Chapter Eighteen
BPOV
I woke in the dim light of early morning feeling safe and warm. I didn't know what had woken me, but the feeling was a pleasant one.
I rolled over, still in Edward's arms, and lay facing him. He was awake and watching me, a sweet smile playing on his lips
"Good morning, baby" he whispered, trailing a finger across my cheek and down my jaw
"Morning, honey. How long have you been awake?"
His fingers continued down to my neck and collarbone, sending warmth through my body. He followed the line of his fingers with his lips
"Hmm…A while. I was listening to you talk" I groaned
"What did I say this time?" he chuckled and continued trailing kisses across my collarbone
"You said you love me" I rolled my eyes
"You already knew that"
"It's still nice to hear"
He shifted in the bed and his lips moved down to the swell of my breasts. I moaned at the jolts of pleasure coursing through me. He lifted the hem of my tank top and slid his hand underneath to cup my right breast, brushing his thumb across the nipple as he licked around the nipple of my left breast. I arched up off the bed, my hands fisting themselves in his hair, pulling him closer.
I ran my hands up and down his back, trailing my nails across his spine, he moaned as his lips wrapped themselves around my nipple. I gasped at the feeling and felt myself grow wetter by the second. He ghosted one hand down to my stomach and circled my navel softly before slowly making its way to the waistband of my boy shorts. He caressed the top of my waistband once, twice, three times before sliding one finger into them. His finger traced my lower lips, feeling the wetness there. He pulled away and looked into my eyes
"So wet for me, baby" I moaned and arched my back
"Always" I replied
He pulled his finger out and hooked it onto my shorts, asking me with his eyes for permission to remove them. I nodded and he slowly pushed them down. I lifted my hips and helped him remove them completely. I laughed breathlessly as he threw them across the room without looking away from me. I moved my hand around to his front, slipping my hand into his boxers and cupped his balls. He moaned and dropped his head into my chest. He was hard for me already. I traced one finger up his shaft, and then did the same as him, asking permission with my eyes to remove his boxers. He nodded then helped me remove them, giving them the same treatment as my shorts. He then sat me up and removed my tank top. That too went flying as he bent and took my breast into his mouth, guiding me back onto my back as he did.
He continued to lick and suck at my breasts as he teased my lower lips. I softly stroked his shaft as I rocked my hips against his hand. He finally slipped one finger into my heat and the pleasure caused me to gasp and grip him tightly. He growled into my breast and that sent vibration down to my pussy, making me even wetter. He pulled back as he felt the rush of liquid
"Jesus, baby, I need you so bad" he panted as he moved to kiss me on my lips.
I attacked his mouth ferociously, pulling him as close as I could get by his hair. My hips rocked back and forth as he pumped not one, but two fingers in and out of me. I could feel my orgasm getting ready to strike. The coil tightened to an excruciating level, making me rock faster and him to pump faster. He flicked my clit and that was all it took for my orgasm to rush through me. I broke away from his lips and screamed his name as I came.
Edward continued to pump his fingers, bringing me down gently as he placed soft featherlike kisses across my face, jaw and neck. Once the spasms had subsided he pulled away and looked at me directly
"You are so beautiful, Bella, but when you cum, you are beyond beautiful"
"Edward, I need you. Inside me, now" I panted
Edward nodded and positioned himself at my entrance. He rocked his hips slowly forwards and slipped his tip inside me before pulling back. He looked deep into my eyes as he brought his hips forward once again and whispered 'I love you' as he finally slid inside me. I closed my eyes at the feeling. I felt stretched, full and complete.
