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BPOV

The music was loud. The people were loud. Alice was loud. But everyone seemed to be having a good time. Everyone but me. I wouldn't be happy until Edward was by my side. And I was standing in a dark corner with no one around me. It might be because I was standing behind a large plant that was mostly blocking me from everyone's eyes.

Besides the initial reaction I received as I walked down the stairs, no one approached me. I did see Mike Newton, dressed as a football player, heading this way once, but Emmett grabbed him by the collar and threw him out of the house.

So far, I had seen a few of my friends. Angela had come in with Ben Cheney, a boy she liked from our biology class. Ben was dressed up as Hugh Hefner and Angela came in wearing a playboy bunny costume. I felt my jaw drop when I realized that she wasn't as embarrassed as I thought she would have been.

Lauren and Jessica came in together and they were wearing cheerleading uniforms that even a porn star would have been embarrassed to wear. They were huddled together in the opposite corner looking depressed about something. Probably because Mike Newton had been kicked out.

Emmett cracked me up though. He came in wearing a bear suit. I laughed when I thought of the double standard. He could be a ferocious bear when he needed to be (like with Mike), or he could be a cuddly teddy bear (like when he was with the people he loved).

Jasper had to be in love with Alice. That was the only reasoning behind the Peter Pan costume. He stood beside his Tinker Bell proudly donning his green tights and a smug smile. No one seemed brave enough to question his costume choice.

I saw practically everyone from Forks High in the massive living room. I could hear some people downstairs, but chose to stay put so I could stay out of sight. The only person I didn't see was Edward. I had no idea where he could be.

Leah and Jacob were dancing in the middle of the floor. They were dressed as two halves of a heart. When they stood together, they formed a whole heart. It was sweet. You could tell that they were oblivious to everyone and everything around them. My heart jumped at the thought of my friend being happy.

"Looking for my nephew" a voice said in my ear as I jumped a mile high in the air. I looked to my left to see Carlisle standing beside me, trying hard not to laugh at me.

"As a matter of fact, yes." I could feel the blush rushing to my cheeks as Carlisle looked down at my costume. He seemed to understand something and nodded. I looked at his costume. Or rather, his work attire. He was in green scrubs with matching hair cap

"I believe he's still stuck up in his room. Why don't you go on up and see him. He's been moping around here lately, maybe you can cheer him up. Sometimes, only a woman you love can cheer you up." As he said this, Esme came up to him dressed in a nurse's costume. Although, I think the skirt was a little short for a normal nurse's uniform. I smiled when I realized that Carlisle and Esme had a wonderful love and relationship. The kind that everyone should strive to find and hold on to.

I smiled and nodded. "Now if only I could get upstairs without anyone seeing me. I can't believe I let Alice dress me in this."

Esme bent down and whispered in my ear. "Bella, be proud of yourself. You are a beautiful young lady. You have nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about." She gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and made sure that no lipstick had been left on my skin before pushing me towards the stairs.

I practically ran up the steps, being careful not to trip. I made it to the second floor easily and ran to the far steps leading up to Edward room. Once I was out of sight from the party I stopped and took a few deep breaths. I needed to compose myself. I didn't want to find Edward while I was out of breath.

I walked slowly up the steps and stopped just outside his door. I could hear music playing two floors below, and I could hear music coming from inside Edward's room. I tried the door handle but it was locked. I knocked, but no one answered or moved inside. I was getting worried.

"Edward?" I called through the door. "Please open up."

Still nothing. I could feel the tears forming behind my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I practically jumped when Esme came up behind me.

"Bella, here. It's the only key to Edward's door," she whispered. She winked at me and began walking down the steps. I blushed when I realized that Esme knew what Alice and I had planned for tonight.

I took a couple quick breaths and composed myself before turning the key silently in Edward's door. I opened the door slowly, still hoping to surprise him. I looked around the room and saw that Edward desperately needed to clean. He was never this messy before.

I searched his room quickly and saw no one. Then, I heard water running in the bathroom and knew immediately what I had to do. I came into the room and locked the door behind me. I ran across the room as quickly as I could manage in these stilettos and laid down on his bed facing the bathroom. As I positioned myself, I saw a business suit sitting on the corner of Edward's bed, untouched. I almost cried when I thought of how Edward and I would have had matching costumes.

I was brought out of these thoughts when I heard Edward gasp. I looked over at him as he stood in the doorway. He was wearing a towel around his waist and tiny water droplets were falling from his wild hair down his chest and stomach. Now it was my turn to gasp.

I could feel my temperature rise just by looking at Edward. I had no idea how he did that to me, but I sure wish I could get him to feel the same.

EPOV

I turned the water off in the shower. I could still hear the noise of the party downstairs. And I was still aggravated from when Lauren and Jessica had come up here, trying to interest me in a threesome. They practically threw themselves into my room and it took every ounce of gentleman genes I had to not pick them up and throw them down the stairs.

But I had restrained myself and was able to dismiss them without having to get physical. I immediately locked my door and pinched the bridge of my nose after they had left. I had to clear my head. I needed to get those two imbiciles out of my brain and fast. I turned on my stereo, and turned on whatever CD was in there. But it didn't help. I threw clothes out of my closet, thinking I would send them to be washed, but got halfway through the job when I realized I was missing Bella. I stopped and decided that maybe going down to the party wasn't that bad if it meant I could be with my angel.

I hopped into the shower and quickly washed myself. I thought I heard another female voice at my door. I sighed when I realized that Lauren and Jessica probably hadn't given up like I had hoped. I hoped they would leave and I was thankful that I had locked the door. I shut off the water and grabbed a towel.

I stepped out of the shower as I wrapped the towel around my waist. I decided to brush my teeth and shave. I went to the sink to turn on the water and clean myself up for Bella. I was shocked by the reflection looking back at me. I quickly remedied the situation and was pleased with the result. I shut the water off and turned towards my bedroom to get dressed.

