Saturday, November 29, 2008

Menage A Trois-Chapter 1

Edward

I had no idea what Bella wanted for her birthday. I had already given her everything I thought that she wanted. Let's face it, when she needed something, she went out and bought it for herself. I knew that she would not need any clothes thanks to Alice and Rosalie's penchant for shopping with her. So, I was stumped. Perhaps I could ask in so many words and see what she has to say.

Later that night in bed, as we were both snuggled up to each other after a rather satisfying romp, I asked her.

"Baby, if you could have anything for your birthday what would it be? No objections to money, no limitations, what would you wish for?"

"You. I just want you." She replied, licking her lips.

"You already have me, baby, tell me something you don't have." I slid my hand down to caress her naked breast.

"I do have this fantasy. Maybe we could act it out." Shy, nervous and unsure Bella had shown up. Ten minutes ago she had my cock in her mouth pushing it as far down her throat as it would go, but talking about a fantasy she got shy and blushed. I will never understand her.

"Tell me what your fantasy is. I think I owe you one anyway since I got to live out my 'fucking you on the hood of my car overlooking the valley' fantasy. I really owe you one for that. Anything…except waxing again. That shit hurt the last time you wanted to try that." My nuts were still cringing from that little adventure. She giggled, but turned her body slightly away from me.

I could no longer look her directly in the face, but I understood her need to position us in this manner. If I wanted her to be totally honest she needed the anonymity that our position afforded her.

"Well, our night will start off with us visiting a strip club. I want to see the girls dance for you. They're always so fucking hot for you! They'll do anything you ask them to and I want to see them try to impress you. We'll take it to a private room and let them give you a lap dance and then I want one." Her fingers had begun to stroke up and down my forearm while she spoke, which felt great, but I wanted her to stoke something else.

"I want to lick her ass as she shakes it around for you. I want to watch as her breasts bounce with the movement of her hips. We should probably leave the club at that point, because the rest is illegal in the club setting." Bella licked my finger and pulled it into her mouth. I could feel my dick harden when she started talking about licking the stripper's ass and now to combine that image with her sucking my finger, at this point I could hammer an eight-inch nail through steel with my cock alone.

"Fuck, Bella, don't stop now. Tell me all of it." I slid up against her ass and began to stroke my cock between her lovely cheeks.

"When we get her home, I want to strip her down and let her show me how to lick her pussy. I have never tried it but I want to. I want you to watch me make her cum. I want you to fuck me while I lick her cunt. God, Edward, I'm so fucking wet just thinking about it." She slid her hand down the front of her body and started towards her lower half. "I want you to lie on your back and let me fuck you. I want her to sit on your face and let you lick her with your magic tongue. I want someone else to know how well you fuck me every night." I was rubbing my dick against her ass pretty hard by this time, she pressed back into me to increase the friction and that was the last straw. I grabbed her panties and slid them over to the side and plunged my dick into her wet pussy as hard as I could. I couldn't help it, I was fucking worked up just thinking about my girl going down on another girl. Call me a caveman but it turned me on to hear Bella talk about wanting it.

"So, let me get this straight…Bella wants you to give her a threesome for her birthday?" Jasper asked, his eyes wide enough that they could possibly fall out of his head.

Emmett still sipping on his milkshake, just reached his fist out for me to bump. I honestly didn't know why the hell I had even mentioned it to them. It certainly was something that should stay between Bella and me. However, our group seemed to always find out the deep dark secrets so I guess it would have come out either way.

"Yeah, I asked her what she wanted and she told her about her little fantasy. It seems pretty harmless, if we set some ground rules, so I think I'm going to try to work it out for her." I shrugged, trying to downplay the excitement I had at setting this up for Bella. I wanted to make sure that this was done her way and not some cheap excuse to fulfill the fantasy almost every man on the planet has.

"Where you going to find this chick, 'cause dude, I would love to help you select just the right one for Bells. I mean nothing but the best for my girl!" Emmett's expression clearly let me know that he was one of the men that had the fantasy, and could see it playing out right now in his mind.

"Uh, Emmett, back to earth playboy. It's already done." I snapped my fingers in front of his face, he blinked and refocused on me.

"What?" Shock and horror registered, "How the hell do I know for sure that you found exactly what Bella wants in a woman? You need a consultant on this one, trust me Eddie, you need help." His thick arm tossed over my shoulder and landed across my neck.

"First of all I wouldn't allow you to help me after that Eddie crap, even if I did need it. You need to learn, we are not in sixth grade anymore, Emmy." It was said with as much indignation as I could muster at the moment. "Second of all I got exactly who Bella wanted. She sort of expressed her interest in this particular girl the last time we went to the club, so I went with what I knew for sure." Again I shrugged, hoping it truly downplayed the earth shattering hard-on I had right now, from just talking about it. I could only imagine what I'd be displaying when it came time to act it all out.

"Edward, are you freaking insane?" Jasper shouted as he practically spit his drink all over the table we were currently eating off of. "You take Bella to a strip club? Why?" His voice rose with each word and by the time he finished his sentence, the entire restaurant was looking in our direction. The place came to a screeching halt and you could hear a pin drop. Talk about uncomfortable silence. I pleaded with Emmett, hoping that for once he could actually read facial clues and interpret them correctly!

"Don't you people have lives of your own?" Emmett stood and practically shouted as suddenly they all became interested in their own lives again.

"Thanks, man, I'm sure there are a few people within the city limits that didn't hear it. Would you like to know anything else that you can pass along?" I whispered yelled as I leaned in towards Jasper. He did have the decency to appear remorseful for the faux pas.

"Sorry, really. How many times have you taken her to the club?" Jasper asked.

"Several times, I don't know, two or three." Again, it didn't seem like a big deal to me.

"So…who brought it up?" Emmett joined the conversations again, of course, when he thought he could fill the spank bank.

"Brought what up?" I figured that I would play as dumb as they come, as I grabbed a few fries from my plate and worked real hard at dipping them in ketchup and putting them in my mouth.

"Going to the club!" They both parroted each other.

"Well, the first time, Bella overheard me talking with Ben about going and she asked what the big deal was. So, I told her what went on and she asked to go. Ben brought Angela and I brought Bella. She liked it, so the next time she asked we went alone."

"Dude, did you buy her a lap dance?" Emmett asked. I didn't want to admit this, but hell yes I did. I guess my poker face wasn't as good as I thought because both Emmett and Jasper both yelled, "Busted!"

"Fine so we had a lap dance, damn it's not like she had sex with anyone there." As soon as the words were out of my mouth I wanted to suck them back in.

"But, she's going to…," Emmett said as he licked his fingers clean. I stood up and threw money on the table to cover more than my burger and fries and left. Emmett and Jasper both were shouting after me to come back.

I called the phone number that Maria had given me and waited for her to pick up.

"Hello?" She sounded breathless and really sexy.

"Hey, it's Edward. I just wanted to confirm the details for Friday night. You got a minute?" I was suddenly really unsure of myself and this whole plan.

"Sure, Edward, whatcha got in mind?"

"Well, I wanted to bring her to the club and let you give her a lap dance. I'll encourage her to ask you to come home with us and you need to say no. Give her some bullshit about it being against company policy and such. I'll text you when we are about half way home. That will give us time to get there and get comfortable before you arrive. She will freak out when you walk in. Does that sound okay with you?"

"Sure, that's cool with me. So, do you want to talk about rules and stuff?" I had no idea what she meant with rules, like what rules do people really come up with?

"I have no idea, could we possibly discuss them when you get to our place?" I didn't want to make any decisions without Bella, it was her show and I wanted her to make the rules.

"Sounds good to me, I'll see you at the club Friday night. And Edward…thanks for choosing me, Bella is beautiful."

"Bella chose you Maria, not me, so thank her."

"Oh I will, I will!" She purred.

Alice and Rose took Bella shopping for her outfit for tonight. The girls decided that she needed the perfect dress for her new experience because of course my two best friends couldn't keep their traps shut. I'm sure Bella would have told them anyway to get their help. She came back with everything she needed to go out tonight, that was Alice and Rosalie's birthday gift to her.

I walked into the bathroom while Bella was in the shower and saw the wonderful lingerie laid out on the bathroom counter waiting for her sexy body to fill them out. The bra and panties were small and black lace, and I couldn't wait to see Bella in them. Her jewelry was laid out, along with a sexy pair of black heels, but nothing that gave me a clue as to what her dress looked like. I guess some things are better left as a surprise.

I left the bathroom and went back downstairs to find Emmett and Jasper to occupy my time. I knew that if I stayed alone or heaven forbid upstairs with Bella, we would be late. I did a couple of shots to calm my nerves. I knew it was sort of ridiculous to be nervous about this, hell, Bella asked for it. But I just couldn't shake the feeling that I was still doing wrong by actually going through with it. Emmett and Jasper made sure to tease me every change they got so the nerves were on high alert. I think I had several shots too many by the time Bella descended the stairs.

She looked beyond words. Her hair flowed free around her face and shoulders, it had a slight curl and waves to it, just like I liked it. Her make-up was done to perfection. I could tell she had it on but not to the point where she looked fake or overly done. Her skin was like spun silk and I loved her natural beauty. Tonight called for a little bit of glamour and she had done it exactly right. Her ears were adorned with large black earrings to match the necklace that hung from her graceful neck.

I noticed that the bottom of the necklace dipped way down into her cleavage, which was exposed to me and everyone else that walked by. Normally this was something that neither Bella nor I would feel comfortable with exposing, tonight it seemed as if Bella was dressing for the part that she was playing. Tonight she was a bolder, more sensual Bella. I could see it in her manner of dress, her face, her clothes, and her walk. She knew that I was here with her and she hoped that she would have her fantasy, so that spurred her on in her boldness.

My eyes continued down her beautiful body to her dress, this was the item that I was anticipating since I didn't get a sneak peek of it up in the bathroom. It was a soft, draping black material that hung around Bella's natural curves and accentuated them. The dress itself was a that met in a T formation in the middle of her back and exposed her sweet shoulders that I had a weakness for. She had some sort of a sheer thing that hung like a jacket over her arms and parts of her shoulders. The shoes I saw upstairs were on her feet, closing them in like a boot but showing off her pretty little toenails.

She wore the earrings and a necklace, while her only ring was her wedding ring, which I had placed there a little over seven years ago. The entire picture was beyond words and it was a good thing that Alice, Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett were present tonight because Bella might not make it to the club at all if we were alone.

I grasped Bella's hand when she finally descended the stairs. I needed to give her a present before we left. I had picked it out even though she said she didn't need anything. It was one of those things that you see in the window and just know that it was made for her.

