Edward's POV
It was a rare sunny day in Forks. So I was stuck inside. The wolves were guarding Bella during the day so we were all at the house. We are sharing guard duty with the wolves to protect Bella from Victoria. I felt so helpless, I couldn't even go to her place to catch a glimpse of her. Bella was spending the day after school with the mutt at LaPush. I felt the familiar jealousy when I thought of the mutt and my Bella together….. but she spends all her school hours with you.. and she's dating you….. I tried to console myself… and what a night our first date had turned out to be. I still couldn't believe it that I had been so intimate with my Bella. The feel of her soft breasts.. the heat at her core…I could feel myself hardening. I quickly grabbed one of the cushions Esme was embroidering and covered myself. I hoped she hadn't left any needles in it. I was pretending to read a book in the living room. My Bella…. She looked so very beautiful in her pleasure…..I wanted to make her feel that way again and look into her eyes…we could have done that in the library…
I still couldn't believe what happened in the library. She had known immediately what I was up to as soon as we got to the history section. Her pink lips were parted in her passion and I had kissed them with abandon. I no longer felt any shame letting her feel my need. In fact I had thrust myself against her holding her intimately between my legs to feel her better. It had been amazing. I dared to touch her breasts again. She had been so warm and soft in my arms. I'd softly touched her nipples. They immediately reacted to my touch and she moaned. Then I felt her hand move to my belt. I knew where she was headed but I didn't stop her this time. I wanted her there, closer to my need. I felt her finger tracing a line over me drawing circles. The feeling was unbelievable. I knew I was going to come but I didn't care. The burning desire in her eyes when she looked at me while she squeezed me was my undoing. I barely heard the jeans tear but the touch of her warm hand against my bare skin sent an electric shock though me which brought me back and I was horrified by what I saw when I looked down. I was exposed with the material of my jeans barely clinging to one side of me. I quickly held Bella to me so that she couldn't look down. I was never more thankful for vampire reflexes. She looked scared. I managed to convince her not to look down and tried to move away from her but this made me rub against her again. The feeling that coursed through me at that was amazing. I had to find something to cover myself. I didn't have my jacket with me. I knew Bella would help me.
"Bella…can you help me?... Can…can I have your jacket?"
"Sure." She had tried to take it off for me but I had managed to stop her just in time and she had listened to me and closed her eyes while I had covered myself. I was thankful that the jacket was large and thick. She and I had both laughed when she finally understood what had happened. I felt very embarrassed but this was my Bella and she had to know the truth. I wanted to share all of me with her. She had almost seen me… I felt a shudder of excitement run through me. She had unintentionally touched me. I was sure some of the wetness was still there when she grazed me. I hoped it didn't repulse her. She had jumped back when she had grazed me the first time but I think it was in surprise rather than revulsion. How I wanted her hands touching me…. it would feel amazing….with her warmth…. If her hands on me felt this good… I couldn't even imagine what it would feel like when I was inside her with her heated core surrounding me….oh…
"Edward did you measure?" I was rudely awakened from my day dream by the nosy pixie.
"Alice what do you want?"
"Just wanted to know whether you measured?"
"What?…..measured what?" She gave me a meaningful glace running through a conversation we had had on our way home from school last week.
Oh my god! I remembered it very well we had that conversation last week when I dropped off Bella. Bella had been concerned about my… err size she thought I'd be too big for her to accommodate. I had of course had to pry this information out of her by using underhand methods like dazzling her. But when I knew the real reason for her crying jag I'd decided to measure myself and refer some medical books to see whether there would be any problem and of course the little pixie saw this. Anyway Bella had found out and we had agreed that there was no need to worry about it right now since our relationship was still at an early stage. I decided to ignore Alice.
"Edward I'm talking to you did you measure?"
She grabbed the book from my hands and threw it away.
"Hey I was reading that.."
Good god she was holding a measuring tape! Was she planning to measure me… I'd better get out… then I remembered the reason for the cushion I was stuck. There was no way I was getting up with such a big bulge in my trousers. Thankfully no one was in the living room.
"I need to know your measurements."
I covered my face with my hands I was mortified why the hell did my sister want to know the size of my…ahem…. I knew there were no secrets in the family and all but this…
"Alice for the life of me I do not want to provide that information to my sister and I have no intention of measuring"
"Measuring what?" Emmett walked in, my worst nightmare.
