Christmas Break - The Fourth Year
Bella was done with her finals and back in Forks by dinnertime December 15, the kids and I had school until the 21st. She had no idea about us going to England, this was the one time I was glad Forks was so small, I knew the Postmaster so I was able to get her passport without her knowing. When I arrived in Seattle one day with a stack of papers for her to sign but wouldn't tell her what they were she jokingly accused me of either trying to have her committed against her will or selling her into white slavery, neither of which was the case. But with those papers and the documents Charlie provided for me I was able to get everything I needed for our Christmas trip.
Bella was staying at the house with us and it felt good to come home to her every night. The kids were having fun making cookies and gingerbread houses. Tanya was never the motherly type so doing those things with her never happened. I had a feeling this would be the best Christmas yet for the kids, I know it would be for me. I wondered if I should feel guilty that Tanya wasn't involved but she had brought this on herself and if the kids weren't asking about her then I refused to bring her up to them. My father had called asking if we would be visiting this year and it hurt to not only tell him no but I also kept our trip to England from him. I didn't want my mother showing up in Forks while Bella and I were away, even though I knew Charlie would never let her see them.
Bella accompanied the kids and I to the Christmas Program at the school this year and I think the parents spent as much time watching us as they did the stage. Did they expect us to start making out in front of everyone? Most people were cordial to us, you could hear the whispers but they were mindful of the kids being with us. Of course there is always an exception and tonight it was in the form of Lauren and Jane. They weren't mentioning names but it was obvious by their comments they were speaking about Bella, at least the kids didn't seem to be picking up on it. When most of the families were gone I asked Bella to take the kids and wait in the car for me before turning to address the troublemakers.
"Ladies and I use that term loosely, you are forgetting that we are in the school, the place all of us work, and this type of behavior will not be tolerated. You need to learn to keep your opinion to yourselves."
"We can say what we think of her Mr. Cullen." Lauren stated.
"Lauren what is your main problem with Bella? That she is where you want to be? Because I have to say both of you sound jealous of her when you spout off like this."
"Why would we be jealous of her?" Jane asked.
"Because she is a beautiful, intelligent, compassionate and vibrant woman who has something that you want and can never have. Even if I wasn't with Bella I would never ask either of you out on a date. You are both shallow, petty and vindictive the total opposite of Bella, did you really think I would be attracted to that kind of behavior? Or the fact that most of the single men in town have slept with you?" They both stood there looking furious but not speaking. "This is your last warning, if I hear of or witness this type of behavior again you will force me to put a note in your file."
"You can't do that." Lauren gasped.
"Yes I can. You forget you are on school property and how you act here reflects on the school also. Keep it up ladies and I will document every time you have hit on me and what you having been saying about Bella and me, your boss. I am out of patience with you. Good night." I felt good as I walked out to the car and hoped that would be the last time I was forced to have that conversation with them. They could not afford to have that kind of letter in their files and they knew it.
Bella took the kids shopping over the weekend while I made one last trip to Seattle to pick up the few things I still needed for our trip. I had them shipped directly to where we would be staying in England. I would never be able to explain them to Bella if she saw them and I was desperate to surprise her. We would be flying out Christmas night and with time zone changes it would take almost 24 hours to reach London. With that in mind I took off the last two days of school so I could make sure all the little things were done around the house, Bella would need to pack Christmas Day and I would never hear the end of it if something small was left undone. So I sneakily made sure all the dry cleaning was picked up and the laundry was done, I checked her toiletries to make sure she had enough of everything and even checked her birth control to be sure we were ok on that, all she would need to do is pack. Thank god she isn't high maintenance.
We had been in Port Angeles on the last day the kids were in school. Emily wanted her belly button pierced. She had approached Bella to talk to me about it, my intelligent daughter knew she stood a better chance if Bella was on board first and because she was under 16 a parent needed to authorize it. She took me to a tattoo shop so I could talk to their piercer about what Emily wanted. After 30 minutes I relented and told Bella that I would let Emily do it if Bella took her to the same woman who did her nipple in Seattle.
We returned to the house not long after lunch. Bella was wrapping gifts and I was going to check on Evan's big present. Technically it was for both boys but Evan was the one who had been begging for one, so this would be his and Bella had something else for Ethan and she wasn't even telling me what it is. Just inside the woods off the backyard I had a tree house constructed. The guys had worked on it during the day for the last week and it looked great, he was going to love it. It probably wasn't as high up as he would have wanted but I just knew he would enjoy it. I had always wanted one as a kid to escape to so I could dream of being and doing the things little boys dream of but I wasn't allowed. I climbed up in it, lay down and dreamed of all the things I wanted for our future with Bella. It was nice to finally do some thing I wanted so badly as a child.
As I stepped onto the back deck I could hear voices so I quietly entered through the kitchen, Rose and Alice were here. I knew there was more to their last conversation but Bella became so uncomfortable when I asked that I didn't push her on it, maybe now I could find out what was happening once and for all.
"I don't understand why you guys insist on going over this when you aren't being honest and we just keep covering the same ground but this is the last time I am willing to do this with you. After break I will need to concentrate on my final quarters and then we will be moving." Bella said.
"What do mean you will be moving?" Rose asked.
