A/N Ok, I had every intention to get this posted yesterday but ended up falling asleep before 7. I guess having a house full of kids this week has already worn me down! Anyway... here's the next chapter! Please enjoy and review! :) Thank you all so much!

Chapter 43 – Perfect Payback

Seeing the teardrop slide down Bella's cheek had scared him to death. After he gently wiped it away, he started worrying that he had hurt her somehow. There was no way to know for sure other than to just ask so that's exactly what he did. "Bella, love, I'm so sorry. Did I hurt you baby?" He couldn't keep the concern from saturating his voice or seeping it's way into his facial features.

Bella didn't answer right away and that made everything worse. She laid on her back, panting for breath, and stared up at the ceiling for the longest time. Finally, she rolled on to her side and looked directly in his eyes. When their gazes met she smiled the most breathtaking smile he had ever seen, yet she continued to just breathe him in. In her gaze, he saw so much love and sincerity there that her next words had him flying.

"Edward Anthony Cullen, don't you dare apologize for anything." A jolt of electricity shot through his body as she used his full name for the first time. She must have heard Alice used it last night but didn't say anything until now. On anyone else's lips, he hated his full name, but on Bella's it sounded perfect. He was about to tell her so when she cut him off.

"Baby, that was the most incredible orgasm I've had yet. It felt like every single nerve ending in my body was on fire. I've heard of mind-blowing orgasms and have thought you've given me several until now. That was by far the most pleasurable experience I have had in my entire life." She leaned in and kissed him so reverently. "Baby, it was so incredible it brought a tear to my eye." She kissed him again with a little more need. "It was so incredible that I want to show you exactly how it made me feel."

Before he could even comprehend what she was saying, her lips crashed down onto his and forcefully pried his open with her tongue. When he responded, she sucked his bottom lip into her mouth and allowed her teeth to graze it. Without even realized it, he let out a deep groan. Her soft, silky touch was the best thing in the world to him and it was currently all over him.

Sensing his pleasure, she became bolder in her movements and reached down toward his rock-hard dick. Ever so softly, she traced a smooth finger over the underside of his tip causing him to lose control of his body. He watched as if from someone else's perspective as his hips thrust up into her hands, begging for more contact.

Needed no more encouragement that that, she wrapped her tiny little fingers around his throbbing member and leaned in to whisper sexily into his year, "My turn."

Moving slowly, she trailed open-mouthed kisses down his entire torso, stopping at his naval. He watched with wide eyes as she used her tongue to trace around it before plunging it into the recess. Again he lifted his hips, pushing himself closer to her as he hissed from the wonderful sensation. He understood now what they meant about it being an erogenous zone.

Her hand continued it's ministrations on his cock and she continued to place sloppy kisses up and down his stomach, letting her tongue roll over the folds of his abdominal muscles. She seemed to be basking in his body and he wasn't going to complain one bit.

She finally brought her face down between his legs and started kissing his inner thighs the same way she had kissed every inch of his upper-body. Each gentle kiss, each tender touch sent a bolt of electricity straight to his dick, which was throbbing so hard in anticipation. As if she could read his mind, she looked up at him from under her gorgeous, long eye lashes, and held his gaze as she ran her tongue gently up his length and then around his tip.

She let it slide over his tiny opening, tasting the pre-cum that had pooled there and hummed with contentment. Just like it would have done if he had hummed into her groin, he felt a bolt of electricity shoot through his cock and into the pit of his stomach, which was now coiling tightly; ready to spring free at any minute.

Suddenly, she withdrew her tongue and engulfed his entire member into the tight, hot space. Fucking her mouth was almost as nice as fucking her perfect sex. She alternated from sucking hard to softly trailing her tongue over his tip and back. Her head was bobbing up and down on top of them and she dropped her jaw to pull him in farther. The next time she moved up his shaft, she allowed her teeth to softly graze it's underside and he knew he was close.

Bella must have sensed it too because she immediately withdrew her mouth from around him. He wanted to cry at the loss of contact, but her hand immediately took over again. She palmed him and cupped his balls and palmed him some more before bringing her mouth back down on him.

The same pattern was repeated three times. Each time he was seconds from release when she would pull off of him and start pumping with her hand. He figured that she was purposely trying to drive him insane with need and it was working.

Finally, he couldn't take it any more and he started pleading for Bella to finish it. "Oh! My! God! Babe!" he panted. "I… don't… know… how… much… more… of… this… I… can… take! I… need… to… feel… you… NOW! PLEASE!"