He started a slow rhythm of moving inside me. He held himself on his arms, his head fell forward and his eyes closed. I watched in rapt fascination as he sped up. His eyes still closed a look of intent concentration on his beautiful face. He opened his eyes and met my gaze. I read the love there and I'm sure he could read my love for him in my eyes
"You feel so good, baby. So warm, so tight. God, so wet" he moaned
"All for you, my love. Only you" I replied
"Yes, baby, yes"
His movements sped up a little more and he slipped one hand in between us to rub my clit. I arched my back and moaned. The feelings rushing through me were intense. It had never been like this before with any of my other boyfriends and certainly never with Jacob. I met him thrust for thrust with my own hips. Edward leaned forward and placed light kisses across my chest as he continued to thrust into me and circle my clit. I felt the familiar coil tighten again and moved my hips against him faster
"Faster, Edward. Please, harder" I panted
He growled and started to thrust harder and faster. Each thrust into me brushed against my g-spot and before I could take another breath I came. Hard and fast
"Fuck, fuck FUCK! Yes, Edward, yes!" I screamed as I came
Edward thrust into me twice more and came with a roar of my name. He collapsed onto me and I wrapped my arms around him, holding him close as the last waves of my orgasm subsided.
We lay like that for some time, both of us trying to catch our breaths until he eventually moved off of me to my side, pulling me to him as he went
"Wow" he whispered. I giggled
"Wow indeed, Tiger" he laughed then tickled me, making me squeal
"Stop! Stop!"
Edward stopped tickling me; instead he leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on my forehead
"What time is it?" he asked, I glanced over my shoulder to my alarm clock
"7am" he jolted up
"Shit! I have to be on a project site at 9am!" he exclaimed jumping up from the bed, taking the comforter with him.
I lay there stunned for a moment until I looked up to find him staring at me, his eyes dark and hooded. I glanced down and realised that as he has taken the comforter, he had left me bare. I was lying naked in all my glory
"Ah, Ah, Ah, Tiger, we don't have time for another round. You need to go home and get changed and I need to get dressed for work too"
His eyes flashed with disappointment then turned mischievous
"Care for a shower, Kitten?" he purred at me. I felt my body react
"I would love to, but don't you have to change?" I was up for it if he was. I could never get enough of him
"Eh, so I'll shower here, and then change at home. The benefits of showering here are far greater" he shrugged and waggled his eyebrows at me. I laughed and rose from the bed, following him into the bathroom
Needless to say, it was a very satisfying shower!
I had just finished a conference call with a client in San Francisco when a knock sounded on my office door. I looked up to find someone I never thought I would see, least of all in my office
"Hello, Bella"
"Tanya? What are you doing here?" I leaned back into my chair in surprise as she strolled in and collapsed into one of my guest seats
"I came to talk to you about Kate"
"Tanya, you do know that I can't discuss my clients and their cases with you, right?"
She laughed and crossed her legs. She still dressed like a slut. Short black leather skirt and a deep purple tank top with black boots seemed to be her outfit of choice for today's meeting
"I know that, but I was hoping you would help me to convince her to drop the counter-sue" my eyebrows shot up
"And what makes you think I would even consider doing it?" Tanya grinned evilly at me
"Because I have a message for you from some you used to care about and you would do well to heed it"
I felt a chill run through me at her words. I reached down into my open drawer and dialled my speed dial one. I needed to feel him here. I had a bad feeling about this conversation. I faintly heard Edward answer in his usual businesslike manner
"Tanya, this is not a good idea. Why are you getting out of this by getting involved?"
"I'm getting a good payout. Plus, it makes you suffer, so it's an all round win in my books" She chuckled darkly
"Is it all about money? Does your relationship with your sister mean nothing to you at all?" I heard Edward's voice frantically on the phone in my drawer telling me to hang on, he was on his way. Tanya snorted and raised one eyebrow at me
"I know that you know all about my so called relationship with Kate and to be honest, no, I don't really give a fuck about it. She has always been a thorn in my side and now I have the means to remove her permanently" I felt my blood run cold at that
"What does that mean and Tanya, I have to warn you that you are speaking to a lawyer right now"
"Oh I know, that's what makes this so fun"
"What's the message, Tanya; get it over with, please. I am a busy person" I finally sighed.
I had to get her out of here before Edward arrived. There was no telling what he would say or do in his rage. Tanya leaned forward and slid a manila envelope across my desk at me
"He wants to meet with you. Alone"
My door crashed open and Edward stood in my doorway, panting heavily as if he had run the whole six blocks from his office to mine. I saw the rage in his eyes grow as his eyes fell on the envelope in front of me. He looked back and forth between Tanya and I before walking slowly forward, shutting the door behind him with a slam. Tanya jumped up from her seat and started to make her way towards him
"Eddie, baby? What are you doing here?"
