DISCLAIMER: I am not Stephenie Meyer, nor do I own any of the Twilight characters. The plot is mine, but that is all. I DO however own that sweet little girl that everyone LOVES known as leilah anne. you may NOT steal her..she is MINE!
AN: i'd like the give a special thanks to my lovely sister for sitting down and watching a certain part of a movie over and over and over again to get a certain..excerpt for me. she rocks...
oh! i'm dedicating this chapter to my lovely beta..katie m cullen :D this is our baby..we slaved night and day for this ya'll..appreciate!
EPOV:
Two weeks had passed since Bella and I became whatever it was that we were. We started to slip into a bit of a schedule. I was working two forty-eight hour shifts a week with a day off in between.
When I would get off I would immediately head over to Bella's. Usually she would leave me to sleep for a couple hours and I would usually be woken up by Leilah begging me to read her a bedtime story. After she was tucked in and asleep, Bella and I would have time to ourselves.
The door creaked open and I sat up in the bed.
"Uncle Eddie?" Leilah's small voice rang as she poked her head in the room. A smile grew on her face when she saw that I was awake. She ran into the room. Her hair still wet from her bath. She plopped herself on the bed next to me.
"Hey Leilah Anne," I said placing a soft kiss on her forehead causing her to giggle.
"Leilah, honey don't wake up Uncle Edward," Bella said, poking her head through the door.
"It's fine, Bells. I was just waking up when she came in," I said with a smile. She nodded and walked back out of the room.
I looked at Leilah Anne, she was still smiling, her brown eyes beaming.
"You ready to get to bed sweetie?"
"Not until you read me my story, Uncle Eddie!" she exclaimed, jumping up and down on the bed.
"Alright, come on let's go," I said motioning for her to jump on my back. She immediately took the offer and I pulled her onto my back.
"You better hold on tight, spidermonkey," I said causing Leilah to giggle. I ran her into her room and plopped her onto her bed. She pulled a thick fairytale book from the night stand on next to her bed and handed it to me.
"Alright Leilah, let's see…" I flipped through the book looking for a story we haven't read yet. I found one, Beauty and the Beast.
"Did you find one Uncle Eddie?" she asked.
"Yes, sweetie. How about Beauty and the Beast?" I looked down at her and she just nodded.
"Once upon a time in a far away land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired. The prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then one winter's night an old beggar came, walked to the castle and offered him a single rose, in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered the gift, and turned the old woman away. But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. When he dismissed her again the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince tried to apologize but it was too late. For she had seen there was no love in his heart and his punishment she transformed him into a hideous beast. And placed a powerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there were. Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself in his castle with his magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first year. If he could learn to love another and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time. As the years passed he fell into despair and lost all hope. For who could ever learn to love a beast…."
I trailed off as I looked down at Leilah. She was fast asleep. Her head was resting on my chest. I carefully moved her down, setting her head down on her pillow. I pulled the covers over her body and bent down to kiss her forehead once again.
"Good night Leilah Anne..." I whispered as I got up from the bed. Putting Leilah to bed was slowly becoming one of my favorite things. I carefully walked out of the room, shut the light off and shut the door.
"You're great with her Edward," Bella said sneaking up behind me, causing me to jump a little.
"Damn, Bells, you scared me," I exclaimed.
Bella just flashed me a smile. She placed her hand in mine.
"Follow me..." she said, giving my hand a little tug. She led me into her bedroom and quietly shut the door behind us. She let go of my hand and walked over to the stereo and pressed the play button. The familiar chords of Michael Buble's "Lost" started to fill the room.
I watched as she walked back over to me, a mischievous grin on her face.
"Dance with me, Cullen," she murmured. She looked at me her deep chocolate orbs staring into mine.
How could I say no to her? She wants to dance, we'll dance.
I pulled her close to me. One of my hands rested on her lower back, keeping her close. She followed suit placing her right hand on the middle of my back. Our remaining hands joined together and she rested her head on my chest.
I can't believe it's over
I watched the whole thing fall
And I never saw the writing that was on the wall
If I only knew
The days were slipping past
That the good things never last
That you were cryin'
As our bodies rocked back and forth to the music, I couldn't be any happier. When I was with Bella the world disappeared. Suddenly the stress of work, my pending divorce ceased to exist. The way her body fit into my arms was perfect.
So perfect. I rested my cheek against her temple. I was so blind before, so naïve. How could I have not seen Bella in this light before. We could've already been living our happily ever after.
Summer turned to winter
And the snow, it turned to rain
Then the rain turned into tears upon your face
I hardly recognize the girl you are today
And God I hope it's not too late
It's not too late
I stopped moving and she looked up at me. I lifted her chin up placing a soft kiss on her lips. She surprised me when her arms flew around my neck pulling her even closer to me, deepening the kiss. She wound her fingers through my hair. I pulled away from her lips and started to place warm kisses down her jaw line, stopping shortly to whisper in her ear.
"It's not too late…"
I continued leaving a trail of kisses down the nape of her neck.
"Edward…" she whispered. I smiled. She took a fist full of my shirt and pulled me closer to her, kissing me with passion and hunger. She slowly walked backwards, never once breaking our kiss. She stopped when the back of her legs hit the foot of the bed.
