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My fingers found hers beside the pillow and our fingers locked together as my cheek laid across her shoulder blades. I was so comfortable. I could have sworn we were made for each other, we fit perfectly together. Together. The word rang around my head as I smiled into her back. I was happy; truly happy.

12th September 2010.

I woke with a start but once I realised where I was, a sort of peace washed over me. I wasn't in a cold bed; I was in Bella's. I was supposed to set my alarm in case I fell asleep but I forgot... very fucking convenient Mr Cullen… Nah, who was I kidding? I purposely didn't set my alarm knowing that I really wanted to spend the night with Bella. My beautiful Bella. She was still next to me, lying on her stomach, and her hands beneath her pillow, her head facing mine. She looked like an angel. Her long dark hair fanned across her naked back, her smooth pale skin glowed with the soft morning sun shine that seeped through her window casting shadows across her sleeping form. Our sheet had fallen to her waist and her long legs lay out beneath it.

I glanced at the clock by her bedside table seeing the glowing numbers of 8:36 staring back at me. I smiled knowing that I could afford another hour with Bella before I really needed to get home and get sorted for my twelve hour shift which started at one. And by 'getting sorted' I actually meant arranging some things for Monday evening.

Over the past ten years without Bella, there were always four days a year I dreaded. Christmas Day, the Annual Fundraiser day, my birthday and Bella's birthday. This was all going to change from tomorrow, Bella's 28th birthday. Originally, knowing she was going to be working during the day and as we were just kidding ourselves just three days previously saying we were 'just friends', I was just going to see if she wanted to meet up to give her a small something I'd already got her. But now, now it was different… everything was different. I felt different, like a new person… or maybe like the person I should have always been. Maybe Edward Cullen's heart and soul that was broken beyond repair, my very essence of who I am was really just stolen. Stolen without really understanding or realising; taken away from where I have always called 'home' only to be brought back. And once I fully understood that my heart and soul did and has always had belonged to another, with our reunion, I'd become whole once again.

I shook my head as the wheels in my brain started to turn. I wanted to make Bella's birthday special; to celebrate not only her birthday but us, together. I frowned when I realised we needed to tell my family. I knew they'd be so happy for us but the selfish side of me wanted to keep her all for myself again. Looking back at Bella again, an idea hit me. It would be so prefect but I would need help setting it up at such short notice. Not wanting to waste any more time before I had to leave, I gently leaned forward to place a kiss on Bella's shoulder. She stirred a little, a small smile playing on her lips but I knew she was still asleep. I nudged her arm with my nose before placing small kisses from there leading up to her neck. A soft sigh alerted me to the fact that Bella was waking so I placed my face in front of hers on her pillow and rubbed her nose with my own. "Good morning sleepy head."

"Mmmmm morning." She stretched her arms over her head but her eyes were still closed. "What time is it? I thought I'd be waking on my own."

I kissed her lips gently watching as her eye lids fluttered open before a large smile broke out across her face.

"I didn't want to leave you… like what we had was some dirty little secret."

Bella's smile turned into a smirk as she leant forward brushing her nose to mine as I'd done just moments early, "Edward, I am your dirty little secret," she chuckled and emphasised the word 'dirty' with a wiggle of her eye brows.

"And why do you say that Bee?" I asked, my own smirk now lodged on my face knowing she was being playful.

She turned onto her side, propping her head up with her hand and as she was naked, her chest was now bare. I couldn't take my eyes off her breasts.

"Uh, Edward? Up here .."

My eyes slowly moved from her pert nipples, along her neck, to her chin, lips, nose until I was looking right in her beautiful big chocolate-brown eyes. I blew out a large breath that I didn't know I was holding, "Sorry. You're just so…. amazing… all of you."

The blush started to creep from her chest upwards as my gaze was yet again drawn to her breasts. "So gorgeous," I mumbled as I leaned down quickly, taking her right nipple straight into my waiting mouth. We moaned in unison as I felt it harder around my lips. My hands found her waist, pulling her closer to me. Bella's hands fisted into my hair, pushing my mouth further to her.

"Oh God Edward. Don't stop..."