I pulled her towards the dining room chairs and motioned for her to sit in one. She did so, crossing her legs when she fully settled into the chair. My mind went completely blank. Her dress rode up slightly on her thighs and I could see her stockings. She had thigh highs on and I could see the small sliver of skin peeking out about the top of her right leg. I wanted to lick it right there and I didn't care if I had the entire city of Seattle in our living room at that moment in time. Bella cleared her throat and brought me out of my inner fantasies.

"Sorry," I mumbled. She smiled sweetly up at me through her lashes. "I just wanted to give you your gift before we leave." I handed her the box. She could certainly tell that it was jewelry by the shape and style of the box. Bella removed the wrapping paper and opened the box, gasping when she got to the silver bracelet that I found for her. It was a series of swirls in various sizes, some intersected and some intertwined. The larger of the swirls were encrusted with small diamonds. It was delicate but yet bold in its design, just like Bella.

I pulled it from the box and opened the clasp like the jeweler showed me and slid it up over her tiny wrist. It was as perfect on her lovely arm as I imagined it would be. Better in fact. "Do you like it?" She nodded excitedly. "I saw it and knew it would look perfect on you. I love you, baby, happy birthday." I kissed her sweet lips and tasted a little liquid courage on her as well. I smiled, knowing that we were so in tuned with each other.

"Let's get going or we'll miss dinner." I said as I stepped away from her delicious body.

We said goodbye to all of our friends and were in the limo that I hired to drive us to dinner and to the club within a matter of minutes. We held off on anymore drinking until we had dinner; we wanted to pace ourselves. No one wants to ruin a lifelong fantasy by getting wasted like a frat boy and puking.

Dinner, I'm sure, was good. For the life of me I couldn't remember a second of it. I do remember the drinks we had in the limo on the way to the club. It relaxed me and I began to look forward to watching Bella enjoy herself.

We were seated in the VIP section and were treated to the best dances by the best dancers. Bella's eyes were alive and happy, she was taking it all in. Each time we came here she became bolder in her actions. The first time she hardly looked at the girls and didn't make any movement towards them at all. I was sure that I had made a huge mistake. The second time we came she sat forward and watched the dancers but wouldn't interact with them either. She declined several lap dances, but asked for one for me. This time she was fully engaged with as many as she could be. Several dancers gave her kisses in exchange for the money she gave them as they danced for her. She took more than a few drinks that were sent to her. One entire round was courtesy of the owner of the club after he came by to wish her a happy birthday.

Bella had lost her shrug, jacket or whatever the hell it was called. It allowed me to see more of her cleavage that the low-cut dress showed off. I could see several of the men around the room looking as well but she was mine and was with me, so surprisingly it didn't affect me like I thought it would. Bella had once again began inching towards the stage when they announced Maria's name. Bella had simply threw her name out there but said she would be fine with whomever I chose. She had no idea if Maria would be interested in what we were proposing or not, so she tried not to get her hopes up. When Maria danced towards her on the stage Bella glanced at me looking for a sign. I picked up my drink trying to avoid her eyes. I didn't want her to see the victory in mine and therefore give away all of the secrets that I had. Her eyes must not have caught on to me because I could see the slight drop in her shoulders when I didn't acknowledge her question. I almost gave in and told her, almost. The look on her face when Maria showed up at our house would be so much better than the small amount of defeat she felt now. So I held fast to the resolve to make her wait.

When Maria was finished with her dance I called over the owner again and asked him for a private room with Maria. He quickly agreed and showed us around to the other side of the club. We waited in silence for a few minutes for Maria. We could hear the music creep in every so often but other than that we maintained the silence, I guess in preparation for what was about to come.

Maria breezed into the room and shut the door silently behind her. She immediately made her way to Bella, almost completely ignoring me. I appreciated the way she focused on Bella since it was her birthday, I didn't want a cat fight over a woman that was more interested in me than Bella. I sat back on the far couch and watched them interact with each other. They talked while they danced against each other. Bella still in her dress but Maria was simply in her bra and underwear. She had the kind where half her ass hangs out, like Bella. I could see the clear admiration written on each of their faces for the other.

Maria spun Bella and snuggled up against her back, her right hand trailed up Bella's outer thigh while her left hand slid across the exposed cleavage. A soft moan escaped Bella when Maria touched her and it seemed to travel across the room and straight to my dick. Both girls danced in the center of the small room that we were in, small moans and such bouncing around the walls to land directly in my lap. Their eyes both met mine as the mating ritual continued while I watched. I was very content to allow Bella her fun, or the amount that she thought she was getting.

I lifted my drink and finished it off. When my vision was no longer obscured by my glass I noticed that Bella and Maria had shifted positions, they were now facing each other. Bella's hand slightly held back behind her beckoning me to join them. I left my perch and molded my body up against Bella's back; I moved her hair off of her shoulder and kissed her neck softly. My hands rested on her hips slightly towards her back so that I could stay out of Maria's way.

Their hands twined together and as their eyes met, their heads drifted closer together, slowly, so slowly. Each waiting for the other to call a halt to the dance that we were engaged in, but at the same time begging for it to continue for just one more minute. Maria lifted their joined hands to shoulder level for both of them when their lips met. The kiss was slow at first, each testing the other, trying out things to see if they were liked. Soon the kiss moved past slow to heated, both girls breaking apart panting for breath. Bella stepped back against me and pressed her ass fully against my erection, while Maria stepped forward to close the empty space that Bella left. Their arms still held up and out of my way so I slid my hands inside Bella's dress and caressed her luscious breasts. Brushing past Maria's as well since she stood so close to Bella. Each one moaned in pleasure and crashed back together to finish the kiss they had halted moments before.

"Fuck!" Escaped Bella's lips, as I kissed her along her neck and Maria pressed kisses along her breast bone. I pressed Bella breasts up and together to give Maria more access. That was all the invitation that Maria needed as she delved in and licked, sucked and kissed every inch of skin that I had exposed. Twice she licked along my fingers and sucked on the tips. I adored this woman, she walked the fine line of engaging me, while not losing Bella's interest as well. Bella had made a fine choice, all credit goes to her.

"Maria, please tell me you'll come back to the house with us. We can continue this there." Bella panted as Maria licked across the top of her left breast.

Her eyes registered shock and disappointment when she glanced up at both of us. Her hands on the outside of Bella's dress pressed over my hands under Bella's dress.

"I can't, it's uh…against the rules. We sign a contract and if you go against it, that's grounds for immediate dismissal. I want to, but I can't lose my job." Her words almost had me convinced that she spoke the truth, however, she knew that she didn't get paid for the last half of our date until it was over so if this were true then I at least wasn't out any money.

"But, Edward owns his own company. He can give you a job to replace this one if anyone finds out. Please, reconsider. It's my birthday." Bella pouted.

"I know it is, beautiful, and that is what has afforded us this room for so long without anyone checking up on us. Usually a bouncer comes by and checks every two minutes when we're in here. You don't know how much I would like to, would love to, in fact, but I can't. We have about 15 minutes left, let's make the most of it, okay?" She stroked Bella's hair in a loving, tender fashion and leaned in to kiss her again. Maria's mouth traveled across Bella's lips and down to her neck and shoulder; she continued down to lick her again across the still exposed breasts.

Suddenly, she dropped down to her knees and lifted Bella's skirt. Bella's body buckled against me and I supported her weight against mine as Maria's pink tongue dipped down between Bella's legs and licked across the material that was between Bella's legs. Bella gave a loud moan and I turned her head to kiss her and partially silence the moan. I didn't know how much was allowed back here in these rooms but I was certain that it was never supposed to get this far by anyone, male or female.

Maria's head bobbed as she licked Bella, until she slowed and started to pull away. Bella's hips followed and tried to close the distance that her retreat was creating. Maria's slender fingers reached back up and slid Bella's lacy underwear to the side, and she licked across her heated pussy with one slow lick.

"Fuck me, you taste so good. Damn it, I'll be able to taste you all night now." Her head slipped back and forth across Bella's core several times and I was sure that Bella was close to an orgasm.

A slight knock sounded against the door as someone called, "Time."

Maria placed a sweetly gentle kiss right on Bella's pubic bone and stood. "I'm sorry that I didn't get to finish that thought for you." Her smile seemed so sad and forlorn that I really doubted if we would see her at the house in a little while. "I really have enjoyed myself and you both have been very generous to me." She leaned in to kiss Bella again. When they pulled away her eyes glanced over to me and Bella gave a slight nod. We both leaned in and our mouths met. She opened her and I admitted her tongue into mine. I could certainly taste Bella on her as she said. I pulled back before it was too late to ask me to do so.

"Damn, I can taste you there. Did you like that taste on her?" Spurred on by all the drinks and the possibility that we were in fact losing Maria I spoke out. Bella nodded as I turned to Maria. "Don't you want to strip her down and lay her out across the bed, and lick her all over her body? Let your tongue slide in and out of her sweet pussy? Let your tongue drift across her ass as she whimpers and coos below you? Don't you want to watch me fuck my wife while she licks your pussy?"

Maria's eyes took on a hard, dark expression, Bella's eyes drifted up to question me. At that exact moment that Bella was occupied looking at me Maria chose to give a small nod to let me know that she would in fact be at our house as soon as she could get there.

"I would love to, Edward, but I can't risk it. She is certainly the sweetest pussy I have ever had on my tongue but I can't. And yes, I do, in fact, want to watch you pounding in and out of her. I'm sure that you are quite good at it, but I can't. I want to do all kinds of things with both of you, but I can't. I'm sorry." Her eyes met mine again briefly and she gave another nod. I took that as my cue to get the hell out of here and wait for her at our house.

"Fine, nobody makes Bella come as hard as I do anyway." I pulled Bella away from Maria and towards the door that was now opened by the big-ass bouncer, to assess why we hadn't already made our way out into the halls again. Bella followed me but by this time she was almost dragging her feet and I had to really pull her along and back to our table.

"You don't say a word about what happened in there, you got me?" I demanded from Bella. She nodded as her eyes blinked, showing her lack of belief that what she thought happened had really happened after all.

When we reached our table, I texted our driver and let him know we were on our way out. I settled the tab and left a large tip for Maria. I gathered our things and we retreated to the safety of our limo again.

I pulled my phone out once again when we were a few minutes away from the club and texted Maria. "I'm asking him to take the fastest way home." I commented to Bella, and motioned my phone and hands towards her. She nodded and sat back in the seat again. Several seconds later Maria responded to me.

I'm right behind you, I think I'd be there tonight even without your generous offer of payment, I can't wait to watch you fuck your wife.

Bella seemed in a daze so I texted her back.

I can't wait to watch you lick my wife. She loves it when you slide two fingers inside of her and lick her hard and fast, can you do that? Can you make her say your name when she comes?