Cuz you are not alone
I'm always there with you
And we'll get lost together
Till the light comes pouring through
When you feel like you're done
And the darkness has won
Babe you're not lost
I took the hint and laid her down softly on the bed. She pulled my shirt over my head and ran her fingers down the contours of my chest, sending chills down my spine. I bent down and kissed her once again. My hand found the hem of her shirt and slowly started to pull it up. I let my finger slowly trace her hip bone. I smiled when she let out a soft moan. It made me happy that I have that effect on her. She arched her back allowing me to pull her top up and off her head.
"You're beautiful..." I murmured as I started to place a trail of kisses down from the base of her neck down her chest and along her hip.
When your world's crashing down
And you can't bear the thought
I said babe you're not lost
I slowly unbuttoned her jeans and unzipped them. Her hands met mine as she helped me slowly pull them down her legs. Before I could come back up to meet her lips, her hands found the button of my jeans.
"My, Mr. Cullen you're wearing one too many pieces of clothing. We need to change that," she whispered, a smile escaped my lips. I quickly kicked my jeans off and her finger found the waist band of my boxers.
"Bella…" I groaned causing her to giggle. If she was going to play that game, she should know me well enough to know I would play along.
Her lips found mine and she started to softly suck on my upper lip. She started to brush her fingers down my chest tracing the contours of my abs. The sensation of her fingers on my skin was mind blowing. Next thing I knew I found myself flat on my back, Bella straddling me her face beaming with seduction.
She started to place tender kisses down my chest causing a moan to escape my lips.
"That feel good?" she whispered, looking up at me. I could see her eyes looking at me through her long eyelashes.
I found myself just nodding my head.
What an idiot! All you could do is nod your head. Get it together Cullen!
There was no way I was going to let her have all the fun. I used my strength and flipped her over on her back. Kissing the hollow of her neck, my hands found the tops of her lace panties and slowly started pull them down. She seemed to know exactly what I was thinking because she followed my lead pulling my boxers slowly off. She traced the skin above my hips causing my breath to hitch. She definitely heard it, her eyes grew wide. She flashed a seductive smile.
"Did I do that?" she asked, teasingly.
I gave her a look of pure pleading and longing, for her.
She seemed just as surprised that we had this effect on one another. She bit her lip as I planted kisses down her stomach. Bella's entire body trembled lightly.
I chuckled. "Excited are we?"
She moaned. "Stop it, Edward."
"What you can give but not receive?" I teased.
I lightly blew air across her stomach, causing her to slightly shiver, the presence of goose bumps was highly evident on her creamy skin.
"Edward-" Bella panted. "not fair-"
I nipped her ear, and a loud whimper escaped from her lips.
Life can show no mercy
It can tear your soul apart
It can make you feel like you've gone crazy
But you're not
Though things have seemed to change
There's one thing that's still the same
In my heart you have remained
And we can fly, fly, fly away
Our lips crashed against each other and I soon found Bella's hands tangled in my hair pulling softly, once again. Her legs slowly wrapped around me, dragging me down and closer to her body. I was at her warm, moist entrance. I looked deeply into her eyes. It was almost like she was pleading for me to do it. Were we ready to take this step in our relationship?
"Bella, are you sure about this?" I asked her, looking into her eyes.
She nodded. "I've never wanted anything more in my life," she said with a smile, wrapping her arms around my neck, once again, pulling my lips to hers.
Cuz you are not alone
I am there with you
And we'll get lost together
Till the light comes pouring through
When you feel like you're done
And the darkness has won
Babe you're not lost
I took a deep breath and entered her. The feeling was like none other. There were no words to describe the electricity coursing between us. With each thrust the passion, the lust grew. I could feel her coming close to her edge which practically sent me into oblivion.
"Bella, I'm so close…" I groaned.
She pulled me down to her again. Our lips met and she ran her tongue over my lower lip and began to slowly suck on it.
This girl is going to be the death of me.
She let out a loud moan.
"Edward!" Bella cried.
I felt her walls tighten around me and we reached our release together. We screamed each other's names as we rode out our waves of ecstasy. I slowed the movement of my hips as I placed soft kisses on her body. She used this to her advantage and with all her strength rolled us over so she was now on top of me. She let a small giggle escape her lips.
She kissed me once more and collapsed on my chest. I wrapped my arms around her warm body.
When your worlds crashing down
And you can't bear the thought
I said baby you're not lost
That's when it hit me. Here in this moment, with Bella in my arms, her heart beating slowly with mine. That no matter what the road ahead of us will bring, we could conquer it together. Apart we were two lost souls wondering the darkness, looking for the source of light at the end of the tunnel. It was here that I found my light, my everything, my Bella. The one thing that was missing from my life, my light, was always there right in front of me.
"Good night, Edward..." Bella whispered as she closed her eyes. Her breathing slowed down to a normal pace. I could feel her chest move up and down as she took each breath. I looked down at her. A smile was placed on her lips. I tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Good night Bella…" I kissed the crown of her head softly.
I love you.
should i start sending out the complimentary brown paper bags again? this was our first lemon and you should cut us some slack..but we really did work hard on this. like i said it's our baby and if they allowed you to write lemons on the SATs..well it would be an amazing experience..right?
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i would really like to hear what ya'll think about it...
so as a mini disclaimer..i DO NOT own michael buble's "lost" or disney's "beauty and the beast"... :D
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