Chapter Sixteen
BPOV
As I walked into the office on Monday, my mind was miles away. Well, six blocks away actually, in the offices of Cullen & Hale Designs. After the lunch last week, Edward had gotten back to his car to find a note from Jacob. The contents of that note frightened me to say the least. Jacob had been stalking me. Edward was so freaked out that he was almost vibrating with fear and anger. I felt helpless, powerless to do anything. Today I would be filing a restraining order against Jacob. I was afraid that Jacob would take it too far and do something to harm me, or worse, harm Edward. I couldn't allow that to happen. Edward meant more to me than my own life.
"Morning, Izzy" my head snapped up to find Tami, my assistant standing in my doorway
"Morning, Tami. How are you?" I waved her forward as I needed her to file some caseloads for me. She made her way in, placing a cup of coffee on my desk before taking one of the seats in front of me
"You have a 9 o'clock with Kate Bryant. She called to confirm that she would be bringing two guests with her, if that is ok?" I nodded in confirmation. I knew one of the guests would be Edward, but I wondered who the other one was
"After that you have a conference call with Mr Aro and some of the Japanese clients and then you are free this afternoon" I nodded again and turned to my diary on my laptop
"Tami, can you give Judge Rogers a call for me and set up a meeting for this afternoon if you can, please?" Tami nodded and made a note in her notebook
"Does she need to know the reason for the meeting?" I shook my head
"Personal, not business" I replied, still looking through my diary. I noticed a strange notation in tomorrow's page
"Hey, Tami, What is this meeting note in tomorrow's page for 10am?" Tami looked at me confused
"Tomorrow at 10? You have nothing in there according to my notes. Hang on let me check with Yvette, she may have put it in" Tami rose and left my office. I continued to scroll through my emails, checking to see if there was anything important as I waited for Tami to return. I had gone through almost twenty emails before my eyes froze on one from Jacob. I quickly opened it
From:
To:
Subject: You
Date: July, 28th 2010
Attachments: Jpeg File 1, Jpeg File 2
My lovely fiancé,
See how beautiful you are to me? I could stare at you all day and never get bored. Come back to me now. You are mine and you know it.
Sincerely
Jacob Black
VP - Mechanics
Black Autos
I clicked on the attachments and gasped. They were two pictures. The first was of me last week in my navy blue suit outside Cullen & Hale Designs. I looked positively frightened. The second was of Alice, Rose and I as we left the café around the corner, also last week. My hand was visibly trembling.
Oh God! He really was stalking me!
The fear coursed through me rapidly. I saved the email and printed it, along with the pictures. I would need to keep evidence of his harassment in order to file my restraining order. I would need to show these to Edward when he came in. That part scared me too as I knew what his reaction would be. Rage. Pure, simple rage. I knew that he felt as helpless as I did, though for different reasons. Edward had always been protective of me, even back in school. But now…now he was even more so. As his love for me grew, so did his protective tendencies. I didn't mind much as I was just as protective of him.
"Izzy, Yvette said that a Mr Carl called and asked to meet with you tomorrow at that time. She made the appointment. She thinks he is a new client" I frowned. I knew I had no new clients coming up and our offices didn't really allow walk ins. I tilted my head to one side in confusion. Why the name sounded so familiar to me was beyond me, but something about this meeting tomorrow felt off and I couldn't explain why. I asked Tami to reschedule it to two weeks from now as the appointment clashed with a court appearance. Just then a knock sounded on my door. I looked past Tami and found Kate standing in the doorway expectantly
"Kate, come in. How are you?" I rose from my chair and crossed the office to greet her before I turned back to Tami
"Tami, that will be all, thank you. Can you please notify me once Ms Bryant's guests arrive?" Tami nodded and left the room. I turned back to Kate and motioned towards one the chair's across my desk. I took mine as she sat
"Morning, Bella. I'm doing ok. How are you?" Kate asked
"I'm well. Just busy as always. So are you going to tell me who your two guests are or am I going to have to guess?" I teased. Kate smiled and shook her head
"Well, you know Edward is one of my character witnesses?" I nodded, keeping my professional mask in place despite the rush of warmth running through me at his name
"The other is my boyfriend, Chase Murray" Kate continued "He will simply be here for support. He will not be involved in the proceedings, as Edward will" I nodded again. It seemed that Kate did not know about my relationship with Edward and I didn't want to say anything until he arrived just in case he did not want to reveal our involvement
"That's fine" I replied just as my phone rang
"Isabella Swan" I answered
"Izzy, Ms Bryant's two guests have arrived" Tami knew who Edward was, but to her credit she kept it professional
"Great, send them in, Tami" I rose and wiped my hands down the front of my skirt to smooth it
"Your guests have arrived, Kate" I said as the knock on my door sounded
"Come in" I called, trying to keep my nervousness out of my voice. The last time Edward was in this office with Kate had been before we had cleared the air and gotten our act together and I had no idea how he would respond to me this time in front of Kate. My door opened and in walked my own piece of heaven, looking all kinds of sexy in a charcoal two piece suit, black shirt and a black shiny silk tie. I felt light headed and breathless just looking at him.