I hummed my response to which Bella arched her back, firmly pressing her breast to my face which cut off my air supply. I gently bit down on her as she screamed out a string of 'fuck's before grabbing my face, pushing me down to the bed, straddling my waist and kissing me hard.

I groaned into her mouth as her tongue plunged into mine. I was momentarily shocked by Bella's dominance before I realised that her being rough with me was a massive turn on. My dick sprang to life behind her ass as I thrust my hips forward to meet the small of her back. Bella removed her mouth from mine and sat up, leaning her hands back to grab my dick behind her back. I moaned loudly as her small hands wrapped around me.

"Fucking hell Bee."

The movement of her reaching behind her caused her chest to jut out towards me. I sat up and clamped my mouth around her other nipple, sucking hard.

"Uh oh oh yes Edward, YES!"

My fingers danced over her skin as the need to touch her anywhere took over. Bella's hand movements started to speed up and I felt like a fucking horny teenage again because I was close so quickly. But to be fair, when I was with Bella this way, I think my brain was firmly lodged back in my happy teenage years with her.

"Bella, baby I'm … ugh … I'm close."

My fingers crawled their way to her centre, making small circles to her inner thigh before they pressed into her warm, wet flesh.

"Oh fuck me!"

I wanted nothing more than to do just that but I didn't want the search of a damn condom to break the fantastic connection we had at that moment.

"Baby..." I said as she shifted her hips up and tilted forward to give me access to her. Bella's movements on my dick were strong and fast and I struggled to maintain my voice in an even tone. "...fucking baby, you're so wet." My fingers gazed over her folds before I slammed two fingers into her. She grasped, squeezed her eyes shut and her hand movements froze.

I froze too as I started to panic. Had I hurt her? "Bee, have I hurt you? Fucking h-" My words cut short with what I can only describe as a primal sound of absolute fucking pleasure for my girl. She snapped her eyes open; they were almost black with lust, want and need.

"Edward… fuck me… with your fingers… now..."

Fuck me. She was a dirty girl after all; her words shot straight to my dick. With my fingers still buried inside her heat, she ground her hips into my hand. Her movements started again and my eyes rolled into the back of my head. The feel of her hand on me and the feeling of my fingers inside her were pure bliss. I felt my balls tighten as my orgasm swirled around my groin.

"Bee, I'm not going to last ... much ... longer …. fuck!"

As gentle as I could, I added a third finger to Bella's throbbing centre. Bella threw her head back, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, Goooooodddddd Edwaaaarrrrrd!" I felt her tightened around my fingers which tipped me over the edge.

"That's it, baby .. that's fucking it! BELLA!"

We both rode out our orgasms, my hand now soaked in Bella's juices. My dick jerked several times before our movements slowed and eventually stopped. I crashed back to the mattress taking Bella with me. We are hot, sweating and panting for breath. Keeping my right hand inside her for a little while longer, I snaked my left around her waist and groaned. Her lower back was sticky from me.

"Oh Bee, I'm so sor-"

"Don't you fucking dare be sorry for that Edward. That's was… incredible," she breathed into my neck. "However, I think we need to clean up. Fancy a shower?"

I nodded into her hair, smiling. "Yeah, good idea."

Bella lifted her head and smiled at me.

"Bee?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you." I was rewarded with her smile becoming a wide grin.

"I love you too Edward."

I arrived at work twenty minutes early. After getting to the locker room and changing quickly into my scrubs, I made my way to my dad's office. Knocking once, I entered to see him sat at his desk, tapping away on his laptop.

"Edward, son, how are you?"

I smiled as I walked to sit opposite him, "I'm good thanks, well… really good actually." I bit back a groan as images from last night and this morning assaulted my mind; Bella naked, hot and needy.

"Edward?"

My eyes refocused on my father across from me who had a look of confusion. I needed to ask my dad a huge favour to help me with Bella's birthday surprise; one I knew she'd loved but it was difficult because I wanted to tell my parents together about Bella & I.

"Edward?" My father repeated, "Are you okay? You seem a little… distracted, more than usual." The small smile playing on my lips was threatening to take over my face and split it in two. The urge to tell my dad everything was overwhelming.

"I… I need to ask you something Dad and it's something that's kinda a huge favour… but I can't give you specific details to why… it's a secret." I glanced at him to see his brow furrowed, his eyes trained on me, trying to read me.

