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God, I'd waited too long for a girl like her. But I wasn't willing to push her. Oh no, I'd savour this particular kiss. I could get a little bit rougher later tonight.

Her lips were quite the opposite of mine. Mine were smooth and warm while hers were chapped and icy. Combined they found that perfect equilibrium.

I pulled away before my body could take over. I sat back down with a goofy smile on my face. Sure, it wasn't exactly what I wanted to do, but it was much more than I had hoped for when I first met Raina.

Raina leaned away, a hint of confusion in her eyes, but still smiling gently, like she had just discovered something new.

"I hope I didn't offend you," I teased, knowing fully that she hadn't been offended at all. At least I hoped not. She was very mysterious.

"Oh no, of course not," she answered, smiling at me. "That was very nice of you. It's been a while since I've had a real kiss."

"Me too," I admitted, running my hand through my already messy hair.

"Bet I've gone longer," she said playfully. "Four years, beat that."

I held my tongue to the roof of my mouth so my jaw wouldn't fall slack. Four years? A girl like her? And for some reason, I knew she wasn't lying.

"Yeah, okay, you win," I surrendered, grinning despite my shock. "It's only been six months for me. But why haven't you kissed anyone in four years? I'm sure there were plenty of offers."

She pondered this for a second. "Well, I've kissed people in the past four years, but nobody that I've actually wanted to," she explained.

"So you wanted to kiss me?" I asked with another goofy smile.

She nodded, that gorgeous hue of pink creeping into her cheeks. I was still shocked that someone like her was sitting across the table from someone like me.

"Well, I guess I'm a lucky guy then," I said with a grin, not willing to get sentimental on a first date. "I've caught the attention of a picky girl."

She smiled seductively at me. "You should feel lucky, Mister Cullen."

I looked down at my food as shivers ran down my spine at having her silken voice say my name like that. I took a bite of my fettuccini and chewed it slowly, considering why I was here.

I'd be in the Alps in a day or so, protecting one of my father's colleagues. Aro was like the eccentric uncle of my family, always dropping in for a visit at inconvenient times. Like last year when he stopped by to give me an early wedding present after I left Tanya.

But, an uncle all the same. I had to protect him from some crazy rogue agent. I hadn't bothered with her profile, by the looks of her past murders, she'd come straight to me. There was no way this crazy bitch was going to hurt anyone I was close with. Especially my dad. Oh, the torturous things I would do to this Bella Swan if she ever came near Mom and Dad. She'd be regretting the day she was conceived.

Raina was downing glasses of wine like a recovering alcoholic.

"Are you ready to leave?" she asked suddenly.

I looked at her curiously. She was so abrupt and it made me nervous...and sort of turned on. "S-sure," I stammered.

I called the waiter over and requested the bill. The waiter looked a little surprised at the short amount of time we had spent here, but I didn't care. The sooner the better, in my opinion.

She filled another glass of wine and finished it in two gulps. She looked nervous. Did I make her nervous? I hoped so. It had been way too long since I'd been around a woman that I was attracted to.

The waiter came back and I stuffed more than enough money into the folder before he could walk away.

"G-grazie," the waiter thanked me, looking at the generous tip with wide eyes.

I got up and grabbed Raina's hand, leading her through the restaurant and out onto the street. I had told the driver to stick around, and sure enough, he was still waiting for us. I opened the back door for Raina and gestured for her to climb in. She smiled at me before slipping into the backseat, followed by me. I didn't need to give directions this time, so Sergio, the driver, took off for the hotel.

"The gondola business must be thriving," Raina teased. "That was a very generous tip."

What? Oh, my fake job. If I wasn't careful, I'd forget that Raina didn't really know me. It felt like I'd known her for years.

I smiled, still shaky from the second of confusion. "Very much so. We just opened up to the big mountains a few years ago, so we've been receiving a lot of clients."

I was tempted to tell her everything, get all this evasiveness out of the way early rather than wait. Then again, who knew if I'd even see this girl again?

I'd made the mistake of lying to Tanya until after I proposed to her. She thought I was some hot shot lawyer that had clients all over the world. Dad finally convinced me that she would understand when I told her the truth.