Oh, the things this man does to my body should be illegal! I thought to myself. I looked past Edward and saw a tall, blond man standing behind him. He was a couple of inches shorter than Edward and not as built. He was more on the lanky side. Edward was not as built as Emmett, but my man still had muscles from what I could tell. I had yet to see him fully unclothed, but I could feel those muscles ripple under my fingers whenever I touched him
"Good morning, gentleman. Please, come in and take a seat" I said, my eyes still on Edward in a silent question on how he would like to take this. He shifted his eyes to Kate's momentarily before swinging them back to me and nodded slightly to show that it was ok for her to know. I relaxed immediately and he smiled his crooked smile that I loved so much
"Hey, Edward. Morning, Sweetie" Kate called. Both men walked in and Chase shut the door behind him, taking the seat beside Kate
"Morning, Kate. Can you give me one sec, please?" Edward said. Kate nodded and looked at him in confusion. I felt the blush rise and he smirked at me to say 'Embarrassed of me?' I shrugged and shook my head in answer of 'No'. That was all it took for him to stride over to me and wrap his arms around, pulling me into his warm body and kiss me softly, gently, lovingly. I heard Kate gasp behind us, but I was too caught up in Edward's warm lips and the constant electricity that flowed between us whenever we were close to each other to bother with decorum at that moment. He pulled away slowly, placing soft kisses along my jaw
"Morning, baby. I missed you" he whispered. I hummed in agreement and he laughed softly
"Oh. My. God" Kate's voice sounded surprised. Edward released me and turned back to Kate and Chase
"Sorry Kate. There was no way I could give you my full attention before properly greeting my girlfriend first" Edward said, pride shining in his voice as it always did when he called me his girlfriend. Yeah, the pride was mutual
"How in the world? When did this happen?" Kate asked, still surprised. I buried my flaming face into Edward's chest as he laughed lightly
"Three and a bit months ago. A few days after we came here the first time actually" He answered
"Well, this is a turn for the books, isn't it?" Kate then narrowed her eyes at me and pointed one finger at me
"And you! You never said anything! We've met on several occasions since then! How could you not say anything" She exclaimed. I felt bad, but she was after all my client and that came first before our friendship. For now at least. Kate and I had become good friends since our first meeting. But during our meetings I always kept things strictly professional
"I'm sorry, Kate, but those meeting were in a professional capacity so I couldn't say anything" I said sheepishly "Also, I wasn't sure if Edward would want to say anything" Edward looked at me incredulously and I knew what he was thinking
"Are you kidding? I want to shout it from the rooftops, baby!" Yep, I knew that. I shrugged and he gave me a look that clearly said that we would discuss it later. I nodded and turned back to Kate
"I'm so sorry, Kate. I am being unprofessional right now, aren't I? Would either of you like something to drink?" Kate and Chase shook their head, but I knew Edward would want a coffee without even having to ask him so I crossed to my desk and called for Tami. She came in seconds later
"Tami, can I get two coffees, please? Black, two sugars" Tami nodded and left
"Are you that thirsty, Bella?" Kate teased me. I shook my head
"One's for me" Edward explained. Kate turned her head and looked at him slowly. I sighed internally. Here we go again, trying to explain our relationship quirks to someone who didn't know us
"She didn't even ask you, dumbass" Kate replied. Edward raised his head and locked eyes with me. I read the slight irritation mirrored in his eyes. He was thinking the same as me
"She knows" He said simply. Kate's eyebrows shot up
"And how? Is she a mind reader? Sorry, Bella, no offence" Kate threw over to me
"None taken, Kate" I replied. I sat back and motioned with my eyes that Edward should explain this. He nodded and turned back to Kate
"Bella knows me very well, Kate. She always has" he said softly. Kate looked from Edward to me and back again, confusion written clearly on her face. I sighed and leant forward on my desk, resting me elbows on the mahogany table
"Kate, it's very hard to explain, but suffice to say, when it comes to Edward, yes I am a mind reader and he the same with me. We just happen to know each other that well" I looked to Edward who was smiling gently at me in thanks. I smiled back
"What the hell is it with you two? Neither of you have said anything much to each other yet you both seem to be thinking along the same lines. Weird" we both shrugged
"We know" we both said at the same time, causing us to laugh at one another. Kate shuddered
"Ok, that is seriously strange. How did you do that?"