"Dad, I promise to tell you everything... soon." He continued to study me before nodding slightly.

"Okay son, I trust you. What do you need?"

I beamed at him before I started my plea, hoping to God he would be able to help me pull it off.

I spent any spare moment I had on my shift calling the people I needed to make this work including my big sister Alice. I knew this was going to be a complete surprise to Bella and I knew that she would want to get ready to go out and all that girly shit. And knowing that Alice has always been happy to be involved in that stuff made it an easy choice to include her. The harder part was to convince Alice that I didn't want to tell her everything.

"So let me get this straight Edward. You want me to go with you to Bella's apartment tomorrow evening to help her get ready quickly as you're planning a surprise for her birthday?"

"Yep, that's pretty much it Shorty."

"And?"

"And what?" I tried my hardest to sound like I didn't understand for further questioning but I don't think I convinced her.

"Uh Huh."

"What?"

She was silent on the phone for what felt like an age before agreeing to help me on the basis that I tell her everything within 48 hours after the event. I had haggled her for the 48 hours as she originally wanted the same night!

I hung up and took a couple of deep breaths. Everything was set and I could only hope and pray everything would be perfect.

13th September 2010 – Bella's birthday

My shift finished at 1am and I was exhausted. After a RTA and Acute Lead Poisoning case came in around eleven, I didn't have time to do anything apart from quickly get my SDT lab results. Thank fuck I was all clear. I did manage to text Bella at just after midnight wishing her a happy birthday. I didn't expect anything back but the 'Thank u :) Bee x' made my heart do somersaults in my chest.

I crashed in my bed at around 1.30am and fell into a heavy sleep.

I woke with my alarm at 11am and immediately started to panic about what I had planned for Bella's birthday later that evening. What if she didn't like it? If she thought it was stupid? I fought off a sweeping panic attack, breathing slowing in and out.

I was calmer when my dad called to give me the thumbs up. I called everyone else involved to confirm the plan was a go and double checked my arrangements. I sighed in relief that everything was falling into place.

I slipped out early afternoon to pick up some things including an extra birthday present I had decided on. I'd already brought her something but that was when I was just her best friend. Now I know she's my everything, my Bee.

By 6pm, I was a nervous wreck. My fingers kept running through my hair and I'm surprised I had anything left of the skin either side of my thumbnails with how I was chewing on them. I was on the phone for what felt like the millionth time today, checking and double checking when Alice knocked once then walked through my door.

"Edward?" She called out.

"In here!" I shouted from the kitchen. "Thank you again Seth. I couldn't have done this without you. Thank you." I hung up the phone to see Alice leaning against my door frame, one eye brow cocked.

I rolled my eyes, "48 hours Shorty, remember?"

"I didn't say an-"

"But I know you Shorty." I shot her a 'I know what you're up to' look. Alice shook her head slightly as the corner of her lips turned upwards.

"So where's Tanya? Out?" I cringed at the name. Tanya's parting words to me swirled around my mind for a second before I pushed them out. Shit. I should have asked Alice to meet me outside Bella's place.

I didn't want to lie to my sister nor neither did I want to tell her about my relationship change with Bella, not yet. Not until Bella and I had tonight, together, alone.

"48 hours..." I hoped this appeased her and it shocked the hell out of me when after Alice looked into my pleading eyes for a few seconds, it did.

"I have anything that Bella will need for a birthday evening out. A beautiful dress and shoes. I hope they're okay and she likes them."

"I'm sure she will Shorty." She nodded once before eyeing the door, "Ready?"

Taking a calming breath, I stepped forward, "As ready as I'll ever be."

We arrived at Bella's apartment at 6.30pm, half an hour earlier than I told Jake a couple of nights previously but I managed to send him a message of the earlier time and Alice's role in our night out.

Alice knocked on the door for me as both my hands were full before she shuffled out of sight for a few minutes to give me some privacy. Bella opened the door with a look of surprise before a smile spread across her face.

"Hey."

"Happy birthday Bee." Still outside her door, I handed for the arrangement of Sunflowers I held in my right hand, "I didn't want to give you Dandelions this time. These were the closest flower I saw in the florist to represent them."