I knew I was walking a thin line but I couldn't help it. This was as good of foreplay as if she was here herself touching my hard dick, stroking it.

Fuck yes I can. I can't wait to slide my finger right into her sweet little ass as she comes. Does she let you do that to her? Am I going where you haven't been before?

Bella had drifted off to sleep against my shoulder so I felt no fear in responding to her.

I've been in there, not often, but I have. Let's see if you can show her how to lick your pussy well enough that she can make you come. My sweet innocent Bella has never had anyone's pussy or ass on her tongue, can you make her an expert at it tonight?

Without delay a response came back

Like I said, better than you. Can I make her come more times than you can? I bet I can, I bet she says my name more than yours. She will say it at least ten times with my mouth, and fingers on her. I'm a woman and I know how to touch a woman. I know how to touch a man as well; perhaps I can teach her a thing or two about touching you! How about that? Can I fuck you while she watches?

It's a good thing we pulled up in front of our house at that exact moment because I didn't know how to respond to her last text. Did I want her hands and mouth on me? Yes, hell yes, but in a strange way only because she'd had those hands and mouth on Bella before me. I didn't know how Bella would feel about this. I needed her to understand that I was fine with whatever amount of contact that she wanted Maria and I to have.

As the door opened for us I stepped out and pulled Bella into my arms. I shook the drivers hand and passed him his tip. He tipped his hat and left the driveway silently.

Bella startled when I turned on the kitchen light and offered her a cold bottle of water. She took it and drained half of it before I could take a drink from mine. We turned off the light and made our way into the living room, I settled down on the couch. Bella would be suspicious when we stayed here too long, as we never use this room, but I didn't need to worry about that when I saw the lights of a car as it pulled into the driveway. I took another drink of my water as a timid knock sounded on the front door.

"Who could that be?" Bella asked.

I stood and moved further away from the door. I wanted her to answer it and see Maria for herself.

"Probably the driver, we probably left something in the car, that's all." I shrugged.

The sleep slowly leaving her eyes as she opened the door, the shock that registered on her face when she stood face to face with Maria was priceless.

"What…I mean…ugh…come in before someone sees you." Bella pulled her in and slammed the door. "I don't want you to be in danger with someone seeing you and your job."

The girls stood and looked at each other, taking the other one in. Bella was still wearing her black dress and heels from the club; Maria however had changed and was wearing a black trench coat and black heels now. I guess it does get a little suspicious to drive around wearing nothing but your underwear.

"That was just a story we devised for you. I had always planned to come over here, from the moment I walked out onto the stage and saw your beautiful face. Sorry, we tricked you." Maria's face adopted the right amount of sorrow while still showing her excitement at the situation we were now standing in.

Bella gasped and turned to look at me. I sauntered across the room to join the two of them, once again I ended up standing behind Bella. "Baby, I arranged all of this for you. Do you think I would let your biggest fantasy go unfulfilled? You asked and so you shall have." She planted a soft kiss across my mouth and turned back to Maria.

Bella reached out for Maria to pull her closer but Maria stopped the action, "Before we go any further we need to set the ground rules. So we all understand them." I nodded in agreement.

"Bella, this is your show, so you name the rules." I added because I wanted Bella to know that I would be involved as much or as little as she wanted.

"Uhm, well, okay." She drew in a deep breath and said, "No actual sex between Edward and Maria, oral sex is fine and touching is fine, but no penetration?" Her soft voice sounded unsure of her request so I immediately agreed by nodding my head, Maria did as well.

"What else, baby?" I placed a small kiss right beside her ear.

"I'm okay with everything else, Maria?" Bella offered Maria the opportunity to state her rules.

"I'm okay with those."

Bella immediately leaned in and kissed Maria on the mouth. It was slow and sensual, tongues and lips shared and teased.

Maria paused to loosen the belt on her trench coat and pull it open. Underneath, she was wearing black lingerie. That shit always has a fancy name and I had no fucking clue what to call it, but it was beautiful. The cups over her breasts were delicate lace, they tied together with a black satin ribbon. The skirt was sheer black lace as well. She had on several silver necklaces that hung down right between her breasts dragging your eyes right down to them. Bella apparently couldn't resist this invitation, because she immediately began to kiss down her neck and across the open skin on her chest.

Once again, I tried to step away and give them their space. But Bella and even Maria reached to pull me back to them.

"You stay close, you're not an outcast! Just because she is here doesn't mean that I don't want you, because I do. I want you near me tonight, as well." I leaned down and kissed Bella exactly as I knew she liked. When a moan erupted from her mouth I lifted my eyebrow in challenge to Maria. The earlier texts and the challenges we presented in them were not forgotten by me.

In retaliation, Maria pulled Bella's hands up and placed them on her full breasts, under the lace right against the skin. Maria reciprocated by sliding her hands into Bella's dress as well.

I stood behind the girls with my hands on Bella's hips. I watched Maria slowly build the kisses between them. I wondered if kissing a girl was different than kissing my lips. If she liked it more.

Bella must have read my mind because she turned back to me and kissed my mouth, moaning as she slipped her tongue inside to touch mine. Maria dropped down to her knees behind Bella and I felt Bella lift each leg to step out of her underwear. I took the opportunity to slip my hand down and touch Bella's bare pussy. I slid one finger through the crevice of her sweet lips and just barely entered my finger into her. I could feel Maria licking her ass and the back of her pussy so l slid my finger back and allowed her to work that side while I circled Bella's clit. All the attention was making it hard for Bella to stand, she kept widening her stance to make more room for Maria to get closer.

"Let's get you laid down on the bed, angel." I whispered against her mouth. Bella simply nodded as she ran her hand through Maria's hair.

Maria rose and took Bella's hand, and led her to stand beside the bed as she said, "You have the best tasting pussy I have ever had." A small whimper rose from Bella's throat and escaped her mouth. I completely agreed with Maria, although I certainly had not tasted anyone else's pussy, I was still certain that Bella's was the best.

Most guys in this situation would have been trying to figure out ways to be with both of these women and quickly. I, however, was happy to watch Maria please my wife and make her happy. That shit turned me on, watching Bella get so riled up that I knew without a doubt my cock was the only thing that was going to make her feel better. I dropped down into the chair in the corner as Maria began pulling Bella's dress off. She then slowly slid off Bella's bra and replaced the fabric cups with her hands. I watched in fascination as Bella threw her head back, a move she had done so many times before with me. But I had never seen it from this angle, from this far away so I was able to take in all the small gestures that I missed. The way her eyebrows pulled together in concentration or the way her hand paused mid motion when Maria hit a spot that caused pleasure to rush over her. The way her mouth stood slightly agape and her tongue ran over her lips.

Bella stepped back and laid down on the bed, thankfully positioning herself so I could see everything that Maria was doing. Her legs were still encased in those sexy black lace thigh highs as she propped her left foot up on the edge of the foot board, the other leg she bent knee at an angle, so she was spread wide open.

Maria wasted no time pulling herself up in between Bella legs. She kissed down the inside of her thigh with slow open mouthed kisses that left a trail of moisture shimmering in the small amount of light in the room. When she finally reached the apex she licked along the side of Bella's already wet lips, oh so slowly. I wanted to watch Bella's face again, but I just couldn't pull my gaze away from the mouth that was licking Bella's pussy. It was such a fucking turn on to see. I shrugged out of my jacket and dropped it to the floor, and immediately began to unbutton my shirt. I needed to be naked as soon as possible.

My actions much have caught Bella's eye because she waved me over to the bed beside her. I stood and started to unbutton my pants but she quickly stopped me.

"No, baby, leave those there. I want to do it." Bella's voice was husky and thick with emotions, I'm certain pleasure was at the top of that list. Maria had two fingers deep inside of her and was flicking Bella's clit with her tongue. When our eyes met over Bella's splayed out body I simply nodded at her, letting her know that Bella certainly liked that particular action. I could see the small smile curve Maria's mouth where it molded against Bella's body.

Bella moved around on the bed so that her head was hanging off and pulled me close to her. Maria adjusted and dove right back into Bella, while Bella made short work of loosening my pants. When she had both my pants and boxers off, Bella pulled my hard dick right into her mouth. The angle of her head allowed me to slide so far in. I had to work so hard not to come right then, the combination of Bella's mouth working over me and watching Maria fuck Bella with her fingers was almost too much. I leaned forward and began to pump my hips to match Maria's rhythm while I took both of Bella's breasts in my hands and squeezed them. Bella began to hum round my cock, giving me fair warning that she was about to come, and from the amount of her humming I was assuming she was coming real hard. I pulled out slightly to give her space but she grabbed my hips and pulled me back in as far as I would fit. I slowly rocked against her mouth as Bella's body tightened all over.

"Fuck yeah baby, come for me on my tongue. Fuck her mouth, Edward, make her come on me." Maria growled. Her dirty words pushed Bella over the edge and, quite frankly me too, as I released my load down the back of Bella's throat. I could hear Maria licking up Bella's wet body, cleaning her off. I pulled away and dropped down to my knees and kissed Bella.

"You are fucking fantastic, how was that for you?" I asked her.

"So good, so so good. I want you to fuck me now." She asked, as she looked up at me through her lashes. How could I ever say no to this beautiful creature, no matter what she asked?

"Anytime baby."

Bella hopped up and pulled Maria up onto the bed with her. Both girls were face to face on their knees.

I could see Bella's tongue snake into Maria's mouth, and as if it were possible, my dick got harder just knowing that Bella would taste herself. Just as the thought entered my mind, my dear sweet Bella moaned and pushed Maria's face harder against her mouth.

She pulled away from Maria and panted against her mouth. "Fuck, that tastes so damn good." She said as she smashed her mouth against Maria's again.

Bella pushed Maria down onto the bed and began to untie the lace negligee that she wore. One simple pull and Maria was only wearing her lacy panties. Bella was not happy about the one remaining layer, so she pulled the strings at each hip that held that in place as well. Three small tugs were all that kept Maria's clothes on, so with those dispensed of, Bella set off exploring Maria's body.

Bella licked, kissed and touched every single part. I was so proud of her, she had Maria whipped up into a frenzy in no time at all.

Maria's hands were guiding Bella, showing her the spots on her body that were the most sensitive. Bella looked up, her eyes full of wonder and uncertainty. "Maria…." Bella breathed against her stomach.

Maria looked up, the fire clearly burning in her eyes.

"I don't know what to do, to please you, I mean." The fire kitten was gone and back was my uncertain wife.

Maria sat up; with Bella still draped between her legs she planted a kiss right on Bella's mouth. "Don't doubt yourself, you know as much as I do. You are a woman, you know what feels good, just do that. If it turns you on to do it, it will turn me on to get it done to me." Maria's smile was simple and honest. Bella must have taken the courage out of her words and decided that perhaps she could turn Maria on just as much as Maria turned her on. Bella glanced over her shoulder at me and I just simply nodded at her, encouraging her to try. I knew she would do fine, Bella was an attentive lover and always knew exactly what to do to turn me on, so I knew she could do the same for Maria.