Bella sighed deeply before speaking again. "See this is what I mean, I have mentioned several times about moving in the last six months and you are just now acknowledging it. I know that up until I told you guys about Edward I went along with most of what you wanted but you knew some of it made me uncomfortable and just...didn't care. I wasn't uncomfortable because I was this extremely shy introverted girl, I was uncomfortable because it just wasn't me. You knew I wasn't that shy and I definitely wasn't intimidated by boys so what did you think it was or where you just so busy trying to do what you wanted that you didn't think about what I wanted?"
"It wasn't that Bella." Alice said. "Ok maybe it was that a little but we wanted you to have fun and really enjoy life."
"I did have fun but I didn't need the partying or screwing around with guys to do that. That was never me and I thought you saw that. You two knew me better than anyone and knew what my home life was like, did you think you would balance out my responsibility of taking care of Charlie but random acts of carelessness at every opportunity?"
"Not carelessness but just to get you to loosen up and be carefree Bella." Rose said.
"But don't you see the way you tried and still try to do it shows me how much you never took what I said to heart or know the real me. I wasn't lying or fantasying when we discussed what we wanted out of life and men. The fact that you thought so little of what I said back then really hurts and on top of that what you are doing now cuts even deeper."
"That is not what we want Bella, we don't want to lose your friendship. You are too important to us." Alice implored.
"Then why don't you admit what the real problem is here and maybe we can move on from it but I am done tip toeing around your feelings and not mentioning Edward just to make you happy. I love him, he makes me happy and I should be able to talk about him like you do Jasper and Emmett." When Bella spoke again it was much more softly. "I haven't told him about the things you would discuss in high school if that is what this is about. I would never embarrass you or him like that. It would definitely make things awkward if he knew all the things that were said then."
"That's part of it." Rose stated. "I mean you never offered any of your opinions but you sat there too and listened to us while we talked about what he would be like in bed and how wonderful he probably was because of how he treated women. Or about how we wanted a husband like him. I mean a lot of things we said were very...graphic."
"I realize that and like I said I haven't told him and I won't. What was said then doesn't bother me but you asking what parts of it are true does and I won't share that information. I feel as if you still haven't hit on the real issue yet. What is it?" Bella asked.
"Fine you're right I'm jealous. There I said it." Alice yelled.
"Me too." Rose whispered.
"And what? You only noticed this when you saw Edward and I together?" Bella asked.
"I think that was just the salt on an open wound Bella." Alice explained. "I mean you are living the life we used to talk about. You have a wonderful man who worships the ground you walk on and a ready made family. You don't have any of the issues that I have with Jasper or Rose has with Emmett. When you graduate you will just move seamlessly on with your life and skip over all those issues."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing were they really that naive to think we had not problems to overcome or that any of this was easy. This conversation cemented in my mind that Bella was years ahead of her peers in maturity. How could two people claim to be so close to her and yet not recognize her at all.
"You know the struggles we have with Emmett and Jasper. Even though they are a few years older than us we still have to deal with bouts of immaturity and all the bullshit they bring with them. You don't have any of that, it is like you get to completely skip that part of the relationship and move directly into the settled and content stage and that makes me very...envious of you." Rose said in a near whisper.
Bella laughed and not happily. It took her a few minutes to get herself under control. "I guess I didn't know you guys as well as I thought either. I had no idea you were truly this selfish. I mean I have always known you each wanted to get your own way but this is beyond even that. Let me see if I have this straight. Because when we were in high school and both of you were very vocal about the type of life you would like to live with Edward specifically and now I am living that life you are jealous and envious since it was just handed to me. Did I get that right?" They must have nodded because I didn't hear them speak before Bella continued on. "You do realize by the time I said anything to you guys we had been together for two years and right now it has been over four years. Do I have everything I want? Right now I am damn close but it has been four years in the making and I had to lay everything I wanted out in the open and risk rejection. It has been anything but easy. You are forgetting the two years we barely had face to face interaction and the fact that he went through a nasty divorce. I have worked my ass off for us and it hasn't been easy, it has been anything but easy and it has also been very worth it. Now when I am on the verge of being able to reap the benefits of all our hard work you have the nerve to sit back and try tell me it was just handed to me."
"So the reaction we have gotten from our families and friends and the entire town is easy? You have no fucking idea what you are talking about. I know the problems you have had with Jasper and Emmett and no, Edward and I haven't had those types of problems but we have had problems. Each time one or both of you would come to me for advice, what did I tell you?"
"Not to run for our problems but to meet them head on and deal with them." Rose said.
"But did you?"
"No," Alice said. "Most of the time we didn't and it just made things harder in the long run."
"That advice I gave you is from personal experience. Things were so complicated when Edward and I first started that our number one rule was and still is complete honesty. It was brutal sometimes but when the entire deck of cards is stacked against you there is nothing to lose. Especially in the beginning it was very hard to say and hear some things but when issues came up we forced ourselves and each other to stay and talk them out, running was never an option. I know neither of you have that type of relationship with your guy. I can say with 100% certainty that the only thing capable of breaking what Edward and I have would be infidelity and I am so sure of the love he has for me that I would have to actually watch him fuck another woman for a good 10 minutes before I would believe it was happening. We built that relationship, we didn't fall into it and it damn sure didn't happen without a lot of work on both of our parts. I have explained this to you before, if you want to have what Edward and I do then stop bitching about us and your own relationships and do the work it takes to get there. Why won't you do that?"