Edward's hand shot up, palm up in a stop motion as his eyes met mine, silently asking if I was ok. I nodded and rose from my seat shakily
"Baby?" Edward whispered, his eyes still silently asking me if I was ok
"I'm ok, honey. Tanya was just leaving" I watched as Tanya's face coloured red from rage
"Eddie! How can you do this? You love me! Eight years I have spent following you, eight years of our relationship! You're throwing it down the drain for someone who was never there for you?" Tanya screeched
"ENOUGH!"
Edward roared as he spun to face Tanya, the feral rage on his face fierce. Tanya fell silent and stared at Edward with wide eyes. She was afraid of him. Her eyes flitted to me to see if I had the same reaction. My face was impassive. I knew that no matter how enraged Edward became, he would never hurt me. He was and always would be my protector, not attacker. No, that job was now Jacobs.
I also knew that one touch from me would calm Edward immeasurably, but I held back. This confrontation was a long time coming. It had to happen
"Tanya, you have fucked with my life for the last time! I told you to stay away from Bella and me and you failed to listen. Again! When you were messing with me and my head, I could take it, because it was just me. But the moment you involved Bella in your twisted game you crossed a line" Edward's voice was low, menacing and it was turning me the fuck on!
"But-"
"No 'Buts', Tanya. I told you eight years ago to leave me alone. I told you then to leave Bella alone. I warned you in school to leave Bella alone when you tried to search for her and I warned you time and time again to leave her out of this. It. Ends. Now! You are playing with my life again and I refuse for you to do that anymore. Bella is my life, stay out of it!" I watched in awe as Edward tried to control his rage by clenching and unclenching his fists
"But, Eddie, you love me" Tanya whispered
"No, Tanya, I don't. I never have. You need help, woman. What we did in high school was stupidity on my part. I have regretted it ever since. I'm sorry if that hurts your feelings, but it's the truth. I have always and I always will love Bella" Edward sighed and ran his finger through his hair
"WHAT? No! You don't! You love me! Not her! Never her! Where was she when you were high on drugs or drunk out of your mind? Where was she when you tried to fuck every pussy in LA, including mine? Huh? Where the fuck was she?" Tanya screamed. She whirled to face me and pointed a finger at me, advancing in my direction
"You! You think you are so high and mighty? Even back in school you thought you were too good for other people. You and your stupid motley crew of friends! I saw the potential in Edward. Me! Not you! And then, just because he decided he wanted to be with me, you decided all of a sudden that you wanted him too! You bitch! I'll kill you for taking him from me!"
She launched herself at me, but didn't get far as Edward caught her by her waist and flung her away from me into the opposite wall. Edward stood with his back to me in a protective stance and snarled at her
"You try that one more time Tanya and I will forget that my mother taught me to never hit another woman. You even think about touching one hair on her head and trust me when I say this, I. Will. End. You! Understood?"
His voice was cold and threatening as he spoke to her; however it changed to warm and loving as he turned to me, his eyes softening as they met mine
"Are you ok, baby?" he asked as he stroked my cheek. I nodded and he turned back to face Tanya, his voice once more turning cold
"Leave. Now"
Tanya pushed off from the wall, still looking frightened of Edward, but she still sneered at me
"Read the letter and remember what I said"
With that she turned and left my office, slamming the door closed behind her. Edward turned and pulled me into his arms and stroked my back in soft soothing circles. His touch did nothing to calm my libido. I was so turned on by him and I needed him to fuck me right now. I lifted my head and looked up at him, the lust clearly written in my eyes
"Baby, are you ok?" he asked
"I want you" I answered firmly
I trailed my hand down and cupped him. His erection grew the moment my hand met his cock
"Now" I demanded and his eyes darkened in lust
"Bella…" he whispered in a voice full of want
"Edward, fuck me. Here and now" I whispered back as I started to stroke him
His head fell back and he groaned and then he bent and kissed me. Hard. His tongue snaked out and he pushed it into my mouth with force. I battled with his tongue with mine, fighting for dominance as I backed towards my desk. He pulled away panting
"Tami?" he asked
I spun and dialled Tami's line
"Yes Izzy?" she answered
"Tami, hold my calls for the next half hour" I said
"Sure, Izzy" she replied
"Thanks" I breathed and hung up the phone
I turned back to Edward and beckoned him over with one finger. He stalked towards me, the look in his eyes so hungry that the heat in me turned up a few notches. He grabbed me by my hips and pushed me up onto my desk. He spread my legs and stepped in between them. Then he bent and kissed me again as his hand trailed up my leg to my thigh and then cupped my sex. I moaned into his mouth and shifted my hips so that his hand pressed against me more firmly. I pulled him towards me with his tie and with my other hand I unbuckled his trousers, unzipped him and then shoved my hand into his boxers and gripped him. He groaned and pushed his cock into my hand.
