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Chapter 8 - Inheritance

EPOV

"Edward, I'm ready." Bella murmured after making out with me on her bed. She was straddling me so obviously she had felt my raging hard on.

"I…uh…what?"

Bella sat up. "I'm ready. For you. I mean…only if you want to. If you don't then -"

"No! I want to!" I practically shouted. Bella giggled. "Its just that uh…I don't have protection and um…its my first time…I might disappoint and…"

Bella put a finger to my lips. "Look, I'm on the pill…and it's my first time too."

I raised my eyebrows. "Really?"

"You sound surprised."

"I just thought since you were so…popular, guys would jump at the chance to be with you…that way."

Bella smiled. "Well I've had the opportunity…I just wanted my first time to be special."

"Well…are you sure that I…I mean am I -"

"Edward you're the one I want to be with. I feel connected with you in a way I've never felt with anyone else."

"Yeah, but -"

"Edward, shut up and take off my clothes."

I smiled widely before fervently unbuttoning Bella's blouse. Once Bella's blouse was removed, I attempted to unclasp her bra. And failed miserably.

Bella giggled as she moved my hands and went to unclasp her bra herself. I could feel the blood rushing through my cheeks; I wasn't sure whether it was because of the sight of Bella's beautifully rounded breasts or the fact that I couldn't even undo a bra – probably both.

Bella gave me a reassuring kiss before tugging at my shirt.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "Bella! Do you have a friend over?"

Bella cussed before replying to her father. "Yeah, Dad! Don't come in!"

"Can you and your friend please come out now, Bella?"

"Yeah we'll be right out."

I started panicking. I knew I should have parked a few blocks down.

Bella rubbed my back reassuringly. "Don't worry, it'll be fine." She said as she put her clothes back on.

"Gosh, Charlie is such a cock blocker. This is the second time." Bella said smiling.

It was obvious Bella was trying to lighten up the atmosphere. If it were a different situation, I'd be laughing, but right now I couldn't even fake it.

We walked out of Bella's bedroom. Bella's father was nowhere in sight. Had he gone to get his gun?

"I'm in the living room!" The Chief shouted from downstairs.

"Is that where he keeps his gun?" I whispered.

Bella giggled. "I'll protect you." She said as she flexed her arms.

I smiled, though this seriously was not the time for jokes.

When Bella and I reached the bottom on the stairs, Bella grabbed my hand and led me to the living room. Charlie was sitting on the black massage chair with a can of Vitamin R in his hand.

Thankfully, there was no gun in sight.

As we walked towards the loveseat, I noticed the Chief was eyeing our hands, which were intertwined. I had never been so scared in my life.

"And who are you?" Charlie asked once Bella and I were seated.

"I uh…I'm Edward…um Edward Cullen, Sir."

Bella giggled.

"So what, are you two together now?"

"Yes. Edward is my boyfriend." Bella said as she leaned her head on my shoulder.

Wait, did she just say boyfriend?

"Huh. Well Edward, what were the two of you doing in my daughter's bedroom?"

Crap, crap, crap! "We…we were just -"

"We were studying, Dad." Bella interrupted.

"I don't believe you." The Chief stated.

Uh oh.

Bella sat up straight. "I don't care what you believe." She retorted.

"And I won't care if you come crying to me in a couple of weeks about being pregnant."

"We weren't doing anything!"

"Yeah I'm sure you weren't." Bella's father said sarcastically.

"I'm a freaking virgin, Dad! Do you want me to prove it? Lets go to the doctors now. We can get a test done. Edward can get one too!"

There was an awkward silence.

If I were an outsider watching this, it would have been pretty funny but right now I just wanted to run home and hide under my blankets.

The silence continued for about a minute.

Out of nowhere, the Chief suddenly sighed. "Bella, I'm sorry. I hate arguing with you."

"Me too. But I guess its normal for a teenage girl to be fighting with her Dad."

Bella's father gave a tight smile. He looked so uncomfortable now.

"Yeah, well Edward and I are going to go out now. See you later."

"Okay, Bye Kids."

"It was nice to meet you, Chief Swan." I said quickly before following Bella out the door.

Once Bella and I were seated inside my Volvo, Bella sighed. "I'm sorry about that."

I chuckled softly. "I can't believe you told your Dad we were virgins."

"Sorry. He just makes me so frustrated sometimes. And technically I didn't tell him you were a virgin."

"You might as well have."

"Okay, I'll keep that in mind for next time."

"Next time?"

"I'm kidding!"


Because it wasn't raining, which was rare in Forks, we decided to go to the park.

Bella and I were sitting by the park bench, watching the little kids play when my phone went off.

James.

I groaned and as I viewed the message.

You better watch your back.

I sighed. When would this all end?

"What's wrong?" Bella asked.

I decided that since Bella was my girlfriend now, I shouldn't be keeping things from her. So I showed her the text.

"Who's James?"

"James is my grandfather's godson…He thinks Emmett and I are after my grandfather's inheritance or something and he absolutely loathes us. My grandfather is still alive and well, this is all so ridiculous!"

"But you and Emmett are blood related, so it would be right for your grandfather to pass his inheritance on to the two of you."