"Love should be easy. If you have to work that hard at it is it really love?" Rose asked.
"Grow the fuck up and quit living in some high school romance novel. Of course it is hard, love is what pulls you through when he is getting on your last nerve. When you are ready to beat him with a shovel and bury him in the backyard the fact that you love him is what stops you from doing it. Look at how hard it has been to maintain our friendship over the last 18 months, the most important relationship I have is with Edward, you bet your ass I do what it takes to make sure it is good for both of us and so does he. There is a lot of truth in the saying, you will never work has hard at anything as you will a good marriage. Take that to heart and then figure out what type of relationship you want to have with your partner."
"Can we get back to the moving thing Bella. I mean it when I say I don't want to lose you as friend." Rose asked.
"We will probably move over the summer. We can't stay in Forks, it isn't good for the kids and people can't keep their opinions to themselves. I am going to be honest with both of you, I don't want to lose you as friends either but you need to come to terms with this once and for all. I will not attempt to keep up a long distance friendship that is one sided, me giving all the time. You need to think about that. Now, Edward will be back soon so I think you guys should go and let me know when you have a decision."
I heard them walking towards the door and only left my place in the kitchen when I heard the front door close. Bella had her back to me when I spoke, "So you want to beat me with a shovel and bury me in the back yard?"
"Not today," she said as she walked over to me smiling.
"Don't let this bring down your holiday Bella."
"It won't. Actually I had pretty much written them off when school started back up, so I was surprised they just showed up here. But there was no way I was having them leave until they at least admitted the truth, that they are jealous."
I moved us so we were sitting on the couch now. "I am sure you have probably thought of this but I feel the need to say it any way. Friendships can be out grown Bella. I understand you have known them forever but I think you need to consider what you get from their friendship except grief." I didn't know how to tell Bella I thought she was more mature at 18 then they were today at 22. They had blinders on when it came to love and how to make a relationship work.
"I know Edward. I keep trying because I want them to see how a good relationship works. I think because their own parents set a bad example they have this delusion of love being effortless. I didn't have the best example either but I am able to see it takes work. I mean we get on each others nerves, disagree on things and yes there have been days I wanted to beat you with a shovel but we work through all that because what we have is worth it. What they have is worth it too but they need to address the problems in their relationships not run from them and think about could have been. I'm done though, this was my last effort. I am ready to start living my life with you and they are either on board with that or they aren't a part of it at all, it's their choice."
"Ok, the kids will be home soon. Let's put this behind us and just enjoy the holidays." I told her as I pulled her to me and lay back on the couch enjoying the silence and having her in my arms.
Christmas was very good to all of us. Emily was in shock but ecstatic over the fact that I was allowing her to get a belly button ring. We even went as far as to buy her a couple of them and Bella promised to take her to Seattle to get it done at the first opportunity. Evan loved the tree house. It was hard to get him back inside the house for Christmas Brunch after we finished with the gifts. Bella had warned me that Ethan's gift would have him staying somewhere else for a week but I was surprised at what it was. Ethan loved nature and the outdoors so through a contact of Charlie's and the University's she had arranged for him to help two Park Rangers that would be tracking bear hibernation near Goat Rock. Ethan was as excited as I was freaked about the trip, he would be leaving the next day. After a long talk with Charlie and a phone call to one of the Rangers I agreed to let him go. I knew Bella would never do anything that endangered him.
The kids had Bella do a sketch of the house and another one of them at the playground on the slide, I loved them both. Bella gave me a gift that touched my heart. She had a portfolio put together for me. I had updated my resume before sending it out but what she put together was to take on my interviews. It detailed all of my accomplishments since graduating college and included character reference letters from Thomas and Matt. It looked really good and there were several copies of it. She also gave an MP3 player that had 3 videos loaded on it. When I went to play the first she whispered to me that I should watch them when I was alone. The fucking minx had given me more porno of her or us I just knew it and I loved it. Bella truly was everything I could ever want in a woman, intelligent, compassionate, loving, giving, a lady in public and a sex kitten in the bedroom, all rolled up in a sinfully beautiful package.
I was nervous as Ethan gave Bella her gift from all of us, or most of it was from all of us. Her eyes lit up as she unwrapped a first edition of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. She was leafing through the pages when she came across the itinerary for the trip to England.
"Oh my god! We are going to England." She yelled as she ran at me. I just nodded at her as the kids laughed. "But how, I don't have a passport."
"Yes you do, remember those papers I had you sign? That was for a passport. Of course it helps that Forks is such a small town and Charlie was able to vouch for me or I never could have gotten it without you there." She continued to leaf through the book and found the brochure for the Dickens Festival.
"I have heard of this." She mumbled to herself. Her head shot up to look at me and she pulled the itinerary out again. "We leave tonight?" She squeaked at me. "We're going to the festival?"
"Yes we are so you need to go and pack. I am all packed and so are the kids, they will be staying with Sue and Charlie while we are gone." She looked at the kids, who were smiling and nodding their heads.
