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Chapter 40 – Shopping
The trip to Port Angeles went by in a flash. Carlisle and Charlie went to the main furniture store in town and picked out all the major furniture that needed to be replaced while Edward, Alice, and Bella went to the department store to replace her entire wardrobe.
Edward had always hated shopping and he couldn't help the smirk that took over his face when he saw the look of pure horror on Bella's. Apparently she hated to shop as much as he did. Luckily, shopping came second nature to Alice. She flew around the store grabbing item after item and shoving them into his hands. When he couldn't hold anymore, Alice sighed heavily but led both him and Bella to the changing rooms.
Now this was something he could definitely get used to. He chose a comfy, padded seat just outside the fitting rooms and waited for Bella to model clothes for him. She was sheer perfection. Everything about her was absolutely exquisite.
He never had a problem with the clothes she wore before but the clothes that Alice had her trying on were amazing! Mini-skirts that made her legs look long and sexy while making her ass look so effing grab-able. Form fitting tops that gave a peek at her cleavage even though most was left to the imagination. He couldn't stop where his thoughts were leading him. He wanted to follow her into the changing room and take her right there against the wall.
Realizing that he had a hard-on in the middle of the department store, he shifted a little uncomfortably as he began to feel the heat spread up his neck and into his cheeks. Bella chose that moment to come out of the dressing room wearing a gorgeous royal blue dress that hit her mid-thigh. It had a scoop neck and a peek-a-boo back. The instant his eyes met hers, he saw her desire burning as bright as his. He knew she wanted to impress him with her new clothes and at that moment he could tell she knew she had.
She smiled a seductive smile at him before addressing him. "Do you see something you like?" As if he wasn't already hard enough, she licked her lips right there in front of him and he almost came undone. Quickly glancing around to look for Alice, he spotted her in the shoe department. Satisfied that she would be there a while, he jumped up from his seat and made his way to Bella, backing her back into the dressing room, closing and locking the door behind him.
He watched her eyes widened as realization must have hit and she gasped. "Edward, what are you doing?" she asked frantically. "We can't do this here! We're in the middle of a department store for Christ's sake!"
He didn't stop moving toward her and now she was backed into a corner. He knew she wouldn't say no if he really insisted on taking her here; he knew she wanted it as much as he did, but she was right. He couldn't do what he wanted to do to her in the middle of a public store. After all, there were no pillows here to silence her moans.
He decided to toy with her a bit though and placed his arm on the wall beside her head. "Bella," he growled, "you cannot try on all these sexy clothes for me and expect me not to get turned on." He brought his lips to hers and kissed her passionately, pressing himself against her fully.
He heard her gasp again as she felt his hard member pressing into her stomach. He took the opportunity of her open mouth to deepen the kiss. When his tongue met hers, it was like the rest of the world melted away. Bella's hands wound their way around his neck and the hand of his not pressed against the wall made its way to her breast.
Even though he was touching her through the fabric of her dress, her nipple instantly sprung to life. It was his turn to gasp because he realized then that she wasn't wearing a bra. Pulling away from her lips for an instant, he moved to her ear, "Are you trying to drive me insane with lust, Bella? Because if you are, it's definitely working. I want you so bad right now."
Just as he was crashing his lips to hers again he heard shouting from the other side of the door. "EDWARD ANTHONY CULLEN! You had better not be in that dressing room with Bella!" Damn irritating five foot fairy.
Reluctantly, he pulled away from Bella. If there was one thing Alice was good for, it was instantly deflating his hard-on. Feeling totally blue-balled, he unlocked the door and walked out with a sheepish look on his face. Alice was right there with the biggest grin on her face.
"Ha! I knew it! Am I good, or what?" she asked as she walked in and handed Bella several pairs of shoes to try on. "Oh my god, Bella! I absolutely LOVE that dress on you! It's no wonder that my brother can't keep his hands off of you while you're wearing that! You look gorgeous!"
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She absolutely hated shopping; hated it with a passion. Now, here she was, faced with replacing her entire wardrobe because some asshole decided to be a prick and drench everything she owned in freaking animal blood. She was over the shock of something so terrible happening and now she was truly pissed.
At least she had Alice here with her. Edward was always a comfort too, but clearly he was out of his element here as well. Alice flew through the store like a Tasmanian devil on steroids and picked up item after item of clothing, tossing it into a pile in Edward's grasp.