I opened the door and gasped when I saw Bella sprawled out on my bed in the most sinful of outfits. Her skirt had a slit all the way up to her thigh revealing those long silky legs. My body reacted almost immediately as I looked up and down her legs and saw her stiletto shoes still on her feet. A growl escaped my chest as I took in her shirt, or whatever you wanted to call that thin piece of material. You could see the black bra through the white shirt and the towel was becoming increasingly hard to keep me covered.

"Bella…" my voice was strained and deep. "What are you doing up here?"

She bit her lip and I almost pounced on her in that moment, but was somehow able to restrain myself. "Well… you weren't down at the party, and I only wanted to be with you, so I came up here. I hope that's okay."

I nodded and looked towards the door, hoping to calm myself so I didn't turn into an animal around her. Wait! The door!

"How did you get in? I know I locked the door."

She held up a key. I knew Esme had keys to all the doors in the house, but I never thought Bella would know where they were kept.

"Esme gave me this. She thought I should come in and get you. I hope you don't mind, but I locked the door once I was inside. Now they can't force us back to the party. Besides, you play better music."

I smirked at Bella. She had managed to escape the party looking that sinful and she only wanted to be with me. My body couldn't calm itself anymore, and I began stalking towards her. I heard her breath hitch when I realized that my towel had dropped exposing all of me, including a very hard part of my anatomy.

I stood in front of her and spoke lowly, "Do you like what you see?"

Bella nodded and then did something that surprised me. She lowered those glorious lips to my throbbing member and took me all the way to the base of her throat. I moaned loudly as her hot mouth began sucking on me. I tried to pull away so I didn't lose it, but she grabbed my ass cheeks and kept me in front of her. She finished me off as she hummed and I exploded down her throat. I felt her swallow my cum as I moaned and swore loudly.

She smiled and licked her lips as she pulled mouth away from me. I pulled her up and quickly assaulted her mouth. I pulled her body tightly against mine. My tongue forced itself into her mouth and I heard her moan. I pulled back and saw that my wet chest had made her shirt entirely see-through. I could feel myself getting harder already.

I attacked her and ripped open her shirt. I could see the buttons go flying but I didn't care. There below her shirt was the most glorious black see-through bra. I growled as my mouth rushed to her swollen peaks. Her nipples were already rock-hard as I sucked them through the lacy material. Bella's back ached and I reached around to remove the black lace from her body. Her perfect breasts burst forward and I quickly began massaging them.

My thumbs brushed over each of her erect nipples causing my angel to moan immediately. I smirked as I gently pushed her back onto the bed. My angel looked up at me through hooded eyes as I knelt before her. She was wearing panty hose on her legs making my job here a little more difficult.

I licked her legs through the nylon as I removed her shoes. My fingers danced slowly up her milky legs reaching below her skirt. I hooked my fingers under the nylons and pulled. Bella lifted her hips to help my progress.

After removing her panty hose, I decided to rid her body of her remaining clothing. I ripped her skirt from her body, encouraged by the sound of contentment that escaped Bella's lips. Those lips… my mouth moved to capture those lips again.

I let my fingers dance along her stomach while our mouths battled. I felt the wetness escaping Bella as my fingers ran up and down the material of her panties. I was ready to burst in anticipation as I began to lower my mouth down her body.

BPOV

I felt my body squirm beneath Edward's lips as he kept moving lower and lower and ahhhhh…

His tongue entered me as his fingers shoved my panties to the side. I couldn't help myself as a moan escaped my lips. I felt his finger enter my throbbing core as his tongue began its assault on my clit. He added a second and then a third sending me over that cliff of ecstasy. I moaned Edward's name as my juices rushed onto Edward's face and tongue. He lapped them up moaning as they slid down his throat.

I felt his hands nimbly pulling my panties down my legs and removing them. Edward climbed back up my body. He pulled a condom from his bedside table and quickly slid it on. Within seconds he entered me, no longer being sweet or soft. We both cried out in pleasure.

Edward reached his lips down and kissed me as he started us on a steady rhythm. It didn't take him long to have me screaming in pleasure. My orgasm hit me hard and I felt my walls clamp around his cock, milking him as he thrust two more times before moaning out my name into my neck.

Edward rolled us over so I was lying on top of him. Our chests seemed to be heaving in time. I looked down at Edward as he kissed the tip of my nose.

"I love you, Bella Swan. I'm sorry I have been pushing you away." He wrapped his arms tighter around my waist.

"I love you, Edward Masen. I forgive you. Just promise me that you won't do it again, or that you'll explain to me why you were doing it in the first place." I kissed his cheeks softly as he sighed.

"I am not good enough for you. I never have been. But I don't have the strength to stay away from you. I'm selfish and I don't want you with anyone else."

"I don't want anyone else. Don't fool yourself into believing that I belong with anyone else. You're it for me. I want you now and forever."

He smiled at me and turned us on our sides. I felt him pull out of me. I turned my back to him as I heard him remove the used condom. I felt him wrap his arms around me and his breath on my ear. "Ready for round two," he said huskily as I felt a wonderful shiver run the length of my body. I eagerly turned over and we spent the rest of the night reminding each other just how much we cared and loved each other.

A/N: Well, I hope you all enjoyed that. I think you will be happy to know that I am almost completely done with the next couple chapters. Therefore, I propose to update every other day. I figure that will keep me plenty busy and give you plenty to read over the holidays.

Hope this is a nice holiday gift to you all. Please review. I'd love to end up with 500 reviews by Christmas. Thanks to all my faithful readers… you guys are so amazing! Next chapter is being edited right now, and I'm starting chapter 42.

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