BPOV

I broke the kiss and bent down for the bag that was at my feet. Edward helped me lift the two large boxes and carry them over to where my parents were sitting.

"I have a gift for the two of you. You both are such a large part of my life, that I wanted you to have something special. Edward and Alice helped me to put this together for you." I hugged each of my parents in turn my mom first, the Phil and last my dad. I watched them open their gifts and gasp at the albums in their laps. My dad had known what I was up to, but didn't think he was going to get one, nor that it would have turned out as well as it had.

"There are a few pages left at the end of the book so that you can add the memories and pictures from today. I love you." They both hugged me and then Edward. The festivities kept rolling and I danced with my husband to my lullaby. I was on my feet all night and was exhausted by the time we left. In the car, I thought about the next coming weeks. I knew that my parents were leaving in the morning, and we were due to leave in the afternoon. My dad had to go back to work and my mom had to go back home. We were on our way to see her anyway. It wouldn't be for long and the weather was usually sunny in Florida. I knew that everyone wanted to go to Disney World as well and it would take a few days if we could only go at night. First we were headed to Tennessee to see where Emmet lived, then we were headed to New York for Rosalie. Florida was third on the list. After we left there, we were going to Mississippi for Alice and then Texas for Jasper before heading home to make plans for my change. After I was changed, would Edward and I escape for a real honeymoon, via private jet, since my newborn bloodlust was likely to be still out of control. Strangely enough, I wasn't as bored as I thought I would be for being on the road for so long.

I was forced out of my own head by Edward opening the car door to a new hotel. I was once again filled with butterflies. He held my hand and grabbed the overnight bag that Alice had packed for us. I said nothing as he checked us in. I was still in my wedding dress for crying out loud. It wasn't until the elevator that he turned to me.

"Are you alright, love?"

"I'm nervous." There was no sense in lying to him; he'd see through it anyway.

"I figured; I am too. Were you thinking about this on the way over here? I tried to talk, but you were unresponsive."

"Oh no, I was thinking about the next few weeks and the route we are on. We're not going to have much time between when we get back and my birthday."

"No, we're not. It will be ok, I won't leave your side at all." He hugged me closer to him. I breathed in his scent and it helped to relax me. Of course, my nerves flared up again when the elevator dinged our arrival to our floor. Edward led me to the room and carried me over the threshold. When he set me and the bag on the floor, I turned serious.

"I love you." I framed his handsome face with my hands.

"I love you too. Thank you so much for today." His hands rested on my waist. He leaned his face down and kissed me. I pushed his jacket off of his shoulders, getting lost in his kiss; then the next thing I knew, it was morning.

"Good morning."

"Good morning to you." I smiled, but he didn't look happy.

"What's wrong?"

"You fell asleep."

"I what?"

"You were exhausted from yesterday. We were naked and on the bed, but before we could go further, you fell asleep on me." He said.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to fall asleep on you. Did you look?" I held the sheet up to cover my body.

"We did do that, but it doesn't look like you remember much."

"I don't remember anything after I pushed the jacket from you shoulders and kissing."

"Am I that good or were you just that tired. You were awake for maybe fifteen more minutes after that." He said.

"I think it was both; I do tend to lose my train of thought when you're kissing me."

"Sadly, we don't have time to do anything. We need to get dressed and see your parents off to the airport." He moved to get out of bed, but I stopped him.

"We don't have time for anything?" I asked against his mouth. He groaned and had me on my back, moving the sheet out of the way. I could feel him against my stomach and was worried. I knew the mechanics, but not much else and I was worried. I felt his hand capture and massage my breast. I moaned; his cool hand was setting my body on fire.

"Bella, you smell so good." He whispered along my neck. I arched to give him better access. Naturally, as things were heating up again, the interruption squad strikes again. Edward got up to answer the phone and I got my first full view of him in his naked glory. He smirked at me, opening the phone with one hand and wiping the drool off my chin with the other.

"Hello Alice, yes, we're getting ready right now and we'll be down in fifteen minutes." He didn't give her a chance to speak, but rushed me in the shower. He helped me get clean at vampire speed and sure enough, we were downstairs in fifteen minutes. Food was waiting for me as I climbed in. My parents and Phil were sitting at the table finishing their meal. Alice had a huge box in her lap and I wondered what was in it.

"Hey…"

"Not now Emmet; we'll explain later." He growled under his breath. My mom and Phil didn't look too good.

"Are you ok?"

"We drank too much last night. We'll be ok, but we have major headaches. Esme already gave us some aspirin and black coffee. Our flight isn't for a few hours, so we should be ok." I looked at my dad, who wisely sipped his coffee to hide his smile. He knew what the Cullen's had done and was insanely glad to be 'in the know'. I sat next to him and rested my head on his shoulder.

"I wish you could stay longer." I said quietly.

