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Heyy, I finally got some inspiration so here's your next chapter
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In the half hour that it took for Edward to reach the airport we didn't lose contact once. Edwards hand held mine on the centre console and his thumb traced small circles in my palm, while I couldn't tear my eyes away from my new husband.
Once we arrived at the airport. Edward opened my door for me and after handing his keys over to the airport parking valet, led me inside. He still wouldn't give me any clue as to where we were going and so I decided on another question.
"Edward?"
"Yes sweetheart?" he asked looking down at me,
"Just answer me this, will we be wherever were going tonight?"
"I'm afraid not Bells, but believe me it'll be worth the wait"
"Oh I believe that, I was just wondering" I smiled at him and tucked myself into his side. We made our way through the crowds and towards check in. With no clues from the staff as to where we were going, I resigned myself to not knowing until we got there.
Of course being with Edward meant there was no waiting around and so we boarded the plane straight away and settled into the wide first class seats. It didn't take long for the long day to catch up with me and before we had taken off I was asleep in Edwards's arms.
I had no recollection of where I was when I woke up. I merely knew that I was moving. Opening my eyes I realised I was in Edwards arms while he carried me down a short jetty towards a small huddle of boats.
"Edward?" I asked sleepily
"Good afternoon love" he replied and bent to give me a small kiss.
"What time is it? And please put me down" I asked, he chuckled but did as I asked placing me on my feet, holding on to me until I was steady.
"It's about half past 5; you slept most of the day."
"Wow, I missed the wedding night" I said smirking. Edward grinned and lent down to whisper in my ear.
"You most certainly did not Mrs Cullen" which sent a shiver down my spine.
We reached the end of the jetty where a small but fast looking speed boat waited for us. Edward climbed in first with our bags and then held his hand out to help me step into the boat. Of course being me I couldn't even do that and ended up tripping and falling into Edwards arms. He chuckled and kissed my forehead,
"What am I going to do with you?" he said before he sat me on the bench like seat at the rear of the boat and preparing to set off. It shouldn't have surprised me that Edward seemed so comfortable around the boat; after all there wasn't anything he couldn't do right? Before long we had set off and were moving at a steady pace. I closed my eyes and lent back slightly letting the sea air whip around me. I only opened then again when Edward called my name,
"There are some snacks in that hamper if your hungry love" I found the hamper underneath the seat and opened it to find sandwiches, strawberries and some bottles of water.
"This looks wonderful Edward, thank you"
"No problem love, just sit back and relax we'll be there in about half an hour. I did just as he said, first filling up on the delicious food Edward had provided and then sitting back to enjoy the view.
It was dark now and with no lights out of the sea, it offered me a completely unrestricted view of the stars. They shone brightly alongside the huge moon, a sight to be marvelled at.
It wasn't long after that Edward shouted me again,
"Look over there, just on the horizon, can you see it?" I strained my eyes and could just make out a dark shape growing bigger every second, the edges of which seemed to be swaying slightly. It was only 5 minutes later that I realised I was seeing an island with palm trees swaying in the breeze. I turned to look at Edward,
"Where are we?" I gasped.
"This Bella is Isle Esme" I stared at him, my mouth hanging open slightly.
"Isle…Esme?"
"That's right sweetheart, Carlisle gave it to Esme, as an anniversary present a few decades ago."
"Wow" I exclaimed, I guess I could see where Edward's love of giving expensive gifts came from.
Not long after Edward stopped the boat at the end of a small jetty and jumped out before reaching back to life me out. I laughed as he began to walk down towards the sand, me in one arm and the bags in the other.
"Edward I think your only meant to carry me over the threshold"
"I know Bella, but I'm nothing if not thorough" I laughed again and allowed him to keep carrying me, placing my head on his shoulder.
As we got further up the beach a shape began to materialise. It didn't take me long to work out that it was a large white house, not unlike the Cullens house in Forks and I marvelled at its magnificence. The porch was framed with two white pillars, both of which were covered in colourful climbing plants. The house was two storeys high and beautiful, an old fashioned masterpiece beautifully restored.
Edward of course carried me across the threshold then continued to carry me around the house, showing me every room. Each was filled with precious paintings and pieces of furniture. The tour ended in the master bedroom where a huge white bed stood in the centre if the room.
Edward placed me on my feet before putting down our luggage and moving over to the French doors that led straight onto the white sandy beach and throwing them open. A cool sea breeze flowed into the room and I closed my eyes, smiling gently as I felt it wash over me. When I opened them again, Edward was standing in front of me with a smile on his face too.
"How do you fancy a swim love?" he asked me as he ran a finger down my neck, making me shiver.
"That sounds wonderful" I told him.
He grinned and turned to walk out of the doors. He stopped just before stepping out onto the beach and dropped his shirt to the floor. I gasped as the moonlight hit his skin making it glow in the most beautiful way. In less time than I could comprehend, the rest of his clothes were on the floor and he was walking down the beach towards the water.
Tearing my eyes away from him was near impossible bit I managed to and it wasn't long before my clothes joined Edward and I hurried to join him. When my hand grasped his, Edward turned to look down at me, he gasped quietly before whispering,
"You are beautiful" I blushed and smiled,
"I was thinking the same thing about you"
We made our way slowly to the water, the warm breeze blowing our hair softly and flowing around out bodies. As our feet reached the water we didn't slow, we just kept going. The water was a perfect temperature and the sea bed was one of those you have only heard about, soft and sandy with nothing else to obstruct your way. We stopped when the water reached our waist and simply stood and admired the way the moon shimmered on the water as if that's where it was hung.