"Mind reading" we both replied again at the same time, again laughing.
Tami then came in placed the coffees on my desk before turning and asking Kate and Chase again if they were sure if they didn't want anything. They both refused and we got down to business discussing the appeal and court appearances.
Two hours later we had had finished all that we needed to discuss and Kate and Edward were fully prepared for their court appearances. I sat back in my chair and sighed
"Well, that's it for today, guys. Good job, Kate"
I glanced at the clock on my laptop screen and glimpsed the printed email on my desk as I did. I realised that Edward and I needed discuss this in private so I looked over and caught his eye. I silently asked him to stay back after Kate and Chase left and he nodded in confirmation. I saw worry flash through his beautiful green orbs as he spotted the papers in my hand. I glance down at them and then back up at him, pleading him with my eyes to remain calm. He sighed and nodded, running his hand through his hair in clear agitation. My desk phone rang and I answered it quickly
"Isabella Swan"
"Ms Swan, this is Aro. I regret to inform you that the meeting we had scheduled for today will have to be pushed back to tomorrow afternoon. Are you available then?"
"Hello, Aro. Let me check" I clicked into my diary, well aware of three sets of eyes watching me
"I have a court appearance in the morning, but will be free from 2pm. Will that work for you?" I heard Aro click through his calendar before answering
"2pm is fine Ms Swan. Please bring the Kamingo case file with you" I answered in acquiesce and hung up, making the necessary adjustments to my calendar. I turned back to my guests
"Busy, baby?" Edward asked, I shook my head
"No, just a cancellation of a meeting I had this afternoon" I replied, smiling. My eyes telling him I missed him, his telling me he loved me
"You know, this is taking some getting used to" Kate's voice interrupted our silent conversation. I turned to Kate and found her smirking
"What is, Kate?" I asked. Now that the business portion of our meeting had been concluded, I could relax and chat
"You two. Being together. It's fun to watch you two interact. Interesting to say the least" I raised one eyebrow at her. Edward rose from his seat on the couch in the corner and came round my desk. I looked up at him and he motioned for me to get up. I rose and he sat down in my place, pulling me down into his lap
"Hmm, that's better" He nuzzled his face into my neck, making me giggle. Kate sighed softly
"You guys look so happy. I'm so pleased for you. Edward, you look more content than I have ever seen you. Your eyes are sparkling and I have never seen them do that before" Edward raised his head from my neck and smiled at Kate
"Thank you, Kate. I am simply happy and I am definitely content, especially right now. How about you, baby? Are you content" I looked at him and answered silently with a nod
"I have to get going, but it looks like you will be staying, right Edward?" Edward nodded and released me so that I could stand and show them out. Kate hugged me at the door and whispered in my ear
"Details required soon" I pulled back and nodded, smiling.
I turned back to Edward, who was still sat in my chair after I closed the door behind Chase and Kate. Chase had been very quiet throughout the meeting, only making comments her and there. He struck me as the quiet type, but nice. As I turned to face Edward, my breath caught in my throat. He was staring at the pictures from Jacob's email. I had almost forgotten about that. I let out a long breath and made my way over to him. I stood by his side with my hand on his shoulder. I revelled in the electric feeling that always coursed through me at his nearness
"Are you ok, honey?" I asked quietly, though I knew he wasn't. He heaved a loud sigh
"Not really, but there is nothing I can do about that right now" he answered just as quietly. I rubbed his back and leaned down to place a soft kiss on his forehead. His eyes fluttered closed at the contact
"I'm worried, baby. I'm so scared you're going to get hurt" he said softly. I nodded
"I am too, honey. I'm worried he will use you to hurt me" Edward raised his eyes to me and the sadness and pain in them almost killed me. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and leaned my forehead on his
"We'll get through this. Together" I said
"Together. Always, baby" He replied
"I have a meeting with Judge Rogers at 3pm to file my restraining order" He pulled back
"Do you want me to come with you?" I shook my head
"No, it'll be ok. It's a quick meeting. I should be in and out. How about lunch first?" he nodded and stood up, wrapping his arms around me
"I love you, Kitten"
"I love you too, Tiger"
"Can we get away this weekend? I just feel like we have so much drama going on that we haven't had enough time to enjoy our relationship" Edward looked at me pleadingly. Silly boy, didn't he know that I didn't need persuading to spend one on one time with him?