Bella began to kiss her again across her stomach, slowly ever so slowly inching her way down to Maria's hip bones. A few small kisses to each hip bone and then Bella skipped any other spots and went straight for the only other important part below the belt. Maria gave a small gasp of surprise when Bella put her sweet mouth directly against Maria's already wet lips. Bella's tongue darted out to taste and give a few small testing licks. When Maria groaned in pleasure, Bella gave up with the timid act and just dove in. She licked and flicked all the right parts based on Maria's groans, grunts and moans. My girl was fucking amazing, eating a pussy like she had done it all her life.

Bella caught my eye when I moved up to the side of the bed within Bella's eye line. I held up two fingers and then motioned for Bella to slide her two fingers into Maria. The glint in Bella's eye took on a devious hint as she followed my actions. The look increased when Maria's hips trashed up to meet and push Bella's finger in deeper.

"Fuck! Bella, that feels great." Bella hummed against Maria's clit, causing another round of thrashing by Maria. "Turn your fingers over and press them against the top of my body as you slide them in and out, FUCK!" Maria's head tossed back and forth. For Bella, this was a clear indication that she was about to come, but I had no idea if the same held true for Maria. I slid closer to the girls intertwined bodies and motioned to Bella that I wanted to touch Maria's beautiful breasts. Bella nodded but did not interrupt her current task. I reached over and tweaked Maria's nipples between my thumbs and forefingers. I let go of one side and leaned down to whisper in Maria's ear, "My girl can fuck you senseless every damn time. Good, isn't she?" Maria's only response was a long drawn out moan. Then she began to chat, "Fuck, fuck, fuck…right there, oh yes right there." Bella dove in even further, if that was possible, but Maria's impending orgasm must have spurred her on even more. It made her want, even more, to absolutely blow her mind.

I took my opportunity to move around behind Bella and press myself right into her, no hesitation what so ever. Bella was slick and certainly ready for me, the night had turned her on much more so than I had ever seen her. My strokes were slow and deep, I made sure to tilt my hips to press against Bella's G-spot. When she was really turned on it didn't take much to send her over the edge, many times. Maria was thrashing against her mouth while I pressed in and out of her from behind, still slow and deep, I wanted to prolong the intense pleasure that all three of us were experiencing.

"Baby, turn over for me." I urged Bella to move once Maria's orgasm had subsided. Bella flipped over onto her back and spread herself wide open for me. I knelt on my knees in between her legs. I could see the evidence of her arousal dripping down all over her inner thighs. I leaned down and licked her up the inside of her leg, until I was right against her outer lips. I gently licked them to clean them off, as well, not leaving any area untouched or unloved. I sat back up onto my knees and pulled Bella's leg over mine, leaving them stretched open as far as she allowed them. I enjoyed seeing Bella, every inch of her, especially this part of her. I eased in closer and pressed down on my still hard cock. I slid it up and down the wettest part of Bella's pussy, spreading the wetness all around until we both were coated with it again. Then I eased it down until it was pressing against her ass, I slid it up and down gently caressing her sensitive ass. Bella always loved it when I touched, kissed or paid any attention to her ass. I made sure that my other hand was rubbing her clit in small circles pushing her towards the edge of insanity. Neither of the acts were applying any great force, small gentle touches sometimes incited her more so than the rough hard pressure. It certainly seemed to be working Bella up, as I kept my eyes moving from her pretty pussy being worked over by my hand, my cock sliding around her ass, and the look on her face. I didn't know which one was working me towards my climax faster. Bella began to moan and do her telltale thrashing.

Maria leaned in to help her along with some dirty talking. "Does he feel good against your ass, Bella? Has he fucked you there? It feels so good when he slides his large cock into that tight hole, so good, I swear it does." Bella's moaning went into high gear and I could feel her fluttering around my dick as it slid up and down just on the outside of her.

"Yeah baby, come for me. Come on." If she could come within the next few seconds, I might have time to work her up again before I lost my battle with my impending orgasm.

For Bella the harder the orgasm the smaller the amount of noise she made. This one must have been off the charts because all she did was pull her mouth into a small circular shape and allow her body to move in whatever way it saw fit.

"You like that dick in you?" I was usually not that vocal with Bella, but something about this night was spurring us all in a different direction and it all felt great to hear and say.

Bella simply nodded.

"You want it in your ass, you wanna feel me there?" Maria's eyes lit up at this suggestion. She jumped in and helped my case.

"Let me see him fuck your ass, I want to see his big cock slide in there." Bella began to thrash again so I slid my dick into her and pushed it all the way in before pulling it all the way out again. She was in the midst of another full on orgasm, this one came on quickly. Hell, it had only been a minute at the most since she had her last one. I hoped this was a clear indication of how turned she still was.

When Bella stopped moving about, she opened her eyes and stared directly into mine as she said, "Let's go." If my dick was not already leaking, it certainly was at that statement.

Bella pulled Maria down onto her back and climbed on top of her, both girls were poised over each other's waiting pussies. I climbed back in behind Bella and adjusted myself, almost against her. I wanted to make sure she enjoyed this so I took a moment to spread the moisture and press a single finger into her ass. Bella moaned and pressed back against me. I slowly added several fingers until I thought she was ready to take me in. I wiped as much moisture as I could gather up and over me to make it go in as easily as possible. I pressed the tip against her and Bella, God love her, pushed back against me. The tightness quickly engulfed me and pulled me in so deep. Fuck, she felt so good, I swear I don't know why we never tried this before.

Bella lost track of taking care of Maria because she was too engulfed in the sensations that she was feeling for the first time. Her body seemed to have a mind of it's own and moved against me without rhyme or reason. I simply pulled my hands away and allowed her to move us, it certainly felt good, so I went with it. I knew I was not going to last long this way and I certainly hoped that Bella was worked up enough to carry herself along with me, because I was not certain that I had the frame of mind to take care of her at all. At that exact moment I felt Maria's fingers slid into Bella's pussy through the thin membrane that separated our different appendages. I no longer wondered if Bella was close enough, because she began to wail and moan. I pushed in and out faster and Maria matched my rhythm exactly. I took a large amount of satisfaction in knowing that it was certainly my name that Bella shouted as loudly as she could during the entire orgasm. And as good as her orgasms felt with me buried deep in her pussy, it felt that much more intense with me buried deep in her ass. I saw stars begin to swirl around my head as I felt my balls tighten and the release that followed.

As we all three calmed down and lay side by side breathing, I was glad that Bella's fantasies seemed to be completely fulfilled.

At some point we all drifted off to sleep because when I woke up, Bella and I were curled up against each other covered by an extra blanket from our closet. Both of us were still undressed but Maria was no longer with us. I noticed that she had left a note for us on my nightstand.

Dear Bella & Edward,

Thank you so much for a night of fun and pleasure. I enjoyed myself in every way. If, Dear Bella, you ever decide that Edward is not for you anymore, please look me up. I am certain that we would be oh so happy together. I hope it was all you dreamed upof and more. Happy Birthday, Dear Bella.

Love and Kisses,

Maria

P.S. Edward, you win! You two are perfect for each other, never let her go!

I dropped the note back down onto my nightstand. Maria had another thing coming if she ever thought that I was stupid enough to allow Bella to leave me. It was never going to happen. I snuggled closer to Bella and whispered, "Happy Birthday, baby." Then I drifted back to sleep and enjoyed just holding her against me.

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I was contacted by a sweet ffn reader and she asked for some specific actions between Bella/Edward/Maria. So I wrote it for her, cause to be honest this is where I wanted it to go anyway.

With that said, this outtake will include actual sex between Edward and Maria. Now I know that squeaks some of you out, if so do not read on. If this doesn't bother you then by all means continue!

Thanks to obesessedwithedward1 for asking and thanks to ineedlove for inspiring her bff to ask for this outtake. Happy Birthday bb! I hope it's a good one!

The bold print is where this takes up and ends within the original one shot. So it is just added at the end before Maria leaves. Enjoy!


As we all three calmed down and lay side by side breathing, I was glad that Bella's fantasies seemed to be completely fulfilled.

I drifted off to sleep because I awoke to Bella and Maria sandwiched around me. Each one kissing the side that they were pressed against, Bella behind me, Maria in front of me. I kept my eyes closed and waited to see where this little experiment was heading.

Maria giggled as she licked across my nipple and it hardened for her. "You must have worn him out, Bella dear. He's still sound asleep."

I made sure to lie really, really still. I was in heaven; the extreme pleasure that ran through me with each of these beautiful women's mouths on me was indescribable. But I didn't want to violate the rules that Bella set up so I would allow her to lead this.

"Lick his cock, he'll wake up then!" Bella giggled. Obviously the two of them have been in the liquor cabinet in my study, Bella only giggled when she was tipsy.

"Can I?" Maria asked, leaning closer to Bella over my shoulder and in the process pressing herself fully against me. Her curves were so different than Bella's, she almost felt wrong against me. I felt Bella's head nod her affirmative answer against my shoulder.

Maria shimmied down my body and pulled my cock into her hands. Almost as if the two were linked, Bella pulled herself up and slightly leaned over my body to see Maria's actions. Bella groaned as Maria's mouth engulfed my already hard cock.

"Deeper, can you take it deeper?" Bella's husky voice rang out as Maria bobbed down even further on me. Bella began to kiss my neck and my ruse of sleep was lost then. I couldn't deny the dual sensations any longer. I turned and kissed Bella back, my tongue slid into her open and ready mouth.

"Baby?" I questioned Bella. Hoping she understood the exact question that I posed, because fuck if I did. My brain and my heart were at odds right now and I had no idea who would win this one. I wanted Maria, wanted to be with her, I won't lie. She was a beautiful girl and she certainly turned me on. But on the other hand I didn't want to hurt Bella. I would adhere to any guidelines that she set because no amount of sex, no matter how good it is, is worth losing her. Ever!

"Relax, she knows what she is doing, just enjoy it." Bella murmured against my lips.

"But…we agreed. I mean I don't want to hurt you, this isn't about me, it's about you tonight." I tried to reason with her again. I certainly didn't want her to make a 'drunk' decision that would cause us harm either. "How much have you had to drink?" I asked as gently as I could.

She shook her head and held up her hand to indicate one drink. Bella was no lush but she could certainly take one drink and not be anywhere near tipsy so I relaxed on the drinking issue.

"Is it okay if we change the rules?" The timid, unsure voice that came out of Bella was certainly a surprise after the evening we had already had.

