A/N: Before I say anything, I just want to point out that I've picked up a discrepancy in my story. In the very first chapter, I referred to Rosalie as Emmett's fiancée. Later on, Bella and Alice wonder when Emmett will propose. Oops. So, for the sake of the story and where it's going, Emmett and Rose are not engaged. Sorry for any confusion!

Sorry this chapter has been a while coming. Hopefully it's been worth the wait! (And yes, it's another lemon. My plan was to not have lemons in this story. I guess I failed on that one!)

Happy reading!

Chapter 29

EPOV

As I lay there with Bella sleeping in my arms and a shit-eating grin on my face, I thought back over the last few weeks. Seeing Bella in her and Alice's apartment had reminded me what an ass I'd been when I met her the first time.

I knew Alice had brought a friend on the family summer trip but work was hectic so I wasn't planning on going. My relationship with my then-girlfriend Stephenie was on the rocks and I was trying to do everything in my power to fix it. I'd just been awarded the partnership at Yorkie and Cheney and I wanted to make a good impression and I knew I'd been neglecting Steph. We'd moved in together a little over six months ago and we'd barely seen each other since. When I was at work she was at home, and when I was at home she was at work. Steph was already a career cop when we met – she'd followed her father and brother straight into the academy at 18 and had a love of working nights.

The day I flew out to meet the family she drove me to the airport. As we were walking into the terminal she slid her hand into mine and squeezed. I looked down with a smile, thinking that we were about to have the profound, 'it's all better' moment. She stopped just inside the doors and looked up at me with a blank expression on her face.

"It's not working, Edward," she said bluntly.

"I know it's been tough Steph, but we can work on it," I promised, stepping closer to her.

"No, we can't. We've tried. At least, you've tried. But I just can't do it any more. When you come back, my things will be out of the apartment. I'll leave you some money to cover my share of the bills as they come in." Stephenie stretched up and kissed me softly on the cheek before turning and walking away.

So I got wasted on the plane. I'd known for a while that it wasn't working but I loved her and wanted to make it work. Emmett picked me up from the airport and straight away knew what was wrong. Stupid big lug – Alice isn't the only one in our family with a sixth sense. We arrived at the house and I was rude to Bella before I even got to know her.

Looking at her in my arms now, I couldn't help but wonder, what if? What if I'd taken Steph's break up like a man and taken the time to get to know Bella all those years ago? I shook my head slightly and lived in the moment. I dropped a soft kiss on the top of Bella's head and smiled as she grunted softly before nuzzling in closer to my body.

I laid there for a while longer, relishing the feel of her satin-clad body resting against mine. I couldn't wait until I moved to Seattle. While I didn't want Bella and I to move too fast, I also didn't want to waste another minute. I wasn't planning on having her move in, but I wanted her to spend the night as often as she could. Having her in my arms felt like the most natural thing in the world.

My last conscious thought as I drifted off to sleep was that I'd have her not only in my arms, but in my bed for the next two nights.

I woke the next morning curled against Bella's back to the muffled ringing of my phone. I opened my eyes, trying to remember where I'd put it the night before.

"If you don't answer that fucking thing in the next two seconds, I'm going to push you out of bed," she mumbled into her pillow.

I leaned over her and kissed her temple. "And good morning to you too, grumpy bum," I teased as I disengaged my body from hers to go looking for my phone.

I found it in the pocket of my slacks from the night before – balled up on the bathroom floor. I scrolled to the missed call list and saw that it was Embry. I climbed back under the covers and stuck my now-cold feet on the back of Bella's legs. I laughed as she squealed and kicked before burying her head back under the covers. "I'm not getting up," she grunted.

I quickly called Embry to see why he was calling at 8am. "Hey man, why the early morning call?"

"Well, it's a bit of a disaster. I think Tanya thought she was doing the right thing…" he trailed off.

"Spill it Embry. Bella is here from Seattle and I want to get back to her," I told him, slightly agitated.

"Well, she's had the keys to your office duplicated…" he started.