Hmm…maybe this weekend would be ideal to take our relationship to the next level I thought to my self. I knew I was ready, but I didn't know if Edward was and that thought made my stomach twist in an unpleasant way. What if he didn't want me in that way? Could I handle the rejection?
"I mean if you're busy, that's ok. Another time, maybe?" Edward backtracked and I realised that I hadn't answered him. I traced my fingers over his jaw line, relishing in the feel of his slight stubble under my fingertips
"I would love to go away this weekend. Any ideas where to?"
"Anywhere is fine with me, so long as we are alone and together" Edward's eyes darkened slightly, showing me that he was turned on. That brought heat to my lady parts
"How about we seclude ourselves at home? Your place or mine?" I suggested. I watched as the emotions played across his face. Joy, hunger, lust, love. All of them sent more heat below
"Can we talk about something before we make the plans?" Edward asked, suddenly shy
"Of course, honey, anything" I replied, curious to know what had made him shy. I waited as he collected his thoughts
"I want to make love to you, Bella" he blurted out. The joy and elation I felt at his words was indescribable. He wanted me! He wanted to make love to me! I took a deep breath before replying
"I want nothing more" his beautiful face lit up with a huge smile, making me warm all over. He crashed his lips to mine, kissing me with fierce abandon and devotion. I was breathless and extremely turned on by the time he pulled away and it was all I could not to tear off his clothes and have my way with him here and now. But I stopped myself because he had said he wanted our first time together to be special and I wanted to give that to him.
EPOV
The weekend was here. Finally.
Today was the day that Bella and I would be taking our relationship to the next level and as excited as I was to do this, I was also extremely nervous. It has been a while since I have been with a woman in that sense and I wanted this experience to be special and beautiful for Bella.
We had agreed to seclude ourselves at my house, since it was further from downtown and our friends. More privacy. Bella's apartment was only down the block from Alice and Jasper's and they had a key, so could barge in the most inopportune moment and Bella had confirmed that Alice did have a knack for doing so too. So, it made sense that we spend the weekend at my townhouse as Emmett was the only one with a key and he was in Cali this weekend with Rose.
I glanced up as a knock sounded on my door. The clock told me that Bella was five minutes early. I opened the door and nearly lost all my breath. There was my angel in a royal blue halter top and black jeans and black boots. Her beautiful hair was left down and around her shoulders in soft waves. Not a hint of make up was on her face, save for the lip gloss and she had never looked lovelier. I was speechless
"Hey Tiger" she said softly. I cleared my dry throat
"Hey Kitten. Come on in. Dinner should be here in a minute. I ordered Chinese. Is that ok?" I stood back and allowed her access. She walked past me and I caught a deep whiff of her delicious scent of strawberries and vanilla. My eyes rolled back into my head at the smell and the sensations coursing through my body were so very torturous. I opened my eyes and found Bella standing in front of me smirking at me
"You ok, there Tiger?" she asked playfully. I nodded and pulled her to me
"I'm more than ok. You look beautiful, baby" I whispered as I buried my face into her neck. I felt her shiver and smiled in satisfaction
"You look very handsome yourself" I pulled back enough to see her face and smiled
"Thank you, baby. Come on, lets get his evening started" I took her hand and led her into the living room. I left her sitting on the sofa as I went into the kitchen to grab the wine and two glasses. I had just come back with those when the doorbell rang.