"Thank you guys so much, I love it." She said as she rushed us all to eat brunch and clean up so she could go pack. I could hear her in the closet when I walked into the bedroom so I decided to get a shower before I took my suitcase downstairs. Her reaction to the trip and thinking of the MP3 she had given me had me hard and I knew I would be taking care of it before I left the shower. I was rinsing the shampoo out of my hair when felt her engulf me in her mouth, I had to put my hands out on the walls to keep from falling.
"Fuck Bella." She was working me hard from the start and I was going to cum fast. She had me on the edge when she pulled of me with a pop and slowly started licking my shaft. "Damn that feels good little girl." She took my balls in her mouth and started gently rolling them with her tongue as she slowly pumped me with her hand that was tightly wrapped around me. "I'm gonna cum baby."
"Umm hmm" she moaned around my balls and just as I started to shoot my load she licked up me again and the first stream landed in the side of her hair. I watched as she kept pumping me firmly and opened her mouth so she could catch most of my cum. It was pooling in her mouth and one stream was on her cheek while some was dribbling out of her mouth and down her chin. Hottest fucking thing I have ever seen and it was prolonging my orgasm. When I was spent she looked up at me from her knees and visibly swallowed before running her tongue across her lips to get that little bit and then moaned at the taste of it. I pulled her up to me. "That was so hot Bella, to have you standing here with my cum on your face." I said as I moved my thumb on her cheek spreading it around her face. "And in your hair." I picked up the strands to show her. "I understand why some male animals put their scent all over their mates now. Seeing you marked like this does something primal to me. I wish we could let it dry and then parade you in front of people so they would all know you are mine."
She laughed. "I think Charlie might have a small problem with that. I just want you to know how much I love the gift and you." She said as she leaned in and kissed me. We finished showering and then loaded everyone up to leave. We dropped the kids off at Charlie's before heading to Seattle for our flight.
"Did you think everyone was acting weird at Charlie's? They seemed to have a secret." She asked me.
"Well, they know I have a surprise or two for you on this trip and they know how much you will enjoy this. I think they are just excited for you." They had been acting a little strange.
We were taking a flight out of SEA-TAC to London with a plane change in New York. Bella didn't even complain about flying first class, we would be flying through the night and I think she appreciated the extra sleeping room. With the time changes and actual flight time we arrived at Heathrow around noon the day after Christmas, we made our way through customs and went to the Avis counter where we would pick up our car. The way they were all over themselves to help us alerted Bella to the fact that something was up.
"What have you done? No one is this friendly and helpful if you are just renting a car Edward."
"I swear all I have done is rent us a car for our trip. We will be traveling and need something to drive." I was trying to give her my most innocent look.
"Uh huh. What kind of car did you get?" The lady saved me by saying the car had just arrived and a man came to get our luggage. When Bella noticed the car that the luggage was being loaded into her mouth dropped open.
"A Lamborghini? Really Edward?"
"A Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, Bella. I doubt we will be able to put the top down but it is a nice car anyway."
"A nice car? That is an understatement. Will the whole trip be like this?"
"Yes it will so please just accept the fact that I want to spoil you for this trip. I want to make this very memorable for you. Please let me?" I pleaded with her.
When she looked up at me I knew I had her. "Fine, I will try to be on my most gracious behavior." She got a wicked gleam in her eye and leaned into me. "Can I make a request Master?" I nodded. "Will you fuck me on the Lamborghini?"
I slapped her ass and whispered, "I am not only fucking you on it kitten. I am going to tie you down to the hood and take you in the ass, just how you like it, then I am going to sit you on the trunk and eat your pussy until you scream for me. Count on it." She shivered and rubbed her legs together as she climbed in.
As we made our way through London and the English countryside Bella was wide eyed attempting to take in everything. "I promise to bring you back here and let you explore to your heart's content. Next time we will bring the kids and take a month to see the UK, does that sound like fun?"
"That sounds wonderful."
When I turned into the driveway of where we would spend the next three nights Bella yelled. "We're staying in a real English Castle?"
"Not exactly. We are staying on the grounds of Leeds Castle but we have The Weir Cottage to ourselves. It is located near the Keeper's House. It overlooks the pond and has a private garden also." We pulled up to it and it was very secluded. Bella jumped out of the car and looked around her before running to me.
"Thank you Edward, this is a dream come true. I love it, you know me so well and I am so fucking you seven ways from Sunday tonight. You may want to take a nap." Fuck I liked that visual and I was happy to see her enjoying herself so much already.
The downstairs of the cottage was open with a combined kitchen, living and dining area. I was glad I asked to have the kitchen stocked for our time here. Upstairs was the bedroom with a king size antique pine bed. It was perfect for two people. "We can wonder the grounds and the open parts of the castle as we like. I had the kitchen stocked or we can eat at the castle the choice is ours." I told Bella. "Tomorrow I plan on us driving to Rochester for the Dickens Festival, then the next day we can go to the Dickens Christmas Market before heading to our next destination."
"Next destination?" Bella asked confused.
"Yes I told you I had a few surprises for you and that is one of them."
We decided to explore the grounds and gardens of the castle before having dinner in the cottage. True to her word, Bella did indeed fuck me seven ways from Sunday that night and I loved every bit of it.