"Yeah, well that's not what James thinks."

Bella gave me a small smile as she held my hand in hers. "Its not like you need the money anyway. I'm pretty sure your family is wealthy enough as it is."

"I don't even want his money! But you know, my Grandfather is richer than rich - he's a billionaire."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah."

"Well don't worry, like I said, I'll protect you. This James guy won't know what hit him." Bella said before kissing me on the cheek. I chuckled and pulled her towards me. We just sat there by the park for a while, basking in each other's presence.

From the park, Bella and I walked to the ice cream parlor we went to on Slave Day. The parlor was quickly becoming our place.

We got went in and ordered two cones and went to sit by our spot, which was located near the window.

"So I was just wondering…which college are you planning to attend?" I asked. I had been meaning to ask this question for a while now.

"Depends on who accepts me. What about you?"

"Harvard." I answered without hesitation.

She raised her eyebrows. "Wow."

"I was hoping you'd come with me."

"To Harvard? Are you serious?"

I avoided her eyes. Okay, I probably should have known she wouldn't want to.

Bella lifted my chin so I'd look her in the eyes. "Edward?"

I gave her a reassuring smile – at least I hoped it was a reassuring smile.

"I want to go college with you, it's just that I can't get into Harvard!"

"Yes you can, you're the smartest student at Forks High."

"No Edward, you're the smartest student at Forks High."

I tried to look anywhere but Bella's direction.

"Edward, look at me."

I did as I was told.

"I guess I'll try and get into Harvard, but if I don't succeed -"

"Bella don't talk like that, you will get in. I know you will."

"Okay, hypothetically speaking, if I don't get in, the long distance thing may work."

"I don't know…"

"If we both want it to, then it will."

"Alright…but you're still going to try right?"

Bella place her hand on my thigh. "Absolutely. And I'm going to bring Edward Junior along with me."

I chuckled. "Edward Junior? I forgot about that."

"How can you forget about him?" Bella said pouting. "You're the father!"

I chuckled. She was so adorable. "Better not let the Chief hear that."


It was Thanksgiving today. As usual, Esme was out of town and so Bella invited me to her place for dinner. At first I was hesitant but I wanted to spend more time with her, even if it was under the watchful eyes of her Father. Bella is worth it.

I was knocking on Bella's doorstep at six thirty. Bella's father answered.

"Good evening, Chief Swan." I said with an exaggerated smile on my face.

He mumbled a hello and led me towards the living room. There was a baseball game on the television.

"Edward!" Bella exclaimed before running towards me with her arms open.

Although I was positive the Chief was watching, it was nice to be able to hold Bella in my arms. It had been just under twenty-four hours since I'd last seen her.

"Do you need help in the kitchen?" I asked.

"No, everything is done. Lets eat!"

Dinner was silent and awkward. The only thing I remember was the delicious food and Bella coughing a couple of times.

After dinner, Charlie announced he was going to bed since he had to get up early tomorrow.

Bella was washing the dishes while I wiped down the table.

"Hey Bella, I'm done. Let me do the dishes, you need a break."

"No, it's alright. Take a seat or something."

"You already cooked, let me clean."

"No." Bella said stubbornly.

I moved and stood directly behind Bella, wrapping my arms around her.

Bella turned and looked up at me. I gave her a peck on the cheek. One thing led to another and Bella were making out by the sink.

Bella's supple lips were moving against mine…her tongue tangled with my own…the soft moans coming from Bella…

I felt as light as a feather, it was as if I were in heaven…until I heard a throat being cleared.

Bella and I turned to see the Chief looking at us with an irritated expression.

"I need a drink of water. Can I get a cup?"

Bella and I moved out of the way. We stood there awkwardly until the Chief left.

We ended up washing the dishes together - she washed while I dried.

After the dishes, we sat on the steps on Bella's front porch.

There was a cool breeze outside. The moon was shining down on us but there were no stars in sight. The crickets were chirping in the background and I had my beautiful girlfriend in my arms. It was moments like this that I would cherish forever.

Bella sighed in content. "So Edward, what are you are thankful for?"

"Hmm…well I'm thankful for your parents…for giving birth to you, I'm thankful for whoever made the whole Slave auction thing and I'm thankful for whichever asshole volunteered me to be a slave, because they brought me to you. I'm thankful for you. You bought me and now I'm yours."

Bella smiled. "Yeah and you were a bargain too." She said as she pulled me into a searing kiss.

After what was probably half an hour of kissing and cuddling on the front porch, I pulled back.

"Will you go to prom with me?"

Bella raised her eyebrows. "Prom?"

"Uh…yeah unless you were planning to go with someone else…"

"No, I wasn't planning to go at all. I thought prom wasn't really your thing."

"Being with you is my thing."

I had actually been to a countless number of events similar to prom, though I wasn't going to tell Bella that.

"You think sweet talking me will convince me to go?"

"Oh come on, I want to see you wear a pretty dress. We can hire a limo and I'll even get you a corsage."

Bella smirked. "Wow a corsage? How can I say no to that?"

"So you'll go?"

"Of course I'll go." Bella replied leaning forward so she could kiss me again.