Without another word, she threw her leg over his lap so she was straddling him and she impaled herself on his cock. God he was so effing tight around him. She rotated her hips and he started to feel that coil in his stomach tightening again. "Yes Baby! Right there! I love it when you ride me like this!" he managed to tell her as she continued to bounce up and down on his member.

She got a smirk on her face and it looked as if a light bulb had clicked on above her head. Suddenly, she removed her hands from his abdomen and ran them slowly up her thighs. She paused for a moment at the connection they shared, circled her clit once, and then kept dragging her fingertips up her flat stomach and to each breast. He watched, wide eyed, as she gently began kneading and palming each perfect mound while she continued to ride him hard and fast. When her fingers tweaked her own nipples causing her to hiss from the sensation, he again felt a twitch in his dick as the electric current traveled up and into his stomach.

Wound so tight by this point, the smallest thing would allow him to spring free. It turned out the Bella's next move was far from small though. If he was astonished with this woman before, he didn't know what to think now. His jaw dropped as he watched her lift her left breast from her body. He wasn't sure what she was planning to do, but he was mesmerized.

He watched as she lowered her head to her waiting breast and slid her tongue out from between her parted lips. Slowly, she ran her tongue in a circle around her nipple before pulling it in her mouth. He watched as she sucked on it and then held it between her teeth. It was the hottest damn thing he had ever seen.

Not being able to stand the suspense for another second, his hands made their way to her hips and he started lifting her and slamming her back down on his waiting cock. He was right on the brink of the biggest explosion of his life and wanted to make sure she knew it.

"Oh fuck Bella! I'm so close right now. Come! With! Me!" He was panting heavily by the last part and thrust into her hard between each word. His efforts were well rewarded. Bella's walls instantly clenched around him and she shouted his name. When he finally spiraled over the precipice, his body felt ready to spontaneously combust. He rode out his orgasm while continuing his deep thrusts into Bella's tight, warm space and then finally fell limp to the mattress

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Bella didn't remember passing out after her incredible morning with Edward, but she must have. When she woke up, the alarm clock on his nightstand read 12:08. She wasn't surprised when her stomach started growling at her because it was lunchtime and she hadn't even eaten breakfast.

She tried to roll over but Edward tightened his grip on her waist. "And just where do you think you're going," he asked her before sucking her ear lobe into his mouth. She felt a chill run from the base of her neck to the tips of her toes from the contact.

"Ha! And you say I'm insatiable? You're one to talk, babe!" she said trying to squirm out of his hold. "Edward let me go. I haven't had anything to eat and I'm starving. If I don't eat soon I'll probably end up passing out. As much as you love to take care of me, somehow I don't think you'd like it too much if I were unconscious."

He sighed heavily and then loosened his grip on her. She rolled over and smacked him on the ass really hard before squirming away from him. Should couldn't help but laugh at the look on his face. He looked completely shocked that she had actually spanked him and she thought it was hilarious. When he realized she was laughing at him, the look turned predatory and he started stalking his way toward her.

"Are you laughing at me Bella?" he asked her. He continued to make is way toward her despite the fact that she shook her head to his question. "You think it's funny to smack my ass, huh?" She started to back away, but as she did he started moving towards here at a quicker rate.

She was still laughing as she tried to back her way though his bedroom door and it was only egging him on more. "Edward, what are you doing?" she asked between laughing fits. As soon as the words were out of her mouth, she was racked with another round of gut-wrenching laughter.

"You are seriously going to pay for laughing at me Bella," he told her before sprinting for her. She let out a squeal as she quickly spun on her heal and made it through his doorway. She didn't make it much farther than that though. Before she could even take three steps down the hall, he had caught up to her and grabbed her wrist, spinning her around into his chest.

The next thing she knew, he bent down and threw her over his shoulder. He playfully slapped her ass and then started carrying her down the stairs over her protests. She was kicking her legs and smacking his ass; anything to get him to put her down before he took a nosedive down the stairs with her in his arms. Nothing worked though.

They were at the landing half way down when she got another idea. Still laughing hysterically, she brought her hands up to his sides and started attacking him; tickling him with everything she had in her. With one hand wrapped securely around her legs to ensure she didn't fall, he brought his other hand up and smacked her ass again, but this time it was slightly harder than before.

"Bella, you're really asking for it. Do you want to be punished?" he asked her playfully. She felt him shake with laughter as he continued down the second half of the stairs. She was laughing so hard she couldn't breathe but she never stopped kicking her legs of smacking at him with her hands.

