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One Night in Vegas

Chapter fifteen

Bella's Point of View

I looked him straight in the eyes and took a deep breath, "First, tell me, where did you go to high school Edward?"

I watched as Edward's eyes widened and all the color drained from his face, for a moment, I feared he was going to be sick. His hold on my hands quickly became nonexistent. "Edward?" I said softly.

"H-how did you find out?" His words were forced and as he looked in to my eyes; he looked pained and sick.

"That doesn't matter right now." I forced my eyes away from him and frowned. "I want you to tell me Edward. I want to hear it from you."

"Forks High" He whispered.

I didn't look at him and even though I already knew the answer, it felt like my heart stopped. My frown deepened as I spoke. "Why didn't you tell me?"

I felt the bed shift as Edward got up and this time I turned to look at him. His back was to me when he began to speak. "I thought if you realized who I was…" His voice cracked and I slowly got up to my feet. "I didn't think you'd give me a change."

I wrapped my arms around Edward from behind and I felt him tense. Tears were now making their way freely down my face as I pressed my cheek to his back. "It seems like you're the one that didn't give me a chance, Edward."

"Bella, you didn't even remember me!" He snapped and I quickly released my hold around him, frowning; Point taken. I didn't remember him and that almost made me feel that his not telling me that we went to high school together was justified; Almost.

He faced me, his frown matching my own and sighed. "Not that I blame you. I wouldn't remember me either." His finger, shaking, ran through his hair as his head fell back against his shoulders.

My bottom lip quivered violently and I bit it to keep my sobs from breaking loose. Had high school really been that rough on him? "Don't say that." My voice cracked, "Where did all your confidence go? With everything else you seem so sure. What's different?"

He snorted as he turned to face me, his eyes hard and emotionless. "You!" He practically spat. "I've never been confident when you are involved. Honestly, the day after we got married in Vegas, I was terrified you'd wake up and realize who you just married and slept with and freak. Oh great! Creepy geeky Cullen is in my bed and it appears he has taken advantage of me." He spat.

I cringed at his words, watching as he swiftly turned on his heel and headed toward the door. "Where are you going?" I croaked.

A bitter laugh escaped his lips. He didn't bother to turn to look at me when he spoke this time, "To call my lawyer so that I can free you." His voice was acid, "Isn't that what you want?"

"No!" I cried, no longer able to contain the sobs that now shook my body. "That's not what I want! I want you to pull me into your arms and hold me close apologizing for not telling me, but I want you to remind me that because I had my head so far up Jacob Black's ass that I hurt you too. I want you to tell me you love me, but make me beg for your forgiveness. I-I want you." I whispered the last part.

He slowly turned to look at me, his face stricken with shock and an emotion I could not decipher. "You want to… stay?" His voice was barely a whisper and I had to strain my ears to hear him.

I nodded, another sob forcibly leaving my throat. "There are two things that I know for sure. The first is, I love you Edward and I can't live without you. The second, if you turn around and leave me now, I will throw the biggest fit the world has ever seen. I'll cry and scream and throw myself all over the floor."

The second part, of course, was my sad attempt to lighten the mood. To bring Edward back in my arms, after all, this was every bit my fault as it was his. Jacob also played a big role in this and perhaps even Alice was a little bit involved, but I wasn't about to lose him because of something that happened in the past. I was ready to fight and if it meant having to actually throw myself on the floor in a fit of tears so be it.

"Bella…" My name fell from his mouth like molten honey and the next thing I knew, I was being pulled into his tight embrace. He lifted me off my feet and I took the opportunity to wrap my legs around his waist as tight as I could. "Oh Bella, I love you."

I placed my hands on either side of his face and pressed my forehead to his, "I'm so sorry."

"No." Edward pressed his lips to mine firmly and I felt myself melt against him. I snaked my arms around his neck, holding them tightly in place as I pressed my tongue in between his lips. His tongue met mine eagerly and his fingers curled into my hair at the back of my head. "I'm so sorry." He panted when he pulled his lips from mine for air. He held me close as he made his way over to our bed and took a seat. "I promise no more secrets."

I looked into his brilliant green eyes and smile through fresh tears. I placed my hands on each side of his face and pulled his lips to mine. "Promise me one more thing." I said against his lips, my eyes fluttering shut.

"Anything" His lips brushed against mine gently as he spoke. I had to take a deep breath to clear my head just to remember what I wanted to tell him.

"Promise me you'll love me forever."

Edward sighed, his warm breath caressing my cheeks, "That goes without say." He whispered softly and I slowly opened my eyes, our gazes looking. "Do you have any idea how long I have loved you?"

I licked my suddenly dry lips. "I might have an idea" I said softly, my voice sounding huskier than normal.

"I don't think you do." His lips covered mine again sending an electric shock down my spine. My finger tips grazed the side of his face as my hand made their way to the back of his head, grabbing a fistful of hair, deepening our kiss. I felt Edward's hands leave my hair and press gently to the small of my back and I shuddered against him.

"Wait," I murmured softly pulling my mouth from his and moving off his lap to his side. There was still more that I wanted to say and frankly that wasn't going to happen if we continued touching like that.

He shifted on the bed to look at me, frowning, and I smiled at him reassuringly. It honestly wasn't anything for him to worry about. It's just that his mouth and his hands had a way of making me forget things, and I didn't want that to happen. "I want to meet your family. You've met part of my family, but I don't know any of yours. It just doesn't seem fair."