The little pixie was now shooting daggers out of her eyes. I gave her a pleading look. She had to get me out of this.
I heard her mutter "Fine." Under her breath.
"Edward needs new clothing and I need his measurements to order some of them and sew the rest."
I smiled at the pixie she always did have a good answer ready for Emmett.
"Why does he always get more new clothing than me? And why do you need to measure him? I thought we never changed."
Oh! I rejoiced too soon. Emmett was getting more inquisitive than I thought.
"Well we do change some times."
"Oh you mean with the experiments he's been conducting lately. Esme did say he has grown up."
Emmett nodded in understanding.
"What experiments?"
Now it was Esme's turn to join in the fray. This was great just great!
"The psychological evaluation I'm conducting on Bella."
I sincerely hoped Esme remembered about this excuse. I saw a slow happy smile spread across her face.
"Of course Edward."
She walked over and ruffled my hair giving me a meaningful look. Now I was embarrassed. Hopefully she's in the dark about the measuring for now.
"Hey isn't that my cushion I just came in to collect it."
Esme pulled the cushion off me at the same time the pixie sat on my lap covering me giving me a meaningful look.
"Another save Edward. You owe me big. Saw a lovely scarf in the new spring collection."
Ok fine. I give up. I looked at her in defeat. She had saved me from utter humiliation many times guess I owe it to her to give her whatever information she wanted. Why the hell does Alice need to measure me for clothes anyway it's not as if I had grown bigger. I gave Alice a questioning look.
"Do you want to burst out of your clothes in front of the whole school again Edward? We are wearing human clothes and they are only strong enough to hold human .. you know what and not vampire ones. You know what happened yesterday? Do you want a repeat performance? This time I'm sure Bella would look, in fact the whole school would look. You barely managed to stay in your clothes the last few times because you were wearing the new underwear. There is no way your jeans would have survived otherwise. I will have to make you some reinforced underwear and trousers."
"What about everyone else Alice? They survive?" I asked.
Now both Esme and Emmett were giving us funny looks.
"Do you mean to say that you honestly don't remember the number of clothes Esme told me that Emmett went through the first year he was with Rosalie?"
"Oh! Man those were the days, hunting and sex… the height of living."
Emmett had images running through his mind that I had a hard time blocking off.
Ok that does it now I was angry. It's not as if I was really having sex with Bella.
"Alice, I do not need reinforced clothing. Leave me alone."
"Fine you'll be sorry. I really didn't want to do this but I guess I have no choice. It's better to see the vision than to see the real thing! There's no way in hell you are going to embarrass me and the family in front of the whole school."
She ran through a vision of me kissing Bella near the lockers again and then my jeans tore with my….. popping out. Bella had jumped in front of me covering me. She was blushing bright red. Holy shit! To make things worse it was lunch break and the hall way was full and the whole school would really get a good look at me and junior.
I lunged at Alice.
"Stop it. Please Alice."
"How's Edward going to embarrass us in front of the whole school? This I have to see!"
"Shut up Emmett." Both Alice and I cried in unison.
"I warned you."
The little pixie was giving me an evil grin. In spite of everything I felt very embarrassed she had almost seen me... Bella had covered me before I was fully exposed. I was glad it was only in her vision. People standing on the opposite side from Alice would have still got a really good view.
"I've blocked it in my mind Edward. I only got a grasp of what was happening and I could guess from what happened in the library. I only ran through it for you to see and convince you why I want to make sure it never happened. I'm sorry if you feel bad… but you have to understand I don't have much control over my visions, just like you don't with your mind reading. If it makes you feel better I really didn't see anything before Bella covered you and you still had your torn clothes on you. I know you have seen so much more of me through Jasper's and my minds. You must have been witness to so many of our most intimate moments. I felt very embarrassed at first Edward. But I trust you and love you like a brother and I know you are not a voyeur or a pervert. Please know that I will also give you the same respect and privacy you gave us. I really appreciated it Edward. I never knew how to tell you this but I guess today is the right moment because you now understand what I went through the first few years after we joined the family with you reading our minds."
I really didn't know what to say. She was right I was witness to so many of my whole family's most intimate moments. I'd blocked my mind and left as soon as I realized what was happening but that didn't prevent me from hearing their thoughts now and then unexpectedly before I had time to block it.