"What did you have in mind?" I asked, not certain exactly where she wanted to take this.

She leaned closer to my ear and whispered right against the skin. "I wanna see you fuck Maria." Her voice was husky, I could hear the desire dripping off of each word.

To say I was stunned was a huge understatement! I couldn't process words past the ones Bella just uttered! And the whole time Maria is still working over my cock with her wonderful lips.

I shifted my body to be able to see her face better, "Are you sure, this is about you, not me." I stuttered at her, my brain was screaming at me to shut the hell up and get on with the sex.

"I'm sure." Her eyes showed her clear decision.

"Bella…"

She threw her hand up and stopped the words about to come from my lips. "Edward the fact that you are so hesitant to go with this shows me that you would never do this if I hadn't asked you. I trust you, I promise I do. You both have given me so much pleasure and I want you to enjoy some as well, as a thank you for trusting me and giving me this. Please." She pulled out the pouty smile and looked at me through her eyelashes. Gone! I was helpless to deny her anything, especially when she pulled out this particular look.

"Okay." That was my intelligent answer to her. Her eyes lit up and she immediately shifted around beside me and pulled me flat onto my back. Maria followed us. Bella pulled her up and kissed her hot mouth again.

I watched as Bella pulled my cock upright in her hand and positioned Maria over it. Maria slid down onto it while Bella held it for her. The pleasure was too much to comprehend.

Once Maria completely encased my cock, Bella shuffled up and took her place over my face. She faced Maria and I could hear them kissing as I worked each one over, one with my mouth and the other with my cock.

Maria moaned and thrashed over me, she was warm and felt wonderful, but she was not my Bella. Her pussy was not as tight and somehow didn't work me in quite the same way that Bella did.

I lost contact with Bella's delicious pussy for a moment when she leaned forward, but immediately felt her hand split open in a "V" around my cock as I slid in and out of Maria. I moaned just as Bella pushed her warm center back over my lips. Bella squirmed over and over as her orgasm rushed through her. I held her hips tightly against me as I helped her ride it out.

Once Bella was satiated, I pushed her back off of my face and leaned up to flip Maria over. Now it was her turn.

"Put her on her knees, you can fuck her harder that way." Bella offered. I was certainly all for this position, as it did give me deeper penetration. I was also able to thrust harder as well, because when Bella is really worked up she likes the harder thrusts. I wondered if Maria liked the same things also. I realized that as I was musing in my head, Bella and Maria were changing positions.

Bella now lay on her back with Maria hovering above her waiting for me to continue with her. As I moved into position behind Maria I mouthed to Bella, 'I Love You'. I wanted her to know that this changed nothing and she was still most important in my life. In my vows I promised to love her every day of forever, and I meant those words. She would always be the most important person in my life.

Bella's smile settled the issue in my heart; I knew she was on the same page with me. We both knew this was an adventure and not a normal thing for us. With my panic gone, I plunged back into Maria. I cherished the feeling of being in her, only for the reason that I felt gratitude towards her for allowing me to give Bella this fantasy without any strings attached to it. Maria knew that we were there for a one time deal, not a new relationship. She would take it for what it was-fun only.

I snapped back to the moment and realized that I had been deep inside my head and therefore semi neglectful to the two beautiful ladies I had in front of me. Bella punctuated this for me with clarity when she moved her hand into place between Maria and me. Once again her fingers fell open into a "V" formation and she pressed against Maria's wet clit as she massaged my cock as I slid in and out of my destination. I almost lost it, the combination of Bella's hand and Maria's pussy, it was almost too much.

Just as I realized that this may soon be over for me, Bella shimmied out from underneath us and darted off of the bed. Maria glanced at me over her shoulder and we both froze, unsure of the exact cause of Bella's hasty departure. Before either of us could make a move to figure the mystery out Bella appeared again. She was carrying a box, the most important box in our house. The box that kept her 'toys' hidden.

Bella had a large supply of toys, I loved to watch her whenever she bought a new one. She would lay herself out on the bed, spread her legs and figure out exactly how fast she could make herself come with it. I loved to figure out what made her come the fastest.

Bella laid the box on the bed up by Maria's head, and proceeded to open it. I could tell the exact moment when Maria saw what Bella's box contained. I felt her body halt infinitesimally, and her breathing picked up. Apparently Maria liked toys as well.

"Edward, let's turn Maria back over and see if she likes my collection. What do you say to that?" Bella purred. She sounded so exotic and seductive. Maria was already moving herself before I could help her in any way. Maria was certainly ready for whatever Bella had in mind.

When Maria was on her back, Bella positioned me on my knees and back between Maria's legs. Her sweet little hand guided my throbbing cock back into Maria. Bella laid down on the bed behind me so that she could see through my spread knees and look directly at my cock pumping in and out of Maria's sweet pussy. Once my rhythm was built back up Bella squeezed some lube on her fingers and massaged it all over Maria's ass. Bella took her ribbed purple jelly vibrator and slowly worked it into Maria's ass. Maria began to swear and thrash around, I had to admit the vibration was amazing feeling.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck…don't stop, don't fucking stop. Oh shit, deeper, Bella, deeper." Maria began to incoherently talk as Bella and I fucked her simultaneously. She pulled her legs up and rested them against her torso, opening herself up to both of us even further. I felt the vibration increase in Maria's ass, pulling Maria's orgasm right along with it. Bella began moving the vibrator in and out, prolonging her sweet torture.

I felt the tell tale tightening in my balls and began to thrust deeper in to match Bella. When I couldn't fight off my release any longer, I pushed in as far as I could and then pulled all the way out of Maria. I pumped my erection as I came all over Maria's sweet pussy lips. Bella immediately removed the vibrator and pushed me out of the way to lean over and lick up every drop I had spilled onto Maria.

This action caused Maria to begin to thrash about again as Bella licked her pussy clean. I felt sad that Maria and I both had enjoyed an orgasm but Bella appeared to be left without one. I decided to change that right now, Bella was the star of this show and she would not walk away from tonight out shown by anyone.

I moved down to the end of the bed and picked up the vibrator that Bella had previously been using in Maria, and slid it deep inside Bella. At the same time I attached my mouth around her swollen clit and began to suck on it. When the vibration began Bella lost it. She began to writhe around on my face and push herself down on the vibrator. Again, very little sound came from Bella as she rode out her orgasm. Just a small, faint whisper of my name over and over again.

At some point after that we all drifted off to sleep because when I woke up, Bella and I were curled up against each other covered by an extra blanket from our closet. Both of us were still undressed but Maria was no longer with us. I noticed that she had left a note for us on my nightstand.

Dear Bella & Edward,

Thank you so much for a night of fun and pleasure. I enjoyed myself in every way. If, Dear Bella, you ever decide that Edward is not for you anymore, please look me up. I am certain that we would be oh so happy together. I hope it was all you dreamed of and more. Happy Birthday, Dear Bella.

Love and Kisses,

Maria

P.S. Edward, you win! You two are perfect for each other, never let her go!

I dropped the note back down onto my nightstand. Maria had another thing coming if she ever thought that I was stupid enough to allow Bella to leave me. It was never going to happen. I snuggled closer to Bella and whispered, "Happy Birthday, baby." Then I drifted back to sleep and enjoyed just holding her against me.

Chapter 15- Who Knew Safeway Was So Informative?

Chapter 15-Who knew Safeway was so informative?

Bella's POV

I couldn't stay in this house any longer, I had to get out and get some air. I could go and get some groceries, Charlie was terrible at shopping for anything and groceries were no different. He brought the same five items every time he went shopping beer, bread, ham, cereal and milk. I swear he was no better than the frat boys at college, good thing we had the Quileute women to help feed him. I scanned the cabinets and refrigerator, and mentally made a list of things to get. I grabbed my wallet and keys. I rushed out the door to Charlie's truck and as I was sliding in I quickly thought about going back in and changing. The sweats and t shirt showed my belly and there was no doubt that I was definitely going to have a baby. I decided that I didn't care if anyone else knew, the only person that mattered knew and he didn't care, so to hell with everyone else.

I always enjoyed grocery shopping; something about it was very relaxing. I was so relaxed that I didn't realize as I was heading for the checkout Jessica Stanley and her latest group of skanks were already there browsing the magazines. I was in no mood to talk to them, so I got in the line farthest away from them and waited. She looked up and our eyes met, her eyes widened and she immediately lowered them to the magazine again. I could hear her and her friends whispering. I know I heard one of them say "Who knew Bella was so ready to give it up?" I cringed as I heard Lauren Mallory put her two cents in as well, "And to end up knocked up, I knew she was a whore from the start, she just liked to tease them first. I wonder if Edward knows how she really is."

I looked up into the pretty eyes of the cashier and she just gave me a pity smile as I paid for the groceries quickly. I wanted to run as I left the store, but knew better. I was glad I parked around the side of the store so they wouldn't see me if they came out into the parking lot. I loaded the groceries and climbed into the cab.

I couldn't help but drop my head down onto the steering wheel and began to cry. I couldn't believe that I was the subject of ridicule by those skanks. I could name half of the high school they slept with and they were making fun of me because I slept with the one and only man I loved. I wasn't sorry to be pregnant but I did wish I could do it somewhere other than Forks. Maybe it was time to head back to school and get that new apartment. That way I could get settled before the baby comes and get away from Forks all at the same time. I would talk to Charlie about going back soon and see what he had to say.

I was wiping my eyes when I heard a knock on the window. Quickly I changed my face into an angry hateful glare, so that they wouldn't know that they had in fact hurt me and looked up. Shock was the only word to describe me when I noticed that it was Esme standing there. This was as close to Edward as I had a chance to get so I quickly rolled my window down to apologize.

"Esme, hey what's going on with you? I was just leaving; sorry about the angry face I thought you were someone else."

"I had hoped so; whoever made you that mad is crazy, I'm sure that is a "if looks could kill" look." I glanced down nervously, I didn't know how much she knew and I was too embarrassed to tell her anything. She reached out and laid her hand on my arm. "Hey, are you okay, you look like you were crying?" I wanted to spill my guts to her; she always knew the right words to draw me in.

I laughed nervously. Here goes nothing, "Oh, that you know pregnant women, we cry over everything. I'm fine."

"Bella, can we go somewhere and talk? I have a few things I need to say to you, and I think you have a few things to get off of your chest." I must have looked hesitant, because she opened the truck door and said, "Come on I'll drive."

"Okay." I stumbled out. "Let me lock the truck."

We got into Esme's Mercedes and she drove us out of the parking lot. She took a right and headed into town; eventually she turned into the ice cream shop and parked.

We both went in and Esme walked up to the counter, she ordered a vanilla cone with sprinkles. I ordered a brownie sundae. We both sat down with our ice cream as she took a deep breath.

