Title: The Cullen Enterprise

Author: Amethyst Jackson

Rating: M

Summary: Bella has no idea how she's going to continue supporting herself and her recovering father on her meager income…until a certain CEO waltzes in with an offer she can't refuse.

Disclaimer: The characters in this story are in no way mine, and that is why I am making absolutely ZERO dollars off this story. And the idea isn't all that original, either, so I'm really not making any claims here.

Chapter Nineteen: Like That

Feeling the weight of his gaze on me the entire way, I climbed the steps to the bedroom. His footsteps were soft, but I always knew he was there by the heat of his body close behind mine. My own body tingled with anticipation, an anticipation that I could admit had been building all day.

I walked into the bedroom, and Edward shut the door firmly behind us. In a quick movement, Edward turned me and pinned me to the sturdy wood. His strong arms had no difficulty lifting me up, hitching my thighs around his hips, and then his lips mashed against mine. His tongue pushed into my mouth and his teeth clashed against mine.

It was a bruising kiss...a claiming kiss. I fought back with my teeth nipping at his lips, making a claim of my own. I had no desire to struggle against Edward's power over my body, my arousal, but I wanted proof of my power over him.

My fingers reached for his tie, yanking it loose and pulling it over his head. I grabbed the lapels of his jacket and tugged. He had to put me down to get the jacket off, and just like that, we were moving toward the bed, undressing each other with a haste that left me no time to be nervous or self-conscious.

Down to his boxers, Edward fell back on the bed, taking me with him. I managed to straddle his hips, feeling very exposed in just my panties atop him.

"You're so...perfect," Edward sighed, his hands sliding up my stomach to palm my breasts. My nipples hardened at his touch, my breasts feeling heavier with the tension. I ground my hips against his cock, hot and hard even through two layers of fabric. My sex ached with the need to have him inside, and my hands itched to touch.

I wondered again if he'd want me to go down on him. I wanted to - I wanted to feel the weight against my tongue, see if the skin of his cock was salty or sweet - but I remembered trying it with Riley...I didn't want to mess up again.

"What are you thinking?" Edward asked. He reached up to tuck my hair behind my ear, allowing him to fully see my face. My cheeks grew warm.

"I guess I was wondering if...if maybe there's anything you wanted me to do?"

His brow furrowed as he tried to figure out what I meant.

"Bella...are you asking if I want a blowjob?"

I tried to move my body off his, but his hands held my hips down. "Um...yeah?"

"Hmm." He stroked my inner thighs with his thumbs, and my breathing accelerated. "If you want to give, I'm more than happy to receive. But it's by no means something I expect you to do - I mean, I want you to be comfortable with everything that happens between us."

"I think...I want to try it." My face had to be a really attractive shade of pink. "But I've only done it once, and, um...I guess I wasn't very good."

Edward frowned. "What makes you think that?"

I looked away, focusing my eyes across the room. "I couldn't make him come."

Edward shook his head. "I have a hard time believing that had anything to do with you."

I shifted. "Will you...tell me what to do?"

He closed his eyes. "Fuck. Yes, Bella, if you're sure."

I nodded, but he couldn't see, so I sank to my knees on the carpeted floor. Edward opened his eyes when he felt me moving and lifted up on his elbows. I pulled his boxer-briefs down, freeing his long, heavy cock. I eyed it objectively, seeing the pink skin, the ridges of veins, the perfectly shaped head.

"How should I start?" I asked, grazing my fingers over the tip.

"Just like that." He sounded breathless already. "Do what feels comfortable...and when you're ready, put your mouth...oh, fuck."

I was ready. The tip of his cock felt heavy on my tongue.

Salty.

I sucked lightly and glanced up to Edward for reassurance. He gave a slight nod, watching me with hooded eyes. His breath fell heavily from his parted lips. His lust made me bold, and I lowered my mouth further.

"Shit," Edward groaned.

I lifted my head. "Is this...good?"

He choked out a laugh. "Very good. Just bob your head now, like – yes, like that," he hissed as I began to raise and lower my mouth over him. I watched him drop against the mattress, his head falling back. His whole body seemed to strain toward my mouth, and I marveled at the pleasure I could give him with such a simply act. My jaw was getting tired quickly, but I didn't want to stop, not when this gorgeous, powerful man who could have anyone he wanted was completely at my mercy.