So I told her. I told her that I worked for the FBI in the international bureau and I had been lying to protect her. She seemed to be taking it well. But then she tried to blackmail me. I was so upset and shocked by this that I ordered for her to have a memory swipe. She has no clue who I am now.

My phone started ringing in my pocket. I looked at the number before answering it. The caller I.D. showed that it was Emmett. I grimaced and asked the driver to pull over.

"Excuse me," I murmured to Raina before stepping out into the evening air.

I closed the door and walked away from the car.

"Emmett," I breathed into the phone.

"Hey there, Edward," Emmett piped in cheerfully. It always amazed me that my older brother could remain cheerful in our line of work. "Got some info for ya."

"And what would that be?" I asked, looking back at the car.

"Ms. Bella Swan is in Rome," he explained. "We traced a call from her cell phone to the airport in Rome around the same time you landed. And she's supposedly staying at the same hotel as you, too. She's a sneaky bitch. She only uses a cell phone when absolutely necessary, but we can never seem to find out who she's calling."

My lips formed a tight line. The rat was somewhere near me and I hadn't even noticed. "I'll check it out in the morning."

"Okay, cool," Emmett agreed. I could tell he was grinning. "Guess what, bro?"

"You finally figured out that the Red Sox suck?" I joked.

"Ha. You're so funny. No, for real though. I proposed to Rosalie Hale, y'know, Jasper's twin?"

"Alice's fiancée?" I asked to clear things up. Our families, the Hale's and the Cullen's I mean, we're very close, but I hadn't been around in a while.

"Yep, that's the one," Emmett confirmed. "And she said a big hell yes. We're getting married in July. So, clear up your schedule."

I snorted. "You clear it up for me, boss."

Emmett chuckled. "Right, I have complete control over you. I forgot."

I rolled my eyes. "You've always thought you were in control, idiot. But, I gotta go. Your little bro is on a big date."

Emmett let out a whistle. "My little bro? No fuckin' way. Way to go, pal. She got nice tits?"

"Emmett," I hissed. "That's none of your concern. I'll phone you when I get to Aro's. Goodbye."

"Bye, 'lil bro. Bang her good and hard for me," Emmett chirped.

I groaned before snapping my phone shut. What a pig.

I got back in the vehicle to find Raina chewing her lip to mush. I smiled and told the driver to keep going.

"You look nervous," I observed, smiling.

She looked at me sideways and smiled even though her teeth were still snared on her pouty bottom lip.

I chuckled and felt my body relax from the news I'd just received. It was amazing how unnaturally relaxed I felt around Raina.

The driver pulled up to our hotel. I'd paid him before we left, but I gave him a tip anyway. He seemed like a decent guy.

I offered my arm to Raina and she blushed, looking at the ground. She looped her surprisingly muscular arm in mine and looked at me through her dark eyelashes. I could feel my heart palpitating against my ribcage, threatening to over-exert itself.

I cleared my throat and led her to the elevators. We made it up to our floor and we strolled towards Rain's room. We were silent, but it wasn't uncomfortable. It was soothing.

Raina typed in her code to the room and opened the door, letting me in. The room was the same as mine and I wondered how she could afford something like this on a flight attendant's salary.

She slipped her heels off.

"Would like champagne or...?" Raina trailed as she tucked her legs underneath her on the floor, holding the phone.

"Champagne would be perfect," I answered with a smile.

She smiled and said, "Wonderful, I'll order some strawberries, too."

She phoned the front desk and spoke perfect Italian. This girl was indeed full of surprises and mysterious. It's such a shame I couldn't get to know her better.

She was quite literally my dream girl. I generally wasn't a shallow man, but like every other human being, I did have my image of my perfect girl would look like. Coincidentally, Raina was my dream down to the blush that covered the apples of her cheeks. She had the thick brown hair with that slight curl in it that made me want to run my fingers through it. Her large, doe-like chocolate brown eyes automatically feigned innocence, but I knew this little vixen was far from innocent. Her pouty, red lips made me want assault them; make them a little bit redder and more swollen. Her figure was a perfect hourglass, practically begging me to run my hands over every crest and trough from her chest to her thighs.

"Grazie," she thanked before hanging up. She stood up and smirked at me, shaking her head. "Make yourself comfortable, Mister Cullen. I won't bite hard."

