A/N Ok, so life obviously happened again! Sorry for another late post but at least I'm getting it up, right? :) I was planning to post early today but then it was one thing after another and here we are again!
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Chapter 19 - Marked
When Charlie hugged him and welcomed him to the family he was finally able to relax a little and smile. He knew Bella was probably overreacting about Charlie not letting them see each other, but the thought had still terrified him. Thinking back, he chuckled at himself because he had been so melodramatic.
He had actually proposed to Bella earlier that day to calm her down. He had wanted to soothe her fears and let her know that it didn't matter what Charlie said, he would always be with her. He had meant it too. The thing that still had him reeling though was the fact that she had said yes.
He knew that they weren't going to get married any time in the near future, but he still couldn't help but smile every time he thought of how joyful Bella had looked when he asked her. She truly wanted to be his wife and he knew that one day he would tie himself to her in that way.
After things calmed down a bit with Charlie and the whole situation, they all went inside to relax and talk. Charlie turned the TV on to a baseball game and sat in the recliner, putting his feet up. Edward sat right next to Bella on the couch and as soon as they sat down, he lifted his arm around her and tucked her in close to his side. She wrapped one hand around his waist and slid the other behind his back as she leaned her head on his chest. With his free hand, he absentmindedly traced patterns on the arm wrapped in front of him, causing goose bumps to rise.
He still felt the electricity running between them every time they touched, so touching her was something he was doing constantly. He was always holding her hand or kissing her somewhere, or holding her against him like he was now. He was becoming addicted to the feel of her skin and the current running over it and he was afraid of what it would be like tonight when he couldn't hold her in his arms or on Monday when he couldn't be with her all day.
They had literally been with each other every second of the day for the last twenty-four hours and the thought of separating tonight was enough to make him anxious all over again. Bella must have felt him shift and looked up at him questioningly. He just looked down at her and smiled while slightly shaking his head. "I'll tell you later," he whispered in her ear before grazing it with his teeth, holding her even tighter. This was going to be unbearable.
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Bella was in Edward's arms sitting on the couch in her living room. Charlie was sitting nearby in his recliner watching the Mariners game. She knew he was trying to keep the conversation going, but she also knew that would be impossible with the TV on. Charlie loved his baseball and nothing ever seemed to hold a candle to it.
She was so comfortable right then that she couldn't care less though. She was in the arms of the man she loved and he was holding her tightly. She knew she was going to have to say goodbye to him at some point tonight but she was trying her hardest not to think about it. Every time she did, she felt like she was being punched in the stomach, so for now, she snuggled into his chest as tight as she could and watched him instead of the game.
When she felt him tense up, she looked at him questioningly. He simply held her tighter and whispered in her hear that he would tell her later. Then he had the nerve to graze her ear with his teeth right in front of Charlie. She felt herself shiver at the contact and vowed to herself that he was going to pay for that. She suddenly couldn't wait to delve out the punishment.
An hour and a half later, the game was just about over so Bella thought she would find out what Charlie's plans were for dinner. She cleared her throat to get his attention and when he looked over at them she asked, "Do you want me to order pizza for dinner? I don't really feel like cooking tonight. I hope that's okay."
Charlie turned his attention back to the game, but nodded and told her pizza was fine. She untangled herself from Edward but grabbed his hand as she stood up off the couch and dragged him with her into the kitchen. He came along gladly and as soon as they were around the corner and out of Charlie's line of sight, he spun her around and attacked her lips. As he kissed her face and neck and shoulders she felt herself relaxing into him, but then she remembered that he still needed to be punished for earlier, so she shoved him away.
He gave her a mock look of hurt but she just smiled at him before turning around again and going to the phone. She called the pizza place and ordered a large pepperoni and a large Hawaiian and decided to add on a few two-liters of Coke. After getting the total, Bella hung up the phone and turned around to face Edward again. "Pizza will be here in forty-five minutes," she told him in an offhand tone.
"What are you doing all the way over there?" he asked her with a look of pure desire on his face. She knew he wanted to hold her again and she wanted nothing more that to be back in his arms, but she also didn't want to make it easy on him – not after what he did right in front of Charlie. "Get over here!" he practically growled at her.