When he couldn't hold even one more piece of clothing, Alice looked annoyed but led them both to the dressing room. Edward walked in and hung everything up on the racks in the room and then went out and sat down in a comfy looking chair right outside. Bella closed the door and locked it before she undressed and prepared to try on the clothes Alice had picked out. She wasn't sure where Alice was off to, but she could only assume she was looking for more clothes or shoes, or other things to torture Bella with.
As she stood there in her bra and panties, she started rifling through the selections and felt herself flush. These clothes were nothing like her old wardrobe. They were sleek, and somewhat sophisticated. They were classy while still very sexy. If she were being honest with herself, she was sort of excited to try these closes on for Edward.
She slipped on a black mini-skirt and a form fitting red top and went out to model it for Edward. After several more outfits, she came across a royal blue dress with a scoop neck and a peek-a-boo back. She put it on but couldn't hide her bra straps no matter how she shifted or pulled at the material. Finally, she unclasped her bra and slipped it off before readjusting the dress and going out to model it for Edward.
What she walked out to, had not been at all what she was expecting. Edward was flushed and trying to subtly adjust himself because he was clearly aroused and trying to hide it. The moment their eyes met, her breath caught in her throat. There in his gaze she saw so much desire it was as if it was consuming him. She knew she was reflecting the same gaze as she smiled at him seductively. "Do you see something you like?" she asked him. Then, because she couldn't help herself, she slowly brought her tongue out and ran it over her lips.
She watched his eyes pop out of his head and then quickly dart around the store. Apparently satisfied with whatever it was he was looking for, he rose from his seat and started stalking his way towards her. The desire in his eyes only grew brighter as he backed her into the dressing room and quickly locked the door behind him.
Just then it click what he wanted to do and her eyes nearly popped out of her head. Frantically, she asked, "Edward, what are you doing? We can't do this here! We're in the middle of a department store for Christ's sake!"
Her words weren't enough to stop him and soon she was backed into the corner of the room. With a sexy grin on his face, he placed his right hand beside her head and leaned in to whisper in her ear. "Bella, you cannot try on all these sexy clothes for me and expect me not to get turned on." Pressing his entire body against her, he slowly brought his lips down to meet hers.
She knew he was turned on, but didn't realize how much until that precise moment. When she felt his hard cock pressing into her stomach, she gasped. Edward took advantage and quickly penetrated her mouth with his tongue, effectively deepening the kiss. Almost on their own, Bella's hands found their way to Edward's neck and wrapped around him, pulling him in closer.
At the same time, she felt his hand move to her breast and caress it through the fabric of the dress she was wearing. Instantly, she felt her nipple rise to the occasion and it was Edward's turn to gasp when he must have realized she was braless.
Suddenly he was pulling back form the kiss and leaning in to whisper in her ear again. "Are you trying to drive me insane with lust, Bella? Because if you are, it's definitely working. I want you so bad right now."
He brought his lips back to hers and she was just about to open up to him again when there was shouting from the other side of the door. "EDWARD ANTHONY CULLEN! You had better not be in that dressing room with Bella!"
She couldn't help but smirk at the situation. She knew doing this in a public place was bound to get them busted but the minute she felt her cock pressing into her all rational thoughts left her mind.
When Edward pulled away from her he looked like a sullen child. He trudged to the door and opened it to a grinning Alice. "Ha! I knew it! Am I good, or what?" she asked.
She walked past Edward and into the dressing room with several pairs of shoes for Bella to try on. When she saw the dress on Bella, she squealed. "Oh my god, Bella! I absolutely LOVE that dress on you! It's no wonder that my brother can't keep his hands off of you while you're wearing that! You look gorgeous!"
Just then, Bella realized that this would be the perfect dress to wear Friday night when she and Edward went back to the Bed and Breakfast in Port Townsend. All she needed now was to find the perfect pair of shoes and maybe a necklace to go with it and she would be set.
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Alice was in her atmosphere. She absolutely loved shopping, even if it was for someone else. She whipped around the store picking up dresses, skirts and tops for Bella to try on before handing them to Edward.
She was really starting to adore Bella. After all, she had been with Edward for less than a week and already he was coming out of his shell. Alice had tried for so long to try and get him to see that he deserved to be happy, but was never able to; no one was except for Bella.
Yes, she definitely was growing fond of her but she was secretly relieved that some asshat ruined all of her clothes. He wardrobe was tragically lacking and Alice was super excited that she asked her to help replace it.
When Edward couldn't hold anymore, she led them both to the changing rooms. She knew that everything she had picked out would look great on Bella, so she didn't bother to stick around to see any of it. Instead, she wandered through the shoe department looking for shoes that would go with a few of the dresses she had picked out.