He smiled my favorite crooked smile and nodded. "I can arrange that" He said leaning toward me.

I took a deep breath and moved back, my heart now racing, "Soon?"

"Is next month soon enough?" He asked, pulling my legs over the side of the bed and laying me on my back. I sucked in a large amount of air as his hands trailed up my sides, lifting my shirt.

"Y-yeah…" I stuttered and he chuckled. "Would you st-stop for a second so that we can finish making plans?" I begged as his hands cupped my breast and his face found a place in the crook of my neck.

I moaned as his teeth gently grazed my skin. "What's to plan?" He purred, his hands expertly caressing my nipples into rock hard peeks. "We'll have a party here some time around the 18th of next month and have both of our families present, plus Alice and Jasper. Can I make love to you now?"

I bit my lip and nodded. If there had been anything more to add to that, it was all but forgotten for now. All I could think about was I wanted this man, my husband, naked and inside of me. "S-sure…"

Edward chuckled softly in my ear. "Good" He said lifting his head from the crook of my neck. He stared into my eyes as he slowly began to lift my shirt over my head. It wasn't long after my shirt hit the floor that my bra, sweat pants and panties joined it.

Edward's mouth was everywhere- lips, breasts, stomach, thighs- setting fire to my skin. When his mouth finally landed where I needed him the most, I was already breathless and trembling with need.

His mouth caressed my womanhood with such ease and passion that threatened to send me over before we've even barely started "Edward…" I moaned, lifting my legs and wrapping them around his neck before grinding myself against his mouth.

He chuckled sexily as he grasped my hips firmly in his hands, holding me still. "Be still" He demanded his velvet voice husky and deep.

"You are being torturously slow tonight." I whined; grabbing fistfuls of his hair and tugging at it, yearning a deep growl from Edward's lip that only made me ache for him more.

"I'm savoring the moment." He muttered, his teeth gently grazing across my sensitive clit. I hiss with pleasure, arching my back.

"You're killing me!" I groaned impatiently, "Oh god!" I cried as he relentlessly pushed two thick fingers inside of me. My eyes closed tightly as my inner walls fluttered against his fingers in a spasm of pleasure.

I struggled against him, needing more than what he was giving me. His was thrusting his fingers in and out of me at an agonizing slow pace; any slower they wouldn't be moving at all. I opened my eyes and lifted my head a smidgen off the bed and groaned.

Edward was looking up at me with a smirk on his lips and amusement lighting his eyes. He knew what he was doing to me and he was enjoying it! I would kill him…

"Edward Anthony Cullen!" I attempted to scold him, unfortunately for me it just sounded like I was whining, which I was. "I swear to G-God! If you aren't going to fuck me properly you could at least get naked. P-please…" And now I was begging.

He chuckled once more, curling his fingers inside me causing me to whimper. "I'm not quite there yet, love. Please be patient."

I snorted, almost in tears. "Whoever told you love is patient lied to you, Edward, I need you now! And if you aren't going to give me what I want you can just stop now and I'll take care of myself."

I heard him snicker as he pulled his fingers from inside me and mutter something about sexual frustration under his breath as he sat up. Quickly, he pulled his shirt over his head, not even bothering to unbutton it and threw it to the floor to join my clothing. I tried hard to marvel at his perfectly sculpted muscular chest. I needed to keep my mind clear so that I could take things into my own hands when he lest expected it.

The moment his boxers and jeans met the floor, I threw myself at him, tackling down to the bed. He laughed at my eagerness and placed his hands on either side of my hips. I didn't waste any time positioning him at my slick aching entrance.

Edward and I moaned in unison as I swiftly took him deep inside me. My head fell back against my shoulders as the intense feeling of our joining at last pulsed through my body. "God, Bella, I forgot how good you felt." Edward groaned beneath me as I began my setting my pace, moving myself slowly over his long thick shaft.

Edward quickly grew impatient and I couldn't stop the smirk that made its way on my lips as he quickened our rhythm by lifting me and pulling me back down on him forcibly. I felt the pleasure building up inside me quickly and began to move desperately against him. "Oh Edward…" I whimpered and he quickly flipped us.

He lifted my legs over his shoulder and pounded into me recklessly, the sound of our skin smacking together echoed through my ears. Edward leaned forward as much as he could and I threw my arms around his back, needing something to cling to. He winced a bit as my nails dug into his flesh. "Come for me Bella, my angel." He begged, panting.

As if on cue, my body clenched tightly around him as he continued to thrust relentlessly into me; my nails dug deeper into his back as I began to shudder and writhe beneath him in pure ecstasy. "E-Edward!" I managed to finally choke out.

Edward grunted my name, thrusting into me a few more times before he too shuddered with his release and came inside me. Collapsing on top of me, he buried his face in my breast, panting.

We lay like that, wrapped in each other's arm, for a good while. Edward only moved once and that was only to move to my side to get his weight off my chest. "I love you." I murmured sleepily as he showered me with kiss.

"And I you" He murmured happily, "Now get some sleep love. I'm nowhere near done with you yet."

"Mmm" I purred happily, allowing my heavy eyes to close. The idea of Edward and I making love all morning sent my heart in a frenzy. "You'll wake me soon?"

"I'll wake you soon" He repeated, nipping at my earlobe and causing me to shiver. "Now go to sleep my sweet dearest Bella. I'll need you well rested."

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Anna