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EPOV:
I hoped she was.
She had to be.
There was no way she wasn't.
My eyes stayed glued to her stomach, ignoring her constant questions and pestering hands trying to pull me from her body.
I slowly let my cool fingers trail along the smooth porcelain skin of her body, following the curves of her hips to the tiny indent of her belly button.
A small frown appeared on my face as her heated hands grabbed my own, trying to pry them from her silken form with renowned vigour. I snapped my head up, my ebony black irises staring into doubtful chocolate ones.
"Edward, seriously, what are you doing?" She was annoyed, that was for sure. Although she still tried to play savvy, the small crease in her forehead and the slight quiver of her voluptuous bottom lip gave her harmless anger away.
My irises flickered between her flat blazing stomach and her wide orbs, never keeping my eyes on hers long enough for her to read what I was thinking.
"Checking," I murmured snatching both hands from her grip and placing them back onto her pale skin. I cupped my hands slightly, rubbing her sides intensely.
I heard a frustrated sigh above me and realised that Bella must have asked me another question. I stared up at her while raising an eyebrow, inching closer to her stomach until my head was nestled delicately in the middle staring up at her in feigned innocence.
She shook her head, the large chocolate locks of her curls bouncing with the movement. I reached up to touch them, enthralled with her beauty as I usually was only to have my hand pushed away with a roll of her eyes.
Before I could stop it a snarl crept from my throat, outraged that my mate would deny me her touch. She rolled her eyes again, not in the least intimidated by my growl and made a move to stand.
"Where do you think you're going?" I whispered, hugging myself tightly to the lower part of her body.
I closed my eyes, inhaling deeply as I felt her fingers start to run through my unmanageable mop of hair. I hummed in content, smiling as she stayed put.
After a few minutes of silence aside from my occasional moan of approval, Bella stilled completely, making my eyes snap open at her rigidness.
"Edward, what day is it?" My eyebrows furrowed in confusion, why would she need to know the date?
I looked to the digital clock on my dresser, the neon blue light flashing back at me brightly.
"It's the 16th, why?" My grip tightened slightly but, obviously urging her to continue what she was saying.
"And how long has it been since… since…" She gulped audibly, her eyes darting around nervously. "Since we mated?"
I frowned, staring at her in confusion "It's been just over a week….. Why?" I was concerned now and the panicked look on her face didn't help my situation any further.
A large gasp escaped her mouth as she placed one of her slender hands over her lips to silence herself, the other tugging anxiously on her chocolate locks.
"Oh, god! Charlie!" I hissed immediately in response, offended that she would even think about another male in my presence.
I felt my eyes narrow into angry slits as I stared her down. "Who is Charlie?" My body was stiff as I waited anxiously for her answer.
All of a sudden she stopped, turning her pale face towards me with a scowl. "What do you mean 'Who is Charlie?" She spoke through clenched teeth, hardly able to keep my eye.
"I meant, Who. Is. Charlie?" I hissed as I brought her closer to my body, not letting an inch of air between us afraid that even that small gap would be enough to tear us apart.
She rolled her eyes again in annoyance before spitting out in a rushed tone "Charlie is my father."
Realisation dawned on me as I felt my face visibly brighten. I wasn't at all happy with her being around men, but I supposed I could handle her being around her father.
"Oh!" I whispered before burying my face back into her stomach, smiling into the smooth skin as it pressed against my face.
"Oh, no you don't!" Her small hands pushed on my head, catching my off guard and effectively pushing me off her supple body.
I growled at her and immediately went to grab her fragile arm to pull her back to me, only to have her slip out of my grip and grab the small black handbag that had been placed next to the door on her way to the bathroom.
The sound of mechanical locks turning in the door made me groan in annoyance, I wanted nothing more than to take her again, in every position possible… Everywhere!
I flopped back onto the bed from my sitting position, staying rigid to listen to the familiar sound of a cell phones dial tone.
I tilted my head to the side as I heard a gruff, deep voice answer the phone.
"Charles Swan speaking"
"Uhh, hey dad, it's Bella…"
"Bella! Where are you? Do you have any idea how worried I've been?" He sounded parental, but still awkward; it was obvious this kind of situation wasn't a regular occurrence.
"Dad I've um- I've mated!" I could almost feel her wince at the word; I thought we had gotten past all of this? Sighing, I shook my head again, listening to their conversation once more like the possessive mate I was.
"He's actually really great, I- I know you have some problems with the uh, mating, but Edward won't hurt me and he definitely won't take me away from you." I heard her voice rise in octaves at the last few words, obviously trying to make me hear that last part.
I grinned in response, waiting for her to continue.
She was quiet on the phone for a while when there was no response from the other end of the line. For a second I thought he had hung up on my beautiful mate. Instantly outraged I moved to get up to comfort her, only to stop myself when I heard a masculine voice clear their throat.
"When can I meet him?" His voice was calm and steady, not showing any signs of what he was feeling.
"Not now… But very soon, I'll talk to him about it but please dad, for me, be nice."
There was a slight shuffling noise before a simple "okay."
"Alright dad, I've got to go, but we'll talk soon, okay?"