"Bella, is there anything you'd like to talk about, you know, get off of your chest?" She licked the side of her cone like it was any normal day and we were not just about to have a talk where I spilled my guts to her about being pregnant by her son.

"Why don't you go first, you called this little meeting." I knew stalling wouldn't get me by for long, but I hoped I could at least see how she feels before I spill my guts.

"Bella, I know you've been through a lot, but I won't pretend that I know why you broke up with Edward. That broke his heart; he was not prepared at all." I felt so terrible. "Am I wrong but didn't you two talk about the future and make plans?"

"Yes, we did and I love him. I was only trying to make an adult decision for us, I figured we would both end up drifting apart at college and then hurt each other trying to work it out. I thought it would be easier if we went our separate ways and at least made the hurt easier."

"Why are you so sure that you both were going to drift apart? Edward loves you, and not in a superficial way, a deep true love. Why didn't you love Edward enough to fight for him, why would you just throw him away? He treated you like you were a queen, and you destroy him like this. I'm trying not to be angry Bella, but it's hard. Nothing makes sense and now you won't tell me anything. Let's start with why did you keep his baby a secret?"

I opened my mouth to deny that I kept it from him but I knew better. She was right; I did keep his baby a secret from him and everyone in his family. I was terrible to him. The guilt came crashing down on me. I lowered my head and cried

"Bella we all know that the baby is Edwards, your due date gave away your secret. So please don't deny it, just tell me why you kept it from him."

"It is his baby, I never denied it. He just didn't give me a chance to explain why I hid it from him. I just didn't want him to come back to me just because of the baby, I know it sounds crazy, but I wanted, oh I don't know what I wanted. I was starting to figure this out when the whole plane crash happened. And then when I started talking to Edward and he came back to Forks. I was just afraid that he would think that I had tricked him into coming back. I was scared, I was just scared. I didn't want him to hate the baby or look at us like we ruined his life. You know most guys are not ready to handle a child in their first year of college. He has so long until he is done with college and medical school. I didn't want to ruin his life. I love him more than I can say and I only wanted what was best for him. And we both know he can do so much better than me, he deserves so much better than me." Esme blanched at my comment, but I hurried through. I wanted her to know that I knew how she truly felt about me. "Don't look shocked I know how you really feel about me. Why don't you just admit it and let me go home. I don't need anyone else telling me how unworthy I am, I let Edward go because I knew he deserved more. Now are you happy? You know all about Bella, can I just go?" I begged, I just needed to get to Charlie's house, pack my stuff and get the hell out of Forks.

I was glad no one else was in the ice cream shop right now, they would all know how crazy Bella Swan really is, I raised my voice and yelled out all of my secret fears. They were all out in the open now, for everyone to know them all. And to Esme of all people, she was the whole cause of this and now I told her how much I loved Edward. I revealed my heart and just waited for her to move in for the kill.

"Bella, is that what this is about? You think I don't like you and Edward together? I think you're exactly what Edward needs and always will be. I say that because I love you and our family loves you, you're perfect for him. Now what gave you the idea you aren't good enough for Edward, are you listening to these little small town girls around here?" My mouth hung open, I was completely in shock, she was denying that she did not say the things I heard her say. "You know they are so jealous of you and him, they'll say anything to get at you. I thought you were tougher than that?"

"Yes, that's what this is about and no it isn't the small town girls, I can take them. It's others closer to us that hurt, the ones I thought cared and then find out they don't. That's the ones."

"Bella spit it out, who are "the ones"." Esme asked.

"Esme, you! You are, I came to tell Edward the day I got my acceptance letter to Dartmouth and he wasn't at home, so I came upstairs to tell you. I waited because you were on the phone and then I heard what you said. You were telling someone how I wasn't good enough to be with Edward and that I would drag him down. He had so many options and opportunities, and that I would hold him back. I heard it all Esme, I decided that I would let him go and give the chance to have it all. I left him for him, don't you see? That's why I couldn't call or email, I was afraid I would give in and ask him to come back. That's why I didn't call about the baby, I was afraid he would turn me down and break my heart or worse come back out of obligation and then I would ruin his life. I wanted it all and I couldn't have any of it, yes I loved him enough. Enough to let him go, and not hold him back, so don't ask me if I love him enough. I was going to raise his baby because it was his, I love it because it was a part of him, so don't ask me if I love him enough. "

I was sobbing by the end of my speech, my chest heaving. I had laid my soul bare and what was it going to get me, more heartbreak.

"Bella, I never said those things about you, I have liked you from day one, and I have always wanted Edward to end up with you. You know when to push and when to let him alone. You're a perfect match, and I'm sorry if you overheard anything. I swear I never said those things…oh Bella, I know what you heard. I was talking to my sister about my nephew. He has a terrible girlfriend who rules his life and I said he was better off without her." Terror and pain flashed across her face when she realized that she prompted all of the misery in Edward's life. "Oh Bella, all of this was my fault? I put you through so much, I'm so sorry, how can I make it better?" She pulled me into a warm hug and crushed me to her body, holding me tightly as she wept over the misunderstanding.

"What, what did you say?" I said as she held my face crushed to her chest.

She suddenly released me and grabbed my hand, pulling for forward with her. "Bella, we have to call Edward, he wants to talk to you. We have to make him understand that all of this was a mistake, and my fault."

I dug my heels in as we hit the parking lot, I needed her to clarify that she had in fact said what I thought she said. "You mean it, you didn't mean those things about me? "

"Bella I have always loved you as a daughter, I would never say anything like that about you. Besides if I didn't like you I would tell you face to face, and not hide. Nothing is more important than my kids and you are my kid, besides you're carrying my grandchild, so let's call Edward." The excitement was plain to see when she said the word grandchild.

"First can I talk to Charlie? He needs to know the truth, I gave him a story about a guy at college and he in so many words told me he didn't believe it, but he said he would wait for me to tell him when I was ready. I want for once to do it right and tell him before he hears some gossip. Then I'll talk to Edward, and make things right. I promise."

"Okay, Edward is on his way back, I'll go and wait for him at the house. He'll need a shower and some food, come to the house when you're done and we'll all talk." She rubbed my hair and I wanted to call into her lap, she always made me feel so comfortable. Even during the times that I thought she wasn't happy about Edward and me being together, she still made me feel comfortable.

"Yes Esme, that's fine. I won't be long, I promise."

And with that she hugged me and smiled a deep genuine smile for me. I could almost believe that Edward and Esme were related when I saw her smile; it was so similar to Edward's. I smiled just remembering his smile.

She drove me back to the grocery store and I got into Charlie's truck. I sped home as fast as I dared, it was raining again, and I didn't want a trip to the ER to waste any of my time until I could make everything right with Edward.

When I got home Charlie's cruiser was in the yard. I went in to the kitchen and he came in from the living room.

"Hey you think you can help me get the groceries in, and we can talk a little while I put them away?" I shouted into the other room at him.

"Sure let me get my shoes on, is this the talk I've been waiting for?" Charlie poked his head around the doorway to ask me.

"Yeah, how did you know?" I bit my lip nervously. Charlie and I hardly ever spoke about anything more than the weather so this was a big turn of events for us, first all of the talks before I left for school and now this. Bit turn of events.

"When I got home Alice was camped out on our front porch, I asked her why she didn't use the key to come in, and she said you both were in a fight. She had come to apologize, and that Edward was racing back to Forks to basically do the same thing. So I told her to go on home and I would send you out there. I promised her you would come." His sigh held lots of thoughts behind it all seemed to think that I should make amends with Alice; at least that is what I thought the sigh meant. "You have been best friends with her for too long to let a little misunderstanding get in the way, you know?" He stepped fully into the kitchen as he said, "So what do you want to tell me?"

First I jumped into his arms and hugged him for all it was worth; he was the greatest father I could ever have asked for. I quickly stepped back and started my speech.

"I know some parts you're going to be angry about, so let me finish before you jump in to ask questions, okay?"

"Okay."He didn't sound exactly sure of himself but he looked willing to try for me. That was all I had asked for.

"First this is Edward's baby, and I think he now knows it's his. I love him and have never stopped loving him. I broke up with him when I overheard a conversation of Esme's and she was saying that I wasn't good enough for him. That he had potential and that he was wasting it with me, well it turns out she was talking about her nephew who was dating a drug addict. So the whole story wasn't about me like I thought it was at all. I broke up with Edward to keep him from wasting his potential when it turns out he never was. And somehow he still loves me, so I'm going to make this right. I don't know how long I'll be, but if it gets too late I'll stay at the Cullen's, with a phone call to let you know, of course. So let's get these groceries put away so I can get going." His smile showed his understanding. I was pretty proud of him, he never once interrupted me and parts of it were extremely hard to listen to without interruption.

"Bella why don't you just go and I'll put away the groceries; you deserve a break, go take care of your love life!"

As soon as the words were out of Charlie's mouth I was out the door and down the sidewalk to Charlie's truck. I sped along to Edward's house, as fast as I could with the rain and dark roads. I sent a text to Esme and let her know I was on the way, she sent one right back and said Edward was in the shower to take my time. I couldn't believe that I was finally going to get to tell Edward about the baby, and share some of the pictures. Maybe he would be able to feel it move. I could feel my heart beating out of my chest.

I pulled into the drive and saw the door fling open. Esme was standing on the porch; I jumped from the truck as soon as it was in park and ran as fast as I could to the door. I stopped and hugged her, we both let out giggles. Alice was standing right behind Esme and she ran towards me as soon as I let Esme go. She grabbed me into a full body hug and squeezed. I could hardly breathe.

"Bella, please forgive me, I was so hurt for Edward. I should have known after all this time you would never do anything like that to him. Don't be mad?" Tears were pooled up in Alice's eyes but I didn't need any outward signs to know she meant every word she spoke.

"Alice how could I blame you, I had done some pretty terrible things to your brother and you were as patient with me as you could be, so no I'm not angry with you. I love you too much to stay angry with you." We pulled each other into a hug and hung on for dear life. I couldn't believe my luck. I got my best friend and my boyfriend back in one day. I just hoped that things with Edward went this smoothly as well. "I need to see Edward, is he out of the shower?"

"Yes, he's up in his room. I don't know if he knows you're coming, we tried to keep it a secret, but who knows if Emmett spilled the details yet or not. Go on up, and Bella, good luck." She said this as she was rubbing my large stomach, and I swear as I took off for the stairs that she mumbled something about being an Aunt.

I reached the third floor and was suddenly so nervous. I took a quick calming breath and knocked on the door. I could hear Edward walk out of the bathroom as he yelled, "I said I'll be right out Emmett, this new game you have is not that important."

