They had supper together a few more nights, and also shared lunch which meant by the end of the week Bella had eaten better than she had for the past two years. She felt happier, less grumpy and even less depressed. This beautiful man was making her smile a lot more too. Edward was kind, funny, sexy and she soon found out he was also a tad insecure himself. After all, he was older than her.
The fact that this gorgeous creature was insecure made Bella' heart ache. She could not, for the love of all that was holy, understand how Edward, of all people, felt insecure about his body. He showed her though. Being braver than she had been, he took his shirt off and showed her his torso. He didn't have abs, or iron strong pectorals or any other of the super male drooling material young women liked this day. Edward was pale, lean and strong in a natural way, with a broad and strong looking back and defined arms; but nothing over the top. He was built nicely, and the fact that he was so naturally handsome, so real, made Bella fall a little more for him.
Edward felt Bella kissed his exposed torso with reverence. Each mole, each freckle… she made him feel cherished and he was incredibly happy for it. He knew his face was model material but he wasn't so sure of his body, not after he turned thirty anyway and he was halfway to his forties. He was also glad Bella seemed to be enjoying being free. He was spoiling her with tasty treats and even though his desire wasn't to get her extremely fat as he knew some men and women preferred, he was content with having a plump girl in his arms. To touch softness and love each curve of a female body he couldn't wait to see flourish.
Bella felt like the matter was something they necessarily didn't have to discuss. She knew he liked her no matter what and even though he hadn't said the words his face when he saw her eat gave everything away. She knew he liked her, truly liked her, and that he probably would've liked her more before she had lost the weight long ago. She only had to wait for her insecurities to disintegrate under this man's loving touch and as Edward's mouth touched her and his hand grabbed her fleshy side she knew it was going to happen fast.
Boyfriend is napping after supper. hehe
T.