We woke up early so we had the entire day to spend in Rochester at the Festival. It felt as if we had stepped back in time. Even though it hadn't snowed the town had used a snow machine to guarantee a white Christmas. The locals were all dressed in Victorian wear and some were doing readings from Dickens novels and different parts of A Christmas Carol were being acted out. We enjoyed ice skating in the castle garden and snacking on roasted chestnuts. We watched the parade and then had dinner at The Coopers Arms. Supposedly it was haunted by a Grey Monk. They say he normally appeared in November late at night and would emerge from the wall behind the bar. No one remembers what his crime was now but it is rumored he was bricked up alive in the wall for it. After dinner we joined in the candle-lit procession to the Cathedral and then carol singing. We literally fell into bed that night, with the ice skating, all the walking and the fact that it was late we were exhausted.
The smell of bacon cooking is what woke me in the morning, Bella was making breakfast. She looked gorgeous in my blue button down shirt. I walked up behind her and gripped her hips while kissing her just below her left ear. "As good as that smells Bella, you still smell better."
"Such a charmer Mr. Cullen, have a seat and I will bring our plates right over. I had so much fun yesterday, thank you for giving me this."
"You are welcome and I am glad you are enjoying everything. Today I thought we would go to Rochester Castle and the Dickens Christmas Market that is hosted there. It is supposed to be set up like a German style market."
"That sounds like fun. Did you enjoy yesterday?"
"I did, if I am being completely honest I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Dickens has never been one of my favorite authors." She slapped my arm for that comment.
"Edward, I want you to have fun and enjoy this trip too."
"I will and as I once heard you tell Evan, I get most of my enjoyment from seeing you so happy to experience these things. I love you Bella, now go get dressed so we can start our day."
The Dickens Market was something to see. There were over 300 arts and crafts booths set up that resembled small ski chalets. Bella fell in love with a hand crafted old world cuckoo clock but one look at the price and she walked away without saying anything about it. I had seen the look on her face though and knew it had pained her to leave it. When she went off to use the restroom I quickly went back and bought her the clock opting to have it shipped home. There was a giant Christmas tree and we had someone take our picture on the vintage Carousel. They had set up what appeared to be a small fair with rides next to the castle walls that we explored. When local bands started playing Christmas music we decided to have an early dinner and listen to them. The food choices would be considered traditional for the Dickens era so we feasted on crepes, currywurst, bratwurst, waffles and roasted chestnuts. They also served gluhwein, a German mulled wine with a shot of rum, vodka, brandy or schnapps added. It definitely kept you warm in the outdoor eating area. Not as many areas of the castle were open to be explored as the one we were staying at but that could have because of the market. We decided to call it a night as we would be driving for several hours tomorrow to get to our next destination.
It was full dark when we arrived back at the cottage. I helped Bella out of car and held her hand all the way to the door. When she went to step into the cottage I grabbed her shoulders and pulled back to me.
"Isabella, you have five minutes to put on the shirt you were wearing this morning, your fuck me heels and get your ass back out before I punish you. Do you understand?" She nodded her head and I slapped her ass. "Good girl - go."
As she ran towards the stairs I went back to the car and popped the trunk taking out what I would need. I placed a blanket over the hood and affixed the bondage ropes I had to the front wheels of the car and laid the ends for her hands on top of the blanket. I laid the lube and toys I had brought on the blanket and covered them so she would be surprised when I used them. I checked my watch, she had 30 seconds left when I saw the door open and she walked out to me and turned so she was facing the hood of the car.
"That was cutting it close kitten. Maybe you want to be punished?" Silence. "Good girl. Lay just your chest on the hood so I can tie your hands. I want full access to your ass so I need that off the hood. If it is still too hot say yellow and we will wait for it to cool down." She assumed the position and I waited for a few seconds to make sure she was comfortable and then tied her hands so her arms stretched the width of the car. I spanked her ass to get her attention. "No wonder Lamborghini's are pussy magnets, yours is dripping already isn't it?" I ran my finger through her folds and she moaned. "Now I can't have that Isabella. Yes this is secluded but still someone could hear you and want to investigate your noises. I am afraid I will have to gag you." I pulled out the ball gag and she moaned as I secured it to her head. Isabella loved being tied up and gagged, preferably at the same time. It meant I had to pay close attention to the signals her body was sending and she was an exhibitionist at heart.
