Chapter Twenty: Get Ready

I barely noticed the days pass by us. Time meant little to us. I slept when I was tired and ate when I was hungry. We spent half the day in bed, mostly making love. When we weren't in bed or taking care of my human needs, Edward and I explored the island. He was very familiar with the jungle that surrounded our beach house and knew the best places to watch the wildlife. We explored more tide pools and some coral reefs. Occasionally, he would leave me to go hunt in the ocean so I stayed in the house as he hunted the sharks in the area. All in all, the island was a true paradise.

It caught me by surprise one morning when Edward stopped me at the door of the bedroom and wouldn't let me leave. At first, I thought he was going to drag me back to the bed.

"Love, as much as I enjoy watching you walk around here naked, the family won't appreciate it." Edward said with a playful smile. His words confused me.

" Don't we still have a few more days before we have to worry about them?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around his naked body.

"No, we don't. The family will be here in two hours. We need to get ready for them." Edward answered as he wrapped his arms around me.

"We've been married for two weeks already?" I asked, bewildered by the new information.

"I can hardly believe it either. You have been Mrs. Isabella Marie Swan Cullen for two weeks. My wife, mine." He said with a smile. I smiled too.

"I like the sound of that. My husband, Edward. Why don't we stall getting ready for just a little bit." I suggested, pressing my body to his and standing on my toes to reach his lips with mine. This time, he did drag me back to the bed. We didn't spend as much time as we usually did in bed. I didn't take a nap after we were done. The family will be here soon and we had to look presentable when they got here.

We took a shower together when we were done in bed. For the first time in nearly two weeks, I took the time to do my hair. Edward was standing behind me. Running a comb through his own hair. He was so beautiful and all mine.

As we went back to the bedroom, still naked, I frowned at the suitcase.

Edward saw my expression and asked, "what's wrong, love?"

"We have to wear clothes again. I'm going to miss seeing your perfect naked body all the time." I moaned, staring at his perfect chest.

He laughed, "I know, love. I will miss that, too. It should be a crime to cover up something as beautiful as your body. Something light and loose will be fine for today." Edward bent down to kiss me. We walked over to the suitcases together.

I dug through mine until I found something suitable. I slipped on cotton panties and a comfortable bra first. Then I pulled a light blue cotton sundress on. I had my back to Edward as I shook my hair out. I turned back to him and he had put on loose shorts and a white, cotton shirt.

"Well, do you think we look decent?" I asked him.

He let his eyes wander over me. "No, you look completely indecent, no one should look so tempting-it's not fair." He pulled me to his chest and I laughed. He had said something very close to that the day I first met his family. He laughed with me now. It was funny how it applied so well to seeing them now for the first time since the wedding. He used the same actions as that first morning. His fingers traced slowly down my spine, his breath coming more quickly against my skin yet again. He kissed me long and sweet. We were both breathing hard as we stared into each other's eyes.

"Amazing how after all this time, you still get to me." I said breathlessly.

"At least you didn't faint like the first time I did that." Edward laughed.

"Is that better or worse?" I asked.

He didn't answer. Edward was listening to something I couldn't hear.

"Come on, love. I hear their plane. Time to go greet the family again." He said and took my hand.