She shook her head and took a step back with a smile on her face. That did it apparently. He lunged toward her and practically tackled her into the countertop. He was so careful with her though, making sure he took the brunt of the impact, and she couldn't help but laugh as he started placing kisses all over her again. After a few minutes, he seemed to calm down and so she asked him, "Are you going to tell me what was bothering you in the living room now?"
He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her as close to him as he could before speaking into her ear. "I was just thinking about the fact that we were going to have to separate tonight at some point. It made my stomach twist in knots just thinking about being away from you."
"I know babe. I was thinking the same thing and it hurts me too, but you're right; we are going to have to separate. I wonder if our parents would let you stay over once in a while?" She was joking when she suggested it, but then she realized that maybe it wasn't a bad idea to ask.
She lifted her face to him and he brought his lips down to kiss her. It was a soft kiss but that's not what she wanted right then, so she pulled his bottom lip into her mouth and starting biting him, causing him to groan and open his mouth for her to deepen the kiss.
They stood in the kitchen kissing like that for a few minutes until Charlie appeared in the kitchen and started laughing. "Seriously, you two need to get a room, I don't want to see this. I may be okay with you dating, but I don't need to watch you attack each other."
Bella reluctantly pulled back and grinned over at her dad. "Pizza will be here in about forty minutes. We'll be up in my room until then." She grabbed Edward's hand and started leading him out of the kitchen. As they passed Charlie, he just shook his head at them and walked to the fridge to grab a beer.
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Edward let Bella pull him upstairs with her and into her room before closing the door behind her. The second it clicked shut she locked it. Without a second of hesitation, he was all over her again, this time letting his hands roam over her entire body.
He had wanted to touch her so badly for the last few hours but didn't want to embarrass her in front of her dad. He also wanted to stay in the chief's good graces and he didn't think molesting Bella in front of him would be conducive to that.
Alone with her in her room with the door locked he relaxed and allowed himself to get closer to her. He explored her arms and moved down to her stomach and then he proceeded to slip his hands up under her shirt before caressing her breasts through her bra. Her nipples instantly perked up at his touch. Feeling her immediate response to him made his member immediately hard and he pulled her hips into him in response.
"Baby I want to see and touch every inch of you. Can you take your shirt off please?" He knew he was begging, but he couldn't help it. He needed to see her and feel her and taste her. Bella obviously needed it as much as he did because before he could even take a breath, she crossed her arms, grabbed the hem of her shirt and had it over her head. He reached up and unhooked her bra and she let it slide off her shoulders. "You're so gorgeous Bella."
Standing there topless in front of him made him want to take her right then and there but he knew that her father was right down stairs. Instead, he gently reached up and cupped her bare breasts in his hands, gently massaging her nipples with his thumbs. He leaned in to kiss her lips and then slowly moved down her jaw and neck to her torso. He ran his tongue slowly down her left side and up her right and then back again. Knowing the anticipation was likely driving her insane, he brought his mouth to her right mound and sucked it's peak into his mouth gently nibbling on it. He twirled his tongue around it and then sucked it and twirled his tongue around it again before moving to her left breast.
He gave it the same attention and then started kissing his way back up to her lips. He backed her up until her knees hit her bed and she immediately fell back onto it, pulling him with her. He positioned himself so that she had one leg on either side of his left leg and started grinding into her. He knew he wouldn't get much satisfaction unless they were both naked, but he would take what he could get. He could feel her heat radiating even through her clothes and it only made him want her more.
She responded to him by reaching down and groping him through his jeans causing him to moan at her touch. Her hand stroked his length up and down and he was dying to feel her fingers directly on his shaft so he quickly sat up despite her protests. As soon as she saw him unbutton his pants, her eyes grew wide and burned with desire.
He leaned back in to her and started kissing her neck before he moved to her collarbone. Right above the actual bone, he sucked on her skin before biting it gently. Bella gasped and in response stuck her hand down his pants and squeezed his balls tightly enough to make him squirm.
With her hand already in his pants, she released his sack and palmed his shaft, sliding up and down the length. The feeling of her skin on his was so much better than feeling her through his jeans. The mood between both of them was growing hotter and hotter and he knew he was going to have to stop things now while he still had the ability to.