I squirted some lube into my palm and started stroking my cock then ran my lubed fingers over her tight hole and she moaned. "You love this don't you baby?" She nodded her head. She looked great splayed out on the car. I took off my shirt and unbuttoned my pants. I removed the remote in my pocket and clicked the on button. I slowly slid the head of my cock into her ass then leaned over her so my hands where beside her head and I could whisper to her. She was moaning behind her gag. "I have a surprise for you Isabella." I slid deeper into her. "Somewhere I have set up a camera and am recording all of this." She moaned deeply and pushed me further into her. "Do not cum Isabella." She nodded. I stood up and pulled back slowly to thrust back in fast. "You look so good like this baby." I continued to slowly pull out and thrust back in quickly. I moved one hand so I could stroke her clit and lips without losing rhythm. "My kitten loves this, doesn't she? Loves feeling my cock in her ass." She nodded and I could feel her quivering, she was very close. I pushed inside her and stilled my movements. I reached over for the last toy. "I know you are close little girl. Do not under any circumstance cum." She was whimpering but slowly nodding her head. I started thrusting in and out again and I was close now also. "You know what would make this better, if I had two cocks and could fuck your ass and pussy at the same time." I said fucking her faster. When I knew I was ready to burst I picked up the toy, Big Eddie. "Oh wait, I do have two cocks." I pushed Big Eddie in her pussy and immediately shot my load into her ass as I pumped the dildo in and out of her pussy. Her juices were leaking down her thighs and I was impressed that she hadn't cum. With me and the dildo still in her I reached forward and undid her hands, picked her up and carried her to the trunk. I withdrew and leaned her back so her ass and pussy were tilted up. I pulled Big Eddie out, "I am so proud of you kitten." I said as I pushed Big Eddie into her ass. I leaned in and flicked her clit quickly. "Cum for me Isabella NOW!" I growled at her as I shoved my tongue in her as far as it would go and started drinking her juices as she came. She was screaming against her gag and I could feel my face being covered in the cum I couldn't lap up fast enough. When she was done her arms and legs flopped limply on the car.
I pulled Big Eddie out and cradled her in my arms as I carried her into the cottage for a shower. "You did very well little girl, I am very proud of you for waiting to cum." I held her throughout the shower and whispered how proud I was of her and how well she had done. When I put her to bed she just smiled, rolled over and was instantly asleep. I went to put everything back in the trunk and retrieve the camera. I couldn't wait to watch that video with her.
We took our time packing up in the morning to leave Weir Cottage. As we were walking to her car door she ran her fingers over the hood lightly and smiled. "I will really hate to see this car go Edward." I chuckled as I shut her car door.
"That's ok I have the video we can reminisce over."
"True, very true. So, where are we off to today?" Bella asked.
"Today we are traveling north several hours to Thornbury Castle. I think you will really enjoy this castle. Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn have stayed here and it is a Tudor Castle. It is actually the only Tudor castle that has been turned into a hotel. We will be staying in The Gatehouse and it has it's own garden."
"This castle is different from the one we just stayed in?"
"Yes that was a Victorian castle and this one is a Tudor, the designs are different. I do want to warn you, they are having a formal dinner at the castle tomorrow night."
"How formal? I didn't pack anything for that."
"Don't worry I packed everything we will need and shipped it to the castle so it would be here waiting for us. I wanted it to be as much of a surprise as possible but know you will ask question when clothes are already mysteriously there before us."
"Thank you for that then. Do you have any idea what is happening or what the occasion is?"
"No clue, they told me about it when I made the reservations and that it would be black tie. I hope you like the dress I got for you."
"I always love the clothes you pick for me. I am sure I will love it Edward. Thank you for all of this, it is a trip of a lifetime for me."
"That is what I want it to be Bella. I love you so much."
"I love you too Edward." She said as we pulled in to the Gatehouse. It was just what it claimed to be, the gatehouse to the castle grounds. It sat next to the vineyard and across the way you could see a parish church. It was perfect for the two of us.
We settled in and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening exploring the castle grounds before having dinner in the castle. Bella loved it, the area was rich with history on Henry VIII and Anne. I was nervous about tomorrow. I had one more surprise for Bella and I prayed it went well. If it didn't it had the potential to break me and make for a very awkward return trip to Seattle. I made love to Bella slowly and tried to show her how much I loved her. I tried to show her everything I felt any time we are together, just in case it all went to hell tomorrow. I knew, without a doubt, that Bella loved me but that didn't guarantee she would like her last surprise.
The next morning after breakfast we explored the castle itself. It was very well preserved and because it served as an actual hotel there was quite a bit of historical information available on it. We had lunch in the gardens before returning to the Gatehouse to nap before this evening, neither one of us knew what to expect or how late we would be up. When it came time to get ready Bella gasped as she unzipped the garment bag, "It is beautiful Edward."
I had found a strapless champagne colored gown for her that I loved and knew she would look great in. "Do you like it? The lady said it is called a Cinderella gown. Somewhere in the bag is the matching shoes, shawl and long gloves."
"I love it Edward. I am going to feel like a princess in it. Thank you so much." She said as she gave me a hug, then she squealed. "No peeking until I am ready." Then she grabbed everything and ran into the bathroom.
I walked into the bedroom to get dressed. I had purchased myself a new tux for the occasion, a Hart Schaffer Marx in black. I checked my pockets to make sure I had everything and pulled out her special occasion collar to wear tonight.
She was stunning when she came into the bedroom. She had pulled her hair up off her neck and it was a riot of curls. The dress fit her perfectly and showed off her lovely figure like I knew it would. She was everything I have ever wanted. "You are beautiful Bella, a true vision." I held up her collar. "Come here Isabella I want you to wear this collar tonight." I secured it and kissed her shoulder. "I love you so much Isabella, never doubt that." I grabbed her shawl and wrapped her up in the white wool cape I bought for her. It was unseasonable warm for this time of year but it was still only 45 out. I had been assured they would provide outdoor fire pits for heat. I lead her out into the night and turned to walk into the gardens.
