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EPOV
I was still day dreaming about what happened yesterday when my phone rang.
"Edward we are going to be a bit late from the way things are going we might reach there around four in the afternoon. Emmett decided to have another go at the bear that got away. Sorry for the delay." I wasn't sorry! Not one bit, it only meant that I had more alone time with Bella. I was humming to myself as I prepared to make some eggs for Bella.
I was surprised to hear the house phone ring at that moment. Alice hadn't seen the call she hadn't warned me, could it be Charlie? I checked the user ID it was Billy's home phone number which he had given Carlisle yesterday. I quickly picked up the phone fearing that something was wrong with the mutt. I realised I truly cared for him. If it wasn't for the rivalry between us for Bella's attention I would have really liked to have been his friend.
"Hello, the Cullen residence."
"Can I speak to Dr. Cullen?" I instantly recognised Billy's voice.
"This is Edward here, Carlisle is out hunting can I help you?"
"Well, Jacob is in pain, we were wondering whether Dr. Cullen could do something about it."
"He won't be back till late but I could come and administer some morphine. I'll give you his hand phone number you can check with him and let me know." Billy's voice sounded doubtful over the phone but he took down the number. Well I guess to Billy I was just a seventeen year old high schooler I couldn't expect him to trust me to treat his son.
My hand phone rang in a few minutes and Carlisle told me that Billy was expecting me. I was relieved that poor Jacob wouldn't have to suffer in pain till Carlisle got back. I decided to take Bella with me to the reservation since I didn't want to leave her alone in the house after all that we had been through. My angel walked down just as I kept the phone. As soon as I saw her my thoughts ran back to yesterday and although she was now fully clothed all I could see was her lovely naked form in my mind. I shouldn't do this.. god.. I shouldn't. It's not right to think of her like this all the time. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and looked up at her hoping she hadn't noticed my moment of distraction and got the shock of my life. Bella was not looking at my face at all she was focused on my crotch. Oh god she was doing the same! She was picturing me naked… she knows what I look like.. my hands went to cover me as a knee jerk reaction. I couldn't help it. I looked down. Then to my surprise I heard a peal of laughter.
"Oh Edward! Remember I've already seen it.. so no point covering. And by the way in case you forgot you are fully clothed."
The little minx she was teasing me. I'll get her for this I ran to her at inhuman speed then spun her around. She was still laughing but when I put her down she stumbled. I joined in her laughter. As usual I got an instant hard on holding her like this. Bella hugged me more tightly.
"Edward… you know I'm shy too… it's the first time I shared myself with someone too… guess we'll have to get used to it.." She placed a little feather light kiss on my chest.
"Yes love.. it's strange for me after so many years alone… it's been over hundred years or so."
"Oh god Edward.. I'm sorry I never realised how hard this was going to be for you."
"It's ok.. I love what we did.. and I want to do it again.."
"Mmm.. that's more like it. Wish the family isn't coming back this soon." She snuggled closer to me. Oh! I'd nearly forgotten the change of plans. We had to get to the reservation.
"Bella, love Alice called they are getting a bit late.. but I just got another call.. Jacob is not feeling that well so I have to give him some more morphine. Shall we go to the reservation after you have breakfast?"
"Sure, let me get my coat." She quickly rushed to get ready. She didn't question me on whether I knew how to give the drugs. I was happy that she trusted me to treat her friend.
"Bella what about breakfast?" I had only just taken the eggs out.
"I'll eat later when we get back." I didn't like my Bella going hungry so I grabbed her a mars bar and some juice I knew this was not a healthy meal but she wouldn't go hungry until I finished treating Jacob. I gave it to her as she got into the car and leaned in to whisper my thoughts into her ear.
"I can't wait till later."
A slow smile spread across her face at this piece of information. I knew what she wanted. I planted a kiss on her cheek.
"Later love." We drove in the Volvo to the reservation. It felt odd going there. This was only the second time I would be visiting La Push. I smelt the wolves running along with the car as soon as I entered the treaty line. I knew they were still suspicious about us although they seem to trust us more now. I parked in front of Billy's house and got out with my medical bag.
Some of the wolves were gathered around the house and I saw Billy staring at me anxiously from the front doorway.
"Good morning Edward, I didn't know you were a doctor, Carlisle told me that you had two medical degrees. Sorry for not trusting you to treat Jacob without a reference from Carlisle." He looked a bit ashamed and his thoughts conveyed the same.
"No problem Mr. Black, you wouldn't dream of letting a high schooler treat your son now would you?" I smiled at him and he smiled back thinking to himself "The kid is not bad. Well I guess he's not a kid might have even known my grand father I should have realised that he would know what he was doing when he offered to help."