"Me too, Bella, but I have to get back to work. I expect phone calls while I wait for you to get back." He really wanted to see me one last time while I was still human. I wanted the same thing. Edward and I walked my folks as far as we could go in the airport. I hugged them all, as did Edward, and promised to see them soon. As soon as they disappeared, we headed back outside where Jasper was circling the airport. Of course, he was pulling up just as we walked out; sometimes I love the future seeing sister-in-law. Edward opened the door for me and then pushed me straight back into the tiny bedroom of the…well it was a bus. He closed the curtain and I hoped like hell he wasn't trying to get lucky with his family on the other side of a curtain. He would just have to wait until we stopped at a hotel tonight, like me. He pushed me down on the bed and crawled over me. I welcomed him with open arms and legs, but prevented his kiss.

"I'd prefer to not do anything on a moving bus with your family five feet away for our first time." I whispered quietly, hoping that only Edward was able to hear me.

"I agree, but you're my wife and I want to kiss you without an audience. We haven't even been married for twenty-four hours yet; my family is understanding of our situation."

"Why did you cut off Emmet's question earlier?"

"He was about to ask us how it felt to no longer be virgins in front of your parents; I didn't think you'd mind me speaking on your behalf for this particular occasion."

"No, I don't. He's never going to let us live it down, is he?"

"No probably not. We'll find a way to get him to stop. Can I kiss you now or do you want to keep talking?" He smirked and I smiled, pulling him down to me. We spent a fair amount of time in there and when it started to heat up, I ended it. As much as I love Edward's hands on my body, I didn't want my clothes to move just yet. He…we would have to wait until tonight. I was going to make sure to take a nap this afternoon so I wouldn't fall asleep on him again. I am so embarrassed.

"Baby, what is it?" He covered my cheeks with his hands to cool off my face.

"I'm so embarrassed."

"Why?" I was resting against him, but he turned me to face him.

"How long have we been waiting and I worked so hard to set this up for you and then I…did that."

"Bella, I wouldn't trade it for the world. You have no idea what it means to me, the lengths that you went through to blend my past with my present. I adore you and I can wait another few hours to treasure you so that we'll both be able to appreciate it." I tried to look down, but he wouldn't let me.

"My love for you outweighs the need to consummate. Your body needed rest, so I kept you safe while you got what you needed. I love you."

"I love you too." He kissed me again, ending our whispered conversation.

"Shall we rejoin the family?" He asked.

"No, I want to rest a little more." He rearranged us so that I was no longer wearing pants and resting against his body under the blanket. He was on top of it, so I could stay warm. I hugged him tight and closed my eyes. He hummed my lullaby and I drifted off.

When I woke, I noticed that my hand was not where I put it when I fell asleep. I also wondered why Edward hadn't bothered to move it. I snatched it way like it was on fire.

"Oh, good, I was just about to wake you. We're stopping in St. Louis, to see the arch."

"Was I talking in my sleep?"

"Not really anything new; just my name."

"Was I behaving inappropriately?" I asked.

"No." He was smirking. He knew what I was getting at and he was going to make me say the words.

"We'll be out in a few minutes." Edward said to whomever was on the other side of the curtain.

"Why didn't you move my hand?" I whispered, knowing that the family could still hear me.

"It felt good and I had no reason to. You're my wife now and my body belongs to you as yours does to me." He was still aroused.

"You're going to go out and see your family like that?" I gestured to the obvious state of his body.

"It'll go away. You need to get dressed." I nodded and left the safety of his arms and blankets.

"You do know that you won't be allowed to come back in here and hide once we're back on the road, right?" He was adjusting himself to make it less obvious.

"Yes, I know."

"At least your parents aren't here anymore, right?" He cupped my chin and I forced a smile. He kissed me and we joined everyone on the outside.

"So, how's it feel to finally be a man, Eddie?" Emmet taunted. Alice must not have said anything if she had seen how the night went.

"Fine." Edward said. Emmet smiled proudly, but Jasper wasn't fooled.

"Why aren't you happy, joyous, over the moon, or even aroused at this point? You're newly mated and now married, what's going on?" Edward looked away, but held onto my hand.

"I fell asleep. I was so tired that I fell asleep as soon as I was on the bed." I mumbled, terribly embarrassed. Sometimes, I hate that there are no secrets in this family. I heard a few gasps and then Emmet was chuckling, muttering something that I assumed was teasing. I fought to keep my tears inside, but I inevitably failed. I tried to escape back into the bus, but Edward held fast.

"Knock it off, Emmet." Edward muttered something too low for my human ears to pick up; not that I would have heard it anyway over my sobs. Edward pulled me to his chest and I sobbed.

"You big jerk, can't you see how this is affecting her?" Rosalie smacked him on the back of the head.

"Bella, we're going to go on ahead. You and Edward catch up to us when you're ready." Esme said soothingly and pat my hand clenched in Edward's shirt.

"Thank you, Esme. We'll join you shortly." Edward said for me. He held me and rubbed my back as I purged my tears.

"I'm so sorry." I cried.

"What on Earth are you sorry for?"

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