He took a deep breath, brought his lips to hers once, twice, three more times and then rolled beside her. She looked at him with hurt in her eyes because he had pulled away, so he went on to explain, "Baby as much as I want you right now, and believe me, I do, your dad is right down stairs. If we don't stop now I don't know that I'll be able to stop. You're dad is okay with us dating and he may have even joked about us getting a room, but I don't think he'd be okay with us doing the dirty with him less than fifty yards away."
She started pouting – actually pouting with her bottom lip jetting out and everything – and he couldn't help but laugh at her. "You're adorable when you pout," he told her running his thumb over her perfect bottom lip. "I can't wait to make love to you again Bella, but I don't feel right doing it right under your father's nose. I promise though that it will be soon." She looked at him skeptically, so he continued. "Your birthday is on Tuesday. How about we ask your dad if I can take you to Port Angeles on Friday night for dinner and a movie and then stay the night in a hotel again? I promise you that if he says yes, I will make love to you the entire night. Will that work for you?"
She looked at him with desire still burning in her eyes but nodded her head, biting her lower lip. She looked so sexy doing that he couldn't help but lean into her and kiss her again. Finally he was able to pull himself up off the bed and re-button his jeans. He picked up her bra and her shirt, but before handing them to her he leaned in for one more taste.
Gently, he sucked her left breast into his mouth and encircled her peak with his tongue while holding it between his teeth. He pulled away and kissed it before moving to the right breast. He started to do the same thing he had just done to the other but at the last minute, he released her nipple and positioned his lips about two inches above and sucked for all he was worth. When he pulled back to look at his work, he grinned at the bright red circle there, knowing the color would deepen by the next day.
"What was that for baby?" she asked him once he moved back and handed her bra and her shirt to her.
"I love you Bella. I want you to see that mark everyday when you're in the bathroom by yourself and know that I've marked you as mine. I'm not trying to sound possessive or anything but when I can't be with you I want you to have physical proof that I need you and want you. That was okay, wasn't it?" He was suddenly nervous. He hadn't really thought about the repercussions of his actions at the time, but now he was worried that he'd crossed a proverbial line.
"Edward, please relax. Of course it was okay. I love that you wanted to give me a reminder of your love and your need for me, but I don't think it's fair that I didn't leave you with a reminder, do you?" He felt shock take over his face as he processed her words and he was suddenly turned on again. God this woman was perfect, wasn't she?
To answer her question, he simply shook his head and watched as she sat up from the bed and knelt before him. She reached for the hem of his shirt and started lifting it over his head. Then she leaned in and gave him a gentle kiss right about his collarbone. In the same spot that he had sucked and nibbled at earlier on her, she started sucking on him. He gasped when he felt her teeth bite into him as she continued to suck. It wasn't hard enough to draw his blood, but she definitely wasn't being gentle with him either.
"God babe, if you don't stop I'm not going to be able to hold myself back regardless of whether Charlie is right now stairs or not. That is so effing hot!" He felt her pull back and then place a kiss over the spot before handing him his shirt back and getting re-dressed herself.
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Charlie had walked into the kitchen to see Edward and Bella all over each other. While he wasn't opposed to them dating each other, he really didn't feel like witnessing what happened between them. Instead, he made a comment about them getting a room while he laughed to himself and Bella seemed to have taken that as an invitation.
He was shaking his head at them as she grabbed Edward's hand and started walking out of the kitchen and towards the stairs saying something about going to her room. He did catch the part about the pizza being here in forty minutes though. He was famished and pizza was just what the doctor had ordered.
Before they were even completely out of the kitchen, he walked to the fridge and grabbed a beer. He decided he was going to head back to the living room and see what was on the tube while he waiting for the pizza to show up. There really wasn't much on, so he decided on an old episode of Seinfeld. He kicked off his boots, put his feet up and settled in.
When the doorbell rang, he realized he must have dozed off. Bella and Edward were nowhere to be seen, so he got up and went to the door. After paying the delivery driver, he brought the pizza and sodas to the kitchen table and then headed upstairs to find the kids.
When he got to the top of the stairs, he saw that Bella's bedroom door was open and they were just lying in her bed with their arms around each other. He stood in her doorway just watching the two of them for a minute. It almost seemed as if they were having an unspoken conversation between the two of them. Finally, he cleared his throat and announced that the pizza was on the table before turning around and going downstairs.
A/N In my hurry to post this, I haven't proof-read it so please excuse any errors! TY!