When he got to the bottom of the stairs, he led her to the couch in the living room and tossed her down on the soft, plush cushions. She was still laughing uncontrollably and felt like she was going to pee her pants if she didn't stop soon. Luckily, Edward's next move was very sobering. He began peppering her with kisses all over her face and her naked shoulders and chest.

It was in that instant she realized that in her rush to get away from Edward that she hadn't bothered put any clothes on and neither had he. There they were in Edward's living room, lying on a very expensive micro-suede leather couch, completely naked as he accosted her with soft kisses. She started to panic slightly. What if someone was home? What if someone walked in on them? Esme knew about she and Edward's sexual relationship and was okay with it, but would anyone else be? Would Carlisle be? She wasn't sure if Esme had had a chance to speak to him yet or not. God, what if Alice walked in on her lunch break?

She placed a hand on each of Edward's shoulders and gently pushed him off of her. Seeing the obvious distress on her face, he immediately withdrew. "Babe, what's wrong? Did I do something to hurt you?" he asked, sounding extremely worried.

Despite the situation, she couldn't help but smile affectionately at him. It didn't matter what they were doing, where they were, or even whom they were with. He was always going to worry about her and take care of her, no matter what. She lifted her hand up to place it on his cheek and he leaned into her touch.

"Edward, um… we need to go back up to your room… like now. In our teasing and goofing around this morning, we sort of forgot the necessity of clothing," she told him before letting her other hand stroke down his chest and brush up against his beautiful cock to prove her point. "I'd hate to have someone walk in and find us naked in the middle of the formal living room."

Edward pulled back even more and looked down at every inch of her body, and then he glanced at his own before muttering a few expletives under his breath. Ever so gently, he placed one arm behind her back and the other underneath her knees before slowly standing with her cradled to his chest. Looking directly into her eyes, he brought his face down and placed a very sweet kiss on her lips, hesitating for a moment. Finally, he straightened up and turned toward the stairs again and started the trek back up to his room, silent the entire way.

When they were back in his room, he lovingly and carefully placed her down on his bed and then walked back to close his door. He didn't turn around right away so Bella watched him carefully. She could see that his shoulders were tense and watched as he drew in a deep breath, almost as if he was trying to prepare himself for something. Finally, he turned and faced her and she saw that his eyes were wet with unshed tears.

He walked over to his bed and dropped to his knees in front of her, grabbing her hands. When he looked up at her she felt her heart wrench. He looked terrified and sad all at the same time. So softly she almost didn't hear him, he finally spoke. "Bella, I am sooo sorry; I don't know what got into me. Chasing you out of my room without your clothes was completely unforgivable and I'll understand if you want to go home; it'll break my heart, but I'll understand."

She sat there frozen on the bed staring into the gorgeous green eyes of the love of her life, trying to comprehend what he was saying. Did he really think she would leave him over something as silly and inconsequential as this? Seriously?

When she didn't answer right away, he left his chin fall to his chest and his shoulders began to shake with silent sobs. She realized that he took her silence to mean that he was right and so, slowly, never letting go of his hands, she knelt down on the floor beside him. "Baby, please look at me," she begged. When he did, she saw that the unshed tears in his eyes had finally spilled over and were running down his cheeks.

She pulled one hand away and brought it up to his face to wipe away his tears before she spoke again. "Edward, you are the love of my life; my soul mate. I could no easier live without you then without air to breath or food to eat. You," she said before bringing his hand up to her lips to kiss, "are my reason for living."

She leaned forward and placed a kiss on his forehead and then pulled back to look at him again. "It hurts to even imagine my life without you." She kissed each of his cheeks, where his tears had so freshly fallen. "I love you. I would never leave you over something stupid like this. Edward, I would never leave you period."

When she said those words to him, he smiled tentatively at her before pulling her to his chest and holding her tightly. She felt his lips press into her hair and she felt herself smiling in return. They sat like that, on Edward's bedroom floor, cradled in each other's arms, for twenty minutes. She would have been content to stay like that forever if it hadn't been for her stomach, which chose right then to let out an embarrassing loud growl to let her know she needed to feed it,

She felt Edward chuckle underneath her and then pull back to help her stand. This time, he handed her one of his t-shirts and a pair of boxer shorts as he grabbed his jeans from the floor. They quickly dressed and just before Bella opened his bedroom door to head downstairs, he pulled her into his chest again.

"Thank you Bella," he breathed into her hair. "Thank you for everything; for being you, for everything you make me want to be and become, but most importantly, for loving me. I love you, too." Without another word, he opened the door and led her downstairs to make her breakfast/lunch.