"Call me Billy, Edward." I nodded my head at him with another smile. I was feeling very happy, a Quilete elder wanted me a vampire to call him by his first name this was an honour indeed.
Embry led me into Jacob's room. He was sweating heavily and I could read in his mind that he was in a lot of pain. Bella followed me inside after greeting Billy. I quickly set about administering the drugs.
"So you are a doctor ha leech? Who would have thought?" Jacob was still a bit bitter at me but he seemed to be grateful that I was there to treat him. So I didn't take offence at his reference to me but I couldn't help a little dig of my own.
"Yeah… who would have thought I would treat a mutt.." I heard laughter from the hallway. Billy was shaking his head. "Guess the kid is just a seventeen year old after all even though he's a doctor."
I read in Jacob's mind that he had some pain in his arm and the temporary contraptions had to be readjusted as well. So I went about doing that.
"Thank you leech. That was getting to be too painful and tight. So the mind reading comes in handy ha."
"Yes. You weren't going to complain about the pain were you? But remember you should tell when you are in pain doctors aren't all mind readers." The mutt grumbled and I could make out a few curse words that included leeches going to hell, but I ignored him, he really was in a lot of pain and until the morphine took effect he was going to be hurting a lot.
"Jake mind your language. Edward's trying to be nice to you." Bella jumped in and admonished him.
"Sure sure, I'll try to be nice to the bloodsucker." I ignored his dig.
This time I heard Billy scold him from the doorway.
"Be nice. He came all the way to treat you."
Billy was scared that I would take offence, I realised that he didn't really know me that well and he feared that the mutt's digs might anger me. The other wolves also tensed. They all remembered how the new born vampires behaved. I decided to make a joke to ease their worries. I didn't want the wolves to get over excited while Bella was here with me. It would only take one volatile wolf to make things dangerous.
"Well you'll be good as new in a few days and then you can play with any number of vampires as you wish. Call me if you need anything mutt."
I patted him on the shoulder and walked out the door. I saw him wince at my touch. But I noticed that it was the only time he winced when I was treating him he had lain there letting me treat him without any protest. I read in his mind that he did trust me and he trusted Bella. He knew that she wouldn't have put him in danger and brought me here. He was truly grateful for the pain relief.
Billy thanked me when we got ready to leave.
"Please don't tell Charlie that I was here with Edward." Bella told Billy it was then that I realised that she was supposed to be spending the day with Alice. Oh dear. A sly smile crossed the older Quelette's face.
"Of course I won't don't worry Bella." "I hope we didn't interrupt anything." He told me in his mind. I was a bit mortified. I wasn't used to other people specially complete strangers knowing about my private life. I nodded my head no. I scanned the minds of the others around but no one seemed to have taken much note of Bella's request and the meaning behind it. I heaved a sigh of relief.
"Take good care of our girl Edward. We'll be watching you." I knew Billy meant it as a warning and not a threat, he only wanted to make sure that no harm came to Bella. I smiled at him nodding my head yes again. He smiled back. I could tell he was really enjoying this conversations he was having with me without the others knowing it. He didn't seem to mind much that I could read his mind unlike the others who were there. I could tell they were uncomfortable with the thought that I could see inside their heads. When we got into the car Bella gave me a dazzling smile placing a small hand on my arm.
"Thank you Edward, for helping Jake I know it must be difficult for you to do it going against all your instincts and controlling your need to attack." My discomfort at being at the reservation vanished and I felt like I had won the whole world.
"It's nothing love, he's a good kid and I don't like to see him in pain unnecessarily." I smiled at her and tucked a wayward strand of her hair behind her ear.
It was fifteen minutes later that I found myself seated across the dinning room table with Bella munching on some cereal. She had insisted that she wanted to eat the funny looking stuff instead of a wholesome breakfast. I had been studying different types of food and what was healthy for humans to eat. I knew some cereals were good too. But what Bella ate which contained a lot of sugar didn't seem that healthy. My thoughts drifted back to the night we had shared. I wanted to talk to her about it… to know what she had thought of everything. I remembered how scared she had been the first time she had felt me. I wanted to know what she thought now… after she had seen me…I wanted to reassure her.
"Bella, are you ok with everything… I mean are you ok with me?"
"What do you mean? Of course I love you and I'm ok with you Edward… you are the best fiancée a girl could ask for."
She kept munching down on another spoon of the disgusting stuff she was eating.
"Well I mean.." oh god how was I going to phrase this? But I had to know.. I had to make sure she would be ok with me making love to her before her change and after… I wanted to be her only lover.. for now and forever.. it was important that she was happy with what I had to offer.