As he opened the door, he quickly adjusted his line of vision down to meet my eyes, and his mouth fell open. His eyes became wide with shock, and he started stuttering "Bella, wha…I don't…Mom said you were…what are you doing here?"

"Edward, can we talk? For once I think I owe you the truth."

"Yeah come on in and we can talk. Does everyone else know you're here?"

"Yes, I saw Alice and Esme at the front door. I talked with Alice for a minute, she asked me to forgive her and I told her there is nothing to forgive. She was taking up for you and I deserved it, I was terrible to you. So we're good, best friends again." He moved to grab some clothes and clutch them to his waist to hide the towel that stood between the two of us. I hoped that he was able to forgive me but it certainly was hard to concentrate on anything other than that towel right now with him this close to me. He cleared his throat and I realized that he was watching me stare at him, or rather his towel. I rushed to continue the conversation that I started. "Esme and I saw each other at the grocery store and we also had a heart to heart talk. She helped me clarify a few things. First you need to know that I love you and I always have. At no point have I stopped loving you, I promise. This baby I carry is yours." He dropped the clothes he held as I placed his hands on my stomach, when I pulled away he left his hands there. He looked down and a soft smile took over his face, he looked back into my face and grabbed me up into a large hug. He buried his face into my neck and just held me. I started trying to explain to him why I did what I did so he would understand. "Edward the day I got my acceptance to Dartmouth, I came over to tell you, well you were out with Alice. I decided that telling Esme would be okay until I could share it with you. When I came upstairs to tell her she was on the phone, so I sat and waited in the hall. I overheard her talking about how I was no good for you and I would ruin your chances of a good life. You had too much potential and I wasn't right for you. So I let my imagination take over and decided that I would let you go for your own good. So that's why I broke up with you, because I thought I was helping you, but I see now that I wasn't. And I now know it was wrong to make a decision like that about us without allowing you to have a say in what's going on, so I'm sorry. I found out that I was pregnant at college and I was afraid that if I called you, you would do one of two things. First, you would have moved on and not wanted me back or want the baby either, and that would have killed me. Second, you would come back and we would make a life together, and I would always wonder if you were there because you loved me or because of obligation. So, I was too scared to make any move either way. Then the whole plane crash happened, and I was in too much emotional upheaval to do anything. I was too afraid to change anything, afraid that I would lose you. I know it was wrong to not tell you about the baby and keep that from you, I was just scared Edward, scared. I'm really sorry, and I really love you!" I was crying, again, by the end of my explanations. Edward sat and listened to them without interruption and his face showed every emotion under the sun at my words but the moment I began to cry all that left and sympathy took it's place. He pulled me into his arms and held me while I cried. I cried for all the time we lost, the time that I foolishly let slip away. Time I would never get back. Time I could not give him back. I felt so guilty for that. Edward simply soothed me; he rubbed circles along my back and shushed me as I cried.

"Bella, I love you more than you will ever know and I want our baby. Nothing will make me happier than having this baby with you. I'm here because I love you and for no other reason, I promise."

He kissed me, a deep, sweet, passionate kiss. One that conveyed all of his emotions to me, and then he pulled away. He looked me in the eyes and then down at my stomach. He dropped to his knees and then lifted my shirt to expose my belly. He placed his hands on each side and he gave it several small kisses. He whispered to my stomach. "Hello my beautiful baby, this is your daddy, I want you to get to know my voice. I will talk to you from now on, as often as I can. I'm so happy you're going to be here soon. I can't wait to meet you. Your mommy and I are so glad we have you. I love you."

Somewhere in the middle of his little talk I began to cry, again! How could I have doubted his wanting to be a father, he already knew what to do. As he stood up I pulled him to me and he took me in his arms. He let me cry and when the tears stopped I leaned back and gave him a large smile. I wanted him to see how happy he had made me.

"Bella, can we go down stairs and let the others know we're okay and about the baby? I can't wait for Carlisle and Esme to finally hear that they're going to be grandparents." I nodded. He grabbed his clothes off of the floor where they fell when I took his hands and he slipped into the bathroom to put them on.

When he emerged he took my hand and walked towards the door of his room. "Bella we are by no means done talking this through but I understand all of it. I don't like that you made a decision about us without me but I can see why you made it. We need to work on making sure that we talk about things with each other. We will never make this work if we don't." I nodded at him as I bit my lip while he admonished me.

"Now, let's let them know that they are grandparents!" He pulled me out the door and to the top of the stairs.

"I think they already know Edward."

"Of course they know, but it would be nice to hear it officially. Up until now, everyone has speculated, now I want to tell them for sure."

"Sure, I have all night, I told Charlie I would stay if it got too late, so let's go."

He put his arm around my waist and led me down the stairs. We were met at the bottom by the entire gang. They all looked from Edward to me and when they saw his arm around my waist they all relaxed visibly.

"Well we have some big news…Bella's pregnant…with my child!"

Chapter 16- Let's Tell Them The Good News

Chapter 16- Let's tell them the good news

Bella

The entire room erupted into shouts and applause. And then they all started asking questions at the same time.

"When are you due?"

"What's it going to be?"

"Where are you going to live when the baby comes, and will you go back to college in two different states?"

So Edward held up his hand and turned to walk into the dining room, he pulled me along with him. All the others followed and sat down in their seats. Edward decided to start this "Family meeting" with his instructions.

"Bella and I have had a rocky few months, so not a lot has been talked about and decided. We'll need time to take care of some things and figure out the best way to make our lives as easy as possible. Some questions we will not know the answers to yet, so you'll have to take a "we don't know" and not push the issue." He made a point to look at Alice, who simply stuck her tongue out at him. "When we know we'll let you know, just give us time, so with that said Carlisle I think you and Esme have the right to ask first."

Carlisle looked at Esme and nodded. She licked her lips and turned towards me.

"Can I be in the delivery room; after all it is my first grandchild?" She looked sheepish at the sudden burst of question but she was radiant with her smile. It told us how truly happy she was about the baby.

And again the room erupted into laughter. I reached over and squeezed her hand.

"Of course Esme after all you are my only Mother now, and I'll need my Mom with me."

Esme stood up and came around the two chairs that separated us to hug me. When she pulled away I could see that she had small tears in her eyes, but her smile was just as radiant as before.

Alice went next, "When can we go shopping and what do you already have Bella?"

Edward took over answering this question and I was so thankful. "Alice, I think that'll be one of those "we don't know" answers. We'll need to figure out where we'll be and how much space we'll have so we'll shop later. I don't know how much later, just later. Sorry." Alice didn't look happy about that answer but she took it like a pro, she didn't pout, whine, cry or even stomp her foot not once.

Jasper cleared his throat and said, "Do you know what it is, the sex I mean?"

Edward turned to me and I shook my head no. "I wanted to wait until it was born, I know it sounds crazy but I figured that if Edward has to wait to find out that I was even pregnant then I could wait to find out what I was having." Edward seemed pleased with this answer but Alice was once again bouncing in her seat to respond.

"Bella, how are we gonna know what to shop for if you don't know what you are having?" Alice whined.

Rose saved me; she had a great suggestion, "Why don't we just buy for a boy and a girl, that way we're covered?" My head was swimming at the costs of such an idea, even if it did save me from Alice and her persistent questions.

Alice clapped her hands and she went to the kitchen. She came back with her laptop and a pad.

"I'm going to the baby sites to see what essentials we need and start our list. I'm sure we'll need a lot of stuff, have you ever seen those Mom's in the mall, they're loaded down with stuff. I'll let you know when the list is ready, and we can begin shopping. By the way when is the baby due again?" Her eyes never left her laptop as she rambled off all of her info to me. She was serious when she was on a mission and this was certainly a big mission.

"February 18th" I responded.

With that Edward's eyes got big and he took a deep breath. I turned to him to ask if he was okay, but he just smiled. He began speaking, "That isn't that far off that's all. We really do need to get started, for once I think Alice is going to come in handy, after all she is the one that can help us pull this off in that amount of time. I think Bella and I need to talk major details while Alice and Rosalie plan, so if you'll excuse us we'll be upstairs deciding some things. Besides Bella looks dead on her feet, she needs to rest. She told Charlie she would stay here if it got too late, so I think I'm going to have her call him and let him know." Edward was so sexy when he took charge like that.

Carlisle and Esme both stood when we stood up, and approached me. I hugged them both, and Carlisle whispered into my ear. "I knew you would do the right thing, thank you for bringing our family back together and giving this to Edward. He wants this so much; he'll be a great father and husband you know."

I smiled at them both and nodded my affirmation to his statement as we left the room.

Once we were back in Edward's room he pulled out a pair of pajama pants and a plain white t shirt. He handed them both to me and motioned towards the bathroom. I went in and changed into them, brushed my hair, and washed my face. When I came back out he was sitting on the bottom of the bed, and I became nervous. I knew this was silly, we were going to have a baby together but we had never been in the situation of getting into bed together to sleep. It was kind of scary, but Edward looked very relaxed. He smiled and patted the bed next to him. I climbed into it and snuggled close to him, it was a small bed so there wasn't much room, especially when one of us was very pregnant. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head.

"Bella, Alice does have a point. We do need to decide where we're going to live and a lot of other details once the baby comes. So I guess we need to talk about it and try to make a few decisions. We don't have to make them all tonight let's start with a few and each day we'll decide a few more until they're all made. How does that sound?"

I nodded and asked him, "Okay, first we need to start with where we'll be when the baby is born and where we'll live after the baby is born. Why don't you tell me your ideas on those two questions?"

He pinched the bridge of his nose and drew in a deep breath, "I would like to be here in Forks when the baby is born and maybe stay for a few months. I think if I take a semester off then we'll both have plenty of time to have the baby, spend some time here and then get back to college and get settled before we start the next semester, what do you think of that?"

"Edward that's what I wanted, I know Charlie and Carlisle will want to see the baby and they can't take off and fly out like Esme can, so I was hoping we could stay here for the birth." He smiled and nodded at me as I spoke. "Now, on to where we'll go when we go back to college, how are we going to manage that with you and me in different states?"

"Well, I was thinking since you are on a full scholarship, it would be easier if I transferred to Dartmouth, then we could get a house and settle in there, before we both start the next semester. One of us could go to evening classes, if we wanted, or if you like the daycare we could leave the baby in the daycare, whatever you want." He seemed so unsure of himself and I felt terrible for putting him in that position.

"Edward won't the transfer mess up your plan, I don't want that."

"Bella do you want us to live together or apart?"

"Together." I sighed in defeat; I really didn't want to be apart from him ever again.

"Okay then, you let me work out the details and I'll promise you that I won't do anything that messes up my dreams, how is that for a compromise?"

