Thirty-Four

E

The feminine hygiene aisle of the drug store isn't anyone's favorite place in the world to be, but it's not as intimidating as most men make it out to be.

When Bella pulled me aside to let me know she'd gotten her period, she was surprised when I offered to make a tampon run for her.

"Really?" she'd asked with a red face and a grimace. "You're okay with doing ... that?"

"Yeah, baby. Just let me know what kind. Plus, super plus?" I kissed her. "Do you need chocolate? Midol?"

She made me a list and gave me directions to the store, and I promised to be back shortly.

I grab two boxes, knowing that anything could go and variety is key. I also get a couple different candy bars and some flowers to make my girl smile.

Bella's obviously never been with a man. From her reaction, I doubt Jacob Black ever went on a tampon run for her.

The cashier gives me a smile, and I hurry back. The house is quiet and dark, so I'm guessing Renee and Charlie have already gone to bed. I find Bella in her bedroom gathering her toiletry bag.

She graciously accepts all of my purchases and tells me she's going to take a shower before bed. "I'm sorry we can't ..."

"It's natural, Bella," l assure her, wrapping my arms around her middle. "Nothing to be ashamed of."

She sighs and burrows her head in my chest. "Do you want to take a shower with me? Or we can take turns, I guess."

"Let me grab my stuff."

Bella decides that we should use the downstairs bathroom, so we don't wake up her parents.

While the water warms up, I ask her how she's feeling, and she makes a face.

"The cramps are always the worst the first couple days," she mutters, stepping under the water. "It'll pass. It always does."

I gently push her into the wall and kiss her sweet mouth. "I can help with that if you want."

She blinks slowly. "You mean ...?"

"I mean sex has been proven to ease cramps." I trail a hand down her body, but she stops me.

"No, Edward," she says, but her body tells me a different story.

It's subtle in the way she presses her chest into mine and spreads her legs. The way she breathes my name when my fingers find her hot and needy.

I don't waste any time, thrusting two fingers into her slick folds and swallowing her cries. I'm glad I can do this for her. To her.

Bella bucks into my hand and grips my shoulders, shuddering through a powerful orgasm.

"Oh my god," she moans into my mouth.

"I love you, baby," I tell her.

When she reaches for me, I grab one of her legs and hitch it up over my hip. Thrusting inside her without warning, making her squeak and tighten her hold on me, nails digging into my skin rough enough to draw blood.

I'm hoping this proves to Bella that I'd do anything for her. From the sounds coming from her mouth and the way she's already tightening around me, I'm thinking she gets the idea.

"Edward, ugh." She groans and comes undone with a gush of wetness and a vice grip on my cock.

Her orgasm is my undoing, and with a few more thrusts, I empty myself deep inside her. She clings to me while she catches her breath.

"That was ... I can't form words right now." Bella chuckles.

I release her leg and slip out of her, pecking her kiss swollen lips. "I agree. I'm glad I could do that for you."

"I've never ..." She blushes. "I can't believe I've been missing out on period sex. I don't think most men would be into it."

I grab a washcloth and run it over her shoulder. "I'm not like most men."

Bella's head lolls to the side. "I know. You take such good care of me."

I kiss her neck softly and nip at her flesh. "I love you. I'll always take care of you as best as I can."

We finish our shower and creep back upstairs. I rub her back until she falls asleep, whispering her love for me.

Hearing the words and knowing that she means them means the world to me.