"Can you get that, baby while I pour the wine? The money's on the sideboard by the door" Bella nodded and went to the door. It was several moments later that I realised that Bella had not come back yet so I went to investigate. I found her leaning on the doorway chatting with the deliver guy. My green eyed monster reared his ugly head as I watched the guy look Bella up and down. I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist
"Everything ok, baby?" I asked. Bella nodded and turned towards me
"Honey, this is Marcus Jones. He and I went to college together" I looked back at the delivery guy, who was now looking at me suspiciously. I nodded my head in greeting
"Marcus, this is my boyfriend, Edward Cullen" Marcus nodded back at me
"Nice to meet you" he said
"Is that our delivery?" I asked, pointing to the bag in his hand. He held it up with another nod
"Yes, that will $36.75, please" I grabbed the $40 from the sideboard and handed it to him telling him to keep the change. He handed me the bag and turned to Bella
"It was nice to see you again, Bella"
"You too, Marcus. Bye" Bella waved and shut the door and turned to me
"You know, you could have been less obvious" I raised one eyebrow at her, silently asking her what she meant, she rolled her eyes at me
"As if you don't know" she said and walked back into the living room. I followed her chuckling. I knew what she meant, but hell, that didn't mean that I was sorry for it.
After dinner we decided to watch a movie. Bella picked and just because we have similar tastes, she picked one of my favourites, The Transporter. We cuddled on the couch to relax. Ten minutes into the movie, I felt Bella's lips on my neck. I moaned at the sensation of her soft lips sucking and nipping at me. I pulled her face from my neck and leaned down and kissed her with all the passion and love for her I had in me. I nipped at her bottom lip then licked it softly. She moaned into my mouth and I felt myself harden at the sound. I pulled her into my lap without breaking the kiss, my tongue dancing with hers in tandem. The feelings coursing through me were delicious in their torture.
I pulled away from her mouth when oxygen became necessary and trailed my lips across her cheeks and down her neck
"Bedroom?" Bella panted into my ear. I nodded
"Bedroom" I agreed. I stood from the couch with her in my arms and took the stairs running. I was desperate for her and I wanted to love her properly and for that I needed my bed.
I laid her gently on my bed and stepped back. She looked so beautiful laid out in front of me. On my bed. I felt the desire in me spike. I crawled on top of her and continued my assault on her neck, slowly trailing down towards her chest. She was moaning and panting below me and the sounds she was making were doing nothing to help my situation down below. I wanted to rip her clothes off and take her. Hard and rough. But I wouldn't do that. She deserved better for our first time. I would make love to her slowly, gently. Showing her with my body what she meant to me. The hard and rough can come next.
I unfastened her blouse at the neck and pulled it down to her waist. I pulled back to take her in and my breath caught in my throat. She was beautiful. He navy blur bra was all lace, sexy in its simplicity. The colour against her translucent skin was exquisite. I moaned at the sight and looked back to her eyes, silently asking permission to remove this barrier. She nodded and leaned up so that I could unhook the strap. I peeled the bra from her slowly, inch by inch. She reached down and pulled the hem of my t shirt up. I raised my arms to allow her to remove it from me completely. She sucked in her breath as eyes raked over me. Taking me in for the first time. I watched as her eyes landed on my tattoo above my heart. It was a kitten with tiger stripes over its body. I had gotten it the day we opened Bella Italia's doors for the first time for business. My other tribute to her. Her eyes filled with unshed tears and I cupped her cheek in my hand. I shook my head at her when her glassy eyes met mine. Silently telling her not to cry, showing her my love with my eyes.
I leaned down and kissed her softly
"Only ever you, Kitten" I whispered against her lips. Bella nodded then pushed me off her and stood up, I followed. I stood there, confused as to why she pushed me away. That is until she pulled her pants down to reveal a tattoo on her hipbone. It was one word in curvasive writing with stripes through the lettering: Tiger. I traced it with my fingertips, then leaned down and kissed it. She did the same with mine. Silently we undressed each other so that we were both standing absolutely naked in front of each other, staring at each other in the eyes.
I pulled her back towards me gently and leaned down and kissed her again, backing her slowly towards the bed and sat her down on the edge. I knelt down in front of her and trailed my lips down her neck and across her collarbone. I trailed even further until I reached her soft mounds. With one hand I trailed my finger up her side and across to her left breast. She gasped as I cupped it, arching into my hand. I gently laid her onto her back and leaned over her and took her right nipple into my mouth. She moaned and arched even further, pushing her nipple further into my mouth. I licked and nipped and teased her until she was writhing beneath me. I switched breasts and took the other nipple into my mouth, earning the same response from her.