"She did what?" I yelled. "When?"

"I don't know. All I know is, I came in early this morning to use the gym and I was dropping my stuff at my desk and saw your office light on and the door open. I walked in to say hi and she was digging through your files. I asked her what she was doing and she said she was organising them," he finished in a hurry.

"Did you explain that they're already organised? That you and I have a system that she's more than welcome to change once I'm gone?" I asked.

"I did. I told her we've used the same system forever and nothing's ever gone missing or turned up in the wrong spot. She kind of shrugged it off and headed out to get coffee. I think she must've been here over the weekend too though because there's only one cabinet besides the combination one that hasn't been touched."

I groaned as I thought about how much work there would be in sorting things out again. "I was going to come in late today since I don't really have much left, guess that's changed now," I grumbled.

"No, you spend the morning with your Bella. I'll get started on this mess – a lot of it can probably go down to secure storage now anyway," he said kindly. "I'll see you after lunch – enjoy spending time with your girl while she's here."

I thanked him profusely before hanging up and turning back to Bella. I thanked him even more profusely in my mind when I saw Bella's nightgown crumpled on top of the covers and her bare back in the centre of the bed.

She turned her head and smiled at me over her shoulder. My body responded to the look in her gorgeous brown eyes instantly and I quickly stood and dropped my boxers on the floor.

"Looks like 'good morning' is going to be an understatement," she purred as I slid in beside her and started placing light kisses down her spine.

"Indeed, since I just spoke to work and was ordered not to come in until after lunch," I whispered against her skin.

I lifted my head to see the corners of Bella's mouth turn up in a smile. "Sounds good to me," she said, rolling over onto her back.

I moved up her body and started kissing her softly, but it appeared she had other ideas. She wound her fingers into my hair and pulled my face closer to hers, forcing her tongue into my mouth and whimpering in the process. I wrapped my arms around her tiny waist and rolled so she was on top of me, letting my hands slip down to grab her curvy butt.

It was my turn to whimper as Bella started moving against me. "Oh God, you're so wet," I whimpered in her ear as she attacked my neck with her lips and teeth.

"Mmm hmm," she hummed into my ear, gently licking the shell and sending shivers down my spine. "It's amazing what seeing you first thing in the morning does to me."

She slid off my chest then and I pouted at the loss of contact. Bella grabbed a condom from the pack that was still sitting next to the bed and turned to me with a wicked smile on her face. "Coloured?" she teased before sucking my still-pouting bottom lip into her mouth.

I groaned as she started stroking me. "You're doing it again Bella."

"Doing what?" she mocked, increasing her speed.

I gently bucked my hips up into her hand. "Driving me crazy."

She smirked at me and then tore the wrapper open with her teeth. "Ooh blue!" she said as she placed the condom just over the head of my erection. She then leaned down and unrolled it the rest of her way with her mouth, running her tongue around my dick.

"Where in the blue fuck did you learn to do that?" I exclaimed as she slid her mouth off me again.

"Nowhere," she replied as she blushed. "I read about it and wanted to try it."

"Well you can try it again any time you like," I assured her. "Now what exactly was it you were planning on doing next?" I raised one eyebrow at her.

"Maybe…this?" Bella swung one leg over my hips and slid herself onto me in one smooth movement. I couldn't stop my hips from rising up to meet her as she started moving.

I grabbed hold of her hips to slow her frantic movements. "Settle down baby…we have all morning," I crooned as I lifted my head to take her right nipple into my mouth.

She stilled and then threw her head back and moaned my name loudly as I sucked and nibbled, quickly switching to the left side. I laid back after a while and Bella started riding me hard and fast again.

"What's the rush?" I teased.

She leaned down next to my ear and growled, "The rush is, you make me so fucking horny that I have to have you, hard, now." The last two words were punctuated with a hard grind of her pelvis.

"You want it hard?" I asked as she started sucking on my neck again.

"You better fucking believe it," she groaned against my skin.

