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Chapter 8

A Really Good Moment


Bella


I was totally excited while I was getting ready. I knew he wanted to go swimming with me. Only, where? Probably not in a public place, after all, thanks to the sun, he would glitter all over his body and draw everyone's attention to us. Whether really EVERYTHING at him so glittered?

I quickly shook my head and tried to get rid of that thought.

Not particularly easy. Since I had tasted of the temptation, I could think of nothing else. Freely according to the motto: The forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest! And my temptation was sex with Edward. Well, okay, right now it was less sex. More ... petting?! Yes, that was the right expression.

Instantly I blushed.

Cursed humaneness. And why had he claimed it would be easy to guess his surprise? Yes, I knew we were going swimming. But where? I know I was repeating myself, but where the heck would we go?

I was so lost in my musings that I didn't get anywhere at all and had just finished going to the toilet when Edward was already sitting on my bed again.

Astonished, he looked at me, then laughed softly.

"Did you get so worked up over my little surprise that you didn't get anywhere at all?"

Sullenly, I nodded.

"Yes, indeed. While I'm getting ready, you can pack my bag."

He laughed, stood up and pulled me into his arms.

His scent was as sweet as ever and once again I found it visibly difficult to keep my thoughts and feelings under control.

He pressed a gentle kiss to my forehead, then handed me my fresh clothes and the bikini I had put on the bed and pushed me back into the bathroom.


A short time later we found ourselves in his Volvo.

"Now, come on, tell me where we're going. I can't stand it. I hate surprises."

Edward laughed.

"Oh, my darling, don't worry your sweet head. Let yourself in for one of my little surprises for a change."

Annoyed, I crossed my arms in front of my chest. However, when I noticed his warm look, I had to smile.

I leaned over and turned on the radio. (Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch)

Haha, well now
We call this the act of mating
But there are several other very important differences
Between human beings and animals that you should know about

Sweat, baby, sweat, baby sex is a Texas drought
Me and you do the kind of stuff that only Prince would sing about
So put your hands down my pants and I'll bet you'll feel nuts
Yes, I'm Siskel, yes, I'm Ebert
And you're getting two thumbs up
You've had enough of two-hand touch
You want it rough, you're out of bounds
I want you smothered, want you covered
Like my Waffle House hash browns
Comin' quicker than FedEx, never reaching apex
Just like Coca-Cola stock, you are inclined
To make me rise an hour early just like Daylight Savings Time

You and me, baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
(Do it again now)
You and me, baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
(Gettin' horny now)

Love, the kind you clean up with a mop and bucket
Like the lost catacombs of Egypt, only God knows where we stuck it
Hieroglyphics, let me be Pacific, I wanna be down in your South Seas
But I got this notion that the motion of your ocean
Means small craft advisory
So if I capsize in your thighs, high tide, B-5, you sunk my battleship
Please turn me on, I'm Mr. Coffee with an automatic drip
So show me yours, I'll show you mine, "Tool Time"
You'll Lovett just like Lyle
And then we'll do it doggy style
So we can both watch X-Files

You and me, baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
(Do it again now)
You and me, baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
(Gettin' horny now)

You and me, baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
(Do it again now)
You and me, baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel

You and me, baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
(Do it again now)
You and me, baby, ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
(Gettin' horny now)

Instantly I blushed.

I looked at Edward, but he just grinned at me in amusement.

Just in our situation this text was ... It fit so well with my inner chaos.

"It's a good thing there are bands that sing so much from our soul, huh?" he then said with a laugh and my face color was really dark red.

Apparently he saw that I was embarrassed, because he leaned over to me and kissed me gently on the lips.

"We're going to the clearing?", I asked after a while, when the path looked extremely familiar.

He laughed.

"Yes, Bella."

I grinned as well.

"Okay, now I really could have figured that out a little earlier."

"Told you."

I thought about it.

What on earth had I needed swimwear for then?

Suddenly the scales fell from my eyes.

"The little lake!"

He looked at me with amusement.

"So, you shouldn't take your father's job."

Indignantly, I stuck my tongue out at him.

He grinned. His mood was dazzling.

"You know, what you're about to see ... this is really phenomenal! I've been waiting so long to show you this, but I wanted it to be special. And today is the best opportunity."

Now I was off the chain, could hardly wait and when he stopped the car, I almost jumped out of the car.

Edward chuckled.

"Are you in a hurry, my heart?"

"Yes!", I declared, climbing onto his back. "As fast as you can, Edward."

He turned his head to me, kissed me so quickly that I barely noticed, and ran off.

He stopped at the same place as always.

I jumped off and was about to run when Edward's stony arms closed around my waist and pressed me against him.

"Not so fast. First I want to ..."

Slowly he lowered his head and put his lips tenderly on mine.

Instantly my heartbeat accelerated, I could no longer think clearly, almost forgot why we were actually here.

But then he released me, took my hand in his and we started walking ... to the lake.

The sun shone relentlessly, warming my skin and everything here glistened because the thousand water droplets reflected the light.

I could hear the scent of roses, even without a vampire nose.

The water of the lake was crystal blue and almost invited to jump in.

I stared at it as if spellbound.

"Wow ... Edward, it's beautiful."

He laughed softly.

"Yes, I know."

I turned to him and froze.

He stood in front of me wearing only swimming shorts and jumped into the crystal-clear water.

My breath stopped.

There was one more enhancement to his perfection in itself and that was the image that now presented itself to me. Edward in all his glittering beauty in the shining water.

I gasped.

Wow ...

When he noticed my stare, he grinned - slightly smugly.

"Will you just marvel or come to me, my heart?" he chuckled.

I blushed once again and swallowed as I slowly took off my summer dress.

In my blue bikini - coincidentally, it was the very blue that Edward loved about me - I dared to dip a foot in the water.

Not cold, but not exactly warm either.

Edward laughed, came up to me and wrapped his arms around me. All at once I was standing with him up to my hips in the water.

"I've told you before, Bella, that it's unfair to look so seductive!" he muttered.

I blushed again, which caused Edward to grin broadly. I quickly wrapped my arms around him and hid my face against his chest.

Chuckling, he gently stroked over my back.

"Have you put on sunscreen yet?" he asked after a while.

I looked up at him and shook my head.

He sighed.

"I thought so. You're like a child."

I laughed.

"Would you do to a child what you do to me?"

He grinned.

"What am I doing?"

Innocently smiling, he let his fingertips glide over my nape and thus gave me one goose bump after another. Finally, when I could stand it no longer and groaned slightly, he lifted me up and jumped with me onto a rock that jutted out of the lake. Briefly he let go of me and not a second later he was sitting next to me again with the sunscreen bottle.

I sighed and reached for the bottle, but he didn't release it.

"Nothing there. I want to do it."

And of course he did.

Carefully he creamed my legs, stomach and my whole body and really made me moan once or twice.

And I felt that I was slowly but surely getting wet. And that had nothing to do with the water with which my bikini pants were soaked.

Finally, I sat up so he could cream my back and I winced in horror as he pulled on both straps, causing my top to fall off me all at once. Blushing, I bit my lower lip.

And then I reacted without thinking. I stood up and jumped into the water, which splashed up and made Edward quite wet. I laughed when I resurfaced, but stayed so far underwater that he couldn't see my breasts.