I laughed before loosening my tie and slipping off my black dress shoes. She patted the spot next to her on the couch. She seemed much more relaxed now that we were in her territory.

I sat down, resting my arms on the back of the couch. She curled her legs into her side and leaned closer to me.

"Would you mind it if I slipped into something more comfortable?" she questioned, looking straight into my eyes.

I was so distracted by the overbearing sexual tension in my body that all I could do was stare and nod. She smiled and slipped into the bedroom, which was separated from the kitchen and lounge area by a screen door. I could see Raina's shadow perfectly and there was no way I was going to pull my eyes away now.

She stood in front of the closet for a second, looking through clothes. She finally decided on an outfit, which she laid on the bed. She undid the zipper of her dress and let it puddle to the ground. I swallowed loudly. There was already a straining in my pants and all I could see was her silhouette.

She pulled on another dress. This disappointed me a little bit. Usually when I girl says she's going to make herself "more comfortable" she comes out wearing nothing but a risqué bra and panties.

She emerged and my heartbeat increased. She was wearing a much shorter dress now. It was a deep midnight blue mini dress that went to her creamy mid thigh. Her black stockings went up to just past her knees and they were held up by straps that most likely were attached to her underwear.

"That's better," she murmured while pulling her wavy hair into a long ponytail.

There was a knock at the door and she skipped over there, exposing her entire thigh and her black boy shorts. She opened the door and the maître d' came in with a champagne bottle in a bucket of ice and a rather large bowl of strawberries. Raina talked to him in swift Italian and the boy looked dazed as he tried not to look at her body.

He left us, but not before looking at Raina's retreating figure. He smiled and then closed the door. A pang of jealousy shot through my body. No one should be able to look at her like that.

Well, except me.

She set the champagne and the bucket on the table in front of me and the strawberries beside it. She poured two flutes of champagne and handed one to me.

"Cheers," she murmured, clinking her glass with mine and downing her glass before pouring another.

I hated that she was pulling ahead of me in the drinking for tonight. I was a competitive person in every aspect of life, and this was no exception. But, then again, I wanted to remember this girl and this night for a while. She would probably be the best I ever got.

She grabbed a strawberry and sat down beside me, crossing her left leg over her right.

She bit into the strawberry and poured herself another glass of champagne. I took a sip out of my glass and set it down on the table.

Raina swallowed and then asked, "Do you need to do anything? I have an extra robe if you want to use that."

I blinked. Did that mean she wanted to get me naked?

"Excuse me," I murmured, heading into the bathroom.

I closed the door and splashed some cold water into my face. This was so different from other nights I had spent with women. Usually I was the one in control, but Raina was leading us in this tango. Honestly, I was turned on by the switch in power.

I heard Raina walking around and I decided to leave the bathroom. I didn't want to seem too nervous about the whole situation.

She was standing out on the balcony, just as she did hours ago. It felt more like days ago. She had the ball of her left foot dug into the ground, and she was leaning on the ledge. I stalked over there and stood beside her.

She glanced at me and smiled. I moved closer and kissed the nape of her neck gently. Her head automatically rolled closer to mine and her body relaxed into mine. I moved my lips across her left shoulder, leaving light kisses in their wake.

"Ah, this is what I've been waiting for," she sighed as my lips fluttered over her skin.

I smiled and levelled with her eyes. "We both know that you're comfortable with being naked on the balcony, but I most certainly am not. Would you like to continue this inside?"

She smirked and stood up, putting a hand on her hip. Was I being too cocky perhaps?

She shook her head and walked back into the living area. When she saw that I wasn't following she asked, "Well, are you coming or not, Mister Cullen? You're the one with self-confidence issues, not me. If we had it my way, my clothes would have been off long ago."

I gaped at this ridiculous, beautiful woman. Fate had dealt me a very interesting and wonderful hand by sending me to Italy.

I followed Raina into her bedroom and she closed the silk screen door. I pulled my blazer off and set it on the chair near the bed. Raina was playing with her black pearls before she removed the strand from her neck and put them into a small jewellery box.

"Those are very nice pearls," I complimented as I sat down on her bed.

"They were my mother's," she answered rather stoically.

"Why do you have them now?" I asked, pondering the fact that maybe her mother had passed away.