"God...Bella, you need to stop," Edward groaned. I froze, mortified. I thought I'd been doing so well. But then he went on, "I'm gonna come in about two seconds if you don't stop, and I'm nowhere near done with you."

"Really?" I said as I pulled away, pleased with myself. I couldn't believe he would lie to me about that.

"Get up here," he said with a grin. I stood, and he sat up to shove my panties down my legs before he pulled me into his lap. His naked body was firm beneath mine, and his cock, wet with my saliva, rubbed against my sex.

I whimpered, and Edward reached for a condom.

"I want you so badly, all the time," Edward said as he rolled on the condom. "You must think I'm insatiable, but I can't help myself. You're so sexy."

No one had ever called me sexy before.

Edward's hands squeezed my butt cheeks, pulling me forward, and I realized what he wanted. I'd never been on top before, not with Edward or Riley, and I felt unsure...but there was no fighting my body's desire to slide down on him.

I closed my eyes when he slipped inside. Gravity drew me down on him, forcing me to take him in deeper than ever before.

Edward clenched his hands against my hips. I opened my eyes to look down at him. His jaw was clenched, and his eyes were trained on my breasts.

He made me feel sexy.

I lifted my hips and then dropped back down against him. His cock hit all the right spots in this position, and the first pass made my thighs quiver. I didn't know how I could keep this up, but Edward was there helping me, pushing his hips up to drive into me, guiding my body with his strong hands.

I rocked against him eagerly. It felt phenomenal to be with him this way. I lost myself in the push and pull of our sex, his eyes watching me and mine watching him. I was enraptured.

His hand slid up my back and curled around the nape of my neck, pulling me down as his head rose so that he could kiss me. His lips were feverish, kissing mine raw as we continued in our back and forth rhythm. The pressure began to build low in my belly, tightening with every thrust of Edward's cock, spurred on by his left hand finding my breast and massaging my nipple.

"Can you come?" Edward asked against my lips.

I nodded. I was getting close.

"Good," he said, his voice barely more than a breath into my mouth. His hand left my breast and dropped between us, where his thumb zeroed in on my clit and began to rub in quick circles. "I want it. I love seeing you come – the look on your face – the way you squeeze around me. Come for me, beautiful, please."

The sound of his voice and the pressure of his hand brought the tension to a breaking point, and it snapped like a rubber band. My body seized as I rode out the currents of pleasure overcoming me, and Edward continued to thrust into me, drawing out my release. I felt suspended, momentarily boneless. My limbs went weak and I found it difficult to stay upright atop Edward.

"Fuck, yes," Edward grunted, and I forced my eyes open to see his head thrown back, the tendons in his neck stretched taut even as his jaw hung slack. His pleasure was absolutely gorgeous, and I could feel him pulsing inside me. There was such power in the sensation, in knowing what I could do to a man who affected me so profoundly.

"Bella...damn, Bella," Edward sighed as he calmed down. He gently pulled me down to lay against him. I rested my head on his chest and listened to his heart pounding.

We lay together as our sweaty skin cooled. My eyes began to droop as our heartbeats slowed to a normal rhythm. I was dozing when Edward nudged me.

"Hmm?"

"I need to get up, sweetheart."

I grumbled. "But I'm comfy."

Edward laughed. "I'm glad, but this condom is getting distinctly uncomfy."

"Oh. Sorry." I moved off him, blushing, and he got up and went into the bathroom. I scooted under the covers, too lazy to get up and put on my pajamas. Edward returned a moment later and slid in beside me.

He turned his head toward me. "Do you want to watch some TV?"

"Sure." I lay back against the pillows and watched him flip through the channels, marveling at how comfortable it felt to have him around.

"So, I'll probably be late again tomorrow," Edward said after he settled on a show. "I've got all kinds of meetings that are bound to run long, and we've been having problems with one of our contracts."

"Okay," I said. Another full day and night by myself, then. I was surprised at how sad I felt at the prospect, but I resolved to do something productive. Perhaps I could start working in that greenhouse of his.

"Will you be all right on your own?" Edward asked. I wondered at his concern. He'd told me it would be this way, after all.

"Of course. I'm a big girl."

He smiled and leaned across the pillows to kiss me, and soon the TV was forgotten.

A/N: SO sorry I went AWOL on you. For some reason this chapter was fighting me every step of the way. It's like 3am here, and I have to work in the morning, so I'm going to postpone the Q&A again until the next chapter.