Her cheeks turned a magical shade of pink as I handed her the flowers. "Oh and this it for you as well." I handed a birthday card to her. She took it still looking at me with a loss for words expression before shaking her head suddenly like she was trying to wipe something from her thoughts.

"Thank you. Oh sorry Edward. Come in. Erm… Jake's here. I thought you were working? As it's a school night and I don't ever do anything for my birthday, we were just about to order pizza an-"

She was cut short by Jake appearing behind her, "Sorry Bella. I just had a call from my dad. I need to run but I'm sure lover boy here will keep you thoroughly entertained this evening." He winked at me from behind Bella but she seemed to catch on quick.

"Wait a minute … did you two plan this?"

I looked down at my shoes before looking back at her through my lashes, "Maybe..."

She looked between the two of us quickly; Jake had grabbed his jacket before stepping around both of us. "See you two later." He gave Bella a small kiss on her cheek and reached to shake my hand.

"Be good to her Edward."

"I will," I answered as I took his hand and shook it twice. With one last look at Bella, he made his way down the hallway and out of sight.

"Edward Cullen, what have you been up to, hmm?"

Alice chose that moment to appear as if in a puff of smoke. "Alice? I… What… What's going on?"

Alice shrugged her shoulders, "All I know is that I have an hour to get you ready to go out for dinner."

Bella's eyes widen as her stare left Alice and fixed onto me, "Dinner? Out?"

"Only if you want to..." I was crossing everything that she did. I wanted tonight to be special, our first date and Bella's birthday.

We all stood at Bella's door as the silence stretched on; only making me a thousand times more nervous about the plans I had in place.

"Bee?"

Again after more silence, Bella's angel like voice filled the air with the most amazing words, "Yes Edward. I would love to go to dinner with you." The smile on my face grew as did Bella's. Our eyes locked and she had never looked as exquisite as she did that very second.

"So…" Alice broke our connection, "let's get this show on the road."

Alice and Bella had been in her bedroom for fifty minutes. Once I changed myself into my best black suit with white shirt and dark blue tie, I sat for all of five minutes before I stood and started to paced constantly; I was nervous, really nervous about this. I checked my cell every five minutes for Seth to text me. At 7.15pm, I received that text.

Edward, everything is set. I'll be here until I see you arrive, and then I'll go. We'll be back at midnight to pack up. Good luck man, Seth.

I was smiling down at my cell when the bedroom door opened. I lifted my gaze to see the most magnificent woman ever. She stood in her door way like a picture of perfection. The soft curls of her deep chestnut-brown were resting past her delicate shoulders. Her makeup was light and natural and I silently thanked Alice for not going all crazy on her. But what made me catch my breath in my throat was her outfit. A simple, beautiful blue dress with thin straps. The bodice with fitted but the soft material flared out at her waist slightly to her knee. Her perfect legs lead down to a pair of silver heeled strapped sandals that sparkled under her living room lights. My eyes traced back over her body until my eyes meet hers again. She was simply breathtaking.

"Bella, you look… there are no words..." She looked down at herself smoothing the front of her dress with her hands before biting on her bottom lip before looking at me through her lashes.

"Okay?"

"Okay doesn't even remotely come close to how you look tonight, how you look every day... beautiful Bella..."

I was rewarded with a dazzling smile and a giggle. It was cute and very Bee-like.

"So I did good?" Alice chirped up behind her. Bella walked into the room and Alice followed smiling at the two of us.

"Fantastic Alice, thank you so much." Bella turned her back to me and gave her a hug. My eyes felt like they popped out of my head when I saw the back of her dress. Although the front of Bella's dress was very modest, the back of her dress was something else. The deep cut of the dress exposed almost her whole back down to her tiny waist. As I willed my eyes to pull away from her creamy soft skin, I glanced back at Alice who must have seen my reaction. Still in a hug with Bella, she winked at me. I have the best sister EVER!

"You look great Edward." Bella turned to face me again.

"Thank you. Are you ready to go out?"

Bella nodded, biting her lower lip. "Are you going to tell me where we're going?"

I smiled and shook my head.

"Spoil sport." She muttered under her breath which only made my smile wider.