"Yes?" she finally looked into my eyes. She must have read something in my eyes because she hastened to reassure me.
"Edward.. you know you can ask me anything. What is it? I know you want to ask.. what ever it is go ahead and ask. We have to learn to be open with each other you know.."
I was surprised by this. She was more mature than her age and here I was a hundred year old vampire struggling to voice my fears.
"I want to know whether I can satisfy you.. I mean whether you liked what you saw yesterday.." The mischievous grin that spread through her face should have warned me not to take what I heard next seriously.
"Of course! Come on Edward you looked much better than David!"
I stopped breathing, jealousy like I had never felt before engulfed me. She had been with another man.. not the mutt! I had thought in vain that the mutt was my competition but this David…she had seen him naked…I heard wood tearing and saw the I had mangled the countertop. Esme would kill me. My whole world was crashing around me. Did she still like this David? Where was he? I tried to think of all the David's in Forks High.
"Edward… Edward…" I felt Bella's hands wrap around my hand trying to shake me.
"Who is David?" the words I held inside me escaped in a hiss. I was furious… angry.. and above all jealous I had no words to express what I was feeling.
"What?" Bella seemed momentarily confused then she giggled. I couldn't believe my eyes.
"Are you.. Edward are you jealous of David?" I sighed. There was no use hiding my feelings from Bella anymore she knew me inside out. I nodded my head yes.
"Well you don't have to be you know.. David has such a small little thingie compared to yours! And he is considered to be a really good depiction of mankind. And yours is the most beautiful I've ever seen!"
Her words definitely soothed my ego but I still felt jealous of David he had been the first to reveal himself to my girl…once again I cursed myself for leaving her.
"How do you know him? Did you date him?"
I saw Bella trying very hard to control another set of giggles and ended up with tears in her eyes from laughing. I sat staring at her I didn't know what to say or do and her reaction was so unlike my Bella.. I was confused.
"Well, you might consider him a good catch I suppose considering the amount of admiration he gets from the world at large but I would never be interested in dating a stone statue…."
I stared at her incredulously. What on earth was she saying? I knew she wanted me to figure out something she was staring at me expectantly, but the haze of jealously that covered my thinking wouldn't let me think clearly...
"Come on Edward… you know him very well… guess…" I knew this guy? Now I was more confused.. wait… what did she say… stone statue? Everything fit into place…of course Michelangelo's David! The little minx she'd been playing with me!. I raced around the table grabbing hold of a squeaking Bella spinning her around at vampire speed.
"You little minx! So you won't date statues ha? How about living breathing ones?" when I put her down on the floor she looked flustered and I could see she had lost her balance grabbing hold of me to steady herself.
"Well of course I love dating living breathing ones!" That was when our eyes met, we both burst into fits of laugher. I had to get back at her for this little stunt. I decided I should try to make her blush.
"So Bella, what were you doing looking at David's ahem.. privates?" Oh! She really was a constant little thing the heavenly blush spread across her cheeks. She wouldn't meet my eyes.
"I … I was.. doing research." Ha?
"What research? You didn't take any art classes…" now it was my turn to be a bit confused.
"I was.. well I was actually trying to imagine what you would look like.. and I.. well I went on the internet and did a search…" I burst into another fit of laughter. Bella pushed me with all her might.
"OH! Urgh! Why am I telling you this." I stopped laughing immediately I wanted to know more about this little research of hers.
"I won't laugh I promise. What else did you research?" I was now very curious.
"I looked at some naughty sites.. to see you know .. then decided most of them were fake." I had to smile at that.
"So… ahem well .. was the real thing what you expected it to be?" I finally found the courage to ask her. I really wanted to know now knowing she had in fact put some time and effort into trying to figure out what I looked like.
"So much better…." She buried her face in my chest hugging me close to her. I hugged her back.
"Glad to know love…" I decided I owed it to her to be honest with her.
"In fact love, I was scared that you won't like me.. and I'm sorry for being such a prude.. when you first saw me.. I .. found it difficult to overcome my embarrassment and insecurities." There I said it. I didn't meet her eyes. I felt a tiny warm hand against my face lifting it to her.
"Edward you looked amazing all of you and you were everything I could ever want… I love you so much." Her chocolate eyes were sparkling with unshed tears. I knew they were tears of happiness.
"Me too love.. me too.. I couldn't have asked for more.." I leaned down and placed a loving kiss on her beautiful lips.
"I'm so glad you like me better than David." I couldn't help teasing her a little.
"Who is David?" A booming voice asked from the doorway. We both froze.
Hoped you liked it. Loved having fun with Edward but I also wanted him to be felt appreciated for going out of the way to help Jacob.