After about twenty minutes of perusing the shoe department, she had picked out about ten pairs of shoes. She knew she wouldn't be able to carry them all, so she turned to spot Edward; only he wasn't where she left him. He was supposed to be waiting outside the dressing rooms but he was nowhere to be seen. She glanced around the entire department store but still there was no Edward. Finally, realization dawned on her.
Grabbing four boxes of shoes, she walked over to the dressing room and listened quietly for a minute. She couldn't really hear much of anything except hushed whispers so she decided to interrupt them. She always jumped at the chance of embarrassing her brother.
Not able to bang on the door because her hands were full, she settled for yelling through it. "EDWARD ANTHONY CULLEN! You had better not be in that dressing room with Bella!" She grinned widely as she silently counted to three in her head. If she was right, which she always was, that's how long it would take for him to open the door and sulk out.
Sure enough, after three seconds, the door opened and Edward walked out looking like a spanked puppy. She almost felt bad for him but then remembered her primary purpose and walked past him into the dressing room with Bella.
She had set the shoes down and was getting ready to leave when she noticed the dress that Bella was wearing. Out of everything she had chosen today, she knew this one would be the best. The royal blue color would bring out the milk chocolate shade of Bella's eyes and contrast nicely with her skin. She felt a little guilty because she knew just by looking at it that Bella wouldn't be able to wear a bra with it, but she had a beautiful figure that she needed to stop hiding behind her t-shirts and baggy clothes.
Just as Alice had imagined, the dress looked stunning on her and she couldn't help but squeal out of happiness. "Oh my god, Bella! I absolutely LOVE that dress on you! It's no wonder that my brother can't keep his hands off of you while you're wearing that! You look gorgeous!"
She watched as Bella turned tomato red at the praise but also looked a bit smug. That's right Bella, she thought to herself, you're absolutely gorgeous and it's time you started showing the world what you've got. With a satisfied smirk, Alice left to go get the other six pair of shoes.
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Alice dragged him over to the shoe department where she preceded to hand him six boxes of shoes to bring back to Bella. She gave him explicit instructions that he was to drop them off and come right back to her. She said something about wanting his help picking out a few unmentionables for Bella and he couldn't find it in his heart, or his dick for that matter, to object.
After dropping off the shoes, he walked back to Alice and was then dragged to the women's lingerie section. He almost had a heart attack at the amount of sheer lace that was there. Everything was so skimpy and see through but it was such a turn on picturing Bella in.
Alice held up a few things and he nodded at some of them but others he visibly cringed at. He just couldn't see his beautiful girl in something trashy and he had to face the truth – some of the pieces of lingerie were just that: trashy.
As Alice kept rifling through the ribbons and lace, he did a little perusing himself. He came across a black teddy with a matching thong and garter. Yes, it was a little on the risqué side, but he desperately wanted to see Bella wearing this, she he snuck one into the stack of clothes in his hand, knowing perfectly well that he was going to be sitting with Bella in the changing room when she tried it on.
After spending about fifteen minutes in the department, they made their way back to the changing rooms and Edward knocked lightly on the door. Bella opened it a crack and when she saw him, a huge smile overtook her face. God she was beautiful.
"Hey, we have some… um… unmentionables for you to try on," he told her a little nervously before winking at her. "Alice, you've got something better to do for a while, right?" he asked the little twerp pointedly. She started to object but then saw the glare he was giving her and quickly made herself scarce.
"So, can I come in while you try these on?" he asked with no intention of taking no for an answer. Bella nodded and opened the door to him. As he walked in with his arms full of unmentionables, he leaned in and gave her a not-so-chaste kiss on the lips. He set everything down and then took a seat on the bench in the room. Bella was about to disrobe but he pulled her down so she was straddling his lap.
"Here, let me help you," he whispered seductively as his hands reached for the hem of her shirt. She was facing him as he took her shirt off and he couldn't help but notice how erect her nipples here, straining against the lacey fabric of her bra. He reached behind her and unfastened it and then ever so gently pulled it from her shoulders.
Allowing his fingers to trail along the flesh of her arms, he smiled as he watched her skin pebble. He loved the way she responded to his touch so just before handing her the first set to try on, he brought his lips down to kiss each of her ample breasts. He watched as a shiver passed through her body and smiled widely. He looked into her eyes with such adoration and saw those same feelings reflected right back at him. He had truly found his soul mate, the love of his life, and he was never going to let her go.