"I thought we were going to the castle for something." Bella asked.
"I have something I want to show you first." As we walked down a candle-lit path I knew it was now or never. "Bella I need to ask you something. I love you Bella and I can not see a life without you in it. I want to spend the rest of my nights worshipping you and my days making sure you and the kids are happy. I know it will be difficult at first because you will be in Seattle until June but I really want this Bella. I want this with you." We had stopped in front of a small building and she was looking at me with a startled and confused look. "Marry me Bella. Spend the rest of your life with me, say you'll be mine."
"Yes" she whispered. "Oh my god, yes. Nothing would make me happier than being yours forever."
I picked her up and kissed her soundly as the strands of Pachelbel's Canon began to play. I set her on her feet and went to move her inside the gazebo. I removed her cape and set it on a table that held a bouquet of flowers on it. I picked up the hand tied bouquet of yellow/orange calla lilies with white snowberries and handed them to her while I put on my boutonniere of a yellow/orange calla lily. A minister stepped in the middle of the gazebo and Bella turned to me quickly.
"What is happening Edward?" I was worried she would stop me at this point.
"I want to marry you now Bella. I talked to Charlie and the kids and they are all fine with this. I want to go home with Mrs. Isabella Cullen, my wife. Please say you want that too." She was crying softly but also nodding her head yes, the minister looked a little concerned. "Bella I need you to actually say yes before the minister thinks I am forcing you into this."
"I...yes I want this I want to go home as your wife. Your wife Edward...tell me I am not dreaming, it would hurt so much if this wasn't real."
"It is very real Bella." I said as the string quartet switched to Bach's Air on the G String and played softly as the ceremony started. I looked into the eyes of the only woman I had ever loved and was lost in the depth of her love for me until the minister said my name to say my vows.
"Bella, you are the best part of me, my best friend, my confidante, my lover, my love and the one thing that centers me in a storm. When I hurt only you soothe me, I laugh hardest when I am sharing it with you, you are the shining light in my dark night, the beacon that calls me home. You make me a better man Isabella. I promise to cherish you, protect you and to love you every single day for the rest of my life. You are the other half of my soul, I am only whole with you by my side. I love you Bella, forever."
The minister turned to Bella to say her vows, she reached up and wiped a tear from my cheek I wasn't aware of. "Edward, you are everything I have ever wanted, my protector, my best friend, my lover, the love of my life and the one person who accepts me as I am. You are the first person I want to see in the morning and the last I want to see before sleeping. I promise to love and cherish for the rest of my days, you are my soul mate Edward, and I am only complete when I am with you. I love you Edward, forever."
I cradled her face in my hands and slowly wiped her tears away. I was vaguely aware of the music changing to Vivaldi's Spring Allegro and of both of us saying 'I do'. The best feeling in the world was sliding the ring onto her finger, something tangible that said she was mine. I felt her fingers shake when she slid my wedding band on and I knew it meant just as much to her to be able to claim me. Then he proclaimed us to be Mr. & Mrs. Edward Cullen and I couldn't wait any longer, I pulled her to me and kissed her with all the love I had for her. I thanked the minister and shook his hand before he left. I asked the musicians to play one more song so Bella and I could dance. They played Handel's Water Music, Air as I held my wife and we had our first dance.
"I think I am still in shock. How did you pull this off?" Bella asked.
"Well, like I said before, there are some good things that come from living in a small town. When I had you sign all the papers some of them were concerning a marriage certificate also."
"I love you so much Edward, thank you for this, it is perfect."
"I'm just glad you agreed instead of insisting we wait." We were silent then and just enjoyed holding each other. The song ended and we thank the musicians before I slipped Bella's cape back onto her shoulders.
"What is this place exactly, if I can ask Edward?"
"It is called The Summer House and it is in the oldest Tudor garden in England." We should get back, everything should be set up for our dinner in the Gatehouse. We had just reached the cottage when the photographer approached me asking if we wanted some more formal pictures taken.
"There was a photographer?" Bella asked.
"Yes, he was very discreet but I wouldn't let this go with out pictures. Do you want him to shoot posed pictures of us?"
"I would love that Edward." We spent the next 30 minutes taking pictures and the photographer promised to have something for us to look at the next evening. We ate dinner quietly holding hands and I caught Bella gazing at our linked fingers as much as I did. The wedding bands were right next to each other. Mine was a fairly plain platinum band and I bought Bella a 3 carat full circle diamond band. I had thought about a set for her but knew she would prefer something simpler. After dinner I carried Bella to the bedroom where there was champagne, fruit and chocolate set up. I poured us each a glass and said a toast, "To the rest of our lives together." After drinking I set our glasses on the table.
"As nice as this dress is Bella I really want to get you out of it." I turned her around and slowly unzipped it. As the dress exposed more of her to me I could see that she was wearing a white bone corset with garters and a thong and couldn't help but moan. When the dress hit the floor I turned her back to me. "Fuck Bella, you know what it does to me to see you in these things."
She reached up and pushed my jacket off before unbuttoning my shirt. "Yes I do, that is the main reason I wear them." She undid my pants and was palming my cock before they hit the floor. "So hard Edward," she moaned.
