A/N:- HERE IS THE NEXT CHAPTER, I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
"Well Mr. Mason Jr. I can tell that you and I have some chemistry here and this will be interesting and can work if we do things right. My conditions are:
"One: - I don't want my husband to sleep around on me, I realise that one of your conditions could possibly be that I either sleep with you or allow you to sleep with women of my choosing, which the latter WILL NEVER HAPPEN!
"So I propose that after we consummate our marriage on our wedding night we can arrange a schedule that suites your needs, but is too my liking. Just at first, we can change things up when needed at a later date after that! Just know that I will not take any shit from you nor will I allow you to be disrespectful to me in anyway.
"Two: - This one is also something I know my father will want to make sure of; you have to treat me like the lady I am. I know that I may be able to handle myself and can come off as a bit of a hot headed bad ass bitch, but if I have to be married I do NOT want my husband to be abusive to me. I will castrate you, if you give me a reason to; without any kind of hesitation I can promise you.
"And lastly: - You should know that, despite the rumours I know are going around about me, I am still very much a virgin. I'm not a virgin to giving oral; sorry dad, but I'm not, however the last guy to try to go further and even touch me down there didn't live to tell the tale of it.
"So please be gentle with me, I know I can be tough as nails when I have to be, but I am not always that tough; however you look after me and show me you can be trust worthy and I will return it all respectfully."
I gasp at her last condition...SHE'S WHAT! I seriously feel like I am a deer caught in head lights at that.
OH. MY. GOD! I had no idea. I just believed the rumours, but DAMN! I'll be the only man to ever hit that if I play my cards right!
I look her in the eyes and tell her with every part of my being. I don't know where all these feelings and emotions are coming from and they are scaring the shit out of me, but I just feel that this is right and it's suppose to be somehow.
"I will agree to all of your conditions, my mother and then my Aunt taught me the right way to treat a woman like a lady. Yes I know that I am, referring to your earlier comment, a 'man whore', but I never would hit a woman without cause and even then I don't relish it.
"I accept your offer about, and after, our impending nuptials for the sake of this agreement otherwise I would be walking out that door right now and I promise to make your first time as memorable and pleasant as possible under the circumstances.
"I do, after all, still have a heart in my chest somewhere. For the sake of our families I want this to work. I just have a few questions now as well as my own conditions.
"Firstly; you cannot get jealous at every women I speak to, but I promise that I will not stray from you and... as a sign to show you how committed to this arrangement I am, I suggest that we get something more permanent to show that we are taken, other than the standard rings because rings can be taken off.
"Secondly; I want you to move in here with me, but if you don't like my house then we will live where I choose, however I will let you make the house more comfortable and feel like home for you with my input. I will even go as far as saying that if you want I will let you design a home to your liking as long as I get the final say.
"Thirdly; I will help take care of your father, Mr. Swan. I also promise him that I will make sure your every need and desire is addressed and met. I promise to also look after Swan industries with you, if you promise to look after Mason Corporations with me. NOT TRY TO TAKE OVER COMPLETELY! If I have a job, you can't complain and vice versa. Maybe we can even double up, if possible.
"Now to my questions and these are not only about you and me, but for the future of our families and Businesses as well. Do you want children one day? Please keep in mind when you answer that, that if we are to be married we need to think about that so I want to know your thoughts on the matter, however we can actually discuss this closer to 'the big day'.
"Will you let me get you a ring? And will you let my sister design your dress? for she is a fashion designer after all and will love to help with the wedding planning, plus I don't trust and can't think of any other person planning my wedding other than my little sister." I give a small smile at my words.
I'm still holding her hand and she is looking at me like I have three heads or something.
After a few minutes she answers me.
"I accept your conditions, but we can discuss your questions and any other finer detail at a later time when I have had some time to think about it more, however to partly answer one question, without going into any sort of detail, I think that later down the road it will benefit the continuance of this arrangement and peace between our families to have a child, but for now let's just focus on one thing at a time..."
She is just about to go on when we are snapped out of our hand lock by my father's excited voice and the clapping of his hands.
"Wonderful!" Clap. "Wonderful!" Clap. "Wonderful! Just splendid. Now I think we need to celebrate this over dinner with our families, how is tomorrow night for the both you Mr. and Miss. Swan?"
Charlie looks to be just as excited as my father and he seems to have this light in his eyes that wasn't there before. And in that moment I fully respected that man, more than I have for my whole life.
It must be hard to know that you're not going to be around for a lot of things and see your daughter grow up and have a family of her own.
I will never let that happen to me and I am glad that this situation is making me 'man up' in a way, I don't know why I feel this pull to her nor do I know why I suddenly feel protective of her either.
'I guess I will have heaps of time to figure it out.' I think to myself.
"Um...dad what are we going to tell our family? Seeing as we are so close and I can't keep much from them without then getting suspicious." I ask.