I trailed my right hand down her side and over her smooth flat stomach, running it even further to between her legs. I pulled my mouth from her breast and looked up into her eyes, silently asking if it was ok to proceed. She nodded and closed her eyes. I cupped her sex in my palm and sucked in a breath at the heat I felt there. I was hard before, but now, now I was painfully hard.
I gently trailed my fingers between her lips, relishing in how wet she was for me. I kept my gaze on her face
"Open your eyes, baby. Please look at me" I whispered, my voice hoarse with want. She did as I asked. As soon as her eyes locked on mine, I slipped one finger into her heat. She gasped and bucked into my hand
"Edward" she whimpered "Please"
"Please, what, baby?" I asked
"More please" she gasped
"As you wish, my love" I pushed in another finger and my thumb found her nub. I pumped my fingers in and out of her gently; rubbing her clit as at each pump in. she was bucking into my hand more and more now. She was close, I could feel it. Her walls were starting to contract around my fingers and the most beautiful blush was starting spread across her face, down to her breasts. I was fascinated. All of sudden Bella stiffened as her orgasm crashed over her. She was moving her hips frantically against my fingers, her mouth open in a silent scream of ecstasy. I had never seen anything more exquisite.
She relaxed, her hands releasing the bed sheets that she had gripped tightly. I slowly pulled my fingers from her and brought them to my lips and ensuring she was watching me, I licked them clean. My eyes rolled back into my head. Her taste was the same as her smell. Heavenly. So sweet. She pulled me down and kissed me fiercely for several minutes. I couldn't hold back any longer. I needed to be inside her. Now
"Baby, I need you" I whispered
"You have me" she replied
"I need to be inside you. Are you ready?" I asked, trying to keep my last vestige of gentlemanly behaviour
"Yes, Tiger, yes. Please" she answered. I rolled away from her and grabbed the foil wrapper from my bedside drawer. She stopped me before I could tear it open and shook her head
"I'm on the pill and I'm clean. I want to feel you. All of you" that was all it took for the last of my control to leave me. I tossed the condom to the side and positioned myself between her legs. I looked at her to ask one last time if it was ok. She nodded and I moved forward slowly. My eyes closed as I slid into her. There was no other word to describe the feeling but: Home. I opened my eyes and found her watching me, love shining brightly in her beautiful brown eyes. I leaned down and kissed her. I pulled back and started a slow rhythm of moving in and out of her. The sensations were incredible. There was no other feeling like it. I felt safe, loved, whole, and complete. She met me thrust for thrust, her hips moving to meet mine in perfect synchrony. We were two parts of a whole.
"Faster, Edward, please" she panted below me. I sat back on my haunches and grabbed her legs and placed them over my shoulders
"Oh God, so good" I moaned "You feel so good, baby"
"Oh God, Edward, more, please!" I leaned forward with her legs still over my shoulders and this new position gave me more depth. I was close, so close. But I wanted to bring her there with me. I reached down between our bodies and without breaking my rhythm I started rubbing her clit. She bucked her hips and cried out in pleasure
"Oh yes! Yes! There! Harder, Edward!" I complied and started thrusting harder into her. I could feel my own orgasm creeping up. My stomach clenched in anticipation
"Cum with me, Bella. I'm so close! Cum with me, Baby!" I stroked her clit harder and faster, matching the force of my thrusts. I threw my head back and closed my eyes, taking in the pleasurable feelings and emotions going through me
"I'm…I'm…Oh God, Edward!" Bella screamed as I felt her walls tighten and pulse around me. She shattered in my arms and with one last thrust she took me with her
"Oh Fuck! Bella!" I roared through my orgasm. I rode out my orgasm, still moving my hips as I gathered her into my arms. Our breathing was laboured and coming out in gasps. I had never cum so hard in my life. The force of it nearly knocked me out cold. I pulled out of her slowly and we both whimpered at the loss of contact. I rolled to my back next to her and pulled her with me
"That…was…" I panted
"Intensely amazing" Bella finished. I hummed in agreement. It truly was. We lay there for several long moments, catching our breaths, calming our heartbeats. My fingers were tracing lightly along her spine and hers were running across my chest. She had her head in the crook of my shoulder and I was content.
We stayed wrapped up in each others arms, naked, as we fell asleep. This was my home. She was my home.