Alice had offered to drive us which I was grateful for so I didn't have to instruct a cab driver of our location. Just before we rounded the familiar street corner, I asked Bella to close her eyes which she did with a small smile on her face. I took the opportunity to study her. Beautiful wasn't a good enough word to the angelic person sat next to me.

We stopped at our destination and I asked Bella to keep her eyes closed while I fetched the gift bag from Alice's trunk and opened Bella's door.

"Enjoy yourselves." Alice smiled at me, "48 hours Edward." I rolled my eyes. I'm sure she had guessed by now but she still wanted confirmation.

"Keep your eyes closed, Bee." I held tightly onto her small hand as I guided her forward. Alice drove off leaving us alone. I walked her slowly towards our destination. The weather was mild and dry which I thanked God for. I rounded the corner as we stepped onto the grass. I saw Seth and he gave me the thumbs up before I heard soft music. I checked Bella still had her eyes closed. She was even more gorgeous bathed in moonlight.

"Is that music?"

"Yes."

I saw Seth walk away as we came to a stop. I took an uneven breathe before standing behind Bella, my arms sliding around her waist, propping my chin on her shoulder.

"Bee, you can open your eyes …. Happy birthday beautiful."

I tilted my head to see her eyes open and go wide as a small gasp escaped her. She opened her mouth before closing it then doing it all over again.

"Edward… it's… wow…"

I tore my eyes away from her to see what I had been planning since Saturday. We were stood in the middle of our park in front of a circular open wrought-iron gazebo that was laced with fairy lights. In the middle on the wooden laid floor was a small table covered in a white table cloth, three tea lights and two place settings with covered plates and two chairs covered in white material with blue bows tied around the back.

To the side of the table there was a serving trolley including a hot-plate and a music system to where the music was playing. It all looked like a scene out of a Hollywood movie; it was perfect, better than I imagined it could be. I need to buy my dad and Seth a beer!

My dad helped me with the contacts for the park. With him organising the annual fundraiser each year, he knew exactly who needed to be contacted to get this idea from my brain to become a reality. Seth was involved with Alice's wedding and once we got the go ahead from the park people, he and his guys were able to get to work on constructing this magnificent structure that we stood before.

Bella still hadn't said much so I turned my head to look at her. I watched as a couple of tears ran down her cheeks.

"Hey, hey Bee. Don't cry beautiful girl."

I moved in front of her, my thumb wiping the tears from her flushed cheeks.

"Edward. This is… this is…" Her eyes moved away from the gazebo and found mine, "this is amazing."

I placed my hands on her shoulders and started to rubs her upper arms, "You okay?"

Bella nodded, "Yes, I'm more than okay." Then she shook her head, "Edward, how did you …."

I held her face with both my hands, levelled my eyes to her, "Later." I gave her a sweet, soft kiss on the lips before holding out the crook of my elbow to her. Yeah, yeah call me old fashioned why don't you but it felt right. "Shall we?"

We talked into the open area and I pulled out her chair. Bella blushed slightly before taking her seat. I uncovered her plate in front of her to reveal her appetizer of Caesar salad. She smiled up at me. I removed my suit jacket and sat opposite her. I poured her favourite
Rosé wine as we ate and made small talk.

After the salad, we had Rack of Lamb with Herbes de Provence and Roasted Tomatoes and I was so grateful that Seth knew what he was doing. The moan of pleasure that came from Bella's throat when her lips wrapped around her folk made the caveman in me want to throw her over the table but after a few calming words to myself, I was okay. I swear though that Bella knew exactly what she was doing to me when she smiled and looked at me through her lashes, biting my lip for good measure.

The strawberry Tiramisu that we had to share for dessert was fantastic.

"Here." I held my spoon out across the table for her to take which she did with a shy smile. She did the same back to me, "And for you."

We were on our third bottle of wine by the time our food was polished off. I cleared the table before Bella managed to try and do it herself; I saw that glint in her eye. I glanced down at my watch to see it was already 9.30pm. I heard Bella gasp so I turned my eyes back to her.

"You still… you still have it." She said in a shaky voice, pointing at my watch.

