Boundaries
At my words Edward's eyes darken and I could see his desire and lust for me. A low growl builds in his chest and I smirk feeling slightly victorious. My period was forgotten as Edward's lips crush mine in a heated, passionate kiss. His tongue slides across my bottom lip and I immediately open my mouth for him. I would never get enough of his taste.
And then he was gone. I look around frantically and find him across the room with a guarded look. "Damn it, Bella," growls Edward. That hurt and I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes as rejection hits me like a ton of bricks.
"I'm sorry," I mumble removing the heating pad and heading towards the door intending to sleep on the couch. I didn't make it far though because Edward had grabbed my wrist and pulled me into a tight and inescapable embrace.
"No, I am. I shouldn't have let it go so far," says Edward.
"Not if you were just gonna push me away like that," I grumble causing Edward to chuckle.
"Bella, you have to understand that I could so easily hurt you, especially now with you being human. Also, you're still healing and you happen to be menstruating," says Edward. I had forgotten about that little detail. I blush when I remember and then my blush deepens when I remember he could smell it. How gross was that?
"Well I'm not tired now, can I go take a bath?" I ask. Edward nods and I walk to the bathroom. After filling the tub with warm water and bubble bath that smelled like chocolate covered strawberries I undress and get in. The water felt nice, especially on my stomach. My wound was healing nicely, but I wished it would go faster. If I was a werewolf it'd be gone by now, not to mention I probably wouldn't be sitting in a tub keyed up from Edward letting things go so far. Damn him and his talented mouth and boundaries.
I roll my eyes and decide to take care of my little problem when there's a knock on the bathroom door and Alice walks in. She looks at me and grins as though I wasn't sitting naked in a bathtub. "Hey Bella!" crows Alice.
"Hi Alice. Was there a reason you decided to interrupt me?" I ask. Alice giggles and walks over to the tub before perching herself on the edge.
"Not really," says Alice. I could tell she was scheming something. "Well, bye!" With that Alice leaves and I sigh heavily.
Weird pixie… I think. I sigh heavily and decide to go back to what I was doing just as I hear something in the bathroom. I gasp and look only to find a mouse scurrying around by the toilet. I couldn't help myself, I had to scream.
Suddenly Edward comes running in looking around wildly until he sees me. "What's wrong?" demands Edward. I point at the mouse and Edward grabs it. "This is what made you scream?"
"Hey, shut-up, I don't like mice and you know it," I say defensively. Edward sighs heavily and walks over to the window before throwing the mouse out.
"I thought you said you didn't have mice," I say.
"We shouldn't," says Edward turning back to me.
"Whatever, my bath has been officially ruined," I mumble as I stand up and grab my towel. Then I remember Edward's presence and look over to see him staring at me. "Hey, it's not like you've never seen me naked, Edward. Quit staring." I was blushing as Edward takes a step towards me and reaches his arm out towards me. I could see his eyes were dark with lust and desire. "Oh, now you want me."
Edward grabs my arm and pulls me towards him before kissing me passionately. I eagerly kiss him back and suddenly I was lying on his bed. Edward was hovered over me kissing my throat as my hands worked to remove his shirt. Edward didn't make any moves to stop me as I tossed his shirt to the floor and ran my hands over his chest and abdomen. Edward shudders and continues to kiss my throat moving down to my collar bones and nipping them lightly causing me to moan.
And then Edward stops again. "Damn it Edward!" I growl.
"I'm sorry, Bella, I just can't do this," says Edward before walking out of the room. Rejection. Twice in one night. I couldn't stop the stream of tears rolling down my cheeks, and then Edward comes in carrying my clothes from the bathroom. He gives them to me and I slip them on before lying down.
The next morning I wake up and Edward wasn't in the room. So I go downstairs and find everyone else watching TV, but Edward was missing. So was Esme.
"Where's Edward?" I ask. Did he think I was so mad at him that I wanted him to leave? I wasn't quite that mad, but I was mad.
"I'm right here, Love. I didn't mean to worry you, I thought you'd sleep longer," whispers Edward as he nuzzles my neck, sending shivers down my spine. I sigh in relief that none of my thoughts were true.
"Where were you?" I ask.
"Esme and I decided to make breakfast for you," says Edward.
"Oh, that sounds…nice," I say feeling slightly awkward for some reason. Edward seemed bent on pretending last night hadn't happened so I would let him pretend.
"Let's go to the kitchen," says Edward before picking me up and carrying me to the kitchen and sitting me on a bar stool at the island table in the middle of the kitchen. Once there I could smell the distinct scent of cinnamon rolls and coffee. Caffeine sounded really good right about now. Then a plate was sat in front of me with scrambled eggs, bacon, and a cinnamon roll on it.
"How do you like your coffee dear?" asks Esme.
"Cream and lots of sugar," I say happily. Edward chuckles next to me as Esme sets a coffee cup in front of me. I smile as I take a drink of it. Esme seemed to be waiting for me to say something. "Perfect." Esme's face lights up and she begins to hum as she cleans up the kitchen.
"I hope you like it," says Edward.
"I'm sure I will," I say happily before taking a bite of the eggs. "So what's on the agenda today?"
"Well I don't know about you, but I have to go hunting," says Edward.
"Then I'll go spend time with Amber in La Push. I think I have patrol today anyway," I say before taking a bite of the cinnamon roll. "Can I take a cinnamon roll to Amber?"
"Of course," says Edward.
"She'll love it, and I'll bet she'll be shocked to find out you made it," I say grinning. I was just gonna let last night go. It was easier on us both. Edward chuckles and kisses my temple. "I was gonna train Spirit today too. She probably thinks I forgot about her."
"I wouldn't know. I can't read animal minds," says Edward.
"That'd be sort of weird," I say with a grin. Then Alice skips in with a box in her hands.
"I want you to put this on Spirit. Since I can't play dress up with you, maybe Spirit won't care," says Alice. She seemed a little peeved about me not letting her dress me. I take the box somewhat afraid to find out what she had planned for Spirit.
"Maybe Amber and I will go up to Port Angeles and do something. She's probably itching to tell me about her and Jacob," I sigh. I loved Amber to death, but boyfriend talk wasn't my favorite, but I would humor her. I'd pretty much abandoned her for Edward, it was the least I could do. I frown at the thought.
"What's wrong?" asks Edward.
"It's nothing," I whisper picking up my plate and taking it to the sink. I catch Alice giving Edward a look before I walk out of the kitchen and go upstairs to Edward's room. After getting dressed I come back downstairs. Edward was in the living room with Alice, but as soon as I reached the bottom step he was next to me.
"Something's bothering you," says Edward. I sigh heavily and grab my coat.
"It's nothing, Edward. I'll take care of it myself," I say as I put on my coat.
"Do you want a ride to Amber's?" asks Edward.
"I have my truck," I say. Edward gives me a look that clearly said that was why he was offering the ride. "I don't want a ride. What if I want to go home and you're still out hunting?"
"You can call me," says Edward.
"You won't have your phone on you. It's okay, really. I just need some time alone to think," I whisper before turning to the door and walking out.
End Chapter
A/N: Thanks for reading. I started another story called blood singer so check it out. It only has two chapters right now. I would have posted this chapter sooner, but I had to delete half of it and start over. Sayonara! =]