"She hated them," she admitted, strolling over to me. "My dad gave them to her right before they got divorced."

"I see." I paused. "They look very becoming on you."

She smiled slyly as she straddled my lap. "Enough small talk, Cullen. You already know too much about me."

She crushed her lips to mine and my body immediately responded. Her body grinded onto mine, causing a rather uncomfortable straining against the zipper of my slacks. My hands moved all over hear creamy bare skin, making sure no area was left untouched. Raina's tiny, delicate hands were intertwined in my hair.

I finally gave into Raina's domineering body and fell backwards on the bed. I was rewarded soon after. Raina undid my shirt quickly and ran her hands over my chest and abdomen, groaning into my mouth whenever she felt muscle.

I quickly removed Raina's pretty little dress, discarding it on the bed beside me. I felt her well-defined body slowly, savouring every perfect curve. She was very fit for a flight attendant.

Raina's mouth moved away from me and we both gasped for air. She quickly moved her mouth back to my skin, kissing my neck and shoulder while my fingers undid her complicate, but very sexy, bra from her body. Her mouth was on mine again as we both pulled the bra away from her chest.

Her body crashed against mine, flesh against flesh, and I could hardly handle the rock hard erection I was sporting. Who would have thought the control-freak would be turned on by another control-freak?

Raina's hands nimbly undid my belt and pushed my slacks half way down my thighs before her left hand came back to grab my face and her right hand slowly groped its way up my thigh before grazing my erection with a light touch, setting my nerves on fire.

Raina sat up suddenly, pulling her mouth and body away from me. I was frozen. First of all, I was surprised that she pulled away so quickly. Secondly, I had the most perfect view in the world. Raina's boobs weren't fake, that much was obvious. Her pert nipples had my mind transfixed.

"I'm up here, Mister Cullen," she murmured. I looked away from her perfect tits painfully. "I hope you brought protection."

"Oh." I fumbled around, grabbing a condom from the pocket of my slacks. "Right."

She grabbed the condom away from me and smiled mischievously. "Let me help you with that," she murmured, ripping the foil.

She pulled my boxers down, exposing my erection. She smiled a small smile and rolled the condom over the tip. I groaned, lying back down on the bed. She rolled the condom all the way to the base and quit touching me all together, leaving my body on edge.

"Raina," I groaned, feeling completely helpless, which I didn't like at all.

"Yes?" she answered. I opened my eyes and found her hovering above me, still not touching me.

"Why'd you stop?" I mumbled, looking down her body to see that she had disposed of her panties.

"I had to make myself more comfortable," she whispered, smiling slightly. "Are you ready?"

"Never been so ready in my life," I muttered, pulling her face closer to mine for another blood pumping kiss.

She moved her body over mine and immediately slid my member into her tight, hot core. She moaned into my mouth as she picked a rather fast pace. My hands found their way onto her tiny hips, helping her quench the fire that had developed in the pit of my stomach.

Our mouths pulled away from each other as we both started panting and moaning each other's names.

Raina's insides started tightening and the fire in my stomach became even more ferocious. We both picked up the pace. She came slightly before me, calling my name loud enough for the people around Rome to know what I had done to this wonderful woman. Hearing my name come from her mouth in that tone of voice sent me over the edge, causing me to grunt her name and release the incredible fire that had been burning.

We were both covered in sweat, still panting from the amazing ride.

"That was...amazing," I gasped as Raina lifted her hips off mine and moved up onto my stomach. She laid her head on my chest and I wrapped my arms around her tiny, sweaty body.

We stayed like that for maybe ten minutes before Raina sighed.

"I'm sorry," she whispered.

I smiled, confused. "Why are you sorry?"

"For this," she murmured before digging her thumbs into the delicate spots on my neck, paralyzing me briefly. Then she pulled me into a headlock and my vision went black.


So, this is the only smut in this story for a very long time. If you want smut, check out my one-shots. Anyway, I really liked doing Edward's PoV. It gave me some insight into what he thinks of Bella/Raina. Which, P.S., was so confusing! I had Bella written down where it should have been Raina. Uhh. Sorry for the wait. This is a longer chapter and it took me forever to figure it out. Sorry for any errors. I'm looking for a Beta. Anyone interested?

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