I laid her on the bed and slowly unhooked her garters so I could roll her stockings down her legs, licking and nipping as I went. Her corset was tied in the front and when I pulled the tie her breasts spilled out and I couldn't help but latch onto one. I reached over and grabbed a strawberry and dipped it in the chocolate sauce before swirling it around her nipple. I heard her breath suck in as I licked the sauce off. "You taste so good Bella." Then I swiped the strawberry through her lower lips before biting it in half. Juice was dripping on her breasts. I swiped the berry through her sex again and offered the bite to her as I sucked the juice from her nipple.
Bella was squirming under me trying to get some type of friction. "Edward as good as that is I need you to make me your wife in every way. Claim me please." Then she bit down on my shoulder. I positioned my cock at her entrance and slowly pushed in.
"You are mine Isabella. I will never give you up." I started thrusting deeply and slowly. "God I love you Bella. I can't believe you are finally my wife."
"So good Edward...yours...always yours..." She moved her knees up so they were squeezing my ribcage, I loved that she was so flexible, and I slid deeper into her. I licked and sucked her breasts as I moved my hands under and around her shoulders to pull her down to me easier.
"So tight every time...my wife...hot and wet...for me..." I was getting close to my limit. The thought of making love to my wife, my wife that I adored was becoming too much for me. Bella was scoring her nails up my back and I was sure I would have marks on me in the morning.
"Edward...so big...my husband...love you...cum please..." Bella whimpered as she moved with me with more force. I moved one of her hands to her clit.
"Touch yourself baby, cum with me." That was all it took, a couple more strokes and we were coming together saying each others names in a whisper. I rolled to my side and pulled Bella with me.
"I'm not sure you know how much I love you Mrs. Cullen."
"If it is half as much as I love you Mr. Cullen then it is a lot."
"Bella I want to say something but I don't want you to take it the wrong way. I just want you to know it is what I am thinking about and give you a chance to think about it also."
"Ok you're freaking me out a little but I will have an open mind about it."
"After you graduate and we get settled in our new home, wherever that is, I would be very happy if you stopped taking birth control. I want to have a baby with you Bella. I know it seems sudden and rushed but I will be forty by that time and I just really want this with you." I forced myself to look at Bella and she was not cringing so I took that as a good sign.
"To be honest I wasn't planning on trying quite that quickly but it is only a year or two faster than I thought. I would like to work Edward. I want to put my schooling to use. But I will seriously consider this as long as you are ok with me working, even if only part time."
"That's fine and I understand that you want to work. I am not trying to keep you barefoot and pregnant. Thank you for thinking about this, can we discuss it again once we know where we are going and what type of position you may have?"
"Yes, once I graduate we can sit down and discuss this. You need to think about including the kids in this discussion. Not to ask their permission but to give them a heads up that we thinking this way. I mean if Emily were out with the baby people would probably think it was hers."
"Good point. Once we have decided we will talk to the kids."
We dozed off and on all night and when the sun came up I was releasing into my wife one more time. I would never tire of saying that. We lounged in bed until early afternoon, the photographer dropped off the disc with our pictures on it and they looked good. I especially like one taken when we are dancing, our foreheads are touching with our eyes closed and we each look so - peaceful and complete. It is my favorite. The Castle is having a New Year's Eve Party but we decide to stay in the Gatehouse, just the two of us and celebrate quietly, we have to return to London tomorrow, we fly out in the late evening.
Midnight finds Bella riding me in the garden tub surrounded by candlelight and I can't think of a better way to ring in the New Year. I secretly hope and wish that this is the year things come together for us and we start living the life I want for us. We go to bed not to long after midnight and get up early to pack and make our way back to Heathrow. Bella looks sad as we leave Thornbury Castle.
"This was just perfect Edward, thank you so much."
"You aren't mad that I planned everything and essentially ambushed you into marrying me?"
"If I hadn't wanted to marry you I wouldn't have, ambush or not. It was perfect, I mean that." She leaned over and kissed me quickly. "You're right though it is going to be a little weird until I graduate and I hate to subject you to the reaction of the Forks females when they find out." She had the nerve to laugh.
"I hope they get over it quickly."
"Don't worry I'll come home on weekends and we can give them a show to remember."
"I am going to hold you to that little girl."
It was an uneventful trip back to Seattle. We slept most of the way, changing planes in New York again. By the time we landed and got our luggage it was mid morning. We both had school starting back up the next day and I had to pick the kids up from Charlie's after driving back to Forks. Imagine our surprise when we were leaving the airport and saw a big sign that said 'Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Cullen Welcome Home' being held up by the kids, Charlie & Sue.
Charlie walked over and shook my hand then hugged Bella. "They couldn't wait to see you guys and Sue & I wanted to see you also. I am so happy for you Bella, you look really happy."
"I am Dad. I really am." The kids surrounded Bella wanting to know all the details and we decided to go have lunch and tell them everything before making the drive to Forks. Bella was fussing she didn't want us to get too late of a start and be driving late. Even though we slept on the plane it wasn't the most restful night. We were just walking out into the Seattle mist when I heard, "YOU GOT MARRIED." I turned around and looked straight into the furious face of my mother. Fucking great.
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