My father nods and then after a few moments thought, replies.
"You're right; we have to tell them something. I'll handle your Aunt and Uncle, but you're going to have to handle Alice, Jasper, Emmett and Rose. I suggest you just tell them the truth because they are your closest employees, it could be a good idea if the closest people to us know this information as to not tear a rift and if that happens, this arrangement will become null-en-void."
"Yea, but dad; what am I going to say?" I ask with just the tiniest bit of a whine in my voice and showing that I am still very much a young man at heart, despite being 30.
He chuckles at my tone of voice and obvious lack of insight, which I don't have often and I do not like this fact one bit.
"Oh Eddy my boy" I grit my teeth at that nick name, I have never liked it and he knows it. "All you have to say is that we have come to an arrangement in way of a truce and that will include you getting married to Isabella Swan and our families merging as a result of it.
"Alice will be too busy with her excitement over planning a wedding and wanting to meet her new sister-in-law and making friends that the minor details of why you're getting married with be the last thing on her mind; although you can give her more information if you wish to.
"I know that she doesn't like any of the women that you take to bed most times and can be a bit protective of you when they come around, I realise that I am partly to blame for that and you have been the same way since you were 15 because of it, but your 30 now and your sister has been married for 5 years and Emmett and Rose are married too so you are the odd man out and I think you need to settle down.
"I was like you when I was your age and I settled down with your mother not much older than you, but she and I had been intimate plenty of times and I was seeing her, I just didn't commit til the day she said she was pregnant with you and then when Alice was born and she past away from the heart attack a month after the birth, you and Alice are most important things to me.
"I only want what's best for you both and being a lonely bachelor for life is not it. My only request is I want grandchildren one day and all of that, I want for you to both try and make this marriage a happy one for the both of you.
"I'm proud of you my son, I would never have agreed to this when I was your age and I can now see and tell that you're a better man than I ever was and am." He reached up and sort of brushed his fingers over his face, if I didn't have such good eye sight and if I wasn't as good at observation I would have missed how he lingered over his eyes a little longer.
Is my father...crying? No way, man! This could not be happening, the last time and only time I have seen my father shed a tear was...
Yea, yea you're mother's funeral...get your head into the game mate and pay attention. I think to myself.
I have never seen my father like this in all my life; I also have never heard him tell me he was proud of me. I just thought he hated me and Alice for my mother's death. That view changed the day he walked Alice down the aisle and showed just how proud of her he was and that he didn't hate her, but I still thought I was different because I am just like him and that's why he strove to make me just like him when he was young.
But now I hear that it is just because he wanted the best for me and that he knew I was a better man than him! Wow that's a lot to take in. I take a deep breath, still kind of shocked at my father's admission, I walk to stand next to his chair where he has been this whole time, I put my hand on his shoulder and smile a true smile that I know he has not seen for a very long time. He looks up at me and mirrors my smile back to me with unshed tears in his eyes.
With as much sincerity I can put in my voice without it breaking with all the emotion that I am feeling right now at his words, I say.
"Thank you dad, that truly means a lot." He places his hand over mine and nods his head in acknowledgement. "Now if you will excuse me I have a few things in my office I have to see to." I turn; start to walk out and then I stop in front of Isabella and Charlie.
I hold my hand out to Charlie and say.
"Sir, I would like to tell you that I will take good care of Isabella. And I would like for you to see my Uncle, for he is a doctor and I'd like to know more about your medical history.
"I have two medical degrees myself and if you allow me I want to help look after your needs; For I look after my family." Before I can continue Charlie speaks up.
"Edward, First of all let me start off by saying you can call me Charlie. Secondly, I'll admit that I am a bit surprised to hear you have two medical degrees. I never knew that you had any interest in medical studies, but I will be more than willing to have your Uncle examine me. Couldn't tell me anything worse than I already know, right?" He chuckles shortly before continuing.
"Lastly you need not help to look after me for I have my own staff for that. But I will warn you now, My Isabella is a stubborn one and she doesn't like people making too much of a fuss over her; however she looks after everyone else's needs before her own, look after her needs first and you'll be looking after my needs in turn."
I nod my head and reply to him.
"As you wish Charlie, and thank you." I turn to look at my Father. "Dad can you set up a time for Charlie to see Carlisle please. Tell them I said hi by the way." I turn to face Isabella now.
"If you are not too busy I would like for you to come to my office, first door on the left from the direction of this office, in say..." I look down at my watch "an hour? And we can talk further, plus you can meet my sister before meeting anyone else.
"She means a lot to me and it could be overwhelming meeting her with too many others around for the first time."
She nods her head in agreement and then turns back to our fathers. I then say an overall 'good bye' and walk out of my father's office. I head to my office in what would be the top floor if my room was not directly above it.
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