I sighed and lent into Edward,
"Its beautiful here Edward, It's just perfect"
"It is, but not as beautiful as you Mrs Cullen" he replied turning to face me.
We stood facing each other, the moonlight making our skin the same pale white and slowly we both moved closer, Edward's lips descended onto mine and our bodies moulded together. Heat flashed through me as Edwards arms wrapped around me pulling me closer and then into deeper water.
20 minutes later and Edward was carrying me back across the sand and back into the bedroom, where finally we were together in every sense of the word as husband and wife.
I awoke the next morning to the sunlight streaming through the French doors warming my back. The heat was just pleasant though thanks to my ice cold pillow, also known as Edward's chest. When I opened my eyes and looked to his face, his eyes were closed and a contended smile played on his face while the sunlight danced across his skin, make it sparkle in the wonderful way it could.
"Good morning wifey" he said without opening his eyes. I grinned and stretched before replying,
"Good morning hubby" his arms suddenly encircled my waist and before I could blink he had rolled over and was hovering over me, his stunning golden orbs studying my face and holding me trapped in his gaze. I smiled at him before leaning up and kissing him fiercely, before it could progress though my stomach made itself known. Edward chuckled against my neck and pulled back,
"Time to feed the human" he said standing up out of the bed. I rolled onto my side leaning on my elbow and admired the view as Edward got dresses. He turned back to me and smirked when he saw me watching him.
"I'll go start your breakfast sweetheart, would you like it in bed?" I contemplated it for a second before replying,
"No thank you Edward, I'll come and join you in a minute" he smiled, pecked my lips and then walked through the kitchen.
Resigning myself to the fact that I was going to have to get up, I climbed out of bed and rooted through one of the suitcases. I pulled on one of Edwards shirts and buttoned it up almost to the top.
When I entered the gleaming kitchen Edward was just serving my breakfast of eggs and toast. He looked toward me and his jaw dropped.
"Wow, well that shirt defiantly looks better on you, than it ever could on me" he exclaimed coming to kiss my forehead. I folded my arms around his waist and rested my head on his chest. We stayed like that for a few minutes just enjoying being together before Edward pulled away and steered my to my seat,
"Eat, you beautiful woman" I smiled and sis as he said.
"This is delicious Edward, thank you"
"Your welcome sweetheart"
For the rest of that first week we lived in paradise, Edward tool me all over the little island, we snorkelled in the sea surrounded my all sorts of wonderful and unusual fish, turtles and the odd dolphin or two. Or at least I did, the animals seemed to disappear when Edward was close. He also took me deep into the rain forest that was abundant on Isle Esme, a necessity for a family of vegetarian vampires. There Edward lead me to a clearing where there was the most spectacular waterfall, not too big but magnificent all the same. It was surrounded be a deep expanse of water which rippled with the falling water.
Of course Edward showed off jumping from the small cliff next to the waterfall, and refusing to let me try, though I had expressed the obvious differences from the last time I had tried it. We also swam together underneath the waterfall and sat on one of the cool rocks that hid just behind the waterfall, in each others arms.
"This is just wonderful Edward, I don't know how you think of these things"
"All to make this magical for you Bella" he said before pulling me back into the water. I let out a small scream at the sudden movement and clung to Edward wrapping my arms and legs around him. He chuckled and kissed me,
"I love you Mrs Cullen"
"I love you too Mr Cullen" and right there in paradise we were together again.
"Bella are you sure? I can't do this if you have any doubts, any at all"
"Edward I'm 200% sure, I love you, I wont live without you" he stared into my eyes, processing what they were telling him, then he sighed and dropped his head to my chest. I waited, slowly stroking his hair, for him to relax. I knew how hard this was for him, how hard it would be for him to instigate this himself and so I gave him this moment to relax, to listen to my heartbeat for the last time, to just be.
Eventually he lifted up and kissed me, when he pulled back he was smiling,
"I can't wait to spend eternity with you Mrs Cullen" I grinned back at him and pulled him closer.
Edward and Carlisle had prepared everything weeks ago, all we needed was here. They had decided between them that it was worth trying to dull the pain with morphine, lots of it and so while I lay on the bed in one of Edward's shirts, inhaling his sent slowly, Edward was preparing everything. I closed my eyes with a smile on my lips; truthfully I couldn't wait to be a vampire. Edward would never again have to worry about my safety, not from accidents, illness or humans anyway. And I would be able to stand proudly at his side, finally equal.
A cool hand stroked down my cheek and onto my neck, I opened my eyes smiling at my husband.
"Are you ready sweetheart?"
"Ready for forever? I always have been, I was just waiting for you to catch up"
He smiled and ducked down to kiss me and it was while I got completely lost in his kisses that I felt the sting of a needle going into my arm, I pulled him closer with all the strength I could muster and after one last kiss and a whispered "I love you" my eyes closed. Not a minute later I felt the gentle kiss Edward placed on my neck before feeling him bite down. A gasp tried to escape my mouth but couldn't. The morphine had frozen my muscles, making it impossible for me to move, and as Edward moved around my body placing kisses and then bites on my wrists, ankles and neck I felt every one of them. Then the burning started.
I knew as soon as I felt the first bite that this wasn't going to be as easy as we had hoped. But I also knew that Edward wouldn't hear me scream, I promised myself that and so as Edwards's venom spread wildly through my veins and as the pain became so unbearable that death would be welcome. I made sure my muscles wouldn't move even when the morphine burned off by locking them tight and thinking of my family, old and new, the new life I was entering and my husband, the man who loved me far more than I deserved.
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