of my head.