"Much better, now I know we'll be here in Forks, but where will we live, I don't want to be apart, but Charlie's place doesn't have room for all three of us, so what do you suggest?" I waved my hand in front of my stomach to include our child in the three that I spoke of.

He walked over and placed his hand along my face, "Silly Bella, we'll never live apart again if I can help it. I think tomorrow we should go and talk to Charlie. We need to ask him if it's ok for you to move in here until the baby comes. We have plenty of room here and that way you wouldn't need to be alone when he has to work at the station. Besides you'll have plenty of help after the baby is born." He shrugged as if it didn't matter to him but his smile told me the truth of his feelings. "Who knows all the rest of them might take a semester off, when they see how much fun we're having with our new baby. We might start a Cullen family trend! How would that be, three little ones running around?"

A large smile crept over my face, as I pictured Esme sitting on the couch with three little kids around her, she would be in complete heaven.

Heaven…

Just the word alone was able to remind me that my mother was in fact in heaven, she wouldn't ever sit on the couch playing with my child, any of my children. I sat abruptly on the bed as the tears washed over me. Edward sat beside me and held me in his arms as I cried. He didn't say anything to me at all. He just let me purge my emotions. This was the hard part, the silly little reminders that bring it all back without any warning. It did feel so good to have Edward with me to help assure me that I would be fine, with time.

The tears finally stopped but after awhile I yawned very loudly. Edward moved away from my body and pulled the covers back for me to climb inside of them. I felt so cold without his warmth beside me. I was amazed at how quickly we had moved back to the normal us before I left for Dartmouth. I knew that life with Edward would be an easy one, our relationship had always been effortless. Our love for each other was undeniable. It made me feel so comfortable to know that Edward had never stopped loving me while we were apart. I know that I never stopped loving him either. It only grew in strength in fact.

I climbed under the covers and he tucked them tightly around me. I pouted at the fact that he did not appear to be getting into bed with me.

"Aren't you coming to bed too?" My question came across as petulant and whiney.

"Bella, I'm going to run downstairs and check with Esme and Carlisle about us staying here and using the room down the hall for the baby. That way it'll be up here, close to us and not disturbing anyone else in the house. Also I need to let Alice know she can start ordering furniture, for us as well as the baby." He smoothed the hair off of the side of my face as he spoke. I loved the way he always needed to be touching me.

I adjusted to lay more towards my side so I could look up at him as I was saying, "Furniture for us, what do we need?"

"We need a larger bed that's what we need; besides we can take it with us when we go back to our house at Dartmouth," Edward replied.

I liked the way that sounded "our house", it had a nice sound, and I couldn't wait.

"Okay, then let's order some furniture."

After my response he kissed me, a deep passionate kiss that conveyed all of his love and need at the same time. I knew I had missed this part of Edward. I let the past few months of needing him flow into my kiss back to him. He opened his mouth to deepen the kiss and I willingly followed along. He ran his tongue along my bottom lip, pulling it into his mouth and sucking on it. I loved it when he did this and he knew it. I felt his smile pull at the corners of his mouth, when a small moan escaped my throat.

He ran his hands down my ribs and stopped at my hips. I was afraid he would notice that they were larger now, but he didn't stay long enough, he pulled each hand back in to caress my stomach. It felt so nice to have his warm hands rub my stomach; it was surprising how much a small gently gesture turned me on beyond belief. Another moan crept out and Edward leaned back in and kissed me again. This time it was filled with need, and desire.

I ran my hands up into his hairline at the back of his neck; I knew he liked it when I did this. It also helped me pull him deeper into me. It was hard to fit against him as well as I used to with my larger stomach, but I could still feel every inch of him.

He ran his hands up under my t shirt and up to my breasts. I never knew how much more sensitive they had become with the pregnancy, his touch almost made jump. He pulled his hands down to my hips and said, "Sorry, I guess I should have asked."

"Edward, don't apologize, that felt like heaven. It's just that no one has touched them since I got pregnant and I didn't know how sensitive they were." His hands crept back up as I spoke. When they arrive at their original destination, I moaned, "I think I like being pregnant. I can't wait to feel them against your chest and your mouth."

I guess my words encouraged him because he raised my arms up and pulled the t shirt off. He slipped my bra straps down off my shoulders, and kissed down my neck, across my collarbone and down the center of my chest. Far enough away from both breast to drive me crazy, and when he reached the center of my chest he slowly trailed open mouthed kisses towards the right breast. He teased along the fullness and then gently took my nipple into his mouth. A loud moan escaped my lips and I arched my chest towards him encouraging him. It felt so much better than I imagined, and I would spend the rest of my life pregnant if it brought me this much pleasure. Edward moved back towards the other breast with his mouth. Once he had reached his desired location he took the nipple into his mouth and began his sweet torture again. I could only hold onto his neck and enjoy the sensations his mouth was creating. I could feel the warm heat spreading from my chest out into my body and causing a reaction down in my core. Edward slowly moved back up my neck to my mouth, and gave me another searing kiss. I sighed into his mouth, taking his top lip into my mouth. I knew he preferred my bottom lip so I left it open for him, and he didn't disappoint me. It was promptly sucked into his mouth and Edward gently nibbled on it. Then he leaned back and looked deep into my eyes.

"Bella, is this alright? I don't think I can stop if we go much further, so we need to stop now, if you want." I shook my head no, I wanted this more than he knew. I wanted him. "I've waited so long to have you back in my arms, and now to have you in my bed as well, it's too much. I have so many things I want to do to you, but first I want to make slow sweet love to you. We have the rest of our life to do all of the other stuff, right now I want to show you how much I love you. Can I?"

How could I turn down those perfect words when paired with his amazing face? Besides I think I wanted it as much as he did, so I nodded my affirmation to him. I pulled at the bottom of his t shirt and pulled it off and threw it over with mine. I ran my hands over his chest and stomach, and down to the top of his jeans. I shivered in anticipation, and licked my lips. He must have understood my signal because he kissed my lips as he slid his hands down to my sweats. He slid his hand in the waistband at my hip. He slowly caressed it in small circles until I thought I would lose my mind, the sensations were too much. To be here with Edward, and with him touching me, it left me totally intoxicated. As he moved his hand towards my stomach he was causing my sweats to slowly fall lower and lower. I was unable to stop anything at this point; I needed Edward to finish what he had started. I tangled my hands into his hair and followed his sweet mouth over my body. All I could do was make sure he didn't break contact with my skin. I slowly stepped back to be able to remove the disheveled clothing that remained on our bodies. I pulled my sweats down and stepped out of them, and then I unhooked my bra and discarded it. I could hear Edward removing his clothes as well, the sound alone was enough to make my hands move faster I closed my eyes and just listened to Edward's movements, it was almost as erotic as his touch. I felt his breath on my shoulder and I turned to face him. I was shy and scared of the changes in my body. Standing there in front of Edward, I was scared that he would find them undesirable, so I covered my chest, but he pulled my arms away from my chest and pulled me towards the bed.

"Bella don't cover yourself, I want to see you and your beautiful body. You're amazing, I love how pregnancy has changed you. Your body, it curves in all the right places. Beautiful. The glow on your skin is indescribable."

"Edward, pregnancy has made me fat, that's all it has made me."

"Bella, your hips are begging for me to hold them, they fit my hands perfectly." He placed his hands on my hips to emphasize his words. "Your breasts are sheer perfection, so full and soft. I love the feel of them when I hold you against my chest. You're definitely not fat, you're perfect. I'm so turned on just looking at your body and our baby in your stomach, now come here and let me make love to you."

Our conversation was officially over. I knew he meant every word he said, and I could tell he enjoyed my "fuller" body. I did have to admit that my hips were better looking during pregnancy.

He pulled me into his arms and backed up towards the couch. He sat down and pulled me onto his lap, he leaned in to whisper something into my ear. I couldn't concentrate on what he was saying, I was completely naked sitting on his hard cock, and he was whispering in my ear. I just sat and enjoyed the sensations that were taking over my body.

"Bella, I've waited for so long to feel you like this, you're so beautiful."

He leaned down and started to kiss his way down my neck, his progress so slow that he was driving me insane. He pulled me closer to his body and slightly lifted my body and slide into me, all I could do was close my eyes and throw my head back at the overwhelming sensations he was causing. Edward sat very still and allowed me to just feel him, and when I opened my eyes to encourage him to continue on, his eyes were alive with the fire that threatened to consume of both. I knew his body was engulfed in the same sensations I felt, I allowed myself to imagine we were the only two people on the planet, and this was all we needed to do. Just be with each other, and enjoy each other.

As Edward slowly began his rhythm I held onto his neck and met each of his thrusts, trying to show him I wanted this as much as he did, and I was enjoying it as much as he was. I felt the moan as it slipped from my mouth, I threw my head back and arched my back to change the angle in which Edward entered me.

"Fuck Bella, how do you do that? I could stay here all night and just feel you. I'm not going to last long with you moaning and thrashing into me."

I tensed at his words and thought I was doing it wrong. I slowed my motions and tried to slow my brain down to stay in charge of my body. He felt the change in my body and immediately rushed to make sure I correctly understood his ramblings.

"No Bella, don't stop, you're perfect. I want to see you enjoying what I'm doing. But all of your beautiful noises are doing me in." I nodded at him, speech was not an option at that moment. "Just don't blame me if we finish quickly." His hands ran up my sides again and his fingers spread out and held me along my ribs. "Your body feels so perfect, I love you."

"Edward."

I wanted it to sound sexy and adult, but I'm sure that it sounded like I was choking. I was overwhelmed by his words and the increase in his rhythm. I could feel the warm buzzing start in my stomach and spread to all of my limbs. I was on the edge of my orgasm and I could tell by the strength of the sensation it was going to be intense. Edward shifted his body slightly and he entered me deeper than before. I gasped at the sensation and fell right over the edge, enjoying the sensation that our bodies were creating. I felt Edward's body tighten and with a last deep thrust he achieved his release.

I laid my head on his shoulder and placed light kisses there, I had the sudden urge to laugh out loud. I wasn't sure where the urge came from, but I'm sure it was hysteria due to my euphoric state. Edward gave a small chuckle that caused his chest to slightly rub against my tender breasts. I leaned back and looked deep into his eyes.

"I love you Edward, I'm sorry I didn't do the right thing from the start."

"Bella, I love you too, don't ruin what we have by apologizing. We're where we are because of our mistakes; I don't regret any of them. Now, you need sleep."

He stood, placed my feet on the floor, and helped me redress. I got back into bed and he tucked the blanket around me.

"Bella, I'll be right back in a few minutes, I want to talk to Esme and Carlisle. Then I'll come back to bed with you, okay?"

"Okay." One word was all I could manage, I was too happy and tired to complete a sentence.

Edward shut off the lights and closed the door.