He broke away from my lips and trailed kisses down my neck, to my chest until he reached my breast, taking it into his mouth and sucking my nipple over my shirt. I arched and gasped at the sensations I felt shooting from where his mouth was right down to my pussy. I was so wet already, but his mouth on my sent a rush of my juices into my panties soaking them. He felt them dampen as he stroked my clit
"Fuck baby, so wet" he gasped against my breast
"Need you, Edward. Now" I moaned back
He stepped back and pulled my panties down and off me. He then gave his trouser and boxers the same treatment and stepped back in between my legs. He was hard and standing to attention and looked so glorious that I moaned at the sight of him. He gripped onto my hips and slammed into me hard, filling me completely, making me cry out in pleasure
"Shh baby, you need to be quiet. This is going to be hard and fast so hold on tight" he whispered against my lips as he held himself still inside me
"Move, Edward" I answered as I shifted my hips against him, making him groan
He started to move inside me, slamming into me, pounding a hard and fast rhythm. I knew this wouldn't last long so I licked my thumb and trailed it down my body and onto my clit, pressing down and rubbing in slow gently circles
"Fuck baby, so hot, so tight" he moaned when he saw my movement
He flexed his hips, thrusting into me over and over again, tightening the coil in me. I could feel it coming. He was hitting my spot just right that my walls started to contract around him
"So close, honey…I'm so close" I groaned as he gathered me close to him
He was close too I could tell. His thrusts sped up
"I'm almost there baby, cum with me, cum on my cock, please baby. Cum. Now!" he gasped
He pulled out and slammed back into me. Hard. Once again making me cry out in pure pleasure. I started to rub my clit faster and faster until I felt my walls grip him tightly and my orgasm crashed through me so hard and fast making me gasp out his name with the little breath I had left. He thrust into me twice more and I felt his cock throb and pulse as he too joined me over the edge
"Fuck, Bella, Fuck, fuck, fuck!" he called as he came into me, filling me with his seed
He slowed the movement of his hips as we both came down from our highs, panting breathlessly with him draped over me. We lay there for some time before he finally pulled out of me, making us both whimper at the loss, and stepped back to pull on his trousers and boxers again as I pulled down my skirt and located my panties. I unfortunately could not put them back on as they were soaked so I turned and stuffed them into his pocket causing his breath to catch
"You're going commando, baby?" he asked with a smirk
"Have to. Panties are to wet for me to put back on" I answered with a wink
"Do you want me to fuck you again, baby?" he growled, sending a shot of pleasure through me
"Yes" I replied simply
He sighed and ran his hand through his hair
"We don't have time baby. I have an appointment in an hour in Upper West Side, but tonight…tonight you are mine" he said as he pulled me into him and kissed my lips gently
"Always" I replied
He pulled back and sighed, running his hand through his hair again. I saw him eye the manila envelope on my desk and I followed his gaze. I rounded my desk and picked up the envelope, turning it over in my hands to see if there were any instructions on the outside. There wasn't, the outside was plain. I looked up and found Edward staring at the envelope. He met my gaze and nodded. I opened the envelope and pulled out a folded sheet of paper and several Polaroid's. I flipped through the pictures; they were all of me at various venues and with various people. I felt sick. I sank down onto my chair and pushed the pictures at Edward, who picked them up and shuffled through them, each one causing his jaw to tighten more and more. I opened the paper and read the note
Bella,
This is getting beyond ridiculous now. Come back to me or the next person to be hurt will not be some dressmaker, but someone you LOVE.