"Then let me take over," I whispered, grabbing her hips again and rolling us so I was on top. Bella wrapped her arms around my neck, anchoring herself to my body again.

"Make me scream your name, Edward," she panted. "I want the whole world to know that you're making me come."

My testosterone-fuelled brain didn't need any more encouragement than that. I untangled Bella from my body and hooked her left leg over my hip, holding it there with my hand. I braced myself with my left and started driving into her.

"Fuck yes!" she moaned, reaching up and grabbing my biceps. "Do you have any idea how fucking hot you look right now?" she asked, running her fingers up and down my chest, scratching gently.

Her words spurred me on, and only minutes later I saw the tell-tale blush start spreading across her body. Her moans escalated until they were pleasure-filled screams, my name falling over and over from her lips.

I felt her clench around me and that was all it took for me to lose it completely. Two more hard thrusts and I was spent. I collapsed against her, crushing her small frame into the mattress beneath me.

Once I caught my breath I rolled off Bella and pulled out, quickly and discreetly cleaning myself up. I laid back down on my side and pulled her still quivering body against mine, holding her close as she continued to come down.

"So, good morning?" I ventured with a smile.

"Good morning indeed," she mumbled, hiding her face in the pillow again.

"Bella, why are you blushing?" I asked.

"Uh, 'cause I'm embarrassed?" came her muffled response.

I shook my head as I rolled her over to face me. "Come here, you silly girl. Why are you embarrassed?"

She ducked her head and mumbled something I didn't understand, so I tilted her chin up so she was at least facing me. "Care to repeat that?" I asked gently.

"Um, I-ordered-room-service-this-morning-for-eight-thirty-and-I-think-they-might-have-heard-me-screaming-your-name?" she blurted.

I couldn't help myself. I burst out laughing. "Well," I said, wiping tears from my eyes, "you did say you wanted the whole world to know I was making you come!"

"Hmph," was her only reply as she slapped my chest before shrugging out of my grip. She grabbed her nightgown from the floor and quickly covered it with her robe before opening the door. "No food," she reported with a relieved look on her face. "They're late."

I climbed out of the bed and retrieved my boxers from the floor, pulling them on before taking Bella in my arms once more. "It's only eight forty baby. I'm sure it'll be here soon."

"What if I scared them off?" she wondered aloud, just as there was a knock at the door.

"Room service," came the voice from the hallway.

I opened the door and took the trolley from the pimply-faced boy standing there. "Thank you," I told him. "We'll leave it outside when we're done."

"Not a problem sir," he replied, smiling as he walked off.

I closed the door and wheeled the cart over to the small table. "You must have ordered enough food to feed an army," I said to Bella as we started uncovering dishes and setting them out.

"Just wanted to make sure there was enough," she said with a smile. "Now eat!"

There was bacon, eggs and toast as well as two beautifully presented fruit compotes. We also had fresh-squeezed orange juice and the coffee smell coming from the silver pot was amazing. Bella poured us both a cup and the taste was incredible.

"What sort of coffee is this?" I asked her.

"French vanilla, it's one of my favourites," she replied.

"I think it just became one of mine, too," I said with a smile. "So what are you planning on doing when I'm at work?"

"Well, I wanted to go to the observatory, the one they say you can see four states from," she told me.

"John Hancock? That place is awesome!" I enthused.

She nodded. "That's the one! And I also want to go to the Lincoln Park Zoo and Alice said I should go to Garfield Park?"

"The zoo is good if you don't have a problem with noisy kids, and Garfield Park is beautiful. Maybe I can take the afternoon off instead of the morning and go with you?" I offered.

"That sounds nice," she said. "I can't wait till you're in Seattle!"

"Less than a week, gorgeous," I said with a wink, sipping my coffee.

"I meant permanently, but next week will be great too," she replied with a smile.

We finished off our breakfast and I wheeled the cart back into the hall. I closed the door and turned around to find Bella behind me, naked once again.

"Shower?" she asked with a grin.

This woman will be the death of me, I thought with a smirk as I followed her to the bathroom, leaving my boxers behind me.