I nodded, "Yes, although I do have a confession to make." I glanced back at Bella who was looking at me with a confused look on her face.

"When you left..." I gulped, I really didn't want to go into this tonight but it felt right, "When you left and I realised you were… gone, I threw this watch against my bedroom wall. It had been broken in a box in my closet ever since. Then since you came back into my life..." I smiled then and saw she was smiling back.

"I decided to get the watch fixed. I picked it up this afternoon and it felt right to wear it tonight, on our first official date." Bella's smile widened to a grin as I mirrored her reaction.

"Do you mind?" She pointed to my watch which I removed and gave it her. She seemed to take a deep breath before turning the watch around to see the back, her finger running along the script written there.

"It's always been you." She whispered before her eyes met mine again. "I'm so sorry for hurting you Edward. So sorry."

"Hey Bee." I grasped her hands across the table in mine, "We'll have none of that tonight." She nodded before giving me my watch back. Once back in place, I rose to stand, tugging Bella's arm to stand with me.

"Wait here."

I pulled the table and chairs to the side of the gazebo and altered the CD in the music system. Clare De Lune started to drift out of the speakers as I walked towards Bella.

"Dance with me?"

Bella's arms circled my neck, my hands finding her waist as we started to gently sway to the music. It was perfect; I was with my girl on her birthday night in a place that had always been special to us under a blanket of stars.

I tilted my head towards to the stars and thanked whoever was up there for bring her back to me and making me see what I always knew, she was mine. My Bee.

"I have something for you." I murmured into her hair. She stepped back from me with a frown on her face. "Like a present? But Edward, you've already given me too mu-"

I cut her off with a warm, wanting kiss to which we both melted into. It had been too long since I'd kissed her properly. I rested my forehead to hers as I spoke.

"Bee? Just let me give you this… please? I want to give you everything."

"Edward, I have everything… I have you."

I smiled as I pulled back a little, "Please?" She rolled her eyes and nodded. I lead her toward the gift bag I'd brought with me. A small pink bag with a flower on it. It reminded me of my first birthday card to her aged six. Yeah, I remember shit like that.

She tentatively opened it, removing the pink tissue paper and pulled out two small jewellery boxes, one slightly bigger than the other and a piece of cream card with had been rolled to look like a scroll, tied with a red bow.

I took the small box and scroll out of her hands for the moment and nodded toward the larger box in her hands.

"I brought this weeks ago… before I came to my senses." I smiled as she did. She opened the box slowly to reveal her birthday gift; a small gold bracelet with a small bee charm. Her fingers traced the bee as she looked up at me with tears in her eyes. I held her face with my free hand, "A bee for my birthday Bee." She laughed once, her eyes shimmering with moisture.

"It's beautiful Edward, thank you. Would you?" She took the bracelet from the box and held her left wrist out. I placed it around her delicate wrist and kissed it.

"Beautiful indeed. Here." I handed her the smaller box which she opened to show another charm, this time, a small gold star. She looked back at me as I gently took it out of the box and attached it to her bracelet next to her bee.

"This is to represent this." I handed her the scroll and had to laugh at her bemused expression. She slowing pulled the bow and unrolled the paper.

"Edward…" she gasped.

I smiled as I turned my face to the sky again. "Isabella Marie Swan. Beautiful name for a star don't you think? She's out there, somewhere. The coordinates are on there. We'll have to go to the University's Observatory to actually find it which I may or may not have already booked for this weekend ..."

I turned my face back down to my girl as she flung her arms around my neck and hugged me tight. "Edward, oh Edward… I love you… so much. Thank you"

My lips found her hair and neck, "I love you too. Happy birthday Bee."

Awwww he's a sweetie ain't he :) Apologies this chapter has taken so long to get to you. RL is really busy at the moment but I hope it was worth the wait. I think this was the easiest chapter to write; Edward knew exactly what he wanted ;)

As always, my eternally thanks go to my beta and bestie, SweetLovinCullen. If you haven't really been reading her latest story, A Desperate Housewife's Escape ... why the hell not! http:/www . fanfiction . net/s/6527639/1/

I don't want to make promises on how long it was take me to get the next chapter sorted but I'm hoping for around 3 weeks? ish? ;) Let me know what you think x