If that is the only way for me to get you away from him, I will take it.
Meet me at 2pm at the pier today. Alone.
Yours
Jacob
My hand shook as I finished reading the note. I set it down on the table and pushed it towards Edward too. I glanced at the clock and saw that the time read 3.10pm. I had missed the meeting. Shit.
EPOV
He had wanted to meet her? Fuck! And she missed it. I was thankful that our…er…activities had caused her to miss the meeting, there was no way in hell I would have allowed her to go; especially not alone, no way, no how. The guy was insane for even thinking it would happen. I looked back at Bella and found her staring at the pictures again. There were so many; ones of her alone, of her with Alice and Rose and of her and I together. There were a few of me, some with the six of us together; there was even one with Bella and my mother. This guy was sick. Sick and twisted. I needed to speak with Office Twain and Josh; I needed to step up her security.
I left Bella about 10 minutes later. I needed to get to my site meeting and I wanted to make those calls without her around. The game had just stepped up and I needed to step up with it. I drove down the 1-90 towards the Spencer project site and turned on my Bluetooth and dialled Josh first. The call rang several times before he answered
"Readon"
"Josh, it's me Edward"
"Hey, man. What's up? You sound weird"
"Another note"
"Shit. When?"
"About two hours ago. Tanya brought it to Bella's office"
"Tanya? Tanya Denali? The crazy ass bitch that nearly killed Kate? That Tanya?"
"Yeah, the one and in the same"
"Well, fuck, how does she know Bella?"
I sighed and then told him the whole thing. I told him about meeting Tanya in high school and how she had ridiculed mine and Bella's friendship and twisted her relationship with me to Bella, causing Bella to run. I told him about sleeping with Tanya, my breakdown after Bella left. I told him everything. He was silent for a few moments once I had finished and then he whistled
"Fucking hell, Ed! That's some history"
"I know"
"Shit. You really did all of that?"
"Yeah. I'm not proud of any of it, but it was the only way I could deal with it. It was the only way I felt numb from the hurt, you know?"
"Shit…I mean, yeah I knew you were hurting over something when we were in college, but fuck, I didn't expect it to be that intense. I mean, you tried to commit suicide! I mean, that's….that's…Fuck!"
"Like I said, I know and I'm not proud of any of it, but it's what I did to deal"
"So, what did the note say?"
"He wanted to meet her at the pier at 2pm today. Alone"
"Tell me she didn't go"
"She didn't go. I was with her until about 10 minutes ago"
I looked into my rear view mirror and saw a black SUV tailing me. Figuring he wanted to pass me, I pulled to the left a bit more and signalled for him to pass. He didn't. Instead he moved to stay with me, pulling further into my ass. I felt a tingle of fear. Something was wrong
"Josh, I'm being tailed"
"What? Where the fuck is your guard?"
"I thought they were behind me, but quite obviously not"
"Of all that is…hang on, let me call him"
The phone beeped to tell me that Josh had put me on hold. I waited for a few seconds and then he finally came back on the phone. The SUV was still up my ass
"Edward, I don't want you to panic, but Sam was just run off the road. He's ok; he managed to keep control of the car"
"What? Did he see who it was?"
"He said it was a black SUV, Oregon plates"
I pressed my foot on the accelerator and pulled forward enough to see the plates on the car behind me. Fuck, Oregon plates
"Josh, the fucker is behind me now"
"Are you sure-"
That was all I heard before the car behind me rammed into the back of me, sending my car spinning out of control
"J, call Bella! Make sure she's ok!"
I screamed into my headset as my front bumper nipped a tree and the car flipped over onto its head. I could hear glass shattering and my forehead hit my steering wheel once before my airbag was deployed. My neck snapped backward with force as my face hit the airbag and the back of my head hit my headrest so hard that I saw stars. I could hear people shouting and the sound of sirens, but I couldn't see anything. I could vaguely hear Josh frantically calling my name in my ear, but the blackness was closing in on me fast, making me unable to respond. My last thought before I lost consciousness was Bella and with a whispered 'I love you Kitten' my world faded to black.