"Okay Bells, you uh- you know I love you right?"
"Yeah, you um, you know I do to?"
"Yeah, well I've got to get back to the station…" I raised an inquisitive eyebrow at his statement, knowing I'd have to question Bella when I got the chance.
"Bye!" I could hear the sadness in my beautiful mate's voice before the sound of the phone disconnecting sounded through the bathroom.
Listening for her footsteps, I rolled over trying to make it look less obvious that I was eavesdropping on their private conversation.
I heard her drop her small black bag with a heavy 'thump' after she released a worried sigh. I turned to face her, a small smile tugging on my mouth as I did.
She looked so sad and a beauty such as her should never look unhappy. As fast as I could I sat up, purring and started to motion with my fingers for her to come closer.
Responding to my purr positively, she ran over to me sitting on my lap and burying her face into my neck.
I ran my fingers up and down her slender, bare back trying my best to calm her down.
With an internal groan, I knew how to cheer her up although I wasn't happy with it. At all.
I pressed my mouth tightly into her skin, slightly hoping she wouldn't hear the words I was about to mutter.
"Do you want to meet Alice?"
As soon as the words left my mouth an excited girlish squeal escaped hers. A megawatt smile was permanently fixed on her face as her chocolate eyes shinned in excitement.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" She snuggled into my body, placing silken butterfly kisses all over my face.
The feel of her lips on my skin was enough to make my moan in desire and firmly grip her hips, pushing her hot core onto my cool stiff cock.
She moaned in response but jumped off of me. "You said I could meet Alice!" She poked an accusing finger at me as I growled in sexual frustration, stalking over to the dresser to call my sister.
My phone was placed neatly on top, not flashing at the sign of a message or missed call. Good.
I picked it up, dialling in Alice's number instantly; I only had to wait two rings before a shrill voice answered the phone.
"Edward!"
"Yeah, hey Alice. Bella wants to see you, so meet us at Palisade in thirty and bring Jasper as well. Oh, and Em and Rose can come if they want."
I didn't give her time to reply before hanging up, running over to the bedat vampire speed to pull Bella into the bathroom with me.
Our shower was brisk and trying to keep my hands to myself when her body was soapy and wet was incredibly hard.
When we finished she smelt of strawberries and I couldn't stop myself from pressing into her body, trying to get as close to her skin as possible.
She pushed me away with a slight bat of her hand, not enough to hurt herself on my marble skin, but enough for a resounding whack to echo around the steamy white tiles of the bathroom.
I smiled sheepishly before wrapping a towel around Bella, pushing her out of the bathroom and into the overly large walk in closet.
I gave her a delicate kiss on her small, blood filled cheek before turning to the wide selection of clothes on the right hand side on the closet.
I scanned the room, my dark caramel eyes looking over the many suits and shirts. I finally settled on a pale grey shirt and dark jeans, forgoing boxers.
As I was putting my pants on I turned to watch Bella, only to find her staring at me. I slid them on slowly, winking at her when she gulped, noticing my lack of underwear.
A slight chuckle resonated deep in my throat as she turned away quickly, scanning clothes for herself hurriedly.
I shrugged the shirt over my head, running my fingers through my unmanageable bronze hair before turning back to my mate, watching her slide a beautiful peachy summer dress over her head.
And the best thing was she wasn't wearing anything underneath it.
When she found me staring, she winked back at me after biting her blood-red lips between her perfect teeth, making a groan slip out and my member to stand for her attention.
Muttering a quiet 'Vixen' with a shake of my head, I motioned for her to follow me as she ran her fingers through her locks. Her mahogany strands were already drying into large romantic curls and I couldn't help but smile at her beauty.
"Come on baby, time to meet the family." She smiled at the statement before latching her hand with mine, pulling us both out of the apartment with a sudden burst of energy.
~MoL~
The quaint average restaurant was in the heart of Seattle, not too far away from where we had met Carlisle and Esme the day before.
I knew that seeing my family excited Bella, I just didn't know why but I did know that it was centred on a touchy subject and best left for another time.
I looked over at my mate to find her practically bouncing in her seat, her eagerness was infectious, and I found myself smiling along with her.
With a quick peck to the cheek I stepped out of the car, running at vampire speed to Bella's door.
Thrusting the door open, I offered her my hand succeeding in getting a small tinkling laugh to escape from her precious mouth.
"Such a gentleman Edward" She commented with a slight giggle, winking as soon as she did. I smiled slyly at her, giving her a low growl in return.
I looked around the car park with a large grin on my face as I wound my arm tightly around my mate's waist. Just as I was about to whisper comforting words to my precious angel, I heard a masculine voice call out my name.
Turning around, I spotted Emmett and Rosalie locked together in an intimate embrace. Lifting a hand slightly to wave, I started off in their direction, looking around cautiously for Alice and Jasper as my arm tightened significantly around her waist.
When I heard no squeal of excitement, I continued towards Emmett and Rose with a confused expression, wondering why Alice wasn't glued to my side, fawning over my Bella.
Standing in front of Emmett, I raised an eyebrow in confusion. He replied with a shrug and spoke with a deep voice "They aren't here."
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