I grabbed hold of the little pixie and hugged her to me.
"I love you Alice. You will always be my little sister… don't be embarrassed that I know so much of your thoughts. I'm really sorry."
"What's all this about?"
Emmett asked. I had forgotten that Emmett and Esme were still in the room with us.
"Nothing Emmett. Edward just loves me so very much because I sew clothes for him and not you." That got Emmett going.
"Why you little pixie."
I just had enough time to realize that he intended to wrestle her to the ground and just as Emmett lunged at Alice and I grabbed her and flew out through the window to the forest. I was not going to let him get at her because of me. I knew she just said that to annoy him and make him forget what we had been discussing. I don't think Esme will be so easy to pacify though.
"Emmett! Be careful of the furniture."
She was too late he crashed into something.
"Young man you'd better fix that before you go any where."
Esme can play her mother role to the hilt when she wanted and Emmett knew that.
"Yes. Mom. I'm sorry." I heard him mutter meekly.
"Edward what is going on? I hope this is something to do with Bella and not the two of you pulling another prank on Emmett."
I heard Esme think at me.
"No mom. Honest."
I replied just before jumping over the river with Alice still in my hands out of hearing range of Esme.
I set her down on our favourite little log near the river where both of us had spent endless amount of time talking over things. Alice had always been more than a sister to me. She had also been my best friend through the years. It was no secret in the family that we were very close. Jasper was first very weary but then he understood through his gift that it was not a romantic kind of love that we shared.
I took her little hands in mine I wanted to reassure her that I finally understood what she must have gone through.
"Alice… I'm sorry for not realizing how my mind reading might have been intrusive… I honestly never thought much of it. I beg your forgiveness for not understanding."
"It's ok Edward. I understand."
Then a slow mischievous smile spread through her face.
"What?" This look was dangerous as I had known from experience.
"You do realize that I will have many more visions of you with Bella when you finally decide to take things further right?"
Holy Shit! No I hadn't. I really hadn't considered it. I put my head in my hands. This was going to be very embarrassing. She would see us….. I really did want to go further with Bella…..
"Edward I'll block it as much as possible I promise. But you have to understand that I can't completely ignore them because Bella asked me to make sure that you both never got into trouble and no harm came to her."
"She did?"
I was surprised Bella had been very responsible and given all this a lot of thought. I had to admire her for it.
"Yes Edward."
Alice looked a bit uncomfortable with the situation but looked very stubborn. I knew she would do anything for her friend.
"Don't worry I understand Alice. I'm just glad it's you and not Emmett seeing the visions."
We both laughed at that.
"Edward about the measurements"
She seemed reluctant to bring it up again.
"Ok you win. Go ahead."
The little pixie pulled out a detailed drawing on how to take measurements to sew trousers and underwear. So she had known I'd agree in the end. I sighed.
"Alice why did you have to put me through all that if you already knew that I'd agree?"
"You wouldn't have. I asked you nicely remember? But you only said yes after seeing the vision. But there is also a problem."
"Now what?"
"I don't want to take the measurements."
Oh for crying out loud.
"Why not?"
"Edward I can't…" She was looking down. Could it be possible she was embarrassed?
"I need the measurements taken when you are…. you know….. I need to make sure to accommodate all of you in all situations and also it will not be easy to get some of the measurements by yourself I think Bella can do it."
"WHAT? Alice I can't …we haven't …been that intimate.. I can't undress in front of her."
"No. No. I've got you a pair of tight fitting stretch pants you can wear when she takes the measurements. Don't worry they won't tear. I already know your normal size since I buy almost all of your clothes I just needed this additional information to accommodate … well you know what. Wait here I'll get you the clothes and you can go to Bella. The dog is supposed to leave by 6pm. It's our turn tonight."
She returned with the clothing a short while later. She gave it to me and kissed me.
"Have fun."
She was grinning her mischievous grin again and singing a song in Sawhili as she ran like lightening.
"ALICE…" I knew there was no point asking her. She must have had a vision of me and Bella great! What will my Bella think? … and what was going to happen tonight….. I was very excited and also a bit self-conscious as I made my way to her window.
I think the next chapter is going to be a very interesting one, don't you ? What do you think will happen? Love to have your reviews.